Chapter 12: Lianghu Poetry Club
"There's a poetry meeting tomorrow, and I want you to accompany me." As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Luoning's face instantly turned red to the root of his ears. "You, you, don't get me wrong, this is what we agreed at the beginning, and Hou Zijing will also go to the poetry club, when the time comes..."
"Ah, I understand, I'll be here when the time comes, don't worry." Hearing Chu Luoning's words, Qin Han was slightly disappointed, but after all, the two of them haven't intersected too much so far, they can only be regarded as acquaintances, so they don't pay too much attention to it.
"Then, I'll pick you up then. You have to wait for me in the restaurant. Chu Luoning was a little happy to see Qin Han agree.
"Definitely." Qin Han arched his hand towards Chu Luo and said.
"It's not early at that time, I'll go home first, and I must keep the contract." After Chu Luoning finished speaking, he left with Xiu'er.
Looking at Chu Luoning's back, Qin Han shook his head, no matter what, it's always good to go out and have a look, except for purchasing ingredients with Uncle Nine and recruiting guys, Qin Han hasn't gone out yet. Now the restaurant is relatively stable, so you don't have to worry about going out for a walk.
……
On the day of the appointment with Chu Luoning, Qin Han packed up and waited for Chu Luoning's arrival in the restaurant.
Looking at the figure of Wang Laohu taking the money and leaving, Qin Han silently clenched his fists. In the past two days, Wang Lao Hu still came here to eat and drink for nothing, and took away some silver every day. However, he was really not making trouble, and Qin Han let him make trouble for a few days.
Wang Laohu glanced at Qin Han, who was standing in front of the counter, and smiled contemptuously.
"Boss, when will we start, it's been three days, I'm afraid it's not Zhang Yuanwai who is going to be in a hurry." Ma San rubbed his stomach, thought of Zhang Yuanwai's instructions, and asked worriedly.
"Hey, what's the hurry, you have food to eat and money to take these days, what are you not satisfied with. In two days, find two brothers who look more honest, let them come here for dinner, bring a dead mouse and flies, and throw them into the soup, we are taking the opportunity to make trouble. Wang Laohu told Ma San about his plan.
"No, no, boss." Ma San heard Wang Laohu scolding him, and hurriedly responded. "Boss, your plan is really thoughtful, admire, admire." Ma San gave Wang Laohu a thumbs up.
"Hmph, I still need you to say, or how about your boss." Wang Laohu was very useful to Ma San's words.
"Hey, hey."
……
It didn't take Qin Han long to wait, and the carriage with the sign of Chu Mansion came to the door of the restaurant.
"Uncle, get into the carriage quickly, Miss is inside." Before Qin Han could speak, Xiu'er stepped down from the carriage and greeted Qin Han.
The Chu family was a little bigger than Qin Han thought, Qin Han got into the carriage, it was not good to sit inside, he planned to sit by the door, looking at the situation in the car, slightly surprised. In addition to Chu Luoning, there was also a little girl wearing a pale yellow skirt.
"You are Qin Han's brother-in-law, I heard Sister Chu say that you are really a talent." Watching Qin Han get into the carriage, Wang Shiya greeted.
"This girl has won the award, I don't know who the girl is?" Being praised as a talent, Qin Han was slightly embarrassed, but he was more proud. This body is white and clean, with good facial features, although it is not very handsome, it is indeed very attractive, coupled with Qin Han's daily thunderous exercise, as well as the nutritious and balanced food in the restaurant, Qin Han is much stronger than at the beginning, and he does not have the feeling of being weak and impervious at the beginning.
"She is Wang Xiancheng's daughter, Shiya, we grew up together since childhood, and we are my sister." It was not Wang Shiya who answered Qin Han, but Chu Luoning, who was sitting on the side.
Qin Han found that Chu Luoning was particularly fond of cyan, as well as similar light blue and light green, Chu Luoning was wearing light cyan clothes similar to Song pants, covered with a white gauze coat, slightly powdered, and sat there cleanly, which attracted people's attention. No wonder the son of the assassin has been entangled all along.
"Ahem."
Feeling Qin Han's gaze, Chu Luoning blushed slightly and coughed lightly. "There is still some distance from the Fen River, and the poetry meeting may be held late, so we still take the opportunity to take a break in the car."
"It's okay, the car is a little small, you and Miss Shiya sit, I'll go and sit outside the car, it's also breathable." Hearing Chu Luoning's cough, Qin Han was slightly embarrassed, and felt that it was better to go out, and sit down again, I was afraid that I would be embarrassed to death.
Qin Han walked out of the car and sat in front of the car with the groom. Shake off your mind and start focusing on the street.
The entire Feng'an County is regarded as the political center of Anping Prefecture, and the Yamen of Anping Prefecture was set up in Feng'an County, and the old man of Chu, as the commander of Feng'an County, often had to deal with Hou Wenkui, the assassin.
Feng'an County is a relatively wealthy county in Anping Prefecture, but except for many blue brick buildings in the center of the county, most of the other places are earthen walls made of mud. Out of the central city, the road made of bluestone slowly turned into a dirt road. But it's still spacious and down-to-earth.
After walking for a while, the carriage changed lanes to a small market in the east of the city. I have to say that although there is no Great Song Dynasty, the level of commodity economy development in the Jin Kingdom is not low, and even Feng'an County has two large and small markets.
The whole bazaar is not like the west of the city, there are many shops, and you can occasionally see some people from Fanbang. In the eastern part of the city, most of the small vendors set up their stalls under the sheds. A lot of food stalls are still selling.
