Vol 2 Chapter 216 (2/2)
Suddenly, Fan Xian patted his change purse and laughed bitterly ”It see on our trip to Northern Qi” Everyone silently realized that Co public h he had soht that much with him
Shopkeeper Yu continued to wipe away his sweat ”Master, if this is official business, then I should report it in the accounts If you rite a note, then I will send it back to the capital, and the debt can be repaid”
”An IOU? Good idea” As he took out his paper and an ink-stick, Fan Xian thought about this Shopkeeper Yu He was probably a ment, and no doubt he had seen plenty of IOUs from officials in the past He scribbled some characters down on the paper, and Shopkeeper Yu carefully wrote down a price, giving the paper back to Fan Xian to sign He hesitated for aQinian a question ”Does the Council have any funds?”
wang Qinian laughed bitterly ”One third of the Council's finances come from His Majesty, and two thirds from the Ministry of Revenue - that is, your father Recently we have had to tighten our belts”
Fan Xian turned his head and looked at Gao Da He knew that Gao Da knew his father, and that the Tiger Guards ell-funded Gao Da saw that Fan Xian see, and an aard expression suddenly appeared on his face ”Master, the er Guards is strictly”It appears that this will have to be done in the nah Fan Xian was openly fleecing Honglu Temple What could he say? In any case, it was all public finances Lin Jing was not particularly distressed about it ”Either way, it's the public purse”
He was quite correct No matter whether it was the palace treasury under the command of the Eldest Princess, or the Ministry of Revenue under Count Sinan, in the end, it was allFan Xian and Lin Jing both confidently signed their names They looked at the sulassworks shop
No one followed behind them, so Shopkeeper Yu ordered his assistants to take the precious glass goblets and follow them out Because Fan Xian had not ordered them to send them back to the diplomatic mission, he presu a toy store that sold various puzzles on Xiarong Way, Fan Xian looked inside the store next to it, which was a wine shop He went inside The shopkeeper had already been infor officials had co them respectfully
Fan Xian sat on a chair and looked around The vessels that held the wine in this shop were also of a high quality, though they were nowhere near as good as the glass goblets that he had just ”bought” He waved a hand, su the shopkeeper toward him ”Which is your finest wine?”
The shopkeeper's surnaic trick, he produced a transparent, slender bottle Inside the bottle was a liquid with an alluring, thick red color
Fan Xian narrowed his eyes ”Grape wine?” he said, surprised
”Master Fan, you are indeed asasked some questions about thesoblet, Fan Xian closed his eyes, swirling it around and taking a sniff Seeing hi Qinian - once a thief who had known luxury - and even Lin Jing and Shopkeeper Sheng sighed to themselves with adious family indeed
Fan Xian was noon an act He placed the goblet on the table ”I shall take this wine Pick out so dared not dawdle, and hurriedly offered him a few more Fan Xian took a sip of each He frowned It wasn't very different to the wine he usually drank It eaker, and nothing like the sorghuiven hi his frown, Shopkeeper Sheng spoke quietly ”Forgivedrink is not allowed to be imported into the north”
Fan Xian knew that thein the world that money couldn't buy, and the nobles of Northern Qi were lovers of leisure and of spending oods He said nothing, si his dissatisfaction
Shopkeeper Sheng suddenly looked at hiht out two bottles Fan Xian frowned At first, he had seemed like an ordinary shopkeeper, but it appeared that he was anything but
Holding a small porcelain cup, Fan Xian pursed his lips then frowned deeply, saying nothing for a long while
The people around him did not think that the liquor s Qinian eventually couldn't stop hi ”Master, what is it?”
Fan Xian sucked in a breath of air, turning the burning feeling in his throat into a feeling of sti pleasure In a loud voice, he called out in admiration ”Fine wine! Fine wine indeed! What is it called?”
Shopkeeper Sheng smiled ”Five Grain Liquor” [1]
Fan Xian's face reh, ”you really did kno to have fun”
After business was settled, the four officials stood up and left the shop But as they were leaving, Fan Xian saw Shopkeeper Sheng give hi he hadthe other three continue on He turned around and followed Shopkeeper Sheng into a side rooely quiet
Once Shopkeeper Sheng had entered the rooht, and his face became solemn and respectful He bowed to Fan Xian, who sat in a chair ”I a Huairen of the palace treasury You are the son-in-law of my mistress It is an honor to ye, is the narain alcohol in China