Chapter 23 The Embarrassment of Xu Jingzong
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Even though Chen Ying was very brave, he was so scared that he almost screamed out loud. Who would have thought that the woman with long and flowing hair in white clothes was even more shocked than Chen Ying?
It turned out that I don’t know which evil ghost poured the foot wash water on the ground, and the woman in white might as well slide towards Chen Ying.
Fortunately, Chen Ying found that the woman screamed in surprise and reached out to pull the woman in time. Only then did the woman stabilize her body.
It turns out that this woman is no one else, but the pretty shopkeeper of Xu Ji Inn.
"Thank you for your help!"
"You are welcome!"
Chen Ying suddenly realized that Manager Xu was wearing a gauze dress, and there was an indescribable fragrance on his body. Chen Ying blushed and said, "Be careful in the future, it's not good if you fall and hurt!"
Manager Xu smiled slightly and said softly: "Nu Nu can't do it!"
In an instant, Chen Ying was a little lost. Women who usually smiled would make people feel like they were bathing in the spring breeze, but Manager Xu was the best among them.
Chen Ying suddenly realized that it was late at night, and there was a lonely man and a widow. It was quite inappropriate to meet him here, so he bowed to Manager Xu and said, "It's getting late, Manager Xu should take a break early! Good night, have a good dream!"
"Don't worry!" Manager Xu showed an unspeakable expression and said, "Mr. Chen, do you... want to buy a house in Chang'an?"
Chen Ying thought that it must be when he was drinking. He discussed buying a house with Ma Sanbao, which made Shopkeeper Xu hear about it.
Chen Ying nodded and said, "That's the point, why? Manager Xu has a house to take action?"
Manager Xu said: "It's not my house, but my cousin has a house in his hands to take action!"
Chen Ying said: "Mr. Chen doesn't have much cash in his hands, so I don't know if he can buy the right one!"
"The house of my cousin has three or fourteen houses, but it has not been repaired for three years! It is inevitable that it is a bit dilapidated, but the price is not high, only a thousand guan!"
Originally, Chen Ying had no idea about the prices of this era, but for the meal at night, there were more than twenty dishes, and the beef and mutton alone was less than twenty kilograms, plus wine, it cost only seven cents of silver. After all, it was only more than seven hundred cents. Even if Chang'an was in a panic at this time, the prices were not very high.
If this meal was placed in later generations, I'm afraid it wouldn't be able to fight it if it was three or five thousand yuan.
Chen Ying sighed, as if it is still in the future, the house is indeed sky-high.
Chen Ying showed a hesitation and said, "Sorry, Chen really can't take out the Qianguan Qian."
Manager Xu said, "Why would you better go to see the house tomorrow morning. Maybe my cousin can give you some money!"
Chen Ying nodded and said, "That's OK!"
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Early the next morning, Chen Ying left behind Liang Zan, Chen Huairen, Zhao Yuanqiao and Li Chuqi, four of them in charge of property. Chen Ying, Zhang Huaiwei, and You Ziying and Ma Sanbao took a carriage and followed Manager Xu to see the house.
I set off from Xuji Inn and walked through the streets and alleys for about two quarters of an hour. It was located in the second house in Yongchangfang. The house faced north and south. In the middle of the gatehouse, there was a plaque with a vigorous blue-bottomed gilded lettering with "Xu Mansion" written on it. The vermilion red door was closed tightly, decorated with a large copper ring with beasts.
Manager Xu walked to the door and gently knocked on the copper ring. He didn't make an incense stick for a while. The closed wooden door slowly knocked on the door.
A man who looked like a maid with his temples at the age of sixteen or seventeen was revealed: "You guys look for..."
Before the little maid could say the word "who", she saw the shopkeeper Xu in front of the door. She immediately came up in surprise and pulled the shopkeeper Xu's hand and said, "Second Mom, you are here, Nu Nu misses you!"
As he said that, he actually leaned his head against Manager Xu's chest and acted coquettishly.
Manager Xu said, "Lan'er, is Dalang here?"
"Here!" Lan'er looked at Chen Ying, Ma Sanbao, Zhang Huaiwei, and You Ziying hesitantly, "What are these?"
