The prosperity of Jinling lies in the mist of the Six Dynasties, the literati and poets, and the famous prostitutes Goulan. This is a city of pleasure.
Dignitaries and dignitaries are willing to settle here. It seems that living here has imbued themselves with the aura of prosperity and wealth.
Guangling is different.
Because of the existence of the Huaijiang Grand Canal, the city's commerce is very prosperous. Here, you can see many traders and merchants, and merchant ships are moored in the port, unloading goods and loading them. New shipments depart.
A lot of money is flowing in and out of the room.
"In Guangling, as long as you work hard, even an illiterate person who doesn't know a word can make a small fortune."
Gu Xiuxun chewed a piece of pear candy and looked at the Huaijiang River in front of her.
Sun Mo was speechless.
This is the pier. Looking out, you can see the shirtless man carrying the bag, sweating profusely at work.
The busy posture and the dense flow of people are like ants moving.
The foreman shouted, telling the lazy guys to hurry up.
He didn't have a whip in his hand, but he held a brush and notebook dipped in cinnabar, but this thing was better than a whip.
The bag bearers were paid according to the number of bags they carried. They would get one penny for carrying five bags of marijuana weighing one hundred kilograms.
Once your name is recorded by the foreman, a penny will be deducted.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Xiuxun noticed that Sun Mo looked wrong.
"Sure enough, no matter what era you are in, it's hard to make ends meet!"
Sun Mo sighed.
"What you're saying is, except those kids from rich families who have a silver spoon in their mouths, who doesn't work hard? Even we have to study hard and practice all night long to be qualified for the responsibility of being a teacher."
Gu Xiuxun bumped Sun Mo with his arm: "Let's go, I'll treat you to lunch!"
When Sun Mo came to Guangling, he followed Gu Xiuxun for three days and visited the nearby places of interest. Then Sun Mo felt that he had a bit of the aura of the ancients.
"It's a pity that I couldn't express it in detail!"
Sun Mo was sorry.
When the two of them returned to the hotel, it was already dusk, and they happened to see Gao Ben, who had been practicing all day, coming out for a walk.
"I envy you two. You can go out and play every day."
Gao Ben complimented: "This is genius, right? No need to work hard, just study casually, it is worth a month's hard work of us ordinary people!"
"Master Gao, this joke is not funny!"
Gu Xiuxun frowned.
"Haha, I'm going to the toilet."
Although Gao Ben looked envious, he would never go out to play. He would study hard while Sun Mo and Gu Xiuxun wasted their time.
This time, I must surpass the two of them and prove my strength!
After Gao Ben went to the toilet, he bought two pancakes and went back to his room. He didn't even eat dinner and continued to review alchemy.
The one-star famous teacher assessment requires specialization in a sub-profession, so there is a written test, and Gao Ben's goal is to get full marks.
Gu Xiuxun returned to the room and began to meditate, and she would not slack off.
Sun Mo, on the other hand, was sitting at the window, looking at the city as the night fell, with a confused look on his face.
He was a little homesick. If he were in his rental house, he would be eating instant noodles, drinking ice cream, and playing games crazily!
When you are about to fall asleep, you can open the hard drive, find out the short movies in your collection, and watch the young ladies having fun!
Beautiful!
"Master Sun! Master Sun!"
When Sun Mo heard someone calling him, he lowered his head and saw Qian Dun and Chao Chao returning.
"Master Sun, I bought roast goose and Zhuangyuanhong from Zuixiangfang. Let's drink some together!"
Qian Dun shook the food in his hand.
"OK!"
Sun Mo smiled. Dining with colleagues was also a way to bond with each other. Moreover, they invited him yesterday, but they always refused to go, which was not good.
"Call Master Gu!"
Chao Chao intervened. He liked Gu Xiuxun, but he knew he was not good enough for her, so he didn't confess his love. However, it would be great to have the opportunity to take another look at Gu Xiuxun.
Soon, Qian Dun, Chao Chao and Zhang Lan were sitting in Sun Mo's room.
"I called Master Gao, but he is practicing!"
Qian Dun shrugged his shoulders.
"Master Gu is meditating!"
Sun Moxin said, this is the so-called good student, right
"Let's eat!"
Wang Chao first tore off a piece of the fattest goose meat and handed it to Zhang Lan. He didn't expect Zhang Lan to come. This was a great honor.
Along the way, this girl who graduated from Wanling Academy, one of the nine most prestigious schools, always gave off a taciturn aura, making people afraid to talk to her.
"Actually, if you look carefully, Zhang Lan is pretty good-looking, but the huge tattoo on his face ruins the beauty!"
Chao Chao gave Zhang Lan a score in his heart, but students at Wanling Academy all have this habit of tattooing their faces.
"Thanks!"
Zhang Lan took the goose meat, took a small bite, and asked, "Didn't you two go to see Master Jiang Wei? How was your harvest?"
"Hey, forget it, I've been standing there for another day!"
Qian Dun sighed.
"You have been standing here for four days, right? Isn't this sincerity enough?"
Zhang Lan was surprised. On the first day she came to Guangling, she also went to see the scenery. However, Qian Dun, Chao Chao, and Gao Ben were not there, so they went directly to the Jiang Mansion to meet Jiang Wei.
"What's the point of being sincere like little shrimps like us?"
Qian Dun laughed at himself.
