Three cars, three horses, six people, three on the horse, three on the car, the three on the car are naturally the grooms who are driving the car, there is a middle-aged man among the three people on the horse, two young people, the young people are dressed as scholars in Tsing Yi, the tall and riding the black horse is Li Ziqiu, the body is slender, the willow eyebrows and big eyes, the lips are red and the teeth are white, the face is like a peach blossom riding a peach blossom horse is naturally Wang Rongyue, the middle-aged man is Rongyue's brother Wang Jiayu, the osmanthus paste transported this time is the last batch of inventory in the family, and the osmanthus paste is transported to the capital, It will be configured into osmanthus wine in the osmanthus wine workshop, supplied to the homes of the dignitaries and nobles in Chang'an, the annual output of osmanthus paste is not high, and the osmanthus paste is the only raw material for the osmanthus wine, which is transported to Chang'an and Luoyang, and handed over to the winery in cooperation with the Wang family. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Jiayu is in charge of Chang'an's business, and the Wang family cooperates with the Cheng family of Lu Guogong, of course, there are also shares of the Pei family, the Duchess of Guo, and the Qin family of Yiguogong, and the Cheng family is responsible for the operation. Wang Jiahe, who is in charge of Luoyang's business, and the Wang family cooperates with the British Gong Xu family, all of whom are their own people of the Wagang Army group, Wang Yongan has now completely handed over the business to his two sons, and is gradually arranging to withdraw from the rivers and lakes, and he does not plan to let his sons have anything to do with the characters in the rivers and lakes in the future.

The black horse walked with his head held high, and his long horse face occasionally tilted his head to look at the peach blossom horse on the side, and snorted with disgust, and the peach blossom horse shook his head, a little farther away from this two stunned people. Li Ziqiu pulled the reins of the horse, it was really strange, the two horses would separate as they walked.

"Wang Rongyue, is there something wrong with your little peach, run to the side at every turn" Li Ziqiu said to Rongyue, Wang Rongyue patted the head of the peach blossom horse under her crotch, and leaned over again, "Li Ziqiu, you should pay attention to what you say, my little peach is well-behaved, until your black horse looks tall, the whole thing is a second stunned, and he snorts at every turn, how did you teach it?" ”。

"yes, why do you say that my black general doesn't like your little peach, is it in the water in your brain, how beautiful your little peach is!" , Li Ziqiu's mouth changed suddenly. Along the way, Li Ziqiu has already figured out her experience, if she works with Wang Rongyue, she will be angry, and she will not give a good face for at least three days.

Wang Jiayu listened to her sister and Ziqiu talking in the back, and she didn't say anything with a smile, and she was secretly happy in her heart, "Two stupid children, the black horse is a stallion, and the peach blossom horse is also a stallion, it's good not to fight."

"Li Ziqiu, look! Is that a talent who came to Chang'an to take the top prize? Rongyue leaned sideways and asked Li Ziqiu in a low voice, there was a scholar in front of him with a bookcase on his back, a green cloth and blue shirt, a square scarf wrapped around his head, and his hair tied back of his head. Li Ziqiu also whispered: "I guess so, I definitely don't want to participate in martial arts!" ”。

Wang Rongyue said: "You say, there are so many of our classmates, and none of them have been admitted to Xiucai, are all Xiucai uniquely educated?" Li Ziqiu shook his head and said: "Xiucai doesn't go out, he knows the world, and he is naturally very knowledgeable!" ”。“ You're not a showman, what's the rock, or you go and say hello to him, let's let the carriage take him for a while, and chat by the way, how about it? "Oh, Wang Rongyue, it turns out that you like to show talents? ”； Li Ziqiu made a long sound, and looked at Rongyue with strange eyes.

"yes, what, do you have an opinion?" Wang Rongyue's big eyes widened, Li Ziqiu smiled: "No, no, you wait", Li Ziqiu urged the black horse and came to the scholar's side, the scholar heard the sound of the horse's hooves, avoided the side of the road, turned his head to watch, Li Ziqiu hugged his fist to the scholar in front of him and saluted, "This brother, please!" The scholar hurriedly returned the salute: "This brother, what's the matter?" As he spoke, the scholar looked back and forth, and when he saw that there were other pedestrians around, his face calmed down.

