Chapter 18 Cao Peng Gets His Wish
Wang Wanting returned to the Autumn Wind Workshop and pouted when she saw Wu Mengjie. Wu Mengjie, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, was puzzled when she saw Wang Wanting's appearance: "Wanting, are you angry? Is Cao Peng angry with you? Watch me go out and teach him. As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and revealed his white wrists.
Wang Wanting hurriedly said: "No, sister, he has put the next couplet out." Yes, yes. ”
Wu Mengjie asked suspiciously, "What is it?"
Wang Wanting covered her face and said: "It's the eight-eyed reward, the flower and the moon reward, and the Wanting." This nasty ruffian. ”
Wu Mengjie paused for a moment, and then laughed. said: "I can't see it, our Wanting is very charming." As she spoke, several young ladies laughed.
Wang Wanting didn't follow: "Cao Peng teased me, you still laugh, really, I won't go out next time." ”
Wu Mengjie stopped laughing, and her lips rose slightly: "Good sister, I was wrong." However, although he is a little frivolous this time, it is still neat. After counting that he has passed two levels, he should be invited in and let him have a cup of tea. ”
Next, Wu Mengjie said to Wang Wanting: "Good sister, you can do me another favor, okay?"
Wang Wanting asked suspiciously, "What's the hurry?"
Wu Mengjie said: "Sister, you also know, I'm about to get married, it's not good to see a man at this time, how about my sister entertain me for me?"
Wang Wanting lowered her head and said reluctantly: "Okay, I'll go and entertain on behalf of my sister, and let Cao Peng, this kid, finish drinking and get out." He left dejectedly. After Wang Wanting left, there was another low laugh in the hall.
After hearing this, Wang Wanting clenched her delicate little fist and said secretly: "Cao Peng, you wait for me." ”
Cao Peng waited outside the workshop, looking at the Autumn Wind Workshop from time to time, hoping that one of the Seven Masters of the Autumn Wind would come out of it in a while. After a while, Cao Peng saw Wang Wanting, he quickly lowered his head, and then quickly raised his head, carefully observing Wang Wanting's face, seeing that her face was sinking like water, he was still very nervous.
Wang Wanting walked up to Cao Peng and said expressionlessly, "Come in with me." ”
Cao Peng was a little surprised and said, "You're the one who came to pick me up?
Wang Wanting glared at him and said, "Miss Ben is alone, if you want to enter, follow me, if you don't want to enter, you won't send it." With that, he turned around and went in.
Cao Peng hurriedly followed, and said secretly: "It can be regarded as coming in, and it is not in vain for half an hour." Cao Peng walked up, his chest held high, and his toes were high. It's just a pair of eyes looking around, but he doesn't see anyone, which makes him a little regretful.
Wang Wanting walked in front and didn't look back and said, "Don't look around, be careful that I poke you blind." ”
Cao Peng said: "How can I look at it? You didn't see it, don't talk nonsense."
Wang Wanting continued: "I don't know what virtues you have, I finally came in, will you lower your head and follow me honestly?"
Cao Peng opened his mouth and really didn't know how to refute her, so he could only shut up and follow Wang Wanting to continue walking.
After walking a few steps, Cao Peng followed Wang Wanting to turn to the right, and saw a courtyard in front of him, with green bricks and gray tiles, and lush flowers and plants. Looks clean and tidy. Wang Wanting walked over first, pushed open the door, and went in.
Cao Peng immediately followed Wang Wanting in, and first smelled a faint scent of sandalwood, which made Cao Peng's somewhat nervous spirit relax a little, among which was a table of eight immortals, a desk on the west side, and then another bookshelf, and there were several calligraphy and paintings on the east wall. When I walked over, it seemed to be a calligraphy left by someone who had been to Qiufengfang, signed by Su Shi, Zhang Dian and Huang Tingjian.
