dhibooks Chapter 126 Cheng Pengyun, Word Wanli
Chapter 126 Cheng Pengyun, Word Wanli
After Wu Youwei settled the deal with Erfang, he ran out to buy gifts.
In ancient times, when enrolling as a teacher, students need to provide six kinds of gifts with special meanings to the college or husband.
Commonly known as Shuxiu Six Rituals: dried meat (thanks to Shien), celery (proficiency in industry and diligence), dried longan (enlightenment and wisdom), lotus seeds (painful teaching), red dates (early high school), red beans (great exhibition), etc. The combination of six rituals.
Wu Youwei also bought ten catties.
I bought the most expensive beef jerky. It is said that it is a craftsmanship from Mongolia. This stuff is more expensive than fresh beef!
In addition to these standardized items, Wu Youwei also bought ten bolts of cloth, the best silk and satin at Jixiang Cloth Shop.
The customs officer heard that he was organizing the apprenticeship ceremony for his little nephew, and he smiled with a big belly: "Then you can't just buy silk and satin, you have to match it with a suitable silk thread. I also have the most exquisite embroidery needles here, which are just right. Here you go!"
Wu Youwei thanked him a thousand times.
Xiao Xiao took the opportunity to go to the vegetable market, and ordered a whole head of light pig, chicken, duck, goose, fish and other meat from the butcher, and the vegetables can be bought on the same day.
Wu Youwei even went to the wine shop of Tiantai Jiulu and bought two jars of wine, which turned out to be very expensive!
It is said that whether the wine is made well or not depends entirely on God. Some wines are sour after brewing and can only be contributed to the Lord of the land. Therefore, the success rate is five to six out of ten, and the price is of course expensive.
I bought two more jars of wine dew, this is spirits.
After finishing all the miscellaneous things, when I go back to the second room, the date has already been set, the day after tomorrow.
"It's an auspicious day, everything is possible!" Wu Meng said with a smile: "I don't have any valuables here, only a set of pens, inks, papers and inkstones left by your second brother. After giving birth to Qiong'er, he said, this Be sure to save it for Qionger as a teacher apprenticeship
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Wu Youwei looked at it, and it was a set of brushes, ink, paper and inkstones from the Tang Dynasty, which was also a rare antique in the Ming Dynasty.
"It's fine, it's second brother's love for his son." What can Wu Youwei say?He can't say anything.
Because Wu Mengshi was already crying when he touched the set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
It seems that the relationship between the second sister-in-law and the second brother is very deep!
I remember saying that there are many concubines and housekeepers in the second brother's room, and that the second brother has a bad temper, he beats and scolds whenever he wants...
Alas, who knows if it's true?
Wu Youwei went back to Zhang's house again, talked to Zhang Sheng, fixed a date, and went to Qunfang Pavilion at that time.
Zhang Sheng told him: "Be careful, it's your first time to go, don't follow other people's ways."
"No, don't worry!" Wu Youwei didn't tell Zhang Sheng that Wantong, Jinyiwei Qianhu, participated in these plans.
Wu Youwei didn't plan to take Xiaoxiao with him, and he was also serving tea and water while standing and waiting on people when he brought him in, why bother?
He didn't believe that there were no waiters in Qunfang Pavilion!
There is no waiter, is there no waiter?
Taking Wu Er is to ask Wu Er to drive him.
He himself doesn't know how to drive, if he could, he wouldn't even need Wu Er to drive the car.
But as soon as his front foot went out, Xiaoxiao's back foot followed suit.
"What are you doing here?" Wu Youwei pushed him back: "Go back!
"I don't!" Xiaoxiao now calls himself "I". Wu Youwei agreed, and he planned to release him as a good citizen after two or three years of getting acquainted with him. He even planned to give him a house in Wu's Village. one building.
"Master, I will follow you. Only by standing next to you can you rest assured. Butler Lin Su said, you have to be careful when you go to that place. It's fun to play, and you can't fall into other people's tricks." With a resolute look on her face, Xiao Xiao pulled Wu Promising clothes don't let go.
