"Master Jin'an, Taoist Chen."
Jin An and the old Taoist priest entered the restaurant and were immediately greeted by a smiling waiter.
"Magistrate Zhang has ordered that if he sees you and Daochang Chen arriving, he will take you two directly to Room A on the third floor."
The waiter at the restaurant led the way diligently.
With Jin An's current reputation in Chang County, especially his feat of setting up a stall to give away money at the market outside the Man Mo Temple for two consecutive days, Chang County is now full of legends about him, such as:
I heard that Mr. Jin An is not married yet...
Mr. Jin An has never been close to any woman, except for living with an old Taoist priest every day...
I have never heard of Mr. Jin An having an affair with any young lady...
I just don’t know if my daughter will have this opportunity...
So it's not surprising that the waiter in the restaurant recognized Jin An.
…
When the waiter of the restaurant took the two of them up to the third floor, they came all the way to the most magnificent and magnificent "Lucky Hall" in Room A.
The Hall of Lucky Fortune is magnificent, with the sound of silk and bamboo, a piano player playing, and a young and graceful singer swaying her soft water snake waist, wearing light clothes and gauze, but she is just trying to refuse in return.
As the waiter opened the door to the private room, Jin An saw that many people had gathered in the private room, all of them with big bellies, admiring the singer's slim waist in an artful manner.
Seeing these people, Jin An was delighted, hey, everyone is an old acquaintance.
The guests here are all well-known squires and wealthy businessmen in Chang County. When everyone saw Jin An, they immediately greeted Jin An warmly.
The last time Jin An saw this table of people, he was a newcomer to Chang County. When he solved the case of secretly hiding gunpowder among the people, Magistrate Zhang, who was a good parent of the people of Chang County, raised three hundred yuan for him at the banquet that day.
Two lines of silver.
It seems that Magistrate Zhang came to give me money today!
Jin An suddenly became energetic.
Hey, I didn't expect that Capt. Feng was here today... Jin An also met an old acquaintance at the wine table.
Sure enough, after County Magistrate Zhang invited Jin An and the old Taoist priest into the elegant room, he arranged for the two of them to sit next to him, and then immediately toasted: "Master Jin An, Taoist Master Chen, thank you two experts for your help and resolving my problems many times."
Chang County is in danger. To save the people of Chang County from fire and water, I would like to propose a toast to you two today."
Magistrate Zhang took the initiative to toast, and after he drank the wine in one gulp, the atmosphere at the wine table suddenly became high.
Then, Magistrate Zhang toasted another glass of wine: "Jin'an and Chen Daochang are really the blessings of our Chang County. It's embarrassing to say that. I am busy with official duties on weekdays, and it was only today that I had the time to entertain you two. I will punish myself with another glass of wine."
After Magistrate Zhang finished speaking, he sighed again, and then continued: "I haven't thanked Mr. Jin'an for asking Mr. Jin'an to encircle and suppress the Qingshui Gang last time. Yesterday, I asked Mr. Jin'an to help me to encircle and suppress the murderers who lurked into our Chang County... So
Today, I have brought the famous local gentry from Chang County to hold a celebration banquet for Mr. Jin An and Mr. Chen, and secondly, I want everyone to brainstorm how to thank Mr. Jin An and Mr. Chen."
Magistrate Zhang said as he pushed the two brocade boxes that had been prepared for the banquet in front of Jin An and the old Taoist priest.
Jin An looked at the brocade box. It was the same size as the brocade box at the last banquet. Could it be another six 50-tael silver banknotes from Cunyi Gong Bank?
"Magistrate Zhang is so kind."
Jin An said this, but his hands were not slow at all.
After the two people put away the brocade box, they did not open it immediately to take a look. It was too tacky and inconsistent with the pattern of the high-end dinner in front of them. It was too disrespectful to Magistrate Zhang and the squires present.
When Jin An was putting away the brocade box, he secretly opened a small slit and squinted. The thickness of the silver note was another three hundred taels... Magistrate Zhang is indeed a good official who has benefited the people of Chang County. Jin An is going to brag about it today.
Explode the county magistrate!
Seeing Magistrate Zhang mention the incident with the Qingshui Gang last time, Jin An understood what was going on. Magistrate Zhang was trying to make up for that incident.
The last time we went to encircle and suppress the chief rudder of the Qingshui Gang, the chief rudder of the Qingshui Gang had already been destroyed. Even the chief rudder was destroyed, so naturally there was no way to inspect the family property.
As for the real estate shops owned by the Qingshui Gang, it is not easy for the government to inspect them, which will cut off people's escape.
After all, those loyal and loyal men of the Qingshui Gang had helped the government a lot, and they did not really hide gunpowder in an attempt to rebel. Not only did the government not confiscate all the assets of the Qingshui Gang, but they took great care of the remaining old, weak, women and children of the Qingshui Gang.
Prevent others from taking the opportunity to encroach on the Qingshui Gang's territory.
Therefore, Jin An did not gain anything from that night's operation.
On the contrary, Jin An was impressed by the loyalty of the Qingshui Gang's senior officials, so later he never mentioned "sharing the spoils" with Magistrate Zhang.
Just enough money is enough.
