Volume 3 Jiangshan Famous Chapter 36 Jiangshan Tower and Qingyun Pavilion
Su Ling and Du Heng meandered along the way. There were some snacks on the street in Banancheng. Du Heng was so greedy that he ate all the way and felt full before the meal arrived.
Jiangshan Tower is easy to find. It is the tallest building in Banan City. Su Ling and Du Heng looked up and saw that it was indeed magnificent.
The entire building of Jiangshan Tower is made of precious nanmu. The lobby of Jiangshan Tower has green tiles and flying feathers. The three characters "Jiangshan Tower" on the lintel are really majestic. The two big stone lions on the left and right are lifelike. Looking back, Jiangshan Tower
There are countless pavilions and pavilions in the backyard of the building. They are high or low. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as magnificent. However, among these many buildings, there is a golden pavilion that stands out. It turns out that this pavilion is so high that it is the entire Banan City.
There is no other building as tall as this building. If it were just tall, it probably wouldn't show its overwhelming splendor. From top to bottom, the pavilion is made of golden colored glaze, without any trace of it.
The bricks and stones look even more radiant when the sun shines on them, like a beautiful tower in the sky.
A young boy came out early, looked at the two of them, and asked with some confusion: "Are you two participating in the Jiangshan Review?"
Su Ling was a little curious and said, "So what if I'm participating in the Jiangshan Review? What if I'm not?"
The boy hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "You two don't know. I'm afraid it's your first time to come to our Jiangshan Building. Our Jiangshan Building only opens its doors for four months a year, and these four months are the Jiangshan Review."
Around that time, the first day of the Jiangshan Review ended, and we closed our doors on the second day. Moreover, the owner of our Jiangshan Building also has rules for guest check-in. If you don't comply with these rules, I'm afraid you will have to find another place to stay."
Hearing this, Du Heng said impatiently: "Such a big Jiangshan Building only does business for four months a year? Is there something wrong with your boss's head? He can't pay for it with death? There are also rules for guests staying in the hotel, no?
Those who meet the requirements should be kicked out? This is because you want to lose money and want to go crazy."
Su Ling laughed and said: "This little brother, you might as well tell me the rules of staying in Jiangshan Tower."
The boy said: "There is no other reason than that only those who have participated in the Jiangshan Review can move in. Others will not be accommodated in the Jiangshan Building."
"Oh? That's a coincidence. We are going to participate in the Jiangshan Review, but we meet the conditions." Su Ling smiled lightly.
The boy looked at Su Ling with some confusion, nodded, then looked at Du Heng, but shook his head vigorously.
"Hey, what do you mean? When you look at him, you nod, and when you look at me, you shake your head? I'm ugly, so I don't need you to remind me like this!" Du Heng shouted dissatisfied.
The boy hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Oh, what can this... strong man say? Those who participate in the Jiangshan Review are either young men or celebrities. I see that the man next to you is quite magnanimous. Naturally, he is like a
Young Master, but you...you...I really don't dare to call you Young Master."
Du Heng was about to shout again, but Su Ling pulled him back and then smiled and said: "Brother, you really have good eyesight. I am participating in Jiangshan Review, but the journey is far away. There are many strongmen in the bandits, so my family hired one for me.
Bodyguard's...servant..."
The boy suddenly seemed to understand, and he bowed hurriedly and said, "Can you give me your name?" After saying that, he waved his hand, and the waiter had already brought a wooden sign and a writing brush.
When Du Heng heard that he had become a bodyguard servant, his eyes almost popped out of his head. Just when he was about to speak, Su Ling winked at him and said: "Everything is just to live in... You can't bear it..."
"I......"
Seeing that the boy had taken the brush and wooden sign, Su Ling asked in confusion: "What does the boy mean by taking this?"
The boy hurriedly said: "This is also the rule of our Jiangshan Tower. The boss has said that if you want to participate in the Jiangshan Review, you must register your name in our Jiangshan Tower. The boss is also afraid of neglecting the talented and knowledgeable people who are already somewhat famous.
