Chapter 224 The world of face control is always unreasonable
Jiang Qingzhi was amazed to find that there were fewer people coming to propose marriage to him recently.
"They say that whoever marries his daughter to a young master will be isolated by scholars." Sun Chonglou went out and found out a lot of information.
"What else?" Fu Cheng said with a cold face.
"Master, are you angry?"
"I thought that the uncle would be able to settle the marriage before the end of the year, but now it seems that there will still be no hostess this year."
"Those people said that since we have cut off the path of marrying a scholar, the young master can only marry a warrior. Warriors are lowly, and what a family of lowly people..."
"How do you know so much?" Dou Jialan asked.
"It's simple!" Sun Chonglou said, "Those people know everything."
"Who?" Dou Jialan said, "More information than what I got from Jinyiwei."
"beggar!"
The Beggars' Sect is a mysterious word, so Jiang Qingzhi specially called Sun Chonglou over.
"Is there a Beggars' Gang?"
"I haven't heard of it. But I have heard of the Cao Gang."
Fu Cheng entered the study and said, "My Lord, someone has come from the palace. His Majesty is hosting a banquet today and has invited the royal family in Beijing."
"I can have another free meal." Although the food in the palace was not amazing, the ingredients made Jiang Qingzhi quite envious.
"Young Master..." Sun Chonglou looked eagerly.
"I'll pack some for you later." Jiang Qingzhi said.
Fu Cheng's eyelids twitched, "My Lord, no one has ever packed for a banquet in the palace."
"Waste is the greatest original sin," said Jiang Qingzhi.
In my previous life, when I was still poor, I would pack up the leftovers from banquets and take them away. The next day, I would heat them up and the children at home would enjoy them especially deliciously.
Later on, they were no longer hungry, so all the leftover food after the banquet was sold to pig farmers, which made the second brother very fat.
At this time, there was a burst of firecrackers outside, and Sun Chonglou could not stay any longer, scratching his ears and cheeks.
"go Go!"
Jiang Qingzhi smiled.
Sun Chonglou ran away happily, and Fucheng said, "Uncle, Shitou... needs to be taught some manners."
We taught him the rules, but you, uncle, always indulge him.
"What are the rules? As long as it doesn't affect others, do whatever makes you comfortable." Jiang Qingzhi is not the kind of person who follows the rules.
Later, Fu Cheng came to Jiang Qingzhi with the gift list to discuss.
"The young master is out."
The maid said.
"You didn't say where to go?"
"It's called a relaxation."
Fu Cheng covered his forehead with his hands. "It's already the end of the year, and Master is just going to let these things go?"
"Old Fu." Xu Wei came over with a wine gourd, "Don't you know the nature of the uncle? He is just leaving the matter to you and going out to enjoy himself."
"Aren't you afraid of making mistakes..." Fu Cheng muttered, "It's the end of the year, which family head doesn't check the gift list at home? They're afraid of giving the wrong gift and offending relatives and friends."
In the early years, Jiang Qingzhi always felt that giving gifts was a very cordial thing, but after giving too many gifts, it turned into a ritual.
He was the person who hated ceremonies the most, so after leaving the matter to Fu Cheng, he quietly went out with Mo Zhan.
It's the end of the year now, and many families have taken a break. There are a lot more pedestrians on the street, and the shops on both sides are crowded with customers, and business is booming.
"I want caramel!" a child shouted, holding his mother's hand.
"Eat, eat, eat, it's so expensive." The woman complained, but still asked the price, bought a piece of maltose, asked the vendor to break it into pieces, took a small piece and stuffed it into her son's mouth, wiped the snot that was about to flow to his lips, and wiped the snot on the sole of her shoe with her backhand.
"So sweet." The child looked up, "Mom, you eat it too."
"Mom has eaten." The woman glanced at Jiang Qingzhi.
"This person is so weird, staring at me." The woman touched her face and thought about how she was once a famous beauty in the alley. She couldn't help but feel that the sunshine was much brighter.
