After returning from Xie Ying's house, Cui Xie was full of excitement for several days.
Although there will be a lot of things in the palace next month, they can't date like that anymore, but after all, it's time for a kiss, a hug, and a six-year appointment. After graduating from Sinology, they will be able to fall in love seriously!
But six years...
Junior high school + high school is enough. At that time, his body should be 22. According to the marriage law of the celestial dynasty, it is enough to get married and get a license... For the sake of their physical and mental health, they should study as soon as possible, and try to get a jinshi after three years!
Before he could taste the sweetness of love, Cui Xie plunged into his studies and continued to study the meaning of the Book of Songs.
In the Han Dynasty, the classics studied heavily on exegesis, and took Mao's "Poems" as the standard, and the understanding of "Poems" was inseparable from that written in the "Poems Preface"; but in the Song Dynasty, there was gradually a suspicion of ancient times, and Zhu Zi was the master. Zhu Xi's "Poem Preface Debates" refuted the "Poem Preface", thinking that the small preface of the poem was written by Han Confucianism, and the big preface was also named by later generations, not the original work of Zixia, and it is not acceptable.
Because the examination scores were all based on Zhu Xi’s biography, Ming Confucian scholars paid more attention to the principles and less of exegesis when governing the Poetry. The senior Confucians' notes on reading "Poems" no longer focus on the words and historical facts of "Spring and Autumn", but compare "Biography of Poetry" with "Zhu Ziyu Lei" and "Zhu Wengong's Collected Works", and more from the poem itself. Start, talk about nature and human feelings, and expound on your own theory of nature and human feelings.
Especially this love word.
In the Preface to the Biography of Poems, it says: "I have heard that most of the so-called winds in poetry are composed of songs and ballads in alleys. The so-called male and female characters and chanting songs are all about their feelings."
The purpose of "Poems" is to "express affection", and most of this "feeling" is not the "true affection" that is upright and peaceful or the "rich affection" of the world, but the unrestrained and unreasonable "sexy affection". ".
I don't know how obsessed Zhu Xi is with "love", how many "beautiful concubines' virtues" are found in "Mao Shi", and how many "stabbed prostitutes" are found in "Jizhuan" - a total of more than 20 articles have been accused of Poetry for prostitution.
Piru "Collection of Ge": "He is collecting Ge, and he doesn't see him for a day, just like three months."
It looks affectionate and comfortable, gentle and fresh, doesn't it? But when they read it, they should not be deceived by its elegant and elegant words. They must know that Zhu Zi has stamped this poem.
"Those who cover lewdness and rush to do what they do"... Such an ambiguous explanation, people who usually don't read the "Biography of the Collection", and only explain the poems based on the content of the poems, will definitely not think of it!
When I can see Xie Ying next month, I will read this song "Collection of Ge" to him first. If he doesn't get the deep meaning and just regards it as a poem about lovesickness, then he will silently enjoy the pleasure of flirting with a pure boy; if he also understands the meaning, tsk tsk tsk...
Cui Xie dumped the notes onto the sofa and rolled a few times, burying his face in the page, feeling more motivated to study.
He wanted to be so addicted to his studies, but unfortunately the Cui family still had so many practical problems waiting to be solved. Before August, Cui Liangdong came knocking on the door and asked him how to give gifts on August 15th, and whether the clothes for autumn and winter should be cut in advance, and when the second son would come back, should he send someone to the Tongzhou Canal Wharf to inquire about some news...
For an ordinary boxing ceremony, Cui Xie asked him to follow the arrangement of previous years. If there was too much to give in previous years, and now he can't afford it, he should reduce it accordingly. It's just that there is one more Mr. Song in the family, so he has to prepare the teacher's ceremony like Mr. Lu; he also needs to prepare a few more boxing gifts from Zhongping, so that he can give it to the instructor of Sinology and Zhang Zhaichang who introduced his husband to his sister.
Cui Liangdong responded quickly, and asked again: "Our master used to be in the ministry, and every time he gave gifts to the first assistant and the second assistant, the gifts were not small, but now they are suddenly less, what should I do if they are unhappy?"
What can I do if I'm not happy? If it's a big deal, let Senator Cui do a few more jobs in Yunnan. Anyway, foreign officials usually have to spend nine years before they can return to Beijing, but they are only three years away from the crown prince's accession to the throne. When the first and second assistants in the new dynasty have already returned home, do they care whether they are happy or not
Cui Xie smiled lightly, and said, "We can't compare with the past now. Besides, you are not worth it when you think of us as a master, won't you make up for it with a generous gift during the New Year? When the master left, he took several hundred taels of silver on the road. It is very easy to make good Taihua tea, tobacco, Panax notoginseng, Baiyao, and camellia there, we might as well send less, the old man will send what he should send."
