[R18] The stars are brilliant, so lucky even (The stars are brilliant, the moon rises over the sea) – Chapter 26 of “The Stars Are Brilliant, How Lucky They Are (The Stars Are Brilliant·The Moon Rising Over the Sea)” [English]

Chapter 26

Shaoshang walked quickly and cursed——

As a girl, do you still have to keep your word? Do you think that when you make a movie, you can imitate Young and Dangerous?At that time, you just responded casually in order to get away. It was like a robber ordering “Don’t move and hand over the money.” You really didn’t move!

What’s more, she, that half-assed girl, is not very good at all!After my hometown reaped the first wave of reform dividends, a quarter of the townspeople became nouveau riche, and the remaining people who were not from the country became nouveau riche. The employment rate in Yu Town has reached an unprecedented high, okay?How can anyone be serious about being a daoist? They all are serious about getting rich!Moreover, the grassroots control is so good that most of the gangsters and little girls are the products of their ancestors who were unable to effectively control them after their parents went out. Their daily activities are just hanging out in the game room, billiards room and mixing water with wine.

Shao Shang was no longer depressed now and returned to the banquet honestly. Cheng Shu was overjoyed when he saw her. He pushed her down on the seat next to him and murmured: “Auntie came to see us just now. I said you went to change clothes. The banquet is about to start. If you don’t come back, Auntie will have to blame you again if she finds out…”

Cheng Shu’s forehead was sweating anxiously. She was really afraid of this mother-daughter fight.

The young Shang took off his fur coat and handed it to his maid. He glanced at the little girls sitting opposite and asked curiously, “Didn’t they say anything about me?”

Cheng Shu bit her lip and whispered: “How dare she?! I’ll make them angry and tell you what you said!”

Sure enough, none of the girls dared to sneer at Shao Shang anymore, and the atmosphere of the banquet was unprecedentedly harmonious. Everyone pretended that the unpleasantness just now had never happened at all, and talked about some innocuous boudoir gossip.

Gu Long once said that it is impossible for a group of men to be together without talking about women, just like a group of women to be together without talking about men.I don’t know who started it first, but the girls really started talking about the “Shan Jian Gongzi” just now.The one with flushed cheeks said, “Master Shanjian is so talented”, the other with blurred eyes said, “Master Shanjian is so polite and well-mannered”…

“Then Yuan Shanjian came to the side hall?” Shao Shang was a little surprised. He couldn’t tell that this guy was so promiscuous, so he just hid among the girls.

Cheng Shu curled his lips and said, “Listen to what they are saying, we didn’t even see the hem of Master Shanjian’s clothes.”

It turned out that after Yuan Shen paid homage to Cheng’s mother, he slipped back to the men’s room without even turning his eyes. Not to mention the little girls in the side hall, even the middle-aged and elderly women didn’t have time to say a word.This guy actually left a few seven or eight-year-old boys behind to serve the female guests with the newly brewed fruit wine from the Yuan Mansion, even in the side hall.

“Who invited him here? Is there any history between my family and the Yuan family?” Shao Shang bit his ear.

Cheng Shu shook his head: “There should be no friendship. However, Mr. Yuan said that his eldest cousin’s Shangguan wife and his father once worshiped under the same mentor.”

This relationship sounds second only to the distance from Crystal Palace to Guanghan Palace.Shaoshang thought about it and understood immediately.

The guy used the excuse to ask the boy to pour the wine in order to check where she was, but he found out that he had just left the side hall. After asking around, he found out that he had gone to the west side, and then the guy chased her over to “ask for help.”Based on his age, he must be delivering a message for an elder. If she guessed correctly, he was probably the third aunt’s ex-girlfriend.

Thinking of this, Shao Shang quickly grabbed Cheng Shu’s sleeve and asked softly: “…What, sister, I want to ask you for advice…” She was a little embarrassed, “Is there such a gift, what about Lantai, what about the palace in the south of the city…”

she Before she finished speaking, Cheng Shu smiled: “Isn’t this Master Sima’s famous poem “Changmen”? Niao Niao ran out for a while. It turned out that he was going to study. Auntie will be happy to know.”

