At Shen Xi's insistence, Hui Niang dismissed the plan to ask the master to come back to tutor Shen Xi, but after that, she always wanted to do something for Shen Xi.

At the end of March, when the land of western Fujian was full of spring, Hui Niang helped Shen Xi find a few young people who participated in the government examination together, and asked Shen Xi and Shen Yongzhuo to go out with them for spring.

Because these young people are all young and promising, they are all popular candidates for the head of this government examination.

On the thirtieth day of March, Shen Xi carried the five taels of silver secretly handed to him by Hui Niang in his arms, left the house with Shen Yongzhuo, and went to the place where he met in the south of the city.

According to Hui Niang's meaning, if you have a good conversation with those students who are taking the same exam, you can invite them to dinner, but you especially told Shen Xi not to drink.

Five taels of silver can be regarded as a huge amount of money in this era, and it is more than enough to have a big meal in any restaurant in the capital city of Tingzhou.

It was the spring scene at the end of March, Shen Xi walked on the streets of Fucheng, and the spring breeze was blowing, and the fragrance of flowers was fragrant. The willow trees by the Tingjiang River, hanging with emerald green branches, swayed leisurely when the wind blows, and the catkins rub the water, like a beautiful girl combing her long hair against the Tingjiang water. The peach blossoms are currently in full bloom, clusters, clusters, as if igniting the rouge, reflected on both sides of the Tingjiang River, dazzling red, intoxicatingly beautiful.

Studying at home all day long, Shen Xi felt that he was about to become a nerd, and when he came out to see the peach and willow green, he was relaxed and happy for a while.

Stopping along the way and admiring the beautiful scenery along the way, Shen Xi felt more relaxed than ever. Shen Yongzhuo seemed a little absent-minded, probably because he was forced by his mother to study too tightly, and he didn't have a good rest at all on weekdays, and he was a little sluggish after coming out.

Shen Xi wanted to talk to Shen Yongzhuo several times, but Shen Yongzhuo ignored him.

"Big brother, are you thinking about Miss Lu's family? In fact...... There is something I have wanted to tell you for a long time, I lied to you about Miss Lu's affairs. ”

Shen Yongzhuo sighed lightly: "I already knew. ”

Shen Xi asked in surprise, "You know?" So what are you bothered about? ”

As soon as the words came out, Shen Xi couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, why was he confused again?

Isn't that clear? Now Shen Yongzhuo is not worried that Miss Lu is a pockmarked face, but he is worried that he will not be able to pass the government examination this time, and the other side will regret the marriage.

"Big brother, look at it...... Where in life there is no confidant? Just talk about this city. There are many good girls, and we can't say that we can meet one when we go green. In addition, during the Shangyuan Festival and temple fairs, you can always see the shy daughter outside the city, and most of them have beautiful maids around them. Are you afraid you won't find the right match? ”

Shen Xi just said the picture he imagined, in fact, in these years, many of our young ladies are entangled with three-inch golden lotus, it is inconvenient to walk, and they almost don't go out of the door, who will show up on the street if they have nothing to do?

"Really?" Shen Yongzhuo will be skeptical.

Shen Xi smiled and pointed into the distance: "Oh, isn't there a ...... there?"

Shen Yongzhuo looked in the direction of Shen Xi's finger, and sure enough, on a small two-story building at the end of the street, there were two girls looking out at the window, also pointing. A girl is cheerful and lively. With a bright smile on his face, his mouth seems to be chattering about something. The other girl was a little shy, with a small fan covering her face, but she also looked up into the distance.

"The country is fragrant, the fish are sinking and the geese are falling!"

Shen Yongzhuo was dumbfounded and muttered to himself. In the end, it is from a small county town, and there is no chance to come out to play when I arrive in Fucheng, and I have never seen such a beautiful and picturesque scenery of mountains and rivers.

Shen Xi smiled secretly, in fact, the small building was not somewhere else, it was the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion in the mouths of the people. It was inhabited by official prostitutes who entertained people with their voices.

In the Ming Dynasty, official prostitutes were subordinate to the Jiaofang Division, and most of the women in them came from wealthy families who had offended the emperor or important ministers because of their ancestors. was raided by the imperial court, and all the female dependents were sold into prostitution. Because of their years of upbringing in the workshop, these official prostitutes are often proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Unlike ordinary Qinglou, the bustards generally did not dare to offend these official prostitutes too much, fearing that one day their ancestors would be rehabilitated, and did not force them to accompany the guests to bed. Therefore. They often just accompany the guests to talk, sing songs, chat about poetry, etc., and the literati also like this kind of women.

Most of these official prostitutes belong to the music family, and the Ming Dynasty Jiaofang Department is a subordinate department of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites has independent judicial power over the music books, which fully protects the identity and status of the music groups.

Compared with the previous dynasties, official prostitutes had a relatively stable, rich and free living space, and had an independent, autonomous, and distinctive personality, which won the favor of the majority of literati.

"Big brother, don't look at it, we can't get in there." Shen Xi reminded.

Shen Yongzhuo's face was full of puzzlement: "Where is that?" From the outside, it should be a place of business, so we shouldn't have a problem traveling in the past, right? ”

When Shen Xi stepped forward and told the true identities of the two women, Shen Yongzhuo's face changed suddenly, and then he began to be silent again.

What a stuffy gourd......

