Time has passed the fifth month of the lunar calendar, and the dog days of summer have arrived. The heat of June is scorching, and the sun is scorching.
Amidst the sound of cicadas, the high sun seemed to be sending out a heat wave in the streets. Under the shadow of the trees on the eaves, dogs lay there with their tongues out, looking at the scene in the alleys, feeling a little cool. Occasionally there were cars.
As the horse passed by, it kicked up bursts of dust, and then fell silent in the heat.
In such weather, those who can't go out will probably not suffer the consequences of going out on the streets under the scorching sun. As a result, the business of each merchant shop is much deserted. Only the teahouses with better locations are full every day. After entering the teahouse
In the middle of the day, you can order a pot of herbal tea, sit in the quaint wooden building and the shade of the big tree outside the door, listen to people reading, and eat snacks, and you can live a good day. Of course, if you are really rich, most of them will
He would leave the city of Hangzhou and live for a while in a shady villa in the nearby mountains to escape the summer heat.
Although Hangzhou is not as famous as the Qinhuai River in Jiangning, the Grand Canal, Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou are also famous places for smoke and flowers, with many brothels. Every night, the city lights stretch out, and there are brocade buildings and embroidery courtyards everywhere.
Singing, singing and dancing create an ecstasy atmosphere that is more lively than this summer. Of course, such a situation cannot be seen during the day. The women who have been busy all night are either resting or sitting in the afternoon.
Watch the flying colorful butterflies in the shade of the courtyard and express your feelings for yourself...
Only Dan Chu is slightly different.
Located on the northwest side of the city, there is a "Yihe Garden" by the water, which is open during the day. Yihe Garden is not big, but the location is very good. Even in the hot summer, there are
The cool breeze blows through the old camphor and ancient cypress trees inside and outside the courtyard, which is quite shady and green. On weekdays, it looks like a teahouse. In fact, it is actually a place where several women who have taken off their brothel status live together.
Among these brothel girls, the leader is named Ding Wanjun. She was once known as a huākui in Hangzhou. Later, she retired and lived here. She was often visited by benefactors who never forgot her.
The guests are also very picky and can only meet one person a day to have a cup of tea and talk.
Later, several women also left their citizenship and lived here with her, and the place was gradually transformed into the seemingly clean place it is today. During the hot summer and cold winter, business became better and better. In the summer, several rooms
No matter how cool the tea room is, the sound of cicadas filling the garden accompanied by bursts of silk and bamboo is said to be particularly calming.
Long Boyuan likes to come here to sit on weekdays, but of course there is not always a place.
He also likes this feeling and doesn't get angry when he is blocked occasionally. After all, in his own opinion, he and Ding Wanjun are considered to be the best friends between gentlemen. The other party cannot help itself, and he also understands that he has to deal with other people.
Among Ding Wanjun's... friends, his status is not the highest, and certainly not the lowest. He is the head of the Hangzhou Cloth Merchants Guild. The Long family has been doing business for generations, but this generation has produced a few people who are good at school.
He and his younger brother Long Bo Fen were both talented in poetry and calligraphy, but later their parents said that one of you must take over the family business, so he took over.
Now that he and his younger brother have passed their thirties, Long Bofen has the status of a civil servant and has taken up a job as a pen writer in the Hangzhou government office. He has no big future, but he is passionate about poetry, landscapes and landscapes, although he just participates in it every day.
Through these poetry gatherings, he became a wealthy and idle person in Hangzhou's literary world. He met many people and became a major supporter of the Long family. He then made the family business prosperous and prosperous.
When he was high-spirited, because he also wrote and wrote for a period of time when he was a child, he had a completely different temperament from the ordinary businessmen who were full of copper odor. Others said that he was a Confucian businessman. Perhaps it was because of this that he met Ding Wanjun and became good friends.
The location of Yihe Garden is excellent. If Ding Wanjun and others had no backing, I am afraid that this place would have been taken over by someone who wanted to win. He should be considered one of the backing. There have been several times when someone tried to force Ding Wanjun to move this place.
When it was sold, he came forward to help and spoke. I heard that someone with a higher status than him also came forward to speak.
Ding Wanjun is a long-sleeved woman who is good at dancing and has many connections. He doesn't mind. At the age of forty, he has played with all the women he wants to play with all the way. Now he likes the noble side of her, and occasionally sits with her.
