The illiterate life in the Northern Song Dynasty

"Okay, that's it for today." Assistant Professor Lin closed the book and said, he said he was ready to leave, but found that Wei Shiyi packed up his things before him, "Wei Shiyi, do you have anything to do tonight?"

Wei Shiyi stopped tidying up, scratched his head in embarrassment, and said with a smile: "Sir, I have to find Zheng Shuangcheng later, if I need help with something, I'll tidy up the school and leave."

"Are you going to play with Zheng Shuangcheng?" Assistant Teacher Lin asked.

Wei Shiyi was startled, not knowing where Assistant Professor Lin came to this conclusion, "No."

"Restraint, you are still young, don't be too indulgent." Wei Shiyi was puzzled, but Assistant Professor Lin continued, "Although you can see and see, you can't be unrestrained."

Wei Shiyi: "???"

Assistant Professor Lin packed up his books and said, "Close the school before leaving. By the way, don't forget about today's homework. Although he is going out to play, he must not forget his homework, you understand?"

"Huh?" Wei Shiyi nodded unconsciously with a confused expression on his face, "Got it."

Then Assistant Professor Lin left, leaving Wei Shiyi here alone to clean up the school.

Because I have to memorize and practice exercises during tutoring, the school will be somewhat messy and rubbish, so every time Wei Shiyi has to clean up the school before leaving, today is no exception.

There was not much garbage in the school, and Wei Shiyi quickly cleaned up the school.After tidying up the school, he went to find Zheng Shuangcheng.He had told Zheng Shuangcheng that he would look for him tonight before the tutoring, so Zheng Shuangcheng gave him an address for him to look for there.

According to the address, Wei Shiyi went to find Zheng Shuangcheng.It was the address of a restaurant, but when Wei Shiyi arrived at the restaurant, he heard Xiaoer say that Zheng Shuangcheng had left.

"Guest officer, the little man you mentioned left a moment ago and went to the No. [-] Tianshui Lane next to him. He left a message saying that if anyone comes to him, he asked me to tell him the address."

gone?Wei Shiyi was slightly startled, then thanked the little girl, and went to the No. [-] Tianshui Lane next to him. When he arrived at Tianshui Lane, he was watching Zheng Shuangcheng, who was drinking and having fun with the women in the upstairs box, suddenly I understood the expression of Assistant Professor Lin just now.

Playing with Zheng Shuangcheng...temperance...experience...

Wei Shiyi suddenly felt very embarrassed, let alone the embarrassment, there is still one thing that cannot be explained in words.That is to say, Assistant Professor Lin knew what Zheng Shuangcheng was going to do again, but after hearing that he was going to find Zheng Shuangcheng, he didn't stop him. Instead, he calmly gave him some science.

Is Assistant Professor Lin actually that kind of person?Wei Shiyi was in a delicate mood.

"Brother Shi, you're here."

Wei Shiyi pushed open the door and went in and saw Zheng Shuangcheng, Zheng Shuangcheng also heard the movement, turned around and saw Wei Shiyi.

Wei Shiyi nodded, sat down at the table, and asked Zheng Shuangcheng helplessly: "It was agreed to wait for me at the restaurant, why are you in Tianshui Lane again?"

"Hey." Zheng Shuangcheng patted his head and said, "Isn't this too tiring from studying, come out and relax."

Zheng Shuangcheng likes to come to this kind of place to relax, but Wei Shiyi doesn't like it.

Tianshui Lane is a very famous street in the Northern Song Dynasty. There are many restaurants, and it is very lively every night. Almost all Bianliang people know it. At the same time, Tianshui Lane is also a "gentle town" loved by men.Unlike Washer, Tianshui Lane has no talking artists, but a place for men to have fun.

Of course, Tianshui Lane is not just those 'lower' 'butchers', those young ladies who are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, calligraphy and painting, all kinds of oirans, their talents are not inferior to those famous ladies, among them the most well-known No.1 prostitute Li Shishi is from Tianshui Lane.

Li Shishi was smart and intelligent, good at singing and dancing, and was very popular with the princes and nobles at that time, and the romantic talents. Even the then emperor Song Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty liked to visit Li Shishi in private.

At the same time, those romantic talents also left many poems in Tianshui Lane, which are widely known, so many students or some talented scholars in the academy like to gain some knowledge here.

Of course, I don't know if those students are here purely to appreciate beauties, or hope that one day they will leave many famous songs and gifts.

