Underneath Wang Yue's meek and indecisive temperament, there are overly jumpy ideas.
When he encounters problems, he always makes various extended inferences in his mind. A common example is like when he saw Chang Sui Ning come in just now, his mind will quickly analyze the current situation and make what he considers to be the most accurate judgment——
Although his judgment was wrong, from his perspective, his judgment was indeed the most likely and not baseless. It's just that Chang Suining appeared here, which really deviated from common sense. He was in the presence of his friend
There are also many unusual thoughts in his mind. For example, when he climbs high, he will always fantasize about falling to his death from a high place; when he is moving a flower pot at home, he will flash in his mind that he fell while holding the pot.
, the possibility of breaking the pot, and the sharp porcelain just happened to be stuck in my throat; when eating, I often fantasize about being stabbed to death by two chopsticks, choking to death on the food, and it happens most frequently when my mother is cooking...
When the attack is severe, it is not a problem to die in my head hundreds or eighty times every day.
All in all, his brain is always overly active. This phenomenon has pros and cons. He has been good at reasoning since he was a child, and he is the best among his peers in arithmetic. He is also good at painting fairyland, with thousands of imaginations in his mind, and his writing is unique.
His uninhibited fairy spirit has made him famous in the painting circles in Qiantang and even the entire Jiangnan.
There are also many shortcomings. For example, his mind spins too fast and he cannot stop. He occasionally makes comments that give people the impression that "Wang Wangshan is suspected of having a brain disease."
And it is precisely because his ideas are always too complex and confusing that Luo Guanlin is said to be "good at planning but not good at making decisions", which also creates his temperament of being difficult to make decisions when encountering problems.
At this moment, Wang Yue's "phantom death syndrome" broke out completely. Listening to Chang Sui Ning's conclusion about the outcome of the Yue King's uprising, he had already imagined more than ten kinds of scenarios in his mind after the Yue King's uprising failed.
Way to die.
Those who were beheaded, those who were quartered, those who implicated nine tribes, those whose wives and children were separated, those who had rotten eggs and rotten cabbage smashed into their faces when paraded in public, those who died on the way to escape, those who cried bitterly when being judged in the Palace of Hell...
The sense of immersion was so strong that Wang Yue could not help but curse himself in his heart for not being able to recognize people clearly.
But these were all immediate thoughts for a moment. He was also very clear about Chang Suining's intentions. At this moment, facing Chang Suining's "kind reminder", he said cautiously and roundaboutly: "Yes, thank you Chang Suining for the reminder..."
He didn't say he wouldn't vote for the King of Yue, nor did he say he was willing to stay.
Everything happened too fast for him today. His trip was supposed to confirm that his friend's life and death were in danger, but instead he fell into a life-and-death dilemma!
Thinking of Luo Guanlin's words "I am a human, not a ghost", Wang Yue secretly looked at him with resentful eyes - many times, humans are scarier than ghosts!
Chang Suining had no intention of forcing Wang Yue to make a decision on the spot. Instead, he had people serve food and wine first and entertained him seriously.
Anyway, today's Jiangdu is just a huge sack. Come here, you will feel "at home" sooner or later.
She has always been patient with talented people. What's more, she doesn't need to twist this melon herself. She will go to the army tomorrow. She only needs to leave a decent good impression on the other party today. Next, people will
Leave it to Luo Guanlin to lobby.
After finishing the meal, the group of people left the restaurant together. Chang Sui Ning looked at Wang Yue who got into the same carriage as Luo Guanlin, and felt very happy - it would be good to have someone under his command, and he didn't have to twist the melon himself.
Wang Yue, who seemed to be invited but was actually forced to be a guest at the Governor's Mansion, had just boarded the carriage and left Chang Suining's sight. He put away his forced smile and immediately started questioning and accusing his friend.
Luo Guanlin let the violent wind and rain envelope him. After his friend vented his anger, he said: "If you don't come to Jiangdu, where can you go? To serve the King of Yue? He has asked people to come to his door twice. If you insist on not obeying, I'm afraid,
It’s going to bring disaster.”
Wang Yue: "...Even if my family leaves Qiantang to escape disaster, I don't necessarily have to come to Jiangdu!"
"Avoiding disaster? Nowadays, disasters are happening all over the place. Can you avoid it?" Luo Guanlin asked back: "And you said that I don't have the power to restrain a chicken. Could it be that you do? You have a family of nearly a hundred people. What can you do to avoid them?
What's wrong? How can you be patient enough to choose a pen in the pen shop for a whole day without making a decision?"
