Chapter 73 Zhang Dai's Visit, Happy Cooperation
"Hengbo, after you said this, I don't have to bring so many craftsmen, and I know how to do it. Thank you, Hengbo!" Gu Yanwu said after thinking for a moment.
Gu Heng said: "Don't say that, we are all for the common goal, brainstorming and solving problems is the most important thing."
"Well, then I asked Bo Jue to go with me to count the goods and craftsmen I needed. Do you want to go and have a look with us?" Gu Yanwu said.
"No need, you guys go. I want to take a break and go back to Meilou later." Gu Heng felt that he had said so much, and was indeed a little tired, so he didn't go with them to take a look!
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A month later, Gu Heng did not expect that the two songs he sang "The Smile" and "The Moon of the Moon" that he had accidentally sung were always very popular. Every time Meilou was open, many wealthy young men spent a lot of money and asked Gu Heng to sing these two songs!
And tonight, after the song ended, Gu Heng never dreamed that he would meet the author of the classical Chinese "Looking at the Snow in the Pavilion of the Lake" that he learned when he was studying in modern times, which was Zhang Dai from the late Ming Dynasty!
Zhang Dai was a historian and writer in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. But what is most famous for this person is not his historical and literary achievements, but his legendary experience and interesting soul!
He is a "legendary". He was born in a wealthy family and had a wealthy life in his early years. He was passionate about sensuality and sex, and wandered around singing and dancing. "The rest of his life is like a Zhongding family, and he never knows how to farm." In "The Epitaph of Self-Being" he even called himself a "playboy", and his words were quite conceited:
"I am a playboy for a young age. I love prosperity very much. I love the temple, the fresh clothes, the delicious food, the horses, the lights, the fireworks, the pear gardens, the antiques, the flowers and birds, and tea, lewd, oranges, abuse, books, worms, poems, and demons."
However, after the country was destroyed, Zhang Dai had to avoid war in his later years, and "dressed in common and vegetables, and often left the cook." He sighed that "Shu Li" was sad about "Mai Xiu" and insisted on writing in poverty and desolation. He was desolate and down. Later, Zhang Dai was so frustrated:
"If you cannot learn calligraphy, you cannot learn swords, you cannot learn integrity and righteousness, you cannot learn articles, you cannot learn immortals, Buddhism, and agriculture. All of them will not be able to succeed. Let the world call you a defeated son, a waste, a stubborn person, a dull scholar, a sleepy man, and a dead old charmer."
But he is also an "interesting" person. He is also unrestrained and elegant. He has a wide range of interests but is proficient in everything. He casually developed a "lanxue tea" and became a master of the tea industry. He casually traveled and had an encyclopedia "Night Ship"! There are many casually created some names that amazed the world!
Gu Heng felt that as a playboy who was once skilled in entertainment and had a very good taste, Zhang Dai could actually get out of prosperity and be content with poverty. This state of mind was rare in the world! He could be called a legendary young master of the end of the world, a stunning prose giant, and a brilliant and magnificent flower among traditional literati!
Zhang Dai, who was standing in front of Gu Heng at this moment, did not look like a man in his early forties recorded in history, but instead looked like a handsome young man in his early twenties!
It was because Zhang Dai who Gu Heng saw actually had a tall and elegant figure, and his clothes were of the best light blue silk, with snow-white piping embroidered with light orchid patterns, which complemented the white mutton fat on his head.
Zhang Dai looked at Gu Heng with a smile, and his smile was a bit like a romantic young man. When Zhang Dai raised his chin slightly, the apricot-shaped eyes seemed to be filled with dazzling galaxies!
When Gu Heng was about to ask Zhang Dai why he was here, Zhang Dai spoke first!
"You're Gu Hengbo?"
Gu Heng was about to answer, but Zhang Dai continued to say it!
"Sure enough, it's better to see it at first sight. He is a beauty, and he is a very unique beauty! I like it! Can you sing your "Bright Moon and Earthly Night" for me again?"
Zhang Dai's voice was soft but not lacking in magnetic properties, which was very nice. Gu Heng couldn't help but say, "Maybe I can teach you to sing "The Moon of the World"."
"How do you know I want to learn this song?" Zhang Dai's face was full of shock and doubt.
Gu Heng would not tell him the truth, but just said, "Because I think the young master has the knight-like temperament in my song!"
After hearing this, Zhang Dai was very proud and excited, saying, "I didn't expect that there would be someone in this world who can deeply understand the other person's heart as soon as they meet. Mrs. Hengbo, you are really good. Please start playing and singing your songs."
"Thank you for the compliment, I'll start now."
After Gu Heng finished speaking, he began to sing the song "Bright Moon and the World" again!
At the end of the song, Zhang Dai was still unsatisfied and said, "Madam Hengbo, but there are songs with similar styles? It's so nice! I've never heard of this kind of music."
"Yes, there are, but every time it is a song I wrote myself, I can't just play it with people for the first time."
Gu Heng said this on purpose because she felt that Zhang Dai might have great use.
When Zhang Dai heard this, he said, "Are you doing it for money? This is no problem. How much does it cost to a song? I will let the servant give it to you now!"
After saying that, Zhang Dai signaled the servant beside him to give the money, but Gu Heng stopped him. Gu Heng said, "It's not for this reward, but I hope to discuss a business with Mr. Zhang!"
"Oh! Mrs. Hengbo, are you looking for the wrong person? I'm not a businessman!" Zhang Dai smiled.
"I know you are not a businessman, but I appreciate your ability to make tea, especially your "Lanxue Tea". I really want to try it! I hope that after playing a new song for Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang will go to the backyard of Meilou to make "Lanxue Tea" for me, so that I can satisfy my appetite. I wonder what Mr. Zhang wants to do?"
In fact, Gu Heng wanted Zhang Dai to ask Zhang Dai to teach the people in Meilou to make "Lanxue Tea"! This way, Meilou's business will be better!
After hearing Gu Heng's words, Zhang Dai learned that Gu Heng was not profit-oriented and was unbearable, so he let go and said, "Yes, can you play a new song for me now?"
"I can do it!" Gu Heng replied.
Then Gu Heng adjusted the strings a few times and began to sing:
"Don't get the sunset on my clothes, and the afterglow sends me to lead an old horse. I'm passing by someone in Yan Village, just like the flowers flying in my hometown. I've been drunk by the wind, drinking tea, and looking for a restaurant at the entrance of an ordinary alley. Everyone here is old friends, and the bottom of the bowl is the end of the world."
Hearing this beginning, Zhang Dai felt a little touched. He seemed to see himself, on the way to travel, he put the sunset on his clothes, and then led the old horse to the distance, and the afterglow came out to see him off. Just as he passed by the village surrounded by green smoke, the red trees at the entrance of the village were like the tree with petals flying in his hometown back then. Zhang Dai felt full of memories!
Chapter completed!