"By the way, Brother Shi, I called you one too, and you'll be happy for a while." Zheng Shuangcheng winked at Wei Shiyi and said, "Before I asked you to come out to play, but you didn't come out, how are you today?" It’s easy to come out, I must show you to see it.”

Zheng Shuangcheng's well-behaved, chubby little face made such an expression, and he seemed to understand it, which made Wei Shiyi's eyes hurt for a while.

Wei Shiyi hurriedly said: "No, I don't need it anymore!"

Zheng Shuangcheng: "I really don't need it? Don't you..." Zheng Shuangcheng looked down from Wei Shiyi, his eyes were quite profound, "Do you have any..."

"No problem!" Wei Shiyi immediately closed his legs and denied it, and then he realized that this action was more like 300 taels of silver here, so he coughed and said very seriously: "It is very important for me to come to you tonight. Important things, can you be more serious!"

"Ah?" Seeing that Wei Shiyi was so serious, Zheng Shuangcheng finally knew that Wei Shiyi was not out to play, and corrected his face, touched the wine on his mouth, asked the lady next to him to go out, and asked Wei Shiyi, " Brother Shi, what are you going to say?"

Wei Shiyi said: "I remember you said that you are preparing your sister's birthday gift?"

"Yes." Zheng Shuangcheng nodded, and asked inexplicably, "What's wrong?"

"Then have you decided what to give?" Wei Shiyi asked again.

Zheng Shuangcheng has been talking about birthday rites for the past two days. At first, Wei Shiyi thought it was the birthday of his elders, so he gave him some ideas. Later, he realized that it was Zheng Shuangcheng's sister who celebrated the birthday instead of his elders. Birthday.

Zheng Shuangcheng has been worrying about what to give his sister, and Wei Shiyi doesn't know if he has thought about it, which is why this problem arises.

If Zheng Shuangcheng chooses well, then he can add one more item, if not, he can give Zheng Shuangcheng's sister their clothes as a gift.

Zheng Shuangcheng shook his head, "I haven't figured it out yet, hey, how does time go by so fast, she will celebrate her birthday in three days."

It’s okay not to mention the birthday gift, but when it comes to the birthday gift, Zheng Shuangcheng immediately wrinkled into a chrysanthemum with joy, “Brother Shi, you don’t know that the birthday gift is too difficult to prepare, and what the girls want, I will do it alone.” What can Mr. Xiaolang know, or I can just send some rouge and gouache."

"But if I prepare casually, I will definitely be said again. I remember telling you before that every time my sister has a birthday, she will find her friends to go out to play. From childhood to adulthood, I will tell them the gift I gave her every time. , I was made fun of every time. And now, all the women in Bianliang, big and small, know that I don't understand the hearts of little women."

"Hey, if it weren't for this, I wouldn't like to come to this little sweet water alley."

Zheng Shuangcheng poured bitter water on Wei Shiyi, and Wei Shiyi was deeply touched when he heard it. In modern times, he would sometimes get such a title, but in ancient times, he never met it, but he didn't expect his little friend to meet it.

Of course, this has absolutely nothing to do with Zheng Shuangcheng's preference for coming to Tianshui Lane.

After knocking on the table, Wei Shiyi said to Zheng Shuangcheng with a light smile, "How about I give you an idea."

"Eh?" Zheng Shuangcheng was a little surprised, and then he asked curiously, "What idea?"

Zheng Shuangcheng became interested. If Wei Shiyi could help him choose a gift, then he wouldn't have to worry about what to give to his sister. This would be great.

"Brother Shi, tell me quickly, I'll see if you have any good ideas."

Seeing that Zheng Shuangcheng was in a hurry, Wei Shiyi took out the piece of paper he had prepared earlier from his bosom, and said, "Just give this to your sister."

"Zheng Shuangcheng, what about the birthday gift you agreed to give me, are you ready?"

The next day, Zheng Shuangcheng was about to go to school, but before he reached the door, he was stopped by a girl in a goose-yellow gauze dress.

Zheng Shuangcheng raised his book bag and asked, "Sister, what are you stopping me for?"

"What do you think I'm stopping you?" Zheng Shuangqiang stretched out her hand towards Zheng Shuangcheng with a smile on her face, giggled twice and said, "What about my birthday gift?"

"You said you would give it to me before my birthday, but now there are only two days left before my birthday, let me ask you, are you ready?" Zheng Shuangqiang said, "If you still only give If I have one or two boxes of rouge powder, or one or two pieces of random jewelry, I will not agree."