People always need praise and recognition. In his previous life, Jiang Qingzhi had some anxiety disorder. When he was thinking about this disease, he also debated with people online, saying that one should look within, not outside...
Knowing is easy, but doing is difficult. Jiang Qingzhi found that no one seemed to be able to really do this.
Later, he figured out some methods that suited him, which was to go out for a stroll, wandering in the market, with his mind sometimes full of distracting thoughts and sometimes empty.
The more lively the place is, the more Jiang Qingzhi likes it.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and every household seems to be more festive.
Children were running around in the alley, and screams and laughter could be heard from time to time.
"Stew these ribs and make a pot to eat later."
The man's voice was very loud, almost like he was showing off.
Someone killed a chicken at the doorstep and looked at the neighbors from time to time, waiting for them to go out and ask: Where is the chicken?
Whether you have money or not, you still have to celebrate the New Year.
Even beggars have their Thirty-night.
This is the most anticipated time of the year.
Smoke from cooking curled up from the rooftops, and the sound of people and dogs barking was noisy and lively.
Jiang Qingzhi's mind was completely empty, and he just walked aimlessly.
Turning the corner ahead, Jiang Qingzhi felt a little hungry and prepared to go find food.
Bah!
Jiang Qingzhi bumped into someone as soon as he turned around. He covered his eyes and felt like they were going to explode.
"You..."
"It's you?"
At the opposite corner, the girl holding her forehead was also shocked, "Is it you?"
"Miss Li... Miss Li." The stars in his eyes disappeared, and Jiang Qingzhi remembered that the girl was the one who had fought wits and courage with the female owner of the cosmetics shop last time.
"Ye..." Li Tian thought for a moment, "Ye Qing."
"Why are you here, a girl?" Jiang Qingzhi threatened her, "There might be beggars here who can kidnap you if they hit you."
Li Tian wrinkled her nose and said, "I've been around a lot of streets and alleys in Beijing. Don't scare me."
"Hey! What are you doing..." Jiang Qingzhi saw that there was no one following her, "Visiting relatives?"
"Take a look around." Li Tian held a few strings of candied haws in her hand and handed one to Jiang Qingzhi. "They are sour and sweet, not bad."
Jiang Qingzhi took the string, pulled one, and his mouth immediately became watery with the sour taste.
At the corner, a man and a woman were eating candied haws and talking about their experiences of wandering through the alleys.
"Don't run when you see a dog, and don't look at it. The more you look at it, the more it thinks you're looking for trouble." Li Tian pulled a candied haws, puffed up her cheeks, chewed vigorously, looking a little cute. "Yeah! But if you encounter a mad dog, be prepared to beat it." Jiang Qingzhi ate more and more hungry, and regretted not bringing a few packs of compressed biscuits when he went out.
"Don't be afraid, just shout a few times and people will come out to help you." Li Tian thought this young man was very interesting.
"Hey!" Jiang Qingzhi swallowed the last candied haws, "Why did you go into the alley?"
There was more spirit in those bright eyes. "My parents taught girls to be chaste and steady since they were young, as if they could find a good husband if they followed the rules. Later, I felt bored, so I found a way to go out more often. At first, I wandered around the alleys near my home..."
Jiang Qingzhi leaned against the wall with his arms folded across his chest. “It’s best for newcomers to start in the alleys near their homes and explore slowly.”
"Yes!" Li Tian nodded vigorously. "I don't know why, but when I wandered around in those alleys and looked at the common people who were looked down upon by the nobles, I felt..."
Li Tian thought about the words, frowned, and felt that none of them seemed appropriate.
"Human fireworks."
"Yes! It's the fireworks of the world!"
“It’s like there’s one world in the alley and another world outside.”
"Yes!"
Mo Zhan was outside a house, watching his uncle and the young girl talking as if they were old friends.
"I'm leaving now." Li Tian thought this boy was quite interesting. "If I come home late, my mother will definitely question me. Oh! It's very annoying."
"Yes!" Jiang Qingzhi couldn't help but feel the same way when he thought about his experience of being disciplined when he was young.
"By the way, Mr. Ye."
