Chapter 170: It's a waste of money!
In late autumn in Kaifeng, chrysanthemums are the most popular famous corners, and each family will actively organize chrysanthemum viewing parties to contact relatives and friends.
Su Lu is not interested in enjoying flowers on weekdays, but this year he wants to trick some people into going to Jinshui Academy to support the field and learn a little, only to know that there are seventy or eighty varieties of chrysanthemums in Kaifeng City alone. Most of the rich and noble families in the city have their own unique flower seeds, which is one of the ways to show the heritage of the family.
The Su family is an outsider, so naturally they have no background in raising famous products. But it doesn't matter if there is no famous product, he has asked people to run a few more villages outside the city, and transplant all the chrysanthemums in each village to Jinshui Academy, after nearly a month of large-scale transplanting, now Jinshui Academy has been surrounded by budding golden chrysanthemums inside and out.
The variety is not enough, the quantity is to make up!
Around the large chrysanthemums, there is even a circle of wild chrysanthemums, and the small buds are also half-laid in the wind, as if waiting for the guests to come and then fully bloom.
At the end of the month, Su Lu went out to Jinshui Academy to see how well he was prepared.
During the acceptance process, I had never heard the smile on Liang Shanchang's face, and he was a good honest and honest scholar who smiled so much that he couldn't see his teeth and eyes, and he looked a little broken!
Su Lu was very curious about how Shen Lin fooled Liang Shanchang, how he fooled such an upright and upright poor mountain chief into such a way.
Shen Lin was pushed and followed behind Su Lu. He didn't do anything, just a little to reveal to Liang Shanchang what guests Su Lu had invited, Liang Shanchang didn't sleep for two nights after reading it, and he couldn't hide his excitement.
There is no way, Liang Shanchang thought at first that Su Lu was a son and brother with only a few stinky money, but it turned out that Su Lu, a young man, did not talk about martial arts, and he came up to be Wang Bang!
Liang Shanchang is still dizzy when he walks, and what are Ouyang Xiu, Fan Zhen, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang in his mind......
If he gets the approval of these people, will he still have to worry that Jinshui Academy can't be opened!
Seeing Liang Shanchang's state, Su Lu knew that he might not even be able to say a word, so he didn't specifically talk to Liang Shanchang, and walked around Jinshui Academy by himself.
It is said that people rely on clothes and Buddha rely on gold, and the same is true for buildings, after a month of renovation, Jinshui Academy has been completely new inside and out, and even those wild flowers and trees have been pruned very appropriately.
The new teaching area requested by Su Yu has also been renovated, and recently Yun Niang specially came to train the chef of the college canteen, and there are new iron pots on the stove, and these iron pots will shoulder the responsibility of providing meals for the whole college!
Passing by the large kitchen of the academy, Su Lu deliberately walked in to look at Yun Niang, and asked for warmth for a while before continuing to accept.
The classrooms with bright windows, the spacious and bright canteens, and the neat dormitories, everything is perfect, which is comparable to the food and living conditions of ordinary well-off families in contemporary times.
Su Lu finally wandered into a courtyard, and suddenly his spirits were lifted, and he seriously walked around the courtyard from the inside out.
A small pond was dug in the middle of the courtyard, which led to living water, and behind it were small buildings on both sides that were beautifully trimmed.
Su Lu personally went into the building to take a look around, felt very satisfied, and asked someone to take care of this courtyard, and then went home satisfied.
Now that the acceptance has been completed, Su Lu personally wrote invitations to everyone he knew.
Last time, Han Qi reminded Su Qi that it was Han Qi's business to come or not, and whether he was invited or not was a matter of his attitude.
Since you want to post it, then post it one by one, and don't miss anyone, otherwise people will think that you didn't take him to heart!
Su Lu finished writing the post, and listed the menu agreed with Yun Niang today, and asked someone to copy dozens of copies, and then he attached it with the invitation post. It's autumn, and he gave Ouyang Xiu a menu for them for no other purpose, that is, to tell them that they should eat some good fat for the winter, and it is rare to come to Jinshui Academy to relax......
Su Lu believed that Ouyang Xiu and the others agreed to go to Jinshui Academy definitely not for a bite to eat, they must have seen it because of their deep teacher-student friendship!
Su is going to send people a post.
Su Lu, the Jinshui Academy, had already been concerned by everyone earlier, and now that Su Lu invited them to play, Ouyang Xiu and the others were surprised.
The left and right days off are to get together with relatives and friends, and it's not bad to meet in a different place, but the people invited by this kid are too miscellaneous, and chatting during the banquet is inevitably a little unpleasant!
But it's not interesting to see Su Lu this kid coaxing on the left and persuasion on the right!
Ouyang Xiu and the others tacitly accepted Su Lu's post.
On the second day of the ninth lunar month, Su Lu rarely got up early in the morning and went to pick up his sister Zhang in advance.
