Chapter 41 About the Future
After getting off the carriage, Lv Xianger and Song Yuan seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, and they never mentioned Lv Erniang again. And the relationship between the two seems to be much closer. Xiaowu, who was driving, didn't know what was going on in the carriage, so he was a little confused and envious.
Since Lv Xianger got off the carriage, she was attracted by the scenery around her and kept looking left and right. Jiangling Mansion is really not comparable to that of a small county in Qingshi County, but the width of this street is two or three times larger than that of Qingshi County. The stalls on both sides of the street are one by one, and the flow of pedestrians is very lively.
"Xiang'er, don't look at it. After a break, I'll show you around Jiangling Mansion. Song Yuan rarely saw Lv Xianger's curious expression and made up his mind to take her around after finishing the 'running'.
Lv Xianger also knew the purpose of coming to Jiangling Mansion. She nodded and followed Song Yuan and entered the teahouse in front of her. This teahouse is worthy of being a tea 'house'. It has three floors up and down. It is elegantly decorated, full of fragrance, and has a strong literary atmosphere. Even the shopkeeper, who greeted the guests, whispered and behaved politely.
Looking at the guests of this teahouse, Lv Xianger said curiously, "Sir, the business of this teahouse is really good. This is the time, and there are a lot of people drinking tea."
"Of course. This teahouse is one of the best in Jiangling Mansion. There are many kinds of tea here, and the pastries are also unique. Song Yuan followed the second child to the second floor and kept introducing the teahouse. Lv Xianger listened carefully, and the shopkeeper couldn't help looking back and said, "At first glance, this guest is a regular guest of our teahouse, and he really knows about our teahouse. By the way, our teahouse has also launched a small pastry recently. I don't know if the guest would like to have a plate.
"Ok, let's have two dishes and a pot of Mengding stone flowers." Song Yuan pointed to an elegant room by the window and walked in with Lv Xianger.
When the shopkeeper Xiaoer heard Song Yuan's tea, he immediately looked respectful. Because this Mengding stone flower is the first tea in the Zhou Dynasty, and it is also the signature tea of their restaurant. The price is not cheap, and ordinary people can't afford it. For such a person, the professionally trained shopkeeper should naturally be more careful when entertaining. At the same time, he also guessed the identity of Song Yuan and Lv Xianger in his heart.
Lv Xianger never drinks tea, and she doesn't know much about tea. She sits at the window and looks at the scenery outside. At this time, it has entered October and it is very cold in the morning and evening, but after the hour, the sun is still very full, and you won't feel cold at all when you open the window. Seeing Lv Xianger's leisure, Song Yuan also sat opposite with a smile, waved his hand to the shopkeeper and asked him to put tea and pastries. Of course, Song Yuan did not forget Xiaowu, and also told the shopkeeper to send him a plate of pastries.
Not long after, the shopkeeper served a pot of tea and two plates of pastries. Lv Xianger was not hungry at all, but it could be seen that the pastry was too delicate, so she picked up a piece and tasted it. Lv Xianger's eyes lit up, and Song Yuan looked in his eyes and remembered it in his heart. I want to pack two bags of this kind of pastry and take them back to eat when I leave later.
After eating two pieces, Lv Xianger couldn't eat any more, so she also learned from Song Yuan and drank tea. Not to mention that Lv Xianger can't drink tea, but she also smells that the fragrance of tea is an indescribable fragrance. Drinking it in your mouth is like drinking wine, and your mouth is full of aroma.
"This tea is really fragrant." After swallowing, Lv Xianger couldn't help marveling at Song Yuan. Song Yuan smiled and said, "Do you know the fragrance of tea at a young age?"
"Sir, although Xiang'er is small, he can also make a wine that makes you marvel. Although the fragrance of wine and tea is different, it is also different. Lv Xianger's little mouth was upturned and her expression was a little angry. But it was also strange in her heart that her sense of smell and taste seemed to be very sensitive, otherwise she would not know the best time to smell the fruit wine.
In addition to this, Lv Xianger found another thing. In the past few years, she has been secretly drinking cider wine, which has gradually given her the smell of wine. Although the fragrance of wine only emitted a faint fragrance after Lv Xianger drank, it also made her very distressed. Lv Xianger has heard of all kinds of body fragrance, but she has never heard that wine fragrance can also become body fragrance.
Song Yuan saw that Lv Xianger's expression suddenly became distressed, so he was angry with her. He quickly pointed to a building in the distance and said, "Xiang'er, look there. Do you know where it is?"
"Where?" Song Yuan's hand pointed out of the window, and Lv Xianger was immediately attracted to follow his hand.
A far away halfway up the mountain, there is a large 'Bieyuan'. The most obvious thing in Beyuan is a very tall stone statue, which is a literati dressed in deep clothes and elegantly. In addition, there are a lot of people coming and going in this 'Bieyuan'. Lv Xianger couldn't see the faces of these people clearly, but she could see that the clothes they were wearing were all the same. Moreover, those people are in twos and threes, and they don't want servants like 'familymen' at all.
