It rained on the night Shen Xi arrived in Suzhou City, and the next day the light rain continued to fall. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Shen Xi and Yu Niang walked one after the other, each holding an umbrella, walking in the streets and alleys of Suzhou City.

There were few pedestrians along the way, and there was no way to find out Tang Bohu's whereabouts, but Shen Xi went in the direction of Wu Chaofang according to some knowledge of the ancient city of Suzhou in his memory.

Tang Yin in history, after experiencing the 12-year fraud case of Hongzhi, was deposed as a minor official of the Zhejiang Domain, and he was deeply ashamed and resolutely refused to take office, and after returning home, his wife fell apart and divorced his wife.

Frustrated, Tang Yin set out from Suzhou, traveled to Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and other places, all the way to enjoy the famous mountains and rivers, writing and painting, bringing a lot of materials for his future calligraphy and painting, and returned to Suzhou after nearly a year, at this time his family was already poor, even his ancestral house and fields in Wu County were all sold, and he could only sell literature and paintings in a small building in Wu Chaofang in Suzhou City to make a living.

Even if Shen Xi appeared in this life, it still didn't change Tang Yin's situation.

Tang Yin has completely lost interest in officialdom, Shen Xi has no bottom in his heart, and has a hunch that most of this trip will be returned, but he still has to do the matter of buying paintings, just take Tang Yin, or make up for Tang Yin for not helping him in the twelfth year of Hongzhi.

But to be honest, Shen Xi didn't want to help at that time, but he was really powerless.

The trend of history is unpredictable many times, and Tang Yin at that time was arrogant and would not follow the advice of a young boy like him.

When he arrived in Wu Chaofang in Suzhou, Shen Xi couldn't tell which was the small building where Tang Yin lived.

Fortunately, there was a shop selling umbrellas on the street with its doors open, Shen Xi went to buy an oil-paper umbrella, and after asking in detail, he learned that Tang Yin lived in a dilapidated two-story building at the corner of the street.

“…… A few of them are going to go, but they have to be faster, and they may not be able to see them in a few days. ”

The shopkeeper of the oil paper umbrella shop is from Baoding Mansion, Beijing, and Shen Xi can understand what he says, but if it is a real Wu Nong's soft language, it will sound too difficult for Shen Xi. Although there is an official dialect in these years, due to backward education, the people only live in a small circle, and it is estimated that it is difficult to travel hundreds of miles away in their lives, and there are very few people who are proficient in the official dialect.

Shen Xi hurriedly asked, "Why?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "The ghost is disgusted, his wife is divorced and penniless, how long do you think he can live there?" This kind of depressed person might as well be dead. ”

Shen Xi suddenly realized that because of his appearance, Tang Yin may have known about the betrayal of his friend Du Mu, coupled with the frustration brought to him by Douhua, making Tang Yin more decadent today than in history, buying drunk all day long, and even forgetting about calligraphy and painting, maybe he will die of illness and hunger at some point.

"I'm tired."

Shen Xi held up an umbrella and walked out of the store, looking at the small building in the distance, thinking that a generation of great talents lived in such a shabby and dilapidated place, and sighed in his heart.

Yu Niang asked, "Lord Shen, who are you looking for...... Is it Tang Jieyuan? ”

"That's right, I have friends with him." Shen Xi sighed lightly.

Yu Niang shook her head, her face full of puzzlement: "My lord and Tang Jieyuan should take the exam in the same year, and Tang Jieyuan was involved in the questioning case, cutting off the way to the imperial examination, and there were rumors before that Tang Jieyuan had leaked the question to Lord Shen, my lord, shouldn't you avoid it far away at this time?" ”

Shen Xi looked sideways at Yu Niang and asked, "Then the jade master thinks that this official is the champion who passed the examination through the question?" ”

Yu Niang smiled bitterly: "The slave family has no such intention, Lord Shen is young and promising, and the slave family has seen your talent with their own eyes." The slave family just wants to remind Lord Shen that others may use this to attack ......"

