Chapter 28
“Tan Lang.”

“Ok?”

“Do…do you have anything to say?”

“Is it that obvious?”

“What do you say?”

Zhen Shi put down the bowl, looked at Ouyang Rong across the table dumbfounded, he held one of the chopsticks upside down.

Speaking of which, Tan Lang has been a little unhappy for the past two days, it seems that it started when he came back the night before.

In the past two days, he only stared at the nearest dish in front of him when eating.At the beginning, Banxi ran over to announce the good news to Mrs. Zhen, saying that Mr. Lang liked to eat her special meat rolls made by Xinluo. As a result, Mrs. Zhen put a plate of clear water tofu in front of Tan Lang the next day, and he said, “I don’t like it.” “After eating, the chopsticks didn’t even touch the characteristics of Silla… I just didn’t know how to fix the Silla maid, and my little face was depressed for a long time.

Not only eating, Tanlang also walks in Meilu Garden with an absent-minded appearance. Sometimes Zhen calls him three times before he can answer, and his first answer is always “Ahh… yes”.

Mrs. Zhen is a very traditional beautiful woman. She is a husband and godson who doesn’t go out of the house and only concentrates on housework. She is also in Meilu Garden now. She is in charge of Ouyang Rong’s three meals a day and washing up every day. When I sleep, I don’t have any social activities with girlfriends or shopping with my girlfriends in my free time, and I never show up in public.

When I have nothing to do, I just bask in the sun in the yard and eat melon seeds. I occasionally train the maids. I may sometimes recall the life of dancing with knives and guns when I was a girl. disgraceful thing.

As for the embroidery female red, housework and so on, I don’t need her to come now. The slightly more interesting thing is to go to Tan Lang’s private study to clean up personally. The important part of the study is not handed over to the servant girl. Take a look at his paper, ink, brush and inkstone, calligraphy and painting anthology and so on. Although I don’t know a few words except her and Tan Lang’s name Zhen Shi, I can’t understand these things, but it doesn’t hinder the woman’s little fun.

In addition, when Zhen Shi is in the best mood and looks forward to the most every day, it is probably when he has dinner with Tan Lang, during which time he can listen to him talk about some novel things outside.

It’s just that, except for the important matters of marriage, she doesn’t care about any of Ouyang Rong’s official or personal affairs. She just sits upright and listens quietly. expression.

This can be regarded as one of the few funs every day.

Therefore, Mrs. Zhen is very good at observing words and deeds, and pays most attention to this beloved nephew. No abnormality in him can escape these Danfeng eyes.So now the two of them sat around the table for dinner, seeing Ouyang Rong’s hesitation, she immediately asked questions.

“Tan Lang can speak up if he has something to say, so he won’t want to drive Auntie out, right?”

Zhen snorted, and stretched out her hand to correct the upside-down chopsticks in his hand.

Ouyang Rong was a little embarrassed and said, “I want to borrow some money from my aunt…”

“borrow?”

“Yes, my nephew must pay it back, and wait for the salary.”

Zhen’s half smile is not a smile: “Isn’t all the money here in this slave’s house yours? You can just take it, whatever you want to borrow, your monthly salary is also sent by the yamen, and I will help you collect and manage the salary and job income. Tan Lang forgot?”

Ouyang Rong was taken aback, and immediately nodded, “Okay, nephew… take some, and my aunt will continue to hold the rest for me to manage the house.”

“How much does it cost? I can’t take all of it. I’m planning to go to Xishikou Mahang in a few days to pick a beautiful maid for you. It will probably cost a lot. Now the princesses of the Western Regions, Bodhisattva Man, and Silla maids are all It’s very expensive, and those brainless rich businessmen drive up the price.”

“What beautiful maidservant to buy? My nephew doesn’t need it. Auntie, don’t waste your money on keeping slaves. Those slaves are poor people.”

Mrs. Zhen nodded: “It’s poor people, so I have to buy a few more, let Tan Lang love them, and give them a warm bed.”