Lv Xianger was very strange, so she turned her head and looked at Song Yuan. When she saw the smile on Song Yuan's face, Lv Xianger suddenly flashed and said in surprise, "Is that Lu Ming Academy?"
"Yes, it's really Luming Academy." Song Yuan nodded and said, "Luming Academy is the only college in Jiangling Prefecture, and it is also a famous college in the Zhou Dynasty. Today's Prime Minister, there are also many officials from Luming Academy.
Listening to Song Yuan's meaningful tone, Lv Xianger said hesitantly, "Sir means that as long as you enter this Luming Academy, you will have a bright future?"
For Lv Xianger's question, Song Yuan did not answer, but said, "Lu Ming College also recruits female students, and if they have good grades, they will be recommended by the college to study in Guozi Prison."
"Ah?" Lv Xianger thought that Song Yuan wanted to talk about Lv Hong's future, but she didn't expect that he meant something. Thinking of Song Yuan's meaning, Lv Xianger was a little worried and carefully said, "Sir, I'm less than ten years old. Lu Ming Academy won't accept it. I'm just looking forward to my brother's good future in entering the college, and let me and my mother have a support in the future.
Song Yuan raised the corners of his mouth, picked up the teacup and took a gentle sip, and then said leisurely, "You and your mother don't know what Hong Geer really means. What he really yearns for is the barracks and a general. He wanted to enter the purpose of Luming Academy for the martial arts three years later. So as to enter the military headquarters, and finally enter the barracks.
"Military camp." Lv Xianger was slightly stunned, and then thought of the scene when she met the forward troops of the rebel army and competed with the young general in Qinghe Village. It turned out that he wanted to become a general at that time. It turned out that Lv Hong's dream was this. It turned out that neither she nor Lv Erniang knew about it.
Lv Xianger was silent in Song Yuan's expectation. As soon as she saw her gloomy look, she said softly, "Generally, even if you are hit by martial arts, you have to stay in the military headquarters for a year before you can enter the barracks. After that, it's up to him. However, if Brother Hong stays in the military headquarters for a year, you and your mother will definitely have to follow you to the capital. And if you want to gain a foothold in Beijing, it is a little difficult for Hong Geer alone. If you can enter the National Prison, it will be different. Xiang'er, you should also know that being a 'wine girl' is not a long-term solution after all.
"Xiang'er remembered what the gentleman said. However, can you let Xiang'er think about it? Song Yuan thought so far that Lv Xianger didn't expect it. Moreover, Song Yuan was so thoughtful that he had to let Lv Xianger be ready to think about the future direction.
Song Yuan sighed gently, "Xiang'er, I'm not going to say these words to you. But after this period of time, you gave me the feeling that I didn't look like an ordinary little lady at all. Moreover, Hong Ge'er and your mother seem to listen to your opinions very much. Therefore, for you, for your mother, for your brother, some things must fall on you. Three years sounds like a long time, but in fact it is very short.
With that, Song Yuan's eyes floated out of the window, and his face seemed to be recalling something. Lv Xianger also fell into her own thoughts because of Song Yuan's words and did not notice the expression on Song Yuan's face. The room suddenly calmed down, and only the hawking of vendors could be heard from outside.
For a long time, Lv Xianger had some direction for the future and relaxed her heart. It could be seen that Song Yuan was distracted. She suddenly thought of why Song Yuan said those words to herself. With a turn of her eyes, Lv Xianger asked coldly, "Your husband's home should also be in Beijing."
"Yes, it's in Beijing." Song Yuan had something in his heart. He didn't think deeply about Lv Xianger's intention, so he heard Lv Xianger say again, "That gentleman really wants my mother to go to Beijing, so he has said so much."
Song Yuan suddenly didn't take a breath, and looked at Lv Xianger with some surprise in his eyes. To be honest, Song Yuan really had some such thoughts. He was afraid that after Lv Erniang knew his identity, he would not agree to marry him. Only then did she try her best to find a good future for Lv Hong and Lv Xianger, so that Lv Er Niang's status can be improved. In this way, Lv Erniang will not refuse Song Yuan on the pretext of improper and wrong. Unexpectedly, this little thought was seen by the little Lv Xianger. How could Song Yuan not be surprised?
After Lv Xianger finished speaking, she also felt that she had performed too much and pretended to look at the sky outside the window carelessly. He just turned his head and said with a mischievous smile, "Sir, let's sit down again. It's almost noon. It doesn't seem to sell food in this teahouse."
"Well, yes, it's time for us to go." Being so conjuged by Lv Xianger, Song Yuan really stopped thinking without thinking deeply.
If it hadn't been for Lv Xianger's reminder, Song Yuan would have forgotten that he had something to do when he came to Jiangling Mansion this time. Thinking of this, Song Yuan immediately got up and called the shopkeeper to settle the bill, and then took Lv Xianger downstairs and out of the teahouse. After getting into the carriage, Song Yuan pointed the way for Xiao Wu and walked towards the old craftsman's house.