"Just call me Ye Qing! That word 'Young Master' sounds fake."
"Ye Qing..." Li Tian smiled and bowed, "See you in the rivers and lakes."
The word "jianghu" appeared relatively early. In its early days, it referred to water, and later it was extended to areas not under the control of the government.
Tsk!
This girl is a bit wild!
Jiang Qingzhi bowed and said, "See you again if we are lucky."
Jiang Qingzhi was very hungry and prepared to go find food.
Li Tian took a few steps and suddenly turned around.
I haven't even asked him where he lives!
How to say thank you?
"Hey!"
Li Tian raised his hand, but then put it down.
"I already said we'll meet again if we're destined to."
……
In the afternoon, Jiang Qingzhi appeared in the palace wearing a formal earl suit.
"Uncle, this way..."
The eunuch took Jiang Qingzhi outside the hall. Seeing that there were more than ten people inside, Jiang Qingzhi strolled outside to kill time.
In his previous life, he had low self-esteem when he was young and didn’t dare to go out in crowded places. For example, when he went to a restaurant, once he walked into the hall, he felt as if everyone was staring at him, and he felt uncomfortable.
Even when he was walking on the street, he was afraid that if he took a wrong step, he would be laughed at by others, so he tried hard to keep his steps straight.
But the more I did this, the stiffer my body became.
Later, after entering society, this bad habit disappeared without me noticing.
But the habit remains.
He was standing on the steps, looking at the palace around him, and inexplicably thought of the girl.
The candied haws are good.
"What is Long Wilbur looking at?"
Someone behind me asked.
"See the various aspects of human life."
Jiang Qingzhi turned around.
Behind him, Princess Yong'an and several royal girls,
"He is Jiang Qingzhi?"
"Yes!"
"He doesn't look as ferocious as the rumors say!"
"very nice."
"You are still older than me."
Several girls were muttering in the background.
Since the princes could not move freely, Prince Jin asked Princess Yong'an and others to come to Beijing to congratulate the emperor on the New Year.
Jiang Qingzhi didn't see Zhu Yi and wanted to go in.
"I heard that Lord Changwei was very powerful a while ago and beat up scholars outside the imperial city. I also studied in Jin. My teacher said that scholars are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. Lord Changwei treated the foundation of the Ming Dynasty as thieves and beat them up. It was very powerful!"
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and asked, "The foundation of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Isn't it?" Princess Yong'an said, "The Ming Dynasty is vast and rich in resources. Without these scholars to maintain it, the place would have been in chaos long ago."
"Then why don't you tell us what these so-called Ming Dynasty's foundations have done? They have exploited the local areas, monopolized lawsuits, annexed land, collected people, and evaded taxes... Do you know how many people in Ming Dynasty don't pay taxes? Do you know who they are?"
Jiang Qingzhi finished speaking in one breath, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the discomfort he felt in the past was gone.
"What you call the foundation of the Ming Dynasty is actually a group of thieves digging at the foundation of the Ming Dynasty!"
Jiang Qingzhi had no intention of sympathizing with women. Seeing Princess Yong'an's stern expression, he continued to scold her, "As a woman, why don't you stay at home and do some needlework? Why do you have to come out and meddle in men's affairs? Oh, by the way, I have something to advise you."
"What's the matter?" Princess Yong'an wanted to lose her temper, but at this time an elder from the royal family came, so she had to endure it and pretend to be virtuous.
Jiang Qingzhi said: "The teacher who taught you is probably a scumbag. I advise you to find a famous teacher again..."
"Qingzhi!" The old playboy came.
"Lao Zhu!"
Jiang Qingzhi is gone.
Princess Yong'an heard someone mutter behind her, "What does he mean by that?"
"Long Wilbur means that Yongan should start a new life."
Princess Yong'an turned around suddenly, and the girls looked innocent.
"Shouldn't he be blamed for beating more than a hundred scholars?"
"But..." A girl thought for a moment, "But he is handsome!"
"So what if I'm good-looking?"
"He's good-looking, so he's a good person!"
(End of this chapter)