"What about others, that's their business, even if I don't do anything, will there ever be less criticism behind it? Now I am just visiting a friend who once cherished each other, whether he is prosperous and rich or poor and sad, this is the righteousness of a friend, and has nothing to do with the views of the world. ”

After Shen Xi finished speaking, she walked in the direction of Xiaolou in the wind and rain, and after thinking about Shen Xi's words for a while, Yu Niang was very grateful and followed.

Small buildings stand along the street, but in fact, the streets and alleys of Suzhou City are mostly bluestone alleys, Shen Xi glanced up, went up and knocked on the door, and no one responded.

Shen Xi knocked a few more times, but no one answered, so he had to lean into the crack of the door and look inside, the house seemed to be a store-like main house, and there was no figure in sight.

"Don't knock, people are not at home at this time, most of them are visiting relatives and friends or buying drunk." A neighbor passed by and said casually.

"I'm here to ask for paintings, I don't know which friend Tang Xie Yuan likes to visit?" Shen Xi asked.

The man muttered again, it was the authentic Wu Nong's soft language, Shen Xi pondered carefully for a while, and then he could roughly distinguish that Tang Yin went to the side of East Street, and said that there was a small wine shop over there, maybe someone was in it.

Shen Xi hugged his fists and thanked him, and took Yu Niang all the way forward, and sure enough, in the corner of the lobby of a wine shop with the door of a store ajar at the corner of the street, he saw a person who was sleeping at the desk, and the guy in the wine shop was pushing, but this person slept so that there was no one around, Shen Xi guessed, maybe the snoring sound was faked.

Judging from the body shape and side face, Shen Xi can basically determine that it is Tang Yin, but at this time, it is difficult to tell whether Tang Yin is really drunk or pretending to be drunk.

Shen Xi walked over, closed the paper umbrella, and said loudly: "On a rainy day, a sleeping day, the little second brother disturbs people's dreams so much, don't you feel cruel?" Come on, play four taels of wine, use a good wine jug, I want to taste the peach blossom wine of Gusu City......"

Shen Xi said, sitting down on the bench next to the table, Yu Niang shook her head helplessly and stood aside.

For Yu Niang, it is completely incomprehensible for Shen Xi to ask for trouble, even if you treat Tang Yin as a friend, Tang Yin lost to you in the original fight, and watched you win the champion, how can he have a heart-to-heart relationship with you?

Tang Yin, who was snoring just now, instantly quieted down, but he didn't look up, but Shen Xi knew that he didn't wake up, but didn't sleep at all.

"This brother must also be a good drinker, since he is awake, I don't know if we can drink together?" Shen Xi greeted with a smile, "I heard that the peach blossom wine in Gusu City is a must in the city." ”

"Ahem."

Hearing this, Tang Yin finally sat up straight, raised his head and looked at Shen Xi carefully, and didn't recognize who was in front of him for a while.

When they first met, Shen Xi was just a thirteen-year-old boy, even if he had a bit of grace, but his body was still childish, and now that he has passed three years, Shen Xi has completely turned into a young man, with a little more maturity and vicissitudes on his face, plus the two are not old friends, it is reasonable not to recognize Shen Xi for a while.

However, Tang Yin's appearance has not changed much, only there is more slag on his face, and he seems to be an old man in his forties and fifties who has experienced vicissitudes at this time.

"Your Excellency, do you want to invite me to drink?"

Tang Yin asked, looked at Shen Xi carefully, and felt familiar.

Seeing Shen Xi nodding with a smile, Tang Yin pouted and said, "When has there been peach blossom wine in Suzhou City, why have I never heard of it?" What's more, even the peaches are almost ripe in May, so how can there be peach blossoms? ”

Shen Xi said with a smile: "If there are peach blossoms in the heart, there will be peach blossoms in the wine." ”

One sentence made Tang Yin's expression dazed.

Tang Yin is conceited and high-minded, and he has made many literati and ink writers around him, which may be accurate to say that he yearns for in his heart, and can say that "there are peach blossoms in the heart, and there are peach blossoms in the wine" Such philosophical words are unique.

