In Han Zhongyan's circle, they are all government officials who were born into wealth, and they are absolutely high-end.
Of course, there are benefits to joining this circle. If it is run properly, you can become a broker at the worst. A broker is not Lu Yuhou who helped Gao Yanei harm Lin Chong in Water Margin. That is just a helper and cannot be called a broker.
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But the work of a broker is still similar to this.
There were only seven people at the table, including Han Yanei. Zhang Yue ate and listened to a few words.
Zhang Yue looked at them and made a rough sketch. Friends like Han Zhongyan, Wen Jifu, and others have personalities of one kind or another, and some are a bit flamboyant. But even if they sit with you and call each other brothers and drink and chat, they are still observing.
You speculate on you.
They have a sense of distance in their interactions with others, and at the same time they care about face.
In terms of not being involved, Zhang Yue has no need to join this circle. Zhang Yue has always understood one thing, that is, either you enter this circle or the people in this circle.
But since Han Zhongyan was an invitation, he had to give him enough face. Zhang Yue was not so noble as to think that he would never deal with people in this circle in the future.
Of course, Han Zhongyan and Wen Jifu gave Zhang Yue enough face, which made Zhang Yue not feel cold at all.
Zhang Yue resigned after having a drink, and there was still one day left before the exam results would be released.
In the afternoon at the Shaozhu Courtyard of Daxiangguo Temple.
There are so many diners and the place is buzzing with people.
This place is like a fly restaurant, and it is really difficult to find a seat for Ji Chu.
After having a banquet with Han Zhongyan, Wen Jifu and others in the Yamen, Zhang Yue came here and shared a table with two or three unfamiliar diners.
The clerk came to inquire, and Zhang Yue said it was business as usual.
The waiter said yes and shouted: "A corner of wine, grilled pork belly, and a plate of perilla leaves."
The diner on the side looked at it and smiled and said, "Young Master Xiu Cai only eats these."
Zhang Yue said: "I just had a meal."
"No wonder, no wonder."
Zhang Yue raised his head and saw the person in front of him holding a big elbow and chewing it hard.
Soon the waiter brought the food to the table.
Zhang Yue picked up a piece of grilled pork belly with chopsticks, rolled it in a perilla leaf and put it in his mouth.
The roasted pork belly of Shaozhuyuan is well-deserved. The secret is that the pork belly is fat and greasy.
When Zhang Yue bit into the perilla leaves, the greasy fat immediately bloomed in his mouth and turned into sweet oil. As for the combination of perilla leaves, it slightly relieved the greasiness, making the roasted pork belly in his mouth.
The taste is richer, and when you chew it deeply, the chewy texture of the burnt skin bounces between your teeth, making it really chewy.
Eat a big mouthful like this and then drink a small sip of wine. The taste will be full and the aroma of wine will fill your teeth.
Zhang Yue drank a mouthful of pork belly in one sip of wine, and the guests at the same table were immediately dumbfounded. They couldn't help but smack their lips and thought to themselves, there is actually such a way to eat, Xiucai Gong really knows how to play.
"Dude, serve the perilla leaves and grilled pork belly."
"Me too."
The most popular drink in Bianjing is cooked perilla water, and restaurants have as much perilla leaf as you want.
One person couldn't help but praise: "The scholar's method is not only elegant, but also very fragrant."
"Exactly, exactly."
A scholar on the side shook his head and said: "The Master said, a gentleman does not eat dolphin. If he eats it every day, then what if he is not a gentleman?"
Zhang Yue was eating the delicacies by himself, but he didn't expect that the people at the table would imitate him. After a few days, it became popular in Bianjing City.
After Zhang Yue finished eating, he patted his bulging belly and walked towards the collection house with satisfaction.
It can be said that life in Bianjing is really prosperous. There are more than fifty tile houses with hooked railings in Bianjing, including lotus sheds with tiles, peony sheds, Yaksha sheds with tiles, and the elephant shed is the largest, which can accommodate thousands of people. Every day there are There are dramas performed from day to night without stopping.
As long as the people in Bianjing have time and money, they will go to the Goulan tile houses no matter whether it is cold, hot, windy or rainy. Every day there are huge crowds of people.
This scene was still preserved in the Yuan Dynasty, and most Yuan operas were spread from the Southern Opera of the Song Dynasty, and reached their peak. Unfortunately, in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang did not like folk entertainment, so Goulanwashe was cancelled.
Zhang Yue couldn't help but want to go to Goulan Washe to have a look. After all, he had never gone to Bianjing to see anything.
I heard that the best-looking ones are female sumo wrestlers. I heard that female sumo wrestlers are very well-dressed... Sima Guang, who is known as a moral model, couldn't stand it anymore and called it a 'women's nude show', but who are we ordinary people? I just love watching it so much, and it’s so vulgar. I heard that there is also a scene where men and women fight, which is so popular among male audiences...
Zhang Yue thought about the female sumo wrestler who came to Shuuji Zhai. He had no choice but to plan for more than ten dollars a month, otherwise he would not be able to afford the female sumo wrestler's rockets in the future.
"The world is in a panic, just for the sake of a few taels of silver."
"A few taels of these pieces of silver can solve all kinds of melancholy in the world."
Zhang Yue walked into Souguzhai while reciting poems, and continued to run for a living. No, this is called professionalism.
A few days ago, Zhang Yue took a big order for twelve guan, and now he just delivered the seal.
