Chapter 17: The Legendary Shen Wuyan
Early in the morning, Shen Wuyan still practiced running in the morning. [Ran^Text^Library] []γRan Library(7764)γ
Although this side of the Shiquan River is still as quiet as it was in spring, it is actually past the noisy time. Shen Wuyan turned the corner and happened to see Lilac Lane, so he simply went in and took a turn, only to find the teahouse here.
Jixianju's reputation in Suzhou is not small, although it was still early at this time, a few scholars walked towards the teahouse, and happened to pass by Shen Wuyan.
This group of people is disheveled, and it looks like they have just come out of the Qinglou, like a child of a family, but this is also very normal in this era.
In such a distance between the front and back, Shen Wuyan heard some words.
"Gu Gongzi has heard recently that the eldest lady of the Li family is being pestered by Hu Gongzi of the Hu Family Restaurant......
The young man known as Gu Gongzi smiled faintly: "I heard something about this, and Hu Gongzi said that it is not a small one, it is said that he is the eldest young master of the Hu family in Zhejiang, and he has something to do with Governor Hu." β
While speaking, several people walked into the teahouse, Shen Wuyan was fine, and when he heard the origin of the Hu family, he immediately became interested, and then followed in.
It was only when he arrived at the door that he was stopped by a guy, and the young man looked at Shen Wuyan with surprised eyes for a moment before he was surprised: "You are ...... It's the ...... of waking up eight guests. β
"Chairman Xingbake is my ......." Shen Wuyan waved his hand and said helplessly: "It's just to drink tea, no other intentions." β¦β¦ Who in Suzhou City doesn't know the reputation of Jixian Ju, what are you afraid of. β
Before the guy could react, Shen Wuyan had already walked into the teahouse, he found a place close to where the group of young people was, sat down, casually ordered a pot of tea and some snacks, and flipped through the books he brought with him while drinking tea.
Recently, there are indeed a lot of things to do, such as the reform of the Shen family restaurant, the improvement of the Ming ship, and the most difficult thing is the firearms.
It stands to reason that the Ming Dynasty has a magic machine battalion, and the Ministry of Industry also vigorously supports the development of firearms, which should not be too bad, but it is still too useful in actual combat, and the reason for this lies in the rate of fire and range.
Flipping through the book, you can also hear the discussion among the literati.
"Gu Gongzi, don't say it, that Young Master Hu is indeed not small, he tried every means to get the eldest lady of the Li family to withdraw from the previous marriage contract, it is really not simple."
Gu Gongzi was a little surprised, and he hurriedly asked, "How can the marriage contract be reversed?" I don't know which family's marriage Li Wan'er ruined, this person has lost a lot. β
"You don't know about it? The reason why the Hu family opened the restaurant opposite the Shen family was to squeeze out the Shen family's business, so that the Shen family would retreat. How do you know that the Li family has mentioned it a few times, but the Shen family has not given any news, but looking at the current situation of the Shen family, it doesn't matter if they agree or not. β
When these words reached Shen Wuyan's ears, he was suddenly a little surprised, he didn't expect that there was such a connection between the things in it. The eldest lady of the bookstore that Hu Yuming took a fancy to was Li Wan'er, and she was the object of marriage.
If you look at it like this, Hu Yuming is still his rival in love, which is a little interesting.
"It's also said that the Li family is a businessman, so naturally they have to find the right person. The Shen family had development potential before, but if they were targeted by the Hu family, they were afraid that it would be over. β
Gu Gongzi drank tea with a smile as he spoke, and continued casually: "Recently, I heard that a new kind of tea has been launched at Xingbake Teahouse, which seems to be called milk tea, have you ever tasted it?" β
"I drank it once a few days ago, and it tastes really good, so it's better to ask the guy to ask for a pot today, maybe I haven't drunk it for a long time."
Gu Gongzi's expression paused slightly, and then he smiled: "I'm afraid it's not good, we drink tea here in Zhenming, but let the guy go to another teahouse to ask for tea." β
"It's been a long time since I've seen Zhenming, and I still remember that Duanyang Zhenming and Boning were both here last year, and the poetry meeting in Deyue Tower was very prosperous."
The so-called Zhenming is the big shopkeeper of the immortal residence, named Wang Zhenming. This person was promoted in his early years, but because of his sharp words, he offended some powerful people in the court, and then failed to make up for the real shortage, so he left the capital and returned to Suzhou.
After all, Wang Zhenming's name is quite influential among the literati, and Jixianju has also attracted a group of literati, Gu Qingshan and Zhang Boning are two of them with greater influence.
"Actually, the building has already introduced a batch of milk tea from the Xingbake Tea House, and I will ask someone to get it for you. β¦β¦ Brother Qingshan, long time no see. β
Just as a few people were talking, a young man in a black suit walked towards the scholars, this person looked neat and neat, but like a martial arts practitioner, but his face looked very elegant.
When Gu Qingshan heard this, he looked up and saw the person who came over, his memory flew away, the young man who was angry with the book business last year had a different feeling, and he couldn't help but get up and sighed: "I haven't seen him for a year, Wang Zhenming has already changed his appearance." β
Wang Zhenming greeted the few people who sat down, then moved a chair and sat over, and said with a smile: "Qingshan hasn't changed, it's still so leisurely." β¦β¦ I heard that before the Poetry Club of Deyue Lou, I heard that your and Boning's works were included in the building. β
When he mentioned this matter, Gu Qingshan felt again, after all, Zhang Boning's friends could not be compared with Wang Zhenming, and his simple praise was worthy of the praise of countless people.
