Chapter 16: Drinking New Tea Under the Moon
"Shen Xuan's intentions are not good." Guan Feng said a word, and there was a little worry in his eyes: "Husband, I'm afraid that such a person can't stay by his side, once it reaches the ears of some people, even if it's okay, it will become something." β
"I know." Sun Shao nodded, stretched out his arms, and Guan Xiaoqing took off his coat, then remembered something, turned to Guan Xiaoqing and said, "Don't come to the inner room in the future." β
"Why?" Guan Xiaoqing was stunned, glanced at Guan Feng aggrievedly, and tears immediately fell: "Does the young master think Xiaoqing is frivolous?" β
Guan Feng was also a little surprised, thinking that Sun Shao was dissatisfied with Guan Xiaoqing's actions, so he hurriedly greeted him and asked Sun Shao with his eyes. Sun Shao glared at her, angry and funny. "What do you think, I'm doing this for your good."
Guan Xiaoqing suddenly realized, her face flushed with shame, and she said with some twists: "Xiaoqing...... Don't want to ......"
"Don't want to do anything?" Sun Shao's eyes rolled: "Do you want me to support you for a lifetime?" β
Guan Xiaoqing was dumbfounded, looking at Sun Shao at a loss, but Sun Shao ignored her and said confidently: "I said Xiaoqing, men should get married, women should get married, have you heard of this?" You are two years older than your young lady, she is married, what do you think if you don't marry? Do you want me to raise you for the rest of your life? You know, although I have a little money now, I have a lot to do, and saving a little is a little. You, hurry up and find a worthy marriage, reduce my burden a little, and it can be regarded as a favor for me. β
"You ......" Guan Xiaoqing was so angry that she couldn't speak, stretched out her finger and wanted to point at Sun Shao, but she shrank back after thinking about it, she was ashamed and annoyed, she felt a grievance in her heart, her eyes fluttered and fell, she turned around and left, and closed the hatch with a "bang".
"Hey, this girl has such a big temper, no one will marry her." Sun Shao shouted innocently.
"You, a joke makes people wonder if it's true or not." Guan Feng said angrily. Sun Shao grinned: "You don't understand, Xiaoqing already has a crush, she is embarrassed to say, since this is the case, I have to be a villain." Unfortunately, there are very few good people in this world who are willing to sacrifice for others. β
"You're beautiful." Guan Feng screwed him with a smile, and said with a straight face: "Are you afraid that she is not strict with her mouth?" β
"It's not." Sun Shao smiled and shook his head: "Although she has a quick mouth, she knows the severity." After following you for so many years, I can still trust her? It's just that she will marry someone in the future, which will be good for her in the future. β
"Hmm." Guan Feng nodded reassuringly.
"By the way, under your father's account, did you have a general surnamed Su before?" Sun Shao looked at the pirate ship with only a black spot left outside the window, and suddenly said. Guan Feng was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at the sea: "You mean...... That Sue thick leg? β
"Well, I'm afraid this person only knows your father, and his friendship should be not shallow." Sun Shao said lightly: "I was drinking on the boat just now, and when he mentioned your father in his words, his words were very respectful, not only polite, but also respectful from the heart. β
Guan Feng's eyes rolled, but he didn't speak.
"And this person's words and deeds are quite similar to those who have been in the army, and there are more than fifty pirates on board, who are also very capable, and have the smell of a hundred battles, and they are by no means ordinary pirates."
"No wonder he scared Zhang Qi like this on a scout boat, and he didn't panic when he saw more than a hundred of us." Guan Feng exhaled lightly, and his eyes flashed: "If you want to say that the surname is Su, there was indeed such a person before." There is a general named Su Fei under his father, and he has a very good relationship with his father. He was originally the governor of Huang Zu, Huang Zu was killed by Sun Quan, he was also captured by Sun Quan, because he had an old relationship with Gan Ning, he escaped from death, he did not surrender to Sun Quan, and later followed his father, but ...... He has been dead for several years, how could he be at sea? β
"It's more likely." Sun Shao laughed, and he was more sure: "He should be Su Fei's closeness, because when Shen Xuan was disrespectful to Gan Ning between his words just now, he was silent, quite displeased. β
Guan Feng was stunned, and then clapped his hands with some excitement: "If that's the case, then these three hundred people are really sent to the door." Husband, do you want me to come forward? β
"Not yet." Sun Shao shook his head: "He knew that you were on the boat, but he didn't come to see him, so it can be seen that he has no intention of taking refuge at present." Besides, with my current situation, it's better not to be too public, and it's better to keep him at sea than to recruit subordinates. I think he is willing to make me a friend, and he must have this idea. He sighed a little frustratedly, and looked at Guan Feng with some resentment: "I thought I had a heroic spirit, so he took the initiative to make friends, and now I look at it, it's still my father-in-law's face." β
Guan Feng chuckled, his eyebrows twitched, and he was quite colorful.
