Chapter 63: Tighten Your Fence
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In the fourth year of Chongzhen, on the morning of the sixth day of the lunar month.
Zhu Daolin personally drove the four-wheeled luxury carriage, accompanied by the famous fox friends and dog party such as Ying Changpei, the third son of the Ying family, Xu Wenxun, the second son of the Wei State Mansion, Zhang Deyi, the little son of the Longping Hou Mansion, and Yan Yihe, the youngest son of the Yan family, the head of the four major grain merchants, led more than ten carriages full of dowries to the Liufang Building on the bank of the Qinhuai River.
At noon on the ninth day of the lunar month, the head office of Bofu Bank, which has been eye-catching for several months, opened at the same time, and on the same day, six branches of Bofu Money Bank distributed in the bustling places outside the city opened at the same time.
Tens of thousands of onlookers were shocked to see in the noise of gongs, drums and firecrackers that hundreds of distinguished guests from all walks of life in Jinling came to Bofu to congratulate them, including four Shangshu and nine squires of the Sixth Department of Nanjing, Yang Jinchao, the eunuch of Nanjing Town, Wu Gonggong, the chief eunuch of the Tongyuan Bureau, who had just been promoted to deputy supervisor of the town, and more than ten third-rank generals from the Nanjing Governor's Mansion.
Zhu Daolin, who was wearing a simple robe, and Xuanqing, the abbot of Ziyangguan, stood beside Ying Zhengqing, the helmsman of the Ying family, Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, and Zhang Gongwei, the Marquis of Longping, with a smile on their faces, which attracted the attention of all walks of life in Jinling.
On the morning of February 1, 1632, the first of the ten famous prostitutes of Qinhuai, Xu Fuxu, accompanied by Zhu Daolin, the young Taoist of Ziyangguan, held a retirement ceremony with tears in the sighs of more than 20 famous Qinglou sisters and hundreds of Qinhuai daughters, solemnly announced that after leaving Qinhuai, they would open a music school in Zizhuyuan, Ziyangguan Academy, and hire twelve senior musicians in the industry who are about to retire as teachers. Teach all the skills to all children who are willing to learn rhythm and instrument playing.
At the end of the ceremony, the tearful Xu Fu said goodbye to the sisters who couldn't stop crying, took his daughter Liu Rushi and three other little girls, and boarded the two four-wheeled carriages brought by Zhu Daolin with simple luggage and belongings.
The news of the famous prostitute Xu Fu's retirement spread throughout Jinling City in less than half a day, and the speed of news spread and the huge sensational effect far overshadowed the marriage ceremony that was still talked about by countless people on the sixth day of the lunar month, and the potential influence faintly exceeded the opening ceremony of Bofu Qianzhuang that shook the north and south of the river.
Clear-eyed people soon discovered that the three major events that happened one after another in just seven days were the figure of Zhu Daolin, a young Taoist of Ziyangguan who had become famous for several months, Zhu Daolin was not only a party to the sensational marriage ceremony on the sixth day of the lunar month, but also an important participant in the two major events later, and many high-ranking officials and business elites made inferences:
This mysterious and talented young Taoist is likely to be the initiator of a series of major events in the past few days!
Zhu Daolin never thought that he would be so famous, and he was extremely reluctant to be in the public and become the object of countless people's viewing and discussion, but from the occurrence to the ending, everything seemed to be arranged by God, so that he could only move forward, and finally Zhu Daolin even had the feeling that "his fate quietly changed from the moment he unintentionally obtained the Vajra Circle", and it seemed that everything was already doomed.
At sunset, the newly renovated East Cross Courtyard in the Purple Bamboo Garden looks particularly warm and quiet, the canopies of several tall camphor trees are dyed with a layer of brilliant glow, and the birds are still playing and singing in the treetops after a busy day.
After the sumptuous dinner, Zhu Daolin led Xu Fu, who was full of joy, and walked around the courtyard with five girls such as Ruyan and Ruyi, telling everyone that five days ago, more than 900 orphans placed here had moved into the well-equipped Yixue dormitory in the north, where the environment was quiet and well-equipped, not only there were two rows of eight large classrooms, but also a large playground covering an area of 20 acres around Zizhu and green trees, please kind-hearted Xu Fu and the girls do not worry about the children who moved out of here.
Returning to the main hall with bright and clean windows, Zhu Daolin pointed to the newly replaced glass windows on both sides of the gate and told everyone:
"Due to the limited amount of glass brought last time, most of it was used in the West Cross Courtyard, and only two windows could be installed here, after the Spring Festival, all the windows in this courtyard will be replaced with such glass windows, and then I will think of a way to see if I can buy back the glass-making machinery and manufacturing technology from the overseas Tianshu Pavilion."
"If all goes well, in about a year, the people of Jinling will be able to buy large pieces of glass and tiles made into tiles, and they won't have to light up their homes during the day."
"If this is the case, it will be a great merit, and I believe everyone will be grateful to Childe." Xu Fu looked at Zhu Daolin affectionately.
