Chapter 118 [Fat Difference]

A beautiful but slightly cold and lonely woman, this is the first impression of the woman in white to Li Qingshan. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The woman seemed to have guessed that there was a strange man behind her, so she didn't panic too much, and calmly bowed to Li Qingshan, and said softly: "Childe." ”

Li Qingshan hurriedly bowed his hand and apologized: "Girl, I was attracted all the way by your flute sound below, and I didn't want to disturb the girl Yaxing, and I hope the girl will forgive me." ”

"I can't talk about Yaxing, I just have a feeling for a while, and I just play indiscriminately......"

The woman in white said lightly, was silent for a moment, and then continued: "But these two poems of Gongzi Fangcai sound very good, which makes the little woman suddenly refreshed." ”

"Oh, really?" Li Qingshan smiled a little ashamedly, "I saw the girl in the lower part of the world just now and was fascinated by the withered flower, and I also felt something for a while, and just chanted a few sentences indiscriminately, which made the girl laugh." ”

"I don't dare to laugh, but what the young man chanted, although he knew it was a good sentence when he heard it, the little woman may not agree with ......"

"Huh?"

Li Qingshan was a little surprised at this time, and was silent for a long time before he spoke again: "There are clearly three points of silence in the girl's flute sound, although there is no sound rhythm in the bottom, but I can also hear it, and the girl seems to be feeling it...... Why, didn't the girl sigh that the flowering period was short, and no one appreciated it? ”

The woman in white shook her head lightly and said slowly: "Although the flowering period is short, it has bloomed after all, even if no one appreciates it, for it, it has already had that moving moment." Now it's defeated. There should be no regrets. ”

Li Qingshan disagreed with her statement: "But the value of flowers." Isn't it just to decorate the world with beauty and fragrance, if it is just a lonely fragrance for self-appreciation, but no one in the world has seen its bloom or smelled its fragrance, how can it be moved? ”

Seeing that the woman in white was silent, he continued: "...... That's why I said that there are flowers that can be broken and must be broken, don't wait until the flowers are dead and the leaves are left. I sighed alone at the dead branches......"

"What Childe said also has some truth."

The woman still looked indifferent, turned her head to look at the withered flower again, and looked at it for a long time before she sighed again: "...... But if there are flowers that can be broken, then there must also be people who pity flowers and cherish flowers. If you don't have a chance to meet, according to the little woman, it is better to let this poor flower wither with incense, or pass away with the wind, and fall into mud. It's better than falling into the hands of ordinary people who don't know how to pity flowers......"

The woman in white seemed to be on her mind, so she said it decisively. There was some emotion between the words.

Li Qingshan didn't seem to expect her to have such an idea, and was stunned for a moment, but he also felt that this woman was a little interesting.

He nodded lightly and sighed: "The girl's words seem to make sense, but I am wishful thinking." ”

"Zi is not a flower, how do you know the meaning of flowers?" Only then did the woman in white smile lightly and bloom like a pear blossom, "It's my speculation, I'm afraid it's just my wild imagination." The flowers are incomprehensible, and who can find out their minds......"

"What the girl said is very true, by the way, haven't you asked the girl's name yet?"

"The little woman Gao Xueling, the son is ......"

Li Qingshan silently recited her name, and then responded: "My surname is Li Qingshan." ”

Gao Xueling sighed slightly, and a pair of starry eyes couldn't help but look at him.

"It turned out to be Li Gongzi......"

The young man was slightly surprised: "Miss Gao actually knows it?" ”

Gao Xueling tapped his head: "Li Gongzi's method of making ladybugs, solving thousands of Li Shu in the world is hanging upside down, such a strange method, although the little woman is lonely and unheard, she can also smell one or two, so she naturally knows." ”

Li Qingshan shook his head and sighed: "I didn't expect that the matter of the field insects would be known to everyone, it seems that I am really stained with the light of the seven-star ladybugs, this honor should actually be theirs." ”

Gao Xueling said: "Li Gongzi is too modest, the seven-star ladybugs have existed in ancient times, but no one has ever found that they can be used to punish aphids, Li Gongzi can find this and use it skillfully, which is enough to show that Gongzi is a person with a heart." ”

The ladybug matter has passed, and Li Qingshan doesn't want to be immersed in the honor of this matter all the time, so when he hears her say this, he won't refute it anymore, so as not to say more and more.

Gao Xueling raised her eyes to look at his face, and sighed softly: "It's just that what surprised me today is that in addition to the things in the field, Li Gongzi actually knows poetry and writing......"

The young man was slightly embarrassed, this was really not his intention, it was just that he was in love with the scene just now, and he blurted out for a while.

This thing can't be explained at all, and he simply doesn't deny it, but acquiesces in it.

"By the way, Li Gongzi, why did you come here today?"