Shaoshang faked a few smiles and asked again: “Is this poem… very famous…?”

Cheng Shu felt a stabbing pain in her heart. She suddenly realized that she had been living in such a safe and warm place without even looking at anything.She Qiang said softly: “It’s not very famous, but many people like it for its clear and graceful diction and its non-political involvement, so I often read it to the girls in my boudoir for fun.”

Shaoshang nodded, Cheng Yong had mentioned this before.In the last years of the previous dynasty, Emperor Ru was deeply afraid that the world would reflect his evil deeds, so he used bloody methods to prevent it, and the sequelae have not disappeared to this day.After all, Yuan Shen is still not sure how to laugh at himself.

“…Cousin,” Shao Shang asked with a smile, “what do you think of Mr. Shanjian?” Compared with the nymphomaniacs of the girls in front of her, and seeing Cheng Shu’s expression as usual, she actually felt a bit of respect.

Cheng Shu smiled bitterly: “I have never seen Mr. Yuan from the beginning to the end, so there is nothing to think about.”

Shaoshang Shaoran.Yes, nymphomaniacs also need to learn the basic laws.Cheng Shu has only been in the capital for a few months. Unlike those girls who grew up in the capital, she has already seen the man near or far.

Just because Cheng Shu didn’t have ideas doesn’t mean that others didn’t have ideas, but Mrs. Xiao had many ideas.

Although the Yuan family’s family background and power is higher than that of the Cheng family, it is not unattainable. What’s more, the gap between the two families is not enough to make her wishful thinking.The next day, she captured Cheng Yong and questioned Yuan Shen in detail. Cheng Yong was also confused.

“Master Shangguan’s mentor is the senior brother of Yan Shenxian. He loves to teach disciples most in his life. Hundreds of people have listened to his teachings. Lord Yuan…maybe he has heard of it…?”

Mrs. Xiao quickly asked Yuan Shen if he was married at home. When she learned that he was unmarried, she wondered: “Since he is an only son and is already twenty-one years old, why aren’t he married yet?”

Cheng Yong’s head was as big as a bucket. Why did he say, “I don’t even know this. I only heard that Mrs. Yuan is famous for not caring about worldly affairs and devoted herself to Taoism. Mr. Yuan is guarding outside. Maybe there is no one to take care of the wedding? But…” He remembered something and said quickly, “Weren’t the Confucian scholars gathering together to discuss scriptures a while ago? There was a great Confucian at the table who admired him very much and wanted to betroth him to his daughter or niece…”

“Then what?” Mrs. Xiao asked.

Cheng Yong said: “When Yuan Shan saw it, he said that the elders of the family had already decided on his marriage.It’s not convenient to make a promise privately.The great scholar was displeased because he was so proud of his talent and position that he kept asking about which girl he had chosen.Yuan Shan became cold-faced when he saw the three or four errors in the great scholar’s book and said, “If the gentleman had paid more attention to his knowledge and less pointed out other people’s marriage affairs, he would not have been so careless.”

After hearing this, Mrs. Xiao felt half happy and half worried. She was happy that Yuan Shen was really outstanding, but worried that the marriage would not be easy.She asked her son again: “Do you think Sisheng and he are compatible? I want to find a virtuous person to make peace with.” The eldest son was tight-lipped, but she was not afraid to talk.

Cheng Yong shook his head, disapproving in his heart: “It’s hard to say. Yuan Shan is a warm-hearted person with a cold heart. He looks easy-going, but in fact he is very opinionated. Unless he is willing, it is useless for others to criticize him. Didn’t the great Confucian boast that his daughter is virtuous and virtuous? Didn’t he hit a wall?” When talking about marriage, isn’t it just like the matchmaker boasting about excellence.

Mrs. Xiao hesitated, but she still trusted her eldest son’s judgment.After a long pause, she sighed: “It’s a pity that I didn’t ask Yuan Shen to meet my sister yesterday.” In fact, she is not very good at marriage.

