Chapter 1: Oriental Observance

The sunlight shone on the broken bed from the window lattice, Dongfang Shuo stretched out his hand to block the sunlight, and after snorting twice, he got up from the bed covered with wheat straw.

He took out a wine gourd from the straw pile next to the bed, raised his head and took a big sip, then hung his legs on the edge of the bed and muttered, "This wine is too sour......"

After that, he rubbed his head covered with firewood and grass, pulled his shoes and skillfully opened the door of the cell, staggered to the courtyard outside the cell, put his hand on the pergola, looked at the bright sun in the sky, and said, "What are you doing so brightly......

A jailer who was brushing a donkey laughed and said, "It's noon, and the sun is no longer shining, what do we want him to do?" ”

Dongfang Shuo smiled: "That's right, thief! Don't remember to eat! ”

The jailer smiled: "It's you who remember to eat or not, but if you are willing to lower your head, you won't live in my Yanglingyi prison forever." ”

Dongfang Shuo waited for his eyes to adapt to the strong sunlight outside, then put down his hand and said: "It's not that you can't bow your head, but you don't dare to bow your head, this time you lower your head, the next time your knees will be weak, and then next time you have to pestle your head into the dirt to satisfy others, so it's too boring, it's better not to bow your head from the beginning." ”

As he spoke, he took another sip of the wine gourd from his waist, handed the wine gourd to the jailer and said, "Take a sip?" ”

The jailer waved his hand and said, "What about this beast, you drink yours, but you want to go out?" ”

Dongfang Shuo tied the wine gourd to his belt and said with a smile: "If you are willing to take care of the rice in Yanglingyi Prison, I don't want to go out either." ”

The jailer waved his hand and said, "Go quickly, go quickly, your mother-in-law may have to wait in a hurry." ”

Dongfang Shuo came out of the Yanglingyi prison, and there was a lively market outside, he pulled down his soft hat to cover the black green on his forehead, which was accidentally injured after getting drunk last night, and he couldn't let Liang Ji see it, otherwise she would cry for another day.

I drank too much last night, and my whole head is groggy today, Dongfang Shuo naturally staggered when he walked, and a long coat hung loosely on his body, making his thin and tall body look thinner and thinner.

The merchants and pedestrians on the road have long been surprised by Dongfang Shuo's sloppy appearance, and the cobbler carefully put away the leather cutting knife hanging at the door, so as not to accidentally hit Dongfang Shuo and throw away his life.

Even so, Dongfang Shuo still collided with a little boy, he wanted to lean over to support the fallen child, a sturdy woman stabbed out, pushed Dongfang Shuo hard, and Dongfang Shuo, who was unstable, fell to the ground all of a sudden.

The woman spat on Dongfang Shuo's body, scolded twice, and dragged her child away in a hurry.

Bullying Dongfang Shuo is nothing, if it is seen by Liangji, it will be troublesome.

Since he fell, Dongfang Shuo was not busy standing up, sitting on the ground to stabilize his mind, and went to eat in the restaurant opened by Liang Ji steadily.

A vermilion four-wheeled carriage stopped on the side of the road, and the curtain of the carriage was lifted to reveal a woman in a brocade robe, who looked at Dongfang Shuo sitting on the ground with her head hung down.

After a while, the woman came to Dongfang Shuo's side with the support of the maid and whispered, "Shuo Lang, has you always been good?" ”

Dongfang Shuo lifted his hair and glanced at the beautiful woman and said with a smile: "The beauties who danced in Chang'an in the past are still so bright today, gratifying, congratulating." ”

The woman smiled, squatted on the ground to help Dongfang Shuo put on his shoes and said, "Lang Jun didn't say that when he was a concubine. ”

Dongfang Shuo laughed and said, "What did I say at the beginning? I don't remember. ”

"You said that you can't be with the concubine for a long time, otherwise when the concubine is old and decrepit, you will go crazy!"

Dongfang Shuo stroked his palms and laughed: "This is a great word, you look at today, the face is still beautiful, seeing you well, is the best thing I have encountered today, it is enough for me to drink three cups." ”

The woman smiled like a smile, carefully removed the mustard on Dongfang Shuo's head one by one, skillfully tied the long hair that was scattered into a bun, pulled a hosta from the head to fix Dongfang Shuo's hair and said: "The concubine has purchased some industries over the years, and there is a mansion in the west of Yangling City, although it is not big, it is also elegant and quiet, Lang Jun might as well go with the concubine to see if the concubine's dancing skills have lost color." ”

Dongfang Shuo shook his head like a rattle and said: "It's not good, when I see you dancing, I will be sent by beastliness, and you won't refuse me, this is not good, a certain family must observe the festival!" ”

