Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

In the final analysis, although this place is a teahouse, it is actually just a place for guests who come to take a bath to take a rest temporarily. Whether it is the environment or the tea, it is far less exquisite than a serious teahouse.

However, fine people who are picky about tea art, tea water and tea leaves will not come to the public bathhouse at all.

Zhong Yuan had no interest in inscribing poems on the wall, so he just took a few steps forward very bluntly, picked up the cup of tea that Lu Ci poured for him by the way, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, frowning from the bitterness, hurriedly After taking a few sips of cold white tea, I finally recovered from this energy: "Look at your leisurely enjoyment, I thought they changed the tea leaves, isn't this still the same?"

Since he tasted this bitter broken tea once, he never touched it again.

After Lu Ci successfully tricked Zhong Yuan into taking a sip of bitter tea, he calmly covered the teacup that he pretended to have taken a few sips of before, but was actually not moved, with his hands, and started talking nonsense in a serious manner: "Someone once said that the meaning of a drunken man is not in wine, but in the mountains and rivers, and I am no different."

Zhong Yuan snorted, sat down on his buttocks, turned his face away on purpose, did not look at Lu Ci, and said angrily, "You always have a belly of reason."

Lu Ci looked at Zhu Shuo's attention to the pile of good and bad "poems" that were worth reading, but the bad ones were scribbled and nonsensical, and couldn't help sighing: "If you can have Brother Zhu One point is eager to learn, two points is serious, Uncle Zhong and the others don't have to worry about it."

Zhong Yuan rolled his eyes: "Then you have to do it first, and help my mother stuff me back into her belly."

Lu Ci smiled, turned his head to the side, and said to Zhu: "If Brother Zhu wants to, there is a pen and ink beside it, you can do it yourself."

For Boss Lu, the calligraphy of those students who may have a bright future in the nearby academy for nothing is of course a dream, and it is much more valuable than the scribbles of today.

Zhu said that the blush from the hot water vapor still remained on his fair skin. After hearing Lu Ci's reminder, he pursed his lips shyly, rolled up his robe sleeves, studied ink and brush, and then On this very shabby wall, there is a song called Huanxisha.

"The prosperity of Moqimi City is good, a cup of new bath is blowing late at night... Ren Zuofeng is far away from Han Dynasty, and the new bath of green bamboo is half overcast."

The composition of this word is quite satisfactory, considering Zhu's age, it is not bad.

Lu Ci is not good at poetry, but he is quite talented in appreciation and analysis, not to mention Zhong Yuan - he can write doggerel generously on the paper.

Seeing that Zhu Shuo is young, but he can write poems at his fingertips, not only does Lu Ci smile, and he is not stingy with compliments, Zhong Yuan is also secretly surprised.

The image of the 'slim nerd' in my heart has been slightly elevated.

Zhu said he was bewildered for a while, and then he finished writing, leaving behind the monogram that he almost forgot just now.

Lu Ciyuan just scanned it casually, but stared at the beautiful flower-shaped monogram for a long time before he could barely distinguish it as a drowned character. He couldn't help but feel a little puzzled: "What Zhudi placed on his bet is 'colorful and ever-changing'. , how can we keep the 'flooded' of 'flooded'?"

Zhu said nodded, and explained embarrassingly: "To tell you the truth, my surname is Fan, but because my father died young and my stepmother remarried, I changed my name with my adoptive father."

When Zhu's mother remarried, Zhu said that he was only a two-year-old child, and he didn't know what happened. After all these years, he accidentally learned from his righteous brother that he was not the truth of Zhu's blood.

That's when he saw that his sworn brothers were extravagant, he couldn't help but try to persuade him as a younger brother, but he got the ridicule of "You are not my son of Zhu's family, so why bother with my Zhu family's affairs".

Naturally, it is impossible for him to blame his mother who had to marry someone else because of being orphaned, widowed, poor and helpless, but although he was concealed from him, the two righteous brothers are aware of the matter, and many servants are incomparable to his life experience. clear.Although Zhu's father ordered him to change his name out of good intentions, he didn't have the sense of intimacy that blood is thicker than water, and there was a big gap after all.

In the past, he only vaguely felt it and didn't understand it. Now that he knows the truth, it's not easy for him to rely on the Zhu family's assets for a living.

What's more, being scorned by the brother-in-law like that, how could he not be aroused violently?

For the time being, he was unable to establish his own family, so he ignored his mother's strong opposition and left home to Liquan Temple. He no longer received family property, but lived on some rice grains distributed by the academy.

Although poor, he was at ease.

The Zhu family was extremely dissatisfied with his act of severance, not to mention cutting off all his daily supplies, and not allowing his mother to go out to help the dead husband's son at will.

