The next day, Paoma Cui discussed with Mi Dou that the academy in this city was too expensive, and he couldn't afford it, so he could only go back to his hometown and enter the town academy in his hometown.

I'm afraid that the books in the town are very backward, since they are in the city, they should go and buy some advanced books, and Ma Cui will catch his carriage and rush to the largest bookstore in the city.

The three-storey building is towering, there are many carriages parked on the street outside, and people come in and out of the door of the richly decorated bookstore, mostly Miss Gongzi and their servants, as soon as Mi Dou stepped into the door, it immediately caused a commotion, when did such a rich prince appear in Longtan City?

Midou was accustomed to these eyes of seeing the reincarnation of the white fox, so he ignored it and walked up to the book area on the second floor to look for the handouts and annotations of the Four Books and the Five Classics.

The first floor is allowed to be read for a long time without buying, and although there is no explicit rule on the second floor, if you only look at it here and don't buy it, it will attract people's eyes, so the number of people on the second floor is a little less, and it is a lot quieter.

Mi Dou walked up the stairs and walked through the bookcase room, a surprise was particularly eye-catching, Running Ma Cui looked over, it was a jeweled young lady, dressed very luxuriously, at first glance, it was the daughter of a wealthy family, and the dignitaries couldn't look directly, Running Ma Cui quickly lowered his head and didn't dare to look at it again.

Mi Dou didn't bother to pay attention to it, directly ignored the daughter of this wealthy family, found a bookcase that sold books related to the imperial examination such as the Four Books and the Five Classics, and began to pick and choose, hoping to find books with rich content and cheaper prices.

It's a pity, Mi Dou doesn't want to make trouble, the trouble just found himself, this bejeweled wealthy daughter, about the same age as Mi Dou, is about to enter the cardamom years, when I saw Mi Dou's troubled appearance, suddenly the girl's feelings attacked, looking forward to the spring, the face was ashamed, and she committed the bridge of a nymphomaniac.

The daughter of a wealthy family walked slowly towards Mi Dou, and the bookstore guy who accompanied the VIP reminded with a smile, "Miss Lizhi, the legendary books are all in the bookcase here." ”

The close-fitting maid in green gauze frowned and glared, full of extravagance, this guy suddenly resigned, and retreated with a cold sweat on his face.

Mi Dou put a thick book back on the shelf, it was too expensive, and reached for the last thinner "Spring and Autumn Handout" on the shelf. However, Mi Dou's eyes were full of flowers, and he didn't even see the slightest shadow clearly, and a red gauze sleeve was put on the book first.

Not only did Mi Dou fail to see the shadow, but even the second-rate martial arts master of Running Ma Cui couldn't see clearly how the red sleeves were put on, and Running Horse Cui's heart set off a huge wave, this wealthy daughter is too terrifying, she is young, she actually has such a cultivation, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, it's a light-opener!

Mi Dou frowned and turned her head to see that she was a bejeweled daughter of a wealthy family, her eyes were staring directly at the books on the bookcase, but the corner of her eyes was glancing at herself, her face was full of inexplicable shame.

Women can't take the imperial examination, why are you taking this book? Mi Dou quickly glanced at the marked price, which was more than half cheaper than the previous one, and Mi Dou stood aside, waiting patiently, maybe this girl just flipped through it and didn't plan to buy it.

This young lady opened this "Spring and Autumn Handout", pretending to be reading carefully, but all her attention was on the corner of her eye, oh my God! He, he kept looking at people, this young lady was secretly happy, a touch of red appeared, but she was also a beautiful embryo.

Mi Dou was impatient, and as soon as the bad water rolled in his head, he deliberately glanced at the daughter of this wealthy family, pretended to be surprised and said, "A lewd book, there are people who are not shy!"

The daughter of a wealthy family let out a scream, threw the "Spring and Autumn Handout" in her hand back on the desk, grabbed her sleeves, looked at Mi Dou pitifully, and looked like a bird in need of protection, and said aggrievedly, "I, I, I don't know." ”

Mi Dou's face was expressionless, and he quickly reached out, grabbed the "Spring and Autumn Handout" into his arms, walked to the next bookshelf, and continued to pick up books.

