mtl008 Chapter 768: County Government Banquet
Chapter 768: County Government Banquet
Tongan County Government Office.
Due to the arrival of Yu Zhengqing and Yu Jiusi, and the fresh and dried fish gifted by the emperor, a rare banquet was held in the county government.
Shen Zheng, Yu Shizhang and others sat at one table, while Li Hongmao, Mr. Qiao, Li Shiyuan and their children sat at another table.
Xue Mai and the other escorting soldiers sat at two tables.
There were two tables for constables and bailiffs in the yamen.
There were six tables of food in total. Uncle Lai directly invited the chef from Guanding Inn. Together with Aunt Lai, there were three chefs in total. They started working in the afternoon and had to serve the food before sunset.
Yu Jiusi and Li Shiyuan are "old acquaintances" and can even be described as "friends for life", so they started talking before they even sat down at the table.
Li Shiyuan had clearly just returned to the county not long ago, but when he suddenly saw Yu Jiusi, he still felt a little dazed.
"Did the general get a promotion after returning to Beijing?" he asked curiously.
"No." Yu Jiusi took a stool and sat down, and took one for Li Shiyuan as well, motioning him to sit down and said, "I haven't reported on my work since I returned to the capital, but His Majesty has sent me here again."
He was unsure of the emperor's thoughts at first, but after talking with his grandfather in the afternoon, he suddenly understood.
Lu Sichu has a strong foundation in the court, and Your Majesty also wants to deal with the matter cleanly before letting him report on his work.
Before that, not only would he have nothing to do in Shangjing, but he might even be dragged into that mess. That's why His Majesty issued an edict to send him to Liuyang Mansion, so that he could reunite with his family earlier.
It turns out that those who are scheming are the ones who have more thoughts.
He got some dried meat from somewhere and handed it to Li Shiyuan. "How about you? How many branches have you opened since you came back? Where's Doctor Zhang? Didn't he follow you back to Tongan County?"
Li Shiyuan politely declined the jerky from unknown sources and shook his head, saying, "It's not easy to open a branch clinic. Medical skills can be honed, but a doctor's character and personality are not. This has to be done slowly. Doctor Zhang went back a while ago, and I think he should still be on his way now."
Yu Jiusi nodded, but his eyes remained glued to the table.
It was not until Uncle Lai shouted "Let's eat" at the top of his voice that he picked up the stool under his buttocks and sat at the table.
At the banquet, Yu Shizhang introduced Yu Jiusi to everyone, and added, "When Doctor Li was in Changnan Prefecture, he worked with Jiusi."
If you haven't finished speaking, just stop at the point.
But everyone understood immediately - General Yu was the grain transport officer in the east! Not only did he control the grain prices in the east, but he also controlled smallpox together with Doctor Li!
"Cheers to General Yu!"
Everyone raised their glasses to toast Yu Jiusi and Li Shiyuan. Zhao Xiu and Xiao Yuan were eager to rush to Yu Jiusi's table to drink.
The admiration in their eyes overflowed.
General Yu is a military general!
A general with real swords, real guns and real skills!
Compared with General Yu, their mediocre skills are nothing.
At the table, Yu Jiusi picked up some food for Yu Nanshu while talking about his experiences in the East.
He tried his best to pick out the things that could be said, and he only mentioned the beastly behaviors of Ning Shunyou and Lu Sichu in a few words.
But in the end, everyone stopped eating and looked shocked.
So many people died in the village called Jimu due to the disaster...
Fortunately, they donated food.
And there was the prefect named Jiang Zhiming, who actually tried the antidote on himself for the sake of the people in his prefecture!
And, and, there’s their Doctor Li!
He did so many great things in the East, but after coming back he kept silent and stayed in his small clinic every day!
"Cheers to Dr. Li!"
Everyone filled their glasses again and drank the wine in one gulp without saying a word.
The atmosphere at the table was lively, and Shen Zheng couldn't help but take two sips. But soon after she put down the cup, Yu Jiusi raised his glass to her.
At their table, Yu Shizhang sat at the head seat, she and Yu Zhengqing were the left and right protectors, and Yu Jiusi sat on Yu Shizhang's left. In the end, there were only Yu Shizhang and Yu Zhengqing between her and Yu Jiusi.
"Sir Shen." Yu Jiusi stood up and looked straight at Shen Zheng. "Back when I was in the east, I heard about your deeds many times and wanted to meet you. Doctor Li always said that he went to Changnan Prefecture on your orders. Therefore, you have done a great favor to the people of Changnan and Xingning Prefectures, and to me as well. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to come to Liuyang Prefecture in one piece. This glass of wine, I toast to you!"
After saying that, he drank the liquor in the glass in one gulp.
Shen Zheng didn't expect that Yu Jiusi would take the initiative to toast her.
But the meaning of Yu Jiusi's words was actually somewhat different from the actual situation.
"General Yu, you are too kind." Shen Zheng also stood up.
Before Yu Shizhang could stop her, he saw her finish half a glass of wine. "Doctor Li's decision to go to Changnan Prefecture was actually his own. And the matter of Changnan Prefecture was also reminded by Lord Bo in advance. General Yu doesn't need to be so polite."
The strong liquor was a little intoxicating, but looking into her eyes, Yu Jiusi still understood.
——Except for those few people who knew the situation, no one knew that "cowpox" was the method she came up with.
There were a lot of people here today, and he was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble to Shen Zheng, so he smiled and sat back.
After the meal, both the host and the guests were very happy. The constables and runners helped the public kitchen to clean up the dishes, while Shen Zheng and the others went to the backyard.
Yu Jiusi and Xue Mai lived in the county government house, while the rest of the soldiers stayed in the government-appointed inn, led by Xiao Yuan.
The lights in the backyard had been lit. Xue Mai burped and followed Yu Jiusi closely. He asked in surprise, "General, the lampshades in Tongan County are all made of gemstones. They are so clear. Is your house like this too?"
Yu Jiusi pushed him away with disdain, "You stink of alcohol, stay away from me."
Xue Mai scratched his head and said with a silly smile, "Those detective brothers in the county government were so interesting that I couldn't help but drink a little more with them."
When Yu Jiusi heard this, he felt even more disgusted.
"How dare you say that?" He raised his arm, imitating Xue Mai's way of moving between the tables. "You've jumped into four tables by yourself, calling them brothers on the left and brothers on the right. You're just one step away from swearing brotherhood with them. You've completely disgraced me."
"In fact, I did that all for you!" Xue Mai deliberately took two steps away from him, and said with a red face: "Those guys kept talking about how great their Lord Shen was. I must have thought that our generals were not bad either, and we couldn't lose! That's why I went among them and told them about your glorious deeds..."
To be honest, he was still slightly at a disadvantage in this verbal battle.
After all, he had only followed Lang Jiang for a few months, while those guys had actually followed Lord Shen for a whole year.
Yu Jiusi smiled and said, "Thank you."
"elder brother--!"
Xue Mai was about to speak when Yu Nanshu came running over with several picture albums, "Don't you want to see the clothes I drew? They are all here. Let's go to the pavilion, it's bright there!"
Seeing the little girl running over and calling Yu Jiusi brother, Xue Mai once again realized a fact - his boss was really the grandson of the current Earl of Yongning.
Human life is so magical and full of variables.
If he had turned around and walked away outside Changnan City that day, what would his life be like?