Chapter Ninety-Four: The Prodigal Son Is Invisible
"Guest officer, don't be embarrassed, we Tianxianglou receives no one thousand customers every day, there are eight hundred, you have to ask a few princes or more than three big people to answer a few words, the third floor of the private room has a record, a Hanlin worship, the small one is really not impressed. The words on this sign were begged by my young lady from a famous scholar, and the young man had never seen him. The shopkeeper in the lobby on the first floor was very polite, but he couldn't help Yu Lang's inquiry.
Yu Lang was a little depressed: "Uncle Taibai is famous as a poet, and this shopkeeper doesn't even know him." ”
Du Fu found a vacant seat to lead Yu Lang to sit down: "If you come, you will be safe, you can't run in vain, no, we are also opening a meat store in this Tianxianglou, usually I am reluctant to come to such a place." Brother Taibai's name as a poet is certainly deafening in the literati circle, but most of the shopkeepers of this restaurant are from poor people, and they haven't studied for a few days, so they shouldn't know each other. ”
"How many of them are Li Hanlin's friends?" A beautiful woman took the initiative to talk.
The woman was only wearing a light veil, her chest was half-covered, and she was a little too unrestrained for Yu Lang, who was used to seeing the jasper of the small family in the south, although he had also seen many Chang'an women in similar outfits along the way, and the first formal conversation was still a little tender.
Yu Lang's eyes were biased to other places, and he didn't dare to look at this girl: "We are friends of Li Taibai Hanlin." Yu Lang was afraid that someone in the Hanlin Academy would have the same surname as Li Bai, so he deliberately emphasized his full name, after all, the surname Li was a big surname in the Tang Dynasty, and it was not surprising that there were other surnames Li in the Hanlin Academy.
As soon as she heard Yu Lang admit it, the woman's attitude changed greatly, she changed her previous gentle and gentle appearance, and patted the table lightly: "Li Taibai owes me thirty taels of silver for wine, I have been squatting here for three days, and I have never caught him, since you are his friends, you have to pay off the debt!" ”
Yu Lang was stunned, firstly, he had met such a spicy woman for the first time in Datang, and secondly, he didn't know if this woman really knew Li Bai or used excuses to make money.
At this time, Du Fu was calmer: "Dare to ask the girl's name?" Li Taibai borrowed 30 taels of silver from you, did you leave a note? ”
Seeing that Du Fu didn't mean to repay the debt, the woman's attitude softened a little, took out a piece of crumpled paper from her sleeve, and said in a low voice: "The little woman's name is Li Yaxian, and she is a singer in the Spring Building. Li Taibai didn't write me a penny, only left a poem. ”
Du Fu unfolded the paper and looked at Yu Lang together.
Yu Lang couldn't help laughing after reading it, only to see that the paper ball read: "I am a fairy in wine, and I have no money in my pocket." Come here for a night and sleep on the streets of the Ming Dynasty. Although the scribbled three words "Li Taibai" are like nine points, in Yu Lang's opinion, they are not from the hands of the owner, and someone should be cheating and drinking in the name of the poet Li Taibai. can imitate a person's handwriting to ninety percent similarity, and there is no doubt that this person's book is excellent.
Du Fu felt that although the person who left the note was swaggering, it was also funny, and asked with a smile: "How old is the Li Taibai you know, and what does he look like?" ”
The woman recalled seriously: "He was seventeen or eighteen years old, but he was quite tall and handsome, and he was very gentle with me, he said that he was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and this poem was worth at least fifty taels of silver outside, and the right was used as money for a night of wine." ”
"Hahaha." Du Fu's fun-loving nature is still there after all, and he couldn't help but laugh when he heard the interesting story, "Seventeen or eighteen-year-old Li Taibai, I want to know, girl, you were deceived by that person, Li Hanlin has already passed the age of establishment, and he went away without confusion, how can he be a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy?" ”
"Really?" Li Yaxian will be skeptical.
"Hey, I didn't believe it at the time, how could there be a seventeen or eighteen-year-old Hanlin worship, it's just that the person has a good temperament and is drunk, and he was still deceived by a few sweet words from him after all." Li Yaxian was a little frustrated, if the thirty taels of silver could not be recovered, her situation in Chunyi Lou would probably be extremely difficult, and it was also possible to be forced to become a prostitute by the old bustard.
Although Li Yaxian has a pungent temperament, he is not an unreasonable person, and he is sure that this matter has nothing to do with Li Taibai, and he no longer pesters Du Fu and the others, but he just leaves with a depressed expression.
Du Fu couldn't bear it in his heart, if this woman was unreasonable, he might not have a penny of money, so clever and interesting, but it made Du Fu's compassion greater.
Yu Lang stopped the woman first: "I have to find out the soft egg who cheated women out of money under the banner of Uncle Taibai." Girl, we have taken this matter over, and you can tell me what other conspicuous characteristics that person has. ”
Yu Lang's motive for helping this woman is not as pure as Du Fu's, and now that the clue to find Li Taibai is broken, Yu Lang made a mistake when he made a plan before, this method of following the map works in Yangzhou City, but it is difficult to achieve results in Chang'an City, which has a population of more than one million. This woman's words gave Yu Lang some inspiration, so he simply faked the show, took the poem in the woman's hand and went to the Hanlin Academy to ask for debts, and then the concierge had to be afraid of it.
"The little woman thanked the two of you first," Li Yaxian showed joy, "That person has a very good voice, and loves to sing, he often sings as he speaks, and he will also beat a few wooden boards he carries to accompaniment." ”
This feature is still quite conspicuous, but Yu Lang first came to Chang'an City and didn't see anyone, so he turned his attention to Du Fu for help.
Du Fu shook his head hesitantly, he actually had a name in his heart, but he was very sure that person would not swagger and deceive under someone else's name.
Yu Lang groaned for a while: "Sister Yaxian, you don't think this will work, you don't have to look for it first, I will buy this note from you for forty taels, and you will accompany us to the Hanlin Academy to perform a play." ”
Li Yaxian's eyes lit up: "In addition to piano music, what I am best at is acting." ”
Du Fu knew Yu Lang's bad intentions, and laughed together.
"What are you laughing at, giving silver? And the money for this meal, you also give it, and we will set off when we are full of food and drink later. Yu Lang invited Miss Li Yaxian to sit down.
Du Fu's eyes were innocent and sad.
"I didn't pay for the time when you spent all the time in Yangzhou City, I traveled thousands of miles all the way west, and the silver was spent on the road, it's your turn to bleed." Yu Lang bit a piece of Tianxianglou's soft cake and nodded again and again, it was indeed a rare delicacy.
Du Fu had to get the buckle from his hat, sleeve, and boots for a while before he could make up enough money.
Yu Lang couldn't stand his pitiful appearance, and said with a smile: "You can rest assured, let's go to the Hanlin Courtyard to make this scene, and the silver will have to go back to your pocket after a circle." ”
Du Fu was waiting for his assurance, and immediately smiled and poured wine for the two.