Fisherman's Song Dynasty

Xu Zizhen obviously didn't know what Xiuwentang was, but he literally understood that it must be a place for reading, and he didn't care what the expressions on the faces of others were, so he immediately refused: "Mr. Gu's kindness is appreciated, but Xiao Zizhi Not here."

Just kidding, it took only a year or two for the Kingdom of Jin to destroy the Northern Song Dynasty, and he still rushed to the capital, isn't that courting death?It's better for An'an to hide in Suzhou, find a chance to soak Li'er in his hand and have a few children of his own...

Gu Yi was very disappointed, but he didn't say anything else, he just told him that if he figured it out, he could go to him or something, and then walked away tremblingly on crutches, while Hu Chang showed a posture of willing to bet and admit defeat , and slipped away with Zhang Ling's trio first.

The trouble was solved, and Qian Tongzhi also left. He was not good at writing, but he was still very discerning. Although he wanted to make friends with Xu Zizhen, he still left room for him to make friends with Mo Lier. Xu Zizhen was very impressed by this. The difference between people and people is too big, why are the Duan brothers so confused?

Duan Chen was very curious about him. He thought Xu Zizhen was just a commoner who was easy to fight, but he didn't expect him to be so talented. Whatever he said, he would drag him to find a place to have a good chat. Duan Yan has big eyes Looking at Xu Zizhen from time to time, his curiosity was beyond words.

"I'm sorry, Brother Duan, Li'er invited me to dinner today, I'm afraid we will have to talk another day." Xu Zizhen had no choice but to lie casually.

Duan Chen slapped his forehead and said with a broken smile: "This is my brother's abruptness. I forgot that Brother Xu has a beautiful woman by his side. If that's the case, I will take my leave first."

Xu Zizhen quickly returned the gift: "Go well, go well."

Duan Yan suddenly jumped up to him, smiled and said: "Brother Xu, my brother and I live in the Yongfu Inn in the south of the city, if you are free, don't forget to come and visit us." After speaking, he pulled Duan Chen to jump. Bouncing away.

Xu Zizhen scratched his head: "This kid is sixteen or seventeen years old, right? Why does he still walk like a rabbit?"

Everyone who had to go was gone, and Xu Zizhen hurriedly dragged Mo Lier away from here, because his performance just now was so amazing that many people still look at him with admiration and admiration.

After the two left the Stone of Thousand Persons, Mo Lier burst out laughing, and Xu Zizhen was puzzled: "Lier, what are you laughing at?"

"Brother Xu, how do you know that I want to invite you to dinner? Could it be that you can pinch and count?"

"Ah? Do you really want to invite me to dinner?" Xu Zizhen also wanted to laugh a little, "But I have a problem, I'm not used to having big girls invite me, especially a beauty like you, why don't you choose a place and I'll invite you. "

Mo Lier heard that he was praising her good looks again, her face blushed immediately, and she said: "It was my mother who invited brother Xu to thank him for saving me yesterday, but it was not in any restaurant, but at my house. , I hope Brother Xu will not dislike him."

Xu Zizhen patted his thigh: "I don't dislike it too much, the home-cooked food is good, hurry up, I'm hungry."

Mo Lier: "..."

Originally thought that Mo Lier's family was either a farmer or a fisherman, but Xu Zizhen realized that he had guessed wrong when he first arrived at Mo Lier's house. Mo Lier's house actually opened a large-scale rouge powder shop, which is located in Suzhou Prefecture. In the most prosperous area, Changmennei, the name also has a Jiangnan flavor, called Xie Fuchun.

"Li'er, this... is this opened by your family?" Xu Zizhen was a little surprised, not only because of the size of the store, but also because of Mo Lier's dress, she was dressed in ordinary cotton clothes, and she didn't look rich at all. The appearance of the second generation.

Mo Lier smiled sweetly: "This store has been passed down to my mother for the seventh generation."

Xu Zizhen was a little surprised, Seventh Generation, it was a hundred-year-old shop, Xu Zizhen was very interested in the cosmetics of this era, and followed Mo Lier into it.

The shop is very bright and bright. There is a central hall hanging on the wall facing the main entrance. There are two long counters on the left and right. There is a middle-aged woman sitting at each counter with an amiable smile.

Xu Zizhen was a little uncertain which one was Mo Lier's mother, and didn't know how to greet her. At this awkward moment, he saw a middle-aged woman turning out of the back room.

Mo Lier rushed over, hugged the woman's arm and said with a smile, "Mother, I have invited brother Xu here."

The woman tapped her forehead lightly with her fingers, and said with a smile, "You girl, why did you come back only now?" After speaking, she looked at Xu Zizhen with a smile.

Wow, the future mother-in-law is so young!This was Xu Zizhen's first feeling. This half-aged mistress is well maintained, and the years seem to have left no obvious marks on her body. She is a mature woman in her thirties.

Surprised, Xu Zizhen said casually: "Oh, Auntie, you are so young."

