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Chapter 217 Chapter 210 Get a Box of Silkworms

Chapter 217 Chapter [-] Send a Box of Silkworms

Although it is the beginning of autumn, speaking of it, it is still in the dog days.As the saying goes, the heat kills people after autumn, and the heat has not yet subsided. On the contrary, it is the time when the heat wave rises, and a layer of water vapor seems to be rising on the West Lake. But fortunately, the water is no better than the land. When the wind blows into the boat, It was still relatively cool, and the boats opened their windows, pulled up their veils, and slowly wandered on the lake.

Those who can receive party invitations today are basically people with family backgrounds. Even if there are relatively poor ones, they are usually literati who have a lot of friends.When I was on the shore, I saw people greeting each other. It was still early and the weather was hot in the afternoon. There were not many people coming at this time. Seeing the scale of the gathering, each boat is marked with the signs of each household, such as the largest rice merchant in Jiangning, the Cao’s family, the cloth merchant’s Long’s family, the Chen family’s flower shop that runs a brothel, and there are also official ships that have anchored ,Etc., etc.

Although it is a midsummer afternoon that is not suitable for lake tours at this time, it is enough to see the prosperity of Hangzhou as a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Occasionally, two boats can be seen approaching each other, and the people on board greet each other on the side of the boat. There are quite a few people in a circle who know each other.

The weather is a bit hot, and it is not yet the right time to disembark from the shore. Those who arrived early would rather float on the lake for a while. Occasionally, when they meet someone they know, the small boat will go to the big boat. Since many people come together, Although the big gatherings haven't been held yet, small ones have already been held on the boats, where the second or third wealthy, or the third or fifth scholars, talked and laughed happily, pointing out the country.There are also ships belonging to the Wude army stationed in the Suzhou and Hangzhou areas. They have transported some soldiers to Xiaoyingzhou to clear the field and wait for the arrival of the prefect of Hangzhou and others.

Since some businessmen and poets brought their family members, the women in the brothel could not invite them blatantly.However, apart from the fact that the Chen family was originally a business of this kind, and there were two oirans on the flower shop to accompany them, if the rest wanted to go to the island to participate, there was actually a way.Some gifted scholars did not bring their companions with them. If they had good personal acquaintances, they would also invite confidante friends from brothels to accompany them in their personal capacity. people got mixed up.

The female relatives of these families may also like to hear stories about gifted scholars and beautiful women on weekdays, but once they see them with their own eyes, they will naturally feel unhappy and spontaneously resist ridicule.The clear distinction between the two parties is also one of the interesting things about this kind of occasion. It is always difficult to blend romantic and romantic affairs with warm family affairs.

When Lou's big boat came over, the weather was already a little cooler.At this time, the people on board were mainly Lou Jinlin and his sons and daughters, Lou Shuwan and Lou Shuheng. His eldest son, Lou Shuwang, was not in Hangzhou at this time.Originally, Lou Shuwan's husband-in-law Song Zhiqian also followed him all the way, just now a few friends greeted him, Lou Jinlin expressed his opinion: "Shu Wan and Zhiqian go over and have a gathering with friends." At home, Lou Jinlin talked and watched It was gentle, but when mentioning the two, Lou Shuwan's name came first and Song Zhiqian's last. No one thought it strange that the son-in-law's status was low.

Song Zhiqian was a bit afraid of his father-in-law at first, but Lou Shuwan rubbed his forehead after hearing this, and said, "It's too hot at noon, I'm a little sleepy, let's go, Mr. Song." So I changed a boat and went with a few friends.

In addition to the three most important members of the Lou family, there are also a few offshoots of the Lou family who follow at this time, mainly Lou Jinlin has always cultivated to be the right-hand man for his children, and this time he also brought them out to recognize people and see the world.

Just now when he was on the shore, Lou Jinlin greeted a local wealthy businessman. At this time, the boat left the shore, and after a while, someone called loudly to come by the boat.The Lou family is in Hangzhou with all-hands-eyes. Although they are not as famous as the Qian family, the accumulation of several generations is only a thread away, which should not be underestimated. Therefore, there are many people who come to visit, and some scholars come to fight with Lou Shuheng. hello.

