Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

When the three of them were seated, the waiter held the chopsticks and politely asked Lu Ci, "Excuse me, what kind of tea would you like to drink?"

Although there were three guests, anyone could easily see that Lu Ci was the dominant one.The guy has received countless guests, and his eyes are sharper, so of course he can't make a mistake.

Lu Ci sat on the chair in a very relaxed posture, and smiled when he heard the words: "Qingfengsui. Please have another Chabaixi."

The buddy responded quickly: "Okay!"

After he quickly wrote it down, he asked again: "I wonder if the guest officer needs anything else?"

Lu Ci smiled and said, "Give me a copy of your refreshment list as well."

The clerk quickly took out the list and handed it to Lu Ci for review.

Lu Ci flipped through it a few times, and quickly made a decision. While handing back the list, he casually ordered: "Steamed pear jujube, yellow cake moose, Su steamed cake, Xiangtangzi, Jiandaotang lychee, crisp Qiongye, Hibiscus pancakes, kumquats, chengsha dumplings, ten kinds of sugar, nectar pancakes, two-color fragrant lotus root, and amber honey, one each."

He read it in one breath without any pause, and there was silence around him.

Rao, the guy who had entertained countless guests was also shocked, and he stammered after a long while: "...all of these, all of them?"

Lu Ci nodded calmly: "Thank you."

As early as when he passed this tea house on the street, he was attracted by the sweet fragrance from the second floor.After scanning the refreshment list hanging in front of the door, I made the decision to visit here without hesitation.

The buddy nodded vaguely.

He suddenly realized that he hadn't been able to keep up in the second half, so he could only ask Lu Ci to repeat it again.

Lu Ci was quite patient, and told him directly from the beginning.

After verifying that it was correct, the clerk asked someone to move another table and put it together, and then went downstairs in a erratic footstep.

Zhu said that he didn't want to raise objections in front of outsiders just now, so as not to hurt Lu Ci's face, but now he couldn't help it anymore, and whispered: "Lu Jieyuan! This is too much!"

It's not that I can't afford the money, it's just that the kind of sweet and greasy snacks can be called more than a dozen times at a time, just listening to them is very scary.

Only then did Yi Shu recover from the shock, and also suggested: "How about a refund?"

"Don't worry." Lu Ci smiled and said: "The tea is expensive, but the portion is impossible to go anywhere. Besides, are you here? You just need to work hard to eat, don't you need to worry about it being wasted?"

Seeing that Zhu said with a serious face, he obviously took it seriously, Lu Ci couldn't help laughing and said: "It's just a joke. Don't worry, half of what I ordered is easy to keep. It doesn't matter if you don't finish it. You can pack it up and take it away. as dry food on the road."

Zhu said and Yi Shu looked at each other, and then he was completely relieved.

Lu Ci added: "If you two think it's particularly delicious, remember to remind me to ask for an extra copy before you leave, so that I can bring it to Brother Liu who is staying alone in the guest house. Don't let him know that we have a happy night, and he will be full of complaints."

Zhu said that he nodded seriously.

The "green phoenix marrow" ordered by Lu Ci was delivered quickly, and besides that, there was also a middle-aged man dressed elegantly, who specially performed tea sharing for the three of them.

Lu Ci was quite interested in the tea ceremony, and with a heart of stealing from his teacher, he watched it carefully.

This has the same effect as the methods he has seen in modern times by using the color matching of coffee and milk to create various patterns.

Zhu said that he also watched with great interest at first.

But for some reason, although he felt that this person was very skillful, the superb skill of using the soup to move the dagger, changing the tea veins and veins, and showing the appearance of flowers and plants is also amazing...

But to be honest, it was still not as good as the one he and Teng Zongliang enjoyed that day when he shared tea with Lu Ci, which made him feel amazing and unforgettable.

Recalling the scene of that day, Zhu said that he couldn't help but lose his mind, and decided to go back to the guest residence, and write down the scene as soon as possible before the memory dissipated.

Yi Shu, on the other hand, stared at it intently, in amazement, and sighed regretfully as the lifelike peony made with tea powder quickly disappeared.

Lu Ci clapped his hands appreciatively, smiled and nodded to the tea distributor, and after giving the other party some rewards, he asked him to back down and greeted the two of them to drink tea.

As one of Jian'an's famous teas, Qingfengsui is worthy of its high price, and did not disappoint Lu Ci and others.

