One

The long darkness was finally dispelled by the morning sun rising in the east, and the faint sunlight reflected the revival of the earth. The world after the baptism of war is full of holes.

When the chaos in the city calmed down a little, the Li County Commander, who hadn't closed his eyes all night, learned that his own baby daughter Li Xiaoyu had run away from home yesterday and had not returned. But because he was taking care of the injured Wang Naxiang, he couldn't take anyone out to look for him, and it wasn't until he settled down that he took some of his family members to the place where Xiaoyu often played and hid to find out.

"Hmph! I hate it, what an old money fan, for his own promotion and fortune, he does not hesitate to sacrifice my lifelong happiness, I hate ------ hate. Li Xiaoyu said to himself in front of a faded Buddha statue, "I have slept all night in this temple that is open to the wind on all sides, why hasn't the old money fan brought anyone to me? Could it be that he really doesn't recognize me as a daughter? Hmph! If you don't recognize it, you won't recognize it, what's the big deal." Luckily, I brought enough silver taels this time to live alone for a few months. When the murderous butcher is gone, I can go back to being my eldest lady. Hey, let's go shopping on the streets, and by the way, inquire about the situation of the old money fans. Grandpa Buddha, you have to bless your disciples not to be caught by your father, and it is best to meet the Ruyi Langjun in my mind, Amitabha. ”

After Xiaoyu was wordy about the Buddha statue for a long time, she walked out of the ruined temple and towards the market. At the same time, Kang Tai, who was exhausted, walked out of an abandoned thatched house very depressed, carrying a burden in his hand, ready to find a lucrative job in the market, so as to lay a certain economic foundation for continuing to find Anne in the future.

Kang Tai walked in the small street market with a haggard heartbeat, and some scenes such as admiring the moon with Anne, shopping, setting off fireworks and hugging kept coming to mind. He couldn't imagine how he had spent these days without his loved ones, relatives and friends.

Kang Tai still has a feeling of being in a dream world in front of these men, women and children in ancient costumes in front of him, but of course this is not the most important thing. There was only one thing on his mind now, and that was to continue looking for Anne. There is only one way to find Anne, which is to find a lucrative job and continue to search for Anne's whereabouts after having some savings. When he thought of this, he cheered up again.

I saw him pat the dust on his body, very gentlemanly straightened out his old clothes, strode to the door of a very deserted restaurant, found a recruitment notice posted on the wall, and walked in.

"May I ask this little brother, is your boss here?" asked Kang Tai as he stopped a little second brother who was cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks.

"You're here to be a buddy?" the little second brother asked him rhetorically.

"Oh! no, I'm a friend of your boss. Kang Tai replied with a flickering tone.

"Friend?" the little second brother looked Kang Tai up and down, looked his head away and said, "Impossible." ”

"Why can't it be?" said Kang Tai in a sudden reaction, "Oh! I have been friends with your boss for many years. Don't worry, I'm not a liar. ”

"I'll tell you!" the little second brother said again with grievances, "This boss Zhang is a guy who recognizes money and doesn't recognize people, two days ago, in order to deduct the wages of our coolies, he actually wronged us for stealing his things, not only deducted our wages for a month, but also asked us to compensate for his losses. Do you think he's such a guy as he recognizes you as a so-called old friend? Don't waste time, he only has money in his eyes. ”

"In that case, I'm going to see your boss even more. Kang Tai said triumphantly, "I have studied economics, let me have a good talk with your boss, and everything will be solved." ”

Two

Suddenly, a sharp scolding came from upstairs, and soon the boss of the restaurant walked down scolding.

"You little rabbit, are you talking bad about me again? Boss Zhang stepped forward and bared his teeth and scolded.

"Hmph!" the little second brother snorted coldly, and then went upstairs with the dishes and chopsticks in both hands.

"Is this guest here for dinner, or is it accommodation?" asked Boss Zhang, looking Kang Tai up and down.

"Oh! neither. ”

"Then please!"

"Wait. ”

"What's the matter, you're not here to eat or stay, so why don't you hurry up and let me go, what do you want to do standing here stupidly?" Boss Zhang suddenly remembered the recruitment notice posted on the wall at the door, so he patted his head and asked, "Oh! You're here to be a buddy, right?"

"No, I'm not here to be a buddy. Kang Tai replied to him directly, "I'm here to help you do cultural promotion, and I can guarantee that within three days, your deserted restaurant will be lively." ”

"What's the matter, can you really make my restaurant prosperous within three days?" Boss Zhang asked him in a skeptical tone.