!" After saying that, he asked respectfully: "I wonder where the young master comes from, sir?"
"Nanzhang, Su Ling."
"Nanzhang, Su... Ling..." The boy thought for a moment and wrote these four words accurately. Su Ling looked at it and was already a little surprised. Don't look at this.
He is just a boy, but the word "Su Ling" is also written neatly and elegantly, with some rules. If a mere boy has such ability, then the owner behind Jiangshan Tower is probably even more amazing.
The boy thought for a while, maybe he should have a list of famous people in his mind, and then said: "I am indeed somewhat familiar with Mr. Su's name, but celebrities are so popular that their reputation is not well known for a while. Maybe he participated in the Jiangshan Competition, and some
He got the favor of Master Xu and gave him a review, but he was appointed to be promoted to the top."
Su Ling smiled and nodded: "Then I'll lend you my brother's good words."
The boy nodded and handed the wooden plaque with Su Ling's name and place of origin to the waiter, and said loudly: "Su Ling from Nanzhang enters Qingyun Pavilion, at the end."
The waiter hurriedly took it and quickly went back.
Su Ling didn't know what the boy meant by shouting. Just when he was about to ask, the boy said: "We have upper, middle and lower rooms in Jiangshan Tower. They are all in different areas. They are clearly divided. I don't know who you are."
Which area do you want to live in?”
Du Heng asked: "I wonder how much money is available per night in these three areas?"
The boy said: "A lower-grade room costs 15 taels of silver per night. The surrounding environment of the area is the lowest in Jiangshan Tower, but looking at the entire Banan, it is already superior. Meals must be paid by the guests themselves."
Yes, a mid-level room costs 50 taels a night. It is located in an area closer to the lower-level rooms. The environment is much better and quieter. Starting from the mid-level rooms, Jiangshan Tower provides three meals for free."
Du Heng's head suddenly swelled three times, and he shouted: "I asked you why you only operate for four months every year. It turns out that the cost of this room is almost as high as Jie Dao's. The best room elsewhere is just here.
A fraction of a lower-grade room, at most 5 taels of silver, is a sky-high price. You guys are so stupid! Then let me ask you, how much silver does a high-grade room cost per night?"
The boy waved his hand and said, "No money is required for a top-grade room."
"If you don't want money, what do you want?"
The boy said: "Ten taels of gold can stay here for one night."
Du Heng almost fainted, gritted his teeth and said: "Ten taels of gold... I didn't even get that much money after selling it... There is absolutely no one in your Jiangshan Building, even one of the top-grade and middle-grade rooms is occupied.
!”
But the boy smiled lightly and said: "What you said is wrong. There are indeed two types of rooms that are unoccupied, but they are low-grade rooms and medium-grade rooms. Currently, there are 122 guests staying in Jiangshan Building, and they are all occupied."
Top quality room.”
Du Heng said with a pinch of teeth: "These people are crazy..."
Su Ling was also a little surprised. He had already thought that a high-grade room would definitely be expensive, but he never thought that it would be so outrageous. He smiled lightly and said, "I just don't know what's so wonderful about this high-grade room? Why is it so expensive?"
The boy pointed at the Ruiyun Pavilion with a faint golden glazed light outside the back hall window and said: "The area for the top-grade rooms is all in this glazed pavilion. This pavilion is called Qingyun Pavilion. There are fifty-nine pavilions in total from top to bottom.
Except for the top ten floors and the bottom floor, the rest are all top-grade rooms."
"Qingyun Pavilion? The good wind has sent me to Qingyun with its power! What a good name. Jiangshan Pavilion and Qingyun Pavilion complement each other. I just don't know what is the beauty of this top-grade pavilion?" Su Ling asked.
"Needless to say, the things used in the room are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Moreover, you can bathe in the room at any time. If necessary, you can also spend money to choose our Ganlin Fairy to help you bathe;
If these are not worth the money, then the top ten floors are marketable and priceless. Not everyone can live in them. Only in the past, they have been praised by Master Xu, and they are already in our house.