"Cookbread, cookbread, freshly baked cookbread."
"Wowotou, four pennies, hehe!"
"Knife-cut noodles, good white noodles."
Qin Han glanced at the vendor selling knife-cut noodles, it was white flour, but it was cornmeal mixed with some white flour. However, most of the people who farm and work now can't eat white flour steamed buns a few times a year.
Looking at these vendors selling food, Qin Han suddenly had an idea. Do you want to open a snack bar in the future, don't sell serious dishes, make some snacks like grilled cold noodles, stinky tofu, and fried skewers? The more Qin Han thought about it, the more he felt that there was a drama, after all, these snacks, let alone whether people here had eaten them, and they had never even heard of them.
Qin Han also has some guesses about the spices used in cooking. The last time I bought cumin, most people sold it as fennel from traditional Chinese medicine. There is also cinnamon that Qin Han knows, which is also a medicinal material, but it is also an indispensable seasoning for stews, and it seems that one day I need to find a pharmacy to take a look.
After passing the west of the city, after walking a short distance, you will arrive at the Fen River where the poetry meeting is held. Before I got closer, I vaguely saw a double-layered painting boat that had stopped or cruised in the center by the river.
When I got out of the carriage, the closer I got to the lake, the more I could hear the continuous sounds, the laughter between the women, the discussion of talented and beautiful women, the sound of silk and bamboo from the painting boat, and the singing of the singers.
When he came here, Qin Han understood why there were fewer vendors in the East Market, and it turned out that the riverside was already full of stalls. Sugar people, rouge, calligraphy and painting, folding fans, a dazzling array of everything.
Qin Han and his entourage followed Wang Shiya to the painting boat that was still docked by the lake.
Before I even got on the boat, I could hear the laughter of the women on the boat.
"Luo Ning, Shiya, why did you come, we have been waiting for you for a long time, and the painting boats of the Poetry Society are almost in the center of the lake." As soon as he entered the painting boat, he was greeted by a woman dressed in red.
"Oh, Sister Zhang, isn't this a poetry meeting, of course you have to dress up and come over." Wang Shiya heard Zhang Qian's anger, stepped forward and hugged Zhang Qian's arm and said.
"You, really." Zhang Qian didn't have much to blame, so she didn't mention the matter after nodging Wang Shiya with her hand. "Xiaohong, go and tell the boat."
Zhang Qian explained the matter and was about to go to the inner room with everyone, only then did she notice Qin Han beside Chu Luoning now.
"This son is Luo Ning's sister's husband, he is really a talent, Yushu is in the wind." Zhang Qian saluted Qin Han and said.
Hearing Zhang Qian's words, Qin Han's face suddenly darkened. No matter how you meet, you can praise people for talent, is this word so worthless, I am still serious. "Hehe, exactly, I've seen Miss Zhang."
Without much communication, Zhang Qianbian walked inside with a group of people.
"Who is she?" Qin Han poked Xiu'er next to him and asked.
"Uncle, she is the daughter of Zhang Yuanwai, the pearl of the Zhang family, the Zhang family has been in business for generations, and she is the helmsman of the Anping Chamber of Commerce." Xiu'er looked around and whispered. "The entire Crescent Poetry Society was founded by Miss Zhang, and they are all women with good relationships."
Qin Han originally thought that the poetry meeting would be carried out in various painting boats, but he didn't expect that after a while, the painting boat stopped, the hull of the boat trembled slightly, and he heard Xiaohong's voice coming, "Miss, we have arrived." ”
Qin Han followed the others and found that the boat had stopped on a small island, and the poetry meeting was held on the island in the middle of the lake. There are already many boats and boats docked on the shore.
The island is a small amusement park, planted with all kinds of flowers and plants, and there are many pavilions and pavilions.
"Uncle, don't you know, this time to hold a poetry meeting, Sister Zhang's family has made a lot of efforts, I don't know when our family will also have such strength." Xiao Tao watched Qin Han keep watching, and said to Qin Han. "How's it going, uncle, pretty."
"It's really good." Qin Han responded from the bottom of his heart. These businessmen are also powerful, and the people who come to participate in the poetry meeting are either celebrities or young masters from rich families, and this poetry meeting can not only make a good reputation, but also play the name of the Chamber of Commerce, which is really a good sponsorship. In the future, the restaurant will have the strength to hold a few poetry meetings.
When I walked into the manor, I saw that there were already a lot of people inside. Some poetry societies either sit in the gazebo or stand together, which has a bit of artistic conception.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have already instructed the good stewards to leave us a well-located pavilion, let's go over." Zhang Qian said to the people of the Crescent Poetry Club.
"Ah, it's still Sister Zhang's thoughtful thoughts, I thought I couldn't sit down and rest."
"Yes, fortunately, there is Sister Zhang."
"Goo."
Before Qin Han could follow, he heard his stomach growl. Since he went out, it was almost dark, in order not to let Chu Luoning wait for him, Qin Han had not eaten dinner yet, he was afraid that when he was eating, Chu Luoning rushed over, after all, Chu Luoning did not eat dinner. Looking at the center of the garden, there were many pastries and fruits on the table, and Qin Han's stomach screamed again.
"Ahem, inside, Luo Ning, you go over, I won't go, after all, I'm a man here, and it's not very convenient for you to communicate, I'll just go shopping, you can call me again if you have something." Qin Han tugged at the corner of Chu Luoning and said.
"That's fine, then you can just walk around and see if there are any friends you knew before, which will also help you recover your memory." Chu Luo thought about it and agreed to Qin Han, after all, the secret words between women were indeed not suitable to say in front of Qin Han.