Cao Peng turned to Wang Wanting and said, "Didn't Master Su come in? ”
Wang Wanting was spreading out the rice paper, and she didn't look up and said: "It was brought by Sister Huang Huasheng, who ranked first in Qiufeng Fang at that time, she personally went to find Lord Ouyang Xiu's daughter, and then asked Lord Ouyang to write it." ”
Cao Peng nodded when he heard this, turned to point at himself, and said smugly: "Is that why I can also leave something here?"
Wang Wanting took a deep breath and said, "It stands to reason that this is the case. Hey, there's no one else, can you tell me who wrote this poem for you?" said later, Wang Wanting's voice weakened and whispered.
Cao Peng said: "When, of course, I wrote it myself, and I still use others to help me? He said in his heart: "I almost said my cousin, it's so dangerous." ”
Wang Wanting cut it, laid out the paper, pressed it with a paperweight, and began to grind the ink. He said in his heart: "This is the first time Miss Ben has polished ink for others, little fat man, you are lucky, if it weren't for the fact that this character was left in the workshop, I would have to add something to you." ”
Cao Peng saw that Wang Wanting was almost ready, walked over, followed the example of Zhao Xiaoyong, pinched the cuff of his right hand with his left hand, wrote "On Poetry", and finally signed the name proudly. Although Cao Peng's words are not ugly, if they are hung among famous artists, they are far worse in comparison.
Wang Wanting saw that Cao Peng had finished writing, so she came up to take a look, first looked at Cao Peng's masterpiece, and then looked at the works of famous artists. I had to feel a little better, and said, "Just the word you wrote, are you embarrassed to hang it up?"
Cao Peng smiled: "What's so embarrassing about this? If someone comes in in the future, eighty percent of what I see at first glance may have been written by me, which is not good?"
Wang Wanting was a little speechless after hearing this, and said for a while: "Are you ugly?"
Cao Peng said: "What's there, compared to many people who can't come in, I'm much better, but the handwriting is average." ”
Wang Wanting said impatiently: "Quickly write out your pair." Speaking of pairs, Wang Wanting blushed slightly and turned around to make tea.
By the time Cao Peng finished writing the pair, Wang Wanting had already made tea and sat on the table of the Eight Immortals. Wang Wanting saw Cao Peng finish writing and said: "You put your masterpiece there first, and when the ink is dry, someone will come in and frame it, and it will be hung up directly after it is framed." ”
Cao Peng said regretfully: "Alas, then I can't see my masterpiece hanging up." ”
Wang Wanting shook her head and said, "There's nothing to be sorry for, at least you didn't see your shame." You can think for yourself about what it looks like first. By the way, I've made the tea, come and drink it. As he spoke, he glanced at Cao Peng and then at the teacup, looking a little nervous.
Cao Peng didn't see Wang Wanting's expression, and after hearing this, he walked directly to the Eight Immortals table, sat down, picked up the teacup, sniffed it, and said, "The tea smells good, it seems to be this year's new tea." After finishing speaking, Wang Wanting sent water down her throat under her expectant gaze.
Cao Peng took a sip, tasted it, and said, "You entertain guests, the tea is still good." It's just that the service attitude is not good, so change it. He nodded, indicating that what he said was reasonable.
Wang Wanting suddenly said, "Have you drunk the tea?"
Cao Peng didn't understand what it meant, so he touched his head with his right hand and said, "Drink it." ”
Wang Wanting smiled: "Drink it, just please." I'm going home, and I don't have time to mess around with you. ”
Cao Peng was stunned and said: "It's none of my business? We didn't do anything? I only saw you as a woman, and there was no one else in Qiufeng Fang?"
Wang Wanting said with a smile: "You also wrote the words, and you drank the tea, what do you want to do? Qiufengfang came to meet the victor voluntarily, if it weren't for the fact that my family and your family are world friends, I wouldn't want to come." Look how pitiful you are, if I were you, I would have left early, what would I do if I stayed? Okay, okay, let's go, let's go. As he spoke, he waved his hand and chased him out.
