Chapter 52 A Family Is to Be Neat and Tidy
The place where the guests are entertained is on the first floor, and the shoji door facing the courtyard is open, and a thin silk curtain hangs down to shield it from the cold wind.
More than a dozen guests sat in the brewhouse, drinking, laughing, and admiring plum blossoms.
The four corners of the sake house are burned with blazing charcoal basins to dispel the cold of winter.
A servant led Xu Qi'an in, and everyone turned their heads to look at this young man in a moon-white scholarly robe with a long body.
Xu Qi'an's mind flashed the rules of playing tea around the tea told by Wang Zhutou, and tried his best to make his smile gentle, and waved at everyone:
"In Yang Ling, a talented person in Xia Changle County, all brothers are polite. β
Among the people present, there were not only gentry in brocade clothes, but also students of Guozijian, whose status was neither high nor low.
Some people look away without paying attention, some people look at it, and some people smile back.
It seems that during the Jingcha period, the officials of Dafeng were much more honest..... In the past, with the rank of the floating fragrance girl, this place will definitely be chartered.... Xu Qi'an sat down calmly, his eyes always glued to the Oiran lady who acted as a "Xi Jiao".
Her complexion is full of spring, her eyes are colorful, her fragrance is colorful, and her charm is natural.
This woman is very nice.... Xu Qi'an, who had read countless eyebrows, was also amazed.
In terms of facial features alone, this Oiran and Aunt, as well as Xu Lingyue and Chu Caiwei, are of the same level, with different appearances and their own characteristics.
It belongs to the kind of stunning beauty that can definitely make men stunning and sideways when walking on the street.
But in terms of temperament, this Oiran has the beauty and elegance of everyone's ladies, and in terms of dress, she has a tulle dress that women of this era dare not wear.
The fragrant shoulders are half exposed, the neck is slender, and the bra is wrapped in a layer of vermicelli tulle, and the ravines are looming.
There is a ditch and there is fireβit makes sense that she can be an oiran.
The floating fragrance girl acts as the identity of Xi Jiao, also called the commander, the commander is responsible for presiding over the wine order, is the atmosphere on the table, this work is usually done by a famous prostitute or Oiran, ordinary women can't do it, because the requirements for literary cultivation are extremely high.
This time, he was taking turns to speak the couplet, and the couplet was a pair, and on Xu Qi'an's left was a middle-aged man wearing a light blue robe and a ring.
Just when it was his turn, the middle-aged man raised his glass and muttered for a long time, and said, "Ice cold wine is one o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock." β
The Oiran lady raised the small flag in her hand and commented (touted) on the upper link.
The smile on the middle-aged man's face widened, which was quite useful.
This is the reason why Xi Jie has a famous prostitute with a deep literary background to be a prostitute, there is no level, and ordinary prostitutes can't shoot even if they want to shoot sycophants.
After the comments, the beautiful Oiran lady fell on Xu Qi'an with a pair of beautiful eyes.
Everyone at the banquet also looked at it.
I'm not very good at pairs.... It's hard to get it right alone.... Xu Qi'an was silent on the surface, and secretly anxious in his heart.
He looked at the plum tree in the yard, and with a flash of inspiration, he deliberately drank a glass of wine, made a free and heroic appearance, and said loudly:
"Layue plum is a hundred heads, thousands of heads. β
"Wonderful!" The eyes of everyone present lit up, and at the moment, when they looked at Xu Qi'an, they had a little more smile on their faces.
It's kind of admitting that he has the qualifications to compete for the Oiran and treating him as a player of the same level.
The floating fragrance Oiran smiled, and commented (touted) on Xu Qi'an's next link as usual.
The smile on his face is too professional..... Don't look at me anymore immediately after the evaluation..... The sitting posture is somewhat stiff, and he drinks only when he is advised to drink.... Xu Qi'an quietly observed the body language of this Oiran lady.
Combined with the knowledge of behavioral psychology, I came to the conclusion that this Oiran lady is not eye-catching to our level.
I've been patiently accompanied.
At this time, the maid led a man in, a handsome young man, with fair skin, cool eyes, thin and red lips, delicate facial features, and a boy and a girl.
Everyone in the room looked sideways, and even the floating fragrance Oiran showed a look of surprise, such a handsome little Langjun, even she didn't see much.
After the young man dressed as a scholar entered the room, his eyes swept casually, and he was stunned in vain and froze in place.
The corners of Xu Qi'an's eyes jumped wildly, and he held back a sentence for a long time: "What a coincidence." β
The corner of the handsome young man's mouth twitched, and he also held back a sentence: "What a coincidence...."
"You two know each other. Beside Xu Qi'an, the middle-aged man in a light blue robe was surprised.
Not to mention, he is my little brother.... Xu Qi'an suppressed the shame and embarrassment of turning over the river and the sea, and said with a calm smile: "I have had a few encounters, and I think Brother Xu still remembers Yang, we met in Changle County." β
He deliberately declared his surname to give Xu New Year a reminder and let him use a fake name.
This is the most basic sense of anti-reconnaissance.
Xu Xinnian lacked such awareness, but he was smart, and immediately got his cousin's meaning, and hugged his fists at everyone: "Xu Ping'an, a student of Changle County." β
After saying that, he took a seat under the instructions of the servant.
