Qingyutang, Xu Xian was so busy that he grabbed the medicine according to the prescription like a rotating shaft.

Qingyutang is one of the best medicine halls in Qiantang County, and the boss Wang Yuanwai is also a smart doctor, so the business is excellent.

Although he is not interested in medical skills, after all, he has inherited the memory of his predecessor, Xu Xian still knows a lot of medical skills and pharmacology, and he can already diagnose and prescribe medicines for ordinary diseases, but he has not yet had the opportunity to practice.

After grabbing one of the medicines, he accidentally saw Li Gongfu hurrying in through the gate, so he greeted him.

"Brother-in-law, you have injuries on your body, why don't you rest at home?" Xu Xian cares about the authenticity.

Li Gongfu waved his hand and said disapprehantly: "It's okay, your brother-in-law has thick skin and thick meat." ”

As he spoke, he grabbed Xu Xian's hand, pulled it to a no-man's corner, and then whispered in Xu Xian's ear: "Hanwen, did the other people know about the poem you read to me yesterday?" ”

"What's wrong, brother-in-law?" Xu Xian asked without answering.

Li Gongfu said a little excitedly: "I showed your poem to Li Yuanli just now, and he said it was very good." Plus, he wants you to transfer the poem to him, a hundred taels! ”

"One hundred taels?!" Xu Xian couldn't help but exclaim, so frightened that Li Gongfu hurriedly covered his mouth, and tried his best to suppress his voice: "Shhh, be quiet!" ”

No wonder Xu Xian was excited, he was an apprentice in Qingyu Hall, and his salary for a month was only 300 yuan, which was converted into silver for only three yuan of silver.

"Hanwen, did you let others know about that poem?" Li Gongfu let go of Xu Xian's mouth and asked again.

Xu Xian spread his hands and said: "I sang on the broken bridge of West Lake, and it seems that a pair of young maids noticed and heard it. ”

"Alas—" Li Gongfu let out a long sigh of disappointment, and his excitement suddenly disappeared.

However, Xu Xian smiled and said: "However, at that time, I made a total of two songs, and no one knows about one more." Brother-in-law, you take me to see Li Yuanli, and I will talk to him in person. ”

He has a library in his mind that collects Chinese poetry and articles from all dynasties, and the most important thing is poetry. Moreover, there are not too many famous poems about West Lake.

"Do you still have a poem?" Li Gongfu suddenly regained his spirits, but then said dejectedly, "Forget it, how can a good poem be so easy to make?" That poem was already your inspiration and happened to be written. ”

Although he is a rough man, he also knows the truth of good poetry, even if it is difficult for a great writer reincarnated in the sky to write two good poems at the same time. For example, Lord Yang of Yangzhi County, it took three months to write a good poem, and then he couldn't help but sing it in the yamen to show off and accept everyone's fart.

Therefore, he didn't believe that Xu Xian's other poem was also a good poem at all.

"Brother-in-law, take me to see Li Yuanli." Xu Xian pleaded.

If he can sell a poem and get a hundred taels of silver, his expenses for the imperial examination will basically be settled.

Li Gongfu thought about it, anyway, he still needed to go to Li Yuanli's house, and it was also convenient to take Xu Xian there, so he agreed.

Walking in front of Li Yuanli's Zhu Gate, Li Gongfu warned Xu Xian that Li Yuanli was a talented person and a famous person, and he must not be rude, and then he reached out and patted the copper ring on the Zhu door.

"It's coming!"

Xu Xian heard a shout coming from inside, and then a hurried footstep came, and the Zhu Gate quickly opened.

The person who opened the door was a middle-aged scribe about thirty years old and dressed in Confucian clothes, and that person was Li Yuanli.

"This is Xu Hanwen?" Li Yuanli pointed directly at Xu Xian and asked Li Gongfu.

Li Gongfu nodded and said, "It's my brother-in-law." ”

"Please, come in and talk to my study." Li Yuanli couldn't help but be excited, thinking that Li Gongfu brought Xu Xian, which meant that "Spring Trip to Qiantang Lake" had not been known by others.

Entering the study and serving tea, Li Yuanliping stepped down.

Li Gongfu stood up and said ashamedly: "Yuanli, I'm sorry, my brother-in-law's poem has already been known by others." ”

The smile on Li Yuanli's face suddenly froze, and after a while, he let out a long sigh and sat back in his chair a little decadently.

"However, at that time, I wrote a total of two poems about the West Lake." Xu Xian faked a cough and said after attracting Li Yuanli's attention.