Zhu said that he had lost his mind just now, but was immediately caught back by the refreshing fragrance of tea.

Lu Ci lowered his eyes slightly, elegantly holding the small porcelain cup, and after taking a few sips leisurely, the corners of his lips rose slightly: "Very good."

After leaving this comment, Lu Ci put down his teacup and began to concentrate on the refreshments that were served one by one.

What he didn't know was that his every move, in the eyes of the caring people in the cubicle, was also a pleasing and delicate picture.

Zhu said he was also ignorant of this.He was still thinking about the scene of brother Lu personally making tea for them that day, and he was in a daze, tasting a Chengsha dumpling casually.

Because Yi Shu has many sisters in his family, he is also more sensitive to women's eyes.

When they realized that they were probably being watched secretly by the ladies in the cubicle, their expressions were more or less uncomfortable.

When Lu Ci saw that he was picking up a piece of crisp Qiong Ye with chopsticks, but was too absent-minded and kept hitting his nose, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and reminded him jokingly: "Brother Yi, I'm afraid your mouth is not long. Where."

Yi Shu woke up like a dream, and his face flushed immediately, but he seemed to hear a kind chuckle coming from the cubicle at this moment.

He accidentally shook his hand, causing the crispy and white crispy Qiong Ye to fall on the table.

Lu Ci narrowed his eyes: "What's wrong with you?"

Yi Shu hurriedly said: "No, it's nothing."

It's just that the young man tried his best to hide some of his thoughts, which were basically transparent in front of Lu Ci, and he was immediately guessed nine points.

Knowing that the other party was thin-skinned, Lu Ci didn't make fun of it, let alone expose it, but chatted with Zhu Shuo.

Talking about his ambitions, Zhu said he was slightly embarrassed, but said firmly: "If you are not a good minister, you are a good doctor."

Lu Ci nodded approvingly, not surprised by the answer.

After all, he is a master who "worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later", with the heart of saving the country and the people, how can he be a salted fish who is at ease with the situation and pays attention to enjoyment.

Yi Shu said worriedly: "If you fail the exams repeatedly, you will probably have your legs broken by my father."

Lu Ci smiled: "Instead of worrying about useless things, it's better to return to the guest residence and I'll give you a few more questions to do."

From the response to receiving additional assignments, you can see the difference between people.

Zhu said that he looked at Yi Shu enviously, but Yi Shu was full of surprises: "Thank you Lu Jieyuan!"

If they were to be Zhong Yuan and Liu Qi, they would have to avoid them.

The corner of Lu Ci's mouth twitched: "As a reward, don't call me Lu Jieyuan in the future."

Yi Shu quickly nodded in response.

The three chatted leisurely for a while, then Lu Ci asked someone to wrap up the untouched ones, and ordered an extra portion of the ones they favored, so he walked away for a while.

Zhu said that it was natural for him to follow behind Lu Ci, while Yi Shu was a step slower. Just as he was about to follow out, a female envoy stopped him in a low voice: "Can this gentleman please stop for a while?"

Yi Shu's face turned red, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes."

The maid gave a chuckle and asked him to wait at the same place, then hurried back and returned to her wife.

Yi Shu realized that those beautiful ladies were vaguely looking at him, so he couldn't help but straighten his waist secretly, his heart beating fast.

The envoy came back soon and asked politely: "My wife would like to ask you, the man who just sat at the same table with you for tea, and the gentleman holding the mountain and water folding fan, is your elder brother?"

Yi Shu subconsciously shook his head: "Brother Yu Yu and I are classmates and friends, not blood relatives."

The female envoy continued to pass on the message: "I just heard you call him Lu Jieyuan, could it be..."

Before she finished asking, Yi Shu nodded proudly: "That's right. Brother Yu Yu left the court for the first time half a month ago, and he has won the position of Jie Yuan."

The maid's eyes lit up, and she hurried back to tell her wife.

Yi Shu stood there in a daze, not knowing whether to leave or stay, but fortunately, the other party came back soon, followed by a series of questions: "You guys are going to Beijing to catch the exam? How long will you stay in this famous mansion? Which guest house are you staying at?..."

After Yi Shu answered one by one in a daze, the other party finally asked what he was most concerned about: "Your brother Yu Yu, has he ever been married?"

Yi Shu thought about it for a moment, and affirmed: "As far as I know, it has never happened before."

"Thank you Yi Lang-jun."

