Mrs. Fan was arranging flowers with Qi Niang in her mansion. The two of them were arranging flowers and chatting at the same time.
Fan said: "My father passed by Luoyang on his last trip to Renzheng. The prefect of Luoyang invited him to go to the flower party. My father said that the flower party and the banquet are all held with flowers as barriers, including beams, pillars, columns, arches, and tubes.
Water, hairpins hanging on nails, flowers everywhere, it’s really beautiful.”
“I will arrange flowers with peonies another day. Seventeen. You love peonies. What do you think of arranging flowers with peonies?”
The seventeenth mother said: "I like peonies because they are independent from the world. In the past, Empress Wu ordered me to visit Houyuan the next day, and I wrote that in the Ming Dynasty, I went to Shangyuan to announce the spring as soon as possible. The flowers will bloom all night long, so don't wait for the dawn wind to urge you."
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"However, all the flowers bloomed, but the peonies were late. Empress Wu was so angry that she burned the whole garden of peonies. Now the peonies are broken off and placed in the same row as the flowers. Isn't this the original intention of peonies?"
Fan Shi smiled and said: "My penis is inserted, how about it?"
Seventeen Niang said: "It's good, but it's better to use a bronze vase to hold it."
"You, you, you have to find a reason for everything. No matter how good the utensils are, they have to be degraded."
Seventeen Niang smiled and said: "It's not like my sister-in-law is indulging me. I've never been good at arranging flowers, so I won't do it anymore."
Fan Shi laughed and said, "There will be times when you can't do it either."
Even though Mrs. Fan said this, she still ordered the female envoy to bring the bronze vase and arrange the flowers.
The aunt and sister-in-law were visiting the garden, and Fan suddenly said: "The words my uncle said last night to win daddy's praise were not his own idea, but borrowed from someone else's words."
Seventeenth mother asked: "Oh? Daddy sees it?"
Mrs. Fan stopped and looked at Qi Niang and said, "Okay, you hid it so tightly that you didn't even tell me. How did you see it?"
Seventeen Niang said with a smile: "Good sister-in-law, I say yes, I thought it was my second brother who had been studying at Taixue in the past six months and made great progress in knowledge, but when I saw the face of my second sister-in-law, she frowned. She is the second brother
She knows very well how learned her second brother is. But when I saw that my second sister-in-law was not very happy after my second brother was praised by his father, I felt a little confused in my heart. After you said it again, I understood.
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Fan said: "No wonder, your second sister-in-law has always been at odds with me. If my second uncle gains power, her demeanor in front of me will be different. You should watch carefully."
The two of them started walking by the lake again. Willow trees were planted all over the path beside the lake in Wu Mansion. Along the way, they would reach out to hold up the hanging willow branches from time to time.
Seventeenth mother said: "Sister-in-law, I want to talk to you about this. Second sister-in-law is not a bad person, but she is usually a bit more aloof and does not want to interact with people in the house."
Fan said: "I hate people being like this the most. Besides, between sisters-in-law, there is no such thing as good or bad. The most common thing is to see that the other party is unhappy."
Fan Shi laughed when he said this: "If you don't want to talk about this anymore, who did you ask, Second Uncle, to talk about it?"
Seventeen Niang smiled and said: "Probably one of his classmates in Taixue? But my sister-in-law said so, it seems that I also recognize it. I can't guess."
Fan Shi smiled and said, "Can't guess? Do you still remember that boy from the Zhang family when we climbed Xianxia Ridge?"
“It’s really...he...”
Mrs. Fan was a little surprised when she heard this. She turned around and looked at Qi Niang behind her, but she saw that she was covering the hanging willow branches with one hand and lightly lifting the skirt of her skirt with the other hand. Her eyes seemed to be looking down at the road, but she was really not.
She dared to look at her. But Fan Shi stared at her Bai Shuang Sai Bai's face, and noticed something strange in the expression she showed for a moment.
Fan was suspicious at heart, so the two of them walked through the path and came to sit in the pavilion.
There are several ladies here who have already laid out summer fruits and drinks in advance.
