At this moment, Gucheng swept away the hustle and bustle of the day, except for the occasional barking of dogs in the alleys, and the cold moon in the sky that could not speak, every household fell asleep.

Han Limo walked alone on the official road where no one was looking, and walked out of the city with a cage on his back, his plain clothes were stretched by the moonlight, looking lonely and lonely.

There is a broken thatched house in the western suburbs of Gucheng, this is an uninhabited broken wooden house he found when he entered the city, it is in disrepair, the beams are broken, the ground is covered with large and small rubble, cobwebs, Han Limo picked up a branch from the ground and knocked it down, and then found a relatively clean corner, spread some hay, and it became a simple bed, put down the cage, and lay directly on the hay to sleep.

The moon in late autumn is exceptionally quiet and cold, the moonlight shines through the skylight formed by the broken roof, hitting one person and one cage, the four walls of the broken wooden house are doors, the cold window paper is broken, and a cold wind blows in from time to time outside the house, Han Limo in his sleep instinctively hugged his body and curled up in the corner.

The next morning.

Han Limo woke up from the cold, and he got a small wind chill when he used heaven and earth as a bed.

He carried the cage and entered the city, and his main task today was to solve the problem of his own food and clothing.

The teahouse inn on the street has opened for business, and the street vendors have also bought breakfast, passing by a steamed bun stall, Han Limo stepped forward, looked at the steaming steamed buns and swallowed his saliva.

"Guest officer, it's early, how many buns do you want? My buns here are notoriously delicious, and lo and behold, the last three drawers are left as soon as they open! ”

I saw that the vendor asked him casually, grabbed two buns for the other guests, and then looked at him happily.

Han Limo subconsciously touched the cuffs, there was nothing inside, and it took a long time to pull out his hand.

There is something to say, so poor that it jingles, these two empty sleeves can't be sounded, and after standing for a long time, I never dared to speak, turned around and left.

The hawker boss had sharp eyes, it turned out to be a scholar with no money, he sneered coldly, and snorted coldly: "I don't have money to make any fun, block my business, poor scholar, I can't even afford to eat a bun, hurry up!" ”

Han Limo, who had not gone far, suddenly turned red to his neck, looked down at the empty money bag in his hand, and couldn't say a word.

After all, there is really no money, it's so realistic.

After thinking about it, Han Limo decided to find a job first, he went to the inn last night, and the shopkeeper recognized him, but unfortunately, the store didn't need any helpers, and besides, the set of things for the reader was not suitable for chores, so the shopkeeper politely rejected him.

Hua'an Street, Beizhen, there is a Tongwen Inn, which is full, full of people, the shopkeeper saw a guest come in, put the stolen rag on his shoulder, greeted him with a smile, and asked: "Guest officer, are you playing a sharp or staying in the hotel?" ”

Han Limo bowed his hand and replied: "Xiaosheng Han Limo, I came to your store today to find a job, I don't know if you are short of people?" ”

Seeing that the shopkeeper was not the master who came to eat and stay, his smile gradually faded, and he looked up and down at the young man in front of him who looked like a scholar, and he was poor and sour, and the shopkeeper was disdainful, but he still asked: "What have you done?" ”

Han Limo thought about it, in addition to being a subordinate, he was a teacher, but which inn would need anything to teach, so he said: "I have been a subordinate for a few years!" ”

The shopkeeper asked again, "Then you can settle accounts?" ”

Han Limo replied very directly and modestly.

"I don't know how to settle accounts, but I'm willing to learn."

"That's not possible, I don't have time to teach you, I'm busy!" The shopkeeper rejected him directly.

"Whether or not you can do the work of chopping wood and picking dung is already the easiest and most mindless thing." The shopkeeper pouted and asked again one last time.

Han Limo categorically refused: "Don't do it!" ”

I'd rather starve to death in the city than be a dung picker. It's not that I, Han Limo, look down on picking dung, a reader naturally has the integrity of a reader, with poetry and books in his belly, and Danqing in hand, how can he be willing to do a job of picking dung!

