In the evening, Jiang Chun changed into plain clothes and took a sedan to Yingxiang Tower.
Yingxiang Tower is located in the northwest corner of Qingfu County. Standing on the upper floor and leaning on the railing, you can see the confluence of Fujiang River and Erjia River. Looking further, you can see that southern Sichuan folk houses are scattered along the river, paddy fields, tea gardens, and distant mountains...
The breeze ruffled Jiang Chun's long beard and robe, and his eyes were quite deep.
He is the parent official of more than 5,000 households in Qingfu County, and among tens of thousands of people, he is the only one who has the highest status. In this world, he has always been the one with the highest status.
Always, when he speaks, others guess his thoughts.
If he says, "Treat it as your own home, don't worry that I won't get used to it," it means "Get out, I'm not used to you living here."
But only Li Xia seemed not to understand, begging for nothing and insisting on relying on the back office.
Is it unreasonable for the county magistrate and the county captain to live together?
During today's banquet, we must discuss this matter with him, even if it's open to the public.
"County Magistrate, Lieutenant Li is here." The boy stepped forward and announced.
"Yes." Jiang Chun responded calmly, with a very majestic expression.
He put his hands behind his back, walked down the observation deck, and walked into the private room.
Li Xia seemed to understand etiquette and was already waiting in the private room.
But the shopkeeper of Yingxianglou was standing beside him, seeming to be ordering food.
"They are hungry for wine, so serve some, but not too much," Li Xia said.
"Alang, how about the Luzhou wine?" Han Chengxu said: "There is a saying in Dongpo saying, 'The fine wine is fragrant from the south of Sichuan, and invites the bright moon to drunken the flowers, and you will be even more happy after three cups.' This Luzhou wine is good."
"Yes, the gentleman next to the county captain knows a lot."
"Then leave it to Mr. Han to order more staple food and meat dishes so that they can be full... County Magistrate Jiang is here and I have met the magistrate."
Li Xia said, stood up and walked towards the door to welcome him.
Jiang Chun smiled and said, "Feiyu is ordering some dishes, right? I've already ordered them. They are all big dishes and they will be enough for you."
"The county magistrate misunderstood." Li Xia said, "I took some people with me to have dinner in the hall, and I ordered this for them."
Jiang Chun knew in his heart that it was just Li Xia recruiting some people in the county.
Just took office, how many people can there be?
"Hey, Feiyu is too polite. Could it be that I, the magistrate, can't invite a few more people when I buy wine to treat guests? Haha, shopkeeper Wu, don't be nagging, put the good wine and food on the table and record them in the county's account.
"
"yes."
Li Xia cupped his hands and said, "Well, thank you so much, magistrate."
"sit down."
Jiang Chunzi sat down at the main table, Zhan Gang sat at the side to accompany him, and there was another aide Wang Shijing.
Wang Shijing was a native of southern Sichuan. He was nicknamed "Shijin" because he was a good drinker. In the past, Jiang Chun would always take him to accompany the generals of the Changning Army at banquets.
Jiang Chun planned to ask Wang Shijing to pour Li Xia on tonight, and when Li Xia softened, he would then tell him to stop to show his prestige.
Looking around, Li Xia only brought the three descendants of the Han family. The father and his son were staff members and scholars. Except for the little boy who was neither male nor female, his seat was somewhat irregular, but generally he knew the etiquette.
At least that poor talker is not here.
The two parties sat down, Li Xia poured a glass of wine and said, "I would like to thank Magistrate Jiang for taking the wind for me."
"Feiyu is too polite." Jiang Chun said: "You came all the way to Qingfu to take up your post, but I couldn't arrange a place for you. I'm ashamed..."
Halfway through his words, he turned his head and looked at Liu Jinsuo, who was peering outside the door, frowning slightly.
"What's the matter?"
Liu Jinsuo scratched his head and said, "It's not enough to sit down."
Jiang Chun was stunned, wondering why there weren't enough seats? The Yingxiang Tower could accommodate thirty or forty people.
"How many positions are missing?"
"Seven or eight, maybe."
Jiang Chun usually makes people feel like a spring breeze, but today he decided to speak directly when he had something to say. With a straight face, he said: "Just set up another table, don't bother me again, you don't know the etiquette!"
"oh."
Liu Jinsuo scratched his head and muttered in his heart: "I invited you to eat pork ribs yesterday, but today I fell out again. This little county magistrate is so arrogant. Who is he talking to? The right minister is not even so grand."
He strode downstairs and saw Bao San, Lu Hu, Jiang Fan and others raising their bowls and shouting. He rolled his eyes and realized his plan.
"Hey, Lu Manzi, are you dissatisfied with me?"
"Nonsense! Of course I won't accept you!"
Liu Jinsuo said proudly: "I dare to knock the county magistrate down. Do you believe it or not?"
Luhu spat: "Don't brag in front of me! That's the county magistrate!"
"Who is the county magistrate? I've even seen officials in Lin'an City!" Liu Jinsuo raised his head and said with a look of disdain: "I'm going to put him down now. Those of you who are not timid, come up with me and watch!
"
In the private room, Jiang Chun raised his glass and said seriously: "Feiyu, I speak straightforwardly, so don't mind."
"Please tell me, magistrate."
Jiang Chuntao: "The county magistrate and the county captain live together. If word spreads, it will inevitably cause criticism..."
