Chapter 14: The World
Returning to the mansion with a heavy heart, the lobby was bustling, full of friends, very lively, and a bit of the atmosphere of New Year's Day.
In addition to the gentlemen and down-and-out scholars in Lin'an City, there are even some warblers and swallows, who seem to be the first courtesans in various tiles.
Come to think of it, women from good families, who would come to their own married man's house in groups.
It seems that the previous life of this highness was rich in wine and wealth, and the content was as wonderful as it was.
"Your Highness, there is nothing to do anyway, how about going to Chunfeng Tower to recite poems and lyrics?"
"Your Highness, if you are bored, it is better to go to the West Lake and enjoy the snow by boat, which is very comfortable!"
"Your Highness, why don't you go to Fengle Building, eat mutton and drink new wine!"
Seeing Zhao Hong come in, fox friends and dog friends, confidants and confidants all saluted, all of them smiled, and there was an indescribable cordiality.
The gentlemen in the seat are full of ambition, and most of them belong to the stubborn lords of Lin'an City who do not worry about eating and drinking, have nothing to do, are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and are on the left side of the door.
He suddenly remembered a famous quote from someone in later generations: The core of rich people is boredom.
Gluttony hurts the stomach, drinking hurts the body, playing with women hurts the kidneys, and gambling hurts the liver. Where else can these people go except to the "clubhouse" where they sleep and sleep in willows and hurt their bodies and kidneys?
Snow appreciation is just eating, drinking and having fun in the name of snow appreciation. What can they get out of that little bit of mush in their heads? Drunk to pick up the lamp to watch the sword, dream back to blow the horn company camp, or vomit West Lake and pollute the environment?
As for the major restaurants in the mouths of the gentlemen, such as the Fengle Building outside the Fengyu Gate and the Chunfeng Building in the east of Yanding Fang, they are all famous gold caves in Lin'an City. At night, the exterior of the building is fragrant and the sideburns are shadowy, and the BMW fragrant car is arrogant; The lights in the building are red and green, the silk and bamboo orchestra, drunk and dreaming of death. It is also a place where these gentlemen of Lin'an City often go. Especially around the Spring Festival, it is brightly lit, singing every night, and forgetting to return.
Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, listening to strings and songs and knowing the meaning of elegance, it seems that this Zhao Hong is still a boring cultural "hooligan" at the core.
The cost of a meal in major restaurants may be the income of the people for several years.
"Everyone, the day before yesterday, Shi Miyuan and I had another quarrel, and the trouble was very unpleasant. When I think about it, I feel angry in my heart, I can't wait to kill this old thief, and I'm not in the mood to go out at all! β
As soon as Zhao Hong spoke, there was silence in the lobby.
"Since His Highness is not in a good mood, let's not disturb him, let's leave first!"
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and finally someone coughed, and opened his mouth without smiling.
"Your Highness, let's meet again another day!"
"Your Highness is in a bad mood, let's come back another day!"
"Come back another day!"
The others stood up one after another and took their own initiative.
Everyone just takes what they need, and of course they don't want to be affected by the pond fish in vain.
In the lobby, there were soon a few people left.
These are all staff diners in Zhao Hong's mansion, and they have to rely on Zhao Hong's Zhou Ji to make a living.
"Your Highness, Shi Miyuan is powerful, and he still has wives and children below, so I'm leaving!"
"Your Highness, Shi Miyuan's power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, take care!"
Several doormen also stood up one after another, and were about to say goodbye and leave.
"Everyone, it's going to be a holiday, please go to the account room, get 50 yuan per person, and have a good New Year."
Zhao Hong whispered softly and stopped everyone.
Ordinary people, five or six yuan can have a good year, and 50 yuan of money is considered sincere.
The staff thanked and left, seeing that there were only a few courtesans left, Zhao Hong was sighing at the warmth of people, and none of them were men, not as good as the dream of Qinglou, one of the young women said shyly.
"Your Highness, as the New Year approaches, can you reward some money to let the sisters also spend the New Year?"
Zhao Hong was confused, a courtesan took the account book, Zhao Hong opened it, it turned out to be the expense of the restaurant, and there was a signature of the predecessor Long Feifeng Dance.
Zhao Hong suddenly realized. It turns out that this is the end of the year.
The amount is not large, and it is not enough to collect debts, right?
The dignified prince of the Song Dynasty, is he like a person who does not repay his debts?
"Everyone, you are going too far. My dignified Guogong Mansion, when did you owe you the silver taels upstairs! β
Li Tang couldn't help it, and gave the courtesan a black face.
ran to the house to ask for an account, and openly slapped his face, and then he won't let people patronize it in the future?
"Your Highness, forgive me, when it comes to the end of the year, everyone is the same, and it's not just for Your Highness. Sisters still want to live, so please ask Your Highness to be gracious. β
The courtesan's face flushed slightly, and she apologized to Zhao Hong.
"Your Highness, be gracious! Your Majesty, forgive me! β
Several other warblers and warblers saluted Zhao Hong together.