When leaving the house, Zhu said that he took only a small amount of money with him—that is, the mother's dowry, the only thing she could freely dispose of and gave to her son.

Zhu said that he still had a secret expectation, which he never had the nerve to tell outsiders, but for some reason, he would like to tactfully express it to Lu Ci, whom he only really met today.

He wants to study hard, get ahead as soon as possible, pay off the Zhu family's support over the years, take over the support of his mother, restore the name and surname given to him by his biological father, and stand on this earth.

Zhu said that it was impossible for the Taoist to be right and wrong behind the scenes, and it was not difficult for Lu Ci to guess that there must be some unspeakable secrets in it.

His brows and eyes were slightly curved, and he didn't deliberately make a sentimental look to arouse Zhu Shuo's self-pity, and he didn't explore the secrets. He just said softly: "I don't know if I have the honor to know the name of my new friend." ?”

Zhu said that he couldn't help but also showed a smile, then bowed meticulously, and said solemnly: "Fan Zhongyan, it's a pleasure to meet Mr. Lu Lang."

Zhu said that he felt relieved at the moment, and his eyelids inadvertently lowered slightly, but he didn't notice——

After hearing his name and surname clearly, Lu Langjun, who was smiling like a clear moon, first had a trace of bewilderment on his face, and then, the smile on his lips gradually disappeared.

"..."

Hold on.

This poor little boy who was squeezed out by the little monk and could only live in a cave, and who lost his father in his early years and had to change his name after his adoptive father, was actually the one who had never been to Yueyang Tower and wrote the "Yueyang Tower" with only one painting that has been passed down through the ages. , and let the students of later generations recite this imaginary essay so that their scalps become numb? The famous Fan Zhongyan?

Lu Ci, who also had the shadow of "reciting the full text", couldn't help but twitch his eyelids after reacting to the thunderous name.

Although Zhu Shuo suppressed the disbelief in time before Zhu Shuo raised his eyes again, his whole body was still a little stiff.

Maybe it's just a coincidence of the same name?

Even so, Lu Ci vaguely felt that this Fan Zhongyan was probably that Fan Zhongyan.

He reluctantly hooked the corners of his lips, put on his usual gentle smile again, put his hand on Zhu Shuo...Fan Zhongyan's shoulder, and said calmly: "It's time to go back. If you don't think the perfume shop is a bit messy, I will take you to several other shops tomorrow."

Not only to take care of Zhu Shuo, but also to help him get to know each other well in the secret city and form a good relationship, but also to help these bathhouse owners who treat him well on weekdays.

If they can get Fan Gong's poems, even if it's just the young version, these stores will benefit a lot in the future.

Before answering, Zhu said, he quietly made some small calculations in his heart, and calculated all the wealth he brought out, how much was left at present, and whether it would be enough in the future.

He quickly came to a conclusion that would allow him to breathe a sigh of relief—if he saves money on food and expenses, avoids unnecessary losses like today's burnt pot, and strives to pass the exam within seven years, it should be enough.

So he readily agreed.

On the way back, Zhong Yuan took on the important task of carrying the three people's belongings at the same time and clearing the way ahead of the crowd. Lu Ci, who had already recovered his mood, was a step behind and walked side by side with Zhu Shuo, talking and laughing.

Having just received a large amount of dividends, Lu Ci was very generous to the two friends, new and old, on the grounds that 'the person who sees them has a share'.

Zhong Yuan had already expected what he would do, so he went straight forward without looking at anything with a stern face; Zhu said he hadn't appreciated Lu Ci's boldness before, so he accidentally "succeeded".

After all, it was the first time for him to come back to such a lively night market, so he couldn't help but take a few more glances at the dazzling array of products.Most of them were simply curious, but Lu Ci had sharper eyes than him, but Lu Ci generously bought all those who Zhu Shuo took a few glances at.

Before buying, I often asked Zhu Shuo for his opinion.Zhu said that he thought Lu Ci bought it for himself, and out of sincerity to his friends, he gave advice seriously.

Zhong Yuan, who had countless similar experiences, stood silently behind the two of them, with a serious look on his face.

When he got home, Lu Ci gave the remaining 100% to Lu's mother for household use as usual, and kept the remaining [-]% for himself, and those messy items that added up to more than [-] Wen were bought. Zhu said that he was caught off guard.

Zhu said that he was so frightened that he almost jumped higher than a rabbit on the spot. If it wasn't for his unfamiliarity with the place, he might be provoked by this kindness and run away from the door—"Brother Lu's kind intentions, my little brother's kindness, but this is a decisive move." Impossible!"

Lu Ci smiled: "It's not worth any money, I just want to have fun with you. If you really care, you might as well treat it as a temporary loan from you until you go to high school, but you have to pay it back. And I bought everything, and I used it again." No, do you want to go door to door and return them to cause trouble for others?"

