Although these four people are plainly dressed, their appearance and temperament are all excellent. The middle two, one in a white shirt and robe, with a tall figure, in his early twenties, thick eyebrows and starry eyes, handsome and handsome, graceful and wise temperament, gestures, handsome and deep, like a tiger; The other is also a long body in a white robe, with a fair face, red lips and white teeth, unusually handsome, he has a lazy expression, but his eyes are flexible, looking left and right, as if trying to find a gap in the crowd. The two behind, a blue-shirted scribe, in his thirties, with a slender figure, calm and calm, and the other gray-brown robe, tall and strong, followed by several people, his eyes calm and vigilant.

The four are, of course, Su Lian, Ma Xiuying, Zheng Shou and Cheng Mo. As soon as they arrived in Xizi Town today, a few people first voted for the inn, and then they were going to come out to investigate. The best place to find out the news is the green house and the restaurant. I asked the innkeeper and knew the names of Donghai Restaurant and Pink Moon Building. Ma Xiuying was excited to go to Fanyue Building, but several men felt embarrassed and embarrassed with her, and after a short rest, they went straight to Donghai Restaurant. Guo Zheng didn't like the excitement when he came, and secondly, he felt that he needed to keep someone in the inn to guard his luggage and belongings, so he didn't follow.

When the four of them arrived at the restaurant, they also had a big headache when they saw this overcrowding. Just as he was about to turn around to look for another house, the second child in the store had already greeted him with a smile on his face.

"A few guest officers, but you want to find a seat to eat?" The shopkeeper smiled sincerely and was quite enthusiastic.

"Of course, are you here to see the scenery?" Ma Xiuying said sullenly. For not going to the Qinglou but coming to this crowded restaurant first, she was dissatisfied, and spoke to the shopkeeper in a bad tone, obviously doing it for Su Lian.

The shopkeeper was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "If you are not in a hurry, you can wait here for a while, and I will go and make a table for a few people......" He said and pointed to a long bench by the door, and said: "If you are in a hurry, I recommend a few people to go to the upstairs box and sit ......."

Ma Xiuying glanced at the bench next to her, which was also full of people. Seeing that a few people wanted to come over and squeeze their seats, the people who were originally sitting on the bench leaned over and put their legs on their legs, indicating that this place was occupied.

"Then let's go upstairs and have a look......" Ma Xiuying obviously didn't want to squeeze her seat, waved her little hand, ignored Su Lian, Zheng Shou and the others, and walked to the second floor first.

Su Lian and Zheng Shou glanced at each other, the latter spread his hands out, indicating that he was helpless, Su Lian also smiled and shook his head, and followed Ma Xiuying upstairs.

Xiao Er took the four of them to the second floor and walked around, and found that all the boxes were also full. Although there are two empty rooms, they have long been given.

"Donghai Restaurant really lives up to its reputation......" Su Lian said to Zheng Shou.

Zheng Shou shook his head helplessly and said, "It's a pity that we came here, but we want to return disappointed......"

Ma Xiuying snorted and said, "I don't believe it......" She beckoned to the shopkeeper: "Little Er, come here......

The shopkeeper ran over with a smile, hugged his fists and said: "I'm really sorry, a few guest officers, otherwise, you wait a little longer, I'll go to our shopkeeper to find a way......"

"No need...... Ma Xiuying said with a grin: "I'll just ask you, that empty box, I have more silver, can we use it first?" ”

The shopkeeper was embarrassed: "This ...... Guest officer, you see, we have to pay attention to honesty when doing business, since we have promised others to reserve a box for him, we can't miss the appointment, you say yes? ”

"Forget it, let's not embarrass him, let's go and see somewhere else......" Su Lian said with a shake of his hand.

Ma Xiuying didn't give up, and said to the shopkeeper: "You still have the third, fourth and fifth floors here, why don't you take us to see it?" ”

The shopkeeper immediately smiled and said: "Okay, okay, a few of you, please come up with me......" He introduced as he said: "The wine and food on our third floor are more exquisite, the box is larger, and there are special Xizi Town delicate girls to serve you, only a hundred taels of silver, you can eat food that can't be eaten elsewhere, and the service that can't be enjoyed elsewhere is definitely worth the money......

I didn't pay much attention to anything else, but Su Lian heard the words of one hundred taels of silver, and muttered in his heart: One hundred taels for a meal? Originally, I came out to inquire about the news, and I sat in the box to isolate myself from the outside world, which has been greatly discounted, but now I actually have to spend a hundred taels to enjoy what kind of food and service from Laoshzi?

