As expected, Zhao Di could not help but briefly narrate the love legend of Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng's joys and sorrows.
Zhao Ping's version of The West Chamber, which he re-created, is entirely written from the reader's perspective, with a strong sense of immersion.
The contents of the book are simply tailor-made for Xi Xing and other scholars all over the world. It allows Xi Xing to completely enter the role of Zhang Sheng, as if Xi Xing is Zhang Sheng and Zhang Sheng is Xi Xing. This is so devastating to Xi Xing!
Xi Xing felt that if he studied all his life, wouldn’t he become a scholar like Zhang Sheng?
Yan Ruyu and the number one scholar have everything, and she is also everyone's little lady.
Xi Xing couldn't help but sigh in his heart. All those scripts he had read before were in vain, and all his storytelling had been in vain.
Xi Xing saw such a good friend who was so opportunistic that he didn't even know his name after talking for a long time, so he couldn't help but raised his hands and asked: "Dare you ask me your name?"
Zhao Di also raised his hands and replied: "I don't dare. My surname is Zhao Mingyun, and my courtesy name is Ziyi. Is my dear friend famous for his quick words?"
Although Xi Xing usually looked down on businessmen, he no longer dared to be too proud. He bowed deeply with both hands and asked, "May I ask if Brother Ziyi is the shopkeeper of Zhao's shop?"
Zhao Di hurriedly bowed and said: "Why bother with such a lowly deed?"
Xi Xing looked at the tea cup solemnly, and after sipping the tea, he said solemnly: "I may have disapproval of other businessmen, but after seeing the things made in Zhaojiazhuang's workshop, I have been thinking about it these days. Zhao's workshop, It must be a high-quality product. Not to mention things like fairy soap, fairy charcoal, fairy stove, and flower fairy soap, only this Drunk Spring Breeze Green Tea can only be made by Zhaojiazhuang. These things are indeed incredible and ingenious."
Xi Xing expressed his love for this new type of tea from the bottom of his heart.
"Especially this Zui Chunfeng. If making tea in the past was like a long speech piled up with words, then this green tea is like a fresh and timeless short order. It doesn't matter if it doesn't attract attention."
Zhao Di couldn't help but be overjoyed. It was rare that this scholar had such a high opinion of Zhaojiazhuang. Does this mean that the literati had changed their view of Zhaojiazhuang as a workshop?
So Zhao Yun solemnly took out a box of Drunken Spring Breeze Green Tea, handed it to Xi Xing with both hands and said, "A thousand pieces of gold are easy to get, but a confidant is hard to find. I hope you can accept some small things."
Xi Xing couldn't help but be overjoyed. He didn't expect that with just a few comments, he would get Zui Chunfeng worth one tael of silver.
He waved his hands hurriedly and said: "This drunk spring breeze is too precious, I can't bear it."
While Zhao Di stuffed Zui Chunfeng into his arms, he said: "Mountains and rivers are not important, the important thing is meeting a close friend. Since he is a close friend, how can he be compared to a mere copper smell."
Xi Xing had no choice but to accept it solemnly. When he saw a poem on the box, he couldn't help but chant it softly:
"The color of the soup reflects the jade face in a cup, and the fragrance fills the room with worries. The tender green is skillfully cut into willows, and the bottom of the leaves is still intoxicated by the spring breeze."
I couldn't help but slap the desk and sighed: "Poetry is good, tea is also good, the two complement each other."
Zhao Di then took out a Jingdezhen version of the porcelain teacup, gave it to Xi Xing solemnly and said: "A good horse needs a good saddle, and good tea needs a teacup. I will give this teacup to my dear friend."
After Xi Xing was polite, he had to accept it, and then stared at "The Romance of the West Chamber"!
But he was disappointed!
Zhao Di shook his head, held the book in his hand and said to Xi Xing: "My dear friend, this book is a handwritten copy and will not be borrowed."
