The little marquis Bai Yan came in a hurry in the autumn and went in a hurry, leaving a few boxes of good things in the hall.

Cui Hanzhang felt that this was really a wonderful person, so he had to let people enter the treasury first, wait for the opportunity to find an opportunity to return the gift, and the back and forth was really on the line.

After tossing twice, he finally got into the carriage and rushed to Cui Shangshu's mansion.

Mingwei told him in the car that the Taikang Cui Shangshu Mansion is actually of the same origin as the Xikou Cui family, although there are twists and turns in the middle, but it has been rebuilt at the beginning of the founding of the country, and since then, the two branches have been connected with the same qi.

Taikang's porcelain business gradually opened up thanks to the care of Cui Fu.

Otherwise, she is a weak woman, and she will not be swallowed alive by life.

Mingwei is especially friendly with Cui Yun in Cui's mansion, Cui Yun is only half a year younger than Mingwei, the two are of the same age, they grew up together, and they have endless boudoir talk.

And in the matter of Jin'an North Prison, in the middle of the night, Cui Yun took her to knock on the door of His Royal Highness King Pingkang, and tried her best to maneuver in the middle.

Cui Hanzhang kept Cui Yun's name in mind, his fiancée's best friend is also a benefactor who lives and a person to repay well.

Fortunately, the two of them went out early, otherwise it would be difficult to get out today.

As Bai Yanqiu said, those who came to the door to give gifts and made friends were about to break through the threshold of Cui Hanzhang's family.

The people present at the Qionglin banquet are not the big names in Taikang City, don't look at some people who are dying of old age, but their eyes are vicious and their minds are transparent, and they can naturally see that Cui Hanzhang, a new science detective, has been reduced to the emperor's heart, and his soaring is just around the corner. If you don't make friends at this time, how can you make friends when he rushes into the sky?

The poor housekeeper Lao Cui was busy with everything, and he couldn't push it off, so he could only keep socializing and registering it.

The small Doumi Lane was famous for a while, and there was an endless stream of carriages.

In desperation, he could only ask the little guy in the house to take Cui Xuan to the west of the city to buy stone locks, stone piers and other objects.

The world is bustling, nothing more than the word fame and fortune.

Taikang City is the biggest vanity fair of Shenguang, and no one can be detached from it. It is nothing more than the distinction between clever and inferior means, and of course, brotherhood, love and hatred are also the most elusive red dust in this Vanity Fair.

The wandering of the elegant people in the Shilin literary world, Bo Qingliu and famous all over the world. Ordinary people are rolling in the Goolan Tile House, and they can also make a lot of money and have no worries about food and clothing. The world is full of ups and downs, and everyone wants to be a chess player, but in the end they will inevitably become chess pieces, and they will be in a big or small chess game without knowing it.

First-class drama, second-rate push. The entrance of the vegetable market in the west of the city, where the scholar Cui Xuan went, is the largest goulan tile shop in Taikang City, which is shoulder to shoulder, so lively.

Speaking of which, Qingyuan Mansion also has Luoshi Street, covering all kinds of customs from the north and south of the river.

But in comparison, Luoshi Street is too single, Cui Xuan's biggest interest back then was to follow Zuo Shiqi to visit Luoshi Street, but he went to the back alley of Luoshi Street, the back alley of Luoshi Street connecting the wharf is quite similar to the entrance of the Chengxi vegetable market in front of him, but the scale is far from the same.

As far as the eye can see, there is no end in sight, setting up stalls, selling pulp, telling stories and singing, juggling and performing, so a red dust atmosphere.

One person in front is dancing the big flag, one person is somersaulting, the person is fluttering in the flag, the flag is rolling in the person, and the chain is interlocking, this is the "martial dance".

There is a piece of black and red cloth to perform tricks, storytellers, cockfighters, crickets, horse runners, dragon dancers;

There are also those who perform the art of rapping, Henan pendant, the strings are sounded, the board is played, and they are said and sang for a while. The listener is attentive and intent, and all his thoughts are on the rapper's expression.

There are more ventriloquists, relying on the upper and lower mouths, one by one, only listening to the sudden birds and chirping, and suddenly the silence in the field. Birds flew and jumped, fought and bitten, suddenly in the sky and in the ground, leading the onlookers to run around.

In fact, the world is big, the division of the nine streams is not obvious, and all kinds of people in Taikang City are mixed.

