The waves are flowing, the night is as cool as water, and unknown insects are chirping in the leaves and grass on the shore. It is already late, and the people on the boat have already gone to bed. A little warmth comes from the windows on the second floor of the boat.
Huang and the two women have also returned to the room and are talking before going to bed.
"So, this is how my brother-in-law got his reputation?"
"To be specific...that's it...it's just a few poems. He can't shirk the fact that he just wrote them. Others say he is the most talented person in Jiangning, but he doesn't think so...heh, he has a weird temperament..."
"Since ancient times, only extraordinary people can do extraordinary things... But, is my brother-in-law really not interested in the imperial examination?"
"He said no, but I can't really ask too many questions about these things..."
"How did my sister and my brother-in-law meet?"
"We only met after we got married."
"How could..."
The lights were not too bright, the words were trivial, and it was already late. The voices of Su Tan'er and Lou Shuwan were also soft, and they were talking about these things about Ning Yi.
Tonight at the banquet on the boat, it is impossible to say that no one has any impression of the name Ning Liheng. Even though information is not developed, the circle of literati in the entire country is only so large. A few poems are in
The three words Ning Liheng have been heard once or twice in the mouths of all the women in the brothel. At this time, scholars pay attention to knowing well and remembering well. Ning Yi made a little self-examination
After the introduction, some people will inevitably feel that it sounds familiar.
But the preconceived impression is also very strong. With Lin Tingzhi and Lou Shuwan as a reference, since they are also a married couple, it is natural for people to have various associations. On the other hand, Lin Tingzhi wants to show off.
, I couldn’t help but point out Shuwan’s family background downstairs, hinting that the other party was a married young woman with status and temperament. Now she was impressed by my poems and had a crush on me. And Miss Lou’s friends also have the same status. You guys
If you want to express yourself, you can naturally show your courtesy to her. In this way, everyone focused their attention on Su Tan'er, and subconsciously filtered out her husband Ning Yi.
In most cases, the status is low, and this is not just said verbally. In most families where the bride is married, even if the woman is really openly inappropriate, the man dares to get angry but dare not speak out. The status of these men is like long-term workers.
For example, domestic slaves sometimes have a bloody nature and are forced to marry into a wife. If they cannot swallow such a thing, the news of killing their wife, father-in-law, and the whole family is not unheard of.
This kind of thing is very rare. The Wu Dynasty always talked about the three obediences and the four virtues, but it was originally based on inequality. When everyone around them felt that the two people were unequal, the relationship between the married couple naturally also became unstable.
It is impossible to develop too well. If the woman has the intention of looking down on the man from the beginning, the man will not be able to live up to his expectations. As time goes by, dissatisfaction will increase. At this time, the woman will find a concubine outside and have a good relationship.
, it will not be uncommon.
It is not strange for someone like Lou Shuwan, who has such a good family background, to have connections with some scholars and talented people, covertly or covertly. She is young, beautiful, has a lot of money, and her temperament is not bad. Which scholar can be like her?
Together, it is just to take advantage and not suffer any loss. In this era, the matter of giving concubines to each other between wealthy families can be called elegant. Hooking up with a married man and spreading it among the small circles is just a romantic affair that proves the charm. Jiangnan
Romance, since ancient times, there has been no shortage of lewd words and songs praising such things.
In this way, after the initial introduction, only one or two people were suspicious. No one was interested in taking care of the bride-to-be, so there was no inquiry at that time. After Ning Yi and Su Tan'er left, the formal dinner also broke up
, just now someone asked Lin Tingzhi about the origin of the couple, or asked Su Wending and Su Wenfang about the details of their family in Jiangning. After talking like this, someone said: "That Ning Liheng just now seemed to be the same as the one in "Water".
The author of "Tiao Ge Tou" has the same name."
The girl Qing'er on the boat also smiled and said, "I was thinking about that just now. They are all from Jiangning. What a coincidence." She makes a living by doing this and is more sensitive to these things. She doesn't think that the merchant's family is the same.
What kind of great poet could he be? He only asked two people from the Su family: "Mr. Wen Ding and Mr. Wen Fang, have you ever seen Mr. Ning in Jiangning?"
Su Wending said: "Isn't it my brother-in-law just now?"