"Hey, this matter, I still think you are stopping me from doing something." Zheng Shuangcheng breathed a sigh of relief. He might not be able to do other things well, but he is definitely ready for this birthday gift. "Wait a minute One day, the day after tomorrow I will give you something, believe your brother, you will definitely like the gift I prepared this time."

"Really?" Zheng Shuangqiang raised her eyebrows, not quite believing it, and replied suspiciously, "Then I will wait for your gift."

After dealing with Zheng Shuangqiang, Zheng Shuangcheng finally went out. When he arrived at the school, he immediately took out a piece of paper from his schoolbag, which was filled with numbers. If he looked carefully, he would recognize that the data on it were human body measurements. You will find that it is a women's size.

"Brother Shi, I brought my sister's size here, do you think it's useful?" Zheng Shuangcheng handed the paper to Wei Shiyi, rubbed his sweat and said, "You don't even know, I went to find Xiuniang last night. I will never forget the way she looked at me when I asked for my size."

Wei Shiyi patted Zheng Shuangcheng's head carelessly as comfort, took the paper and read it, he mainly looked at the main measurements, and determined the shoulder circumference, bust circumference, waist circumference, arm circumference, hip circumference, height and leg length When the data was correct, he nodded and said, "That's right, this size can be used."

"Haha, it's good that I can use it. I use this size every time I cut new clothes. If this size is not good, I have to go back and ask my embroiderer to measure my sister again." Zheng Shuangcheng was relieved when he heard that it was ok. With a big breath, "Then do you need anything else?"

Wei Shiyi put the paper away and said, "Yes, please tell me about your sister's personality and her preferences, such as what colors and flowers she likes."

What do you ask this for?Zheng Shuangcheng murmured in his heart, those who didn't know thought Wei Shiyi fell in love with his sister, although he didn't understand, he still said it.Tell Wei Shiyi what Zheng Shuangqiang likes and dislikes, and her personality.

Then Zheng Shuangcheng saw that Wei Shiyi wrote all these down, and then outlined the styles of clothes on the table.

The clothes he sketched this time are different from the ones he saw on the paper last night, but more detailed and beautiful. From the collar to the hem, from the shoulders to the sleeves, every part is very delicate. The clothes on the paper are just as beautiful. It seems to be alive, very agile.

Zheng Shuangcheng is a straight man, and a straight man who doesn't know how to appreciate women's clothes. He only thinks the clothes are beautiful, but he can't tell what is beautiful about them.

Then, Zheng Shuangcheng saw that Wei Shiyi handed the paper to a senior brother and asked him to help deliver it to a store called Li Ji Tailor Store on Dongshi Street.

Zheng Shuangcheng didn't know what kind of shop it was. Later, he asked Wei Shiyi, and found out that it was Li Sanjie's shop. At that time, he didn't know that Wei Shiyi also had shares in that shop, accounting for half of the proportion.

"Brother Shi, is this all right?" Zheng Shuangcheng asked a little worriedly.

Wei Shiyi nodded, "Well, it's almost there."

He is only responsible for the design, and the production depends on professional tailors and embroiderers. Besides, Wei Shiyi doesn't understand design, so instead of worrying that others can't make clothes, it's better to relax and believe that others can arrange them.

Seeing that Wei Shiyi was so sure, Zheng Shuangcheng could only believe it.

Two days passed quickly, Zheng Shuangcheng was once again blocked by Zheng Shuangqiang at the door, this time he was not blocked at the door, but at the door of his own room.

"Zheng Shuangcheng, this is the last night, tell me where is the birthday you prepared for me now?"

Zheng Shuangcheng jumped out of the room and said, "It's coming, it's coming."

"Just... come...?" Zheng Shuangqiang repeated in a drawn out voice.

"It's true, I'm here." Zheng Shuangcheng said, and then bypassed Zheng Shuangqiang and ran outside, saying as he ran, "Sister, I'll bring your birthday present in a while."

Today is Zheng Shuangqiang's birthday. Although it was just a small birthday and the Zheng family didn't have a major event, all relatives who should have come have come and the house has been decorated.

Unlike the Zheng family who were beaming with joy, a chubby boy stood anxiously at the door and looked into the distance, and was scrutinized several times by the guests who came and went to the Zheng family.

