Chapter 52: The Legend

Among the many legends about Xia Xiang, Xia Xiang's status as a high school jinshi and his identity as a county magistrate are not the most talked-about, after all, in addition to being interested in the promotion and anecdotes of officials, the people are also more curious about the marriage of young talents. Xia Xiang was born in Jinshi, and he is a county magistrate, and he is said to be handsome and plump, but he has not yet married a wife, so many big families in Shangjing City are very moved, thinking that their daughters are also beautiful women, knowledgeable, dignified and graceful, and they can be regarded as the right person with Xia Xiangmen.

Some people are even more annoyed, when the list was released, why didn't they go over early and wait, catch their son-in-law under the list, tie Xia Xiang home, get married overnight, and cook mature rice with raw rice, so that it was too late for him to regret it.

Xia Xiang's popularity lasted for more than half a month due to the serialization of "Yuan Xuan Dynasty Daily", and it has only subsided a little now. Xia Xiangren is in Zhending, so he naturally doesn't know that in the capital, someone is making a big fuss about him. At that time, even Ruohan was really determined, and he didn't know anything about the "Yuan Xuan Dynasty News". But even if she is in the capital, she will not know about it, because she never reads street tabloids, in her eyes, tabloids are tabloids, vulgar, curious, and there are many fragrant things, which are unsightly.

Today is the day to return to Zhending, everything in the capital has been done, Lian Ruohan got up early in the morning, and after cleaning up, he heard the crisp iron plate sound in the street outside, which was the sound of the monk announcing the dawn. In the sound of the monk's dawn, the morning bell of the temple in the distance has also been ringing, and it is heard from afar, far away and light.

Another monk's voice came: "Today the sky is clear, and everything is fine." ”

Every day after the fourth watch, there are monks who knock on the iron plate or wooden fish to announce the dawn, and the people in Beijing get up in the sound of the dawn. The monks also have to report the weather morning report again to inform the people of today's weather conditions, so that the people can arrange their travel according to the weather. Whether it is wind, frost, rain or snow, the dawn is never lacking.

As soon as the news of dawn passed, the entire Shangjing City quickly woke up. The Zhumenqiao market has been opened, the raw meat workshop has slaughtered the pigs and sheep, and each person has pigs and sheep and cars on the market, not to mention hundreds of them. The peasants who entered the city to sell wheat noodles entered the city from outside the city by guarding the gate in a chariot or donkey or horse. In addition to selling 20 Wen lamps and candles, each restaurant also has porridge and rice snacks. Facial cleansers and decoctions, teas and medicines are also provided.

Shops selling morning sums have also opened one after another, such as fried white sausages, sheep and goose incidents, cakes, porridge, blood viscera soup, sheep blood, and powdered soup. There are also people who sell dim sum such as roasted cakes, steamed cakes, glutinous cakes, and ice cream.

After Lian Ruohan finished washing, he saw that the toothbrush was slightly old, so he asked Ling'er to replace the toothbrush. asked Ling'er to go outside to buy some breakfast, Ling'er answered, turned around and went out.

The morning market outside, with people coming and going, has long been lively. All kinds of breakfast stalls are lined up on both sides of the road, with wontons, fried dough sticks, bean curd, baked cakes, steamed cakes, rice porridge, and so on.

There are many guests sitting in the teahouse drinking tea or eating breakfast in restaurants and roadside stalls, but no matter where they drink tea and eat breakfast, almost everyone who gets up early has a tabloid in their hands, reading it while eating, or making a hearty laugh, or pointing out the news in the tabloid, and there are many discussions.

Ling'er didn't go to the nearest moon full building to buy breakfast, although the moon full building is a famous restaurant in the capital, but the breakfast is average, she knows the lady's love best - the most love to eat roadside fried cakes.

Ling'er crossed the road, came to the stall across the road, stopped in front of a stall with "Wu Dalang Cooking Cakes" written on the burden, and said with a smile: "Wu Dalang, I want five cooking cakes." ”

Wu Dalang is tall and big, handsome and handsome, although he is just a vendor who sells cooking cakes, he is also radiant, he smiled and showed a mouthful of white teeth: "Ling'er is here?" Have you been in the capital lately? ”

Ling'er smiled: "I'm leaving today." How's your cooking cake business? ”

"It's okay, it's okay, but selling cooking cakes is not a long-term solution after all, I must be admitted to the Jinshi in three years before I can return to Qinghe with the face." Wu Dalang took out five cooking cakes, wrapped them in oiled paper and handed them to Ling'er, "I fell off the list this year, I ran out of entanglements, and I couldn't help but be humiliated when I went home, but fortunately, I still have a cooking cake skill to make a living." Now I earn 200 wen a day, which is enough for accommodation in addition to my livelihood. ”

