The day after Shao Xi returned home, he went to Taihe Trading Company. Shopkeeper Cao was surprised to hear that Shao Xi had taken over Mingfengfang. Speaking of which, Mingfengfang is the most famous music studio in Daliang City. More importantly, Mei Ruoyan, who is famous in Daliang City, belongs to Mingfengfang. Therefore, Shao Xi took over Mingfengfang. Shopkeeper Cao wondered why. I also know it well.
Leave this matter to Shopkeeper Cao, so Shao Xi naturally doesn't need to worry about it anymore. Naturally, the funds for taking over Mingfengfang were temporarily advanced by Taihe Trading Company. Now the money exchange between Shao Xi and Taihe Trading Company is no longer a problem. Anyway, all expenses can be deducted from the funds of the bookstore business in the end.
The person handling this matter with Shopkeeper Cao was Liu Fu, the housekeeper sent by Shao Xi. Before leaving, Shao Xi told Liu Fu that he only needed to bring back the house deed, land deed, and the deed of sale of the servants and maids. The deed of sale of the girls was in the transaction. When completed, they were returned to everyone's hands and their freedom was restored.
In particular, he specifically ordered that Mei Ruoyan's deed of prostitution must be handed over to her in person, and there should be no mistakes in this matter.
Liu Fu is a reliable person, and Shao Xi will naturally feel relieved if he leaves these matters to him.
The girls in Mingfengfang were all excited when they learned that they were free again. Sold into a music studio at a young age and trained as a musician, he was destined to serve others and earn money for them all his life. No one dared to imagine that one day he could regain his freedom.
Although they all regained their freedom, none of the girls in the square chose to leave.
It's not that they don't want to leave, it's that they have to learn musical instruments, singing and dancing in the band without peeing, and they don't know anything else. Even if they leave, they don't have the means to make a living. They might as well stay in the band and use their talents, no matter where they go. It’s all about making money, so why bother? What's more, this Mingfengfang is the famous Dai Lefang in Kyoto, so it is easier to make money here.
After the transaction was completed, the management of Mingfengfang was handed over to Mei Ruoyan, and she was still the most popular musician in the place.
The moment she got the deed of betrayal, Mei Ruoyan secretly made up her mind that she would only have Shao Xi in her heart and would not tolerate anyone else.
At this time, Yang's mother returned to the room with the banknotes, counting the money happily.
So far, Shao Xi has opened the largest bookstore in Daliang City, founded the largest school, and taken over the largest music studio. He has become a famous figure in Kyoto.
Due to Bai Jingnian's relationship, the Jingzhao Mansion had completed the paperwork needed to run the school within ten days and handed it over to Shao Xi through Bai Jingnian.
So, he immediately informed Hao Yi and moved the children into Yuyan Hall, and the school officially opened for classes a few days later.
On the opening day of school, Bai Dinggong, Liu Xingzhai, and people from all walks of life in Daliang City came to Yuyantang to congratulate him. There were figures from official circles, business circles, academic circles, and even the military circles who came to Yuyantang to express their congratulations to Shao Xi in person. From now on, Shao Xi became the head of Yuyantang and officially entered the education world of the Jingyuan Dynasty.
In this way, the industries established by Shao Xi in Daliang City were on the right track, each began to operate formally, and he himself became the hands-off shopkeeper again.
Throughout February, others were busy talking, but Shao Xi was leisurely strolling around. Anyway, he paid for it and others contributed. There is no need for me to worry about anything, and March is here in the blink of an eye.
In the spring of March, the entire Central Plains is already full of vitality. There are green mountains and green waters everywhere, birds singing and the fragrance of flowers. The prosperity in Daliang City is also a bit better. In the warm spring, people do not want to stay at home. Those who go out to work, travel There are many people enjoying themselves in mountains and rivers.
Spring is getting closer and closer, and Bai Jinqing and others have been busy preparing for the exam recently. After all, the triennial exam is an extremely important event in the life of any scholar, and there is no room for sloppiness. .
For Shao Xi, the next days will not be easy either, because the recent mission to Southern Zhao has been put on the agenda, and it seems that he will leave south in a few days.
Xiao Changyi has called Shao Xi into the palace twice recently. He has made arrangements for the mission to go south and just needs to choose a date to set off.
The plan is for the envoy to set off first to Nanshui County at the junction of the Jingyuan Empire and the Southern Zhao Kingdom. After arriving, they will stay there and wait for Shao Xi to go. When Shao Xi arrives, the envoy will notify the Southern Zhao Kingdom to welcome the envoy. Group entry.
It was equivalent to notifying Nan Zhao in advance that Jingyuan Congress would have a mission, but we would not be notified when the mission would arrive. Xiao Changyi gave Shao Xi full freedom. The journey was fast or slow. It was up to Shao Xi to decide when to enter Southern Zhao.
The edict of the envoy and the secret agreement to secretly bribe Southern Zhao will be handed over to Shao Xi personally by Eunuch Cao who is out of the city to see him off on the day Shao Xi travels with the envoy to avoid leaking the information midway.
The reason for this arrangement was that Shao Xi had informed Xiao Changyi in advance that he would first go to Jiangnan to deal with some private matters during this trip, so he set out with the delegation and separated from the delegation halfway.
Regarding this matter, Xiao Changyi seemed very generous, and actually agreed to him going to handle private matters first.