The little guy in the house saw the scholar Cui Xuan's face overjoyed, and said to his liking:

"Brother Xuan, this is the biggest hook fence in our Taikang City, you have everything you want to buy, and the pink girls that my buddies love the most."

The hook prostitute is as charming as an ape, and he can only take advantage of the pleasure to stay temporarily.

"Take me directly to the martial arts hall, after buying the young master's things, let's have a good look." Cui Xuan knew that things were urgent, but he couldn't help but want to go to the hook bar.

As soon as the little guy entered the hook bar, he was like a fish in water, and took Cui Xuan left and right.

After a while, I saw a bunch of people surrounding the front, and from time to time there were earth-shattering cheers. Take a closer look, it turned out to be a trick to go to the rivers and lakes, but a dangerous word to play, the stick splits the head, the silver gun drills the throat, the knife is swallowed on an empty stomach, the mouth spits fire, the eyes eat needles, and the knife is on the top of the person.

Don't look at the cowardly, don't scream when you see it, don't hold it back. That's why people gather more and more, and the slap is red.

The tavern and teahouse are mostly idle people, etc., and the three religions and nine streams in Taikang City are gathered, and they all love to listen to the excitement.

It is rumored that it was the remnants of the King of Yanbei who made trouble, and it was pointed out that the three-edged sharp knife was the exclusive weapon of the iron-blooded camp under the account of the King of Yanbei.

Yu Linjun reacted quickly, and the storyteller in the city was arrested in the morning.

You can't hear the story of storytelling in the tavern teahouse, but you can't stop the circulation in the goulan, after all, it is unrealistic for the military department to come to the goulan to arrest people. Not to mention the large number of people, but in this tortuous environment, the Yulin Army has not yet arrived, and no one knows where to run.

If it is said that the army is dispatched to raze this place, it is even more unreliable, there is a gray area between the black and white roads, and there is a clear distinction there, if it is said that there is no interest in the big people above at the entrance of the vegetable market in the west of the city, I am afraid it has been cleaned up long ago.

If it weren't for the Qionglin Yan assassination case, I'm afraid no one would have turned out the story of Taizu and King Yanbei fighting for the ownership of the world.

Although a lot of historical materials have been buried in the pile of paper, but can not stand people turn out and smack, let alone can not withstand the scrutiny and interpretation of people with a heart, the situation of the king of Yanbei was very good, even Keqingzhou, Lianghuai and other places.

How did he suffer from the enemy on his back, the situation turned straight down, he was attacked by Shenguang and Beihu, and finally died in the river, many things seem to be taken for granted, but they are unreasonable, and they can even be said to be incredible.

Mingwei and the two of them were in the car, but they arrived at Cui Shangshu's Mansion after driving for a short time.

Tidying up and getting out of the car, Cui Yun was already at the gate to greet him.

Seeing Mingwei get out of the car with a red face, her eyes were ambiguous, she stepped forward and whispered quietly in her ear, causing Mingwei to be entangled with her.

Cui Hanzhang followed behind the two, and after entering the door, he saw a flowing water shadow wall, I don't know where the mechanism was set, the water flowed out from under the carp jumping high in the wall, moistening half of the shadow wall, and converging to the bottom to urge the small waterwheel to circulate, and the sound of splashing was interesting.

After turning the shadow wall, there is a shallow water, there is a wooden trestle bridge leading to the main hall, only to see the three words of 'Pucaotang' hanging under the eaves of the main hall.

Cui Shangshu and his wife sat in the main hall waiting for the two, and there were several golden iris and orchids on the table, and the pu grass hall set off was quiet and elegant.

After Hanzhang entered the hall, he poofed, knelt down and saluted, and Mingwei knelt down with him.

"I can't do it, nephew." Cui Shangshu was a little thin, and hurriedly stepped forward to help the two of them.

"Shibo's life-saving grace cannot be repaid, if it weren't for your rescue, I'm afraid there would be no Cui Hanzhang in the world, let alone the opportunity to explore flowers in high school, this is one of them."

"Mingwei left her hometown since she was a child, borrowed to live in your house, if she didn't take care of it, she might be difficult to become an adult, and her kindness is like the sea, and now I am engaged, this is the second."

"Receiving such a great favor, Cui Hanzhang has nothing to repay, he bows down sincerely, and asks Shibo not to refuse."

