Master of Rebirth

Helping Liu Yun to sit on the bench, Wang Qi cupped her hands to Hu Cai and said: "Boss Hu is a person who has seen the world, and Lianyi following you is also a blessing in his previous life. But Mr. Liu is over half a hundred years old, and he has been wandering for half his life." It's only for this one daughter, and I hope Boss Hu will help their father and daughter because of Mr. Liu's age."

Seeing Wang Qi's eloquence, well-dressed clothes, and handsome appearance, Hu Cai asked, "I don't know what to call this brother?"

"He is well-known in our county..." Dong Jue was about to boast about Wang Qi, but was interrupted by Wang Qi, "I am just an ordinary scholar, and his humble name is not worth mentioning."

"Scholar." Hu Cai was obviously more interested in Wang Qi. He leaned back on the back of the chair, assumed a comfortable posture, and looked Wang Qi up and down.

This look was a little abrupt and rude, and even Dong Jue felt full of malice.Wang Qi stood calmly, without even frowning.

"I have always respected you scholars. As the saying goes, everything is inferior, only reading is high. You people are different from ordinary people like us." I don't know how long I stared at Wang Qi. Seeing that he did not show any signs of anger, Hu Only then did the boss look away in dismay.

There was a strong sourness in these words, Wang Qi guessed that Hu Cai must have suffered from scholars, so she stood up and gave him a deep bow, and said in self-deprecation: "Boss Hu is too flattering. As the saying goes, one who is useless is a scholar. We people are just self-proclaimed. In fact, we can’t lift our shoulders or hands. We are not very useful in the country or at home. In fact, I have always envied a rich man like Boss Hu. , can earn a lot of money to make the family and children live a good life. It’s just a pity that I don’t have that ability.”

"Hahahaha, brother Wang is really good at talking." These words obviously touched Hu Cai's heart, he looked at Wang Qi and burst out laughing.

As the saying goes, wear thousands of times and wear them all, but flattery does not wear them.Hu Cai has traveled all over the world for so many years in his life, he has had countless flattery, and he has also been flattered countless times. He has never heard such a sincere and real flattery, and it came from a scholar.

In fact, Wang Qi guessed right, Hu Cai was indeed angry with scholars.His maternal grandfather's family had a cousin-in-law, nearly ten years older than Hu Cai, who is now a high-ranking official in the capital.Don't look at my cousin's husband now, he was a poor scholar when he was young, his family was poor, and he couldn't even afford food.When I went to Beijing to catch the exam, I still relied on the Hu family's charity, so I got a few decent clothes, which made up my plan to go to Beijing.

Later, my cousin-in-law was named on the gold list and rose all the way, so he naturally gained a lot of prestige.

In order to do business, Hu Cai often came to ask his cousin-in-law to do something.There is no shortage of real money and silver, but also ridiculed and stared at.Therefore, Hu Cai has always had a dislike for these scholars.Originally, he wanted to make things difficult for Wang Qi by taking advantage of Lianyi's incident, and to have some fun for himself, so as to relieve the bad breath he received from his cousin-in-law.Unexpectedly, before he opened his mouth, Wang Qi was the first to show weakness, and immediately won Hu Cai's favor.

"Brother is a straightforward person, I like it." Patting Wang Qi on the shoulder, Hu Cai actually felt that the scholar's hand was not bad, he said with a smile: "Since you are here, let's have a drink together."

Seeing that there was something to be done, Dong Jue hurriedly said: "Brother, let the boy go to Juxian Building to take care of it."

"You two are really happy, then let's go." Hu Cai said.

At this moment, Liu Yun was in a state of anxiety and in a trance, even if he followed the past, he was still in a hurry.Taking advantage of Hu Cai's time to change clothes, Wang Qi advised him to go back to the hospital and wait for news.Although Liu Yun was unwilling, he also knew that he couldn't help.Thinking that Lianyi was still in the inn, maybe he could meet Hu Cai while he was out, so Liu Yun insisted on waiting in the inn for news.

Wang Qi naturally knew what he was thinking, but it was certain that Hu Cai would not be so kind.Seeing Liu Yun's insistence, Wang Qi had no choice but to send a few people to follow Liu Yun so that no accidents would happen to him.

The three of them sat down in the most luxurious private room of Juxian Tower, and Hu Cai was not polite, and immediately ordered a table of dishes and opened several jars of fine wine.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Hu Cai said with his tongue open: "It's not that I can't give you the ripples, but brother, I am a businessman, and I won't do business at a loss."

After serving the table, Hu Cai desperately toasted Wang Qi, never mentioning the matter of Lianyi.Now that he finally took the initiative to speak, Wang Qi immediately cupped his hands and said, "Boss Hu has any request, just ask, as long as it can be done, we will try our best."

Seeing that he was so capable, Hu Cai nodded in satisfaction, and said directly: "There is an oiran girl in Hongxiu Tianxiang, who seems to be called Huarong or something. Anyway, that girl is pretty, and she dances beautifully. See you It's exciting. That's the price...it's a little expensive."

