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Chapter 213 Chapter 206

Chapter 213 Chapter [-] Yihe

The time has passed the fifth month of the lunar calendar, and the dog days have arrived.In the scorching heat of June, the sun is scorching hot. In the sound of cicadas, the high sun seems to be steaming heat waves in the street. Under the shadow of the eaves and trees, the dog is lying there with his tongue out, looking at the scene in the alley, feeling There is a little shade, and when cars and horses pass by occasionally, dust will be raised, and then it will be quiet in the heat wave.

In this kind of weather, those who can not go out probably won't be able to suffer in the streets under the scorching sun, and the business of each merchant shop is much deserted. Only those teahouses with better locations can be full every day. In the middle of the day, order a pot of herbal tea, take advantage of the quaint wooden buildings and the shade cast by the big trees outside the door, listen to people's stories and eat snacks, and you can have a good day.Of course, if they were really rich and wealthy, most of them would leave Hangzhou City and live in a cool villa in the nearby mountains for a while to escape the summer heat.

Although Hangzhou is not as famous as the Qinhuai River in Jiangning, the Grand Canal along the way, Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou are also well-known places for fireworks, with many brothels.Every night, the lights of the city stretch, and there are singing and dancing in the Jinlou Embroidery Courtyard everywhere.It forms a more intense ecstasy atmosphere than this summer. Of course, such situations are not seen during the day. The women who have been busy all night are either resting or sitting in the shade of the courtyard in the afternoon. Look at the flying butterflies, express your feelings and hurt yourself...

Only a few places are slightly different.

Located on the northwest side of the city, there is a "Yihe Garden" that lives near the water. It is also open during the day. The Yihe Garden is not big, but the location is very good. Even in the hot summer, the daytime There is also a cool wind blowing, and the old camphor cypresses inside and outside the courtyard are dense with green trees, which is quite shady.On weekdays, it looks like a tea room, but in fact, it is a place where several women who have taken off their brothel status live together.

Among these women in the brothel, the leader is Ding Wanjun, who used to be in Hangzhou and was also known as an oiran for a while, but later retired and lived here, and there are often benefactors who never forget, come to patronize, she treats the guests He is also picky, at most he can see one person a day, sip tea, and talk.

Later, several women also left their nationality one after another and lived here with her. The place was gradually taken care of into what it is now, a seemingly clean place. Every time it is hot and cold, the business gets better and better. The tea room is shady and cool, and the sound of cicadas all over the garden is accompanied by bursts of silk and bamboo, which are said to be particularly calming.

Long Boyuan usually likes to sit here, of course, there is not always a place.He also likes this kind of feeling. Occasionally, he is not angry when he is blocked. After all, in his own opinion, the relationship between him and Ding Wanjun is regarded as a friendship between gentlemen. clear.

Among Ding Wanjun's...friends, his status can't be considered the highest, and of course he can't be considered low.He is the head of the Hangzhou Cloth Merchant Guild.The Long family has been doing business for generations, but this generation has a few well-educated people. He and his younger brother Long Bofen are both talented in poetry and books, but then the parents at home said that one of you must take over the family business. He took it.

Now that he and his younger brother have passed their thirties, Long Bofen has the status of a juren, and has taken up a part-time job as a writer in the Hangzhou government office. He has no great future, but he loves poetry and landscape, although he only participates with others every day. This kind of poetry gathering, but because of this, he became a wealthy idler in the Hangzhou literary world, met many people, and thus became a big backer of the Long family.On the other hand, he made his family's business prosperous, and it was the time when he was in high spirits. Since he spent a period of time as a child, he had a completely different temperament from ordinary businessmen covered in bronze. Others said he was a Confucian businessman, maybe It is also because of this that he was able to meet Ding Wanjun and become friends.

The location of Yihe Garden is very good. If Ding Wanjun and others have no backers, I am afraid that this place has been taken by coveted people long ago. He should be one of the backers. There have been times when someone wanted to force Ding Wanjun to sell this place. He came forward to help speak out, and I heard that there were people with higher status than him who spoke out.

