Chapter Twenty-Five: The Lake of Forgotten Worries
Forget the lake, how many people are haunted by dreams, the lush greenery can not be seen at a glance, the sun shines through the branches and leaves on the cobblestone path, and the fresh air is refreshing.
In the distance, there is an octagonal pagoda-shaped building standing in the lake, a wooden corridor connects the lake islands, the buildings are simple and elegant, the lake water is rippling, the lake surface swims with all kinds of birds, and the outline of the painting boat appears from time to time, so that people can't help but stop and watch, and it is like a fairyland here......
"In the end, it's a royal garden, it's just different."
On the periphery of the lake, Chu Ling stood in a pavilion, admiring the scenery he saw, and showed a faint smile, "No matter who comes here, I don't want to leave, no wonder the lake is open to the public every year, which can attract a large number of people to play, even if it is in the periphery." ”
Influenced by the poetry jointly organized by the seven academies of Shangdu, there are far more people coming to the Lake than before, and the Poetry Club is not only a feast for literati, but also a carnival for ordinary people.
But it's still a pity.
Chu Ling secretly sighed in his heart, this way from the cultivation workshop to the Lake of Forgotten Worries, although there were also many stalls along the way, with all kinds of color sheds, lighthouses, etc., but in Chu Ling's eyes, this cultural feast that attracted much attention in Shangdu did not have its potential to be exerted to the extreme.
If you focus on the theme of the Forget Worry Lake Poetry Club, in the periphery of the Forget Worry Lake and the neighboring markets, you can build a corresponding leisure and entertainment area, set up the corresponding stalls, as the Forget Worry Lake Poetry Club gradually pushes to the climax, the silver earned every day is immeasurable, and even the introduction of a limited tour of the inner circle of the Forget Worry Lake, how much is the price of a ticket, I believe that those rich businessmen in Shangdu are willing to spend a lot of money to buy.
It's a waste of resources.
Chu Ling shook his head, he only paid attention to the readers of the Forget Worry Lake Poetry Club, and limited all kinds of activities to the inner circle of Forget Worry Lake, Chu Ling felt that it was still not atmospheric enough.
Since it is to enjoy with the people, it is necessary to be perfect.
However, along the way, Chu Ling could also feel the importance that the Feng Dynasty attached to scholars, and he could also see the class cage that could not be seen or touched.
Forget it, don't think about it.
Chu Ling smiled, turned around and walked towards the pavilion, he came to forget the lake, just to distract and feel the human customs of the wind dynasty.
In the past, he was busy with wine and went to open a business, and he didn't have time to relax, but now that the wine has opened, although the business is not hot, Chu Ling believes that with the passage of time, the wine he drummed up will inevitably gradually become famous.
Money, how much is a lot?
Just enough to spend.
Chu Ling likes his current life very much.
Don't be impatient, don't fight, don't grab, live every day calmly, do what you like, and don't have to affect yourself for certain things.
"This son, let's finish the herbal tea."
Walking to a lakeside tea stall, a middle-aged man smiled and said to Chu Ling who came over: "It's not expensive, a bowl of tea is only three yuan, do you want to drink it?" ”
"Let's have a bowl."
Seeing that the middle-aged man was working so hard, Chu Ling was also a little thirsty all the way, and smiled slightly: "Shopkeeper, do you have pastry snacks here?" ”
"Yes, yes!"
The middle-aged man nodded hurriedly and replied, "Childe, what do you want to eat?" You find a place to sit first, and I'll let someone find it for you, but you will have to charge an extra ten cents, hehe, it's a hard fee. ”
"Then buy some pastries, a plate of braised pork, and some melons and fruits."
Chu Ling took out a piece of broken silver and handed it to the middle-aged man, "These should be enough." ”
"Enough, enough."
The middle-aged man hurriedly stretched out his hand to take the broken silver, and said with a smile: "What the son wants, he can't spend it at all, you sit first, and there will be it later, and you will have a lot of change." ”
Doing business is all about integrity.
In these stalls on the periphery of Forget Worry Lake, one is counted as one, and they are all abiding by this rule, the money that should be earned must be earned, and the money that should not be earned will never be touched.
Chu Ling liked this kind of atmosphere very much.
Whether it was the cities or villages he passed through, or the experience in Shangdu, what he encountered and saw was the same.
Chu Ling avoided a few tables of tea guests, and walked towards a small tea table near the lake, the tables and chairs were very clean, and the tea stall shopkeeper was a diligent person.
Facing the blowing lake breeze, Chu Ling sat down in his robe, looked at the rippling lake, and could vaguely see the octagonal pagoda-shaped building in the distance.
"Hey~ Have you heard? The painting boat opened by Zhaoyan Academy in Forget Worry Lake has already hung the name of the leader set by them in the primary election, and a few poems have been displayed, which can cause quite a stir. ”
"Why haven't you heard of it, I came to Forget the Lake today, just to see what kind of poems the leader selected by Zhaoyan Academy has made that can stand out among many readers."
