Chapter 231 Ten Thousand Fishes Come to Court
Chapter 231 Ten thousand fish come to the court
Xiao Ping'er met Tan Zong at Lin Qingyun's banquet twice in a row, but Lin Qingyun brought his female relatives with him twice in a row. Especially this time, Xiao Ping'er had never seen her female relatives, and the last time Lianxiang came, she was alone, but she didn't hear that Tan Zong's other concubines came together.
"Who is this woman?" Xiao Ping'er held the pipa in her hand and sat upright on a high stool. Her eyes kept flowing, but in fact she kept staring at Tan Zong and Huang *yao beside him. Her mind was as bright as she could, but outsiders could not see anything.
At this time, Lin Qingyun smiled and said to everyone present: "Yu, Lin can't invite him, but Yu, everyone recommended Ping'er to come. These days, Miss Ping'er has been learning arts with Yu, and I think the art of piano will definitely make great progress. We are lucky enough to be filled with my ears." After that, Lin Qingyun turned his head to Xiao Ping'er sitting in a corner of the inner cabin and said: "Miss Ping'er can do it by yourself."
Lin Qingyun's sentence was naturally not to let Xiao Ping'er do whatever she wanted, but to let her play some special songs casually. Xiao Ping'er also nodded and showed it clearly, and then gently brushed her fingers on the strings. After trying the sound, she started playing it.
Seeing that Xiao Ping'er had already started, Lin Qingyun introduced the people on the table to Tan Zong one by one. He said that there were big businesses such as Huang, Yao, Ji, and Zheng. The business covered all walks of life. There was also an old school student from the county school called Zheng Xun, but he was the one who was ten years ago.
The attitude of the scholars of the Dashun Dynasty toward the imperial examination was completely different from the ancient ones that Tan Zong thought to study hard for decades in order to get high school. This was due to the improvement of the people's status and the steady improvement of the social status of the agricultural, industrial and commercial classes, and the strong academic atmosphere. Therefore, many scholars would have the idea of taking a try after passing the imperial examination, that is, in the first few years, but once they failed to pass the two consecutive terms, most of them would settle for the second best job in their hometowns, such as county schools in various places, which were the choices of most scholars.
In fact, due to popularizing the cultural education of the people, the educational level of the Dashun Dynasty was not as exaggerated as that of later generations, but it was much better than that of India in later generations. Therefore, the demand for teachers in county schools has always been quite large. In addition, the printing technology that had matured in the previous dynasty, the county schools in various places usually also hid many books, enough for these scholars to continue their research. Therefore, it is actually normal for a scholar to study in Wuxi County ten years ago.
At this time, Tan Zong suddenly felt a shock under his feet, and then he could sense the movement of the scenery outside the window from the window ridges on both sides, and then he realized that the flower boat was actually starting. And judging from the direction, the flower boat was not walking along the river bank, but heading straight towards the center of the lake.
Lin Qingyun saw Tan Zong’s actions, but smiled and said, “Menghua is strange why she wants to go to the middle of the lake?”
Tan Zong then withdrew his gaze and said with a puzzled look: "People Lin would like to solve the doubts for Menghua."
Lin Qingyun said mysteriously, "There is the most famous scene in Wuxi in Lihu. This scenery is rare to see. Not to mention that you are the first to come to Wuxi, even I have been here for ten years. I was lucky enough to see it with the official family two years ago. In other words, Menghua, you have a great face. I was able to invite everyone to come out the jade the last time, and this time I can ask Boss Zheng to offer the treasure." As he said that, he pointed to a person next to him and said, "Boss Zheng is very good at this treasure on weekdays, so it is impossible to take it out for everyone to see."
Seeing Lin Qingyun's exaggerated words, Tan Zong saw that Boss Zheng's face was so magnanimous and the other people's approval again, and even the officials today came to see it, and he couldn't help but feel some expectations in his heart.
At this time, the boat speed gradually accelerated, but when it reached the center of the lake, the sun had not set yet. The women who had been standing in the cabin in front of them did not move at this time were not up to anyone's words. They opened the windows on both sides of the cabin one by one, then retreated, but soon they entered one by one with a small plate in their hands. The plates were filled with cold dishes, but the production was very exquisite, even compared to the star-rated hotels in later generations. At this time, Xiao Ping'er also put down the pipa and poured wine for the few people present.
It was mid-April, but lotus leaves had not yet grown on the lake surface, so at first glance there was a wave of smoke. In addition, the setting sun made the lake golden, bringing the beauty to an extraordinary extent. Tan Zong felt that the scenery was extraordinary, which made him let go of many of the sorrows in his heart.
"Master, this place is really beautiful." Huang *yao suddenly said: "I have lived in Wuxi for so many years, but I have not discovered that Li Lake has such a beautiful scenery."
Lin Qingyun heard this and couldn't help but look at Huang *yao. Just now, Huang *yao's words really exposed too much information, and Lin Qingyun almost instantly thought of the conflict between Tan Zong and Lin Du a few days ago. However, Lin Qingyun quickly threw this matter behind his mind. Now that Huang *yao was brought to the banquet by Tan Zong, it was enough to explain the relationship between the two. Lin Qingyun never thought of offending Tan Zong for a neglect fellow villager and such a slightly beautiful woman.
