The empty main hall has two tables and tables, divided into main and secondary tables.
On the table, simple-shaped bowls are used to hold meat soup, fish dumplings, roasted fish, salted vegetables, millet rice, miso soup; as well as bamboo chopsticks, meat cutting daggers and other items.
The Qin family arranged a banquet for Zheng Pu, which would be regarded as a rich one even if it was placed in the palace of the minister.
If you add a beautiful maid to serve you, warm the wine and wait for it to be poured.
Well, it’s not that there is no wine in Sichuan.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, people in the world used wine to extract the essence of grains. It was "the yang of yang, a pure yang thing, replenishing qi and maintaining health."
Drinking is prevalent in the world.
When the First Lord Liu Bei settled Shu, he issued a ban on alcohol due to drought and famine, but only forbade the common people from brewing their own wine. The initial implementation was too strict, but General Zhaode Jian Yong cleverly advised him and after the drought, the law was lax. Now Zhuge Liang
In governing affairs, we only emphasize not drinking excessively, but it does not prohibit brewing and drinking.
The reason why Qin Mi did not entertain guests with wine was because Zheng Pu was his nephew and son, so hosting a banquet in person would be condescending.
If you serve wine again, it will be against etiquette.
During the banquet, General Qin Mi told Zhou that he praised "The Thousand Character Essay" in the Prime Minister's Mansion, compared Zheng Pu with Zhang Biao, Yang Xi and others, as well as the praises of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.
Only then did Zheng Pu know that Qiao Zhou was the scholar who behaved strangely in the mulberry garden in the past.
Inevitably, I also kept the name Qiao Zhou in my heart.
After telling the interesting story, Qin Mi asked about the current situation of the Zheng family in Shifang.
Zheng Pu also answered carefully and carefully, which was like a banquet of laughter and laughter, and both the host and the guest were happy.
After a while, I was full.
After the maid gave them green salt water to rinse their mouths, the two of them moved to the other room and came to Qin Mi's study.
After we finished chatting after a long separation, it was time to get down to business.
In the past, Zheng Du asked his eldest son to study under Qin Mi, and he did so for the good of the family.
Now that Zheng Du has passed away, Zheng Pu, who is still young and has not yet started his official career, comes to visit. Qin Mi naturally has to take over his old friend's responsibilities as a father, take exams for school studies, and inquire about his future ambitions.
A lamp is like a bean.
The cramped study room flickered from darkness to light as the lamp wick burst out from time to time.
Qin Mi, who was showing signs of aging, bowed his head in front of his desk and read the annotated version of "The Thousand Character Classic" carefully.
Sometimes, due to poor eyesight, he would hold the bamboo slips close to the lamp to identify them; sometimes he would suddenly straighten his body, frown and pinch his beard, searching for memories and thinking.
Zheng Pu did not dare to disturb him, so he breathed softly, sat upright, put his hands on his knees and waited quietly.
"Although this calligraphy book has neat dialogues and gorgeous rhetoric, it contains too many absurd things in order to make the writing smooth. Such as this strange beast with four legs and two poems and a human face called 'Jun' that helped Dayu control the floods. I have never seen it before
From what I heard, Zijin must have made it up himself, right?"
After a long time, Qin Mi rolled up the letter, raised his head and looked over, with a hint of joking at the corner of his mouth.
After asking the question, he did not wait for Zheng Pu to answer, but he warned again, "The way of studying Confucian classics is to be rigorous. Although Zijin is quick in thinking and brilliant in writing, he should not be confident in his talk, lest others say that you are relying on your talent and being arrogant.
, disrespecting the sages.”
"promise."
When Zheng Pu heard this, he put his hands on his forehead and said with a solemn expression, "I would like to listen to my uncle's words. Pu has been in the countryside for a long time, and his words and deeds are often frivolous. I will take this as a warning in the future."
"Haha, you don't have to be so restrained when talking at home."
The respectful gesture of listening attentively made Qin Mi smile and wave his hands.