Shen Xuan didn't wake up until the evening, and he regretted it. He didn't know what he said when he was drunk, for fear of saying something he shouldn't have said, but he had nowhere to ask, so he had to be secretly annoyed. Zhang Qi walked in with a pot of tea, his old and sophisticated gaze swept over his face, poured a cup of tea and handed it over: "Shen Jun is not used to this new bar?" β
Shen Xuan smiled awkwardly, took the tea and took a sip: "I really haven't drunk much." β
"This is also Sun Jun's handiwork." Zhang Qi sat down opposite, poured himself a glass, and slowly tasted it in his hand.
Shen Xuan didn't care too much, he knew that this wine was made by Sun Shao, and Sun Shao also relied on Sun Quan's power to monopolize the market for this wine, and he could get five or six hundred gold every year with this wine, although this money was also a big income for the Shen family, but Shen Xuan did not look down on Sun Shao because of this, on the contrary, he felt that Sun Shao was a bit vulgar in doing so. Can you make a fortune in business? Yes, you can make a fortune in business, but if you don't have the power to back it up, your furniture may be earned for others. Sun Shao's pre-battle challenge this time was famous, and he did not take the opportunity to ask for the army, but chose to do business, in Shen Xuan's opinion, this is not a smart way. It is right to show weakness to survive, but showing weakness is something that is done when you have no strength, and now you have the opportunity to take the position but let it go in vain, but you are too weak.
Shen Xuan looked at the bright moon rising in the sea, and was silent, he was halfway through the journey, and he hadn't decided whether to take refuge in Sun Shao, but he seemed to vaguely remember that after he was toasted by Su Thick Leg a few times yesterday, he seemed to have said something affectionately to Sun Shao, and he was very worried that he had been touched by Sun Shao.
"Alasβ" Shen Xuan sighed in annoyance, his mood a little low. I have always been very conceited, thinking that I have reached my father's achievements back then, whether it is talent or martial arts, I have lived up to my father's name of Sanmiao, but now I look at it, I am still too tender.
The more Shen Xuan thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became, he felt that he seemed to have been tricked by Sun Shao yesterday, every time Su Thick Legs toasted him, it seemed that Sun Shao provoked him, but as a result, he was proud of Su Thick Legs' admiration, and he was drunk not long after the banquet began.
Shame, shame.
Shen Xuan pursed his lips angrily, and saw Zhang Qi looking at him in the spare eyes of his eyes, only then did he remember that there was another person beside him, and he hurriedly laughed awkwardly, raised the cup in his hand and said with a concealed smile: "The tea is good, it can just cure hangover." β
Zhang Qian is old and sophisticated, and he has long seen Shen Xuan's thoughts, but he doesn't break it, and says casually: "This is the tea in Shu." β
"Does the Zhang family also sell tea?" Shen Xuan accosted casually.
"Sell, we will sell whatever we can sell for money. Shu brocade, lacquerware, we all do. Zhang Qian smiled modestly, moved his body, and moved a little closer to Shen Xuan, with a wry smile on the corner of his mouth: "However, from now on, probably our business will be affected." β
"Why?" Shen Xuan looked at Zhang Qian in confusion, took a sip of tea, picked up a piece of tea and looked at it, and bent his fingers into the river.
"That's going to be in business." Zhang Qian pointed in the direction of Sun Shao's boat. On the bow of Sun Shao's boat, Sun Shao and Guan Feng sat side by side, and several men sat in front of them, talking and laughing softly, and laughter sounded from time to time. Shen Xuan frowned and didn't say anything. Zhang Qian continued: "Sun Jun went to Houguan to lead the ship this time, it is said that the Supreme gave him two warships and eight merchant ships, which one can compare with such strength?" Not to mention anything else, let's just say that there are warships to escort him, it is not comparable to us merchant ships, up and down the river, there are really not many water thieves who have the courage to move him. β
Shen Xuan's eyes flashed, and he glanced at Zhang Qian, who was full of sorrow, and stopped talking. Zhang Qi seemed to guess what he wanted to say, shook his head again and said: "His scale is large, and he has warships to escort him, and these are only some of his advantages. If you count his identity, then his advantage is even more obvious. From Yizhou to Jiaozhou, he didn't have to pay a penny of tax, and what is even more incredible is that he actually got the preferential conditions of tax exemption for merchants in the Central Plains. β
Zhang Qian smiled bitterly and shook his head again and again, very pessimistic about the future. Although the caravan of the Zhang family was originally not the largest in Eastern Wu, it was also considered mid-range, and it was originally difficult to live under the squeeze of those generals with military power, but now with Sun Shao, a big predator, he will be even more sad in the future. He was thinking about whether to suggest to Zhang Wen that he should take advantage of the fact that Zhang Wen and Sun Shao still had a relationship, so that he could take advantage of Sun Shao's momentum in the future.