Lin Qingyun's glance was just a moment, and then it fell on Boss Zheng.
But Boss Zheng nodded and then said loudly: "Everyone moves to the window and pay attention to see clearly underwater."
As soon as this said, Lin Qingyun also walked to the windows on both sides, showing an expectant expression. Tan Zong naturally followed suit and hugged Huang *yao to another window. Fortunately, there were enough windows, so everyone had one, but there was no need for two people to squeeze together. Those who could enter the inner cabin were famous figures in Wuxi County, so naturally they could not do such a top-notch thing.
However, Tan Zong also saw that some people stayed in the outer cabin were crowded with windows, and some even walked out of the cabin and went to the deck and on both sides of the ship.
"Master, I know." At this time, Huang *yao was still in Tan Zong's arms. Although she still had a slightly sad look on her face, she was naturally intimate with Tan Zong, without any hesitation. Moreover, when she spoke and called someone, she was extremely natural, and she seemed to have called her countless times.
Tan Zong was naturally amazed at Huang *yao's state and changes, but since Huang *yao could do this, Tan Zong would not be stupid enough to investigate the inside story. Therefore, he tried to calm down and treat Huang *yao as the person next to him. However, compared with people like Lianxiang who have been sleeping in the same bed, Tan Zong still has less intimacy with Huang *yao, and more similar to those of a close friend of a man and a woman in later generations.
Huang *yao said softly in Tan Zong's arms: "I once heard from that person that the Zheng family has a secret skill, called Wanyu to come to court. Even when the official family went to Jiangnan the year before yesterday, they came to see it. They praised it all the time and gave the Zheng family a plaque."
"A thousand fish come to pay tribute?" Tan Zong couldn't help thinking about it after hearing this name. Judging from this name, it seems that when later generations were feeding fish in the fish pond, all the fish in the fish pond came to grab food. However, since the officials could come to see it specifically and give it a plaque, it was a bit difficult.
Thinking of this, Tan Zong felt that the Zheng family might become a big obstacle tonight. Therefore, he couldn't help but look at Boss Zheng, but he didn't expect that he would bump into another line of sight as soon as he turned around.
Xiao Ping'er envied Tan Zong and Huang *yao for their love, so she secretly looked at him, wishing that Tan Zong was holding herself in her arms. Unexpectedly, Tan Zong was caught and saw this little move. Xiao Ping'er quickly turned her head to avoid Tan Zong's sight. She was caught and showed up. Xiao Ping'er's face turned a little flushed and her face looked even more rosy. Xiao Ping'er was dressed up in a good manner, but her face was rosy at this time, and her face was really white and red, adding a little more beautiful.
However, Tan Zong remembered that Xiao Ping'er had the ultimate journey with Zhan Muyun. Not only did he show his love to Zhan Muyun when he appeared, but he even said a few words to Zhan Muyun when the two of them argued later. Therefore, Xiao Ping'er's performance at this time made Tan Zong very alert, and he didn't know what it meant to stare at him at this time.
Seeing Xiao Ping'er shyly looking down and turned her face, Tan Zong didn't ask much, so he had to turn his head, but he secretly raised his guard in his heart, fearing that Xiao Ping'er was sent by Zhan Muyun to use a beauty plan on him. But at this time, Tan Zong suddenly remembered that naturally, after facing the Qingsie that day, Zhan Muyun lost his trace in Wuxi County and didn't know where to go. Tan Zong did not dare to look down on this first aide under Wang Ren.
When Tan Zong was thinking about whether Zhan Muyun would have any abnormal movement, Huang *yao whispered again: "Master, look."
Following Huang * Yao's sight, Tan Zong saw that there was no idea when a small boat was rowed out from behind the flower boat. There were only two people on the boat, a boatman wearing a hat and a woman covered in face. The woman dressed in tight clothes, with the black water close to her body, and the pleats shining in the sunset, reflecting her delicate and curved body like a goddess.
Before Tan Zong could be amazed at the woman's figure, the woman didn't know where to take out an unknown thing and put it on her lips. However, Tan Zong only saw the woman's cheeks bulging and falling, but couldn't hear the sound, so she was a little strange. But contrary to Tan Zong's strangeness, the other people in the cabin looked nervous, as if something would happen.
This scene also raised Tan Zong's curiosity and calmed down to watch. After waiting for two or three minutes, and no changes were seen, Tan Zong was a little discouraged again. However, at this time Huang *yao patted Tan Zong's arm and pointed at the small boat underground and said, "Master, fish, so many fish."
With Huang * Yao reminded, Tan Zong also discovered something strange at this time. At some point, many fish gathered under the boat. Although these fish were numerous, they were very orderly. They were surrounded by the boat, but there was no chaotic scene when feeding fish ponds in later generations.
At this time, the woman's silent blowing continued, and the entire Li Lake finally began to boil. Countless fish cut through the water, gathering towards the boats like thousands of birds looking for the phoenix.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Tan Zong finally understood why he called Wanyu came to pay homage!
Chapter completed!