This was the only thing that made Shao Xi feel a little worried, but Bai Jingnian handled it very smoothly.
Although the Imperial College was only the highest institution of higher education run by the imperial court and had no actual administrative power, since many high-ranking officials came from the Imperial College, many people still gave Imperial College officials face when they wanted to do something official.
However, the documents for establishing the school were not issued so quickly. After all, they still had to go through layers of review by the court before they could finally be stamped and acted upon.
In the next few days, we have to wait patiently. Anyway, there will be a reply within half a month. Shao Xi is naturally not in a hurry. He either walks to Egret Academy every day or goes to the bookstore to take a look. The look of a standard hands-off shopkeeper.
He was almost busy with all the things he should be busy with. Now Shao Xi remembered that he had promised Mei Ruoyan a few days ago that he would come to Mingfengfang to flatter her. Six or seven days had passed in the blink of an eye, and he almost forgot about it again. , if he doesn't abide by the agreement again, Mei Ruoyan is afraid that she will eat him.
As night falls, the lanterns are turned on.
The streets of Daliang City are still lively and bustling with people. Restaurants, teahouses, shops, and music studios are full of guests. When business is booming, there are waiters, handymen and maids in front of the door who are responsible for welcoming guests. Everyone was very busy.
Shao Xi originally planned to ask Lao Wu to go to Mingfengfang with him, but the old guy said that he would stay with his granddaughter at home and would not go to such romantic places unless he could. This made Shao Xi doubt that the sun would rise from tomorrow morning. Come out to the west.
This old guy seems to have changed his gender since having the little girl Ning'er, and he really looks like a grandfather.
Since he didn't want to go, Shao Xi had no choice but to call Fu Biao. Unexpectedly, Fu Biao, a rough old man, started to squirm and look embarrassed, which made Shao Xi's hair full of black lines.
"Sir, it's not a good idea for a local villain like you to go with you, isn't it?"
Shao Xi looked sideways at Fu Biao and asked: "What's wrong? Don't you think of it as a brothel? It's a music studio, a place for listening to music and watching plays. Besides, what's the point of you, an old bachelor, going out to find girls? Embarrassing? You’re actually embarrassed.”
It was okay not to say it at first, but when Shao Xi said this, Fu Biao's old face turned red and he was as shy as a big girl.
In fact, when he said this, Shao Xi felt ridiculous in his heart. When he went to Lan Xiufang, didn't he think it was a brothel like Fu Biao? As a result, he was insulted by Lao Wu, and now he is pretending to be like an old fritter.
"Don't tell me that you haven't touched a girl in your thirties."
Fu Biao's rough face was as tight as a pig's liver at this time. He nodded guiltily and said, "Young Master is laughing at me. I really have never touched a girl, not even held her hand."
"Uh! Hahahaha..."
Shao Xi suddenly found a joke and kept pointing at Fu Biao with the folding fan in his hand, making Fu Biao stand there at a loss like a child who had made a mistake, not even knowing where to go with his hands and feet. He let go and looked at Shao Xi with aggrieved expression.
But while smiling, Shao Xi suddenly choked up.
What qualifications do you have to make fun of others? Aren’t you also an old bachelor in your thirties? If kissing and hugging his first girlfriend is considered as touching a girl, his life can be considered as a complete meritorious deed, but does that count? Does it count?
"Don't talk nonsense! I'm going to treat you today, sir. There aren't many opportunities like this. If you don't seize it, you'll have to spend your own money next time."
Fu Biao didn't quite understand. These rich people spent a lot of money to go to the music studio just to listen to music. The most they could do was make fun of girls. How could they be comfortable? With that money, how much mutton can you eat and how much can you drink and burn knives? Rich people really waste their money.
While talking, the two of them arrived outside the gate of Mingfengfang.
Mingfengfang is actually not far from Yuyan Bookstore opened by Shao Xi. It is only separated by two streets. However, the street of Yuyan Bookstore is mainly shops and shops, while this street is mainly restaurants and shops. Teahouses and music shops are the main ones. I don’t know whether it was planned this way at the beginning, or whether it was formed naturally by the merchants?
The welcoming ladies in front of Mingfengfang, ah! wrong! The maids who welcomed the guests were very sharp-eyed. When they saw a handsome young man with a hand-held folding fan and a man dressed as a guard coming, they knew that this must be an important guest and hurriedly greeted him.
As a reward, Shao Xi grabbed a handful of copper coins for each of them from his purse, without even counting them. The maids were as excited as if they had met their relatives. You must know that there are always twenty or thirty copper coins in each handful. For maids like them who welcome guests at the door, that is a big reward.
The two of them were respectfully brought into Mingfengfang by several maids. The mother who was greeting the guests in the hall saw that the maids were no longer standing at the door, and they were all circling around the young master. A distinguished guest.
"Ouch——! Let me tell you, the magpie on the branch is chirping non-stop today? It turns out that a distinguished guest is coming today!"
