Chapter 45: The City
After Ah Yao officially served tea to Master Kukai and Mo Daru, the next thing was the climax of the entire apprenticeship ceremony:
Eat!
That's right, that's it. Although the two old men are famous all over the world, they don't have many noses and eyes. After the initial novelty, the momentum of the people of Qingcheng is slowly decreasing. If it's free, everyone doesn't mind coming to see it, but now is the time when the spring silkworms form cocoons, and at such a busy time, if there is no flowing water seat, how can so many people work tirelessly and go around most of Qingcheng to Jianhu Wharf to watch the apprenticeship ceremony.
And the Hu family did not live up to their expectations, since early in the morning, the best tea, melon seeds, preserved fruits, and snacks have never been broken, and even the dim sum of Baiwei Zhai is more expensive than silver, and each table has served six large plates.
These things alone are enough for people to eat half full, and when the tea is finished, the people who have been temporarily transferred from the silk village come up like a stream. Roast duck, roast chicken, steamed eight-treasure pig, Jiangmi stuffed duck, boiled shrimp, boiled fish fillet, stewed three fresh, fried whitebait, ......, chicken, duck and fish have everything, the white porcelain plate is full of vegetables and the whole dock, and in the end the table can not be put down, the plate is naked, and it is stacked several layers.
Plates of meat dishes shimmer with an attractive oily shine, plates of vegetarian dishes are also green and delicious, and the fragrant fragrance fills the entire wharf, floating out to half of the surface of Jianhu Lake.
Just now I thought about not eating for nothing, and the people who have been eating preserved fruits and drinking tea have been eating preserved fruits and drinking tea, touching their bulging stomachs, and tea that is almost up to their throats.
"The Hu family's dish is true and sincere."
"No one is lacking in these two money."
"The Shen family is not short of these two money, but they act on weekdays. I thought that the girl of the Shen family was a good one, and she also made some porridge sheds when she was in Laba, but I really didn't expect ......"
"Why do you mention them well, it's not fun. There are not many opportunities to eat this kind of food for nothing, so eat it while the dish is hot. ”
Those who can still eat in their stomachs will feast on it, and those who have already eaten enough will not be able to swallow it, so they will start to make trouble when they are idle.
"No one is robbing you again, eat slowly."
"That's right, I just took care of eating melon seeds, and I didn't listen to much movement on stage, let's talk about it."
Seeing the new wave of people serving food, they were surprised by the large amount of food, and the people who were eating didn't have too much to fight, so they stopped and talked about what had just happened again. is still eating Hu family things in his mouth, and he unconsciously brings some bias when he speaks.
From the big girl making trouble, to Shen Moci's framing being exposed, and then to the shamelessness of the Shen family's father and daughter several times, they have experienced all kinds of twists and turns in just one morning, among which the wonderful Cheng dù is no less than the story told by the storyteller of the teahouse restaurant. While eating, the atmosphere was warm again for a while, and everyone at the flowing water seat listened with relish.
The voice reached the front, except for a few merchants who were attached to the Shen family, most of the silk merchants looked at the Shen family's father and daughter thoughtfully.
The girl of the Hu family is actually a teacher of Mrs. Baimo!
Even Pan Zhizhou said that the girl of the Hu family was nominally not a brother and sister with him. What everyone in Zhizhou admitted, no matter how cheeky the Shen family was, they didn't have the courage to climb the relationship. In this way, the relationship between Ah Ci and the Hu family's sister and sister who is forcibly associated with each other will be completely uncountable.
He can no longer have a relationship with the little marquis.
The last glimmer of hope that supported him was disappointed, and Shen Jinshan couldn't stay any longer. In the smiling eyes of the merchants, he stood up "Teng".
"Shen still has something to do at home, so I will leave first."
A few people who came down from the high platform happened to come this way. Master Kukai and Mo Daru have already gone back first, the Song family is weak and wanted to hold on to the end, but they were persuaded by the father and daughter to go back, and the only ones left are Hu Jiuling, Ah Yao and the little marquis who was left by Master Kukai to "take care" of his younger sister.