He made up his mind that no matter how Ma Xiuying behaved later, he couldn't let her do nonsense, and a meal of one hundred taels was too extravagant!

After Xiao Er took them upstairs, he immediately handed them over to a girl who greeted them. This girl is about sixteen or seventeen years old, she is really beautiful and pretty, with sharp teeth, and her voice is crisp and good, she introduces herself as Xiaomei.

"That, Xiaomei, you can take us to see if you don't need money, right?" Su Lian coughed and took the lead.

"Okay, Xiaomei will take a few people to visit first, don't need money, giggle......" Xiaomei smiled.

Ma Xiuying looked back at Su Lian resentfully to express her dissatisfaction. Su Lian said in a low voice: "We are here to do errands, not to enjoy, don't mess around......"

Xiaomei introduced as she walked: "There must be a minimum consumption rule for eating and drinking on the third, fourth and fifth floors outside, so all the dignitaries who come are dignitaries, and if you look at a few of them, they must also be the nobles of ...... family

"Uh, haha...... We are ordinary people, not noble sons......" Su Lian replied with a smile.

"It doesn't matter, if you can answer the questions set for us, you can also enjoy the food and wine on this floor for free......" Xiaomei said with a smile.

"What's the question?" Ma Xiuying was interested and immediately asked.

"Well, I'll take a few of them......" Mei said as she led them into a room.

This room was as large as the box on the second floor, there were no tables or chairs in it, and only a large piece of iron was placed on the floor in the empty box. The iron was swarthy and about three feet high, with an iron ring melted on the top and ears on each side for easy grasping. There was an iron rod next to it, about six or seven feet long, which was probably used to carry the iron in the first place. On the wall facing the door in the room, a couplet was framed in black and white.

Ma Xiuying first saw the couplet and read softly: "East pawnshop, west pawnshop, east and west pawnshop as things." ”

This couplet is only on the top, which is obviously a literary title. Ma Xiuying scratched her head and thought about it for a long time, but she didn't come up with a couplet, and turned her head to look at Su Lian, but he just walked around the iron block.

"What's this?" Zheng Shou was quite curious and asked out loud.

Xiaomei smiled and said: "There are two exam questions here: civil and military. Everyone has seen the title of the text, that is, this half of the couplet on the wall, and the next couplet can be used; The martial question is this piece of iron, and it is also very simple, it can lift the piece of iron more than the cup of tea, even if it passes the ......"

"How much does this piece of iron weigh?" Zheng Shou asked again.

"It weighs more than a thousand pounds. It took eight strong men to bring it up......" Xiaomei said.

Su Lian looked at Zheng Shou, Zheng Shou shook his head and smiled: "I can't lift ......"

Su Lian saw that Cheng Mo had an eager expression, so he said, "Cheng Mo, you try?" ”

"Good!" Cheng Mo nodded. As he spoke, he walked to the side of the iron, took a deep breath, grabbed the ears on both sides, squatted down hard, and with a hey, he actually lifted it up.

Cheng Mo's face was flushed with force, and the iron was lifted three inches off the ground by him, but in just three breaths, he was exhausted. With a "boom", the iron was slammed on the ground by him, smashing up a puff of dust.

"Wow......" Ma Xiuying applauded again and again, shouting: "It turns out that Cheng Mo is so powerful!" ”

Su Lian turned her head to look at Xiaomei, she smiled apologetically, and said: "Although this strong man lifted the iron block, he didn't hold on to the tea time, so it can't be counted as a passing ......" and then said: "And the civil and military questions here must be completed by one person, answered on the spot, and there is only one chance, and the answer is divided by others, or answered again the next day, it can't be counted!" ”

"Oh......" Su Lian nodded, this rule is reasonable, and asked: "You only said that you can lift the iron block, is there a rule that you can't use tools?" ”

"Using tools?" Xiaomei was a little surprised and hesitated: "This ...... It doesn't seem to have this rule, but Xiaomei can't be sure, why don't you wait a while, I'll ask our shopkeeper ......"

Su Lian nodded, and Xiaomei hurried away.

"Can you lift it up?" Ma Xiuying's eyes widened, and she was suspicious.

"We'll find out later......" Su Lian sold a pass.

Ma Xiuying rolled her eyes and said angrily: "Don't forget, there is another couplet here......"