"Let me tell you, I will never go to the Jiaofang Department with you again! Do you think I, Mr. Xia, am so easy to tease?"
The next moment, Xia Di, Lin Linyou, and Zhang Bi were sitting in the elegant room of the studio, watching several musicians dancing with their sleeves on the stage.
Zhang Bi and Lin Lin squeezed Xia Di in the middle of the Arhat bed.
Several small red lanterns covered with bamboo silk were lit on the long table covered with red satin and gold table curtains. The bright and hazy red light illuminated the wine, food and fruits all over the table:
Jingshi yellow rice wine, Jinan Qiulubai, Lanxi Jinpanlu, Shaoxing bean wine...yellow wine, rice wine, fruit wine, medicinal wine, you can find it all;
Nanjing Yaofang dates, Jiangnan Songjiang oranges, fried watermelon seeds, sesame sugar kraft sugar and rose-filled sugar... all kinds of preserved fruit cakes are dazzling;
In addition, there are bronze wine chutneys for scalding wine, several white jade cups with red patterns, double snails and golden lotuses inlaid with gold and beads; tea washers, earthenware pots, and pure white pottery tea cups for drinking tea; Yunfeng and Shuanglu for cutting fruit. Dominoes, Go... wine sets, tea sets, and entertainment utensils are also piled up and arranged in an orderly manner.
The lantern on the head emits different lights due to the different colors of the outer veil.
Everything feels like being in a KTV of their time.
Although there is no screen microphone, it feels much more high-end! The high-end ones reveal a simplicity and elegance that is not found in tacky KTVs.
In the middle of the room, several beautiful ladies with beaded heads were dancing gracefully, their skirts flying.
Xia Di was not comfortable at first. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but sigh: "I thought what I saw and heard in the Prince's Mansion was luxurious enough. I didn't expect that this Jiaofang Secretary could have something so comparable." Where is the prince’s residence going?”
"Brother Lin paid for this, and the lanterns and other decorations were specially ordered by the Madam." Zhang Bi said, "It cost a lot of money!"
"The world is set, Mr. Lin, this is too much!" Xia Di said with a smile, "But I don't know why such bad money is needed?"
"Nothing else!" Lin Linyou turned his head and looked at Xia Di and said loudly, "The main thing is to let the three of us reminisce about the feeling of ktv." The main reason is that the original owner's money was spent, but it was hard-earned and not that Flesh hurts.
Thanks to the original owner for allowing me to experience a capital life!
"KTV? You...it turns out you are too!" Xia Di pointed at Lin Linyou in surprise.
"Isn't it weird?" Lin Linyou smiled, "Even you can do it, why can't I?"
The reason why Lin Linyou and Zhang Bi confessed his identity to Xia Di was because he wanted to get him to join the gang and live well in this dynasty together. There is strength in numbers. Considering the reasons, time and place for each person to travel, maybe one day he can go back. maybe.
Lin Linyou disagreed at first. Even his exposure to Zhang Bi was purely accidental and forced.
But Zhang Bi said something. He said that Xia Di was a good person. At least, he couldn't do any bad things and couldn't make any waves.
"Can he be considered a good person?" In Lin Linyou's eyes, any man who doesn't care about his beauty has nothing to do with the word "good person".
"It used to be," Zhang Bi said, "but I gradually lost myself in the officialdom. And if you stay in this world that doesn't belong to you for a long time, you will always be a little perverted in your heart. In a word, you're gone!"
"I still don't understand, why did we confess our identities to that boy?" Lin Linyou asked, "We didn't even tell our third brother!"
"It's different. The third brother is an authentic Ming Dynasty man." Zhang Bi said, "It's for his own good not to tell him. With his IQ, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to understand such a thing."
"Then tell me, why do you want to reveal your identity to Xia Di? Just because his identity is the same as ours?"
"This person is a history major and is more familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty than the two of us." Zhang Bi said, "With him, it will be easier to do things."
"Then there's no need to confess to him, right?"
"He has known my identity for a long time. Isn't it okay after all these years?" Zhang Bi said, "He is also a time traveler himself. Don't worry, he won't use this as an excuse!"
"I still don't understand. It's enough for you two to tell each other the truth. Why do you want to drag me into the water?" Lin Linyou still prefers to stay in the dark.
"Have you ever played Werewolf?" Zhang Bi asked.
"Of course I've played it before! He's still a master!" Lin Lin said, "I even made my female colleagues in the company cry while playing!"
"That's right, the three of us have shown up, so he will treat you and me as one of his own." Zhang Bi said, "Otherwise, if he doesn't like you one day, and picks you up again, wouldn't it be troublesome? Now that I have the concern of being a time traveler, I will never play again. You see, even if I scold him bloody, he will never play me."
Lin Linyou thought it made some sense, so he was speechless and had to submit.
