Compete for the Song Dynasty

The afterglow of the setting sun stretched a tall and straight figure into a slender figure. This person walked unhurriedly on East Cross Street, with his head held high, occasionally nodding his head slightly to show a smile to those who greeted him.His status, his composure and ability are in such a big contrast with his age; the handsome face with sharp edges and corners makes it hard to see through the eyes, and the faintly raised corners of the mouth that seem to be smiling but not smiling are always a trace of unruliness.

People seem to be very familiar with him, and there are always people saying hello: "Prince, are you strolling?" "Prince, come to the shop?" It seems that this prince is so easy; There is an invisible halo on it, and the demeanor, gaze and expression give people a sense of distance.What's more, this person always has unexpected ideas, and no one knows what he will do next.

Cui Fu from Jinxiu Building knew that the young master would look around for business every day, and he had already walked to this street by this time, and he was already heading towards Mayer's Mansion under the corridor of Jinxiu Building. wait and see.Seeing Wang Pang getting closer, Cui Fu hurried forward.

Cui Fu is over 50 years old and has been running the Renhe Building for decades. He never imagined that the Renhe Building would be bestowed with the Jinxiu Building signboard, and that every day it would be full of guests and meals.He is grateful to this Prince Wang from a psychological point of view. Now not only is his purse full, but everyone in Jinxiu Tower is full of energy. The chef Xiao Er used to hire someone to do it, but now whenever there is spare time, there are people rushing to do it. of.

He rushed forward and bowed to salute: "Master, can you come in and sit for a while today?"

Wang Pang supported Cui Fu. People of this age were very calm in their work. Jinxiulou's business was booming these days, but the shopkeeper was very serious in his work, and it was very reassuring to leave it to such a person to take care of it.Seeing Cui Fu being so polite, Wang Pang said: "No, there is Cui shopkeeper now, so you can just do it without worry."

"Okay, okay" Cui Fu responded hastily.Watching Wang Pang go in the direction of Yunxuan, not only grateful but also admired in his heart.

Before arriving at Yunxuan, Wang saw a queue outside the gate of Yunxuan. He walked along the end of the queue to the head of the queue. There was a table there, and a gatekeeper was sitting behind the table. Come over, get up and say hello: "My lord, when will the reprinted "Cloud Extraction" arrive? You see, these are all waiting for you."

Someone in the team who knew Wang Pang shouted, "My lord, you have made us wait so hard for your "Cloud Picking". We waited in line for a long time and it was sold out. When will this reprint arrive?"

Wang Pang saw that the person who asked him was a scholar with a foreign accent, and he seemed to be a student who was going to Beijing to catch the exam, so he cupped his hands and said, "I'm really sorry, I didn't expect the sales to be so good. I heard that someone was waiting for this to be printed, so I came here." Take a look, and bring some small gifts for everyone by the way."

Someone asked: "My lord, you are being polite. I wonder what presents you brought to us?"

Wang Pang said with a smile: "Be safe and don't be impatient, everyone will know later."

He said, looking back, there was a strong servant behind him, carrying a load; there was something in the two bamboo baskets of the load, which looked heavy.

Seeing that the reprinted "Yunzhai" hadn't arrived at this time, Wang Pang sat under the eaves outside Yunxuan and chatted with the one who was waiting for the reprinted "Yunzhai".Someone asked: "My lord, we also imitated your tea ceremony, but we don't know where we can't do it."

A bystander said, "Could it be that your family doesn't have that beautiful woman serving tea?" Everyone burst into laughter.

Wang Pang naturally wouldn't laugh like those people, he said: "Tea tasting is like a beauty, but everyone knows that Yunxuan's tea is good. Now Yunxuan's tea is also sold in other teahouses, but Yunxuan's tea is also sold in other teahouses. The water is specially obtained mountain spring water, which is not available in every teahouse, and of course the water from ordinary people cannot compare."

Seeing everyone commenting: "If there is no such water, it will be difficult to taste Yunxuan tea."

Seeing this, Wang Pang went on to say: "The water in this well is a little astringent, but there are many ways to drink tea. Ordinary people can also drink tea in a simpler way, such as the present I brought to you today." Everyone saw him Say that and then quiet down.

Wang Pang continued: "This issue of "Cloud Extraction" is the first issue. In addition to the introduction of today's literati's works, there are also some methods of tasting tea. I am waiting for you today, so I specially prepared for you There is a tea bag, and inside is tea smoked with jasmine flowers, this tea can be brewed directly, the fragrance of the flower is overwhelming the astringency of the water, everyone can try it.”

After finishing speaking, he ordered the servant to distribute the pre-packaged scented tea to everyone according to the size of each pot.When the tea bag is held in the hand, it has the fragrance of jasmine, which is refreshing.When the tea bags were distributed, the reprints of "Cloud Picks" had already been delivered, and everyone returned satisfied with the "Cloud Picks" they bought again.Wang Pang looked at the flow of people gradually dispersing, thinking in his mind that the sale of this jasmine tea was also worrying.

Just as he was about to return home, he suddenly heard a person greet him: "Ruo, we meet again." Looking back, it was Wang Yansou, the genius who met Yuan, Hui Yuan, and Lian Zhong, whom he met in Jincheng County. .

Wang Yansou said with a cheerful tone, accompanied by a hearty smile, "I was about to visit the mansion, but I didn't expect to see you here."

