Inside Fish Scholar's Restaurant.
Meton covered his face and sneaked into the private room.
After graduating from the Imperial College, Meton's reputation in Chang 'an had skyrocketed, especially in a familiar place like Fish Scholar's Restaurant. If someone recognized him, he wouldn't be able to leave even if he wanted to.
"Yo, our great scholar is here!" Before Meton could turn around, he heard Qin Huaiyu's jeering.
Meton turned around and said, "Even treating you to a meal can't shut your mouths."
"You're a rich man, who else can I take advantage of?" Kong Huisuo laughed and said, "Besides, I will definitely eat the resentment of losing to you today."
Kong Huisuo was Meton's strongest competitor in this exam, but he only got first place in three subjects.
"That's right. But to lose to you, I'm completely convinced." Zu Mingjun stood up and said.
This year's Annual Examination, Zu Mingjun got first grade in Mathematics, which was a pretty good result. Qin Huaiyu and the other two were even better. If they could get third place, they would wake up laughing in their dreams.
Moton greeted his five brothers one by one before sitting down.
"How is it? How does it feel to not have to go to school?" Meton asked with a smile.
"Of course, I don't have to be punished by the teacher anymore. I can sleep until I wake up naturally. How great is that?" Cheng Chumo said excitedly.
"From now on, I'm going to start a life of drunken debauchery!" Qin Huaiyu howled.
Qin Huaiyu and the other two couldn't help but chuckle. Although they had the ability to be debauchery before, they were embarrassingly short of money. How could they squander it? Now that they had the bonus from the food city, they were suddenly full of confidence.
"Someone, bring me wine? I don't want those inferior wines. Bring me the best Quenching Thousand Worries. "Yuchi Bao Lin said heroically.
"Quenching Thousand Worries? The Quenching Thousand Worries that can't even be bought with a bottle? "Zu Mingjun clicked his tongue.
Kong Huisuo glanced at Meton and faintly said, "With Brother Mo here, are you still worried about not being able to drink good wine?"
The bell on Meton's desk rang, and Yu Er came in not long after.
"Young Master, what are your orders?" Yu Er asked. Usually, when Master Yu was not around, Yu Er would be in charge of Yu Zhuangyuan's restaurant. Currently, his craftsmanship was already comparable to Master Yu's.
"Bring the hotpot and two bottles of Quenching A Thousand Worries." Merton, now that they had graduated from the Imperial College, drinking a little wine was no longer a big deal.
"And beef, give me a few more plates!" Cheng Chumo shouted.
"Beef?"
Zu Ming Jun and Kong Huisuo's eyes lit up. They had long heard of Yu Zhuangyuan's beef.
Now, in the whole of Chang 'an, only Yu Zhuangyuan's restaurant had an unlimited supply of beef. The Mo Family's village had obtained adult cattle from the grassland and supplied all the old cattle in the Guanzhong area to the two markets of Chang' an and Luoyang. This year, the people of Chang 'an could be said to have a good meal.
"By the way, why are you so late today?" Qin Huaiyu suddenly asked.
Meton suddenly said with a painful face, "Ah! There are too many properties in the Mo Family's village. I've been looking at the account books all day, and I really can't leave. "
In an instant, the five people suddenly felt like they were hit by 10,000 points of critical hit. They could not help but look at the pretentious Meton with disdain. They had never heard that counting money was so painful.
"If you don't like having too much money, you can ask the Mo Family's gourmet city to give us more dividends. 2,000 taels of silver is a bit too much!" Qin Huaiyu said with a cheeky smile.
"2,000 taels of silver!"
Zu Ming Jun and Kong Huisuo looked at each other and could not help but feel bitter. Among the people here, they were probably the poorest two.
"Yes! That's fine. We can help you share some of the money. "Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin nodded repeatedly.
Meton sneered and said, "If you think it's too little, I'll buy your shares for 10,000 taels of silver. If you want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, I can help you. The profits have multiplied several times in a year. The most profitable business in Chang 'an is just like this.
Qin Huaiyu and the other two people's expressions changed immediately. They said flatteringly, "Brother, you must be joking. How can 2,000 taels of silver be too little? In the past, when we were tight on money, we only had 500 taels of silver. How can we think it's too little? "
What a joke! With 2,000 taels of silver as dividends every year, they could get 10,000 taels of silver in five years. If they were directly bought out by 10,000 taels of silver, they would suffer a great loss. After all, they were the top three in the Imperial College of Mathematics, so they knew how to calculate.
"Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, what's the story?" Kong Huisuo asked curiously.
Meton glanced at Qin Huaiyu and the other two people and said, "Mozi once said that there was an old woman who owned an old hen. This hen could lay a golden egg every day. This family was very rich. However, the old woman thought that since the hen could lay golden eggs, it meant that there were still many golden eggs in its belly. So, she became greedy and killed the hen. She wanted to take out all the golden eggs, but in the end, there was only one unformed golden egg in her belly. The old woman regretted it, but it was already too late."
"Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, it is indeed very vivid." Zu Ming Jun sighed.
"The meaning of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs is no less than killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, or drinking poison to quench one's thirst. Mozi really has great wisdom." Kong Huisuo praised. Although he was a descendant of the Kong Family, he was still very devout when it came to true knowledge. When he heard the story of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, he was enlightened.
"Brother Mo, rest assured. The three of us are not short-sighted people. In the future, Brother Mo will be the one to decide the dividends. We will not say anything about it. Besides, we can't bear to part with such delicious food!" Qin Huaiyu said loudly.
Everyone laughed in unison. The spirit of a foodie was immortal.
Soon, the charcoal stove was served, and plates of beef rolls were placed in front of everyone. The aroma of the delicious food made everyone salivate.
The exquisite Xie Qianchou was opened, and the room was immediately filled with the fragrance of wine.
Zu Ming Jun raised his glass and proposed a toast to everyone, "This little brother would like to propose a toast to everyone. After today, I'm afraid that I will have to return to my hometown in Fanyang. The world is far away, and I'm afraid that it will be difficult for us to meet again in the future."
"My Imperial College days are over, and I'm afraid that I will have to rush back to my hometown in Qufu. Everyone, let us meet again in the future." Kong Huisuo also stood up and said.
Qin Huaiyu and the other two sighed. After finishing their studies in the Imperial College, they knew that they would have to go their separate ways. They didn't expect that this day would come so quickly.
"After the new year, the three of us will have to enter the military as well. It will be difficult for us to meet again in the future." Qin Huaiyu and the other two sighed.
As a family of generals, entering the military was an inevitable choice. In the future, whether it was guarding the borders or conquering foreign lands, the time they would have to spend together would be greatly reduced.
Meton stood up and said, "I'm afraid that I will have to hold onto my position as a Marquis for the rest of my life."
Everyone smiled knowingly. Among them, Meton was probably the one who was under the most pressure. The task of reviving the Mo Family was on his shoulders, and he wouldn't be able to relax.
"The future is long. I hope that no matter where we are in the future, we will not forget the friendship we have today!" Meton raised his glass and said.
"Don't forget the friendship we have today."
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