Master, you still know each other, walk with me, don't wait for the official ticket to be mentioned! ”

Squire Zhou suddenly panicked, and hurriedly grabbed Gao Shiqi, "Hey......" He held back for a long time before he smiled dryly: "Misunderstanding...... Misunderstood...... The people below were not sensible, and thought that there was a little girl sitting in the sedan chair...... Mr. Jean was frightened. ”

"I don't care about your little girl, I have to go. This matter can't be forgotten, Ling Ai asked the bandits to run away, so can you block the road and rob? As he spoke, he struggled to get into the sedan chair again.

The lady was quite sensible, and seeing that Gao Shiqi was unrelenting, she hurriedly got up and gave a blessing, and said: "The servants shocked Mr. for no reason, and the old woman will accuse you." Please sit down and watch the tea! ”

Gao Shiqi saw that the other party softened, so he rolled around and smiled bitterly: "I am a dignified person, I can't afford to lose this person!" ”

One sentence reminded Zhou Yuanwai, and he felt that he couldn't let go of this scholar. Squire Zhou is a person with status, and his daughter was snatched away, if this matter is publicized, how can it be good? Hurriedly smiled and said: "The old man is rude in a hurry, don't be surprised, sir......" While going up to the middle hall, he asked: "Dare to ask Mr. your surname, Taifu?" ”

Gao Shiqi didn't buy his account: "Under the surname Gao Mingshiqi." Although he does not have millions of family assets, he is of high quality and clean. There are no men in the clan who have broken the law, and there are no remarried daughters in the family, what? And punish me for robbery! ”

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Gao Shiqi smiled and said, "Please forgive student Meng Lang, this matter is in the way - how can you make your hobby ...... upright"

Squire Zhou's face was red to the base of his neck, and he sighed and didn't speak. Mrs. Zhou got up and went into the house to take out a package, opened it on the table and spread it in front of Gao Shiqi, ten silver cakes of one color, two hundred taels of silver. Although Gao Shiqi was happy in his heart, he asked quietly on his face: "May I ask Madam, what does this mean?" ”

"Mr. Gao, don't be surprised, it's a little funny. First, the gentleman was frightened and took it to buy something to make up for his body; Second, I see that my husband is very talented, and I want to ask him to do me a favor. ”

Gao Shiqi knew in his heart that the so-called "help" was to keep his mouth shut and not let him talk about it. Gao Shiqi thought to himself: With his wife's knowledge, he is much smarter than the old man with a pouted beard opposite. He shook it, pushed the silver, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, old lady, how can I ruin people's reputation?" I can't afford the money, so you just say you want to discuss something. ”

Mrs. Zhou saw that Gao Shiqi accepted the silver half-pushed, so she was relieved, sighed and said, "It's also unjust." I, the third girl who didn't make it, watched the temple fair the year before last, and somehow got along with the child of the Han family. At first, we didn't know, but then we saw that we were getting bigger, so we forced her to ask her before she said it...... The old man first said that he would call her dead. Do you think, maybe, that those who have a body for her are two when they die; If she is asked to give birth, the girl's family will give birth to a child, and the old man will be angry; Let's get a baby, it's too late, and if you don't get it right, you will have to die, so I want to get married as soon as possible......"

Gao Shiqi saw through Zhou Yuanwai's psychology, he wanted to find his daughter as soon as possible, but he was afraid that the matter would be embarrassing. When Mrs. Zhou said that her daughter was on good terms with Han Chun, she was already seven or eight months pregnant, and she wanted to marry her out as soon as possible, Gao Shiqi felt that the time had come, and it was time to say what she had thought about in advance, so she smiled slightly: "I said Mrs. Waiwai, please forgive Xiaosheng for being blunt, you marry a pregnant daughter, I'm afraid this is not a good way, you think, your daughter will give birth as soon as she enters the door, can your in-laws not blame you?" I'm afraid your daughter will not have a good time in her life. ”

"What should I do in Mr. Gao's opinion?"

Gao Shiqi pretended to think for a while: "Well-what-this-think about it, you found that your daughter's body is getting older day by day, it's better to fake it, get your daughter back, and let her and Han Gongzi get married." This not only fulfilled them, but also preserved their reputation. But now—"

"Yes, yes, I thought so too, but the old man wouldn't say anything. said that the Han family was an outsider, but they didn't know their old roots, and Han Gongzi was seriously ill again. Look, now that my daughter is lost, I can't marry Han Gongzi anymore......"

