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Chapter 4 A glass of turbid wine accompanied by new sorrows (2)

The Chen family where Chen Yue is located is also a big family in Hangzhou. His grandfather Chen Yan once became a sixth-rank magistrate and now he retired at home; his uncle was an official in Beijing; his second uncle was in charge of the entire family business; his father was the third child and also had an official position, but now he serves the old parents and his mother, and has no actual job.

Such a family background, except for the capital where people are chosen and officials are everywhere in Kaifeng, the capital is full of people, and there are many officials in Beijing. It is considered that the family background is deep. Even ordinary people, even the head of a state who is in charge of the military and political affairs in Hangzhou, have to give some face.

However, younger generations of young children will not have too many concerns. The trend of competing and competing is prevalent, and Zheng An, who is looking at Chen Yue, is one of them.

Based on Chen Yue's experience, such things that children from aristocratic families dislike each other have long been accustomed to, and they do not take them too seriously.

However, half a month ago in Donghua Temple, it was the incense burner that this person smashed over, which led to the reincarnation of "him".

People in the world say that the hatred of killing father and taking his wife is hatred, but if you "kill" this part of "self", I don't know how to calculate it.

Just as the two were looking at each other, no one noticed another corner of Linjiang. Two old men in their fifties were tasting wine and chopsticks, while watching the scene in front of them with some jokes.

One of them raised his hand and sipped the wine, and said to the person who was facing the head with a smile on his lips: "Yantai, according to the words of this Chen family, you and I have been drinking the pickled food in the past few years."

He looked a little serious about the person who was called Yantai and shook his head and said, "I heard that a few days ago that an unworthy grandson had a family in Chen Xishan. He was angry at the bride on the day of his wedding. A few days later, he even ran to the Buddhist temple to compete with others for jealousy. Didn't he say that the person who was smashed by the incense burner was not awake? Why did he run out and speak wildly today? Chen Xishan's old face was thrown away by him."

In the Song Dynasty, the official rank was far from being as high-ranking as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and before becoming the magistrate, there were countless examples of the fifth and sixth ranks. We had to choose the ninth rank and slowly get to the qualifications step by step. Each rank was very precious. This person was so unscrupulously talking about Chen Yue's grandfather, who was once the sixth rank magistrate, which shows that he was not a mediocre person.

The old man who spoke first picked up a bite of the dish and put it in his mouth. He seemed to be satisfied with the taste of the dish. He squinted his eyes and nodded, and then said: "Young and frivolous, I don't know the world. No rich man has ever experienced it. Let's take a look at the interesting things of the younger generation, so you and me will not be too upset when you and me sit here."

The old man named Yantai sighed and said, "You and I were competing for words back then, unlike now, each generation is worse than the next..."

The old man who spoke at the beginning glanced at Chen Yue and said, "I see that the Chen child was still a little demeanor while laughing. But I don't know whose juniors were inferior. Anyway, I have nothing to do, so why don't we stop and win a fight?"

"Oh?" The old man who had sighed and buried his head in the wine tasting before raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Mingdao meant to bet the Chen family child? It's so cheap for me? I don't know why the gambling money is?"

"That's right, I'm just giving you a cheap price, but this gambling money, haha." After saying that, the old man smiled, "If you win, you will choose five jars of good wine in this store. If the reason of the Chen family's child is over, you will go and ask him for a jar of good wine in his mouth."

Such gambling money can be considered extremely unfair. The Huang Jiao wine from Wutan Futailou is nothing to both of them, but it is a bit too much for them to ask for "good wine" from a younger generation.

For the old man who initiated this silence, he actually didn't think that Chen Yue really had much ability to deal with things. He just wanted to treat the guests today and found an excuse to give him a gift. Anyway, he was very bored. If he was lucky enough to find an excuse to gain the upper hand, even if the scene was stalemate, he could say that he won. Chen Xishan has been an official for so many years, and that little treasured wine was not exchanged for the five main road goods...

However, the latter obviously didn't care. Judging from Chen Yue's old examples and today's words, losing this slap is a foregone conclusion. Five jars of wine are small, so it's better to treat it as entertainment, so he nodded in agreement.

Chen Yue and Zheng An looked at each other for a long time, and they were already thinking clearly. Since it is impossible to find something to smash it back in public, it is meaningless to get angry.

Suddenly, he shook his head and smiled. Seeing that the diners around him were looking at him, he bowed to the surroundings and said casually: "You are laughing at me. I am jealous of others. Why should I make trouble for myself and disturb you at the banquet? Please forgive me."

Originally he was lying, but now this light sentence took the initiative and directly mocked Zheng An and others as jealous mediocre talents. Several diners around him were giggling to look at Zheng An's table. Originally, everyone was just watching. Seeing that there was a good show and most of them were happy to cooperate. As for whether Chen Yue was making jokes, it had nothing to do with them.

