Chapter 24 Buying the casket
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Upstairs, Zhao Yuannu did not rush to invite Cai Jian and Hua Xiangrong into her boudoir, but asked, "Is Mr. Cai the first time he has been to Fanlou?"
Cai still replied: "That's right."
After hearing this, Zhao Yuannu said, "This Fan Building was originally named Bai'an Building. It is a distribution center for distributing Bai'an Building. It was later transformed into a restaurant. It is said that it was built by Yu Hao, a skilled craftsman who presided over the construction of Kaibao Temple Tower."
Zhao Yuannu pointed to the north again and said, "My small building is facing the Genyue that the official family is building. You may as well look at the holy mountain from this angle."
Cai still looked in the direction of Zhao Yuannu's finger and saw that in front of him, the mountain peaks stood tall, the water was as bright as a mirror, the beautiful wood was as lush and vast as a vast flower tree, and what a paradise and a holy place for immortals.
Zhao Yuannu's voice sounded in Cai Jian's ears: "It's dark now. If it's daytime, the smoke there is so misty, it's even more magical."
Cai still said leisurely: "It takes at least hundreds of millions of dollars to build it?"
"Well……"
Zhao Yuannu was speechless.
All along, Zhao Yuannu heard praises of Genyue, and Cai was still the first to mention that Jian Genyue had to spend a lot of money.
But this is normal. Zhao Yuannu is good at this kind of family and country affairs. How could she understand such a woman?
Cai still looked south again and saw that there were two rows of shops selling various snacks in the streets of Qiaonan. Although it was dark, there were still crowds of people in the night rows on the roadside. Drinking and guessing, it was very lively and indulging.
Cai was still moved: "The people who were cautious in Jingxi stones, but never heard of overturning people all year round. However, there was no stone in the flow, and they heard that there was a sinking place."
When Zhao Yuannu heard this, his eyes lit up and he thought to himself: "Another good poem, this young master Cai is really the most talented person in the world!"
After savoring it carefully, Zhao Yuannu's expression changed slightly.
On the surface, the principle of this poem is "impeded but not connected". The boat is on the water, but it is not in danger, but it is overturned, which seems unreasonable.
However, if you look closely, you will find that this is not the case, because the ship is controlled by people, and the sinking of the ship does not depend on the level of the waterway, but is determined by the helm.
When a boat is walking in a dangerous section of the stream, people's fear and vigilance will increase, so it is usually safe to pass "not heard of people overturning people all year round".
However, "there is no place for advection", people are prone to slack off, and they may often collapse and die.
In other words, "born in distress, die in happiness."
This is obviously a poem to remind people to wake up.
Zhao Yuannu looked at Cai Jian's deep eyes and asked, "Young Master, what are you worried about?"
Cai still heard the words, and was shocked and said to himself: "I've said too much."
Everyone in the world does not like to listen to bad words and think that they are alarmist. The speaker is usually disgusted by people and likes to listen to praise. They like those who praise me all day long, and Zhao Ji and others who are very fond of merit.
Cai still doesn't want to be hated by powerful people like Zhao Ji because of his owed words. He has no hope for the dynasty that should perish.
So, Cai still shook his head and said, "Nothing."
Zhao Yuannu was very good at following people's faces. When she saw Cai still didn't want to say more, she immediately changed her words and said, "Young Master comes in the house to drink a glass of water and wine?"
Cai still gave a tribute and said, "I'm upset."
Under the leadership of Zhao Yuannu, the group entered Zhao Yuannu's room.
Zhao Yuannu's maid opened the green cloth curtain, raised the bamboo curtain, and everyone turned into the middle door.
Cai still looked around and saw a bowl of mandarin duck lamp hanging on the beam of the room, and a Boshan bronze incense burner was placed on the rhinoceros skin table below. The incense was sprayed out from the stove. Four famous landscape paintings were hung on both walls, and four rhinoceros skin chairs were arranged underneath.
Everyone turned into the patio, and there was another hall, which was equipped with three small, fragrant nanmu carved beds, purple brocade mattresses with falling flowers and flowing water, and a jade shed with good lamps, and various antiques. There was a table in the middle, with ten dried fruits on it - fried chestnuts, rubber dates, Hebei goose pears, Heshuo pomegranates, longans, lychees, olives, warm oranges, kumquats, and hazelnuts.
Obviously, Zhao Yuannu had prepared a lot, and the preparation specifications were very high.
Zhao Yuannu personally led Cai Jian to the left, and Cai Jian sat in the guest seat. Hua Xiangrong stood behind Cai Jian very consciously and refused Zhao Yuannu's invitation to sit.