Zhu Daolin endured the throbbing in his heart, and took Xu Fu's hand and walked to the backyard: "This east courtyard is the same size as my west courtyard, but the layout is different, the east and west wings on both sides of the front yard were originally inhabited, very spacious, the furniture and sleeping couches should be complete, and the two rows of wings are connected to the tall and wide two-story main hall left and right, occupying most of the entire courtyard, even if three hundred people live in it, it is very loose, just used for the school." ”
"The backyard with the small garden has been renovated, a new deep well has been laid, and the two-story building on the east side of the house is the same as the west wing, with a large bluestone bathroom and a convenient and clean toilet...... Let's stay for now, if there's anything else you need to say to me, don't be embarrassed to speak. ”
Xu Fu quietly pinched Zhu Daolin's warm and thick palm: "It's enough, it's a hundred times better than the Liuxiang Building where the slave family used to live." ”
"Do you have any requirements from a few girls? If you have it, say it quickly, and don't regret it if you don't say it. Zhu Daolin, who was in a good mood, joked.
The girl who had her heart belonged to her good sister Ruyan and smiled silently, and the other three little girls who were only eleven or twelve years old lowered their heads shyly, not daring to look at Zhu Daolin, and their cute appearance made Zhu Daolin and Xu Fu couldn't help but smile at each other.
Xu Fu happily ordered: "Okay, girls, go back to your nest to rest, take a bath, clean up the house and be diligent, after starting to formally learn the skills tomorrow, it will not be as easy as now." ”
The three little girls happily said goodbye and left, Ruyan girl and Rushi girl saluted Zhu Daolin and Xu Fu, and both returned to the elegant boudoir where Liu Ru lived exclusively.
Zhu Daolin led Xu Fu into the small building in the east, and hugged each other before the door was closed.
As the night fell, the girl changed into a plain dress after taking a bath, excitedly pulling the girl who had been tidying up the boudoir for herself, and quietly asked if she was in love with her son?
Before the words fell, there was a sharp pinch from the girl like smoke, and the two beautiful girls were entangled together, scolding and screaming, knowing that they had no strength, so they both lay on their backs on the couch covered with soft brocade quilts and gasped.
"Sister, I envy you so much, I can finally be by my son's side!" The girl sighed leisurely.
Ruyan passed over her graceful body, pulled the hand of the girl and comforted: "Sister, don't worry, Childe has already made arrangements, didn't you see that Childe is even going to be by his side for our sisters?" I believe that before the New Year's Lantern Festival, Childe will get his wish and ask his sister to come to his side, and then our sisters will be together again? ”
The girl smiled happily, grabbed her sister's hand and asked curiously, "What has the son been busy with these two days?" ”
Miss Ruyan recalled: "The morning before yesterday, when I ran out of breakfast, Gongzi summoned the chief steward Brother Shi and the other six stewards to discuss the morning, and at lunch, together with Brother Shi, I drank with several martial artists who had just quit the army and brought more than 30 good men in the army to join Gongzi. ”
"Just after noon, the third prince and the little marquis of the Longping Marquis Mansion came, when Mei Ya and I went to renew the tea, I happened to hear the son say that he wanted to give the twenty percent of the shares of the United Merchant to the little marquis, and the little marquis didn't dare to accept this generous gift, and kept refusing, and finally accepted it, but asked the son to accept the transfer of two percent of the shares."
Childe smiled and said that the silver would be free, and one day you would meet an eye-catching antique calligraphy and painting and give me two pieces, and the little marquis hurriedly agreed. Before dawn this morning, I heard the terrible sound of fighting in the front yard, and Sister Xiaoying and I were terrified! ”
Ruyan patted his chest that was not yet full in fear: "We ran out to see what was going on, and when we arrived outside the gate of the main hall, we found Gongzi and the six newly arrived martial artists standing on the grass in the middle of the courtyard and talking well...... When I quietly asked the people who came to watch earlier, I realized that it was a competition between the son and the martial artists just now. ”
"You don't know, none of the new martial artists are Gongzi's opponents, almost all of them were beaten down by Gongzi in three or two, and those martial artists who have always been unruly under the command of Wei Guogong are completely convinced."
"I didn't expect Childe's martial arts to be so powerful, the slave family likes it so much!" Liu Ru is watery, and her eyes are full of worship.
Miss Ruyan smiled proudly: "Later, when Childe returned to the back room, Sister Xiaoying and I served Childe to take a bath and change clothes, and asked Childe why he competed?" Childe said earnestly that he must ensure our safety, that all property is not destroyed by others, and that he must hurry up and tighten his fence. ”
"Alas! There have long been rumors in the market that Childe is not only proficient in music and rhythm, excellent piano skills, but also a strange man who is proficient in business and can write and martial arts, and now it seems that this is indeed the case, and in private I have quietly guessed with Sister Xiaoying that Childe must still have secrets that we don't know. ”
Liu Ru nodded frequently: "Sister, you say, will my mother know my son better than us?" ”
Ruyan was stunned for a moment, thought about it and immediately got up: "Dead girl, just talking, forgot to light a candle in my mother's room!" ”
Liu Ru exclaimed in surprise and quickly got up, hurriedly combed her messy hair, and rushed to the east building across the small garden with the lighted candlestick with Ruyan, and hurriedly entered the main hall and walked straight to the bedroom in the back room.
Before I reached the door of the bedroom, I suddenly heard my mother scream as if she had been pierced into her body by a sharp blade, and she was so frightened that she trembled on the spot, and the candlestick in her hand fell to the ground.
After a brief moment of panic, the sisters rushed into the bedroom and shouted Mom, what's wrong with you? All of a sudden, Zhu Daolin, who was trembling on Xu Fu's fiery and delicate body, screamed in fright.