At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 59
Wei Zheng shook his head, and was about to turn around and return to the mansion, but there was the sound of horseshoes behind him. He turned around and looked in surprise, and was surprised to find that it was Gao Bufan who had gone and returned.

"Have Mr. Wei had lunch?" Gao Bufan ran to Wei Zheng's horse and asked with a smile.

Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, then his nose turned sore, and he blurted out an answer: "Never."

As the so-called acquisition of literary and martial arts, Huo and the emperor's family, although Wei Zheng is full of talent, learning, and literary talent, it is a pity that his background is mediocre, and his personality is not pleasing, so he is not even qualified for "Huo and the emperor's family", and he will eventually not be able to enter. To be an official, you can only take a step back and devote yourself to being an aide in the mansion of a celebrity.

It's just that it's been [-] years now, and it's been several times that the head of the family has not been reused. He has been sitting on the bench in obscurity, living in poverty, and even his wife looks down on him, and his severely damaged self-esteem is forcing him to use it. Arm yourself with stubbornness and sharpness to protect your already scarred heart.

Everyone has self-esteem and is eager to be recognized and respected by others, even the dirty beggars on the street are no exception, Wei Zheng is naturally the same, but "respect" seems to be too extravagant for him, he gets the most It's just ridicule, white eyes, disdain and disgust. Not only did Prefect Lu never look at him, even his colleagues didn't bother to sit with him, even the servants of the prefect's mansion dared to laugh at him and ordered him to work!

As the saying goes, people are poor and short-sighted, and horses are skinny and long-haired. If it weren't for the one thousand yuan a month to support the family, he would have quit the job long ago, so Gao Bufan's "Mr. Wei" immediately broke his defenses. This is the respect he longed for for a long time. Although Gao Bufan's status is not so interesting, he is also a descendant of the Northern Qi clan, and he is famous!

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "That's just right, I haven't eaten after driving for a long time, and now I'm hungry, would you like to have lunch with Mr. Wei?"

Wei Zheng's heart felt hot, he nodded and said, "I'm sure what I want, I dare not ask you!"

Gao Bufan got off his horse happily and said: "Great, I remember that there is a Baiweixian restaurant not far from this street, come on, let's go there for dinner." After speaking, he politely made a gesture of invitation.

Wei Zheng hesitated for a moment, Baiweixian is one of the best restaurants in Yangxin County, and a meal can cost him several months of monthly money, so he usually dare not even approach the gate, shaking his head and said: "Baiweixian is a little far away, In fact, there is food near this street, and the taste is not bad, if Mr. Gao doesn't mind, I will take you to try it?"

"That's kind, I'd like to ask Mr. Wei to lead the way quickly, I'm almost starving." Gao Bufan patted his grumbling belly and said heartily.

Wei Zheng chuckled, Gao Bufan's frankness made him feel better, he led the way forthrightly, and brought Gao Bufan to his usual eating place.

This place is indeed not far away. Turning around two side streets and narrow alleys, I saw a noodle stall facing the street, which is commonly known as walking ghost stall. The owner of the stall is an old couple. Although the environment is average, but It's fairly clean, and the key point is that it still smells delicious. I guess the workmanship should be good.

Gao Bufan threw the big green horse aside, sat down with Wei Zheng at a shabby low table, took a deep breath and praised: "It smells so good!"

Wei Zheng has been observing Gao Bufan's expression secretly since he brought Gao Bufan here, and found that the other party didn't show any dislike. The stall is unremarkable, and the taste is not much better than those of the so-called big restaurants. The key point is that it is affordable and plentiful. A bowl of donkey meat noodles sells for [-] yuan at Baiweixian. Here, only [-] yuan is enough, and the bowl is even bigger. , why spend that wronged money, so I usually come here to help Lao Chen."

Gao Bufan gave a thumbs up and said in praise: "Mr. Wei is really careful and careful, and he knows how to live."

Wei Zheng laughed, raised his hand and said loudly: "Old Chen, here are two big bowls of donkey meat noodles with fried eggs!"