Drink a cup of tea together, say a few words, even if you don't talk, it won't go to bed, it will involve sexual desire, and the other person will talk unscrupulously in front of him. He likes this, but if they really hook up, he will get tired of it.
Don't think that if the other party has a noble heart, she shouldn't be a brothel girl, or shouldn't be with this or that kind of man. In life, many times you can't help yourself, struggling all the way, and just have good intentions. When he was young, he read the books of sages,
Later, when I started doing business, I also had to do a lot of things that I had no control over, so I felt that the other person was similar to me. They both had the feeling that they were reluctant but had to do it, so I felt affection for them.
Normally, he would not bring anything other than the tea room here. He would come alone, sit for a long time and then go back. Of course, there was something different today. In addition to him and Ding Wanjun, who was playing the piano, there was another person in the room.
A man was sitting opposite him. This man was also a big cloth merchant in Suzhou and Hangzhou. His name was Fang Min. He was a good friend of the girl Bai Qianqian in Yiheyuan. They happened to meet him today. He wanted to get close to him, so he came over to meet him.
We chatted about business matters, and he also socialized, so he naturally didn't show any impatience on the surface.
"Speaking of which, the war in the north has not had a great impact on you and me. However, the turmoil in Fang La in the southwest is really serious. Recently, another batch of fabrics was robbed from our family. This business is becoming more and more difficult to do."
"Although there is a commotion over there at Fang La, I don't think it will last forever. I heard that the imperial court has sent Lord Tong Guantong to lead troops south. This time Fang La must be completely wiped out."
"It's just that I feel that if there is a fight between Jin and Liao in the north, our Wu Dynasty will definitely send troops to the north. At this time, General Tong is asked to go south, but who else can go north to attack Liao? It can't be a two-front war."
"Oh, how do you and I know about this matter? People in the imperial court are worried about the affairs of the imperial court. We can just do our own business..."
We didn't have much friendship with Fang Min. We were just chatting about the gossip that everyone is chatting about nowadays. After chatting for a while, Fang Min started talking about other things.
"To talk about it, Su Embroidery and Hangzhou Embroidery are one family. Although Jiangning's cloth industry is also prosperous, most of the business comes from the north. This time, the woman from the Su family came south to do business, but she has visited you, right?
?
"Well, I've already seen you in May. What do you think, Mr. Fang?" At this time, every business in the big city has its own guild. If you want to do cloth merchant business in Hangzhou, no matter what, you must go to the guild.
The first person reported it was Long Boyuan, so the first person the other party paid a visit to was probably Long Boyuan.
"Oh, just saying." I don't feel anything at all. The woman seems to be quite responsible. Recently, she has been keeping a low profile and is quite polite. When she visited me some time ago, I learned that there was a new person coming in. This Su family is here
There are also big cloth merchants in Jiangning area. "Bo Yuan must know the details of her family, right?"
"I just know a little bit about it. The Wu family is the leader in Jiangning's cloth industry, and the Su family is temporarily second. We don't have close contact with them. I don't know much about Su Tan'er. I just heard that the elder in his family used to be a
A powerful person." But I'm afraid he's getting old now."
"Su Jiayuan originally had a shop here," but she only made goods in a few small businesses and didn't get much exposure. But when she came here this time and watched her actions, I think she wanted to do something great. Sheep
"Her newly opened shop over at the dam is not doing much business for the time being." I just heard that she moved a few trees there, spent a lot of time, and prepared free sour plum tea for nearby passers-by to quench their thirst. She didn't mention selling cloth at all.
It’s just a small thing, but I think her intentions are quite big.”
"Haha, since I came to Hangzhou for business and paid a visit to you and me, I naturally want to do something. Her lack of action is abnormal. But I think Fang Gong seems to be quite interested in Miss Su's family.
Fang Min was nearly fifty years old, so the other party called him Fang Gong. He laughed loudly at this time: "Haha, I just suddenly remembered and said casually. Jiangning Fabric is different from me in Suhang. She wants to open up the situation, and it's not
What happened in a day or two is just that she came here as a woman, which made people feel interesting. Oh, I heard that she has some relationship with the Lou family..."..."
