Being a famous prostitute is not just about being beautiful. She must be involved in playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She must also have some attainments in poetry. Only by being smart and quick-thinking can she join the noble family, and can she serve as an ordering officer when she plays the role of drinking wine at banquets.
Lin Wanwan felt a little ashamed. She might not be able to become a literary copywriter today. It would be better not to be too difficult but to make it simple, otherwise she might have a lot of ancient poems hidden in her belly that would be of no use.
Everyone sat down, and Lin Wanwan saw Magistrate Lu on the throne. He was a fat man in his forties, with a belly as shy as if he had been pregnant for several months, with a mustache, and looked like a smiling Maitreya Buddha. He was very kind-faced, but
Hearing him smile and say: "Playing drum music, please have a few glasses of wine first to cheer up."
As the beaded-haired geisha lady took out a pipa and started playing, and the drums joined in, the geishas who had been waiting for a long time came out one after another, with bright eyes and swaying skirts, like water and clouds, dancing to the rhythm of the tune.
Dance.
Lin Wanwan took a sip of Sanle juice and happily enjoyed the singing and dancing of the geishas of the Tang Dynasty.
Among these people, the one who plays the pipa is a famous courtesan from West Lake in Hangzhou, and the rest are female musicians from the Jiaofang Department, all of whom are of a relatively high grade.
Seeing the rising point, Magistrate Lu propped up the food table, and his plump body suddenly began to sway with teeth and claws, and he sang an ancient song in his mouth, twisting his hips and swinging his sleeves, showing no official dignity.
Lin Wanwan was amazed by what she saw. The banquet has just begun, are you already excited? If this pace continues, Ya Ling won't need to appear, right?
While dancing, Magistrate Lu danced in front of Xiao Chong. The latter picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. Then he pushed the food table, stood up, and swayed from side to side with his uncle. After dancing for a while,
Magistrate Lu walked towards the next gentleman, while Xiao Chong calmly sat down and returned to his calm and calm appearance, as if the person dancing just now was not him at all.
The gentlemen invited by Magistrate Lu all had a tacit understanding and stood up, spun and jumped in coordination. I closed my eyes. Including Lin Wanwan's two uncles, no one was left behind.
The women sitting in the back row looked at the scene of the demons dancing in the center of the field, covering their mouths and smiling softly, also beaming with joy.
To be honest, although the people attending this banquet were all nobles of the Tang Dynasty, the way they danced the ballroom dance was no different from the group of fishermen in Linjiazhuang!
Lin Wanwan can even say that they are not as good at dancing as Lin Mengbo and others. If there is a dance competition, these short, fat and fat men will be defeated, and only Xiao Chong is more decent.
During the banquet, the host of the banquet showed great enthusiasm for inviting the guests to sing and dance. It can be seen that Magistrate Lu is in a good mood today. Also, who can be in a bad mood during the New Year's day of eating, drinking and having fun.
When she was in the countryside, Lin Wanwan invited her clansmen to have a full banquet. When they arrived, all men and women danced together. But the aristocratic family was obviously more particular. At this banquet, only the men were dragged into the dance by Magistrate Lu.
Well, the little ladies just covered their mouths and watched the show.
It can be seen that although the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was open, there were still differences between men and women among the nobles, and there was no mixing of dances. Even so, compared with the trend in later dynasties where women were not qualified to sit at tables and meet men, the Tang Dynasty was considered
Much more friendly to women.
After the opening dance, the place became heated.
The famous courtesan Mrs. Song put down her pipa, sat down to the side, acted as a "Xi Jie", and was about to start the drinking order.
"There are many guests today, so we will play a simple poem. I propose a Wing Chun object. I will first say, 'The spring breeze cannot understand the ruthless water'."
After that, he drank a cup by himself.
The next person drank and finished his order: "There are so many beautiful flowers in the spring forest."
They connected in turn, and got stuck when they got to Xiao Jingkun. All the poems he could think of had been said in advance, but he couldn't quite match it, so he just laughed and drank a large glass of wine. This man didn't mind being a buffoon.
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Then the rules were changed and the order was continued. When it was Lin Wanwan's turn, four or five people in front of them had already had to drink fine wine, and the difficulty of the drinking order became more and more difficult.
At first it was just rhyme, but when it came to Lin Wanwan, she had to ask for the allusion in "dragon". This made Lin Wanwan, who had always devoured poetry, how to respond. Her thoughts were racing and she was scratching her stomach.
When Mrs. Song saw that Lin Wanwan did not respond, she was about to beat the small drum in her hand. Lin Wanwan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said: "The treasures of heaven and earth, the dragon's light shines on the ruins of the cow fight."
Mrs. Song smiled and said: "Although it is not a poem, as I said before, any poem or song can be used. What Mrs. Lin said about Ox and Dou are the names of stars. According to the biography of Zhang Hua in the Book of Jin, there is often purple energy between the two stars of Ox and Dou.
The irradiation, the essence of the sword, penetrates to the sky, it is barely correct."
Lin Wanwan cupped her hands in front of Madam Song, admiring her erudition.
You must know that although "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" was required to be recited in full in high school, four years after college, Lin Wanwan could no longer recall the allusions in this first parallel prose of all time. She just felt that this parallel prose was full of allusions and was blindly confused.
Just one.
But in front of me, Mrs. Song, who was standing in front of me, actually blurted it out. Compared with people like them who have been immersed in this way since childhood, Lin Wanwan really couldn't compare.
Little Qingyu, who was eating fruits and meat, didn't understand the adults' drinking orders at all, but her mother understood. She immediately raised her two oily little hands and patted them with admiration.
He looked at Lin Wanwan and said, "Mother is so amazing!"
Lin Wanwan was ashamed, how powerful she was. Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, Lin Wanwan felt a line of sight coming towards her. Looking back, it was Xiao Chong looking at her with a smile.
Lin Wanwan frowned slightly, why did she feel like this guy was laughing at her? She also thought about how she called "Master Xiao" when the two met for the first time, and the other party also looked like this, looking at her with a half-smile but not telling her that she was making a joke.
, couldn't help but glare at Xiao Chong, who couldn't help laughing.
Lu Ying'er, who was sitting next to him, quickly asked: "Cousin Zifang, what are you laughing at?"
Xiao Chong turned to talk to her, and Lin Wanwan also withdrew her gaze.
Soon after, a drinking party full of literary interest finally came to an end. Lin Wanwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The seat she sat in was already rare every time it was her turn. If she did it two more times, she would definitely make a fool of herself.
After the drinking order was over, the food tables were removed and a long table (similar to a modern long table) was placed in the center. The maids quickly placed plates of fruits, snacks and various fine wines.
What follows is a bit of a buffet style, with everyone gathering together in twos and threes, each chatting about his or her own business.
Lin Wanwan was pulled to a place by the Xiao sisters and sat not far from Mrs. Lu's group of ladies, telling some interesting things around her to pass the time.