Only when you have clear thoughts and a clear conscience can you be truly free.
Unexpectedly, he would also be rewarded. At this time, the old Taoist priest was beaming with joy, and his mouth was grinning from ear to ear.
Before coming, the old Taoist priest had all kinds of worries and told Jin An to be careful when sailing the Wannian ship. Everything at the banquet tonight was based on his old Taoist eyes and acted on his own initiative. Don't drink or eat indiscriminately...
Now that the old Taoist priest saw the money, he forgot everything he said before coming here. After three rounds of drinking, he was already dizzy from drinking.
The old Taoist priest is a wandering Taoist priest. He has never had such a high-end dinner with the county magistrate. The fine wine in Fengle Tower is a treasured wine that ordinary people can't drink. The old Taoist priest drank it like a cow's drink. When this high-end
By the end of the meal, the old Taoist priest was already a little tipsy.
This high-end meal lasted for more than an hour, and everyone was enjoying themselves. It was almost midnight when we came out of the restaurant.
It was already dark by this time.
After leaving the restaurant, Jin An saw many singers in thin clothes getting on the squire's carriage and not getting off the carriage for a long time.
After Jin An asked Feng Baotou to send the old Taoist priest back first, he also boarded Magistrate Zhang's carriage.
At the banquet before, there was only the aroma of wine and delicacies, but Jin An didn't notice anything. This time in the carriage in a closed space, he actually smelled the familiar faint aroma of red moon rouge again.
"Huh?"
As soon as Jin An got on the carriage, he subconsciously let out a sigh.
This familiar faint scent of Red Moon Rouge actually suppressed his nervousness when facing Magistrate Zhang.
Perhaps because he knew about the kinship between Shopkeeper Zhang, Miss Zhang Lingyun and Magistrate Zhang, Jin An was always a little nervous every time he saw Magistrate Zhang, always worried that Magistrate Zhang would kill someone and silence him.
"What happened to Mr. Jin An?"
Magistrate Zhang took a puzzled look at Jin An, who had been acting dishonest ever since he got on the carriage, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.
"When we were leaving just now, Mr. Jin An said that he had something important to do with me. I wonder if Mr. Jin An had something important to do with me?"
The carriage moved slowly.
In the carriage at this time.
Apart from the coachman driving the carriage outside the carriage, there were only two people, Jin An and Magistrate Zhang, in the warm carriage, which was blocked by thick curtains from the cold spring night wind.
However, when faced with Magistrate Zhang's doubts, Jin An did not answer immediately this time.
He lowered his head and muttered thoughtfully, and occasionally flapped his nose slightly, as if he was smelling something carefully and identifying something.
Finally, Jin An raised his head and asked Magistrate Zhang a question seemingly casually: "Magistrate Zhang, it seems that your relationship with the magistrate's wife is very harmonious."
Magistrate Zhang looked over curiously: "How do you say this?"
Jin An looked at Magistrate Zhang with a smile: "As soon as I entered the carriage, I smelled the faint aroma of Red Moon Rouge emanating from Magistrate Zhang. This Red Moon Rouge is very famous among the nobles in the northern capital.
, ladies and young ladies of every family love to use Red Moon Rouge."
"Because this red moon rouge is waterproof and sunproof, it won't easily melt when exposed to water, and will dry out and fall off when exposed to the sun. It also has a light fragrance that lasts all day long."
"It is precisely because of this that it has always won the hearts of the nobles in the northern capital. Of course, the price is also very expensive. A small box of Red Moon Rouge is equivalent to silver, and a box of Red Moon Rouge costs three yuan.
The money is enough to be worth one month's salary of a government servant."
A small box of Red Moon Rouge was sold for three cents of silver. This was not Shifendai. Every time he went out, he would put silver powder on his face and plaster it with pieces of brass money. Jin An muttered in his heart.
Magistrate Zhang looked at Jin An in surprise: "I didn't expect Mr. Jin An to have such a thorough research on this matter."
Jin An made an ambiguous statement: "I have a friend who got the Red Moon Rouge by chance."
If he didn't say that, he couldn't say it directly in front of Zhang Lingyun's father... I once gave your eldest daughter a box of Red Moon Rouge?
Back then, the owner of the rouge shop kept recommending the most expensive and best rouge to me, and I could even recite the boss's words by heart?
hehe.
Even if this man has nine heads, they are not enough to crack the guillotine in the yamen.
After hearing Jin An's words, County Magistrate Zhang smiled and said, "Haha, I really like Red Moon Rouge."
"In the past, I have always been curious about why my wife always discussed this red moon rouge when she got together with the ladies of various families. It turns out that there are so many ways in it. I am just a rough person and don't understand these women's ways.
With his red makeup and rouge, Mr. Jin An has solved a big doubt in my mind today, hahaha."
Magistrate Zhang laughed and said.
The two gentlemen did not discuss important matters along the way. Instead, they discussed women's rouge and powder. They chatted happily. Soon after, the carriage stopped at the yamen gate.
Jin An followed Magistrate Zhang to the study. After the people lit up the lamps in the study and illuminated the study, Magistrate Zhang ordered his servants to serve tea to entertain the guests.
To be continued...