Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1128 Spring
In March of Yangchun, the willows are green and the flowers are red, and the Qinhuai River is rippling with blue waves.On the water, there are gorgeous flower boats slowly passing by from time to time, and the melodious sound of the piano is heard in the boat, adding a touch of beauty to the infinite spring.

Among the flower boats, there is a big boat that is particularly conspicuous.

The boat was much bigger than ordinary boats, it had three floors, and each floor was decorated with exquisite lanterns, under which were hung colorful silks.Although it is daytime now, we cannot see the gorgeous lanterns, but the soft colored silk is floating in the wind, and the musicians on the boat are looming, singing softly and softly, which has a special taste.

Most of these people who often live on the Qinhuai River have developed sharp eyes.Even the occasional tourists on the Qinhuai River are amazed at the grandeur of this boat.

When seeing this ship, many people paid attention.

"Whose boat is this, a newly opened business?" Not far away, on the bow of a flowery boat, a fat middle-aged man held a beautifully dressed woman in his arms, staring at her with small eyes. Big ship, said.

The woman followed his gaze, but was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's such a magnificent big boat, this is the first time I have seen it, I have to ask my mother..."

The fat man was curious, so he turned his head and shouted, and saw a woman in her thirties coming out of the cabin, her hair was combed in an orderly manner, and only a peony gold hairpin was inserted. life close.

Dressed like this, she looks like a woman from a good family, but she is living on the Qinhuai River, and there are a few people who have left Fengyue, only to hear her say with a smile: "Master Qin..."

Listening to Master Qin and asking about the big boat, the mother took a closer look and recognized the origin: "It's the boat of Lu's family in Yangzhou..."

"Yangzhou Lu's family?" The fat man's eyes flickered: "It's the salt merchant's Lu's family? No wonder everyone says that the salt merchant is rich and rich. After all, it's not ordinary."

The mother continued: "What the uncle said is exactly. Although the Lu family is not as old as the Cheng family, it has been rich for several lifetimes. In recent years, it seems to have the meaning of surpassing the Cheng family. It is said outside that the Lu family There is a backer in Beijing. The third master of their family is now an official in the governor's office. Although his official position is not high, no one in Jiangning City dares to underestimate it... It is estimated that they are entertaining officials and guests. Come to Jiangning to manage, and I think this year will be no exception..."

The fat man muttered and said: "What's so great about being an official? My eldest brother is also an official, managing a province. When the master goes to the elder brother's side, he will also follow the style."

Seeing his vulgar words and deeds, and the country-like clothes on his body, the mother thought he was bragging casually, but she didn't take it seriously, only the eyes of the young woman who was snuggling next to the fat man flashed...

On the flower boat not far away, a banquet has already been set up.

There were two people sitting on the front seats, but they were not the old man Lu, the head of the Lu family, but two tall and strong men, one in his forties and the other in his thirties.

The older one, with pockmarks the size of copper coins, looked a bit tough; the younger one, with handsome eyebrows, a short beard, and a straight waist.

The next one to accompany the guests is an old man in his sixties and a middle-aged man in his thirties. The two have similar features. They are the old man of the Lu family mentioned by the mother just now and the Lu family who is an official in the governor's yamen. Three masters.

There is an old man here, the third master of the Lu family is just holding the pot and the cup.

"Cao Zhentai and Li Futai are honored, and I am very honored. Speaking of which, the Cao family and our Lu family have been friends for several lifetimes, and Mr. Futai is the parents of the same place. I should have come to pay respects to the two of you. I am old and frail, and the winter is hard. Now that spring is here, my health will be better. Please don't blame me, my lords, otherwise I will be in panic." Old Master Lu said.

His words were very humble, but his tone was not weak.Although he didn't become an official, he spent money to buy a Daotai top, and he often socialized in the officialdom.Not to mention the governor, even the governor was his guest.

The one called Cao Zhentai is Cao Song, who is now the commander-in-chief of Jiangning; Li Futai is Li Wei.

Li Wei is invited for this table of wine today, and Cao Song is an accompanying guest.

The third master of the Lu family is called Lu Anhe, who is about the same age as Cao Song.When the Cao family was in Jiangning, Lu Anhe followed his father to Zhizao Mansion and met Cao Song.

The two are old friends, they are about the same age, and they are officials in the same place, so they are naturally acquainted.

When the Lu family entertained the "honored guest" Li Wei, Cao Song was the most important accompanying guest.

Although Cao Song was an accompanying guest, his official position was one level higher than Li Wei's. The two gave way to each other, and finally both took the top position.

Cao Song just listened to Mrs. Lu's words with a smile. Whether the two ancestors had friendship is not certain. The status of the Cao family back then was a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River. Who didn't come to weaving mansion to ask for safety?
Besides, even if the two families are related, he doesn't want the other party to act like "Uncle Shi" or "Uncle Shi".

He came to Jiangnan with Li Wei, so he knew that Li Wei was concerned about Jiangnan salt merchants.

This Lu's family is a big family among the salt merchants, who knows if the back is clean or not, it's okay to eat and drink with Lu Anhe all the time, it's okay to have a good relationship with the family.