Shao Xi had heard this kind of flattery a lot, so he smiled and joked: "What kind of language is mom talking about? Is it possible that if the magpie doesn't call me today, I will not be a distinguished guest? How about I go?"
The mother was very shrewd. When she saw that Shao Xi was picking on her with words, she hurriedly raised her hand and gently slapped her own mouth, and kept saying, "Oh, bah, bah, bah! It's my mouth that can't speak. Why do such distinguished guests as the Young Master come to care about the magpie? Don’t pick on the old lady when there are so many of them!"
"Then please mother, please call two of your girls who are the prettiest, the best drinkers, and the best chatters in the house to accompany me as my guards."
"ah?"
After hearing what Shao Xi said, the mother's jaw almost dropped. It was the first time she saw the young master bring his escort here and the best girl was just to accompany the escort. Could it be that this young master had any special hobbies?
"Ah what? I said, I want two of the best girls to accompany me as my guards, and the reward will naturally be given to you."
As he said that, Shao Xi put a piece of broken silver worth more than one tael into his mother's hand. The mother held it in her hand and weighed it. A smile spread across her face, and she hurriedly arranged for the two of them to sit in a position with an excellent view. Come down, turn around and call the girl.
Sure enough, a place like this still needs money to open the way. As long as the money is handed over, all problems will be non-issues.
After a while, the mother came over with the two girls. Shao Xi looked up while shaking his folding fan, nodded, and pointed his fan at Fu Biao who was sitting opposite. The two girls were also smart. They immediately understood what Shao Xi meant and sat next to Fu Biao, one on the left and the other on the right.
Fu Biao was completely stiff now, sitting there like a statue, not even daring to look left or right.
Shao Xi was dumbfounded by his appearance.
"I asked you, can you relax a little? There are two girls on your left and they are not fierce. No wonder you still don't have a wife. Where is the energy you had when you went into battle to kill the enemy?"
Fu Biao's neck was stiff now, and he said to Shao Xi helplessly: "There are men on the battlefield. I know how to deal with men, but I don't know how to deal with women."
"Who asked you to deal with them? Okay! Just deal with them! All you have to do is smile. All you have to do is smile at them and they will be happy. Come and try laughing."
Fu Biao grinned stiffly and reluctantly smiled at Shao Xi.
Oh my god! How is this a joke? This is uglier than crying! Shao Xi almost threw the wine glass on the table into his face.
Like a dead mother, are you here to visit the grave?
Shao Xi was driven a little crazy by this guy, and said to the two girls sitting next to Fu Biao: "Whoever can make him happy today, smile like a human being, I will reward you heavily." , if he is still like this when I come back, you two will not get a cent."
When the two girls sitting opposite heard this, they fed Fu Biao wine and stuffed food into his mouth. They tried every means to make him happy and make him smile more naturally. Otherwise, the three of us would have to cry together.
Fu Biao was a very righteous man. Seeing that Shao Xi was making things difficult for the two girls, and he couldn't blame his young master, he had no choice but to cooperate and eat what the girls put into his mouth, with a smile on his face, just to let Fu Biao Shao Xi was very happy to see him.
Although Shao Xi still had a smile on his face as if he was visiting a grave, at least the guy finally got the idea, so he happily called his mother over.
The mother felt extremely embarrassed when she saw the scene in front of her. She could only say to Shao Xi, "Young Master is indeed different. You really know how to play!"
Shao Xi didn't pay attention to what his mother said. He just lowered his head and rummaged through his cowhide satchel.
"Where did it go? I remember putting it all together. Could it be that it was left at home?"
At this time, both mother, Fu Biao and the two girls were all staring blankly at the pile of bottles and cans that Shao Xi had in his satchel. The brand scroll was tumbling around, and even one of the girls held grapes and handed them to The hands around Fu Biao's mouth stopped. Fu Biao also stopped chewing and looked directly at Shao Xi.
At this moment, the same question flashed through several people's minds - "What is this guy looking for? Why is he still carrying a tattered shoulder bag when he goes out?"
"Ah, I found it."
With that said, Shao Xi handed a wooden sign in his hand to his mother. It was the "favor order" given to him by Mei Ruoyan.
"Hey——! Let me just say that the young master is a great nobleman! It turns out that he is the benefactor of that girl Mei! You are the only one in Daliang City who can have that girl's benefactor order in hand."
"I wonder if Miss Ruoyan is convenient at this moment? Please ask mother to lead me to see her."
Upon hearing that Shao Xi wanted to see Mei Ruoyan at this time and asked him to lead the way, her mother's face showed a look of embarrassment, and she seemed to be a little worried.
Shao Xi noticed something was wrong with the mother's expression, so she asked directly: "What? Is Miss Ruoyan inconvenient today? Or is there any rule in your house? Mom might as well speak up."
The mother hesitated again and again, and finally seemed to have made a great decision.
"I don't dare to deceive you, Young Master. Mei Yatou is in her room upstairs right now."
"Then please ask mom to take me to see her!"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to see her today. She is blocked in the room."
