Chapter 126: Guo's Family Banquet
The official family opened on the sixth day of the first month, and officially went to work on the eighth day of the first month, and on the sixth day of the first month, Qinglan reported to the calligraphy department of the Hanlin Academy. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
There was only a dry and thin old man in the office, who was more than a round older than Mr. Pan, with skin dander on his shoulders and a pair of tortoiseshell-framed round glasses hanging on the bridge of his nose, and the lenses were thicker than the bottom of the bowl where Qinglan's family was eating.
Qinglan didn't know what to call this old man, so she had to report to her family and say, "Xiaguan Shu Qinglan, come..."
Before Qinglan finished speaking, the old man stood up tremblingly, swept Qinglan from head to toe, took off his glasses and touched her around, and looked at it carefully.
This is... What is the (welcome) ceremony?
"The world~ the wind and the sun, the people's hearts are not ancient~" After the old man said this, he sat down again, and took out a broken register from the drawer.
Qinglan reacted for a while, and then completely translated the correct sentence under this thick accent,~ Sister, has she been scolded? For Mao? First time meeting...
The old man hit the table with his nails, "Press~"
Defect! Qinglan rolled her eyes, what kind of expression is this, let me register and speak, the long tongue is used for chicken feathers!
After sweeping around, there was only a dry bald brush on the table, and Qinglan also pretended to be dumb and pointed to the pen, meaning can I borrow it?
The old man slowly picked up the pen, put it in his mouth and dipped it, and looked at Qinglan with cloudy eyes, use it.
......
It turns out that the tongue is used for this, count you ruthless!
Qinglan wouldn't give him a good face, so she grabbed the pen with some disgust - who knows if the old man was picking his feet before Qinglan came, filling in his name in the book, afraid of something missing, just about to turn the previous page for reference, he was snatched away by the old man, and waved at Qinglan impatiently, meaning you can go!
It's good, it's amazing! No wonder you can only get mixed into this position for a lifetime!
When she got home, Qinglan washed her hands eight times.
On the eighth day of the new year, Qinglan wore a new official uniform and went to work energetically, but as soon as she walked to the door, she ran into Yan Shifan, the waiter of the Ministry of Works!
"Lord Xiaoshu." Yan Shifan smiled politely, people who don't know the inside story still think how harmonious Yan Ji's two factions are - sure enough, life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills~
"Lord Yan." Qinglan was polite with obvious detachment, smiling and diplomatic, she understood, but she didn't bother to deal with such a person, disgusting!
"Lord Yan." One after another, officials entered the door, and they all respectfully greeted Yan Shifan.
Get off the horse! The dismount of the red fruit! It's good to show off your popularity, right?
After waiting for the surrounding officials to walk away, Yan Shifan immediately restrained his redundant expression, "This is the excerpt that the Ministry of Industry asked the emperor to report for approval this year, and Lord Shu should take it away." ”
Qinglan didn't take it, this kind of pit is too routine, "Lord Yan, the excerpts of the Ministry of Industry are not under the control of the lower officials." "Who do you like to find~
Hmph, Yan Shifan sneered, do you think this is the end? Joke.
Sure enough, before noon, Qinglan's top boss, Lord Mi, came to her to "talk about life".
"Xiao Shu," Master Mi is not from Tangshan, but he really doesn't speak much official language, and he doesn't know what the emperor likes about him. "If you are an official, you have to look like an official..."
Master Mi's words are nothing more than two meanings: first, you are a subordinate, do you understand the reason why officials crush people to death? How can such a tsundere look like a subordinate! Second, this is the office of the Hanlin Academy, not your boudoir, so don't put these potted plants of flowers and plants.
Qinglan held her breath, why can my colleagues on the left and right sides put dolls (terracotta figurines), I put two pots of flowers and plants in the way of you!
Mi-sama ended the conversation at a pinching point in time, because as soon as he finished speaking, the cafeteria was opened.
The official canteen is still quite rich, and the lunch box of four dishes and one soup is divided into two layers, which shows the sufficiency of the portion.
But... Why do you treat your sister differently!
There is fish in people's fish-flavored shredded meat, and there is only fish in my sister's fish-flavored shredded meat; There are five flowers in people's back pot meat, and there is only back pot in my sister's back pot meat! It's really just some fried, onion foam and the like, and there are not even two garlic sprouts!
Also, there are chicken legs in people's ginseng chicken soup, and my sister doesn't want to have chicken legs, but you can't use ginger as chicken!
Looking at her lunch box, Qinglan didn't bother to complain, fortunately, my sister was prepared!
Pan Erniang was afraid that her daughter would not eat well, so she prepared a bento box for Qinglan with only vegetables and no food as she did when she was studying.