The stone benches on the pavilion were also covered with brocade mats earlier.
Seventeenth Mother sat down and said calmly: "I was accidentally scratched on the face by a few willow sticks, and it hurt a little. This Zhang Sanlang, I still remember when he said, 'The most troubles in the world are the most serious ones.
What cannot be done is called peace and quiet, but in fact there are worries about unexpected events."
Having said this, Seventeenth Mother smiled again and said: "Now it has become like, 'Just don't change the legal system of the court, and use this to serve the country.'"
Mrs. Fan also pretended not to know and smiled: "That's right. One word is bold and the other is cautious. I don't know which one is true and which one is false."
Seventeenth mother said: "It's dad who is so powerful."
Fan said: "Last night, my second uncle admitted it when he went into the study with Shi Lang to talk to his father. According to what my second uncle said, this husband of the Zhang family is one of the youngest people in the same room.
I don't know anything else. I just heard from my second uncle that Zhang Sanlang had taken the initiative to befriend him several times..."
Speaking of this, Fan thought, why did Zhang Sanlang take the initiative to make friends with Wu Anchi? Could it be...
Thinking of this, Mrs. Fan couldn't help but look at Qi Niang again, but saw Qi Niang asking in a normal way: "What next?"
Fan said: "Then I don't know, it's just Shilang who told me so, but Shilang also praised Zhang Sanlang's talent and learning a few times in front of his father..."
“Then dad... can you trust me in my brother’s eyes?”
“I don’t know that either.”
“By the way, there is one more thing that is strange.”
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“What’s the matter?”
Seeing that Mrs. Fan was trying to show her off, Seventeen Niang also sat patiently and drank the perilla drink.
In the end, Mrs. Fan couldn't help but said: "Dad said something in the study last night. He said that he had some free time when he came to Beijing to report on his work, and asked Shilang and his second uncle to invite more young talents from the capital to come to the house for a banquet.
, so that when the two brothers become official officials, they will also have support in their official careers, and he can also see the style of the future generations..."
Seventeen mothers have stopped drinking.
Mrs. Fan pretended to be indifferent and said: "It's strange, how can dad be so interested? Besides, the marriage of your sisters is just a matchmaker's suggestion. Others come to talk to matchmakers, and dad chooses them based on their family background and character.
It’s not like that beforehand…”
“Sister-in-law, don’t say it… don’t say it…”
Fan smiled and said: "It's rare to see you blushing, but Shilang asked dad if he would choose young talents who were not yet engaged, but dad scolded Shilang severely. I think so, my Wu family...
...It's true...maybe dad really wants to meet this talented man today."
"Well, daddy, that's what we plan to do." Even though Seventeenth Mother said this, her face was already as red as drunk.
Days when Taixue is on holiday.
The Imperial College students who live in Bianjing all go home early, and even Huang Haoyi goes to have sex.
Zhang Yue originally planned to study in the studio, but in the evening he went out to take a bath for Liu Zuo.
Zhang Yue used to take wells to bathe in the bamboo forest. Hearing that he could go to the bathhouse to bathe, he was worried and immediately went out with Liu Zuo to Xiang Qi.
During the Han and Tang dynasties, the city-fang system was implemented. Common people lived in houses and conducted business in the market. At the same time, the imperial court strictly ordered that no city be allowed to be established "in places other than prefectures and counties."
But the Song Dynasty broke up the market, and the grass market was also recognized by the court.
The previously feared drop in tax revenue was not due to a reduction in market openings, but rather due to the elimination of markets, commerce was more prosperous and transactions flourished.
If we talk about Du Fu's poem "In the Year of Li Gui in the South of the Yangtze River", it reminds people of the scene of Chang'an in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and makes people feel sad.
Then the prosperity of Bianjing in the Song Dynasty was even more prosperous than that of the Tang Dynasty, or even the capitals of the Yuan and Ming dynasties.
There is another thing that did not happen in the Han and Tang dynasties. The curfew was also abolished starting from the Song Dynasty.