Seeing Xi Xing's disappointed look, Zhao Di added, "If you are a gentleman from Zhaojiazhuang Academy, you can borrow it at any time."
Seeing Xi Xing's hesitant look, Zhao Diping continued to confuse: "Zhaojiazhuang not only has "The Romance of the West Chamber", but also "The Biography of Yue Wu Mu", "The Biography of Wei Liehou", "The Biography of Zu Yuzhou", "The Legend of Huo Guanjun" "Biography", "Banding Yuanzhuan", "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Prose" and so on. As my dear friend said, if Zhaojiazhuang does not publish, it will be a fine product. This is not only true for the products, but also for the books, all of them are A masterpiece that doesn’t exist in the world.”
Xi Xing pondered for a while and said: "My dear friend, let me go back and think about it, and I will reply in three days."
Zhao Yun knew that literati were reserved by nature, so he handed him over and left.
Three days later, Xi Xing came to the Zhao's Tea House next to the Zhao's Shop as promised and found that the calligraphy in this private room had been quietly changed.
Tea poems have changed from Lu You's poem "I am a mulberry family in the south of the Yangtze River. I drink spring tea from my hometown. I can only use green eagle's claws to crush red sacs and white snow buds." became Zhao Ping's poem: "The color of the soup is reflected in a cup of tea." Jade face, the fragrance fills the room with worries. The tender green is skillfully cut into willows, and the bottom of the leaves is still intoxicated by the spring breeze."
There is also a landscape painting of a group of literati drinking tea, playing chess, fishing and playing the piano by the lake, and the calligraphy and painting is his own teacher Yuan Xuezheng!
Xi Xing couldn't help but bow to the calligraphy, and then sighed and said: "Sure enough, poetry, calligraphy, painting and tea belong to the same family. Life is like this, so why worry?"
In fact, the price Zhao Ping paid for Yuan Xuezheng's calligraphy and painting about his teacher Yuan Xuezheng's tea was not small. Not only did he pay for an increase of 30 kilograms of tea every year, but he also handed over the music scores of "A Laugh in the Sea" and "Butterfly Lovers".
Yuan Xuezheng was so happy that he drew a picture of drinking tea by the lake and gave it to Zhao Ping.
Xi Xing also has his own worries.
Since my mother gave birth to Xi Xing and the root cause of the disease fell, despite various treatments, it still has not been cured!
Xi Xing wished that he was the one who got sick, not his mother.
There are also several younger siblings who have not grown up.
But as he grows up, he has to support his family like his father, and he must not fall ill.
At this time, the two of them were polite and said, "Dear brother, after my brother left, my parents and mother-in-law Weng Weng were already old, but there were still two little sisters and a young brother, and their parents rented a house in the county. I was really worried. "
Zhao Di laughed loudly and said: "This is not a problem. Zhaojiazhuang is building housing. He has the right to choose Jiaoyu first. I wonder how long your father will live? How old are your two sisters and your brother?"
Xi Xing couldn't help being overjoyed and said: "My father is in his early forties and my mother is almost forty, but she has been ill for a long time. Granny Weng Weng is almost sixty. The two sisters, one fourteen and one twelve, have not yet been engaged. The two sisters Brothers, one is ten years old and the other is eight years old."
Zhao Di continued to laugh and said: "Brother, don't worry about this. Your father and your sister can arrange work in Zhaojiazhuang, and your brother can go to school for free in Zhaojiazhuang. Lunch will be provided for free at noon. All pens, ink and paper will be provided by the school. Your father's hall You can arrange for a doctor to treat him. By the way, your father has already given birth to five children, right? Zhaojiazhuang has just issued a rule that any woman who has given birth to five children can get three copper coins every month. My dear friend, as long as you are from Zhaojiazhuang People can enjoy a 10% discount, and Sanguan can already buy a load of rice. Basically, it can ensure that the whole family is full."
Xixing suddenly felt like he was ascending from land.