Zhang Yunrou dressed up as a boy today, and followed Zhang Fangping and Zhang Shu early to prepare to go to Jinshui Academy. Su Lu saw that his father-in-law and third uncle were not intimidated at all, and they went up to praise them violently, saying that they were extremely handsome and chic today, and they didn't know how many little ladies would secretly fall in love when they went out.
Zhang Fangping said: "Don't talk nonsense. He solemnly taught Su Lu, "Kaifeng is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, don't fool around, if you poke any basket in this academy, no one can protect you." ”
Su Lu said: "Don't worry, I know it in my heart." ”
He's going to do some basic science education, what can happen? I really want to train a group of science students, and ensure that they can't even write anti-poems!
The group boarded the boat and set off, and it didn't take long to arrive at Jinshui Academy.
As soon as the sky was bright, he went ashore, and Zhang Fangping saw a clump of wild chrysanthemums blooming happily beside the road, and there were no traces of carving, as if he was born there.
These days, Zhang Fangping was invited to participate in a lot of chrysanthemum banquets, and the flowers of each family are colorful and beautiful, even if people who don't understand varieties can say one, two, three, four, five if they see too much. The clusters of wild chrysanthemums in front of you are ingenious to look at, and they are pleasant to look at.
Su Lu was a bad scenery, and he introduced Zhang Fangping to the side: "These are all transplanted from the mountain. Let me tell you, there is a new dish in our college cafeteria that is easy to make and delicious, and that is the omelette! Eggs are delicious when fried with anything, such as the wild chrysanthemums all over the mountains, you can also pick their young leaves and fry them, and it is said that they also have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying! In the spring, there are more things that can be fried with eggs, any leek and cucumber can be eaten, and it can be nourishing and fragrant! ”
Zhang Fangping listened to Su Lu introduce the way, and the leisure and elegance of flower viewing were all gone, and there was only one thought left: how to fry the omelette? Can you really eat scrambled wild chrysanthemum?
In fact, it is not uncommon to eat chrysanthemums, such as chrysanthemum brew.
Those who are particular about it will drink chrysanthemums during the Chongyang Festival the year before, and call relatives and friends to drink in the Chongyang Festival the next year. I really don't have that condition at home, so when I pick some chrysanthemum petals and sprinkle them on the wine during the Double Ninth Festival, I feel that I also have that taste!
The festival life of the Great Song Dynasty people is so ritualistic!
Su Lu led Zhang Fangping and his party to Jinshui Academy, but saw that someone had already swept inside and outside the academy, and the original master and students were originally lazy and unorthodox, but today they all arrived at the lecture place early, and read aloud seriously, as if they were afraid that others would not know that they were working hard.
Liang Shanchang also woke up early in the morning, to be precise, he didn't sleep much last night. Seeing that Su Lu led Zhang Fangping and Su Jian to come, Liang Shanchang perked up and stepped forward to salute with vain steps.
Su Lu saw Liang Shanchang's pair of panda eyes, and couldn't help but say: "Mountain Chief, your appearance is almost the same as Fan Jinzhong's." ”
Liang Shanchang is a scholar, so he naturally read "Fan Jin Zhongju" recommended by Ouyang Xiu. Hearing Su Lu say so bluntly, he sighed in his heart, compared his state with that Fan Jin, and couldn't help but be afraid for a while.
Su Lu was right.
After the end of the imperial examination this year, "Fan Jinzhongju" was turned out for another round of discussion, and that was when the bigwigs above intended to knock and knock on the new science and technology jinshi!
Liang Shanchang's gaze on Su Lu now is completely different from before. He immediately straightened his waist and seriously reflected: "What Su Xiaoyou said is right, how can I manage the academy well with such a floating wave, I must learn from it." ”
Zhang Fangping and Su Jian glanced at each other, although they didn't say anything, they secretly thought about it in their hearts.
This Liangshan chief is obviously only Su Chen, Su Zhen really wants to come here to study, I'm afraid everyone will have to hold him!
Fortunately, in terms of the environment alone, Jinshui Academy really has nothing to say, and it is really beautiful.
Su Lu didn't take Zhang Fangping and them around, but took them straight to see the small courtyard prepared for himself and the Zhang family brothers and sisters.
This courtyard was vacated by Su Lu's orders, and it looks very quiet after the renovation, they can live here alone on weekdays, and if they don't want to eat the food in the canteen, they can also open a small stove in private!
Zhang Fangping looked around and felt that the environment was okay. He said to Zhang Shu: "Go back and bring a few more people over, so as not to make any criticism." ”
This is to acquiesce to Su Lu to bring Zhang Yunrou over.
Su Lu felt happy in his heart, and pulled Zhang Yunrou to see another small courtyard.
Zhang Yunrou followed Su Lu into the courtyard and couldn't help but be stunned.
I saw a plaque hanging on the building in front of me, and the words "Baoqin Building" were written on it.
