Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

For Zhu Shuo, going to the streets with Brother Liu and going to the streets with Brother Lu have both similarities and differences.

The same thing is that when you walk along the way, you will always meet someone you know, so you will be stumbled.

The difference lies in the fact that those people who talked to Lu Ci very intimately included men, women, young and old, and they all liked to stuff Lu Ci's arms with goods from their own stalls. Zhu said that he was watching from the sidelines. With that, I couldn't help but smile knowingly.

And those who greeted Liu Qi were mostly geisha dressed up in fancy clothes and full of coquettish manners.

What they smiled coquettishly and wanted to stuff into Liu Qi's arms might not be anything else, but themselves.

In order for Liu Qilang, who is well-known in the market, to fill them in with a song that can be popular for a while, they can be said to have tried their best to please them.

Even the oiran lady let go of her words, if she can get Liu Lang's consent, not to mention a spring breeze, even if it is a spring night every night, it is not a problem.

This is also due to Liu Qisheng's handsome appearance and well-known appearance as the son of an official.

If he looks like Zhong Kui, no matter how popular his Ci works are, their popularity will have to be compromised.

However, Liu Qilang is affectionate, affectionate, but also ruthless, even if they want to stay, it is difficult to keep them, so they can only pretend to complain and ask him to come and sit in the room.

Regarding this emotional scene, Zhu said that he was shocked at first, then numb later, and now indifferent.

What made him frown the most was that, in his opinion, Liu Qi's response to this was not very serious, but a bit of connivance.

Zhu said that he didn't know if it was a good idea, Liu Qi at least took his existence into consideration and restrained himself a bit, otherwise he would directly accept the appointment of a certain girl and follow him back to Fangju.

Zhu said that he felt more and more uncomfortable, and restrained himself from exhorting the "a pen from Ezai Peak" who he had a good impression of before, and really missed Lu Ci who was alone on the boat, so he simply took advantage of Liu Qi and those prostitutes. When the children were entangled, they silently left each other behind, went into a restaurant, carefully selected a few meals that Lu Ci usually liked to eat, packed them up, and prepared to urge them back to the boat.

If Liu Qi was still reluctant to leave, Zhu said that he didn't intend to bear it any longer, but would go back by himself no matter what.

When Liu Qi, who was ripped into disheveled clothes, got out, he saw Zhu Yue had been waiting for a long time with a blank expression on his face, carrying a hot meal.

"Brother Liu," Zhu said no matter how patiently he was, he was completely exhausted by the seemingly endless battles of Yingying and Yanyan, and he only said with a serious look: "Please do yourself, I want to take advantage of this dish. Send it back to the ship earlier when it's hot, so as not to make Brother Lu hungry."

Although he was much younger than Liu Qi, he was very imposing, and his face was even more serious when he spoke, so that even Liu Qi didn't feel that there was anything wrong, and felt a little guilty for some reason.

In fact, Liu Qi was also a little disappointed, it took him so long to get away only because he was used to pity and cherish jade, and couldn't say harsh words.

Hearing the words, he was stunned, and said slightly: "I've been here before, I'm alone, and I don't have much to do, I'll go back with you."

Zhu said that he nodded in agreement, and said meaningfully: "It's really not hard to see that brother Liu is a frequent visitor here."

After finishing speaking, he walked away Shi Shiran.

Liu Qi sighed and followed without hesitation.

Zhu said that his heart was like an arrow, and he walked faster and faster without knowing it, and finally he almost started to trot.

He was relatively small, but extremely nimble, while carefully holding the wrapped meals, he nimbly slid around in the crowd, causing Liu Qi, who was following behind, to lose sight of him after a while.

Liu Qi also didn't want to walk in such a hurry in the bustling city like a half-grown child.

It seemed to him a real detract from his usual elegance.

Since he couldn't catch up, he didn't worry at all, and walked slowly towards the dock.

Zhu said he didn't care about him, ran out of breath, stepped on the board nimbly and boarded the boat, and went straight to the cabin with dim candlelight: "Brother Lu!"

Lu Ci pushed away the collection of poems at some point and stopped reading.

He was still lying on the chair and wandering away, suddenly hearing the sound of hurried footsteps getting closer, he got up and answered the door.

Seeing that it was Zhu who was blushing from running away, he couldn't help being surprised as he took the food and thanked him, "Why did Brother Zhu come back so soon? Where's Brother Liu?"

