The Shangsi Festival on March 3rd is actually an ancient festival. By the Ming Dynasty, it may still be celebrated in many places in the south, but it has long been lost among the people in the north.
Southerners like Qin Dewei still have the idea of going on an outing on March 3rd to hook up with young ladies, but Xu Miaoxuan, a girl from a good family who grew up in the north, has no such awareness and does not think there is anything special about this day.
But in the flower world of the capital, there is also the custom of beauties going on an outing on March 3rd, and then competing for beauty. Not only do they compete with themselves, but they also compete with those who accompany them.
So this gave Qin Dewei an opportunity to hook up with other young ladies from unscrupulous families on this day.
Miss Ren Xiaoyi also knew that her arrival was unexpected, so she stayed with Qin Dewei and talked for the whole afternoon, explaining the whole story along the way, and getting closer to each other a little bit.
"When you travel tomorrow, if you meet any sisters from the slave family, sir, you must call yourself the number one talent in the south of the Yangtze River, so that your name will be resounding enough." Ren Xiaoyi clasped her hands together and asked her in a coquettish voice.
What this girl said was quite interesting. Qin Dewei couldn't help but laugh a few times, "Can't you do it in Jinling? I've always considered myself the number one in Jinling."
"Sir, you may not know something. The capital here has a high level of vision. If you just say that the number one in Jinling is not good enough, you must at least be the number one in Jiangnan."
Qin Dewei teased Ren Xiaoyi and said, "Wouldn't it be more powerful to be number one in the Ming Dynasty? To be honest, it's not difficult for me to be the number one in the Ming Dynasty now."
The young lady stretched out her thin, white finger and pointed in the direction of the imperial palace in the east: "In the capital, even if you are bragging, it is best not to say that the Ming Dynasty is number one."
Qin Dewei was speechless. He was worthy of being a traitor to the capital, and his political consciousness was very high.
Until the evening approached, Ren Xiaoyi apologized and said: "I have to go back early to prepare carriages, horses, food and drinks, so I have to go first."
Watching Ren Xiaoyi leave, Ma Er came up and asked with a smile: "Do you still need to deliver a letter to Sister Xuan? You don't have to run errands so hard, right?"
Qin Dewei gave Ma Er a shove: "Who said you don't need to run errands? Go quickly! Just invite her to go on a trip the day after tomorrow or the day after that!"
Speaking of which, I haven’t done this kind of time management for a long time.
In the capital city, there are only two places for outings outside the city, Xishan, which is slightly further to the west, and Haidian, which is closer to the northwest.
Unlike in Jinling, you can travel in all four directions.
An activity like a spring outing on March 3 is of course more suitable to go to Haidian, which has a shallow lake.
The next day, Ren Xiaoyi came to pick up Qin Dewei in a carriage.
For safety, Qin Dewei took Ma Er and Duan Qing with him, but the two of them could only walk behind the carriage.
There are many people traveling out of the city, and the carriage can't go very fast, so it won't be too tiring for two people to follow them.
Exit the city through the nearest Fucheng Gate, and then look northwest.
Yes, Haidian is located in Haidian District five hundred years later. It's just that during the Ming Dynasty, this place was a wilderness, and Qin Dewei was completely unable to discern the geographical location of later generations.
Along the way, we saw a huge crowd of tourists and a lively scene. There were also men and women dressed up for the trip, wearing bright clothes and angry horses swaggering through the streets.
The main reason is that there is no wind and sand today, so it is a very suitable day for traveling.
Looking at a man riding a horse in front of him, Qin Dewei thought thoughtfully, thinking that he should also learn to ride a horse.
Not long after walking, when he saw a lake in the distance, Ren Xiaoyi said to Qin Dewei: "You can come down and walk. Let's go visit the lake."
Qin Dewei and Ren Xiaoyi walked side by side, looking at the surrounding scenery and people, muttering a little disappointedly: "Look at this scene being scattered and disorderly, everyone is doing their own thing, isn't there a large-scale gathering?"
Ren Xiaoyi asked in surprise: "Is this important?"
Qin Dewei asked: "If there is no focus, how can you gain fame and gain fame? How can it be spread?"
I was originally thinking about publishing some poems, but looking at this scene, even if I publish them, they won’t have much publicity.
Suddenly I heard a voice shouting: "I didn't expect to meet Sister Ren, what a coincidence!"
Qin Dewei looked up and saw an enchanting woman, excitedly greeting Ren Xiaoyi.
Ren Xiaoyi also responded: "Long time no see, Third Sister Chang!"
Then the enchanting lady surnamed Chang looked at Qin Dewei for a few times and teased Ren Xiaoyi: "I didn't expect that you would change your taste and like the little scholar now?"
Ren Xiaoyi took Qin Dewei and introduced him: "This is Qin Dewei, the most talented man in Jiangnan."
Chang Sanniang said without giving any face: "Sister Ren, have you read too many stories about talented men and beautiful ladies?
This kind of scholar is unreliable and is used to bragging, and those stories are all written by scholars to deceive others!"
Have you ever heard of Wang Lianqing, the most beautiful woman in Nanjing? It was Mr. Qin who held her up with one hand, and Wang Lianqing also succumbed to Mr. Qin's talent."
Huh? Qin Dewei was a little surprised that Ren Xiaoyi knew him so well.
Could it be that she had communicated with her sisters in the south and knew some details about herself?
After hearing this, Chang Sanniang looked at Qin Dewei seriously again.
People in the industry or experienced drivers from north to south all know that the quality of top beauties in Nanjing is actually higher than that in Beijing.
The person who can be praised as "the most beautiful woman in Jinling" must be worthy of the respect of people in the industry.
As mentioned before, if a beauty from the flower world goes out today, she must be accompanied by a man to enhance her worth.
There was also a man in his thirties next to Chang Sanniang. Seeing that the two women only talked about Qin Dewei, she felt a little unhappy, so she calmly interjected:
"These poor tricks are useless in the capital, right? In the final analysis, power and money are still important in the capital."
Chang Sanniang also came to her senses, but she couldn't leave the benefactor next to her in the cold, so she quickly responded and said, "Yes, yes!
In the capital city, there is no shortage of scholars. There are thousands of them in the north of the city.
If talent were useful, Wen Zhengming, the great Jiangnan talent ten years ago, would not have stayed in the capital for only two or three years and then left."
Qin Dewei: ""
Mr. Wen Hengshan, how did you manage to get along in the capital back then? You have become a negative example, dragging down the reputation of our talented group!
Ren Xiaoyi retorted: "How can you say that talent is useless? Back then, Wen Zhengming didn't bother to associate with the powerful, and even though he was invited, he ignored it."
Chang Sanniang retorted: "So it was useless in the end. At that time, the senior colleagues in the industry were not willing to pay attention to him."
Ren Xiaoyi couldn't explain Chang Sanniang, and was speechless for a moment.
Qin Dewei pulled Ren Xiaoyi and said, "Let's go! What's the point of talking nonsense with these shallow, ridiculous, ignorant and fearless people. If you listen to one more words, my ears will be dirty."
The man next to Chang Sanniang asked aggressively: "Many scholars are used to putting on airs and making empty and bluffing remarks.
If you have any suggestions, why don't you tell me?"
Qin Dewei said disdainfully: "Do you want me to ask you about your identity so that you can show off?
Sorry, I am not very interested in dignitaries below the level of minister or small wealthy people below one hundred thousand taels.
If you have not reached this level, please refrain from talking."
Ren Xiaoyi couldn't help but laugh out loud. Mr. Qin's mouth was really embarrassing.