Li Ziqiu turned over and dismounted, "In Xia Li Ziqiu, I went to Chang'an to visit relatives" Speaking of this, he pointed to the carriage behind, "We are together, I see that Brother Tai is carrying a bookcase, it is very hard, I don't know if Brother Tai is willing to take the car and walk together?" ”。

The scholar is not a pedantic person, "It turned out to be Brother Li, Xiaosheng Liu Yi, thank you very much," he said, and put the bookcase on his back on the ground. Li Ziqiu waited for the carriage to come over, put the bookcase on the carriage, Liu Yi also did it on the carriage, and Wang Jiayu and Liu Yi also saluted each other.

Wang Rongyue and Li Ziqiu rode horses in parallel with Liu Yi's carriage, Wang Jiayu walked in front, not to worry about young people, this Xiucai is a scholar at a glance, so there is no need to be guarded.

Wang Rongyue was very interested in the matter of taking the top prize, when she was in school, she listened to the teacher blow the champion into a daze, as if she could do anything, it was Xiucai, that was also a person who asked from the university, Qi Fuzi was Xiucai, Ning Fuzi didn't know if it was Xiucai, he never said it.

Wang Rongyue and Li Ziqiu walked side by side and touched Li Ziqiu covertly. Li Ziqiu understood that this was to let him inquire about the top prize in the examination, "Brother Liu, are you here to participate in the Beijing exam?" Liu Yi looked at Li Ziqiu in surprise: "Brother Li doesn't seem to care much about the imperial examination, now that the Beijing examination has ended, don't you know?" Li Ziqiu: "Cough, cough" a few times, "I have never participated in the imperial examination, and I have never even been successful in Xiucai, so I am not familiar with these!" ", said awkwardly.

Wang Rongyue on the side saw that Li Ziqiu was ugly, and laughed out loud, Liu Yi saw it, the person next to him was clearly a little lady, Li Ziqiu helped him in the car, and he couldn't be embarrassed. said with a smile: "I am a native of Yuezhou, I think I am talented and rich, and when I arrive in Chang'an, I know that I am just a frog at the bottom of the well."

Li Ziqiu asked on the side: "Did you pass the exam?" Wang Rongyue, who was on the side, reached out and patted her on the shoulder, and then said to Liu Yi: "Brother Liu, don't blame, this Brother Li, his head was squeezed by the door of the inn last night, and he often talks nonsense", seeing that Rongyue said something interesting, Liu Yi smiled and leaned back together.

Li Ziqiu also smiled, there was nothing he could do about Rongyue, "Brother Liu, where are you going?" Liu Yi had a great impression of the two, "I just came back from visiting a friend in the next place, and we are going to Jinghe in front, we are going to break up, and we will return to Yuezhou's hometown with our fellow villagers in Jinghe", Rongyue asked on the side: "Brother Liu, what are the interesting things about this exam, let's listen to it, I will have a long time!" ”。

Liu Yi shook his head and read a poem:

The south of the Yangtze River is warm, and the willow leaves are half-opened.

Yuguan has not returned, and the golden boudoir grows green moss day and night.

The lonely spring flowers are twilight, and the eaves and swallows are both falling flowers.

The mirror of the green building has no light during the day, and the red tent is fragrant.

The concubine hated to be alone for ten years, and the gentleman's love was thousands of miles away in Yuyang. [2

After reading it, he asked, "Do you know the origin of this temple?" A poem by Liu Yi also aroused Wang Jiayu's great interest, slowing down the horse and listening to Liu Yi.

Li Ziqiu shook his head: "I don't know? Wang Rongyue said on the side: "Could it be that the champion wrote it this time?" Liu Yi clapped his hands and praised: "Wang Gongzi, so smart, it was written by the champion of the new department."