"Everyone Hong, everyone, it is natural to repay debts, not to mention that it is the end of the year. Everyone's words are serious. β
Zhao Hong didn't smile and handed the account book to Li Tang.
"Li Tang, you go and arrange it."
For the Chinese New Year, these additional expenses must be repaid, of course.
Especially these women, it is not easy to earn hard-earned money.
"Come with me!"
Li Tang blackened his face and left with a few women.
"Xu Sheng, why did I use to be outside...... Is it on credit? β
Zhao Hong felt awkward in his heart, and asked softly to Xu Sheng, who was standing on the side.
Door-to-door accounting, these courtesans, this is out of the way, and they don't plan to do his business in the future?
"Your Highness, arrears are common, but they are settled after a few days, and the government is not unable to pay these money. Your Highness should beware, perhaps someone is behind it. If you don't get it right, tomorrow's tabloid will have rumors that prostitutes have come to the house to collect debts. β
Xu Sheng's words made Zhao Hong stunned for a while.
Feeling that he is simple and innocent, too stupid and naΓ―ve.
"Xu Sheng, I can't see that you have a big and three thick appearance, but your mind is flexible!"
The authorities are fascinated, and the bystanders are clear, not to mention that he is still a rookie who is not familiar with his own life.
The singer is just that, the fox friends are most likely unreliable, and the staff and diners have also left. It seems that the evil consequences of befriending Shi Miyuan are extraordinary. It can also be seen that Shi Miyuan's obscenity is prosperous.
"It's clean and white!"
The hall was empty, and Zhao Hong said a leisurely word, staring ahead.
Fox friends, dog friends, wine and meat eaters are unreliable. I'm afraid that relying on only two humble young guards will not help. Without foreign aid, relying only on himself, he fights with people and the sky, and his confidence is obviously insufficient.
The court was young and vigorous, and under the competition, he was sent by an official who was mentioned in the ordnance to specialize in casting firearms. No matter how good it is, I am afraid it will not change the current predicament.
But either way, let's do our job well.
I originally wanted to go to the ordnance station, but now it is a holiday, and I have to take office after the Spring Festival at the earliest.
The attendants, attendants, Yishan and other officials in the house are all part-time, and they do not receive their own salaries, and they have gone home on leave. Several subordinates in the house have also gone home for the holiday, and the house is rarely quiet.
"Your Highness, all of them have been dispatched. From the villain's point of view, I am afraid that someone did it deliberately. β
Li Tang came over, his face as black as the bottom of the pot.
"You can see that, too."
Zhao Hong laughed and suddenly asked:
"I used to go out with these people, who bought them...... Pay the bills? β
Without any restraint, the word pay almost popped out again.
"Most of the time, of course, it's you, Your Highness! You are the prince, and many others eat mixed rice. Don't you know, Your Highness? β
Li Tang said angrily, his face was still dark.
Now this Zhao Hong has no shelf, and Li Tang doesn't have so many scruples when he talks to him.
"It turns out that I still have money!"
Zhao Hong nodded, and wanted to ask how many digits his account was, but finally gave up.
Those with vested interests have no worries about food and clothing all their lives, so what's the point of asking this?
The diners gave up their own wronged boss because they were afraid of Shi Miyuan, which can also be seen Shi Miyuan's obscenity.
Thinking of a few women in the house, Zhao Hong immediately ordered to go down.
"Li Tang, let Xu Ji, Chun Tao, and Xia Meng get more money and go back to their hometown for the New Year."
Even if he is an "undercover agent", he is an Israeli person, unable to control his own destiny and at the mercy of others. I know it well, so why bother them.
Not long after Li Tang left, Xu Sheng brought in a middle-aged couple with sad faces.
"Your Highness, please save Ah Liang!"
The middle-aged woman knelt when she came in, and the man made a straight face and shook it reluctantly, which made Zhao Hong stunned for a moment.
"Your Highness, this is the Xu couple. Their youngest son, Xu Liang, is in prison, and they are here to beg you. β
Xu Sheng whispered popular science in Zhao Hong's ear.
In the past few days, they have all found that their master seems to be in a trance, and many things cannot be remembered.
"Xu Liang?"
Zhao Hong's heart was beating again. Where is this Xu Liang sacred?
"Your Royal Highness, Xu Liang is your friend from childhood to adulthood, a sworn brother, "Lin'an Four Heroes", Xinyi Hongliang, have you forgotten? β
Xu Sheng whispered, shaking his head secretly.
Your Highness, won't there really be a problem with this brain?
"Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu, get up quickly, please take a seat!"
Zhao Hong and Yan Yuese personally stepped forward to help Xu's mother.
Seeing Xu's father's reluctance, Zhao Hong instantly understood.
It seems that the mother is eager to save the child, and the father is very reluctant, and there must be something strange in it.
"Uncle, what's wrong with Ah Liang?"
Xu's father and Xu's mother are dressed in gorgeous clothes, and their clothes are bright, and they are obviously official eunuchs.
"Lin'an Four Heroes", righteous brothers?
