"Boy, who do you think you are? Why don't you urinate and take care of yourself? Are you worthy of being compared with Young Master Fang?" Seeing that Liu Ruyi and Liu Ruyi were a little timid, the young man in Chinese clothes couldn't help but become arrogant again.
.
"Oh? This brother, I am indeed nothing! But what do you mean, people say that Young Master Fang is a chivalrous and righteous man, and his righteousness is so insignificant, is this a lie?" Liu Ruyi asked coldly.
"That's natural..." The young man in Chinese clothes said halfway before he suddenly reacted, "You, you are so slanderous! Why have I ever said that?"
"Haha, brother? What a man you say is like water thrown away! There are so many distinguished guests here, and you dare to say such arrogant words! Have you ever taken Mr. Fang seriously? Ah! You!
What are your intentions, how dare you ruin Mr. Fang's reputation like this!" Liu Ruyi didn't even give the young man in rich clothes a chance to argue, and he was heart-breaking every word of it!
"Mr. Fang, I, I..." The young man in rich clothes couldn't react at all, so he had to look at Mr. Fang as if asking for help.
"That's enough!" Mr. Fang waved his hand and pushed the young man in Chinese clothes aside. Then he took a step forward and looked directly into Liu Ruyi's eyes, as if he wanted to penetrate Liu Ruyi's soul.
Liu Ruyi lowered her head slightly, slightly shorter than Mr. Fang by half a point, and looked directly into Mr. Fang's eyes, but there was an indescribable admiration and admiration in her eyes!
After a moment, Young Master Fang suddenly restrained his momentum, and a smile appeared on his cold face, "Haha, young man, you are very eloquent! It's interesting, it's interesting!"
Liu Ruyi also smiled and responded: "I don't dare! Mr. Fang is a 'dragon and phoenix among men'! For students to be able to meet Mr. Fang today is enough to satisfy their lifelong wish!"
Mr. Fang nodded slightly, then suddenly raised his voice and asked: "Young man, you and I have never met before. Where did you hear my reputation?"
Liu Ruyi's heart thumped, and she thought to herself: "Here comes the topic! If you can pass this level, the rest of the things will be much easier!"
Liu Ruyi took a breath of cold air and tried to make her mind clearer. After a moment, Liu Ruyi bowed deeply to Master Fang and then said: "The student is originally from Zhangqiu County, Jinan Prefecture, but the student's mother is
People from Suzhou, Jiangnan! In recent years, it has been quite hard for students to study between the two places, but it has also allowed students to gain more knowledge than others! It’s just, just..."
"Huh?" Mr. Fang frowned slightly and glanced at Liu Ruyi dissatisfied.
Liu Ruyi hurriedly lowered her head, pretending to be horrified as she looked at the people around her, and said in horror: "Students, students don't dare to say anything!"
Mr. Fang raised his head and looked around. Everyone around him lowered his head, not daring to look directly into his eyes. "If Mr. Fang is here, just say so!"
"Yes! Yes!" An imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of Liu Ruyi's mouth, "Now in our Ming Dynasty, there are natural and man-made disasters, bandits are everywhere, the people are displaced, and the people are in dire straits! From Shandong to Jiangnan, thousands of miles away, you can see waves of refugees everywhere! Selling
Wives were sold, daughters were sold, children were exchanged for food, and students even saw with their own eyes that some people actually cannibalized human flesh!"
"That's nonsense! How dare you mess up the morale of our Ming army!" The young man in Chinese clothes shouted loudly when he saw that Liu Ruyi said these taboos in front of everyone and was looking for death.
Liu Ruyi didn't even look at him, but carefully paid attention to Mr. Fang's expression.
"Go down! Did Fang ask you to speak?" Mr. Fang glanced coldly at the young man in colorful clothes.
The young man in rich clothes trembled in his throat twice. He wanted to say something, but he didn't dare to speak, so he had to step aside angrily.
"Keep talking!"