"You...... You are ......"

Tang Yin seemed to have realized who was in front of him.

Shen Xi got up with a smile and saluted: "Brother Bohu, it's been a long time since you said goodbye for three years." ”

By the time Shen Xi explained this, Tang Yin had already guessed that the champion in front of him was Shen Xi, who had become famous three years ago, and in his original conceited opinion, it was Shen Xi who snatched his position as the champion and obtained the glory that should have belonged to him, so he was full of jealousy and resentment towards Shen Xi.

But after all, Shen Xi once went to visit him when he was in trouble, even if he was unwilling, he didn't take care of his face, and didn't immediately leave or drive Shen Xi away. Shen Xi came all the way to see him, although he didn't know whether he came to see him specially or visited him by the way, but he finally sent a goose feather gift for thousands of miles, and invited him to drink a drink.

"What is Shen Zhuangyuan doing?"

Tang Yin avoided Shen Xi's gaze, and his tone was not good, "Could it be that you are embarrassed when you are in trouble?" ”

Shen Xi shook his head: "Brother Bohu misunderstood, he just went to the land of Fujian and Guangdong to perform his duties, and came to visit by the way." ”

In a word, the relationship between the two has become a lot closer.

Tang Yin heard that Shen Xi was going to Fujian and Guangdong to become an official, and naturally thought in his heart, you kid must have done something wrong, so he would be exiled to a remote place by Emperor Lao'er from a noble yamen like Hanlin Academy. Since Shen Xi was driven out of the capital, Tang Yin added a little nostalgia, and said in his heart that the officials of this court really can't be used, even if they have the ability? Say exile and exile! On the contrary, it is not as good as me, I have not been an official from the beginning, so I don't have so many troubles.

Shen Xi didn't know what Tang Yin was thinking, so he greeted: "Brother Bohu, I don't know if you can have a drink together?" ”

"Good. Shen Zhuangyuan came from afar, and he should have invited you to have a drink as a practice. Tang Yin was not polite, he directly turned over the wine glass he was holding, and shouted, "Xiao Er, half a catty of wine will be recorded in my account." ”

The guy handed over the four taels of wine that Shen Xi had just ordered, and said with a smile: "Master Xie Yuan, you forgive me, the small shop has a lot of wine money on credit from you, you can't always worry about our small business, right?" You don't really want to ...... this little boy Put the account on Xie Yuanye, right? ”

The guy suddenly became nervous, just now he thought that business was coming on a rainy day, but now Tang Yin took the initiative to invite guests, not only would he not make money, but he would probably lose money.

Shen Xi smiled and took out a string of money and said, "Is it enough?" ”

"Enough is enough."

The shopkeeper was about to reach out to pick it up, Tang Yin put the wine glass on his hand with a dark face, and said, "Not only is it enough, but there is more than that, and half a catty of wine is not allowed to be mixed with water...... Two more side dishes to drink! ”

The shopkeeper was embarrassed: "Master Xie Yuan, this amount of money is ...... compared to the wine money you owe."

"Can't get on?"

Tang Yin is also poor at this time, owing others money for wine, but others owe him.

"Okay, wait a minute."

The shopkeeper nodded in response, and then his hand regained his freedom, picked up the copper plate, checked it, and muttered in a low voice, "If you have the ability to go to the shopkeeper, what do you always have to do with me?" ”

Waiting for the shopkeeper to retreat, Tang Yin sighed lightly: "In this world, people's hearts are not ancient, and even the peddlers and pawns have learned to bully others!" ”

Shen Xi wanted to say, don't come to drink if you don't have money, people are not bullying people, they recognize money and don't recognize people!

That's right, you used to be Xie Yuan, a great talent with infinite scenery, of course others respect you, but see for yourself what you are like now? The smell of wine all over your body, sloppy, and almost summer, and you are still wearing early spring clothes, and this shirt is full of oil stains, it is strange that others can respect you!

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