Chapter 148: Cai Yong
In Luoyang City, after Bai Yang sent Jia Xu and the others away, he walked around the street, and after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't know what to get from Cai Yong's Mansion.
"My lord, or buy some wine. After you go back, you write a word or a poem to Miss Cai Yan, and then take this opportunity to bring wine to meet Lord Cai Yong, so that it will not be abrupt. Moreover, bringing alcohol is not cheesy and not rude. ”
Listening to Chen Gong's words, Bai Yang's heart lit up. That's right! Later generations came to visit, and people generally brought some wine.
Wine is not a good thing, just get your heart. If you have the ability to buy something good, if you don't have the ability, you can buy something ordinary. In this way, the first will not be rude, and the second will not have any impact on Cai Yong.
Cai Yong is in a high position, and he is a scholar, so he attaches great importance to some reputations and etiquette, so it should be more appropriate to give these things.
"By the way, you go to Wanlixiang to ask, who bought the 'Chiba Yulu Soup' that Miss Cai came out to buy that day, and when we go, you pack two copies in advance and we will take them."
"Yes, my lord."
Chen Gong went to Wanlixiang Restaurant alone, Bai Yang and Dian Wei went to a winery, and after asking about it, they found out that there are almost only a few kinds of wine now, and Bai Yang selected a kind of sake with the highest specifications they had and put it in two jars.
Then I went to the Baiyang paper shop in Luoyang City and took a box of beautifully packaged Baiyang paper.
This thing is unique to itself, this kind of gorgeously packaged white sun paper is not for sale, each piece of paper has its own number, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is unique. Now there are some in the Baiyang paper store in every place, and they are usually specially prepared for Baiyang and others for emergency use.
After Bai Yang and Dian Wei returned to the inn, they saw that Chen Gong had returned.
"Lord, I've made it clear what happened last time. Miss Cai Yan is filial and usually busy with work. Therefore, every time she goes home and sees Lord Cai tired, she will come out to buy a 'Chiba Yulu Soup' for Lord Cai Yong to make up. I heard that Lord Cai Yong likes to drink Wanlixiang's 'Chiba Yulu Soup', which has been drunk for many years, and Miss Cai comes to buy it every once in a while. ”
"That's what happened, that's easy. Let's go downstairs for dinner and rest for a while after dinner. In the afternoon, you go to Wanlixiang to order two servings of 'Chiba Yulu Soup' to pack and bring back, and I will write a picture. After coming back, the three of us will go to Lord Cai's mansion to visit. ”
"Yes, my lord." Hearing Bai Yang's command, Chen Gong and Dian Wei hurriedly said yes.
In the afternoon, Bai Yang took Chen Gong and Dian Wei to Cai Yong's mansion, on the whole, this mansion is not big, it looks ordinary, and there is no one to take care of the home or anything like that. From these details, it can also be seen that Cai Yong is an ordinary person.
"Gongtai, step forward and slam the door."
"Bang bang bang, bang ......"
There was a "creak" and the door opened from the inside. I saw an elderly servant come out of it, glanced at everyone, and said, "Is there anything wrong with you?" Lao Yu is the housekeeper of this Cai Mansion, you can talk to Lao Yu about anything. ”
"Old man, we are here to visit Lord Cai Yong." Bai Yang heard the other party's question, and immediately stepped forward and said.
"Oh, then come in!" After the old butler finished speaking, he led a few people into the door, and then led everyone to a meeting room.
"You guys pour a cup of tea for these guests." After the old housekeeper instructed his subordinates to pour a cup of tea for Bai Yang and the three of them, he said to the three of them: "The three of you wait here for a while, and I will go and tell the master." ”
"I'm sorry for the old man."
