On the east side of Qipan Street outside Daming Gate in Beijing, a southern dim sum shop called "Jiangnan Zhai" opened three or four years ago, and it has been doing prosperous business since it opened. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIt is said that the owner of the shop is a widow of a wealthy businessman, from Suzhou, in her thirties, and her charm is still there. The dim sum made in this shop is indescribably delicate and exquisite, and the most famous is the signature crispy roll and rose lotus paste cake, which is fragrant in the mouth and has a long aftertaste. It is rare that the hostess is very good at business, and the pattern of dim sum changes from time to time, and she constantly introduces seasonal dim sum according to the season. No, at the end of September, the store made crispy venison crispy, and before you even walked to the door of the store, it was already fragrant, and many people were led by the nose to walk in, even if you spend a few extra money, it is really worth it.

Since business is often very good, there is no time to do it in the kitchen, so there are several sets of tables and chairs in the store hall to make it easier for customers to wait. When Qiu Yinming came in, the store was already full.

It was almost time to turn on the lights, and the shop was about to close, and everyone was waiting for the last burnt of venison. Qiu Yinming and Fan Ying had just returned from hunting in the city, and they had a lot of harvest that day, and they actually hunted two red foxes. Although he looked a little dusty, his dress in a dark blue robe and leather riding boots still attracted the attention of everyone in the store. Qiu Yinming felt a little embarrassed, usually people come to do things, but it happened to pass by today, the aroma of venison crisp caused hunger in the stomach, so he didn't think much about it and got off the horse and walked in, seeing that everyone's eyes fell on him, so he had to lower his head slightly, and glimpsed that there was a seat on the side, so he was about to go over and sit down, at this time, a human voice sounded in his ears: "Qiu Gongzi!" ”

The voice came from the table on the right-hand side, Qiu Yinming was stunned, and looked at the voice, there was a person in the seat with a wide robe and scarf, a long beard and chest-length scarf, looking at himself with a smile, wasn't that Qi Mutian! Qiu Yinming was really stunned, this person was really everywhere. Finally came back to his senses, he found that he was a little out of shape, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Qi." It's really ...... to see you here" Qi Mutian had already seen his embarrassment, and said with a smile: "Young Master Qiu, I am really fortunate today, I didn't expect you and I to be separated for three years, but I actually saw you again as soon as I arrived in the Central Plains." It's fate. At this time, the person next to him gave up his seat very interestingly. Qi Mutian saw it in his eyes and said with a smile: "Gongzi has been outstanding in the capital in the past two years?" Qiu Yinming was a little uncomfortable by his half-kind and half-sharp gaze, and bowed his head and said, "Don't dare to be, when did Mr. arrive in the capital?" "Half a month ago, there was a batch of leather jewelry business, today I happened to pass by this store, and I was attracted by this fragrance, it seems that it is about to close, good luck."

"Where is the gentleman? If it's convenient, I'll visit you another day. ”

"Oh, I'm afraid it's not convenient for me to live in a manor built by an old friend outside the city, or how about I come to visit your house?"

"That's fine." Qiu Yinming thought to himself, this Qi Mutian doesn't know what kind of mystery he is doing, I am afraid that this person really has a great background. I'm afraid he already knows his details.

The two chatted for a while, and the dim sum was finally baked. Qiu Yinming and Qi Mutian came out of the store with hot oil paper bags in their hands. Qiu Yinming took the black horse and saw Qi Mutian walking in front of an ebony carriage, and he was naturally driving a little five. Qiu Yinming muttered in his heart, Fang Cai was really careless, and he didn't even recognize Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu has grown a lot taller than three years ago, and smiled at Qiu Yinming. Seeing that there was no one around, Qi Mutian said softly: "Now, I should change my name to you Lord Qiu." Qiu Yinming was taken aback, and sure enough, this person knew everything. He no longer concealed it, and said: "Alas, after saying goodbye to Mr. three years ago, I got acquainted with the eldest son of the Oriental family in Nanjing, accompanied him to Beijing to catch the exam, and was instigated by the three ancestors and grandchildren of the family. Qi Mutian laughed and said: "At the beginning, I thought that you were not an ordinary person, but now it has come true." You are too modest. Qiu Yinming said: "Sir, don't kill me again." Where are you going so late? If it's okay, why don't you come to my house for dinner? Qi Mutian said: "It's really unfortunate, I made an appointment with a few old friends today, I'm afraid everyone will be unhappy if I don't go, so I'll come to visit the house another day." But today's encounter is really a coincidence, let's go with it for a while. ”

After Qi Mutian finished speaking, he buckled the door frame of the car a few times and said, "Xiaoyu, the venison crisp has been bought, let's eat it while it's hot." ”

"Thank you, Uncle." A young woman's voice came from the car, calm and beautiful, but with a rare accent. Qiu Yinming couldn't help but look into the car, only to see a well-proportioned and slender hand sticking out from the crack in the curtain, and wearing a Persian-style gold bracelet with three bright rubies the size of a cat's eye on his wrist. Bisha covered the windows so tightly that you couldn't see the people in the car at all.

Qi Mutian saw that he was curious, and said, "That's the daughter of an old friend of mine, and it's the first time I've come back to the capital." ”

"Oh." Seeing the dignity of the person in the car, Qiu Yinming was a little disappointed. At the same time, I also wondered in my heart, speaking of which Qi Mutian is an elder, but he personally helped her buy shortbread, I am afraid that the characters in the car are not just the daughters of old friends.

Just as she was thinking, the woman in the car suddenly spoke: "This must be the son of the uncle's old man." Fortunately. ”

Qiu Yinming didn't expect her to speak, so he hurriedly bowed to the car and said, "Fortunately." After saying that, I felt a little funny. I haven't even seen each other, so I'm glad to have it. Turning over the horse, he slowly walked forward parallel to the carriage.