Ding Wanjun is a long-sleeved and good at dancing woman, he has a lot of relationships, he doesn't mind, at the age of 40, all the way here, the woman who wants to play, has played with all kinds of women, and now he likes the other side's high-minded side, occasionally sitting together Drink a cup of tea, say a few words, it's fine if you don't talk, you won't go to bed, it involves carnal desire, and the other party is also unscrupulous in speaking in front of him.He likes this, and if they really hook up, he will get tired of it.

It is not necessary to think that the other party should not be a brothel girl because of her noble heart, or that she should not be with such and such a man.In life, many times he cannot help himself, struggling all the way, and it’s all good in his heart. When he was young, he read sage books, and later went into business, and did many things that he couldn’t help himself. Therefore, he felt that the other party had similarities with himself. There is a feeling of unwillingness, but having to do it, so there is love and affection in my heart.

Generally speaking, he would not bring things outside the tea room here, he would come here alone, sit for a long time and then go back.Of course, today is a bit different. In this room besides him and Ding Wanjun who are playing the piano, there is another man sitting opposite him. This man is also a big cloth merchant in Suzhou and Hangzhou. His name is Fang Min. Miss Yuan Baiqianqian's good friend happened to meet today, and the other party wanted to get close, and came to chat with him about some business matters, so he also socialized, and naturally he would not show any sense of impatience on the surface.

"...Speaking of which, the war in the north doesn't affect you or me too much, but Fangla in the southwestern area is really noisy. Recently, a batch of fabrics from our Fang family were robbed. This business is getting harder and harder... "

"Although there was a commotion on Fang La's side, I don't think it will last long. I heard that the imperial court has sent Mr. Tong Guantong to lead troops south. This time, Fang La must be completely wiped out."

"It's just that I think that if there is a fight between Jin and Liao in the north, my Wu Dynasty will definitely send troops to the north. At this time, General Tong is sent south, but who else can go north to attack Liao? It will not be a two-front war."

"Heh, how do you and I know about this matter? People in the court are worried about the matter of the court. I just wait until I can do my own business well..."

There is not much friendship with Fang Min, it is just gossip that everyone is talking about now, after chatting for a while, Fang Min talked about other things.

"...Speaking of it, Suzhou Embroidery and Hang Embroidery were originally a family. Although the Jiangning cloth industry is also well-developed, most of the business goes north on weekdays. This time, the woman from the Su family came south to do business, but she visited Are you?"

"Well, I met you in May, what do you think of Fang Gong?" At this time, every business in the big city has its own guild, and if you want to come to Hangzhou to do business as a cloth merchant, you must do it no matter what. It was reported by the head, so the other party's first visit may have been Long Boyuan.

"Oh, just talking, I don't feel much. That woman seems to be quite responsible. Recently, she has been low-key and quite polite. I only knew that a newcomer came in after visiting me a while ago. This Su family is Jiangning area is also a big cloth merchant, Bo Yuan should know the details of her family, right?"

"I just know a thing or two. Jiangning cloth industry is headed by the Wu family, and the Su family is temporarily second. We don't have close contacts there. I don't know Su Tan'er very well. I just heard that the elders in his family used to be a A powerful person, but I’m afraid he’s getting old now.”

"Su Jiayuan already has a shop here, but it's just making goods for a few small businesses, and it doesn't get much attention. But she came here this time, and seeing her actions, I think she wants to make something. Sheep On the other side of the dam head, her newly opened shop does not have much business for the time being, but I heard that she moved a few trees there, spent a lot of trouble, and prepared sour plum tea for passers-by to quench their thirst for free, and did not mention selling cloth at all, although It's just a small matter, but I think she has a big plan."

"Hehe, since I came to Hangzhou for business and paid a visit to you and me, I naturally want to do something. It's not normal for her to do nothing. But I think Fang Gong seems to be quite interested in this Miss Su family..."

Fang Min was nearly fifty years old, so the other party called him Fang Gong, and he laughed at this moment: "Haha, I just thought of it suddenly, and said it casually. Jiangning Cloth Art is different from my Suhang. She wants to open up the situation, and she is not It took a day or two, but she came here as a woman, which made people find it interesting. Oh, I heard that she has something to do with the Lou family..."

