Chapter 33: Seasickness
(If you get your wish, you will return three more, but you will fall at the bottom of the list, the form is critical, continue to ask for support!)
The Tongjiang River traverses Jizhou, the waves are turbulent, it turns around and goes west, and finally roars into the Yellow River. One section of the river basin, which happens to pass outside Dao'an Province, is very spectacular.
There are three major cities under the jurisdiction of Jizhou, and Dao'an Mansion is one of them.
Today is the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, which is the grand day of the Dao'an Poetry Club. At dusk, on the surface of the Tongjiang River outside the city, there are already boats all over the place, thousands of sails are competing, and it is very lively.
The Daoan Poetry Club will be held for three nights each year. It has a long history and a long reputation, and it is very famous in the entire Jizhou. Among them, there is no shortage of popular poems and songs. There are even some scholars from poor backgrounds who became famous with poems, and even were appreciated by dignitaries.
Therefore, every year, I go to the Dao'an Poetry Club, hoping to be a budding reader, like a carp crossing the river, I don't know how many.
In addition to the literati, there are also business families who participate in the poetry meeting, as well as the Qinglou celebrities - the Qinglou of this era is by no means a simple dirty place, those famous prostitutes, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, proficient in everything, plus have the appearance of the city, the conversation etiquette trained since childhood, has always been the object of the pursuit and love of high-ranking officials and nobles, writers and famous writers, I don't know how many well-known romantic stories have been deduced, and how many famous poems have been recited through the ages.
As the old saying goes: "Xideng Qinglou is in good spirits, and love is inspired by the red dust", but it is not covered.
There is also a celebrity aphorism: to experience life, not only to go deeper, but also to intervene, insert, enter, and never just be an outsider......
It makes a lot of sense.
The Dao'an Poetry Club is at its peak in development and has a huge scale, and it costs a lot of money to hold it every time. It is impossible for the government to bear all these expenses. There are shrewd officials, so they come up with a model for merchants to participate, so that merchants can make large donations to fund the poetry club.
On the other hand, merchants who were not in the hall of elegance could also be qualified to participate in the poetry meeting, and could nominate a representative to write a poem and compete for fame.
This is the reason why Jiang Zhinian looked for Ye Junsheng.
However, over the years, the talents of scholars that businesses can invite are limited, and most of them are down-and-out scholars, and even Xiucai can't get in. It is difficult for such a person to write decent articles and poems, and it is simply impossible to compete with those talented people.
Therefore, the merchant representative is the role of accompanying the prince to study every year; even so, if he does not accompany him, he must accompany him, after all, the government has a target to come down, and if the businessman offends the government, then he will not be able to eat and go around. The only way to maximize profits, the most important of which is to launch your own business signboard, which is equivalent to spending money on advertising.
The most powerful way to advertise is that your own representative level is high, and the poems can pass the primary selection, be favored by the judges, and be recited.
Example: There is a poem written today, which is made by a certain merchant on behalf of such and such a business......
With this thought, the name of the business came out, which played a role in publicizing it.
Therefore, in order to compete for a position, many businesses with strong financial resources will pay a high price to hire some good representatives. However, since ancient times, scholars have regarded themselves as high-minded, and regarded money as a blockage, and those who are slightly famous will not be willing to cooperate with merchants, let alone those who have meritorious reputation.
This time, Jiang Zhinian invited Ye Junsheng, but he did not sign any agreement, and there was no remuneration, at most it could only be regarded as a free trip.
In fact, from Jiang Zhinian's point of view, his family brought Ye Jun to participate in the poetry meeting, which was essentially a support.
Ye Junsheng is a bookworm, he doesn't listen to things outside the window, and he has lived in a study full of books since he was a child, which can be called a model of "otaku". If he doesn't come out, naturally he won't have the opportunity to show his talent. No one else can understand, I don't know what this person has read and what he has learned over the years...... Or is he stupid in reading, and his brain is bad, otherwise how could he not take the test for fame, live a miserable life, and have a sister to support him?
It's just a waste!
For many years, no merchant dared to ask him to be a representative.
Wouldn't it be ridiculous to invite a nerd who doesn't understand the world to be a representative? When some idiotic jokes are made, Sven will sweep the floor, and the signboard will be smashed, and then you will want to cry without tears.
Now, Jiang Zhinian is invited.
This request is not so much confidence in Ye Junsheng, but more of a compensation - compensation for Ye Junsheng's automatic dissolution of the marriage contract.
Because Jiang Zhinian felt sorry for Ye Junsheng's grandfather.
It's a subtle emotional fluctuation.
Therefore, when this suggestion was strongly opposed by Jiang Mu, Jiang Zhinian still tried his best to suppress it. But Jiang's mother also has her position, she said that since the two families have dissolved the marriage contract and have nothing to do with each other, how can they be involved again, which will ruin Jiang Jing'er's innocent reputation.
Jiang Zhinian thought about it and simply let Jiang Jing'er make a decision.
Surprisingly, Jiang Jing'er, as the heroine, actually agreed to ask Ye Junsheng to be the representative of the poetry club.
This decision made Jiang Mu drop nine cups......
......
Vomit!
A gust of wind blew, causing the waves to churn, and Ye Junsheng's stomach was also churning, so he hurriedly lay on the side of the boat and vomited again.
He was seasickβ
This is really a very uncomfortable thing, since the morning, he has vomited several times, vomiting and spitting, not only is he not used to it, but he almost vomited out the yellow bile water.
This ship is a boat leased by the Jiang family, and the bow is under the banner of the Jiang family: Jiang Teng Dart Bureau!
The Jiang family is running a dart business, which has developed well in recent years, and has opened 18 sub-bureaus within the jurisdiction of Jizhou, and the general bureau is in Pengcheng County.
Ye Junsheng only recently knew more about the Jiang family, and his previous knowledge was too superficial, after all, the former nerd only cared about books.
"Brother, are you alright? β
Ye Junmei hurriedly handed over a towel.
Ye Junsheng's face was pale, he took the towel to wipe his mouth clean, and said with a wry smile: "It's okay, just spit and spit out, I'll get used to it." β
"Hmph, it's useless to be a scholar. β
It was Jiang Jing'er's voice, she was dressed in men's clothes, heroic, and strode by--this girl seemed to be unwilling to let go of any opportunity to ridicule Ye Junsheng.
After leaving an extremely arrogant word, she immediately walked away with her head held high.
The well-developed breasts, even if they are tied with strips of cloth, still show an undulating shape. If it is completely liberated, how big is that?
This has to be a serious question.
Ye Junsheng settled down and said, "I'd better go back to the cabin to rest, and come out at night when the wind and waves are calm." β
As he spoke, he staggered back to the cabin.
Ye Junmei was not at ease, and hurriedly supported him on the side.
Entering the room, Ye Junsheng fell asleep, he suddenly regretted a little, and promised Jiang Zhinian to participate in this poetry meeting.
Regarding Jiang Zhinian's thoughts, he understands it.
Because I understand, I will come to participate, but I didn't expect that I would be seasick, I really hope that these three days will become a thing of the past as soon as possible.
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