Chapter 90. Symposium(1/2)
The woman in white asked Lao Beihua what she thought about Liu Wenyang. This article was written by... The first release Lao Beihua was reluctant to leave her eyes from the other party, but she was afraid of blaspheming the beauty and abruptly. So she coughed twice and said, "If a girl really wants to know, I Lao Beihua knows something about him. If you want to hear it, I will say it out..."
"You don't have to say that much, I just want to know if he is as magical as you sing?" asked the beauty in white.
"Of course there is no more. What kind of immortals are guiding the way, and what kind of demons and demons are fake. I, the old beggar, just beggar, just sing and fooling you into spending money." The old beggar had to say truthfully.
The beauty in white raised her eyebrows and said coquettishly: "That is, you guys, who heard the truth, add fuel to the fire, but they called a little charlatan a great hero. The crow turned into a phoenix and the bed bug turned into a dragon. They are all the rumors you made..."
Seeing that he was scolded by the beauty in white, the old beggar suddenly said, "Miss is right. I made up a little bit of it, but the little Liu's god appearance is not as unbearable as you said. As far as I know, he has made up his fortune, and he has a very good fortune. He is also very good at observing Feng Shui and Yin and Yang. He is even kind-hearted. The people praise him. It's a pity that Mr. Xiao Liu has bad luck before and has encountered many bad things. First, he was dismissed from the scholar, and then he was kicked by his fiancée. He wanted to die but did not die. He was also embarrassed and he was thrown away enough. Only then did he turn his luck and come to good luck!"
The beauty in white didn't expect that the old beggar would say good things about Liu Wenyang and frowned and said, "Is he really as good as you said?"
The old beggar regained his cheeks and said, "I don't know if it's good. I only know if I meet his fiancée, I will ask three questions..."
Beauty in white: "What are you going to ask?"
Lao Chuhua: "First, ask her why she hates the poor and loves the rich and never remarry. Second, ask her why she is blind without eyes, and third, ask her if she doesn't regret this. But the good husband can't become a family!"
The old beggar cursed very well, but he didn't notice that the beauty in white looked increasingly ugly.
The pretty maid next to him angrily scolded without waiting for the old beggar to finish his words: "Ha, you sloppy old beggar, you go to ask for money and beg for food no matter whether you have anything to do or not, but you have too many things to worry about."
The old beggar was cold and could not help being scolded. He was stunned like a clay man, and he really didn't understand where he offended this little aunt.
The beautiful woman in white saw the pretty maid getting angry and said, "Okay, pomegranate, please send him some money to leave. I'm a little tired."
When the pretty maid heard the lady say something, she glared at the old beggar fiercely. Then she took out a hanging of money and didn't count the amount, and threw it directly to the old beggar.
Lao Beihua thought he could not get the reward, but he never thought that the other party was so generous, so he hurriedly took the money and thanked him in a panic. He only glanced at the money at least hundreds of yuan, which was a huge amount for him. It was enough for him to have a year of food and clothing.
As if he was afraid that the other party would regret it, he would take so much reward back. After the old beggar put the money in his pocket, he immediately left after saying thank you.
The pavilion became quiet again.
The beauty in white teased the strings with her onion fingers, but found that her heart was very confused and she no longer had the intention to play.
"Pomegranate, do you think I'm spending money on the pain? I was in a good mood, but I asked someone to scold me for no reason?" The beauty in white frowned and asked.
With a "thump", the pretty maid Pomegranate suddenly fell to her knees and said in a panic: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I shouldn't call this old beggar to come, and I shouldn't let him talk nonsense!"
Seeing the maid pomegranate being scared, the beauty in white-clothed, Su Muxue couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, I didn't blame you again, you don't have to look like this."
Then a hint of arrogant coldness appeared on his extremely beautiful face, "So what if Liu Wenyang really became famous? He is not a fortune teller in the world! According to his current appearance, he will never be able to get fame in his life! My Su Muxue's life will be dominated by myself! In the future, my husband, even if he is not a top Jinshi, must be a prominent family. How can he be a lowly family like them?!"
The maid, Pomegranate, knelt on the ground and said, "Miss, you are talking about it. With your beauty, you will definitely find a talented and outstanding man with a noble family. The master will not blame you anymore, and will not lock you in this back garden and keep you in a confinement."
Su Muxue sighed, "Isn't he doing this for people to see, and it makes people understand that his tutoring is strict... Although it is confinement, it makes me suffer? On the contrary, I heard that my father is organizing a new marriage for me, like the young master Ma just now, which was deliberately put in by his father, but he still thought I didn't know..."