"Okay, let me tell you, old Wei, you got your monthly payment today? Why don't you settle last month's credit as well." The stall owner, Old Chen, said with a smile.

Wei Zheng blushed, and Gao Bufan hurriedly said, "I'm treating you today. If there's anything else delicious to eat here, let's serve it in two servings!"

The owner of the stall, Old Chen, said with a smile: "Okay, let me tell you why Lao Wei is so generous today. It turns out that it was the young man's treat!"

Wei Zheng coughed lightly in embarrassment, and said in annoyance: "Old Chen, you don't open any pot and carry that pot. When will I be short of your money, can you still do business!"

"Do it, do it, please wait a moment, both of you, it will be ready soon!"

Although the hair of these two old couples is gray, their hands and feet are quite nimble. They quickly served two bowls of hot donkey meat noodles. The bowls are indeed quite large. This portion should be enough for a normal person to eat. I'm full.

But Gao Bufan is not a normal person. He practiced static exercises at night and active exercises during the day, which consumed a lot of energy, and his food intake was several times that of ordinary people. He ate three bowls of donkey meat noodles, five meat buns, and five pancakes. There was also a big bowl of haggis soup, which made Wei Zheng startled for a while.

The stall owner's old couple were also dumbfounded, but they were more happy. The old faces were smiling, not only because of making money, but also because of Gao Bufan's strong appetite. This is undoubtedly the greatest compliment to their cooking skills !

Gao Bufan finished the last bowl of haggis soup, wiped his mouth, and said with a smile: "Finally full, Mr. Wei is true, the taste is better than those so-called big restaurants, next time I have a chance, I will come to patronize! "

Wei Zheng laughed heartily and said: "As the saying goes, half a child eats a poor old man. The ancients did not deceive me, and Mr. Gao can't eat much."

Gao Bufan joked: "That's why my father has long wanted to sweep Zaixia out of the house."

Wei Zheng stroked his beard and laughed at himself: "In this way, we are also in the same boat, but I am not because I can eat it, but because my mouth is too poisonous!"

Gao Bufan couldn't help laughing, he didn't expect this guy to have a humorous side, so he changed the subject and asked, "Does Mr. Wei know Li Jing?"

Hearing this, Wei Zheng knew that he was getting to the point. As the saying goes, there is no free lunch in the world. Obviously, Gao Bufan would not invite himself to dinner for no reason. This is a perfectly normal thing.

"I'm afraid I will disappoint Mr. Gao. I just met Li Jing once, and we have no friendship." Wei Zheng said lightly.

Gao Bufan was a little disappointed when he heard the words, but he didn't show it. Instead, he asked humbly: "How dare you ask Mr. Wei to ask Li Jing to go down and say that he might be able to help, but what do you say? Li Jingsu has never met, how can we convince him to help?"

Seeing that Gao Bufan was sincerely asking him for advice, Wei Zheng couldn't help being satisfied with his self-esteem. He stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Before Mr. Gao left in a hurry when he heard Li Jing's name, I thought Mr. Gao and Li Jing were old acquaintances, or I'm sure I can convince Li Jing!"

Gao Bufan sweated secretly: "I was just impatient for a while, but after thinking about it carefully, I can't even persuade Prefect Lu, how can I persuade Li Jing, who has never met before? So I hurried back to ask Mr. Wei for advice!"

Gao Bufan talked to Mr. Wei one by one, shouting so that the old Wei felt a little flustered, he stroked his beard proudly and said: "If it's someone else, I can't help it, but this Li Jing, I'm [-]% sure!"

Gao Bufan said happily: "I hope that Mr. Wei will not hesitate to teach you!"

Wei Zheng smiled and said: "Young Master Gao, don't worry, Li Jing is escorting five hundred carts of military leather, all relying on the servants to push the carts, so the walk is not fast, you have enough time to catch up with him, and I will let you analyze Li Jing's situation for you." man, you know what to do."

Gao Bufan's spirit lifted, he cupped his fists and said, "I would like to hear more about it!"

Wei Zheng nodded, and said with a calm expression, "Although I don't have friendship with Li Jing, I know him well..."

(End of this chapter)