After arranging matters at home, Wang Yu prepared to visit Zhang Jin at Zhang Mansion. The winery in the city should be completed soon. After inquiring about the gate of Zhang Mansion, he found out that it was indeed a wealthy family with great wealth. The words "Zhang Mansion" were written in a flamboyant style on the gate, and there were two imposing stone lions on both sides of the door. Wang Yu stepped forward, handed over a visiting card and explained his purpose.
Upon hearing this, the doorman said, "Yes, Mr. Wang. The young master told us a long time ago that if you come, you should go in directly. It just so happens that the young master is here today." Then he led Wang Yu in.
Passing the front yard and the small hallway at the second gate, I went up to the winding corridor. There were carved beams and painted buildings everywhere. There was also a winding stream winding under the corridor, pouring from the depths of the flowers and trees into a small pond surrounded by strange rocks. It was spring again, and the scenery was very beautiful. There was greenery and clusters of flowers everywhere.
It took about ten minutes to walk to the front hall. This is just the courtyard of the front hall, which shows how big this mansion is.
Wang Yu was sitting at the table drinking tea and eating snacks. Not long after, Zhang Siyuan came over. Hearing him call him Brother Yu, Wang Yu couldn't help but twitching his lips. He stepped forward and said, "Brother Siyuan, I'm glad to see you. I just arrived in the city and settled down a few days ago. I came to see you today."
"Why are you being so polite to me? It's a coincidence that you came today. I was planning to go to Mingyue Pavilion to listen to Master Yue play the piano. He doesn't perform often."
"Come on, let's go over there to discuss things. You scholars love to go to Mingyue Pavilion the most. Today you write poems for this person, tomorrow you write lyrics for that person."
Wang Yu didn't know what the Mingyue Pavilion he mentioned was, and thought it was a teahouse or something, so he followed him there. When he got there, he realized that it was a brothel, but it was full of prostitutes who sold their art but not their bodies. Wang Yu couldn't help but twitched his forehead.
There are both boys and girls inside. The Master Yue that Zhang Jin mentioned is the top performer here. He is a boy and is very popular for his excellent piano skills.
Because of Yue Gongzi's performance today, the hall was already full of people, even the aisles on the second and third floors were filled with people. Zhang Jin took Wang Yu to find a seat and sat down.
Wang Yu looked around and saw that the people who came included wealthy young men and businessmen dressed in silk and satin, and indeed some students dressed like scholars.
"Young Master Yue is out!"
I don't know who said this, but the crowd suddenly became agitated, and then they saw a young man walking onto the stage. Why did they recognize him at first glance? Because this young man had a red mole at the corner of his eye, which added a touch of charm to his phoenix eyes. There were two servants on the stage putting down their zithers.
After waiting for the zither to be put away, Master Yue bowed and said, "I will play the zither today. I hope you all will enjoy it."
Zhang Siyuan waved the folding fan in his hand and said, "How is it? Young Master Yue is a good-looking boy, isn't he?"
Wang Yu looked at the person on the stage. She was wearing a white brocade dress. She had a good figure and an okay face. In modern times, she would be a cold and beautiful woman, but not as handsome as her husband. He nodded to indicate that she was okay.
Zhang Siyuan couldn't help but complain when he heard this: "Tsk tsk, so okay? Have you seen better-looking people, brother Yu?"
"I've seen it." Wang Yu nodded without hesitation. His husband was the most handsome.
Zhang Siyuan suddenly became interested and asked, "Who? Introduce me to them?"
"It's inconvenient, just listen to the piano." How could she introduce her husband to outsiders?
Zhang Jin curled his lips when he heard that. It was inconvenient for anyone to ask, but he didn't ask any more questions.
The sound of a piano came from the stage. Wang Yu didn't know how to play the piano, but he could tell that the sound was melodious and very beautiful. He glanced at Zhang Jin, who was already mesmerized by the music.
After the song was over, the group of people were still not satisfied and wanted to listen to another song, but Master Yue had a rule that only one song could be played at a time, and additional orders could be placed individually, which meant that the entire theater was booked for a private performance.
