Chapter 44 Chunjinglou couplet

Hong Guangming's proposal was immediately agreed by most people, compared to the 30,000 candidates who were admitted, there are still millions of candidates who failed the list, I'm afraid they don't even have such troubles, so why worry about what hasn't happened yet?

Drinking flower wine is to visit the Qinglou, although Lu Yu has never been there, but there are similar plots in some film and television dramas in the main world, and Lu Yu instinctively wants to oppose it.

"Brother Lu, whether you are shy or not, in fact, it doesn't cost much to drink flower wine, listen to songs and watch dances, and one person will only have a dozen taels of silver."

"I heard that Lan Mengge's singing and dancing are good, how about we go here?"

"I heard that the silk and bamboo listeners of Jinfeng Tower don't eat meat for three days, so let's go to Jinfeng Tower!"

Zhang Xiu and Qin Yang argued, one wanted to watch singing and dancing, the other wanted to listen to Sizhu, Xu Xia on the side said: "The dance of the flower butterfly in the capital, the sound of the piano of Lan Meng, the singing voice of the purple smoke and the literary talent of the green beads, are known as the four uniques of the capital, why don't we go to whichever house we go tonight?" ”

"That's a good idea, let's go!"

Xia Yueming's mood was a little low, and she was also pulled into the carriage by Xu Xia.

Outside Yanlai Tower, the snow fell heavily, and the snowflakes covered the buildings on both sides of the street, shrouding the entire capital in a white vast, the bluestone paved streets had turned into a snow-white carpet, and the ruts of the carriages were crushed against the thick snow, making a creaking sound to break the silence of the streets.

"Is it so late?"

The people who came out of Yanlailou found that it was very late, and there were few people on the street, although everyone was a monk and would not be afraid of the cold, but they had just drunk the spirit wine, and they were blown by the cold wind outside, so they couldn't help but shrink their necks and squeezed into Xu Xia's carriage together.

The carriage galloped down the street, and although it was fast, it took two quarters of an hour before it came to a slow stop.

"Where is this?"

When everyone got into the car, they only told the coachman to go to Kangle Street, and they didn't say which Qinglou to drink flower wine, but they didn't expect to stop and stretch out their heads to see that they came to the front of Chunjing Building.

"That's it!" Six big men were a little uncomfortable crammed into a carriage, and Xu Xia jumped down from the carriage as soon as possible, shaking the non-existent snowflakes on his body.

When a few people got out of the car and just walked to the door of Chunjinglou, the old bustard in the door had already stepped forward with a smile and said, "A few people are please, do you want a private room or a hall." ”

"Hall!"

A few people came to see the cabaret today, so they naturally chose the hall.

Led by a maid, several people walked into the hall, which was extremely luxurious, surrounded by mahogany that could only be hugged by one person, and the floor was covered with a thick carpet, on which it was like stepping on soft grass, and wrapping people's ankles.

The high dome is dotted with countless night pearls that shine like stars, like the stars above the sky, and four colorful spar chandeliers hang below, illuminating the entire hall so that even the human figure cannot be seen.

On both sides of the aisle are bright red and festive blankets, on which stand two rows of tall maids with fluttering peach-colored skirts, all smiling, with long hair hanging down their shoulders, bee waist and long legs, and the visual effect is quite pleasing to the eye.

"Welcome!"

Seeing Xu Xia and the others walking in, the maids bowed down in unison, and greeted in a voice, which made people's bones crispy.

The hall was already full of guests, and it was not easy to find a round table in a corner, and the maid in a feather dress brought hot tea to a few people, put a bronzing price list on the table and said: "If you want to eat something, you can order what you want to listen to." ”

As soon as Lu Yu walked into the Chunjing Building, he felt that this and the outside were like two worlds, the outside was cold and snowy, but the inside was as warm as spring.

Xu Xia first ordered a few dishes and a pot of spirit wine, and said to the maid, "Is the purple smoke girl coming out to perform tonight?" ”

The maid said: "It's unfortunate that a few people came, just now a guest lit a song of purple smoke, and the purple smoke girl is probably already resting!" ”

Xu Xia also knew that a few of them were a little late today, and if they wanted to light Ziyan to perform, not only did they need to pay several times more bounty, but they also had to see if Ziyan was in a good mood.