Cheng Yong looked at her mother with strange eyes, endured it again and again, and whispered: “My mother thinks… that Yuan Shanjian will be willing to… once he meets Sisi?” Does her mother think that her cousin’s appearance can make people stunning at first sight?

Mrs. Xiao glared at her son: “Stop saying such superficial things. Doesn’t marrying a wife depend on her character?”

Cheng Yong saw his mother cheating and shut up immediately.

Cheng Shi would sometimes get into high spirits after drinking, and would laugh and talk to his sons about the romantic history of his parents.In other words, when he first saw Mrs. Xiao from a distance, he felt like he had lost his soul for several days. Of course, after getting married, he found that his wife was extremely smart and capable, and after decades of living and dying together, he naturally fell in love with and respected her, and their affection became stronger.

Cheng Yong is a man, and he still knows what the young man is thinking.Moreover, no matter how good his character and talent are, nothing can be gained by just meeting him.Unless they are famous talented women, it is possible to cherish each other, but Cheng Shu is not at this level.

In fact, it seems that if you call him “he”, you might as well let the young girl come out to meet you. If you don’t dare to boast about the beauty of the country and the city, at least it will be different and unforgettable.But he wouldn’t say this, so at least he should marry off his sister-in-law first before discussing Niao Niao’s marriage.

Mrs. Xiao looked at her son’s expression and it was not difficult to guess what he was thinking. In fact, she had just spoken harshly.If the man’s mother came to see her, she would still be very confident in Cheng Shu; but based on what she heard just now, she also knew that although Yuan Shen had parents and elders, he was already supporting his own family, and the marriage could not be achieved by just convincing his parents.

But how to let Yuan Shen propose to marry Sisi on his own?Mrs. Xiao couldn’t help but think hard.

She knows how to accumulate food and grass, how to arrange camps, and how to spy on the enemy’s weaknesses and figure out the situation; but she is really not good at marrying a man to a woman.Her two marriages were both begged by the other party. Cheng Zhi fell in love with Sang after staying in Bailu Mountain for several years, Ge was ordered by her parents, and Cheng Shu did not do any of the three.

Mrs. Xiao couldn’t help but secretly complain about why Mr. Ge was not more beautiful. However, considering that Mr. Ge and his wife were both kind-hearted, they couldn’t force anything.She sighed quietly, remembering that her parents who passed away were both very beautiful. She looked like Taigong Xiao, but if she gave birth to a daughter, she would look like Mrs. Xiao.

Thinking of her daughter Shaoshang, Mrs. Xiao wanted to sigh even more.These days, she has completely left her daughter alone, but Shao Shang is not flustered at all and behaves in an orderly manner.

Every morning when he got up to greet his elders, no matter whether Cheng’s mother looked good or bad, or whether her words were good or bad, Shao Shang would always sit upright with the same expression, salute in the same posture, and then leave at the same time.Then I would read and practice calligraphy every day, or beg my brother to take me out for a walk.

The places she went to were also very strange, mostly shops, farms, fields and estates. She would take the trouble to ask about the price of grain, cloth and daily necessities, and she would ask the old farmers in detail about things such as marrying into the community and raising livestock.

Taking advantage of the sunny weather these days, I also learned a set of Wuqin Opera from Shaogong.I even got some vegetable seeds a few days ago, kept them indoors, and raised them with water and soil by the smoker. Dozens of vegetable seedlings sprouted alive, and the whole family ate them in one meal.

——Well, even if my mother doesn’t want to see her, life is still colorful.

Mrs. Xiao admitted that she had been wrong about her daughter before, but her husband was completely wrong too.Why is she so conceited? It’s obvious that her daughter is the most conceited person in the house. She just goes her own way.

The sons had countless times persuaded Shao Shang to serve Cheng’s mother for a while longer and say a few more flattering words to show his filial piety without any effort.But she, that good daughter, still only said what needed to be said, only did what needed to be done, and didn’t even look at the rest.