Cao Peng opened his mouth, and finally shouted: "I, I, really." Okay, you're good, I'll go. After finishing speaking, Cao Peng turned around and left.
Wang Wanting saw that Cao Peng was not lightly angry, and the previous depression dissipated a lot. Bent over and said with a smile: "Know the road, you don't need me to send you again, right?" Turn left in front of you, goodbye." He waved his hand, looking very proud.
Cao Peng walked faster and faster, and turned around and left Wang Wanting's line of sight.
Wang Wanting snorted, then turned around and went to the middle courtyard to find Wu Mengjie.
Cao Peng walked away angrily, muttering in his mouth.
Sizhu followed Cao Peng outside, and then saw Cao Peng making eye contact with a person in a gray housekeeping suit, and Sizhu paid attention to him. Later, I saw Zhao Si nodding to Cao Peng, turned around and left. Sizhu followed.
Sizhu followed Zhao Si all the way to the east courtyard of Fanlou, Sizhu sat down in the hall, and watched Zhao Si enter the private room like a flowing year, Sizhu saw that there was a little two standing next to him, so he beckoned to Liu Jinbao.
Liu Jinbao hurriedly walked over, bent down and asked, "This guest officer, what do you want?"
Sizhu looked at him and said, "I don't want anything, I just want to ask you about something?" After speaking, he added: "My young lady and your young lady Fan Xiaowei are best friends." It's good friends, you know?"
After hearing this, Liu Jinbao rolled his eyes and said: "I don't know this, I just went in to say hello, and people don't know how to order food under their own name." ”
When Sizhu heard this, her brows furrowed slightly, and her pretty face turned a little cold. At this time, Zhao Si of Sizhujue should come out quickly, and he has to go out first. So Sizhu stood up and said, "Forget it, you help me keep an eye on it, I'll go back to our young lady first, and she will let your young lady ask in person." ”
Liu Jinbao nodded and smiled: "The guest officer walks slowly, I must pay attention." After finishing speaking, his smile retracted, and he watched Sizhu walk out of the east courtyard with a cold face.
When Sizhu heard this, he snorted and walked out. Waiting outside the Fan Tower. After a while, Zhao Si came out. Sizhu followed Zhao Si all the way back to Qiufengfang. Watching Zhao Si deliver the news to Cao Peng with his own eyes. Seeing that Zhao Si ran back to Fan Lou, he also returned to Qiufeng Fang to reply to Shi Lingxuan.
After Sizhu went back, Shi Lingxuan asked in her crisp voice, "Sizhu, have you found out who it is?"
Sizhu shook his head and said, "Please forgive me, I saw Cao Ergongzi and a man in a housekeeping dress exchanged a few words, and then Cao Ergongzi swore that he could make the next couplet, and the slave thought that the person he served was the one who wrote poems for Cao Ergongzi." Later, I followed him back to the Fan Tower, but the slave maid did not find out who was in the room. ”
At this time, Fan Xiaowei said in surprise: "Are they in my restaurant?"
Shi Lingxuan looked at Fan Xiaowei and said, "Then ask my sister to send someone to check, I'm curious about who wrote the poem to Cao Peng." ”
Fan Xiaowei said lightly: "It's a trivial matter, if my sister doesn't say it, I will send someone to investigate." Then, he said to the maid behind him: "Wen Jia, you can run for me and go to the shopkeeper Fang." Let him find a way to find out who is in the private room, or I will let Sister Fang pull out his beard. ”
Suddenly, Fan Xiaowei thought that she didn't know the private room yet, and said to Sizhu: "I don't know which private room it is?"
Sizhu replied: "It's the year of the East Building. ”
Fan Xiaowei said: "Wen Jia, do you remember? first go to the shopkeeper Fang, you must say that you will pluck your beard, otherwise he may not necessarily check." ”
Wen Jia said yes, then turned around and went to Fan Lou.