In the Jin Dynasty, only those who were first-class celebrities could stay for free. The rest of the people were not allowed to stay even if they paid thousands of taels of gold. The bottom floor was not luxurious, but it was a large hall that sold some
Tea, young gentlemen and celebrities gather together to interact and drink tea. If you are lucky, you can meet the first-class celebrities of this dynasty. If you can say a word or two, it will be worth the price; of course, this is not the biggest attraction.
..."
The boy seemed to be deliberately trying to whet Su Ling's appetite, and suddenly said with a smile: "The most wonderful thing, you might as well go and take a look."
Su Ling smiled and said: "Then if you don't live in a high-grade room, you won't be able to go to Qingyun Pavilion?"
The boy hurriedly waved his hand and said: "You can go, you can go, but you have to buy the tea, and it is five taels of silver more than the guests in the superior room. The tea is not expensive for one tael of silver a pot, but if you don't live there anymore, it will cost you one tael."
The pot costs six taels of silver. By the way, guests in lower-class rooms are naturally not eligible to go."
Du Heng glared and said: "Six taels of silver for a pot of water? You are the ones who are robbed."
The boy ignored him and said to Su Ling: "Sir, all the guests are in the superior rooms. Are you..."
Su Ling smiled lightly and said: "Mid-grade."
The boy was originally very respectful to Su Ling, but when he heard what he said, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, curled his lips and muttered: "I thought he was a rich man, but he was a poor man. This poor man also wants to go to the country to judge."
..."
Du Heng was just about to get angry, but Su Ling stopped him and said calmly: "You are so arrogant in front and respectful in the back. I thought that Jiangshan Tower was not an ordinary place, but it seems that I thought too highly..."
"Ah'er, you're so rude and you won't back down!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man, dressed in silk and satin, walked over from behind. When the boy saw him, he just lowered his head, blushed, and retreated to the back.
The middle-aged man cupped his hands towards Su Lingyi and said: "This young master, the people below cannot speak and do things. He has surrendered to our Jiangshan Tower. Xiaoke apologizes."
Su Ling looked at him for a few times, then raised his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, the people living in Jiangshan Tower are all well-educated people, and the second brother is also good at handwriting, which is indeed different from others."
Su Ling still understands why people respect me and I respect others.
Su Ling added: "Isn't this elder the owner of Jiangshan Tower?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "How can Xiao Ke be so capable? He is just the shopkeeper of Jiangshan Tower. Xiao Ke's surname is He, just call me shopkeeper He." Then he said with deep meaning: "Then Zhongpin
No one has used the room for three years, does Mr. Su really want to live in it?"
Su Ling said calmly: "The evaluation of the country is about articles and knowledge. When will you be richer than anyone else?"
Shopkeeper He smiled and said: "Although Master Su's words are not bad, looking at the world, Master Xu is also a famous scholar and scholar in the world, and his disciples are many talented and famous. There is no one best in the world in literature and no second in martial arts. People who come here to judge
, How could it be wrong? I think the young master also wants to make a name for himself, and he also knows that status is particularly important in this troubled world. Now everyone is in the top grade, and the young master alone lives in the middle grade. Isn't it a bit different? "
Shopkeeper He said this seriously, and Su Ling also knew that it was for his own good, and did not mean to ridicule. He cupped his hands and said loudly: "There have been talented people from generation to generation, and they have been leading the way for hundreds of years. In today's world,
The people are in dire straits and countless people are starving to death. How can we, as scholars, spend so much money just because of our slightly insignificant value? If it is such a self-promoting act, I would rather not do it."
"Okay! It's a good saying that talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years. This brother's magnanimity is really admirable!" The voice fell, and three people walked in front of Jiangshan Tower. The person in the middle,
He is a little younger than Su Ling, about fourteen years old. He is wearing a green shirt and holding a folding fan. The fan is painted with extremely vivid landscape paintings. It looks like it was painted by a famous person. Judging from the face, it is lifelike.