Gao Shiqi interrupted Mrs. Zhou's words: "Madam, don't worry, according to Xiaosheng, this matter is already strange. I haven't met Han Gongzi, but listening to your words, Han Gongzi has been getting along with your daughter for more than a year, and your daughter is pregnant again, do you know that he is not suffering from lovesickness? Your daughter was robbed last night, but who knows if it was the Han family who did it for their son Chongxi? If the staff and his wife can trust Xiaosheng, I am willing to go to Han's house for you. Sure enough, as I said, it was a great event. But after the deed, you have to thank me a lot! Hahaha-"

When things came to this, no matter how old-fashioned and stubborn Zhou Yuanwai was, he had to nod, he pondered for a while and said: "Mr. Gao is willing to come forward to solve problems for the old man, I am grateful." What Mr. Gao said not only gave the little girl a home, but also preserved my family's reputation. It's just that the little girl has been engaged to the Wang family, if the Wang family comes to ask for someone, what can I do? ”

"Hahaha...... Mr. Zhou, you are too worried, your daughter was snatched away last night, can you hide this news? The Wang family knows about it, I'm afraid it's too late to quit my family, hahaha......"

After saying this, Zhou Yuanwai and his wife smiled, and hurriedly asked their subordinates to set up a banquet and warmly entertain Gao Shiqi. Gao Shiqi ate a full meal and took a sedan chair back to Hanfu. The things that followed, obviously, I don't need to say it anymore, Han Chunhe's sweetheart entered the house, his illness was cured, and he was in good spirits; Zhou Yuanwai, although he is not happy, but the raw rice is made into cooked rice, what can he do; A catastrophe is over.

Chapter 5 Guanshe Huo happened to meet Chen Hebo to explore the deserted grave and reunite with Mei Chanjuan

On the day when the dragon raised its head in February of the eighteenth year of Kangxi, Huangliang Dream set off a social fire, and dozens of miles of good men and women around the road were endless. Gao Shiqi was thinking about entering Beijing. He was wearing a bamboo jacket and no belt, and his black hair was tied into long braids and dragged to his waist, dashing. Drifting through the crowd. After watching a hundred dramas for a while, and looking at the medicine sellers for a while, I felt bored. After coming to Xianmengtang, I was wandering around and thinking about my thoughts: I was about to enter Beijing to catch the exam, and after I arrived in Beijing, how should I move this move?

It's hard! With real skills. With the hard test of the article, who do I need to ask for? Helplessly, Mingzhu and Suo Etu, these big men are all reaching out in the coffin and asking for money! The thousand taels of silver given by the Zhou and Han families are only afraid that it will not be enough to stuff their teeth! Even if I am lucky enough to be admitted, at most I will know a county, but I can't prepare for it or a county, so I might as well practice medicine and sell calligraphy and paintings! He shook his head and smiled bitterly, seeing a pool of spring water rippling in the wind, and the apricot blossoms on the other bank were like snow and willows like rain. I was thinking of a good sentence, because I saw that the powder wall between the steles under the corridor was full of inscriptions, while looking, walking, came to the north head, but there were two poems written on the wall, and the following inscription was "Qiantang Chen Huang". The ink is dripping, and the characters are free and smooth. Gao Shiqi tilted his head and carefully commented on the meaning of the poem, but heard someone behind him shout:

"Gao Jiangcun, long time gone!"

When Gao Shiqi looked back, the person who came was twenty-six or seventeen years old, black and thin, but his eyes were bright, very energetic, wearing a tuanhua green silk robe, and his legs were spread apart and his back hands were standing and smiling.

