The struggle of the eight blessings of rebirth

Chapter 67 Don't Think About Me

Minzhi followed the prestige, but there was a man wearing a moon-white scholar's gown, holding a folding fan in his hand, and the bright red coral fan caught the eye.When Yinzhen and the other three saw him coming, they all took a step back to salute him, Minzhi was surprised, who is this?Such a big shelf.Seeing him approaching, Minzhi shrank directly behind Yinhu to avoid him.The girls present were all smiles when they saw this man, and the women in green clothes came out of the crowd and walked up to him: "Brother..."

It turned out that this man was also from the Cao family. Minzhi watched him walk towards her painting slowly, bowed her head to appreciate it carefully, and then said in a slow voice: "I know that the flowers are more beautiful when I am young, and I can get Yu Wuhen if I am worried. Compensation for Baidi's cleanliness, silence and faintness." Minzhi was so stupid that she almost blurted out: ""Dream of Red Mansions"!" She finally knew who this person was, it was Mr. Cao, Cao Liansheng, and there was a version that said he was Cao Xueqin Cao Xueqin is him, and now he blurted out this poem, Minzhi is 100% sure that he is the son of Cao's family who died mysteriously and early.Because he was so engrossed in reading, Yinhu beside him couldn't help but hummed softly, and said, "It's really a good article!"

When Minzhi was interrupted by him, she withdrew her thoughts and watched the men playing with their poems. Cao Liansheng smiled slightly: "The wonderful brush painting of the Eight Fortunes is really rare in the world, and the servant made a slip of the tongue." Minzhi couldn't help laughing, her painting In modern times, even works of art are not enough, at most it is a graffiti work, but it has become a rare treasure in their eyes, biting his lips and not speaking, Yinxiang said: "Sister-in-law Ba's painting is Beautiful, but your poem is not good, she painted a three-color crabapple."

Mr. Cao was taken aback for a moment, and then fell into deep thought.Minzhi went to Yinhu's side: "Who is this?" Yinhu squinted at her and said nothing, then his eyes fell on the painting again, and the scene became silent again. A few minutes later, Yinxiang scratched his head: "Sister-in-law eight, you Paintings are difficult for us." Minzhi curled her lips: "Leave it blank, do it casually, don't take it seriously!" Eyes aimed at the daughter of the Cao family, someone's face turned red and turned white.At this time, the silent Cao Liansheng spoke again: "It was just a momentary omission by the slave, let's listen to this song: "Zhen Zhongfangzi closed the door in the daytime, and hand in hand to irrigate the moss pot.The rouge washes out the autumn shadow, and the ice and snow attract the soul of the dew. "Minzhi finally couldn't help but burst into laughter. He read it twice, and finally memorized Xue Baochai's "Ode to the White Begonia" in "A Dream of Red Mansions".

When Cao Liansheng heard Minzhi laugh, his eyes swept over, and his face slowly blushed: "Slave is showing ugliness..." Minzhi smiled: "The two capitals are good poems, but they are even better if they are put together. , Your Excellency is noble and elegant." Mr. Cao had a suddenly enlightened expression: "Yes, yes!" Yinhu's face was a little sluggish, and Minzhi suddenly turned to him: "What do you think?" Yinhu was taken aback for a moment: "Very good..." "So, please give me a title for this painting..." Yinhu curled his lips: "Okay..."

Walking over slowly, write the poem that Cao Liansheng read just now in the blank space in lower case, and sign it as Aixinjueluo Yinhu.After finishing writing, he said: "Since Ms. Cao likes this painting, Yinhu will give it to Ms...." Cao's daughter really wanted to cry this time, it was too embarrassing and bullying. That's fine, but she made a few rhetorical words about her brother's poem and signed it as someone else's name. It's really deceiving!How could Babeile's handwriting be comparable to that of his brother!The little girl was disillusioned, her face wrinkled into a ball, and she hid behind the crowd.Minzhi despised her in her heart: what do you think?She is a married woman, how could she let a strange man inscribe a poem on her painting? If this is used by someone with a heart, it would be white if it is not black.

This is the end of a romantic affair, everyone's lady beat Xiaojia Biyu.Mrs. Cao's face was not good-looking, but she still politely offered snacks and tea.Minzhi felt that everyone looked at her differently.

In the evening, when Yinhu went back to her room, Minzhi was combing her hair. Yinhu walked around behind her and put her arms around her body: "That person is Mr. Cao's eldest son during the day..." Minzhi hummed: "Miss Cao called him I thought about it when I was a big brother, by the way, what do you think of Ms. Cao?" Yinhu breathed out her nose: "You treat her like this, I don't think she will be delusional!" Minzhi smiled and moved closer to him: "Is it delusional?" Yinhu's lips lightly fell on her forehead: "It's wishful thinking..."

The next day, the rain stopped and the sky was still gray. Kangxi decided to leave Jiangning for the next stop.When bidding farewell, Cao Cao Yin took his son to send them out. Min Zhi and Si Fujin had already boarded the official ship and drifted away first.