“…” It’s reasonable to ride a horse, but it’s a bit useless.

“Let’s talk about it later.” Ouyang Rong was speechless, waved his hands in a perfunctory way, and then said seriously: “How about Auntie giving me ten pennies?”

Zhenshi just hesitated, then nodded immediately, “Okay, I’ll get it for you after eating.”

At this time, there was very little silver in circulation, and most of the transactions in the market were made with copper coins and silk. The usual money was equivalent to one thousand Wen, and the purchasing power was already very strong.

A middle-aged slave in Kou Ma Xing is about six or seven guan. Of course, the value of the local disaster year must be depreciated now, and ten guan can buy nearly [-] shi of rice before the flood. The elegant Meiluyuan is only forty or fifty pennies.

However, there is no concept of real estate speculation at the moment. Buying a house depends on household registration and identity.

As for Ouyang Rong’s salary, because Longcheng County has a population of more than [-] households, it is an upper county, and he is the county magistrate of the seventh rank, and his monthly salary is more than two guan.

However, the salary of an official is not only a salary, but also includes salary and assigned positions.

Generally speaking, the salaries of officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty were not bad, but if they lived in Luoyang and Chang’an, it was not enough.

Ouyang Rong dipped his fingers in water to write and draw on the table, bowed his head and did some calculations.

After thinking about it, Zhen asked, “Why does Tanlang need so much money?”

The young county magistrate said without raising his head, “Go to Yuanming Tower.”

Mrs. Zhen was taken aback, and the waiters beside her also had weird eyes. They had lived in Longcheng County for a while, and they knew that Yuanminglou was not only the largest restaurant in the area, but also a place for targeted poverty alleviation. A place for sweet girls.

Well, it is actually a brothel, but in the current Zhou Dynasty, the brothel is still a relatively formal place, there are quite a lot of performers without selling their bodies, and looking for flowers and willows does not occupy the main business. It is mainly an elegant place for literati, gentry and wealthy businessmen to socialize. The world is very popular.

But… the gentleman’s Tan Lang is going to the brothel?
Zhenshi and Banxi recalled Tan Lang’s strange hobby that was accidentally “exposed” that day.

The beautiful woman said solemnly: “Tan Lang, it’s better not to go there, Auntie will give you some more money, and go to the West Market tomorrow to buy a docile and beautiful maid, you can pick whatever you want, the more expensive one is more expensive, some things… Auntie understands, I can’t hold back.”

“???” Ouyang Rong.

……

The next morning.

Longcheng County Government.

A certain young county magistrate with a bulging pocket straightened his back, walked into the county magistrate’s hall in Xitang with his hands behind his back, and knocked on the table at Diao Xiancheng, who was dozing off at work early in the morning.

“Ah… why did Mingtang come here? I have committed a crime, and I am a little sleepy when I am old.” Diao Xiancheng hurriedly got up to greet him.

“It’s okay, it’s just a small matter, let’s go after finishing talking.” After a pause, Ouyang Rong nodded again: “But Mr. Diao is really strong, come early in the morning to catch up on sleep.”

“…” Diao Xiancheng said helplessly: “Ming Tang, don’t take down the official to make jokes. The next official is just a bad wife, and there are only five sets of regular clothes for four seasons… By the way, what Mingtang wants to explain, please tell me.”

Ouyang Rong said calmly: “In the day after tomorrow, Master Diao will call all the gentry, wealthy businessmen and famous scholars you know in this county for me. It is best not to miss any of them.”

Diaoxian Cheng was stunned for a while, then said happily: “Okay, okay, I’ll make arrangements for you now, let them set up wine quickly, and make up for Mingtang a cleansing banquet, haha ​​Mingtang, they have admired you for a long time, I have long wanted to meet my parents, and I have entrusted me with my parents for a long time. I saw that Mingtang was inconvenient, so I pushed back a lot…”

Ouyang Rong who turned around and was about to go out suddenly interrupted:

“You made a mistake. It wasn’t them who invited me. It was the official who invited them with wine. Go ahead and call them all over. Well, they are all citizens of this county. This official can’t favor one person over another. You have to take good care of them.”