"Don't you know, last night Zhaoyan Academy announced the top leader, so that many readers who participated in the primary election of Zhaoyan Academy ran to buy drunk."
"Then have you seen Zhang Bu's poems? Straight lady thief, you can see that the place where the painting boat is full of people, Lao Tzu is stunned that he didn't squeeze in, alas......"
At the several tea tables adjacent to Chu Ling, the people sitting were chatting one by one, and Chu Ling, who heard this, subconsciously looked at them.
The leader of the primary election of Zhaoyan Academy has actually come down clearly?
How long has it been, and it's too early to announce it, right?
Chu Ling was a little surprised, the Forget Worry Lake Poetry Club is divided into primary and final selection, the primary selection is the seven academies selected separately, and it is clear that the top representatives of each family, and the final selection is the representative of these top leaders, to participate in the Ming Hall of Forget Worry Lake, according to the rumors in Shangdu, many big people will participate.
There is still a long way to go before the final selection.
"Guest, your tea."
The shopkeeper of the tea stall brought a bowl of herbal tea, bent down and handed it to Chu Ling, then looked at the tea guests, and said with a smile: "Isn't this a coincidence, I know what the guest officers want to know." ”
"Really?"
A tea customer looked at the tea stall shopkeeper in surprise, "Lao Zhao, don't fool Lao Tzu." ”
"Where can I be!"
Zhao Zheng smiled: "We have known each other for so long, when have you ever seen me deceive someone?" ”
"Then you should tell me!"
Another tea guest couldn't hold back and looked at Zhao Zheng eagerly.
"This ......"
Zhao Zheng sold Guanzi.
Chu Ling smiled.
I want to ask someone to buy more tea.
"Okay, stop the ink, and serve me another bowl of tea."
"And me."
"Serve me a bowl."
"Come on, bring me a bowl too."
"You're a fucking profiteer, count me in!"
In the face of everyone's scolding, Zhao Zheng was not angry, ran to the tea stall, and served tea to them one by one.
"Guest officer, the pastries, braised meat, melons and fruits you want." At this moment, a young man ran to Chu Ling with a food box and laid out the things he was selling one by one, with some fine sweat on his forehead.
"That's right, it's your change."
The young man took out dozens of coins from his arms and handed them to Chu Ling, "I have already taken the money for running errands, you count." ”
"You can keep it."
Looking at the young man's simple eyes, Chu Ling didn't answer, and smiled slightly.
The boy was stunned.
"Second uncle, I didn't steal the guest officer's money." The young man was a little flustered and looked at Zhao Zheng timidly.
"Silly boy, this is the child's reward for you."
Zhao Zheng walked over with a smile and tapped the young man's head, "Thank you Childe, Childe, don't care, country children don't understand this." ”
"It's fine."
Chu Ling picked up a piece of melon and fruit and handed it to the young man, "Eat it." ”
"Thanks... Thank you, Childe. ”
The young man stepped forward timidly, carrying the food box in one hand and the money in the other, and bent down to take the melon and fruit handed by Chu Ling, his Adam's apple squirmed, but he didn't eat it.
"Second uncle, you eat."
The young man turned around and handed it to Zhao Zheng, thought about it, and handed over the money as well, "Take this money, second uncle." ”
"What a silly boy."
Zhao Zheng touched the young man's head dotingly, "You eat, I don't like to eat, I'll keep this money for you, and when I save enough, I will help you build a house in the village." ”
"Okay, don't delay the effort, let's talk about it."
A tea guest urged at this moment.
"Okay, okay, I'll just say that."
When Zhao Zheng heard this, he first raised his hand to Chu Ling and saluted, then looked at the tea guests with a smile, cleared his throat, and the tea guests who were sitting poked their heads.
"Come and eat with me."
Seeing the young man standing timidly, Chu Ling stretched out his hand and signaled, "I can't eat, don't waste it." ”
The young man hesitated, glanced at Zhao Zheng's back, and then walked timidly and sat down.
"I think you all know who the leader of the primary election of Zhaoyan Academy is, right?" Glancing at his nephew, Zhao Zheng said to the tea guests with a smile.
"I don't know!"
A tea guest's chin raised slightly, "It's called Chu Ling, don't talk about those useless things, let's talk about Zhang Bu's poems." ”
Chu Ling, who was originally handing the chopsticks to the young man, frowned slightly when he heard what the man said.
Is the primary champion set by Zhaoyan Yuan himself?
Chu Ling looked up, and Zhao Zheng said at this time: "Let's talk about the first poem first, that sentence looks up to the sky and laughs and goes out, how can I be a Penghao person, I was also excited when I first heard it......"
What does Jiang Zhongzi want to do?
When Chu Ling heard this, he was sure that the matter of the primary election of the top of Zhaoyan Academy must have come from Jiang Zhongzi, but he obviously did not participate in the Forget Worry Lake Poetry Club, why did Jiang Zhongzi still do this.