Chapter 4 Vassalage Elegance

The spring activities outside the city are not over, the activities of the poetry club are more lively, many talented and beautiful people gather here, in addition to a part of the discussion of poetry, more are talking and laughing with each other, whispering, Luo Yi is fragrant, giving people a sense of "warm wind smoked to tourists drunk".

I have to say that the Southern Tang Dynasty is currently prevalent in the style of comfort and extravagance, from the court officials and nobles, down to the local gentry, there are more glamorous voices, and there is a lack of Lingyun's ambition.

From the late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, the society began to be permeated with a kind of apocalyptic mood, the romantic passion of the literati of the Tang Dynasty had long disappeared without a trace, and the sense of responsibility of the literati in the Middle Tang Dynasty for the national economy and people's livelihood was also gone.

Faith is missing, the spirit begins to escape, and the body begins to pursue the carnival of the end of the world.

In particular, the Western Shu and Southern Tang Dynasty, which are in a corner of peace, are relatively safe and wealthy compared with other regimes of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and are more qualified to breed an emotional tendency of "drunk life and dream death".

The general environment is like this, and it is difficult for small people to resist adversity, so the appearance of all beings in the Southern Tang Dynasty is like this.

Peng Jingqing took Bai Susu to meet several talented tributes and official eunuchs, because she is the daughter of the governor of Runzhou, equivalent to the mayor's daughter, in the ancient times of the official position, whether it was a tribute who had taken the test for fame, or the children of officials in Runzhou City, Peng Jingqing was respected.

And Bai Susu's family is one of the several wealthy families in Runzhou City, and the Bai family is also a chaebol giant who can be ranked in the Southern Tang Dynasty, her identity is a descendant woman, and she is also not light, plus she is Peng Jingqing's best friend, and she has a deep friendship, so these young people are also very polite to Bai Susu.

Bai Susu is generous and decent, takes out marketing methods, is exquisite, and holds every inch between words very well, which makes people listen to it pleasantly, and can't help but have a better impression of the eldest lady of the Bai family.

Although the Bai family is famous for making pottery in the south of the Yangtze River, the Bai family still has some auxiliary shops, such as silk and satin, such as tobacco, wine, sugar and tea, and pawn restaurants, but they are all auxiliary businesses, and the investment is not large, so there is no way to be as large as the family that specializes in cloth, tea and wine, salt and iron, and restaurants.

"Sister Susu, this is our No. 1 talented woman Xu Wanqing in Runzhou, this is our great talent in Runzhou, Hou Shijie, a few days ago, Fuzhou Township Gongxin Branch unveiled the list, and she has won the Gongshi!" Peng Jingqing introduced her best friend.

Bai Susu nodded to Xu Qingwan and Hou Shijie, and said politely: "Su Su heard that Miss Xu has been famous for a long time, and she has long admired her, but she has not been able to meet. ”

Xu Qingwan also has a high mind, how can she not know that this is all praise, she can't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "I also heard that the daughter of the Bai family has taken over part of the family's financial accounts since she was thirteen years old, and at the age of sixteen, she has been in charge of half of the Bai family's family affairs. ”

Bai Susu and Xu Qingwan praised each other like this, giving people a feeling of praising each other, and the atmosphere became more harmonious.

"I've seen the white girl, Hou is so polite!" Hou Shijie is wearing a white shirt, this kind of shirt with a round neck and large sleeves, a horizontal shirt under the shirt, and a shirt around the waist, which is the dress of the literati.

I have to say that this Hou Shijie is polite, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, red lips and white teeth, his face is still very pleasing to women, he wears a free scarf, and the whole person gives people a gentleman's warm feeling.

Coupled with his talent and name, he is very popular in the literati circle of scholars in Runzhou City, and he is quite popular and admired by many ladies.

However, Hou Shijie seems to have a soft spot for Xu Qingwan, and after winning the tribute, he feels that his status is rising and he is qualified to pursue this first talented woman in Runzhou.

Bai Susu also has a good impression of Hou Shijie, after all, the readers of this era are like this, elegant, polite, handsome, talking and quoting classics, but the crepe is particularly charming.

"Hou Gongzi's talent name, Su Su has also heard of it, and he really looks dignified, and he is both talented and good-looking."

"Where, where, the white girl has won the prize." When Hou Gongzi heard this, the corners of his mouth turned slightly, and he was overjoyed, probably because he was praised by this big beauty who was the daughter of a giant businessman, and felt very face-saving.

Bai Susu observed the words, and after seeing Hou Shijie's expression, he didn't say much, but the appreciation in his heart suddenly weakened by three points.

At this moment, a young man wearing a brocade robe walked over, came straight to Bai Susu, and said with a smile: "Susu, you are here, it's great, I sent people around to find you just now." ”

When Bai Susu saw Ding Yin appear, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and he was a little displeased with this son.