It turned out that she was bullying others, and this young lady wanted to cry, so bad! Scaring people, it was really annoying! The infatuation in her heart was two points thicker.

Mi Dou picked out another copy of "Notes on the Mean", a total of three taels and seventy copper plates, and said to Running Ma Cui, this man suddenly frowned, the real thief is expensive! Running Ma Cui was so distressed that his mouth was crooked, and the two books were so expensive, but how could he afford it in the future! Mi Dou looked at the words, his heart was depressed, he used to follow Luofutu, and he didn't think how expensive this book was, so he stopped picking it and went downstairs to settle the bill.

Running horse Cui crooked his mouth, and took out the silver in his sleeve two or three times, but he couldn't take it out, at this moment, there was a commotion outside the gate, a cold wind blew in, several servants opened the way first, and a man in a gorgeous robe stepped into the door, shouting to the shopkeeper who greeted him, "Today's bookstore is open at half price!"

The shopkeeper was shocked, "Fifth master, this ......"

The man in the Chinese robe was full of spring breeze, as if he had infinite joy, and his smile was full of joy, and he patted the shopkeeper's shoulder proudly, "That's it!"

The shopkeeper was flattered, these five masters were not usually so approachable, he bent down and agreed, "Okay! ”

Qiao Feihe! Mi Dou and Paoma Cui looked at each other, and they didn't expect to meet him.

Qiao Feihe, who was full of spring breeze, bowed to the old folks of the Quartet proudly, and also saw the running horse Cui and Mi Dou, first stunned, then laughed, and walked over and said with a smile, "Cui nephew, little brother, you came to Longtan City, why don't you come to see Uncle Qiao and me!"

Running Ma Cui also passed by the Qiao family's mansion, looking at the luxurious and wealthy family, he couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself, a little ashamed, and retreated in amazement, and now he hurriedly bowed politely and said, "Uncle Qiao, we have just arrived, and we are thinking of asking for a cup of hot tea at the house." ”

"Okay!" Qiao Feihe patted Mi Dou's head and said with a spring breeze, "It's just in time, today I, Qiao Feihe, am in a happy mood, and I'm looking for someone to drink a few jars of joy." ”

Running Ma Cui and Mi Dou looked at each other, what made Qiao Feihe happy like this?

Qiao Feihe turned around and shouted to the man who came with him, "You go to other restaurants and shops to inform you first, and on today's festive day, all will be half price!"

Mi Dou secretly pinched, and Running Horse Cui came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Congratulations, congratulations!"

Qiao Feihe sighed for a while, his mind drifted back to many years ago, and he crossed the gap with Brother Daohong, they had come to the world like Penglai Immortal Island, but the result was very bleak, but now he patted Ma Cui's shoulder with relief and said, "If Brother Daohong is still there, he will be happy for me!"

What is it that is so happy? Running Ma Cui glanced at Mi Dou for help, this little ghost is smart and clever, maybe he can give him a hint, Mi Dou shrugged his shoulders, inexplicably, who knows what happened!

At this time, on the stairs of the bookstore, a crisp girl's voice came, "Grandpa Feihe, has Cousin Zhenghong passed?"

Qiao Feihe, who was full of spring breeze, looked up, but it was the bejeweled daughter of a wealthy family, he hurriedly bowed down and said respectfully, "Yes, Miss, it was the dog who passed." ”

Mi Dou and Running Horse Cui looked at each other, what did they pass to make Qiao Feihe so ecstatic?

The same surprise as Mi Dou was Li Xiucai, he locked the porter, walked out of the alley, and walked to the street where vegetables were sold, eating white porridge and salted radish in the morning, spitting out water lightly, and for lunch, he had to buy some macaroni or cabbage.

