New tea was served, and even the teapot was replaced with an exquisite purple clay pot.
The tea enters your mouth and leaves a fragrance on your lips and teeth.
It was precisely because the tea was "delicious" that the look of disdain on Chu Qing's face became even heavier.
Human relationships are warm and cold, but that's all.
This was especially true for the literati of the Chang Dynasty.
The door outside the house is blocked, and the gate inside the house is blocked.
Throwing out the calligraphy and painting, I just entered the door. It was only after I entered the door that I could drink this tea to get kidney stones. I accidentally said that the wine and meat of Zhumen are smelly, and offered fragrant tea.
Chu Qing was filled with emotions, while Tao Shaozhang was murmuring the phrase "The Zhumen's wine and meat stink" over and over again.
Chu Qing also didn't know something. Tao Shaozhang's experience was extremely special.
The Tao family has inherited poetry and etiquette for generations, and it was only in Tao Yao's generation that he became an official. This was due to the emperor's several conquests.
Before moving to Beijing, most of the Tao family's children were teachers, especially Tao Shaozhang's generation, who traveled around and gave lectures in the north and south. Therefore, Tao Shaozhang was different from other officials in Beijing and children of aristocratic families. He was used to seeing the sufferings of the world and the harsh conditions of the world.
Outside Changjing, how many human tragedies are hidden under the whitewashed peace.
After seeing these tragic events, he went to Beijing to work as an official and enjoy the so-called prosperous times. The words "the rich people's bones are frozen to death in the smell of wine and meat," can be said to have spoken to his heart.
"My dear brother, he must be a man of great knowledge and insight." Tao Shaozhang's tone was full of complexity: "Brother Fool has been traveling in the southern part of Jiangxi Province for more than a year. There was a flood in the southern part of Jiangxi Province, just one square away. The Zhizhou Mansion was full of rumbling sounds. The hall is filled with wine and meat, singing and dancing, but outside the Zhizhou mansion, dozens of skinny beggars lying with no clothes covering their bodies, wailing and mourning."
Chu Qing chuckled, not knowing how to answer this.
There must be great experiences, and the experiences are extremely special. After all, most people have never been struck by lightning.
As for drinking and eating meat inside the mansion, and people dying of hunger outside the walls, he had never seen it, but he could imagine it.
There are two worlds inside and outside the house, just like the strict hierarchy of honor and inferiority in this world. The common people are the people, and they should love and protect the people. But this people only exists in the rhetoric of scholars.
But these have nothing to do with Chu Qing. He is here to carry the gas, not to discuss life ideals with his brother-in-law.
Seeing that his future uncle even had new tea, he had left a good impression. Chu Qing was too lazy to write ink and got straight to the point.
"Brother Tao, actually the reason why I came here today is that, Miss Tao Mansion, can you recommend me?"
Tao Shaozhang, who just looked like he was resentful of meeting Chu Qing, changed his expression: "Are you here to propose marriage?"
Chu Qing nodded.
Tao Shaozhang: "Just you?"
Chu Qing: "..."
Looking at Tao Shaozhang who changed his face at every turn, Chu Qing almost spit out a mouthful of old blood without getting angry.
Are all the people in the Tao Mansion my eldest brother? They can fall out faster than turning over a book.
Chu Qing finally figured it out. With the character of the people in the Tao Mansion, carrying gas is 100% unacceptable. This is too disrespectful. I won't tolerate this cowardice anymore.
Since there was nothing to talk about, Chu Qing didn't bother to write ink and said directly: "Give me back the baggage and calligraphy and painting, bye."
Tao Shaozhang was dumbfounded: "Aren't calligraphy and paintings gifts?"
"Yes, but I won't give it away. Give it back to me."
"Will it be done in a few days?"
Chu Qing stood up directly, squinted his eyes and said, "No, now, immediately, immediately, quickly."
"Stay, stay." Tao Shaozhang hurriedly grabbed Chu Qing's sleeve: "My dear brother, be patient and don't be impatient. Please be patient and don't be impatient. It is absolutely impossible to propose marriage to my sister-in-law, but how about I keep a friendship with you, Brother Yu."
"What kind of friendship do I have with a grown-up like you?"
"This..." Tao Shaozhang's face turned red.
It has to be said that Chu Qing also caught Tao Shaozhang by mistake.