"That's right. Kang Tai replied in the affirmative.

"Hmph, I think you want to come here to eat and drink!" Boss Zhang said in a strange tone.

"You ---!," Kang Tai retorted angrily, "I'm not a white eater, and I tell you, I'm specialized in all kinds of cultural propaganda." Besides, if I don't have that ability, would I dare to say such a thing?"

"Well, if that's the case, then you can give it a try for the time being, and if my restaurant is still not booming after three days, you have to compensate me for all my losses, you know?" Boss Zhang smiled sinister and said.

"Okay, no problem. Kang Tai responded confidently.

Just as Kang Tai and the boss were about to reach a final agreement, the young and beautiful Li Xiaoyu walked in and interrupted their conversation.

"Hey, hey, this isn't Lord Li's daughter, Xiaoyu!" Boss Zhang stepped forward and said, "I said, why is a magpie always on the lintel of the small shop today, chirping? It turns out that there are distinguished guests coming to the door! Miss, please sit upstairs, your 'Aloft Pavilion' little old man has been kept, just waiting for you to come to check in when you have nothing to do, and enjoy the moon and chant poetry!"

"In the future, Boss Zhang is still so good at talking. Li Xiaoyu said while observing the movements around her.

"Miss has won the award, passed the award. Boss Zhang grinned and said to Kang Tai, who was standing by the stairs meditating, "Oh! You are really my lucky star! I really didn't expect that as soon as you entered the door of my restaurant, this God of Wealth Grandma arrived." To tell the truth, it's been four days since this Li Damei left, and I don't even have a single guest in this restaurant. Not only do you not make any money, but the cost is also high, and what do you say I will pay them for? ”

"And you still post job ads?"

"What do you mean?"

"Oh! it's the job posting on the wall at your door!"

"Oh, you said that!" said Boss Zhang with a hippie smile, "That's just a façade, otherwise my restaurant would really be closed." Okay, don't talk about this, you are the first guest since the opening of this restaurant today, count you lucky, this is ten taels of silver, even if it is your lottery! With this God of Wealth grandmother, my restaurant will be as prosperous as ever in less than one day, and you will be used to do some publicity. ”

Three

Kang Tai held the ingot of white silver in both hands, but there was an indescribable sense of uneasiness in his heart, because after all, the ten taels of silver were too easy to earn, and he was a little ashamed. But how could he find the lost Anne without money?

"What's the matter, do you think the ten taels of silver are less?" asked Boss Zhang with a calm face.

"No, it's not that it's less, it's that it's more. Kang Tai suddenly asked him bluntly, "I never take advantage of others, let's say, what else can I do for your restaurant?"

"Oh, okay, you wait a minute, wait a minute. After Boss Zhang answered, he came to Li Xiaoyu and said with a pleasant face again, "Miss, you invite tea upstairs first, and the little old man will go to prepare everything, and when night falls, Miss will enjoy the moon and chant poetry with those literati and handsomes as usual." ”

"No, Boss Zhang, I'm not here to admire the moon and chant poetry this time. ”

"Oh, hey, my Miss Li, you didn't come here to admire the moon and chant poetry, so why did you come?"

"The purpose of my visit this time is to ask what my father has been doing in the past two days?"

"It seems that Miss is having trouble with Master Li again. ”

"What's the matter with you? Tell me, what has my dad been doing these past two days? Is there something big going on in the city?"

"Oh, hey, my Miss Li, you don't know!" Boss Zhang stared at Xiao Yu with a very exaggerated look and said, "Last night, it was like a frying pot at the North City Gate, and the shouts of killing, roaring and screaming continued until the morning! When it opened this morning, Xiao Lao'er heard that the reason for making such a big fuss last night was to catch some troublemakers. I've also heard that a lot of people have died in the government. ”

"What about my father, is there anything wrong with him?" asked Li Xiaoyu emotionally.

"Miss, rest assured, Master Li is safe and sound. Boss Zhang replied, "You brought someone to look for you before you came in the future!"

"You said my dad was already here. ”

"That's right! It's only been an hour between the time you left and the time you entered. ”

"That's fine. ”

As soon as Kang Tai heard the boss of the restaurant say that after the government caught the rebels all night last night, he suddenly remembered that Anne was still wandering in this chaotic space, and her whereabouts were unknown, so she was ready to leave here immediately with the ten taels of silver and continue to look for Anne's whereabouts, but was blocked by Boss Zhang.