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"Thanks to Brother Lin's light, it's rare to be free and unrestrained!" Zhang Bi raised his glass, "Come, Xia Geishe, have a drink!"
"Don't drink, your butt hurts if you drink too much." Xia Di learned about Lin Linyou's identity and knew that they were all the same kind of people, so she would not mess with him. She felt relieved, but her mouth was still stiff, "Not only the buttocks, but also the whole body." It hurts... Hey, a noble scholar like me should uphold the style of lamb silk, but tonight! I have been dragged into the water by you."
Lin Linyou: Hypocrisy, how hypocritical!
"Stop pretending to be a fool." Zhang Bi said, "Tonight's theme is just one, eat, drink and have fun, don't worry about anything else!"
"Come on, Lao Zhang! I'm afraid I'll wake up with a thousand-pound lady on me again." Xia Di said, "With so much wine, are you really not going to let me go?"
"The main reason is that I want to try which of these ancient wines is the best." Lin Linyou poured himself a cup of yellow rice wine first.
"None of these wines taste good!" Xia Di waved her hand and shook her head. "If it's good, of course it has to be the palace wine! But like you, you probably don't have the chance to drink it."
"Have you drunk it?" Zhang Bi was a little unhappy.
"Hehe, I'm ashamed to say it. My father-in-law, who was close to me, stole a pot full of incense and used it for a family banquet," Xia Di said. "I was lucky enough to have a drink. Wow, what a taste!"
"I didn't expect that Sir Xia Geishe has such a wide range of opportunities! There are even people in the inner court." Lin Linyou's tone was a bit sinister.
"Otherwise, how do you think I became a seventh-grade official?" Xia Di said proudly, "After traveling through time, I can't take the exam honestly, right? The child exam, the provincial exam, and the palace exam will not be determined until I pass the exam. What year is it!"
"Aren't you proficient in history? As a liberal arts student, why are you afraid of exams?" Zhang Bi asked.
"Damn! What I'm proficient in is history, not eight-part essay!"
"Don't talk so much, Brother Di, although this wine is not as good as the palace, at least give me face and drink two glasses!" Lin Linyou raised his glass and said, "You know, giving and receiving privately with an internal official is a serious sin! "
"Uh... OK! Then I'll give Brother You some face. Come on, let's go together." This exciting crime and the KTV atmosphere really made Xia Di excited.
The three of them had a drink.
Xia Di took the initiative to pour a glass for herself and offered it to Lin Linyou: "Brother You! You spent a lot of money today. I impeached you before and I offended you so much. That's because I'm not sensible, little brother. Please give me a lot of money! Come on!" , I did it, you do whatever you want!"
Lin Linyou felt relieved for now: with him in hand, he would not dare to act recklessly again.
The three of them drank while watching the ladies in period costumes dancing and singing.
Zhang Bi said: "We have everything to eat, drink, sing and dance, but now we just need a cigarette."
Xia Di said: "Brother Zhang, you still have to wait. Tobacco was not introduced to our country until at least the Wanli period."
Lin Linyou said: "This song is a bit like the Huangmei Opera that my grandma likes to watch. Well, it sounds good. It has a unique charm, but I always feel that I can't appreciate it."
"Brother You, this is because you don't know how to appreciate it." Xia Di said: "This is a Kunshan opera. It is now called 'Legend'. Soon it will be called Kun Opera! These girls are singing It's "White Rabbit", which tells the story of Liu Zhiyuan and Li Sanniang, the founding emperors of the Han Dynasty after the Five Dynasties."
Lin Linyou: "Damn, Brother Di is really proficient in history!"
Zhang Ben raised his thumb: "It's great to be educated!"
"If it were changed to "Non-Que", it would really have the flavor of a high-end KTV." Lin Lin said, humming to the beat:
Waiting for the show to begin with heavy makeup/
On stage, I sing all the joys and sorrows alone/
As graceful as floating clouds and colorful clothes/
At the end of the day, my temples were stained with frost...
"Hey, if Brother Di, if you change this word, maybe you will become the best tailor in the Ming Dynasty... No, you will be the best poet in the Ming Dynasty!"
"Brother You, your words are not in rhyme. Besides, the students singing songs are just like the monks writing poems. Although it is not considered evil, it violates my duty as a scribe!" Xia Di said.
Here we go again, these literati and Confucian scholars are just like plastic bags—they can really hold them.
"If you feel bored, ask them to come down and have a rest! I think they are tired of dancing and singing." Xia Di smiled maliciously, "I'll show the two eldest brothers something fun! It's guaranteed to be fresh and exciting!"
"..."
"..."
Lin Linyou looked at Zhang Bi and said in his heart: Why do I feel that his smile is a little perverted?
Zhang Ben understood: I think so too.
