Chao Buzhi can appreciate this kind of gorgeous dance music the most, he patted his thigh, and praised Qin Guan: "Shaoyou, look at you, you just see the fragrance of wild flowers everywhere in the field, why don't you see this flower under your nose?"

Look, none of these kabuki is better than Bimo! What is a peach, a rotten peach! You live in a house away from home every day, and you still take rotten peaches as treasures. You say you enjoy the singing and dancing of these people behind closed doors, who can say anything about you? Leaving people, I think you should keep an eye on Shaoyou in the future, send a family member to pick him up, and let him go to the court to do things, and go home after the dynasty - all the banquets outside will be called back, how good it is. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Xing turned over and asked: "Lu Chang (Chen Shidao) and Uncle Fang (Li) just came to the capital, and they haven't arranged a place to live yet, my house is big, and Brother Shaoyou lives here, why don't you two move to me too?" ”

The two postponed slightly, and replied in unison: "Then I'm not welcome." ”

Zhao Xing called the servants to clean up the house for the two, Su Yu and Su Guo saw that it was not early, and got up to say goodbye: "Seeing that it is getting dark, there is no arrangement at the younger brother's house, so I will wait for the two to leave." ”

"In this way, Mrs. Wang will stay with me and live with Chaoyun for a few days", Zhao Xing said in an inquiring tone: "The teacher is not at home, why don't you brothers come here to eat during the day and go by themselves at night, how about it?" ”

"Obey my brother's arrangement", Su Yu and Su Guo thanked him.

Su Shi judged the file in the Tribute Court, and Mrs. Wang came to Zhao Xing to live with Chaoyun, which was also considered to reduce the burden on the two brothers. As for the two brothers themselves, they each have their own homes and their own studies, so they have to rush home and take charge of the housework.

The brothers resigned from the domestic servants sent by Zhao Xing. Take a slow walk back to the door of your house. The younger Su Guo suddenly sighed and said, "Sometimes, I am a little envious of Gan'er (Su Shi's name for Su Yi's milk). ”

Su Yu was silent at first, and finally sighed. Answer: "Sometimes I envy ...... There are so many brothers playing here, and a big brother who dotes on him, ......"

The singing and dancing in Zhao Xing's room continued, and Qin Guan kept asking Zhao Xing to call Hu Ji up. showed everyone the long-famous orchid dance, but Zhao Xing excused himself with "the language is not understood, and the training is not finished". At this time, a pot of lightly flavored Lang wine smoked everyone, and everyone was drunk and noisy, which made Zhao Xing annoyed, and he also took advantage of the drunken roar to change the topic: "I have a new song, come, girls." I sing, you hum, play all the instruments. ”

It was a modern version of "A River Flows Eastward". is still Teresa Teng's singing version. After Zhao Xing hummed it once, several widows who were skilled in lyrics and music immediately picked up the tune......

After singing the song "A River Flows Eastward", the singers immediately turned to Teresa Teng's version of Su Shi's noun "When is the bright moon".

This song is of interest to everyone, one is that the lyrics and songs are excellent, and the other is that it is composed by their teacher. So everyone sang it over and over again. Until drunken eyes......

Send the group of drunks out of the house one by one. Although Zhao Xing pretended not to care on the surface, he was still worried about Cheng Xun's actions in his heart. In his boredom, he called the group of widows and taught them to sing a new song "Farewell" to pass the time slowly.

Chen Yiyi went to accompany his brother, and Zhao Xing was accompanied only by Cheng Azhu. Late at night, Zhao Xing saw Cheng Azhu lying on his lap, and carefully reminded: "Azhu, go rest." ”

Cheng Azhu heard this, got up and bowed, bowed again, and said: "The slave also thinks these days, my singing and dancing skills are not as good as these Japanese girls, my literacy and accounting skills are not as good as Yiyi, and housework is not as good as Axia...... A slave is nothing inferior to a person, only a relationship with an official, and a person is not as good as me. Official, at this moment, don't drive me, let the slave stay with the official—the slave will only do this. ”

Zhao Xing touched Cheng Azhu's face lovingly, and said softly: "I have been busy these days, and I haven't even bothered to get together with you, or not, from tomorrow, I will close the door and stay with you...... Tomorrow, I will pluck the stars from the sky. ”

Cheng Azhu listened, and did not doubt whether Zhao Xing could do it, she happily lay on Zhao Xing's knees and continued to enjoy singing and dancing.