Then, Zhao Yuannu walked to the right and sat down, and accompanied him at the main position.
The maid brought the tea set, and Zhao Yuannu personally poured a cup of tea for Cai Shen.
At this time, a maid brought over the soap gift box that Cai Jian gave to Zhao Yuannu.
Zhao Yuannu took the gift box, then stroked the poems on the gift box and said, "I have learned poetry and songs since I was a child, and I have seen thousands of poems, quatrains, and wonderful sentences... But no poem can make me so unforgettable like this poem by the young master..."
As he spoke, Cai Jian in front of Zhao Yuannu turned into another face.
Soon, the scene changed, and it became the various beauty that Zhao Yuannu experienced with the person she once loved deeply.
Although Zhao Yuannu had fallen into her own memories, she continued to say, "Ban Jieyu, Yang Yuhuan, the young master can be said to be the most suitable woman."
Cai still listened to the words and said leisurely: "It seems that you also have a first love that is still fresh in memory."
"First love?"
Zhao Yuannu savored this rare word and said, "This word is really appropriate... If you develop resentment and complaint later, you will lose the beauty and indifference of the moment when you first met, then it is better to stay at the first meeting..."
Cai still came to meet Zhao Yuannu because he didn't want to help Zhao Yuannu recall his first love, but he came to promote his soap.
Therefore, Cai still interrupted Zhao Yuannu's recollection with no grace and said, "My wife probably hasn't opened the thing I gave you yet, right?"
Zhao Yuannu was slightly stunned and then said, "I think no matter what is in the box, it is not as good as the poem by the young master."
Zhao Yuannu has never seen anyone on the market. Every day, countless people give her various treasures, including some peerless treasures. Therefore, she doesn't care what is in the box at all, and she won't go downstairs to invite Cai Jian because of the things in the box. The reason why she went downstairs to invite Cai Jian in person was entirely because of Cai Jian's poems and Cai Jian's talent.
Cai Shen jumped in his temple and thought to himself: "This prodigal girl who bought a box and returned the beads has arrived in her arms. She has been holding a broken box. Isn't this a delay!"
Cai Shen adjusted his mentality secretly and said, "Madam, why not open it and take a look, maybe you will have unexpected surprises."
Zhao Yuannu opened the box with some doubts, and then saw an oval, unknown object carved with exquisite patterns on it, lying quietly in the box.
Zhao Yuannu looked up at Cai Jian and asked, "What are they?"
Cai Shen immediately took out the attitude of a dedicated salesman who loved his job and introduced the two soaps and said: "It is called soap, it is a personal cleaning product. When taking a bath, it is evenly applied to the skin. It has a strong stain removal effect, and it does not harm the skin, and it also has the effect of beauty and beauty. Use it to bathe for a long time..."
Looking at Cai Jian's soap that introduced himself in a whisper, Cai Jian changed in Zhao Yuannu's eyes. He was no longer the talented man before, nor the tall man with a melancholy temperament before, but a complete philanthropist businessman.
Zhao Yuannu said in his heart: "He should have wanted to sell his soap by pretending to be my hand, rather than coming to me to talk about poetry and essays. Yes, otherwise how could he bring a woman with him? By the way, Zi Yuan seemed to have said that he wanted to give this soap to his sister first, but later he seemed to have heard the advice of the person who came with him, and then he gave it to me again... In other words, he doesn't like me at all?"
Suddenly, Zhao Yuannu felt very uncomfortable, and the more she looked at Cai who was trying hard to sell soap, the more annoying she became!
Finally, Zhao Yuannu could no longer bear it. She interrupted Cai Jian and said, "I am tired. I will listen to the young master talking about his soap next time."
Without giving Cai Jian a chance to speak again, Zhao Yuannu gave a order to expel the guest and said, "Zi Yuan, let me see you off."
After hearing the words, Zhao Yuannu's maid came over and asked Cai Jian and Hua Xiangrong to leave.
Cai was still a little confused, wondering where he offended Zhao Yuannu?
Cai still wanted to make up for it, but Zhao Yuannu stopped looking at Cai still.
Helplessly, Cai still had to lead Hua Xiangrong to leave first.
When Cai Jian and Hua Xiangrong went out, Zhao Yuannu knocked over the soap box and said angrily: "Damn it! In his eyes, I am not as good as two pieces of broken soap!"
After being humiliated for a while, Zhao Yuannu couldn't help but look at the two pieces of soap on the ground.
After watching for a while, Zhao Yuannu bent down and picked up the two pieces of soap again...
Chapter completed!