"It's a whole day, it's only two or three hours. Don't exaggerate..." Wang Yue was anxious and uneasy: "Even so, you should not trick me into coming to Jiangdu and make this decision for me without authorization..."
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Luo Guanlin said with a calm expression: "When you were young, you knew that you were not good at making decisions, so you often asked me to make decisions for you. You and I also agreed that if we achieve success in the future, we will never forget each other, but we will plan for each other -
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Hearing his friend talk about what happened when he was young, and knowing that the other person was planning for himself, Wang Yue's anger subsided a little, and he still couldn't help but choked: "It's been an old story for many years, and you also said that you were going to the capital.
Knocking on the emperor’s door and being a virtuous minister through the ages... What’s the result? You turned around and rebelled! This is not knocking on the emperor’s door, it’s obviously breaking down the door!”
Luo Guanlin, whose wound was exposed, looked confused for a moment: "...Wang Wangshan, I recommend you with good intentions, so don't keep pushing yourself too far."
"What kind of kindness do you have?" Wang Yue raised his hands: "You just had to tie me up with a rope and stuff me into a sack!"
Luo Guanlin: "..." Or why the academy masters always said that Wang Wangshan had the highest understanding.
Seeing that Wang Yue was about to complain again, Luo Guanlin raised his hand to interrupt him: "Okay, don't be impatient for a moment."
He promised: "You can live peacefully in the governor's house for a while and think about this matter seriously. Next, the governor will go to the army and I don't have time to really tie you up. If you still have no intention, I will do it myself."
There is a way to get you out of Jiangdu."
Having said that, Wang Yue, who was not very angry at all, felt relieved. He seemed to be angrily drinking a bowl of tea. When he saw Luo Guanlin opening the car curtain, he also took the empty tea bowl and looked out of the car.
As soon as the car was quiet, the sounds from outside the car came in. At this moment, the carriage was about to turn onto a long street. There was a long queue in the streets and alleys. Wang Yue asked casually: "What is that for?"
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"I see there are many women..." Wang Yue didn't know what he thought of, and looked at Luo Guanlin: "It is rumored that Jiangdu now encourages more women to go out to work... are they all true?"
Luo Guanlin had always had mixed feelings about this matter, so he just said "hmm" indifferently.
Wang Yue looked at the situation outside the car again, with more exploration and thinking in his eyes.
The carriage entered the street and drove slowly. Luo Guanlin simply hung up the curtains so that Wang Yue could see the situation on the street more clearly.
The street was full of people. Wang Yue counted carefully. There were at least eight out of ten shops along the street. There was a tea shop with many tables set up outside the shop, occupying the street. Two officers and soldiers with swords on their waists were chatting with the tea shop owner.
As he spoke, the hunchbacked shopkeeper smiled and clasped his hands, and immediately asked the waiters to move the tables and stools inside, leaving only two tables outside the door. When one of the officers and soldiers nodded, the shopkeeper raised his hand and invited the two of them in for tea.
The two refused, left the place, and continued patrolling along the street.
After seeing off the officers and soldiers, the shopkeeper turned around and sat outside. The tea guests at the table who had just moved the table were apologetic. There were four or five people at the table, all of whom looked like scholars. Someone sat down again, waved his hand and said "no obstruction", and someone said
"The city of Jiangdu is really in good order now," and some people said, "The two officials just now were on official business, and they were not trying to bully others or take advantage of the opportunity."
The shopkeeper responded, poured tea for them personally, smiled and asked casually: "You must be distinguished guests from out of town, right?"
One of them laughed and replied: "He's from out of town, so I can't talk about being an honored guest!"
"At first glance, you all are scholars, but are you here for the newly built Wuer Yuan built by our Jiangdu Governor?"
Hearing the shopkeeper's words "Yes", several people understood clearly. It seemed that many people had come after hearing the news, so they asked the shopkeeper for the news.
Most of the teahouse owners are talkative, and the shopkeeper is happy to talk about this topic. Among other things, after taking back Yangzhou from the governor, restoring order in the city, and promulgating many new decrees, many outsiders came and his business followed.
It's gotten better.
What is a good official? For ordinary people like them who do small businesses to make a living, if they can live a stable life and provide a living for their families, this is a great official!
No matter who he mentioned the new governor to, he always gave him a thumbs up.
At this moment, when I was talking about Wuer Yuan to these scholars, the shopkeeper Yourong Yan pointed his hand towards the north: "Look, everyone, it is built there!"
The group of literati all raised their heads and looked away.
Wang Yue in the car also looked in that direction, but his line of sight in the car was blocked and he couldn't see much.
At this time, a hawker selling candy figures was passing by outside the car and was bumped into by several playful children. The hawker let out an ouch and hit the slow-moving carriage. The candy figures he was carrying on his shoulders rolled in and flew in.
