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  Chapter 283 281 [Red Dust Nun]

  Eleventh year of Chongzhen, winter.

Hangzhou West Lake.

  Broken bridge, live in peace.

   Taoist Wang Wei in grass clothes is tending his garden.

  There are not only flowers and trees in the garden, but also some vegetables. She first knocked off the snow on the vegetable leaves, then went to inspect the flowers and trees, and then picked up the broom to clean the yard.

  Wang Wei is forty-one years old this year. His father died when he was seven years old. The tribe dominated his family property and sold Wang Wei into a brothel.

  At the age of fourteen, Wang Wei started his business and went boating in Nanjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou.

  After a small amount of savings, Wang Wei suddenly disappeared, clothed in robes and bamboo sticks, traveled to famous mountains and rivers, and wrote a book "The Story of Famous Mountains".

  At the age of eighteen, Wang Wei fell in love with Mao Yuanyi's talent and character, and married Mao Yuanyi as his concubine at the same time as his friend Yang Wan. Mao Yuanyi prefers Yang Wan, and Wang Wei feels increasingly alienated, so she chooses to leave alone.

  At the age of nineteen, Wang Wei came to Hangzhou and met the talented Tan Yuanchun.

  Wang Wei fell in love at first sight and took the initiative to pursue.

  Tan Yuanchun does not take the initiative, refuses, and is not responsible. As a famous prostitute, you can play for fun, what do you do at home when you marry her?

  Wang Wei was seriously ill and left Hangzhou to visit famous mountains.

   Returning to Hangzhou again, Wang Wei became a nun, escaped into Buddhism, and called himself "Daoist in Grass Clothes".

   "Bang bang bang!"

  The courtyard door knocked.

  Wang Wei put down the broom and opened the door to welcome guests.

  But he saw Wang Mingran, the son of a wealthy businessman, standing outside the door, and there were more than ten scholars behind him.

  Wang Mingran, a wealthy businessman in Huizhou, donates money through righteousness, and likes to make friends with celebrities and prostitutes. He and Wang Wei have been good friends for many years. Hearing that Wang Wei became a monk, he immediately built a house by the West Lake and gave it to Wang Wei to concentrate on practicing Buddhism.

   After Liu Rushi broke up with Chen Zilong, he threatened to marry someone more talented than Chen Zilong. Wang Ranming also came to comfort her, persuading her not to be sad, and later facilitated the marriage of Liu Rushi and Qian Qianyi.

  What Wang Mingran really likes is the female painter Lin Xue.

  After getting old, Wang Mingran went to Fujian to search for Lin Xue, and the two reunited with wrinkled faces.

   "Everyone, please come in." Wang Wei said together.

  Women live alone to earn living expenses, Wang Wei, who is 41 years old, naturally cannot sell herself again.

  In fact, after she worshiped the Buddha, she cleaned herself up. But there are often scholars who come to visit, do not drink alcohol, only drink tea, recite poems and compose Fu, talk about the past and the present.

  It is equivalent to a social platform for celebrities, and it is very high-end. Without a certain status and fame, it is impossible to come here to consume.

  If you are talented, Wang Wei doesn’t charge you anything, you can treat this as a free hotel.

  Wang Mingran introduced: "This is Huang Ying, a well-known scholar in Jiangxi."

   "I have met Mr. Huang." Wang Wei saluted.

  Xu Ying cupped her hands and said: "I have admired your name for a long time, and I am honored to meet you today."

  The rest of the scholars were not introduced.

  Wang Wei felt very strange. These scholars were all wearing Confucian shirts, but they were all carrying long swords.

   It is not a scribe's sword, but a two-handed sword.

  Wang Wei invited them in to add firewood to the clay stove to make tea. He took out more than ten futons and spread them on the ground for everyone to sit cross-legged.

   "How are you doing recently?" Wang Mingran asked.

  Wang Wei replied: "The day before yesterday I caught wind and cold, and I have recovered. Why haven't I seen you in the past two months?"

  Wang Mingran said with a smile: "I have been traveling in Huyang with Huang Xiandi, and we have not been in Hangzhou."