“…… Oh...... You...... Ha, it's Chen Tianyi! Gao Shiqi hesitated for a moment, and suddenly recognized it, "Oops, why are you so tanned!" Oh, Chen Huang is your real name, and I didn't remember it until now! Why, let Brother Ling force him to enter Beijing to gain fame again? ”

Chen Huang smiled: "Where, my brother also wants to open it now." It seems that I was born with the eight characters of the five elements and lack of water, and I can't do without the river for the rest of my life. Virtue and meritorious service were not successful, so they had to make speeches. I have finished examining the North-South Canal, and I want to go from Niangzi to Jin in a few days, to Hequ Town along the Yellow River to the south, and there are still some things missing in the book I wrote (River Defense Summary), such as how to explore the source if you want to cure the Yellow River...... "Speaking of river control, this black and thin man's eyebrows are dancing and gushing," ...... In and out of the phase, that's a matter of a character like your Brother Jiangcun. Well, I'm just worthy of being a water rat. ”

Gao Shiqi listened with a smile and said: "Dayu's water control skills are in the future, how can I underestimate you?" Look at this appearance, you will be born as a river boy and die as a water god. I borrowed from Brother Ling and read what you wrote (Hefang Summary), which is really an important word for helping the people and governing the country. I don't know anything about water control, but what you say is unspoken, unseen, and incisive! ”

Chen Huang glanced at Gao Shiqi carefully and said, "I really don't dare to recognize you, you are such a shabby scholar now!" Have you made a windfall? ”

Gao Shiqi smiled and said about the treatment in Han Liu's house, but avoided the section on the Zhou family's robbery, and after speaking, he looked at Chen Huang and asked: "Look at the indignation in your poems, now that you have fulfilled your wish, what is the grievance of seeking benevolence?" How to whine? ”

Chen Huang was stunned for a long time before he smiled and said: "Don't hide it from Brother Jiangcun, the entanglement is still far away, so why don't you worry?" ”

"Hey, what's so hard about that? Wrap it up on me! If you don't have money in your waist, you don't dare to run rampant - in the end, you are a son's temperament. Like me Gao, I don't have any money on me, didn't I come here from Zhejiang? Walk! Follow me to Han's house, let them vacate the room, you have a good rest for a few days, sort out the examination articles, and raise your spirit, I will go north and west, and we will do our own thing. ”

Chen Huang walked out with Gao Shiqi and said with a smile: "Brother Tangren's temperament hasn't changed at all, he will spend all the money if he has it, and he will drill the camp again if he is gone-you want to be the prime minister, how can the world get it?" At this moment, Gao Shiqi saw a woman who asked for food with dirt on her face, and a stinky smell came out, and she took a sip and said, "Go!" Chen Huang touched more than a dozen coppers from his body and handed them over. When the two looked at each other, Chen Huang was slightly stunned, and the female beggar hurriedly lowered her head to cover her clothes. Chen Huang asked, "Is this woman from here?" ”

"Alas, who knows her!" Gao Shiqi spat again, "It's a dumb person!" It stinks so badly that she doesn't have any hue at all—what do you ask her to do? ”

Chen Huang pondered for a long time and said: "This person is very similar to a person I bought three years ago - when Wang Fuchen of Shaanxi rebelled, I happened to be in Gannan to inspect the Jing River, Wang Fuchen's army was short of salary, and many women were plundered from the Mongolian refugees, and put them in sacks, two taels of silver. I lacked a concubine by my side, so I also picked one, although she was dead or alive, but she looked very standard......"

"Peugeot! Hahaha......" Gao Shiqi laughed and said: "This kind of flower is called 'Peugeot', it's really abrupt, and the portrayal is saltless - what happened later?" ”

Chen Huang was silent for a moment and said, "I didn't expect that she would run away on the night I bought it." I don't know why...... Maybe I look ugly? ”

"Hao, I said Chen Huang, you are enchanted! Don't mention the past, what do you care about her accounts? It's time to have a drink tonight! With that, he pulled Chen Huang back to Han's house, and asked for a table of noodles like a master, and ate until dark. Han Liu and Chen Huang had a good temper, and repeatedly asked him to stay, but Chen Huang insisted on going back to Huangliang Dream Store to pack his luggage and say goodbye.

returned to the guest, but Chen Huang couldn't sleep anymore, and the shadow of the woman he saw during the day was always haunting in front of him. Listening to the change, he came out in his clothes, and at this time Xinghan was far away. The people in Tianjie are quiet, the moon line is like a high hanging hollow, and the Fuyang River in the distance makes a slight whistling sound for a long time. He strolled to the temple gate, and suddenly stopped hesitantly:

"What am I trying to do? It's so late, but there will be a young woman named Hanako......"

was about to step back, but saw a person standing on the steps of the water opposite the stage opposite the flagpole in front of the temple. Chen Huang couldn't help but be surprised: It's so late and so cold, who is over there? He took two steps forward, and heard the man whisper:

The wicker is golden and tender, and the green pink wall hosts the Yun family.

