"Brother Xiahou, if you think you shouldn't check it, you should stop it." Seeing Twelve disappearing outside the door, Su Mu was still a little uneasy: "Twelve is your person, how can you listen to me?" ”

"Shhh-" Xiahou put his index finger up in front of his lips, his long eyelashes drooped, and a thick shadow was cast on his lower eyelids: "Listen." ”

"Good!"

There was a loud cheer in the hall, and Su Mu's eyes were attracted, and he found that the voice was coming from those students.

"What a poem!"

"Brother Li's talent is world-renowned, if he didn't want fame and fortune, he would have been on the gold list long ago!"

"The beginning and the end are all good, especially this last sentence, which is really a stroke of genius."

There were more than twenty or thirty students gathered there, but the round table under the Fan Building was only ten seats. So half of the people stood aside, applauding at the middle-aged man in the first seat.

The middle-aged man was about forty, with a plain face, a scribe's beard on his chin, and an occasional gleam in his narrowed eyes.

He modestly stood up and arched his hand around: "Don't dare to move, today with Gui as the theme, Li is just throwing bricks and attracting jade, and Zhujun is the real talent of Gui!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the students at the same table also stood up, and those who had good deeds picked up their wine glasses and said, "Brother Li Zhuyu is in front, we might as well drink this cup as respect." ”

Others responded one after another, and the downstairs was very lively for a while.

Su Mu nibbled on the pastry: "These people have a pretty stable mentality." ”

Dayuan will try every three years, and the imperial court will not open Enke if there is no major incident. So if you don't make the list, you'll have to wait another three years. Looking at the people downstairs, their clothes can only be regarded as neat, and their age is not young.

It is estimated that they are all poor students.

Twelve's speed was fast, and after the group downstairs had finished a round of poems, he had already returned with what he had found.

“…… The person sitting in the east is called Li Qiuhe, and it is uncertain whether his real name is not. This person began to be active in the capital six years ago, and it is said that his family has a lot of assets and has always respected learned people. He once said that as long as his knowledge could be appreciated by him, then he would give him a thousand gold. Twelve scratched his head: "The subordinates briefly checked, this Li official, he did give thousands of gold to several literati, one of whom is now serving in the Ministry of Rites." ”

"Give a thousand gold...... Xiahou covered the tea foam: "Heh, what does his family do." ”

"This is the strange place, it is rumored that the Li family is in business. But what exactly was done and what was done there, no one said clearly. ”

Su Mu turned his head to look at Li Songhe, and the atmosphere downstairs was warm. Fan Lou provided pen and ink, and the students' poems were copied down one by one, and those people evaluated each other and sent the best copies to Li Songhe.

Most of these students come from poor families, and whenever they take the exam, Li Songhe will hold regular gatherings. If someone has blue eyes, he will increase his money generously. Twelve tsk: "Gold, someone gave it away for nothing, who of these students would think that this money burns their hands?" ”

At this moment, Li Songhe at the bottom looked at a poem manuscript and praised it: "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!" He said three wonderful words in a row, and then exclaimed: "Although this poem is Yonggui, there is no place in the whole poem that actually writes Gui." But silently, it makes people feel that the fragrance of osmanthus lingers in the nose. Wonderful, wonderful! ”

Seeing that he admired him so much, the others hurriedly stepped forward to take a look.

Li Songhe generously handed over the manuscript of the poem for circulation, and as more people read it, more and more people echoed and praised it.

"This is written by Brother Zhao, it really deserves to be one of the eight talents of Qiantang!"

The person who was congratulated by several people and called Brother Zhao was full of red faces, and he pretended to be humble and saluted left and right, and Su Mu, who was sitting on it, could see the pride in his eyes.

"Huh?" Su Mu leaned forward, and he asked with some uncertainty: "Li Songhe seemed to have eye contact with this person just now?" ”

Xiahou Sha shook his head: "I didn't pay attention. ”

The twelve, who was standing aside with a sword, held back a smile: "Master Su, my master has been watching ......"

"Shut up."

The master spoke, and Twelve quickly closed his mouth, and even covered it vigorously.

Su Mu raised his eyebrows: "What has your master been watching?" ”

Twelve innocently blinked, and he tilted his head: "Huh? ”

Seeing his cute appearance, Su Mu's eyes overflowed with smiles. Xiahou covered his jaw: "Let Lao Jiu go to check this Li Songhe, you, go find Lao Liu." ”

Twelve is like a bolt from the blue, and he vividly shows with his expression what it means to be wronged. The originally pleasing apricot eyes suddenly turned red, and the two eyebrows also drooped. Twelve wanted to say something, but looking at the cold Xiahou Sha, he only dared to cry and chirp: "I...... Injustice! ”

Su Mu probably guessed that it was not a good thing to go to the sixth child, looking at the appearance of Twelve, he couldn't help but play a round and said, "Otherwise, forget it?" After all, I'm young, so I shouldn't have asked. ”

The first time he saw someone who dared to intercede in front of his master, he looked at Su Mu with awe. At the same time, he was also prepared in his heart, if the master's punishment was heavier, then he would definitely not say anything again.