Li Ziqiu took off the water bladder and handed it to Liu Yi, "Drink some water, tell us the story of this champion", Liu Yi was not polite, drank the water, "What can you hear from the poem?" ”。 Li Ziqiu shook his head, Liu Yi looked at Wang Rongyue, and Rongyue was a little embarrassed: "I can't guess either!" ”。 Liu Yi said secretly, this little lady is so smart, she has clearly guessed that it is related to the relationship between men and women, but she doesn't know it. It doesn't break either.

Liu Yi then explained the origin of this poem, "I also heard what people said, I can't do it accurately, the right is gossip, tell the two of you," after speaking, he raised the water bladder and took another sip before he continued: "Today's saint was originally the empress of Emperor Gaozong, so there are many female officials in the palace, and they are brilliant in writing to help the emperor deal with government affairs." There is a female official named Shangguan Wan'er, who is the granddaughter of the former prime minister Shangguan Yi, and she is even more versatile. ”

"In this imperial examination, when the emperor read the papers, he originally intended to point Pei Yaoqing, the son of the Pei family in Hedong, as the champion, but Shangguan Wan'er recommended to the emperor that Cui Li's article was better, and finally the emperor named Cui Li as the top student in the undergraduate", Li Ziqiu asked: "This poem was written in the champion exam?" Liu Yi said: "No! The imperial court wheel talent ceremony, how dare Cui Li write a poem like this, this poem was written by Cui Li to Shangguan Wan'er later."

Li Ziqiu smiled: "This Cui Li is so calculating, Shangguan Wan'er is so helpful, he is good, a poem has been sent away" Wang Rongyue couldn't wait to kick Li Ziqiu, quickly adjusted the atmosphere, and said: "Cui Li's literary style is very good, and he must be favored by Shangguan Wan'er!" ”。 Liu Yi smiled: "It's hearsay in the next place, don't take it seriously!" ”。

Wang Jiayu interjected, "Okay, everyone speed up, Jinghe Town is in front, and rest in Jinghe at noon!" The coachman listened to the owner's words, raised his whip and drove the horse, "Drive!" Wang Rongyue also rode out: "Drive!" Running forward, Li Ziqiu waved his hand at Liu Yi and urged the horse to rush towards Wang Rongyue.

There is no Jing River in Jinghe Town, Jing River is still some distance away from Jinghe Town, there is a small road leading to the Jing River from Jinghe Town, Li Ziqiu If they want to go to Chang'an, they do not need to cross the Jing River, the largest inn in Jinghe Town is called Jinghe Inn, Wang Jiayu and they rest here every time they go to Chang'an.

The guys in the store all knew Wang Jiayu, and when they saw Wang Jiayu coming with a carriage from a distance, they greeted him: "Master Wang is here, please!" Wang Jiayu took the lead in dismounting, handed the reins to the guy, and handed over a few copper coins, "Let people greet the horses, prepare a yard for me", "Okay" The guy agreed, and shouted to the store, "Wang Laoke is coming, someone is coming!" ”。

A few more guys from the store came out to help lead the horses and entertain Li Ziqiu and Wang Rongyue, and when they arrived at the door, a fat shopkeeper greeted them, "Oh, Master Wang is here, please!" Wang Jiayu hugged his fists and arched his hands, "Cao shopkeeper, it's been a long time!" ”。 Liu Yi followed into the store behind.

Li Ziqiu thought to himself, "Could it be that this poor scholar is going to follow us?" It doesn't look like such a person", before Li Ziqiu and them could speak, Liu Yi spoke first: "Brother Li, Brother Wang, thank you for taking care of you all the way, and say goodbye!" ”。 Wang Rongyue stood behind Li Ziqiu, and Li Ziqiu arched his hand: "Brother Liu, where are you going, why don't you have a drink together?" ”。

Wang Jiayu, who was with Shopkeeper Cao in front, also turned around and said, "Brother Liu, why don't you have a drink together?" Liu Yi arched his hand: "Don't hide a few, a few of my friends also live here, thanks to the three of them, why don't you just do the east and drink together?" ”。