This made Cheng’s mother lose her temper. No matter whether she used cold words, sarcastic words or pressure, or she tried to ease the relationship with her granddaughter by trying to win over her with gentle words, nothing happened.She once said to Cheng Shi resentfully, “Does Niao Niao still secretly resent me?”

Of course, Cheng Shi only had good things to say about his daughter.

So Cheng’s mother became depressed.She spent the first ten years listening to Cheng Shi’s excuse, “Mom, you have misunderstood Yuan Yi.” Now she is beginning to listen to “Mom, you have misunderstood Niao Niao.”

But this time, Mrs. Xiao somehow understood her daughter.Shao Shang is not acting this way because of arrogance or arrogance, she just refuses to forgive.

Mrs. Xiao had a vague feeling that her daughter didn’t need a mother at all. Even when she first came to Tiankui a few days ago, she calmly ordered Ah Xi to take care of everything.But how can there be a little girl in this world who doesn’t need a mother?Even though she was as stubborn as Mrs. Xiao herself, she had deep expectations and dependence on Mrs. Xiao when she was young, although she was only disappointed in the end.

This feeling is very uncomfortable, even a bit overwhelming.

However, Shaoshang was also at a loss at this time.

In the world, there are only three ways for people to be self-reliant, one is to have money, one is to be famous, or one is to have power.That is to say, he either engages in business and invents, writes books or becomes an official in the court.

Now that we are no longer in troubled times, it is obviously too difficult for a woman to be an official (not to mention that even in troubled times, she does not have the confidence to be a female general); it seems that it is not easy to be a scholar. After all, she has been a science student for many years, and suddenly switched to liberal arts. She cannot produce academic results in ten or twenty years; then she can only do business and make inventions.

It’s not that she can’t come up with many inventions, but it’s that she can’t promote them.

For example, she can brew rice wine that is more mellow and purer than what is currently on the market, but now that the chaos has just passed, the emperor is actively promoting frugality, and has only not issued a prohibition on alcohol. Where can he use so much grain to make wine?

For another example, it’s not that she can’t figure out the technology of greenhouse cultivation, but the quantity is small and expensive, and even the Cheng family can’t afford it. Unless the family has a mine, it is estimated that it will only be used as a luxury product in the future.

For another example, she can also make soap, perfume, and mouthwash salts. But even if the people who can afford food and clothing will buy this.There are also some things that she can’t burn without enough burning heat and heat-resistant utensils.

Professor Herring said in class that the greatest value of the story of Edison’s experiment with tungsten filament is not a touching chicken soup article, but that it tells us that scientific inventions that cannot be industrialized for large-scale production and popularized for civilian use will not be accepted by the times.

So, can we only take the niche high-luxury route?Shaoshang thought hard. Although she could study in her previous life, she had not yet entered the workplace. She vaguely felt that it was not that easy to deal with the top powerful people.

But taking a smaller step is not without gain.

Shao Shang had some ideas about improving grain cultivation, and she felt that she could improve the heavy waterwheel and farm tools… Then, she sighed for the 101st time, why not let her wear a male body? Look at Yuan Shen’s arrogant look!

Thinking of this, Shaoshang suddenly had an idea.Why does she think Yuan Shen’s voice is familiar? Because she has heard it before!The revolving lantern was so far away and he didn’t even speak at all.So Yuan Shen is the bamboo hydrangea!

However, she still won’t do anything for Bamboo Hydrangea.

On this day, Cheng Shu was ordered by Mrs. Xiao to go to the Cheng family’s warehouse to inventory things, and by the way he picked up the listless young businessman. The young businessman thought it would be good to go shopping, so he took Lianfang Amei and a few healthy maids out.

Mrs. Qingyuan reported this matter with a smile: “Tell me, why are you afraid of being wronged and being domineering? It’s really useless to be a villain! I don’t know how harmonious and affectionate the little sisters are. They held hands when they boarded the carriage.”

Cheng Shi, who was wiping his armor on the side, heard this and immediately smiled and was about to speak. Mrs. Xiao stretched out her finger and glared at him: “Shut up!” Then she turned back and said angrily to Qing Yuan, “Okay, it’s all my fault, let’s do it!”