On the third pole of the day, the Gusu Mansion ushered in a vigorous and vigorous atmosphere after the rain.

Since the establishment of Huixianzhuang, there have been flower viewing parties held every year, but only this year is the most peculiar, and no one cares about the significance of flower viewing.

And the non-flower upper link that fell on the front door post of the village before is gone, and I don't know if it was seen as a problem, or there is a pair of lower links that were taken away together, anyway, it was replaced with a more normal upper and lower couplet.

At this time, it was only in the morning, and the people from the north gate of Gusu to Huixianzhuang were already in an endless stream.

In a carriage parked not far from Huixianzhuang, Dong Ce was feeding Xiaohua goat's milk, watching this little guy get more and more energetic, and his little tail was swinging, Dong Ce couldn't help but smile.

Before he left Zhongjia Village, he also asked Zhong Xiaoshi to have time to inquire about the situation of the remaining two little tigers, and if he was still there, he would send them to Jinling, the price was easy to say, but Zhong Xiaoshi told him that there was not much hope, because this thing was too hard to raise, and the hunters would take action as soon as they got it, if it weren't for Zhong Xiaoshi's son who loved it too much, this little thing would not fall into Lu Xiaoxiao's hands.

"Young boy, the king and Shi are outside." Liu Fu suddenly lifted the curtain and said.

Dong Ce nodded, put down the little flower, and then got up and got out of the carriage.

Outside the car, Wang and Shi, two fat men, walked over with a hippie smile on their faces, and arched their hands towards Dong Ce: "Hehe, how is Master Dong preparing?" ”

"No problem, don't you have to be busy with the two of you?" Dong Ce returned the gift with a light smile.

"The two of us are too busy to wait for a while, so I'm afraid we won't have time to see Master Dong again." Shi Shiliang said with a smile.

"You don't have to worry, even if you are unprepared, you can play some tricks." Dong Ce said with a smile.

"That's fine, then the two of us won't bother Master Dong, someone will invite Master Dong in later." After Wang Fuyan finished speaking, he and Shi Shiliang said goodbye and left.

Not long after the two left, a young man came over, glanced at Dong Ce outside the carriage, and asked respectfully, "But Dong Ce and Master Dong?" ”

Hearing this, Dong Ce turned to look at the young man and arched his hand: "It's down." ”

"Oh, then please come with me." After the young man finished speaking, he led Dong Ce towards the gate of Huixianzhuang.

Dong Ce instructed Liu Fu to take care of Xiaohua, and then entered Huixianzhuang with the boy.

Huixian Zhuang deserves to be the first village in Gusu today, the mountain stones in the village are lined up, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, the autumn flowers are blooming everywhere at this time, the fragrance of osmanthus is particularly clear, deep into the spleen and lungs, the tactful and loud bird call is even more intoxicating, close your eyes and listen.

"Master Dong, please come here." The boy pointed to a path between the two rockeries.

Dong Ce took a deep breath, and then smiled and walked away with the young man.

When the two walked out of the small mountain forest, Dong Ce immediately saw a wide area in front of them, and the lake shone in the autumn sun was sparkling, and on their left, a wooden platform was built along the lake, and at this moment many people had gathered on it, or chatting with each other, or enjoying the beautiful scenery of Yangcheng Lake.

And there is a ten-zhang long straight bridge on the wooden platform, which leads directly to a huge wooden pavilion in the lake.

"Master Dong, this way." The young man waited for Dong Ce to look around for a while before reminding him.

Dong Ce answered, and walked with the young man to the attic.

Entering the attic, without waiting for Dong Ce to look inside, he heard a laugh.

"Hehe, this is Dong Ce, Master Dong, in Xia Huang Zhongqin, can also be regarded as the owner of this village, Huang has long heard of Master Dong's deeds, can cut the living people in half and then put them together, and can also become a stunning beauty out of thin air, this kind of magic skills make Huang is itchy for a long time, I don't know if the master can show his hand today?"

As soon as Dong Ce heard the other party's introduction, he frowned unconsciously, after all, this person is surnamed Huang, and he is also the owner of the village, and he is obviously close to King Xian, but he is so polite to himself, how can it not be strange?