"Yes!" Liu Ruyi saluted Mr. Fang and continued: "Only when students pass by the Huai River, can we see people working in the farmland, and the water conservancy facilities are complete, so they have not suffered too many disasters.
Impact. The students were also very puzzled at the time. Our Ming Dynasty suffered from natural disasters many times. Why did the Huaishui generation manage to avoid disasters so well?"
Liu Ruyi gave up and continued: "At that moment, the student went to ask an old farmer who was working. He told the student that all this was the result of the Huaibei family. The Fang family not only built water conservancy projects and helped the weak, but also helped the poor.
They even distributed food to the refugees and provided porridge for disaster relief! Especially the disciple of Mr. Yang Ge, the chief minister of the cabinet, the eldest son of the Fang family, often came to the river to repair water conservancy and river management for the people. He really has a bodhisattva heart! The students are also
It was then that I realized that Mr. Fang was born benevolent, philanthropic, erudite and talented, and was a role model for me as a scholar of the Ming Dynasty!"
After Liu Ruyi finished speaking, she stopped talking and stepped aside, but her eyes were secretly looking at Young Master Fang's expression.
Mr. Fang closed his eyes slightly and his face was as dark as water. However, the corners of his mouth that originally dropped below the lip line turned up slightly at some point.
"Keep talking!"
"Master Fang, student, student has finished speaking!" Liu Ruyi said hurriedly and carefully.
"Huh?" Mr. Fang suddenly opened his eyes, but his gaze towards Liu Ruyi was much softer than before. He glanced at Liu Hanyi behind Liu Ruyi again, and said jokingly: "Liu Manzi, you little brother,
But I am much more sensible than you!"
Liu Hanyi's face was livid with anger, but he couldn't get angry, so he just snorted!
Mr. Fang couldn't help laughing, "I can't believe it, I can't believe it! Someone from our side traveled all over the country and met countless people, and unexpectedly met such a close friend in this city of Jinan! Haha! People are doing it, God is watching, the ancients are sincere
Don’t bully me! As long as you serve the people sincerely, someone will always see it! Everyone, don’t you think so?”
"Yes, it is extremely!"
"Master Fang's words are very true!"
Everyone agreed one after another!
"Young man, you are very good! I don't have to worry about what happened today!" Mr. Fang laughed and patted Liu Ruyi on the shoulder, and everyone changed their colors again!
"Thank you Mr. Fang, thank you Mr. Fang!" Liu Ruyi pretended to be ecstatic and hurriedly bowed deeply to Mr. Fang, but there was a disdainful sneer at the corner of her mouth.
In fact, what Liu Ruyi said just now was pure nonsense, but it just scratched Master Fang's itch!
These words were 70% true and 30% false. Even people like Mr. Fang didn’t hear any flaws!
It is a fact that refugees and bandits are everywhere! And the Fang family is originally a salt dealer, and building water conservancy projects is their job! As for disaster relief and porridge, in this era, basically large families will do something like this to a greater or lesser extent.
That's why Liu Ruyi dared to say this! If the Fang family is really a tough guy, then Liu Ruyi won't be afraid at all. After all, he is trying to gain face for the Fang family, and Mr. Fang can still beat himself up.
Isn’t his face perfect?
But these words may make anyone in the hall become suspicious. Liu Ruyi is just a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old, and his appearance is extremely handsome.
She has a three-point favorable impression, and Liu Ruyi has a deep understanding of people's hearts. Unknowingly, she has already trapped Mr. Fang in his trap!
"Young man, you got this red hydrangea today, which is a great joy! Since everyone has this rule of composing poems in spring, then you can compose a poem! I think you are quick in thinking, so this should not be a problem for you.
Right? But don’t let Fang be disappointed?" Mr. Fang smiled, but in his heart he wanted to recruit Liu Ruyi.
Liu Ruyi was slightly startled and said hurriedly: "Students must try their best!"
At this time, the young man in colorful clothes on the side suddenly snorted coldly: "Humph! An unknown rat! He is just a smooth-tongued, ignorant little slipper! Just you? Can you write a poem?"
