The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 60 Food
Liu Wei won, but at this time Liu Wei was not proud, he was very calm, even calm.

In the face of everyone's praise, only he himself knows best that his victory depends entirely on luck.

Originally, he had no idea about today's competition, because he didn't know what Murong Bo was competing for. When Murong Bo mentioned calligraphy and essays, he was still half happy and half worried. Not very confident. Although he practiced brush calligraphy in his previous life since he was a child, how could the brush calligraphy practiced in that era be comparable to the great Confucians of this era?

Then there is the article, the article is not easy to write, even if the ancients are used to make up the number, it must meet the requirements of Murong Bo. Fortunately, Liu Wei happened to know one, which is this "Heart Technique".

"Mind Technique" is an article in "Book of Quan" written by Su Xun, a litterateur in the Northern Song Dynasty.There is an extremely detailed description of the use of soldiers, and the sentence that Mount Tai collapses in front of it without changing its color, and the elk rises on the left without blinking is a famous sentence through the ages. I am afraid that only this sentence can support the entire article.

It was a fluke that Liu Wei won.

Now that he has won, he is not arrogant. After he bowed his hands slightly to the audience, he immediately got off the stage and rushed towards the capital. Out of the crowd, Su Tongkan's carriage came up to meet him, Su Tongkan waved to Liu Wei in the carriage, Liu Wei understood it, and quickly jumped up.

The carriage drove away and soon entered the city.

On the way into the city, Su Another looked at him with a slight smile and said, "Master Liu can write articles like "Heart Technique", he is really a pillar of the country."

Liu Wei smiled slightly: "Mr. Su's absurd praise, but it's just for the competition, and it's only on paper, it's unrealistic, otherwise Mr. Su wouldn't have voted for Murong Bo, would he?"

Su was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Liu Wei to say that, but he wasn't angry either, and he didn't think Liu Wei would be angry because he didn't vote for him.

"Mr. Murong is the dean of the academy after all. If he doesn't have a vote, it would be too ugly. Fortunately, Tao Gu and others voted for you because of their high regard for you, so I won't do this icing on the cake."

"Mr. Su naturally has his own principles in doing things, but judging from my experience, the reason why Tao Gu and others voted for me is not because I value them, but because of the situation."

"Oh, forced by the situation?" Su looked not surprised, but looked at Liu Wei with interest and asked.

"Naturally, it was forced by the situation. As soon as "Inner Art" came out, everyone on and off the stage reacted strongly. If they didn't vote for it, they would inevitably be criticized by the people in the audience. They are all contemporary people with knowledge and status, and they are very famous. , how could his reputation be tarnished because of Murong Bo, Mr. Su voted for Murong Bo, presumably it is the same?"

Liu Wei said it calmly, without a trace of anger, but the meaning in his words was already clear, Su Tong thought that he voted for Murong Bo to avoid suspicion, but to avoid suspicion was to cherish his name, if he voted for Liu Wei, even if Liu Wei was genuine As for the name, he, Su Tongkan, would inevitably be slandered in the back, but now that he has switched to Murong Bo, not only will he not be slandered, but he may gain a good reputation because of it.

After Liu Wei finished speaking, Su Another looked at him with a slight smile: "Master Liu is really extraordinary, he can see the essence through his performance, it's not simple, it's not simple!"

"There, there." Just as he was talking, Liu Wei's stomach suddenly groaned, Liu Wei was a little embarrassed, and said: "I didn't expect that after a competition, it was almost noon. If Mr. Su doesn't mind, we How about finding a place to fill your stomach?"

Su also felt hungry after looking at it, and said, "Okay!"
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Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Kaifeng, the capital city, has been in a peaceful state, which has attracted many people from other places. The arrival of people from other places has made the culture here diversified, and the most obvious thing is the snacks.

Kaifeng's snacks are very famous, almost including famous snacks from all over the country.

Liu Wei and Su Tongan saw that they got out of the carriage after they entered the downtown area. The streets were bustling with hawkers, and Su Tongan seemed to have no definite goal, so he followed Liu Wei and chatted while walking. .

"There is another person who went to the stage with Mr. Liu. Is it okay for Mr. Liu to leave him?"

"My friend kept a low profile. Just as I was surrounded by people, he took the opportunity to leave. It's okay."

The two were chatting like this, a small shop in front was crowded with people, and there was actually a long queue, and white gas could be faintly seen inside the small shop, in this late autumn season, the white gas gave people a warm feeling, Liu Wei saw Therefore, he said with a slight smile, "Mr. Su, there seems to be a seller of steamed stuffed buns in front, how about we go and eat a few?"

