Chapter 88 Meet the Young Cai Jing
Standing in front of Wang Bian was a boy, about thirteen or fourteen years old, with his hair in a bun and wearing Tsing Yi trousers. His forehead was wide and high. One look at his forehead showed that he was smart, and he looked shrewd.
, in comparison, Liu Qi seems honest and honest, while Tong Xiao is just naughty.
Lu Shenyan patted the child on the shoulder and said: "Sir, this Cai Jing is Master Cai's palace. Now he is thirteen or fourteen. Master Cai has entrusted you to the master. He can be a book boy, a follower or run errands. The main reason is to follow the master and learn more.
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Wang Pang knew that this was a favor granted by Lu Shenyan. Cai Jing's father, Cai Zhun, was also an official in the court, and his cousin was the prefect of Jianzhou. With such an identity and background, it was natural that he could not be an ordinary bookboy or errand boy.
Cai Jing's small body stood upright. He came to the capital with Lu Shenyan at his own request this time. When he was in Jianzhou, he heard the person who brought tea back talking about Wang Pang. For this man who was only four or five years older than him,
Cai Jing was very curious that Mr. Wang Pang could do such a large business.
What made Cai Jing even more attracted to the capital was the presence of Ouyang Xiu and Su Shi in the capital. Despite his young age, he was indeed a famous local crazy person and foodie. He was crazy because he was different from ordinary children, he liked to play and play around all day long.
Love to write and draw with a pen.[
Cai Jing admired Su Shi's calligraphy and painting, and it is said that his family also had friendship with Su Shi. His father, Cai Zhun, and Su Shi were "donkey friends". Of course, this term did not exist at that time, but at that time, Cai Zhun and Su Shi often rode donkeys to enjoy the mountains and rivers.
, this word is also very appropriate. Su Shi was in the capital at this time, and his father was also serving as an official in other places. He was admired by celebrities in the capital, so Cai Jing wanted to come to the capital even more.
As for foodies, Cai Jing was naturally a glutton at a young age. As long as he saw fresh and delicious food, he would often eat until his stomach bloated. When he was in Jianzhou, he heard people returning home say that there were so many delicious food in the capital, and his eyes lit up.
Especially the famous "Jinxiu Lou", which uses coal to cook dishes, is so fragrant and delicious that Cai Jing can no longer resist. Besides, at the age of thirteen or fourteen, it's time to go out and see the market.
Therefore, when Cai Jing saw Lu Shenyan, the manager of Meyer Mansion, he pestered Xiao Lu to bring him to the capital. Naturally, Master Cai Xiang entrusted Xiao Lu to see if he could give Wang Pang a favor and bring him with him.
The king only muttered in his mind, how many future generations didn't know that Cai Jing was the leader of the six traitors in the Song Dynasty, but seeing that this child was only thirteen or four years old, he was completely different from the legend of future generations. After thinking about it, he was afraid that Master Cai would be unhappy;
No, I'm not sure I can do it well. Besides, Cai Jing really can't see anything wrong with him right now.
First of all, when it comes to appearance, he has everything he should have; secondly, as a person, he is well-rounded and does not look like a greedy person; when it comes to reading and writing, there is nothing to say. Wang Pang is really confused.
Cai Jing looked at Wang Pang and saw that he was silent for a long time, puzzled. He actually liked the young man in front of him who was four or five years older than him. But this young man looked more stern than Su Shi. He turned his head and looked at Lu Shenyan,
At this time, Lu Shenyan also looked at Wang Pang who had not spoken for a long time, and asked hurriedly: "Sir, what arrangements will you make for Yuan Chang (Cai Jing's character Yuan Chang)?"
When Wang Pang heard Lu Shenyan's question, he thought in his heart: If he takes care of this child well, it may not necessarily be a bad thing. Everyone should do his best to understand the destiny. So he said: "Yuan Chang is the eldest among these children. He should be allowed to take care of the children on weekdays."
We calligraphy and painting. There is also someone to help you when you go back and forth to Jianzhou."
When Cai Jing saw Wang Pang agreed, he was very happy and said: "Thank you, sir." He tilted his head and asked in confusion: "Who are these children?"
Lu Shenyan thought about it, and every time the young master got together, some children would gather together. Xiao Lu sighed, these children were more literate than Lu Shenyan. So he said: "They are all the most capable children in our family. The eldest young master Yuan
Liu Qi, the book boy of Ze, Tong Xiao, the book boy of our house, Mi Di (son of Nanny Zhong Zhen), the book boy of Mr. Zhong Zhen, Huang Tingjian, the book boy of Mr. Su Shi. Anyway, all of them are more learned than me."
Wang Ping listened to what he said and felt funny in his heart. How could Xiao Lu compare with these people? Except for Liu Qi and Tong Xiao, all of them were the people who would leave their names for future generations. Of course, there was also Cai Jing at the moment. He was named Xiao Lu.
Lu took Cai Jing down and arranged a room for him to live in. Naturally, he could be with Tong Xiao now.
Wang Pang took the Meyer Mansion into account. When he first came here, he thought it was quite big. Now there are more and more people. He stayed in the capital for three or four months, and more and more capable people came to him. Master Zhang
Yi even recommended some capable people to the king.
Even his uncle Jiao Deyou, the shipping king, simply started Wang Pang's water transportation business. He even helped Wang Pang select many good coal-producing places along the Yellow River from Jincheng to Fenzhou.