It's just that he is already famous after all, although the title of the first genius in Suzhou is a bit excessive, but after all, he admires the way of the sages, so he said humbly: "It's just a small party, and as for the poems, they are also appreciated by everyone Xu......."
Speaking of Xu everyone, Wang Zhenming couldn't help but be solemn.
This person is now in charge of the Deyue Tower, it is said that he is extremely erudite, he once entered the Hanlin in the Jinshi, and later because of the change of Gengxu impeachment Yan Song failed, but was cut to the people, and came to Jiangsu to open this Deyue Tower.
However, this Xu family rarely shows up, and only appears for a moment every year on large-scale festivals such as Duanyang Mid-Autumn Festival, and few people can see it after that.
Therefore, Gu Qingshan's casual words actually contain a lot, such as just a small party, Xu and everyone appeared, and looking at the reactions of several other people, it seems that they don't know about it, which means that Gu Qingshan has seen Xu everyone.
As for the so-called appreciation of poetry, in essence, Gu Qingshan was appreciated.
Shen Wuyan, who was on the side, could listen to these contents for seven or eight minutes, but Wang Zhenming knew everything, he just smiled faintly, poured the milk tea sent by the guy to a few people, and then said, "Why didn't you see Boning coming?" β
Gu Qingshan sighed lightly and said, "Bo Ning has always been interested in that Miss Wan'er, I'm afraid I will go to the bookstore again." β
"It's this Miss Wan'er again......" Shen Wuyan was drinking tea, in fact, he had no intention of reading, after all, it was his wife, although he was about to be divorced, but he hadn't withdrawn yet.
The conversation continued, Wang Zhenming continued: "I heard that Suzhou has not been quiet recently, and a new teahouse was opened on the side of Daru Lane before, I didn't expect that there would be any big improvement, but I didn't expect that in just one month, I have already taken away most of the guests of my Xianju, if I didn't go to negotiate this business with the little boss yesterday, I am afraid that I will lose some of the guests." β
Gu Qingshan couldn't help but think back to drinking tea like this a month ago, and the children who were hiding from the rain triggered a discussion about the Xingbake Teahouse, during which Zhang Boning was still very disdainful, but he didn't expect that in this short month, there would be such a movement, and he couldn't help but be glad that he didn't have too much evaluation at that time.
"But I don't know who is behind this teahouse, this milk tea...... Brother Zhenming is knowledgeable, have you seen it before? β
Being asked by Gu Qingshan like this, Wang Zhenming also smiled dumbly: "It's not knowledgeable, but I've never seen this milk tea, it tastes good, I drank a pot by myself when I came back yesterday, and I will send a pot to everyone else another day to taste." β
When the two of them said this, a scholar said curiously: "But I don't know who is behind the scenes of this awakening Bake Teahouse, I heard that Mr. Gu Yuanqing also often goes there, and a young man in the teahouse is now a protΓ©gΓ© on Mr. Gu's side." β
As soon as the words opened, there was a sudden humane: "Mr. Gu is a tea ceremony master, and it is easy to talk about being invited over." However, the gentleman who lived in seclusion in Daru Lane is said to have often been in and out of the teahouse. β
"You mean Mr. Wang Jingchen?" Gu Qingshan's face changed slightly, and he said busily: "Mr. Shaoqing has lived in seclusion in Daru Lane for many years, and it is just right for him to meet in Deyue Tower on the occasion ......of Duanyang in the Mid-Autumn Festival. β
"I can't say that person is a student of Mr. Shaoqing, you and I, who are mixed in Shiquan Street, can be regarded as his students......"
Wang Zhenming exhaled deeply and couldn't help laughing: "Maybe it's not so simple, do you know the name of Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang?" β
Xu Wei's name was actually not very loud at the time, but people who really understood the meaning of this name would not think about it like this, some people would spend a thousand taels of silver to beg him for a word, and some people were willing to treat him as a guest.
"That Mr. Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang, who planned the southeast twenty years ago?"
As soon as the words came out, the audience suddenly fell silent. After all, compared to this great talent in the world, they are really not worth mentioning.
After a long time, Gu Qingshan realized what Wang Zhenming meant by mentioning this name, so he was even more surprised, who was the person behind the curtain of the awakening eight guests? He had befriended people like this, and what if I met him one day?
Just when everyone was shocked and speechless, Shen Wuyan put the tea set neatly, then slowly got up, put the book on his back with one hand, and walked towards the outside of the teahouse.
It wasn't until Shen Wuyan walked out of the store that the guy hurriedly ran to Wang Zhenming and said in a low voice: "The boss who left just now is the boss of Xingbake, I went there to squat and see it once before." β
It was a soft statement, but everyone heard it when they sat down.
He was sitting on the sidelines, drinking a pot of tea and then leaving, as if nothing had happened.
"He said that it was Dong who woke up eight guests, and he was afraid that it was his name."
Gu Qingshan frowned and whispered, "Dong Shizhang...... I ...... this name, but I have never heard of it. β