Lu Ci vaguely heard Zhu Shuo let out a very soft snort, and then wrote casually: "Brother Liu is probably still on the way, and Xu Shitong is going to stay outside and come back tomorrow morning."

Lu Ci touched the lid of the bamboo box which was still warm, and asked casually, "Then what did you use for dinner? How come it's so fast?"

Zhu said that he opened his mouth subconsciously, and when he was about to reply, a little bit of astonishment appeared on his face.

For a moment, he was speechless.

Only then did he realize that just now, he was so busy thinking about Lu Ci that he was still hungry, but he completely forgot his dinner.

——Of course I haven't eaten anything, so I can come back so quickly.

Lu Ci's understanding of what Zhu said was not very good, but at least eighty points.

At first, he just wondered what Zhu said was too early, but now seeing Zhu's faltering, he couldn't figure out what was going on?

Lu Ci smiled and said: "Brother Zhu has good intentions, but this amount is too much. If you don't mind, why don't you use it with me?"

Zhu said that the refusal was unsuccessful, so he sat down obediently.

When Liu Qi, who was left behind, finally came back, he smelled the aroma of the food in the first cabin, and he was so hungry that he joked: "I wondered why Brother Zhu left so fast, so it was because he left me and came back. Eat alone with Brother Lu."

Regarding Liu Qi's condemnation, Zhu said that he swallowed the food in his mouth unhurriedly, and said calmly: "Where, it's clear that I didn't want to disturb Brother Liu's good business, so I had to go first."

Lu Ci asked with interest: "A beautiful thing?"

Zhu said that he naturally answered Lu Ci's questions, and immediately told everything he had just seen and heard.

Liu Qi smiled and shook the folding fan in her hand, and unfolded it gracefully with a 'snap'. The expression on her face was not smug, but rather calm as usual.

He stopped staring at the dishes on the table, closed his eyes, and chanted impromptuly: "The weather is cold with a thin quilt and a small pillow, and I feel parted at first. After several cold shifts, I fell asleep again after getting up. After all, I can't sleep, and the night is as long as Years old... is my heart for the rest of my life, and I will bear thousands of tears."

As early as Lu Ci heard him recite the first sentence, he felt thunderous, and when he finished reading leisurely, he completely remembered the poetic, romantic and romantic Liu Sanbianliu in front of him. Who is Shichiro?

——Isn't it Liu Yong, the prime minister in white who was criticized for "let's write the lyrics"?

Even Lu Ci didn't expect that he would realize this lately. For a while, he really didn't know what to say besides whether to laugh or cry.

I met Fan Zhongyan in the front, and Liu Yong in the back. Both of them are famous romantic figures in history.

If he had this luck when he went to Beijing to rush for the exam, he might not be able to get a title on the gold list.

Lu Ci smiled with relief.

Although it is not very kind, but in this way, Liu Yong's unfortunate failure can be explained, and he no longer has to feel the slightest concern or even a deep sense of crisis because his poetry and prose are not as good as Liu Yong and Fan Zhongyan.

——The important task of shouldering shoulders with these people should be handed over to later great talents such as Ouyang Xiu and Xin Qiji.

Liu Yong waited for them to do his best, and of course Lu Ci also intended to remind Liu Yong who knew nothing about his career path, but he didn't intend to speak now.

But firstly, the other party only lost the first battle, and they are still full of confidence and ambition. It's just a quick fix, so there's no need to be in a hurry.

In all fairness, this song "Recalling the Emperor's Capital" is undoubtedly a rare masterpiece, but the two people present have different thoughts, and it is impossible for them to sing enthusiastically and sing like Liu Yong's confidante.

Zhu said that he has great national interests in mind, and he has never been particularly fond of these boudoir poems that indulge in love between men and women.

However, Liu Qi's poems are extremely beautiful, which occasionally deserves this exception.

He chewed silently for a moment, and sighed for the delicacy of his mind, the beauty of the tone of words and sentences, and the tactful rhythm and rhyme.It was also for the sake of this that while continuing to blah blah blah, he reluctantly collected a few points for the little accusations he had just accumulated.

Liu Qi was intoxicated for a while, and when she came back to her senses, she found that not only did she not get any response, but the two of them also tacitly cleaned up the dishes, leaving nothing for him.

He twitched the corners of his mouth in disappointment, touched his stomach that still hadn't eaten a single grain of rice, and walked off the boat resentfully, accompanied the singers who were more willing to join in, and went to have dinner along the way.