Cui Liangdong recalled the pain of the old man emptying out his family business and taking his aunt to take office in Yunnan. He couldn't help clutching his chest and said, "Young master said that you have only been in charge for a few months. If you are a little inattentive, the adults will not care about it."
That gift is compared to the boxing rituals when you don't have to run the office in previous years, so you don't need to thicken it.
As for the two gentlemen, they all live in their own homes, and they don't need to spend too much money, just make clothes, prepare a banquet, and add a month's bouquet of repairs. The new clothes for the holidays at home are also made as in previous years. Although Cui Heng has not returned yet, he has to prepare a suit for him, in case he comes back early and has no clothes to change at home.
As for when he will come back, there is no need to call him so early at home. He was escorted by Jin Yiwei. Jin Yiwei must have inside information, so he can just ask Xie Ying when he turns around.
Cui Liangdong kept nodding and taking notes.
He made a summary report for the past few months, and also learned to speak with his work plan in mind. He drew circles or ticks on the documents he wrote, and wrote down Cui Xie's instructions. After finishing all these matters, he asked another question: "Before the festival, the village heads of the villages on both sides must also be brought out of the house, and the village head in Jiaxiang Tun has replaced the family brought by Mrs. Liu as the head of the village. Do you want to see him, son?"
Cui Xie pondered for a while, and said, "Tell them to stay on both sides. I have something to explain to them. How did the Liu family get their gifts?"
Cui Liangdong said: "Early when Liu's family was still in Fucheng, the two families had frequent contacts, but after they moved to Yulinwei, there was little news. But Ding said he couldn't come, and the master blamed his family for his poor etiquette. Later, he married the second wife, and gradually became estranged..."
Cui Xie sighed slightly: "That's it. Let the Liu family bring a few more people into Beijing. I have to ask someone to go to Yulin to see how my grandfather's house is doing. Is there anyone we can help?"
He occupied little Cui Xie's body and bought a good reputation with Mrs. Liu's dowry, and it was these two who should really be rewarded. Even if the Liu family became a high-ranking official, without the Cui family to take care of him, he would at least have to walk around with the Liu family, give gifts in due season, and save face for them.
You can't always light up the sons and daughters of Councilor Cui's concubine, but stay away from Mrs. Liu's real relatives, right
He sent Cui Liangdong back, and Cui Ting and Cui Jinzhi also took time to report to him.
Both of them were full of energy, with red faces, each holding a dozen reports and work plans, which were full of writing. He said "busy" and panted, but he couldn't hide the smug look on his face, as if he was a few years younger than the timid posture he had when he first came home.
Needless to say, the silk and satin shop sold a lot of high-end materials because of the two sets he made for Xie Ying. Later, the straight body with waisted waist was also called by the tailor and hung in the store. Because it looked like a raw staff, it did not violate the rules, and it was more suitable for the figure than the straight body and Taoist robes that were actually made according to the system. It’s just that the scholars who love to buy it want to buy it, and there are also many merchants, common people and even craftsmen and music households who are willing to make a piece of cloth.
These are not worth boasting about, but the best sellers are bright, women's favorite fabrics.
Since the Qixi Festival beauty pageant, the clothes of the Three Kingdoms and Five Beauty have become popular in Lehu and theatrical troupes. Because when the beauty pageant was held, the two stores of Cui's family brought cosmetics and clothing for them to wear for free, and the three countries and the five beauties were also praised at the conference. After the conference, they wanted to use this status to become popular. , of course, will continue to make such a dress.
With this group of actors leading the way, they helped lift the names of the two stores in the Cui family, and naturally brought them to market. In the era when jacket skirts are popular in Chenghua, the entertainment industry has risen again in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the trend is getting stronger and stronger. Infected into the backyard of the wealthy officials...
Most of the backlogged goods in the satin shop were sold, and they found a few shops in Tongzhou to buy them. The big red silk for three taels of five dollars a piece, and the oily silk for two taels of eight dollars a piece are all sold out... Not like before, every year, a boat of materials is imported from the south, and some ordinary cloth from Gyeonggi is put on it. Can be sold for a whole year.
Cui Jinzhi was so overjoyed that he wanted to stand on the roof, and pretended to be in a difficult situation in front of the host's house. He sighed and said, "I don't know when our family's fleet will be back, and I'm afraid that the fabric will not be supplied. Go, I've been taking advantage of other people's family for nothing, so I bought some slightly more expensive materials from Tongzhou, and I hope you don't blame the young master."