Zhang Jin quickly ran to the madam to ask if Mingyue had time to book the entire theater for herself today, and was told that it had already been booked by someone else.
Zhang Jin returned to the table dejectedly. Actually, Wang Yu was not very interested in whether he could hear Master Mingyue's piano playing. Today he mainly wanted to ask about the progress of the winery. But seeing that Zhang Jin really liked it, he didn't say anything to spoil his fun.
"It seems we won't be able to attend today. Please make an appointment in advance next time and ask Brother Yu to come and listen."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Siyuan."
"Let's go find a private room and have a drink."
Wang Yu thought he could no longer hear the piano and was about to go back, but he was still listening to the piano here, but it was not the piano of Master Mingyue. The two sat down in the box, listening to the piano and talking about the winery.
"Brother Yu has finished his college entrance exam in March, and the winery is probably almost finished. Do you want to go take a look in the next few days?"
Wang Yu didn't plan to go and see it. He had to concentrate on preparing for the exam during this period, so he refused Zhang Jin and decided to wait until it was completed before going. He still trusted Zhang Jin.
Wang Yu was considering that he needed to tell his elder brother-in-law about this matter in advance and ask him to arrange the affairs of the Xilin Village Winery. The winemaking in the city still needed to be done by his elder brother-in-law, as he had to study and had no time to manage the winery.
After finishing the conversation, Wang Yu separated from Zhang Jin. He felt dizzy from drinking some wine. When he got home, Cheng Chen asked the kitchen to prepare some sobering soup. After Wang Yu drank it, he slept until dinner.
Wang Yu looked at her husband holding a handkerchief to wipe her face, took his hand and said, "I'm sorry for making Achen worry. Don't drink so much next time."
"Well, is my husband still feeling uncomfortable?"
"I don't feel uncomfortable anymore. I feel much better after waking up." He had no idea that the alcohol content of this wine was not high but it had a strong aftereffect.
After dinner, Wang Yu told Cheng Chen about his idea of asking his elder brother to come to the provincial capital. Cheng Chen agreed and said that whatever her husband said was what it was, as it was always for the good of their family. Wang Yu started writing a letter and had someone send it back.
In the following days, Wang Yu basically reviewed his writing homework at home to prepare for the college entrance examination in March.
Every day, I would set aside half an hour to teach Cheng Chen how to do the accounting. From now on, all the expenses of the family would have to be managed by Cheng Chen. Cheng Chen felt a little helpless holding the account book, worried that he would not be able to manage it well and his handwriting would not be good.
Seeing her husband's lack of confidence, Wang Yu encouraged him that no one is born with the ability to do accounting and writing, and Cheng Chen is so smart, he will definitely learn it well.
In fact, Cheng Chen also wanted to practice calligraphy. When she heard her husband praising her for being smart, her heart felt as sweet as honey. She decided to study hard and not let her husband down.
From now on, when his husband reviews his homework every day, he can practice calligraphy beside him. His husband will get better and better and he doesn't want to fall behind. However, he only wants to practice his husband's calligraphy. After telling Wang Yu about it, Wang Yu agreed.
I read books every day and spend half an hour doing accounting in the morning. The days passed quickly and easily, and in a blink of an eye, it was the seventh day of March.
Two days before the college entrance examination, Chen Yanwen and his companions arrived, and Wang Yu arranged for them to stay. They first wandered around the city and then visited the Imperial Examination Hall. The entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall was closed, so they simply walked around outside to familiarize themselves with the terrain and distances. They wouldn't rush around on the day of the college entrance examination.
Cheng Chen has been preparing things for them for the college entrance examination these two days. Although the city in March is not as cold as in winter, it is still cold when the weather is bad, and wearing cotton clothes in the examination room is not allowed.
Cheng Chen prepared two or three thick single clothes for them. The college entrance examination only has a main test and a re-examination, and both are only held for one day. For lunch, they only need to bring a few convenient steamed buns. However, Cheng Chen still prepared some dried meat for them to eat with the steamed buns, which tastes better and is also easy to carry.
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