Li Xiuyuan looked at this ordinary-looking scholar with a strange expression.
However, because the scholar pestered Xiaodie as soon as they met, he did not have a good impression of the scholar, but rather disliked him.
He obviously saw himself here, and Xiaodie was also a famous woman with an owner. How could he go past the owner and greet her rashly.
As an ordinary person, we all know that this is against etiquette, let alone a scholar.
"Brother, if you keep staring at my family members like this, I'm going to get angry." Li Xiuyuan walked over and said calmly.
The scholar didn't seem to take Li Xiuyuan seriously at all, but shouted to the upstairs: "Mr. Chu, come and see, Miss Xiaodie is back."
"Oh. Which Miss Xiaodie?" A voice came from upstairs.
"It's Xiaodie, the maid next to Miss Qingmei," the scholar said again.
Green plum girl?
Hearing this, there was movement upstairs immediately. It seemed that a lot of people were gathering upstairs. At this time, they heard the scholar's words and immediately walked down the stairs. They were all scholars. They should be like this.
The children who took the college examination for the first time.
The leader was also an extraordinary handsome man wearing brocade robes and a jade belt around his waist. He looked somewhat similar to Li Xiuyuan.
They are all disciples from wealthy families.
"Hey, it's really Miss Xiaodie." Some other scholars were surprised.
Xiaodie was extremely nervous at this time. She looked at the scholars and then at her young master, but she still kept her head down and said nothing, so as not to cause more trouble if she spoke more.
Li Xiuyuan frowned slightly and looked at these scholars. He knew that these people had probably seen the brothel before.
After all, he knew that Qingmei was the top brothel in the city.
Since she is the number one, she must also be sought after and admired by scholars, so after recognizing Xiaodie, these people may also want to find Qingmei through Xiaodie.
It's just... Qingmei has been buried in Lanruo Temple.
"Who is this brother?"
Not everyone focused on Xiaodie. At this time, Mr. Chu, who was leading the group, saw Li Xiuyuan and asked curiously.
"Hmph, this man is the young master of the Li family in Guobei County. His surname is Li and his given name is Xiuyuan. He is a son of a merchant." At this time, a dissatisfied voice sounded, and a scholar looked at him with seeming hostility.
Li Xiuyuan looked over: "Hey, aren't you... aren't you that person who lived in Lanruo Temple for thirty years in the east of Hedong and thirty years in Hexi?"
"That's right, it's me. Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. Don't bully young people into poverty. I didn't expect you to still remember this." Ye Huaian said.
"Of course I remember, but you can't say these nonsense, or something will happen." Li Xiuyuan looked at him and said.
"snort."
Ye Huaian snorted again and looked very ugly. The last time he met Qingmei at Lanruo Temple, he could have achieved good things, but he was interrupted by this person and even tried to steal her love. This grudge is not a big one.
Mr. Chu smiled at this time and said: "It turns out that we are all acquaintances. That's just right. We were gathering upstairs just now to recite poems and write poems. This Mr. Li is also a scholar. Why don't you show your respect and come upstairs to get together?"
"Yes, yes, meeting each other is fate. We should invite Brother Li to attend the party together."
"We are all scholars, so we should communicate more. After all, this is an elegant thing."
Other scholars also echoed the warm invitation.
Li Xiuyuan didn't like these scholars. After all, there was Ye Huaian who lived in Hedong for thirty years and Hexi for thirty years, and there was also a scholar who liked self-hypnosis and was extremely confident in his ordinary appearance. He didn't look like a group of good people.
I think it's better to stay away.
"I appreciate your kindness. I would like to purchase a batch of pens, inks, paper and inkstones here so as not to disturb your gathering." He declined.
Mr. Chu laughed, grabbed Li Xiuyuan's hand, and said rather boldly: "You don't have to postpone it. The matter of pen, ink, paper and inkstone is a trivial matter. Later I will ask my servant to prepare a set of good pen, ink, paper and inkstone as a gift to Li
Brother, please be kind and give me some face."
After saying that, he pulled Li Xiuyuan and walked to the second floor; "Come, come, let's go upstairs and continue the topic."
"..." Li Xiuyuan looked at Mr. Chu with a strange expression.
However, the words have come to this point, and it is really difficult for him to refuse. Others have warmly invited him, and the words have come to this point, so he still has to give him this face.
A group of scholars went upstairs talking and laughing again.
Ye Huaian looked at Li Xiuyuan coldly, obviously complaining in his heart, but he didn't say it clearly.
But feeling the look in Ye Huaian's eyes, Li Xiuyuan felt that this person's existence was really blocking his thoughts.
"Hey, Xiaodie, do you know who this Mr. Chu is?"
While these scholars were gathering, Li Xiuyuan found a remote place to stay and asked in a low voice.
Xiaodie also whispered softly: "This Mr. Chu is called Chu Tian. He is the second son of the Chu family in the city. He is very famous in Guo Beicheng. I heard that he is capable of both literary and military skills and is quite talented."
"Young master of the Chu family?" Li Xiuyuan's face moved slightly.