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Wang Pang had more business and employed more people. With these people coming and going, the room in Meyer Mansion was not so spacious. Wang Pang was looking for a place to buy another property. He returned to the inner house that night and talked about this matter with Yue Xia. 2
The man lay on the bed, leaning on the king's chest under the moon, and listened to the king's stories as usual.
What Wang Pang told her, she didn't tell anyone else, she just thought he was making it up, and they were all new things, and Yue Xia also liked hearing them. Sometimes she fell asleep while listening. It wasn't what Wang Pang said.
Okay, but listening to Wang Pang's magnetic voice, I felt very comfortable and at ease.
Today Wang Pang told Yuexia some stories about Shuibo Liangshan. The story talked about the corrupt officials in it and mentioned the name Cai Jing. Yuexia smiled and whispered: "You are making it up again. Besides, there are so many people with the same name. How can it be so?"
I see that this Cai Jing will be bad in the future."
Wang Pangxin asked, could it be that Cai Xiang has two cousins with the same name as Cai Jing? But of course she didn't understand some things even if he told Yuexia about them. He patted Yuexia's back gently, like patting a child.
, to Wang Pang, who was in his thirties in his previous life, sometimes he really felt that Yuexia was just a child.
"You just think that everyone is a good person, but you don't know that the world is so hot and cold, and people in the world are unpredictable." Wang Pang said softly.
Yuexia chuckled: "You see, you are not even in your prime, but sometimes you talk like a person of several decades. If people's hearts are unpredictable, just don't provoke them or test them. Besides, if it's like you said, that person is a good person."
Bad people always change their character after experiencing something.”
What Wang Ping listened to Yue Xia said seemed to make sense. He only tried his best to do things. Maybe because of his own efforts, it was unknown that Cai Jing who had been raped was no longer a traitor. Just like He Libo was now following him in the Song Dynasty.
Thinking of this, he put aside those worries, hugged Yuexia and said: "I am already dozens of years old, and you don't even have much time to call me godfather." [
Yuexia blushed and said with a smile: "You are shameless and want to be a father?"
Wang Pang chuckled: "Doesn't that mean we need to do more homework?" He said and stroked Yuexia's back with his hands, making Yuexia feel itchy.
Yuexia asked him to tease him, but he was shy. Thinking of what he had said half of the time, he deliberately asked: "You are not being honest when you tell a story. Where is the Shuibo Liangshan Mountain you just mentioned?"
Wang Pang thought for a moment when he saw her asking, "That place is in Wanzhou, also known as Gaoliang County. If I have a chance, I will take you to see it."
Yuexia sat up and seemed to remember something and said: "I have been to that place before. You can go along the Yellow River, but it is not as fun as you said. The surrounding area is purely loess, and the soil in that place cannot be burned.
This bluestone.”
Wang Pang didn't expect Yue Xia to know this. He suddenly thought that this kind of soil is exactly the soil used to bake bricks. If a brick house can be built, it will save a lot of time than building a wooden house like this. He
I started to think, "Look back, let me do some research and build you a brick house?"
He thought Yuexia would be happy, but Yuexia pouted and said, "I don't want it. Only blue bricks are used in mausoleums."
When Wang Pang heard this, he understood. It turned out that Yuexia had misunderstood. He quickly explained: "Those are blue bricks. What I want to build for you are red bricks and blue tiles."
Yue Xia knew that Wang Pang was full of new ideas, but he had never seen Red Brick before, so he smiled no longer angrily: "Officials always have novelties, and I believe whatever you say. It's just that there are too many businesses.
, are you still busy?"
Yuexia's words reminded Wang Pang that the transportation and communication nowadays are not as good as they were a thousand years ago. It is easy to worry about one thing and lose the other if there are too many things to do. It is rare that Yuexia thinks about him like this, so he said: "I only do one or two things every year.
Enough to last me a lifetime."
The two of them always talk endlessly and tell endless stories every night when they are together. Here they are talking to each other. At this time, there is a person who is tossing and turning. This person is He Libo. He is worried about agreeing to Li Enxi.
It all started when he went out to chase the person who was delivering gifts to the king. It turned out that Helibao actually saw Miss Li Enxi that day, and learned that Miss Li came to the capital this time because the Japanese slaves were attacking Goryeo. Goryeo
Asked for help from the Liao Kingdom, but the Liao Kingdom's attitude was ambiguous. At present, the war in Goryeo was in turmoil, and the girl returned to the Song Dynasty.
Seeing what the girl said, He Libo asked puzzledly why the girl gave gifts in the name of Princess Korea. Hearing Li Enxi's answer, there were so many people giving gifts to the prince's wedding, and the gifts piled up. If he didn't use this name, he would probably give them
Gifts will be put aside, not to mention that there is now a legend in the capital that ordinary people are not allowed to enter the Meyer Mansion.
Hearing what she said, He Libo also felt that there was a reason. The people who came to the Meyer House were rich and noble, and he and Xiao Lu were often away from the house. Naturally, those servants did not recognize ordinary people like Miss Li Enxi.
The two hadn't seen each other for several months. After chatting for a long time, Helibao invited Miss Li back to Meyer's Mansion. The girl said, "It was originally a visit. I don't know what the title is for this time."
Chapter completed!