Diaoxian Cheng, who could only wear five sets of regular clothes for four seasons, paused.

……

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 28 Don’t talk

Hanyu Hideki saw that Matsuzaka Keiko had spotted him, so he took the initiative to say hello.

“Mr. Hanyu, I didn’t expect to meet you here.” Keiko Matsuzaka was surprised.

“Don’t call me a teacher in this kind of place, it will make people think I’m an antique.” Hanyu Hideki joked.

“Well, how does Hanyu-san know that I’m in a bad mood.” Looking at Hanyu Hideki’s handsome face, Matsuzaka Keiko felt her mood improved a lot.

“As soon as I sat upstairs with my friends, I saw Matsuzaka-san disappointed several men and left.” Hideki Hanyu said.

“Maybe you just don’t want to talk to those people?”

“Drinking alone and not wanting to be accompanied by others, you can’t be in a good mood.”

“Hanyu-san is so sure.”

Matsuzaka Keiko is not a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, and she will not be admitted by Hanyu Hideki casually, even if she thinks Hanyu Hideki is very attractive.

“A writer’s intuition.” Hideki Hanyu pointed to his head, and gave an excuse of trying everything.

“Okay, I admit that I’m in a bad mood, writer-san, how are you going to comfort me.” Keiko Matsuzaka deliberately put on a bad mood expression.

“I don’t think Matsuzaka-san needs comfort.”

“Ok?”

“Because she looks like a strong girl.”

“Haha.”

Matsuzaka Keiko showed the first smile of the night, and then puffed up her mouth deliberately, “Hanyu-san, no matter how strong a girl is, she wants to be comforted when she is unhappy.”

“I just want to be sad in the rainy season in Tokyo, and never see the sunshine in Hawaii.” Hideki Hanyu said pretendingly.

“Does Hanyu know why I’m unhappy?” Keiko Matsuzaka seemed touched by Hideki Hanyu’s words.

Hanyu Hideki looked around, “Matsuzaka-san, I don’t think it’s appropriate to chat at the bar.”

“This store is so popular that there were no seats left when I came.”

“I have a way.”

Hideki Hanyu gave Keiko Matsuzaka a look of you waiting, then went to the waiter, showed his V card and gave some tips, and got a relatively secluded seat.

Just when Hideki Hanyu was taking Matsuzaka Keiko to the deck, Yukio Tanaka just returned with his dance partner after a dance, and found that only Yanai Masa was left.

“How come Yanai-kun is left alone, what about Hanyu-kun?”

“It’s over there.” Yanai Masa pointed to the downstairs.

Tanaka Yukio looked down and saw Hanyu Hideki and Matsuzaka Keiko, his eyes widened immediately, “I’m not mistaken, it’s that Matsuzaka-san.”

“Tanaka-kun read that right, Hanyu-san is really amazing.” Yanai Masa couldn’t help but sigh.

“There seems to be a little bit of age difference between them.”

Yukio Tanaka had a strange expression on his face. He remembered correctly that Keiko Matsuzaka was born in Showa 27, while Hideki Hanyu was 19 years old at the moment. Even counting the months, the difference between the two was nine years old.

“Age? Don’t you think Tanaka-kun thinks they are here looking for true love?” Yanai Masa looked like you were an idiot.

……

“I guess Matsuzaka-san is unhappy because of the recent movie Gate of Youth, those critics really hate it.”

“Huh? How did Hanyu-san know?” Keiko Matsuzaka was a little surprised.

How did Hideki Hanyu know?Of course he guessed.