Wang Yue subconsciously raised his hand and caught it.
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! Please forgive me, noble man!" The sweaty hawker apologized hastily. Wang Yuegang let out a "hey" and saw the hawker quickly chasing after the children.
Wang Yue looked at the candy figure in his hand: "This..."
Luo Guanlin took a look and said, "Jiangdu is very hospitable. Take it."
Wang Yue laughed helplessly, took a look at the candy figure, and then looked out the window. He couldn't help but sigh: "It really doesn't look like it has just passed through a land devastated by war... It is indeed Jiangdu, full of vitality."
Luo Guanlin: "It's not just the vitality of Jiangdu itself."
There is no doubt that Jiang’s rapid recovery is closely related to Chang Suining’s practical and effective governance methods.
She is keen and diligent. He has never seen her avoid laziness these days. She seems not to be tired and is really enjoying it.
The sounds of hawking on the street were mixed, and a man pushing a wheelbarrow filled with buckets shouted "borrow, borrow, borrow, borrow". The crowd moved out of the way, and a man in brocade hurriedly raised the birdcage in his hand and said dissatisfiedly:
"Rush to reincarnate!"
Wang Yue looked past the cluttered crowd and towards a restaurant across the street. A woman stood outside the restaurant, enthusiastically inviting guests to come in for dinner.
The woman wrapped her hair with a blue floral cloth and put a white sweat towel on her shoulders. She was clean and tidy, her complexion was slightly dark, and her smile was very simple.
The young man in brocade clothes carrying the bird cage walked over, glanced at the signboard above the restaurant, and said with a smile: "...it turns out to be a place to eat. The woman opened the door to welcome guests. How could I think it was a flower house so early?
It’s open!”
A group of friends behind him cheered and responded: "That's Mr. Liu's eyesight. Which flower house's receptionist would look like this!"
"That's right, if Hua Niang looks like this, she might as well close her shop as soon as possible!"
The woman looked at them with ridicule, her face turned red for a moment, she wanted to retort, but she held it back.
The waiters in the restaurant looked at this scene with schadenfreude.
As the carriage was driving, Wang Yue could only faintly hear the first sentence and sighed. This situation must not be an exception.
Things that have been inherent for thousands of years cannot be eliminated by a single decree, but it is a very rare beginning that this decree can be implemented.
Outside the restaurant, the man in brocade clothes stared at the woman's flushed and embarrassed face, and was laughing when he suddenly heard a man's voice behind him: "I greet the guests well, but if this husband can't afford it,
If you don’t want to be a host, you don’t have to go in, so why bother trying to show off your face to cover up your lack of money?”
"Who said I can't afford it!" The man in brocade clothes turned around in shame, and saw the speaker leading a brown horse. He was more than seven feet tall, about thirty years old, with a handsome appearance and a pair of temples.
Her long eyebrows are very thick and eye-catching.
He had a smile on his face, long boots on his feet, and a long box on his back. He didn't know what he was carrying, but he had a chivalrous air about him.
Seeing his stature and aura, the aura of the man in brocade immediately weakened a lot. For the sake of face, he could only say to the people around him: "Go in, we will eat here today!"
With that said, he strode towards the store and said loudly: "Bring out all the good wine and food, I will have a lot of money!"
Before the woman followed, she nodded gratefully to the long-browed man.
The man led the horse away and met an old man face to face. He asked, "May I ask my husband, does the Governor's Mansion go straight ahead?"
Not long after, in the restaurant, when he saw a large table filled with all kinds of meat and vegetables that seemed to be very valuable at first glance, the man in robes felt a pain in his body - it was just a small shop... there were so many varieties!
The shopkeeper behind the counter was in a good mood and waved to the waiter beside him: "What are you doing standing around? Go and entertain the distinguished guests!"
The man curled his lips and stepped forward reluctantly.
The store now employs two women to work, which is not pleasing to the eye. They can just wash dishes in the backyard peacefully, but one of them is not satisfied yet and wants to go to the front hall to get more.
The high monthly payment... He originally told the shopkeeper that a woman staying in the front hall would probably affect the Feng Shui business, so he asked the woman to go outside the shop to attract diners, just to prove to the shopkeeper that he was not telling lies——
This was a good time, because the woman just stepped out and got taken advantage of! The shopkeeper was so smiling that he couldn't even see her eyes!
As she passed the waiter, the woman smiled.
The waiter was upset, but he could only entertain the group of people with a smile on his face.
When the woman came to the backyard, her smile faded, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she wiped her tears with her sleeves.