Qi Mutian sat next to Xiao Wu and chatted with him all the way. At this time, the shop was closed, and there were many people who went home from work, and the cars and horses could not go fast. It took quite a while to get all the way from Checkerboard Street. When saying goodbye at the intersection, Qi Mutian suddenly said: "I remember you told me that your teacher is Shangguan Daochang. Today, near the City God Temple, I saw a young Taoist priest setting up a stall to tell fortunes, and the signboard reads 'Nanhai Quanzhen Dao'. At first glance, I really think it's strange, in this wild place of Qiongya, there are still cultivators. Later, I remembered Shangguan Daochang. I felt that it was novel, so I went to calculate a hexagram, ah, I am young, and I am not shallow. I asked him his name, and he was actually surnamed Shangguan......" Before Qi Mutian finished speaking, Qiu Yinming's eyes widened, and he said with joy: "Really? He actually came. He, he's my brother! ”

"Oh!" When Qi Mutian heard this, he smiled and said, "That's great, you go quickly." He was going to close the stall when he was late. Then he bowed his hand to Qiu Yinming and said, "Then I will leave today." Qiu Yinming also gave a gift. The carriage drove slowly, and as the window flickered past his eyes, the lights of the restaurant across the street shone through the blue screen window of the carriage, and for a moment he vaguely felt that the people in the carriage were watching him.

Seeing Qi Mutian's carriage turn around the corner, Qiu Yinming immediately turned his horse's head and went straight to the City God Temple.

The City God Temple at night is quite lively. Jugglers and snack sellers fill the already small streets. The City God Temple was originally just a place for ordinary people to have fun, and a famous horse like him in brocade clothes can really be called a swagger through the market here, and passers-by are all sideways. Of course, ordinary people don't know high-ranking officials, but they only think that the noble son of a family occasionally comes out for fun. Qiu Yinming didn't care so much, and stretched his neck to look for the signboard of "The Whole Truth of the South China Sea". Finally, he led the horse around half the street, avoided two eleven or twelve-year-old thieves, and sent a few vendors who came forward to solicit business, only to see a small stall selling rouge pollen, a young Taoist priest wearing a gray preacher robe was cleaning up the bench and small table, and a long bamboo pole was supported on the wall, and the white cloth signboard on the bamboo pole had been rolled up. Qiu Yinming suddenly couldn't hold back the joy in his heart, and quickly stepped forward and said loudly: "Do nothing!" ”

The Taoist priest was startled, the small bench in his hand fell to the ground, and when he looked back for prestige, he saw a tall black horse walking towards him, and then he saw that the person leading the horse turned out to be Qiu Yinming, who had been separated for three years. "Yinming? ...... "Wuwei didn't know what to say for a while. Countless idlers in the street have gradually begun to watch. Qiu Yinming walked quickly to Wuwei and said happily: "Sure enough, it's you!" Wuwei looked at him carefully and said, "How did you become like this?" Qiu Yinming was already a lot uncomfortable under the guidance of the onlookers, and said, "Let's go home and talk." After that, he helped Wuwei put away the small wooden table and long bamboo pole, pulled up Wuwei, who was still stunned, and said: "Come with me, I'll tell you slowly." ”

Wuwei was pulled by him and walked out of the boundary of the City God Temple quickly.

The city streets are lit up with orange-yellow lights flickering behind the beige window paper, and the blurred light intersperses with each other in the evening breeze. The smell of food wafts from the breath of life of thousands of households. Wu Wei had already relieved himself and said with a smile: "Yinming, do you know?" When I came out of Yazhou, the master made a divination and said that you were in the capital, so I came this way. I didn't expect to see you so soon. ”

Qiu Yinming looked at Wuwei with a down-and-out look, and asked, "You have suffered a lot along the way." ”

Wuwei smiled a little embarrassedly: "Alas, it's not because I'm going out for the first time. Master is right, I should have experienced more. ”

"Master, how is his old man?"

"It's still the same." Wuwei said with a sincere face, "Actually, I'm really worried about Master, we all came out, and no one took care of him." ”

Qiu Yinming's heart was hot, and he said, "Oh, you're hungry." He took out the venison crisp wrapped in oiled paper from the saddle bag and handed it to Wu Wei and said, "It's still hot, you can eat it first." Wuwei took it, opened the paper bag, the already empty stomach couldn't withstand the temptation of the fragrance, and without saying a word, Wuwei ate it, and said again and again: "It's delicious." ”

"Where are we going?" Wuwei saw that Qiu Yinming took him in the direction of the Hanlin Courtyard inside the Daming Gate.

"You must be very surprised," Qiu Yinming said a little helplessly: "I am now the imperial history of the capital of the Imperial Palace." ”

Wuwei looked at him with his mouth wide open and said, "Master said that you are probably an official, but it turns out that ........ is still ........."

Qiu Yinming shook his head and smiled: "It's a mistake." Let's go home for dinner first, and we'll have a good talk tonight. ”

Although Qiu Yinming has been promoted several levels in just over two years, the mansion is still an old house near Hanlin Courtyard. Although many people suggested that he buy a more spacious and elegant house, after all, his family was small and he had friends as neighbors, so he naturally did not want to buy a new house. In this way, he has a good reputation for diligence and thrift in the court. The two brothers laughed happily all the way to the Imperial History Mansion. Since there was a prosperous Tanhua old man living on this street, the land prices of the houses along the street quickly soared, and many wealthy people came here to buy houses, and the originally quiet alley became gradually lively. In the evening, after dinner, many children play in the streets.