Chapter 41: The Dream of the Great Ming
Liu Tingting's matter was an episode of the dinner, and everyone passed with laughter. I drank and chatted with Zhu Runze and Liu Qingfeng, Brother Zhu didn't see that he was an ordinary family, how could he not drink and chat with those noble sons, but chatted with us little fish and shrimp. Zhu Runze said, you see those people are freshly dressed and angry, and they are all shining, all of them are all the way, and I came here to take a look with an attitude of learning and critical appreciation. Look at the fat boy in blue, he is the baby son of Li Sijin, the first salt merchant in the capital. Li Sijin is as thin as a bamboo pole, it is said that he only weighed four catties when he was born, and his father and mother were so difficult to support him that they almost threw him on the side of the road, but now Li Sijin is one of the top ten richest people in Beijing. His son is also notoriously spending. His father is a typical representative of Da Ming Meng. In the Ming Dynasty to make a living, as long as you are willing to be motivated and willing to work hard, you will have the opportunity to get ahead, this is the dream of the Ming Dynasty. Let the poor scholars have the opportunity to live in an official residence, and let the beggars on the roadside be rich, as long as this road is not blocked, then the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty is just around the corner.
Liu Qingfeng said loudly, I see a temperament in Brother Zhu.
Zhu Runze asked with a smile, what kind of temperament.
Liu Qingfeng said that it is the legendary spirit of the king.
Zhu Runze laughed, Wang Ba's anger! If I achieve an imperial cause in the future, you will definitely be a minister. Liu Qingfeng said, I don't want to be an official, you see how hard and tiring it is to be an official, not to mention all kinds of assessments, there are eight regulations, and there are three stricts and three realities, and every day I even have to beware of Hongguanglou for a meal, for fear of being caught by the brocade guards, wearing official hats, and not even sleeping, how bitter these days are. Zhu Runze said, that's because you haven't tasted the happiness brought by power. Liu Qingfeng said that I think I am quite happy now, with a monthly performance of nearly two taels of silver, I want to eat, drink, and sleep. Zhu Runze smiled and shook his head.
Su Wanqing appeared, as the first courtesan in the capital, she deserved to have a charm, she gave a dance to the people present, which attracted applause again and again, and there were many rewards. Brother So-and-so will reward Ruyi, and the boss will reward ten taels of gold to wish everyone a happy birthday, etc., etc., etc., not one by one.
After a while, Su Wanqing came to our table, I quickly got up, Miss Su tonight is bright and moving, very brilliant, saying that I brought a small gift to Su Wanqing, the gift is not expensive, it is a pair of clay figures pinched by Tianjin clay people, lifelike. Su Wanqing glanced at it, accepted it with a smile, and thanked Senior Brother Qin for breaking the bank. Zhu Runze said that since everyone has gifts, I am embarrassed to eat and drink empty-handed, in this way, this jade pendant is a jewelry that I have been with me for many years, and I have been with me for some days, if you don't dislike it, give it to everyone in Su. Liu Qingfeng didn't prepare a gift, smiled awkwardly, and pulled Zhu Runze aside to drink.
Su Wanqing said, the sister I introduced to you may be a little late. I said it was okay, and then I chatted with Su Wanqing without saying a word, of course, it was all interesting things when the Taishan faction learned martial arts and practiced swords together. Suddenly, Su Wanqing asked, Senior Brother Qin, what are your plans in the capital in the future? I said that I don't have any plans, I just want to be able to take root in the Central Plains Dart Bureau, and then ask for a daughter-in-law to make money to support the family.
Su Wanqing sighed and said, when I was studying art in the Taishan Sect, you were the most talented, the smartest, and the most hardworking of our senior brothers and sisters, but after coming to the capital, I found that you had changed.
I laughed, have I changed, or have you changed?
Su Wanqing said, I haven't changed. When you were studying art in Mount Tai, you were very crazy and proud, and many people envied you. It's just that after coming here, I saw you again, but I didn't have that spirit. When I was in the Taishan faction, I always felt that you looked down on me, and I always wanted to prove it to you. After leaving the school, you came to the capital, and I also came to the capital. In addition to practicing sword dance, I worked hard to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and learned various skills. I worked hard every day to deal with people, to integrate myself into this social circle, and to mingle with all kinds of men. I'll admit that I'm a little bit good-looking, but I'm more desperate than some of the other sisters. The gold and silver jewelry they received from Chanel and Donkey would be displayed everywhere, and I would only keep them in the house as a souvenir, and no matter what I was drunk, I would practice every day. I never got tired for a day. In the past, when I was in the Taishan faction, I thought that if I became a teacher in the future, it would not be a blessing for me to be able to marry a man like you, but now I feel that you have drifted away from the man in my mind.
I was silent for a while, and said, You are successful now, the first Oiran in the capital, and I, Qin Sanguan, am just a dispensable small role in the Central Plains Dart Bureau. Of course it's not worthy of you.
Su Wanqing said, are you wrong, success? I've just started on the road.
So how do you define success?
A man is successful, he is a first-class official, he is a marquis of ten thousand households, one of the top ten masters of the rivers and lakes, and ten thousand gold, any one of them can be regarded as successful.
Zhu Runze didn't know when he appeared beside him, clapped his hands and smiled, the girl is really a wonderful person.
Su Wan smiled, and His Royal Highness Prince Xie praised him.
Liu Qingfeng, who was eating osmanthus cake on the side, heard this, almost didn't come up and choked to death by the pastry.
At this time, a young woman came suddenly, Sister Su, you are here?
Su Wanqing cleaned up her mood, smiled and took the woman's hand and said, Come on, Sister Ji, this is Qin Sanguan, my fellow senior brother of the Taishan faction. Senior Brother Sanguan, this is Ji Xin, my good sister.
I clenched my fists again and again, hello Miss Ji.
Ji Xin said, this son is dignified and talented, how about letting my sister accompany you to drink a glass of Hehuan wine.
Su Wanqing coughed again and again, Ji Xin's face turned red, I'm sorry, Brother Qin, I'm sick of an occupational disease, don't be surprised.
Liu Qingfeng leaned into my ear and said, if you marry this sister-in-law, it is estimated that you don't need to fertilize the land. I said how to say it, Liu Qingfeng said secretly, there must be a green oil on the top of his head.
A blind date in a daze, when I returned home, I had insomnia.