Wang Jiayu likes this poor scholar very much, he is poor and poor, so he is not stingy. immediately agreed, "Okay, according to your wishes, let's meet at Jinghe Restaurant in a while?" Liu Yi was also very happy: "Very good, I also want to find my friend first, let's see you later!" ”。

Wang Jiayu saw Liu Yi going directly to a courtyard on the other side of the guest room, so he said to the shopkeeper Cao: "Shopkeeper Cao, I will trouble you to prepare a table for the middle of the table in a while, record it to my account, and calculate it to you tomorrow with the room money!" The chubby shopkeeper Cao agreed with a smile: "Master Wang, how about you look at the Kuixing room on the third floor?" Wang Jiayu said with a smile: "Very good! It's in the Kuixing room, what a lot! Wang Rongyue and Li Ziqiu followed behind Wang Jiayu, Wang Rongyue secretly touched Li Ziqiu, and said to his brother Nunu: "Look, how good my brother is to you, Kui Xing, I wish you high school!" ”。

The group arrived at the yard and freshened up, Wang Rongyue was still dressed in men's clothes, Wang Jiayu said to his sister: "If you go to see the excitement for a while, it's okay, but you can't drink and talk less, you know?" Wang Rongyue grimaced: "Got it, brother!" Li Ziqiu was waiting for the Wang brothers and sisters in the courtyard.

There is a Jinghe restaurant in the front yard of Jinghe Inn, three floors, the lowest floor is a row of log tables and chairs, entertaining people, there are passing guests, the meals are affordable, the second floor and the third floor are private rooms, the second floor is named after flowers, peony hall, chrysanthemum hall, begonia hall, etc., the third floor is named after literature, Mingde hall, Juxian hall, gentleman hall, Kuixing hall and so on.

When Wang Jiayu and the three of them came to Jinghe Restaurant, Liu Yi had already arrived, and there was a fat scholar standing next to him, with very small eyes and not tall, and the two were talking and laughing. Li Ziqiu saw that the fat man was laughing very obscenely, and whispered to Wang Rongyue: "Rongyue, you stay away from the fat man for a while, I don't think he is a good person." Rongyue glanced at Ziqiu: "You're a good person!" ”。

Wang Jiayu walked in front, Cao shopkeeper seemed to have been arranged, the guy at the door saw Wang Jiayu, and greeted him, "Master Wang, please go up to the third floor", Wang Jiayu asked the guy to wait a while, and hugged his fists towards Liu Yi and the two who came over and said: "Brother Liu, arrive early, please go up to the third floor, I have already set up the Kuixing Hall", seeing that the fat man also followed, he asked: "This brother Tai, but Brother Liu's friend", the fat man bowed his hand, and without waiting for Liu Yi to speak, he took the initiative to say: "The surname is Wu, Wu Tianbao, and Liu Yi are fellow villagers." Everyone greeted each other, and under the leadership of the guy, they went straight to the third floor.

Wang Jiayu did the main position, the fat man and Liu Yi did the guest position, Wang Rongyue didn't look the lips, when she sat down, next to Li Ziqiu, far away from the fat man, until the fat man's eyes swept over Wang Rongyue from time to time.

China's dinner table culture has a long history, and it is a tradition to tell stories at the dinner table. The fat man drank some wine, was very excited, and talked a lot, "Do you know what is the most famous legend in Jinghe Town?" ”。

Wang Rongyue likes to listen to stories the most: "Wu Gongzi, what kind of legend is it?" Seeing Rong Yue asking, the fat man became even more excited: "Prince Wang, I toast you!" Rongyue hurriedly shook her head: "I don't know how to drink, let Ziqiu drink it for me, right?" Li Ziqiu stood up: "Wu Gongzi, I respect you!" After speaking, he drank it all in one cup.