There were a lot of people, and I didn't know how long we would have to wait, but Su Giankan didn't refuse, and said with a smile, "I stayed in the Kaifeng mansion all day, and I haven't tasted folk snacks for a long time. Since Master Liu likes it, then I will accompany you."

With that said, the two lined up behind the crowd.

Originally, as the two of them, they didn't have to queue up to eat anywhere, but Liu Wei didn't have that sense of superiority in his heart, so he chose to line up. , I had to line up with Liu Wei. Fortunately, after the two chatted, there were many topics, so they were not very lonely.

Although the queue was long, they could leave as soon as the buns were purchased, so Liu Wei and Su Tong saw that they hadn't queued for a long time. When they were in the queue, they had already seen a sign in front that said Guan's buns, two for a penny. , so when they arrived, Liu Wei immediately took out three coins from his body and said, "Six buns."

Liu Wei said something, but he didn't get an answer, which made Liu Wei very strange. When he looked up, he saw a father and daughter selling buns. The father was busy in the store, and the daughter was handing out buns in front. The girl looked sweet. , a pair of eyes are extremely watery, as if they can talk.

But she didn't speak, but kept waving to Liu Wei.

Liu Wei frowned slightly, and said, "What does the girl mean by waving all the time?"

The woman showed a little eagerness, and then shook her head again and again. Seeing that Liu Wei was still puzzled, she ran into the shop suddenly. After a while, the woman's father came out with an apologetic expression on his face, and said, "You two guests, I'm really sorry, Mr. There are only four steamed buns left in the store. They are... they are our father and daughter's lunch at noon today, so we can't sell them to the two of you. Please forgive me. The youngest girl can't speak, so there is no disrespect to the guest officers. meaning."

After the man finished speaking, Liu Wei suddenly realized that the woman was dumb, and in the cage not far away, although there was steam coming out, there were really only four buns left.

Liu Wei didn't have to eat the buns, and he wasn't a domineering person, but when he saw the father and daughter selling buns hard here, but in the end they could only eat two buns each, he didn't know why. softened up.

After taking out some scraps of silver from his body and putting them on the table, Liu Wei said: "The two of us really want to try your steamed stuffed buns, so please share two of them. You can go to the side to buy some other scraps of silver." something to eat."

When my father saw the broken silver, his expression changed slightly. Although the broken silver is small, it is worth hundreds of Wen. It is the price they sell buns for a day. Now the two customers in front of him only need two buns, so why is he not tempted?

But although his heart was moved, he was not moved, because his daughter had already picked up the broken silver and returned it to Liu Wei, and then took out the two buns in the cage and handed them to Liu Wei.

The buns are hot, and the girl's face is smiling like a spring breeze in March. For some reason, the corners of Liu Wei's eyes are moist. In this world, there are only a few women who are not greedy and kind.

Although the woman in front of her was dumb, she was the kindest person in the world.

Liu Wei suppressed the tears in his eyes, squeezed out a slight smile, and said: "I can understand what you mean, since you think money should be obtained in a proper way, then I will not force you." After putting away the broken silver, Liu Wei put it down After paying a penny, he handed Su another bun to look at, then turned and left.

Liu Wei's behavior gave people a cold feeling, as if this person's heart was hard, but Su Gian only smiled slightly, and after taking a bite of the bun, said: "The bun is delicious, no wonder there are so many customers."

Liu Wei also took a bite, but he didn't find it as delicious as Su Jiaojian, because he had eaten many delicious buns in his previous life, Guan's buns, which were too common for him.

When they got into the carriage, the two of them had already finished eating the buns, but it wasn't until this time that Su looked at him and said with a smile: "The girl's father clearly wants your broken silver very much."

Liu Wei nodded, he could see it from the father's eyes, but he could see the father's desire, but not greed.

"That woman is dumb. If that father wants to treat his daughter, he will naturally need a lot of money."

Liu Wei said it indifferently, and after Su Jiaojian heard it, he smiled slightly: "I have expected this, but I am very puzzled. Since Mr. Liu knew that the father urgently needed money to see a doctor for his daughter, why didn't he Keep the broken silver, if you really want to keep it, I think that father will accept it."

Liu Wei was silent, but not for long.

"Maybe I should keep the broken silver, but although that girl is sweet, she has a resolute character, otherwise she would not have returned the broken silver. I don't like to do things that are difficult for others."

"Even if it's a good thing for others, don't you want to do it?"

Liu Wei hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "That's right!"

After hearing Liu Wei's words, Su Jiaojian suddenly smiled, his smile was also like the spring breeze in March, because he suddenly felt warm, because he knew that Liu Wei's words were not difficult, but he Now that someone else is in trouble, how can you just ignore it?

Helping others when others are in a hurry, this is Su Duankan's principle, and it is also Liu Wei's principle.

(End of this chapter)