Chapter 18 Cai's Mansion Night Banquet
If he is not mistaken, the entire Liuhe Hall is clearly made of golden silk nanmu, and he knows that all the materials used are the whole tree. If this Six Crane Hall is put in the future generations, it is estimated that at least seventeen or eighteen villas can be replaced.
Seeing that Wen Fei had been paying attention to the Six Crane Hall, Cai Jing suddenly laughed: "If Father Shang is interested, I will let the craftsman go tomorrow and build a bigger one for Father Shang's Mansion?"
Damn, Wen Fei heard this. I almost drooled out, but I still said with a very honorable face: "Then thank you Xianggong for your love, I also have something to give Xianggong, I just hope Xianggong doesn't dislike it!"
When Cai Jing heard this, his heart suddenly moved. He knew that Wen Fei had a lot of treasures in his hands, the telescope given to Tong Guan, the crystal cup given to Wang Hao, and the elixir jade dew given to the national ruler Zheng Shen were all rare treasures in the world. But I don't know, what kind of treasure will Wen Fei give him today?
Wen Fei smiled slightly, and his heart was very narrow. This guy is quite stingy, and he gives gifts, which are all kinds of things that benefit without cost. He took out a box from his bosom and handed it over.
Cai Jing is a little ridiculous, our China has been a country of etiquette since ancient times. Gift-giving is not only a science, but also an art, and the emphasis is on subtlety. Where is there such a straightforward way to hand the gift directly to the master's family? Let Cai Jing take it, and it is not okay not to accept it.
Wen Fei has been in the Northern Song Dynasty for so long, of course he knows the habit of giving gifts at this time. Especially among the scholars and doctors, they are ashamed to talk about profit. No matter how greedy you are, you can be greedy, but on the surface, you have to pay attention to what Mencius said, a gentleman does not speak of profit. These gifts or something, they are all between the subordinate and the subordinate, and the master's family must not touch them. Otherwise, you will be despised......
"It's definitely a good thing, though it's not a valuable treasure. But it's just right for the public!" Wen Fei said with a smile.
Hearing Wen Fei say this, Cai Jing finally took the box, opened it, and took out a strange thing. It looks like two crystal lenses, some of which look like Tong Guan's telescopes, but they are different. The two lenses seem to be connected by an unknown object. Although I don't know what this thing is, just looking at the workmanship, Cai Jing has already been amazed.
Wen Fei snickered in his heart, gesturing for Cai Jing to bring to his eyes. Cai Jing followed his words suspiciously, and suddenly exclaimed. The old eyes, which were originally dim, still couldn't see clearly in this night, even if the lanterns were lit everywhere to keep them bright. However, at this time, with this Rausch thing, the world in front of him became extremely clear. It's like going back to when you were younger......
"It's ...... This is ......" Cai Jing was excited for a long time, took off his glasses and put them on, put them on and took them off, and went back and forth several times. Finally sighed: "Good baby, good baby." With this thing, my eyes can finally see clearly!"
It turns out that this is simply a pair of reading glasses, and Cai Jing is not young. When he was young, he studied hard, and when he became the prime minister, he had to deal with official affairs every day, Wen Fei had long expected that this guy's eyes would not be very good. As soon as he contacted it just now, he found it and confirmed this, and Wen Fei sacrificed the prepared "killing weapon", which really made Cai Jing extremely satisfied!
A pair of eyes is only a few hundred yuan, and with Wen Fei's stingy appearance, it is naturally impossible to buy a pair of brand-name glasses to give away. But Cai Jing was already very happy, and he naturally became a little more affectionate to Wen Fei. Wen Fei was also very satisfied in his heart, using such a pair of glasses for a big house with golden silk nanmu is extremely cost-effective!
Today, Cai Jing invited Wen Fei to a banquet, although the pomp was big, but there were actually few people. That Cai Jing was also an elegant person, so he arranged the banquet in a small building in the backyard of Cai's mansion. Hundreds of lamps illuminate the backyard as bright as day, and from time to time there is an extremely good smell, like the fragrance of flowers, and the fragrance that is better than the fragrance of flowers floats in the air, and it actually comes from those lanterns. Although Wen Fei is a ** silk from later generations, he has not been exposed to too many perfumes, but the flow of that fragrance can still be slightly distinguished. I feel that the fragrance is ethereal, if there is nothing, but it is everywhere, which makes people smell it and shake it in their chests.
Naturally, he noticed it and said with a smile: "My official family is versatile, and I am really a rare smart genius. This kind of spice is called ancient ambergris, and it was made by my official family!"
It turned out that Zhao Ji once found precious exotic spices left by the previous dynasty in the inner library. Once this spice is burned, the aroma is extremely charming, and it was named "ancient ambergris" by Song Huizong. Eunuchs popularly wore this "ancient ambergris" on their chests, and as a result, the people imitated everywhere. It's just that there is no such fragrance, and later Zhao Ji personally made the fragrance, tried hundreds of formulas, and finally got the new "ancient ambergris", and the taste is higher than the original ancient ambergris.
That Cai Jing is a close minister by Zhao Ji's side, so he was naturally rewarded. After Wen Fei listened, he was silent. I secretly said in my heart: Nima, I still wanted to get some perfume to sell at the beginning, but I didn't know that the incense making in the Northern Song Dynasty was so developed at this time.
The customs of the Northern Song Dynasty were extravagant, and the dignitaries at that time liked to make the long night drink the most. The whole room was surrounded with a black cloth and candles were lit inside. In it, there is no distinction between day and night, drinking and merrymaking. Singers and dancers sing and dance, drink and laugh (in the end, it must be a promiscuous meeting). It often lasts for three or four days, and it is not uncommon to have a one-night feast.
However, this Cai Jing did not come like this. But he opened all the doors and windows above the pavilion, but the charcoal fire was raised, and although it was in the cold winter and the moon, there was no cold at all. One night the moon was in the sky, although it was not very round, but it was extremely bright, and it hung high on the night like a sapphire. I have to say that the air quality in this time and space is unmatched by that modern day in any way......
"The moonlight is good today, and it's just right to drink to the moon. Cai Jing said with a smile. Although there were many people who went out to greet Wen Fei, there were only five or six people who were qualified to come up and drink. In addition to Cai Jing Cai You's father and son, there are several Taoists, Cai Jing introduced, one is Xu Zhichang of the left street, and the other is a raunchy Taoist, there is actually a peony flower on his head, which is the size of a sea bowl, and the flowers are colorful and gorgeous.
Wen Fei said in his heart: It's him. Wen Fei still remembered that after Zhao Twist bought the prayer urn from him that day, he was the first to find this Huaisu, and then this guy discovered his own Yuanguang technique, and the Taoism was much better than himself. I can't help but be afraid.