Cheng Xun came back in the middle of the night, and when he saw that the lights were still on in Zhao Xing's house, he hurriedly came to "please resettle" and reported to Zhao Xing: "We tracked down Bu Qing's two dens and killed 17 people, and it is said that we shot and wounded Bu Qing...... The brothers were not hurt, but I saw that it was getting dark, so I came back with my brothers - and by the way, I took a few pieces of clothes that Bu Qing had discarded. ”

"Okay, you've finally grown up", Zhao Xing patted Cheng Xun on the shoulder with relief, looking at the armor he was wearing, it was a set of armor, and half of it was stained red with blood.

Zhao Xing generously said: "This set of armor is given to you, you can go to the warehouse to pick up a few weapons and place them." ”

The next day, early in the morning, Zhao Xing asked people to bring two boxes from the warehouse and began to greet the idle students to make handicrafts. It was a pile of loose shelves, Zhao Xing personally riveted several bronze pieces with lead and tin rivets, took out the glass pieces from another box and inlaid them, and in the blink of an eye, a quaint European-style horse lantern appeared in his hand.

Zhao Xing stayed in China for a short time, and during the three-year voyage, he used the leisure of sea travel to record some of his memories and draw corresponding patterns. After he returned to China, he ordered the craftsmen to make it in a hurry, and due to the tight time, only some pieces were created, and they were transported to Bianliang City to wait for Zhao Xing to assemble on site.

In three years, Zhao Xing has been following the vine and finding out the South China Sea production den of Chinese glass. Only then did he realize that in fact, China had long had glass-making technology, and it could be divided into southern and northern schools.

The northern school of glass production is mainly produced near Luoyang, and this school produces turbid glass. Beipai Glass disdained to make household items because they had a more lucrative industry - making fake jade. Until modern times, the cheap jade sold on the stalls was still made locally in Henan, so this fake jade was also called "Henan glass".

The glass-making techniques of the Southern School were intermittent, flickering in history, and completely disappeared after the Song Dynasty. This group is a replica of crystal ground, and occasionally makes some transparent utensils. Their sales are very secretive, but this kind of secrecy is not a secret for Zhao Xing at all. He only needs to follow the direction of supply logistics and reverse check. I found the root of the South China Sea glass.

Zhao Xing used a Japanese pearl - 50,000 yuan to buy a steward in the glass workshop and obtained the glass formula. Then the steward fled to Nagato under his escort, and the latest news was: the guy was incognito in Nagato and opened his own glass workshop. Zhao Xing, on the other hand, is quietly developing transparent glass in China.

Unfortunately yes. This glass recipe seems to be a bit problematic, the glass produced is brittle, and it is easy to shatter when it is large. So Zhao Xing cut it into palm-sized pieces and used the Byzantine Sophia-style parquet method. Stack the glasses together...... This lantern is his new work.

After several students finished reading Zhao Xing's handiwork, they lined up, clanging, and assembled the horse lantern with a leisurely expression. The scene seemed very warm. After Chen Chen Shidao, Qin Guan and others got up, they saw this scene and couldn't help but ask: "Liren, why are you interested in playing with the skills of craftsmen?" ”

They are accusing Zhao Xing of being discouraged and playing tricks with kitsch.

Zhao Xing danced with a hammer in his hand, pointed at the students in the field, and smiled very freely: "I think it was about five or six years ago." Chengjiaao is poor and white, and tigers are wandering around the village, so I just make handicrafts with the students. survived those poor days.

The current Chengjiaao, with a big family and a big business, is located in Huangzhou, and with a shout, the hunters of the 100,000 mountains responded in unison.

In a trance. A few years have passed. Under such circumstances, I was able to relive the original entrepreneurial days. My heart was at peace. ”

When the students present listened, they couldn't help but smile knowingly, and the hammers in their hands were more concentrated.

