Water Margin official

Chapter 4 Squandering money like water

After lunch and resting for a while, Zhang Zhengdao put on a new suit of clothes and took another photo in the bronze mirror. He was really a handsome gentleman.

But, why are there so many pimples on this face?

Zhang Zhengdao touched his cheek and couldn't help but said: "I can't stay up late anymore."

"Da Lang, what did you say?" Jin Lian was making the bed next to her. When she heard Zhang Zhengdao's muttering to herself, she turned around and asked.

Zhang Zhengdao picked up the money bag on the table. There were twenty taels of silver in it, which was quite heavy.

"It's okay. You can clean up at home while I go out." Zhang Zhengdao held the money bag and ordered.

"Does Da Lang want to go out? I'll ask Zhang Liu to fetch the white horse." Pan Jinlian put down the brand-new brocade quilt in her hand and said softly.

Horseback riding?

You have to buy some gifts when you go out, which is very inconvenient when riding a horse.

"No, let him hitch a carriage." Zhang Zhengdao stepped out of the house.

Taking Jin Lian to the courtyard, Zhang Liu, the young boy who usually hung out with Zhang Maode, was waiting respectfully.

"Second officer, I'll lead the horse right now." Zhang Liu bent down and said flatteringly.

"Second official? From now on, you will call us senior official, remember?" Zhang Zhengdao was unhappy.

How does Zhang Liu know the difference between a second official and a senior official? Anyway, he is Zhang Zhengdao's follower, and his master will do whatever he says.

After being stunned for a moment, Zhang Liu immediately changed his words and said: "The senior official is going out, and the young one will go to the stable to fetch the horse."

Zhang Zhengdao stopped him: "I have to buy some things today, so I won't be riding a horse. You go to set up a car and wait outside the door."

Zhang Liu took the order and went.

Standing in the yard and stretching his muscles that had not been moved for a long time, Zhang Zhengdao looked at the sun high in the sky and the sun was shining brightly, and he felt extremely comfortable.

Looking at Jin Lian waiting by the side, Zhang Zhengdao laughed heartily: "Jin Lian, can you play the flute?"

Pan Jinlian was stunned for a moment, wondering why Dalang suddenly asked this, so she replied softly: "My family can not only play the flute, but also play the pipa."

Zhang Zhengdao became even more cheerful, stretched out his big hand, caressed Jin Lian's pretty face, and then left with a long smile.

Pan Jinlian was startled by his dissolute behavior. It wasn't until Zhang Zhengdao's back left that she came back to her senses. Deep in her mind, she recalled the scene in the house at noon.

Dalang seems to be very majestic.

But when Zhang Zhengdao left Zhang Mansion, he saw an exquisite carriage parked on the long street.

Zhang Liu is holding the horse's head and stroking its mane.

Seeing Zhang Zhengdao coming out, he quickly came forward and stretched out his hand to help him get into the car.

"Official, slow down, don't fall."

Zhang Zhengdao got on the carriage and then ordered: "Go to the tailor shop and buy some cloth, and then go to the rouge shop and buy some gouache."

When Zhang Liuyi heard what he said, he nodded without hesitation, "The senior official still knows Sister Dong's favorite. I will take the senior official to buy it right away."

It's Sister Dong again, this is already the second person who mentioned this woman to him.

Zhang Zhengdao did not respond to him. He sat in the carriage, opened the curtains and looked at the Dasong Market at this time.

Although the Song Dynasty was weak, several officials of the old Zhao family were good at governing the world. The people were extremely wealthy, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and there was laughter everywhere.

As the carriage traveled along the way, the sounds of hawking along the street could be heard everywhere, and women from good families, carrying baskets, showed up to buy and sell goods.

What a prosperous scene.

The carriage stopped and arrived at a clothing store. Zhang Liu raised the curtain and said: "Master, we are here."

Zhang Zhengdao got off the carriage and saw that the shop was very lively with people coming and going.

Stepping inside, a waiter from the store came up to greet me.

"So you are the second official of the Zhang family. What do you want to buy today?" the waiter said with a smile.

Zhang Zhengdao frowned, how come everyone knew him and still called him Zhang Erguan? These are all shabby names.

