"We also provide wine and food. The price is not expensive, to be fair." Gu Jinyan explained the matter clearly: "The scenery here is good, and you can clearly see the fireworks, so I understand that everyone wants to watch it here. Open the door.
When doing business, you can’t do it at a loss.”
"But there is space here. I will ask the people in the house to prepare some tables, chairs, tea and snacks in a while. Everyone can sit here and watch. I wonder if any scholars are willing?"
"I am a girl in a boudoir, and there is not much I can do, but scholars are the backbone of most people. You study for exams and do things for the people of the court. You are the people I admire, so I won't accept your money. I hope you have a happy Mid-Autumn Festival today.
." Gu Jinyan said sincerely.
The scholars who were watching had already planned to disperse.
I didn't expect Miss Gu Er to say this, and I was deeply surprised.
Many of them are ordinary scholars, but they never expected that they would be so respected and recognized by a lady from an aristocratic family, and would even pay for them to watch the fireworks here.
"Miss Gu Er, this is too expensive. Those people were just rude." Someone came forward and said.
"It doesn't matter, they may not understand this." Gu Jinyan was not angry, nor did he mean to care about it: "If not, I might not understand this situation. Now that I know this situation, it is appropriate."
"Xiaochun, steward, please arrange for someone to prepare tables and chairs. If there are not enough, see if you can get some from the restaurant. If the restaurant doesn't have any, borrow some from nearby people and give them some rent money." Gu Jinyan immediately started to work.
arranged.
Now the servants had taken out the tables and chairs that could be taken out of the boat, and Gu Jinyan asked them to sit down.
"Miss Gu, is she the second lady of the Gu family?" one of the scholars in Tsing Yi asked.
"Yes, the second lady of the Gu Mansion. That painted boat is the Gu Mansion and General Dingguo's Mansion. My family is here, and that one is where my sisters are. I have three painted boats in total, and this one is for external use.
." Gu Jinyan chatted.
There is no airs between them, they are like friends.
Seeing that Gu Jinyan was so easy to get along with, others also wanted to chat: "Miss Gu Er, aren't the Mid-Autumn Festival fireworks in Kyoto particularly beautiful?"
Gu Jinyan nodded: "The fireworks should be very beautiful at that location. I have never seen them. I heard that the emperor attaches great importance to the scientific examination this year, so the fireworks will be even grander. I have never been out of the house at this time before.
I don’t know what it’s like, and I’d like to see what it’s like soon.”
"Miss Gu Er has never left the house before, why?" someone asked curiously.
"There are probably some more complicated reasons." Gu Jinyan didn't want to say what he meant.
They didn't ask any more questions.
"I hope everyone here can get the ideal results this year." Gu Jinyan said with a smile.
"Second Miss Gu, I, Liu Mengran, bear the good wishes of Second Miss Gu." The scholar in Tsing Yi said.
"Liu Mengran?" Gu Jinyan was slightly surprised.
She was somewhat familiar with the name.
It seems that when I was in Zhuangzi, I heard the regent mention it several times that his future achievements would be extraordinary.
"Did you write the Ji'an book?" Gu Jinyan asked.
"Miss Gu Er actually knows." Liu Mengran was also surprised.
Although they are not famous, they are only known among scholars. If Miss Gu Er knows, it can be seen that she is serious and seems to approve of them.
If you thought Miss Gu was talking politely before, now at least in Liu Mengran's eyes, Miss Gu is sincere and sincere.
"I know, Mr. Liu is a talented person." Gu Jinyan said seriously.
Liu Mengran was a little happy and surprised.
Just as he was about to say something, Aunt Xi Ye came over: "Second Miss, the fireworks are about to go off. The old lady asked you to go back. This is your first time to watch fireworks this year."
"Okay." Gu Jinyan responded.
Liu Mengran and other scholars said quickly: "Miss Gu, go quickly, we have already wasted a lot of your time."
Gu Jinyan bowed and followed Aunt Xi Ye.
After Gu Jinyan left, someone couldn't help but say: "Miss Gu Er has such a good temperament. I've only heard that young ladies from aristocratic families in Kyoto are very arrogant. When they see people like us, they look cold and cold."
"Misses from aristocratic families also have many looks. Miss Gu Er is Miss Gu." Liu Mengran said.
Others nodded in agreement.
Gu Jinyan today left a very good impression on the scholars here.
"Jinyan, what happened just now?" the old lady asked.
She just asked Aunt Ying to come and take a look. Xiaochun said that her young lady could handle it, but she was still a little worried, so she asked anxiously when they met.
Seeing the old lady asking, Gu Jinyan said: "It's nothing. Just now, someone was making trouble outside the boat. I don't know who invited them. They deliberately caused trouble to make room for them. But because of one hundred taels, they ran away. The Regent
The guards have stopped them, and there should be results later."
"I just took this opportunity to prepare some tables, chairs and benches for them. At the moment, there are many scholars outside the boat, which is quite lively."
"Jin Yan, you have done a good job in this regard." After listening to this, the old lady agreed and said: "Most of the world is still based on scholars. Treating them well only has benefits and no harm."
"Although it's just some tea and snacks, there are so many people and it costs a lot of money. If you don't have enough money, grandma will ask Aunt Ying to give you some tomorrow." The old lady took the initiative to say.
Gu Jinyan immediately smiled and waved his hand: "Grandma, you don't need it. It doesn't cost much money. They are all ready-made things. Besides, Huafang will make a lot of money tonight. It won't be enough."
"You should keep your money to buy the things you like," Gu Jinyan said.
There was no way I wanted to spend the old lady's money.
The old lady even laughed: "Grandma is so old, what else does she need to buy?"
"Grandma has a lot of silver in her hand. You can use it first."
Gu Jinyan thought for a moment and didn't refuse.
She still has some things to do next, and her grandmother's money can be used. If it succeeds, she can give her grandmother a share of the dividends.
That's okay.
"Grandma." Gu Jinyan looked at the old lady with admiration, and truly felt the old lady's concern for her.
Gu Jinyan was nestled in the old lady's arms.
Xiao Yuheng came in from the outside looking dusty.
The old lady was still surprised how the regent had time to come to the Gu family's painting boat.
Xiao Yuheng then said: "Those people have been found out. They are indeed scholars who came to take the scientific examination, but they took money and deliberately came to cause trouble."