But he said that the Wu Mansion in Datong Lane was decorated with lanterns and decorations that day, and his wife took good care of Cheng'en. Mr. Wu ordered his servants to take good care of his wife's confinement.
"Master, please be at ease. I will tell the kitchen to adjust the recipe and work together to serve my wife well during the confinement period. I will ensure that the young master will be healthy and fat." Butler Li said obediently.
"If you serve well, you will be rewarded." Mr. Wu added a special sentence.
"Master, please take a look."
After Mr. Wu arranged everything, he walked into the store again. Most of the residents in the water alleys of Hexia Street are engaged in the businesses listed in the name of the alley, such as selling copperware, ironware, lime, clothing and other daily commodities.
In this environment, the Wu family also operates some small commodities. When business made a profit and their living conditions improved, the Wu family began to attach importance to education, hoping that their descendants could enter official careers and honor their ancestors.
Wu Chengen's great-grandfather Wu Ming once served as a county school instructor in Yuyao County (now Yuyao City), Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, and his grandfather Wu Zhen served as a county school instructor in Renhe County (now Hangzhou City), Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. The teaching is actually the principal of the county school, and the discipline is one level below.
The income of teaching and teaching is very low, and they are far away from home and displaced. When Wu Chengen's father Wu Rui was four years old, his mother Liang took him to Renhe County. Within a few months, Wu Chengen's grandfather Wu Zhen died of illness in Renhe County.
Liang had no choice but to return to Huai'an with her four-year-old orphan Wu Rui. After that, the Wu family became increasingly poor, so much so that when Wu Rui reached school age, he could not go to school and could only study in social schools with poor educational conditions. His mother never expected that two generations of the Wu family had studied and become officials, and that the third generation would be reduced to such a situation.
But Wu Rui is smart and sensible. Not only can he pay attention in class, but he also studies very hard. After Wu Rui finished studying sociology, his family's financial situation was difficult. He did not continue studying until he was twenty years old, when he married the daughter of the Xu family, a small businessman.
The Xu family has made a living selling small commodities such as lace and thread for generations. After his marriage, Wu Rui inherited the Xu family's business and became a small businessman to make ends meet.
Mr. Wu naturally smiled from ear to ear when Cheng En was born today. Thinking back to what the county magistrate said just now about Wenquxing, it was so ridiculous. He couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "My lord, my lord, how can my Wu family be so lucky?"
But of course he was unwilling to do so deep down in his heart. When the Wu family reached his generation, their fortunes were in decline and they no longer had any chance of being an official family. This was also his good intention in naming his son Chengen, hoping that the emperor's favor would be great for the Wu family. But he also knows that there are times in life that must come, and there are no times in life, so don’t force it.
Master Wu certainly did not expect his son Wu Cheng'en. Later, although Cheng'en read poetry and books and was good at writing official articles, he failed repeatedly, causing him to lose all face in Hexia Street. This is something for later, let’s not mention it for now.
It is said that the county magistrate had two extra drinks at noon, and was tired from walking in the ancient town of Hexia in the morning, so he fell asleep after having enough wine and food.
"Qingyu Huaiyang Restaurant" is indeed well-deserved. There are so many guests on the three floors. Usually, it is impossible to reserve a seat without three days in advance. Today, when the county magistrate comes, the boss immediately opens the spare room. This makes people admire Boss Song's shrewdness.
In the afternoon, after the guys finished taking care of the guests, they packed up everything and went back to their respective homes to find their mothers. Boss Song closed the door alone and took care of the accounts. On the surface, the county grandpa made a loss at noon, but he knew that he had made a lot of money. First, the diners knew that the county grandpa was a guest at Qing Yu Huaiyang Restaurant, which must have spread throughout the country. Second, the county grandpa left a poem on the wall. Calligraphy, not to mention how well the poems are written, these two points alone are bound to attract a huge flow of customers from now on.
Now the county prince is still taking a nap in the guest room in the backyard, and Boss Song is taking care of him. Maybe when the county prince comes to visit again when he is happy, the hotel business will be even more prosperous. Thinking of this, Boss Song's eyebrows raised, and he proudly picked up the purple clay pot and tasted it carefully...