Wu Dalang is the identity of the fallen scholar, and Ling'er also knows it, but he doesn't know that he is from Qinghe, isn't he the same township as the lady? She took out another fifty words: "A few more cooking cakes." Da Lang, after you are in high school, do you want to go back to Qinghe as an official? ”

"I can't say." Wu Dalang smiled innocently, "No matter where I go to be an official, I will marry a Qinghe woman as my wife." ”

Ling'er smiled and asked, "Why?" Why do you have to marry a Qinghe woman? ”

"Qinghe women are virtuous and dignified, and they will keep their families." Wu Dalang smiled, "Just like Ling'er, gentle and graceful." ”

"Nonsense." Ling'er blushed, took the cooking cake, turned around and left, "There are many good women in Qinghe, I have a sister named Pan Jinlian who grew up together, her home is in Jinjinzhuang, she is beautiful and generous, virtuous and decent, if you go back, you can marry her." ”

"Pan Jinlian? Noted down. Wu Dalang laughed, "If you have a good order, I will be content." Ling'er, wait, I'll send you a copy of "Yuan Xuan Dynasty Daily", which has an anecdote about Xia Xiang, a Jinshi in the same year as me, which is very interesting. ”

Wu Dalang chased a few steps, reported the newspaper to Ling'er, and saluted: "If he is a high school jinshi, and if he has a good wife, Wu Mou will definitely thank Ling'er." ”

Ling'er didn't want tabloids, because the lady didn't like folk tabloids, but she couldn't throw them away in front of Wu Dalang, so she had to take it, just glanced at it, and was immediately attracted, and the big title was "The Legend of Xia Xiang in Zhending Zhixian County" No. 8.

Xia Xiang's legendary story must be curious, Ling'er walked as fast as flying, and didn't care about Wu Dalang behind her, looking at her back stupidly. Of course, what Ling'er didn't know was that three years later, Wu Dalang was a high school jinshi and went to the neighboring county of Qinghe to become an official. He specially went to visit the Golden Village, met Pan Jinlian, and the two fell in love at first sight, and then tied the knot. Later, the husband sang with the wife, and achieved a good story. Wu Dalang later became an official to the prefect, and he had a clear official reputation. Pan Jinlian is virtuous and virtuous, has two sons and a daughter, and the husband and wife are loving and harmonious, and they depend on each other all their lives.

Because of his gratitude for Ling'er's kindness, Wu Dalang named his daughter Ling'er.

Ling'er had just come to the door of the Guanxin Pavilion when suddenly there was a neighing of horses, and a carriage came and stopped in front of him. The figure flashed, Cao Shujun jumped down from the carriage and grinned: "Ling'er knew that I was coming, so she bought breakfast for me, what a good sister." ”

"Don't think about being beautiful, if Xia Langjun might be okay, you can forget it." Ling'er pouted at Cao Shujun, and saw Cao Shuli carrying her skirt and getting out of the car, she hurriedly stepped forward, "Cao Niangzi slow down, don't worry, even Niangzi hasn't had breakfast yet." ”

Cao Shuli and Cao Shujun were going to Zhending with Cao Shuli today, and the two left Cao's Mansion early in the morning and hurried to Guanxin Pavilion to meet Lian Ruohan.

Cao Shuli was obviously dressed up carefully, wearing a light blue long skirt, wearing gold hairpins and jade ornaments, and wearing dingdong, like a fairy descending to earth.

After the two got out of the car, they were about to enter with Ling'er, when they saw a carriage coming. As soon as the car stopped, Xiao Jia got out of the car. Xiao Jia, who is wearing a light green dress, is not as gentle as Cao Shuli, but she is more capable and heroic.

"Mrs. Xiao." Ling'er didn't know why Xiao Jia came, so she stepped forward, "You came just in time, one step later, the lady will go out." ”

Xiao Jia smiled indifferently, turned around and gave the coachman a hundred yuan, and said, "Thank you." He said to Ling'er again, "I just want to go to Zhending with Lian Niangzi." ”

The coachman raised the whip in his hand: "Ladies are going to go far away?" Anji Auto Dealer has car rentals in the city, as well as remote car rentals. Car rental in the city starts from 100 wen, and long-distance car rental depends on the distance, ranging from consistent to thousand. ”

It's a person who can do business, Ling'er glanced at the coachman, and said lightly: "Don't work hard, we are going to go far away, but we don't need to rent a car, we always have a car dealership." ”

"Good times?" The coachman's eyes widened, obviously startled, "If you don't say it sooner, I'll waste my tongue in vain." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and drove away, running as fast as he could.

