Chapter 55: The Shipyard

Xiao Feng, who had outstanding work ability, hired a boat and sent everyone to the shipyard after they arrived at the shipyard.

As soon as he got on the boat, Jing Xi saw a scene that was more lively and interesting than on the street.

"Did you hear that, Miss Liuli is going to perform on stage today." Passerby A said excitedly.

"But isn't it, if you want me to say, this glass girl is a talented person, and she is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"Then you don't know, this glass girl, her dancing is the best, tsk, anyway, I was lucky enough to see it once before."

"I just admire the management methods of the Lai family, the people on this shipyard are all selling their arts, not their bodies, but they are not any other Fengyue places." A white-faced scholar said, and he opened the folding fan in a similar way, and the breath of a charming and talented man came to his face.

"Also, this Lai family has a good ability to do business, I don't know where I came up with these ideas, the business of the shipyard over the years can make the Lai family make a lot of money. Gee! This time it was the son-in-law of a small family who spoke, and he was accompanied by two small servants. But this is in the capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, even if it is a small family, it is much more powerful than the big family from the next place.

"You don't know, all the officials in the capital have gone to the palace for a banquet, so yesterday the shipyard was not very lively, but today is different, today is the main event, if you don't believe it, just wait and see."

The people who came and went around were enthusiastically discussing the upcoming event, and Jing Xi couldn't help but be amazed when he heard these words.

The shipyard has always been the pillar industry of the Lai family, and the Lai family relies on these businesses to make money, and I have to say that the head of the Lai family is business-minded, and holding activities today can not only avoid the conflict of state banquets, but also make a fortune when other officials enter Beijing.

Thinking of this, Jing Xi was also more curious about this shipyard.

"Brother Chen, let's take a casual stroll around the shipyard first." Jing Xi thought about it, and instantly became more interested. While asking Xiao Yichen, he turned back to ask his sister's opinion.

"No problem." The sisters said.

"Hmm." Speaking, the young man looked at Jing Xi silently, there was a trace of tenderness hidden in his deep eyes, and his tone was doting, of course, Jing Xi naturally didn't know all this, but Xiao Yize and the others around the young man were different, no matter how you looked at it, I felt that such a prince was far from before.

Xiao Feng: Tsk, Your Highness is really ......

Xiao Yize: ......

Jing Xi glanced around, this shipyard is also strangely interesting, not only the people invited by the family to perform here to attract guests, but even sell stalls, and those merchants from all over the Xia country, the merchants only need to pay a sum of money, they can have a stall on the shipyard, used for temporary business, day by day, this shipyard has become a well-known trading market.

Dignitaries who paid money to go to the shipyard can see special products and strange things from various places here.

There are many miscellaneous products, including headdresses, silk fabrics, and local specialties and delicacies.

Therefore, the attraction of this shipyard is because of the various talent shows hosted by the Lai family on the one hand, and on the other hand, the caravans from all over the world that have set up temporary stalls in this shipyard.

Sometimes if you need something from somewhere else, you can come to the shipyard for a long time to find it, and most of you can find what you need.

In this way, the name of the Lai family shipyard became more and more famous, and many caravans would first find a yard to place their goods after the dock was suspended, and then the shipyard rented a stall.

Jing Xi suddenly heard the sound of discussion in front of him, and the group walked in to take a look, it turned out that someone was pairing, and the participants only needed to pay silver taels, and then decided the prize according to the number of you answered correctly.

The more correct answers, the better the reward, which is of course a gimmick for merchants. Most of the people came for the reward, and there were also some literati and scholars or young masters of a family who came purely for interest.

Of course, no matter what the reason, the purpose of the merchant has been achieved.

Seeing this, Jing Xi was also a little eager to try. However, she did not speak, but watched from the side for a while. At this time, Jing Xi saw a young master holding a painting fan and handed over two silver taels to participate in the event.

Seeing that the young master was still followed by a scholar, I thought which young master should come to try it, and I was quite confident in my knowledge when I looked at that expression.

"Okay, this young master thinks that he will participate in this activity, then, Lai will repeat the rules again:"

"As long as you answer fifteen pairs correctly, you can get our third prize, which is ten taels of silver."

"If you can answer 20 pairs correctly, you can get the second prize, Mr. Wang's genuine handwriting, this is a good thing to collect."

"In the end, if you can answer 30 pairs correctly, you will get the first prize, that is, we can have a booth on the shipyard for free."

"Of course, don't be discouraged if you don't win a prize, but anyone who can answer at least three pairs correctly will receive a gift that we have prepared immediately."

Hiss......

"That's a great reward."

"Wow, if you can get that first prize, wouldn't you be able to have a stall, not to sell things, but to sell to merchants who need it, which is really rare."

"Yes, yes, this Lai family has a lot of ideas, can this be ......?"

There were constant exclamations and discussions from the crowd, and Jing Xi also understood the so-called rules.

She turned her head to look at Xiao Yichen, and saw that he was still standing next to her quietly, and there was no impatience on his face, Jing Xi smiled and looked at the stage.

I saw that Young Master Wu came to the stage, and after the main person finished talking about the rules, he said: "Okay, Ben Shao knows, you can just watch." ”

Of course, there is a fixed time for this competition, otherwise it will not end well if you encounter any strange guests who will have to keep consuming.

As long as you can answer correctly in two quarters of an hour, it depends on your ability.

"Let's go!" The steward commanded, and the timer began.

"Listen up, the first question, Shanglian: Fengyun Three-Foot Sword."

"A bed of flowers and birds."

"Second Joint: Old Bo Ancient Road."

"Chew on a new book."

