The next day, it was the famous Lanting Festival, but Ye Yu was not in the mood to participate in the pretentiousness among the literati.

Because today he is going to find someone, a very important person.

Leaving Bodhi Temple, pass a dumpling shop on the way. However, in ancient times, dumplings were called Jiao'er, so the name of this dumpling shop was - Two Jiao'er!

The name is quite meaningful, the word 'jiao'er not only shows that this is a dumpling shop, but also 'two jiao'er' is a more colorful reflection of the shape of the dumplings.

The dumpling skin is wrapped with meat and vegetable filling, and the most prominent ones are the two corners.

Ye Yu likes to eat dumplings very much, especially with aged vinegar and garlic, and he ate a meal in the city yesterday.

But he was not very hungry today, and besides, he had business to do, so he had no intention of staying here.

However, when he passed by the dumpling shop, he saw the shopkeeper punching and kicking a beggar.

And the ragged beggar prayed to the shopkeeper very pitifully: "Okay, I just want to drink some noodle soup to warm my body......"

"Soup? Lao Tzu poured this noodle soup and fed it to the dogs, but he wouldn't give it to you, do you know why? I sue you, after feeding the dog, you will still be obedient and snorting, and can you? ”

“……”

The man hugged his arms and drove away with a look of disdain: "Go, go, don't get dirty here with lice!" ”

"Please, I haven't eaten in a few days......"

", you haven't eaten, what do you have to do with Lao Tzu?"

Seeing that the beggar was reluctant to leave, the man really dealt a ruthless hand this time, and picked up the wooden stick to punish the beggar.

"Enough, you have to be forgiving and forgiving!" Ye Yu finally couldn't stand it anymore, so he stepped forward to stop this guy's evil deeds.

The guy saw that Ye Yu in front of him was dressed well, and immediately changed into a flattering smile, nodded and said: "Oh, this guest officer, don't you know, this beggar is always rubbing here, and a poor ghost also says to drink noodle soup......

"Why, a beggar is not qualified?"

"Uh, you're laughing at this guest officer......"

I didn't bother to pay attention to this guy's face, glanced at this beggar with a blue nose and swollen face, and said coldly: "Do you have noodles here?" ”

"Guest officer, if you choose to eat noodles, the small one can be prepared for you!"

"Oh? Forget it, the noodles don't go hungry, and they are replaced with flatbread! By the way, is there a flatbread? Ye Yu also forgot to hurry at the moment, but chatted with great interest.

The guy was a little baffled by Ye Yu's capricious choice, but this noodle and flatbread are both pasta, but they are the same as dumplings, and it is convenient to make zuò.

So the guy happily replied: "Don't worry, the guest officer, there are flatbreads too, I don't know how many ...... you want."

"Well, that's it, the flatbread will be replaced with a corner (dumplings), and you will serve it with a few more catties of horns!"

"Uh, this guest officer, are you sure you won't change it again?"

Ye Yu glared at him and said impatiently: "You can eat as many horns as this person wants!" Settle my account, go! ”

"Oh, okay, there is a guest officer's words, the little one will prepare!"

After a while, a few plates of hot dumplings were served, and Ye Yu also sat down at this moment. Since this matter was involved, I simply sat down to eat dumplings.

Ye Yu chewed and ate twenty slowly, and the beggar at the table next to him ate more than a hundred in one go.

This guy saw that Ye Yu and the beggar had eaten about the same, so he came to the front and said with a smile: "This guest officer, a total of one hundred and fifty yuan!" ”

"What? One hundred and fifty taels? ”

When Ye Yu heard this, he immediately became angry, and said in his heart, this is too good at killing people.

A few catties of dumplings cost 150 taels of silver, which is close to 100,000 yuan when converted into later RMB!

What are these dumplings made of? Can't make dragon meat?

The guy saw that Ye Yu was furious, but he smiled and said: "Don't be angry, guest officer, this is Tong Suo, who is not bullied, and he is very clear!" ”

"Bastard, no matter how you count it, a few catties of horns (dumplings) are not worth one hundred and fifty taels, do you really think that your horn is made of fairy meat?"

"Guest officer, what you said is not right, this food has been swallowed by you, do you still want to pay the bill?"

"I just want to know how this account should be calculated! Otherwise, I don't mind your black shop, and then hand it over to the government yamen......"

For Ye Yu's threat, the guy was not afraid at all.

First, he came to the plaque that said 'Two Corners', and gently lifted the place covered by the black curtain, and the whole plaque appeared in front of Ye Yu's eyes.

It turns out that this plaque is not three words, but four words, on the book: one or two corners!

The guy pointed to the name on the signboard and said with a smile: "See, one or two corners, one or two corners (dumplings) is a pair of silver, one or two horns!" ”

“……”

Ye Yu can be regarded as a comprehension today, this Central Plains culture is really broad and profound, and he is perfect at playing word games, so he will be planted here today.

