Chapter 24: Entering Lin'an, the World Is Prosperous (Part II)
The entrance is a small cubicle, there are hangers, copper basins, low stools, and even two or three bookshelves, there are several pots of orchids on the shelves, dozens of books, and there are also four treasures of the study room in the middle, it is easy to play, there is a small stool in the corner, there is a desktop lantern, and there is no window in the compartment. At first glance, this is the place where the guests hang their coats, clean their hands, and wait for their entourage.
To the west is the corridor separated by the hanging veil, hanging beaded curtains, and walking in the walk is a large banquet hall. A square table in the middle, several carved hollow windows in the south, push open the pavilions and pavilions in the backyard, rockery and flowing water, and there are vague small maids shuttling back and forth. The north side is a low stool with a screen, and the eight doors of the screen are painted with ink and stone fruits, plum orchids and bamboo chrysanthemums, and the low stool is placed in front of the screen, which must be used when performing music.
There is a small door in the north of the west, and there is still a bookshelf desk against the wall in the south, which is convenient for guests to write. The landscape paintings of ink and wash on the wall, the fan surface of flowers and birds with fine brushwork, are extremely exquisite, and there are small red lanterns hanging along the willows and eaves of the house, which is rich and prosperous.
Lu Xihua nodded and smiled, "Yes, this is it!"
Mother Bustard stepped forward, pulled out the chair on the west side of the square table, and said, "Please take a seat." I don't know the guest's surname, but do you have a favorite girl?"
Lu Xihua sat down, "The contemptible surname is Lu, I returned from overseas, I don't understand the customs of the Great Song Dynasty, and I asked my mother to bother to choose a talented and good-looking girl to accompany her, the best young and lovely." After speaking, he took out ten taels of silver and handed it to the bustard's mother, "Please also ask my mother to serve wine and food quickly, I am hungry in my belly, and the wine worms are already troubled." ”
The bustard mother pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't worry, guest." After saying that, he patted it lightly with his hand. I saw a few small servants holding gold and silver plates, containing fruit and delicacies, and silver cups and silver pots were neatly placed on the table.
Lu Xihua wondered, "Mom, please stay, but I don't understand, this Song Dynasty porcelain is famous overseas, why doesn't my mother use to make tableware?"
When the bustard's mother heard this, she smiled and bent over, "Now, the slave family really believes that Lu Gongzi is returning from overseas." This porcelain is the most common in our country, and it is also the most cheap, and it can never be used by guests. Only those poor people and foreigners will regard them as treasures, and they dare not use them like my winery, for fear of neglecting the guests. The son also asked for a little rest, and the slave family will come when they go. ”
Lu Xihua suddenly realized that in this Great Song Dynasty, porcelain tableware was the most lowly utensils, and only poor families would use them. No wonder I came into the house and didn't see a single piece of porcelain.
In the middle of the sound, the bustard mother came slowly with a woman. The woman's head hangs down in a bun, a section of bangs in the middle, two temples hang down to the neck, the thin hair on the side of the head is knotted into a bun, hanging on both sides, two dragonflies made of green jade are embellished on it, and white jade beads are attached to the tips of the ears. The upper body wears a light purple thin shirt, the thin shirt has narrow sleeves and a collar, and the lower body is a green onion and white skirt with a golden yellow belt at the waist. Painted with Yuandai eyebrows, thin vermilion, the face is slightly red, a little red between the lips, and a lotus flower is depicted with Zhu Dan on the forehead. Looking at the physiognomy closely, he is only fifteen or sixteen years old, young and lovely.
The bustard's mother took the woman's hand and said, "This is the little girl's mountain, is Lu Gongzi still satisfied?"
The woman stepped forward and bowed her head and bowed her hand, and said in her mouth, "The little woman Gu Shanshan has seen Gongzi Lu, and Gongzi is blessed." ”
Lu Xihua also stood up and bowed, "The contemptible person is from overseas, and he has just returned to his homeland, so I will ask the mountain girl to take care of it tonight." ”
Both parties were satisfied, and the business was completed, and the bustard's mother said goodbye and withdrew from the house, and her own little servant began to serve food, and there was an endless stream.
Two servants carried a carved mountain and put it on the table, and then a small servant took out preserved fruit and vegetarian meat dishes from the food box and spread them on it. Gu Shanshan instructed the servant to put the dishes away. After the end, the little guy retreated and closed the door, leaving only Lu Xihua and Gu Shanshan in the house, and only the sound of silk and bamboo could be faintly heard outside the window.