Qin Guan didn't think it was any good, but Chen pushed the child Chen Buqun and shouted, "Go!" ”

Chen Shidao stood up, scooped up a mace and said, "I'll learn it too." I love this beautiful lamp! ”

Li was sleepy since he was a child, and when he heard Zhao Xing tell about the experience of rising from poverty, he couldn't help but be in awe. He jumped up, picked up the mace, and clanked under the guidance of the students, pouring out all his good expectations for life.

Qin Guan was stunned for a moment, and said: "I'm not crazy with you, I'm going to go to the Ministry of Officials today to get the official letter, you are busy, leave people, and pick up your land." ”

At dinner, the ground in the back garden was already full of ready-made glass lanterns, and Cheng Xia was familiar with a notebook and a pen, registering the output of the students one by one, and checking the quality of the lanterns. Among them, it seems that Chen Buqun, Chen Shidao and Li are the roughest ones who are untrained. Cheng Xia didn't accept the work of these three people, and directly asked them to carry their own handwork home......

After Cheng Xia finished the inspection, Zhao Xing ordered to light a candle in the horse lantern and put the lamp in the grass.

That night, the snow melted clean, the ground was slightly wet, but the sky was very clear, the moon was like a hook, a touch of silver teeth hung in the sky, the stars were dotted, and there was a candlelight in the grass, Zhao Xing hugged Cheng Azhu and sat in front of the window of the house, pointed to the stars in the grass and said: "Azhu, look, I put the stars in the sky into the courtyard for you." ”

Qin Guan went to the Ministry of Officials to accept an appointment during the day, and did not participate in the production of horse lanterns. At this time, he was also stunned by the brightness in the courtyard, and he was nostalgic for the lamps with Chen Shidao and Li with his hands behind his back, and he couldn't help but make a lot of poetry.

Chen Shidao is also very poetic, but this person has a habit of doing things, and he likes to have allusions in every sentence. When you write poetry, you have to shut yourself up in a house and meditate alone, which belongs to the kind of bitter bard poets.

When such a bitter troubadour writes poetry, his wife must hurry back to her mother's house with the child in her arms, and the servants will take away all the chickens in the yard, hide from the door of his house, and keep the whole yard absolutely quiet. When the door of his house was opened, the torture of everyone ended. Being in Zhao Xing's courtyard, he obviously didn't have that kind of bitter groaning conditions, so although he was very poetic, he could only roll his eyes at Li in a hurry.

Li has been lonely since he was a child, staying in the courtyard of Zhao Xing, he seems to have returned to the arms of the clan, a large group of brothers and sisters, commensurate with each other's numbers, showing cordiality, at the same time, the courtyard is full of people coming and going like a free market, one will be the chef of the restaurant to ask for advice, and the other will be the owner of the nearby shop to negotiate the price and quantity with Ma Mengde. This kind of noise made Chen Shidao miserable, but it made Li feel extremely warm.

When people are comfortable, there is no poetry. So Lee walked among the stars, savoring the rare tranquility. I didn't pay attention to Chen Shidao's anxiety.

In the lamp, those widows sang the "Spring Water of a River" that they learned yesterday, and the prosperous scenery in front of them matched the sentimental words. Melodious music, intoxicating.

Cheng Azhu was also drunk, Zhao Xing fell in her ear and whispered, "Let's prepare." ”

Cheng Azhu knew what Zhao Xing said. The roots of her ears were red. Chen Yiyi, who was lying behind Zhao Xing, was carrying Zhao Xing with his thin shoulders, hoping that he could leave a slit for himself in front of the window. Helpless, Zhao Xingdi's body was too big for her, she was tired of tossing, but Zhao Xing didn't seem to feel it, and the angry Chen Yiyi twisted Zhao Xing hard.

