Volume 3 Spring and Autumn Chapter 271 The Four Great Talents of Yangzhou
When the shopkeeper came over again to inform Cao Yi that it was time to go out before the appointment, Cao Yi put the pen on the inkstone, dried the piece of paper he was writing, sorted all the papers according to different contents, sorted them out in three stacks, and locked them in the cabinet.
Although these business cases are indeed very precious, Cao Yi is not afraid that others will steal them, even if they are seen by others, if there is no Cao Yi's explanation, I am afraid that the person is only half-understood, because there are many professional sayings and business terms in them that are modern, and people in this era naturally do not understand. Cao Yizhi's lock, mainly because he was afraid that these papers would be lost, so the time he had worked so hard to write from morning to now for more than three hours would be wasted. He didn't want to do it again.
Because Hua Manlou is on the same street as Cao Yi's Tongfu Building, and it is very close, Cao Yi did not make a carriage to go over, but asked a guard who stayed behind to accompany him, and of course, he also brought the main thing that this party wanted others to see - too white drunk, and flower soap.
Flower language soap is naturally brought to Hua Manlou as a companion of the Oiran, and you can also negotiate endorsement matters by the way, too white drunk, it is used when bringing it to the party, I hope that Shi Chengxuan and other talents attending the meeting can spread it out, enhance its popularity and reputation.
Talented and beautiful, drinking and endowed, has always been the Wei and Jin Dynasty style and bones respected by literati and ink writers. From "How to solve worries, only Du Kang" to "Will enter the wine, the cup will not stop" to "Li Baidou wine poems 100 poems...... Claiming to be a fairy in wine", drinking alcohol is a kind of emotional sustenance for the ancient literati, the expression of pressure, but also the unrestrained pride and freedom, which can stimulate the talent in the literati's heart, so that he can sway it out through the fingertip pen, whether it is a splash of ink, or a Danqing wonderful pen, or poetry and songs, ancient and modern.
So this time, Cao Yi took Taibai drunk to the past, hoping that Shi Chengxuan and those talents at the party could spread the reputation of Taibai drunk, if he could write a poem and a half, it would be the best.
Cao Yi and the guards walked along the road last night has been walking forward, and after a while they arrived at the Huamanlou, last night because it was night, so the view is still very complete, look at the past during the day, especially now it is noon, the flowers are full of buildings like a group of palaces, the red wall is golden tiles, golden and brilliant, under the illumination of the sun, the glazed tiles are shining, shining with dazzling light.
At the top of the vermilion lacquer gate at the main entrance, there is a fine golden silk nanmu plaque, on which the dragon flies and the phoenix dances inscribed with the three big characters of "flowers full of buildings".
Before Cao Yi approached, there was a young woman in the middle and upper posture came up to greet her, quite enthusiastic, Cao Yi had to say that she came to the meeting at the invitation of the first talented teacher in Yangzhou, and the woman was instantly dignified and polite.
Respectfully bowed to Cao Yi, and said softly: "May I ask if it's Cao Gongzi?" Shi Gongzi has already informed the welcome guests at our door, so I will take Cao Gongzi over. Then he turned and led the way.
Seeing this, Cao Yi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and gave notice in advance
Okay, otherwise I really don't know what to do next. The girl walked all the way in front, stopping from time to time and turning around to guide Cao Yi, and under her leadership, she passed through the long corridor, the curved bridge, the small garden, and then came to an elegant courtyard.
The woman knocked on the door of the courtyard, and Shi Chengxuan's voice came from inside, and then the woman pushed the door and stretched out her hand to lead Cao Yi in, and after letting the guard put down the things in his hand, she led the guard out.
"Senior brother, I'm late, why are you here alone, Brother Huang, Brother Lin and Brother Qian?" Cao Yi stepped forward and saluted.
"Haha, the three of them have other things to do, and they said that they would have a drink with Brother Cao another day. However, I also invited three additional people to attend the meeting, and they have not yet arrived, I wonder if Brother Cao has heard of the four talents of Yangzhou? ”
Cao Yi shook his head when he heard this, and said embarrassedly: "Little brother, I have just arrived, except for knowing that the eldest brother is the first talent in Yangzhou and must occupy one of the seats, the other three talented younger brothers don't know."
"It's the three of them who are here today, and I'll introduce you later, so that Brother Cao, you can get to know more people in Yangzhou, which will be beneficial to your career in Yangzhou in the future." Shi Chengxuan looked at Cao Yi and smiled lightly, and led Cao Yi to the wine place to do a good job.