"What are they talking about?" Shen Xuan interrupted Zhang Shao's words, looked at Sun Shao's bow and asked.
"Swing the dragon gate array." Zhang Qi smiled and said: "It's just storytelling, of course, the most talked about is the war, these soldiers can't tell anything elegant, nothing more than killing or being killed." β
"Hmph." Shen Xuan hesitated for a moment, and then cheered up: "I'll listen and see what kind of achievements this little overlord has been in the limelight recently, so that Brother Huishu appreciates it." β
Zhang Qian laughed, Shen Xuan had already taken brisk steps, passed through several boats, came to Sun Shao, and smiled: "Sun Jun is so Yaxing." β
"Brother Shen, it's just right, come on, we have a problem to argue, I want to ask you for advice." Sun Shao was full of smiles, raised his hand to invite, Qiao Yue took a seat and placed it opposite Sun Shao, Guan Xiaoqing presented a case, and put a lacquer ear cup, Sun Shao personally picked up the teapot and added him a cup of tea. Shen Xuan looked at the teapot in Sun Shao's hand with some surprise, but he didn't find the stove where the tea was boiled.
Sun Shao saw his strangeness, and didn't explain, he raised his hand and signaled, "Shen Jun might as well taste it first, and then make a comment." β
Shen Xuan picked up the cup with some suspicion and brought it to his mouth, but before he drank it, he first smelled a faint fragrance, which was very different from the tea fragrance mixed with oil fragrance that he usually drank, and there seemed to be only tea fragrance in this fragrance. Shen Xuan looked at Sun Shao, and saw that he was smiling and silent, so he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, took a shallow sip, and swallowed slowly, a slightly bitter taste slowly spread between his lips and teeth.
"This is ......" Shen Xuan looked at the green tea soup in his hand, and then looked at Sun Shao.
"The wild tea of Taihu Lake, I gave it a name, it is called Biluochun." Sun Shao smiled a little proudly: "How is it, is there a different flavor?" β
Shen Xuan nodded, took another sip, closed his eyes and savored for a while before saying, "Light and elegant, fragrant and long, it is indeed good." β
Sun Shao stroked his palms and laughed, and said to Zhao Sleeve and the others who were sitting around: "You see, only an elegant person like Shen Jun can taste such a tea fragrance, and it is a waste to let you coarse goods drink it." I don't know the goods, and I say that my tea is not good, don't you want to drink it in the future, or drink your Babao tea. β
"Hahaha......" The crowd burst into laughter.
After laughing for a while, Sun Shao waved his hand and smiled at Shen Xuan: "Just now we were talking about Zhao Kuo, they all said that Zhao Kuo was on paper, and the First World War destroyed Zhao Guo's society, but I said that they misunderstood Zhao Kuo, although Zhao Kuo was wrong, but in the final analysis, it was still the fault that Zhao Xuan did not cultivate in advance. β
Shen Xuan raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment, smiled faintly, he gently put down the teacup in the reverent eyes of those men, and coughed lightly: "What Sun Jun said is really deafening, Shen Xuan thinks that although it is different from ordinary people, he can see Sun Jun's unique wisdom even more." β
Sun Shao clapped his hands and smiled proudly: "How?" β
Guan Feng pursed his lips and smiled, glanced at Sun Shao, and said with a wise smile: "You are slow and proud, wait for Shen Jun to explain a thing or two, and then make a difference, do you know that Shen Jun does not care about your face?" β
Sun Shao didn't think it was wrong, and smiled at Shen Xuan: "Brother Shen, you have to explain it to them well, otherwise, they will be able to deliberately stand out for me and open my mouth." β
Shen Xuan didn't shirk, straightened up, and glanced at everyone. "Xuan dares to ask the gentlemen, if a piece of beautiful jade does not become a good jade ornament, is it the responsibility of the jade, or the responsibility of the jade craftsman?"
Shuai Zeng preemptively said: "Needless to say, of course, it is the incompetence of the jade craftsman, who wasted a piece of beautiful jade in vain." β
"Exactly." Shen Xuan said: "Sun Jun's meaning is this truth, Zhao Kuo has the ability to know soldiers, and Zhao Hao can't argue with him, which means that he is a piece of beautiful jade, and Zhao Hao knows that he has some empty talk, but he doesn't carve it, just gives him a bad comment, is this the responsibility of a father?" Whether you raise or not, it is the fault of the father, and it is Zhao Hao's responsibility not to carve such good materials, not Zhao Kuo......"
