Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 58 I have a friend!
Su Yun was speechless at Zhou Zhan's silly smile, but he didn't feel disgusted at all. It's normal not to hit a smiling person, and it's only human nature for Zhou Zhan to be so flattering.

However, Su Yun would not easily trust someone like Zhou Zhan. It's not that Zhou Zhan is a bad person, but you can only know a person's face but not his heart. You can make friends with him, but don't open your heart to him easily. Just keep a good distance.

Then Xu Jian came over.

Su Yun was a little surprised and asked, "Brother Xu, why did you come here so soon? Isn't the building very busy?"

When Su Yun walked over, Xu Jian was busy like a grandson. Now he changed into plain clothes and looked more like an old scholar than a rich man, but a short and fat old scholar who collected a lot of tuition fees from his students.

When Zhou Zhan saw Xu Jian's attire, he immediately looked at his own fine clothes and thought to himself: Oh no, Master Su is hosting a banquet for literati, and the guests coming are either neighbors or scholars, and the way I am dressed is so tacky!

He looked at Su Yun again. He was indeed wearing a blue shirt and looked very elegant. Standing next to him, he reeked of money!
This is going to be a big deal!
If you don’t dress correctly on such an important occasion, something terrible could happen!

Think about it, this is obviously a very elegant occasion, others are wearing either scholar's clothes or plain cloth, but I am dressed like a nouveau riche. If they spread this out, saying that I am full of money and dare to associate with Mr. Su, it would be really embarrassing!

Although it is a famous name, it is not a good name, and you may be ridiculed by the world for decades!

If a mischievous scholar made up an idiom for himself and passed it down, he would be infamous for eternity.

Zhou Zhan was anxious and sweat broke out on his forehead.

Su Yun was talking to Xu Jian when he turned around and saw Zhou Zhan sweating profusely. He was immediately shocked and said, "Brother Zhou, are you feeling unwell? Why do you look so ugly and sweat so much? Why don't you go home and rest? Don't come tonight. I'll treat you alone next time."

Zhou Zhan was unwilling to do so and quickly said, "My clothes are too hot. I'll go back and change into something lighter and come back in a while."

As he said this, he jumped onto the cart, and the cart sped away.

Su Yun didn't understand and just thought he was really hot. However, it was only the turn of April and May, so it couldn't be that hot, right?

After watching Zhou Zhan leave, I turned around and saw Xu Jian also moving things downstairs.

Well, there were a lot of foods, such as tea, wine, cakes, and jerky, and the quantity was quite large.

Su Yun shook his head and smiled: "Why do you bring so many things?"

Xu Jian also said confidently: "After drinking, you should drink some tea, and after drinking tea, you should eat some cakes and meat jerky. I have this bad habit, and I was afraid that you didn't prepare it, so I brought it here."

Su Yun said: "What's the matter with this wine?"

Xu Jian smiled and said, "These are all the wines in the building. When the guests are leaving, each of them can take some back to try. If they taste good, it will be like advertising for the building."

Well, it’s a good start.

At this moment, Pan Bing, Guo Ke and Gu Geng also arrived.

None of the three came empty-handed.

Pan Bing was a scholar who had failed in the imperial examinations many times. He had long given up on fame and fortune and made a living by selling wine, so he also brought wine, several large jars of it. It didn't seem like he was coming to eat, but rather to deliver wine.

Guo Ke is a descendant of Guo Ziyi, a famous general in the Tang Dynasty. He now runs a pharmacy. His gifts are also interesting. He brought several large bags of spices. Don’t say that his gifts are small. Spices are very expensive.
Gu Gengdao was not a businessman. He was a knight-errant. He was enthusiastic and took on tasks everywhere. He had a chivalrous heart. Su Shi jokingly called him the descendant of Gu Yaya, a knight-errant in the Tang Dynasty. He also brought a gift, and it was quite interesting. It was a huge elk. Su Yun was very surprised and asked, "What's the matter with this deer?"

Gu Gengdao smiled and said, "I received your invitation this morning. I thought for a long time and didn't know what to send. But you said you like to eat wild animals, so I might as well catch an elk. Maybe next time you eat venison, I can also have a meal with you and drink some wine."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter.

Su Yun laughed. Very good. It was in line with Gu Gengdao’s temperament.

At this time, Zhu Ada came back and brought back the news about the envoy, Chen Zhushi.

"Sir, Master Chen said that he will definitely arrive tonight."

Su Yun was not surprised. Chen Shi had brought Huangzhou Tongpan and others to Su Shi's house, so there was no need for the people under them to be shy.

And he was praised by Li Chang. Everyone could see that Li Chang admired him. He had a bright future, so naturally they were willing to come and get closer to him.

What they don’t know is that he has no intention of becoming an official and is trying every means to stay away from officialdom.

Su Yun invited Xu Jian, Guo Ke and others in, set up a table in the yard, and laid out the wine, cakes, jerky and other things that Xu Jian brought, making a buffet for everyone to enjoy as they pleased.

Su Shi had already heard the news and came out, and had a very pleasant conversation with Guo Ke and others.

Xu Jian was not very familiar with Su Shi, so he sat and chatted with Su Yun.

Xu Jian laughed softly and said, "Brother Su, our Linjiang Tower has become completely popular!"

Su Yun smiled and said, "The business was packed before, and the building couldn't handle it all. What else can we do?"

Xu Jian shook his head and said a little excitedly: "It's different. There were many people before, but the most prominent figures in Huangzhou were still in Wangjiang Tower. Now it's different. Officials from the state government and surrounding gentry have all come to our building to eat. Do you know what this means?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "Has the title of Huangzhou's No. 1 restaurant changed hands?"

Xu Jian slapped his thigh and said, "That's right. These people would never come to our Linjiang Tower to eat before. They only knew Wangjiang Tower. Now they can come, which means that the status of Linjiang Tower in their minds has changed!"

Su Yun smiled and nodded, saying, "Very good."

Seeing that Su Yun looked indifferent and didn't seem to take it seriously, Xu Jian felt a little disappointed. However, he knew in his heart that to him, Linjiang Tower was his life, but to Su Yun, it was just a matter of making some money. His ambition was to enter the court of the Song Dynasty, and that was the real superior person!
Xu Jian's heart moved, and he whispered: "I heard that Huaixi Li Xiantai wants to take you to Huaixi, when will you leave?"

Su Yun whispered, "Brother Xu, in Huangzhou... um, which brothel is the most famous nearby? Are there any famous prostitutes?"

Xu Jian was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise: "Brother Su, why are you asking this?"

Su Yun glanced at Xu Jian and said, "Look at the question you asked. Of course, it was asked by a friend of mine."

Xu Jian came back to his senses at this time, nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, of course you have a friend, let me think about it."

(End of this chapter)