When everyone saw Cui Hanzhang's sincere words, they all bowed their heads in approval.

"One family, don't talk to two families. I'm Mingwei Taikang's mother's house, you have to move around more and get up to eat.

Butler, open the table. ”

Cui Shangshu hurriedly shouted to everyone and pulled up the two kneeling on the ground.

Before they came, Cui Yun was a little reluctant to Cui Hanzhang in her heart, after all, she followed His Royal Highness King Pingkang to Jin'an, but it still caused this tragedy.

Now that she sees that Mingwei and Cui Hanzhang are engaged, they are as sweet as glue, and they are naturally happy in their hearts, and they can't help but say:

"Tanhualang, Mingwei is like my own sister, if you bully her, see how I clean you up."

"Sister Cui Yun, please rest assured, I can't bear to die late." Hanzhang hugged his fists at Cui Yun and bowed.

Cui Shangshu has two sons and one daughter, and the eldest son Cui You has been released to serve in Hejian Mansion. The second son fell ill at an early age and died by mistake by quack. The third daughter, Cui Yun, has a straightforward personality and is good friends with the prince of Luyang, the second young man of Jiangfu and other cadres.

During the banquet, Cui Hanzhang's September frost was quite popular with Cui Shangshu, and then he opened the altar to drink, the dishes were all famous dishes of Taikang but not luxurious, and the family banquet focused on the atmosphere.

A toast down, the atmosphere on the banquet is harmonious, at this time should be the most popular moment in Shangshufu in recent years, the elderly are talking about some things, popularity is nothing more than living and eating with fireworks, curling smoke with the wind, there are bedding to turn over and warm the ocean, the hall has the sound of reading, the account room has the sound of crackling abacus, the world is difficult to stay, relying on a penny of popularity, gathered at home.

The family banquet was in full swing, and Cui Shangshu also drank a few more glasses, and then said to Cui Hanzhang:

"The ministers of the Qionglin banquet were present last night, and I am afraid that I will mistake you by being close to you, if there is anything unknown in the future, you might as well come to the house and walk around."

Before going out in the morning, Cui Hanzhang specially took out the jade cicada hidden in the cabinet and wore it on his waist, which was quite charming.

"I'm tired of the uncle, and the little nephew will be bothered a lot in the future. Gifted by Shibo, Cui Hanzhang remembered it in his heart and did not dare to forget. ”

"If you have no talent, no one can help you, and God will help you if you help yourself." Cui Shangshu looked at the young Hanzhang and said sincerely,

"Later, in the study, let them get close to each other." While speaking, Cui Shangshu got up and left the table and walked to the backyard study.

Cui Hanzhang was full of wine and food, so he got up and took the wild tea cakes he had obtained in Yunshen Temple in Shenxiu Peak, and followed the housekeeper to the backyard study.

After entering the room, I saw that the study was full of various seals and stones. Cui Shangshu was immersed in carving, stone chips flying, and when he saw him come in, he signaled to wait for a while, and the kung fu in his hand was almost finished. A room full of stones, thinking about Cui Shangshu is also an idiot, Master Taikang Zhiyin is by no means in vain.

The bright window extends the quiet book, and sits silently to eliminate the dust.

Lord Shangshu ascended to the Tianzi Hall, and when he returned home at dusk, he was just fiddling with the seal in the study, and his mood was tranquil, which really embarrassed them as a group of first-time Jinshi who had just entered the temple.

While he was intoxicated with carving, he ran inside and out, poured water into the iron kettle on the stove to boil tea, although boiling tea is the craft of the previous dynasty, but for the deeply fermented wild black tea, it needs to be steamed with boiling water to exert its medicinal tea effect.

When I first tasted Shenxiu Peak wild tea, I always felt bitter in the mouth, and the tea aroma was not thick.

After returning to Xikou to follow the master of the building to taste, after the guidance of the master of the building, I knew a little bit of wonder. Now I drink too much tea, only to slowly feel that this tea has a unique taste, first bitter and then sweet, the tea fragrance is far away, and there is a unique taste after each brew.

With a cup of tea, Cui Shangshu lifted up,

"Well, the tea is good, the aroma is elegant, I haven't drunk it in Taikang City."

"By the way, the arm is alright? Don't leave anything behind. ”

"It was the little nephew who took the big exam in Jin'an, and he accidentally received two pieces of tea in Yunshen Temple, saying that it was Shenxiu Peak wild tea." Cui Hanzhang replied while drinking tea.