Li Xiucai's home is in the countryside, and for the imperial examination after this autumn, he came to the city alone to rent a small single room, and he has not been in the city for many days, but the streets are already familiar, but he has walked for a long time today, and he has not seen a vegetable stall. Could it be that he was dazzled by reading a book and went to the wrong street? Li Xiucai returned to the alley and walked again, but there were not many people on this street, could it be that it was now the afternoon when the vegetable farmers had gone back to eat? Li Xiucai patted his long sleeves beautifully, and it seemed that he had worked too hard and forgot the time.

There was no food to buy on the street, Li Xiucai had to find some small restaurants, turned around and looked around, the door was closed in the sub-signboard, the merchants of this year were lazy, and they closed the shop in the afternoon, and the sleeping lady went, and the stomach growled, Li Xiucai saw a restaurant with an open door, and Li Xiucai stepped into the door.

Li Xiucai frowned, the restaurant was empty, and suddenly a shopkeeper stood up under the counter, and when he saw Li Xiucai, he hurriedly greeted, "Guest officer, this store is not open today, please forgive me." ”

"Open the door and don't do business?" Li Xiucai made a straight face, except for this house, everything else was closed, and he didn't want to go back to drink salted radish and white porridge.

The shopkeeper hurriedly smiled and said, "The guest officer, the chef guys have all paid for it, not only me, but also the restaurants in the whole city can't do business." ”

Li Xiucai was dumbfounded, what a big deal this is, he asked in disbelief, "There are no less than twenty or thirty restaurants in the city, and they have all been gone?"

The shopkeeper shook his head, as if he was laughing at the lack of knowledge in this show, and said with a little smugness, "Guest officer, you are a foreigner, right? ”

Li Xiucai nodded and admitted that it was out of town, he was a little shy, and asked curiously, "Where did you go?"

The shopkeeper looked even more disdainful and said, "You can still support that! Except for the Qiao family, who can move the whole city restaurant to help?"

Li Xiucai exclaimed, "There is the Qiao family outside the official seal of the three grades of Shilong!"

"In addition to this Qiao family, what else is the Qiao family? It is as short as four or five years, as long as ten years, every few years, this Qiao family has a big celebration, and the whole city is congratulated by the people of the city. ”

The shopkeeper kindly reminded, "Guest officer, you don't know if you are out of town, a few streets to the south is the Qiao family's mansion, and there are wine tables for half a mile outside the wall, and there are ten big fish and meat dishes on each table, no matter who you are, you can sit on it and eat and drink." ”

Li Xiucai, who is from a poor family, swallowed his saliva, but he is a person with a meritorious name, so he has to ask clearly before he goes, "What is the so-called matter of this Daqing?"

"This ......" the shopkeeper smiled awkwardly, "How do we know about the Qiao family's affairs, you just go and eat." ”

Li Xiucai hurriedly thanked him, walked a few streets, before the sound of people arrived, the voice of the people boiled, turned the street to see, the tall and rich white wall outside the street crowds surged, the lively call for children and girls to brag and politely sounded, the brand-new big wooden tables slapped into a line, disappeared along the big wall of Qiao's house at the end of the corner, a side door in the middle opened, the guys holding the dishes went in and out, the mixed aroma of the dishes at the banquet spread, Li Xiucai's belly was a little hungry.

How much glittering gold and silver does this cost! Li Xiucai was stunned to look at the dense and countless large tables, and as the crowded crowd stepped in, a servant of the Qiao family politely invited him to sit down, and the eight people served on the table, steamed pork and big flower pork, braised carp with ginger sauce, sesame white cut chicken, green onion knife and soup, red dates and duck soup......

are all restaurant signature dishes, everyone politely said a few words, quickly move the chopsticks, Li Xiucai was reserved, and then ate sweating profusely, and his hands were slippery.

The aroma rose from the plate, swept over the treetops, was blown into the wall of Qiao's house by the breeze, flew over the precious and neat flowers and plants, passed through the magnificent pavilions and pavilions, and flew with a little lively atmosphere, flew to a quiet and gorgeous garden, and blew into the nose of a green-clothed maid.

This maid is very hungry, however, she is such a maid, after smelling the aroma of these signature dishes, she still purses her mouth in disgust, the smell of this meal is too subgrade!