The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 136 The Oiran Society and the Imperial Examination
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Xie Shen's decision-making was quick enough to be described as vigorous and swift.

When Zhang Bugui learned that Xie Shen agreed to go to the Hangzhou Gathering with him, he repeatedly called out "Yuyao is lucky".

The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, but the friendship between villains is as sweet as water.

Although Xie Shen is not familiar with Mr. Zhang Bugui, since he is a fellow villager, he still needs to help with this favor.

As for Xie Shen's intention to use Hangzhou Yaji to promote Xie's Yaojiang tea, Zhang Bugui naturally didn't know.

Not to mention gossip, but said that five or six scholars, surrounded by a group of servants and servants, boarded a boat and headed north to Hangzhou.

This time, Xie Shen also brought Chen Hu'er, a bookboy who had just bought from a tooth shop.

The little guy is two years younger than Xie Shen, but he is very smart and takes good care of Xie Shen.

This trip to Hangzhou, there are more than [-] or [-] masters and servants, so the rented Sanming tiles are much larger than when Xie Shen and Wang Shouren went to the provincial capital last time.

The cabin is spacious, there are five or six Yuyao scholars chatting and drinking, and there are book boys waiting on the side, but it doesn't feel oppressive and crowded.

Chen Hu'er saw that Xie Shen was chatting with all the fellow villagers and did not dare to disturb him, so he took the package, carefully took out a small bag of Yaojiang tea from the tea box, poured it all into the teacup, and brewed it with hot water.

This box of Yaojiang tea was packed by Xie Shen at the tea shop before leaving.The quantity is not much, and there are only three taels in total, and they are wrapped in paper for easy carrying.

Previously, Xiejia Tea Shop only made tea boxes for high-end tea like Qiantang Longjing, and the wooden tea boxes were engraved with matching words.However, the local Yaojiang tea does not have a customized matching tea box.The time to go to Hangzhou Mansion is too tight, it must be too late to engrave the words on the tea box temporarily, so Xie Shen asked Wang Shouren to write the word Yao Jiang on the tea box with his own pen.

Wang Shouren's handwriting is indeed much better than that of Xie Shen's, so it is perfect for him to write the inscription.In Xie Shen's opinion, if the inscribed ink characters were not easy to dissipate, the effect would be better than the engraved ones.

The purpose of Xie Shen's trip to Hangzhou this time is very clear, that is to increase the popularity of Yaojiang Tea.As for the prestige of literati gathering, it's just incidental.

But the rest of the group didn't think so.

Especially the positive responders from Yuyao this Yaji, Zhang Bugui Zhang Datong Sheng.

Looking at the magnificent scenery of the river, Zhang Datong suddenly felt emotional and elegant, but he couldn't write good poems because of his lack of words.

It doesn't matter if you can't write poems, Zhang Bugui can recite them.He took Xie Shen's "Linjiang Immortal", which was popular in Yuyao literary circles, and recited it again, which aroused bursts of applause.Of course, those who applauded were all friends of Zhang Bugui.As for Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi, they were silent.

Although they are in the same room, they are obviously divided into two circles, which makes Zhang Bugui very embarrassed, waved his hands and said: "The poem of Xie Anshou is really amazing. If you want me to say, this poem is simply unprecedented. By!"

The sudden boast made Xie Shen very speechless. After all, he is also a scholar, so he can't use some elegant words?
Xie Shen now finally understood why Zhang Bugui and the others were defeated by the scholars of Ningbo Mansion last time.If this level of strength can also represent Yuyao, then Yuyao, a strong county in the imperial examination, will really decline.

"I heard that there is going to be an oiran party in Hangzhou recently, and all the young women from various brothels will participate. If you have spare time after the gathering, why don't you all go to support the event together."

Zhang Bugui is not good at reading and composing poems, but his ability to enjoy himself is absolutely unique in Yuyao.

Hangzhou was the capital of the Six Dynasties, and its prosperity is far from comparable to that of Yuyao.Zhang Bugui finally came to Hangzhou once, so it is naturally impossible to run around just for an elegant gathering.He had already inquired about it a long time ago, and an oiran meeting will be held in Hangzhou in the near future, and the number one red aunt in Hangzhou will be selected.

Scholars have a circle of scholars, and famous prostitutes naturally have a circle of famous prostitutes.

If the upward passage for scholars is the imperial examination, then the upward passage for courtesans is the Oiran Society.

People are greedy.If an ordinary singing girl wants to climb up after becoming a famous courtesan, the only position is the oiran.As the name suggests, Huakui means the leader of famous courtesans.

If he is once praised as the oiran, his reputation will rise and his net worth will double.In the era of hard power in the Ming Dynasty, even singing girls have to have some real skills.Some can sing, some are good at dancing, some are talented in writing, and some are as beautiful as flowers.

The Oiran Club gave all ambitious beauties a relatively fair chance.

The oiran meeting is held once every three years, which is exactly the same as the imperial examination.

Interestingly, the Oiran Association in Hangzhou Prefecture also had a primary election similar to the rural examination, which was held one year in advance to select ten beauties.

Of course, there is no absolute fairness in the world, and where there are interests, there will naturally be disputes.Once you become an oiran, it is not a dream to make money every day.

The ten oirans who got ahead through the primary election are all backed by big businessmen, so it can be said that this is a kind of mutually beneficial cooperation.

Rich merchants and rich merchants spend a lot of money to make famous courtesans famous. If they can make them become oirans, the rewards they bring are not enough to be measured by money.

Using the influence of the oirans, these wealthy businessmen can invade the market faster. Simply put, the oirans they hold popular are equivalent to spokespersons.

The Hongzhi Dynasty was no different from the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the world had gradually become extravagant, and it was no longer a shameful thing for scholars to play prostitutes.

What's more, this oiran event is a grand event held every three years, it would be a pity to miss it.

Seeing that Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi were also looking eager to try, Xie Shen didn't want to spoil everyone's temperament, so he nodded and said: "In that case, let's go and have a look. But Mr. Zhang has to agree to Xie, and nothing will happen. .”

Zhang Bugui was overjoyed when he heard the words, he waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Chief Xie, this matter is on someone Zhang. It's just to watch the fun, and nothing will happen."

Although Wang Shouwen used to linger in Huacongliu Lane when he was in Yuyao, but Wang Hua was in charge before him, and Wang Shouren was there to supervise him later, so everything was unsatisfactory.

Now that he has escaped from the prison, Wang Shouwen is naturally overjoyed.

"Brother Shenxian, don't worry. This is just an oiran party, so you can just treat it as a show."

Seeing Wang Shouwen like this, Xie Shen gouged him out angrily.

The famous prostitutes of the Ming Dynasty were all concentrated on the famous Qinhuai River in the late Ming Dynasty, such as the various versions of Qinhuai Bayan, which made countless scholars think.

In comparison, Xie Shen naturally knew Qinhuai Bayan better.As for the famous courtesan in Hangzhou in the mid-Ming Dynasty, I don't have much impression.

However, there is no definitive conclusion on this kind of thing, after all, it is impossible for history books to write a biography for a singing girl.The eight beauties of the Qinhuai River that are rumored are not often seen in Miscellaneous Notes of Unofficial History.

That's all, that's all, this time it's all about spending some time with them.

Xie Shen took a sip of Nurhong, looking at the grand scene outside the cabin and thought.

　Friendship recommends two books by the same author. "The Rise of the First Sino-Japanese War", "I am the Judge".I haven’t read the specific content, but the author worked hard~
　　


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