Li Wei glanced at Cao Song, seeing that he had no intention of speaking, he smiled and said, "Grandpa Lu is very polite. If Ben Fu hadn't just arrived in Jiangnan and was busy with work, maybe Ben Fu would have gone to Jiangnan to visit the old lady long ago."

Old Mrs. Lu laughed "haha" twice, saying that he didn't dare to take it seriously, but his face was a bit smug...

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Pushing a cup and changing a cup, this meal is eaten from afternoon to dusk.

When the boat was on the shore, Li Wei was full of drunkenness, and his walking was a little unsteady. He got off the shore with the support of two beautiful women.

Li Wei has a straightforward temperament, and Mrs. Lu is flattering, so the guests and hosts enjoyed the meal.

When Mrs. Lu said to send two maidservants to Li Wei, Li Wei half pushed and half accepted.

After seeing off Li Wei, Mrs. Lu and Lu Anhe thanked Cao Song solemnly.After all, as Cao Yong, willing to be an accompanying guest is really giving them face, which is a great favor.

Cao Song waved his hands, and only said that he had friendship with Lu Anhe, which was nothing.

As if afraid of neglecting Cao Song, Mrs. Lu called out a pair of beautiful girls, not inferior to the pair of sisters who gave to Li Wei. He said that he had heard that Mrs. Cao Song was not around, so he added two maids to wait on her.

Before Cao Song came to the banquet, he sent a letter to Li Wei.

When Li Wei replied, if the Lu family gave a gift, he would accept it.In addition, these two girls were the ones who held the cup by Cao Song's side during the banquet. They were docile and pretty, and Cao Song liked them very much.

Therefore, when Cao Song returned to the General Military Mansion, two small sedan chairs followed behind him.

Seeing these two delicate beauties get out of the car and gently move the golden lotus, Cao Song's heart skipped a beat.Two months in the south of the Yangtze River, when the men talked about dirty things, they often mentioned the beauty of the three-inch golden lotus. Cao Song was confused and couldn't ask him directly.

Because the Cao family is a bannerman, except for the concubine of the Han family who was taken by the second house back then, the other women are all natural feet.

The color of the wine, the matchmaker, and the two little beauties at the banquet gave him away lightly, which made Cao Song feel a little itchy.

However, he is no longer a brat, he will not be dazzled by the beauty, he did not call these two women to sleep, but went to Zilan's room, and after a lot of tossing, he fell into a drowsy sleep.

Until a few days later, he found an opportunity to go to the governor's office to meet Li Wei and find out the details of the two girls.

"Whose maids have small feet? Look at them dressed like the ladies of the family, and they don't seem to be able to serve people. Could it be that they are Qinglou in the brothel?" Cao Song asked: "My uncle's family training before his death, prostitutes are not allowed to enter Even if the Cao family is a servant girl in name, it is not good to keep it in the inner house, as it will hinder their reputation."

Li Wei couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said: "You can take it at ease, it's right to relieve your boredom. The Lu family often walks around in the officialdom, so they know what to avoid. Although their family doesn't set foot in Fengyuechang, they have their own skinny horse shop .These maidservants are all raised by their family. It is true that they should not be taken too seriously. If you like them, keep them. If you don’t like them, you can give them away or keep them aside. Don’t bother too much.”

Although Cao Song also has wives and concubines, the Cao family's family style is not as patriarchal as outsiders, so he disagrees with Li Wei's words, but he is not wordy.

He was in his prime, when his firepower was strong, and that night, he took one of the two women.

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Compared with the comfort of Li Wei and Cao Song, Cao Yong is a bit busy here.

In early March, Cao Yong went to Green Camp.

When the battalions came out, at a glance, there were no white-haired veterans standing around.

Cao Yong didn't talk nonsense, and only checked some soldiers according to the few items listed on the "Jian Bing".

Although when drawing the bow and lifting the stone, it seems that it is either dragging or strenuous, but after all, the physical strength is not bad.As long as this point is reached, Cao Yong is very satisfied. After all, it is only a month's work and there is no time for training.

He first praised the leaders of the green battalion, and then became strict, questioning the bow and arrow skills of these people, and then mentioned that when he comes back in June, he will invite the emperor to send someone over, and hope that everyone will practice hard in the next few months. and so on.

Several admirals and general soldiers were both surprised and happy when they heard this, but suddenly they became very energetic.

I just finished reading the green camp here, and Feng Ren brought a few old Hanlin over there to ask Cao Yong to write a plaque.

With the concerted efforts of Qingyuan City officials and squires, it took only one and a half months, and the Lotus Academy was almost built.It will be completed by the end of the month.

Cao Yong doesn't like to show off, and he doesn't like to participate in this kind of name keeping, but in Qingyuan City, he is the most suitable person to raise a plaque for Lotus Academy.

Cao Yong couldn't refuse, so he picked up a pen, first wrote the name of the academy on a piece of paper, and then took another piece of paper and wrote the four characters "chunhuaqiushi".

Feng Ren had seen Cao Yong's characters before, he stroked his beard with a smile, and didn't say anything; on the contrary, the old Hanlin who came with him looked and looked, and couldn't help but praise him. A little more respect...

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