The autumn is high and cool, the golden cinnamon is fragrant, the yellow leaves are all over the mountain, beautiful and colorful.

Liu Ming and his entourage were talking and laughing, galloping on the official road gracefully.

This Yuezhou, with beautiful scenery, is located on the shore of Dongting Lake in the south of the Yangtze River, according to the Yangtze River, Nasanxiang and four waters, and the rivers and lakes meet. The terrain in the territory is high in the east and low in the west, there are Makufu Mountain Mountains in the east, and the geese are arranged from the southeast to the northwest, and there are many strange mountains and different waters.

Looking at the famous mountains and rivers, the beautiful and magnificent scenery, and the delicate face of the apricots in the car curtain from time to time, Liu Ming was in a very comfortable mood.

This group of people, walking and stopping, greedily watching the mountains and rivers all the way, sometimes singing, sometimes laughing, so unhappy.

The group traveled to a small town in Yuezhou and took a short rest - Nawang Su, who arrived in about two days, and the itinerary was very generous.

Liu Ming settled his family, and when he saw that it was still dark, he took the opportunity to wander around the nearby market.

Next to this inn, there is a vegetable market, people come and go, lively and extraordinary, and the sound of peddling fresh fish and vegetables is endless.

"Old man, this fish is quite big, how can you sell it?" Liu Ming asked casually, he saw that the fish in this fish basket were generally much larger than other fishmongers, and he pondered that he was going to take two of them back to the inn to make a pot of fish soup.

The old man smiled: "You can look at it." ”

Look at the give? Liu Ming was surprised, he glanced at the old man selling fish again, although the other party was wearing green clothes and cloth shoes, but his face was clear, his white hair was pale, and he also looked extraordinary.

"Old man...... What does it mean to look at giving? Liu Ming asked.

The old man sat on the bamboo bench and said lightly: "The old man loves fishing, and he has never thought of selling it." This boy looks like he is a scholar. ”

Liu Ming arched his hand: "The old man has a good eye." ”

The old man seemed to be talking to himself and asking Liu Ming: "No one asked about the cold window for ten years, and he became famous all over the world in one fell swoop." It's not easy to read. This autumn, can you make a gain? ”

Liu Ming wanted to say directly that he was Xie Yuanlang, but he seemed too arrogant, and said casually, "God favors me, and I have taken it." ”

"Not bad...... Not bad. ”

"Xie Yuanlang! Xie Yuanlang! There was a shout behind him.

Li Yuanbao rushed over: "Xie Yuanlang, go, everyone is waiting for you to drink tea." ”

When the old man heard the three words Xie Yuanlang, his eyes flashed with appreciation, and he asked, "Young man, have you obtained Xie Yuan?" ”

Liu Ming had no choice but to reply: "In Xia Qingzhou, Xie Yuan Liu Ming, I have seen an old man here. ”

Li Yuanbao glanced at the old man who sold fish, then looked at Liu Ming, crossed his waist and said, "I said Son, you are so respectful, I thought I was seeing my father-in-law Taishan." Do you say that you need to have such respect for a fish seller? ”

Hearing this, the old man was not annoyed, and laughed: "This son is right. I'm a bad old man who sells fish, Xie Yuanlang doesn't have to be polite. ”

Liu Ming saw that the old man spoke generously, and he had a good impression of him in his heart. He taught Li Yuanbaolai: "People must not be disguised, and the sea water cannot be measured." Being humble is naturally what it should be. ”

Li Yuanbao smiled, turned his head to look at the old man, and said, "Old man...... It's not an old man, how do you sell this fish? I tell you, although your carp is bigger than the others, you can't slaughter us just because we are strangers. I've seen a lot of you fishmongers. When you see a foreigner, you can slaughter it. ”

Li Yuanbao is naturally very sensitive to prices, and he takes the lead, intending to suppress the fishmonger's thoughts.

The old man said quietly: "That...... How much do you think you should give? ”

Li Yuanbao's small eyes rolled slightly, looked at other houses and looked at other houses, and said thoughtfully: "People's carp is three dollars a catty, you are bigger, but I feel that five copper plates are the most......"

When the old man heard these words, he didn't pay attention to Li Yuanbao at all, but looked at Liu Ming with a smile and said, "Xie Yuanlang, if you look at which fish in my fish basket is big, take it." ”

"But...... Don't want money? Liu Ming wondered, thinking that this old man was a little different.

The old man shook his head and said, "Studying and learning is very hard. Three watches, lights and five watches, you are not only Xie Yuanlang, but also must be the leader of the readers, the old man likes it, Ququ two fresh fish, you can take it. ”

Liu Ming carried two fresh fish with a straw rope, and said kindly: "Old man, if you don't dislike it, let's go back to the inn and have dinner together." ”

In the inn, the afterglow of the setting sun has not yet dissipated. In the small courtyard of the inn, Xing'er and Xiaorou are playing hide and seek each other, swinging. And Liu Yong and Liu Yuanzhi also sat in a corner of the courtyard, playing Go.

Liu Ming leaned against the wall leisurely, chatting with the old man without a word, but he was very satisfied with this quiet time in his heart. He remembered that in his previous life, he had also gone to Lijiang to rest quietly because of work pressure. At that time, the inn was also made antique, a bit like this courtyard. However, there is a significant difference in that I was alone at that time. And now, there is this and beautiful family.

The sky is getting late, and the moon is rising in the east. A table of dishes was also prepared and placed under the gazebo in the courtyard.

The family was seated, attracted by the fragrant fish soup in the center. The fish soup is milky white with a little green onion floating in it, and the entrance is fresh and light, which is amazing.

