The old caretaker of Zhang Jia's house used to be called old man, old man, old guy. The last time Lin Jingzhi came to visit, he was called "old man" by a rich man. Naturally, he still has fresh memories of Lin Jingzhi.
I also remembered the voice clearly. Now that I saw him visiting the house again, I naturally wouldn't neglect him. I quickly took a few steps, stepped forward and opened the door.
"It turns out to be Mr. Lin. My master is at home. Please come in, please come in." The old servant said, bowing and stepping aside to get out of the way.
When Lin Jingzhi heard that Zhang Jia had not gone out, he walked into the courtyard with a smile and said, "Since Mr. Zhang is at home, I would like to ask the old man to come into the hall and pass the news on his behalf."
"No, Mr. Lin, please come in!" At this time, the door of the Zhang family's main hall was suddenly pushed open. It turned out that Zhang Jia heard someone talking outside and walked out on his own initiative.
Seeing that the visitor was Lin Jingzhi, Zhang Jia was slightly surprised and secretly thought that this talented man could not have really approved the official document on land reclamation and canal digging when he came to visit.
"I've met Mr. Zhang." Lin Jingzhi saw Zhang Jia coming out of the house and quickly raised his hands and gave a distant salute.
Today Zhang Jia was wearing a blue robe. His waist was as straight as last time. However, his complexion was not very good. He waved his hand and Zhang Jia smiled bitterly and said: "Young Master Lin, you don't have to be so polite. Please come in."
, and please don’t call me Mr. Zhang again in the future, Zhang has been relieved of his official position and has become a civilian."
After hearing these words, Lin Jingzhi already understood why Zhang Jia looked so bad. He thought that no matter who he was, he would not be easy if he was demoted from a court official to a civilian. He did not answer the question and followed Zhang Jia into the hall.
Inside.
When he arrived at the house, Lin Jingzhi walked straight to the old table, placed the food box in his hand on it, then opened it and took out the food and wine inside one by one. He was not on the same page as Zhang Jiasheng, just like chatting with an old friend.
General, he said, "Here, here are the food and drinks I bought from Qian Lixiang. Let's have a few sips together."
"Okay." Since he lost his official position, Zhang Jia didn't have a few drinks because he was short of money. He responded, picked up the jug, and poured a glass for himself and Lin Jingzhi.
After Aunt Yu entered the hall, she was not polite and sat directly next to Lin Jingzhi. However, she was a woman, so naturally she could not sit at the same table with Zhang Jia to have wine.
Lin Jingzhi picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Zhang Jia, then raised his neck, drank it all, and said with a smile: "Good wine, this sweet-scented osmanthus wine with thousands of miles of fragrance is indeed extremely fragrant and has a long aftertaste."
"Yes, if the owner of Qianlixiang Restaurant had not bought the recipe for brewing osmanthus wine at a high price from other places a few decades ago, Qianlixiang Restaurant would not have achieved such success today." Zhang Jia smacked his lips with a look on his face.
The aftertaste is endless.
The sweet-scented osmanthus wine of Qianlixiang Restaurant is light yellow in color and warm in the mouth. After drinking it, a warm wave of heat will slowly rise in the lower abdomen, which is extremely comfortable. Moreover, the sweet-scented osmanthus wine is overflowing with fragrance, which often makes people just drink it.
When you pour it out of the pot, you will smell the fragrant aroma.
However, until now, no one could find out where the owner of Qianlixiang Restaurant bought the wine recipe.
"Well, since Mr. Zhang likes it, let's have another drink." Zhang Jia is no longer a court official. Lin Jingzhi thought about it and decided to change his title to Mr. Otherwise, it would be easy to call him "Mr."
It brought a lot of trouble to Zhang Jia.
The word "sir" can only be used for officials of the imperial court. Civilians are not allowed to use it indiscriminately. Otherwise, they will be sued to the government office and they will be locked up for at least a few days.
Hearing Lin Jingzhi address him as sir, Zhang Jia smiled slightly, and his favorable impression of the young man in front of him rose again. Lin Jingzhi came from a wealthy family and was very talented. With his status, it was indeed quite rare for him to be so polite to a down-and-out official.
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"Here, cheers!" Zhang Jia responded, raised his glass, and drank it clean again.
After Aunt Yu got up in the morning, she first practiced martial arts, and then ran with Lin Jingzhi. After walking in the basement, she didn't eat anything. At this time, she saw Lin Jingzhi sitting there, mingling with others, but she
I threw it aside without asking anything, feeling secretly annoyed.
This is Lin Jingzhi's carelessness, because in the 21st century, it is too common for a woman to have a meal with a man at the same table.
Just when Aunt Yu was dissatisfied, she saw the door curtain on the opposite side move slightly, and then she saw a small hand lift a corner of the door curtain and secretly look into the hall. The eyes of that person and Aunt Yu happened to meet in mid-air.
He was so frightened that he let go of his hand and retreated hastily.
Aunt Yu could see clearly that the person who just opened the door curtain and peeked out was a little girl about six or seven years old, with big eyes and watery eyes. At a quick glance, she was very cute.
Just when she was worried that the two men in front of her were about to take off their chopsticks and she couldn't eat anything, Aunt Yu rolled her eyes and suddenly had an idea. She exercised a lot in the morning, so she couldn't do it without eating something.
"Mr. Zhang, is there someone in this side hall?"