Wu Youwei was thinking about his clothes, so he could only nod in agreement in the end: "But after you go in, you are not allowed to strike up a conversation with the people there. Although the sisters and sisters there are beautiful, they all need money!"
Although I have never been to a special place, I have heard of it!
Have you ever seen a pig running without eating pork?
In that kind of place, a cup of tea can be sold for the price of a catty of tea leaves, and I don’t know how much a pot of boiled water costs. Wouldn’t it be 50 yuan for a pot of boiled water like a spoof on the Internet?
Oh, in this era, it is estimated that a pot of boiled water costs two taels of silver? ?
Wu Youwei told Xiaoxiao earnestly: "Do you remember?"
"Remember." Xiao Xiaokuang nodded.
Wu Er was shaking while laughing, the master is so funny!
Wu Er has never been to that kind of place, but he has heard people say that ordinary kilns are not expensive, but he doesn't know where rich and powerful men go.
Wu Youwei's pony car is a small car similar to the Cuiwei clear oil car, except that he is a man, and the green color is not good, which looks feminine. Color clear oil car.
People who are generally famous for their studies take this kind of car.
The little car walked all the way to Qunfang Pavilion, and Yang Yiqing, who had been waiting for him at the gate of Qunfang Pavilion, saw him coming and rushed to meet him.
He sat in the car with his cousin and waited, and never got out of the car.
Wu Youwei stopped the car and got out when he saw him: "Brother Ying Ning."
"Brother Youwei, come here, this is my cousin Cheng Pengyun, whose name is Wanli." Yang Yiqing introduced the young man who followed behind him.
Cheng Pengyun is a businessman at first glance. He has the shrewd temperament of a businessman, but his eyes are clear. He may be a conscientious businessman, and he is not as cunning and treacherous as ordinary businessmen.
"Brother Wanli, what a good name, Pengcheng Wanli!" Wu Youwei smiled and cupped his hands in salute.
A trace of surprise flashed in Yang Yiqing's eyes, and then he showed a big smile.
The promising and virtuous brother is a real gentleman!
Cheng Pengyun was also very surprised, and hurriedly replied: "I never thought that the promising younger brother Ying Ning was talking about was so young. That's right, you won the election at a young age. You are really young and promising!"
This also coincides with Wu Youwei's words.
In fact, Cheng Pengyun was surprised. He didn't expect Wu Youwei to show him no color at all.
You know, in ancient times, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants were at the bottom, and they were inferior to craftsmen. It was said that merchants pursued profit, and scholars gave them the reputation of "copper stink", and they all dismissed merchants. look.
It is an iron law that people who become officials are not allowed to do business.
He is even more afraid of being said that he has a bad taste, and he does not dare to mess with businessmen regardless, for fear that he will also be "stinky".
Therefore, at this time, scholars really draw a clear line between merchants and merchants, and few merchants can win the favor of scholars.
He thought that even if he had the face of his cousin, this Juren who became famous at a young age like his cousin would at most talk to him, don't even think about being amiable, at most he would not be cold.
But he also really wanted to meet this Juren, because he went to Jixiang cloth shop to buy goods, and saw the newly painted couplets on the door.
The customs official at Jixiang Cloth Village had an unfathomable background, and even hung up a couplet about juren, and he was interested in Wu Youwei.
One day, I even went to the Rooftop Jiulufang, and there was a pair there!
Later, he passed by his cousin's room, listened to him, and knew that he wanted to find an opportunity to help Wu Youwei, so he took the initiative to stand up and said that he wanted to find a time to see Qunfang Pavilion.
Because according to his thinking, as a literati, besides being famous in his official career, he is also in a romantic place, where the news spreads quickly, and the real famous people are romantic!
And he was really curious about what Qunfang Pavilion, the largest and most famous brothel in Beijing, looked like.
"Brother Ying Ning is not much older than me." Wu Youwei blinked: "Everyone is young, so they are very curious!"
The three of them felt acquainted after meeting each other, and walked to the gate of Qunfang Pavilion together.
All three were young, and all dressed brightly.
Although Cheng Pengyun is a businessman, he also wears a very delicate fine cotton gown mixed with silk, a crown inlaid with silver gems on his head, and jade pendants, sachets, purses, fan bags, etc. are all available at his waist.
