In the evening, it was getting dark. In the Jiuqu Hutong in the west of Yangzhou, the courtyard that was originally hung with the plaque of the royal residence has a new owner. The new plaque painted with gold and black paint has two words written vigorously and powerfully: Jiang Zhai. At this time, the owner of this courtyard was preparing to go out.

"Childe, I have taken care of all the things I want to bring, the location of the restaurant has also been booked, and the carriage has been led out of the door." In the upper room, Qin Ziming was reporting the situation to Jiang Qingliu.

"Well, let's go." I saw Jiang Qingliu's hair pulled up, tied into a bun with a one-inch wide lake-blue ribbon, and decorated with a finely carved golden snake in the middle; Dressed in a moon-white robe inlaid with blue edges, with a wide belt of the same color, inlaid with a white jade carving Wufu Shoushou belt hook, and a blue purse and a small jade seal around his waist, he was completely dressed as a handsome rich man.

He and Qin Ziming went out with a small guy who was driving a car, and drove the carriage to Chunxifang, the most prosperous street in Yangzhou.

As their carriage approached its destination, the surroundings became lively. From far and near, like a wave of lights, poured into the city, bright as day; The tumbling sound was also gradually boiling, and it was difficult to distinguish. When they arrived at Chunxi Fang, the carriages came and went on the main road with a width of nearly ten zhang, the sedan chair shuttled, and the crowd was like weaving, which seemed a little crowded. Qin Ziming lifted the curtain and looked at it, and couldn't help smacking his tongue: "Today is not a special day, there are so many people, if it happens to be a holiday, don't crowd it." Jiang Qingliu said lightly: "Yangzhou City was originally a place for pedestrians and merchants from the south to the north to stop, and this Chunxi Fang is the most prosperous area in the city, which is naturally lively, and even Jinling City can't compare with this weather." If you want to see the scene of this festival, when I have your holiday on the Dragon Boat Festival, you can go and see it. ”

Qin Ziming was very moved when he heard this, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously, and said as calmly as possible: "Where is the need for Gongzi, you specially give me a vacation, I'll just take a look at it, hehe." Jiang Qingliu ignored him anymore and closed his eyes and thought quietly.

After a while, their carriage stopped in front of the door of a ---- cyclamen, a restaurant with carved beams and paintings to the east of Chunxi Fang. At the door, there was already a sharp-eyed Xiao Er who stepped forward to entertain them, leading the horses and guiding the way, all of them looked very enthusiastic. Qin Ziming helped Jiang Qingliu get out of the carriage and said to the little second who led the way: "Our son has booked a box with a heavenly name, you can take us there quickly." The little second immediately said warmly and respectfully: "It turned out to be booked, then the guest officer, please come with me, your box is on the second floor." With that, he led the two of them into the restaurant and up the stairs.

It's just that before I climbed a few steps up the stairs, I heard the sound of "dong dong" going downstairs, and an anxious call of a maid: "Miss, you wait for me!" Miss, slow down! ”

I saw a girl in a garnet red dress with an angry face running down the stairs in a hurry, and at this time it was in front of them. The little two who led the way subconsciously turned sideways to make way for her, but unexpectedly, the foot that had not been lifted up had not had time to move, and it had tripped her. The girl exclaimed, and fell forward, and saw that she was about to fall down so hard that the maid upstairs was so frightened that she could not help but exclaim, "Miss! ”。 But a hand suddenly stretched out in the stab, grabbed the girl's clothes in the back of the heart like lightning, lifted it slightly, slowed down her falling figure, and quickly withdrew her hand before everyone noticed. The girl in red took advantage of the little cushioning gap to reach out and hold the handrail on the side, stabilizing her figure. She patted her chest, let out a sigh, and turned to look at the three on the stairs. Just now I clearly felt that someone had lifted her up to save her, but I didn't know who helped her. Xiao Er was excluded first, he was standing too high to react, then there were only two people left. She looked at Jiang Qingliu and Qin Ziming, her mind turned, and she smiled and said to Jiang Qingliu: "Thank you Gongzi for helping." ”

Jiang Qingliu still looked indifferent, and said: "The girl is polite, it was the girl who reacted quickly and grabbed the handrail and stood firm, but I didn't make a move." ”

Looking at Jiang Qingliu's calm and waveless eyes and handsome face, the girl in red only felt her heart pounding, she heard the meaning of avoiding suspicion in his mouth, and she was even more fond of it, and her face turned slightly red. She held back the hint of shame and said in a voice that was almost indistinguishable: "I know that Gongzi has good intentions, and he will repay him in the future." After speaking, he pulled the maid who had already walked to his side and trotted out.

