After Sun Tu and two people took their seats, someone immediately put cups, plates, utensils, preserved fruits and other appetizers on the table for them. Sun Tu glanced at it and secretly smacked his lips. These cups and plates were actually made of sterling silver, with a flying phoenix pattern engraved on them. They were really rich. I'm afraid just this set of utensils would have cost tens of thousands of dollars. It takes hundreds or even thousands of strings to purchase.
It is true that this Fan Building is not boasted by others. The utensils alone are more than those of Liufangju, and the food and wine contained in such utensils must be of the first quality. This makes him unhappy. I feel a bit looking forward to the dishes that will be served later.
At this time, Jin Wan'er was memorizing a large list of various dish names reported by Tong Mu, and then asked after running out: "What kind of wine would Mr. Tong want to drink today? Is it Hezhi, Meishou, or Meishou, which is specially brewed by our Fan Lou?" Are you asking people to go outside and buy your favorite wine?" At this time, the service in each hotel was quite attentive. Even if the guests ordered famous wines from other stores, they would help buy them without any complaints. Then she specially explained for Sun Tu, who was here for the first time: "Mr. Sun, the two famous wines in Fanlou are both good, but the eyebrows are longer, and the harmony is clearer."
After looking at Tong Mu and seeing that he made a gesture of treating guests as he pleased, Sun Tu smiled and said: "We are here today to have a look at the Li family. We can't let wine interfere with the business, so we choose to be indifferent." Let’s do something harmonious.”
"Sanlang is indeed shrewd. I'll do as you say." Tong Mu also ordered with a smile. Jin Wan'er then smiled and agreed twice, then left with a scent of fragrance to make arrangements.
It wasn't until he saw him leaving that Sun Tu couldn't help but admire: "This Fan Building is indeed well-deserved. The furnishings and the way of greeting guests here are much better than our Liufangju."
"This is naturally incomparable, otherwise how could it be called the best building in the world. The reason why Fan Building is famous today is not only because of the delicious wine, delicious food and beautiful people here, but they have also done all the details to the extreme. .”
"Yes, it's really impressive." Sun Tu nodded sincerely. Originally, he looked down on the entertainment venues of this thousand years ago, but now, looking at it, this Fan Tower is no worse than those high-end clubs in later generations, especially in terms of service, it even exceeds it. But then he thought of the corresponding price: "Isn't this banquet expensive?"
"If it were an ordinary banquet, it would only cost a few hundred guan. But today is special. The table for you and me alone cost me 500 guan. But as long as I can see the Li family, it's not a loss. It would be even more worthwhile if I could have a drink with her." Tong Mu said at the end, his eyes full of expectation. Obviously he should be one of Li Shishi's many admirers, or in later generations, fans.
Sun Tu finally understood why Tong Mu, who had always followed the rules, spent a lot of money to come to Fanlou today despite the pressure of taking the imperial examination. It turned out that he was here to support his idol. Fans' money is often the best to earn, and this is the same whether it was a thousand years ago or a thousand years later.
Just when Sun Tu wanted to make fun of the other party, a chuckle suddenly came from the side: "Runjie, you really have a good plan, but everyone Li may not go as you wish." These words made Zheng Zheng intoxicated. Tong Mu was stunned because Runjie was his cousin.
Then, a young man in brocade robes came out from behind the screen, shaking a folding fan. Tong Mu was slightly stunned and said, "Brother Ziyu, why are you here too? Aren't you afraid of being reprimanded by the eunuchs?" This young master turned out to be his classmate in the Imperial College.
"My Excellency, Zhu Yu, Zhu Ziyu, may I ask who this brother is?" The visitor first reported his name, and after asking Sun Tu, he smiled easily: "Even you, Tong Runjie, dare to come to Fanlou today, why should I?" Don’t you dare? If the edicts find out and really want to reprimand you, I’m afraid you should be the first to be reprimanded.”
"What you said makes sense." Tong Mu said with a wry smile. Because his uncle was a Tong Guan, he had always been unpopular with those who taught him in the Imperial Academy. Although they were not necessarily making things difficult, they would definitely punish him severely if he made a mistake.