"Boss Zhang, don't get in my way!" Kang Tai said with some irritation, "I have important things to do, let me go quickly." ”

"Didn't you say that you never took advantage of others, and promised to stay and help me?

"I know, but I do have very important things to do, and I really don't have time to help you, it's not that I don't believe in my words!"

"Okay, even if that's the case, I won't embarrass you, as long as you can leave that Miss Li Xiaoyu Li for me, I --- not only let you leave immediately, but I ---- I will give you another thirty ------or four ------ fifty taels of silver as a reward, what do you think?" Boss Zhang asked as if he had cut off a piece of flesh on his body, and his heart ached.

Kang Tai also knew that a manly husband must do what he says, and he must not be a villain who does not believe in his words, so he reluctantly agreed.

Four

In fact, Li Xiaoyu has had the intention of staying since she heard the news that her father had brought someone here. Because she felt that since they had already come to look for her, they should not come again, and besides, the most dangerous place was also the safest place, and besides, it was better to live in such a gorgeous restaurant than in a dilapidated temple that was ventilated on all sides. So there is no need to hire someone to retain it, Boss Zhang's move is simply redundant.

"Miss Li------ Li. Kang Tai stepped forward and called out a little shyly.

"What?" Li Xiaoyu replied coldly, and then turned his head back, facing Kang Tai, and suddenly froze. Although she didn't know who the handsome man in front of her was, and what it had to do with herself, she always had a very special feeling in her heart, and even she couldn't tell herself. She kept asking the same question in her heart: Could it be that Grandpa Buddha really appeared and gave herself a wishful husband? Thinking about it, she couldn't help but laugh a few times. This sweet smile and her naturally beautiful appearance are enough to charm many lustful men, but they can't impress the uncertain Kangta.

"Miss ------, what are you laughing at?" asked Mrs. Kang very embarrassed.

"Oh! Li Xiaoyu replied with a red face, and asked in a tricky way, "I don't know what the son is looking for me?

"I ------!" Kang Tai pretended to be an ancient, and said a little at a loss, "Oh! The five lakes and the four seas are one family, so why should Miss care if you and I have ever met? Besides, the ancients had clouds, and the sea has confidants, and the end of the world is like age!"

"Then the last two sentences, I wonder if the son can tell me?" Li Xiaoyu asked with a smile.

"Oh! The next two sentences are? By the way, I remembered it, and the next two sentences were, inaction is on the wrong path, and the children are stained with scarves. Kang Tai replied after reacting.

"Good poetry, good poetry!" Li Xiaoyu said in an inviting tone while approving, "Tonight I want to set up a poetry dating conference here, invite talents from all over the world, and hope that Gongzi can come to the meeting." Xiaoyu is waiting for the son's good news at 'Yale Xuan'. ”

After saying that, Li Xiaoyu turned around and walked upstairs with a smile on her face.

"It's too easy---- isn't it? I didn't get to the point, and she agreed to stay, which was so weird. Kang Tai muttered to himself.

"Hey, hey, you're really powerful, you left Li Damei to me in a few words, and this --- the fifty taels of silver are yours." Boss Zhang reluctantly handed over a large ingot of silver to Mrs. Kang and said.

Kang Tai took the fifty taels of snowflake silver again, and was about to leave without saying a word, but was blocked by Boss Zhang.

"Oh, Boss Zhang, I've already kept it for you, why don't you let me leave? I really have something very important to do, please don't get in my way, okay?" Kang Tai asked him emotionally.

"Okay, then, as long as you can make that Li Da Mei play a long time, so that tonight's Yongshi Friendship Conference will be more prosperous and grand than before, I will --- and I will give you another fifty taels of silver as an encouragement to see how it goes? I can promise you that as long as this conference can be successfully concluded, I will send you away immediately, and I will never come forward to stop it again, please." Boss Zhang pretended to be very sincere and said.

"Hey, you're really insatiable!" After that, Kang Tai agreed to his request again because he didn't want to entangle him anymore, and reluctantly went upstairs at the urging of Boss Zhang.

"Hey, hey, it's been four days------ it's been four days, this time I'm going to catch them, I'm going to send it------, I'm going to send it. Ha--- ha---haha!" Boss Zhang muttered to himself at the top of the stairs ecstatically.