Han Limo said something to interrupt, and then turned to leave.

At the moment when Han Limo turned to leave, the sneer of the shopkeeper sounded behind him, "Hey, I said that you are a poor scholar, you are really pretentious, you don't know anything, you don't want to do anything, and you still want to make a living, what's the use of just being able to read and write, if you have the ability, you go to be a champion, what kind of bullshit is you here to pretend to be high, I'll tell you, it's worthless in me, it's better than the guy in the kitchen!" If you don't pick dung, just you, a weak scholar, can you pick it? ”

Han Limo swallowed his anger and strode straight out of the inn.

On the street, it is crowded with people, lively and lively, and there is an endless stream of business travelers. Han Limo inadvertently passed by the door of the night listening to the wind and rain again, and remembered that the shopkeeper said last night that the owner of this place is a literati who accepts guests from all over the world, so it is better to go in and visit!

Han Limo walked up the steps, came to the door, and knocked on the door.

After a while, a little boy with fleshy cheeks came out with his head exposed, looked at the young man with the cage on his back, and asked, "Who are you looking for, Childe?" ”

Han Limo saluted and said with a smile: "Han Limo, a foreigner, has just come here, and I heard that the owner here is an elegant man who likes to make friends, so he specially came to visit!" ”

The little boy blinked, hesitated for a moment, then pushed the door open and said to Han Limo, "Then you come in!" ”

Han Limo followed the little boy, observing while walking, the elegant garden is not very big, but there are pavilions, rockeries and fake water, the most noteworthy thing is the ink and blue of the corridor, as well as the line inscription with light strokes and changeable shapes.

It seems that the owner here is really a person of good taste, Han Limo thought to himself.

Han Limo followed the little boy to a small courtyard, and he saw from a distance that the garden pavilion was full of friends and guests.

The little boy turned to him and said, "This son, please wait a minute, I'll come when I go!" ”

Han Limo nodded slightly.

I saw the little boy walk to the pavilion and say a few words to a young man in Chinese clothes, and then the man in Chinese clothes turned his head to look at Han Limo who was carrying a cage.

The man in the Chinese costume said a few words to the guests, then stood up and walked towards Han Limo.

It was the first time Han Limo had seen such a handsome man, his face was like Shunhua, his eyebrows were beautiful, and he was dressed in gorgeous clothes.

The man in the Chinese costume bowed his hands, neither humble nor arrogant, behaved politely, and said with a smile: "Friends come to listen to the wind and rain at night, please forgive me." I don't know what to call my son? ”

Han Limo returned the salute, and replied with the same smile: "In Xia Han Limo, I took the liberty of disturbing the son's Yaxing, I hope you don't blame it!" ”

The man in the Chinese costume chuckled lightly and replied: "In Xia Su Fuyou, where is Han Gongzi, it is also my blessing to have the honor to meet Gongzi!" ”

Su Fuyou led the way in front, "Master Han, please come with me!" ”

Han Limo followed him to the pavilion.

All the guests looked at Han Limo together, so Su Fuyou introduced to the guests present: "Brothers, this is a new friend, Han Limo Han Gongzi!" ”

Han Limo bowed his hand and said politely: "Han has seen you!" ”

Su Fuyou said to the little boy who led Han Limo in: "Ah Yuan, show tea to the guests." ”

Ah Yuan stuck out his tongue at Su Fuyou, then poured a cup of tea for Han Limo, and said, "Young Master Han, please use tea!" ”

Han Limo nodded in thanks, and Ah Yuan smiled at him.