His face was like a crown jade, his sword-shaped eyebrows were bright and his eyes were bright. Although he looked noble, he gave people a rather easy-going feeling. Followed by two people dressed as servants, they nodded towards Su Ling with admiration.
Su Ling hurriedly nodded towards the young master.
The young master raised his fist towards Su Ling and said: "I am from Baicheng, my surname is Manchu, and I am also going to participate in the Jiangshan Review. What you just said spoke to my heart! I don't know, brother.
How to call it."
Su Ling hurriedly said: "Nan Zhang Su Ling."
A hint of unnoticeable excitement suddenly flashed through the eyes of Master Man Chong, and disappeared so quickly that even Su Ling didn't notice it.
Man Chong said with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Su Lingsu." He said with a fist in front of Shopkeeper He: "Shopkeeper, you said that the middle-grade rooms in Jiangshan Tower have not been opened for three years, so count me as one, I will follow you.
How about Mr. Su having a room by himself?"
Shopkeeper He first looked at Man Chong, and then solemnly wrote Man Chong's name on the wooden sign. The writing was much better than that of the boy just now. Then he handed the wooden sign to the man next to him.
The young man raised his hands towards Su Ling and Man Chong and said, "Since the two young masters have already decided, then just follow me."
Su Ling and Man Chong walked in front with Shopkeeper He, and Du Heng and the two servants walked in the back, heading towards the area of the middle-grade room.
Along the way, the news that the middle-grade room was occupied had already spread. From time to time, young masters and scholars came out of it and pointed at Su Ling and Man Chong, with a rather sarcastic look in their eyes.
Su Ling and Man Chong actually didn't care at all, holding hands and holding hands, chatting and laughing along the way.
The mid-level room area has been transformed into a rockery garden, bamboo towers and green pines, providing rare tranquility.
Su Ling and Man Chong found a room opposite each other. Before Man Chong returned to the room, he cupped his hands and said to Su Ling: "Brother Su, I'll come over and talk to you later." He had already changed his brother to Brother Su on the way.
Su Ling also felt more comfortable like this. The two of them handed over their hands and pushed the door open to enter the room.
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Jiangshan Building, in a room on the top floor of Qingyun Pavilion.
Sandalwood lingers, and it looks like the Rui Nao Xiao Jin Beast, which is quite simple and elegant. This room is also simple and quiet, with no luxurious furnishings. There is only a large screen with paintings of pines and cranes. Behind the screen, an old man is sitting quietly with his eyes closed.
Her long, white eyebrows drooped at the corners of her eyes, giving her an air of being out of the world.
With the sound of slow footsteps, Shopkeeper He dragged two wooden signs in his hand and walked across the screen, sat in front of the old man, and placed the two wooden signs in front of him.
The old man still closed his eyes and was speechless, with his heart in the sky.
Shopkeeper He said in a gentle voice with great respect, "Teacher, two people have already taken up residence in the middle-grade room."
After a long while, the old man slowly opened his eyes and looked at the wooden sign in front of him.
It was the two wooden signs with the names of Su Ling and Man Chong written on them.
The old man looked at the wooden sign with Man Chong's name written on it, and he didn't seem surprised. His eyes fell on Su Ling's wooden sign, and suddenly his eyes, which were originally calm, seemed to have a touch of surprise. Then,
He slowly closed his eyes again.
Then Shopkeeper He said: "Disciple, I would like to ask my mentor, where should the names of these two people be ranked?"
The old man seemed to think for a moment, then pointed at Man Chong's token and said slowly: "Ji."
Shopkeeper He nodded hurriedly and carefully picked up the Manchong brand.
The old man looked at Su Ling's token for a while, then said calmly: "As for him? According to the previous plan, it's OK."
Shopkeeper He nodded, picked up Su Ling's name tag, stood up, bowed and saluted, and then slowly withdrew.