Chapter 51: The Laneige Extravaganza
It's a pity that she has diarrhea, the whole person is prostration, the thieves are complaining, the thatched house is in short supply, how can she take care of her?
Nan Mo closed his eyes, grinding on the rough wood, again and again, in front of these bandits, but it was not easy to make these small movements, so he could only think of a way to turn them away.
Eating pears and crabs together will cause diarrhea, but the crabs that are really distributed to the thieves are few after all, Nan Mo didn't expect it to have such a big effect, so he just had the right to try.
Unexpectedly, the thieves are good at drinking, and alcohol has irritating ingredients, which will only catalyze the coolness of those two things, making the diarrhea more unstoppable, but it has fulfilled her by mistake.
Wearing out the rope on his hand, Nan Mo quickly untied Ming Xi again, and the two of them searched in the direction where Shen Yisheng was taken away, and found an empty house, only to find Shen Yisheng unconscious inside.
Taking advantage of their inability to defend at all, several people led the horses in the stables and woke up the people who were also unconscious.
Mingxi didn't care about the messy bun, just after the stable, he remembered something and went back again.
When Nan Mo saw the girl in the deerskin dress, he lifted the cauldron with both hands and poured the rest of the soup into the manger.
Nan Mo glanced back, the bandits of Taer Mountain didn't really do anything to them.
In this era, there are starvation everywhere, and the people are willing to send crabs to them, which shows that these bandits are not ruthless.
Ming Xi glanced at Shen Xiaohouye, who also went out and never rode a horse, and Nan Mo, who said that he couldn't ride a horse, and sneered, "A nest of snakes and rats." ”
Fu Lai resigned himself to the carriage.
Fortunately, Ming Xi was clever enough to pour the pear and crab juice left over from the thieves into the trough in the stable, and even if the thieves recovered, it was a strange thing that the horses who had eaten the hay could catch them.
Ming Xi said goodbye to Nan Mo and Shen Yisheng.
When it was over, Ming Xi looked back on the horseback and smiled, "This son, you are not so timid." is so smart, it's a pity to match Shen Yisheng. ”
With that, he pulled the reins and rode away, and the servants on the horses behind him followed suit.
Nan Mo looked at her back as she took the lead and went away, and sincerely admired her courage.
In this era, it's not you who give the opportunity and there are people who dare to seize it. Most of them are people who cower and are bound by rituals.
Like Mingxi, who dares to take care of the family business openly and honestly, there are even fewer women who do not hesitate to show their heads.
The Laneige Meeting, which lasts for three days.
It is held in the mansion of the Luo family in Jiangnan and invites famous artists to taste it. The Luo family in Jiangnan and the Ming family in Dijing are both pure merchant families, and the world is known as "North Ming and South Luo." ”
The head of the family, Luo Kui, is a vassal and elegant person, and he has fought many times with everyone who belongs to Jiangnan, and finally got the qualification to hold the Laneige Club this year.
Luo Kui has a good face, and he began to prepare for related matters half a year ago, from a flower to a scene, to who to discuss with in the question setting of each level, which is the top priority for him to consider.
thought it was a means to entrap the scholars of the poor family, but when Shen Yisheng and Nan Mo arrived at the door, they found that they also needed a threshold to enter the door.
What poor people? What is the home of a merchant? It's all good on the surface.
The actual situation is that there is no post on the door: "No money is not allowed to come in, and no famous people are allowed to come in." "Unless there is a letter of recommendation from a famous person, it is blocked at the door. There are even a lot of people who have been kicked out.
The little boy at the door saw that the two of them looked poor and sour, and he was even more disrespectful, and Shen Yisheng almost got into a fight with someone.
Nan Mo motioned to him not to be impulsive, she didn't want to be famous for touching porcelain. The two of them returned in a huff, but they deliberately pretended to be people with lofty ideals from poor families, and as a result, they couldn't even enter the door.
And last year's Su Ziruan, who was also a poor person, won the first place in the Laneige Society.
Shen Yisheng has a lot of connections, so he left Fulai at the inn, took the handwritten letter that could enter the door, and tried to enter the Luo Mansion again with Nan Mo, who was dressed in men's clothes.
This time, the little boy at the door, when he saw the letter of recommendation, did not stop him, but instead stammered and flattered.
Shen Yisheng pulled Nan Mo's wrist and raised his toes.
The guard boy, when he saw the two of them entering the door, changed his face very quickly, and snorted from his nostrils, "Heh, two dead and broken sleeves, who is so unqualified to write a letter of introduction to them?" ”
Nan Mo sneezed inexplicably, and finally realized that the strange eyes of the people around him always seemed to float to them. Then, as if he had discovered a new continent, there was an irrepressible excitement in his expression. The expression was ambiguous and meaningful, and she exchanged experiences with her friends, and her eyes fell on Shen Yisheng pulling her wrist.
Nan Mo realized the crux of the problem and shook off Shen Yisheng's hand, Shen Yisheng touched his nose unconsciously, what did he do wrong?
From Luo's house into Zhumen, the corridor is tortuous, the winding path is secluded, and it goes straight to Ziqin Hall, and the azaleas bloom along the way, a good beautiful scenery.
somewhat combined with the tastes of these literati, one by one they recited poems in piles of threes and fives, and they were not in a hurry to enter the Ziqin Hall at the end of the corridor.
Ziqin Hall is the first level of this Laneige meeting, which can be regarded as the entry level.
