Song Beiyun

But Wen Shenggong is old after all, he doesn't have the energy to improve the style of study anymore, and this Wen Sheng has also been contaminated with the affairs of the court, and he has become less clear and clear, and he no longer mentions some things.

"Wen Zhenggong." The old imperial doctor poured him a cup of tea: "You have been upright all your life, and you have taken scholarship and study as your own responsibility. You have taught the monarchs and ministers of the three dynasties. Looking at the world, you can be said to be full of peaches and plums. Please don't die. Destroy the clarity of my life."

Although Wen Shenggong is old, he is not stupid. How can he not know what the old imperial doctor said, but now he can only sigh silently: "Do your best to know the destiny, my grandson is a I lost my father when I was young, so my family loved me a little more, but I think I am also a well-educated poet, so I will definitely not do anything out of the ordinary."

"That's the best, I'm most worried about you, old brother." The old imperial doctor patted his hand: "You, it's not easy. As a literary sage but with the name of a foreign relative, I don't care." You don’t need to think about it to know how the outside world judges you.”

Due to special political reasons, this Wen Shenggong is no longer qualified for the post of Yansheng. In the past two years, he has competed with the branch family in Shandong for the name of Yansheng, but he occupies the Confucian mansion. Those who have a bad reputation can only become a literary sage.

But now he can be said to be riding a tiger. The imperial court needs his name to appease the scholars all over the world, relatives need his existence to outline family traditions, civil servants and foreign relatives also need his existence as an old man to be a peacemaker. Those who take off are regarded as a bodhisattva on the altar, as long as they are poked here.People need him, but they don't need him to do something.

difficult...

"I still envy you, the great medical officer, like a fairy. You and I are only 11 years old, but look at your face, which looks like a person in forty or fifty, but I am already very old."

The old imperial doctor sighed: "You have to keep an eye on your grandson, I'm leaving now."

"I'll get someone to drive you off."

"Then I'm welcome."

Two days later, Dingguo Gongfu.

"Young master, here is a letter from you."

Zuo Fang, who had just washed up and was about to eat, found out that the letter was handed over by his servants. At first glance, it was his sister's crooked dog-crawling characters. He looked at this word and was really desperate. Since he was a child, he had urged My sister practiced that handwriting well, but every time she mentions this, she beats someone, but now it is better, writing this "good handwriting", this handwriting is really not as good as a pig or a dog.

When the envelope was torn open, what was revealed inside was a line of strong and well-defined characters. Although the number of words was not many, it was pleasing to the eye.

"It's still good-looking brother-in-law."

Zuo Fang muttered, unfolded the paper, and there were only five large characters on it: "No inner ghost, let's do it".

After seeing these five words, Zuo Fang rolled her eyes, crumpled the letter up and threw it into the kitchen stove, and went out to have breakfast as usual.

"I have a letter from you in the morning." Ding Guogong sipped his porridge and whispered, "Did you get it?"

"I got it, it belongs to sister." Zuo Fang said submissively: "She said everything is fine, don't read it."

"Where is the letter? Let me see."

Although Ding Guogong always had a serious face, whenever he mentioned that disobedient daughter, although his face was impatient, he always had to ask him personally.

"My sister told me to burn it after reading it...I burned it." Zuo Fang lowered her head and said, "You also know my sister's temperament. something."

Duke Ding didn't delve into it, but continued to ask: "What did she say in the letter?"

"She said...she said..." Zuo Fang took a deep breath: "She said that she and Qiaoyun went to the mountains to look for immortals in the past few days. How delicious. He also said that the refugees in Luzhou are stable now, and many of them have moved to new dramas, and Luzhou is more prosperous than Jinling."

"Hmph." Duke Ding finally raised his head: "You really say that?"

"Sister, what else can I say..." Zuo Fang said dumbfoundedly: "She just spends her days practicing martial arts and wandering around Song Beiyun, making money to drive you into the rivers and lakes."

Hearing this, Ding Guogong was also a little helpless, silently shook his head and said: "Let her go, hum. When she gets married, she will have her own in-laws to teach her the rules."

After finishing speaking, he got up and walked away. When he walked to the door: "I will take the imperial guards out of the city for practice today, and I won't be back until three or five days later. Be honest with me here, do you hear me?"

"Got it... Dad."

Looking at his back, Zuo Fang sighed softly: "No wonder sister is like you, you have such a bad temper..."

"What are you talking about, bastard?" Ding Guogong roared from the door.

"It's okay, Dad. I said you should be careful yourself. It's already cold and cold at night. You have an injury on your leg. Don't stir up the old injury."

"No one is worry-free." Duke Ding snorted and left angrily.