With a smile on his face, Dong Ce said: "Master Huangzhuang is polite, it is really difficult to get into the elegant hall when playing those tricks that are just deceiving people, and today I just prepared some small tricks." ”

"Alas, what a pity." Huang Zhongqin sighed lightly, then smiled and said very politely: "Then the master will stay here for a while, and after Huang Mou's report, he will come to invite the master into the pavilion." ”

"I'm tired." Dong Ce arched his hand.

Huang Zhongqin hurriedly returned the salute before leaving.

Dong Ce walked to the window and looked at the lake, but his thoughts fell on the question of how to pave the way for business.

It will take a while for Jinling Art Garden to open, and it can only be implemented after it is on the track, as for the funds, it is not a matter at all for Dong Ce, a businessman in later generations, the main thing is to prevent others from intervening, especially the scholars!

In these years, once the eyes of the scholars are red, it is undoubtedly the end of being skinned alive, and the only way to crack it is to jump directly over the scholars and get the opportunity to communicate with the royal family, which is why he is in a hurry to show his hand, otherwise he can wait for Jinling Art Garden to be on track before starting the branch.

While he was thinking about it, Huang Zhongqin came back and told him that King Xian happened to have time, so he would summon him over at this moment.

Dong Ce couldn't help but be even more strange when he heard it, it was actually summoned by King Xian himself, could it be that his tricks were really famous in Jiangnan?

Thinking so in his heart, on the surface, Dong Ce naturally would not shirk it, and walked towards the Drunken Immortal Pavilion with Huang Zhongqin.

When Dong Ce and Huang Zhongqin passed by the viewing platform, suddenly, a short figure in the group jumped up and waved his hand and greeted: "Alas, master! What are you doing here? I'm here, master! ”

Who else can there be besides Lu Xiaoxiao!

Dong Ce paused, but only nodded at Lu Xiaoxiao, and then continued to walk towards the Drunken Immortal Pavilion with Huang Zhongqin.

"Xiao Qi, you said that the master you worship is that kid?" A young man beside Lu Xiaoxiao said curiously.

"Yes, fifth brother, how about it, is my master with a special demeanor, more handsome than Ye Xize and Jia Li's guys!" Lu Xiaoxiao said excitedly.

The young man who was called the fifth brother immediately shook his head and said, "The skin bag is so useful, besides, what are Ye Xize and Jia Li, what can they compare!" ”

"Xiao Wu is taking the opportunity to elevate himself!" Another young man next to him interjected and sneered, and said: "And Xiao Qi, don't be stupid and deceive people, I have already heard of that person, the son-in-law of the Cao family, what is Dong Ce's name, hum, just a common person, you actually surrendered your identity to worship him as a teacher, and spread it out, I am afraid that our Lu family will lose all your face!" ”

"That's right, our scholars and disciples, how can we worship a common people as a teacher, I will wait to warn that Dong Ce when I go back, let him be stricter, don't spread the news of Xiao Qi's apprenticeship, and Xiao Qi, don't deal with him in the future."

A few young people around me, you said, I said, Lu Xiaoxiao's face was red, and he couldn't help but stretch his neck and said: "That's because you don't know how powerful the master is, even General Wei wants to recruit him into the curtain, and I and the master are still doing business together, he said, I can earn at least 1,000 yuan a year in the future, how about it, how much money do you have per month?" ”

"Chikan, hahaha!" Several people laughed at the same time, and said in disbelief: "Let's talk about it when you can get it!" ”

The reason why the Lu family was able to survive through three dynasties was because of the iron-solid clan rules, one of which was to kill the monthly money of each heir, but it was also a little as ten or as many as thirty or fifty cents, which was enough to make ordinary people out of reach and envious to death.

"You ......" Lu Xiaoxiao angrily pointed at several elder brothers and shouted: "My master can enter the Drunken Immortal Pavilion now, isn't it amazing?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned, and they couldn't refute it for a while, after all, they didn't know what Dong Ce was doing, otherwise they would definitely be ridiculed! But on the surface, the person who can enter the Drunken Immortal Pavilion is obviously either an extraordinary identity, or a strange person!