  Wang Wei became more and more curious about this "Huang Ying", thinking that it was the son of some high-ranking official, otherwise Wang Mingran would never have paid so much attention to it.

  Xu Ying took out three books, all of which were the latest editions, one called "Datong Collection", one called "Datong Female General Records", and the other called "Datong Travel Notes".

  Handing the book over, Xu Ying asked, "Have the female mages heard of such books?"

  Wang Wei nodded and said, "I've seen "Da Tong Ji"."

  Xu Ying smiled and said: "Master, you can read "The Record of the Female Generals of Datong"."

   Watching now?

  Wang Wei glanced at the crowd and saw that no one was talking, so he curiously opened "The Record of the Female Generals of Datong".

   It took two quarters of an hour for Wang Wei to finish reading the book, and suddenly felt uneasy. If she had been twenty years younger, she would have left everything behind and immediately went to Jiangxi to seek refuge with Zhao Han.

  Closing the pages of the book, Wang Wei asked, "Mr. Huang belongs to Zhao Tianwang?"

   "Of course." Xu Ying smiled.

  In Yangzhou and Zhenjiang, Xu Ying's identity is almost semi-public. Not only was there no danger, but they were treated with courtesy. This change came after Zhao Han captured Guangdong and Hunan.

  These more than a dozen sword-carrying sons were all from Fushe before.

  Whether it is the Donglin Party or the current Fushe, the main members are merchants and middle and small landlords. There are also big landlords and big businessmen, but the proportion is very small.

  After the theory of Datong was spread, merchants and small landlords liked it very much, because "The Collection of Datong" was also their appeal.

  These swordsmen are all small landlords, and now they are all Datong members.

  They follow Xu Ying to travel around, and practice sword array in their spare time. When encountering arrest by the government, encountering bandits and gangsters, he directly draws his sword to greet him. So far, he has never suffered a defeat.

  Wang Wei asked curiously: "I'm a nun, why did you come to visit me?"

  Xu Ying said: "Please write a letter."

   "To whom?" Wang Wei asked.

  Xu Ying replied: "Mr. Shi Min (Mao Yuanyi)."

  Wang Wei was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly.

   Mao Yuanyi was her real first love, and she married Mao Yuanyi as a concubine for several months.

   Mao Yuanyi fought in Liaodong and was Sun Chengzong's right-hand man. He also went to the south of the Yangtze River to raise warships and strengthen the Liaodong Navy. He once led more than ten cavalry to protect Sun Chengzong from breaking through.

  This man is both literary and military, with "Nine Studies and Ten Bumu" for literature, and "Wu Bei Zhi" for martial arts. "Wu Bei Zhi" was called "the encyclopedia of military science" by later generations.

   At this time, he was in Fujian and was demoted to the guard post.

  In history, after more than a year, the Tartars entered the customs again. Mao Yuanyi asked to lead troops to serve the king, but was obstructed by the powerful, and died of grief and drunkenness.

  Wang Wei asked: "What to write?"

  Xu Ying replied: "The tragedies of the various prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River have been written truthfully."

   "Zhao Tianwang wants to attack Fujian?" Wang Wei asked again.

   "Sooner or later." Xu Ying said ambiguously.

  Wang Wei asked again: "Why don't you let the Mao family write letters?"

  Xu Ying sighed: "The Mao family has too much land, and it will definitely be divided in the future. I went to visit, but not only closed the door, but even reported to the county magistrate to arrest me. Alas, I was very embarrassed at that time."

   It was quite embarrassing, Xu Ying's swordsman, hacked to death and wounded more than a dozen yamen servants, and was frightened to learn that the county was in embarrassment and fled back to the city.

  Wang Wei got up to get a pen and paper, and spewed out hundreds of words, without adding any points to the text, and just brushed it off.

  Xu Ying took the reading and said with emotion: "Good calligraphy, good literary talent, I am not as good as that."

  According to Fujian businessmen, the whole of Fujian, due to the previous defeat in Jiangxi, the officers and soldiers have long since lost their fighting spirit. Only the guards and navy guarded by Mao Yuanyi have become the strongest army in Fujian after long-term training.