"Senior Brother really deserves to be the first talent, the first famous person in Huaizuo, and only your face, Senior Brother, can make the four great talents of Yangzhou get together at the same time and come to see me, a little-known little scholar." Cao Yi said with emotion, but he also felt that this teacher Chengxuan was a good person, and indeed if he was really a simple businessman, it would indeed be of good help to know more talents.
"Haha, don't hide it from Brother Cao, the other three talents can come, maybe my face takes up a small half, more because of the owner of this yard, here is the first brother to sell a good boy, when the time comes, Brother Cao, you will know when you see it, Brother Cao, you just came yesterday, you shouldn't know who the Oiran of Yangzhou Huamanlou is, right?"
Cao Yi shook his head and said with a smile: "The younger brother really doesn't know, but the younger brother also happens to have cooperation in business and wants to negotiate with the Oiran who is full of flowers, and the senior brother has really done me a great favor this time." ”
Shi Chengxuan hooked Cao Yi's shoulder and said in a low voice: "The owner of this courtyard, not only is the Oiran who is full of flowers, but also the No. 1 Oiran in the entire Yangzhou City. If it weren't for my view Brother Cao, you would have rented a yard in Tianfu Building for a long time, and I wouldn't have dared to choose the address here for you to break the bank, so this time, I would have been stained with Brother Cao."
Cao Yi was a little surprised that Shi Chengxuan was able to tell him the actual inner situation so calmly, although he had also thought about why Shi Chengxuan would choose a flower full building that cost a lot compared to ordinary scholars, although Cao Yi said that the time and place were left to the other party to choose, and in the end he came to be the east.
But with Cao Yi's perception of Shi Chengxuan yesterday, he is not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of small advantages, and I thought that Shi Chengxuan was just like Yu Youwei said, every time he came to the building, he would be exempted from the red card here to be arranged like this, and now I hear his inner reason, not to mention the specific talent of Shi Chengxuan, but at least this part of the person is still worthy of deep friendship.
"Haha, it's still stained with the light of the senior brother, there is no shortage of rich people in Yangzhou City, but I think that with the identity of the owner of this courtyard in Yangzhou, the number of people who can enter this courtyard every day will not exceed this number, right?" Cao Yi raised a hand and said.
Shi Chengxuan nodded and said: "Well, it's mainly this Oiran, I just returned to my hometown yesterday to visit relatives, and I'm going to go to the alum tower in the capital in a few months, I just said that I will ask a few talented people to wash her car, so we can sit in this courtyard today." ”
Cao Yi nodded in response to Shi Chengxuan, and thought to himself, he just returned to his hometown yesterday to visit relatives, and he was on the same day as them, could it be Minyue and Pixing? Judging from the appearance of Minyue and the level of playing the piano and singing later, he does have the qualifications to be an Oiran.
Just as we were talking here, there was another knock on the door outside, and after Shi Chengxuan said come in, three men who looked to be in their twenties and less than thirty years old came in, presumably the three talented people that Shi Chengxuan just said.
Sure enough, Shi Chengxuan stood up and said to Cao Yi and the three people who came in: "Come, let me introduce to you, this is my little brother Cao An, these three are Brother Gong Qizheng, Brother Duan Xinde and Brother Chu Mingxuan, who are the four great talents of Yangzhou. ”
Cao Yi stood up for the first time, and after Shi Chengxuan's introduction, he clasped his hands and said respectfully: "Junior brother Cao An has seen Brother Gong, Brother Duan, and Brother Chu, and he has admired the names of the three eldest brothers for a long time. ”
The talented man named Gong Qizheng also returned the salute with a gentle smile at this time, very polite, but the remaining Duan Xinde and Chu Mingxuan did not immediately express their position, although it was only the cold spring weather in February at this time, but Duan Xinde was holding an origami umbrella, but at this time he opened it with a pop, revealing the four big characters "Cai Gao Badou" on it, and looked at Cao Yi obliquely: "You are the little scholar who took five charming wives to wander around the street yesterday?" ”
Cao Yi looked at the huge words "Cai Gao Badou" on the paper, and his right eyelid faintly showed signs of beating, and said with a smile: "With five beautiful wives, it is the one who is still a little scholar, but I didn't wander around yesterday, just went to Biyun Tower for lunch......"
Before Cao Yi finished speaking, Duan Xinde walked directly past Cao Yi and sat on the chair, while Chu Mingxuan on the side didn't say anything, smiled coldly at Cao Yi, and also walked over, leaving Cao Yi facing the open space where they were originally standing, with the smile just now on his face.
Even if Cao Yi is a human being in two lifetimes, the expression management is already in place, and the expression on his face is a little confused at this time......
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