"Oh, it's Mr. Ning who wrote "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" and "The Green Jade Case". Some time ago, Qing'er sang those songs every day. She longed to see what a romantic figure the author was. Although she can't see him now,
If Mr. Wen Ding and Mr. Wen Fang meet, it would be a good idea to talk to Qing'er."
Su Wending and Su Wenfang looked blank: "Well, he is... my brother-in-law."
For a moment, everyone in the boat had different expressions, most of them were dumbfounded, and then whispered, and some, like Lou Shuwan, didn't pay much attention at first, and only came to ask questions after realizing what was going on. In fact, how much is Su Wenfang?
I also had some bad intentions. I originally thought that there were so many scholars, and when my brother-in-law announced their names, they would shout in admiration, and I would be proud of them. Who knew that there was no reaction at all from those people, but then I finally waited until I was satisfied.
, they each said goodbye with innocent faces. They went home to show off to their sisters and brother-in-law.
As for Lou Shuwan and Lin Tingzhi, Ziyi came back not long after. Lin Tingzhi saw that Ning Yi didn't want to ask too many questions, but Lou Shuwan was different. She was not very interested in poetry and words, and what really attracted her should be
The aura of coexistence of literary ink and hustle and bustle behind the lines of poetry is like the annual literary gatherings in Suzhou and Hangzhou, where everyone is praised and praised, each scholar reciting poems and composing poems, and the attention of everyone when they applaud...
She is a smart woman, and with a little study, she can also tell the quality of poetry from bad. But unlike Su Tan'er, Su Tan'er hopes to be integrated into the text itself after doing business, not only being able to distinguish good from bad.
Later, I also hope that I can be like those literati. Even if I can't do it, I can at least be integrated into the artistic conception of poetry and make myself an elegant person. However, she is entangled in many things and she is a woman. She is not talented enough in this area.
Sometimes I felt that I was full of copper odor and had no air of elegance, so I admired those literati.
Lou Shuwan is more looking forward to the appearance brought by poetry. It doesn't matter if she is not elegant in nature. It is enough that others think she is elegant or very elegant. She doesn't know how powerful Jiangning's most talented person is, but she just heard the title. Naturally
It also reminds her of titles such as the No. 1 Talent in Hangzhou or the No. 1 Talent in Suzhou and Hangzhou. People who can usually be called this way, no matter rich or poor, are the focus of others talking about them outside, or participate in certain cultural events.
Winning the first place, or being praised or valued by great scholars or officials on certain occasions. Some of them passed the imperial examination and became local officials in a short time. Even if the examination did not go well, they were always the center of attention in Suzhou and Hangzhou.
center of.
Lou Shuwan could only use this impression to imagine what Jiangning's number one talent was like, but it couldn't be connected with Ning Yina's identity. She was confused all the way, but it was hard to ask directly after she came back. Fortunately, she
He is also proficient in the art of conversation. After chatting for a while, he came to this point with a calm and indifferent tone.
It's just that Ning Yi doesn't have much communication thoughts about this matter, and his literary talents are also fake. Ning Yi has no grudges about this. If in front of his wife's family, including Su Tan'er, Xiao Chan, and Nie Yunzhu, he pretends to be
It's natural and casual to pretend to be a great writer and make them laugh and make them proud, but to show off too much in front of outsiders such as Lou Shuwan and other women, with his current state of mind and cultivation, there is really no need to just say that his literary talent is not high, others will be ridiculous.
Like, that's it.
So Lou Shuwan had no choice but to think that she was too rude to her brother-in-law two days ago, so he was a little angry, so she had to stay until late at night before talking to Su Tan'er.
But after the half-night conversation, when Su Tan'er fell asleep, she still had some doubts in her heart. She didn't understand why such a talented man married Su Tan'er, and she didn't understand why Ning Yi had such a temperament.
When I woke up the next morning and saw Ning Yi practicing martial arts on the deck again, I had to think that he was an uninhibited talent who truly knew all six arts and admired chivalrous style. When Lin Tingzhi saw Ning Yi practicing martial arts again, his face was filled with lust.
His expression, which he hesitated to speak, was also complicated and difficult to describe.
The painting boat set off again in the early morning of this day. The waterway from Jiaxing to Hangzhou was still nearly two hundred miles long. However, with smooth winds and smooth water, even though the boat was not moving too fast, by this afternoon, the waterway had become increasingly busy.
