Chapter 42: Attending the Baume & Mercier Party
Although Xuzhou faced the crisis of the invasion of the Hu people, it could not stop the arrogant and lascivious life of the wealthy family. At the turn of spring and summer, it is a good time to travel. The children of the families in Pengcheng called their friends out of the house and took a large number of slaves to the mountains and rivers.
Twenty kilometers north of Pengcheng, there is a huge freshwater lake, there are several small islands on the lake, the surface of the lake is rippling, overgrown with lotus flowers and reeds, the scenery is beautiful, and many people hold various banquets here every year.
On this day, Wei Shuo was discussing technical issues with the craftsman about paper armor, but suddenly received an invitation from Pei Yinger, inviting him to Weishan Lake tomorrow to attend a party held by a famous family in Xuzhou.
"How could a Baume & Mercier invite me?" Wei Shuo took the invitation and looked left and right, and always felt a little inexplicable. Does this Pei Yinger feel that she is too idle, what are you doing here!
Since Wei Shuo came to Xuzhou, he has always adhered to the attitude of not being able to hide from the family, and has always kept a certain distance from the family. I didn't expect that I still had to deal with them after hiding everything, Wei Shuo was not afraid of those children of the family, the main thing was that he didn't want to cause trouble.
The children of the family in the Wei and Jin dynasties had no other skills, but they were contaminated with strange habits. And judging from the standard of the mainstream ideology of the upper class at this time, the more absurd the behavior, the more it will be praised, because this is called the demeanor of celebrities!
Wei Shuo rubbed his head, feeling in a dilemma. Go for it, it feels like a waste of time; If you don't go, I feel sorry for Pei Yinger. People kindly invite you to participate, give you the opportunity to make a name for yourself, and expand your network for you, but you still pick and choose? That's too much to say. Besides, Pei Yinger has just helped him a lot, so she has to give some face.
After thinking about it, Wei Shuo still decided to go to Weishan Lake tomorrow to have a look. The next day, after breakfast, Wei Shuo, accompanied by Wang Xiang, drove a carriage to Weishan Lake.
"My lord, this is Weishan Lake, there is a small island on the lake, it is said that the cousin of the king of Shang, Weizi, was buried there, so it was named Weizi Island. I heard that the children of the Xuzhou family will hold a banquet there today, and you see, there is a small boat over there that is responsible for welcoming guests to the island. ”
Wei Shuo took a look, and sure enough, there was a small dock over there, and several ornately decorated boats were parked on the dock, and from time to time, children of the family boarded the ship with slaves and headed for Weizi Island.
With the passage of time, the Weishan Lake has long become lively, and many children of the family chat and fart here. Wei Shuo didn't look interesting, and no one came to greet him, so he took Wang Xiang to board a ship to Weizi Island.
There were a few other scholars in the cabin, and when they saw a few strangers coming in, they didn't care, they just chatted with people they knew well. Wei Shuo found an inconspicuous place to sit down, seemingly uninterested in getting to know others.
"Brother Ziran, have you ever taken the five stone powder that you gave you yesterday? The result? Isn't it better than before? A young gentleman asked, leaning on the shoulder of another person next to him.
"Well, it's really good, after taking it yesterday, I found that the effect of scattering gong is better. The whole person is like a cloud on the clouds, fluttering like a fairy......"
Poof! Overheard the conversation between the two, Wei Shuo accidentally laughed. is still fluttering, Nima is obviously addicted to drugs. During the Wei and Jin dynasties, the big families had to play the best games because they had nothing to do because they were full all day long, and many people were addicted to drugs, and even almost lost their lives.
"I'm sorry, I thought of other funny things, and I couldn't hold back for a while." Wei Shuo forced a smile and apologized to the two young men.
The two young children of the family glanced at Wei Shuo, and they didn't say much, after all, the people who can come here to participate in the banquet have a not simple background, and there is no need to offend some big people for a little thing.
Speaking of the famous people and noble children of the past dynasties, the people of the Wei and Jin dynasties are the most wonderful. As the elite members of society at that time, not only did they not play a good leading role, but they competed with drugs. They are also passionate about all kinds of absurd performance art, such as performing nudes.