"I used the ointment of the commander of Kunda last night, and I got up in the morning without any problems, just a small injury."

Cui Shangshu picked up the teacup and put it in front of his nose, sniffed it gently, and then poured it into his mouth, and the tea was swallowed after a short stay in his throat.

"Can a virtuous nephew know the tea ceremony?" Cui Shangshu asked casually.

"The little nephew is dull, and I would like to hear about it." Cui Hanzhang is not a fool, not to mention that after experiencing the incident in Jin'an North Prison, he has become more flexible and transparent, and at this time he knows that he has to pretend to be confused, leaning forward slightly, and listening to the teaching.

Cui Shangshu shook his spirits, took a cup of fragrant tea again, closed the lid of the cup, held it up with his left hand, covered the cup with his right hand, and shook it three times from side to side in front of his chest.

After doing all this, Cui Shangshu said with a smile: "Taste the tea, smell its fragrance first." This is to blend the aroma of tea with the aroma of tea. ”

Then take off the lid of the cup, twist it in front of his nose and smell it, the elegant tea fragrance refreshed his spirits, Cui Hanzhang showed a surprised look, and he was relieved, he could smell it and know that Shenxiu Feng wild tea was a good tea person, how could he not know how to drink tea.

"And then look at the shape. In addition to the aroma and taste, the form of your wild tea is unpretentious, and the last thing is the taste. ”

Cui Shangshu opened the teacup and said: "This tea head is light, fragrant, and slightly bitter; Second, it is green, fragrant and mellow; Three drinks of clear, fragrant and sweet, not only delicious, but also have the effect of nourishing the skin. ”

It seems that Lord Shangshu's "tea ceremony" is indeed profound, although it has not become a faction, but it already has everyone's demeanor, Cui Hanzhang listened to his tea ceremony, and really admired it in his heart.

Cui Shangshu's dark and deep eyes glanced at Cui Hanzhang lightly, and said with a smile: "Since ancient times, the tea ceremony has a long history, and the real rise is in the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, what the tea ceremony really cares about is not tea brewing and tasting, the first two are just a medium, through which they are brought into the ceremony, and through the ritual they sublimate their own mind, the so-called 'drunkard's intention is not in tea, but in Zen'. ”

Taking a deep breath, Cui Shangshu said solemnly: "The so-called tea ceremony, there is no way, there is a way, there is a way in the heart." ”

"Good! What a 'no way is the way, then there is the way in the heart'! Cui Hanzhang couldn't help but applaud when he heard his discussion, thinking that if the old monk of Yunshen Temple heard it, he was afraid that he would be stunned.

"What are your plans for the future? Do you want to enter the Taiyuan as a Hanlin editor, or do you want to go out to the place? Cui Shangshu changed his words and asked with a smile.

"According to the past practice, the first three of my dynasty have always been to enter the Taiyuan to serve as Hanlin Xiu, not to mention the release, I'm afraid it will be ......."

Before Cui Hanzhang could finish speaking, Cui Shangshu interrupted him, "There is no shortage of you three Hanlin cultivators in the Taiyuan, this year is different from the past, and it is possible for the top three to be released." ”

Cui Hanzhang couldn't guess what Cui Shangshu meant for a while, and he didn't understand the current situation in the court, so he didn't dare to answer.

"When you came, I heard Cui Yun say that the Yulin Army arrested all the storytellers in the city, and now there are people talking about the assassination planned by the remnants of the king of Yanbei. They directly arrested people to find out the source of the rumors? Cui Shangshu changed the subject.

"The little nephew is young, although he doesn't know about Taizu and King Yanbei at the beginning, but he always feels that the storyteller is not the right medicine. A hundred years have passed, even if there are any remnants or the like, they can't shake the foundation of the Divine Light Country. Hanzhang said while turning the charcoal fire in the stove a little hotter.

"The saint is angry this time, and the case can't be solved within five days, and the Marquis Bai can't eat and walk around, especially on the side of Jin Yuwei Kun Baichuan, the pressure is quite great, and they are a little anxious. You're right, Shenguang has been founding the country for more than 100 years, and the country is stable, but if you want to go further, it's difficult. ”

"Isn't your question very pertinent, otherwise how could the Holy Lord appoint you to be a tanhua?" Cui Shangshu patiently pointed at Hanzhang.