, the number of passers-by in the villages on both sides of the canal began to increase significantly. Occasionally, there are gardens and courtyards hidden among the nearby tea mountains and woods, which proves that Hangzhou is coming.
Even though Hangzhou is not the capital of the country at this time, as one end of the Grand Canal, Hangzhou has been an extremely prosperous metropolis since ancient times. As evening approaches, the city's buildings are spread overlapping in front of you, and you can see them from a distance.
It is a busy cargo terminal, even compared to Jiangning, it is not inferior in the slightest.
After that, nothing out of the ordinary happened. Lou Shuwan asked a man from home to unload the goods from the ship. On the other hand, she tried her best to invite Ning Yi and his wife to stay at Lou's house temporarily. After all, the group came from afar and probably hadn't found the specific details yet.
However, although future business may have to rely on the Lou family, a local snake, Su Tan'er shook her head and refused. In fact, the Su family has a certain industry in Hangzhou, although it is just two small businesses that opened here casually.
Shop, but when it comes to residence, she has arranged for someone to rent a small courtyard since she was preparing to go south. As for the house she really plans to live in, she plans to look for it while touring in the past few days.
With so many people coming from the Su family, they naturally have the idea of expanding their business. It is not necessarily a good sign to live in someone else's house all of a sudden. Lou Shuwan opened her mouth slightly and said no more. She was curious about Ning Yi, but
Naturally, they were just curious. The next day, Ning Yi and Su Tan'er went to visit the Lou family, had a meal, and saw Lou, the current head of the Lou family, approaching.
This man is slightly older than Su Boyong, probably in his early fifties. His beard and hair are all black and white, but he is in good spirits, has a dignified and heroic appearance, and is extremely energetic. When he calms down, his momentum is overwhelming. From this perspective
Judging from his appearance and conversation, this man is a real shopping mall tycoon. The Lou family has a richer family background than the Su family. Although they are still businessmen, they have already established a truly stable family tradition. This person must have been pampered since he was a child, but he
You are not mediocre, you have talent and skill, and you have to go through really intense business struggles to develop this oppressive sense of nobility.
For Su Tan'er, he obviously treated him with a cordial attitude toward a junior, and his attitude was relatively kind. But for Ning Yi, the head of the Lou family was more or less confused and hostile. During the meal, he asked a few questions.
He asked a relatively sharp question, and then he looked at him with a half-smile, his eyes narrowed, almost like a lion staring at its prey.
Ning Yi probably knew where his hostility came from. Judging from the conversation during the visit, Lou Shuwan had obviously told his father what happened along the way. After listening to his daughter's statement, Lou Shuwan must have felt that his daughter had let him down.
Ning Yi and his wife had a good time pretending to be pigs and eating tigers. He might not have much thoughts about testing Su Tan'er, but after hearing Ning Yi's identity, he subconsciously wanted to touch his bottom.
Unlike Lou Jinlin, Ning Yi started from scratch in his previous life. Along the way, he reached a certain level and met many shopping mall tycoons with real family backgrounds. When these people looked at their juniors with vigilance or testing, they often
It's such a look. It's not that young people will be really scared after seeing this kind of look, but under such a look and momentum, most people will inevitably get confused. Some people consider the power of the other party and subconsciously show weakness, and some are strong.
Standing up for yourself, or simply assuming a slightly arrogant attitude, is actually messing up your own rules. In the eyes of experienced people, it is easy to see the depth of this person. This is not knowledge that can be learned, but
It’s just the experience you can develop by getting to know people over a long period of time.
Being stared at by Lou Jinlin like this, Ning Yi couldn't help but laugh in his heart, and almost felt nostalgic. In the past years, people who had seen him like this were later surpassed by him one by one. Some of them were opponents.
Partner, it's just that he started from scratch and fought all the way. Although he has calmed down a bit later, if he takes it seriously, his momentum is still sharp. It was the same with Tang Mingyuan at the beginning. He was just sighing and tired in his bones, and could not develop that kind of lion-like carelessness.
lazy.
At this time, Lou Jinlin naturally couldn't make him feel much pressure. He smiled and looked at Lou Jinlin's expression several times. Then he just made a simple gesture of chatting and answered as usual, without any modification or deletion in his expression.