Jiang Wei is a six-star famous teacher with great fame. He currently lives in Guangling, and it is said that he is also the examiner of this one-star famous teacher examination. Due to emotions and reasons, these candidates have to pay a visit.
This is just like those officials in ancient times who took office. After taking office, the first thing they did was to meet with the local senior officials who returned home from their official duties, or after arriving in Beijing, they had to meet with the Prime Minister Ge Lao.
It doesn't matter whether others see you or not, you have to go yourself. This is a matter of etiquette.
"I think we should be able to see you tomorrow!"
Wang Chao took a sip of wine.
"Master Sun, don't blame me for talking too much. You guys are too arrogant in how you behave. If you want to be in the world of famous teachers in the future, you must be given the face of such a big boss."
Qian Dun advised him.
"Yes, Master Qian and I are little transparent. Even if we don't meet Master Jiang, it doesn't really matter. But you can't. With your talent, you will definitely become famous in this assessment, enter the big boss's eyes, and be appreciated. , but when people go home and see it, there is no greeting card from you, which is not beautiful."
The dynasty was very sincere.
If you allow a big shot to hold a grudge, even if he doesn't deal with you, just throwing a stumbling block, it might ruin your life.
"Thank you Master Wang!"
Sun Mo offered Wang Chao a glass of wine.
He knew this. There was a popular TV series in the past, and there was a sentence in it that made Sun Mo deeply moved, that is, 'This is a small willfulness of power.'
Yes, a capricious act by those in power can ruin the life of an ordinary person.
"It's okay to go for a visit and send me a greeting card, just to show off!"
Qian Dun advised.
The four of them gathered for a while and then dispersed. The next morning, Qian Dun and Chao Chao were waiting for Sun Mo and others in the hall, preparing to go to Jiang Wei's house together.
"Have you prepared the invitation? It doesn't have to be too fancy, but it shouldn't be too casual. The most important thing is that the handwriting must be beautiful."
Qian Dun imparts experience.
"Is there a place for greetings?"
Sun Mo didn't bother to bother.
"I've prepared it for you!"
Gu Xiuxun took out two greeting cards: "Take a look, is it suitable?"
"You don't have to look, I don't worry about you doing the work!"
Sun Mo chuckled: "Thank you!"
"Thank you for nothing, just think of it as payment for the massage you gave me."
Gu Xiuxun can be regarded as a first-come-first-served person. She has been able to enjoy Sun Mo's traditional massage in the past few days. This has made her in excellent condition and there are faint signs of breaking through the realm.
Everyone went except Gao Ben.
The Chiang Mansion is located on Guangyuan Street and occupies a very large area. In front of the door are two majestic and domineering stone lions. The eighteen steps are very intimidating.
Even an ignorant person like Sun Mo knew that this was a wealthy and famous family!
When Sun Mo and the other five arrived, many young people were already waiting outside the door. He roughly counted nearly a hundred of them.
When these people saw Sun Mo and the other five, they immediately took a look at them. After all, the people who came to visit Jiang Wei at this time were all candidates, that is, competitors.
But soon no one paid attention to them, because Sun Mo and the others were completely unknown.
Qian Dun knocked on the door, and a middle-aged concierge in his forties came out with an arrogant expression.
"Uncle Zhang, thank you for your work!"
Qian Dun apologized and smiled.
Sun Mo noticed that Qian Dun handed over six tickets. He was stunned for a moment and then realized that one of them should be a banknote.
"Hey, one hundred taels, just gone!"
Qian Dun was helpless. His money didn't come from the strong wind. The key was spent, and he didn't know if it would have any effect.
"I'll replenish it for you when I get back."
Sun Mo whispered, there are many people here and it is not good to give money.
"Master Sun is out of sight now. I just sigh with emotion. Even if we spend a hundred taels for a seventh-grade official in front of the prime minister's door, we won't see a smiling face on the concierge's face, and we still won't see Master Jiang!"
Qian Dun sighed.
He paid money so that the concierge would put the greeting card at the bottom. This was an unspoken rule, because the further down, the earlier the visitor came.
The host will be happy when he sees you and understand your respect.
"What's next?"
Zhang Lan was curious. She was from the Li tribe and did not follow these rules.
"wait!"
Dynasty reminded: "And it's best not to talk and laugh."
"You Central Plains people have so many rules!"
Zhang Lan pouted.
The next step is to wait and show respect.
It was okay at first, but after half an hour, Sun Mo got bored. The key was that waiting like this, waiting for someone to summon him, was too humble.
"Master Gu!"
Sun Mo called people and was about to get out of the way, but at this moment, a gunshot suddenly rang out from the crowd. He turned around and saw a group of men and women surrounding a young man on horseback, stopping in front of the steps.
"Gu Qingyan, a graduate of Qingtian Academy, wants to meet Master Jiang!"
Gu Qingyan just shouted as usual, not loudly, and did not knock on the door, but the concierge jumped out like a rabbit with an arrow, and he no longer had a dead face, but smiled kindly.
"Is this too worldly?"
Sun Mo frowned.
"Shh!"
Qian Dun was startled and thought to himself, Master Sun, how dare you say that. If anyone hears this, they will definitely give you some shoes to wear.
"Teacher Gu, please follow me!"
The concierge opened the door and led Gu Qingyan and his party in.
"Eh? Is he a concierge? Don't you need to inform the master? Then why don't you let us in?"
Zhang Lan was surprised.
"Please, that's Gu Qingyan, can you compare with her?"
A young man next to him made a sound.