Chapter 137 Banquet
The wine was sold successfully, and Yang Yun didn't ask these people where they took the wine or what purpose it was.
He Wuliu muttered, "The little official is really easy to talk to. If I were the ones I wouldn't agree to... I have handed over to my brothers on the Tao and wouldn't let them come and make trouble. They dare to come..."
Yang Yun smiled and said, "You have a lot of face."
He Wuliu looked proud and said, "I dare not say anything else. I know a lot of people. Next time they come, I will find someone to interrupt their dog legs."
Faced with He Wuliu's aggressiveness, Yang Yun seemed indifferent and waved his hand and said, "Forget it, we open the door to do business. These people only come when they are free in the store. They have not disturbed other customers and are willing to spend money. They are also considered high-quality customers... How can they make money if they don't do such a profitable transaction?"
"Then let me listen to the little official."
He Wuliu touched his head and said indifferently.
No matter what his opinion was, he was all for Yang Yun. Yang Yun did not even formally hire him. However, after knowing Yang Yun's ability, even if he was not promised the benefits, he would serve him without a single complaint.
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Mi Yuan invited Yang Yun to the evening, but did not explain the location in detail to Yang Yun, but just told him that the carriage would be sent to greet him.
At the hour of the afternoon, the Mi family's carriage arrived, and Mi Yuan actually came to pick him up.
"Mr. Yang, please forgive me for having some inadequate hospitality... Please get in the car." Mi Yuan said attentively.
Yang Yun nodded and got on the carriage with Mi Yuan.
The carriage was not big and even a little crowded. Mi Yuan explained to Yang Yun the situation of giving gifts to Liu Hengzheng in the car.
In this matter, Mi Yuan was even more honest than Mi Ying, which shows that this person was not very scheming.
"Prince Liu highly respects Mr. Yang. He said that it is a great fortune for the Mi family to make friends with a stunning man like Mr. Yang. He will not involve the matter of property disputes. He also said that he will come to visit Mr. Yang more in the future."
Mi Yuan's tone was filled with sincere emotion.
The Mi family could not curry favor with a high-ranking official of Henan Yin. If they didn't want to meet a little Taoist priest, they could get the prefect to look at him differently, which made Mi Yuan feel very incredible.
Yang Yun smiled and said, "Premier Liu is too polite. I just followed my family teacher and did something in Shu. I should not be praised so much."
Mi Yuan said: "We have also inquired about Ling Shi's deeds, and only then did we know that there was no way to recognize Mount Tai... Ling Shi is a master of the world. I think even if it is Zhang Guo and Immortal Zhang, it will be no less."
Zhang Guo is a "immortal" highly praised by the imperial court. Compared with Zhang Guo, Mi Yuan obviously admires Wu Zun to the extreme.
Yang Yun thought to himself: "If they knew that the so-called Wu Zun real person was just made up by me, now that Wu Zun is just a liar in the world, I wonder what he would feel?"
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While talking, the carriage stopped at the entrance of a lively alley in Lidefang.
Before sunset, red lanterns could be seen everywhere. Yang Yun saw the scene in front of him from the carriage and immediately understood that if it were not unexpected, this should be the famous "Flower Street and Willow Alley" in Luoyang.
"Mr. Mi, is this place..." Yang Yun asked for verification.
Mi Yuan smiled and introduced: "Since you want to invite Mr. Yang to the banquet and thank you for your kindness, you can't be too shabby. This is a good place for guests in Luoyang City... Please."
When Yang Yun came to this world, he had never asked about the matter about Fengyue, because he was too young and had not had time to think about such a problem.
In Shuzhong, he was busy making money, thinking about how to leave Chengdu, and went to Luoyang to find his sister Yang Yuhuan. After arriving in Luoyang, he was busy settling down and opening a store, and he would not consult about these things.
