Ever since, every morning at dawn, under the surprised gazes of Gu Lanzhi and Chou Gu, Li Hui rushed out wearing thin clothes and trousers. Then before the sun rose, he was sweating profusely.
Jump into the yard.
Not only Gu Lanzhi and Chou Gu were surprised, but the neighbors also expressed surprise at Li Hui's behavior. Soon some people began to wonder if the young man of the Li family had been contaminated with something. Because these days he only ate some kind of food.
Only those who don't know anything can wear thin shirts and run around on the streets as if there is no one around, and this is what the young man from the Li family showed.
The neighbors' comments reached Gu Lanzhi's ears. Finally one night, Gu Lanzhi couldn't bear it anymore. When she was bringing water to her son, she stood aside for a long time and finally mustered up the courage to ask Li Hui.
"Have my son... recently... taken that... cold food powder?"
Li Huileng was stunned. He didn't react at first. But soon, he knew what his mother was talking about.
The Hanshi Powder my mother talked about is also called Wushi Powder. It is a medicine prepared from cinnabar, realgar, alum, Zeng Qing, Ci Shi five-flavored stone medicine, and some precious medicinal materials. It was popular among the nobles of the Jin Dynasty in this era.
A kind of medicine taken. It is said that it can strengthen the body, prolong life, have clear ears and eyesight, be as light as a swallow, and have skin as smooth as jade. It can even greatly enhance certain abilities, make the elderly regain their glory, and can
It makes people in their prime of life more interesting.
After taking this medicine, the body will become hot. You need to drink warm wine, eat cold food, wear old clothes and toga, and you need to exercise to dissipate the medicine, which is called Xingsan.
I go out for a run every morning wearing old and thin clothes. People mistakenly think that I am eating cold food to release the medicinal power. That's why my mother asked this question.
After thinking about this clearly, Li Hui couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Mom, where are you thinking? My son just feels that he is weak, always sick, and needs to strengthen his body. So he goes out for a run in the morning to stretch his muscles and exercise his body. I have never seen the cold food powder you mentioned.
.Besides, that thing is very expensive, can I afford it?" Li Hui replied with a smile.
After hearing this, Gu Lanzhi suddenly realized and felt relieved.
It’s not that she thinks there’s anything bad about Hanshi Powder, but that Hanshi Powder is expensive, costing ten thousand dollars a dose. And it’s said to be addictive. Many people have ruined their lives by eating that stuff. There are examples. Ordinary people avoid it.
I'm afraid it won't be enough.
Gu Lanzhi knew that the old family boss was eating. Every month, someone from Health City came to Wu County to deliver medicine, and what they delivered was this kind of cold food powder. The medicine specially sent from Health City was ridiculously expensive. Her son took it
It doesn't matter, it's just that the family doesn't have enough money for him to eat.
In addition to running, Li Hui became familiar with several of the guards in Nanzhai. When watching them dance with guns and sticks every day, he would also follow along and learn some simple moves. Although it was not for the purpose of becoming a
A master in martial arts, but it is useful for self-protection in critical moments, or even just to strengthen your body.
In this way, Li Hui's life passed very regularly and very quickly. It was already the end of June, and before he knew it, he had already been doing things in the South House for more than a month.
The life was very comfortable and leisurely, which even gave Li Hui some illusion. Maybe he could continue to be comfortable like this, and eating and waiting for death was also a way to survive.
But Li Hui immediately corrected his thoughts. When he thought of the scene in Mingjie Hall that day, Li Hui became vigilant. In this era, disasters can come at any time. If he has the kind of comfortable mentality of dawdling, he will be vigilant.
It is absolutely impossible. You cannot control your own destiny. Without real strength, there is no real comfort. You must always remind yourself of this.
Moreover, Li Hui's life was not completely comfortable. For example, Han Yong, the steward of the South House, always targeted himself for some reason and made critical remarks about himself, which he couldn't stand.
The incident when he was almost thrown into jail before was when he went to the head of the family, Gu Chun, to inform him, and told Gu Chun what he had said to Gu Qian after the water diversion was successful. So much so that Gu Chang led someone to have him imprisoned.
He was kidnapped and questioned.
Gu Chang's behavior is understandable. After all, he is just a slave in his eyes. In his memory, when he was studying at home, Gu Chang led other children of the Gu family to bully him a lot. Besides, from the perspective of the master of the Gu family
, thinking that his words have harmed the interests of the Gu family, there is nothing wrong with him taking action himself.
But Han Yong, his identity is the manager of Nanzhai, and he is also a vassal of the Gu family. He has no enmity or enmity with him, but he wants to target him. I don't know what the reason is.
Moreover, he is from Nanzhai. Gu Qian has made his attitude clear, saying that he will bear all the responsibilities for irrigation and use private property to compensate. As a steward around Gu Qian, why did he go to inform?
?
This really makes people confused about what is going on here, and they have to take precautions.
However, Li Hui didn't take these things too seriously. Since Han Yong was not easy to get along with, he stayed away from him. He couldn't afford to offend him and could afford to hide. He couldn't afford to have a direct conflict with him. He acted like a butler, and he
Just let him.
In the past month, Li Huier has learned more about some things about the Gu family.
The more he knew, the deeper he had a deeper understanding of the status and strength of the aristocratic family. Apart from anything else, in this month, Li Hui had seen more important people than he had seen in the past seventeen years.