Cui Xie looked at the price of the newly added suppliers, and the account with the daily turnover of dozens of taels, and nodded to him: "You have worked hard, I will ask Cui Liangdong to raise your monthly payment according to the sales volume. Change the place. It doesn’t matter if you buy the materials, but they must be of good quality and not ruin the reputation you just started—you keep an eye on it, I’ll go back and find someone to spot check, and the prize money will be counted after the Mid-Autumn Festival.”
Cui Jinzhi sat down with joy, and Cui Ting got up and told him about the sales of cosmetics.
Like the satin shop, their rouge shop became famous because of the beauty pageant and won many customers. However, the goods in the powder shop are not as easy to buy as those in the silk and satin shop. There are many things imported from foreign countries and shipped by sea, and it is not easy to mix the goods in other shops.
While Cui Ting liked it, he also wanted to sigh sincerely: "Since Ju'anzhai's meeting came up with the method of applying luozidai to make eye rims stand out, our family's best luozidai and qingquetoudai are both It's sold out. The little one has also asked everywhere, and the Meidai from other homes are also selling faster than usual, and they are unwilling to send the goods to us. Only the thrush is as much as you want, and it doesn't look good. The little one has to ask. Ask your son, can you ask the people in the study room to get a thrush wrapped in colored paper and sell them more expensively?"
… what is thrush
Although he occasionally used eyebrow pencils when he was drawing, the colors of "Qingdai" and "Luodai" that his family found were always a little bluish green, not as easy to use as charcoal.
Cui Ting took out his bag, took out a black-gray stone like an ink stick, wrapped it in a handkerchief and handed it to Cui Xie.
Cui Xie stretched out his hand to take it, but he let it go and wrapped it in a cloth before handing it over. He lowered his head and explained, "This thrush is black and oily, so it's easy to get dirty hands, and ordinary rich people refuse to use it, that is, poor people. Only those who don’t pay attention to the family want it. But we only have this in the capital, as much as we want, and it’s cheap.”
Cui Xie took it and opened the handkerchief, and saw a black ash on the cloth, and the thrush was glowing with gray and shiny oil, the brilliance was very familiar. His heart skipped a beat, and he immediately rubbed his hand with his hand. The thumb was stained with dirt. He pulled Cui Ting's report again, and drew two strokes with an ink horn.
Soft, easy to get dirty hands, black and gray, glowing oily in the light... This is graphite!
Because he didn't write it in the chemistry book, he always thought that graphite, which was not available in ancient times, was by his side! Still the cheapest makeup!
It's all because he is so rich, and because the craftsmen in his family are so skilled in drawing, they don't even need an eyebrow pencil to make a draft, or he would have come into contact with this cheap eyebrow pencil earlier...
Cui Xie was so excited that he almost stood up, and said with restraint, "You first leave this stone... thrush, and I'll ask someone to find a way later, but don't buy it first, I don't think this can be rubbed in my eyes. You sell other things first."
After sending the two shopkeepers away, Cui Xie immediately went back to the room and took a dozen tissue papers. The handkerchief was wrapped in ink sticks, and he lightly drew a row of short, hatched lines.
The depth and thickness of the lines change with his strength, easy to color and soft, and with the brilliance of his familiar pencil, which is more comfortable than the color drawn by charcoal strips. It will definitely be better when it is fired into a real pencil.
He hid the manuscript paper at the bottom, went out and called Xiao Songyan to find some clay for him, crushed the ink sticks with a pestle, pressed it finely at the bottom of the copper mortar, mixed the clay with his own hands, and dripped water drop by drop with copper. Pour water into it to blend, and roll out several lead cores of different proportions like kneading dough.
He only remembered that the pencil lead was made of graphite and clay, but he didn't remember the exact proportions, so he divided the clay into several portions, added graphite powder spoonfuls by spoonfuls, added water and rolled them into cores of the same thickness and different lengths. Then he remembered that the refill was going to be baked, but he didn't know what the temperature of the furnace was. He couldn't go to the kiln at night, so he had to wait until tomorrow and let Cui Liangdong find someone to do it.
Even if he can't bake modern pencils, he has graphite available! At that time, let the clerks of the powder shop find the supplier and ask them to make this inkstone-like thrush idea into thin strips, and then use this graphite to make drawings and take notes, isn't it better than charcoal
Cui Xie stared at the lead cores that he had kneaded out, and he felt it for a while, and then he felt like he was reluctant to let go. It wasn't until one of the lead cores was broken that he closed his hands embarrassingly, put the two broken pieces together, rolled them into a thin and straight lead core, and then ran to the kitchen to ask someone to take the scallops and bake them.
Dry first and then touch, it will not be easy to touch.