Mi Yuan led the way forward and introduced to Yang Yun as he walked: "This is the best place to drink and talk about wine in Luoyang. All literati and poets like to come here. Last year, Li Taibai went to Beijing to seek official positions and also visited this place. It is close to the palace city, and there are many high-ranking officials and nobles. If you want to see other situations, you have to go to the south bank of Luoshui."
Luoyang City is divided into two cities with Luoshui, and different humanities and customs are formed in the south and north of the city. A city is like two different worlds.
When he arrived at a two-story building with no plaques hanging but lanterns hanging, Mi Yuan pointed and said, "It's here."
Yang Yun looked up and saw that it was different from his impression that the beauty of the city was swaying. Except for the red lanterns hanging here, everything else seemed very elegant, and it was not as unbearable as he imagined that the singing and swallows went out to solicit guests.
Several people were greeted from inside, and the leader was Mi Ying in men's clothing.
Even women could come to such places, which surprised Yang Yun.
"Mr. Yang, please."
Mi Ying smiled and made a "please" gesture.
Yang Yun nodded and followed the brother and sister in, thinking to himself: "This brother and sister are so weird. When they come to Qinlou Chuguan, they are still together... It may also be that the merchant's house is talking about business, and this kind of place is commonplace."
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When you enter the small building and walk through the door hall, you will see the situation in the patio. At this time, many guests are sitting on the floor mat around the ground floor, enjoying the dance performances of several gorgeous women on the high platform in the middle.
The one performing Jian Dance on the stage.
The music sounded lightly, and the girls wore long skirts, robes, arm hairpins, danced with elegant and charming expressions, sometimes waving and sometimes swaying slowly, and lotus grow step by step, like butterflies flying among flowers, or like gurgling water, which makes people feel refreshed.
Yang Yun had seen Liu Qingyuan's dance posture, and unconsciously compared Liu Qingyuan's dance posture with these women in his impression.
Liu Qingyuan's dance posture is indeed good, but it is more of a wild way. These women's body is very soft and natural when dancing, and their every frown and smile is charming, and they are definitely not comparable to a little girl's movie.
The guests from the audience watched intently, their faces were full of intoxication, and there was no one chatting.
"Please upstairs."
Mi Ying whispered, "I've already prepared some things first."
Then several people went upstairs.
The Mi family entourage stayed downstairs and did not go upstairs. There was a rest place for them to prepare separately. If you didn't bring downstairs upstairs, you probably didn't want to cause a fight due to disputes between guests. The owner was there and everyone had something to say to avoid destroying the stability and tranquility of the small building.
When he went to the second floor, Yang Yun observed the layout. Among the guests watching below, Yang Yun unexpectedly found that several people looked familiar. They were the ragged guests who had visited his restaurant in the afternoon. However, the group of people now have changed into wide-sleeved robes that the scholar likes, and they look gentle and elegant, without any down-and-out appearance.
Yang Yun thought about it: "This group of people is really interesting. They wear rags and go to my place to buy wine, but now they change their clothes to come here... Could it be that they bring wine here to show off?"
He deliberately observed the table in front of several people who met the number. There was no wine, only tea and simple meals. Yang Yun became more and more confused.
When he arrived at a small hall on the second floor, the waiter who had already been waiting here opened the door. Mi Ying walked in first, and Yang Yun followed closely behind.
In front of me was a large mat table, about three or four times the size of the usual table. It was placed on the floor mat near the window that was a lot higher than the ground. It was on it. Because it was late autumn, many fruit and snacks had passed the solar term. It was not easy to preserve them in this era.
The three of them took off their shoes and knelt down at the table. Mi Ying and Yang Yun sat opposite the table, while Mi Yuan, as the host of the banquet, sat beside Yang Yun, and was responsible for accompanying the guests.
Mi Yuan asked: "Did you tell Song Niang to invite a few dancers to come up and perform?"
The Mi brothers and sisters wanted to invite Yang Yun to enjoy the singing and dancing.
