Chapter Eighty-Four: Quarreling with Rivals
Besides, Xiao Wuming went to Luoyang and met He Fugui, He Fugui complained to him that Zhang Yue's piano was out of stock, and asked him to take the time to ask Zhang Gongzi when he could continue. Then He Yanqiu volunteered to go to Chang'an to open a branch and send someone to learn the art of art. So Xiao Wuming took a large group of people back to Chang'an and found a house to settle down.
There is no way to open this shop without Zhang Yue, he is responsible for the supply of goods and teaching apprentices, so Zhang Yue is the actual shopkeeper of this shop. So Fengyu Mi went out to study with Yuan Tiangang every day, and he went to shop for Zhang Luo. Everyone does not disturb each other, and everyone has their own place.
One day, the wind and rain millet came to their newly opened store in advance, this area is located in Chang'an East City, the flow of people is quite large, and there are many music squares next to it. The store has not officially opened, it has just been renovated, and all aspects are elegantly arranged, but the store site in Chang'an is not as wide as Luoyang, and it can't be Lin Yuan. The King of Wei also came to see it and said that he would demarcate a piece of land next to his Wei Wang Embankment, where the scenery was good. was politely declined by Zhang Yue.
The building is divided into three floors, and the first floor alone has 12 private rooms, each with its own characteristics.
In the front hall, hang a picture of Yu Boya meeting Zhongzi period drum and piano, couplet:
The breeze and the moon are priceless, and the flowing water and mountains have their own feelings.
The story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi has always been the object of conversation among piano friends. There is no difference between people's preference for music and friendship. Originally, it was used by people with noble interests to cultivate their temperament, to show their hearts, or to play it to like-minded people. If it is a little monotonous just for the palace nobles, it is unaffordable for ordinary people, so it is mostly liked by scholars.
The door of the room with the picture of the four seasons also has a couplet:
Plum soul chrysanthemum orchid charm, crane bone pine heart bamboo character.
Upstairs, there is a private seat for the female dependents, and the screen is embroidered with a picture of a lady, which is elegant and comfortable.
The seven-string elegant music is exquisite, and the ten-finger flicking of the silk tone is now all ready, only the east wind is owed, and I am ready to invite the famous prostitutes of the major Qinglou to come over and play them in turn, with sound and color, and give them a hit in the piano workshop.
When Zhang Yue saw her come in, he took her hand and entered the inner room with a smile: "You came just in time, come and see my new piano made today." ”
"Good piano, the shape is so beautiful! Little cockroach, you are so talented! ”
"I decided to use it as a treasure for the town. Xiaomi, you can choose a name for our piano! ”
This piano is red all over, red with black, black with red, and the side is engraved with the rising sun, so it is called the golden crow. Jin Crow is the sunbird shot by Hou Yi, you carve a firebird like this here......" Wind and rain millet gestured on the piano surface, and Zhang Yue immediately understood what she meant. "I'll change it tomorrow, you try this piano first, how is it better than the last Kyushu piano?"
He pulled out the stool and sat down for Storm Millet. As soon as she sat down, the beaded curtains rang, and He Yanqiu came up with a plate of fruit with a smile: "Sister Xiao, eat apples!" ”
"Sister Yanqiu, the longer you grow, the more beautiful you get!" Fengyu Xiaomi saw that she was much more experienced than the shyness she saw when she first saw her, and she was less of a little daughter.
"Yes, thank you for letting Brother Zhang out of the palace, we have this piano workshop."
"Hehe, it's like a canary. But also, the palace is like a prison, like a big cage with a lot of canaries. If I don't have a chance, I won't see my sister. ”
"Where, you are now the loyal princess favored by the emperor, and it is too late for others to envy you."
"Where can I compare to Yanqiu's sister, who left her old father here for the sake of "Brother Zhang". ”
The two women said-for-tat, seeing that the smell of gunpowder was getting stronger and stronger, Zhang Yue touched his chin and smiled, and said to He Yanqiu: "I want to drink a cup of Qujiang silver tablets, please ask Sister Yanqiu to prepare." ”
"I didn't take the Qujiang silver piece, Brother Zhang, you forgot it again, I told you all yesterday." Someone said coquettishly.