The Ding family, like the Bai family, is a famous pottery and porcelain family in the Southern Tang Dynasty, it can be said that it is bright for a while, the scale is comparable, one is good at making celadon, the other is good at white porcelain, each has its own ancestral secret recipe, so it is not easy to merge and defeat each other, after all, whether it is the royal dignitaries or the people of Limin, according to demand, some buy white porcelain products, some buy celadon items, and there is no conflict.

However, the people of the Ding family have always hoped to continue to grow bigger, and even get the secret recipe of the Bai family to make white porcelain, so that the celadon and white porcelain are in hand, and the family can become dominant.

Whether it is to pay tribute to the Northern Song Dynasty, or to provide it for the use of the royal family and nobles, or to export and sell a Khitan, Goryeo, Fusang, and Nanyang, it is a double dividend.

Therefore, in the past year, Ding Yin, the second young master of the Ding family, began to pursue Bai Susu, and even the family sent someone to propose marriage, but they were all rejected by the Bai family.

Although Bai Susu hates this Ding Ershao, he can't not give him a little face, after all, Ding Yin's uncle Yin Zhengxiong, but the history of Runzhou assassination, mastered the local garrison, Runzhou people know that General Yin's only son is weak in physique, has tuberculosis, and is destined to live not long, so he is very fond of this nephew, which is what makes the Bai family jealous and headache.

Because Peng Jingqing is the daughter of the prefect, she is not so jealous of Ding Yin, and snorted coldly: "We are discussing poetry and songs, elegant things, Ding Ergongzi is definitely not interested, let's stay where cool." ”

Ding Yin's city government is very deep, and he doesn't care about Peng Jingqing's cynicism, and he also knows that he can't offend the prefect's daughter, so he smiled slightly: "Miss Peng is also here, it's a coincidence, it's a shame, although Ding is not talented, he is just an apprentice, and he has not taken any tribute status; However, it does not mean that you do not love to learn and do not have the heart to go in. My Fair Lady, Gentleman is good', I listened to the precepts of the ancients, and I wanted to express my kindness to the white girl. ”

Peng Jingqing likes to dance knives and guns since he was a child, practice martial arts and practice swords, and his cultural level is not as good as Ding Yin's. ”

The literati around him, the daughters and beauties, couldn't help but laugh when they heard Peng Jingqing's words.

Ding Yin lost face, endured not to have a seizure, shook his head and said, "Miss Peng, this is insulting!" ”

"Yo, you still know Sven!" Peng Jingqing continued to find fault and helped Bai Susu to relieve the siege.

Ding Yin took out a folded piece of rice paper from his arms, then opened it, and said: "This is a poem written for her in love with Su Su in my heart. ”

When stepping into the spring, many talented people will come up with their latest poems and compare them with each other.

It can be said that whether it is the Spring Poetry Society, the Oiran Contest held by the Qinglou, or the Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Club, it is a good stage for young scholars to show.

Others were a little jealous of Ding Yin's family background and background, but Peng Jingqing was not afraid, and she pulled it over to read aloud, so she didn't believe that with Ding Yin's talent, she could write any good poems.

Therefore, Peng Jingqing's idea is very simple, that is, to deliberately get his hands on it, and then read it out loud first, so that once the poem is not good and falls into the inferior, the surrounding talents and talented women are around, and he can immediately judge the good or bad, so that Ding Yin's talent for catching turtles will no longer be hidden, and his girlfriends can not take it.

""Traveling to the Yangtze River": The head of the Yangtze River, shy to open the peach and plum. The longitudinal scenery and Danqing are incomparable. The halo is light red, and the shallow pigment is left to be charming. Shine on the green water. Just like the following Linluan mirror, the beauty is still drunk with makeup.

"The poetry follows, and I don't know the deep meaning of Shaoling. But the eyes are full of tears. When the swallow comes, the warbler cries, and it is haggard every year. The moon hangs. Bing Candle with a chant reward, Mojiao slept late at night. ”

Peng Jingqing read it aloud and felt that it was quite smooth, as for whether it was a good word, she couldn't say it, but it was definitely not as shit as she thought, quite disappointed!

"Sister Susu, Miss Xu, how is his broken poem, isn't it very unpopular?" Peng Jingqing humbly asked for advice at this time.

Bai Susu's face is embarrassed for her best friend, although she herself is not good at writing in thick ink, but she still has the ability to appreciate it, this word, artistic conception and rhetoric are not bad, even if it is compared with the style of words between the flowers of Xishu, or the charm of the words of the Southern Tang Dynasty, it is not bad, and it is even a medium word.

However, is this kind of word that Ding Yin can write?

Xu Qingwan said softly: "This poem contains skirt fat powder, flowers and willows, love and missing people, and sadness and nostalgia, all of which are portrayed well, and they are a good spring poem." ”

"Not bad?" Peng Jingqing was a little dumbfounded.