"Brother Shen is going to leave so soon, but he dislikes Hu's banquet?"
Standing beside Daddy, all of Ah Yao's attention was focused on Shen Moci at this moment.
In her previous life, the Shen Moci she saw had always been incomprehensible, which made the other girls standing beside her ashamed. But at this moment, Shen Moci in front of him was shocking, although he had rearranged his appearance, his hair was just braided in a hurry, and his face, which could not find a trace of shortcomings, would have high swollen cheeks and eyes that had always been gentle like water, and he would be even more gloomy and without the slightest look.
Is this still the Shen Moci in my memory who attracted the noble disciples in the capital to chase after him with just a smile?
At first glance, it looks like the woman sitting on the flowing water seat in the back.
Even if she was separated by hatred in her previous life, she didn't feel pity for herself, "Miss Shen, why do you want to make yourself so wolfy." ”
Wolf bèi? She was so ridiculed by Hu Yao.
Seeing that she didn't move, A-Yao decided to make her words clear, "Actually, the truth is revealed today, you have reaped the consequences, I originally planned to forgive you." But the master advised me not to forget, so that when you return to the countryside and the ancestral house is renovated, I will definitely abandon my old suspicions. The master is a monk who has always been compassionate, and he should be happy at that time. ”
Although A-Yao suffered a lot in the last three years of her previous life, she has been well protected in the first thirteen years of her life, and no amount of hardship can erase the kindness in her nature.
This will make her say this sincerely, if Shen Moci can sincerely repent, she can ignore the previous few frames. After all, now Mo Daru is also half of her master, and Shen Moci is the apprentice that Mo Daru promised to accept, so he should be for Mo Daru. As for the past life, that's a different story.
But when these words reached Shen Moci's ears, they completely changed.
Hu Yao not only brought up the old things, but also laughed at her for being sent back to her ancestral home. Obviously she already has everything, and she has to come to expose her scars.
"Daddy, since there are still important things at home, then my daughter will go with you first."
After speaking, she stood up and automatically lifted Shen Jinshan's arm, without even giving A-Yao a superfluous corner of her eyes.
Seeing the people around him with such a cold heart, maybe the girl of the Hu family didn't speak so well, but they were also loyal. What's more, Fang Cai's family also saved her life from Lord Zhizhou, and she reacted like this when she did something wrong?
But think about it again, the girl of the Shen family is not such a person, hypocritical and contrived.
Many people shook their heads, although they didn't say anything again, but their impression of Shen Moci in their hearts dropped again and again. In this way, not opening your mouth is more strict than laughing.
Knowing people's hearts well, of course Shen Moci knows this very well, but she can't care about these things. As early as when Daddy's two slaps came over fiercely, she was completely discouraged by the Shen family. Now she just wants to make her life comfortable, as for how the Shen family doesn't care about her, if possible, she even hopes that the Shen family can be miserable.
"It turned out that Brother Shen had family affairs." Hu Jiuling looked suddenly enlightened, and his expression was so realistic that it didn't make people see that he deliberately stopped to embarrass the Shen family.
"Family matters." Taking his eyes off the girl, Lu Jingyuan looked at Shen Moci and spit out these two words with deep meaning.
"Three days later, I will wait for Master Shen in Yunlai Tower."
Hearing the words of scraping the bones and cutting his heart again, Shen Jinshan held his face, "Obey the orders of the Beihou, and Shen will retire first." ”
Arching his hand, he walked out of the dock without looking back. Shen Moci followed, and when she passed by A-Yao, she fiercely ran over her skirt that dragged the ground, and followed closely behind.
"Is she angry?"
The skirt was too long, and Ah Yao didn't notice her movements at all, but she could still feel Shen Moci's affection. As the winning side, she is in the mood to be considerate of others, so she feels quite inexplicable.
The girl of the Hu family is really kind, and she has been bullied by the girl of the Shen family to that point, and she will still have the kung fu to take care of her feelings. Hearing Ah Yao's words, many people sighed. The pity for Shen Moci just now dissipated, and even such a kind girl was bullied, and the girl of the Shen family was really hateful.