Swallows don't come to spring and be lonely, Xiaotan and Fengmeng pear blossoms......

Hearing this, Chen Huang was stunned. The person in front of him is obviously a woman, and looking at her figure and appearance, she is vaguely the female beggar she saw during the day. Chen Huang listened to her sad tone, and secretly thought: This woman is as deep as Wuji and has profound knowledge, she will never be able to sigh like this. An indescribable pity rose in Chen Huang's heart. It is the feeling of affection. I couldn't help but say loudly: "Good! It turns out that you are not dumb, but you can utter these clear words! ”

When the woman heard the human voice, she hurriedly turned around and stepped on, and under the hazy moonlight, her slender figure looked even more erratic. Chen Huang didn't dare to slack off, and followed in great strides. The woman heard his footsteps follow, and walked more and more quickly, left and right, flickering and appearing, flashing among the thorns of the desolate graves, and long gone.

Chen Huang stood still, looking left and right. At this time, the clouds are flying, the moon shadow is bleak, the pines and cypresses of the Hessian forest make a low sound, and the leaves of the poplar and green maple trees are ringing in the mountains. Suddenly, I heard a terrible howl of "chirping-" behind me. Chen Huang looked back and saw a female ghost opposite, with fluttering hair. His hands were raised high, and his face was not bloody, but he didn't even see his ears, eyes, mouth, and nose, but only a blur of white forest! Chen Huang's courage has been honed since he was a child in the treacherous wind and waves, since the age of sixteen began to investigate the source of the river alone, in the ruined temple, barren mountains and wild tombs are common to spend the night, and also several times with the thieves who pretend to be ghosts to rob the tomb. After a moment of panic, he quickly calmed down, nodded and sighed, "Why do you have to do this? If I don't have the guts, I won't dare chase you - take off the white handkerchief from your face! ”

"Who are you?" The woman asked, "Why are you chasing me?" ”

"You should ask me first! I haven't asked you yet, who are you? Is it a native of the Western Regions, who was betrayed by Wang Fuchen's soldiers? ”

Hearing this, the woman fell silent and slowly removed the white paper covering her face. Chen Huang took a closer look, and it was true that it was the female named Huazi who was begging for food in Huangliang Dream Town during the day. At this time, it was close at hand, Chen Huang looked carefully, although she couldn't see it clearly under the starlight, there was no dirt on her face, and on her slender neck was a clean and beautiful face, but it was so pale that people didn't dare to look at it. A rose-like non-rose. The virgin breath that seems to be like a citron and is not a citron spreads faintly. She straightened out the distribution, did not answer Chen Huang's question, only smiled mockingly, and said: "You are really a brave person, there have been several evil teenagers who have been scared to death by me before!" ”

"Naturally, you have to do this if you want to defend yourself." Chen Huang said coldly: "I don't understand, I rescued you in the first place, why did you escape?" What is your background? ”

"What did you save me? That's to make me your concubine. I didn't dare to climb - I had to be reduced to a beggar. Why did you come after me tonight, for the few taels of money you ransom? ”

Chen Huang knew that she was lying, but it was inconvenient to ask any more. He shook his head and said, "I saved you because there was a maid by my side." Since you don't want to, I'll just do it, the raw melons are not sweet...... I listened to you chanting poetry, and saw that you pretended to be dumb, and I knew that your life was extremely difficult. Since we have met by fate, I should ask you a ......"

"So you're really...... Love me? ”

Chen Huang trembled, subconsciously glanced up at her, avoided her gaze, and whispered, "Don't ...... Don't say that...... I have been inspecting the river all year round, and I have seen a lot of women from the Western Regions on both sides of the Yellow River, and as far as I can see, you don't look like a native of the Central Plains......"

The girl smiled slightly: "Oh? What a great eyesight. You can see it very accurately, I am indeed not from the Central Plains, but from the Khalkha Mongolian Tushetu. ”