Seeing that Xu Xia and the others didn't mean to sing and dance, the maid continued: "If a few sons can match a couplet in the hall, Miss Ziyan will present a song for a few sons. If she can make two couplets, the Purple Smoke Girl will invite the boy to the private room to play a song alone. As for the three pairs of ......, this son can make a request that is not too excessive, even if it is to let the purple smoke girl accompany a few sons to go out for a day, it is not impossible! ”

"Couplet, yes? It's not easy, let me see! ”

Xu Xia didn't expect such a thing, and looked up in the direction of the maid's finger, and saw four couplets hanging on both sides of the stage in the hall.

When he saw the four couplets, Xu Xia's face stiffened and said, "Has anyone come out of this couplet?" ”

The maid smiled: "Of course there is! ”

"But I can only barely make one couplet, and as for those who can make two couplets, no one has ...... so far."

Xu Xia knew that it was not so easy, and turned his head to the other five: "Can you come out?" ”

Xia Yueming and the other four looked at the couplet in a daze, and they all shook their heads and said, "It's difficult!" It's so hard! ”

Xu Xia found that Lu Yu didn't speak, looked at Lu Yu and said, "Brother Lu can come out?" ”

Lu Yu actually didn't want to get involved in this matter, Lu Yu, who had three strange views, was resistant to visiting the Qinglou from the bottom of his heart, but Xu Xia asked himself, so he had to answer: "Almost!" ”

"It's almost no problem!"

Xu Xia was overjoyed and said, "How many pairs can Brother Lu match?" ”

Lu Yu looked at the four couplets again and said, "Three or four!" ”

"Brother Lu is this true?"

At this time, even the maid next to him looked disdainful, is this person a little bit unlucky, can't he be illiterate!

"If this boy can really match four couplets, the Purple Smoke Girl will definitely be rewarded heavily!"

"Heavy reward!"

Xu Xia snorted dissatisfiedly, and if he made three couplets, he could put forward a condition that was not excessive, and if he made four couplets, it would become a heavy reward, and Xu Xia was of course very dissatisfied when he heard it.

"Are you lying to us?"

The maid said as if she hadn't heard it: "These four couplets have been hung out for more than a year, and now no one has even appeared in the three couplets. ”

Xu Xia wanted to say something, but Zhang Xiu on the side said: "Brother Lu might as well make two couplets first, and it's not too late to ask when you see the purple smoke girl!" ”

Zhang Xiu thought, if Lu Yu can't get it right, then the joke will be big, it's better to complete a small goal first, if Lu Yu can really make two couplets, just ask what the reward is when he sees Ziyan.

"Brother Lu, don't let us down, tonight's party is all up to you!"

Xu Xia has the most confidence in Lu Yu, and the person who can write famous poems in the capital should not be too difficult for couplets!

"Bring the pen!"

Although Lu Yu doesn't like to be in the limelight, there are some things that cannot be avoided, and he retreats, and tonight's incident will make others ugly, and it is not a good thing for Lu Yu.

The maid took the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and Lu Yu wrote out the two couplets on the paper, and Xu Xia on the side read while reading: "Spring Reading, Autumn Reading, Spring and Autumn Reading, Spring and Autumn Reading." East Pawnshop West Pawnshop Stuff Pawnshop Stuff Pawn Stuff. ”

"If there are insects in the water, it will be turbid, if there are fish in the water, it will be fishing, and the water will be water, and the rivers and lakes will be miao. Under the wood is the foundation, above the wood is the end, the wood is wood, the pine and cypress are in the forest. ”

"Good couplet, neat battle, it should be right!"

After Lu Yu finished writing the two couplets, he still didn't stop writing, and continued to write on the paper: "The fog locks the mountain, the mountain locks the fog. ”

After writing, he put the pen in his hand and said: "I also make a pair, if the purple smoke girl can come out, I can give her the last two pairs without any payment!" ”

"Good!"

Xu Xia clapped his hands and applauded: "It's rude to look forward to it!" ”