Shen Xuan talked eloquently, expanding Sun Shao's meaning, and said it in simple terms, which was much stricter than Sun Shao's two sentences, and everyone was very convinced, and their eyes looked at him even more enthusiastically. Sun Shao has been watching from the side, with a faint smile on his face, and he doesn't speak, and he doesn't have the frustration of being robbed of the limelight, but on the contrary, he seems full of interest. Although Shen Xuan didn't deliberately look at him, the rest of his eyes kept paying attention to his expression, and seeing that he didn't look unhappy, he relaxed his heart.
"Brother Shen's tongue is wonderful, and it really lives up to its reputation." Sun Shao applauded and sighed: "These shafters, no matter how I say they don't believe it, as soon as you say it, they all believe it, it's really more human than human, and it's infuriating." If Brother Shen is willing, he might as well come and teach them more. β
"With Sun Jun Zhuyu in front, how dare Xuan show off?" Shen Xuan said half-truthfully and half-truthfully.
Sun Shao raised his eyebrows, but said with a smile that made people unable to see through the truth and falsehood: "You don't know, I said too profoundly, they can't understand it, and Brother Shen needs to turn it around before they can taste the taste." Hahaha......"
"Say you're fat, you're gasping." Guan Feng glanced at him, owed Shen Xuan, and said apologetically: "The clumsy husband talks and laughs, and I ask Shen Jun to forgive me." β
Shen Xuanzheng was a little overwhelmed by Sun Shao's smugness, Guan Feng said this, he smiled and said: "Madam is modest, I think Sun Jun is also a little high-minded and low-spirited, not tolerated by the world." β
Guan Feng smiled slightly, and was about to speak, but Sun Shao grabbed Shen Xuan's shoulders and said to Guan Feng a little impatiently: "It's rare for someone to praise me so much, what are you muttering, go and take half of the remaining tea to Brother Shen as a thank you." β
Guan Feng smiled, glanced at Shen Xuan, who was a little unaccustomed to Sun Shao's affection, turned around and entered the cabin, Sun Shao pulled Shen Xuan to the bow of the boat, pointed to the bright moon hanging on the blue sky, and praised: "The bright moon rises in the sea, and the end of the world is at this time, the lover complains about the night, and he is lovesick at night." Shen Jun, you travel alone, can there be people in your home? β
Shen Xuan was stunned for a moment, still immersed in Sun Shao's casual poetry, and didn't care about answering Sun Shao's words for a while, and after a while, he said with some bitterness: "Xuan's parents are dead, and he is lonely, how can there be any person who misses." β
Sun Shao slowly lowered his arm, looked around, and saw that the guards had quietly retreated to the side at some point, so he nodded and said apologetically: "Brother Shen, Ling Zun's matter ......" He patted Shen Xuan's shoulder lightly, and let out a long sigh: "The young man lost his father, I can understand your feelings." You've seen your father after all, but I don't even know what he looks like. β
Shen Xuan's nose was sour, tears almost rolled down, and the estrangement between him and Sun Shao seemed to have collapsed suddenly.
"My grandson's family is the master of Jiangdong, and the killing is quite heavy, although it is said to be a last resort, but after all, it hurts the heavens and peace." Sun Shao raised his head, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and calmly brought three points of loneliness: "However, at this point, it is useless to think too much. For Brother Shen's sake, it is better to focus on the future of the family, and don't indulge in sadness. β
"Thank you Sun Jun for your order." Shen Xuan snorted and bowed. Qiao Yue walked in with a bag of tea, Sun Shao took the tea, stuffed it into Shen Xuan's hand, and patted his hand again: "Brother Shen has a knot in his chest, don't drink this wine anymore, so as not to cause trouble from the mouth, let's drink more tea, tea is an immortal drink, and it can go to the world." β
Shen Xuan smiled bitterly, thanked him again, and said goodbye to Sun Shao.
Sun Shao returned to the cabin, Guan Feng was lying on the quilt, and when she saw Sun Shao, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and two dimples appeared: "Husband is a good means." β
"Generally average, third in the world." Sun Shao was not ashamed, took off his coat, got into the quilt, hugged Guan Feng's slender waist, and sniffed deeply on her plump chest: "Fragrant, really fragrant." β
"Is this incense the other incense?" Guan Feng pursed his lips, glanced at Sun Shao, and snickered sourly.
"Uh-" Sun Shao was speechless, and his old face couldn't help but flush a little.
(To be continued)