Are you mixing up my name and that of my second uncle..... Xu Qi'an used wine to hide the groove in his heart.
The wine order continued, and after a while, the maid led the two people in, and the one on the left was handsome, wearing a thick azure robe, with a jade pendant hanging from his waist, and a green hosta hairpin.
There is a person on the right, burly and tall, with a Chinese face, attractive facial features, dressed as a rich man, and his body exudes a fierce atmosphere that is very different from that of businessmen and students.
This middle-aged man with a tall figure stepped into the tea room, swept it casually, was suddenly stunned, and then petrified.
Xu Qi'an: "....."
Xu Xinnian: "....."
The maid found that the guest did not follow, turned her head, and said softly: "Master, please come here." β
"Ahh Oh oh..."Xu Pingzhi stubbornly entered the wine house.
Xu Xinnian and Xu Qi'an silently straightened their waists.
After Second Uncle Xu took a seat, the three of them tacitly agreed not to look at each other, but to maintain a serious sitting posture, looking at their nose and nose.
Didn't the two rabbit cubs say they didn't have time.... It's just a matter of saying goodbye, after all, I know a thing or two about his true inner thoughts..... Ning Yan never goes to the hook....
Didn't the second uncle say that he was on duty tonight.... In the past, every time I had a conflict with my aunt, he said that it was a blessing for eight lifetimes to be able to marry such a beautiful daughter-in-law in this life, and he was unwilling to scold my aunt.... Phew, it's not like I'm out for prostitution.
Didn't the eldest brother never go to the checkbox..... I said how my robe was gone, phew, brazen. Didn't Dad say that he loved his mother deeply and never entered the land of fireworks....
The inner drama of the three is far more colorful than the stiff expressions.
Xu Qi'an felt that the most embarrassing thing in his life had been added. That is when I went out to prostitute and met my second uncle and younger brother.
Oh my mom, I'm socially dead too....
When I think about it, I'm not the only one who died anyway, and I feel much better.
The drinking order continued, Xu Xinnian dealt with it quite decently, after all, he was a scholar, Xu Qi'an looked at the state, and sometimes he couldn't get it right, so he could only be punished for drinking. And Xu Pingzhi was not drinking from beginning to end, and he was disliked by everyone.
The second uncle really didn't force the number in his heart, you haven't read a book, what are you here to make a fuss, Oiran is you want to sleep, you can sleep if you want to? Xu Qi'an complained in his heart.
Dad is really a waste of silver.... Xu Xinnian also complained in his heart.
Both of them were a little anxious, because their performance was mediocre and they did not win the favor of Oiran. Xu New Year, who has a good skin, is too decent, and is gradually not looked at by the Oiran.
The worst thing is that there is a strong competitor on the field - the handsome young man in a thick azure robe.
He was born in the country and was quite talented, although he entered the table late, but he dominated the limelight with his good talent, which made the Oiran Lady cover her mouth and chuckle from time to time.
The young man in the azure robe picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and said loudly, "This time, you might as well start first." β
Everyone had no opinion, and the floating fragrance Oiran smiled and groaned: "Zhao Gongzi, please." β
Zhao Gongzi looked around at everyone and said, "Pine Leaf Bamboo Leaf Leaf Leaf Cui." β
"It turned out to be a couplet. Someone at the table was taken aback.
"Pine leaves, bamboo leaves, leaves and green leaves... Wonderful, wonderful, ashamed. β
"Brother Zhao is talented, and he is worthy of being a scholar of Guozijian. β
After a round of fighting, everyone was able to match.
Zhao Gongzi smiled faintly and looked arrogant.
The floating fragrance girl's eyes were shining, and she stared at Zhao Gongzi.
Judging from her expression and subtle movements, Oiran has a good impression of this surnamed Zhao and admires his talent.... Xu Qi'an frowned and turned his head to look at Xu Xinnian.
The latter just seemed to have a sad look between the brothers' eyebrows.
Originally, according to Xu Xinnian's meaning, the eldest brother who is good at poetry should be like a fish in water in the Teaching Workshop Division.
Unexpectedly, after half a day, I played wine and boxed and took turns to pair pairs, but there was no poetry.
In the past two hundred years, there are very few excellent poems, and readers are not good at composing poems and lyrics.
When playing tea circles, it is natural to avoid what you are not good at.
And the guests here tonight, the quality is uneven, just for the pair is a little difficult, the floating fragrance of the Oiran Lan heart, deliberately do not mention the poetry, so as not to embarrass the guests and lose face.
At this time, the floating fragrance flower girl got up, blessed her body, and said softly: "The little girl is a little tired, so she will retire first, and a few people will drink slowly." β
This tea fight is over.
Next, if the Oiran lady takes a fancy to someone, she asks the maidservant to leave them behind and bring them into the house.
If you don't like it, the maid will send off the guest, and then start the next round of tea.
Everyone waited expectantly and apprehensively, time passed little by little, and after half a pillar of incense, a maid came and said in a coquettish voice:
"My lady invited Zhao Gongzi into the house for tea. β
The guests shook their heads regretfully, sighed, and some congratulated Zhao Gongzi with a smile.
Zhao Gongzi smiled, with a victorious attitude.
At this moment, the three men of the Xu family couldn't sit still at all.