Halfway through his words, he heard the door to the private room being pushed open again. He turned around and frowned: "Why are you here again?"
"Hahaha, today Magistrate Jiang invited me to drink and eat meat, so I have to give the magistrate a bowl!"
He shouted loudly, and Liu Jinsuo came in carrying a wine jar.
Behind him, big men such as Bao San, Lu Hu, Jiang Fan, etc. all came into the house with strong backs and strong backs.
Jiang Chun's face hardened and he shouted: "No need to respect me, why don't you retreat!"
Liu Jinsuo was not afraid of him and said loudly: "How can that be done? You must give the county magistrate a bowl!"
"You man..."
"If Magistrate Jiang doesn't drink, he's looking down on me! My brothers are all watching!"
Jiang Chun turned to look at Li Xia.
"Li County Lieutenant?"
Li Xia put down the wine glass, still very calm, but instead of directly scolding Liu Jinsuo, he asked first.
"Can Magistrate Jiang drink it?"
It seems that in Li Xia's heart, a dignified county magistrate is not as good as his subordinates.
Jiang Chun then smiled and glanced at Wang Shijing.
This is Shunan.
More than drinking, are the people in southern Sichuan more afraid of the people from Zhejiang and Zhejiang?
Wang Shijing stood up, picked up the wine glass gracefully, and said to Liu Jinsuo: "Wang, how about having a few drinks with you?"
"I want to respect the county magistrate!"
"Drink me first, and then you can greet the county magistrate, how about that?"
Liu Jinsuo laughed loudly and said: "You have a small cup, I use a bowl!"
"Then change the bowl." Wang Shijing said calmly.
"Okay!" Liu Jinsuo said loudly.
…
"belch!"
After drinking more than ten bowls of wine in a row, Liu Jinsuo let out a wine burp.
He took two steps back, fell to the ground, looked up at Wang Shijing, and murmured: "You're a scholar, you're too damn good at drinking."
"Come again." Wang Shijing said.
Liu Jinsuo's face turned red and he shook his head. He really didn't understand why he couldn't drink the other party.
This time I was really embarrassed. Not only did I lose a lot of face, I also lost a lot of face to the county captain.
Thinking about this, he got up, poured a bowl of wine unsteadily, and murmured: "County magistrate, come have a drink with me, brothers will watch."
Wang Shijing smiled again and said: "Brother Liu drank from me first, and it's not too late to propose a toast to the county magistrate..."
Jiang Chun was no longer looking at these people. He looked at Li Xia and said, "Feiyu doesn't know, right? The people in southern Shu are strong, just like this wine. Different from Lin'an, I have been here for two years."
, you’re just getting used to it a little bit, you’re new here, don’t rush for success.”
Li Xia said: "They are all from the Song Dynasty, regardless of whether they are from southern Shu or Lin'an."
"It's never easy to convince people." Jiang Chun held the wine glass and asked with a thoughtful tone, "I wonder how Feiyu drinks?"
He asked not only about your drinking capacity, but also about your ability... Do you have the ability to conquer Shunan people who are as strong as wine?
Li Xia said: "Although my drinking capacity is not very good, fortunately this wine is not strong and I can handle it."
Jiang Chun shook his head with a smile and said: "Isn't Shunan's wine strong? It's good to be young and energetic. Let me tell you..."
Suddenly, a bowl of wine was placed in front of him with a "ding" sound.
Jiang Chun was stunned, and just as he was about to turn around, someone hugged him.
He was startled, turned around and saw Liu Jinsuo breathing out the smell of alcohol and laughing: "County magistrate, Bao San took Wang Shusheng's wine. Come on, I'll give you a bowl!"
"this……"
Jiang Chun looked up and saw Bao San holding a wine jar, silently competing with Wang Shijing.
Finally, Wang Shijing staggered and fell down.
"belch!"
Liu Jinsuo burped again, laughed loudly, and said: "Brothers are watching, I will give the county magistrate a drink."
Jiang Chun finally changed his expression and became a little panicked.
"Quickly release this county!"
"No, magistrate, you must drink a bowl. I have already agreed, and you have to let the brothers watch. Hahaha, Bao San knocked down Scholar Wang, and I have to knock him down for you..."
"Feiyu, Feiyu, I won't let you, the guard, let go of this county!"
"Why don't you, magistrate, just have a few drinks?"
Li Xia had seen the scene when Bao San stood up for Liu Jinsuo, so he came up with the sentence "There is no distinction between Shunan people and Lin'an people", and he was willing to help Liu Jinsuo once.
"..."
Jiang Chun was hugged by Liu Jinsuo and was extremely helpless, so he had to pick up the bowl.
After finishing a bowl of wine, his head gradually became drowsy.
"Haha! The county magistrate has a good capacity for drinking! Have another bowl!"
"County magistrate, have another bowl..."
Jiang Chun didn't know how many bowls he drank, but he gradually let go of his hands and feet, and his long beard was flying.
"This county... this county is really annoying! Haha, this county is really annoying..."
In a daze, I finally heard Li Xia give an order.
"Liu Jinsuo, you've had enough, and you still haven't let go of the county magistrate!"
Jiang Chun thought to himself that Li Feiyu was still so young but had a steady personality. To be honest, he was a little convinced.
By the way, tell the truth, tell him to move out!
"To be honest... Feiyu, I want to be honest with you... hiccup... Feiyu, don't stop me, I can still drink..."