Seeing the old housekeeper leave, Dian Wei said: "Lord, this Cai Yong should be a good official, look at it, such a big official actually only lives in such a room." The furniture at home has not been changed like this, and there are few servants in the house, which shows that this person is usually very poor. ”
"Yes! There are not many such good officials now. It is not easy for Lord Cai Yong to maintain such a literati plot in the prosperous Luoyang City! ”
"Yes! , If everyone is like Lord Cai Yong, why worry about the Han Dynasty not being happy, Lord Cai Yong's prestige among the poor people is particularly high. ”
"I heard that in recent years, there have been severe droughts in various places, resulting in a lot of displaced people in various places. Lord Cai Yong intermittently used his few Yulu to give porridge to everyone outside the city gate many times, if only this big man had a few more Qing officials who wanted Lord Cai Yong. ”
"Haha...... can get everyone's praise, and Cai will have no complaints in this life. Several of them are young talents, and I don't know what the so-called thing is when they come to Cai's mansion? ”
While a few people were chatting, they suddenly heard a hearty laugh outside. Bai Yang and the others turned their heads to look, only to see an old man about sixty years old walking in. Although he is already a particularly old man at this time, looking at his vigorous footsteps, it can be seen that the other party's body is well maintained.
"Xiaguan Changshan is too guarded by Baiyang and Bai Wenqing has seen Lord Cai." When Bai Yang saw the other party, he immediately bowed respectfully to Cai Yong.
"Changshan is too guarded, Changshan should belong to the land of Yizhou! It's not far from Luoyang, what are you doing here? ”
"Lord Cai, Wen Qing came this time mainly to meet Miss Cai. A few days ago, Bai abruptly abrupt Miss Cai in front of Wanlixiang Restaurant, and he was very upset. This visit, I hope Miss Cai can forgive Xiaosheng for her recklessness. ”
"Oh! Do you know Akihime? After coming back a few days ago, he hid in the boudoir, and he didn't go out much, and he didn't expect to know Bai Taishou at all. After Cai Yong finished speaking, he instructed the servant standing aside: "If you talk to Miss, just say that there is an old person visiting, and it is inconvenient for her to come out to meet Master Bai?" ”
"Yes, sir."
Seeing that the other party went to report to Cai Yan, Bai Yang secretly rejoiced in his heart.
"Lord Cai, Wen Qing doesn't know what to bring you for this visit. So, I brought something I made myself. Bai Yang said this, and took the brocade box handed over by Dian Wei.
Fortunately, thanks to the great power of Dian Wei, this hardcover white yang paper itself is not heavy, and the most important thing is that the paper is large. The paper contained in it is twice as large as the white sun paper sold outside.
According to the standard packaging of a box of 100 sheets, the box is made of wood and wrapped in silk silk.
Looking at the high-end atmosphere on the whole, Bai Yang is also very satisfied. But the whole gift box is very heavy, and the white sun paper inside is more than fifty catties, so it is very difficult for ordinary people to imagine that Dian Wei is so easy to carry with one hand.
After Bai Yang put the box on the small table, he was afraid that Cai Yong would misunderstand him, so he opened the box and said: "Lord Cai, this is the Baiyang paper invented by Wenqing, and the whole Baiyang paper of this finished product is the base paper that has not been cut after being directly produced. The paper is of the highest quality, uniform in thickness, without a trace of variegation. Each sheet of paper has its own unique number, which is also unique. There are not many of these papers in our workshop, and they are even more unique after they are numbered. Wen Qing knew that adults love literature, so he took some and gave them to Lord Cai, I hope you can like it. ”
After Bai Yang finished speaking, he took out the wine and the 'Chiba Yulu Soup' in Chen Gong's hand. Gently put it together with the white sun paper.
"This is two jars of wine and two servings of Wanli Xiang Restaurant's 'Chiba Yulu Soup', last time I happened to hear that adults are busy with work and like to drink it, so I bought two copies today to express my heart."
"Haha...... I said that Xiao Nizi went out that day and returned empty-handed, it turned out that she met Bai Taishou in Wanlixiang. Okay, your gift is very satisfying and I like it too. But next time you visit, you won't be able to bring any more gifts! After Cai Yong and Bai Yang said this, they sighed and said, "Speaking of which, the old man still thank you!" I didn't think you were the inventor of Baiyang paper. Baiyang, Baiyang paper, I should have thought of it a long time ago! This brain, no, now that I'm older, I forget a lot of things in a blink of an eye. ”
Cai Yong may also have seen that Baiyang people are good, so he actually talked with Bai Yang, during which he expressed his gratitude to Bai Yang for being able to make Baiyang paper. Now the price of Baiyang paper is so close to the people, in Cai Yong's opinion, Baiyang should not make money, and it is subordinate to the silent payment of literati and ink writers in the world, so after knowing that Baiyang paper was invented by Baiyang, he is extremely enthusiastic about Baiyang.