In 1052 AD, the fourth year of Emperor Renzong of the Great Song Dynasty, Gyeonggi Road, Kaifeng Mansion. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, the Great Song Dynasty has been established for more than 100 years, the world has been peaceful for a long time, the economy is prosperous, the population of Bianliang City, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, is more than one million, the shops are lined up in the market, the tourists are like weaving, you can see the different alien people with different skin colors and appearances in the Song Dynasty everywhere, and all kinds of people walk through the streets of this Bianliang City, showing an incomparably prosperous scene.

Pass the Great Xiangguo Temple, wear Taimiao Street, walk straight along the East Two Sweet Water Lane, and come to the famous begging market and Qingxuan City of Bianliang City, where there are visitors from all over the world, there are Khitan people who sell horses, there are people from the Western Regions who sell spices, and there are overseas visitors who are golden and blue-eyed, and sell strange things. The Jinshui River meanders through a large residential area with streets and alleys, and most of the people who live here are poor people who live nearby.

Willow Lane is named after the willow tree at the mouth of the alley that has lived for an unknown number of years. A small word stall under the tree is particularly eye-catching, a simple wooden table, in front of the table stands a signboard, on which the four characters are written: write letters. A man who was not as weak as the crown sat behind the table with a bitter face, looking at the Jinshuihe in front of him and not knowing what to think. The people who live here know him, and the Chen family's name is Qicheng, the only one who reads in Willow Lane.

"Qicheng, what do you want?" A strong man walked over and asked.

Chen Qicheng, no, he should be called Chen Yan, to be precise, he is not from this era! As a man of the twenty-first century, how could he believe in such a thing? But it happened to him. In his previous life, he was a graduate who had just graduated from college, and he didn't find a suitable job for more than half a year after graduation, so he borrowed wine in his rental house to kill his sorrows, and he knew that when he woke up, he came to the Northern Song Dynasty thousands of years ago. In his previous life, he was a dick, and he is still like this in this life, his parents died early, leaving only a tiled house, and it is never an exaggeration to say that he is a disciple with four walls, but he read some books in his early years, and passed the state exam, but he failed to take the provincial exam, and his parents died early, and he had no livelihood, so he left his books and set up such a word stall at the mouth of the alley, barely making ends meet.

The man in front of him is called Li Tieniu, he is Chen Yan's neighbor, the two of them grew up together since childhood, the relationship is excellent, he was sick a while ago, if it weren't for his care, Chen Yan's previous owner of this body Chen Qicheng is afraid that it will be difficult to survive, and it is precisely because of that serious illness that Chen Yan came to this era, occupying Chen Qicheng's body, and having other people's memories and skills, in short, his body has other people's memories, but he still has his own independent personality and thinking, this feeling is very wonderful.

When Chen Yan heard this, he came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "Brother Tieniu, it's quite early to finish work today?" "His small hair is sturdy, honest and honest, and his height must be at least one meter nine or more according to Chen Yan's estimate, this head is already a giant in the Great Song Dynasty, and compared with the iron bull, his height is less than one meter seventy-five, which is very sad. Bianliang Caoyun is developed, there are countless large and small wharves in the city, and the iron ox is loading and unloading goods on the small wharf near Qingxuan City, although the work is a little tired, but there is no problem at all to support the family, unlike him, who has eaten the last meal without the next meal.

Tie Niu nodded, sat down at the table, and said, "There is little work on the dock today, so I will finish work early." It's good to have a half-day off, but this half-month is busy. Brother, how is business today? ”

"It's fine!" Chen Yan subconsciously touched the more than two dozen copper plates in his pocket, very satisfied. He set up a stall here, and at the end of the day, when the business is good, he can have an income of more than 50 yuan, and when it is bad, he has no money. Fortunately, the inflation in the Great Song Dynasty at this time was not so serious, and the purchasing power of copper coins was still very strong, and a stone of rice was less than 800 yuan, and a big bowl of noodles on the noodle stall over there was only 10 yuan, plus the iron ox could still help him from time to time, so there were not many times when he was hungry these days.