Through this short lunch break, Qinglan quickly exercised a necessary skill in officialdom - distinguishing friend from foe, as long as she had an eye, she could immediately distinguish whether these officials were strict or not.
For example, such a person came from afar, about four or five meters away from him, and suddenly turned a corner - hehe, this is a neutral person, not only for Qinglan, but also for the officials of the Yan Party, I can't afford to hide from it, and I can't be offended on both sides.
If the other party sees Shu Qinglan, the only female official in the Chinese calligraphy department or even the Hanlin Academy, the nose is not the nose and the face is not Lian, often accompanied by an obvious cold snort, congratulations, you have met the supporters of the Yan Party or the Yan Party, they hold their heads high, their steps are incomparable, and they all show a face: My boss is Yan Song's father and son, I am proud!
Of course, there are also officials who greet Qinglan warmly, but... Well, there has never been such a scene so far, and there is no colleague who greets him with a smile, these are just my sister's imaginations.
In short, the work of the first day can be summed up in two words: crowding.
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Dinner was eaten at Mr. Ji's, and Qinglan ordered a pot of sheep and scorpions from Lingjiang Pavilion on the way from work.
"Guess you're here today." Mr. Ji took out a jar of lotus stamens that had been treasured for three years.
Qinglan tilted her head, and five words were written on her face: I am very unhappy.
"What's the matter, Old Man Mi is making things difficult for you?" Mr. Ji sat opposite Qinglan, lifted the sealing mud on the jar, and suddenly, the house was full of incense.
"Cut~ Where can people see me?" I'm just a little housekeeper, and the words "Lord Shu" are just a job code.
"Master Shu, these excerpts need to be copied out before tomorrow~" Problem, you said that you must transcribe it today, isn't it over!
"Master Shu, this is last year's record, you have to hurry up and tidy it up~", it's obviously your job, why throw it away to others!
"Master Shu, my tea is finished~" I'm sorry, I don't drink tea during work hours!
"Master Shu, the kang bricks are loose, you see that they have fallen to the ground, and this cabinet, the mess should have been sorted out a long time ago..."
...
"What, someone gave you a look?" Mr. Ji asked as he poured wine into his and Qinglan's bowls.
Qinglan pouted, "Being an official is not as good as the students in the academy." "At least you were respected when you were a student!
"You~" I really haven't seen those poor children from low backgrounds and poor jobs, the world is not as good as you imagined.
"Master, being an official is different from what I thought." Qinglan held the bowl and smelled it, there was a faint fragrance of lotus leaves.
"Then what do you think it should be like to be an official?" Mr. Ji picked up the bowl and took a sip, not bad~
Qinglan pondered for a while, "Scolding Fang Xuan?" ”
Mr. Ji suddenly began to question his teaching level, could it be that there was something wrong with my education?
All that was left in the room was the sound of the copper pot cooking meat.
"Do you remember the Mencius that your teacher told you?"
Four words immediately popped into Qinglan's mind: if it is inherent.
Mencius said: "Shun's rice and grass are also long, if it will be lifelong; And it is the Son of Heaven, and he is clothed, drummed, and the two daughters are fruitful, if they are inherent. ("Dedication to the Heart" II)
When Shun was eating dry food and eating wild vegetables, it was like living like this all his life; When he became the Son of Heaven, he wore a single coat of Ma Ge and played the piano, and Yao's two daughters waited, as if he had already enjoyed this kind of life.
"Master..."Isn't that a little inactive?
Ji Daru stuffed a mouthful of sheep's head slices dipped in sesame sauce, chewing it full of mellow aroma, "Respond with 'shun', be at ease with encounters, externalize and internalize." ”
Qinglan understood in seconds that Master was persuading herself, and no matter what situation she encountered, she could handle it safely. It's just that...
"Master, I really don't know how to be an official..."
"Do you remember Ran Qiu?" Mr. Ji picked up another piece of hairy belly.
How can you not remember that Confucius's high-ranking disciple is versatile and ranks second in the political affairs department.
"Confucius said that Ran Qiu is an official, how about it?"
"There are no principles."
"Well," Mr. Ji swallowed, "you have to always keep in mind that (principle) is very important. In addition, it is necessary to pay courtesy to the superior (superior) and to do things with the king, and not to stop. ”
"A little housekeeper like me...", how can there be any chance to meet the saint.
"Hmm~" Mr. Ji shook his head, "You won't be a little sheer forever," and then stretched out two fingers and said: "Being an official is nothing more than two points: one is loyalty," I believe the emperor has also seen you, "and the other is clear." ”
"Be respectful in your actions, respect in things, and be wise in raising the people." Qinglan muttered to herself.