   Persuading this person to surrender, Fujian will get half of it and get this military theorist.

  Wang Wei got up again to refill tea for everyone, held up the teacups and said, "Replace the wine with tea, and respect the righteous men."

   "Please!" Xu Ying raised her glass.

  Wang Wei asked: "Jiangxi women, are they really as recorded in "The Record of the Female Generals of Datong"?"

  Xu Ying smiled and said: "Not only that. Under Zhao Tianwang's rule, three-year education is slowly being popularized. Even children in the mountains can study for three years for free. Girls and boys are generally the same."

   "Girls can also enter school?" Wang Wei asked in surprise.

"Of course," Xu Ying said, "Many gentry and rich families believe that men and women are inseparable, so they raise money to set up girls' schools. In girls' schools, the masters and students are all women. Women's enrollment not only has to learn poetry, but also You can study the Four Books and Five Classics. Zhao Tianwang's wife is a teacher at Saomei Girls' School, specializing in teaching "Four Books."

   "Sau Mei Girls' School, Sao Mei Girls' School," Wang Wei repeated, his face full of envy and longing. Immediately, she said sadly, "Unfortunately..."

  Xu Ying smiled and said: "There is no need to regret it. If the female mage returns to vulgarity, she can also go to Saomei Girls' School as a teacher."

   "I used to be a prostitute, can I also be a husband?" Wang Wei was a little excited.

"Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, there is no difference between good and bad," Xu Ying said, "The female mage forgot the "Record of the Female Generals of Datong"? Many of the women in it were also prostitutes. As long as they don't commit crimes, they will be good once , is a good citizen. If the female mage wants to go to Ji'an, I can send a boat to **** her and write a letter of recommendation to King Zhao."

   "That's the deal!"

  Wang Wei suddenly took off his nun hat, revealing a bald head. She threw her hat on the ground, and said sonorously, "Eating fast and reciting Buddha's name, there was nothingness. I can't stay idle. I have been reciting Buddha's name for more than ten years, but I haven't understood the profoundness of Buddhism. Why don't you go to Ji'an and be an upright person!"

   Seeing these words and deeds, Xu Ying immediately praised: "A real woman is also a hero!"

  Wang Wei is really a sweetheart. A sixteen or seventeen-year-old famous prostitute suddenly closed down and went on a trip alone. After running out of money, he returned to business and discussed with his good sister to marry Mao Yuanyi together. Realizing that Mao Yuanyi had no feelings for her, he left alone again. In the end, I met a heartbroken man, and went directly to Buddhism to become a nun.

  Such chicness is rare in the world.

  Wang Wei sat cross-legged on the futon: "Mr. Huang, I really like to hear about Jiangxi affairs again."

  Xu Ying pointed to "The Tale of the Great Traveler": "Mr. Mister, you can read this book. Although this is a novel, it is all adapted from real people and real events, and only a little legend is added."

   "Well, I'll see for myself," Wang Wei asked, "When can I go to Jiangxi?"

  Xu Ying said: "After the beginning of spring."

  Wang Mingran suddenly smiled and said: "See you next time, this grass-clothed Taoist is a schoolgirl."

  Wang Wei was generous, and teased himself: "Maybe I'll see you next time, I'm already married as a wife, and I've been a continuation of a beloved man."

   "Hahahaha!" Wang Mingran laughed.

  Xu Ying got up and cupped her hands: "Mister, I will take my leave."

  Wang Wei stayed and said: "Let's go after eating, I'll ask the restaurant to bring some food and drinks over."

   "No, see you in Ji'an." Xu Ying still has things to do. He came to Hangzhou not long ago, he had just settled down with his family, the intelligence contact point had not been built yet, and he was going to visit Liu Rushi today.

  Wang Wei sent them to the door, and went back to the room to read "The Tale of the Great Fellowship".

  While reading and reading, I feel the joys and sorrows of the characters in the book, and I look forward to the life in Jiangxi more and more.

  Suddenly tears rolled down, and she wiped her tears while laughing and talking to herself: "It's really like a fairyland on earth. If the book is one in ten thousand better, I can live a dignified life in Jiangxi."

  (end of this chapter)