Wu Tianbao also drank it all, "The most famous legend of Jinghe is the legend of the Dragon King of Jinghe", Wang Jiayu looked at Wu Tianbao with a smile, and knew in his heart, "This dead fat man is afraid that he can see that his sister is dressed as a man and a woman, and he really doesn't know whether he is alive or dead", looking at Li Ziqiu smiling and listening to the story carefully, he said in his heart: "You kid is pretending to be quite serious, pretending to be stupid, hum, and deceiving Rongyuexing."

Wang Jiayu said with a smile: "Wu Gongzi said the story of the former prime minister Wei Zheng and the Dragon King of the Jing River", Wu Tianbao said: "Exactly, it turns out that Master Wang has known for a long time", Wang Jiayu smiled and said: "I don't know much, just ask for advice!" Liu Yi said: "In fact, it's just a legend, there are many people who know it in Jinghe Town, and we have heard about it."

Wu Tianbao said proudly: "What you have heard is just an ordinary version, but I have a special version here, which was told to me by an elderly person", Li Ziqiu said: "Great, please Wu Gongzi tell us about it!" ”。

Wu Tianbao proudly began to tell the story of Wei Zheng's dream of killing the old dragon king of Jinghe, Wang Jiayu and Liu Yi also listened to it on the side, similar to what they had heard before, it was nothing more than the old dragon king who had the wrong rain, the Jade Emperor ordered Wei Zheng to kill the old dragon king, the old dragon king pleaded with Taizong Li Shimin, Taizong deliberately asked Wei Zheng to play chess, thinking that Wei Zheng had no time to kill the old dragon, but Wei Zheng took a nap and killed the old dragon.

Li Ziqiu and Wang Rongyue heard this story for the first time, and they listened to it with relish, but Wu Tianbao's eyes at Rongyue made Li Ziqiu very uncomfortable. Seeing that Wu Tianbao said that after Wei Zheng killed the old dragon, he began to eat vegetables, Wang Jiayu saw that Wu Tianbao was selling Guanzi, so he raised his glass: "Come, let's toast Wu Gongzi together, and then listen to Wu Gongzi talk about more exciting parts!" ”。

Wu Tianbao was even more proud: "The legend of Jinghe Town, after Wei Zheng killed the old dragon, it was over, in fact, there is still later, after the Jade Emperor killed the old dragon, later the Jade Emperor knew that it was Yuan Shoucheng who leaked the heavenly secret, so he brought out this matter, and remembered that the old dragon king has been working diligently, and he is also very supportive of himself, so he regretted it a little, so later, the Jade Emperor acted as a matchmaker and let the third daughter of the Dragon King of Dongting Lake marry the son of the old dragon of Jinghe, which is a little compensation for the Dragon King of Jinghe."

Wang Jiayu nodded, "The Jade Emperor is still good to the Jinghe Old Dragon King's family", Wang Rongyue was a little unhappy: "The Jade Emperor is here to compensate the Jinghe Old Dragon Family, so what if the Dragon Girl of Dongting Lake doesn't like the Jinghe Little Dragon, does she have to marry?" Wu Tianbao said: "Who dares to disobey the will of the Jade Emperor, not to mention the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court, even if the emperor gives him a marriage, no one dares to disobey it, and he will be killed!" ”。

Rongyue pursed her lips and asked Ziqiu in a low voice: "What do you say, is it a little unreasonable!" Li Ziqiu nodded: "That's it, I also think it's inappropriate, if Jinghe Xiaolong doesn't like the dragon girl and gets married, he won't be happy", Rongyue nodded: "That's it." Wang Jiayu and Liu Yi looked at each other and said in their hearts: "How can it be so easy to resist the will and disrespect!" Not with the general knowledge of young people, the two raised their glasses and drank each other.

Wang Rongyue was very happy, she heard such a good story after a meal, and pulled Li Ziqiu after eating: "Li Ziqiu, let's go to the river for a walk, maybe we can meet something!" Li Ziqiu said: "Okay, maybe I can meet the dragon girl of Dongting Lake, and I don't know if it's beautiful?" Rongyue raised her eyebrows: "Get out!" ”。