Long Boyuan nodded: "I know about this matter. I heard that when the Su family went south, they happened to meet Miss Lou's family and stayed with them for a few days. These two people...their situations are somewhat similar. Come to think of it,
This is why we are quite attracted to each other. Since Mr. Fang has met the Miss Su family, he must also have met the uncle of the Su family. I heard that he is also a scholar, somewhat similar to the uncle of the Lou family."
"Well, he is quite low-key. When asked about his poems, he just evaded a few words, and then became difficult to talk to and was almost ignored. I have met Mr. Lou a few times, and there are only slight differences. I think he seems to be
He still wants to attract attention, but his talent and learning are not enough, and others always look down upon him...
Long Boyuan raised his eyebrows: "What's there to say about a man who can abandon his family and get married?"
He was a little disapproving of this matter and was too lazy to mention it, so Fang Min stopped talking. After chatting for a while, Fang Min said goodbye and left. Long Boyuan sat by the window drinking tea, and a beautiful woman named Ding Wanjun stroked her hand.
Come and sit down and pour tea again.
"If you talk about things in the shopping mall here, you won't be afraid of being overheard and spread indiscriminately, right?"
Long Boyuan laughed: "Oh, it's just a trivial matter. Could it be that Wan Jun heard it as some kind of secret?"
"I think it's quite interesting." Ding Wanjun smiled, "Who is the Miss Su family?"
"Another Miss Lou."
"oh."
Ding Wanjun nodded to express his understanding. Lou Shuwan's name is known to many people in Hangzhou, because the three brothers and sisters of the Lou family are all quite capable in the shopping mall. In addition, the Lou family has a huge influence. No matter what aspect, they cannot be underestimated.
Look. As for how you behave in private, even if most people point their fingers, it is useless.
The Lou family is in the shopping mall, and there are people in the officialdom. Most people play with women, but Lou Shuwan plays with men, and everyone plays it openly and confidently. She is extremely picky about men. Many people know that she is with men outside in private, but she
There is often no way to determine who she is dating. If you think you are charming and handsome and want to be frivolous in front of her, she will give you a stern slap in the face. Be chaste and restrained. It is said that there are two scholars who want to hook up with Lou Shu.
Wan, did not use the right method, made people angry, and ruined their reputation.
That woman behaved inappropriately, something that many people vaguely knew about, but she only interacted with one man at a time, and at least in Hangzhou, she tried to keep it a secret. Since her husband was a bride-in-law, she was also a strong person, so
The scholar is more willing to imagine her as a lonely and noble woman after getting married. She is a bit pitiful, but she does not like people's pity. On the contrary, she seems a bit arrogant, so it brings out a sense of beauty. Some scholars are more
I would like to understand it this way.
"However, this Miss Su always brings her husband with her when she visits. He must be a married woman too." Ding Wanjun laughed softly.
"When Lou Shuwan first got married, she also had sex with her husband. Lou Shuwan was not necessarily unwilling to marry her husband and raise children at first. Men were incompetent. Others said so much that it was hard for her not to get bored. This Su
What is the name of Miss Jia’s husband, Ning Liheng? When he said hello, he felt pretty good, but he didn’t say a few words after that. Maybe the few words he said to say hello were all practiced.
Haha, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape this pattern in the future. Although Miss Su looks gentle, there is nothing trivial about her.
She is a domestic person, generous in behavior, decent in words and deeds, and quiet in words. She is a talented person. Such a woman cannot be suppressed by ordinary men, let alone a bride-in-law..."
Long Boyuan said casually and expressed his opinion. Ding Wanjun was pouring tea, but he was slightly stunned: "Ning Liheng?"
"Um?"
"I just said...that the bride-in-law's name is Ning Liheng?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Long Boyuan looked at her and smiled, "Could it be that Wan Jun knows this person."
"No, I don't know him.
"Ding Wanjun smiled and shook his head. After thinking about it, he continued to pour tea. "I thought of other things and thought that this name is quite good."
"oh."
Although Long Boyuan is known as a Confucian businessman, he is no longer on this path after all. When he occasionally reads books, he always reads some classics and ancient books. In today's literary world, he is scornful. Ding Wanjun thought that this name is like Shui Diao Ge Tou, Qing Yu
The author of the case, but considering that he was married into his wife, it seems impossible. Maybe he has the same name.
Hangzhou is not small or big. If the other party is true, it has been a month or two since she came here. She will not have to wait until this time to hear from Long Boyuan. I am afraid that other scholars and literati should have been there long ago.