Yuan Rong clenched his hands into fists and said angrily: "That beast, I... I'm going to find him." He stood up and started to leave. Before he took two steps, Yang Ning said calmly: "Who are you looking for? Ding Yitu? Yes. Are you going to use force with him or reason with him?"
"I… !"
Yang Ning sneered and said: "You are the young master of the Minister of Rites, and you are going to fight with the head of the Rising Sun Escort Bureau. Let's not talk about whether you have the ability. Even if you win, what will happen?"
Yuan Rong was startled.
"You know Ding Yitu's strength better than I do." Yang Ning said slowly: "This is not a fight that can determine the outcome." He smiled faintly and said, "Yuan Rong, let me tell you, don't you If you want to hear it, if you really want to compare your strength, the young master of the Minister of Etiquette may not be as good as the chief escort of the Rising Sun Escort Agency."
Although Yuan Rong's eyes were angry, his expression turned gloomy.
At this moment, I heard a voice coming from afar: "Brother Yuan, is that Brother Yuan over there?"
Yuan Rong was startled and followed the sound, only to see a painting boat approaching here at some unknown time. The distance between the two painting boats was very close. The lights on the painting boat over there were bright. On the side of the ship building, there was Several people stood there, waving to this side.
Yuan Rong walked closer to that side, glanced twice, raised his hands and said, "Is it Brother Zhu?"
"It's Zhu Yuchen." Someone over there smiled and said: "Brother Yuan, we are talking about you. On such a big day, you, Mr. Yuan, will never stay behind closed doors. There are wine and food here, do you want to come over for a drink? Two drinks?"
Yuan Rong was in a bad mood, but he still said politely: "You guys, please help yourself, I'm already too drunk here."
"Others don't know Mr. Yuan's drinking capacity, but don't I, Zhu Yuchen, know about it?" The man smiled and said, "You wait over there, and I will introduce you to a few friends."
Yuan Rong was helpless and walked back to the table. Yang Ning smiled and said: "It seems that you really have friends all over the world."
"Zhu Yuchen is the eldest son of the Zhu family's cloth shop in Hangzhou Prefecture. There are many wealthy households in Hangzhou Prefecture, and the most famous one is the Zhu family's cloth shop." Yuan Rong explained: "The Zhu family is very wealthy and is the head of the rich businessmen in Hangzhou Prefecture. He has an uncle who works in the Ministry of Rites, and he comes to the capital to stay for some time every year, and we had some friendship with him in the past."
As he was talking, he only heard the sound coming from below, and soon saw several people coming up the stairs. The first person was in brocade and jade belt, and was dressed in luxurious clothes. He was only twenty-seven or eighty years old. He came over quickly with a smile on his face, cupped his hands and said: " Brother Yuan, we haven’t seen each other for a while, and it’s always been a good time.”
Yuan Rong said with a smile: "Young Master Zhu has traveled all over the world and is enjoying the beauty of the world. How can he find time to see me? It's been a long time since we last met."
Zhu Yuchen laughed, pointed to a few people around him and introduced: "This is Qiu Fang, this is Jiangcheng, and this one is Chen Mukuan from Weitang!"
"Weitang Chen Muchuan?" Yuan Rongwei raised his hand and asked, "But the Chen family of Weitang?"
Zhu Yuchen smiled and said: "It is the Chen family of Weitang Porcelain, Chen Mukuan is the eldest son of the Chen family!"
"Sure enough, he is from the Chen family." Yuan Rong said with a smile: "If I guessed correctly, this Brother Jiang from Jiangcheng should be a member of the Jiang clan from Songjiang Tea House."
Zhu Yuchen gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother Yuan has good eyesight." He said to the others: "This is Mr. Yuan whom I often mention. Mr. Yuan's grandfather once served as a teacher to the late emperor."
Several people handed over one after another.
Zhu Yuchen saw Yang Ning sitting next to him and asked, "Brother Yuan, who is this...?"
Yuan Rong was about to explain, but he heard Yang Ning cough lightly. Yuan Rong knew it and said with a smile: "This is also a friend of mine. You can just call him... Mr. Ning!"
Yang Ning stood up, clasped his fists and said, "You have come all the way, so let Brother Yuan entertain you well. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first."
Zhu Yuchen asked curiously: "Brother Ning is leaving? This is strange. The Flower Queen's Selection is about to begin. Wouldn't it be a pity to leave at this time?"
Several other people also knew that to be able to sit and drink with Yuan Rong, this young man's status was naturally not ordinary. They all came from wealthy merchant families, so they naturally understood the principle of having many friends and multiple paths, not to mention that on the ground in the capital, It was a dream to make more friends. If he wanted to make friends with Yang Ning, he would persuade Yang Ning to stay and watch.
Jiang Cheng of Songjiang Tea House didn't look like a businessman. He was only twenty-five or six years old. His face was full of bookishness, more like a scholar. He smiled at Yang Ning and said: "Brother Ning is a friend of Master Yuan, that is, Our friends, this is the first time we meet, and I would like you all to have a drink together, what do you think?"
Before Yang Ning could speak, Chen Mukuan, the eldest young master of the Chen family in Wei Tang, had already said in a rough voice: "Brother Ning, there will be a show to watch soon. We brothers finally got together at the Qinhuai River. Who will be the queen tonight? It's us." The brothers have the final say. I heard that there are eight girls above Fang Wang, and they will all meet people later... If you are willing, whoever you fall in love with later, we will support her as a queen, what do you think? ?”
He speaks in a rough voice, and his tone is not small. He is quite fat, but has thin skin and tender flesh. He looks like a pampered person at first glance. He wears gold and jade, and looks much more flamboyant than the others.