Zheng An was still young and energetic after all. He was called a mediocre person who was not even a mediocre person and was jealous of others. His face immediately became dark, and he could not be as free as Chen Yue.

A gangster next to Zheng An saw that the master was bullied, and immediately jumped out: "That's the sprite, who doesn't know that the ink in your Chen Yue's belly is not even as good as I, Liu Lintao. You dare to say that my yamen is jealous. If you have the ability, please give me a poetic look and see me?"

In the Song Dynasty, hiring was a very developed profession. Generally speaking, it was a group of unemployed rascals in the market. When a foreigner came, he would be a tour guide. When a client was a guitar, he would be a spy. If anyone asked for information, he could also act as a spy. Everything on the market involved. However, Liu Lintao had been following Zheng An and others for many years to arrange food, drink and have fun. Although he was not from the Zheng family, no one would point out Zheng An as his yamen at this time.

However, Liu Lintao obviously did not expect that the dignified Chen family's son would use their shameless tricks.

"You all say you are mediocre, why do I do with the cows? You must know that the song "Yangchun Baixue is so beautiful, and I have written poems and you may understand it. It's so dirty that my mouth is dirty." Chen Yue sighed while eating the dishes.

Everyone around them seemed to have agreed to laugh together. The more they couldn't get enough face, the more exciting the show was, which shows that China's thousand-year-old spectator culture has a long history.

"You..." Liu Lintao was just a gangster after all, and it didn't matter if the leader of the gang showed up, but he didn't dare to offend Mr. Chen to death. He didn't know how to answer for a while, so he turned to look at Zheng An.

Zheng An's face was blue and pale. He has always regarded himself as a talented man. Today, he was ridiculed by Chen Yue in front of so many people. It is impossible for ordinary people who come to the second floor to be ordinary people. Among them, there are several young scholars he knows waiting to watch the fun. He has no doubt that if he does not find face back, the fact that he is bullied by Chen Yue will spread throughout the circle of Shilin students in Hangzhou tomorrow.

"Chen Yue! Don't bully people too much!" Zheng An shouted angrily, shocking everyone in the deskmate.

Chen Yue stopped chopsticks, looked at Zheng An squintedly, and said coldly: "The incense burner was injected that day, and today I'm talking to each other. I don't know who is bullying people too much!"

As soon as this statement came out, the two people around him had just figured out their identities and was suddenly in an uproar. Chen Yue had run away from the bride before, and then he was jealous in Donghua Temple and was knocked unconscious by the incense burner. Everyone knew that the city was full of wind and rain. However, Chen Yue was unconscious afterwards, and later he heard that he was recuperating at home. Everyone had no idea who the other protagonist of the matter was. Unexpectedly, it was the Zheng family. His eyes began to look at Zheng An.

"You... slander!" Zheng An was even more shocked and angry when he was exposed in public. Fortunately, no one else was present at that time. The government of the Zheng family's family could not believe the words of Chen Yue's family. Moreover, after Chen Yue woke up, he also sent someone to inquire. He did not see the Chen family report to the officials or negotiate with the family. It was not an exaggeration to say that Chen Yue had not informed the family. In the current situation, it was not an exaggeration to say that Chen Yue was extremely angry.

After calming down a little, Zheng An said, "This matter is in a downward situation. If you have any reason and evidence, just sue the official. The government will explain it to you. If it is not true, don't blame me for the crime of falsely accusing a good man."

Chen Yue looked at Zheng An's performance coldly and kept chasing him. No matter how much he said now, it would be useless. It would be enough to create a little public opinion effect. Others should be taken slowly.

When Zheng An saw that Chen Yue didn't speak, he thought it shocked him. After all, Chen Yue's previous performance really made people unable to take him to heart.

Although he didn't know why he dared to be so tough after being sarcastic in his most difficult poems and articles today, his previous face still needs to be recovered. Otherwise, he would be scolded by a once recognized wasteful man and mediocre talent. How could he walk among the Hangzhou Shilin where culture is gathered when he was spread?

Thinking of this, Zheng An changed his tone and said, "I heard Chen Shangwen say that you have also become 'poetic' recently. The Book of Rites says: 'If you only study but have no friends, you will be lonely and uninformed.' Why don't we communicate with each other today?"

After saying that, Zheng An echoed with a table. Zheng An, who is quite famous, competed with Chen Yue, who is only good at fighting cocks and dogs! The result is conceivable.

Now there is a good show, and everyone around him also turned to see Chen Yue. Chen Yue humiliated Zheng An just now, and now it is obvious that Zheng An wants to fight back with his shortcomings. I don’t know if Chen Yue dares to take on the competition today, no one doubts that Chen Yue will really dare to take on the competition for a while, and in the end, he will definitely lose even the shorts.
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