As soon as he left like this, Zuo Fang immediately finished eating in two or three bites, changed into his exclusive yamen outfit, dressed up in a glossy manner, with rouge and powder on his face, and some powder on his body, looking like a The big show bag king.

"Go."

With a yell, the accompanying stupid big man immediately followed up, this guy is the same as Qiao Yun, they are both masters who specialize in acting as guards, but this stupid big man is not as eye-catching as Qiao Yun.

The two walked out the door one after the other and got on the sedan chair waiting outside, Zuo Fang said: "Let's go, Wen Sheng Gong's Mansion."

The sedan chair creaked to the gate of Wen Shenggong's mansion, Zuo Fang came down from above, carrying a lot of good things in her hands, and then went inside with a dull head.Naturally, the servant at the door couldn't let him in, and he also put on that dude's attitude, and the two sides got into a fight.

After a while, the person in charge came out, looked Zuo Fang up and down, cupped his hands and asked, "I don't know what's the matter with this young master?"

"I'm blinding your dog's eyes. Take a good look at who I am! I came to see my brother-in-law, and you bastards dare to stop me? How dare you!"

Zuo Fang has been acting like a dandy for a long time, these words don't feel weird at all when they come out of his mouth, on the contrary, it gives people a feeling of "this person should have this kind of virtue".

His domineering made the housekeeper a little bit embarrassed, but he finally went back to inform him, and when he heard that such a number one person was coming, he naturally couldn't neglect him. The Wang family sent a peer to greet him. A bully.

"Little Grandpa." The people inside recognized the little overlord at a glance, and hurriedly greeted him with a smile: "Why do you have time to come here today?"

Zuo Fangyi seemed to be an acquaintance, his expression softened a little, and he raised his face and said, "You know how to welcome me? I'm here to visit my brother-in-law today. Didn't I hear that he is ill?" .”

This one shouted at brother-in-law, there was no reason to stop him, so the Wang family hurriedly welcomed him in and took him straight to the residence of the young master of the Wang family.

"Hey, this place is rich. By the way, you live in such a rich house, why do you search so much on weekdays?"

The junior who led the way heard this and smiled bitterly: "Young master, don't be joking, I'm just the son of a separate family, how can I compare with the eldest son of the clan's family."

"It's better to burn it with a fire if you suffer from this bird's anger."

"Little Grandpa...you can spare my little brother. I'm not considered a human being by these people. Don't bother me any more." Like a servant..."

"Look at your worthless look."

The little father-in-law wandered into the yard with a disdainful expression on his face. As soon as he entered, he saw the "brother-in-law". He was walking up and down with a face full of anxiety, his head and face were covered with sweat, and he looked very haggard.

"This is brother-in-law, right?" Zuo Fang stepped forward, put the things in her hands on the stone table, cupped her hands and said, "Brother-in-law is doing well."

Seeing someone coming, Young Master Wang quickly stuffed a betel nut into his mouth and began to chew. This thing was sent by the chief medical officer, and it can relieve the anxiety and pain. Living with things.

"You are?" He wiped the sweat from his head, looked up and down at the dude in front of him: "I don't think I've seen you before?"

"Brother-in-law, I am Zuo Fang, Zuo Rou is my elder sister."

Hearing Zuo Rou's name, Young Master Wang's mind was immediately occupied by that gentle and beautiful pretty woman, and his expression became docile. He smiled and looked at Zuo Fang: "So you are Ah Rou's younger brother. I have seen the little prince."

Zuo Fang laughed, and sat down on the stone bench: "Brother-in-law, you're being polite. Didn't you hear that brother-in-law is not well, so I came here to visit you, but I don't know what's wrong with brother-in-law?"

Playboys are actually very attractive. Although many books describe them as disgusting, they are actually very attractive when they get along with people of the same status. People are impersonal.

"Brother-in-law, don't panic, I have a good thing here." Zuo Fang took out a jar of dark things: "Come here, brother-in-law, come and smell it."

Chapter 175: October 10st is sunny like lovesickness

"Hiss... such a smell."

The young master of the Wang family took the jar and sniffed it carefully. The things in it looked strange, but the smell revealed an inexplicable fragrance, which seemed bitter but still had a fragrance. Burnt aroma, followed by a fruity aroma.

Zuo Fang said mysteriously: "Brother-in-law, this is called Anxiang fruit from a big food merchant. It is said that it was obtained from a distant land. It is very precious. Boil water with this thing and drink it with honey It’s refreshing.”

Young Master Wang would tremble when he heard the word refreshed, he looked at Zuo Fang suspiciously, but Zuo Fang waved his hand and said: "I just got this thing too, let's try it."