As for how Lou Jinlin would judge after the incident, that was none of his business.
Su Tan'er, on the other hand, noticed the attitude of the people approaching from the building. On the way home after the visit, she looked a little angry: "This family, who came to visit with good intentions, actually had that look on their face. Mr. sir, you... didn't feel anything."
?”
Su Tan'er looked at Ning Yi and asked hesitantly. In the conversation just now, Lou Jinlin asked about Ning Yi's background. Several questions were relatively sharp. The other party's expression was also very stressful, but Ning
Yi Yi answered casually while eating. There were two questions that were probably related to the couple's relationship and he didn't want to answer them, so he casually turned them into rhetorical questions. In that case, he didn't necessarily have to be very natural. He actually asked them directly.
It felt like the old man had a strong home advantage and turned away from home, and then conveniently took over the home court.
Ning Yi just shook his head with a calm attitude: "His daughter seems to have been tricked, so it's not surprising that he has such a reaction. This uncle is still very powerful. If it is not necessary, try not to raise any eyebrows."
Such an enemy."
Tan'er nodded: "I know." She is good at shopping and interpersonal relationships, so she is not really inferior to Ning Yi - at least based on the current contact, it is difficult to tell the difference, after all, she herself is
She is an extremely talented and high-level businessman - but when she heard Ning Yi's casual admonishment, she didn't feel much rejection in her heart. She just nodded obediently and felt at ease.
Even so, no one would think that she was inferior to Ning Yi. At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and in the carriage, what was reflected in the light was just a young and tacit understanding of the husband and wife. Thinking about it, Ning Yi thought,
She laughed, and then she started laughing too.
The carriage drove through the beautiful and unfamiliar streets to them. Now, it was already the streets of Hangzhou...
This visit only saw Lou Jinlin, Lou Shuwan and her husband. Lou Shuwan's two brothers were not at home. It was considered a polite visit and did not have much purpose. They did not necessarily know each other.
What a deep impression it can leave. Although Lou Shuwan's husband-in-law is also a scholar and a talented person, his status as a married woman is extremely low-key in the Lou family. Of course, people of that age will also be in front of the head of the family like Lou Jinlin.
Only low-key.
The day after the visit, it started to rain, and Lou Shuwan came over to the small courtyard where the Su family lived temporarily. She originally planned to lead everyone to hang out in Hangzhou as a landlord, but she gave up because of the heavy rain.
One day later, when the heavy rain did not stop, Lou Shuwan went to deal with business matters at home. He stayed there until the weather cleared and did not come back. He just sent a servant from the family to take Su Tan'er and others to see some courtyard facades, etc.
Wait, just say that the lady is in an emergency and can't come, so please bear with me.
At this time, everyone settled in Hangzhou. The Su family originally had several properties here, and the Wu family also ceded several front-end properties. They were originally too far apart, and it would be quite troublesome to formally take over and sort them out at this time. Su Tan'er
Thinking about it, I originally came here with my husband to play, but all kinds of trivial things were mixed together. In Ning Yi's opinion, these days were quite interesting.
A few days later, they officially took a fancy to a courtyard in the city, bought it directly, and then started planning and decorating it. This was a mansion located near Taiping Lane. Although it was expensive, Ning Yi was the main buyer. According to
According to his calculations, if the capital is moved south in the future, the Jiuli Imperial City will be built not too far away. Whether this place is for sale or for his own family to live in, every inch of land will be very expensive. He has no plans to follow
No matter how dignified people grab space, as long as they have some connections, they can make a lot of money by selling it.
The streets near this house are quite prosperous, and doing business is easy, but the adjacent one is residential, suitable for living, but there is a small martial arts gym at the corner of the street, where people laugh and laugh all day long, but Ning Yi
After living in a big city for a long time, I naturally don't find it noisy, but find it interesting. Then I thought about it, since I have nothing to do, I might as well join this martial arts school and find some actual combat.
He likes mysterious things like internal strength, and somewhat yearns for martial arts. It is just an exploration of magical things that he does not understand. He is not really keen on actual combat, and he does not think that he will really become a blood licker in the future.
I am a Jianghu person. I have just experienced a few things, and now I have nothing to do. I feel that practicing seems to be beneficial.
Of course, after I made the slightest suggestion, I encountered firm opposition from my wife and maids, who had always been submissive at home...