Seeing the lady say this, the maid Pomegranate said boldly: "I heard that Ma Gongzi Ma Dongsheng is also a famous talent in Poyang County. She is not only proficient in poetry, songs, but also has good articles. If you may not do well in the provincial examination this year, you will be able to get the first year of high school. His father is the head of the county town. He is not only in a broad social relationship, but also has a huge power. He doesn't even buy the new county magistrate. However, he is also one of the many families..."
Seeing that the little maid Pomegranate was speaking quickly, Su Muxue couldn't help but smile: "Do you think that Ma Dongsheng is not bad?"
"I don't dare. I just think that compared to Liu Wenyang, Ma Dongsheng is also outstanding, and I don't know how many times better!"
Seeing that Pomegranate said this, Su Muxue nodded and said, "You are right... Although Ma Dongsheng's behavior is a little frivolous, compared with ten Liu Wenyangs, even one of them is better than one Ma Dongsheng!" After saying this, Su Muxue's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of contempt. His choice was absolutely right, and Liu Wenyang would never be able to turn over, forever!
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"Ah Yeh!" In Guanxiang Pavilion, Liu Wenyang, who had just taken Xiao Tong Mingyue to stroll all day, rubbed his nose hard. He thought someone was talking badly behind his back?
Just as Liu Wenyang rubbed his nose, the maids Chunmei and Qiuju came over and over again.
When he saw Liu Wenyang, Chunmei, who likes to talk, said, "Young Master Liu, you have a good taste tonight. It is almost the Spring Festival. Our chef from Chunfeng Tower specially made a few delicious side dishes. We brought it over to you for your taste!"
Hearing that the food was exquisite, Liu Wenyang, who had been a little bulging, couldn't help but smile and said, "I thought you forgot to deliver the food if you had something to do, but it would have come in time, otherwise I would have eaten outside with Mingyue!"
Mingyue’s helper placed the two baskets of food on the table, but there were three meats, three vegetables and six delicacies.
Among them, "dried scallops and winter melon balls", "lotus lotus root crisp", and "Fengyang brewed tofu", Liu Wenyang can roughly understand, but as for the other three plates, I don't know what it is.
Liu Wenyang stretched out his chopsticks and tasted one of the plates. But he felt that the meat was tender and crispy, especially the red cherries on it, which looked very pleasing to the eye.
"What is this dish?" Liu Wenyang couldn't help asking.
Na Chunmei smiled and said, "Young Master probably hasn't eaten it before. This dish is called 'Hidden Dragon in the Snow', but it is made by mixing it with one pound of eels, six egg whites, two red cherries, soy sauce, white sugar, Shaoxing wine, chopped green onion and ginger, etc."
When Liu Wenyang heard her speak so seriously, he couldn't help but smile: "It seems that your cooking must be great. You can tell this dish very well!"
When Chunmei heard Liu Wenyang praise him, she couldn't help but feel happy. She said: "The other two dishes are 'Shrimp Big Black Ginseng' and 'Lingzhi Love Yuechan'..." Chunmei then explained the seasonings and methods in detail, which made Liu Wenyang's appetite tremble.
A table of food was almost gone by Liu Wenyang and Xiao Tong Mingyue.
After patting his belly, Mingyue licked his mouth, he felt that he was extremely happy and satisfied after following the young master.
Liu Wenyang was full of food and drink, and he was inevitably bored because there were few entertainment activities in the Ming Dynasty. Most people had enough food to sleep with their wives and made villains.
So Liu Wenyang asked Chunmei if there were any fun games, and Chunmei said she wouldn't play Go.
Chunmei and Qiuju finished packing the dishes and took Go. Liu Wenyangyan wanted to be more elegant, but he was really not good at Go. He lost to Chunmei and Qiuju without playing kung fu.
Seeing that he was so stinky in playing Go, Chunmei and Qiuju were shocked. In their opinion, Liu Wenyang looked handsome and was simply the best talented person. This type of person should be good at everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but now... this chess skills are too bad.
"Young master, but I wonder if you will participate in this year's poetry competition?" Chunmei asked suddenly.
"What conference?" Liu Wenyang was stunned. He made a mistake again. Chunmei took the opportunity to eat a few of his chess pieces.
"It's a poetry competition held by the talented men and beautiful ladies in Poyang City. Many people who want to be famous have to participate. If you want to, we will report to the host and ask her to find a way to squeeze out a seat for you."