Zhang Yue and others could not help but look at the night view of Bianjing while waiting for the bathhouse. It can be said that "thousands of lights illuminate the blue clouds in the night market, and there are many red-sleeved customers in high-rise buildings. The water gate is bustling with evening tea merchants, and the bridge market is full of winemakers all night long."
It is not yet the time when Bianjing is prosperous, but we can already get a glimpse of it.
Tampering cars carrying goods are still passing through the streets and alleys like daylight, waiters in teahouses and restaurants are standing in front of the doors to welcome guests, and prostitutes on the terrace are already waving their red sleeves to attract passers-by.
When we arrived at the end of the field, we saw a small pot hanging in front of the bathhouse door and two heating lamps to welcome guests.
As soon as I entered the door, I was greeted by someone: "May I ask, sir, whether you want to drink tea or take a bath?"
Most of the Bianjing bathhouses have a teahouse in front of them and a bath in the back. After taking a scrub, you can drink a pot of hot tea. That’s amazing!
“Take a shower first!” Xiang Qifen said seasonedly.
Liu Zuo smiled ambiguously and said to Zhang Yue, "Sanlang, let me open your eyes today."
Zhang Yuexin said, there won’t be any other services, right?
There is a winding path behind the teahouse, but there are two doors on the left and right, one named ‘Dieluo’ and the other named ‘Canglang’.
Zhang Yue was far outside the station gate, but he was dumbfounded when he heard the distant laughter of men and women inside. Could it be that the folk customs in the Song Dynasty were already so open?
Liu Zuo, Xiang Qi couldn't help laughing when he saw Zhang Yue acting like this.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, this cannot be taken lightly, who is afraid of whom? Just treat it as a coming-of-age ceremony.
Zhang Yue immediately snorted and walked towards Dieluo. The waiter on the side quickly stopped Zhang Yue and said, "Dieluo is the 'Nv's Spring'. We are going to Canglang."
Zhang Yue suddenly realized, and looked at Liu Zuo and Xiang Qi, only to see that the two of them were already laughing.
After entering the bathroom, the three of them undressed and took off their clothes, then each received a dry towel and entered a large pool.
But I saw a group of old men sitting in this big pool, looking like they were enjoying themselves very much. The pool was steaming hot. Someone must have heated hot water outside the pool and mixed it into the pool.
Zhang Yue took a shower and then went out with a dry towel. At this time, someone asked Zhang Yue if he wanted to wipe his back and have his feet done.
Zhang Yue asked about the price first, and heard that a back rub and a pedicure cost five yuan.
“Then wipe your back.”
While Zhang Yue was enjoying the service, he remembered a short poem by Su Shi.
How can scale and dirt be tolerated by each other? When you look closely, there is nothing there. When you send a message and wipe someone's back, you have to work hard every day and wave your elbow. Hands are light, hands are light, and the layman is originally free from dirt.
After rubbing his back for a while, Zhang Yue felt comfortable all over and was so lazy that he didn't want to move. After resting for a while, Cai and Liu Zuo went to the teahouse in the bathhouse to drink tea together.
After taking a bath and drinking tea, Zhang Yue returned to Taixue along the way. At the same time, he asked Liu Zuo and Xiang Qi about Wu Anchi's daily hobbies.
Zhang Yue saw if he could suit his liking, and then followed him to open Wang Anshi's path.
But Liu Zuo and Xiang Qidu shook their heads, saying that Wu Anzhi had never heard of him having any hobbies. Anyway, he just didn't want to interact with others.
Zhang Yue was not upset after hearing this, but everyone has hobbies, so I just continued to observe them slowly in Taixue.
After Zhang Yue returned to Taixue the next day, to his surprise, Wu Anchi took the initiative to find him.
This made Zhang Yue feel "flattered". Could it be that his sincerity finally touched him.
Fifteen days after Wu Anchi invited Zhang Yue, the Imperial Academy went to the Wu Mansion for a banquet during the holiday.
Although it was not only Zhang Yue who was invited, but also many imperial students, Zhang Yue was very happy now.
Because making friends with Wu Anchi is the most important step in joining the New Party in the future.
