While waiting, the old lady Qu was finally reinstated, and he was still his former member of the Ancestral Department of the Ministry of Rites, which was an official who assisted the Ancestral Department Langzhong in charge of the ancestral shrine, astronomy, divination, and monks and nuns. He has no jurisdiction to adjudicate, so he can't intervene in the case in Chang'an County, and he still can't help.

After the official was reinstated, Mrs. Qu was relieved, and bought a small house with the money borrowed from the Zuo family and some money borrowed from friends.

Zuo Gui's father only brought seventy guan when they came, and during this time a small part of the guest house and dinner were used, and eighty guan was hired for the Yu family, and the money was not enough, so he borrowed dozens of guan from his friends through the old lady Qu, thinking that he would be able to return to Hezhou immediately after marrying, but he didn't expect the case to drag on. There is no longer a coil, and the accommodation and food expenses of these days are still borrowed by Mrs. Qu from old friends.

Fortunately, Mrs. Qu has more old friends in the capital, and it is not a problem to borrow money, and when Mrs. Qu came, she borrowed a hundred yuan from the Zuo family.

The accommodation in the inn every day is too expensive, and now Mrs. Qu has bought a house and picked them up to live together, Zuo Gui's father agreed, and the following people moved into the Qu family's new house.

The housing prices in the capital are much more expensive than those in Hezhou, and the mansion that the old lady Qu bought more than 100 times is very small, with only two entrances, a courtyard, and a courtyard. However, it is enough for the four members of the Zuo family to live in.

They have been tormenting in the capital for more than two months, the leaves have long since fallen off, the weather is getting colder day by day, and the season is also in the middle of winter. There has been no progress in the case. The old lady Qu still went to the old lady's house to grind and soak after the old lady was still sick in bed, and still apologized, but she just didn't let go, because her condition did not improve, and she couldn't go to the court to respond to the lawsuit, so the lawsuit has been dragging on. Anyway, with the marriage book in hand, the granddaughter of the Yu family has no way to marry someone else.

Time passed day by day, seeing that it was about to reach the wax moon, Zuo Gui's father decided to buy some New Year's goods by the way, and returned to Hezhou for the New Year.

Old Lady Qu and Qiao Guan saw that Father Zuo Gui was so insistent, so they agreed. The old lady Qu has already reissued the previous money, and the money has been returned to the Zuo family, and about 50 yuan was offset by the previous Zuo family who asked him to help borrow it, and there are still 50 yuan left to the Zuo family. It is just used to buy New Year's goods and hire a car to return to Hezhou on the road.

Chang'an City has been snowing several times in a row, and thousands of households are covered in silver, which is extremely enchanting, but the Zuo family is not in the mood to enjoy the snow scene.

On this day, Zuo Gui's father took Zuo Shaoyang and them to the street to buy New Year's goods in the wind and snow, and just arrived at the door of the old lady Qu's house, someone shouted and greeted: "Zuo Gongzi!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang turned his head and was taken aback, but it was Wu Shu from Longzhou who had taken the imperial examination for him, and a few other people such as Young Master Tian, as well as Kang Xuanhu, the first place in the state medical examination, who was the middle-aged doctor who had a couple of sentences with Zuo Shaoyang when the list was released. There were several carriages parked behind him.

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly clenched his fists and arched his hands: "Brother Tian, Brother Wu, why are you here?" ”

"Pay tribute with things." Young Master Tian said with a smile.

In the Tang Dynasty, after passing the state examination, after the resignation, on October 25 every year, he followed the envoys of the state assassins and other dynasties to the capital, and the officials paid tribute to the local specialties to the imperial court, and reported the assessment of the local officials. This is called paying tribute with things.

When you register, you must submit the relevant documents such as the document explanation and the family certificate. After the household department conducts the review, the rejection list is announced. Those who pass the examination will be able to participate in the morning meeting on November 1. In the first month after the Spring Festival, he officially participated in the examination organized by Shangshu Province.

Zuo Shaoyang arched his hand and smiled: "How many people came to me?" ”

"yes!" Wu Shule said, completely forgetting that Zuo Shaoyang regretted not agreeing to the substitute exam, and took Zuo Shaoyang's hand very affectionately, "I learned from the shopkeeper of Hengchang Pharmacy that you have entered Beijing on a blind date, I am very happy, I just look forward to seeing you in the capital, a few days ago I arrived in the capital, and I was busy with the household department to pay the solution, so I didn't have time to look for you, yesterday I was finally busy, so I went around the inn to inquire about your news, and finally got your news at the Penglai Inn, saying that you have moved to the new house of the old lady Qu of the Ministry of Rites, We searched around again, and finally found it, and it happened that you were out again, so we waited outside the house. ”

Kang Xuanhu stepped forward and bowed: "Brother Zuo, on the day of the state test list, the foolish brother mistakenly thought that the virtuous brother was Wu Gongzi, and his words were offended, and I asked Brother Zuo to forgive me!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly returned the salute, glanced at Wu Shu, they entered Beijing together, this Kang Xuanhu met Wu Shu, thought he was mistaken, and told Wu Shu that he met Zuo Shaoyang when he released the list that day, Wu Shu said that Zuo Shaoyang was his brother, and he would see him when he entered Beijing this time, so Kang Xuanhu thought that he had misunderstood, so he stepped forward to apologize.