Zhu said that he still shook his head, and wanted to say more, but Lu Ci had already shown these gadgets one by one, and sighed: "When I went to see Shidong layman's house today, I didn't even have a decent seat. You have to sit down. You have to bow your head all the time when you are studying. If you get into shape or develop a bad habit, how will you behave in dealing with others in the future? Look at this light slave again, I see..."

After Lu Ci, who is eloquent with golden lotuses, said, there is nothing here that is not a necessity of life.

In addition, Lu's mother was also on the sidelines...Zhu said that he really couldn't get rid of it, but he accepted it shyly, and he was willing to give up only if he had to write an IOU anyway.

Lu Ci accepted the IOU with a smile.

If I am unlucky in the future and fail to pass the exam, it would be pretty good to have the monogram of such a famous figure in my collection.

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. Tea house: People in Song Dynasty love to drink tea very much, but they drink tea in a different way. They grind the tea into powder and then pour it into boiled water. (order tea).People in Song Dynasty were very particular about the quality of tea powder, water quality, heat, and tea sets when ordering tea.The Japanese tea ceremony was passed down during the Song Dynasty. ("Song: The Dawn of Modern Times")

Teahouses can be seen everywhere in the cities of the Song Dynasty. "Tokyo Menghualu" says that outside the Suzaku gate of Bianjing, "there are two teaching workshops in the south, east and west, and the rest are residents or teahouses, and the market in the middle of the street is especially prosperous at night."

2. Monogram: "A character, the grass of the title of a book in the ancients, is applied between the records of the text, so as to recognize the ears." The literati in the Song Dynasty also liked to use the monogram when they communicated with their friends.This is still a widely used personal credential, signing official documents, and signing documents by the prime minister, all of which must have a monogram. (Wang Anshi was also teased by his colleagues because the monogram resembled the word "evil") Even illiterate people can have a monogram, and no matter it is a pleadings or a contract, they must use the monogram.

3. Fire girl: matches.Also called hair candle, it has been used by folks. The catalog of goods in "Old Stories of Wulin" includes "... cat litter, cat fish, selling cats, changing cats and dogs, chicken food, fish food, insect and ant food, all kinds of insects and ants, fish work, gnatpoles, Cuzhi'er, small crab... Insect and ant cage, Cuzhi pot, twist seeds, lotus leaf, lamp grass, hair candle..." According to the record in "Qing Yi Lu" by Tao Gu in the Northern Song Dynasty: "There is urgency in the night, and I suffer from the slowness of making lamps. A wise man approves fir sticks, dyes them with sulfur, and puts them aside for use. When they meet fire, they get flames. Since they are gods, they are called "leading light slaves". Now those who have goods are renamed "fire inches."

However, it should be noted that the fire girl cannot make fire by itself (unlike modern matches), and can only be used as a fire starter.

4. The dowry is the dowry.Women in the Song Dynasty were free to control their own dowry. Even if they remarried, they could take it all away (this was only possible in the Song Dynasty. Yuan, Ming and Qing could not take away their own dowry after remarriage, but would be taken away by their ex-husband) confiscated.)

If a husband asks for his wife's dowry, he is often looked down upon by the customs of the time.

Women in the Song Dynasty also had the right to inherit property "in the law: the parents are dead, the children share the property, and the daughter gets half of the man." That is, if both parents are dead, the part of the inheritance that the daughter gets should be half of the son.If you don't distribute it to your daughter, you can still go to court (the Song Dynasty also had cases of lawsuits over such property disputes).

5. Remarriage: Remarriage was very common for women in the Song Dynasty, and they were not discriminated against and protected by law.The emperor's concubines also remarried. For example, Song Guangzong had a noble concubine surnamed Zhang who "married among the people".Empress Cao of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty was also a remarried daughter, originally married to the Li family, but her husband escaped on the wedding night. Boo (because of the rich dowry), the most exaggerated one happened in the fifth year of Xianping in the Zhenzong Dynasty, when two prime ministers (Xiang Minzhong and Zhang Qixian) filed a lawsuit for marrying a widow named Chai (this Widow Chai is very rich), and in the end she was dismissed because she made such an ugly mess...

Fan Zhongyan will also subsidize remarried women: the "Yizhuang Rules" he established stipulates: "You pay thirty guan for marrying a daughter, and twenty guan for remarrying; twenty guan for marrying a woman, and no money for remarrying."

6. Fan Zhongyan's life experience comes from unofficial history, but according to my logical inference (brain supplement), he immediately took his mother away and restored the Fan surname after he became an official. Judging from this approach, I am afraid that the relationship will not get better... …