Zuo Fang was also at a loss for this thing. After all, when Song Beiyun asked someone to give it to him, he just said not to drink it at night, and then there was not much to eat. As for how to make it, just boil water and add some honey.

Anyway, since I have said so, just try it, that real brother-in-law will not hurt himself.

Under Zuo Fang's repeated insistence, Young Master Wang ordered someone to fetch tea-making utensils, and the two cooked this strange-shaped fruit in this small courtyard.

But I didn't expect it, although the juice of this fruit is pitch black, it has a strange aroma, and this burnt ginseng has a special aroma, which smells a hundred times stronger than that of tea.

When the juice looked completely dark, Zuo Fang poured out the juice and put it in a small pot, poured in honey to mix it lightly, and then the two of them had a portion.

"Please."

He took a sip, and suddenly a bitterness poured into his mouth. After he swallowed it, it didn't take long for his mouth to produce a fragrance. The bitterness and sweetness seemed to be concentrated in this cup, making people unable to resist drinking it again. I took a sip.

"This juice is like medicine, but it is full of fragrance, and the aftertaste is very good." Seeing that there is nothing special about this thing, Wang Gongzi commented: "It is like the taste of lovesickness, full of bitterness but sweet. Very good very good."

This thing... how to describe it, Zuo Fang feels like throwing up, but if she throws up, it will look out of class, and Song Beiyun's small list says that one is worth [-] yuan, which is more expensive than silver, Zuo Fang is reluctant. .

After holding back the drink, he and Prince Wang refused to drink the second cup for a long time. The two chatted, but no matter how they chatted, neither of them would drink this thing again, but when they talked about it, they agreed Praise, anyway, is good, as for what is good, it is like first love, like secret love, like unrequited love, in short, it never mentions the taste.

But soon, the effect of this thing began to take effect, Zuo Fang suddenly found himself refreshed, and Wang Gongzi also noticed that his originally sluggish spirit was actually lifted up, and the symptoms of heart palpitations were obviously relieved, which was caused by not sleeping well last night. Difficulties have also been alleviated.

The two looked at the remaining black water at the same time, and Prince Wang took the initiative to pick it up and poured himself a glass, drank it slowly, and then slowly felt refreshed.

"This..." Prince Wang exclaimed, "Is it really so miraculous?"

Zuo Fang also found it inconceivable, his eyes widened: "No wonder sister...that big food merchant told me not to drink at night."

If Song Beiyun was here, he would have drunk a big cup, then leaned to the side and watched the two soil turtles silently laughing, a cup of coffee made them toss like this.

But to be honest, coffee in this era is really a super rare thing. Even Arabia has not yet become popular, and things are still in Africa. It was more than a year ago that Song Beiyun entrusted an Arab businessman with a lot of money to go to Egypt along the Red Sea. , Yemen, three people died, and twelve camels were wasted to find this thing he called coffee.

How expensive this thing is, even a lavish person like Song Beiyun's scalp would tingle thinking about it. It's really worth half a penny of a bean. Isn't he able to take it out now just for the sake of that flat-chested mentally handicapped girl regardless of the cost?

As for why this thing makes Prince Wang so comfortable, it actually comes from the pharmacological effects of addictive substances. First of all, caffeine is actually a benign addictive substance, and without extensive exposure to high-concentration caffeine In the Song Dynasty, almost no one has tolerance for this thing.

The nerve stimulation effect of caffeine is actually greater than that of Wushisan. As I said before, addictive substances are suppressed one after another. In addition to the stimulating effect, Wushisan is more harmful to chronic poisoning. And caffeine can completely suppress the early symptoms of hyperactive addiction, but it is only suppressed. In the future... However, compared with other addictive substances, the harm of caffeine is really much smaller.

The premise is that the young master of the Wang family must never eat his mother’s poppies. If you eat that thing, you will really be hopeless, so Song Beiyun deliberately put poppies at the first place on the list of addictive substances, and said: must die...

After getting this thing, Young Master Wang felt like he had found a treasure. He sipped the strong coffee in his cup, and he no longer disliked its bitterness, and his attitude towards Zuo Fang also changed drastically.

As if he had walked into his heart, Young Master Wang was even more enthusiastic about Zuo Fang than Zuo Rou.

Although Young Master Zuo didn't know exactly what happened to make him have this virtue, but as a second-generation dandy with his natural sensitivity, he knew that it was time for him to climb along the pole.

After a whole morning, the two of them seemed to be close friends who talked about everything. Prince Wang was born in a repressed family. How could there be a second-generation ancestor like Zuo Fang who wandered around at the age of ten who had a lot of experience? People seem to be congenial.