Li Qingshan patted his head at this time: "It's bad, I'm afraid that Lord Gao is already waiting for me!" I patronized and talked to the girl, but I forgot about it. Miss Gao, I'm just afraid I'm going to say goodbye first. ”

Hearing that he was leaving, the girl seemed to be slightly disappointed, but she didn't want to say anything to keep him, so she gently bowed back and said, "Li Gongzi go quickly, don't let my father wait for a long time, I will go back too." ”

Li Qingshan had already guessed that she was Gao Qi's daughter when he heard her say that her surname was Gao just now, so he was not surprised, and he was about to leave.

As soon as he took a few steps, Gao Xueling gently called behind him: "Li Gongzi? ”

"Miss Gao, what's the matter?" Li Qingshan stopped his body, turned around and asked.

"I take the liberty to ask, Li Gongzi is familiar with poetry and writing, but I don't know if he can paint?" Gao Xueling's big eyes didn't blink, and she seemed to be looking forward to it.

Li Qingshan touched his head and smiled embarrassedly: "The level of poetry and writing in the lower part is actually very limited, as for painting, what I learned is some side ways, but I am afraid that I will not be able to enter the eyes of the girl...... What's wrong? ”

Left side door?

Gao Xueling was stunned for a moment, but she didn't want to ask any more questions, so she said, "It's nothing, it's just a casual question." Li Gongzi, go quickly. ”

"Okay, Miss Gao, goodbye!"

After a while, the young man was out of sight, Gao Xueling glanced at the direction he left, holding a long flute in his hand, and stood in the garden for a long time. Only then did he move the lotus step and leave.

When Li Qingshan returned to the front hall. Gao Ji is still in the future. Chen Ruolan seemed to have layers of things on her mind, and she was pacing around, locking a pair of brows, obviously thinking about something.

Seeing that he finally came back, the girl hurriedly gathered the messy thoughts in her mind, tried to squeeze out a smile, and asked, "Master Li, have you ever seen that person who played the flute?" ”

Li Qingshan nodded. I told you what I had just done.

Although Chen Ruolan had long guessed that the person who gave the must be the daughter of the tall lady, after it was really confirmed at this moment, there was still a faint melancholy in her heart.

She forced a smile and said, "...... I heard that Master Gao, the pearl in the palm of his hand, is not only good at poetry, danqing, and music, but also a beautiful woman who captivates the country and the city, ...... How did you feel when you met her? ”

Li Qingshan wanted to praise her for being beautiful, but after thinking about it for a while, he felt that Chen Ruolan's tone just now seemed to be a little strange, so he couldn't help it.

It seems that I have read a sentence on the Internet before, never praise another woman in front of her. That's self-inflicted.

There must be some truth to that, he thought about it. Then he smiled: "Xiao is not bad, how good is ......"

"How?" Chen Ruolan said urgently.

"I'm afraid I don't look as good as you!" Li Qingshan replied cheekily, and then laughed, looking at the girl in front of him playfully.

Chen Ruolan was stunned for a moment, and immediately blushed.

She has always been shrewd and capable, and even gives people the feeling of a cold female president, but recently she often shows this little woman-like style.

"Really?" The girl lowered her head and asked in a low voice.

She had heard of the name of this Miss Gao several times.

Li Qingshan just didn't want to praise Gao Xueling in front of her, so as not to make her angry, but at this time, seeing her shyness, infinite love and pity suddenly arose in his heart, and he couldn't help but say softly: "Naturally, it's true." ”

Seeing that she didn't seem to believe it, the young man said affectionately: "Ruolan, there are as many beautiful women in the world as a carp crossing the river, but to me, you are unique, and no one can replace ......"

Since the last time he was under the tree, he rarely had the opportunity to be alone with her, so he had already held back his words in his heart, and at this time, only the two of them were left, and naturally they broke out all at once.

Although Gao Xueling also has a face like a country and a city, Chen Ruolan has far more than that, her forbearance and perseverance, diligence and meticulousness, all these are what make Li Qingshan's heart the most.

"Ruolan, that tall girl is really better than you in terms of appearance, but in my opinion, you are far superior to her in many other places, not to mention ......"

"What's more?" The girl asked with a blushing face.

"What's more, in my opinion, her appearance is not as good as yours at all! Even if she can really overwhelm the country and the city, she may let me Li Qingshan fall down, but there is only one person in this world. ”

"Poor mouth!"

But the boy said seriously: "It's true." ”

Hearing such love words, Chen Ruolan was not very happy, thinking of the calculations in her heart, her heart was a little uncomfortable.

“…… I'm only afraid of me...... It's not as beautiful as you think, I ......" Chen Ruolan sighed, wanting to say something, but couldn't continue.

Li Qingshan saw that her expression was different, and just wanted to open his mouth to ask, but he had already heard Gao Ji's hearty laughter in his ears.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Gao has some urgent matters to deal with...... Lord Li, Miss Chen, I'm really sorry to keep you two waiting. ”

"Where is it, Lord Gao's business matters, Miss Chen and I are idle anyway, it doesn't hurt to wait a little longer......"

Li Qingshan's mouth was polite, and when she looked at Chen Ruolan again, she already looked as usual.