When Gu Shanshan sat down, Lu Xihua spoke to himself first, "I don't know how to call Shanshan yet." ”
Gu Shanshan covered his mouth and smiled, "Childe can call Shanshan Aiqing." ”
Lu Xihua has big eyes, and when he used to watch TV, Aiqing came to Aiqing and was the emperor's affectionate name for the minister, and he didn't expect that it could also be used in this green building. Immediately, he pointed to the dishes on the table and asked, "Why do you put the dishes on the carved mountain?"
Gu Shanshan replied, "This is called inserting the mountain, imitating the style of Penglai Xianshan, and the cloth is on it, when there is a Penglai Shengjing, a sense of layering." ”
Only then did Lu Xihua understand that the ancients ate flowers when they ate, made a rockery, and put the dishes on it, layer upon layer, staggered, and really good-looking. There are pearsticks, lychees, dried peaches, gum dates and other preserved fruits, lettuce, bamboo shoots, cucumbers, spinach and other vegetarian dishes, baked chicken, roast duck, ginger shrimp, wine crab, chiuro, deer breast, white-cut mutton and other meat dishes, all of which are exquisite and dazzling, and are all good dishes to accompany wine.
Gu Shanshan picked up the wine jug and poured a glass for Lu Xihua, and handed it to Lu Xihua with a small saucer, "Please also ask the son to taste this lamb wine." ”
Lu Xihua said with a smile, "Aiqing is also full, everyone drinks together." ”
Gu Shanshan twisted the wine glass and touched it with Lu Xihua, raised his glass with both hands and drank, Lu Xihua drank it in one gulp, only felt that this wine was sweet and smooth, the taste was excellent, the degree was not high, only ten degrees, and couldn't help but say, "This lamb wine is really good, I don't know how much it is worth?
Gu Shanshan said, "This lamb wine is a famous wine of my dynasty, which is worth eighty wen a catty, and the price in the building is one hundred and twenty wen." The slave family only knew that mutton was indeed used to make this wine. ”
It's not expensive, the rice is 30 wen a catty, and the mutton is 300 wen a catty, Lu Xihua said, "It's not expensive, please take more, I'm going to drink it tonight." Gu Shanshan hurriedly left his seat and opened the door and instructed the little guy outside to get wine. The little guy picked two buckets in a moment, five bottles each, one pound each, all chilled.
After pushing the cup and changing the lamp a few times, a little drunk, Lu Xihua asked, "I don't know that Aiqing's name is that mountain?"
Gu Shanshan said with a smile, "It's a mountain that is only because of being in this mountain." ”
Lu Xihua clapped his hands and said, "Not bad, yes! I see how charming Qingshan is, I expect Qingshan, I should be like this when I see it." Good, good!"
Gu Shanshan was taken aback when he heard this, "Childe can still compose lyrics? I see how charming Qingshan is, I expect Qingshan, I should be like this when I see me." It's really a good sentence, dare to ask how is the whole word of Childe?"
Gu Shanshan's original surname was Liu, called Liu Ying'er, he was originally an official eunuch, his father was implicated in prison and died, he was confiscated into an official prostitute, and he could only accompany the wine to sell his art, but unfortunately his appearance was not good (the Song people thought), he often felt sorry for himself, he could not get the official opportunity to accompany the wine, and he had no good way. can only be put in this small Lin'an, and come to this lawsuit joint venture wine inn to entertain guests. It's a pity that it is still not liked by the guests, today Gu's mother said that there is an overseas visitor, who is a big fat sheep and wants to be served. The other sisters served the seafarers, but they disliked the smell, the lack of literacy, and the vulgarity, so they had the opportunity to come to serve. Unexpectedly, the guest listened to his stage name and blurted out a beautiful word, is he really a great talent?
When Lu Xihua heard Gu Shanshan ask, he thought that the words he read were written by Xin Qiji, and Xin Dada had not yet been born, so he had to touch his bald head and said embarrassedly, "I only learned a sentence that I got before, and I have no context." Please also ask for your understanding. ”
Gu Shanshan saw Lu Xihua's embarrassment, covered his sleeves and smiled, "Childe is so polite, it's impossible for others to think of a word." ”
Lu Xihua scratched his bald head, "Can Qingqing sing lyrics?" Would you like to sing a song for me?"
Gu Shanshan leaned over slightly, "Please also ask the son to name him." ”
Lu Xihua thought for a while, "Then come to Prime Minister Yan Xianggong's new song and a glass of wine." ”
Gu Shanshan was slightly blessed, "Please also ask the son to wait, and I will go and call the qugong to come." ”