Cao Shujun laughed: "The good times are so famous that even the coachman was frightened, it is estimated that the coachman is thinking, since he is a person who is always in the good times, why do you want to rent a car from Anlai Automobile?" Could it be that you want to trick him? Mrs. Xiao, don't come unharmed. ”

Xiao Jia and a few people saluted separately and said with a smile: "Cao Sanlang has added a little more style, it is estimated that a good thing is coming." ”

Cao Shujun and Xiao Jia have only met once or twice, and they are not familiar with each other, but because of Lian Ruohan, the two are still speculative.

Several people entered the Guanxin Pavilion together, and soon came to Lian Ruohan's room. Cao Shujun, Cao Shuli and Xiao Jia had already eaten breakfast, and even Ruohan and Ling'er had eaten a few bites, and the next person had already prepared and set off on the road.

A spacious five-person car, including Ruohan, Cao Shuli, Cao Shujun, Xiao Jia, and Ling'er, happened to be full. The three girls sat on one side, and Cao Shujun and He sat on the other side.

There was a stove in the middle of the carriage, and it was late autumn now, and it was quite cold in the car, so Ling'er was responsible for lighting a fire and making tea in the carriage.

Knowing that Xiao Jia was also going to go to Zhending with him, Lian Ruohan didn't ask much. When the car got out of the south city gate, Cao Shujun remembered something, lifted the curtain and looked outside, and said with emotion: "I think that at the beginning, I burned incense and stroked the qin in the Shili Pavilion outside the city to see off Xia Langjun, but I don't think it will be long before I go to visit him." Thinking about yesterday, it suddenly feels like a dream. By the way, Xiao Niangzi, Lian Niangzi and I really went to meet Xia Langjun, what are you going to Zhending for? ”

"It's also for Xia Langjun." Xiao Jia smiled and quietly glanced at Lian Ruohan, seeing that Lian Ruohan was smiling and silent, she understood her relationship with Xia Xiang and Li Dingshan even more clearly, Lian Ruohan never said it to others, "Cao Sanlang didn't know, Xia Langjun and I have been together day and night in Zhongshan Village for three years, and it is better to be a relative than a relative." ”

"Ah, Mrs. Xiao turned out to be Mr. Li's daughter!" Cao Shuli only knew Xiao Jia's identity, and was immediately surprised and delighted, and was surprised that Xiao Jia was Li Dingshan's most important Xiao talented woman - Cao Yongguo once told her that when Li Dingshan was in Zhongshan Village, there was a man and a woman beside him, the man Xia Xiang, and the woman's name was unknown, but she was a very talented business wizard, and she was happy that Xiao Jia and Xia Xiang had been together for three years, and she must know a lot of things about Xia Xiang, "Disrespectful, disrespectful, I heard my father say that Xiao Niangzi is a business wizard in the world." ”

"In front of Lian Niangzi, how dare I say that I am a business wizard? It's just that I like the sword to go sideways. Xiao Jia smiled indifferently, humble and easy-going, "If you really talk about the road of doing business, even the lady is the best." ”

"Xiao Niangzi and Xia Langjun have been together for three years, when Xia Langjun was in the mountain village, was he stubborn and active? And what do you like? Cao Shuli is most concerned about Xia Xiang's growth path, and the more she knows about Xia Xiang in her heart, the closer she feels to Xia Xiang.

"He ......" Xiao Jia narrowed his eyes, recalled the past, and smiled knowingly, "In fact, it is no different from ordinary people, and it is not too stubborn, when it comes to preferences, there are some, such as liking to touch birds in trees, swimming in the river, hunting in the mountains, and so on." ”

"Hey, why do you go down to the river to swim instead of fishing?" Cao Shujun said strangely, "Did Xia Langjun have any legends when he was a child?" ”

"Xia Langjun never catches fish to eat. A legend of the gods? It doesn't seem to be. Xiao Jia's eyes were sharp, she had already seen the tabloid in Ling'er's hand, but she hadn't broken it, she tilted her head and thought about it, "I only remember that the people in the village said that one year Xia Langjun was swimming in the river, and suddenly a big fish jumped up from the water and competed with Xia Langjun in the water." A man and a fish went upstream, swimming for half an hour, and finally the big fish jumped hard, flew into the air, turned into a rainbow and disappeared into the sky. Xia Langjun also jumped out of the water more than three feet high, some people say that Xia Langjun stepped on the rainbow at that time, soaring clouds and fog, just like a divine dragon......"