He was afraid that this was a dream, so he pinched his arm with his hands and felt pain. It was indeed a fact.
Thinking of this, I didn't expect that Zhaojiazhuang has such a human side.
Tears suddenly filled her eyes, and she turned around and quietly wiped the tears that came out of her eyes with her sleeves.
The next day, Xi Xing's family, wearing the new clothes purchased by Zhao Di in advance for Xi Xing and his mother's salary, happily sailed upriver to Zhaojiazhuang.
The two younger sisters and younger brother chatted non-stop.
But he was happiest with his mother.
She used to be a burden to the family, but now she is making money for the family. She has a share of the new clothes for the children.
Along the way, they saw only boats coming and going, egrets on the horizon kept passing overhead, and the reflections of green bamboos on both sides of the bank.
Shao Gong hummed a folk song while rocking the boat. He looked at his peers, laughed and cursed a few times, and then seemed to feel more powerful and rocked the oar faster.
Approaching Zhaojiazhuang, there was a large inlet called Tuowan. Suddenly it started to drizzle. Xi Xing and his family got into the canopy of the middle boat to take shelter from the rain. The boatman also put on his bamboo hat and raincoat. Only Xi Xing and Zhao The two men stood at the front of the boat.
Xi Xing was in a great mood, and he couldn't help but write poems. He recited the lyrics of the former Tang Dynasty: "Egrets fly in front of Xisai Mountain, peach blossoms flow in the flowing water, mandarin fish are fat. Green bamboo hats, green coir raincoats. The slanting wind and drizzle do not need to return."
Zhao Di also nodded, pointed to the fishermen on both sides of the bank wearing raincoats and bamboo hats, and said: "My dear, this word is indeed a portrayal of the current scenery."
Xi Xing also looked at the surrounding scenery, nodded and praised: "I didn't expect that the scenery in the countryside is so beautiful, as if I have come to a paradise."
When we arrived at Zhaojiazhuang Pier, the rain had basically stopped.
When people at the dock saw Zhao Di greeting the "Second Shopkeeper", they all saluted, and Zhao Di also greeted him and returned the salute with a smile.
Zhao Di saw that the wharf had been expanded more than three times, with one-third of it being a pedestrian-only wharf and the rest being a cargo-only wharf.
Xi Xing's family couldn't help but be stunned. They didn't expect that this pier was bigger and more lively than the county town.
There are actually more people and goods coming and going here than in the county town.
Xi Xing's two younger sisters kept chirping happily, while the two younger brothers jumped with joy.
The parents looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.
Zhao Di explained: "Zhaojiazhuang is the hub connecting Changyuan County and Dazu County. It can go down to Changyuan County and up to Dazu County. The goods from Zhaojiazhuang can not only be transported to Changyuan County, but also to Dazu County. In addition, Dazu County is where Changzhou is located, and there are more customers, goods, and merchants coming and going. Zhaojiazhuang takes advantage of the waterway, so it is so lively."
Xi Xing's father, Xi Yang, is in his forties and has a weathered face.
He looked at the people, merchants and goods coming and going, shook his head and sighed: "Water transportation alone is not enough. The most important thing is that Zhaojiazhuang has other things that are not available, which is why so many merchants came here to evolve. Zhaojiazhuang is like a cornucopia, attracting attention and businesses from all directions. Originally, the villagers thought that Zhaojiazhuang was a remote village, but they didn't expect it to be so lively. Hey, what is that thing?"
The group looked along Xiyang's fingers and saw several men holding up a huge piece of wood. The piece of wood was tied with metal chains to a huge wooden instrument like a horse. A heavy weight was hung on the other end of the iron rod. box.
With the movements of these people, it seemed easier to transfer the heavy box from the dock and put it on the boat.
The ship shook for a while and finally stabilized, and then everyone felt that the ship was sinking. It was obvious that this thing was very heavy, at least several thousand kilograms.
Everyone couldn't help but be surprised, what kind of thing is this, so light and easy?