This episode lasted only a few breaths from beginning to end, and others didn't even notice it, but the girl's body rushed down and steadied, so it was not noticeable. Jiang Qingliu ignored the little second who was a little stunned, went upstairs, found a box with a sky-number plate hanging at the door, pushed the door and walked in. In the middle of this box, a large round table of pear wood was placed, with six round stools of begonias, and a low floor was set up on the clinical side, on which were placed kang tables and tea sets. There is a few flowers at the foot of the wall, holding a vase with sweet white glaze, and a large bouquet of tender yellow spring flowers is inserted in it, which is very delicate and pleasing. There is also a compartment in this box, which is separated by a screen painted with spring, summer, autumn and winter, and there is a long case inside, on which the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone are complete, and a piano is set up by the window, the wall is decorated with calligraphy and painting, and the foot of the wall is also placed with green plants and flowers, which is very elegant. The box of this most expensive restaurant in Yangzhou, Cyclamen, really has its own uniqueness. Jiang Qingliu sat cross-legged on the couch and gently pushed open the window to see the situation in the courtyard of the cyclamen below. In addition to the three-storey restaurant façade facing the street, the most famous and expensive thing about cyclamen is its courtyard-style private rooms. It will be the rockery stone bridge in the garden of the south of the Yangtze River, the realm of the winding water is used in these small courtyards, each with its own characteristics, attracting a large number of literati and scholars, and the officials and wealthy businessmen spend money here. Jiang Qingliu looked at the glittering lights in the courtyard below, and heard the laughter of the woman in the middle, and the boredom and disdain in his expression flashed away, and he closed the window again, isolating the lively sound of those silk bamboos.

After the little two who led the way came back to his senses, he hurriedly caught up, and learned that there were still guests coming, so he said attentively: "Then I'll make a pot of tea for my son, I don't know what kind of tea my son likes?" We cyclamen are all customers who come and go from the north to the south, and we have different preferences, so we have prepared a variety of teas for this purpose. ”

Qin Ziming noticed that the master was in an unhappy mood, so he instructed the little er: "My son-in-law loves to drink green tea, you can pick a good pot and make a pot, don't fool us with those old goods, be careful to smash your signboard." The little two agreed, hurriedly made a pot of green tea, and poured a cup for Jiang Qingliu.

Jiang Qingliu saw that the tea soup in the cup was clear and bright, fragrant, the bottom of the leaves was bright green, and the white hao was obvious. ”

The little second immediately replied: "Childe is really powerful, it is indeed Xinyang Maojian." Two days ago, a tea merchant from Henan passed by our restaurant, and the shopkeeper specially asked for some to try for the distinguished customers in the store. I wonder if Childe is satisfied? ”

Jiang Qingliu took another sip, with a rare smile on his face, and said: "The quality of this hairy tip is extremely tender and delicate, but I am afraid that it is still the most rare Ming Qian tea, and it is difficult to find a thousand gold, and you shopkeepers may have spent a lot of money on this." Since I have received this generosity, I am not stingy, Ziming, reward him. After saying that, the gentle smile on his face faded again, and he returned to his previous indifference and calmness.

Qin Ziming listened to his words, and immediately stuffed a big silver ingot into the little second-hand man, and said, "This tea is good, take it and share it with the guys." ”

That Xiao Er felt the heavy weight and cold touch in his hand, and was pleasantly surprised in his heart, this is clearly a silver ingot of ten taels, this son is really generous, even if he takes it and shares it with others, he can get a lot! He thanked him again and again and served more diligently.

But after a short while, Jiang Qingliu and the others arrived.