Flattering women in terms of age is effective in any dynasty, but this way of greeting was still awkward during the Northern Song Dynasty. Mo Lier's mother was slightly stunned, and then she pursed her lips and smiled, immediately showing her style: " Mr. Xu praised you absurdly." After speaking, he suddenly turned his head back and said, "Mr. Mo Xie, thank you Mr. Xu for saving Lier's life."

Xu Zizhen panicked all of a sudden: "Don't, don't, don't... Auntie, please don't be polite, the younger generation can't bear it, so thank you, thank you!"

Mo Lier watched it amusedly. It was the first time she saw Xu Zizhen so flustered, so she quickly smoothed things over and said, "Mom, I'm hungry."

Xu Zizhen had already digested all the food he ate at the temple fair, and at this moment his stomach was growling again, and he blurted out for some reason: "Yes, mother, I'm hungry too."

As soon as these words came out, Mo Li'er's small face was like a burning red cloud, and it penetrated to the depths of her neck. She stomped her feet and hid behind Mo Xie, not daring to raise her head again, while Mo Xie was stunned He glanced at Xu Zizhen with a half-smile, then turned around and told the two middle-aged women standing behind the counter: "Sister Wu, Sister Sun, let's close earlier today."

The two women responded, and they worked together to clear the door on the counter. From time to time, they giggled and secretly glanced at Xu Zizhen with a low smile, making his heart a little creepy. Mo Xie quickly recovered, smiled and raised his hand: "Xu Zizhen Young master, please."

"Uh, please..."

Xu Zizhen felt that his face was a little hot, and he didn't dare to say anything at this time, so he followed the mother and daughter obediently and turned into the inner hall. The elder sister and the two wives also entered the inner hall as companions, in order to prevent the neighboring family from talking about it.

There is a hole in the shop inside, after bypassing the central hall, there is a spacious courtyard with a clump of bamboos planted, and the second is the living room of Mo's family in the middle. The window lattices and door lintels are all carved by skillful hands, it is obvious that the Mo family is quite wealthy.

What Xu Zizhen didn't expect was that Mo Li'er's family had such a big foundation, but there was not even a servant girl in such a big living room, and the dishes on the table were all cooked by Mo Xie, at most it was Li'er. Let's do it.

"Auntie, forgive me for talking too much, you have such a big family, why don't you find some maids and aunts?" Xu Zizhen finally couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart, and asked.

Mrs. Mo Xie smiled slightly, but there was a trace of bitterness in that smile, and said slowly: "My husband passed away early, and only I and Li'er are left to depend on each other. We are unable to expand, and now the business is getting worse, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to keep it in the future even if we want to keep it.”

Xu Zizhen was silent. He knew very well how hard it was for a woman to support a family alone. After his parents passed away, he was exhausted enough to live with his younger brother.

"Auntie, I would like to offer you a toast. You have worked hard!" Xu Zizhen raised his glass and said seriously, and drank it down in one gulp.

Mo Xie also picked up the cup and took a sip. Seeing that the topic seemed a bit heavy, she calmed down and asked suddenly: "I heard from Li'er that you met Mr. Gu Yi in Huqiu today?"

Xu Zizhen nodded: "Yes, that old man is very interesting. The first time I saw me, he wanted to recommend me to some church in the capital."

Mo Xie was a little surprised: "Oh? Xiuwentang is the first literary club in the Song Dynasty. There are countless famous teachers and scholars. Anyone who can enter the Xiuwentang for research will greatly improve his chances of being admitted to the imperial examination in the future. I heard Li'er say that the young master is very talented in literature. Well, why is there no interest in this?"

Xu Zizhen laughed: "I'm not a scholar. That kind of place doesn't appeal to me. Besides, I just returned to my hometown. The most important thing right now is to make money. Otherwise, I won't be able to eat enough. How can I have time to study?"

He couldn't tell Mo Xie that his own level was undeniable, and every poem and word in the chrysanthemum exhibition was copied, especially the acrostic poem, which shamelessly changed Tang Bohu's poem about chrysanthemums.

Thinking of this, he secretly rejoiced that he had pursued those young girls from art schools back then, and in order to make himself look good, he had often memorized those poems and songs. His poems came in handy at this time.

Mo Xie smiled and said, "My lord doesn't want to be an official, do you intend to go into business?"

Xu Zizhen had just picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and wanted to put it in his mouth. He couldn't help being a little dazed when he heard this. He didn't plan to go to the capital to study, but his future plans were still blank, business?Are you this material?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly thought about it, but his face remained calm, and he changed the subject with a smile: "Let's talk about the future, one step is one step...Auntie, I don't care about Rouge." I don't quite understand, can you tell me about the varieties sold in the store?"

Mo Xie didn't know why a man like him became interested in rouge, but since he asked, he gave him a brief introduction, such as rouge, pomade, lip red, and Danko for nails, etc. The classification, grade and color were briefly mentioned, and Xu Zizhen heard it in his ears and kept it in his heart, and gradually became happy.

Dude knows what he can do!