Since Huarong sold her first night, her reputation has not decreased but increased, and the price is clearly marked at 1 taels of silver every night.Seeing Hu Cai's face about to make a fuss, although Dong Jue had already scolded the old pervert in his heart, he said with a smile on his face: "Boss Hu's worth can only be earned by a stunning beauty like Miss Huarong. match up."

"Brother Dong is really good at talking." Boss Hu said, patting the table.

Wang Qi quickly said: "If Boss Hu likes it, we will naturally arrange it for you."

1 taels of silver is enough to buy dozens of big girls with yellow flowers, and it's really not worth it for only one Ripple.Although Dong Jue felt sorry for Wang Qi, he couldn't say anything when he thought that Lianyi was Liu Yun's daughter after all.

"As for the money, my elder brother can afford it, so naturally I don't need the two younger brothers to worry about it." Hu Cai continued: "I heard that Huarong girl likes talented people, and she even specially made a pair. The 1 taels are exempted."

Only then did Dong Jue remember this, and clapped his hands and said, "How could I forget about this, but I heard that the pair was difficult, and it has been a long time, and no one can match it."

"If it's so easy to be matched by others, what's the point?" Hu Cai patted Wang Qi's shoulder and said, "My brother is a scholar, so it's not difficult to make a mere pair. If my brother can let my brother and I live together It’s easy to talk about Ripple’s addiction.”

Wang Qi hurriedly asked: "I don't know if Boss Hu knows what the Shanglian is?"

"How do I know that?" Boss Hu laughed, looked at Wang Qi and said, "Brother, I'm just a rough person. If I don't know how to do it, I know how to do practical things."

Dong Jue said: "It's easy to handle. I'll ask Xiaoer to find out what the Shanglian is."

After speaking, he called Xiaoer.

Seeing Xiaoer go down, Hu Cai was very satisfied.He grabbed Wang Qi's shoulders with the strength of wine and said: "Brother Wang, let them ask, let's drink first."

Hu Cai was very close to Wang Qi, and he could faintly smell a faint fragrance from him, which was really nice.Hu Caixin said, these scholars are very particular, and they even rub fragrance powder on their bodies.But this smell is much better than the spices on the girl.

Looking up at Wang Qi's face, Hu Cai said it was a pity.Such a beautiful face would be wasted if it wasn't a woman.Hu Cai secretly thought, if Wang Qi was a woman, it would not be impossible to replace Huarong with him.

Feeling that Hu Cai was too close, Wang Qi moved away calmly and said, "Boss Hu, you should stop drinking. If you get drunk, you can't do anything at night?"

"Brother is thoughtful." Holding the wine glass to Wang Qi's mouth, Hu Cai said, "Then you drink, and I will accompany you."

After receiving the wine glass and putting it on the table, Wang Qi smiled and said, "If my younger brother is drunk, how can I think of a couplet for Boss Hu?"

Seeing that Hu Cai was persistently pestering Wang Qi, Dong Jue hurried over to make a rescue, "That's right, that's right. Big brother Hu should eat more vegetables and keep his spirits up, so that he can have energy to accompany the beauty at night."

At this time, the waiter from the shop came in at the right time, and said, "Second Master Dong, I have already inquired about what you ordered. The upper couplet written by the beautiful girl with red sleeves and fragrance is 'Ode to the Elegance of the Four Poems'."

"Ode to the elegance of the four poems." Dong Jue didn't know why, so he looked at Wang Qi and said, "Isn't this Shanglian very difficult?"

Wang Qi smiled and said, "It's hard to say, but easy to say. Boss Hu, let's go to Hongxiu Tianxiang."

Seeing Wang Qi's confident appearance, Hu Cai was very happy in his heart, and immediately forced himself to put aside the desire for Wang Qi, and couldn't wait to ask: "Brother Wang, can you really be right?"

Wang Qi said with a smile: "The four poems are an ode to elegance."

"The six pulses are measured by the inch."

"Okay, the battle is neat."

"It's absolutely."

"Where did the talented man come from? Why haven't I seen it before?"

"I don't know, maybe I came here here because of the reputation."

"Young master, Miss Huarong is here to invite you."

Seeing Hu Cai showing off in Hongxiu Tianxiang, and watching him enter Huarong girl's room with her own eyes, Wang Qi and Dong Jue went back home.

"Brother Wushuang, thank you very much today." On the way back, Wang Qi cupped her hands to Dong Jue.

Dong Jue hurriedly said: "Brother Qiongju said nothing, why are you being polite between us. Besides, Mr. Liu has helped our family a lot. Let's not talk about my parents, just say that my sister-in-law had a difficult delivery the year before last. If it wasn't for Mr. Liu, I'm afraid adults and children won't be able to keep it."

