Chapter 278: The Two Secrets of Chasing Women
When the waiter came over again to inform Cao Yi that the time to go out had been made, Cao Yi put the pen on the inkstone, dried the piece of paper he was writing, sorted all the paper according to different contents, sorted it out three layers, and locked it in the cabinet.
Although these plans are indeed very precious, Cao Yi is not afraid of stealing them. Even if he is seen by others, if it is not for Cao Yi's explanation, he is afraid that the person will be confused, because there are many professional statements and commercial terms in it, which are modern, and people of this era naturally do not understand. The locked thing about Cao Yi is mainly because he is afraid that these papers will be lost. Then the hard work of writing from the morning to the present is wasted more than three hours. He doesn't want to do this kind of pain again.
Because Huamanlou is on the same street from Tongfu Building where Cao Yi is, and it is very close, Cao Yi did not make a carriage, but asked a guard who stayed to accompany him. Of course, he also brought something that he wanted to see in this party - Taibai Zui, and Huayu Soap.
Huayu soap is naturally brought to Hua Manlou as a custodian, and can also negotiate endorsement matters. Taibai Zui is taken to the party for use. I hope that the teacher Chengxuan and other talents attending the meeting can spread it out and enhance its popularity and reputation.
A talented man and beautiful woman, drinking and writing fu has always been the style of Wei and Jin dynasties that literati and poets have always been praised by literati. From "How to relieve worries, only Du Kang" to "Don't stop the glass when you are about to drink" to "Li Bai's hundred poems about wine... He claims to be an immortal in the wine", drinking is a kind of sentiment of emotions for ancient literati, and the expression of pressure is even more unrestrained and free and easy. It can inspire the talent in the hearts of literati and let him sprinkle it through his fingertips, whether it is writing ink, painting in green, or poetry and songs, which are like this in ancient times.
So this time Cao Yi took Taibai Zui over with him, hoping that the talented men at the party could spread Taibai Zui's reputation. If he could write a poem or half a lyrics, it would be the best.
Cao Yi and the guards walked forward along the road they walked last night, and soon arrived at Huamanlou. Last night was night, so I saw it very completely. I looked at it during the day, especially at noon. Huamanlou was like a group of palaces, with red walls and golden tiles, magnificent. Under the sunlight, the glazed tiles shone brightly and shone with dazzling light.
A top of the red-lacquered gate at the front entrance is hung with a fine golden nanmu plaque, with three big words "Huamanlou" written on it.
Before Cao Yi got close, a young woman with a beautiful appearance came up to greet him. She was quite enthusiastic. Cao Yi had to say that she had come to the meeting at the appointment of Xuan Zhi, a talented teacher in Yangzhou. The woman became much more dignified and polite in an instant.
He respectfully bowed to Cao Yi and said softly, "Is it Mr. Cao? Master Master has long known that the guests at our door have passed by, so I will take Mr. Cao over here." Then he turned around and led the way.
Seeing this, Cao Yi let out a sigh of relief and notified in advance
Okay, otherwise I really don’t know what to do next. The girl walked all the way forward, stopped from time to time and turned to guide Cao Yi. Under her leadership, she walked through the long corridor, the curved bridge, the small garden, and then came to an elegant yard.
The woman knocked on the door at the yard, and the voice of Master Chengxuan came from inside. Then the woman pushed the door and reached out to lead Cao Yi in. She asked the guards to put down their things and led the guards out. In the Huaman Tower, the guards and the groom naturally had a special place to wait.
"Brother Master, I'm late, why are you here alone? Brother Huang, Brother Lin and Brother Qian?" Cao Yi stepped forward and bowed and said.
"Haha, the three of them have other things to do. They said they would drink happily with Brother Cao another day. However, I also invited three more people to attend the meeting. They have not arrived yet. I wonder if Brother Cao has heard of the four talents in Yangzhou?"
Cao Yi shook his head when he heard this and said embarrassedly: "I am a newcomer. Except for knowing that Master Brother, as the number one talented man in Yangzhou, must have occupied one of them, the other three talented men and brothers do not know."
"The three of them are here today. I will recommend you later. Brother Cao, you can also know more people in Yangzhou, which will be beneficial to your future career in Yangzhou." Master Chengxuan looked at Cao Yi and smiled lightly, leading Cao Yi to the wine place to do it.
"Mr. Master is indeed worthy of being the number one talented man and the number one official in the Huai Left. Only Master. Master. Your face can make the four talented men in Yangzhou gather together at the same time and come to meet me, a little book boy who is unknown." Cao Yi said with emotion, and he felt that Master Xuan was a good person. If he was really a simple business person, it would be of good help to know more talents.