Qin Guan was wandering in the grass, it was a little cold after walking for a long time, he grabbed a horse lamp from the grass with his waist, and took two steps in square steps. As soon as he turned around, he grinned when he saw Chen Shidao and Li staring at him blankly. He said, "You two will catch a few of them too...... It doesn't matter, I'll wait and leave, brother! If we don't see our brothers, we won't see this guy (liao). ”

Sure enough, Zhao Xing, who was sitting behind the window, saw Qin Guan's behavior. Inside the house shouted, "Take a few more." This thing is very decently used for oneself and given away. ”

Beside Zhao Xing, Cheng Azhu twisted his body. Zhao Xing leaned to one side, making her more comfortable. Chen Yiyi took advantage of this gap to squeeze to the window, she looked at the "stars" in the courtyard, and was about to express a sentence or two of emotion, Cheng Azhu had already said with dissatisfaction: "Official, don't!" Although this lamp is the property of the officials, since the officials show it to the slaves, the slaves want to put away all the lamps. In the future, when the official goes out to be an official, the slave is lonely at home, so he puts these lamps out, and then thinks about the affection of the official, it is worth it if the slave dies. ”

When Zhao Xing heard this, he hurriedly yelled out of the window again: "That's it, Shaoyou, these lamps are all used, it's not appropriate to give them away, and it's not appropriate for your own use, you put them down first, and after today, I will pick up the accessories from the warehouse and send you some new things." ”

Qin Guan carried the lamp, turned around in a chic circle, and watched the light emit a shining band of light in the night sky, he was a little reluctant, and asked in a loud voice: "It's better than this?" ”

"Shaoyou, why don't you know so much, put it down", Mrs. Wang walked from the snow with Chaoyun, she took off the lamp in Qin Shaoyou's hand, put it back in place, and said angrily: "Burning the piano and cooking the crane, the scenery is ruined!" Today is a beautiful scenery, you take one, I take one, can you still enjoy it here? ”

Qin Shaoyou embarrassedly saluted Mrs. Wang and ran away. Chen Shidao and Li obediently saluted Mrs. Wang and followed behind Mrs. Wang. Zhao Xing saw Mrs. Wang appear, and hurriedly ran out of the house to salute Mrs. Wang.

"Hey, it's a pity that the people left the capital during the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, otherwise, what kind of scene should this capital be?" Zhao Xing didn't answer this, he whispered to Chaoyun, who was following behind, "How is Dun'er?" ”

Chaoyun replied in a low voice: "Today, he played with a few brothers for a day, and rolled into their house at night. It just so happened that I was tired these days, so I let him play and rest by himself. ”

Mrs. Wang heard the conversation behind her, and while admiring ***, she said, "Your teacher will finish judging the papers tomorrow and will be home in the evening." Now that you're in good health these days, go home with me. ”

Chaoyun hurriedly agreed, Zhao Xing saw a doorman guarding the door standing in the distance, dodging, and trying his best to let Zhao Xing find out, he beckoned over and asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Menzi lowered his head and replied: "The left neighbor Xiucai Ma Shu Ma is far-reaching, and the right neighbor assistant teacher (a low-level official in the Song Dynasty, also the honorific title of the three sects and nine streams) Zou Yun Zou Zi'an, and the nearby Lao Lang (the honorific title of the elderly) came to visit, big officials, see, or no?" ”

Zhao Xing frowned dissatisfiedly: "Didn't I tell you?" I've been resting behind closed doors for the past few days, waiting for the list to be released - no one has been seen. Mrs. Wang frowned, and before she could speak, Qin Guan jumped out from nowhere, he was holding a copper lamp in his hand, and while shaking the lamp, he interjected: "Let's meet, they are good neighbors, this is a Bianliang custom, how can you not see it?" ”

Mrs. Wang nodded and agreed: "Bianliang custom, if a new resident moves in, the neighbors will bring wine, tea and other things to visit him after he settles down, and tell him about the local shops, so as not to inconvenience or fool the newcomers...... There are also people who have nothing to do all day long, and only take a teapot to each house to chat. You have been in peace for three days. This time happened to be the day when the neighbors visited. ”

Zhao Xing was stunned when he heard this.

How. Do people in Tokyo have this etiquette too?

In modern society, he had seen in movies that this kind of neighborly and friendly etiquette prevailed in Western society, and in his mind, people in the capital did not bully him, a foreigner. It is already regarded as burning incense and worshiping Buddha, why, the people of the Song Dynasty will be so simple, and the simplicity makes him suspect that this is a group of "Westernized people". It's "banana" and "returnee".

