193 The human heart is unfathomable
Liu Yuan didn't have any surprised expression when he heard the news that Zheng Yucheng had run away, Zheng Yucheng's behavior was reasonable, and it was unexpected, he expected it early on.
It's normal to run away in debt, but like his identity, this trick is also used, and Liu Yuan really looks down on him.
"Young Master Liu, this is the letter that Young Master Zheng asked me to pass on to you." A subordinate respectfully handed the letter to Liu Yuan with both hands, and then retreated.
In fact, without opening it, Liu Yuan can guess what the content is, it is nothing more than that he has something urgent, so take a step first, and the carriage will be borrowed, as for the silver owed, it will be raised as soon as possible, and then sent something to Liu Yuan, Liu Yuan read it, and he didn't take it seriously.
That Zheng Yu lost his wealth and owed a large amount of gambling debts, and he asked for debts and pressured him last night, it was pointless to stay here, it was better to go back early, at least keep the carriage first, this is also the situation that Liu Yuan wants to see.
lest a fly fly fly in front of you and be annoyed to look at it.
"Childe, let's wash up, I've got ready early." Just as Liu Guoleng was in the hands of God, a pretty woman stood behind Liu Yuan and called softly.
"Okay, come right away." Liu Yuan laughed and washed it immediately.
Liu Yuan had already smelled the fragrance of soup cakes, spring rolls and fried hu cakes in small grinding sesame oil, he got up early in the morning, his stomach was empty, he smelled this fragrance, and before he ate it, he felt his appetite open, and it felt wonderful.
The soup base is thick, the hu cakes are burnt and crunchy, the millet porridge is fragrant and delicious, and all kinds of pastries are delicious, in addition, there is also a cup of deer milk, Liu Yuan was secretly surprised in his heart: It seems that this person in the Tang Dynasty knows how to maintain health very well. It is said that the whole body of the deer is a treasure, and the deer milk is even more nutritious, it is really worthy of the Qinghe Cui family, when others are still struggling to eat a meal of venison, it has already drunk the nutritious deer milk, and even Liu Yuan, a guest, can enjoy a share.
No wonder Cui Mengzhen and Cui Mengyao are so romantic, and it turns out that they also have deer milk credit.
"Snow goose, after eating breakfast, do you have any instructions from the third master of your family?" Liu Yuan was eating. He asked casually.
This new maid is called Xue Yan, she has a melon seed face, she looks very delicate, and she is also smart and cute, so she can be regarded as a full-time person who came to Qiufeng Courtyard to serve Liu Yuan. Thus also put an end to a large number of slaves who had nothing to do and did not pay attention to here and begged for rewards.
That was indeed a bit messy, after the housekeeper of the Cui Mansion asked the old lady's opinion. sent the well-behaved and sensible Snow Goose to wait for Liu Yuan full-time.
Snow Goose thought for a moment. He shook his head and said, "Gongzi Liu, the third master doesn't have any orders, he said that Gongzi is free, you can walk around." After speaking, Snow Goose volunteered and said, "Snow Goose can lead the way for Childe." ”
"Good. After breakfast, we went out to the market. Liu Yuan said with a smile.
Cui Jing's meaning, Liu Yuanzhi said, is nothing more than to let him get acquainted with the children of the Cui clan more. Lest it be too raw, but Liu Yuan still decided to go outside first, firstly, the old loyal slave was still waiting for his news at the Chimelong Inn, and secondly, Liu Yuan had planned it early in the morning, and had the intention to open a study in Qinghe, the semicolon of Moyun's study.
Qinghe Cui is one of the five surnames of the seven clans, the head of the Shi clan in the world, the style of study here is very prosperous, it is said that there are three university halls here, the private school of the children of the Cui family, the three Si Tang and the Wenqing Hall.
Cui's children's private school is the three major halls, the highest specification, the least number of students, only the elite children of the Cui family can enter, in addition to the current dynasty Confucianism as a gentleman, from time to time there are also Cui family out of the high-ranking officials to teach them by word and deed, for the Cui family to cultivate the strength of the successor.
Sansitang is a place for the ordinary children of the Cui family, the children of relatives and friends and the children of other families, and the largest of the three halls, and the Wenqing Hall, taken from the meaning of the Wenzhong Tongqing, the people who receive about three categories, one is the poor children with excellent grades, the other is the rich disciples who can afford to pay the high amount of bundles (tuition), and the last category is the "quasi-official" who has the heart to enter the officialdom and the heart to worship the Cui family.
Early in the morning, the book is loud and the learning atmosphere is strong, no wonder it is in the "holy place" in the minds of the world's scholars.
After the Cui family settled in Qinghe, there are many talents, prosperity, here can be described as outstanding people, many scholars specially traveled here, in their words, come here to dip a little aura is good, so that there are many scholars here, if you come here to open a study, it is definitely a million profits, anyway, movable type printing is convenient, when the time is to build a semicolon here, the silver is like a pig cage into the water.
When Xue Yan heard that she was going to play on the street, she smiled happily, and quickly nodded: "Okay, Liu Gongzi, I'll take you there later." ”
About a quarter of an hour later, Liu Yuan, under the leadership of Xue Yan, walked out of the half-opened side door and began to go shopping.
"Liu Gongzi, where do you want to play, or if you want to buy something, the slave will take you there." Snow Goose said happily.
As soon as I walked out of Cui Qian's gate, I saw that she seemed to be relaxed, and it seemed that it was not easy to be an errand boy for the upper class of the scholar clan here.
Liu Yuan shook his head and said, "Those things, let's talk about them later, take me to the Chimelong Inn first, I have another subordinate waiting somewhere." ”
"Understood, Liu Gongzi, go this way."
