Love is More than a
Word《识汝不识丁》Shi Nu Bu Shi Ding
Love is More than a Word, Chapter 10: The Famous master and the brilliant apprentice (1)...
When old Tao saw that Tao Mo was still at home, he advised him to go out and get familiar with the customs of the Tanyang County. The end of the year is approaching and the wind is cold and chilly. Pedestrians come and go on the streets to buy New Year’s goods.
With Lao Tao around, Tao Mo didn't have to dabble in these things, just showing Hao Guozi around the small shop like the snack shop.
Remembering that he used to like to eat cinnamon flower cakes, Hao Guozi bought him some especially for him to eat while walking.
Tao Mo just took a mouthful bite and the cold wind poured into his mouth, the roots of the teeth were permeated with coldness, only ate two pieces and stopped, the rest was about to be handed over to Hao Guozi, but when he turned around he bumped into a man and the hand holding the cinnamon cake fluttered and they were scattered on the ground.
Hao Guozi jumped out at once and said, "How do you walk?"
The man was about to argue, when he saw Tao Mo's face, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face, "Lord Tao?"
Hao Guozi said foolishly, "Who are you?"
Tao Mo was surprised, "Wang Pengcheng?"
Hao Guozi's eyes fluttered. Isn’t he the ungrateful son who's been beaten several times? He subconsciously blocked in front of Tao Mo and looked at him warily. "What do you want to do?"
Wang Pengcheng humbled Tao Mo and said, "I'd rather meet you by chance. I wonder if Lord Tao would be so kind as to accept an invite to the Xianwei restaurant."
Hao Guozi tugged on Tao Mo's sleeve and attached himself to his ear and said in an extremely low voice, "I'm afraid he's not a good thing."
Although he whispered, Wang Pengcheng still heard him clearly and smiled, "This young gentleman is too worried, I just want to thank Lord Tao."
"Thanks?" Since when does someone who get beaten up goes to say thank you? Hao Guozi's suspicions grew even stronger.
But Wang Pengcheng didn't care, grabbed Tao Mo's arm and walked towards the Xianwei restaurant.
Hao Guozi chased after him and wanted to pull away, but heard Tao Mo say, "I'm just tired, it's good to rest my feet."
Wang Pengcheng repeatedly said: "Exactly. After eating the Xianwei restaurant, you can also stop by the Mingcui restaurant."
Hao Guozi stomped in place and finally pursued after them unwillingly.
This is the most famous restaurant in the Tangyang County, which welcomes all the rich and powerful merchants and scholars, and a little table for the average person's meal in January, which is expensive.
By the time Wang Pengcheng and Tao Mo arrived, it was already midday and the Xianwei restaurant was almost full.
Wang Pengcheng and the boss negotiated for a long time before he vacated an empty space against the wall. He also commanded his fellow officers to move a screen to block off a part of the lobby that looked like a small box. He sat down after all this trouble, and said, "My lord, it's no wonder I didn't expect to meet you on the street. I couldn't entertain him properly, so I had to grievance the Lord."
Tao Mo waved his hand and laughed, "That would be good."
Hao Guozi stood coyly aside and looked at Tao Mo with bewildered eyes, waiting for him to nod before happily sitting down.
"I ordered a few of the famous dishes from the Xianwei restaurant, Your Excellency will try them later, if it's not enough, just ask." Wang Pengcheng seemed not surprised that Hao Guozi was seated, and he personally poured tea for Tao Mo, and even Hao Guozi enjoyed the honor of being served.
Thinking of the chair, Tao Mo felt guilty in his heart and asked softly, "Is your butt in the way?"
Wang Pengcheng smiled awkwardly and whispered, ''Don't worry, Your Excellency, those bailiffs didn't exert themselves. I went back and rubbed the medicine and I was fine." He was thinking that Tao Mo was going to ask the bailiffs why they didn't try hard enough, and he was thinking whether he was going to let them down on purpose, and then tell him the truth about the blackmail, but he just nodded and said "that's fine", and he didn't seem to care about it.
"Speaking of which, if it wasn't for the Lord's brilliant plan, I'm afraid that my feud with my mother wouldn't have been broken so quickly."
Not to mention that Hao Guozi was bewildered, Tao Mo was also dumbfounded.
Wang Pengcheng sighed, "Since my late wife passed away, I have no intention of marrying again. But my mother has been thinking about our Wang Family's lack of a wife, and has repeatedly urged me to do so, and this time she even brought me to court to force me to give in. If it hadn't been for a slap on the wrist from the lord, my mother's affection for me would only have remained unquiet to this day."
Hao Guozi was curious: "It's a big deal to pass on the family lineage, why won't you marry again?"
Wang Pengcheng's eyes flashed and he didn't speak for a long time.