After admiring the beautiful scenery of West Lake and tasting the delicacy of Beggar Chicken, the group came to the focus of this southern tour, where Kangxi stayed in the Humble Administrator's Garden.Listening to music and watching operas every day, it seems that they are purely out for fun, but Minzhi is very anxious. She wants to see Ningyu, but she doesn't know if this child is good or not.Thinking of her last letter made someone fidget.Yinhu saw her thoughts, and repeatedly asked her to stay in the room and not to come out.Caught by the old man.

It was boring in the house for two days. On the third day, Tiangong suddenly gave a sunny day. Kangxi came and said that everyone should go out for a walk together.Minzhi, who originally thought she would only bring her son, was unexpectedly notified to accompany her.So three men and two women followed Kangxi and brought a large group of hidden guards to the streets of Suzhou.The days of rain made the common people cherish this long-awaited sunny day. There were many people on the street. Minzhi and the others were surrounded by hidden guards and drowned in the crowd.

What the curious old man likes most along the way is to go to the store to inquire about the market, how much is a catty of rice, how much is a piece of cloth, and even go to the antique shop to comment, but he does not consume, and enjoys the warm hospitality of the shops and then pats his ass Leaving, causing people to stare at each other behind their backs.Minzhi followed Yinhu and shook her head, this old man wanted to arouse public indignation.I happened to catch a glimpse of a gorgeously decorated store. After following Kangxi into it, I found out that this store sells pearl jewelry. The Suzhou-Hangzhou area in the south of the Yangtze River is an area rich in freshwater pearls, and many merchants will come here to purchase pearl products.

After Kangxi entered, he glanced at the products on the shelves naturally. There were no counters in the Qing Dynasty, but there were many treasure shelves, with brocade boxes opened one by one, and each brocade box contained a pearl product.These things may be beautiful in the eyes of ordinary people.But for Kangxi, who is used to seeing the best Dongzhu, these are second-rate goods.However, Minzhi was dazzled by the sight, and picked up a pearl hairpin, with a big round pink bead set on the top of the hairpin.Minzhi squinted her eyes and asked Xiaoer: "How much is this hairpin..." Seeing that Minzhi was dressed gorgeously and came with a group of people, Xiaoer thought it was a big business, so she nodded and bowed: "This lady has a good eye, this is There are not many jewelry in our store that can be called jewelry. Look at its color and size, it really suits you..." Minzhi listened to his chatter with a blank expression, and only said calmly after he came to an end: "I just ask you how much it is..." Xiaoer's face froze instantly: "One, 100 taels."

Kangxi didn't feel it, and the elder brothers didn't feel it. Minzhi jumped up, and her tone began to cool down: "You said 100 taels?" Xiaoer nodded: "This is the best pearl hairpin in our store..." Minzhi Zhi's nose turned angry: "You ask for 100 taels for an ordinary freshwater cultured product? It seems that the profit of this store is very rich..." The clerk's face suddenly changed: "I...we are all natural pearls here ..." The shopkeeper moved and came over at this time: "Madam, the pearls in the store are indeed natural pearls, and there are no artificial cultures. Minzhi pursed her lips and smiled: "Even freshwater cultured pearls are still pearls. Why is the shopkeeper so anxious to get rid of it?My servant girl wears natural pearls on her ears, if you still don't admit it, just use a candle to compare the transparency..."

The shopkeeper glanced at Qiu Ju's ear, and sweat dripped from his forehead: "This lady looks like a torch, the pearl hairpin in your hand is indeed artificially bred, but... such a big one..." "Such a big one What's the matter with the one?" Yinhu interjected calmly, narrowing her phoenix eyes.The shopkeeper's sweat flowed even more violently: "No...it's nothing." Lu Jiu behind him took out a silver coin and threw it on the table in a sensible way: "Our wife likes it, this is a reward for you..." The shopkeeper had a bitter face He picked it up to weigh the weight, and wanted to argue, but Kangxi had already stood up: "Old Ba's, buy it and leave." Minzhi bowed: "Yes, master."

Back home at night, Minzhi asked Yinhu curiously: "How much money did Xiao Luzi give you?" Smiling mysteriously: "It's not the pearl hairpin that I'm looking at, but the secret behind it..." "What secret?" Although freshwater cultured pearls are not as good as natural pearls in color and transparency, their output It is big, and as long as it is processed well, it is also worth a lot of money. Minzhi analyzed: "Obtaining natural things depends on chance and luck, but artificial ones are different. You can have as many as you want..." How many people in the Songhua River area are robbing each other for a top-grade East Pearl? The same is true for Jiangnan... If we master this technology..."

Yinhu looked at her suspiciously: "What are you thinking about all day long, woman..." Minzhi smiled: "What do I think... I want money, besides, now the palace is right The demand for Dongzhu is increasing day by day, and it takes at least a year and a half for a pearl to grow into shape, which means that it is very likely that no Dongzhu will be found in the near future..."

"Okay, I know what you want to say, the collection of Dongzhu needs to be approved by the government..." Yinhu glanced at her: "I will talk about whether to breed or not, let's think about how to solve the matter of Mr.... "

(End of this chapter)