Tie Niu smiled honestly and said: "Qicheng, our brothers haven't eaten together for a few days, I'll go to Qingxuan City to buy some fish in a while, and our brothers will have a good meal in the evening." ”

Chen Yan thought for a while, and replied with a smile: "No, I still have to review my homework at night, this provincial test is coming, I have to prepare well, right?" "Tie Niu's family background is not better than Chen Yan, there is an old lady and a young sister to support at home, a few days ago because of his illness, Tie Niu has spent a lot of money, he has been unhappy in his heart, at this time he is not bad at eating, naturally there is no need to let Tie Niu break the bank.

Tie Niu has a simple temperament, so naturally he doesn't think about so many twists and turns, so he chatted with Chen Yan a few more words, and then got up and went home.

Chen Yan saw that it was still early, and today's money was almost earned, so it was better to get some food by yourself, the great Grandpa Mao told us to do it yourself! By the way, Tie Niu said fish just now, so it would be better for him to go down to the river to touch the fish. Thinking of this, Chen Yan closed the stall, went home to change into shabby clothes, and went out.

The river network in Bianliang City is dense, but it is not suitable for fishing in the river, and the place where Chen Yan wants to go is a small river in the northeast corner of Daxiangguo Temple.

As the royal temple of the Great Song Dynasty, the heyday of the Great Xiangguo Temple naturally does not need to be said, and thousands of good men and women come here every day to worship, and the incense is prosperous. From time to time, some wealthy families would buy some carp and release them by this unknown river in the northeast corner of Daxiangguo Temple to accumulate merit. Naturally, others don't dare to come here to touch the fish, after all, this is an important place for Buddhism, and you can't blaspheme the gods. Although Chen Yan is an atheist, he still has a heart of reverence for religion. However, the Buddha is the Buddha of all sentient beings, and if you come here to touch a few fish to satisfy your stomach, you should not blame the Buddha.

After walking for more than half an hour, Chen Yan finally came to the edge of the small river, saying that it was a small river, but rather a small stream, the water was no more than knee-deep, clear and shining, you can see the stubborn rocks and aquatic plants at the bottom of the river, and a few carp swimming leisurely and contentedly, but they didn't know that they were about to become someone else's meal.

Chen Yan smiled, reached out and pinned the hem of the robe to his waist, took off his shoes, rolled up his trousers, and carefully went into the water. Although it was early autumn at this time, the temperature was acceptable, and the water temperature was okay, he spent his previous life in the countryside in the south of the Yangtze River when he was young, so he was very good at catching fish or something, and the fish in this small river were leisurely and used to it, and there was no vigilance of wild fish at all, so Chen Yan didn't take a quarter of an hour to catch five fat and big carp.

Chen Yan wrapped the fish in the coarse cloth he brought with him, put on his shoes, and was about to go back, when he heard a coquettish voice not far away: "Oh, the thief from there dares to steal fish in the quiet place of Buddhism!" ”

Thieves?! Chen Yan was stunned when he heard this, and reacted in the next second, could it be that he was talking about himself? So he turned his head to look, and saw three women walking not far away. The woman at the head was dressed in a white dress, pale green lotus lace, graceful figure, high bun, jade hairpin, but wearing a veil to see her face clearly, but the eyes like autumn water made people unforgettable. The two women behind him, wearing identical light blue dresses, were obviously the woman's maids.

"I'm not a thief!" Chen Yan stood there very calmly to defend himself, then turned around and ran wildly, and in a blink of an eye, he ran out of dozens of meters, and the three masters and servants who saw it were dumbfounded.

A maid pointed to Chen Yan's back that was about to disappear, and said in a low voice: "Miss, this person is a scoundrel, but he looks like a scholar." Do you want to let Qian Ba chase them? ”

Although the young lady's eyes were full of anger, she shook her head: "That's it, let him go." Maybe this person was also forced to be helpless. ”

Another maid stomped her foot and said fiercely, "I'm afraid it's a thief pretending to be a scholar." ”