"Another song?" When Li Yuanli heard this, he sat up straight all of a sudden, and his eyes lit up with hope.

Xu Xian smiled and nodded.

Unexpectedly, Li Yuanli suddenly waved his hand weakly and said, "Forget it, how can good poems be so easy to get." ”

He is a literati, and he understands that good poems are hard to come by, and those famous poems that have been handed down are even more natural, and even the author himself cannot write them if he changes the place or time or mood.

"I can guarantee that the poem is even better than "Spring Trip to Qiantang Lake"." Xu Xian said confidently.

"Really?" Li Yuanli still didn't believe it, "You can read it out and listen to it." ”

Li Gongfu also didn't believe it.

Xu Xian smiled slightly, and did not rush to read it out, but turned to Li Gongfu and said, "Brother-in-law, can you avoid it for a while?" ”

Li Gongfu was stunned for a moment, a little confused.

Li Yuanli reacted, and immediately said: "Yes, yes, Brother Gongfu, please go to the living room to rest." ”

"This ...... Okay, okay! Li Gongfu also understood, and nodded hurriedly.

Since it is a matter of buying and selling poetry, of course, the fewer people who know about it, the better, and the more it can be sold for a price.

Next, Li Yuanli called his subordinates in and led Li Gongfu to the living room for tea.

Closing the door, there was no third party, Li Yuanli said: "Say it." ”

He still didn't believe that Xu Xian could make two good poems at the same time, of course, he still couldn't help but be lucky.

Xu Xian smiled faintly, walked to the desk, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and then wrote the "second poem" on the white paper.

Li Yuanli watched from the side, and whispered: "The water is shining and sunny, and the mountains are empty and rainy." ”

"These two sentences are good, but they are still a little short of your first one." Li Yuanli couldn't help but comment.

Xu Xian smiled slightly, and then wrote down the last two sentences: "If you want to compare West Lake to Xizi, it is always appropriate to wear light makeup and heavy makeup." ”

"If you want to compare West Lake to Xizi, light makeup is always appropriate." Li Yuanli followed the recitation, suddenly slapped his thigh hard, and shouted, "Wonderful! It's wonderful. A good sentence 'If you want to compare West Lake to Xizi, light makeup and heavy makeup are always appropriate.' 'Stroke of genius! ”

His face turned red with excitement, and he picked up the paper on which the poem was written with both hands, and read it again two or three times, intoxicated.

Xu Xian calmly walked to the chair and sat down, picked up the fragrant tea and sipped it slowly.

This poem is Su Shi's masterpiece of the West Lake - "Drinking the Lake after the Rain", as long as people in later generations mention the West Lake, they will subconsciously float in their minds, "If you want to compare the West Lake to the West, it is always appropriate to apply light makeup and heavy makeup." This is a famous sentence through the ages.

Li Yuanli is just a showman, how can he not get carried away with excitement when he sees this poem?

After a long while, Li Yuanli finally regained some calm, he looked at Xu Xian and said, "I want this poem of yours!" ”

"Three hundred taels." Xu Xian said unhurriedly.

"Three, three hundred taels?!" Li Yuanli was obviously taken aback, "You are a lion with a big mouth!" ”

Xu Xian smiled, stood up slowly, and then said, "First of all, no one knows this poem except you and me. Secondly, this poem is more catchy than "Spring Trip to Qiantang Lake", and it has a wider range of singing. Finally, this poem has nothing to do with the mood background of the characters, you only need to invite a few friends to visit the West Lake on a rainy day, and when the rain is over, you can read it out in public, and the poem will be completely yours, and there is absolutely no doubt. ”

In fact, these two poems are indistinguishable, and "Spring Trip to Qiantang Lake" has a higher artistic value.

"This ......" Li Yuanli's face changed, and he was obviously very moved, but it was really painful to spend three hundred taels of silver, and most of his savings were lost at once.

"If you think it's expensive, forget it. When I go out, I will read this poem aloud in the street, and I will be a genius. Xu Xian ate Li Yuanli and said.

"Don't! Other! Other! Li Yuanli hurriedly waved his hand, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!" Three hundred taels is three hundred taels! But you have to swear and promise that you will never reveal it! ”

"Haha, don't worry!" Xu Xian smiled and said, "I already have a good poem "Spring Trip to Qiantang Lake", and I don't need another one. ”

When Li Yuanli heard this, he was more relieved than Xu Xian swearing poison in front of him.