Why can an actress be unhappy, except that love is career, and in memory, the other party will have to wait until next year to have a year-end relationship with the great director Kinji Fukasaku,
The rest can only be career. The only movie released recently is “The Gate of Youth”. He has seen the reviews of this movie in later generations.

“Because I am very concerned about Matsuzaka-san. Didn’t I say that I would watch Matsuzaka-san’s movies the last time we met?”

Hanyu Hideki told this lie without any pressure, neither blushing nor heartbeat.

Hearing Hideki Hanyu’s words, Keiko Matsuzaka couldn’t help thinking of the meeting a week ago, her surprise when the other party took out the tape, and when she looked at her with that look, she couldn’t help throbbing in her heart.

Recalling the feeling at that time, looking at the serious and handsome face of the man in front of him, I felt the gentle and cold temperament of the other party.

Even Keiko Matsuzaka, who was used to seeing strong winds and waves, couldn’t help but feel a little bit excited.

After taking a sip of wine, Keiko Matsuzaka tried to calm down, but couldn’t help asking Hideki Hanyu, “Does Hanyu-san think those film critics are right?”

Looking at Hideki Hanyu, she was afraid that the man in front of her would say the same thing as the film critic, and hoped that the other person would say something different.

“Keiko-san’s Ibuki Tae is the best in my heart, strong and confident, just like Keiko-san in reality.”

Hanyu Hideki lowered his voice, as if to make Matsuzaka Keiko hear clearly, he purposely leaned into the other’s ear, and even the address became intimate inadvertently.

Listening to Hideki Hanyu’s textured voice, and feeling Hideki Hanyu’s breath hitting her ears, Matsuzaka Keiko didn’t know if it was because of alcohol, her face slowly turned red.

“But those film critics say Yoshinaga-san’s Ibuki Tae is better.”

Matsuzaka Keiko, who was supposed to have a grand personality, didn’t notice that there was already a coquettish feeling in her tone, and her eyes were hazy when she looked at Hanyu Hideki.

“It’s just the established impression of those people. Time will prove Matsuzaka-san’s performance.”

Hanyu Hideki felt that he believed it himself.

“Keiko-san, sometimes you don’t need to pay too much attention to those unfavorable voices, because there are many people who like Keiko-san.” Hanyu Hideki said softly.

“Is there really?” Matsuzaka Keiko’s tone was blurred.

“There is one in front of Keiko-san.” Hanyu Hideki said with pretended tenderness.

“Qing Zisang needs to be confident, I…”

Hanyu Hideki wanted to say something else.

But Matsuzaka Keiko approached that gorgeous face, then gently closed her eyes, “Don’t talk, kiss me…”

The atmosphere is here, what else can Hanyu Hideki do.

He lowered his head and kissed her.

……

In the early morning, the sun shines through the window of Hideki Hanyu’s apartment, and shines on the tatami mat that entangles the two of them.

In addition to the scattered clothes, there are remnants of a night of fierce fighting.

Matsuzaka Keiko, who seemed to have been stabbed in the eyes by the sun, woke up from Hanyu Hideki’s arms.

Looking at Hideki Hanyu who still had his eyes closed, thinking of the impulse last night, even though he was as mature as her, he still felt shy.

The man in front of her is more than nine years younger than her, yet he feels so mature.

“What a fascinating little man.” Keiko Matsuzaka couldn’t help whispering.

But who would have thought that as soon as she spoke, Hideki Hanyu opened his eyes and looked at her playfully.

“Little man? That’s not what Qing Zisang said last night…”

Before Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, Matsuzaka Keiko blocked his mouth with his hand.

Seeing the embarrassment on the opponent’s expression, Hanyu Hideki stretched his arms hard, and amidst the opponent’s exclamation, rolled over and pressed him under him.

“Qing Zisang, the weather is so nice in the morning, how about exercising together?”

Soon, a charming voice sounded in the apartment.

……

“Flowers in the Water of Love”, if you are interested in Keiko Matsuzaka, you can search and watch the video of this song.

(End of this chapter)