Yang Yun was not interested in this because he felt that no matter how good the dance of this era was, it was difficult to compare with those of later generations, and there was no need to mobilize many people.
Mi Ying was very embarrassed and explained: "Brother, maybe he didn't know that the emperor was going to Luoyang. Luoyang Palace prepared a grand welcome ceremony for the emperor. At that time, the best dancers in the city would go to perform. Now they are busy rehearsing, so it is difficult for the dancers to come and perform."
Mi Yuan looked unhappy and frowned, "I promised to treat Mr. Yang with kindness. Now that I can't even find a dancer, how can I be considered kindness?"
Yang Yun was very free and easy, waved his hand and said, "It's okay if you feel it, you really don't have to force it."
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Mi Yuan was unwilling to give up, so she got up and got off the floor mat, put on her shoes and said, "You guys wait a moment, I'll ask Song Niang, it's not the first time I've been here, why don't you give face? Do you want to do my Mi family business in the future?"
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Mi Yuan went out to ask the owner of the Xiaolou for information about performing arts.
Although the Mi family has no political status, they are rich and powerful. This time I hope to make further friends with Yang Yun, and I will not save money on spending.
Although Mi was originally considered to be a relatively restrained junior among the Mi family, he was always a rich young man, and he still had the aura of a playboy.
After Mi Yuan left the room, only Yang Yun and Mi Ying were left, and there was not even a waiter. One man and one woman were facing each other. Yang Yun didn't know what to say.
Mi Ying said: "Honest Master Yang has been here before?"
Yang Yun shook his head: "I just arrived in Luoyang and had no intention of this, and...hehe."
Yang Yun was halfway through and asked Mi Ying to guess by herself.
Mi Ying's pretty face turned a little red. Thinking that Yang Yun was not old and should not be as old as lingering in the streets and alleys of Hualiu Lane, and thinking that it was not appropriate for her daughter to ask the man in person such a question, the two of them fell silently and met.
This is very different from the Mi Ying that Yang Yun saw before.
Yang Yun observed Mi Ying's slightly unnatural expression and thought to himself: "No matter how smart and capable my daughter's family is, she still has the unique virtuous, kind, quiet and shyness of women, but she is just not easily shown in front of outsiders."
After a while, there was a quarrel at the door.
Mi Yuan kept clamoring, while a woman kept apologizing to Mi Yuan.
"Mr. Mi, please forgive me. The emperor is here. We are busy we welcome the emperor. Most of the sisters in the building were recruited and rehearsed by the Taile Administration and did not come back on a daily basis... The business in the building has been much colder recently. Because there is really a shortage of people, we can only do business in the lobby. Why don't you... move to the lobby to appreciate it?"
The woman said in an apology tone.
Mi Yuan refused to let go: "Go to the lobby and sit with those people from all walks of life? Today we will have a banquet for distinguished guests. Even if we can't get four people together, at least one or two people will come to perform, or let them come up and perform before going down..."
The woman said: "They have been performing downstairs and are exhausted... If they are asked to come upstairs, how can they explain to the guests downstairs?"
"No need to explain, please give the money? Do you think we can't afford it?"
Mi Yuan was aggressive and refused to give in at all.
When Yang Yun saw Mi Yuan chattering endlessly, he refused to give in. As the person involved, he could only stay at the door to persuade him. Mi Ying came out with him.
Yang Yun saw the woman in front of Mi Yuan, about forty years old, with her hair combed and fair skin. She was wearing four long skirts, her arms were wrapped around red silk, and her chest was slightly exposed, revealing a large area of white skin.
The woman had a melon-shaped face, a tall and straight nose, a small cherry mouth, a very delicate eyebrows, and a slender phoenix eye. Unfortunately, time is unforgiving, and there are fine crow's feet at the corners of her eyes. At this time, she looked sad. Yang Yun guessed that she should have an extremely charming beauty when she was young.
Chapter completed!