Five

After lunch, Kang Tai and Li Xiaoyu drank tea in the "Aloft" and negotiated for a long time until nightfall.

When Li Xiaoyu heard that Kang Tai wanted to go to Annie, the woman he had been thinking about, he naturally changed the topic of conversation and said: "Oh! Xiaoyu and Gongzi have been talking for so long in this elegant 'Yalexuan', but they still don't know Gongzi's honorific name, this is really Xiaoyu's negligence!"

"Oh! My surname is Kang Mingtai, and the young lady can just call me Kang Tai. ”

"Kang Tai, Ankang Taiping, good name, really good name. ”

"Oh! Miss has won the prize. ”

"Don't always call me Miss, see me more!" Li Xiaoyu suddenly asked softly, "Although you and I met in Pingshui, we can be regarded as having a good conversation at this time." I wonder if I will have the privilege of being your confidante?"

"Oh, actually, we've been talking for so long, we've been friends for a long time. Kang Tai said bluntly.

"That being the case, then you and I will be straight to the name from now on!" Li Xiaoyu said further.

"I'm afraid this --- a bit out of order!" Kang Tai said deliberately evasively.

"Hmph, what's not polite, since you are a friend, you should be honest with each other, are you so evasive that you don't want to make me a friend? Li Xiaoyu said very angrily.

"No--- no, please don't get me wrong, Miss Li, I didn't mean that. Kang Taiji explained.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, then please don't call me Miss Li in the future, I sound awkward, it's more cordial to call me Xiaoyu." Li Xiaoyu sighed a little and then asked, "I don't know what you think, Brother Kang?"

"Well, since Miss Xiaoyu thinks so highly of me, then what else do I have to say!" Kang Tai listened carefully, and then said, "Listen, they are coming. Tonight's poetry dating conference will definitely be lively. ”

"How did it come so quickly. Li Xiaoyu said triumphantly there, "But that's fine, the grander the scene becomes, the more beneficial it is for me, even if my father and they go and return, or they come when they hear the news, I'm not afraid." There are so many Confucian scholars out there to block me, how can I not escape! Ha! I'm so smart. ”

"Xiaoyu, how can you say that? You know what? Your father must be very worried when you run away from home. ”

"Hmph, will he worry about me?" Li Xiaoyu said with a calm face, "I'm afraid he is worried about whether he will be able to get promoted and make a fortune." ”

"How can you think that?" asked Kang Tai, puzzled, "We talked for so long just now, and I have been listening to you speak ill of your father. What happened between your father and daughter, can you tell me about this friend who met in the water?"

"Do you really want to know?"

"Of course. ”

"Okay, then I'll tell you from beginning to end. After Li Xiaoyu took another sip of tea, she told him about it.

At this time, the space outside the "Aloft Pavilion" was already full of people.

Six

Soon, the boss walked into the "Yalexuan" with a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and said to Xiaoyu with a smile: "Hey------ Grandma Fortune, oh! No------ no, Miss Li, everything is arranged according to your wishes." Everyone is waiting for you outside! Oh, and a few distinguished guests from Yangzhou, who want to see your live performance of the 'Duckweed Plum Book' by name! Look ------?."

In fact, as early as Xiaoyu's conversation with Kang Tai, she learned that this time the scene was definitely much grander than in the past, and it would definitely alarm her father, who dreamed of being promoted and making a fortune, she was afraid that if she still showed up to perform as usual, it would be difficult for her father to leave the restaurant unnoticed. Therefore, she told Boss Zhang that she would change the original plan and jointly set up a puzzle where you can make a profit and retreat and protect yourself.

At that time, Xiaoyu told Boss Zhang that she was going to use the reputation of the world's first beauty "Liu Furong" to show the question in the "Aloft" and compile the words behind the screen. In order to get more lucrative benefits, the boss of the restaurant had to agree to her and placed a white screen in front of her and Kang Tai.

"Ignore them, and do as you and I have promised. Li Xiaoyu said.

Boss Zhang completely opened the half-hidden wooden door, and then stood in the attic to announce the "official start of the Yongshi Dating Conference". Those boys who wanted to see the beauty of the beauty saw that although the hidden wooden door was open, they still couldn't clearly see the beauty in the "Aloft", so they shouted loudly.