Then, he closed his eyes and smoothed his beard in silence for a while, then looked at Zheng Pu, and said in a serious tone, "Zijin, your late father and I were close friends, and your brother learned from me, so I will speak frankly about some things. You
I come here with my young sister, I know what you mean. However, although my youngest son is not yet a weakling, he has already decided to get married. If you are looking for a descendant to marry your nephew, you will not be worthy of the Zheng family. Why not, I will find one for you.
Is it good for a good family to be an in-law?"
Um?!
What does it mean for me to bring my sister here? Do you know what it means?
Also, aren't you preaching about knowledge and life? Why do you get involved in finding an in-law's home for me?
The sudden change of topic made Zheng Pu unable to react for a moment, and he fell speechless with a puzzled face.
When Qin Mi saw him being speechless, she thought he was stunned by the straightforward revelation of his thoughts, and then slowly said in a comforting voice, "The male is getting married, and the female is getting married. Zijin doesn't need to be surprised, and there is no need to worry about being rejected by your late father.
I am tired of serving the late emperor. Now that your reputation has spread, and I have served in the court for many years, it is not difficult to find a good match."
This time, when Zheng Pu heard "my father did not serve as emperor", he finally understood what was going on.
That's because Qin Mi was too sophisticated in the ways of the world and misunderstood him.
Qin Mi, who is well-educated and comes from a wealthy family, has long been aware of the world. When he saw Zheng Pu and little Zheng Yan coming to visit, he started from the common sense and thought that the Zheng family was implicitly signaling that they wanted to get closer to the Qin family.
Getting married!
After all, there was a generation gap between Zheng Pu and him, so there were some things that were hard to tell.
Otherwise, there is no reason to bring young female relatives with you during a normal visit?
But his youngest son had indeed decided to get married long ago. In order to prevent his rejection from affecting the relationship between the two families, he decided to do the next best thing and suggested finding a good match-in-law for Zheng Pu.
However, what he didn't expect was that Zheng Pu really didn't have this intention.
The reason why I brought my little sister Zheng Yan to Chengdu was just out of a doting mentality! How could I have thought that it would lead to people falling into worldly misunderstandings?
After understanding the reason, Zheng Pu immediately stood up and bowed.
First of all, I sincerely thanked Qin Mi for caring about the friendship between the two families.
He also apologized sincerely, saying that he brought his young sister to Chengdu with no other intentions.
In order to convince Qin Mi, he also played the tragedy card.
It is said that little Zheng Yan grew up in the countryside. In order to let her have an impression of her late father, her family often told stories about Zheng Du's life, which also made little Zheng Yan yearn for Chengdu. This time he happened to come to Chengdu, so he brought his little
Zheng Yan wants her to see the world.
Qin Mi was speechless after hearing this.
Although this explanation was reasonable, it was unexpected by him.
It made him feel dissatisfied, feeling that his wishful thinking just now was like trying to catch the moon with a bamboo basket.
When Zheng Pu saw that Qin Mi was silent and speechless, he bowed again and said, "Pu acted like a man and ignored the secular laws. He didn't want Uncle Shi to misunderstand him. He was not a son of man!"
"Thank you for your courtesy, sit down."
Qin Mi waved his hand and saw Zheng Pu's face full of apologies, but he smiled first, "I have been immersed in the sophistication of the world for a long time, and I always think about everything. However, I want to find an in-law for you.
But it's not just a casual saying. Heng's brother died early, and Zijin is about to reach your prime and start a family."
"Thank you, Uncle Shi, for taking care of me."
Zheng Pu, who had just taken his seat, cupped his hands and grinned, "It's just that Pu has no talent now and has no intention of starting a family. If he has this intention in the future, he will have the audacity to come and ask Uncle Shi to come forward. I hope Uncle Shi will not refuse."
"Hahaha......."
Qin Mi couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
He also raised his hand and pointed at Zheng Pu with feigned anger and scolded, "Brother Heng has always been serious about words, but I don't know how he taught you to be so witty!"
After a while, he stopped laughing and showed a serious expression.
"Since you have your own idea, let's do it. Well, I was in the public house recently and heard the petty officials gossiping that the prime minister wanted to recruit you to serve as a prefecture to encourage learning and govern Mongolian studies. What do you think?"
In response to this, Zheng Pu replied without thinking, "Uncle Huishi, Pu should not be saved."