"Young master, you, you're fine, right?" As soon as the old loyal slave Zhao An saw Liu Yuan, he immediately jumped up with excitement.
Seeing that his eyes were a little dark, I don't know if he couldn't sleep in bed, or if he was worried about Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan shook his head and said, "What's the matter?" It's okay, but you're used to living here? ”
"Okay, very good, the young master has a heart" Zhao An said happily: "The third housekeeper of the Cui Mansion opened a local number room for me, and the shopkeeper saw that I was personally sent by the third housekeeper of Cui Mansion, and he was very polite to me, and invited me to eat and drink last night." ”
Well, that's good, a small subordinate can also arrange a place number room for him, which can be regarded as very thoughtful, and Zhao An himself has no objections.
Zhao An glanced at Liu Yuan and asked in a low voice, "Young Master, has that matter been settled?" ”
"Well, it was negotiated yesterday, and the twenty-eighth of this month is a good day." Liu Yuan said lightly.
There is no need to hide it from his old loyal slave, and he will have to run errands anyway.
The two spoke so vaguely that Snow Goose couldn't understand what they were saying. However, she was very well-behaved, and when she saw Liu Yuan chatting with his subordinates, she also subconsciously stood a little farther away to avoid suspicion, showing an excellent upbringing, which was really not annoying at all.
As soon as Liu Yuan said twenty-eight, Zhao An knew that this matter was settled, and his young master would soon become the son-in-law of the Qinghe Cui family, the object of envy and jealousy of the world's scholars.
"Congratulations, young master. Congratulations to the young master. Zhao An said with a smile.
"Forget it, there's nothing to be happy about, you also know what to do, famous families, there are many rules. By the way, did you run out early? ”
"Ran out. Master. Something you command. ”
"It's nothing" Liu Yuan nodded and said: "Come with me in Qinghe, anyway, I'm idle now, I'm guessing, there are a lot of scholars in Qinghe, if you open a study here, specialize in selling books printed by my ink rhyme." I don't think the profit should be too bad. ”
"Gao" Zhao An praised loudly: "It's indeed Gao, young master, there are so many people reading here." Absolutely a million profits. ”
Liu Yuan scolded with a smile: "Don't put a high hat on me, I don't eat that, let's go." ”
"Yes, young master."
So, under the leadership of the maid Xue Yan, Liu Yuan took Zhao An and began to wander around the streets and alleys of Qinghe
For a few days, Liu Yuan went out as soon as he had time, with Zhao An, under the leadership of Xue Yan, wandering around in Qinghe, in fact, in addition to the peak of the literary style, there are many places of interest worth watching, such as the Cangdi, the Han Tomb, Zhang's ancestral garden, Chongxing Temple, Cui's ancestral hall, etc., especially Cui's ancestral hall, the scale and momentum, it is simply daunting, but it is a pity that Liu Yuan can only go around the outside and can't go inside.
It's very simple, it is the ancestral hall of the Cui family, not the ancestral hall of the Liu family.
The night is already deep, because of the curfew, there is silence all around, and people who did not have much nightlife in ancient times blew out the candles very early and got into the quilt, and in the study of the third master of the Cui family, there is still bright candlelight.
"Back to the third master, today Liu Gongzi ate a bowl of porridge, two steamed buns, three Hu cakes and a cup of deer milk, and then, as usual, went out to Cui's Mansion to go shopping, as soon as he went out, his butler surnamed Zhao was waiting outside the door, and they gathered together and walked around outside."
"Don't go up to the Qinglou, don't listen to the silk and bamboo, just walk around the streets and alleys, the maid noticed that Liu Gongzi is mostly in the vicinity of the three university halls, by the way, today they also walked a study, it is the Qingyuan study, and asked the shopkeeper if he was willing to transfer."
Cui Jing closed his eyes, and the hand on the head of the desk gently tapped the table with his fingers from time to time, as if he was thoughtful.
"Well, has he ever looked for the third lady?" Cui Jing suddenly asked lightly.
"That, when Liu Gongzi went out, he met the third lady, and the two simply said hello." Snow Goose recalled it for a moment and quickly said it.
"When he said the transfer, did he say that he was going to do something, and did you find out?"
"Back to the third master's words, it seems that he is going to let his subordinates run the study."
Cui Jing nodded: "Is there anything else?" ”
"Nothing special." Snow Goose shook her head, indicating that there was nothing special about today.
As Cui Jing's confidant, she is obviously waiting for Liu Yuan's daily life and diet, but actually secretly monitoring Cui Jing's every move, and every night when Liu Yuan sleeps, she also has a task, which is to go to the study to report Liu Yuan's every move to Cui Jing.
If Liu Yuan saw this scene, he would definitely be amazed that people's hearts are not solid, it is difficult to draw skin and bones, and he doesn't know his heart: no one thought that the gentle and lovely, harmless snow goose that looks harmless to humans and animals, just like the sister next door, is so hidden so deeply, it is a chess piece arranged by Cui Jing by his side.
However, if he is asked to watch the following scene again, it is estimated that he will be even more speechless: after the report, Cui Jing pointed to the bottom, and the snow goose suddenly knelt down, like a puppy, and hurriedly crawled in front of Cui Jing, knelt on the ground with his legs, gently lifted his gown with his hand, and put his head in, for a moment, Cui Jing closed his eyes, a look of enjoyment appeared on his face, and his mouth opened slightly.
After about a quarter of an hour, I saw his body tremble, and then he opened his eyes, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.
It turned out to be a "pin" for Xue Yan (to be continued.) )
PS: I haven't updated yet, but I saw the four glittering monthly passes first, and I was in a good mood~