Chapter 11: Peony Flower Society
A long night's sleep, the next day when I woke up the time has come to my own, I drank a little high last night, so that my head is still dizzy and swollen, I got up and walked out of the house, the sun was shining outside, the top of the mountain, the houses were one after another, if I didn't know that this was a tiger village, Meng Changsheng was almost an ordinary village, because he found that there were women, children and even old people here.
It's completely different from the bandit gathering place in my impression, more like an ordinary village, of course, not all, at least most of the men here are tall and tall, with swords.
"Dream Child" "Dream Child, you are awake" walked out of the door, and two thieves came in front of him, it was Li Changchang and Yu Changle, the two of them were here to wait for Meng Changsheng to wake up, and when they saw Meng Changsheng coming out, they immediately said: "Dream Gongzi, the big boss and the second lady are waiting for you, we will take you over." β
"Okay, then I'll bother the two strong men" Meng Changsheng responded, knowing at this moment that the other party had no ill will towards him, and he didn't have any worries in his heart, even if he was in a den of thieves.
"Liuxian, sit here", "Dream Child", "Teacher", "Brother Wang, Miss Wang, Xiaoling...."
Entering the house, I saw Wang Hu, Wang Yan and Xiao Ling, the food had been arranged, and it seemed to be waiting for him, Wang Hu directly called him Liuxian, it seemed that he really regarded him as a friend after last night, Meng Changsheng didn't know if the other party regarded him as a friend in his heart, but he also called Brother Wang along the way, and then said hello to Wang Yan and Xiao Ling and sat down.
"That's right, wait for me to go down the mountain and go back, I won't teach Xiaoling for the time being, come over tomorrow morning, my idea is, in the future, I will come over every morning and go back in the evening, and the time during the day will be used to teach Xiaoling, I don't know what Brother Wang and Miss Wang think?"
During the meal, Meng Changsheng said to the two of them again, this is the result of his thinking, although he agreed to teach Xiaoling, but he does not intend to really live directly in this tiger village, after all, he is a bandit, it is better to keep the necessary distance, the so-called distance produces beauty.
Wang Hu and Wang Yan glanced at each other.
"Of course there is no problem, since Xiao Ling has recognized you as a teacher, how to teach Xiao Ling is naturally arranged by Liu Xian. β
Wang Hu said, Meng Changsheng also smiled and nodded when he heard this, he was afraid that the other party would forcibly detain him in the Tiger Village.
"Then Xiao Ling is obedient, and when the teacher comes over tomorrow, he will ask you to study?"
Meng Changsheng turned his head to the little girl again and smiled.
"Good!"
The little girl also grinned, revealing her good-looking little tiger teeth, and responded crisply.
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"Liuxian, is it safe for you to ride a horse alone, or I will let someone ride a horse to take you. β
Half an hour later, full of food and drink, Meng Changsheng was about to go down the mountain and return to Chen County, Wang Hu directly found a horse, but worried that Meng Changsheng was in danger of riding a horse alone, he couldn't help but say kindly, but when he heard Wang Hu's words, Meng Changsheng was a chrysanthemum for no reason, thinking of yesterday's experience, it was a chill, his face turned a little white, and he hurriedly waved his hand.
"No, no, I'll ride slower, I'll be fine. β
After speaking, Meng Changsheng hurriedly climbed on the horse alone, like that, he was very embarrassed, Wang Yan next to him couldn't help but hold back his laughter when he saw this scene, Wang Hu also twitched the corners of his mouth, obviously understood, glared at Li Changyuan who was not far away, only stared at Li Changyuan and shrunk his neck, and then said to Changle.
"You go and send off Menggongzi and send Menggongzi back to Chen County safely. "Yes!"
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Chen County, noon, the sun is high, April time, the spring sun is warm, Chen County West Street, the high platform is built, a pot of peonies is placed on it, a piece of purple and red, the surroundings are densely packed with people, Zhao Changfeng is full of red light in the company of his wife and the maid of the family standing in the crowd, from time to time enjoying the congratulations and praise in the crowd.
There are two families in Chen County, one is the Chai family, the other is the Zhao family, the two families may not be anything in the entire great Wu Dynasty, but in the entire Chen County, it can be described as a monstrous power, that is, the county has to give three points, both are businessmen, but the reputation of the Chai family in Chen County is not good, the Chai family and his wife died early, and only one son Chai Shaoan is left in charge of the family, but he is a gentleman, bullying men and women.
However, the Chai family is powerful, and although his parents died, Chai Shaoan has a sister who married a big official in the capital, and he heard that he is very powerful, so no one dares to touch Chai Shaoan, that is, the Zhao family and the county magistrate are respectful and stay away in the face of Chai Shaoan.
Compared with the reputation of the Chai family, the Zhao family is undoubtedly much better, the head of the Zhao family, Zhao Changfeng, is also a shrewd person, and usually pays attention to his reputation, so in Chen County, the reputation of the Zhao family is much better than bad, and today's peony flower meeting is held by the Zhao family, and it has directly attracted countless people to come, literati, traders and small people....
Some are to join in the fun, but some are for other purposes, such as some young literati, knowing that today's peony flower will also have a poetry club, they all want to show it, all the people in Chen County know that the Zhao family has no children, only one daughter, and the country is fragrant, if you wait to behave well, the Zhao family will be taken by the master, and directly marry her daughter to herself, wouldn't it be a step to the sky, and she will receive both wealth and beauty.