Don't say Ah Yao, even Hu Jiuling didn't expect that the gentle, kind, benevolent and fraternal girl of the Shen family in the minds of the people of Qingcheng fell and her reputation was completely blackened, but this signboard did not fall, and the new goddess became his stupid daughter.
Over the years, Shen Moci has worked hard to successfully break out of the encirclement in the patriarchal society, so that the people in the market can accept that the girl's family can not lose to the man, and completely reverse their deep-rooted concepts. And now this benefit has all fallen on Ah Yao.
And A-Yao, who has gained great benefits, will still be in a state of ignorance. Her single-threaded little head melon will be obsessed with a question: it is Shen Moci who is obviously wrong, she ran to comfort and generously said that she can forgive, why is the other party angry like that. Puzzled, the apricot eyes that couldn't hide things were full of doubts.
Stupid!
Taking in Shen Moci's small movements, a cold glint flashed in Lu Jingyuan's eyes. Seeing this girl's confused expression and listening to the innocence in her tone, he finally understood why the master had to keep him here to protect the little sister.
is so stupid, if no one is watching on the side, she must be eaten alive like in her previous life.
Suddenly, the pressure on his shoulders doubled. Seeing that Hu Jiuling's face was as usual in front of him, after greeting with the silk merchants, he ceremoniously introduced Ayao to everyone, and Lu Jingyuan also consciously took the wine glass.
"The master has instructed that the junior sister is still young and should not drink alcohol, and this matter will be handled by Ben Hou."
Hu Jiuling's move was completely the result of careful consideration.
He only got A-Yao when he was nearly forty years old, so he naturally regarded her as an eyeball, and he was reluctant to suffer a little. Of course, he is not the kind of dad who dotes on his children for no reason, the Hu family has been in business for a hundred years and has a lot of money, A-Yao is squandering at will, and it is enough to throw away a few lifetimes, he is a confident doting!
But what happened to Ah Yao in his previous life sounded the alarm for him, the Hu family's wealth did give him enough confidence, but he missed his age. He was nearly forty years old before he got A-Yao, and now he has passed the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, although his physique is not inferior to that year, but the years are not forgiving, how many years can he live?
When he is alive, he can naturally keep A-Yao carefree, but once he has three longs and two shorts, this ten thousand family wealth will become a life-saving talisman.
These big silk merchants on the table in front of him had also persecuted A-Yao in their previous lives. He didn't know anything about it, but he knew that he couldn't blame them entirely. Once he fell, the Qingcheng Silk Market would lose its balance, and the Shen family would be dominant, how could they not be obedient at that time? In business, he would make the same choice.
After thinking about it, the safest way is to let A-Yao take over the business. Although she is bound to work harder, it is better than falling into the situation of her previous life. Taking advantage of today's opportunity, everyone was there, and he just happened to introduce his daughter out.
It's just that...... What does this generation of toasting little marquis mean!
The vigilance was high, and Hu Jiuling's heart was alarmed.
"The little girl is young, and it is true that it is not suitable to drink, but when I first see my uncles, the number of etiquette should not be less, I think it is better to replace wine with tea?"
Although it is a mention of yì, as the largest silk merchant in Qingcheng, no matter what he does on weekdays, he will not hesitate to contribute money and efforts, Hu Jiuling's prestige is there, and no one will take him lightly for such a thing.
Immediately, a silk merchant who had close contacts with the Hu family echoed: "Miss Hu is now a beloved disciple of Master Kukai and Madame Mo, and if she can be called uncle, I, a trader, feel that my face is bright." ”
As soon as this statement came out, it was immediately approved by most people. Of course, there are also many people, and their eyes turn between the little marquis and the old fox, and they always feel that the atmosphere between these two people is not right.
Soon their suspicions were confirmed, and raising his wine glass, Lu Jingyuan walked to the table.
"Thank you for taking the time to participate in A-Yao's apprenticeship ceremony today, and I hope you will take over the Hu family's business in the future. Senior sister, she can't drink alcohol, so this cup will be treated by her as a senior brother to everyone. ”
After saying that, he raised the wine bottle, craned his neck and drank it all.