Everyone has someone to take care of business matters, so Shao Xi is not worried. He does not plan to take anyone else with him on this trip. Only he and Lao Wu will travel together. Fu Biao had approached him about this matter, and Ning'er had also had a quarrel with Lao Wu, and they all wanted to go with him. After all, this trip could take as little as a few months, or as long as more than half a year. It was inevitable to miss him after not seeing each other for such a long time.
In order to appease these people in the family, Shao Xi and Lao Wu also spent a lot of effort and repeatedly told them that they needed someone to look after the house. Who would take care of the house if they were gone? After much persuasion, they were finally convinced.
The day of spring was close to the day when Shao Xi's delegation set off, which meant that when Shao Xi set off south, Bai Jinqing and others could not go to see him off, so everyone discussed and decided to go on a trip together before the time came, first for an outing, and Secondly, get together in advance to avoid being unable to say goodbye and leaving no regrets.
It was the third day of March, a beautiful day in spring.
Bai Jinqing took Liu Ling, Shao Xi took Mei Ruoyan, Lao Wu, Ning'er, Fu Biao, plus Hu Yushan and other three people. Such a large group of people went for an outing in the southern suburbs. The old man and the woman rode in a carriage, and several elders All the men were riding horses, and the journey was quite majestic and lively.
Everyone came to a field in the southern suburbs and saw the wheat fields in the distance full of vitality and prosperity. They breathed in the fresh air and looked at the endless green. It was refreshing!
After a spring rain, these wheats that had drunk enough of the rain kept growing in the embrace of the increasingly warm spring. They were close together one by one, using their bodies to spread out into an endless expanse of green, like a tree that could not be seen at a glance. The green ocean to the edge, when the breeze blows, endless blue waves ripple.
The wheat fields washed by rain are greener, greener, fresher and more lovely. Dewdrops hang on the long leaves, like blinking eyes, timidly watching the world.
On the dirt road in the countryside, looking at the green wheat fields on one side and the sea of wild flowers on the other side, it seems like being in two different worlds at the same time, with rippling green waves on one side and colorful colors on the other. Like two pictures with completely different styles, they are displayed in front of everyone.
Since they were out for an outing, it was impossible for everyone to rush into the wheat fields and trample the young seedlings recklessly, so they walked into the beautiful sea of flowers and felt the warm sunshine of spring and the fragrance of wild flowers.
There was spring rain the day before yesterday and dew this morning.
Along the way, the dew on the flowers and green grass wet everyone's clothes, breathing the moist and fresh air, and looking at the endless sea of flowers naturally made people feel comfortable and full of interest.
Bai Jinqing didn't know where the interest came from at this time, and said to Shao Xi with a smile on his face: "I still remember that Brother Shao once wrote a couplet with me at the New Year's Eve Poetry Party. At that time, I used the girl under the moon as the first couplet, and Brother Shao happened to be I wonder if Brother Shao still remembers this young man who was walking among the flowers during a spring outing? Do you still remember this couplet?"
Shao Xi smiled and nodded, "Of course I remember it. The first couplet written by Jin Qing is really elegant in artistic conception, and I reluctantly matched it."
Bai Jinqing waved his hand to Shao Xi and said: "We are all so familiar, Brother Shao, please don't be too polite. Today's situation and scene fit the meaning of Brother Shao's second line, but only two sentences seem to be missing. It makes sense, wouldn't it be better if Brother Shao added two more sentences and changed the second couplet into a poem of five uniques to record the scenery in front of us today?"
"Since Jin Qing is so interested, I will reluctantly give it a try. If it doesn't work well, please don't laugh."
Without waiting for others to speak, Zheng Yuanxiu said first: "Brother Shao, you are so boring! We are all such good friends. We just came here to have fun. There is no good or bad, let alone anything. Laughing or not, the poems written by your brother Shao have never let us down."
Several people on the side also agreed, but Mei Ruoyan said nothing and looked at Shao Xi quietly, as if she was satisfied whether Shao Xi composed a poem or not.
Shao Xi raised his head and looked around, and saw a shepherd boy by the river in the distance putting the cows into the water for a bath, while he was sitting under the tree and playing a piccolo. The tune was crisp and melodious, fresh and cheerful, unlike anything he had heard in ordinary times. The sound of the flute startled the birds in the forest on the other side of the river to fly in groups and circle back and forth in the air. It was such a comfortable and comfortable scene.
Seeing this scene in front of him, Shao Xi lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and chanted:
The flowers are stained with dew, and the jade hoofs are dyed with slight fragrance.
With the colorful birds flying in the forest, the clear water and the silver flute.
Bai Jinqing and others nodded after hearing this. This poem, which is transformed from a couplet, vividly describes the scenery in front of them. Even if no one is here at this time, after reading this poem, the flowers are walking, the dew is wet, and the flute is being played. It was melodious, and the sight of birds flying seemed to be right in front of me.
"Okay! This poem is well done! I suggest that Brother Shao write another one. As the saying goes, good things come in pairs. Now not only does Jinqing have Miss Liu, but Brother Shao also has Miss Mei to accompany him. He is a talented man and a beautiful woman. How can he just write this poem? One song? How about Brother Shao take the two girls as the theme and compose another one as a gift to the two girls?"
The careless Han Shaoguang still spoke carelessly and said this without hesitation, which made Mei Ruoyan's face suddenly turn red to her neck.
The two of them haven't decided anything yet, so why are you joining in the fun?
