The pastries were very infrequent. Xue Poye finished a piece of yellow sponge cake, drank a sip of tea, and was about to try other pastries. Then he found that several plates were empty, and Mingxu said rudely.
He chewed it in his mouth, held it in his hand, and ate it very seriously.
Xue Poye glanced at him with disdain. Mingxu also felt the helmsman's contemptuous gaze. He felt a little embarrassed. He stretched out his hand and said sincerely: "Shopkeeper, please give me another piece?"
Xue Poye gave him a roll of his eyes, smiled at the young master and said, "Young master gave me the cakes, thank you very much!"
A look of loneliness and emptiness flashed across the young master's face, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he smiled lightly: "It's just a pity to avoid it, it's not worth thanking, it's not worth it!"
Mingxu finally cast his bright light on the young master. A trace of unknown surprise flashed in his eyes, but he immediately turned away and did not look at him, but his brows were already wrinkled.
There was a moment of silence in the tea shed, and several big men there seemed to be too hot and too hot to drink. They drank tea one after another. The pot of tea on the table quickly ran out of water, and they were not satisfied, so they asked the tea waiter to bring new tea.
Xue Poye glanced at the road with a faint gray air, which stretched all the way to the front with no end in sight. He couldn't help but ask the coachman: "Master Shao, how far is it? Can you make it there today?"
The coachman, Master Shao, said hurriedly: "Hurry, hurry, we will be there tonight."
At this moment, the young master over there said calmly: "Are you ready?"
Mr. Sha and two well-dressed men hurriedly agreed. Mr. Sha immediately stood up and went over, respectfully saying: "Master, let's go!" He stretched out a hand. The young master coughed twice and wiped it gently with a silk handkerchief.
Lip then stretched out a hand and put it skillfully on Mr. Sha's arm. He stood up with his support and suddenly said with a smile: "We are all drinking tea together. We are destined to be together, so we are all invited!"
Mr. Sha immediately took out a piece of silver from his pocket and put it on the table, and said: "Man, everyone's tea has been paid, and the rest is your reward!" Without further words, he took the young man in hand,
Slowly walked towards the luxurious carriage.
The three big men over there were overjoyed, and the tea waiter was also beaming, smiling like a morning glory. That ingot of silver would be enough for dozens of people to drink tea.
After walking a few steps, the eldest son suddenly said: "The weather is hot, so it's a pity for passers-by, I'll give you this bucket of ice to cool down." He smiled softly and took Mr. Sha's hand to get into the car.
Xue Poye was extremely surprised. The eldest son was generous, but at this moment it was obvious that the eldest son was blind.
It was really unexpected that such a generous, gentle and beautiful young master was blind. Xue Poye sighed. Although he had no friendship with this young master, seeing such a beautiful man turned out to be blind, it was like
It is always a pity to see a gash in a masterpiece painting.
Mr. Sha and a well-dressed man rode green horses. The eldest son sat in the carriage, while another well-dressed man drove the shaft. He shouted twice, and the two horses rode together. The carriage left immediately, and the two green horses
The horses followed on both sides, carrying the billowing smoke and dust as they galloped towards Suzhou, getting smaller and smaller until finally only a faint black spot was visible, until it disappeared on the main road.
Xue Poye murmured to himself: "Whose young master is this?" Suddenly he turned to Mingxu and asked: "What secrets have you seen?"
Mingxu was stunned, glanced at Xue Poye, then lowered his head, took a sip of tea, burped, and said calmly: "He is going to die!"
"He's going to die?" Xue Poye couldn't help but trembled when he heard this. Ever since the incident at Putuo's hand in southern Xinjiang, Xue Poye had been convinced of Mingxu's medical skills. Mingxu said this at this time
In a word, Xue Poye was surprised and sighed at the same time. He didn't expect that such an elegant and beautiful young man would die soon. However, seeing that his face was so pale and he kept coughing, it was obvious that he was seriously ill.
"Then do you know what disease you have?" Xue Poye asked in a low voice.
Mingxu thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. If I could check the pulse carefully, I might be able to get a glimpse of it. This is just a look, it's hard to know the symptoms."
Xue Poye sneered: "You don't even know what kind of disease you are suffering from, and you still dare to claim that others are about to die. You are really lying."
Ming Xu hurriedly said: "The shopkeeper misunderstood. Although I don't know what kind of disease he is suffering from, his lung qi has been damaged. If he hadn't been nursed back to health well, he would have been a pile of withered bones. Although he tried his best to nurse him back to health, his qi and blood are not enough."
If it's exhausted, I'm afraid it won't survive more than half a year."
"Can't live more than half a year?" Xue Poye looked at the distance of the avenue and murmured: "What a pity, what a pity."
The coachman, Master Shao, was right. When we approached Suzhou City, it was getting dark, and people were coming and going at the city gate. After we finally entered the city, it was completely dark.
There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below.
