Chapter Twenty-Six: Woe Comes from the Mouth
Not much.
Fang Jiu left Fengqi Tower with Qiu Xiang, this time Mother Yang didn't let Sister Mei and Sister Fang follow, because she now knew very well that with Fang Jiu's force, letting the two women stay by the side would not play any role at all, and if Fang Jiu really wanted to escape, with the power in her hands, unless Fang Jiu was locked up all day, how could she be stopped!
Therefore......
She simply generously asked Fang Jiu to go out to play with Qiu Xiang directly.
……
Walk down the street.
Qiu Xiang jumped up, looking east and west, happy like a bird.
Fang Jiu followed behind, and everything on the street was also very novel, but after all, he was already an adult, and after walking a few more streets, the novelty almost completely subsided, and a faint disappointment was bred in his heart.
"Hey, it looks a lot behind the Tang Dynasty in the TV series!" Looking at the low buildings and monotonous colors on both sides of the street, Fang Jiu shook his head unconsciously.
Originally, in his heart, the Tang Dynasty was a kind of faith, and its position in Chinese history was even more unique.
However......
The reality is cruel, only when I came here in person did I understand that even though the Tang Dynasty was extremely strong, it was only standing at the top of the world at the same time, and compared with modern times, it really made Fang Jiu feel no surprises.
Especially in terms of entertainment, along the way, Fang Jiu never found a place for entertainment except for a few gambling stalls, kiln halls and green houses.
But it is precisely because of this that Fang Jiu's mind unconsciously sprouted an idea: "If I get out of mahjong, poker, billiards and other messy things, I'm afraid it will definitely cause a sensation across the country!" ”
Just thinking about it, Xiao Qiuxiang's voice suddenly came from the front: "Young Master Fang, come here!" ”
"What's wrong?" Fang Jiu raised his eyes and walked over.
"Look there, there are so many people!" Xiao Qiuxiang stretched out her hand and pointed to a group of people not far away, the center of the crowd was beating gongs and drums, so lively!
Fang Jiu glanced at it, and immediately understood Qiu Xiang's careful thoughts, and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go over and have a look!" ”
Soon, the two came to the crowd.
I saw a middle-aged man with a round waist and a big belly standing in the center of the crowd, and behind the man was a two-story restaurant, but the plaque in front of the restaurant and the pillars on both sides were covered by red cloth, obviously the restaurant was holding an opening ceremony.
After a while, seeing that the people attracted by the sound of gongs and drums had already blocked the water in front of the door, the middle-aged man smiled and waved his hand, and the noisy gongs and drums immediately stopped.
The middle-aged man spoke: "Fellow villagers, fathers and elders, today is an exciting day, because our Yuanfu Restaurant will dedicate the most delicious meals to everyone from today onwards!" ”
The applause rang out, and the middle-aged man smiled and continued: "On this festive day, I believe that the big guy doesn't want to listen to me talk nonsense, so ......"
Speaking of this, he took a deep breath and said loudly, "Pick red silk!" ”
The next moment.
The festive gongs and drums sounded again, and several young men in Tsing Yi who had been prepared immediately took off the red silk covering the plaque, revealing the four gold-inlaid characters on the plaque 'Yuanfu Restaurant'.
After a while, the sound of gongs and drums stopped again, and the middle-aged man said with a joyful face: "In order to celebrate the opening of our Yuanfu Restaurant, today I specially invited the great talent of Hangzhou, Liu Fengqi, for everyone!" ”
A handsome and dashing man in white walked out of the restaurant.
Applause and discussion immediately rang out.
"It's really Liu Fengqi's son!"
"Liu Fengqi's son seems to have won the ...... this year"
"What, it's obviously Xie Yuan......"
"Ah, it's so powerful, isn't it going to be in Beijing next year......"
“……”
Listening to the discussion in his ears, Fang Jiu unconsciously glanced at Liu Fengqi a few more times, although he didn't know much about the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty, but he also knew what Xie Yuan was, it was a title that only had the first place in the township examination, and a person with such a title could be regarded as a celebrity no matter where he was.
After a while, when the crowd was quieter, the middle-aged fat man continued: "I believe many people have already guessed why I invited Liu Gongzi!" ”
"That's right, that's the couplet! Today, Liu Gongzi has prepared three sentences on the couplet, anyone who can match any of them, the restaurant will send a hundred taels of silver! ”
In an instant, everyone present gasped, one hundred taels! That's enough for ordinary people to eat and drink for several years.
"Quick...... Let's get started! ”
"Hurry up, let me see what happened to Liu Xie Yuan......
"It's ......"
Many scholars in the crowd immediately couldn't wait to roar, and many people ran away, ready to call their scholar friends, because Yuanfu Restaurant really made a big move today.
You must know that when ordinary stores open, although they will also use couplets to enliven the atmosphere, the bonus is often only ten or twenty taels at most! How can there ever be a hundred taels?
Of course, the few people who know the inside story know that Yuanfu Restaurant is the industry of Liu Fengqi's family at all, and the middle-aged fat man is Liu Fengqi's father.
After a while, seeing that the atmosphere was completely mobilized, the middle-aged man smiled with satisfaction and continued: "It seems that everyone has been waiting a little impatiently, so let's invite Mr. Changchun, Mr. Mo Yu and Mr. Ye Shan from Hangzhou Academy to offer ink!" ”
In the restaurant, three old men with immortal wind walked out again, and several young people also brought out a square table and placed it in front of the three of them.
"Brother Changchun, please ...... first"
"Then what's the matter, let's go first......
"Brother Hayama is the oldest......"
The three of them smiled and humbled each other, and the middle-aged man continued to say to the onlookers: "Mr. Changchun, Mr. Mo Yu and Mr. Ye Shan will not only personally present ink today, but also personally comment on your next link to ensure absolute fairness!" ”
Hearing this, the scholars in the crowd became even more excited, because these three people were not ordinary people, they were famous literati and ink writers in Hangzhou, not only Liu Fengqi was their student, but even several high-ranking officials in the court were also their students.
Therefore, for the scholars in the crowd, this is a very rare opportunity, if you can match a good one, then you can hope to win their favor, and then intersect with them.
For a while, the scholars all looked at the three of them with longing eyes, quietly waiting for them to offer ink, but the crowd who joined in the fun was a little impatient and shouted one after another.
"Let's get started......"
"It's just a few words, is it necessary to push it around?"
Xiao Qiuxiang also blinked her eyes wide, puzzled: "Young Master Fang, why haven't they started writing yet!" ”
Fang Jiu touched Qiu Xiang's little head and quipped: "This person is old, he likes to play some intrigues, and when they divide the winners and losers, they will naturally start to ......."
Speaking of this, Fang Jiu suddenly felt that something was wrong, he looked up, and instantly petrified, only to see a series of stunned eyes falling on him.
No!
There were also a few angry glances mixed in there, including the three old men.