ebookslot Chapter 157 The Wind Rises
Chapter 157 The Wind Rises
It's like throwing a handful of gravel into a calm lake, causing ripples.
What's more, this broken calm was only on the surface, and there was already a turbulent undercurrent under the water surface.
The ring betting agreement related to the fate of the country spread throughout Gyeonggi as if it had wings in just an hour. When the time comes, the chief assistant Zhang Hongzheng will come to the arena in person, and the victor will be favored by the chief assistant.
Doubt or shock.
Even under the scolding voices who treat the country like a child's play, it does not prevent the outstanding young people from the younger generation from hearing the news and gathering in the capital.
The news can spread so fast, there is obviously an invisible big hand behind the ripples, pulling more turbulent currents to flow with own's mind.
Who does this hand belong to?
Don't even think about it, Zhang Hongzheng, the chief assistant of Dayan.
After all, in the gamble, Da Mo only played for three days. If he didn't lose the ring in three days, he won the gamble.
After that, it depends on who among the Yuan Qianlong can ride the wind and soar to Nine Heavens.
After the wind rose, Zhang Shoufu wrote several autographed letters, arranged for someone to send them out one by one, and then went to Yifangzhai to buy candied fruit in person.
The old man with a light taste frowned slightly with a candied fruit in his mouth.
"Try it, isn't it a little sweet?"
After the words fell, behind the old man who was alone, a figure in black armor appeared out of thin air.
Accepting the candied fruit, whose selling price is only in terms of copper plates, is as solemn as holding priceless and fragile porcelain.
Zhang Shoufu smiled: "It doesn't have to be like this, it's just candied fruit. Yi Fangzhai sells hundreds of catties every day, so what's so special about it."
Yi Fangzhai's candied fruit may not be unusual, but the candied fruit that Dayan's first assistant came to buy specially, so I have to think about it.
Qin Gaoxuan, the leader of the Xuanyi Guards, did not dare to be negligent, put the candied fruit into his mouth, and tasted it according to the old man's instructions.
Taste carefully, not letting go of every inch of taste buds.
Then he described it as best he could: "Master Shoufu, this candied fruit is sweet in the mouth, the flesh is full, and there is a fragrance after the mouth."
"What's the smell left?"
Qin Gaoxuan thought about it for a while, and said again: "It's sweet."
"Not sour?"
"The subordinate didn't taste it."
"That's it. It's too sour, but it doesn't have a trace of sourness. How can it bring out the sweetness?"
The old man who was in charge of Dayan shook his head slightly, without even asking, he knew that this batch of candied fruit was definitely not made by Yi Fangzhai's master chef.
The craftsmanship of those apprentices has always been poor.
However, it is difficult to make candied fruit, and it is already too late for Yi Fangzhai's master chef to make another batch.
Then you can only settle for the next best thing. Anyway, this little gift is just a little extra, and it is not much different from a greeting when you meet by chance, as long as you want it.
Zhang Shoufu, who gambled on the fortune of the country with a few words, turned and left Yi Fangzhai, walked and rested like an ordinary old man, turned around a few streets in the capital, and came to Deyifang, where the aroma of duck oil was wafting.
This is a well-known restaurant in the capital, not expensive, but the roast duck is a must.
The old man walked into Deyifang. Not long after, the master chef of Deyifang, who seldom personally handles the stove, started from the selection of ducks and plucked feathers by himself. After nearly an hour, an extremely demanding roast duck was made.
"……Thanks for your hard work."
The old man who didn't leave his name and couldn't even walk quickly left the money he had to pay for the roast duck, and took away this perfectly cooked roast duck.
The apprentices of Deyifang all speculated about the origin of this old man, only the master of Deyifang sweated silently, thanking himself for not screwing up.
Who is the old man?
The master chef of Deyifang doesn't know either, but he has lived most of his life, knowing that sometimes those who don't know can be at ease. Anyway, in addition to the roast duck money, someone has already given him a reward that he can't refuse for the old man with poor legs and feet. .
that's enough.
Zhang Shoufu came to the door of General Chen's mansion with the roast duck in his hand like an old man visiting the house, and knocked on the door. It was Steward Shen who greeted this extremely personable old man into the mansion. Inside the hall of the mansion, Chen Xinghu has already taken the main seat, and on the left are his son Chen Chongshan and grandson Chen Xianhu.
The seat on the right was vacant for the old man who came to visit unexpectedly.
Zhang Shoufu looked at the three grandparents and grandchildren who were sitting in the hall waiting for guests, but shook his head with a smile: "Old General, we have known each other for so many years, and we have seen each other, so there is no need to be extra polite."
Chen Xinghu patted his head, and said with a smile: "It's not all out of politeness, it's just that Mr. Zhang came by coincidence. The three of us, grandparent and grandson, happened to be talking together. Didn't this just happen to come out together?"
Zhang Shoufu smiled and said, "But old general, isn't it just a coincidence? Your grandparent and grandson are present, but I want to meet your granddaughter who is not present."
"Is Zhang Gong looking for Mu Wan for something? Let me put it first, my granddaughter has her own opinions since she was a child. If Zhang Gong needs her to help with something, but she is not happy, then I have nothing to do."
Zhang Shoufu lifted the roast duck in his hand and said with a calm smile, "Don't bother the old general, I have my own plan..."
In a quarter of an hour.
Chen Muwan, who came back from wandering around somewhere, returned to General Chen's Mansion with a half-remained candy figurine in her hand.
After another half an hour.
Zhang Shoufu, who was empty-handed, rubbed his knees, stepped over the threshold of General Chen, and walked away...
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Should he just withdraw from the desert, or should the desert bow his head and surrender?
The fate of the country is decided on the ring.
There was such a big commotion, Zhang Tiantian obviously didn't want to miss it, so he dragged Xu Nian and Chu Huijie together, and found a good seat near the window on a high floor of a restaurant early in the morning near the ring that was set up overnight.
While eating the expensive breakfast in the restaurant, waiting for the opening of the big show.
In fact, this restaurant originally had mediocre taste and price, but because the owner of the restaurant also knew that this was a good place to watch the competition, so he also revised the price list overnight while the arena was set up overnight, intending to ruthlessly Earn a fortune.
Most of the people who came to watch the battle were people from the rivers and lakes. Many people wanted to sit and watch the battle in this restaurant, but found that even ordering a pot of the most common tea would cost a few taels of silver.
Isn't the owner of the restaurant afraid of retaliation for doing things like this?
To be honest, I was a little scared.
But riches and honors are in danger, and besides, he believes that under the emperor's feet, Da Yan's law can suppress the ruffians in the world, and these guys just use their mouths to vent their anger, which does not affect his pockets of gold and silver, and takes advantage of the situation to make a lot of money.
Until someone came in with an attendant.
Straightforward, with a sneer: "Although it is said that rare goods can be lived in, but you have raised the price with confidence, it is no wonder that the bottom of the merchant row is the most humble!"