Since Zhang Jia's Aunt Yu entered the hall, he didn't dare to look at her because he wanted to avoid the suspicion between men and women. Later he saw her sitting next to Lin Jingzhi. Zhang Jia knew that her status must be high. At this time, when he heard the question
After saying this, Zhang Jia first lowered his head and looked at the ground, then turned around and said, "Yes, Zhang's wife and daughter are both in the side hall."
Aunt Yu frowned when she heard this, and she felt a little dissatisfied with this man. How could she be the popular drinker in the hall and leave her wife and daughter aside? By the way, she secretly glared at Lin Jingzhi's back.
At a glance, this guy is also heartless.
Fortunately, he agreed to teach him martial arts, but this man couldn't even think of himself while eating.
"Since Mrs. Zhang and your love are also at the house, why don't you call out and meet us?" Aunt Yu suggested softly.
Zhang Jiali hesitated, then nodded and said: "Of course, please wait a moment. Zhang will go and call my wife out and meet you two."
After saying that, Zhang Jia stood up and walked to the side hall.
Lin Jingzhi originally thought of chatting with Zhang Jia while eating and getting acquainted, so he agreed on a time to go see the wasteland. He was not interested in meeting Mrs. Zhang and her daughter. He was about to scold Aunt Yu for being too busy, but he didn't want to
As soon as he turned around, he saw Aunt Yu turning her head to one side without even looking at him.
Where did he offend her?
Lin Jingzhi was startled and touched his nose, a little confused. At this time, the curtain of the side hall was raised again, and Zhang Jia led his wife and daughter out.
Mrs. Zhang stood behind Zhang Jia, wearing a dark green dress and a white washed skirt. She had a good-looking face and a slightly red face. She kept staring at the ground and did not dare to raise her head.
I know he is thin-skinned, shy and doesn't like to talk.
Zhang Jia's daughter is about six or seven years old. She is not afraid of strangers. Her clothes are emerald green and much newer than those of her parents. At this moment, she is holding her mother's hand and opening her big black eyes.
Lin Jingzhi and Aunt Yu glanced at each other, full of curiosity. Perhaps Aunt Yu had just discovered that she had lifted the door curtain and peeked. As soon as she caught Aunt Yu's gaze, she would look away and hide aside.
"I'm Lin Jingzhi, I've met Mrs. Zhang." Seeing Zhang Jia come out again, Lin Jingzhi quickly stood up, took a few steps forward, and bowed his hands to Mrs. Zhang.
In this era, married women were not allowed to be looked at casually, so Lin Jingzhi lowered his head politely.
"Lin... Mr. Lin, there is no need to be so polite, please get up quickly." Mrs. Zhang's eyes were panicked, and she quickly stretched out her hand to give him a little help.
"I am Yu'er, I have met Mrs. Zhang." Aunt Yu waited for Lin Jingzhi to stand up, then stepped forward and gave her a blessing politely.
After hearing Aunt Yu's introduction, Zhang Jia realized that the veiled woman was not Lin Jingzhi's wife. Facing the woman, Mrs. Zhang was obviously more generous. She took two quick steps and helped Aunt Yu up.
Lian said there was no need to be so polite, then he pulled his daughter over and gave instructions:
"Ting'er, come quickly and greet the guests."
Zhang Ting blinked her big cute eyes and said in a clear voice, "Ting'er has met Brother Lin and Sister-in-law Yu."
"Nonsense, Ting'er, didn't I just tell you to call you uncle and aunt?" Mrs. Zhang was startled when she heard her daughter's words, and quickly scolded her with a straight face. The identity of the guests visiting today is...
Not ordinary,
Then, like a hen protecting her young, she pulled her daughter and hid her behind her, and said with an apologetic expression: "It's all because of my lack of discipline that Ting'er said the wrong thing, please."
You two, please be considerate and don't blame me."
Zhang Jiaze glared at his wife and scolded her softly, "Every time she made a mistake, you didn't tell her to discipline her properly. You only protected her blindly."
"You two don't have to be like this. Ting'er is only a few years younger than us. It's normal to call her brother and sister-in-law." Lin Jingzhi was afraid that the couple would have a conflict over such a trivial matter, so he quickly stepped forward to save the situation with a smile. Seeing how cute Zhang Ting was.
, then reached into his arms, took out a shining silver ingot, and handed it over, "Ting'er, come and take it, this is a meeting gift from my brother and sister-in-law."
Zhang Jia was shocked when he saw this. The silver ingot probably weighed two taels, so he quickly declined: "Master Lin, put it away quickly. This gift is too heavy, and Ting'er cannot accept it."
"Yes, Ting'er is still young, how can she accept such a heavy gift?" Mrs. Zhang also repeatedly tried to dissuade her.
To the Zhang family, this gift was indeed not light, but to Lin Jingzhi, it was nothing. You must know that the last time he visited the Zheng Mansion, he gave away a gift worth nearly ten thousand taels in one go.
Now Zhang Jia is of great use to him. As long as I can bring the two of them closer together and let him be used by me, it would be worthwhile to give Zhang Ting a small silver ingot.
Just as he was about to say that it was nothing and persuade the little girl in front of him to accept it, Zhang Ting suddenly pushed her mother and broke free from the restraints. Then she stepped forward and grabbed the silver ingot in her hands, and shouted: "I
I want this silver dollar. Bao Ting’er wants it.”dd