When Sun Tu heard the exchange between the two, he knew that the relationship between the classmates was not bad, so he smiled and said: "My name is Sun Tu, and my courtesy name is Qianli. You can just call me by my name, or you can call me Sanlang." Although Biao Zi felt quite high-class, but Sun Tu was still not used to it.
"Sun Tu..." Zhu Yu put away the folding fan in his hand and thought for a moment before saying: "So you are the one who brought Liu Fangju back to life. It's really disrespectful."
"Haha, it's just some small tricks, not worth mentioning." Sun Tu waved his hand modestly.
At this time, Zhu Yu and Tong Mu had already made the decision to have the screen separating the two groups of guests removed, thus bridging the distance between them. Only then did Sun Tu realize that there were four or five young men sitting there, all of them dressed in fine clothes. At first glance, they were all young men from a wealthy family.
After Tong Mu glanced at these people, his expression changed slightly, but then he still nodded to them one by one. It turns out that these few are his classmates like Zhu Yu, but they are not very close to each other.
"I don't know where you are studying now, Qianli?" Although Sun Tu said this, Zhu Yu still used to call each other by his first name.
"I am different from you. I am not a scholar, but just a martial artist." Sun Tu did not have the inferiority complex faced by scholars like many warriors in this era, and he immediately replied openly.
"That's it." Zhu Yu suddenly didn't know how to continue speaking, with a slightly embarrassed look on his face. I should have thought of it a long time ago. With Tong Mu's identity here, how could he come with the scholar
After hearing this, the others showed even more contempt on their faces: "It turns out that he is just a warrior, and he is not a member of my generation at all." Although the words were light, they were still heard by Sun Tu and the other two. Although he said it was okay, Tong Mu's face changed a little, and he said immediately: "Don't underestimate Sanlang. He just took part in the shooting test yesterday and came first. Even the officials appreciate him."
"Oh? So we will be officials in the same court soon, so we need to get closer." Zhu Yu tried to smooth things over and quickly raised a toast to each other. After all, he and Tong Mu have a closer relationship here. some. But it can be heard from his words that he is not satisfied with Sun Tu's results in the palace test.
Sun Tu calmly raised his glass and took a sip. He did not get angry because of the other party's contempt, because this is the concept of the whole world today, and warriors are always looked down upon by literati.
Fortunately, as soon as they talked about the future, these people changed the topic and began to discuss the upcoming imperial examination with some anticipation. One of them even shook his head and said: "It is really not easy for others to pass the exam, but for you here. For me, it should be like searching for something. After all, we are participating in the lock-in examination, which is a five out of ten chance. Moreover, the people in the hall with us are all officials from other places. In terms of talent and learning, we are far ahead of them. of."
Seeing that Sun Tu was a little confused, Tong Mu explained carefully: "This imperial examination is also a type of imperial examination, but the candidates have identity requirements, and they all have official positions. Because everyone wants to be a Jinshi. , this was specially opened by the imperial court. However, compared with the average score of 20 or 3 in the general imperial examination, the probability of passing this lock-up examination is very high." After saying this, his face felt a little hot.
Only then did Sun Tu realize that there was such a backdoor imperial examination method. Obviously, this examination was not only prepared for officials who wanted to find a better background, but also to facilitate the children of these officials to obtain a decent background. Therefore, the so-called fairness is always relative. Just like the college entrance examination in later generations, Beijing students always have an advantage over candidates from other places.
While several people were excitedly talking about the upcoming exam, a cold snort suddenly came from the side: "It's so shameless. Such methods can still be talked about by others. It's really insulting to politeness. No wonder I can only fight with I am in the company of vulgar warriors."
These words were very serious, and they were immediately heard clearly by the students of the Imperial College. This made their faces suddenly change, and they wanted to question him.
But at this moment, there was a burst of urgent drumming from below, and then the front of the originally brightly lit first floor suddenly went dark. This immediately attracted the attention of everyone upstairs and downstairs. Even those who wanted to argue subconsciously looked down, including of course Sun Tu.