"Just talk about it, don't practice fake tricks~!"
"Knowledge, ability, virtue! Master, I see! Qing Lan Mao stopped.
Mr. Ji shook his head, "It's virtue, ability, and knowledge." ”
The most important thing to be an official is virtue!
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The Guo family only entered the courtyard in Beijing, which was originally prepared for Guo Xiaoqing's exam, but now it is used to get married, which is indeed a little smaller.
The Du family simply changed the house with the Guo family, and the Du family's three-entry house was also used as Miss Du's dowry, so that Guo Du's wedding room and wedding venue were set in the Du family.
The most coincidental thing is that the Du family's house is not far from Xu Chunrong's house in Beijing, both in Anxian Hutong.
Since the Guo and Du families were preparing for the wedding, the entire Anxian Hutong has not been born in peace, and even the surrounding alleys know that the Guo family is going to marry in the first month, not to mention the Xu family across the walls.
Xu Chunrong wanted to move several times, (although Layue and New Year's Moon should not be moved as usual) Although she can't live in Beijing for a few days, her daughter still has to stay in the capital for treatment, and if it goes on like this...
Recently, Shao Jiajia's condition seems to have improved a lot, but she herself has become more and more silent, and as Guo Xiaoqing's marriage day by day, her determination has become more and more firm.
On the twenty-second day of the first month of the twenty-sixth year of Jingtai, it is advisable to marry.
Qinglan, Mr. Ji and others were among the first guests to come to Guo's house, and in addition to expressing their importance to Guo Xiaoqing, they all had "tasks" on their bodies.
Mingyu and Brother He are the main members of Guo Xiaoqing's welcoming team, one writer and one martial artist. I heard that Miss Du's eldest brother is also in the army, and Brother Hu loves to deal with people in the army now.
Mr. Ji, as the teacher, is also one of the important roles in this wedding - matchmaker, Qinglan privately thinks that the master is a very successful matchmaker, and he can receive two red envelopes~!
Qinglan is the celebrant of this wedding, and in modern times, she is the "master of ceremonies". In fact, the original plan was not hers, but later, for some reason, Guo Xiaoqingfei wanted her to be the celebrant.
As an unmarried girl, this "difficult" task is really... It's hard to tell what it tastes like.
Originally, Guo Xiaoqing planned to use the "beauty plan" to calculate Yan Shifan, but Mr. Ji felt that the investment was too large and the effect was slow, so it became today: Guo Bridegroom welcomed his relatives, and Miss Shao was counted.
That's right, these days, the Guo and Du families have deliberately made a big battle, which makes Miss Shao feel "bad".
In fact, Shao Jiajia was not really crazy, when she made the scene, she couldn't hold her face - she was rejected in public; Second, it is also the reason for Xu Chunrong's "revenge" on Ji.
Of course, this plan is very risky, and no one is sure whether Shao Jiajia will be fooled, only the plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky.
It is said that the gongs and drums are noisy and the firecrackers are ringing in unison, and when the team to welcome the relatives arrived at the door of Xu's house, they deliberately slowed down, and eighteen trumpeters blew at the same time, I believe that the deaf can also hear it, let alone Shao Jiajia in the inner courtyard.
That's not all, when the team came back, they deliberately slowed down not far from Xu's house, and many people shouted congratulations.
Back and forth, Shao Jiajia tore three handkerchiefs.
When the newlyweds cross the brazier, the guests are in place, and the ceremonial bride sets up the futon, the ceremony is ready to begin.
Qinglan pinched the time, and said in her heart: Miss Shao, you can be "in place", hurry up, eon~baby!
"Ahem," Qinglan cleared her throat, and the scavenger stepped forward to lift the towel on the wine bottle, and poured the wine into the bottle three times with a spoon, and Qinglan began to sing:
But heaven and earth are opened, and all things are longer than Si -
The day is refined, and the moon moistens its ~ Hua.
The mystery of heavenly principles is contained in it, and people determine their rites by marriage.
Eat together and drink together.
When self-propriety is completed, it is tied and has wings~
Although there are thousands of difficulties and dangers, I swear to share the hardship~
Sickness, suffering, glory, and vowing not to give up.
Look up like a high mountain, and its love is eternal,
As vast as the sky, its love for all generations.
Respect each other like guests, and do their best.
It is not easy for the family to prosper, and it is not easy to change.
For a long time, Cheng Wujia -
"Stop her !!"
Immediately, Mama Shen and the others quickly caught the woman who suddenly broke in, and everyone looked at it in surprise - that's right, it was Shao Jiajia, who had been "long-awaited"!