Zhao Hong couldn't help but sigh. Who hasn't been young? This Zhao Hong also had a young and frivolous past.
"Your Highness, Ah Liang made a mistake and went to the prison of Lin'an Mansion. Be kind and save him. β
Xu's father didn't speak, Xu's mother opened her mouth tremblingly, pitifully, and secretly pulled Xu's father's clothes with her hands.
"Your Highness, this indisputable thing! The face of my Xu family has been lost by him! β
Father Xu had a dark face, took out a money bag from his arms, and stuffed it to Mother Xu.
Mother Xu stepped forward and stuffed the money bag to Zhao Hong.
"Ah...... Auntie, what is this? β
Zhao Hong was confused, and the word "auntie" was called out.
He took the cloth bag, saw a few gold collars in the bag, and hurriedly retreated.
"Auntie, hurry up and take it! Otherwise, I wouldn't have done it! β
Looking at the dress of the two elders, they are dressed in silk and satin, and their manners are generous, and they don't seem to be ordinary people.
However, from the wear and tear of Xu's mother and Xu's father's sleeves, it can be roughly seen that the Xu family may have fallen and their lives are not easy.
"Your Highness, you are really benevolent!"
Father Xu was full of emotion. These gold collars are already all their savings.
"Don't worry! Yin Wujing of Lin'an Mansion has some friendship with me, I will go to him early tomorrow morning and ask him to release him as soon as possible! β
People are locked up in the prison of Lin'an Mansion, which is easy to do, it just costs some money. Anyway, the money is not your own, and I don't feel heartache.
Xu's father and Xu's mother left after thanking him, Zhao Hong sat back in his chair and said to Li Tang:
"Li Tang, I've been a little confused lately, maybe I've been drinking too much. These relatives and friends around me, confidants, please tell me about it. β
Indeed, many relatives and friends around him do not know the details, which makes him have to be embarrassed often.
"Your Highness, you are not fox friends and dog friends, you all have some skills. Let's just say that Tian Yi, their family's ancestral Liuhe marksmanship, Lin'an City is very famous. The former division of the palace once recruited his father and son to be the head of the gun and stick in the forbidden army, but they were all refused. β
Li Tang's words made Zhao Hong interested all of a sudden.
"800,000 forbidden army guns and sticks! Why isn't he called Lin Chong? β
Zhao Hong was full of interest and immediately urged Li Tang.
"What about the other two? Tell me about it, too! β
"Your Highness, the other two, including this Ah Liang, I really don't know. This Tian Yi, because he sells meat in Babei Xiuyi Workshop, the price is fair, and sometimes I patronize it, so I know. β
Li Tang looked at Zhao Hong and shook his head secretly.
Looking at Zhao Hong like this, I'm afraid it's not that he drinks too much, but that he really has a problem with his brain.
Liuhe gun? Selling meat? Butcher?
Is this Zhu Hai, the butcher of Daliang City who "saved Zhao with a golden mallet" during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period?
It's a pity that he is not the "Four Sons of the Warring States".
"Li Tang, take the jar of good wine, bring two packs of dim sum tea, I want to go to Xiuyi Workshop!"
Zhao Hong was full of interest and said it aloud.
When I came to the Great Song Dynasty, in addition to appreciating the charm and customs of Lin'an City, I also had to make a few friends and talk about feelings.
If it comes, it will be safe. People still have to live in reality. Since we have come to this era, we will follow the living methods of this era.
As for the memories of the previous life, let's go with the wind.
"Your Highness, do you really want to go to the Cultivation Workshop?"
Li Tang carried the gift, followed behind Zhao Hong, and asked with a dark face.
"Yes! Babei, Xiuyi Fang, look at friends! No doubts, right? β
Zhao Hong continued to move forward without looking back.
The emperor also has poor relatives, not to mention that he is a prince with no power, no power, no power, lustful and lewdness.
"Your Highness, Xiuyi Workshop is all butcher shops, dirty, don't you dislike it?"
Li Tang asked in surprise with a black face.
The meat market of Lin'an City is in the Xiuyi Workshop in the north of the dam, the two streets in the alley, are the butcher shops of slaughtering, slaughtering pigs no less than hundreds of mouths every day, it is very lively, but the environment is not very good, there are countless Golan tiles.
Zhao Hong loves to play the piano, and his white clothes are fluttering, let him go to the place where he kills pigs and lets him bleed, can he stand it?
"What's dirty? Eat whole grains, shit, pee and fart, ordinary people, don't you eat, drink, and laze? β
Zhao Hong looked at Li Tang and smiled.
"Li Tang, haven't you noticed that you are much more cheerful than before?"
Li Tang was stunned for a while, and hurriedly led the way.
That's vulgar, isn't it? Being able to say such things is like a different person.
Xiuyifang is mixed with dragons and snakes, and there are many private prostitutes. Zhao Hong went to see his righteous brother nominally at this time, wouldn't it be lonely and unbearable, and go to find a private prostitute to have fun, right?
It's not night yet!