Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

031 On the cusp

Shen Wen looked up and saw that there was indeed a three-story restaurant in front of him, decorated with lights and a lot of people surrounded the building, as if discussing something, and from time to time, there were people shouting loudly.

"Young Master, look, Wu Youliang and the others, oh, Young Master Xi, Young Master Lang and the others are here too." Xiao An pointed to the front and said loudly.

These guys are considered playboys in the river. They have no worries about food and clothing every day. They just show their presence on the streets when they have nothing to do. They are obviously incompatible, but they like to get involved.

"Let's go, let's join in the fun too." Shen Wen said as he walked forward.

New releases are open, and there are usually some promotional activities, and sometimes they also have something to eat and drink. After leaving for so long, Shen Wen is a little hungry. Let's see if there are any free pastries.

Xiao An responded and hurriedly followed.

"Brother Wen, you are here." Shen Lang smiled as soon as he saw Shen Wen, and said, "When we went out, Xiao An said you were sleeping, so he didn't call you. I didn't expect you to go out too. It was such a coincidence."

Chen Hui said from the side: "It's just a little bit under the river. It's strange if you can't see it."

Zhang Yucai and Shen Xi also smiled and nodded to Shen Wen, saying hello.

There are some competitions in the Shen Mansion, but these have nothing to do with Shen Wen. The smart Shen Wen is very good at being a human being, implying that he has no other ideas and is good at everything, and has a good relationship with the people around him. There is no competition or conflict of interest, and no one makes things difficult for him.

"All of them are here, are there any activities?" Shen Wen asked curiously.

Shen Lang pointed to the front and said, "Brother Wen, I saw that there was no red picture in front. This is the first couplet. Today is the opening of Wu's Guihong Tower. They held an event to give a first couplet. Who can match it? There is a lottery ticket of 20 taels of silver and a long fish banquet. Now everyone is scratching their heads and thinking about the second couplet."

"Twenty taels of silver?" Shen Wen's eyes lit up when he heard the silver.

The whole body is only more than 500-liter, and a man is a real man who is forced to escape by a girl because of two taels of silver. Now Shen Wen wants to use the jade pendant given by Chen Fang, but he is reluctant to let it go, and he is afraid that Chen Fang will get angry, so he doesn't cash out.

Zhang Yucai said with some envy: "If you can tell, it will not only be twenty taels of silver, but also get a long fish banquet made by Miss Wu. Maybe you can also witness her beauty with your own eyes. Tsk, it's amazing."

"Miss Wu? Which Miss Wu?" Shen Wen asked strangely.

When Zhang Yucai said that, his eyes lit up, and after saying that, he replied with a second "tsk tsk" sound, as if he had endless aftertaste, which suddenly aroused Shen Wen's curiosity.

"Cousin Wen, you don't know this," Du Mingjian added: "Ms. Wu's original name is Wu Yubing. She is the cousin of Wu Jiahao, a famous talented woman in Kawaxia. This first couplet was published by her. She was hung here yesterday, so we didn't pay attention."

As soon as Du Mingjian finished speaking, Shen Lang immediately took over the topic: "Ms. Wu is not only a talented woman, but also beautiful, and is known as the number one beauty in the river. In addition, she is also proficient in cooking and the dishes she cooks are very delicious. Many people have praised them all. However, she rarely cooks and can eat a dish she cooks is already good. This time the lottery is the highest-standard long fish banquet, with 108 dishes, and it is even drooling just thinking about it."

Long fish is eel, commonly known as eel. It is said that a complete long fish feast is made into 108 dishes with different shapes and aromas through stir-frying, stewing, steaming, boiling, etc. It is usually necessary to have 88 bowls, eight small bowls, 16 dishes, and other names. Since the main ingredients are only one eel, the cooking skills are very particular.

"Wait," Shen Wen said strangely: "Didn't the Wu family run a clinic? Why did it open a restaurant?"

"It's right for the Wu family to open a clinic, but the clinics are all in the hands of the big room. They can only get some money and cannot interfere. Most of them do the trafficking of medicinal materials or open restaurants. Since ancient times, doctors and food have not been separated. The Wu family has mastered many secret recipes for soaking ingredients with medicinal materials. As I said just now, Wu Yubing is Wu Jiahao's cousin." Shen Lang explained.

In ancient times, polygamy was used to divide wives into right and partiality, and concubines. China has always emphasized orthodoxism since ancient times. The so-called orthodoxism is the eldest son and grandson. Take the Shen Mansion as an example. Even if Shen Kun was not at home, when worshiping ancestors, Chen Xi was ranked in front of Shenfang to show orthodoxism.