Zhang Yue arrived at Souguzhai and sat there for a while, when he heard the waiter say: "My boss, the guests who came to engrave seals have arrived."
Zhang Yue immediately went out to greet him, and he made twelve passes, which must be respected!
When Zhang Yue saw the visitor, he saw a woman who had met Wang Kui that day.
"A rich lady is polite." Zhang Yue said politely.
The rich lady nodded, went straight in and sat at the main seat.
Zhang Yue ordered tea to be served, and then asked: "I wonder what kind of seal your lady wants to engrave?"
The rich lady sipped her tea and said, "Did Zhang Xiucai just finish the exam?"
Zhang Yue said: "Thank you, Madam, for your concern. That's exactly what happened. Now we're waiting for the announcement tomorrow."
The rich lady smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang of the Zhang family entered Imperial College at a young age. I think he is sure to be named in the imperial examination."
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "That's not true. A rich lady wants me to carve a few auspicious words on her seal because someone in her family has to take an exam? It's that simple."
When the rich lady heard this, she shook her head and said, "No."
Zhang Yue: "Oh?"
The rich lady said, "It would be great if Zhang Xiucai carved these words."
Zhang Yue said: "Madam, please tell me."
The rich lady said: "The last sentence is 'Qingqing Zijin, my heart is leisurely'..."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, is your wealthy husband trying to imitate Cao Cao in recruiting talents? This is too ostentatious.
"The next sentence is 'Even if I don't go, Zi Ning won't come'."
Zhang Yue thought to himself that it turned out to be for his sweetheart.
Zhang Yue said: "I understand, I wonder when the lady will take it?"
"Take it now, Zhang Xiucai. I want to see you carve it with my own eyes."
Zhang Yue glanced at the other person and said, "Okay."
Zhang Yue immediately took the seal and carved it.
The rich lady looked at it and asked, "Zhang Xiucai only used one knife to carve the seal."
Zhang Yue said: "Well, we won't repeat it."
The rich lady continued to watch.
After looking at it for a while, the rich lady said: "Okay, now I see that there really is such skill in this world."
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "The cooking skills make the lady laugh."
The rich lady asked: "Has Zhang Xiucai ever been married?"
Zhang Yue said: "Yes."
"Yes, a girl from which family."
"I can't say that."
The rich lady sneered a few times.
"I know even if you don't tell her, she is the Seventeenth Lady of the Wu family. I went to see her. She is truly a fairy."
Zhang Yue raised his head and glanced at the other party, then lowered his head and said: "Since you know, why do you still come to ask?"
The rich lady sneered and said, "It depends on whether you are honest or not. To tell you the truth, my uncle has betrothed me to someone else, but a betrothal is a betrothal, but I look down on this person."
"Why do you look down on them? We are going to be husband and wife in the future. As the saying goes, if you cultivate in ten years, you can cross the same boat, and if you cultivate in a hundred years, you can sleep on the same pillow."
The rich lady sneered: "It's just because of the power of my rich family, why should I look down on it?"
Zhang Yue said: "In a wealthy family, there are many marriages that cannot be controlled by others, so a lady from a rich family does not have to be sad. Maybe she will become more harmonious as time goes by."
"You don't mean what you say. After all, I'm not your biological granddaughter. Marrying me off as soon as possible will be a relief. Zhang Xiucai knows that I already have someone I like in my heart."
Zhang Yue was stunned for a moment after hearing this and thought to himself, why are you, a woman in my boudoir, confiding this to me?
Zhang Yue didn't want to hear it, but he couldn't help but gossiped: "Oh? Who is this girl's crush?"
Zhang Yue thought to himself that she seemed to be very close to Wang Kui in the past few days, so it couldn't be Wang Kui.
It is expected that Wang Kui has a gentle temper. Although his appearance is not outstanding, he is passable. The most important thing is his talent! It is natural for a rich girl to fall in love with him.
The rich lady said: "The moon under the sea is the moon in the sky, and the person in front of you is your sweetheart. Yang Danian's couplet is really good. Yes, I heard that Zhang Xiucai and Yang Danian are relatives?"
Zhang Yue said: "Indeed... I wonder who the girl is interested in?"
The rich lady said: "Zhang Xiucai doesn't know anyway. If he didn't know that the man he likes has a lover, otherwise I wouldn't agree to the marriage in front of my father today."
After a while of silence, the rich lady thought Zhang Yue had understood the meaning of her words and asked, "Zhang Xiucai, why didn't you say anything?"
Zhang Yue said: "God is needed here."
The rich lady said: "Zhang Xiucai, just give me the test...that's all. You'll know when you look at the results tomorrow."
At this time, Zhang Yue had already carved the seal.
The rich lady smiled, paid the money and left immediately.
Zhang Yue said: "Madam, have you received your seal?"
The rich lady smiled and said, "No, I'll give it to you."
After saying this, she left.
Zhang Yue was stunned for a while after looking at the seal, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Could it be me that the rich girl said she was interested in?"
Zhang Yue was a little confused. This rich lady had already been betrothed to someone else. Why did she rush to talk to him about this matter?
But my senior brother had told me before.
Telling her that she likes someone is sometimes not to get something, but to tell her that when she encounters any difficulties in the future or can't hold on to something, she should remember that at least someone once liked you.
Difficulties lead to self-destruction.
Zhang Yue was very moved when he heard this, but he heard that his senior brother was rejected seven or eight times a year in school, which shows that his senior brother has always been a kind-hearted person.
The exam results were finally released the next day.