I travel through the heavens as a human being

Chapter 41 The place of fame

On the day Xu Yang left Baihualou.

A rather strange thing spread throughout the county in a very short period of time, and spread outside the county at a very fast speed.

Even the county boss, who always paid no attention to private matters and was always thinking about how to get greedy, was also very concerned about this.

Seven days later, a literary gathering will be held in Baihua Building. During this period, those with outstanding literary talents will receive a large amount of writing support and be accompanied by beauties.

Literary meeting.

Most of them are organized by scholars, and the scale and publicity are not very big.

But it is rare for this brothel to hold a literary party.

This is the first time I heard about it locally. In the past, everyone heard about it from that novel or from the mouths of merchants from far away:

A certain brothel held a literary party, and a certain family's talented man was spotted by the oiran because he was the guest of the queen.

I didn't expect that the local Baihualou would come to such an event. I just didn't know if this literary event would be like what they knew, with talented people and beauties competing for their beauty with poems and songs.

It is human nature to watch the excitement, and this remote small county has always been calm, but this time it was really stirred up by the cultural meeting.

Not to mention the common people who have never entered Baihua Tower, even the small and powerful local families are very concerned about this.

Of course, those who care the most are the scholars.

Money, beauty, and fame, there is always one thing that can touch their hearts.

In this era, most scholars have good family backgrounds, but they are not short of money. Don’t you like beauty?If you are not moved by money or sex, don't you care about your reputation?

What do most people study for? Isn't it just to take the imperial examination and become a high official?

And with a good reputation, the officials in charge of the imperial examinations will also look high on you.

It is precisely because of these benefits that all the scholars are gearing up, making preparations secretly, and waiting for the start of the literary meeting in seven days.

Of course, in addition to the scholars who decided to participate in the cultural gathering, there are also a small number of scholars who are self-proclaimed and noble people and do not look down on the literary gathering in the brothel at all. These people will not participate in this literary gathering and are not worth mentioning. .

The most shocking thing is that several old stubborns clamored for the brothel to hold cultural gatherings. It was really a deterioration of the academic style and an insult to politeness. They actually went to the county government to file a lawsuit against Baihualou.

The final result was that these stubborn old men were kicked out without even seeing the county magistrate.

This result can actually be predicted. After all, as the only brothel in the county, Baihualou is not a soft persimmon that can be manipulated by others. It also has a background.

Behind the Baihua Building is the shadow of the local government, which can provide a large amount of money every year, otherwise it would not be able to open.

Think about the local gangsters, gangsters, exorbitant taxes and other things. If they can't handle any of them, it will be enough to bankrupt Baihualou.

It is precisely because of the solid foundation that a few old die-hards who have been fooled by reading are no match for Baihualou.

It is said that after those old stubborn men were kicked out of the yamen, they were beaten with sacks that night. After that, these people could not leave the door or take a step forward.

The seven days passed quickly, but those who were thinking about the Baihualou Cultural Club were counting the days day by day, and they were already impatient to wait.

On the seventh day, before the sun went down, Baihua Building opened for business, and many scholars began to gather outside Baihua Building.

"The bustle caused quite a stir this time. I heard that scholars from Linxian County are here."

In a private room facing the window on the second floor of Baihua Building, the madam of Baihua Building was respectfully drinking tea and talking with a somewhat stout middle-aged man.

Judging from the madam's attitude, this middle-aged man has quite a lot of background.

The bustard's answer exposed the middle-aged man's identity: "Yeah, this is not all thanks to you, the county magistrate. I also have to thank you for saving Baihualou from a lawsuit."

"Haha, it's a trivial matter, don't worry about it."

The county magistrate, who came out incognito, waved his hand directly to the madam's thanks, pretending not to care.

But the madam was not a fool and knew the county magistrate's greed, so he took out a 50-tael banknote and handed it over, smiling charmingly and saying:

"Where, where? I still have to thank you. I would like to invite you to have tea, sir."

The county magistrate glanced at the banknote lightly, then put it away calmly, and then the smile on his face became even brighter.

He was very satisfied with the Madam's wink.

It was at this time that the chatter of the scholars outside reached the county magistrate's ears through the window. He immediately felt something in his heart and asked:

"Madam, why do you think of holding a literary party?"

"I heard that my colleague Fengyan Pavilion over there in the provincial capital held a literary conference and made his name famous. He made a lot of money every day. I don't want to give it a try."

Facing the county magistrate's inquiry, the old bustard kept telling lies without changing his face. He told every word about Xu Yang. After all, Xu Yang had already told him to keep things confidential.

It's not that the madam talks about credibility, but that Xu Yang still has the other half of the unpaid money in his hand.

Xu Yang said at that time that if he knew that the agreement between them was spread, he would not give the money.

As for the old bustard's words, the county magistrate didn't have any doubts and just believed them to be true. He pointed to the groups of scholars outside the window and said:
"Haha, there are a lot of people coming from outside. It seems that the reputation of Baihualou will spread to other counties, and you will make a lot of money every day."

"According to your auspicious words, you will need to take more care of me in the future."

After hearing the county magistrate's words, the madam also laughed and flattered him.

"Fetch the plum blossoms and go get busy."

"Then please wait a moment, sir."

Looking at the sky getting dark outside, the county magistrate also knew that Baihua Building was about to open for business. He still had his own business here, so he couldn't delay making money.

On the other side, after listening to the county magistrate's words, the madam quickly exited the box and went to do her business.

When it got dark and the lanterns outside Baihua Tower were lit up one by one, the door that many scholars had been waiting for was finally opened by the people inside.

But even though they were anxiously waiting in their hearts, at this time, they paid great attention to their words and deeds, for fear that they would make mistakes in any aspect, lose people, and be laughed at by everyone.

No, at the door, there were several scholars giving way to each other, asking each other to go first.

When these people gave way, they blocked the people behind. It was not easy for everyone to get angry on this occasion, so they could only stare at them angrily.

It wasn't until someone couldn't help coughing heavily that the people at the door came to their senses.

After seeing the angry eyes of the others behind him, Dang even turned red and quickly entered the Baihua Building with an embarrassed look on his face.

And with the existence of this episode, no one among the remaining scholars could give in anymore.

At the end of the team, Xu Yang looked at the brightly lit Baihua Tower in front of him and the scholars who looked like brothers and sisters, but he smiled slightly and thought to himself:

Wenhui is where I became famous.

　Finally got out.Let's make some small talk. As a man from the north, I have never seen such heavy rain as it has recently. It's raining really hard. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)