Different from other towns, the huge Changyang City has a total of three official offices in addition to the general office in the north, which are divided into three directions: east, west and south.
With the people, Xu Mu is going to the Guanfang in the east this time.
The person on duty is still an old official. I don’t know how many years of achievements he has accumulated before he has the seniority and sits upright at the front of the official office.
"When you enter the dental card, do you also need a notarization of employment?"
Compared with the old officials in other towns, this person from Dongfang, Changyang, has a much higher official authority. He wears brand-new official uniforms and his tone is slightly drawl.
"Master, don't be anxious. There is another matter. I came from the street earlier and picked up a bag of silver. I didn't dare to keep it privately, so I handed it over to the official."
Xu Mu gave a faint smile, took out a bag of silver from his arms, and pushed it in front of the old official.
The old official coughed twice and nodded with a smile.
"Then I'll record it first. I, the capital of the Great Chronicle, really don't pick up things on the road."
Xu Mu echoed lightly.
Knocking on the gold bricks will definitely be useful. The Epoch Dynasty is rotten to the core. Xu Mu doesn’t expect to hit the jackpot. Here he meets a man with two sleeves.
"Write down all your names. If you can't read, my little boss can do it for you."
More than a dozen villagers turned their heads in surprise and announced their names in detail. In the past, even if they passed the official residence, they would have to take a few steps in a hurry, and they would not dare to come in to register.
"Master Tie, what's your name?"
Chen Jiuzhou turned around and spoke softly.
Among this group of people, the one he cared about the most was this old blacksmith from the village.
"Chen Datie."
Master Tie clasped his hands behind his back and spat out three words slowly.
Xu Mu was a little speechless. How could there be such a name in the world? So he had to stuff some silver coins and talk to the old official to write the name on it.
"The little boss, the dental plaques and the notarization of the employees are all here." After receiving the money, the old officials in the official office began to speak more politely without realizing it.
"That's easy to say."
Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief. This time he came to Changyang and finally settled the matter. These villagers will be his villagers from now on.
"My little boss, I still have a piece of calligraphy and painting here that I collected from Li Yazi earlier. When my little boss rarely comes to Changyang, he sells it at a low price."
Li Yazi was the most famous painter in the Daji Dynasty.
After frowning slightly, Xu Mu turned around again, smiled and took out fifty taels of silver to buy this so-called famous painting.
"Haha, the little boss really knows his stuff."
Xu Mu said goodbye calmly, and as soon as he left the official residence, he tore the calligraphy and painting into pieces.
"Brother Mu, why did you tear it up again? This, these fifty taels!"
"Not worth half the money."
"Si Hu, open your mouth."
"Brother Mu, there are still ink stains on this, I can't eat it."
Xu Mu walked a few more steps in silence and threw the torn calligraphy and painting into the river.
Even at noon, the bustling streets showed no sign of fading away.
"Sanfu, take the people to find an inn nearby. I'll come back to find you."
"Master...where are you going?"
Not only Sanfu, but also more than a dozen villagers suddenly became nervous, fearing that Xu Mu would never come back. After all, such a good boss is rare anymore.
"Looking for an old friend, I'll be back later."
After some consolation, Xu Mu left a bag of money. Then, with the anxious Si Hu, he followed the address left by Zhou Fu and walked forward steadily.
…
Along the vertical street, we turned a few more streets, and the bustling atmosphere still lingered, as if it was following us everywhere.
"Brother Mu, Fugui Restaurant? Is this it?"
Xu Mu raised his head and looked at a small restaurant in front of him. It was very ordinary in repair. Even the exterior walls were not decorated, and the stone skin was simply exposed. Next to the main entrance of the restaurant, there was an open-air horse gallery. Occasionally,
There is also the smell of sand and dust that hits your nose and mouth.
This style is quite a bit borderline reckless.
"Lao Zhou is a wonderful man." Xu Mu smiled.
It is precisely because of this eclectic layout that the restaurant's dining tables are already full of people in the early afternoon.
"Dong Xu's house?" A young boy who happened to come out couldn't help but feel happy when he saw Xu Mu.