"Shenlong? Amazingly, the dragon is a symbol of the Son of Heaven. Cao Shujun was excited, blurted out, and realized that he had lost his words, so he hurriedly covered his mouth, "The Hutuo River was originally the river of Longxing, and it is not uncommon for the image of the dragon to appear, maybe the big fish that has gone away is the dragon." There are many legends about the Hutuo River...... The cold wind swept the leaves, and the snow covered the ground with sorrow. Xia Langjun grew up by the Hutuo River since he was a child, which is really a blessing. Xiao Niangzi, how does the Hutuo River compare with the Anding River? ”

Cao Shujun went out for the first time when he was so old, and he had never seen a river outside the Anding River, so he was naturally extremely excited and excited.

"Not comparable. As the name suggests, the Anding River has a gentle flow and a low river surface, while the Hutuo River has a wide river surface with a turbulent flow and shallow bends. Xiao Jia took out a thin booklet and handed it to Cao Shujun, "Fanda River, Zhangshui, Hutuo...... It is a turbid current. The book is very well documented, read it for yourself. ”

Cao Shuli didn't find out more stories about Xia Xiang, and she was a little excited, and then there was the sound of the carriage shaking and monotonous, she couldn't help but get tired, leaned against the window, and was about to take a nap, and then heard Ling'er "poof" Yile: "It's really interesting, Xia Langjun still has such an interesting time......

Even Ruohan was drowsy, and Ling'er's smile surprised the whole car.

"Laughing at what?" Lian Ruohan noticed that Ling'er was holding a tabloid in her hand, and she couldn't help but feel slightly angry, "Ling'er, didn't you say a long time ago that you wouldn't be allowed to read these folk tabloids, there are many false news and fabrications, which confuse the public......"

"But lady, the legendary story about Xia Langjun written in this newspaper is indeed very interesting, like the real thing, by the way, there are also the legendary deeds that Xiao Niangzi told just now. It also said that when Xia Langjun went up the mountain to hunt, he encountered a white tiger, and Xia Laixia, who was traveling with him, was so frightened that he fled in embarrassment, but Xia Langjun did not escape, but sat down and talked to the white tiger. The white tiger seemed to be able to understand human speech, and in the end, he nodded again and again, turned around and left. After Xia came back from Xia Laixia, he asked Xia Langjun what he and Baihu said. Xia Langjun said that the White Tiger would not eat him, because he was a Wenqu star, and he would have to gain fame in the future. People with merit and fame in the world are protected by the gods, and tigers and wolves in the world cannot hurt them. The white tiger originally wanted to eat Xia Lai Xia Go, and said that it would eat the fastest one, and the fast running proved that it was in good health and the meat was tender...... Laughed at me. Xia Langjun said that you can't eat Xia Lai Xia Go, Baihu said why can't you eat it, Xia Lai Xia is just an ordinary person, why can't it be eaten? ”

Several people were stunned, and looked straight at Ling'er, as soon as Ling'er paused, Cao Shujun was the most impatient, and asked, "What happened later?" Good order, go on. ”

Ling Er grinned and stuffed the tabloid in his hand into Cao Shujun's hand: "It's clearly written, read it yourself." ”

The tone was exactly the same as Xiao Jia's, and everyone laughed.

Cao Shujun took the tabloid, looked at it a few times, and smiled: "Xia Langjun's answer is really wonderful." ”

"What did Xia Langjun say?" Lian Ruohan and Cao Shuli asked in unison.

Cao Shujun handed the tabloid to Lian Ruohan again: "It's clearly written, read it yourself!" ”

Lian Ruohan smiled helplessly, took the tabloid and read it, Cao Shuli sat side by side with her, and also looked at it.

"Xia Langjun said that Xia Lai Xia looked at ordinary people from the front, but the two of them looked at them from behind, and they were generals." Xiao Jia didn't read the tabloid, but accurately told the story about Xia Xiang on the tabloid.

Even Ruohan and Cao Shuli looked at Xiao Jia with a look of surprise, and Xiao Jia smiled: "Lian Niangzi, Cao Niangzi, I am the owner of "Yuan Xuan Dynasty Daily". The legendary story of Xia Langjun was dictated by me and written by Shen Rongchang. ”

Lian Ruohan and Cao Shuli looked surprised, unable to believe what Xiao Jia said. Xiao Jia knew that in the eyes of Lian Ruohan and Cao Shuli, it was difficult for folk tabloids to be elegant, and they were only worthy of the Riba people......

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