Three poles in the sun.
Chu Xiaoye came out of the room.
Lannixi and others were sitting in the small courtyard, chatting with Qin Mo'er, the eldest daughter of the Qin family.
Qin Zhitan took a carriage to the dock early in the morning.
Qin Yu followed the housekeeper to the store.
Qin Wen, the eldest son of the Qin family, who did not return home last night and did not appear at the cultural gathering, came back early this morning. Not long after he came back, he went out again.
Qin Mo'er was talking to Lannixi: "My eldest brother was asking about you as soon as he came back this morning. He had promised to come to visit in the morning, but something happened and he went out in a hurry. Sister Lannixi, why don't you spend more time here? Let’s play for a few days, my eldest brother knows a lot of friends, but he wants to take you everywhere to play.”
"No."
As soon as Chu Xiaoye walked out of the room, she heard these words and said, "We don't like to play."
Seeing him coming out, Qin Mo'er stood up quickly, looked at him with bright eyes and said: "Mr. Chu, you don't know yet, right? Your song "Die Lian Hua" last night has been spread throughout Suzhou and Hangzhou, and everyone praised it. I can’t wait to see you. Many people are inquiring about where you live and want to come and visit.”
Chu Xiaoye frowned and asked quickly: "Is Uncle Qin out?"
Qin Mo'er was a little unhappy, nodded and said, "Daddy went to the dock to help you find a ship to go to sea."
Chu Xiaoye thought for a moment and said: "Then we should go. Let's go to the dock and wait. If Uncle Qin finds it well, we can get on the boat directly."
He had no doubt about the ability of those talented scholars to find people. If they were blocked in the Qin Mansion, it would be troublesome.
"Ah, so fast?"
When Qin Mo'er heard this, his face was filled with astonishment and he said, "Dad said that those ships will only set off in the evening. Mr. Chu, did our Qin Mansion fail to do something well and offend you?"
Chu Xiaoye looked at this innocent girl and didn't want to explain too much to her, and said: "You guys did a good job. I'm very grateful for your hospitality, and I'm also grateful to Uncle Qin for helping us find a boat. But we still have very important things to do. , we can’t stay here any longer, we must leave immediately.”
"But… "
Qin Moer said with a look of reluctance: "Eldest brother hasn't seen you yet. When he left in the morning, he told me that he wanted me to take a good look at you. He will come back to visit you soon."
"Watch us carefully?"
Chu Xiaoye was stunned, and his expression suddenly became serious.
Qin Moer said quickly: "Brother means that you want me to entertain you well. Mr. Chu, if you just leave like this, eldest brother will definitely scold me and say that I didn't entertain you well and made you angry."
At this moment, there was suddenly a burst of noisy footsteps and voices outside the small courtyard.
Chu Xiaoye narrowed his eyes, looked outside the courtyard, and immediately said: "Lannixi, take Fei'er, the others, and Catherine back to the house. Don't come out until I let you out!"
Although Lan Nixi was confused, she didn't hesitate at all. She immediately stood up and pulled Fei'er, saying to the other girls: "Let's go into the house!"
She looked at Catherine.
Catherine looked at her king, and with a "swish" sound, she rushed directly into the room.
Qin Mo'er looked puzzled, stood up, and looked outside the courtyard, saying, "Mr. Chu, what's wrong?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a tall and tall young man wearing a green shirt stepped into the courtyard first and said, "Mo'er, where are Mr. Chu and his friends? I'm here to visit."
Then, the young man saw Chu Xiaoye in the courtyard. He was stunned and thought to himself: Could it be him? So young
This person is Qin Wen, the eldest son of the Qin family.
"Brother, this is Mr. Chu."
Qin Moer quickly explained, then smiled at Chu Xiaoye and said: "Mr. Chu, this is my eldest brother. He said early in the morning that he would come to visit you. My eldest brother listened to your poem last night and praised it very much. Woolen cloth."
While they were talking, another group of young people holding folding fans and wearing scholar's gowns walked into the small courtyard. When they saw Chu Xiaoye, their eyes lit up and they laughed loudly: "Mr. Chu, you make it easy for us to find them. We promised last night not to get drunk and not come back, but you left first. You really aren’t friends enough, so let’s continue today.”
The young men were talking and looking into the room.
These people were the young men who stopped him on the boat last night and refused to let him leave. They were slapped on the ground by him. At this time, their faces were full of smiles and enthusiasm, as if they were meeting old friends. The young people who were beaten last night Things seem to have been forgotten long ago.
Qin Wen was quite respectful to these young people and said with a smile: "I didn't know Mr. Chu was my guest until I came back this morning. Otherwise, he would have been on the boat last night."
In fact, it's not that he didn't go last night, but that he was from a businessman's house and everyone looked down upon him. That Mr. Mei didn't invite him at all.
He spent the night in a brothel near the Qinhuai River.
I thought I would never have the chance to make friends with these noble brothers, but when I came back this morning, I found out about this great news. I immediately ran out and told these noble brothers diligently and flatteringly.