Liu Ming naturally raised his glass again and toasted the old fishmonger.

During the banquet, everyone talked and laughed happily, and the atmosphere was very lively.

At the end of the feast, the old fishmonger slowly stood up and said with a smile: "I have never been so happy in so many years. Little official, let's meet again. ”

"Dare to ask the old man's name?" Liu Ming helped each other.

"Qianmo is a wild man, don't mention it. If you want to call it, the old man's surname is Wen. The old man replied.

"Wen Lao, disrespectful, disrespectful." Liu Ming bowed and said.

In between conversations, he felt that the old man's experience in talking was very good. Its mind, Kunpeng looks far away, swallowing all directions. This outstanding person from Yuezhou may be a reclusive celebrity, so Liu Ming did not dare to slack off and had special respect for the other party.

The two said goodbye, Liu Ming returned to the courtyard, and Liu Yong, who was Li Yuanbao, admired the moon again, and was drunk until the next day.

When they got up, it was already noon, Xing'er and Xiaorou went to the market to buy rouge, and their father and uncle didn't know where to go. Liu Ming felt a little bored again, recalling the joy of last night's conversation, and wondering if the old man was still there today, he involuntarily walked towards the nearby vegetable market.

On weekdays, many vendors gather in the vegetable market to sell things and make a living. Today coincides with the big gathering, and the market is even more shoulder to shoulder, sweating like rain, and the sound of selling and shouting is endless.

Liu Ming walked and watched, searching, and sure enough, in the corner of the vegetable market, he saw Wen Lao.

The so-called once born, two times ripe, this old and one rare met, nodded and smiled at each other.

Liu Ming naturally squatted next to Wen Lao, looked at the fish in the fish basket, and said, "Wen Lao, I can see you selling fish here every day." ”

Wen Lao smiled: "A handful of old bones, I don't know what I can do except fishing." ”

Liu Ming felt that when he was talking to Wen Lao, the butcher next to him who cut pork with a big waist and a round waist had been staring at him. He didn't care either, thinking about himself as a young man in brocade clothes, squatting around the old man selling fish, it was indeed more abrupt and strange.

"Do you rely on this fishing for your household subsidies?" Liu Ming looked at Old Man Wen in a slightly old green cloth suit and asked.

"Well...... Wen Lao squinted his eyes and looked down at the fresh fish in the fish basket, "If they can all be sold, life will indeed be a little better." ”

At this point, Liu Ming suddenly noticed that there was a sobbing sound on his right hand, and the butcher said with a sad expression: "You are like this, why bother? ”

This sentence seemed a little extremely abrupt and strange, Liu Ming saw that Wen Lao coughed lightly, and the butcher realized his gaffe, so he didn't continue to cry.

Before Liu Ming had time to think about it, a broken gong in the distance shouted:

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, collect the money, collect the money!"

In the distance, a hedgehog-eyed official, wearing a scarf and hat from the yamen, walked to the vegetable vendors with some skill, and opened the money bag hanging from his waist.

"Jingle bells", the peddler had to throw copper coins into his money bag one by one, and it seemed that he had long been accustomed to this.

"Master Zhang......" a young woman selling tofu begged, "I just came out to set up a stall for two days, and I haven't made any money yet, so I can't even open the pot at home." ”

"Yes, Master Zhang." A grandmother selling vegetables next to the young woman pleaded, "You eat and drink spicy food all day long, so be compassionate and let this little lady earn a few more days." ”

The hedgehog-eyed little official looked at the pleading grandmother, his face changed, he snapped, and stepped forward with two slaps, which made the grandmother's eyes glow.

Seeing this, several vegetable sellers next to them were angry, and some people took the flat pole in their hands, hesitated for a long time, and never dared to do it, and put it back.

"What for, what for? You sell your food! The hedgehog rolled up his sleeves and pointed at the vegetable farmers and scolded.

He slowly approached the young woman selling tofu, and said with a smile, "I said, Wu Niang, I heard that your man died in an accident." ”

Wu Niang, who sold tofu, responded with tears in her eyes: "Yes." ”

"Well, it's okay if I don't charge you money." The hedgehog looked at Wu Niang with squinting eyes, and stroked the other party's hair with his hand, "What do you have in return?" ”

The Wu Niang flinched and kept retreating to the side, while the hedgehog-eyed little official was getting tighter and tighter.

"Stop!"

A clear roar sounded in the vegetable market.

Liu Ming saw that the old man stood up, trembling with anger, his eyes were like copper bells, and he accused: "Lang Lang Qiankun, in broad daylight, you are a member of the public family, but you bully the people like this? ”

"Oh?" The little official didn't expect anyone to dare to resist. He turned around, looked at the old man, raised his neck and said, "My mother is here as the governor of Yuezhou, and it turns out that his mother is an old fish seller...... Bah! The little officer looked at the ground and spat on the ground, "Old thing! Are you living impatiently? How dare you take care of your grandfather? ”

Na Wen's face turned blue with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said: "A small official who is not in the stream dares to openly dominate the market and bully men and women, and this official in Yuezhou still doesn't talk about the king's law?" ”

The hedgehog-eyed little official laughed and said, "Return the officials of Yuezhou? You old thing, you're really lenient. Why don't you care if you can get home alive today? ”

Before he finished speaking, the hedgehog-eyed little official took out a truncated water and fire stick from his waist. Saying that it was too late, Liu Ming stepped forward, raised his calf, and kicked it towards the hedgehog-eyed little official's lower abdomen with all his strength......