I don’t know when, maybe Boss Song was too tired and fell asleep on the table...
A strong knock on the door woke up Boss Song from his sleep. He rubbed his eyes and scolded himself before responding loudly: "Stop knocking, it's coming, it's coming!"
"Boss Song, why didn't you open the door until now? Where is your lord?" Master barged in and asked angrily.
"Master, I'm sorry, I fell asleep. Your Excellency is in the backyard." Boss Song said, picking up a piece of silver and stuffing it into Master's hand, "Please give me more kind words from Master in the future."
The master smiled and walked through the passage to the backyard. He went straight to the guest room and stopped in front of the door. He straightened his clothes and knocked on the door softly: "My lord, my lord, it's getting late. Let's go back home."
But there was no response at the door, so the master knocked on the door again and repeated it. To his surprise, there was still no response. He opened the door with his foot and found the adult snoring on the bed.
Rice wine is delicious, but it’s hard to wake up when you’re drunk. The master stepped forward and pushed the master, and the county master finally slowly opened his eyes: "Where is this?"
"This is down the river."
"What?" The county magistrate jumped up and quickly put on his official uniform with the help of his master.
Boss Song quickly filled the well water and brought it to him: "Sir, please."
Seeing that the boss, the county magistrate, had completely sobered up, he said: "Boss Song, Qingyu Huaiyang Restaurant is worthy of its name. I will put in a good word for you. Well, thank you for your hospitality and take my leave."
"Your Excellency, please welcome the county magistrate to your favor again." The boss bowed to see him off.
The sun had already set in the west, and the sky was getting dark. Only then did the county magistrate feel that he had lost his composure today. The group of people walked along Huzui Street from north to south. The lights in the alley swayed, lighting up the streets and alleys, and people's faces lit up.
The merchants had already hung up their red lanterns, and they were shouting and greeting the guests coming from north to south. Unknowingly, they were approaching the Royal Pier at the south entrance of the ancient town.
The sound of children chasing each other on the embankment attracted the attention of the county magistrate and his entourage. Under the pale moonlight, a group of fireflies came towards them. They flashed and flashed, echoing the fishing fires in the canal. Looking at the swaying lights in the water and hearing the gurgling sound of the canal, the county magistrate blurted out: "What a wonderful night view."
"Sir, please get on the sedan!" The master suddenly closed the folding fan.
"Wait a minute, listen!" The county magistrate, who was about to get on the sedan chair, put his foot down.
The master calmed down, and the group looked in the direction of the county master's finger. Sure enough, the melodious sound of pipa came from a red boat in the canal.
"The first night on the Xunyang River saw off guests, and the maple leaves and flowers rustled in the autumn. The host dismounted and was on the boat. He raised his wine and wanted to drink without the orchestra. He was too drunk to say goodbye happily, and the vast river was soaked in the moon when he said goodbye. Suddenly he heard the sound of pipa on the water, and the host forgot to return. Guests are not coming..." This situation made the county magistrate become very interested in poetry. He sang "Pipa Xing" by Bai Juyi, which has been passed down through the ages, "I haven't heard the sound of silk and bamboo for a long time, Master, lead the way."
"Yes, sir!" The master knew that the Lord was interested, how dare he disobey?
Walking towards the river bank, there are both long tugs and single boats of various sizes moored on the river.
The red boat obviously noticed someone approaching on the shore. The captain took a long pole and pushed the red boat slowly up from the canal. The county magistrate saw a young lady on the bow of the boat holding a pipa and playing the song "Ambush from Flying Daggers" vividly.
The county magistrate could not help but recite: "The big strings are noisy like the rain, the small strings are like whispers. The strings are noisy and mixed, and the big and small beads are falling on the jade plate..."
The master recited quietly: "Looking for the sound and secretly asking who is playing the pipa, the sound of the pipa has stopped and I am too late to speak. Move the boat closer to invite us to meet..."
If you want to know what happened next, please listen to the explanation when I get home.