"Not bad, the third joint: two or three poles of bamboo are autumn colors."

"Thousands of mountains have rain."

"Okay, this is good, it's neat, it's beautiful, it's beautiful, it's a good sentence, it's a good sentence." Someone next to him was tasting the sentence that Young Master Wu answered, and some people in the crowd applauded and praised from time to time.

"The fourth joint: Qiongda is all about the outside world."

"The ups and downs don't change the old feelings." Wu Shao pondered for a while and immediately replied, the scholar next to him looked proud and proud, it seemed that he was still a die-hard fan of his master, Jing Xi slandered.

……

Soon, when the time was about to end, Young Master Wu finally answered the twentieth couplet, as long as he answered this couplet correctly, then he could win the second prize.

Then Jing Xi heard the steward read: "Twentieth couplet: The family has a thousand books, and I don't forget the sixteen characters of Yu Ting." ”

"Listen, my next link is: Corporal Eye-Seeing, let Nishan alone." After a long while, Wu Shao finally came out of the next couplet, and the time was just over at this time.

Good! Young Master Wu is amazing.

There were many people in the crowd who knew Wu Shao and cheered for him.

"Congratulations to Young Master Wu, you won the second prize." Director Lai also admires Young Master Wu, he can answer so many couplets correctly in such a short time, and his talent is also extremely high.

Jing Xi looked at the young man in front of him, and his eyes couldn't hide his eagerness to try, and the young man who saw through her thoughts didn't stop her, but bent down and said to her: "Xixi, play if you want to play." He touched her hair as he spoke.

The sisters of the Zhang family beside them were already dumbfounded, was His Royal Highness the Prince dropped, it was rumored that the prince was cold and arrogant, and even taciturn, but the person in front of him, whose body had always been upright, actually bent down in front of him, how much did this stimulate their cognition? Also, when did Xi Xi become so familiar with His Royal Highness the Prince? I remember that Xixi used to play with the two of them, and I basically didn't see any interaction between Xixi and His Royal Highness the Prince, but now, what kind of trouble is this? But thinking about it, they won't stop Xixi's interest, but encourage her one after another, anyway, it's just playing, and Xixi doesn't lack the silver taels that were paid, since that's the case, then it's good to play, anyway, it's out to play today.

"Well, I'll go up then." Jing Xi said, Xinliu behind him also consciously went to hand over the silver taels, and then Jing Xi went on stage, but Xinliu also went up and stood behind Jing Xi.

Xiao Feng: The county lord also wants to play this game? I don't know how many couplets the county lord can answer correctly.

"I don't know how many couplets my sister can answer correctly?" Also curious is Xiao Yize.

"This little lady, but you want to participate in the event?" When Fang learned from Xinliu's mouth that it was this young lady who was a few years old, the principal was a little surprised, but he still confirmed it again, seeing that Jingxi looked complacent, without the slightest reluctance, the principal nodded and signaled the timer to start.

And the people in the audience saw that it was a little girl who looked only a few years old, and they were also curious, whose lady ran out to play, and they didn't have much confidence in whether Jing Xi could win the award, they just thought that a certain young lady came to join in the fun, but they still followed with that curiosity.

"The timing begins, the first couplet: the lotus wind sends the fragrance."

"The pine moon is cool at night." Almost without thinking, Jing Xi opened his mouth to say the next couplet, the soft and glutinous voice, for a while the audience suddenly quieted down, and everyone was curious that the little girl in front of them could answer a few questions correctly, so they watched quietly, even if there was an occasional discussion, it was just a few people talking in a whisper.

"Yes, you can, the second couplet: Jinshi is immortal."

"Danqing is unique." Jing Xi still quickly answered the next link, which is for Jing Xi, who has strong mental strength, has an amazing learning ability, this kind of literature, as long as you find the right learning method, it is easy for Jing Xi.

"The third couplet: the east wall falls, the west wall falls, a glimpse of the good of the room."

"The front alley is deep, the back alley is shallow, and I don't hear the sound of cars and horses."

……

"Tenth couplet: The green willow shakes the wind and makes noise for a thousand trees and kingfishers."

"Red plums are shining in the sun, spitting out thousands of red branches."

……

"The seventeenth couplet: The green waves reflect the blue sky and the warbler sings and dances."

"The white clouds surround the green ravines, and the willows are green and the flowers are red." Jing Xi still read out the next couplet after a while, and at this time, the audience, including Young Master Wu, who had just finished participating, was even more surprised.

Marvel at Jingxi's intellectual ability.

"Twenty-fourth: The time is just right for the blue sea and the golden waves."

"The clouds shine brightly, and the scenery is updated."

Reading this, there was already a little trilling in Director Lai's voice, and the people in front of him didn't know who the young lady was, this talent, this poetry talent, it was simply amazing.

Soon said the last couplet, only to listen to the director of Nalai said, "The thirtieth couplet: the sound of the wind and rain, the sound of reading, the sound of the ear." ”

I only heard Jing Xi say the following couplet: "Family affairs, national affairs, world affairs, everything is concerned." ”

Good! A good family, national affairs, world affairs, and everything is concerned. That's a wonderful sentence.

Because of Jing Xi, more and more people came to watch, and many people were stunned by her, until the steward announced that she had won the first prize, and there was thunderous applause from the audience.

Suddenly, the young man chuckled, this girl!

After participating in the event, Jing Xi also took the booth agreement handed over by Director Lai, and asked Xinliu to take it, and the group left the place immediately.

There is no way, Jing Xi suddenly regretted it, just out of the limelight, and now there are people around her who are curious about her, yes, Jing Xi only pulled the young man and quickly left the shipyard.