The spicy wine entered his throat, and a heat rose in his chest, and he felt the same way when he held his little hand in the palm of his hand just now. The warm spring breeze blew and blew into his heart, and looking at the eyes that were about to come back to his senses and were a little confused, Lu Jingyuan only felt that something was sprouting and breaking out of the ground in his heart.
In his previous life, the scenes peeping outside the dilapidated courtyard in the capital were churning in his mind, and he felt that he was about to take it anymore.
And someone can't help it anymore.
As the twenty-fourth filial piety father, if you want to ask Hu Jiuling what he cares about most, it is not the Hu family's business, but the only daughter in his life - A-Yao.
He is very sensitive to anything related to Ah Yao, and after years of sensitivity, he has developed intuition.
On the day of the Yang mother's and daughter's trouble, when the young man in Xuanyi in front of the Hu Mansion first appeared, a wave of hostility rose in his heart for no reason. When the hall was discussing the matter of apprenticeship, Ah Yao's overly cordial reaction misled him, making him feel jealous of "the woman is not left".
But at the apprenticeship ceremony just now, whether it was the agility when the maid knocked over the tea cup, or the later targeting of Song Qinwen and Shen Moci, the dense fog in front of him was peeled off little by little.
Until just now, when facing the silk merchants in Qingcheng, he took the lead in blocking the wine, and the natural "A-Yao" before blocking the wine made him completely wake up from his confusion.
It turns out that it's not that "the daughter doesn't stay", but that a wolf cub broke into the Hu family and wanted to take away his stupid daughter.
Can this be endured?
If you endure it, he will not be the Hu Jiuling who loves his daughter like his life.
The eyes that had always been full of businessmen's friendly smiles flashed with shrewdness and calculation, and then his smile became even bigger, "Master Hou's status is noble, how can the matter of toasting bother you." Ah Yao has no brothers and sisters, so this matter will be handled by Hu, who is the father. The Hu family has only had a girl for so many years, and this burden will naturally be handed over to her in the future, and I hope that you will take care of it in the future, and Hu is here to respect everyone on her behalf. ”
After thinking about it for a long time, she still couldn't understand Shen Moci's affection, Ah Yao could only comfort herself: Didn't Shen Moci hate her for no reason in her previous life?
Maybe she is such a person, she naturally feels that the whole world owes her, and she is not satisfied no matter how much she gets.
A-Yao, who has silently learned the truth, is also quite satisfied with the conclusion she has reached, no matter what, with this reason, she can finally let go of this matter. Sobering up from her contemplation, she heard Daddy's last words.
"What, Daddy is going to hand over the business to his daughter?"
Although after being reborn, she also thought that she must study well and make up for everything Shen Moci had learned in the past few years, and then she would also accept the Hu family's business and share her worries for Daddy. But after really catching up, she realized how hard it was, so many things could not be learned in a while.
"Of course, the Hu family is just a girl, and they won't give it to anyone."
In front of everyone, Hu Jiuling spoke loudly. On the one hand, he expressed his attitude towards the people of Qingcheng, my family Ayao will take over my position in the future, how much respect you have for me, how much respect you have for her, don't listen to the wind and rain in the future, arrange her at will; On the other hand, it is also a demonstration to a wolf cub with bad intentions, my Ayao is a stove keeper, and she will take over the family business in the future.
Does the Hu family really want to pass on all the wealth to such a girl? For a while, the people who ate the flowing water seat stopped their chopsticks one after another, and looked at A-Yao's eyes complicated. This will make them understand a little bit of what the eldest maid of the Shen family said that her own girl is jealous of the Hu family's girl. is such a good life, not to mention the love of my father and mother, and I also left all the gold and silver mountains in the family to her, who is not jealous?
The gap between the people in this market and the Hu family is too big, and they can't be jealous. After sighing, they were relieved when they thought of the current identity of the Hu family girl. The girl who can be valued by such two masters must be extremely good in herself, otherwise with Master Hu's intelligence, she would not give up the idea of succession, and instead give her family wealth to a girl. Besides, the Shen family has a son, and the girls can meddle in the family business, so why can't such an excellent girl from the Hu family be in charge.