The boat docked at Weizi Island, and everyone got off the boat one after another. As soon as Wei Shuo went to the island, he found that this place was indeed a good place to go. The island is full of pavilions and pavilions, all elegant and chic, small and exquisite, and antique. It is surrounded by rippling blue water, which has the charm of the south of the Yangtze River
"Ah, Wei Langjun, are you here?" Wei Shuo turned around and looked, it turned out to be Pei Ying'er, she was looking at Wei Shuo with surprise on her face, as if she didn't expect Wei Shuo to come.
I saw Wei Shuo pouting and said: "You can't thank the kindness of Pei Xiaoniang, anyway, if you are idle, you are idle, it is better to come and see the demeanor of the children of the family." ”
"Ying'er, who is this person?"
The two were greeting each other, when suddenly a young man with a thick face and a face that could not tell the difference between male and female suddenly interjected. Not only can he not tell the gender of this person from his appearance, but even Wei Shuo suspects that the other party has a problem with his cervical spine, otherwise why would he always raise his chin high and tilt his neck and squint.
"In Xia Weishuo, Pei Xiaoniang's friend, she invited her to come to the banquet." Wei Shuo replied with nausea, he really didn't dare to look at the other party's bewitching appearance anymore, for fear that he would have nightmares at night.
"Wei Shuo? Whose son is this? Why haven't I heard of when there was an extra Wei Shuo among the children of the Xuzhou family? "The 'pseudo-mother' looked arrogant and talked to herself.
Seeing this, Pei Ying'er hurriedly explained: "Wei Shuo is a talented man in Qingzhou, and he was recruited by his father to be a soldier of the Assassin Mansion. Wei Langjun, this is the son of the Cao family in Xuzhou, Cao Hong and Cao Jifu. ”
She whispered a look at Wei Shuo as she spoke, meaning that this person is not easy to mess with, you should be careful. But Wei Shuo was completely focused on the family, so he deliberately pretended not to understand Pei Ying'er's true meaning, and still ignored Cao Hong perfunctorily.
Cao Hong saw that Pei Yinger was only concerned about 'flirting and scolding' with Wei Shuo, and he couldn't help but be jealous, he had always had a good impression of Pei Yinger, but he didn't expect that there would suddenly be another competitor today. He stared deeply at Wei Shuo, then turned to leave.
As soon as Cao Hong left, Pei Ying'er couldn't help but say Luo Weishuo: "Wei Langjun, didn't you see me giving you a look?" Why are you careless? Do you know who you just offended? That is the Cao family in Xuzhou, the top local family in Xuzhou, and even my father does not dare to offend their family easily. ”
Wei Shuo glanced at Pei Ying'er disapprehantly, then pointed to the children of the family who were playing in the mountains and rivers around and said, "Maybe the Hu people will go south to Xuzhou in less than a month, do you think those families still have the energy to worry about a small person with me?" Besides, even if the Cao family really wants to trouble me, isn't there still your Pei family! It's a big deal, and I'll go back to Qingzhou. ”
Thinking that the Hu people were about to go south, Pei Ying'er's face darkened, and the matter was really as Wei Shuo analyzed, now the Xuzhou government and the family are worried about the Hu people, how can they have the energy to pay attention to such a trivial matter as fighting for the wind and being jealous.
"Alas, forget it, it's useless to say anything anyway, today I wanted to introduce you to the children of the Xuzhou family, but I didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing." Pei Yinger originally wanted to expand her contacts for Wei Shuo, but she didn't expect it to backfire.
"Actually, if you want to talk about the style of celebrities, I don't know how to do it, isn't it **, playing performance art? What's the big deal about that? In modern times, I've seen people who are even more bizarre than this, and I just don't understand why the children of the family do this to themselves. ”
Pei Ying'er, who was standing on the side, was confused and couldn't understand what Wei Shuo was saying, in short, she understood, but for some reason, Wei Shuo lacked a good impression of the children of the family. Knowing this, she was not in a hurry to introduce other children of the family to Wei Shuo.
After Pei Ying'er left, Wei Shuo found a corner where no one was around, and at this time, Cao Hong, Pei Ying'er and other children of the family were drinking happily during the banquet. A young man in the middle behaved particularly crazy, as if he had been drugged, his cloak was shaking like chaff, and sometimes he looked up to the sky and laughed, and those who didn't know thought he was crazy.
Originally, he was still interested in recruiting a few famous people, but after seeing the performance of these so-called children of the family in front of him, Wei Shuo became more determined to stay away from the famous people of the family. In Wei Shuo's opinion, it is estimated that the children of the family will not be of much help when they come under his command, and maybe they will infect others with some bad habits.