More is coming.
Although the owner of the South House, Gu Qian, is not the head of the Gu family, he still attends some important occasions. Especially when important people come to visit, Gu Qian and the head of the hometown, Gu Chun, have to come out to entertain them.
Li Hui followed Gu Qian and met many important people. For example, the head of the Lu family, Lu Na. Among the four top families in Wu County, Gu Lu, Zhu Zhang, the head of the Lu family is Lu Na. The Lu family is also a wealthy family, and its family history can be traced back.
In the Han Dynasty, the Lu family became prosperous and became the top family in the south of the Yangtze River. It was during the Soochow period. Lu Xun, the governor of Soochow, was a descendant of the Lu family in Wu County. After Lu Xun, the Lu family had Lu Kang, Lu Kai, Lu Ye, Lu
Play and many other famous people.
Now the head of the Lu family, Lu Na, is the second son of the late Shangshu Ling Lu Wan of the Jin Dynasty. He currently serves as the prefect of Wu County and concurrently serves as the county's Dazhong official.
The Lu family, like the Gu family, is actually gradually losing its status in the imperial court. It is suppressed by the big families in the north, and it is difficult for the children of the family to get ahead.
But this does not hinder the status of the Wujun noble family as the top local noble family, and it also makes the relationship between them closer.
In addition to Lu Wan, Li Hui also met the heads of many local aristocratic families, as well as many local officials. Although the Gu family did not have the glory of the past and no one held important positions in the court, its status in the local area was still unacceptable.
Shaking.
The young head of the family, Gu Yan, is the prefect of Dongyang. Gu Qian's son Gu Xun is the governor of Kuaiji County. Zhang Xuan, the grandson of the former head of the family Gu He, who has a close relationship with the Gu family, is the prefect of Wuxing County. There are also several children of the Gu family who serve in local prefectures and counties.
He holds office in the county government. The so-called centipede worm dies but never stagnates. Even if a wealthy family has a well-developed root system, it will not decline in a short period of time.
What's more, the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River have realized the problem of being suppressed by the wealthy families in the north. They are forming a consensus, are more closely connected, help each other, and actively seek breakthroughs in the court.
For example, this time taking advantage of Huan Da Sima's Northern Expedition, the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River donated materials, grain, grass and money. Using this method to close the relationship with Huan Wen in order to achieve a breakthrough through Huan Wen was one of the specific countermeasures.
In addition to meeting these characters, Li Hui also saw some details of the life of aristocratic families. At every gathering, the banquet was staggeringly luxurious. The table was filled with delicious food and wine, and it was extremely luxurious.
At certain banquets, Li Hui also finally saw what a group of celebrities from the Jin Dynasty were talking about at the banquet. After the group of celebrities drank until they were drunk, they began to talk about the topics.
It covers everything, life and death, good and evil, origin and end, existence and non-existence, the way of heaven, nature, etc. We talk about anything profound, and we talk about anything without an answer. We even froze at the mouth and blushed because of our respective opinions. But everyone was interested and interested.
abundant.
At certain times, they will talk about the layout of the manor, the layout of the building, the types of flowers and trees, the cooking techniques of food, the style and color matching of clothes, etc. They will even discuss and judge the woman's appearance, posture and dress.
.
Li Hui once heard with his own ears that the old man of the house was talking to the guests with his cloudy eyes about a certain woman's dress and appearance, and some comments about her beautiful eyes, white skin, slim waist, clever smile, etc. were said from the mouth of an old man who was about to die.
When I came out, I felt a little dizzy when I listened to it.
What's more, when they talk about dressing up, they are not limited to women. They also talk about men's clothing, skin color, eyebrows, behavior, voice, etc. without any taboo.
When talking about the above topics, the guests and friends at the table all flocked to each other and made witty remarks. All of them were masters and eloquent. When talking about excitement, sometimes some people even went crazy in the room and took off their clothes to reveal whether they were fat or thin.
His body rolled on the ground laughing.
In Li Hui's view, these chaotic behaviors and words were simply unacceptable to the ears and eyes. However, the people around him didn't take it seriously and took it for granted.
It was an eye-opener for Li Hui. It was indeed the Jin Dynasty, and the atmosphere was indeed different. How could they discuss these mysterious issues metaphysically and at the same time be so interested in food, clothing, housing, transportation, beauties and delicacies? How could they be so dissolute?
, but you think this is a kind of demeanor?
Li Hui disagreed and could only express his understanding, respect and blessing.
Of course, most of the time, they were also discussing business matters. As Li Hui, he was naturally not allowed to listen. But from Gu Qian's few words after that, Li Hui knew that at this time, they were talking about the rise of the family.
The major events in the court are the success or failure of the ongoing Northern Expedition, the differences between the northern and southern gentry, and the direction of the power structure of the court.
At this time, Li Huicai felt that they were still normal people.
In short, during this month, Li Hui gradually felt some of the weak pulses of the Jin Dynasty. He felt some unusual things in this era. And these were the feelings of the seventeen-year-old boy he possessed.
What memory cannot give itself.
The history books of later generations did record some of the unique characteristics of this era. But those are records in books. In fact, I don’t know whether they are true or false, and they are not intuitive. Only what I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears,
Only then did Li Hui have a more vivid impression of this era.