It turns out that this tradition is very Chinese!

Zhao Xing looked at the Song people with modern thinking again. In modern times, people in the capital who grew up under the sunshine of the Hu people like to bully their lives, because of this concern, so he closed the door and did not dare to contact his neighbors, but only wanted to wait until he was familiar with Bianliang City, and then socialize with his neighbors. Unexpectedly, he was cautious and fell into the back hand in etiquette.

Several neighbors were immediately invited in. These people really have the style of Bianliang people, each of them carries a teapot in their hands, and they seem to have no intention of sleeping for a long night. Going to have a long talk here with Zhao Xing, looking at the teapot in their hands, Zhao Xing felt a little funny.

In addition to the teapot in their hands, these people also carried a plate of Song Dynasty dim sum, and they diligently handed over the dim sum. Said the cliché of the Song Dynasty Dunlin. Zhao Xing greeted warmly in his heart, in a trance. It's like being in a foreign movie. Because, in modern times, only in foreign movies, neighbors will come to visit the new residents with snacks......

However, foreigners do not carry teapots to visit neighbors.

Ma Xiucai's status is the highest, and he took the lead in speaking: "My self-taught brother is placed here, and the courtyard wafts out an attractive aroma every day, and the famous chefs of the six famous buildings in Tokyo come and go here, and the river is endless, making us hungry all day long...... I just said, the newcomer shouldn't be a cook, I didn't expect to see Bachelor Sumen coming in and out a few days ago, and I found out after inquiring that the senior brother was also a disciple of Sumen - a great talent, Bachelor Su likes the local people, can it be simple...... The senior brother is on top, and he is worshiped by the younger brother. ”

Zhao Xing said a few words modestly. By this time, the singing in the courtyard had stopped, and the ladies avoided it. Qin Guan, Chen Shidao, and Li reappeared in the sea of lights. Zou Zi'an, assistant teacher of Zou Zi'an, looked at the full courtyard *** and explained his motivation for visiting: "I see...... It's abrupt! We were supposed to visit tomorrow during the day, but when we saw that the big officials were bright here, we suspected that it was a fire, so we knocked on the door and asked to see them. ”

Zou Yun is a landlord, his father earned him a courtyard, and now he makes a living by renting out the courtyard, which is what is called "charter business" in modern times. Ma Shu is an old talent who has tried and failed. This man was a petty official and had a house in the inner city. He lived by renting out his inner city house for officials, and he lived in the outer city with his family, hoping to restore the glory of his ancestors by studying poetry and books.

There are not many places in Bianliang City like Ma Xiucai who are "single-mindedly motivated", because it is too easy to make a living in this place, and most of them lose their motivation and only care about enjoying this prosperity.

Ma Xiucai is the most enthusiastic about fame, so although he is old, he regards Zhao Xing, who has the title of Gongshi, as a senior brother. Looking at his slightly white sideburns, Zhao Xing was a little embarrassed, he said a few words modestly, and led these people to the sea of lights to meet Qin Guan and others.

After listening to the names of Qin Guan and Chen Shidao, people who don't know poetry and literature also have to jump out and say a few words to show that they are not laymen. Ma Xiucai first cherished the greetings, and then asked Qin Guan about the good sentence, Qin Guan people came crazy, holding a lamp in his hand, walking around the courtyard in a chic manner, just in need of others to appreciate, immediately invited Ma Xiucai to enjoy the sea of lights......

Several people who were covered in sour water bumped into each other, just like the magnet yin and yang poles automatically attracted, and immediately became angry, wanting to say a few words of sour water. They either meditate, or shake their heads, and chant incessantly...... Ah, Zhao Xing has wine and food here, and the writing environment is unique in Beijing, which makes these people happy.

If you don't make a fuss, in order to stay a little longer and eat more food, you have to pretend to be sassy.