What a person Liu Wenyang is? I realized at first glance that this poem competition conference is the same as what the book stall owner said before. To put it bluntly, it is a "listening conference". However, because he is famous and has become famous enough, why should he compete for this empty position? Besides, although he has a lot of inventory of famous artists from ancient times to the present, who knows what their rules are? If you write it on the spot, even if you are bad at writing it, it is enough for them to doubt it. Instead of being able to stand out, it is better to hide your shortcomings. This will make it more profound and unfathomable.
Thinking of this, Liu Wenyang shook his head and said, "I won't participate... The things about romance are not suitable for me."
"Besides, I am dedicated to helping people observe fortune telling. I rarely participate in activities like chanting poems that are useless to others, so I appreciate the kindness of both of you."
Liu Wenyang's words made Chunmei and Qiuju feel respectful and thought to himself that Mr. Liu is indeed extraordinary. He only wants to help others, but has no intention of seeking fame.
They didn't know that the young master Liu in front of him didn't want to show off, but was afraid of revealing the situation, so he felt wronged and embarrassed.
"Since this is the case, we have nothing to say...yawn!" However, Chunmei yawned and seemed a little sleepy. It was also because of a bad chess player like Liu Wenyang, it was really boring to play chess with him.
Liu Wenyang also felt a little embarrassed, so he suggested that he might as well come and have some lottery tickets. If he loses, he will be ten cents in a game.
As soon as these words were said, they were immediately warmly welcomed by Chunmei and Qiuju, and said straight: "This is a good lottery, so it will be more interesting to play."
Needless to say, Liu Wenyang became the "General of the Constant Losing". In less than three minutes, he was surrounded by people or directly annihilated.
Ten articles, twenty articles, thirty articles, fifty articles... Chunmei and Qiuju win more and more money. The two of them are getting more and more energetic. Especially Chunmei, who was yawning and stretching just now, was even more energetic. In her eyes, Liu Wenyang on the opposite side had already become a money shop that could be withdrawn at will, and a money warehouse that could be exploited at will.
There was a layer of sweat on Liu Wenyang's head. It was not that he was afraid of losing money, but that he lost too frequently, and he still lost to the two little girls. He was really embarrassed.
All of this was seen by Tong Mingyue. He was very upset about his young master. In his opinion, it was not that the young master's chess skills were too bad, but that these two girls joined forces to plot against the young master.
Just when Mingyue wanted to persuade the young master not to get off again, Liu Wenyang suddenly said, "Why don't we play in a different way!"
"Change the way? How to play?" Chunmei said curiously.
Liu Wenyang smiled and separated the black and white pieces, saying, "Now I will teach you a very simple chess technique. I will learn it once, please pay attention!" As he said that, Liu Wenyang gestded on the Go board.
Not to mention, it’s really simple. It made Chunmei and Qiuju smile and bend over, "Young Master Liu. Do you want to turn things around with this new way of playing?"
Liu Wenyang wiped the tip of his nose and said, "I have that plan!"
"Hehe, then you're wrong. Don't lose later!" Chunmei, Qiuju and Liu Wenyang got along well, and they were not big or small, and there were no rules.
"Then let's try it and see who begs for mercy first!"
...
A new battle has begun.
I just saw that Liu Wenyang’s demonstration was very simple. Chunmei and Qiuju thought this chess technique was easy to play, but only after I really played it, I realized that there were endless mysteries!
There is such a thing in the whole world that looks simple but is actually complicated.
Soon, Chunmei and Qiuju were defeated in the hands of Liu Wenyang in succession.
Lose and lose. Originally, the money that the two of them had won quickly returned, Chunmei became anxious and Qiuju was annoyed. They were determined to fight with Liu Wenyang to the end. But the result was... the two of them lost a lot of money instead!
The little Tong Mingyue was gloating when he saw it. He didn't expect that his young master was so capable that he would soon turn danger into a barrage and turn losses into wins.
Especially at this time, the chessboard was even more clever. It was almost full of chess pieces. It was about to fight, but Liu Wenyang created a loophole. The five sons connected and completely defeated Chunmei.
Chunmei had a bitter face: "What should I do? I lost again..."
Qiuju; "Let's come again!"
Liu Wenyang stretched out his waist and yawned, "Sorry, two beauties, it's getting late, we're going to bed!"
"Can't!"
"Not allowed!"
"But I'm really sleepy!"
"Morasa!"
"Don't steal the chicken!"
Liu Wenyang was almost speechless and spread his hands and said, "I'm not cheating or stealing. I'm really sleepy and tired... Why not do this? I won your money and you can take it back, how about it?"
"Hmph! You have a conscience!"
"Ha, you know the fun!"
Liu Wenyang: “…”
To be continued...