Hou Shijie added a sentence on the side: "Even if I let me write it down, it will be difficult to write a poem that exceeds this one for a while, and I can't imagine that Ding Gongzi has such attainments." ”

His words are not difficult to understand, first, he praised this poem and sold Ding Yin a favor. The second is that I also lifted myself by the way, and I can't write it for the time being, which doesn't mean that I can't write it in the future, but I just didn't think of it for a while.

not only did not offend Ding Ershao, but also secretly elevated himself, which can be described as leaky.

Ding Yin smiled and arched his hand and said: "I don't dare to be, I just miss a person like a disease, think about it, and turn my feelings into inspiration, I can write this masterpiece." If Hou Gongzi has a sweetheart who thinks about the morning and evening, eats not fragrantly, and can't sleep at night, he will naturally be able to write a better poem than this one. ”

He looked at Bai Susu first, and then at Xu Qingwan, meaning, I chase mine, you chase yours, we are comrades-in-arms, and Ben Dashao will also give you face.

"Takami!" Hou Shijie returned the salute.

"Gross!" At this time, a discordant voice sounded.

Peng Jingqing held his mouth and retched, and said to Ding Yin and Hou Shijie: "I beg you, don't say it so numbly, I'm about to vomit." ”

Ding Yin was repeatedly confronted and humiliated by Peng Jingqing, and he was a little embarrassed, and sneered softly: "Miss Peng, you usually don't like to read, you don't understand female popularity, but there are not a few people left behind by the prefect, this Runzhou City, whether it is in the circle of the ya, or the daughters of eunuchs, everyone knows." If you don't understand poetry, don't comment indiscriminately. ”

Peng Jingqing sneered: "You Ding Ershao is a person, don't I know yet, cockfighting dogs, juju sumo, you say you are an expert, I don't object, you can write this kind of poetry, isn't this letting pigs go up the tree?" ”

"Hehe-hee-" The girls around couldn't help but purse their lips and smile when they heard Peng Jingqing's words.

But this is not rough, with Ding Yin's talent, it may be possible to write a limerick poem, but it is difficult to write a song with a good artistic conception.

The people around him were also suspicious, but it was just inconvenient to speak out, offending the second young man of the Ding family.

"You!" Ding Yin was a little angry, and his hands couldn't help but clench into fists.

"What, annoyed and angry, you want to do it? I'm afraid you won't make it, come on, come on, compare and compare! Peng Jingqing began to roll up his sleeves, ready to end the fight, and went straight to the fight.

When Ding Yin heard this, he subconsciously took two steps back, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, and he almost forgot that this little girl doesn't like to read, but her martial arts are excellent, and her fist and foot kung fu, if she practices for ten years, she can't beat her.

Don't look at Peng Jingqing as a girl, she is indeed a martial arts wizard!

In the past few years, there have been too many people in Runzhou City who have been chased and beaten by her.

Ding Yin's eldest brother was beaten by Peng Jingqing on the street last year and his nose was blue and his face was swollen before he let go, and ordinary family members and servants were ten or eight, and they couldn't get close to Peng Jingqing's body at all.

There are few gentlemen in Runzhou City who are not afraid of her, even if they go to the government to complain, the girl's father is the prefect; Second, the excuse for this girl to open her mouth is that the other party wants to insult her. This kind of indecent thing is unreasonable, as long as it is official, it must be the man's unreasonableness.

Over time, there was no one who bumped into her, and basically walked around when they met.

"The gentleman doesn't move his mouth, Miss Peng, this is a poetry club activity, but it's not a place for you to be rude!" Ding Yin is worried that he will be beaten, so he won't be able to get off the stage, how will he go out to meet people again in the future? Continue to mix on the road?

Although Peng Jingqing rolled up his sleeves, it was not good to beat Ding Yin directly, because Ding Yin's uncle was the assassin of Runzhou, half a level older than her father's prefect, and he was in charge of the army. Being confined by her father is indispensable, maybe Peng's father is unhappy, and urging her to marry is also something she is afraid of.

"Qinqing, don't make trouble." Bai Susu broke the siege and persuaded Peng Jingqing, which was also an opportunity for the two to borrow the slope to get off the donkey.

"Hmph, let you go, we'll talk another day!" Peng Jingqing stopped moving.

Bai Susu smiled and said to Ding Yin: "I'm sorry, Ding Gongzi, Su Su has already received the poems sent by a scholar today, and I like it quite much, so it is inconvenient to accept Your Excellency's kindness." ”

"Did you receive it?" Ding Yin was a little stunned.

The local custom of stepping into spring, if the young man wrote a poem to a girl who was not out of the cabinet, expressing his love, if the girl accepted it in public, it means that she accepted him in her heart, and there will be a play behind.

Every year in the spring, unmarried men and women can also promote some good marriages through social networking here.

This is also Ding Yin did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy a good song, in order to throw it out in public and launch his courtship offensive!