"You mean that the Northern Expedition is related to the assassination of Qionglin Yan?" Cui Hanzhang felt a little unbelievable, but if you think about it carefully, the two are too coincidental.

"Throwing stones into the water, there are no waves and ripples. It doesn't matter if there is a connection or not, what matters is what the Holy One thinks in his heart? Cui Shangshu looked at Hanzhang like a nephew, and directly pointed out the key points.

"In recent days, there will be a lot of gifts for you, and there will be a lot of banquets. Eating and drinking are inevitable, but there are some things that don't get involved, Cui Yun, a child, just likes to mess around with a few of them. You don't want to learn from her. Keep your voice from afar, not loud when there are many people. Cui Shangshu told him quite seriously.

"The little nephew remembers the teachings of Shibo and always introspects." Cui Hanzhang bowed down again.

Then the two chatted about the stone in the room, and Cui Shangshu was very interested, and introduced them one by one.

Cui Xuan's side was led by a small servant, and he quickly bought equipment such as stone locks and stone piers. The craftsman who sold the goods saw that he liked it, and promised to bring some new ones next time, saying that they were modeled after the training equipment of the Northern Hu warriors.

Although he had the intention to continue to wander around the Gooling, he was afraid that the young master would have no manpower to send him home, so he retracted and went home. First, the entrance of the vegetable market in the west of the city is too big, and it can't be finished in one day. The second is that Cui Xuan remembers the young master's advice, Taikang City has not been peaceful recently, and he has nothing to do and go home early to close the door.

Hanzhang and Mingwei left Cui Shangshu's mansion at the beginning of the day, and it was almost time. Cui Yun was sent out of the door, and told Cui Hanzhang to take him to meet some friends another day, so that he must not refuse.

On the way, he saw Mingwei in a happy mood, so he asked, "What are you talking about, so happy?" ”。

"It's all the common sense of some women's families, and you guys who want to do big things at every turn, you can't compare" Mingwei teased him.

When I returned home, I found a room full of gifts, and Lao Cui came back with a tired face:

"Miss Uncle, since you left, there has been an endless stream of guests in our family, and when I heard that my uncle was not there, the gifts were left and left. The old slave had no choice but to ask for a name card and register it. As he spoke, Lao Cui handed Hanzhang a booklet, on which the name of the gift-giver and the mansion were recorded.

Looking at the room full of gifts, Cui Hanzhang couldn't help but have a headache, thinking that he would have to return it no matter what.

"Uncle, this afternoon, when Shenshi, there were two guests who said that they were your friends of the same year, and they sat and waited for a long time, and left without seeing you come back, but they left two famous posts, saying that they must ask you to reply." Lao Cui took out two from the middle of a pile of posts and handed them to Cui Hanzhang.

Cui Hanzhang opened the name card and saw that it was Dong Baozhen, the champion of the new department, and Gu Dingchen, the top of the list, who came together, saying that they had a big drink when they were parading on the street.

"I have been waiting for you for a long time and will not return, so I have to wait until tomorrow to meet after the festival", Cui Hanzhang hurriedly asked the scholar to grind and send a reply.

After sending away Mingwei Hanzhang and the others, it was rare for three people in Shangshu Mansion to gather in the hall to drink tea and chat.

The young man has two eyebrows, and he is old with a beard. Cui Hanzhang's doll is not shallow, and there are very few people who can have these two eyebrow shapes, most of them are comfortable and not stagnant, but those who are colorful are rare. ”

It can be seen that Cui Shangshu still likes Cui Hanzhang very much, and there are many outstanding people among his sons and nephews, but this son gives people a sparse impression, so there is a lot of praise between the talks.

"Oh, father, don't you want to be biased by watching people give you good tea, are there still few daughters in Taikang City? The wealthy and noble sons are even more basketful, even if there are better champions and role models than him in the same class, why didn't they see you give them a good face? Cui Yun is half coquettish and half angry, and he squeezes Cui Hanzhang with words.

"You, you're just messing around, the article with chapters is just right, from the heart, this young man has a sparse temperament and is not shrewd, you have to learn more from him." It is rare for Cui Shangshu to praise a person like this, and Mrs. Cui who listened to it practiced first, but the old man was not so particular, that is, he regarded Mingwei as his own, and the people in charge recognized the young man's face, which was excellent, thinking that this little couple would get married as soon as possible, and it would be a good thing to spread the branches.