Zuo Shaoyang asked Young Master Tian, "Do you have anything to do with me?" ”

"Drinking, I heard that you have a good amount of alcohol, when you arrive in the capital, how can you go back if you don't taste the wine in the capital! Let's go! Drink and go! ”

Zuo Shaoyang heard about drinking, and his saliva immediately came out, because of the lawsuit, Daddy Zuo Gui sighed for a long time, how could he be interested in drinking, so he hadn't had a drink for a long time, and immediately said: "Okay, but I'll tell my father." ”

"Okay, okay! Let's talk about it together! Young Master Tian and Wu Shu followed Zuo Shaoyang over, greeted Zuo Gui's father, introduced their identities, and said that they wanted to invite Zuo Shaoyang to drink. Zuo Gui's father immediately nodded and agreed, he wanted Bai Zhihan to go with him, but he was stopped by Wu Shu, saying that he would just take Zuo Shaoyang and send it back in person after drinking. So he hugged Zuo Shaoyang and got into the carriage and left.

Wu Shu and Young Master Tian had a carriage with Zuo Shaoyang, and asked Zuo Shaoyang what he was doing in the capital, Zuo Shaoyang didn't want outsiders to know that his family was fighting a lawsuit for marrying his daughter-in-law, so he casually said that Old Master Qu would leave them to take care of some things, and they would go back in a few days.

While talking, the carriage and horse passed by and came to Chang'an Avenue, but did not enter the East Market, and walked along the East Market in the direction of the Imperial City. Zuo Shaoyang said strangely: "Aren't we going to drink?" Don't go to East Market? Do you want to go to the West Market? ”

Young Master Tian, Wu Shu and the others all laughed, and Young Master Tian said: "Brother Zuo, don't be impatient, you will be here soon, it is a more suitable place for drinking than a wine shop."

The carriage galloped forward along Chang'an Avenue, and soon turned south into a lane gate.

The moment he entered the door, Zuo Shaoyang saw that the door of Lifang was written "Pingkangfang".

Zuo Shaoyang immediately understood, the place they were going to should be Chunlou!

Pingkangfang is outside the East Market, next to a Li Fang in the west of the East City, which is the main gathering area of the capital, where most of the Chunlou Records in the capital are concentrated, which is known to Zuo Shaoyang when he visits the capital, but he took Bai Zhihan and only passed in front of the gate of the Li Fang, but he was never embarrassed to go in and see.

The carriage entered Pingkangli, which was bustling with activity, with red lanterns hanging everywhere on the street, and girls dressed in fancy flowers on the side of the street waved handkerchiefs to the men passing by, and the white powder on their faces kept falling.

The carriage did not stop, passing through the streets and alleys of Yuping Kangli, and at the back, there were fewer women recruiting customers along the street, and the building of the Spring Building was getting more and more high-grade.

When they stopped, they could no longer see the women greeting them on the street, but could faintly hear the sound of silk and bamboo and the sound of gentle singing. The men who came in and out of the Spring Mansion were almost all rich children in brocade clothes and jade robes with servants, young and old.

Pingkangfang is divided into three songs, and the first Beiqu they pass through is the general women's gathering area, so many women on the street greet guests. And the middle and southern songs are high-end geisha. There are no street girls to be seen here.

Zuo Shaoyang got out of the car and looked up, the plaque said "Mianchun Pavilion", and the building looked grand from the outside, but he couldn't see what it was.

Wu Shu said: "Brother Zuo, please inside!" ”

"Is this a restaurant?" Zuo Shaoyang asked a little knowingly.

Everyone looked at each other and laughed, and Young Master Tian said: "Brother Zuo has been in the capital for a few months, and he hasn't even been to the 'Mianchun Pavilion'?" What a pity, this is a man's nest of gold! The girls here are all as beautiful as flowers, not to mention, and the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all fine, and it is the place where the literati and elegant guests in the capital are most willing to come. Let's go, I'll be the east today, let's get drunk together! ”

Wu Shu and Young Master Tian pulled Zuo Shaoyang inside one by one, Kang Xuanhu and others followed up, and an old bustard came out to greet him, but this old bustard was not a vulgar old woman on TV, but a middle-aged beauty. It's not like the usual shouting on TV: "Girls, pick up!" Instead, he greeted politely: "Tian Gongzi, you are here, are you still going to the second floor?" ”

Mianchun Pavilion is divided into three floors, the level is also from low to high, if you are straightforward to find a girl to solve the problem, on the first floor, the second floor is to find the mood and solve the problem at the same time, and the third floor, is the pure art edification of the art without selling the body. Of course, if the visitor and the singer are in love, there is no restriction on drunken lying flowers. This must be done voluntarily by the singer. Moreover, the cost of the third floor is not comparable to the cost of the next two floors.

He Young Master Tian and others are obviously frequent visitors here, and they know the rules here, Young Master Tian introduced Zuo Shaoyang and said: "Mom, this is Zuo Gongzi, my friend, today we are here to entertain Brother Zuo, mainly to drink and sing, let's go to the top floor." ”

Everyone nodded.

The beautiful old bustard led the three of them to a spacious private room on the third floor. The interior is richly decorated, and the four brass braziers at the four corners make the room warm and full of spring. The five doors facing the street were pushed open, and it was a long corridor, standing on the corridor and looking at it, most of the capital was in full view. In the distance, you can also see the golden splendor on the top of the imperial city in the distance.

(To be continued)