Long Boyuan nodded: "I do know about this. I heard that when the members of the Su family went south, they happened to meet Miss Lou and walked together for several days. These two people...the situation of the two people is also somewhat similar. Therefore, it is quite speculative. Since Mr. Fang met Miss Su, he should have also met the uncle of the Su family. I heard that he is also a scholar, and he is somewhat similar to the uncle of the Lou family."

"Well, it's quite low-key. When I asked him how his poems were, he just evaded a few words. Later, he was not easy to talk to, and people almost skipped them. The uncle of the Lou family has met several times, and there is only a slight difference. I think he seems to be I still want to attract attention, but I don’t have enough talent, and others always don’t take him seriously..."

Long Boyuan raised his eyebrows: "What is there to say about a man who can abandon his family and marry him..."

He was a little disapproving of this matter, and was too lazy to mention it, so Fang Min stopped talking.After chatting for a while, Fang Min bid farewell and left. Long Boyuan sat by the window and drank tea. A beautiful woman named Ding Wanjun stroked a song before coming over to sit down and refill the tea.

"If you talk about things in the shopping mall here, you won't be afraid of being overheard. Are you going to spread the word?"

Long Boyuan laughed: "Oh, it's just some trivial matter, could it be that Wan Jun listened to it as some kind of secret?"

"I think it's quite interesting." Ding Wanjun smiled, "Then who is Miss Su?"

"Another lady from the Lou family."

"Oh."

Ding Wanjun nodded to express his understanding.Lou Shuwan's name is known to many people in Hangzhou, because the three brothers and sisters of the Lou family are quite capable in the shopping malls, and coupled with the huge influence of the Lou family, they cannot be underestimated in any aspect.As for how to behave in private, it is useless for ordinary people to point fingers.

The Lou family has people in shopping malls and officialdoms. Most people play with women, but Lou Shuwan plays with men, and they all play with integrity and integrity. She is extremely picky about men. Many people know that she is with men outside in private, but Often there is no way to determine who she is with. If you think you are handsome and want to be frivolous in front of her, she will give you a slap in the face. She is chaste and self-restraining. It is said that there are two scholars who want to hook up with Lou Shu Wan, it was useless to use the right method, which made people annoyed and ruined the two of them.

That woman's misbehavior is something that many people vaguely know, but she only associates with one man at a time, and at least in Hangzhou, she still tries to keep it a secret.Since her husband and son-in-law are married and she is strong, those scholars are more willing to imagine her as a lonely and noble woman after marriage. Very arrogant, so it brings out a sense of beauty... some scholars prefer to understand it this way.

"However, this Ms. Su brings her husband-in-law along with her every time she visits...the husband-in-law is also married." Ding Wanjun laughed softly.

"When Lou Shuwan first got married, she also went out with her husband. At the beginning, Lou Shuwan might not have been unwilling to care for her husband and raise her children. Men are incompetent, and others have talked a lot. It's hard for her not to get bored... This Miss Su's husband-in-law, what's his name... Oh, Ning Liheng, when he greeted him, he felt okay, but after that, he didn't say a few words, maybe the few words for the greeting were all practiced. Hehe I'm afraid I won't be able to escape this kind of pattern in the future... Although Ms. Su looks gentle, she is not petty. It's a married couple..."

Long Boyuan spoke casually, expressing his opinion.Ding Wanjun was pouring tea, but he was slightly taken aback: "Ning Liheng?"

"Ok?"

"Just now I said... the person who got married is called Ning Liheng?"

"Yeah, what's the matter?" Long Boyuan looked at her and laughed, "Could it be that Mr. Wan knows this person."

"No, I don't know." Ding Wanjun smiled and shook his head. After thinking about it, he continued to pour tea, "Thinking of other things... for a while, I thought the name was pretty good."

"Oh."

Although Long Boyuan is known as a Confucian businessman, he is no longer on this path. He occasionally reads books, but only reads some classics. In today's literary world, he scoffs at it.Ding Wanjun thought that this name was like the author of Shuidiaogetou and Qingyu Case, but when he thought about it being married, he thought it was impossible, maybe it had the same name.

Hangzhou said it was small or big, and if the other party was real, it had been a month or two since she came here, so she didn't have to wait until now to hear from Long Boyuan that other scholars and literati should have heard it long ago. Speaking up.

(End of this chapter)