As soon as the words were finished, the female envoy thanked him with a smile, saluted him, and went back to send a message to the lady.

Tuliu Yishu stood stunned for a while, only to be reminded by Zhu Shuo, who couldn't wait for him to come down for a long time downstairs, and came up to urge him, and followed him downstairs.

It's just that on the way the three of them went to the best meeting place with Zhong Yuan, passing through an open-air tile market, they happened to encounter a rare bustle to watch.

Before the sumo wrestling in Washi started, sometimes a few women in cool clothes would fight against each other to win each other. Although the intensity is not as good as that of men's sumo wrestling, it is even better in terms of viewing, and even more powerful. human eyeball.

Especially when visiting Washi, the number of unmarried women walking in the market is much less than that of men. They can watch beautiful women wearing simple underwear and engaging in lively hand-to-hand combat, which naturally attracts vigorous men. They stared intently and applauded loudly.

Yi Shu only took one look, and felt as hot as if his whole body was on fire, feeling something was wrong, so he quickly looked away.

It wasn't long before he moved away, when he heard the applause from over there, and the frequent shouting, he couldn't help imagining that evocative picture in his mind, and he couldn't help but look at it quietly again.

Zhu said that he frowned. Seeing Yi Shu's behavior, he couldn't help persuading him: "There is a lot of fun in the market. Although it is rude to attract women to gather for a show, it is understandable. It's just us As a scholar, you should not indulge in this, but cultivate your morality and self-discipline."

Although Lu Ci felt that he was a little surprised to see a hot female sumo wrestler in the Song Dynasty, which he once thought was quite strict in etiquette, but after seeing modern performances that are countless times larger than this scale, it is naturally impossible. There's a lot of fuss about it.

Seeing that Zhu said it so solemnly and bowed his head in shame when he said Yi Shu, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "If it wasn't for the wise people today, who made the people stable and prosperous, I wouldn't be able to see these leisurely pleasures. It's not too early now. -"

Before they finished speaking, an excited "he is here!" came from not far away, which made the three of them stop talking and looked at the source of the sound in surprise.

However, Yi Shu saw a female envoy who looked very familiar, her face was flushed, but she ran straight towards them with a clear goal, followed by a group of fat and strong servants.

Yi Shu felt an ominous premonition in his heart.

Lu Ci didn't know anything about what happened before, he just looked at the menacing group of people in surprise, then continued to lower his head, chatting and laughing with Zhu.

Yi Shu swallowed guiltyly, and tried to remind: "Brother Yu, brother Yu—"

However, in just a moment, they noticed that the servants led by their female envoy were close in front of them.

Following the command of "It's him!", they swarmed up, separated the other two half-brothers in an instant, carefully caught Lu Ci who didn't know, and quickly pushed them into a prepared carriage. Just drove away so arrogantly.

Zhu said: "!!!"

The author has something to say: Zhu said: This scene is so damn familiar...

Notes:

1. Qingfengsui: Jian'an Famous Tea "Song Dynasty Tribute Tea"

The technique of dividing tea has been outlined in the previous section, and there are no more explanations to try.

2. All the snacks ordered by Lu Ci can be found in "Living in the Song Dynasty", "Pretending to Live in the Song Dynasty", and "Song Modern Dawn".

For example, crisp qiongye: cut the steamed buns that have been steamed at night into thin slices, coat them with honey or oil, bake them on the fire, spread paper on the ground to diffuse the fire, and after baking, the buns will be browned in color, crispy and crispy.Take a bite, and it will be like the poet Yang Wanli said: making the sound of snowflakes.

3. Female sumo wrestlers in the Song Dynasty were very famous. The female sumo wrestlers were called "Nv Bing". "Meng Liang Lu" and "Old Things in the Wulin" both recorded the names of several female sumo wrestlers, such as "Sai Guan Suo" " Xiao Sanniang", "Black Fourth Sister", "Han Chunchun", "Xiu Lebo", "Jin Lebo", "Saimei Duo", "Luo Liuniang", "Junior Lucky", "Female Hurry", these female sumo wrestlers are as good as the male matchmaker. Like fluttering hands, he won the title of "Victory in the counties of Washi City".

Song Renzong was also fascinated for a time, leading to being trained by Sima Guang. ("Song Modern Dawn")

4. "If you are not a good looker, you are a good doctor" is what Fan Zhongyan himself said in history.