Although many people know that this situation is almost impossible, there is always a little thought, in this world, there are a few people who do not want to climb the high branches.
"It's really lively, whether it's talking about different things or not, just wait and see how the plot develops. β
Dressed in a gray scholar's suit, coming back from the Tiger Village, Meng Changsheng also came to the crowd, looking at the grand occasion in front of him, and saw that Zhao Changfeng, the master of the Zhao family, took his wife and the maid to maneuver around the crowd, his face was full of red light, he didn't come here for this peony flower club, nor did he have any thoughts about the Zhao family, the real purpose was just to determine what he thought in his heart.
Although the original owner of the body fell in love with Miss Zhao at first sight, it was the original owner of the body, not him, besides, from yesterday's incident and the death of the original owner of the body, he also vaguely guessed that Miss Zhao was not as simple as he imagined, naturally he was more respectful and distant, and in his opinion, his current identity and the Zhao family can be described as a chasm, this kind of toad and swan meat, he is still a little self-aware.
Crowded in the bustling crowd, Meng Changsheng is not conspicuous at all, plus the original owner of the body is not good at socializing on weekdays, and most of the time he stays in his small thatched house, so although he is famous in Chen County, there are very few people who can really recognize him.
"According to the plot in Liao Zhai Zhiwei, wait for the peony flower meeting to start, Chai Shao'an will appear, and Zhao Abao will also appear...."
In the crowd, Meng Changsheng is like this, but he still has a trace of doubt in his heart, even if it is really a chatting world, but this is also obviously a deviation, the name of the male protagonist in the plot of Ah Bao in the original play is Sun Zichu, not his dream of Changsheng, which is obviously not in line with the original plot.
"Flowers are not flowers, fog is not fog, novels and TV series in the past life are just novels and TV series after all, and they can't be compared with the real world, so let's take one step at a time. β
Meng Changsheng thought so in his heart, he also knew that novels and TV series were not the real world after all, and they could not be completely brought into the real world, and he was now traveling to this world, although many of them were related and similar to the things in the previous life, but he couldn't completely generalize.
After thinking about it, I saw that Zhao Changfeng, the head of the Zhao family in the crowd, also walked on the high platform at this time surrounded by his wife and the maids of the family, with a beautiful face, Meng Changsheng looked at Zhao Changfeng, and saw that this person was dressed in a purple robe, no more than six feet tall, his hair was knotted into bundles, his temples were white, showing his old state, but his eyes were bright, and his speech and demeanor gave people a sense of calm and moderate manners.
"Everyone, everyone, first of all, Zhao is here to thank you for being able to give Zhao a thin face, to support this peony flower party, Zhao is grateful, and secondly, is to talk to you about this peony flower meeting, today Zhao held this peony flower meeting here, and has no other intentions, just want to enjoy this peony flower with everyone in this peony blooming season. β
On the high platform, Zhao Changfeng spoke, pressed with both hands, and the people below also quieted down, seeing this, Zhao Changfeng was even more distracted, only feeling full of face, and speaking a little louder, he spoke.
"However, if this peony flower will only appreciate the flowers, it seems to be too monotonous, so, in addition to appreciating the flowers, Zhao will also hold a peony poetry meeting, with peony as the theme, I sincerely invite me Chen County literary talent to give a poem, if the ability to overwhelm the heroes, when the first place in the poetry meeting, Zhao will also prepare ten taels of silver as the first place in the poetry meeting. β
"Good!" "Good!" "Bang!..."
Zhao Changfenghua fell, and the following was applause and applause, especially some conceited literati, who were even more grinding their hands one by one, eager to try, and the literati had a good name, which is almost a common problem, and even in the eyes of many literati, reputation is more important than life, which is not difficult to understand that literati are high.
Lonely Fang self-appreciation, anyway, literati have this problem, love reputation, consciously high identity, out of the mud without staining, at this moment this peony poetry and literary club, in the eyes of many literati present, is no less than an opportunity to enhance their reputation, as long as they win the first place, not to mention others, just in this Chen County, Shilin, it is definitely famous, not to mention that there are ten taels of silver to make a color head, you know, if it is an ordinary family, a year's life is estimated to be two or three taels of silver, ten taels of silver, are enough for ordinary people to spend several years, for them, no less than a huge amount of moneyγ
Rich and famous, this kind of good thing, who doesn't like it.
"Ten taels of silver, it seems that I should also consider making a copyist. β
In the crowd, Meng Changsheng's eyes were also bright, he was not too interested in reputation, but he was tempted by ten taels of silver, the most touching in ancient times, it was nothing more than money, and he was no exception, he himself was not a high-minded person who regarded money as dung, not to mention, he was short of money now.
And if you can make a name for yourself here, it's also good, after a day or two, he also carefully thought about his future path, the first thought is naturally the best way to embark on the road of cultivation, but he has no way to cultivate now, so he can only retreat, take the road of the imperial examination Anyway, he is also a talent now, as long as he passes the county examination again, he will lift people, and directly turn over to be a master.
People always have dreams and pursuits, if there are no dreams and pursuits, what is the difference between them and salted fish.
In his mind, Meng Changsheng also began to recall, what poems and articles described peony in the previous life, although he fused the memory soul of the original owner of the body, the body of Xiucai, and it was also considered some literary talent, but it was still possible to make some ordinary poems with this literary talent, but it was absolutely impossible to write some famous poems, so naturally he could only do literary copying.