"Haha, I'm going to tell you that Brother Cao, the other three talented men can come. Maybe I have a small amount of face, but more because of the owner of this yard. Here I will introduce you to sell me a good boy. Brother Cao, you will know after seeing it. Brother Cao, you just came yesterday. You probably don't know who the courtesan in Huamanlou, Yangzhou, isn't it?"
Cao Yi shook his head and said with a smile: "I really don't know, but I happen to have cooperation in business and want to negotiate with the courtesan Huamanlou. Brother Master has really helped me a lot this time."
Master Xuan hooked Cao Yi's shoulder and whispered: "The owner of this yard is not only the courtesan house in Huamanlou, but also the first courtesan in the entire Yangzhou City. To be honest, Brother Cao, you said that although I am the number one talented man in Yangzhou and have a little wealth in the family, the cost here is not low, and I can't come here often. If I hadn't seen Brother Cao, you were booking a yard in Tianfulou for a long time, I wouldn't dare to choose the address here to make you spend money, so this time I have also benefited from Brother Cao, you."
Cao Yi was a little surprised that Master Chengxuan was able to tell him the actual situation so calmly. Although he had thought before why Master Chengxuan chose a Huamanlou, which was expensive compared to ordinary scholars. Although Cao Yi said that the other party could choose the time and place, he finally came to join the company.
However, based on Cao Yi's understanding of Master Chengxuan yesterday, he is not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of him. He thought Master Chengxuan was just as Yu Youwei said. Every time he came to Huamanlou, he would be arranged like this by the red card exemption here. Now when he heard the reason behind him, he would not talk about the specific talent of Master Chengxuan, but at least he is worthy of close friends.
"Haha, I still benefited from the master's honor. Yangzhou City is not short of rich people, but I think as the owner of this yard, the number one courtesan in Yangzhou, there will be no more people who can enter this yard every day, right?" Cao Yi raised his hand and said.
Teacher Chengxuan nodded and said, "Well, it's mainly this courtesan. I just returned from my hometown to visit relatives yesterday, and I will go to the alum building in the capital in a few months. I happened to ask a few talented men to welcome her and wash her car, so we can only sit in this yard today."
While nodding, Cao Yi nodded and responded to Master Chengxuan, he thought to himself that he had just returned from his hometown to visit relatives yesterday and was on the same day as them. Could it be Minyue and Lianxing? Judging from Minyue's appearance and her level of playing the piano and singing behind her, she is indeed qualified to be a courtesan.
As we were talking here, there was another knock on the door outside. After Master Chengxuan said, three men who looked like they were all in their twenties and thirties came in. They must be the three talents that Master Chengxuan just mentioned.
Sure enough, Master Chengxuan stood up and said to Cao Yi and the three people who came in: "Come on, let me introduce you to me. This is my little brother Cao An. These three are Gong Qizheng Gong, the four talents of Yangzhou, Duan Xinde, Duan and Chu Mingxuan. "
Cao Yi stood up immediately, and after the introduction of the teacher, he bowed his hands and said respectfully: "My little brother Cao An has met Brother Gong, Brother Duan, Brother Chu, and I have long admired the names of three big brothers. When I saw him today, they were all very proud and handsome, which really convinced me."
The talented man named Gong Qizheng also smiled and replied with a gentle smile, very politeness, but the remaining Duan Xinde and Chu Mingxuan did not immediately express their opinions. Although it was only the cold spring weather in February, Duan Xinde was holding an origami umbrella, and then opened it with a thud, revealing the four big words "Talented and Badou" on it, looking at Cao Yi squintly: "Are you the little book boy who took his five beautiful wives to wander around the street yesterday?"
Cao Yi looked at the huge words "Talented and Badou" on the paper, and there was a vague sign of thrusting with his right eyelid. He smiled and said, "I am the one who brings five beautiful wives and is still a little book boy. However, I didn't wander around yesterday, I just went to Biyunlou for lunch..."
Before Cao Yi could finish his words, Duan Xinde walked directly past Cao Yi and sat on the chair. Chu Mingxuan, who was beside him, said nothing. He smiled coldly at Cao Yi and walked over, leaving Cao Yi facing the open space where they were originally standing, with the smile he had just now on his face.
Even though Cao Yi was a human being for two lifetimes, his expression management was already in place, and the expression on his face was a little confused at this time...
Chapter completed!