The three of them sat down, teaed, and Li Qingshan asked straight to the point: "Master Gao summoned me and Miss Chen to come, I don't know why?" ”

Gao Ji put the teacup away, and then asked with a smile: "Lord Li, this official heard that you are not good at Danqing art?" ”

Li Qingshan and Chen Ruolan couldn't help but glance at each other, it seemed that they had guessed correctly, it was really a matter of the painting competition.

The young man replied with a smile: "Master Gao, I am good at playing with ladybugs and crocodiles, but I am really not very good at painting, what's wrong?" ”

Gao Ji seemed to sigh a little, and pondered for a moment before saying, "I don't know if you two have heard that the imperial court is about to open a field in our Orange Fragrance Station?" ”

Field?

Li Qingshan and Chen Ruolan glanced at each other again, and shook their heads and said they didn't know.

"It seems that this matter is not known to the public, and it is true. There are still some uncertainties in this matter. So the imperial court has not announced it. But. The local famous families, I'm afraid they have already received the rumors. Gao Ji said with emotion.

Li Qingshan seemed to have a little impression of the word Rongchang, and he had vaguely seen it in some books about ancient economics, but this was far from his interest, so he was not sure for a while.

"What Master Gao said is a place to communicate with Chen Guo?"

"Exactly!" Gao Ji nodded and looked at Chen Ruolan, "This Chen girl should be very clear, right?" ”

"I've been to a few places." Chen Ruolan nodded lightly, "Although the situation on both sides of the river is unstable, there has always been a tradition of setting up mutual venues to facilitate the exchange of private merchants...... However, we are going to open a field at Tachibana Station, and this is the first time I've heard of it today. ”

Gao Ji said: "In fact, it is not surprising that this area is rich in citrus, which is exported to the north and south of the river, and has always been an important support for local taxes, and the lacquerware and bamboo products here have always been very famous, and the sales have been very good." At the time of the former Northern Zhou Dynasty. Several farms were opened in the vicinity of this area, and later ...... Alas. The situation was unstable, and the water was troubled, making the waterways inconvenient, and all of these fields were closed one after another, leaving only a few big ones. ”

Chen Ruolan nodded and said, "Yes, I also know a little bit about these." Although these farms are closed, the need for trade between the two countries is still there...... My lord, I heard that many private transactions have gone underground? ”

"Yes," Gao Ji frowned, with a look of regret on his face, "Although the official market is closed, these trade needs have existed for many years, and some merchants have no choice but to shift the focus of trade to other important towns along the river, and some have chosen to take the risk of crossing the river privately for various considerations - of course, mainly because of transportation costs......

"To put it bluntly, it's still driven by profit......

Chen Ruolan herself is a businessman, and she has a serious understanding of the local business history, so she basically understands these things, and she also has her own unique views on some business phenomena.

After listening carefully for a while, Li Qingshan also understood a little, the so-called Rongchang is a designated trading place between countries, and goods can be traded arbitrarily in the Rongchang, but in the end, a certain amount of taxes need to be paid to the governments of both sides, usually 10% of the transaction amount.

It is a bit like the customs of later generations, but the function is more powerful than the customs, the customs is only responsible for collecting taxes, and in addition to collecting taxes, the market is also directly a place for goods trading, and the follow-up even has to ensure the safe delivery of goods.

As for those business practices that are traded privately, it's a bit like smuggling.

Li Qingshan interjected curiously and asked, "Lord Gao, what does this have to do with this painting competition?" ”

"Of course it has a relationship, not only does it have a relationship, but it also has a big relationship."

Gao Ji saw that the two were puzzled, so he patiently explained.

“…… If you do open a farm here, you will definitely be able to prosper the economy, boost taxes and jobs, and only if the farm can continue to operate for a long time. The imperial court also knew the previous situation in this area, so this time it was extremely cautious, and in order to ensure that the field here was not forced to close down after a period of time as before, the imperial court attached great importance to the selection of officials......"

"The meaning of the imperial court is that in consideration of the long-term and stability of the management in the future, it is better to select an outstanding person from the local area to serve as an official......"

Chen Ruolan's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she seemed to have thought of Gao Ji's good intentions, but she still asked tentatively: "Lord Gao, has the imperial court already selected a candidate?" ”

Gao Ji shook his head: "Not yet." But this is a fat difference, as far as I know, there are not a few people staring at this position, not to mention Lord Du, the slightly decent famous families in this area, will not easily let go of this opportunity, and this painting competition, in terms of time, is at this critical point, if anyone can stand out in the painting competition, it is very beneficial to compete for the position of the official. ”

He was worried that Li Qingshan still didn't understand, so he simply said it very bluntly: "Lord Li, you are young and promising, and you have a knighthood, and this official has always valued you and wants to cultivate you, so this official intends to recommend you to the imperial court for the position of an official......"

Sure enough, Chen Ruolan was ecstatic when she heard this.

Li Qingshan hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Lord Gao raises love, Li is really frightened!" ”

Gao Ji sighed lightly: "But, as you know, the rank of this official is not high, so my recommendation may not be heavy, if Lord Li can make good use of the opportunity of this painting competition and become famous in one fell swoop, plus the previous ladybug method, then the odds will be great......" (To be continued.) )