Wang Pang was happy to see Wang Yansou even if he was surprised: "When did Yanlin arrive in the capital?" He walked forward as he spoke, and the two patted each other's arms, looking very close to others.

It would not be too much to describe Wang Pang's feelings for Wang Yansou with two talents. The two are about the same age. One is a well-known and civilized young Confucian businessman in the capital; teenage prodigy.Moreover, Wang Yansou is quite upright. The last time the two met in Jincheng, they had already cherished each other, and it felt like they hated seeing each other late. [

"I just arrived," Wang Yansou said, pointing to the mansion opposite, "Fortunately, I booked a room in advance when I came to the capital last time, otherwise I wouldn't be able to book a room now."

"Yanlin is forgetful. I can't decide what to be afraid of. Why don't you just stay with me, are you afraid that I won't entertain you?" The two laughed.

Wang Yansou laughed, stomped his feet with a naive look, and said, "Look, it's still too late, I heard people along the way that Yunxuan is going to publish "Cloud Picks" today, no, it looks like it's already sold out. "

When Wang Pang heard this, he thought it was nothing. He still had dozens of copies in his house and reserved them for others, but it would not be too late to give him another copy later. Seeing that the two of them were standing in the street and talking, it was a bit obstructive, so he said: "Yan Lin, come here, let's drink tea and chat for a while." After saying that, he ordered the man to set up a tea table on the cornerstone of the porch outside Yunxuan and sit down.

Wang Yansou saw that Wang Pang asked him to sit on the porch of Yunxuan. It was the evening wind blowing here, and there was finally a trace of coolness in the hot weather. If he sat here drinking tea, he would watch the people passing by on the street. The flow of people in the street was simply pleasant, so he followed Wang Pang happily, walked up the steps quickly, and then asked: "It seems that if you know the owner of Yunxuan very well, why don't you help me find the owner to order "Cloud Picking"?" good."

Hearing what he said, the girl who came to offer tea burst into a chuckle.Wang Yansou asked naively: "Is this girl laughing at me?"

The girl put down a tray with tea sets in her hand, blocked Wang Pang's sight with her robe sleeve, pointed at Wang Pang with her other hand like a green jade finger, and said, "I'm just laughing at my son." After finishing speaking, she went back to Yunxuan to continue Take what is necessary for drinking tea.

Only then did Wang Yansou realize that the reputation of this place is elegant, so why didn't he think of asking who the owner is: "It turns out that this Yunxuan is made by Ruo, no wonder it is so novel. But, why did Ruo invite me to drink in this corridor?" Tea? Don’t invite me to take a look inside.”

Wang Pang heard that Wang Yansou didn't mean to blame, but just a joke, as we all know that this Yunxuan is not something ordinary people can enter at will.But Wang Pang didn't mind the joke, instead he laughed and replied: "You sitting here is my live advertisement. How can I let you in so easily, how will others know that Wang Yansou, the wizard who won the third grade in the current division , and this Yunxuan's silver medal?"

Wang Yansou laughed loudly: "You are a businessman who is really good at business, but I don't go in and listen to what you say. But, what silver medal? I have your Yunxuan silver medal?" He didn't pay attention at first, but suddenly heard When I got the silver medal, I suspected that I had heard it wrong.

Wang Pang greeted Cai Jing, and said to him, you go to the mansion and tell Madam: "There are distinguished guests in the evening, let the mansion prepare wine and food, and let Madam take out this Yunxuan membership silver medal." Hearing the young master's order, Cai Jing turned around and hurried back to the mansion to report.

Wang Yansou opened his mouth wide, and asked as if in a dream for a long time: "I heard that Yunxuan's silver medal is now hard to find for a hundred taels of gold. If you can't make me happy."

Wang Pang saw that the tea girl had finished the "parade" tea sequence, and dismissed the tea girl to personally offer a cup of tea to Wang Yansou and said, "Does Yanlin think I'm joking with you?"

Wang Yansou was ecstatic, but he didn't seem to realize why such a big good thing happened to him. He held up the teacup and said, "So, I can also have that "Cloud Picking" or, I can also have it." Can I write a poem on "Cloud Extraction"?" Wang Pang laughed secretly, this bookworm.

Wang Yansou just arrived in the capital today, and he has gained so much. He hardly concealed his joy. It would be great if his poems could be included in "Cloud Extracts", but he actually recited them himself when he thought about it.

Wang Pang was watching his literati's sourness come out again, and he heard him say "nothing" so he asked, "what are you talking about yourself, what's not."

Wang Yansou came back to his senses, "Oh, I mean, but I wrote it, and my family can't see Yun Jie, so I'd be happy if I could."

The king smiled and said, "What's the problem? The emperor has approved it. This "Yunzhai" can be sent to various places together with the official "Di Bao" and sold by the post station. .”

This time Wang Yansou was even more surprised, what kind of hands and eyes could reach the sky in front of Wang Pang, who was the same age as himself.

How can Wang Pang have a hand and eye, but this journal has to go through the Guozijian before it can be published, which makes Renzong's treasury and Guozijian peel off a layer of skin. Renzong is happy with the cooperation of the Guozijian. It is distributed all over the country, so why not do it, let alone set up sales points by himself.

Besides, Wang Yansou in front of him, today the two of them drink tea in front of Yunxuan, and Wang is just going to fight, or his little gambling nature, he will bet that Wang Yansou will win three yuan in a row, even if he doesn't win, it doesn't matter, sooner or later he can He thinks he still has the vision to stand out and see the number of people in Wang Pang.