Today's Drunken Immortal Pavilion is completely different from the past, the people in the Drunken Immortal Pavilion in the past are all famous talents and beauties in Suzhou, and at this time there are mostly some elderly eunuchs.

Huang Zhongqin asked Dong Ce to wait outside the pavilion, and he went first to make a report, and then there was a hearty laugh inside, and there was no need for Huang Zhongqin to come out to invite Dong Ce, as soon as the laughter stopped, a voice came out: "Dong Lang come in, I just have something to ask you." ”

Dong Ce frowned, thought for a while, took off his cloth shoes, lifted the light curtain and entered the pavilion.

This time he entered the pavilion, Dong Ce clearly saw that the pattern of one person and one seat in the pavilion was actually put together, more than a dozen people knelt in a circle, all turning their heads to look at him carefully, and among these people, there was also Cao An, who should have become his father-in-law.

An elegant man in his early forties on the main throne touched the three short beards and smiled at Dong Ce and nodded, "Hehe, it seems that Old Madam Cao is indeed unique!" Dong Lang is really good-looking, it's a pity that Lang is ruthless, the concubine has no intention, and a good pair of beautiful people passed by like this, it's a pity, it's a pity! ”

Dong Ce didn't have to think about it, he knew that this must be King Xian, and judging from the tea set on the table, he also understood why King Xian would summon him in person!

Dong Ce bowed down and said, "Dong Ce, the grass people, I have seen the virtuous king, and I have seen all the adults!" ”

"Dong Lang doesn't need to be polite, come on, come on, come and tell me, how did you come up with the idea of making such a unique tea set and new tea?" As he spoke, King Xian beckoned Dong Ce to his side.

Dong Ce walked over, knelt down respectfully, and immediately noticed that the beautiful woman kneeling on the other side of King Xian was looking at him curiously, which made him feel terrified, and he didn't have to think that he knew that this woman's identity was definitely not simple, but don't you stare at me like this, don't be afraid of gossiping?

Dong Ce pretended not to know, fixed his mind, looked at the familiar tea set on the case, and said: "This is passed down by the master of the grass people, speaking of which, he is still the respect of a sect!" ”

"The Venerable of One Sect!" Everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, and Cao An was sweating profusely in an instant, and hurriedly squeezed his eyebrows at Dong Ce, for fear that he would continue to say astonishing words.

After all, cults have been rampant in recent years, and the imperial court has begun to suppress some demagogic sects, if Dong Ce joins these sects, then in an instant, he will be imprisoned, and then he will be crippled if he dies!

Dong Ce was not worried at all, and continued: "King Xian and your lords may not know that my master's sect is not a demagogic cult, but an ascetic scholar who travels all over the world and inspires to learn from the past and the present. ”

"I see, no wonder I can come up with such a unique way to taste tea!" King Xian smiled, and the tense atmosphere was swept away.

"Ascetic!" King Xian muttered again, and then smiled: "I'm very interested in this, but I'll mention it later, let's talk about the wonderful use of this tea set first, after all, Mr. Cao still doesn't know much about it!" ”

Cao An's face turned red when he said this, but can he blame him, Dong Ce just taught him to brew, but he couldn't answer the specific tea set and the origin of the tea leaves.

Dong Ce nodded, pulled his sleeves, and explained to everyone while making tea, and everyone was amazed when they looked at his skillful novel tea-making methods, especially in Dong Ce's careful explanation, which made everyone feel that they had entered a new world of tea tasting.

When the fragrance of tea overflowed, everyone sighed lightly.

King Xian picked up the cup of tea, sniffed it and sighed: "This Yuhua tea does not need to be ground to have such a rich fragrance, and the tea is clear and thorough, with this small and delicate teacup, it is really wonderful, wonderful!" Let's try it, everybody. After saying that, he couldn't wait to drink a cup of himself.

There was no need for Dong Ce to hand over the tea, after the rest of the people politely flipped through each other, eleven people took a cup for themselves, after all, there were only twelve cups in this tea set, and only a few were left with dry eyes.

You don't have to guess to know that they are all low-status scholars, not to mention Cao An, who is just a teacher from a cold family, if it weren't for the fact that this tea set was borrowed by him to offer flowers to the Buddha and dedicated to King Xian, he would definitely not be qualified to sit here!