He knows a thing or two about the Chu family in Guo Beicheng. They are local tycoons and have a lot of business dealings with his Li family. Of course, this business is definitely not as big as that of his Li family, but the Chu family is very good in other aspects.
To have power is to be above the officialdom.
There have been several officials in my family and ancestors.
"However, although this Chu Tian looks a bit bold, he is actually quite violent. In the past, he wanted to invite the young lady to play the piano in the Chu Mansion. However, the young lady refused, so she made a big fuss in the brothel, and the servants of the Chu family even injured many people.
My dear sister, Miss was so frightened that she didn’t show up for several days." Xiaodie said again.
Li Xiuyuan's eyes narrowed slightly: "Is there such a thing?"
Asking Qingmei to play the harp in the mansion, this is called playing the qin, but it is actually an attempt to rape Qingmei.
This is Sima Zhao's heart.
"And..." Xiaodie was about to stop talking again.
"And what?" Li Xiuyuan asked again.
Xiaodie echoed: "Furthermore, this Mr. Chu used to ride horses in the city, hit and kill people, and was involved in lawsuits, but he was soon settled by the Chu family. Because of these things, the young lady felt that Mr. Chu was not a good person, and she was worried about her future
It fell into the hands of Mr. Chu, so... I took my slaves and went to join the young master."
She felt a little embarrassed when she said this.
Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled. It turned out that there was such a story in it.
Just when he asked about Xiaodie's situation.
At this time, these scholars played pairs again.
"Yes, I have a couplet, I just thought of it, the yellow crane flies away, flies away," the plain-looking scholar said with a smile, "I wonder which brother is the right one?"
"What's so difficult about this?" Ye Huaian smiled: "I'm right, Bai Yun can stay or not."
"Okay, that's right. The first couplet is well written, and the second couplet is also neatly correct. These two are talented people and deserve a drink." Several other scholars praised them again.
"It's funny, it's funny." Ye Huaian was modest and raised his glass to drink together.
Li Xiuyuan took a look and scratched his head. A group of children were complimenting each other here. Why did they find this scene so embarrassing?
If you have a few simple pairs, you will be very talented.
What do you think of those scholars, candidates, and scholars?
Could this be the literary youth disease of ancient scholars?
"Brothers, I am waiting here to recite poems and write poems. It is so enjoyable to drink and listen to music. How can I forget Brother Li and sit on the bench? I heard that Li Xiuyuan from Guobei County has a great literary talent. I wonder if I can leave some poems for him.
Shall I wait for a tasting?"
The ordinary-looking scholar from before looked at Li Xiuyuan and then said.
This is to divert trouble to the east.
As soon as these words came out, the leader Chu Tian smiled and said: "You're right, you're right. Brother Li came to this party without saying a word for a long time. This is because I did not entertain you well. Come, come, come, Li
Since you have great talent, why don't you show it off for us to appreciate."
Several scholars next to him also looked at Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan thought to himself, is this a bad habit of all scholars? Why do they like to let others reveal their poems?
In fact, what he didn't know was that this was a way for scholars to communicate in ancient times. When they first met, it didn't matter what your family background was, but how good your literary talent was.
The best way to show your literary talent is to leave poems and articles, or to play some literati games to show your quick thinking. Only in this way can you be admired and respected by others, and you can better integrate into this circle.
"You're welcome, I don't know how to write poetry, I just have a rough understanding of pen and ink." Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said, and his words were serious, without any humility.
Ye Huaian immediately laughed and said: "That's right. The son of a merchant can only roughly understand pen and ink, how can he sing poetry and harmoniously."
"I don't agree with this. Although Brother Li has an ordinary appearance and simple clothes, since Miss Xiaodie can follow him, there must be something extraordinary about him. How can Brother Ye belittle someone else as the son of a merchant.
"
The scholar who said others were mediocre in appearance actually said that he himself was mediocre in appearance.
Li Xiuyuan looked at the scholar strangely.
You keep saying that other people are plainly dressed and plain-looking. Is this really okay?
"But having said that, poetry is indeed difficult for Brother Li, but before we talked about it, it was easy to understand. I believe Brother Li will not be embarrassed." said the plain-looking scholar.
"Well, it's really not easy to write poems. Brother Li, just write a couple. It should be easy." Chu Tian also nodded.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said with a smile: "For a while, I couldn't think of a good match, which makes you laugh."
"Brother Li, why do you have to be so modest?" Chu Tian said.
"This is really not modesty." Li Xiuyuan said: "I haven't studied Chinese essays for a long time. I am very satisfied with being a scholar this time. I don't dare to ask for anything else."
Seeing this, all the scholars couldn't help but shake their heads.
Li Xiuyuan is no longer being modest, but he is really out of money.
Chu Tian also laughed: "Brother Li, don't worry, even if you don't understand the words, we won't laugh at brother Li. We'll invite a couple."
"It really doesn't work." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Please." The plain-looking scholar also said.
Li Xiuyuan scratched his head and felt embarrassed.
"Please." Ye Huaian, a boy from Hedong, also said.
"Then...Okay, Yansuo Pondliu." Li Xiuyuan said.
"...."
The plain-looking scholars, Ye Huaian, a young man from Hedong, Chu Tian and other scholars suddenly froze in smiles.