Someone asked: "Brother Cheng, what are you doing here? Why don't you go in."

Zheng Shuangcheng replied: "Haha, it's nothing, the weather is fine, I'm here to check the weather."

"..."

Can't watch the weather in the yard?

Someone else asked: "Brother Cheng, the banquet is about to begin, what are you doing outside?"

Zheng Shuangcheng said: "I will go in later, and I will go in when you are almost finished eating. Am I not fat? I will lose weight."

"..."

lose weight?So what should these fatter people do?

In short, no matter how long Zheng Shuangcheng stood outside, he was questioned by others.Although Zheng Shuangcheng answered with ease, he was actually anxious.

Brother Shi said that the clothes can be made today, but it's getting dark now, and he hasn't delivered the clothes yet.

Zheng Shuangcheng walked up and down the door, looking into the distance from time to time, wanting to see if Wei Shiyi was here, but he waited for a long time but he didn't see anyone coming, the family members had already come out to ask him to go in for dinner, Zheng Shuangcheng had no choice Can only follow the servant to go home.

Emperor Tian paid off, just as Zheng Shuangcheng stepped into the house, when he looked around for the last time, he saw a carriage approaching from a distance, and finally the carriage stopped at the door of his house, and then Wei Shiyi jumped from the carriage down.

"Brother Cheng, I'm sorry, the third sister and the others are not very proficient in making this kind of clothes for the first time, so they made it slowly." Wei Shiyi handed the clothes to Zheng Shuangcheng and explained, and then he asked with concern: "Are you late? "

Zheng Shuangcheng breathed a sigh of relief, grinned, and said, "I'm not late." After taking the clothes, he took Wei Shiyi and walked inside, "Come on, Brother Shi, let's go in for dinner together."

"Brother Cheng, today is your sister's birthday, so I won't go in. Let's get together again when your sister likes this gift." Wei Shiyi didn't go in, he said a few words to Zheng Shuangcheng and left.

Zheng Shuangcheng wanted to drag Wei Shiyi in, but Wei Shiyi left too fast, so he could only watch Wei Shiyi leave.In addition, the servant next to him kept letting him in, so Zheng Shuangcheng could only give up the idea of ​​letting Wei Shiyi in to eat.

All the guests at the table were present, but Zheng Shuangcheng hadn't come in yet, Zheng's father asked the butler next to him, "Brother Cheng hasn't come in yet?"

Zheng Shuangqiang said in a low voice, "Father, Brother Cheng may have prepared a birthday present for me."

"Shuangqiang, what day is it today? It's fine if you fight with Brother Cheng on weekdays, but with so many people today, can you save some face for your brother?" Father Zheng reprimanded Zheng Shuangqiang seriously.

Zheng Shuangqiang didn't expect that Zheng Shuangcheng hadn't come back for so long. Seeing that Zheng Shuangcheng didn't come back, she was also a little anxious.This time she just pretended to be very serious and said that she would be angry if she was not ready, but in fact she would not be angry.

"Father, let me go out and have a look." Zheng Shuangqiang thought about it, and said eagerly to Father Zheng.

Father Zheng thought for a while, then nodded, "Well, let's go."

Zheng Shuangqiang got up and went outside to look for Zheng Shuangcheng, but she saw Zheng Shuangcheng come back just as she walked to the door.Seeing Zheng Shuangcheng, Zheng Shuangqiang breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly went up to meet her and said eagerly: "Brother Cheng, why are you so stupid, if you don't prepare for the birthday ceremony, you will not be prepared. It was my sister who said it was serious before. You used to deal with me casually. This year If you deal with me casually, I won't say anything."

Seeing Zheng Shuangcheng's hard-headedness, Zheng Shuangqiang was a little angry and a little moved, with mixed feelings in her heart.

Zheng Shuangcheng laughed twice, handed the bag in his hand to Zheng Shuangqiang and entered the house, "I'm ready, you can wear it tomorrow to meet your sisters, by the way, the birthday gift I prepared for you this year It's clothes."

Zheng Shuangcheng came back, and the Zheng family's banquet began.

clothing?Zheng Shuangqiang stared blankly at the bag in her hand, did Zheng Shuangcheng prepare clothes for her?

Zheng Shuangqiang was very curious what kind of clothes Zheng Shuangcheng would prepare for her, but now the occasion was not right, so she resisted opening it.After finishing her meal, she went back to the room and opened it, her eyes were filled with surprise.

it's beautiful!