A young guest present raised his glass to Han Limo, and he asked, "I don't know where Han Gongzi is from?" ”

Han Limo also raised his glass and replied: "Nancheng Luobin! ”

Another guest present was full of surprise and said incredulously: "Nancheng is thousands of miles away from our Gucheng, let alone our Gucheng, why did Han Gongzi come all the way here?" ”

Han Limo was stunned for a moment, dumbfounded, and didn't know how to speak for a while, Su Fuyou caught the change in his expression, thinking that he had any scruples and it was inconvenient to say it, so he helped him out and said: "It's okay, it's okay not to say what is inconvenient!" Just be happy to be here today! ”

Han Limo glanced at everyone, although they didn't care, but he didn't want to ruin the fun, so he explained: "It's really ashamed, I took the national capital exam this year, failed to get into the top three, and fell off the list, I didn't know where to go for a while, so I went all the way south and came here!" ”

A guest lamented: "That's really a pity, but Han Gongzi doesn't have to be discouraged, if he doesn't pass this year, he can take the exam again in the future!" ”

Su Fuyou also comforted Han Limo and said: "Han Gongzi don't have to be discouraged, a temporary defeat does not mean eternity, Brother Ma is right, if you don't rank first this year, you can take the test again in the future!" But now that I'm here today, I'm having fun and forgetting about the unhappiness of the past! Let's not talk about it! ”

"What Brother Su said is extremely true!" A guest chimed in.

"Life must be happy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon." One of the guests raised their glasses and said loudly.

Han Limo forced a smile and raised his glass.

What everyone said was not unreasonable, but he still felt that tens of millions of people were going to do it.

When it was almost noon, the guests who listened to the wind and rain at night all said goodbye and left, leaving only Han Limo alone.

At the pavilion, Su Fuyou asked Han Limo, who was sitting opposite him: "I remember I heard A-Yuan say that Han Gongzi came to Gucheng for the first time, I don't know if you have a place to go next?" ”

"Actually, I've run out of silver, and I don't know where to go next!"

A morning passed, and Han Limo thought that Su Fuyou was an extremely free and easy person, and he didn't hide his situation at all.

Su Fuyou looked sympathetic and asked, "The silver has run out, so where did you spend the night last night?" ”

Han Limo replied truthfully: "Spend the night in a broken thatched house on the outskirts of the city!"

Su Fuyou was suddenly surprised, and then felt pity in his heart, and said, "It's better to stay with me first, and then make plans in the future, how about it?" ”

Han Limo wanted to shirk it, but he stopped talking, and finally Su Fuyou said: "Han Gongzi, stay first!" There happens to be a wing room in the backyard, and it's empty, so you can stay! ”

Han Limo nodded, got up to thank him, and felt a warmth in his heart.

In the hall, the furnishings are relatively simple, the tables and chairs on both sides, the big plaque on the central hall, the word Mingxin, everywhere are landscape ink paintings, the book of the line.

Su Gongzi is really a literati as others say, Han Limo asked him: "These danqing and calligraphy are all from you alone?" ”

Su Fuyou said modestly: "Han Gongzi smiled, this calligraphy and painting was indeed created by me, and it is not a climate to wave the pen indiscriminately, it is just a hobby." ”

Han Limo looked at the Danqing calligraphy and paintings around him, and said in his heart, where is this not a climate, this is obviously a school of its own.

Although the contact was short, in Han Limo's opinion, Su Fuyou was not only talented, but also modest and polite.

Scholars have their own dealings with readers, and the two talk speculatively, so naturally they are indispensable to be accompanied by wine.

In the lobby, the two of them staggered, and after about half an hour, Han Limo was slightly drunk, and the whole person was dizzy.

Han Limo is actually not suitable for drinking, but when he was in the mood today, he drank a few more drinks with Su Sheng. Su Sheng likes to make friends, of course, drinking is indispensable, a few glasses of sake, it is difficult for Su Sheng. It's Han Limo, who hasn't drunk since he was a child, and he is already top-heavy at the moment.

Han Limo lay on the table with his hands on the pillow, snorted heavily, and fell asleep.

Su Fuyou drank the last glass of sake, shook his head and smiled, and then helped the unconscious Han Limo to the backyard wing.

He carefully helped Han Limo onto the bed, covered a quilt, covered the door and left.