Chapter 110: Etiquette and Meaning, Light and Heavy [First Update]
"Chen Zhi's good hand, even the uncle has praised again and again, this time the uncle went to stay in the county, but also brought the "Bright Moon Fu", said to take it to taste, can be appreciated by the family, has always been everyone's handwriting, it can be seen that Chen Zhi's calligraphy attainments are high, but he had a bad reputation in the past, I'm afraid there are few people to think, it is the time when the strange goods can live, I came to congratulate at this time, and he is good, a million profits! I'm afraid I'm afraid the news will spread......"
While walking, he thought about it, and when Wang Xi came to the door of Shulinzhai and looked inside, he saw Chen Zhi sitting in the hall reading a book, and finally put his mind at ease. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"Looking at this situation, this New Year's Day, it is estimated that no one came to congratulate him, then I came, Chen Zhi must be valued, this is a personal favor."
Coming to visit today is something that Wang Xi has planned for a long time.
Since that day he got a letter from Chen Zhi and brought it back to Mr. Qinghu Wang Qian, Wang Xi's situation in the family has improved a lot, especially after Wang Qian sent Wang Chuan over and asked for a "Bright Moon Fu" written by Chen Zhi, Wang Qian favored Wang Xi and others, which directly made several people have a great deal of voice in the clan.
With such benefits, Wang Xi naturally knew the importance of befriending Chen Zhi, so he had planned to come over a long time ago, and Haosheng made friends with Chen Zhi, and even encircled him as his help.
However, due to the many complicated things in the former clan, he has not been able to make the trip.
As soon as the New Year's Day arrived, the cumbersome etiquette at home fell on the people of the previous generation, and the ancestor worship of the Wuyuan Wang family was a day earlier than the Pengcheng Chen family.
"Although this Chen Zhi's words are good, as long as the news has not spread, and he is still rejected by the Chen family, even on this New Year's Day, he can only stay in the store, and no one from the Chen family invites him to live temporarily, which is obviously not taken seriously, and I chose to come over at this time to congratulate him, then I must remember my favor, isn't this friendship there......"
Wang Xi thought about it while knocking on the door, but when he came to the door, he was suddenly stunned, feeling that something was different, and after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly understood.
"Why is the signboard for writing letters gone? And why is this store full of paintings and calligraphy? Wasn't it empty? ”
Doubts instantly rose in his heart.
Speaking of which, this is another pot of infrastructure and communication conditions, due to the delay of the news, Wang Xi, who is far away in Wuyuan County, of course, cannot know about the turmoil in Pengcheng County in the past few days, after all, Wuyuan County is not the county government, and news from all over the country gathers.
In addition, although Wang Xi's status and right to speak have improved, he is still a junior after all, and there will be no special person to inform him of the news.
For example, Zu Zhongzheng and others, in charge of quality evaluation, each county has a special department to report, and they can't get the most timely news, which has caused deviations and recovers the quality, not to mention him Wang Xi?
And Wang Xi came in a hurry this time, as soon as the ancestor worship was over, he hurried up, and when he arrived in Pengcheng County, he thought that there were strange goods to live in, and he was unwilling to disclose the news, so he deliberately acted in a low-key manner, and he didn't know that like Wang Chuan, he was looking for someone from his own industry to come over to ask about the situation, and there was a problem in the grasp of information.
When the matter came, he found that something was wrong, and he was suspicious, but Chen Zhi had already put down the book in his hand and got up to greet him.
Wang Xi had no choice but to restrain his suspicions, and arched his hand: "Brother Chen, I came to congratulate you, my uncle is very happy about your letter." ”
"It turned out to be a virtuous brother." Chen Zhi came over with a smile, glanced at Wang Xi, and was a little surprised, in fact, he felt that this time he would come to congratulate on New Year's Day, maybe someone would come, but he didn't expect that the first person to come was Wang Xi.
The two greeted each other and talked about the old days.
Chen Zhu, Chen Fu, Chen Man and others in the house heard the movement, and also came to check, and when they saw that it was Wang Xi, they also talked to Chen Zhi politely, and felt a little weird, after all, not long ago, it was this Wang family disciple who brought people over, wanting to embarrass Chen Zhi, but in the end, he spent money and took a few words to go, but now he came to congratulate him, without the slightest mustard, but thinking about the changes in the attitude of each branch of the Chen family towards Chen Zhi in the past few days, they don't feel strange.
As soon as these people came out, Wang Xi also greeted them one by one, and then wanted his subordinates to present New Year's gifts, but suddenly his heart moved, thinking of the situation of the store, and he had the intention to test it, so he said: "I see that Brother Qi is a little quiet, don't you go to other uncles of the Chen family to live temporarily?" ”
Chen Zhi was about to speak, but there was another knock at the door, interrupting his words.