"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet. Boss Zhang said in a loud voice, "Listen to me, I know that everyone came tonight to see Miss Furong, the world's first beauty invited from Suzhou, but this Miss Furong is the head of the group and will not show up easily." The young lady said that only talented people can make friends with her poetry and admire the wind and the moon. ”

"So, what does it mean to be a talented person?" suddenly asked a young man with a Yangzhou accent.

Miss Fleur said that whoever sings poems can move her, she will accompany them for a good night and enjoy the wind and moon together. Boss Zhang held a wooden sign covered with a red cloth and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please see, the sign I am holding in my hand is the poem title of the young lady, and the poems you sing must correspond to the poem title, this is the rule." Okay, let's start with the starting price. Whoever pays the highest price will be the first to step forward to receive the poem, and those who win will stay, and those who don't can also get a gift from Miss Fleur. ”

As soon as these words came out, those foolish sons who wanted to see the beauty began to fight for "fifty taels of gold------ one hundred ------taels of gold". At the same time, Li Xianling and others also heard the news, but what disappointed him was that the flower sign at the door of the restaurant was actually the portrait and name of the world's first beauty "Liu Furong", not his daughter Xiaoyu. However, he is also a man who can't resist all kinds of temptations. Under the temptation of "beauty", he finally couldn't help but walk in.

"Wow, they're so rich, they're so spendthrift in order to compete for a plaque, they're really a bunch of losers. Kang Tai said with emotion.

"Yes, I just said that I was going to set up a poetry dating meeting here, and I didn't let him make such a big fanfare. Li Xiaoyu said with some regret, "And I used a partition to show the question, and the bureau set up by such tricks as compiling words behind the screen was just to deal with my father." This boss is really a money fan. ”

"Well, as soon as the war is over, they will live in such luxury, and they are really idlers with no ambition. Kang Tai said with some indignation.

"Yes, it's all because their parents are too greedy for money, they only know how to make money, but they don't know how to care for and teach their children, which is also the sorrow of our rich children!" Li Xiaoyu said with empathy.

"I'm sorry, I'm just saying it, don't take it to heart. ”

"It's okay, it's the truth!"

At the same time, the battle for poetry titles other than "Alofen" also began to change from hot to cool, and the price began to intermittently when it soared to 5,000 taels of gold. This made Boss Zhang very worried, so he prepared to let Kang Tai pretend to be a rich kid to come out and call out, so as to provoke their competitiveness again. But at this moment, Li Xianling in the crowd actually paid 10,000 taels of gold to buy the poem title. In an instant, everyone turned their eyes to him in shock.

When Li Xiaoyu heard that the person who was overwhelming the audience was her father, she began to become unsettled.

"Hey, hey, isn't this our county master, Lord Li?" said Boss Zhang with a somewhat panicked look, "You are really generous!"

At this time, Li Xiaoyu, who was uncertain, could no longer sit still, so she begged Kang Tai to let him take 13,000 taels of gold and fight for the inscription plate from her father's hand. He also knew what the reason for Xiaoyu to avoid her biological father was, and out of compassion, he agreed to her request.

He took advantage of the fact that when Boss Zhang was talking with Li County Lingzheng, he actually changed his coat, took a folding fan, pretended to be a dignitary, and took advantage of everyone's unpreparedness to go out and stand behind Boss Zhang and said loudly: "I will pay 13,000 taels of gold to buy this inscription." ”

Everyone suddenly shifted their eyes from Li Xianling's body to him, still very surprised, and everyone was talking about it there. Li Xianling felt that he had lost face, so he wanted to come up with something hard and force him to retreat. Fortunately, he secretly took out the gold medal given by the Empress Wu, and after giving it to Li Xianling, he made a few more official tones before calming down a dispute.

After Kang Tai got the inscription card, he was a little hesitant, after all, he was not very good at poetry, but curiosity forced him to lift the red cloth wrapped in the inscription card, revealing the word "autumn moon". The font on the wooden plaque is very beautiful, just like Xiaoyu's face. As soon as he heard that it was a poem with the theme of the autumn moon, he naturally thought of Li Yu's "Poppy Beauty" in the Southern Tang Dynasty

"When is the spring flower and autumn moon, how much do you know about the past? Xiaolou had an east wind last night, so the country is unbearable to look back at the moonlight, the carved fence and jade masonry should still be there, but the faces have changed. How sad can you be? Just like a river of spring water flowing eastward. Kang Tai finished this sad poem with great emotion.