Tao Mo was touched in his heart, saying, "Is it true that your wife, the deceased Mrs. Wang, was the one who said, 'Three thousand barrels of water, take only one scoop from one barrel and drink it'? When he finished, he purposely looked at Hao Guozi's expression and saw him nod his head, before reassuring himself.
Wang Pengcheng's lips mumbled twice, just in time to serve the food, and the topic was interrupted.
The food at Xianwei restaurant is really good.
Tao Mo and Hao Guozi have been living on a tight budget together for a while, and it's rare to find such a delicious meal, both of them can't stop moving chopsticks.
Wang Pengcheng only took a few shallow bites and then stopped, waiting for them to have their fill of food before saying, "I heard that Lord Tao only brought two servants with him to talk about Tangyang County?"
Tao Mo said, "Yes."
Wang Pengcheng tentatively said, "The wife... "
Hao Guozi said with a straight face, "My young master is not married yet."
"Oh?" Wang Pengcheng's eyes lit up and he whispered, "Isn't it because Lord Tao has high eyesight and hasn’t seen anyone to his liking?"
Tao Mo Gan laughed, ''Where did you surmise all that. He just hasn't been available."
The three words "not available" just poked Wang Pengcheng in the heart, making him smile a hundred times brighter, "If your Excellency is interested, I may be able to plan for your Excellency?"
Hao Guozi remembered that Tao Mo could only look at males, and his face instantly went white.
Tao Mo excused himself and said, "My father died less than a year ago, and I still have to keep my mourning."
"Oh, is that so." Wang Pengcheng had a disappointed look on his face.
Hao Guozi looked at him in amazement and said, ''You're so strange too. Before, your mother asked you to take a wife, and you refused to do so, so how can you be a matchmaker for someone else wife now?"
Wang Pengcheng's face was embarrassed, "I'm just grateful to Lord Tao for giving me and my mother a slap on the wrist, so I want to do my bit to help Lord Tao. After all, when Lord Tao first came, the inner courtyard must also need someone to take care of it." Talking about the inner courtyard, he seemed to remember something and said, "I wonder if Lord Tao has visited the two teachers since he came to Tangyang?"
Tao Mo dazedly said, "I don't have a teacher in Tangyang County."
"I'm referring to Mr. Yichui and Mr. Lin." He muffled his voice.
Tao Mo suddenly remembered that he had mentioned this to Lao Tao, and that he had been temporarily stranded due to the uncertainty of the gift, and this stranding had been stranded until now. "Not yet."
Wang Pengcheng hesitated and hinted, "It's better to go there."
Tao Mo said, "Just don't know what gifts the two gentlemen like."
Wang Pengcheng laughed, ''That's why I said that if Lord Tao had a wife to take care of the inner courtyard, the matter would be much easier. Mr. Yichui and Mr. Lin have one thing in common, apart from the fact that they are both solicitors, and that is that they do what they say to their wife."
Tao Mo scratched his head and said, "Then I'll send some gold and silver jewelry with two ladies?"
Wang Peng Cheng's face turned black, thinking how The Lord understood the little things. He said: "Never. The Lord is a man, after all. This I'm afraid it's not appropriate to give such gifts to the two gentlemen with wives and families.”
Tao Mo's ears were slightly red, and he was embarrassed when he said, "It's my thinking that's not right." He has had no regard for women since he was a child, and has seldom been concerned with the protection of men and women.
"No problem." Wang Pengcheng thought for a moment and said, "It's rare that I'll say one more thing as soon as I've met your Excellency."
Tao Mo arched his hand and said, "Please speak."
"Mr. and Mrs. Yichui and Mr. and Mrs. Lin both have love apprentices, did you know that?"
Tao Mo's spirit shot up, "I know, it's Gu She."
Wang Pengcheng was startled by the light that shot out of his eyes, ''Master Gu is a senior disciple of Mr. Yichui. And Mr. Lin's senior apprentice is Master Lu."
Tao Mo nodded his head and said, "I know it too."
When Wang Pengcheng heard him say "also", his heart was clear and he laughed, "No wonder you're always on top of things, it turns out that you've already strengthened Mr. Gu and Mr. Lu, so it's my fault for worrying too much.”
Tao Mo's acquaintance with both Lu Zhenxue and Gu She was a coincidence, but he took great pains to explain it, so he let him misunderstand.
After the three had finished their meal, they left the building.
Hao Guozi followed Tao Mo on the way back to the county office, his brow furrowed, "I always felt that this person was up to something."
Tao Mo sighed, "What have I got worth to be scheming for?"
"Nope. The young master remembered that before we went to the Xianwei restaurant, he said that he would invite us to the Mingcui restaurant. But as soon as the meal was over, he paid the bill and ran away." Hao Guozi muttered.
Tao Mo laughed and said, "If you're thinking about the Mingcui restaurant, I'll invite you some other time."
When Tao Mo saw Hao Guozi chattering on and on, he had to promise.
~ Love is More than A Word ~
Comments
Post a Comment