Su Lu said: "The time is too tight, and we haven't collected too many books, but anyway, we have to study here for a few years, so we can collect slowly." Usually if we don't have classes, we can come here to read, play chess and chat! ”
Zhang Yunrou looked at the plaque hanging at the main entrance steadily, and asked softly: "Is this taken from 'I am drunk and sleeping, and the Ming Dynasty intends to hold the qin'?" ”
Su Zhi nodded.
"Didn't you say you liked the poem? I think it's very good to use it as a building name, and readers should first cultivate such a mind, and feel the chic and eloquent extension of the poets, if you only know how to learn from the business and drill into Vanity Fair, sooner or later you will be planted in it! ”
After Su Lu finished explaining, he happily pulled Zhang Yunrou around in the not very large library courtyard.
First of all, when the pond is dug out, it is for fire prevention.
The place where the book is stored is most afraid of fire, and the book is gone as soon as it is burned, so there is a famous library called "Tianyi Pavilion", which is obtained by the meaning of water in the life of the day, and the water overcomes the fire, so it may not be on fire.
Su Lu felt that it was not appropriate to pin his hopes on feudal superstition, so he specially made a fire prevention system so that the fire could be extinguished as soon as it caught fire! Of course, no matter how good the fire prevention system is, it ultimately depends on people to maintain it, so in addition to hiring a special librarian, there will also be several work-study positions, so that students from poor families can live here and help take care of the books in it at night.
Then he took Zhang Yunrou to see the library, reading room, and chess room, and introduced Zhang Yunrou one by one.
After finishing the poems, calligraphy and paintings hanging in the corridor, Su Lu asked Zhang Yunrou: "Do you like this birthday gift?" ”
Zhang Yunrou paused.
She looked at Su Lu with a pair of dark eyes.
Su Lu said: "I don't have any big skills, and I can do very little. If you like, I'll give you one of these libraries every year, which may be bigger or smaller than this. If I have money, I will buy it in the downtown area; If I have no money, I will build it in the mountains. However, whether it is big or small, in the downtown area or in the mountains, there will be more and more books in it, and we will have books that we have in the past, and we will also have books that we have not in the past. ”
Zhang Yunrou said: "I like it. The roots of her ears were slightly red, and she held Su Lu's hand back, "I like it very much." ”
Even though her mother often told her that girls should not be too affectionate, otherwise they would be easily hurt, but she knew that she would never meet a second person like Su Lu in her life.
There will be no second Su Lu in this world.
He is lazy and lazy on weekdays, but he always remembers the words that others occasionally mention in his heart.
He always said that he didn't have any big ambitions, no big ambitions, but his thoughts were more far-reaching than many people.
He liked her, she liked him, and they met each other early, far luckier than many infatuated lovers in the world. In this case, she naturally won't be hesitant, she clearly wants it but insists that she doesn't want it, and she clearly likes it but insists that she doesn't like it.
Su Lu took his daughter-in-law's little hand and went to find Zhang Fangping.
Zhang Fangping glanced at a pair of children and didn't say anything.
The marriage is engaged, let them go, just Su Lu's move is to engage in the nouveau riche behavior of the academy, how long can he squander the little money he has? When there is no money, it will naturally be settled!
After coaxing his daughter-in-law, Su Lu felt very beautiful, and he didn't know that his father-in-law was waiting for him to spend the money and the prodigal son would turn back. He sent people to the gate and the ferry to wait for the pick-up, and it didn't take long for Wang Anshi and others to be ushered in one after another.
These bigwigs really gave face, and they didn't all come, and when Su Qi and a few people went out to greet each other, they saw a group led by Han Qi looking at the sea of flowers in front of the academy. Xuetian had just finished harvesting in autumn, and there was nothing planted in the field, so Su Lu asked people to plant chrysanthemums, and stopped to look at the continuous sea of golden chrysanthemums!
Su Lu stepped forward to salute the bigwigs.
Sima Guang didn't agree with Su Lu's face-saving project, and when he saw people, he couldn't help but educate: "How can you plant chrysanthemums in the field, it's a waste of money for the people!" ”
Su Lu defended: "Sir, don't be angry, my chrysanthemum is not planted, you look at these golden chrysanthemums, but they can all make wine, there has been a round of harvest before, this is the second round of opening." Our college cafeteria is researching new dishes, such as chrysanthemum stir-fried pork, chrysanthemum hot pot, etc., you will know when you taste it, it is fresh and delicious! Of course, if you are not used to eating, we also prepare ordinary food, which is guaranteed to suit your taste. ”
Sima Guang snorted coldly: "You always have a point." ”
Su Lu said: "That is nature, I always remember the teachings of you and your gentlemen, and never do anything that costs the people and money." Doesn't this feel that after the autumn harvest, these school fields are also idle? ”
Fan Zhen smiled and persuaded: "Junshi, it's hard to come out to relax, so don't catch the students to teach you a lesson." ”
This time it was Wang Anshi's turn to snort coldly.
How did this Fan Zhen speak?
Su Lu is his student!