They chatted about life, ideals, prostitutes, traveling in mountains and rivers, who's girl in Jinling City is graceful and succulent, and the current situation.

Anyway, just like the drunk middle-aged man, he would chatter about any topic, Zuo Fang's words won the approval of Young Master Wang, and at the same time, he was full of yearning for Zuo Fang's life.

Especially after hearing that Zuo Fang was almost unattended because of his father's busy military affairs since he was a child, Young Master Wang felt that he had been living in dire straits since he was a child, in a dark, confused, small, and foul-smelling cage. middle.

Everyone around him only thought about whether he could fly high or not, but no one cared about whether he was tired or not.Grandpa seems to love him, but he is only regarded as a pawn of the family. The queen sister loves him, but she only regards him as a future political bargaining chip.

Young Master Wang felt pain in his heart, the pain pierced his heart, no one in the world knew what he was thinking in his heart, no one cared about his loneliness and sadness, the only one who understood him in the world was the little father-in-law Zuo Fang who only knew him all morning.

This feeling of confidant came out from the bottom of his heart, he took a deep breath and almost cried, he didn't say anything, thousands of words were all in this mouthful.

He picked up the coffee in his hand and drank it down, then stretched his body for a long time and held Zuo Fang's hand: "Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who don't know me say what I want."

Zuo Fang endured the nausea, and calmly withdrew her hand: "Then...brother-in-law, I won't bother you any more today. I'll visit you again when you feel better in a few days."

"Aren't you going to stay for dinner?"

"Oh, soup is still hot on the stove at home."

Zuo Fang ran out as if escaping, while Young Master Wang was sitting on a stone bench, holding the precious bean in his hand, he felt that it was not appropriate to call it Anxiang Dou, and it would be better to call it Acacia Bean, because only this thing can understand Only lovesickness can solve lovesickness, boredom and worry are like passing clouds.

When Wen Shenggong came back in the afternoon, he found his grandson sitting in the room practicing calligraphy. He couldn't believe his eyes, but he couldn't believe it when he saw his grandson's radiant look.

"My dear grandson, what are you?"

"Today, the young master of the Zuo family came to give me some good medicine to relieve my pain. After drinking it, I felt refreshed and radiant." The Wang family worker took out the small jar: "Grandpa, you can try it too."

When Wen Shenggong heard this, his face turned green. He had long heard that the young master of the Zuo family was very naughty, a full-fledged playboy, could the things he brought be good?

"Good grandson, why are you still eating indiscriminately!"

"Grandpa, I'm not a child anymore, so I have my own sense of proportion!" Young Master Wang said angrily, "I can't tell the good from the bad? After taking the five stone powder, although it still makes people look good, but the body feels heavy afterward." Unbearable, drowsy, but after taking this dark fragrant bean, it makes the body light and energetic, even after the thumping heartbeat is still in high spirits."

Wen Shenggong didn't believe it, but the young master of the Wang family took out the leftover coffee in the morning and put it in front of Wen Shenggong: "Grandpa will know whether it's good or not after one sip!"

Unable to be stubborn with his grandson, Wen Shenggong picked up the cup and took a sip, but the bitter taste made him dizzy, and he couldn't take another sip, but Young Master Wang looked like he didn't understand good things, and took a sip Drank the rest of the coffee: "Grandpa, you can go to rest, I will make up for the homework that has been delayed in the past few days."

"Then what are you... Dark Tonka Beans, but you still have them? Show me?"

To put it bluntly, he asked his grandson to give him a bean, and Wen Shenggong rushed to the doctor's house immediately, and dragged the doctor off the bed who was about to take a nap.

"You old man, why are you so unruly." The chief medical officer muttered while putting on his clothes: "People who come to my house at noon are indiscriminate, this is the back house, what would you do if I do my job? "

"People in their seventies and eighties still have work to do." Wen Shenggong took out the coffee bean impatiently: "Show me this quickly."

"What is this?"

The chief medical officer had never seen it before. He put the shiny coffee bean in his palm and looked at it, but it didn't look like something he knew.

"Hey, it's strange. There are also fruits I don't recognize." The medical officer rolled up his sleeves and walked to the desk: "Old man, for the sake of letting me see something new today, I will explore it for you." Take a look and see what this is."

Wen Shenggong was silent for a moment, and then said: "My good grandson, after drinking the water boiled by this thing, has returned to normal."

"No, no, no." The chief medical officer shook his head and said, "It's absolutely impossible. I think it's the medicinal effect of this substance that suppressed the disease of the five stone powder, but curing a disease is like curing water. Blocking is not as good as dredging. Where is it in the world?" What magical medicine. If there is, there must be something strange."

Chapter 176: It rained on October 10, but it was a cool autumn