Among the children of the Lou family, although Lou Shuheng seems to be a playboy with a lazy personality, he is also very talented in poetry and prose. He was also known as a child prodigy in Hangzhou when he was a child.He was originally talented, but he did not work hard, but he still had some achievements. He was also a child of the Lou family, and he was deeply loved by his father. He had a bit of arrogance in his personality, and others took it for granted.

When he was an adult, he was more interested in women than in poetry. With the money and power in his family, even if he didn’t talk about poetry and blatantly deceived others, it was easy to pick up girls. Later, his father had a view, so he occasionally managed the business. Smart people do things , with the help of capable people in the family, it was smooth sailing.From then on, in the eyes of everyone, he became a celebrity with an indifferent temperament. He didn't write poems and lyrics very much. He was also considered a great talent and a good businessman.

The accumulation of this kind of reputation is relatively orthodox. Compared with Ning Yi's reputation in Jiangning, he can write poems and calculate people, but it is relatively low-key. With the identity of the son-in-law, it makes people subconsciously feel a bit bitter.If Lou Shuheng can be regarded as the growth history of the proud son of heaven, Ning Yi's reputation is a bit like the struggle history of the dark grassroots.

There were some people sitting in the boat, eating iced drinks, after a while, some people also talked about the Su family, mainly because they heard that the Su family still had some relationship with the Lou family.

"I just saw it over there. It seems that the Su family's small painting boat is passing by the lake. I took a look and saw that there were not many people moving on it. On the other side of the window, the people on the boat seemed to have fallen asleep on their stomachs, haha... "

"In this kind of weather, the lake is indeed a good place to take a nap. Those Su family members really enjoy it."

"The two sons of the Su family saw it... Speaking of which, these two are also talents, but I don't know why the Su family let a woman take power... Does Brother Lou know about this?"

The person who spoke was also a cloth merchant surnamed Luo in Hangzhou, and he inquired curiously, but Lou Jinlin smiled: "The daughter of an old friend came to visit me once, just to say that she was familiar, but it was my little girl Shu Wan has more contacts with her. If you are curious, Lao Luo, you might as well ask Shu Wan, I don't know very well."

Lou Shuwan, who said she was sleepy before, was standing behind her father as a vase, but when the audience mentioned it, she also smiled slightly. She went over and poured a cup of tea for the middle-aged man surnamed Luo: "The Su family is originally in Jiangning. I didn't inquire too clearly about the matter, but my sister Tan'er is really capable, and my older sister can't compare to her... Well, does Uncle Luo Shi know Luo Tian?"

The man nodded: "Naturally, his cotton materials are top-grade in Suzhou and Hangzhou. Why did my niece ask about this?"

"There is already a business deal between Luo Tian and Tan'er. Uncle Luo Shi must have heard about it, right?"

The businessman surnamed Luo thought for a while: "In the past two days, I did hear that there was a small business, but there were not many contacts. To be honest, Luo Tian is famously stubborn, although it is only a small amount. But when I want to come here at this time, I don’t know how Miss Su persuaded the other party. Does the niece know?”

Lou Shuwan smiled.The Su family didn't cause much discussion in Hangzhou. At this time, everyone chatted about it, but it was just as an after-dinner conversation. It's just that Lou Shuwan has a beautiful figure and a sweet smile. At this time, everyone has been aroused by her curiosity. Unable to bear waiting for her next words, Lou Shuwan turned around beautifully holding the teapot:

"I do know the inside story. Luo Tian is stubborn in business, but he has a very doting wife by his side. His wife was originally the daughter of an official family. Later, he got in touch with Luo Tian and fell in love with him. Luo Tian It took a lot of effort to marry her. It's just that in the past few years, his wife has become increasingly depressed, sick, and sometimes can't eat. If it can't be cured, my sister Tan'er got in touch with Luo Tian through her."