"I remember you, following Shopkeeper Zhou, to a round of Tangjiang."
The waiter in the lobby smiled shyly and ran back to the restaurant quickly. After a while, Zhou Fu moved his big-bellied body, took three steps at a time, and walked out in a hurry.
Before the two said hello, they hugged each other first.
We live and die together at the border, and what is forged is a friendship of blood and sword.
"I've always thought about Master Xu coming to find me, and today I finally got what I wanted. Damn it, a certain family is being pretentious. I just met them not long ago." Zhou Fu's voice was slightly crying.
No one knows better than him how difficult it is for Xu Mu to go from the border to the inner city these days.
"Shopkeeper Zhou, we are an old friend, why should we do this?"
"Yes, Lao Zhou, Brother Mu and I are here to see you today. We want to eat mutton soup!"
"Don't talk about mutton soup. Even if you want to eat the deer in the imperial garden, I can make it! Come on, follow me into the restaurant!"
Zhou Fu was so happy that he spread his fat hands on both sides, holding Xu Mu with one hand and Si Hu with the other, and entered the restaurant.
"Second horse, clear out the wing! If you are not convinced, tell me that this meal will be invited by a certain family."
The boy in the hall nodded and ran to the second floor. Not long after, several wealthy gentlemen came out in a daze. When they walked down the stairs, they didn't forget to thank Zhou Fu.
"See if there are any lambs. If not, go to the market immediately and buy two."
"When cooking, remember to add more spicy food. Damn it, these inner-city people are so polite. Not to mention drinking, they show their teeth when they take the spicy soup. It's not like the heroes from my border who drink directly from the altar.
"
Xu Mu was a little funny, not only him, but also Zhou Zun seemed not used to going from the border to the inner city.
"Master Xu, please take your seat."
Xu Mu thanked him and sat down together with Si Hu who couldn't wait.
"Master Xu, if you enter Changyang this time, there must be something going on."
"There are some."
Xu Mu had no intention of hiding it. It was related to the private liquor business, not to mention that Zhou Zun's help was needed.
Unlike Changshiro, the relationship between him and Zhou Fu is a relatively pure friendship. It is understandable that you help me and I will help you. But if you open your mouth to Changshiro, you will probably owe another favor.
"Use the boat to let the oirans sing your drinking poems?" Zhou Fu was a little surprised. This kind of thing seemed to be unheard of.
The oirans on the boats are hired to warm the house, not to recite poetry.
Fortunately, he was already used to Xu Mu's thinking. Such heroes cannot be measured by ordinary ideas.
"Although Fangzhou is not an official business, there are people behind it after all." Zhou Fu's voice became slightly deeper.
In this huge world, any business that can make money must be dominated by someone, and there may even be the shadow of an official family.
For example, if you create a private liquor store, you can make the four major households go crazy.
"It doesn't hurt to give me more money." Xu Mu said softly.
"It's different. After all, Master Xu is an outsider. If he wants to beg for food in Changyang, he needs someone to be a guarantee." Zhou Fu said in a somewhat depressed tone, "I definitely want to be a guarantee, but a certain family, like Master Xu, is also an outsider. And previously,
The one I know is not a pedestrian over there."
Xu Mu nodded.
He knew that what Zhou Fu said was not wrong. Changyang was prosperous, and God knew how many nonsense things would happen secretly.
"Don't worry, Master Xu. I will go to a certain family tomorrow to inquire about it."
"Easy to say."
…
Also in Fugui Restaurant, another wing on the inside.
A young man in white clothes smiled slightly while drinking drunken heaven.
"I dare to ask, Jun Moxiao, who is lying drunk on the battlefield, how many people have fought in ancient times?"
The seven or eight guards around him couldn't understand these sophisticated words, so they all shook their heads silently.
"Master is worried about the border issues again. Master, don't worry, I have millions of soldiers, so I will have nothing to worry about."
The young man closed his eyes.
"When we were in Yongguan, we talked like this. When we were in Wangzhou, we talked like this. When it was Hezhou's turn, we talked like this."
"This huge dynasty, as far as anyone can see, is full of dog-slaughters!"