“…… It's none of your business. ”

Twelve suspected that he was hallucinating, he stared at Xiahou Sha stupidly, and when he was sent out, he was still in an illusory state.

In the wing, Su Mu stroked his stomach and looked at the remaining pastries with some regret.

"I've been to Fanlou before, why haven't I ever seen these snacks?"

Xiahou Sha put down the teacup he had been holding for a long time, and his slender fingers clicked on the table: "These are specially provided by Tianlou." ”

Su Mu suddenly realized, sure enough, the privileged class is good.

Looking out at the sky, Xiahou Sha said casually: "There is a meeting by the Jinhua Pool tonight, and I heard that there are exotic people setting up stalls. ”

Outlander? Su Mu was a little interested, he had been in Dayuan for so long, and he hadn't seen a foreigner with his own eyes. Glancing at Xiahou Sha's expression, he said tentatively: "That...... Going together? ”

Xiahou Sha immediately responded happily: "Okay." ”

When I went out of the Yellow Building, Li Songhe's pedestrians downstairs were still lively. It's just that at some point, there were many women among those people. The people of Dayuan are open, and it is really rare and ordinary to invite singers and dancers to help the banquet.

But standing at the door, Su Mu still had a relative: "This is also ...... It's too profligate. ”

Xiahou Sha seemed to chuckle, the sun was about to set, but the moon had already risen. Su Mu looked up when he heard the laughter, and saw that his angular outline was marked with a soft light, and he rarely had a peaceful temperament.

"Laughing at what?"

Xiahou Sha stretched out his hand to him, and in Su Mu's breathlessness, he plucked a red leaf.

"These, it's nothing."

Xiahou stared at him, his blue eyes reminded of the deep sea, both the fear of falling into it, and the desire to find out.

Su Mu avoided his eyes by looking at the vendors passing by the roadside: "Haha, is it?" I didn't expect the atmosphere in Yecheng to be so open, it seems that General Xiahou is also experienced. ”

Xiahou frowned: "I didn't." ”

Su Mu turned his head, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said a little narrowly: "Okay, okay, you don't." ”

Xiahou Sha was a little helpless, and he didn't know how to explain that compared to the palace, the behavior of these people was not worth mentioning at all.

Jinhua Gate is on the west side, near the Sifang Pavilion. This special geographical location allows it to have a rally every seven days. It's a place where all kinds of languages come together. What Persian beauties, Byzantine frescoes, and many Arab merchants were peddling large gems and furs.

Seeing so many unique things, Su Mu's eyes lit up. He watched and bought all the way, and Xiahou Sha was by his side, and when he couldn't take the things he bought, Xiahou Sha didn't call the attendants, but naturally took everything.

Su Mu bit a churning candy and couldn't help but look at him carefully in the dense crowd. Xiahou Sha noticed his gaze, and cast a puzzled look.

"Tsk, nothing to do, either a traitor or a thief."

Su Mu's muttering as he bit the sugar was drowned in the boiling voices, and Xiahou lowered his head: "What? ”

Su Mu leaned close to his ear and said loudly: "I said, did we know each other before!" ”

Could it be that Xiao Su Mu had a relationship with this person? But I don't remember it!

Hearing the question he asked, a smile appeared in Xiahou Sha's eyes: "How long ago, was it called before?" If we take it now, then we did know each other before. ”

"No merit, Brother Xiahou, you make me feel ashamed of this."

Xiahou was surprised: "How can I say this, if it wasn't for you before, then I would have died a long time ago." ”

On the crowded streets, the two of them stayed for a short time and received countless white eyes. Su Mu had to hold back his words in his heart, and pulled him out of the crowd with some embarrassment.

After picking a place with few people, the two turned a corner and walked to another street.

Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief, he looked back at Xiahou Sha, and was about to open his mouth but found that something was wrong: "...... Hey, Xiahou, your squire, where are my things? ”

Xiahou Sha, who was empty-handed, looked at him innocently: "I gave them something, I guess I lost it." As he spoke, he quietly gestured with his right hand behind his back.

Su Mu felt unbelievable, those people were wearing knives and their faces were full of anger, and they looked like well-trained soldiers. Why are all those people lost now just a street?

This is by the river, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and there are already people putting river lanterns by the river.

Xiahou Sha took a few steps forward and brushed away the willow branches on the bank, looked at the river lanterns and asked with interest: "Why do they put these things?" ”

Su Mu, who was looking behind him unrelentingly, hoping to see people, was in a trance and didn't hear clearly: "Ah? ”

Xiahou pointed to the red river lantern that floated to his feet and asked again: "Why do you want to put the river lantern?" ”

Su Mu heard it clearly this time, and he said in his heart: "Maybe, it's to make a wish." ”

"Make a wish?" Xiahou swept the willow branches: "Is it useful?" ”

Su Mu was speechless, this kind of thing to make children happy, had Xiahou Sha never seen it before?

"Sincerity is spirituality, river lantern, it's more of a sustenance."

Hearing his head, Xiahou pondered: "It sounds like this is no different from those clay sculptures in the temple." It's just that mortals themselves insist on pinning their trust. ”