Hearing the call of "Mr. Zhang", the old man who had just said goodbye to Zhang Shou turned around suddenly and stared at Zhang Shou with an incredible look on his face.
Not only him, but there were already a lot of people nearby, and countless people immediately cast their eyes over. For a moment, they were asking where Master Zhang was and who was Master Zhang's relative. There was a lot of noise and chaos, so much so that Zhang Shou didn't have time to find out who was so stupid as to reveal his identity in public. He had only one thought in his mind, which was to get away as soon as possible.
In spring, summer and autumn, he could still wear a bamboo hat, but in the winter, if he wore a bamboo hat in public, he would attract everyone's attention. So since the weather turned cold, he simply wrapped himself in a fur scarf like the nobles in the capital, and put on a thick fur hat, so that not much of his face was exposed. In this case, unless someone was very familiar with him, he should not be recognized!
He soon found out who the fool who had exposed his identity was. Because in this chaotic situation, a loud voice suddenly rang out: "Young Master Ye, why are you so reckless? Look at the chaos after your shouting... Lin Lao Hu, the head of the criminal department of Shuntian Prefecture, is here. If there are any more noises and troubles, they will be locked up and taken back to the yamen for questioning!"
Although Zhang Shou is now very famous in the capital, in a street like this where ordinary people gather, no matter how famous he is, he is not as intimidating as the words "Captain of the Criminal Office of Shuntian Prefecture". Zhang Shou saw that the people who initially surrounded him from all directions retreated like the receding tide, forming a large vacuum zone around him.
Of course, people still had to watch, but they were not so presumptuous. Moreover, compared to the inner city where dignitaries gathered, there were more outsiders and ordinary people in the outer city, and they were more afraid of the government.
Seeing that he had made a great contribution by shouting, Lin Lao Hu led a group of people forward, and then he smiled and bowed to Zhang Shou: "Master Zhang, I was just strolling here with Master Xiao Ye and Master Zou, and I didn't expect that you would come by by chance."
With a casual glance, he saw that Ye Mengqiu, who had just revealed his identity, was looking very embarrassed. His companions beside him kept shaking their heads. Even Zou Ming, who had been sick for many days because of catching a cold after falling into the water, came out with his two fellow scholars. Zhang Shou couldn't help but smile.
Although the seven people except Lin Lao Hu were all residents of the house, Zhang Shou, who had been traveling between home, the palace and Jiuzhang Hall most of the time, had no time to see them in the past few days. You know, Ye Mengqiu and the other three often attended classes in Jiuzhang Hall, but recently the emperor was about to summon them, so they were said to be studying hard at home to learn what they had learned since elementary school, and they had not left the house for the past three days.
Thinking of this, the annoyance caused by the previous incident disappeared. He jumped off his horse, greeted everyone with a smile.
"It was indeed a coincidence. After I left the city, I remembered that the Imperial Chef Selection Competition had ended, so I came here to take a look around and planned to go to the public school later. I didn't expect to see such a large-scale construction. Lu Jijiu really hid this surprise well, and even Gao Yuan didn't mention it."
Ye Mengqiu was relieved to see that Zhang Shou didn't care about his quick words. Before he could say anything, Lin Lao Hu said enthusiastically, "Mr. Zou has just recovered from a serious illness, and we are on the street. Why don't you go to Xinglong Tea House to talk with Mr. Zhang, Mr. Ye, and everyone else? There aren't so many people there, so Mr. Zhang won't be surrounded by people like this."