Shu Chen

Chapter 10 Sophistication
In the empty main hall, there are two desks, divided into the main and second seats.

On the table, simple-shaped bowls and butterflies are used to hold meat soup, fish soup, porcini, salted vegetables, rice with rice, and miso soup;

The Qin family set up a banquet to entertain Zheng Pu, and it could be considered a sumptuous banquet in the Gongqing's house.

If you add another beautiful maid to serve on the side, warm wine to be poured for it.

Well, it is not that there is no wine in Shu.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, people in the world used wine to extract the essence of grains.

The wind of drinking is prevalent in the world.

In those days, the first lord Liu Bei, Dingshu, issued a ban on alcohol because of the drought and famine, but it was only forbidden for the common people not to brew their own wine.And the initial execution was too strict, but after the ingenious advice of General Zhaode Jian Yong and the drought, the law enforcement was lax.Now Zhuge Liang manages affairs, but only emphasizes not to drink excessively, not to prohibit alcohol and alcohol.

The reason why Qin Mi didn't treat guests with wine was because Zheng Pu was a son and nephew, and it was condescending to host a banquet in person.

If it is served with wine, it is not in line with the etiquette.

During the banquet, Qin Mi told Qiao Zhou's praise of "Thousand Characters" in the prime minister's mansion, that Zheng Pu was compared with Zhang Biao and Yang Xi, etc., as well as the compliments of the prime minister Zhuge Liang.

Only then did Zheng Pu know that Qiao Zhou was the scholar who used to behave strangely in Sangyuan.

Inevitably, he also took the name Qiao Zhou in his heart.

After the interesting story was finished, Qin Mi asked about the current situation of the Zheng family in Shifang.

Zheng Pu also answered meticulously and carefully.

After a while, the meal was full.

After the maid offered the green salt water to rinse her mouth, the two moved to another house and came to Qin Mi's study.

After a long absence, the leisurely talk was over, and it was time to talk about business.

In the past, Zheng Du asked his eldest son to go to Qin Mi's family to teach, and he went for the good of the Tong family.

Now that Zheng Du is deceased, and Zheng Pu, who is weak and has not yet made an official career, comes to visit, Qin Mi naturally has to take the place of his old friend and perform his father's responsibilities, test his studies and ask about his future aspirations.

A lamp is like a bean.

The cramped study room suddenly dimmed as the wick burst from time to time.

Qin Mi, who was already showing signs of old age, carefully read the annotated version of "Thousand Characters" before bowing her head to the case.

Sometimes, due to poor eyesight, he would pick up the bamboo slips and approach the lamp to identify them; sometimes he would suddenly straighten his body, frown and pinches his beards, searching for memories and thinking about it.

Zheng Pu did not dare to disturb him, he let out a light breath, and sat upright with his hands folded in front of his knees and waited quietly.

"Although this book of characters is neat and rhetorical, there are too many absurd things in order to make the writing smooth. For example, this strange beast that helped Dayu to control the floods and has two four-legged poems and whose face is called 'Jun', this old man has never If you hear it, it must be made up by Zijin, right?"

After a long time, Qin Mi rolled up the tablet, looked up and looked over, a hint of playfulness appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After he finished the question, he didn't wait for Zheng Pu to answer, and he exhorted again, "The way of learning the classics is to be precise and precise. Although Zijin is quick-witted and brilliant in writing, he should not be arrogant and eloquent, so as not to let people say that you are arrogant. , disrespect the ancestors."

"promise."

When Zheng Pu heard the words, he raised his forehead with both hands and bowed his face solemnly, "Listen to the words of Uncle Shi. Pu has been in the countryside for a long time, and his words and deeds are often frivolous, and he will be a warning in the future."

"Hehe, talking at home doesn't have to be so restrictive."

The respectful gesture of listening carefully made Qin Midu wave her hand with a smile.

After that, he closed his eyes and beards for a while, before he looked at Zheng Pu and said in a sincere tone, "Zijin, I was close friends with your late father, and your elder brother has learned from me, so I will speak bluntly about some things. I came here with my younger sister, I know what it means. But my younger son is not a weak crown, but he has already decided on a marriage. If he is looking for a marriage between his son and nephew, he will be ashamed of the Shifang Zheng family. Why don't I find one for you? Is Jiamendi an in-law?"