"Oh? I don't know my brother's surname? How about I let my little brother and all the distinguished guests present have a better understanding?" Liu Ruyi gave him a cold look.
"Hmph! If you work in a certain profession, you won't change your name, and if you sit down, you won't change your surname! That's Rugao Maoxiang!" said the young man in Chinese clothes proudly.
As soon as this statement came out, there was a sudden burst of exclamation from everyone around!
"Ah? He is actually one of the four young masters of Fushe, Maoxiang and Mao Bijiang!"
"This is a famous and talented man!"
"Hey, what a pity! This young man is probably asking for trouble!"
Listening to the complimentary words of the people around him, the young man in rich clothes couldn't help but feel proud, raised his head and chest, and his attitude became arrogant again.
In terms of scheming and means, he is naturally no match for Liu Ruyi, but in terms of reputation among the scholars, he has directly surpassed Liu Ruyi for more than ten blocks! This is also his only capital now.
"It turns out to be Brother Mao, a great talent from the south of the Yangtze River! I have admired him for a long time!" Liu Ruyi bowed her hands to him, "It's just that although I am not talented, I have read the books of sages for several years. Brother Mao dares to ask for advice from someone?"
"
"It's up to you? I don't know how high the sky is! Come on, pick your own poems and songs!" Mao Bijiang said still arrogantly.
Liu Ruyi's heart moved, and she hurriedly bowed to Mr. Fang beside her, "Mr. Fang, what do you think about this matter?"
Mr. Fang was originally in a bad mood, but under Liu Ruyi's compliments, most of his unhappiness had dissipated. At this time, seeing Liu Ruyi being so sensible, he was even more pleased with Liu Ruyi.
, he smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, we are all scholars, it is quite interesting to make friends through literature! Let's do this, you two will each write a poem based on everyone's topic, and let today's distinguished guests judge it.
How about high or low?"
Liu Ruyi and Mao Bijiang naturally had no objections, and everyone on the side also nodded.
In fact, Liu Ruyi didn't want to be so public, but in this era, the reputation of a scholar has a direct impact on his future. Moreover, Liu Ruyi has no fame at the moment. If he wants to get an official position for no reason, he will probably have to pay a lot of money.
After a lot of twists and turns, if you can become familiar with the powerful people in Shandong now, then that's another matter!
As for the risk of opening up the frontier, Liu Ruyi didn't take it into consideration at all.
"Okay! That's very good!" Mr. Fang smiled and clapped his hands, and then winked at a servant behind him. The servant immediately understood and took out a brocade box from his arms and handed it to Mr. Fang's hand.
"Both of them are young talents, so Fang certainly has to express something! Here are the pearls just picked from the East China Sea. There are four of them. Fang originally wanted to keep them as gifts for his family, but since he met them today, Two talented people competed, and Fang used it as a lucky draw to congratulate the winner. What do you think?"
After Mr. Fang finished speaking, he gently pushed open the lid of the brocade box. Immediately, four bright pearls were reflected, making everyone's eyes dazzled!
"As expected of Mr. Fang, he is indeed a generous person!"
"Yes! Just these few beads, I'm afraid it will cost at least three thousand taels of silver!"
"These two boys are so lucky to meet Mr. Fang!"
Young Master Fang smiled even more. He was a very scheming person, and he was extremely skillful in this trick of winning over people's hearts and gaining fame.
Mao Bijiang on the side also opened his eyes wide and couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Although he was a talented man, he was not too rich. These four pearls were very tempting to him!
Liu Ruyi was also a little stunned. Mr. Fang's 'tall, rich and handsome' skills were indeed extraordinary, but...
The corners of Liu Ruyi's mouth raised slightly, "In the eyes of others, he may be the God of Plague, but in my own eyes, haha, what's the difference between him and the God of Wealth?"
…………
————————————————————————
Why did the Xiao family hold this feast?
Smart book lovers can leave messages in the book review area.