He waved his hand, "Then any tea will do." ”
He Yanqiu saw that Zhang Yue wanted to break her up, and she already had a countermeasure in her heart, and instructed the maid downstairs: "Xiao Yao, help Shopkeeper Zhang cook a pot of Gu Zhu Zi Bamboo Shoots up." "It's good." The people below responded crisply.
She stood there looking at Zhang Yue with a smile.
Seeing that she was standing and not leaving, Fengyu Mi was also angry in her heart, and she couldn't play the piano: "Sister Yanqiu is really much more capable, and she is becoming more and more powerful as an inner shopkeeper." "Isn't the shopkeeper the shopkeeper's wife, since she is called Zhang Yue's shopkeeper, she wants to be the boss's wife.
He Yanqiu couldn't find a single note when she pretended to be for a long time, so she said sarcastically: "Oh, Brother Zhang didn't let people touch his piano yesterday, saying that he wanted to play the first song for his sister, if my sister didn't want to play, then let my sister do it for her?" ”
"Oh, that's not good, this is the piano that your brother Zhang gave me, so naturally I can't live up to his kindness."
"Brother Zhang, didn't you say last time that you would give me the next good piano when you want to make it? Why don't you talk count, woo~~~" He Yanqiu took the opportunity to pounce on Zhang Yue and fake crying.
"Okay, okay, you two women are really in trouble! Do you want me to split it in half and give half for each person? This is the treasure of the town store, did you rob it like this? If you open this store and don't want to work together to make it better, are you all like you who are splitting half of it and competing for these small profits? Who is in charge here? Zhang Yue finally couldn't help but launch a rush.
Both women stopped talking.
"He Yanqiu, when you are your sister, let you, don't take your sister-in-law seriously. Next time, I dare to contradict your sister-in-law like this, and see if I beat you. ”
"Woo~~~ There is no humanity of the opposite sex." He Yanqiu hid his face and ran away, didn't people want to come over to see him try the piano kindly.
"She ran away."
"That's just right, so you don't have to stand here to be annoying." Zhang Yue put away his fierce appearance and smiled. "Wife, it's funny how jealous you looked just now."
"Nonsense, how can I be jealous, I have a big belly." Wind and rain millet pouted.
He rested his chin on her head, and his hands reached out from behind to wrap around her belly, and touched: "If I work harder, it will be big soon." ”
"Hooligans!" Wind and rain millet blushed when she heard this.
"You play the piano, let me touch it to see if there is any."
"You touch it, how can I play, I hate it!" Millet took a sip of him.
"You play yours, I touch me." Someone smiled faintly in the back, and he didn't know how many people he would be jealous of.
Wind and rain millet tried the sound and began to play. Zhang Yue stretched out his fingers from time to time to help her pluck twice mischievously to make some accompaniment.
"You're making trouble!"
"No, I'll play with you, you didn't hear it, how harmonious."
The guests downstairs didn't see what was going on, they only heard a song of mountain water drifting down from the upper floors intermittently like a fairy.
"What's the new musician here today? The sound is different from the past. The ethereal and graceful sound of the piano can be heard throughout the building, just like the sound of a phoenix.
"I guess it's a new piano, right? How the hell is this done, it's as loud as playing in your ears. The customers were talking, and even the passers-by outside the store stopped and turned around. In the past, if you spoke loudly, you couldn't hear the sound of the qin, so when everyone listened to the guqin, they didn't dare to come out, and they didn't dare to cough, for fear of destroying the music.
"Oh, I heard that this shop was opened by Master Zhang from Luoyang, and the piano he made is hard to find! The people who bought his piano were all court officials, palace nobles! Only a few went to the people. It's all equivalent to the imperial luthier. ”
"What's the name of this shop?"
"The red cloth on the signboard of the store has not been removed! I have heard that during the Mid-Autumn Festival on two days, famous prostitutes will be invited to play on stage, which can feast your eyes. ”
"Yo, then I'll have to get a good spot."