Outside the door, in several shops, the stewards of each room of the Chen family were still thinking about the reason for Wang Xi's arrival, and whether there was a hidden instruction from the Wuyuan Wang family behind it, and suddenly saw another person standing at the door of Shulinzhai.
However, compared to Wuyuan Wang Xi, this figure is much thinner, just a person, wrapped in a thick cotton coat, with patches on his clothes, holding a package, is knocking on the door of Shulin Zhai - although the door of the store is open, it is also necessary to knock on the door as a sign of etiquette.
"Who is this man?"
Immediately, the steward of the Chen Mansion asked about his colleagues, and said that Wang Xi of Wuyuan was a child of a family, even if they didn't know each other, they knew that they were either rich or expensive when they looked at their clothes, but the person in front of them looked at him, and he didn't look like a child of the scholar family, which made it difficult for them to distinguish the origin.
These stewards, don't look at them as running errands for the masters of the Chen family, but in their respective mansions, they are also powerful figures, and the people they know are either rich or noble.
However, among the domestic servants who came with the steward, there were those who knew this person, and immediately said: "This person is the ghostwriter on Fengyang Street, named Cui Shi." ”
"Mr. ghostwriter? I see, then there is nothing to say, there is no need to worry about it, but when the people of the Wuyuan Wang family come, you still have to be cautious, you go back and report to the master, so that the master can decide. ”
With the order of a steward, several servants ran away and ran towards the master's house, to convey the news to their respective masters.
But said that in the book, when Chen Zhi saw Cui Shi outside the door, he was slightly stunned, then smiled, confessed to Wang Xi, and greeted him.
"It turned out to be Mr. Cui, please come in."
"I don't deserve to be called Mr. Junzi Chen." Cui Shi waved his hand again and again, looked at Wang Xi and the others in the room, noticed the costumes of several people, he looked a little cramped, and saw the gift box held by Wang Xi's entourage, and subconsciously tightened the package in his hand and hid it in his arms, but such a large package, it couldn't be hidden no matter what.
"Brother Cui, you and I make a living on the same street, and I have also received your help, it is my sin that I forgot to congratulate you on the New Year's Day, and now that you come to the door in person, then you are welcome, Uncle Fu, arrange it a little, let Brother Wang Xian and Brother Cui sit down." Chen Zhi didn't say anything, smiled and reminisced, and ordered Chen Fu to move out of the chair, which didn't show anything unusual, which flattered Cui Shi.
decided to come to the door today to congratulate, Cui Shi also mustered up the courage, from the initial look down on Chen Zhi, to the final admiration, looking at such a capable person by his side, saying that he didn't want to make friends It was fake, but he also knew the style of the family, plus his past words and deeds, he was very worried that after coming to the door, Chen Zhi would show his face, but he didn't expect Chen Zhi to be so approachable, and he couldn't help but be moved.
"Chen Junzi, I don't deserve you such courtesy, I came this time to congratulate you, this thing is not even a thin gift, I can only talk about my heart......" He took the package away a little shyly, but it was just some ordinary things such as local products and bacon.
However, in this era, these things can only be eaten during the New Year's holidays for ordinary people, even if it is a landlord's house, they usually eat sunflowers, celery, turnips, etc., Cui Shi can take out these, you can see the mind.
"This gift is not light, Uncle Fu, take it for a good time, and I will take some meat from the back kitchen and let Brother Cui take it back." Chen Zhi commanded, and without waiting for Cui Shi to excuse himself, he smiled and said, "There is a way to exchange courtesies, Brother Cui can't refuse, if you don't dislike it, you will have dinner here before leaving, and Brother Wang, you have to stay and eat." ”
Cui Shi's family has limited savings, and the things he takes out seem to be cheap, but in fact, he can't let him suffer, Chen Zhi naturally can't let him suffer, the meat in the back kitchen of Shulin Zhai is divided by the family after the sacrifice, because the lambs slaughtered in the ancestor worship ceremony are all joint ventures of each family, so the sacrifice will be divided into each family, and the surplus and deficiency of the "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" are recorded in the chapter.
On the other side, Wang Xi was slightly relieved, seeing that only a ghostwriter came to congratulate, and his suspicions decreased slightly.
However, when he heard that Chen Zhi let himself eat at the same table with such cloth clothes, he was a little displeased, but he had the heart to make friends, coupled with the open social atmosphere and loose etiquette, Chen Zhi's behavior was not easy to criticize, so he could only admit it.
"Let's eat a little bit first, say a few words and leave, otherwise people will hear that I eat at the same table with the cloth scrivener, which is not good for my reputation, anyway, there is no one here to congratulate Chen Qi, and it is not too late to come back tomorrow."
As he was thinking this, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Bai Qi of the Bai family, on the order of the head of the family, congratulate Chen Qijun!"
These words made Wang Xi stunned for a while. (To be continued.) )