Ok? !

What is it that I came with my sister, do you know what it means?
Also, aren't you talking about teaching questions and dealing with the world? Why is it related to finding a family by marriage for me?
The sudden change in the topic made Zheng Pu unable to react for a while, and he fell into speechlessness with a puzzled face.

When Qin Mi saw him open his mouth, he thought he was stunned by the frank remarks, and then slowly said comfortingly, "Men should be married, and women should be married, Zijin need not be surprised, and there is no need to worry about being rejected by your father. I am tired of the first emperor. Now that you have a good reputation, and I have served in the court for many years, it is not difficult to find a good in-law. "

This time, Zheng Pu finally understood what was going on when he heard "The father does not serve the emperor."

That's because Qin Mi was too sophisticated about the world of people and misunderstood.

Qin Mi, who has learned to be rich in five cars and came from a wealthy family, has long been aware of the world.Seeing that Zheng Pu brought Xiao Zheng Yan to visit, he proceeded from common sense, thinking that the Zheng family was making a subtle gesture and wanted to get closer to the Qin family and form an in-law marriage!

After all, Zheng Pu and him are different in seniority, so some things are hard to tell.

Otherwise, there is no reason to bring young female relatives when visiting normally?

But his youngest son did decide on a marriage long ago. In order not to let his rejection affect the relationship between the two families, he had to settle for the next best thing and uttered the words of finding a good in-law for Zheng Pu.

However, what he didn't expect was that Zheng Pu really didn't have such thoughts.

The reason why she brought her younger sister, Xiao Zheng Yan, to Chengdu was just because of her doting and habitual petting psychology!Who would have thought that people would fall into secular misunderstandings?

When he understood the reason, Zheng Pu immediately got up and bowed.

First of all, I am sincere and sincere, thank Qin Mi for the friendship between the two families.

He also sincerely apologized, saying that he had brought his younger sister to Chengdu and had no other thoughts.

In order to convince Qin Mi, he also played the tragic card.

It is said that Xiao Zhengyan grew up in the countryside, and in order to make her have an impression of her deceased father at home, she often tells about Zheng Du's life, which also makes Xiao Zhengyan yearn for Chengdu.This time he happened to come to Chengdu, so he brought Xiao Zhengyan with him, and wanted her to see the world.

Qin Mi was dumbfounded after hearing this.

Such an explanation, although reasonable, was unexpected.

It made him feel unhappy, and felt that his wishful thinking was like doing a laughing gesture of catching the moon in a bamboo basket.

But Zheng Pu saw that Qin Mi remained silent and his face was speechless, so he bowed again and said, "Pu acts as Meng Lang, disregarding the world's legal principles, and doesn't want Shishu to misunderstand, it's not a son of man!"

"Don't be polite, sit down."

Qin Mi waved his hand, seeing Zheng Pu's face full of apology, but he smiled first, "It's the old man who has been immersed in the world for a long time, and he always thinks hard about everything. However, the old man wants to find an in-law for you. But it's not a casual statement. Heng's brother died a long time ago, Zijin, you will soon be crowned, and it's time to start a family."

"Thank you Uncle Shi Gu Nian."

Zheng Pu, who had just been seated, folded his hands and grinned, "It's just that Pu has no talent now, and he has no intention of starting a family. If he has this intention in the future, he will be bold enough to ask Uncle Shi to come forward. At that time, I hope Uncle Shi will not refuse."

"Hahaha"

Hearing this, Qin Mi couldn't help laughing.

He also raised his hand, feigning anger and pointing at Zheng Pu and scolding, "Brother Heng has always been stern, but I don't know how to teach you such a joke!"

After a while, he stopped smiling and showed a serious look.

"Since you have an idea of ​​your own, let's do this. Well, I was in the palace recently, and I heard a little official talking about it, saying that the prime minister intends to recruit you to work for the state to persuade and study Mongolia, what do you think?"

In this regard, Zheng Pu did not think about it, so he replied, "Uncle Hui Shi, Pu should not give up his life."

(End of this chapter)