It just so happened that these young men had been inquiring about this young man's residence and background since last night.
After hearing what he said, these young master buddies who usually ignored him immediately became very enthusiastic, and even took the initiative to hook up with him and chatted passionately, which made him flattered and excited.
"Brother Chu, this is Young Master Yang Shaoqing, and his father is the Qingtian Master of Suhang. This is Young Master Mo Ziqi, and his father is the Captain of the South Gate of Suhang. This is Young Master Jiang Cong, and his family is great. No, he is my role model for Suzhou and Hangzhou literati. He has a scholarly family for generations. His two brothers both graduated from high school and served as officials in Kyoto..."
Qin Wen immediately introduced the young masters one by one diligently, and changed from "Young Master Chu" to "Brother Chu".
Chu Xiaoye counted, including Qin Wen, there were nine people in total. Except for Qin Wen, the other eight were all young masters with status and background. They gathered together. Although Suzhou and Hangzhou could not cover the sky with one hand, they could at least turn over the sky. Little waves, no wonder the eldest son of Qin is so fawning over him.
"Dear gentlemen, it's a pleasure to meet you! It's a pleasure to meet you!"
Not reaching out to hit the smiling person, Chu Xiaoye also quickly held his hand in greetings.
"Mr. Chu, you didn't drink well last night. You must not come back drunk today! Come on, brother, I found a good place. I guarantee that the brothers will like it!"
The young master named Yang Shaoqing immediately came over to hold him affectionately. After saying this, Fang suddenly seemed to have remembered something. He glanced towards the room, slapped the back of his head and said, "Oh, look at me, I almost missed it." I forgot. Mr. Chu, don’t you still have a few friends? I heard that you all came from afar and it’s your first time in Suzhou and Hangzhou. Please hurry up and call us together so that we can fulfill our friendship as landlords.”
The other young masters also hurriedly echoed: "Yes, yes, call them together. We can't favor one over the other. Mr. Chu's friends are our friends. Hurry, call those friends out."
The young man named Mo Ziqi actually walked towards the house while talking.
Only then did Qin Moer realize that something was wrong, and quickly chased after him and said, "Master Mo, there are girls inside, you can't go in."
Hearing this, Mo Ziqi suddenly felt happy, stopped, looked at the other young masters, and immediately smiled and said: "It's okay for girls, we girls in the Southern Tang Dynasty can still go to school and serve the country like men. Miss Qin, go in and ask them to come out, and let's go out and play together."
Qin Moer frowned and stood still.
Seeing this, Qin Wen quickly scolded: "Mo'er, are Mr. Mo talking to you? Go in quickly and invite those girls out. You also come with us and go out to play. I will send someone to Daddy's place." Go tell him and it will be okay."
Qin Mo'er looked at her eldest brother's groveling and flattering look, with a complicated look in her eyes, as if she was meeting him for the first time. She felt sad and said, "Brother, we haven't seen each other for a year, you seem to have changed. "
Qin Wen frowned. When he saw that all the young masters were looking over, he immediately shouted with a straight face, "What are you talking about? Go in and invite some guests out. I will teach you how to read when I have time."
Qin Moer shook her head and rejected her eldest brother for the first time, saying: "If I don't go in, you can't go in either!"
Mo Ziqi, who was next to him, suddenly sneered: "Brother Qin, you are not funny enough. We have good intentions and invite your guests to go out for fun. You, sister, seem to think that we are all bad people?"
Qin Wen was suddenly sweating profusely. He kicked his eyes and said to his sister: "Mo'er! Get out of the way! If you don't go in, I will go in by myself!"
Qin Mo'er opened her arms, blocked the door, and said with tears: "These guests were brought back by my father and I. Brother, they are not your guests, and they are all girls. You are a scholar, you should know how to avoid suspicion." .”
"Qin Wen, do you, your sister, look down on us? Or do you, Qin Wen, and your Qin Mansion look down on us?"
Yang Shaoqing said with a cold face.
"Snapped!"
Qin Wen suddenly slapped Qin Moer's face and said angrily: "Get out of the way!"
After that, he grabbed her arm, pulled her to one side, and threw her to the ground.
Qin Mo'er cried.
The muscles on Qin Wen's face twitched a few times, and he immediately stepped forward to push the door open.
At this time, a hand suddenly stretched out from behind. He grabbed him by the collar and threw him away with a whoosh. With a bang, he fell heavily onto the bluestone four or five meters away.
Qin Wen was immediately dizzy and in pain from being thrown down. For a moment, he couldn't get up.
"What are you doing?"
Chu Xiaoye stood at the door, looked at him and said, "Master Qin, there are all my people inside. I haven't spoken yet, and you want to go in?"
Qin Wen lay on the ground, his face twisted in pain, and he gritted his teeth and said: "You... you..."
This scene frightened the other young masters.
Chu Xiaoye walked over, helped Qin Mo'er up on the ground, wiped away the tears on her face, and said, "It's okay, I'm here. Miss Mo'er, please go out first."
(End of chapter)