Shaoqing of Dali Temple, in charge of prison, from the fourth rank, he is also considered to be a high official in the capital, and he is also the eldest young master of the Tao family. Normally, he would like to curry favor with others, but Tao Shaozhang has a cold temperament, and does not speak politely to others. .
It's not that no one has given away calligraphy and paintings, but that no one has given six big burdens like Chu Qing.
The most important thing is that the calligraphy and paintings that everyone sent are too valuable. They are all masterpieces by famous artists or unique works. They are priceless. Tao Shaozhang would not accept them, even if he borrowed them for a few days to appreciate them.
As for what Chu Qing sent, I would say it was street food, but no, it was all written by famous Confucian scholars in the capital. I would say it was particularly high-end, not to mention that the people who signed it were still alive, and Tao Shaozhang knew many of them. .
It is said to be an appreciation, but in fact, I just want to know the level of these people. The literati look down on each other, and I feel like they are inferior.
To put it more simply, what Chu Qing gave as a gift was not a delicacy, but a generous amount, and it happened to be Tao Shaozhang's life.
"Oh, why bother? Brother Yu and you hit it off right away, why not stay for a while..."
Chu Qing interrupted impatiently: "Since we hit it off, introduce your sister to me."
Tao Shaozhang's smile faded: "By you?"
"What the hell..." Chu Qing was completely angry: "Give me the burden, hurry up!"
Tao Shaozhang showed a flattering smile like a licking dog again: "Oh, Brother Yu will appreciate it for a few days, just a few days, and return it to the Chu Mansion in person in a few days."
Chu Qing took a deep breath and lost his temper. He sat down again and asked seriously: "Miss Tao family, that Xiong... No, why am I not worthy of her?"
Tao Shaozhang glanced at Chu Qing slightly and asked quietly: "Do you have an official position?"
"without."
"Is he quite talented in the capital?"
"without."
"Are you planning to take the imperial examination and become an official?"
"without."
Tao Shaozhang looked at Chu Qing as if he were a salted fish, and seemed very confused as to what the salted fish was doing.
"You have neither an official position nor a reputation for talent, and you are not an official in the imperial examination..." Tao Shaozhang said, "Brother Xian... Brother Fool, if I put it mildly, you are just a lazy guy doing nothing."
"Let me digress." Chu Qing asked very seriously: "Then can you tell me, if you are not euphemistic, how would you describe it?"
"People hate ghosts." Tao Shaozhang is indeed a real person: "Introducing my sister-in-law to you is not pushing my relatives into a pit of fire."
Chu Qing deeply believed that your sister was just a gas tank, so she couldn't be pushed into the fire pit.
In fact, the Chang Dynasty, especially the capital, was more open-minded. There were not many unreasonable dogmas about men marrying women. It was common for women to come and go in the society. Before the marriage, men and women could also meet to enhance their relationship.
Generally speaking, people are not allowed to see their daughters before marriage. Most of them are because the daughter is particularly ugly and they are afraid of scaring the man. They are not allowed to see them before marriage. After marriage, they cannot return the goods.
Chu Qing saw it. He thought he was at a disadvantage for carrying the gas, but in the end, the other party looked down on him. Naturally, this matter turned out to be dirty.
If things don't get done, the gifts will be meaningless. There is no point in giving them, so there is no need to give them, but you can't make enemies.
"Let's do this. You can pick out a few calligraphy and paintings at will. You don't have to return them. You can keep them for yourself and take your time. I'll take the rest with me."
As soon as Chu Qing finished speaking, loud laughter suddenly came from the main hall.
Turning around, I saw an old man and a young man walking out of the main hall. The old man was wearing a Confucian robe. He was short, slightly fat and smiling. Judging from his attire, he was Tao Yao, the head of the Tao family. The young man, It was Li Lin, the second young master of the Li family whom he had just met outside the mansion.
Chu Qing's face was full of envy, jealousy and hatred.
When he entered the house, he didn't bring anything with him. The disciple entered the house with a smile on his face, and the master personally received him. Then he looked at himself, sitting outside for a long time with a stupid and inexperienced man.
When Li Lin passed by the two of them, he saw Tao Shaozhang, stopped and raised his hands, calling him brother Tao, but Tao Shaozhang snorted heavily, as if everyone owed him a five million lottery ticket.