After a pause, Dong Jue continued: "I'm just worried, that Hu Cai is not a good person, although we have helped him now. But this one has no documents or words, and we are afraid that he will turn his back on him tomorrow, so we can do nothing." No. Brother Qiongju, we still have to think of ways to deal with it.”

"That's true." Wang Qi nodded, "We let him get what he wanted without spending a penny. After thinking about it, he will definitely not be reconciled. I reckon that it is certain to give him some money, but I don't know how to give it." How much."

Dong Jue said: "If this matter can be settled with money, it's really nothing. There are many kinds of businessmen, like Hu Cai, who are treacherous, sophisticated and shameless. Thinking about it now, it's fortunate that you didn't let me If you reveal your identity, if he knows that you are the boss of Linglongzhai, he will probably let you exchange the formula of Blooming Blooming and Wealth for Ripples."

"A person like Hu Cai has dirty hands. Just in case, let's check his background so that we can hold him hostage." Wang Qi leaned on the carriage and said.

Seeing that Wang Qi couldn't open her sleepy eyes, but she was still thinking about Lianyi, Dong Jue hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, okay, I'll send someone to investigate. You drank a lot today, so go back and rest quickly Bar."

"I'll go and see Mr. Liu first, he's still waiting for news." Wang Qi shook her head and said.

Dong Jue said: "Don't worry, I have already sent someone to inform Mr. Liu, and let him go back to the medical clinic first. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it tomorrow."

After drinking a few more glasses of wine in the afternoon, Wang Qi was really tired after tossing about. Seeing that Dong Jue had made arrangements, she leaned on the carriage and closed her eyes to rest.

"Brother Qiongju." Even though he knew that Wang Qi was tired, Dong Jue couldn't help it, and said, "I still don't understand, what's so difficult about the pair you were right today?"

Wang Qi closed her eyes and replied: "The upper couplet written by Huarong is actually an absolute lower couplet. It is said that one year, an envoy from an unknown country came to see him and issued an upper couplet 'Sanguang Sun Yue Xing'. The envoy thought that This is an absolute, because the number words in the couplet language must be corrected with the number words. The upper couplet uses the word "three", so the second couplet should not repeat it. And under the "Sanguang" there are only three words "日月星'. Then no matter which number you use, it will not be three words, so it will not be neat."

"Indeed, if I'm talking about the Four Books, I'll have to talk about Dazhongmeng later. It's not good to say, and there's one more word." Dong Jue counted with his fingers, "The Five Classics are not good, and the poems and books are Yi Chunqiu. That's six characters. Looking at it this way, it's really difficult. Then what are these 'four poems'?"

It was rare for Dong Jue to be ashamed to ask his subordinates. Although it was not for learning, but for gossip, Wang Qi did not discourage his enthusiasm. "The four poems are the "Book of Songs". The wonderful thing is that the part of 'Ya' can be further divided into 'Daya' and 'Xiaoya', corresponding to the 'four', 'Ode to the Grace of the Four Poems', and the numbers before and after are neat."

"I understand now." Dong Jue suddenly realized, "That is to say, if you want to match the first couplet of 'Four Poems', the number in the second couplet cannot be three, and you must use three Chinese characters to correspond to the previous number. "

Wang Qi nodded, "That's right. This pair directly quotes famous sentences from the predecessors, and it's not worth mentioning in front of real scholars. That Huarong probably has read some books, but it can't be said that there is any big difference." Learning can only fool illiterate businessmen. Our Pingyao County is a small place, and there are not many scholars who are serious about the classics. Scholars who pretend to be high-spirited places don’t bother to go, and officials and their families I can’t go either, no wonder no one has come out for so long.”

Wang Qi's words were unintentional, Dong Jue, an "ignorant businessman", smiled awkwardly, and continued: "The second couplet you wrote is 'Liumai Cunguanchi', what are these six meridians, why can you use three words?"

"After you redeem Lianyi, let Mr. Liu explain to you." Wang Qi really didn't want to talk more, so she could only perfunctory.

Dong Jue couldn't wait, he grabbed Wang Qi's sleeve and refused to let go: "Oh brother Qiongju, don't hang me up, explain to me."

"You might as well think for yourself."

"If I have that ability, can I still get that toad surnamed Hu to eat swan meat?" Even though the night was dark, Dong Jue's wailing could not be concealed.

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The author has something to say:

The pair of "Four poems are elegant and elegant, and the six pulses are close to the ruler" was originally taught to us by my high school history teacher in class.Later I looked it up online and found out that this pair dates back to the Song Dynasty.According to legend, the envoys of the Liao Kingdom wrote the first couplet, "Sanguang Sun, Moon and Star". Su Dongpo thought about it for a while, and then came up with the second couplet, "Ode to the Elegance of Four Poems".In addition, he also added three couplets, "A gust of wind and thunderstorm", "Brothers of the two dynasties", and "Henry of the four virtues", which made the Liao envoy willing to bow down.Due to my limited ability, I can only boldly quote the absolutes of the predecessors in the article. Everyone is happy to see it, and don't delve into it.