allonlinenovel Chapter 293 Aloof
Chapter 293 Aloof
At this moment, four soldiers wearing Yan State military uniforms walked into the tavern.
The man in the lead had a stern look on his face as he looked at the guests in the tavern.
The group of guests inside were talking so loudly just now that the soldiers just walked to the door and heard people inside talking about the State of Yan.
"What are you talking about?"
The Yan army soldier looked serious as he glanced at the group of guests in front of him.
The guests all looked frightened, lowered their heads, and dared not say a word.
The shopkeeper hurried forward and greeted the Yan army soldiers, saying respectfully: "My lords, we haven't talked about anything. Please take a seat. Please order whatever you want to eat."
The group of Yan army soldiers glared at the shopkeeper and sat down. One of them said, "Bring up the best things in your store. Don't worry, bring up all the good wine and good meat. Don't worry, we will never eat for free."
"Okay, okay."
The shopkeeper immediately responded and left.
Because of the arrival of these four Yan army soldiers, the entire tavern was filled with a tense atmosphere.
The guest who had just spoken harshly is now extremely cowardly.
After all, these Yan army soldiers really had weapons in their hands.
It was unknown how long it took before the four Yan army soldiers finally had enough to eat and drink.
"Shopkeeper, check out."
the soldier shouted.
The shopkeeper bowed his head, came to the front and said, "Gentlemen, these wine and food cost three taels and four hundred coins in total. Thank you, gentlemen."
The soldier reached into his arms and said after a moment: "Oh, I forgot to bring money, how about you?"
The companion was already drunk and said, "You said you were treating us today, but we don't have much money on us. We only brought some copper coins. Take them."
The soldier also took out some copper coins from his pocket, slapped them on the table, and shouted, "This is all we have. Is it enough?"
Looking at the tiny amount of copper coins on the table, the shopkeeper frowned, not knowing what to say.
"We, the Yan army, have just recaptured Guangning City. You are also a citizen of Yan. Just consider this as a treat for us."
"This..." The shopkeeper's face suddenly became a little embarrassed, and he said, "Gentlemen, this is inappropriate."
These three or two taels of money may not be a lot for a soldier, but for the owner of the tavern, it is a lot of money.
The soldier was also a little drunk and shouted, "What's inappropriate? Do you have any opinions about our Yan army?"
The shopkeeper said, "I don't have any objections, but you must pay for the meal."
The soldier's face was a little more angry and he said, "Didn't I say I wouldn't give it to you? I just forgot to bring money, so I naturally didn't forget to give it to you. Besides, isn't this money?"
The shopkeeper was even more embarrassed and said, "My lords, this amount of copper coins is not enough for the firewood..."
The soldier said with an unhappy look: "Stop yelling, it's not like we won't give it to you, just get out of the way."
Having said that, the group of soldiers were about to leave.
The shopkeeper quickly followed behind him and continued to plead, "Please be kind, gentlemen. Give me two taels at least."
He had just clearly seen that the soldier still had some silver in his arms, but these soldiers were just trying to eat a free meal.
"Boss, forget it. These gentlemen will not go back on their word."
Others also advised him not to do so, fearing that the Yan army soldiers in front of them would get angry.
"We, the Yan army, have been so kind to you people, don't you know how to be grateful?"
Those soldiers will definitely not give money today.
After all, among an army of tens of thousands, there are bound to be a few ruffians.
"Lord Jiang said that you cannot bully us common people."
The shopkeeper immediately quoted Jiang Zuo's words, trying to scare the soldiers.
Hearing this, the group of soldiers were not afraid, but laughed with a mocking tone: "You really do it? Who do you think you are, Lord Jiang?"
"I'm giving you face by eating at your restaurant, but you still dare to pester us for money. It's not like I won't give it to you."
After saying this, they turned around and left.
Hearing the words of these soldiers, the other guests in the tavern sighed in their hearts and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: "The words of the Yan people are really unreliable."
"Wait, sir, don't leave."
The shopkeeper continued to pester.
The soldier raised his hand and slapped the shopkeeper on the head, angrily saying, "You're still rebelling!"
As soldiers of the Yan army, they always maintained a superior attitude towards the people of Guangning City.
Deep down in their hearts, they look down on these ordinary people.
The shopkeeper was slapped in the face and immediately fell backwards to the ground, with a look of panic on his face.
It seems that I won’t get these few taels of silver back today.
At this moment, none of the guests present dared to stand up for the shopkeeper.
"What a bunch of assholes! They're really annoying."
"We shouldn't be so polite to these Chen people. They are so arrogant that they dare to bully our Yan army."
"What bad luck."
The group of soldiers all cursed.
Reeking of alcohol, they walked out of the tavern in an arrogant manner.
When others saw this, they had to dodge quickly.
"stop."
But at this moment, someone suddenly shouted.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and the person who appeared in front of them was none other than the Lord Jiang that the shopkeeper had just mentioned, the Commander-in-Chief of the Yan Army, Jiang Zuo!
Behind Jiang Zuo, there is even the Ninth Prince Chen Xiu and several generals of the Huainan Army.
They happened to appear at this place and saw what happened just now.
The drunken soldiers were startled and immediately knelt down and said, "Greetings to Lord Jiang! Greetings to the prince!"
The people inside and outside the tavern were also a little nervous at this moment and also knelt down to these important figures.
"What happened?"
Jiang Zuo's voice was low.
The leading soldier said: "Sir, nothing happened..."
They knew that if Jiang Zuo knew what had just happened, he would definitely not forgive them.
At this moment, the shopkeeper who had fallen to the ground crawled towards Jiang Zuo and kowtowed, saying, "Sir, please help me. These people came to my restaurant to eat, but they were unwilling to pay and even beat me up."
After hearing these words, Jiang Zuo's face suddenly showed a bit more anger.
Others also felt a little nervous when they saw Jiang Zuo's expression.
In their opinion, Jiang Zuo, as the commander-in-chief of the Yan army, would definitely protect these soldiers.
At this time, Jiang Zuo lowered his head and glanced at the drunken soldiers, then leaned over, helped the shopkeeper up, and said, "Please stand up and talk. I'll pay the money they owe you."
As he spoke, Jiang Zuo took out the money from his pocket and handed it to the shopkeeper.
A heavy ingot of gold.
Everyone else was amazed and thought that the commander of the Yan army was really generous.
The shopkeeper was also slightly surprised and said, "Sir, you don't need so much."
Jiang Zuo's expression was calm: "Take it. It will be our Yan army's apology to you."
"Thank you, sir!"
The shopkeeper is very grateful.