Yang Ning smiled and said: "Brother Chen is quite generous." Seeing the man named Qiu Fang, Yuan Rong seemed to know the origins of the other people very well, but did not mention Qiu Fang's origins. He saw that Qiu Fang already had He is in his early thirties, a few years older than the others, and looks quite mature. He has his hands behind his back, smiles on his face, is quite handsome, and does not speak easily.
Yuan Rong also smiled and said: "Mr. Chen, you are all from a wealthy family, and you are not afraid of spending a lot of money. If a few of you join forces, you will really be unmatched tonight." He looked at Qiu Fang and asked: "This Is Brother Qiu also from Hangzhou?"
Zhu Yuchen shook his head and said, "Brother Qiu is from Liaodong."
"Liaodong?" Yuan Rong frowned slightly, "That seems to be the land of the Northern Han people."
Qiu Fang explained with a smile: "I am indeed from the Northern Han Dynasty, but Mr. Yuan must not regard me as an enemy. It is true that I am from the Northern Han Dynasty, but I have no hostility towards your country. Many years ago, we Qiu Fang We have contacts with Brother Zhu and several of his friends. We are doing business, and what we want is to do business safely. The last thing we want to see is a war of weapons between the two countries."
Zhu Yuchen said: "Brother Qiu is from the Qiu family of Liaodong Shen Wang. Have you heard of Brother Yuan?"
"Of course Liaodong Ginseng King has heard of it." Yuan Rong said: "Liaodong is rich in ginseng and velvet antlers, which are extremely valuable. To get the best mountain ginseng, you need to go deep into the mountains to search and dig. For those who don't know how to do it, there are many places in the mountains. Digging ginseng seems to be an easy thing, but those who are truly expert know that it is by no means easy."
Qiu Fang smiled and said, "Master Yuan, do you know how to pick ginseng?"
"If you want to pick ginseng, you must first look for it." Yuan Rong said: "Those ordinary mountain ginseng can be found by ginseng customers with some experience, but the best old mountain ginseng requires not only first-class experience, but also a little luck. I heard that there was a powerful man in Liaodong. When he was young, every time he went into the mountains, he could find the best ginseng, which made people envious, and that man was later called the King of Ginseng."
"That is my grandfather." Qiu Fang said with a smile: "He passed away a few years ago, but the skills of picking ginseng have been passed down. Today, we still rely on these skills to make a living."
Yuan Rong sighed: "It turns out that Brother Qiu is the real rich man. Although King Ginseng of Liaodong is famous all over the world for picking ginseng, the real top-quality mountain ginseng can only be obtained from your Qiu family. But as far as I know, your Qiu family is now... We mainly deal in medicinal materials, and many precious medicinal materials are nowhere to be found, but as long as we find your Qiu family, we will have all the rare medicinal materials."
Zhu Yuchen laughed and said, "Even those who are extremely wealthy have one or two of those rare medicinal herbs in their homes, which are like treasures. But to Brother Qiu, those medicinal herbs are just piles of dead branches and leaves that are almost moldy."
Qiu Fang immediately waved his hand and said: "Brother Zhu is serious. How can it be so weird? It's just relying on mountains and rivers. Back then, my grandfather started his business by digging ginseng. Later, he also thought that if he kept relying on digging ginseng, he would cut off the ginseng industry. Roots, no matter what you do, you must leave room for it, so my grandfather later specially summoned ginseng collectors from Liaodong and set a rule. The number of ginseng collected every year was stipulated. No more should be taken, so as to leave some for future generations. Let’s go to Genmai. We all have to eat, and we can’t collect wild ginseng, so we can only do some medicinal business.”
"Continue the roots." Yang Ning praised: "This is great wisdom!"
Qiu Fang smiled and said, "Thank you."
Zhu Yuchen asked: "Do you two have a candidate in mind? The eight people participating in the Flower Queen's Selection are called the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai. They are all stunning beauties with both talent and beauty."
At this time, the huge Fang Wang has stopped in the middle of the Qinhuai River. Including the Pearl, a painting boat, there are twenty or thirty large and small paintings surrounding the Fang King. The Fang King is like being held up by the stars. At this time, the color Gorgeous and dazzling, it is the real pearl on the Qinhuai River.
Before Yuan Rong could say anything more, he heard a melodious sound of silk and bamboo, and a faint sound of orchestral music. There was originally a lively noise around King Fang, but as soon as this sound came out, the surroundings quickly fell silent. Soon, someone was heard. The daughter's house opened her red lips and sang softly. For a moment, the water was soft and quiet. Her voice was soft and delicate, with a charming character. The charming scenery on the Qinhuai River was even better than in the past.
"This should be Wu Yin'er, right?" Zhu Yuchen said softly.
Jiang Cheng smiled and said: "It is said that among the eight beauties of Qinhuai this year, in terms of appearance, she should be Dong Qiaoqiao, but her singing voice is not as good as Wu Yin'er. Although Wu Yin'er has a good singing voice, it is too charming, too good to be true, and her temperament is not as gentle as Luo Ning's, but Luo Ning's talent is far inferior to Yushuang...!" He sighed and said, "It's just that Yushuang is too cold, and in comparison, his piano skills are still slightly inferior to Zhuo Xianer...!"
Everyone looked at Jiang Cheng, and Yang Ning thought to herself that this guy knew the eight beauties of Qinhuai very well, and he knew not only their names, but also their strengths and weaknesses. It seemed that he was really well prepared.
Yuan Rong asked with a smile: "Brother Jiang, who do you think among the eight beauties of Qinhuai is most likely to win the Queen of Flowers?"
Jiang Cheng smiled and said: "I came here today at the invitation of Brother Zhu. Who do you think should be chosen as the queen today? I will follow you. But really speaking, the one named Shen Jiaonu should be good."