As soon as Liu Qi stepped out, Li Xin approached cautiously: "Lu Lang, Zhu Lang."

Holding the tea made by Zhu Shuobang in his hand, Lu Ci nodded slightly: "I haven't seen you for a while, how is Li Lang?"

In fact, Li Xin wanted to talk to Lu Ci for a long time. As he got closer to Suzhou, his heart became more agitated, and he wished to pester Lu Ci who had given him such a big idea to talk non-stop.

I just don't know when such an eye-catching person as Liu Qi appeared, but he was also with these two people every day, he was embarrassed to go up to him, only Youyou held back in his heart, it was not very pleasant.

Lu Ci listened casually to Li Xin's rambling excitedly, nodding his head from time to time in response.In the end, after much hesitation, he let go and agreed to Li Xin's request of "not leaving him alone after disembarking, but going to the manor with him".

From Li Xin's point of view, even if Lu Ci didn't really show up, if he only gave him occasional advice behind the scenes, or even just a few words of encouragement, it would be a great support.

Lu Ci accepted his request so readily, Li Xin was overjoyed and thanked him a thousand times, so he didn't stay any longer, but went back to his cabin to enjoy himself alone.

After Li Xin left, Zhu Shuo, who had been silent just now, couldn't help asking curiously: "Didn't Brother Lu plan to walk with him for a while after getting off the boat?"

Why was it so hesitant just now when Li Xin took the initiative to plead?

Lu Ci said with a smile: "With Li Lang's temperament, if I take the initiative, he may still suspect that there is fraud in it, and he will have to hesitate again and again. But in essence, if he is really asked to complete such an important matter alone, he is indecisive. , and it’s impossible no matter what. Therefore, it is natural that he personally proposed that I should go at the invitation, and it can save a few days of staying in the mansion, so why not do it?”

If Li Xinru didn't even have this bit of insight and awareness, and hesitated until the end and didn't ask for an invitation, Lu Ci would never plan to ask at a low price.

After all, once the plan is completed, the ones who will benefit the most are the Li Xin family who have been thinking about retaking the manor day and night.

In contrast, Lu Ci only wanted to add trouble to his grandfather's family with ulterior motives, and he didn't have to help Li Xin.

To prevent the Sun family from fulfilling their wishes, all they need to do is directly help those big families who intend to compete with the Sun family to buy this manor, instead of going through a lot of trouble and choosing Li Xin, who is the weakest.

What should have been a boring and long boat trip, but because of Zhu Shuo, who is like-minded, accompanied him, and Liu Qi, a good friend who can never be idle, the days seemed to pass quickly.

On the spur of the moment, Lu Ci found a craftsman to come up with three rocking chairs, so that the three of them could lie down comfortably, reciting books while rocking for three or two days...

The picturesque city of Suzhou, full of flowers and brocades, has finally arrived.

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. "It is my heart for the rest of my life, and I bear thousands of tears" comes from Liu Yong's Yidijing, and the troubled "Crane Rising to the Sky" of "Bai Yiqing Xiang", I don't need to say much.

2. Hotel, also known as Didian or Kedi in Song Dynasty.

The tourism industry was very developed in the Song Dynasty. There is a sentence in Song poetry, "The hotel is like a cloud", which describes the grand occasion of the hotel.Even in the suburban villages, Didians have appeared.

In "Zuoyi Zizhen" written by Li Yuanbi of the Song Dynasty, he also mentioned a very humanitarian rule: "Passengers and travelers are uneasy, and they are not allowed to be dispatched. When they stand up, they will report to the elderly and call the nearest doctor to see them. There is a note from Shenxian County with sick symptoms. If an elderly person carries a sick person between the roads and sleeps in the store, he must also take care of him according to the law. Regardless of the loss of his home, he will go to the county with the elderly and generals to pay money and things. With shopkeepers, doctors, etc."

That is, if the hotel discovers that a guest staying in the hotel is sick, it is not allowed to drive him out of the hotel with an excuse. Instead, it must tell the local "senior" (the leader of the non-governmental grassroots organization), and ask the doctor to see him at the nearest doctor, and report to the county government on the same day .If the locals found a sick person on the road and carried them to the hotel, the hotel would not refuse, and they should follow the procedure to invite a doctor and report to the government.When the patient's condition is slightly milder, the store owner can go to the county government to settle the settlement together with the "old and strong", and reimburse medical expenses, food expenses, etc. according to the expenses spent. ("Song: The Dawn of Modern Times")