Because Chen Xi represents his son Shen Kun.

So that's it, Shen Wen nodded and then turned his eyes to the upper line in front.

The first couplet is written on a red scroll hanging down from the third floor of the restaurant, with dragons and phoenixes dancing on it: Miss, go up the river, sit north and south to eat.

When Shen Wen saw this couplet, his first feeling was that the top couplet was wonderful, big and small, top and bottom were both antonyms, and the latter sentence also included both southeast, southwest and northwest.

The second feeling is that I am too familiar with it. If I remember correctly, I heard this couplet talk about twice in my previous life, read books three times, and watched radios, TV shows, etc. no less than five times.

Unexpectedly, he actually encountered him. For a moment, a hint of happiness appeared in Shen Wen's eyes. At this moment, he felt like he was hit by a silver ingot.

It’s a sudden fortune from the sky. Just as I was thinking about how to get some capital, I didn’t expect that when I was worried, I encountered such a good thing. It was like dozing off and someone gave me a pillow.

"Young masters of the Shen family, you are the sons and nephews of the top scholar, and the young master who walked out of the top scholar's mansion. How about it? After thinking about it for so long, I see that you have scratched your scalp. Have you figured it out?" Wu Youliang suddenly spoke loudly.

When it comes to the top scholar's mansion, the scene suddenly became quiet. Everyone knows that there is only one top scholar in Hexia and only one top scholar's mansion, that is Hexia Shen family.

Seeing so many people looking at him, Chen Xi said embarrassedly: "This first couplet is really exquisite, Chen is still brewing."

Zhang Yucai was unhappy all of a sudden and retorted: "Mr. Wu, if you are smart and agile, you can tell me first."

I thought Wu Youliang was a run, but Wu Youliang happily agreed: "Since the few young masters Shen still have to brew, then just do it slowly, don't get cold. Wu is not talented, I just got a second couplet, and everyone is hiding it, so I will throw away the bricks and make a fool of myself."

"Young Master Wu is going to meet the second couplet. Just be quiet, just be quiet." Huang Hong, Du Jiang and others quickly signaled the onlookers to calm down and build momentum for Wu Youliang.

To be the eldest brother among so many rich children, Wu Youliang, apart from being the largest salt merchant in Hexia, is the best among the rich children in both strategy and knowledge, otherwise he would not have such great prestige.

Wu Youliang coughed twice, feeling that he was the focus of the audience. After all the onlookers focused on themselves, they shook their heads and said the second couplet he had just gotten inspiration: "Old and young master, dominate the upper body, call forward and backward, and cross the left and right."

"Okay!" Wang Chengzong was the first to call him.

"Yes, it's so good."

"Mr. Wu was admitted as a scholar at the age of 12, and this is based on his true strength."

"I heard that Mr. Wu's teacher is the famous Master Jin Cheng and Jin from Suzhou. He is indeed a famous teacher who produces a high disciple."

Most of the people on the scene were watching, and they didn't understand what was so good. When they saw someone facing each other, they also applauded. The rich kids shouted the most, and they were clamoring at Chen Xi and the others while shouting.

Du Jiang shouted: "Brother Liang, you are too modest. Why are you throwing bricks to attract jade? You are throwing jade. How can you get the bricks to take them out then?"

"Hahaha..." Several rich children laughed happily.

Last time I was fishing, Chen Xi and the others were ridiculed. In the end, I had to invite someone to dinner. I was already full of anger and now I am just getting back to the venue.

Shen Lang sneered, "Just, just keep talking about it, this is also called "good"? What is the old and young master? The river is in the south and the domineering is in the north. It should be the upper one. How about it? Is it good to have some brains?"

Wang Chengzong immediately retorted: "Why can't you, young, old, young, that's the older young master, you're up at the bottom of the river? I said Brother Liang is in Liaodong, can't you?"

Huang Hong grabbed Wang Chengzong and said, "Brother Wang, Mr. Chen said this, it must be that the children of the Shen family made a better and better second couplet. Come on, let's applaud together. Please ask the Shen family master from the Zhuangyuan Mansion to tell their masterpieces and applaud."

"applaud."

Under the inspiration of Huang Hong and others, applause was bursting for a moment, and everyone turned their attention to the Shen family's children standing in the middle. Some were holding the mentality of a run, while others were attracted by the title of the Principal Mansion. No matter what, the applause suddenly pushed the Shen family's children to the forefront.

Chen Xi, Shen Lang and others looked at each other and were stunned for a moment.
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next