Suzhou, in ancient times King Helu of Wu ordered Wu Zixu to supervise the construction of a city with six pairs of water in a chessboard pattern, which is the city of Suzhou. During the Qin Dynasty, the first emperor of Qin established Kuaiji County and Wuxian County in Wudu City. From then on, Suzhou at that time was called Wuxian County, or sometimes
It was called Wuzhou. In the Sui Dynasty, it was named after Gusu Mountain in the west, and Wuzhou was changed to Suzhou. From then on, the name was passed down.
The city of Suzhou is crisscrossed by rivers and is also known as the "Water City". It is a place full of water.
Suzhou is one of the three states in the south of the Yangtze River in Chu. Its prosperity is no less than that of Hangzhou. It is said that "Suzhou's gardens are the best in the world". Suzhou's courtyard garden structure is the highest level in the Chu Kingdom and probably the highest level in the entire world.
The pronunciation of Suzhou people is very different from that of Hangzhou. They speak Wu dialect, that is, Wu Nongyan dialect, which is very distinctive. The pronunciation is soft and soft, and it is very pleasant to hear. Especially women, when they speak, it is like singing.
When the night got dark, most of the heat of the day had disappeared. Xue Poye sat in the carriage, opened the curtains, and saw people coming and going outside. It was very lively, the road was smooth, and there were two rows of green trees on both sides, with young leaves.
Sweeping away the beauty of the day, the towering trees secretly reveal themselves in the darkness of night, and the light wind blows, blowing the freshness of the leaves into the air.
"The moon sets, crows cry and frost fills the sky, river maples and fishing fires confront melancholy. Hanshan Temple outside the city of Suzhou, the midnight bell rings for the passenger ship!" Xue Poye thought to himself, this is the poem about Suzhou that he is most familiar with.
Along the way, there were quite a few vendors selling snacks. They were shouting loudly in Wu dialect, which made Mingxu Buddha heartbroken. He swallowed his saliva and looked left and right. Even Tieniu seemed unable to withstand the temptation to sneak in from both sides.
The fragrance of the carriage made me lick my lips.
Xue Poye also smelled the aroma of snacks, and seemed to have returned to the pedestrian street in his previous life. He was so moved that he asked Master Shao to stop first, and led a few people to eat at the snack stalls on the roadside. The food was incredible.
, Tieniu and Mingxu looked at such a kind helmsman and were so excited that they could not speak.
"This Suzhou snack is famous all over the world. Let's talk about the donut wrappers, but they are not found in other places." Master Shao has been to Suzhou, so he is somewhat familiar with the market in Suzhou. It is very comfortable to eat the golden donut wrappers.
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Several people ate until their stomachs couldn't bear to eat any more. They tried more than a dozen kinds of snacks before giving up. Everyone's lips were filled with oil and they were indescribably happy.
The writing style in Suzhou is not as good as that in Hangzhou, and there seem to be far fewer talented people on the road, but the music and minor tunes are much better than those in Hangzhou. The so-called Wunong minor is the biggest feature of Jiangnan, and the most authentic Wunong minor is in Suzhou
, in other words, there are many more brothels in Suzhou than in Hangzhou, and the nature of the brothels seems to be a higher level than that in Hangzhou. In fact, when going to a brothel in Hangzhou, having sex between men and women is the main item, and listening to music is secondary.
But in Suzhou, if anyone does not listen to music and directly engages in the lovemaking of men and women, if people find out, they will be called trash without quality and despised by others. Therefore, if you go to a brothel in Suzhou, it doesn’t matter who you are.
If you can't stand it anymore, you have to listen to a few songs. This has become an unwritten rule in Suzhou brothels.
Unlike Hangzhou, the price of listening to music in Suzhou is sometimes more expensive than going to bed. If the oiran in some buildings sings a song, the "small reward" he or she receives is astonishing. If the oiran sings a song alone, the amount of money paid
The "big prize" can buy two girls.
As the carriage was traveling, Xue Poye listened to Wu Nong's soft music, which was really good. Occasionally, he even heard several people singing "Hangzhou Diao", which was the popular song he brought to this era. Unexpectedly, it had already
It spread to Suzhou, and although it was not as popular as in Hangzhou, it still made Xue Poye break out in a cold sweat.
Xue Poye first asked Master Shao to find an inn and prepare to rest for the night. He would find out the location of Qiao Mansion tomorrow and then pay a visit.
He had seen the style of the Lu family in Hangzhou. As for the style of the Qiao family in Suzhou, Xue Poye really wanted to see it. However, the main purpose of this trip was to make autumn clothing business.
Of course, besides autumn clothes, Xue Poye also has bigger plans.
Naturally, there is Qinglianzhao's cousin in Suzhou. There is a special method to contact him. This green lady has not mentioned it, so Xue Poye doesn't know how to contact the local brother now, but this trip is not necessary.
Contact them to avoid more trouble.
Although it was clear that he could eat wine and meat as he wished, he still had the heart to meditate every day. He earnestly asked for a private room to meditate by himself.