"Oh?" The businessman surnamed Luo frowned.In the audience, another person said in surprise: "I have also heard about Luo Tian's wife that Miss Lou mentioned. To be honest, many people want to have a relationship with the Luo family, and they have thought of this. Please The doctor gave a lot of prescriptions, but they never worked. What kind of method did Miss Su use to cure Mrs. Luo?"

"My Tan'er sister gave me something." Lou Shuwan turned around and smiled, and stretched out a finger, "I don't know this thing very well, but Uncle Luo Shi must be very familiar with it. Uncle Luo Shi, you Want to guess?"

The businessman thought for a while, then said with a smile: "My niece, don't be a fool, I can't guess this matter."

Lou Shuwan lowered her eyes, and a flash of memory and thought flashed in her eyes: "She gave it, a box of silkworms... Well, that's it." The woman nodded and walked towards her father. It’s too clear what you’re talking about, silkworm?Golden silkworm or silver silkworm?After a while, they started talking.Lou Jinlin was also frowning at this moment, and wanted to speak, but Lou Shuheng thought for a while, but he was the first to speak: "Little sister, don't be fooled, what is a box of silkworms, what's going on?"

Lou Shuwan only raised her eyebrows at this time, looked at her elder brother, and her voice became clearer: "I was surprised at first, but I heard that the Luo family and Tan'er had some business discussions in the past two days. After asking carefully, Tan'er What the girl sent over was just a box of silkworms, just a few of them. They were packed in a wooden box and covered with gauze. The box can only be seen, but the silkworms inside are very cute. Mrs. Na Luo is a daughter of a thousand gold, and she has never touched it. These things, watching the silkworm gnawing on the mulberry leaves, felt pity in her heart. Later, Tan'er sister told her that there was a mulberry tree across the street from Luo's house, and Mrs. Naluo went out every day to pick mulberry leaves to feed her. The silkworms are happy to eat, and they are willing to go out of the yard. Luo Tianyuan wanted to transplant a mulberry tree to his wife's yard, but Tan'er and sister stopped her, so they also decided to do business. That's it."

This time she spoke so crisply that Lou Shuheng and the others were all stunned for a while after listening.Lou Jinlin was also stunned for a while, and then said in a low voice: "If that's the case, you Tan'er sister, it's really not easy..." Lou Shuwan nodded. In fact, she just said it suspiciously. It's dry and crisp, as if it is somewhat honorable, but the thoughts in my heart at this time are not above this, but in some things preserved in my heart.

She remembered that Su Tan'er and his wife had just come to Hangzhou not long ago, they settled down on the yard, and the family began to visit.On Luo Tian's side, they collected some information and asked her about the other party's information. Lou Shuwan then casually told about Mrs. Luo.Luo Tian's temperament is relatively weird, it is difficult to establish a relationship with him, and therefore there are not many competitors. This is the reason why Su Tan'er cares about this, but Lou Shuwan also understands that there is basically no solution for Mrs. Luo's side. Yes, she doesn't know much about Luo Tian, ​​so she just mentioned it in passing.

I remember that at that time, it was Su Tan'er's weird husband-in-law Ning Yi, who was passing by the living room, stayed with him for a while, drank a few sips of tea, and after listening to her, asked: "Miss Qianjin from the official family?" He said by the way: "Then give a box of silkworms." At that time, she and Su Tan'er were also puzzled, thinking they had heard it wrong.

She still remembers the understatement of that person when he said that sentence. At that time, Ning Liheng really didn't look good. He even liked martial arts. He didn't know what he had done at that time, and he left after drinking tea and talking. up.From the beginning to the end, she didn't take this matter to heart until two days ago, when she suddenly heard that Su Tan'er had made a business with Luo Tian, ​​she inquired for a while, and then until today, she was still thinking about that sentence.

The man waved his hand: "Then give me a box of silkworms..."

"Give me a box of silkworms..."

God, they really sent a box of silkworms...

During the discussion, someone spoke on the side of the ship, and Qian Xiwen's painting boat of the Qian family approached...

(End of this chapter)