With the improvement of Ah Yao's status, the people in the market will think about Ah Yao for the better.
The silk merchant sitting in front thought further, and at this moment they looked at Ah Yao's eyes as if they were looking at a golden figure. This girl is rich, not only rich, but also has two extremely influential masters behind her. If you can marry your own son into ...... No, entering the Hu family does not mean getting this qiē.
In the face of heavy profits, no one is moved, and many businessmen have begun to count their sons of the same age. The old fox has high vision and deep scheming, but the little fox should be easier to deal with, send his son to Qinglin Academy, or often take his son to visit the Hu family, and always show his face in front of the Hu family girl.
In the hearts of these people, Hu Yao quickly became the best marriage partner.
Lu Jingyuan was so keen, he quickly sensed Hu Jiuling's hostility, and he glanced at the girl's side. Looking at her childish, not fully grown, and confused expression, he was a little relieved. is still a stupid girl who doesn't understand anything, he is not in a hurry, and slowly consumes.
Just like what he thought about when he thought about Song Qinwen before: there is no corner in this world that he can't pry.
Following his gaze, Hu Jiuling also noticed his silly girl. In a certain aspect, he was the same as the little marquis, and he instantly understood his thoughts. He was slightly worried in his heart, but after seeing everyone's eager gaze at A-Yao, he relaxed again.
One Song Qinwen fell, and tens of thousands of Song Qinwen stood up.
It's not that he boasts, his A-Yao wants to be good-looking, and talented...... There are those two masters who are enough to decorate the façade, and there are really few people in the world who can compare with the money, and they are worried that they can't find Ruyi Langjun? There are so many silk merchants in Qingcheng and so many sons in the family, he slowly picks them one by one, and he can always jump out of a satisfactory one.
Anyway, you can't be cheap, a bad wolf cub.
Of course, Lu Jingyuan also noticed the expressions of these silk merchants, and silently decided to write on the invitation card to understand the property status of these investigations over the years, and after three days, he would give them some more money, but he was completely disdainful on his face: As far as the sons of these people are concerned, can they compare with him?
Not even a single hair!
An old man and a young man looked at each other for 800 rounds of battle in the air, and after each of them obtained psychological comfort, they looked at each other with their heads held high like fighting cocks, and neither of them was convinced.
The undercurrent between the two of them Ah Yao didn't feel it at all, and finally thought about Shen Mo's kindness, and her mind was immersed in the fear of accepting the Hu family's business.
Yes, it's fear.
She is very self-aware, although she has inherited Daddy's sensitivity to the color and feel of the cloth, but she does not know anything about business. In her previous life, she didn't fully believe in Song Qinwen, and she also tried to manage the accounts when her father just passed away, but after forgetting to sleep and eat, she took care of it in a mess.
But if you say no in front of so many people, will you lose Daddy's face?
Biting her lip and thinking about it again and again, she finally spoke, "Daddy, you can't go thousands of miles without accumulating steps, everything has to start small." The daughter also wants to share her worries for Daddy, but she has no experience before, so it may be inappropriate to start rashly. If you don't start with small things, when the academy is closed, my daughter goes to the shop to be an apprentice, so she is familiar with these first. ”
The girl of the Hu family is too modest, right? If she didn't have the ability, she could be accepted as an apprentice by Master Kukai and Mo Daru at the same time? This is the feeling of most of the people present.
Hu Jiuling knew Ah Yao's ability, and she was indeed telling the truth. But in front of so many people, he would not rashly dismantle the stage. Not only did he not dismantle the stage, but he also helped his daughter build the stage.
I saw that his face was full of joy, "Okay, when my father was in charge of business at the beginning of the year, he also started from these most subtle places and was familiar with every step." A-Yao is worthy of being Daddy's good daughter, just rely on you. ”
Although he promised to come down, what he thought in his heart was: hurry up and clean up a few shops, pick someone who will come to the past, just understand some things, and the hardships he has endured must not be allowed to be eaten by A-Yao!