Zhang Liuren, a little devil, saw him frowning and knew what he was thinking, so he quickly scolded: "You call me a senior official. Don't call me a second official again in the future."

The waiter didn't dare to refute, and said with a smile: "Look at your bad mouth, you deserve a slap." After saying that, he lightly slapped his mouth.

"Master, what do you want to buy today? The store has some new silks from the south of the Yangtze River, but want to take a look?" The clerk promoted the new products in the store.

Zhang Zhengdao didn't care and motioned for him to take it out and have a look.

The clerk took out the new silks from Jiangnan and introduced them one by one.

Zhang Zhengdao, however, didn't have that patience. He pointed at a few pieces of brightly colored cloth and said, "Get one piece of each kind, wrap it up and put it in the car. Get it done quickly. I have something else to do."
In an instant, he thought of the golden lotus at home, and pointed to one of the exquisitely colored pieces of cloth, saying: "Here's one too, Zhang Liu, take this one home."

The clerk smiled happily and went to cut the cloth bought by the Zhang family.

The shopkeeper also came out to chat with Zhang Zhengdao and gave him a discount, charging him only one thousand yuan for each piece of cloth.

I bought a total of seven pieces of cloth for a total of seven thousand yuan, which is seven taels of silver, which is seven taels of silver, which is not cheap.

It’s not that this store deceived him. It’s true that Zhang Zhengdao bought the latest Jiangnan silk, and the quality and style are beyond words.

After a while, the clerk in the store put the wrapped cloth into the car.

"Let's go to the rouge shop." Zhang Zhengdao didn't get in the car, but walked ahead.

The owner of the ready-made clothing shop watched him leave and heard the waiter in the shop muttering: "Second Officer Zhang is Second Officer Zhang, what kind of high-ranking official? There is only one high-ranking official in Qinghe County, and that's the high-ranking official from Ximen."<

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The boss scolded: "Stop talking nonsense and go to work."

Zhang Zhengdao walked another three to five hundred steps and saw a rouge shop. He stepped inside and spent another three taels of silver to buy a bunch of rouge and gouache for women, which he piled in the car.

"High official, do you want to go to Sister Dong's place?" Zhang Liu asked cautiously. He always felt that Zhang Maode today was a little different from usual, but he couldn't tell what was different.

Zhang Zhengdao said softly: "What are you looking for, Sister Dong? Go to Wang Sanguan's house."

Zhang Liu was shocked and said quickly: "Official, could it be that you have lost your mind and gone crazy? A few days ago, you and Wang Sanguan had a fight. If you come to your door like this today, won't you be shut down and beaten by him...

He suppressed the word "dog" forcibly.

Zhang Zhengdao said impatiently: "If you are asked to lead the way, you will lead the way. Where does all this nonsense come from?"

Zhang Liu did not dare to disobey him, so he had no choice but to lead the carriage in the direction of the Wang family, the largest family in Qinghe County.

It was already late afternoon, probably two or three o'clock.

Zhang Zhengdao walked squarely and met people who knew him from time to time.

"Second Officer Zhang, where are you going?"

"Second Officer, I heard that you were ill, but have you recovered?"

"Second Officer, let's go out."

The further I walked, the more uncomfortable I felt. Why did everyone recognize him? Why did this second officer become more and more awkward?

Zhang Liu chuckled in his heart, but he scolded those who greeted Zhang Zhengdao.

"From now on, remember to call me a senior official. Don't call me wrong, otherwise I'll peek at your second sister Li taking a bath." Zhang Liu shouted.

The man curled his lips, glanced at this arrogant creature, and sighed: "If you dare to come, I will marry you, my eldest sister."

Zhang Liu was taken aback and hurriedly pulled the carriage to speed up and crossed Zhang Zhengdao, walking faster and faster.

"Zhang Liu, why are you running?" Zhang Zhengdao shouted loudly.

Zhang Liu didn't even look back and said: "Official, please hurry up and leave. His eldest sister has a strange appearance. She looks like a human being but a ghost. She looks like a human yaksha."

After Zhang Zhengdao heard this, he was so frightened that he ran a few steps and passed Zhang Liu again.

The two of them took a carriage and fled as if they were competing.

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