Poetry to meet friends, the subject is not limited, as long as the heart of the emotion book on the designated page, and then sent by the special children to the "Liuyu Hall", please be the world's famous people to evaluate, the selected will enter the pavilion, with the literati to meet and compete.
Nan Mo and Shen Yisheng naturally did not follow these people to admire the flowers and poems, but went all the way to Ziqin Hall.
Shen Yisheng boasted of being romantic, shook the folding fan, and then picked up a pen and wrote improvisations on Xiaoye rice paper.
Because he was born with a good appearance, a graceful temperament, a face like a crown of jade, shining eyebrows, and a frown, all of which are eye-catching.
deceived a large number of people with his skin, and the stars surrounded him like the moon, but Nan Mo was squeezed out of the crowd.
Shen Yisheng waved his pen, and everyone couldn't take their eyes off it.
I saw Shen Dashao, and he was a turtle when he lifted the pen. The turtle shell is round, the turtle eyes are blazing, and it is not spiritual.
Everyone gasped, from the excitement of Fang Cai to the disdain of today.
This is the merry son of a family, relying on his family connections, who came here to play tricks on them.
In an instant, the literati dispersed, and Shen Yisheng was full of interest and added a beard to the turtle.
At this time, the "Liuyutang" is also a place of great contention, for a poem, unless it is excellent, it is inevitable that each will be in its own eyes. It is different from buying vegetables at the entrance of the vegetable market, and the face of bargaining is red. The celebrities here drink tea and burn incense, not in a hurry, and wait for the other party to state their views on the poems, and then investigate their mistakes, and they will hit with one blow. Tell the story and smile, it is the so-called battlefield where murder does not see blood.
As soon as noon passed, the poems with magnolia petals were sent back and read out by children of higher status, who could enter the selection qualifications of the Liuyutang and enter the Pavilion of Surprise.
In the afternoon, more than 100 people were invited to the first floor of the Farewell Pavilion.
Don't be surprised that there are four floors of pavilions, the bottom is rectangular, each layer is accumulated, then rotate 90 degrees, when stacked to the fourth layer, it has been gracefully formed into a square, it can be said that it is staggered, exquisite pattern.
Nan Mo's song "Dongting" was qualified to enter the Don't Surprise Pavilion, but she didn't expect that the turtle handed in by Shen Yisheng was also selected.
Shen Yisheng was proud, money can make ghosts grind, sometimes literary style does not mean anything, but money can.
The people who entered the Don't be surprised Pavilion were surprised to find that the first floor of the Don't be surprised Pavilion was just hung with a picture of a beautiful woman appreciating flowers, and there were peonies in the garden leaning on the night breeze and fluttering, and the branches of colorful birds stood in harmony with each other.
"This is a question given to you by the head of the Luo family, and I asked someone to draw this painting, and I integrated Miss Luo's sinking fish into the painting. Ladies and gentlemen, if someone can tell this painting in poetry, Miss Luo would like to invite him to talk about it and pour it with famous tea. ”
Someone laughed, "The head of the Luo family is a drunkard, and he doesn't mean to drink." ”
"What's the use of fame? What's the use of a floating name? Having fun in time is the true disposition. "Another humane.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this Luo Kui is using this to choose a wife for his beloved daughter, and some people are intoxicated by the beauty picture, and they can't extricate themselves, and their eyes are straight.
A group of literati looked at this chic blind date, touting the elegance of the incomparable, the bet was one more bet, or the most colorful one, who wouldn't want to return with beauty? is even a little bold, comparing Luo Kui's beloved daughter with the Sanskrit Yin Ji of the imperial capital.
Nan Mo pinched Shen Yisheng's arm, lowered his voice and said, "You don't want to try?" ”
"In my opinion, the person in the painting is not as good as you, why don't we try it?"
He was already rampant, so naturally he didn't restrain himself, and those who were close were shocked by his rebellious words.
This is a blatant slap in the face of the Luo family.
Shen Yisheng disdains it, the Luo family's chaebol power in Jiangnan is second to none, but it is a pity that every year when the officials appointed by the emperor come down, the first one is to suppress the chaebol headed by the Luo family. On the surface, taxes are already heavy taxes, and there are countless bribes in private.
There is no treachery or business, but the officials sent down are getting more and more unfed year by year, and it is even more common for lions to open their mouths, so Luo Kui has to find another way, and even does not hesitate to use his beloved daughter to attract people from all walks of life.
Nan Mo understands this, there are people in the DPRK and China who are easy to do. If it is directly connected with the magnates in Kyoto, the Jiangnan Luo family may not be able to enter the eyes of the magnates. Even if it is just for money, Luo Ting will only become the concubine of the high family, not the wife of Ming Media, so Luo Kui's plan will be greatly reduced.
The Laneige Club has attracted the attention of the emperor, and winning the first place in the Laneige Club is like a stepping stone to climb high and look far, and the future is just around the corner.
At this time, using Luo Ting as a means to win over the poor scholars will not only increase the gimmick of the Laneige Society, but also take advantage of the great opportunity to set a future son-in-law before the first time, and Luo Kui can be said to be a good calculation.
In the Yiren Pavilion, the picture of the beauty in front of the literati has become a realistic version.
But anyone who has seen Luo Ting's posture has to say that the beauty on that painting is really greatly discounted, because the temperament of this Luo Ting is extremely elegant and dignified, the peony is in the eyes, and the dark fragrance floats in the heart.