After accompanying them for a while, Zhao Xing saw the doorman hired by Bianliang City again, standing in the distance and glaring at him. He asked in annoyance, "What's the matter?" ”

"Daro, there are a few visitors at the door - Oji recognizes them, two of them are the private court (sumo wrestlers) of Xiangguoji Temple, and they carry a person, and they don't ask to see the adult. They said they weren't there, so they wouldn't leave tonight. ”

Zhao Xing's eyes didn't roll, and he immediately asked: "If you want to meet, you have to use coercion...... Tonight, who among the young masters went out? ”

The Song Dynasty was not called "young master", this title was brought by Zhao Xing. Menzi obviously knew what Zhao Xing was talking about, and he immediately replied: "It's Wangshe (Cheng Wang)." The little sheren went out with a group of people for most of the hour. ”

"Call the Xia She people and tell him to call Cheng Wang back quickly...... Go and ask Chen Gongzi to see if he is awake and if he can see guests? Zhao Xing also took the opportunity to replace the word "young master" with "sheren".

When Menzi heard the order to retreat, he shook his head and muttered in a low voice as he walked: "Strange, why didn't Master Di Gong see who was at the door, and began to arrange to pick up guests." ”

Chen Gongchuan's body has almost recovered, but he is in love with adultery, and he is tired of being with Yi Niang and is reluctant to come out to meet people. As a Vietnamese aristocrat, he was able to win the favor of Song Ge Ei, which made him edify and forget. Listening to Zhao Xingdi's call, he trotted out, and happened to see his sister looking in the window, he hurriedly greeted: "Sister, why don't you go in?" Don't worry, brother is okay, wait, Brother Xing called me, I'll talk to you later, and I ask you to take care of Di Yi Niang in the house. ”

Chen Gongchuan took a few steps, and when he saw the sea of lights, he immediately commanded not to move his legs, and he walked towards Qin Guan to prepare to complain together. Zhao Xing, who knew his temper and caught up, grabbed it and pointed to the door: "Go, there is someone you want to see at the door." ”

Zhao Xing has not been in contact with sumo wrestlers – except for Li Ying. At this time, a few sumo wrestlers asked to see him, and they must have come for Bu Qing - because Li Ying's mother-in-law had already received a pension, and she took the money to go back to the countryside with a man. So it can only be Bu Qing.

Zhao Xing didn't alarm the people who were looking for chapters and sentences in the sea of lights, he quietly withdrew, secretly gathered a few students, and walked out of the mansion with a cane and knife, while Chen Gongchuan let a few students hold him, looking weak and powerless, and accompanied Zhao Xing to greet him.

At the door, as soon as Zhao Xing came out to greet him, a shirtless man immediately jumped up from the stretcher, knelt on the ground, held a thorn in both hands, and hung his head silently.

Zhao Xing didn't speak, he held his knife and silently glanced at the group of people standing at the door. Counting a little, there are actually eleven.

Zhao Xing didn't speak, it didn't mean that others didn't speak, and when several people saw the scene of Zhao Xing's greeting, one of them looked up to the sky and snorted, stepped forward and said: "The big official is really a smart person, and he will know what is going on as soon as he hears about our visit." Come on, let me introduce you to you, this is Fan Lou Buqing, he accidentally offended your relatives for a while, and he came to take the blame. ”

Zhao Xing still didn't speak, he looked coldly at Bu Qing who was kneeling in front of him, and regarded the group of "heroes" behind him as air.

Bu Qing is not tall, and his body kneeling on the ground does not seem to be strong - but such a person who is not tall and not strong actually controls the underground society of Bianliang, and his ferocity is terrifying. It can be seen that the charm of power is really great. As long as he has power, such an ordinary person actually treats the tens of thousands of Kabuki who make a living in Bianliang as grass mustard, and silences the entire Bianliang City!

The person who spoke just now was still croaking: "Big official, Bu Qing made an unintentional mistake, please ...... big official"

Cheng Xia saw that Zhao Xing didn't hear it, he understood what Zhao Xing meant, and immediately interrupted the other party's words, and scolded angrily: "Shut up, what are you, dare to talk to my family like this, and still don't kneel?" ”

"My lord", as soon as this word came out, the group of people present shuddered, and the person who spoke just now argued: "Even if you are an adult, you can't ignore the rules of the rivers and lakes, Bu Qing will come to apologize——"

"Shut up!" Zhao Xing spoke, he held the knife, and said with a cold face: "You also deserve to talk to me about the rules of the rivers and lakes?!" ”