Chapter XXXVII. Visiting and Preparing for a Visit
"Are all the gifts for Uncle Eight ready?" Wang An asked. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"It's all on the carriage," the eldest girl replied as she dressed Wang An, "how are the maidservants settled?" ”
Wang An thought for a moment and said, "Ask what they will do?" Then put it to Zhuangzi. ”
"The servant thinks it's better for Lang Jun to accept them."
"Why is that?"
"The relationship between the Marquis of Chengdu and the Marquis is irreversible, and the Marquis of Chengdu is very important. Chengdu Hou gave Lang Jun so many things, and he also intended to marry Lang Jun, if Lang Jun can accept them, he can also show favor to Chengdu Hou. The eldest girl explained.
"You are the only one of the eight of them, and you may suffer a loss in the future," Wang An quipped, "so let's let them all be your handmaidens and leave them to you to manage, and you will also be the master in the future." ”
Wang An took a carriage, with Kong Xun and Wei Xuan and others, from the Zhicheng Gate through the street turned left to Qili, as the carriage stopped, soon someone opened the door, Wang An stepped on the stool and got off the carriage. The chief steward I had seen yesterday was already waiting at the door. He saluted Wang An and said, "The prince is practicing martial arts, Lang Jun, please go with me." Kong Xun followed behind with a few knives, and Wang An realized the benefits of being a gentleman at this time, "If there is something, the disciple will obey it."
The chief steward took Wang An and Kong Xun around the house, Wang An's face began to sweat, and then he arrived at the martial arts training ground, and the chief steward signaled to Wang An: "The one in the middle is the prince." Wang An looked around, only to see a round-faced strong man fighting with several people shirtless, those people were probably the guards of the Hou Mansion, obviously leaving room in the fight, Wang An saw it several times, these people gave up the pursuit and gave Wang Yi a chance to repair.
Wang An looked at Kong Xun and saw that the little fat man was already a little unstable, but fortunately, the martial arts training was over at this time. Wang Yi washed his hands and wiped his face, and the maid put on clothes for him. Only then did Wang An step forward and salute: "The little nephew Wang An has seen the eighth uncle. Wang Yi circled around Wang An a few times: "Not bad, not bad." Have you tasted the gift that Uncle Eight gave you? ”
Wang An replied: "I have already tasted it." I heard that the eighth uncle likes weapons, and this is a few horizontal knives commissioned by the nephew to be built by the Kong family, and they are given to the uncle. Kong Xun came over with a few knives, and Wang An took a knife and presented it to Wang Yi. Wang Yi pulled out his knife, slashed each other with the guard's knife a few times, then compared it in front of him, and nodded: "Not bad, very good." It seems that the weapons made by the Kong family have grown again. ”
Wang Anyou took out a short knife: "I heard that my cousin is also a good weapon, this is specially built for him, and there is no attack." "It's still the uncle and grandson who thinks thoughtfully," Wang Yi instructed, "go and call Da Lang over and tell him that he doesn't need to kneel." After a while, a little fat dun came, and Wang Yi introduced the two of them: "This is your cousin Wang Anzi's uncle and grandson, this is Wang Hu, the eldest son of Ben Hou, because on the day he was born, Ben Hou beat a tiger, so he gave him this name." Wang An introduced Kong Xun to their father and son. Kong Xun and Wang Hu are both little fat people, and Wang Hu is fatter. As soon as Wang Hu saw Kong Xun, it was like seeing a confidant, and invited Kong Xun to go to his territory to have a look.
After Kong Xun and Wang Hu left, Wang Yi said: "Hongnong County has already reported your killing of the bandits in Shangluo. Even if your uncle and grandson have no literary talents, just because you have killed several batches of bandits in a row, the center will not object to letting you take the position of Dangyang Chief, but in this way, your uncle and grandson started with a martial arts position and was despised by Shilin. Alas, our royal family ......"
Wang An remembered Miss Yuan and asked, "What about Miss Yuan?" ”
"Uncle and grandson intercede for her, how can I, as an uncle, embarrass her, the matter has passed." Since Wang Yi said so, Wang An didn't want to ask any more.
"Before, my brother wrote to say that my uncle and grandson's condition was getting better, but Ben Hou still didn't believe it, but I saw you making paper and opening a shop to suppress bandits, and I was very happy to do it, so I came to tell the eighth uncle about it." Wang An talked about everything he could, but he couldn't talk about what should be hidden and what should be covered. Wang Yi couldn't help nodding when he heard this: "Uncle and grandson asked the Wang family to donate books for the scholars to copy, which made the image of the Wang family among the scholars a lot better, and some people began to follow this method, such as that Dong Xian." ”
Wang An was relieved: "This matter is important in perseverance, and those who make profits from it will eventually fail." ”
"That's all I can say."
Leaving the Hou Mansion in Chengdu, Wang Yi went to the bookstore located in Shangguan Back Street, where Li Tong was already waiting. Li Tong took out a pamphlet and handed it to Wang An: "This is the information of several merchants in Dangyang and the Li family that my uncle and grandson wanted. Wang An took the materials: "What is the strength of these merchants in Dangyang?" Li Tong shook his head: "They can only protect themselves." "It's good to be able to protect yourself, if you don't have a certain strength, you will be swallowed up a long time ago.
"What about tea leaves and tea sets?" Wang An asked.
Li Tong clapped his hands, and a woman walked in, carrying a box in her hand, followed by two maids, also carrying a box. Wang An watched the woman sit down, put out a set of utensils, a maid took out some materials, including tea, mung beans, ginger, millet, and Wang An didn't know, a maid set the bowl and went outside to boil water. The woman grinded the ingredients into powder, divided them into three bowls, added honey, brewed them with boiling water, and motioned for Wang An to drink them. Well, it feels good, Wang An and Kong Xun both drank their own.
Li channel: "Yizhou is hot and humid, the people there are so good, the uncle and grandson want to visit people who understand the art of tea, and asked some visitors from Yizhou who live in Chang'an, most of them recommended this woman, and invited her to demonstrate it to the uncle and grandson, and the uncle and grandson are still satisfied?" ”
Wang An shook his head: "This is too complicated and time-consuming. Mr. Yang Xiongyang, who is going to visit next, is very simple, and there are only two of them in the family, how can there be so much money and time to spend on this. Kong Xun rewarded them with money. ”
Li Daodao: "This is difficult. ”
"Who is the most famous craftsman in Chang'an City?" Wang An asked.
"Ding and Li Ju."
Wang An took out a piece of cloth from his arms and handed it to Li Tong: "Please ask them to make a set of tea sets according to this picture." ”
Li Tong opened it and took a look: "This is also a tea set?" ”
Wang An nodded: "After they are done, they will demonstrate it to the dimensional dimension." ”
After having dinner at Li Tong's place, Wang An planned to leave Chang'an from the kitchen city gate for fear of closing the city gate, and planned to go around the city to Anmen. Kong Xun stared out the window, and Kong Xun suddenly said, "That person seems to be my brother." Next to him, it looks like Deng Hua. Wang An thought that Deng Hua and Kong Fu should have been here for a while, after all, they were going to the Prime Minister's Mansion to register, and they should also visit some nobles and famous teachers.
Wang An opened the car window and looked at it a few times, and he also felt that it was very similar, so he asked Wei Xuan: "What are the good places in this kitchen city gate?" ”
Wei Xuan shook his head: "The Kitchen City Gate is close to Dongshi and Liushi, there are many merchants, and there are also many Qinglou Chu Pavilions. ”