More than 100 dumplings, according to this algorithm, it is not more than 100 taels of silver!

Looking at Ye Yu's helpless look, the guy smiled shyly: "Na, guest officer, the villain sees that you are also the master who is not short of money, if you don't have the money to pay the bill, you can use some valuable things as collateral, and wait for you to go back to get the money, and then pay for the meal......"

"What if I don't want to?"

"What? Don't want to? If you don't pay for this food, let's go to the government to judge! ”

Ye Yu smiled coldly at this: "Comment? What is the reasoning? This corner is what I exchanged for flatbread, don't you remember? ”

"Well, that's what happened, but the pie ......"

"I exchanged the flatbread for noodles!"

"Uh, that noodle ......"

"Noodles? Did you see me eat the noodles? Ye Yu spread his hands and made a helpless look.

The guy was also confused by Ye Yu's explanations. In the end, he muttered and thought, "You didn't eat the noodles ......"

Ye Yu coughed dryly, and said very strictly: "Since I didn't eat noodles, do I still have to pay the bill?" ”

"I didn't eat, of course I don't have to pay for the meal......" The guy followed Ye Yu's train of thought and replied casually.

"In that case, can I go?"

"Uh...... This account...... Eat...... Didn't eat ......" At this moment, the guy was also completely dizzy, he really couldn't turn this corner.

Ye Yu was full of food and drink, and left the dumpling shop with a swagger.

And this guy is still in place, inexplicably calculating the accounts that he can't figure out.

At this time, the bamboo curtain was gently lifted, and a young girl walked out of the shop, who was Cao Xueying, the third daughter of Cao Yuanwai.

The ragged beggar just now trotted to Cao Xueying's approach at this moment, and said with a huff: "This young lady, I have done everything I should do, and you promised me ......"

"I promised you, I won't forget jì, Yue'er, reward!"

"Yes, miss." Yue'er, who was behind her, took out a dozen copper plates from the money bag and handed them to the beggar.

The beggar thanked him again and again, and quickly left the inn.

The shopkeeper lowered his head with a look of shame: "Third Miss, the villain ......"

"That's it, it's no wonder you, I didn't expect this Ye Gongzi to be so witty, a simple trick, and actually broke this girl's careful plan!"

"The villain is guilty of not being able to get his hands on the man's ornaments, but the villain does not understand that the horns, flatbreads, and noodles ......"

Cao Xueying shook her head and said, "You may not be able to understand it, okay, you can clean up here, Yue'er, let's go back." ”

The maid Yue'er followed behind Cao Xueying, and asked very suspiciously: "Miss, you set up this bureau to cheat him out of all his money, but what is this for?" ”

"Yue'er, if he has no money to pay the bill, he will use the ornament on his body as collateral, and at that time, this ornament is in hand, and we won't lead him by the nose?"

"Miss is so smart, at that time, Miss directly said that the ornament is a love token, and he is also speechless!"

Yue'er's words were so straightforward, but Cao Xueying's pretty face flushed a little, and she said playfully: "You will have a bad idea......

"More than one hundred and fifty taels of silver, about ten catties of weight, they live in the nearby Bodhi Temple, naturally they will not carry heavy gold on the road, even if there is a meeting (paper money), the general shop is even rare in silver, who dares to accept the meeting?"

Yue'er listened with relish behind her, and then interjected: "And Miss also investigated the diet of Ye Gongzi in the city, and then set up a game here according to her preference for eating Jiao'er (dumplings)!" ”

"Although this game ended in failure, at least it made me see the character of this person." Cao Xueying was sitting in the carriage at the moment, smiling thoughtfully.

"Miss, do you mean ......?"

Yue'er suddenly realized and said happily: "It turns out that Miss is a game with two wins!" ”

……

Ye Yu naturally couldn't imagine that what he encountered today was specially designed by a woman.

He just wanted to tease the nasty shopkeeper at first, and what happened after that was something he hadn't anticipated.

If there is no follow-up before, the matter will really become a confused account.

Although the sky-high price of one hundred and fifty taels is undoubtedly slandering, if it is reasonable, there is a plaque with 'one or two corners' on it, and he Ye Yu has nothing to do.

The so-called Zhou Yu beats Huang Gai, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, who doesn't let himself be long-sighted and doesn't see the trick clearly.

Unconsciously, I came to the south of the city, and there was a young man sitting on the calligraphy and painting stall, although a wooden hairpin was tied in a bun at will, but the scattered long hair was faintly fluttering in front of him with the breeze.

Junyi's face, which is like a knife, always has a faint smile.

Dressed in green clothes and plain clothes, he was very clean, and he raised his right hand and wrote something on the paper from time to time......

As if in the midst of this noisy city, this place has become a world, quiet and peaceful, with a faint breeze and a faint smile.

Like a spring breeze, it's nothing more than that.

Ye Yu stood in the distance, looking at this man who made a living selling calligraphy and paintings, he knew that this was the person he was looking for!