Lan'er just glanced at Zhang Huaiwei, Ma Sanbao and You Ziying, but her eyes fell on Chen Ying's face and looked at Chen Ying with a foggy look. This brave little maid made Chen Ying feel a little embarrassed.
Manager Xu said: "A few days ago, Dalang wanted to take action on this house. This happened that several men wanted to buy a house, so I took them to see the house!"
"Wait!" Lan'er saw Xu Erniang present, and was not alert to Chen Ying and others. She opened the door and let everyone in. The little maid ran towards the inner house like a gust of wind.
Xu Erniang led Chen Ying, Ma Sanbao and others into the mansion.
Xu Erniang said: "This house was bought by Uncle Nu, and my cousin is now a little anxious and can only take action."
Chen Ying nodded.
Xu Erniang continued: "This house is about forty-eight steps wide and about sixty-seven steps wide. It is divided into three courtyards, with three front, inner and back yards, a total of forty-seven rooms, including stables, grain cellars, and a back garden and pavilions."
Chen Ying looked at the house not very big, but it was very delicate. It was just that it had not been repaired for a few years and it looked a little dilapidated. The paint on the pillars had fallen off and was mottled, making it look very indecent.
At this moment, a pale and thin scholar came to Chen Ying under the leadership of the little maid Lan'er.
"Cousin!"
"Second Mother!"
The scholar bowed to Chen Ying and said, "Where did you ask the name of Gao, where is the county?"
"I'm here to Chen Ying!"
"In Gaoyang Xu Jingzong."
"What?" Ma Sanbao, Zhang Huaiwei and others didn't feel anything, but Chen Ying almost choked by his saliva. "Xu Jingzong!" In an instant, Chen Ying felt a storm in his heart.
He didn't expect that the house he wanted to buy was actually Xu Jingzong's.
He vaguely remembered that Xu Jingzong was the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, so why was he so in a state of disgrace that he was about to sell his house?
In fact, Chen Ying did not know that although Xu Jingzong was one of the eighteen scholars of the Qin Palace, his fate was very bumpy, and his writing was not as good as Yu Shinan, Cai Yungong, Xue Shou, Xue Yuanjing, and Chu Liang. For example, Yu Shinan and his brother Yu Shiji were learned from Gu Yewang. His articles were elegant and well-appreciated, and Xu Ling was deeply appreciated. "The reputation was high at that time, so the two Lu of Fang Jin were discussed." Chu Liang "at the age of 18, he went to Chen Pushe Xu Ling, and Ling and the words were different. Later, the emperor summoned him and sent him to write poems. Jiang Zong and other poets were at the table, and all of them were obeyed his work." Xue Yuanjing "had the same reputation as (Xue) Suo and Suo's brothers, and was known as the Three Phoenixes of Hedong in the world."
In terms of academics, he was not as good as Kong Yingda, Lu Deming, Gavinda, Yan Xiangshi, Yao Silian, Li Shousu and others. For example, Kong Yingda, "Emperor Yang summoned Confucian scholars from all over the world to gather in the Eastern Capital, and ordered the Imperial College to discuss with the emperor. Yingda was the crown prince, and was the youngest. The teacher was ashamed of being a scholar and sent assassin to assassinate him, and he hid Yang Xuangan's family to avoid it." His academic knowledge was so high.
Lu Deming, it is said that Wang Shichong wanted to "Lu Deming was the king's army in Han Dynasty, and asked Xuanshu to carry out rituals in his family. Deming was ashamed of it, so he took Badou San and lie down to be sick. Xuanshu went to kneel down to the bed, and he won't talk to him." Gavinda "BoShe" was recorded in the previous chapter, and Youming's three schools of "Spring and Autumn" were called Confucianism with the Zongren Wenyi, and the name was "Ergai".
Yao Silian was the son of Yao Cha, the Minister of Personnel in Chen. He was proficient in the Book of Han and was famous for historians. Li Shousu was an expert in surname studies and was named "Xingpu". Yan Xiangshi was the younger brother of Yan Shigu and was famous for Confucianism.
Chapter completed!