Yang Yiqing was dressed in a brocade gown, with black soap boots on his feet. He was three parts suave and seven parts romantic. In addition, he was good-looking and young.
In comparison, Wu Youwei was much more relaxed. He was wearing a sky-blue satin gown, with a jade crown made of top-quality suet jade pinched on his head, and a belt around his waist was also inlaid with top-quality suet jade. Jade, the same color as the jade crown, and a piece of jade in the same place.
It can be said that for this trip, Wu Youwei didn't think much about it, but Lin Su's housekeeper and his family were very excited. Their whole body was specially designed, and Xu Niang led the maids to do it for five days before it was ready.
This outfit made Cheng Pengyun, who was used to being rich, look sideways at him.
It was dark outside just now, and he couldn't see it very carefully, but now he can see it when he enters the brightly lit room.
Wu Youwei doesn't talk about jewels all over his body, but this outfit is definitely not cheap!
The jade crown, jade belt, jade pendant, and even the fan pendant all come from the same piece of jade as the jade crown!
It seems that this person is not short of money!
Qunfang Pavilion is a three-story building, but it is designed as a courtyard. The three-story height was already very high in ancient times. According to the rules, except for official positions, royal residences, and imperial palaces, no more than four floors.
Of course, except for buildings like towers.
In fact, there were not many multi-story buildings in ancient times. The reason is that they did not have such high technology. At most two or three floors are already good.
The overall building of Qunfang Pavilion is a three-entry courtyard, but the main building is three-story, and the buildings on both sides are two-story, so that there can be more space to divide the house.
As for the purpose of dividing so many houses, it goes without saying that everyone can understand.
There are [-] small buildings in the back, which are divided into upper, middle and lower according to consumption grades.
Upper four, middle four, lower ten.
The entrance is the facade, the main building is three floors high, the two floors on both sides are private rooms, and in the middle of the room is a large stage, the stage.
In order to introduce the newly listed beauties to the distinguished guests, the performances are all performed on this stage.
The four oirans here occupy the upper fourth floor respectively. They belong to the highest class, and they only receive dignitaries in Beijing and China. Of course, there are also literati and scholars, as well as talented scholars.
The really advanced place is in the second stage.
As soon as the three of them entered the door with their bookboys and Chang Sui, the old bustard came up to greet him. Seeing this posture, he immediately shook off the fragrant handkerchief: "Please, three masters, go to the second entrance!"
The first entry is a high-end place, which is very different from the first entry. The highest level is naturally the third entry, but if you want to enter the third entry, you have to spend the night there, because the third entry is for senior women to receive guests. Yes, the small courtyard where the oiran lives alone is not open to the public, unless it is really a noble person.
It was the first time for Wu Youwei to come to this kind of occasion, and it was also the first time to see a legendary figure like the old bustard. He looked over with bright eyes, but they were clear and transparent, not at all obscene, just out of curiosity.
Xiaoxiao is just like him, he has never seen so many women.
Before he came, he had already been trained by the butler Lin Su. At this time, he quickly took out a purse, a bright red one with the word "Fu" embroidered on it. Xu Niang gave it to him, and handed it over: "Give it to mom!" Tea."
"Oh!" The bustard flicked the handkerchief again: "What a handsome brother!"
Xiaoxiao was thrown with a handkerchief. The handkerchief smelled too sweet. At that time, she kept sneezing, and quickly stuck it on Wu Youwei's body like being chased by a dog: "Hehe!"
It was because of business, Cheng Pengyun, who often went to the brothel Chu Pavilion, came to relieve the siege: "Mom, don't just look at my brother, how are we going? This is the first time I have come to Qunfang Pavilion, it is indeed the leading gold consumption cave in the capital. It's too big, without my mother to lead it, I'm afraid I won't be able to go home if I get lost
What he said was very pleasing to the ear, how big is Qunfang Pavilion?It occupies a large area, and there are many girls and guests, and there are also flower girls who wink at them and beg to hook them up. He also calls this place "Xiaojin Cave". It is a brothel, and naturally hopes that the guests will come in more The more money you spend, the happier you are!