The woman slapped Dongfang Shuo a little angrily and said, "What kind of festival do you keep as a man, and for whom do you keep the festival?" ”

Dongfang Shuo scratched his hair and said: "Now that I eat, use, and drink, I am supplied by Liangji, so I naturally have to observe the festival for her." ”

The woman smiled and said: "This is easy to do, the concubine has 100,000 yuan here, give it to Liangji, the husband and Meimei go to the mansion in the west of the city together, in the future, how about the husband's food, how about Meimei to supply it?" ”

Dongfang Shuo grabbed the woman's hand and smiled: "No need, seeing that you are living so comfortably, I don't want to make trouble, help me up, I am hungry, and I am going to eat at Liangji's place."

Yesterday, Liang Ji said that she got some autumn leeks from Yun's vegetable garden and wanted to make me a leek box to eat, so delicious that you can't miss it! ”

The woman sighed slightly, and helped Dongfang Shuo up, but saw Dongfang Shuo break off a willow branch from the branch next to him and stick it on his head, took off the green hosta and put it in the woman's hand, and said, "Don't let Liangji see it!" ”

After that, he still walked towards the depths of the bazaar with soft steps.

The woman was disappointed.

Seeing Dongfang Shuo leave, he got into the carriage, lowered the curtain, and never had the heart to watch the excitement again.

Dongfang Shuo panted and walked towards the restaurant opened by Liang Ji, from noon yesterday to noon today, he didn't eat a mouthful of food, even if he was fed some porridge and rice by Liang Ji, he vomited all the time, and when he came to Liang Ji's restaurant, he was already out of breath.

Liang Ji, who was waiting at the door, hurriedly helped Dongfang Shuo to the store and complained: "Can't you drink a little less?" I'm not allowed to stay overnight in the prison, so it's better to sleep to death. ”

Dongfang Shuo panted and said: "If I am drunk to death, you can bury me in a random place, and live a good life with the child, don't think too much, marry someone who should marry, and raise the child I am grateful to you in the underworld." ”

Liang Ji wiped Dongfang Shuo's hand and face with a damp cloth and smiled: "Actually, this is not bad, in the past, when you were busy with official business, you were not at home all day, and you could only see you at night, but now it is not bad, you are always dangling in front of my eyes during the day, although you are not there at night, the concubine knows that you sleep there, which is very good." ”

Dongfang Shuo sniffled, smelled the strange fragrance of the leek box, patted his belly and said angrily: "Hurry up and bring it up!" ”

Liang Ji hurriedly took a plate of freshly fried leek boxes and put them in front of Dongfang Shuo and said, "Wait a minute, it will burn your mouth if you eat it now, drink some white porridge first!" ”

Dongfang Shuo held back patiently, and took a bite of the corner of a leek box...... His mouth was already boiling out, and he was still unwilling to give up the delicious leek box.

After eating a plate of leek boxes, Dongfang Shuo endured the pain and drank a few sips of warm porridge until the pain eased before he said: "This thing is extremely fragrant, if you sell it, you will have a good business." ”

When Dongfang Shuo ate the leek box, the side of the small shop was already full of salivating diners, all clamoring to eat this kind of thing fried in vegetable oil on both sides.

Liang Ji said no, and at the same time brought out a plate for Dongfang Shuo.

As a result, the diners shouted and left, and soon the husband and wife were left in the small restaurant.

Dongfang Shuo ate the last leek box and wiped his mouth and said, "This is not the way to do business." ”

Liang Ji pouted and said, "Who is impatient to cook food for them, the concubine's restaurant is for you alone." ”

"Why, the officials of Yanglingyi still don't allow you to live here for a long time?"

Ryohime smiled, "No. ”

Dongfang Shuo frowned and said: "I have made a county order, if you don't do production, if you just do business, you will be incorporated into the merchant for more than half a year." ”

Liang Ji smiled: "There is still a month to expire, and the husband will have already come out by then, so let's go back to Shanglin Yuan together." ”

Dongfang Shuo said in surprise: "I don't know, don't comfort me, I have offended too many people, although Your Majesty is not strange, others are not as generous as Your Majesty, and you will definitely not be able to escape from the prison for three or five years." ”

Liang Ji said with a smile: "When the concubine went to the Yun clan to cut leeks, I heard the Yun clan's eldest woman say that the cavalry army was already on the way back to Beijing......

The porridge bowl that Dongfang Shuo was holding in his hand suddenly fell to the ground and shattered, grabbed Liangji's hand and said, "Did you hear clearly?" ”

Ryohime smiled, "I heard it clearly, they are all back." ”