Shen Xi used to think that he was sullen enough, but after seeing Shen Yongzhuo, he knew what a mountain was higher than a mountain. Since he came out to see the scenery and would be a student, he should leave everything behind for the time being, but he played deep thinking about life.

Shen Xi thought to himself, it would be better to come out by himself if he knew earlier, and he also saved himself from being delayed by the Wang family to study.

finally went out of the city gate and came to the date place, but it was a two-story teahouse on the north bank of the Tingjiang River in the southern suburbs.

Because the official road of the north gate connects Ganzhou, Ji'an and other rich places in Jiangxi, and can go north to Zhejiang through Yanping Mansion and Jianning Mansion, the north of the city is relatively much more prosperous, while the south of the city is relatively deserted.

The south of the city is not far away from the mountains again, standing in front of the teahouse, looking over the vast river, only to see the mountains and mountains, the scenery is beautiful.

The two brothers went upstairs, and several scholars were drinking tea and playing chess together, but none of them carried the four treasures of the study with them. About these people are busy preparing for the exam, it is difficult to come out to relax, so today I only talk about Fengyue regardless of learning.

Shen Xi stepped forward to announce his name, but these people were also polite, and after saluting respectfully, they also briefly introduced themselves.

"The two sons of the Shen family, we are playing against each other, I don't know if you are good at this?" One of them, Su Tong, asked generously. This person is twenty years old, and his ancestors have produced such a big man as a political envoy, although there is no one in the clan to be an official now, but he can be regarded as a child of the family, and the scholars who attended the meeting have great respect for him.

In this case, Su Tong took up the principal's shelf and automatically coordinated the meeting.

Shen Yongzhuo looked at the chessboard, and then lowered his head embarrassedly.

To say that playing Go is also a skill that scholars should be proficient in this era, Confucius's "Analects and Yang Goods" clouds: "Zi said: 'It is difficult to eat all day long, and have nothing to do. Don't have a gambler? It's just a matter of being virtuous. But Shen Yongzhuo only learned from his father when he was a child, and chess skills can only be regarded as beginners at best.

In order to avoid the disgrace of the plaything, after Shen Yongzhuo entered the school, the Li family put away the chessboard, bamboo flute, guqin and other utensils at home, and it was impossible for the Shen family father and son to play the game by themselves, let alone be proficient.

Seeing that Shen Yongzhuo avoided his eyes, Su Tong looked at Shen Xi expectantly.

"I'll be a little, but it's not going well." Shen Xi said with a smile.

"Just right, come on, our little prodigy can play chess, who will play a game against him?"

Shen Xi is the youngest among the candidates who signed up for this year's government examination, and the people who came together are all young people with strong blood, they are all young and promising in the mouths of their relatives and neighbors, and now they meet a ten-year-old "genius", of course, they are unwilling, and some people want to "teach" a little bit through the game.

"You insist on whiteness, and then let your second son, Brother Shen, don't say that I bullied you." A fat young man surnamed Song sat down, a little arrogant. This person only passed the county exam this year, and his results are still very low, but although he is not very good at learning, he is a good player in Go.

At this time, Go is usually white first and black second, without sticking to the eye, black chess 181 pieces will win, and at the same time, the seat system is implemented, and black and white are placed in the diagonal star position to limit the first move advantage to the greatest extent.

When the two sat down face to face, the scholar surnamed Song not only let Shen Xi take the lead in Zhibai, but also let the two words, without sticking to the eyes, Shen Xi felt a bit of a bully. But Shen Xi still had the patience to fall, but before he reached the middle game, Song Fatzi had already lost his position in pieces, and others laughed and drove him down.

Song Fatzi stood on the side of the chessboard and didn't understand, why he was not as good as a child after learning Go for so many years? But he is not a small-bellied person, he just feels that he is not good at chess.

After that, a few more came over, Shen Xi was a serious game, and he didn't intend to show off, the victory and defeat were in the number of five or five, and he didn't bother to think too much about it when he played fast, and he made friends with chess, and the most important thing was the friendship outside the chessboard.

Although Shen Xi only exerted four or five percent of his skills, he had already made the people present feel admired. These people are generally well-off, so they have the leisure to study Go, and Shen Xi is just a child of a businessman in their opinion, and they feel incredible that he has such exquisite chess skills at the age of ten.

In the process of playing chess, the teahouse continued to add tea and water, and offered dried fruits and snacks, and when the game was over, the downstairs began to talk about "Saying Yue Quanchuan", and some people wanted to go downstairs to listen to the book.

Su Tong smiled: "It's just a story, what's so good to hear?" I have the whole book of "Speaking of Yue" at home, and you can take it back and read it. ”

A scholar surnamed Deng sighed: "In half a month, it will be the government test, after today, where will I have the leisure to look at those things?" ”

A group of people were lamenting the tension of their studies, and Su Tong suddenly proposed: "Everyone, I heard that some Nanban women came to our Tingzhou to sell, they look very beautiful, how about going over and seeing together?" ”

When everyone heard this, they all thought it was interesting and wanted to see it together.

"Brother Shen, are you going?"

Su Tong finally asked Shen Xi. Although Shen Yongzhuo is the eldest brother, he hasn't talked much since he came, but he is not as close as Shen Xi and these people.

Shen Xi nodded: "Okay." He also wanted to see what these so-called Nanban women who had been trafficked in looked like.

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