Chapter 9, Encountering Old Friends in a Foreign Country.
After convincing Han Mancang, Yang Xu soon entrusted the tooth shop in the city to sell the five acres of mountain fields.
Subsequently, the young couple took the twenty-one taels of silver they got from selling their fields to Xiaoye'er Village, picked up Luo Dong'er's mother Li, and went to Yanzhou, the place where the township test will be held next year.
Although Li spins yarn at home all the year round, he has also heard of Yang Xu's name of "crazy showman".
When I first saw Yang Xu, I was still a little worried.
I am afraid that my daughter will marry a madman, and she will be affected by it and starve to death.
Fortunately, after getting along all the way, Yang Xu's performance was not only not like the rumored madman, but also surprisingly good to his daughter.
This made Li secretly relieved, and at the same time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "God really has mercy on Dong'er, give Dong'er a good husband." ”
After a few days of trekking, a family of three finally came to Yanzhou City.
Yang Xu found a local dental store to rent a small courtyard in Chengdong Market, and the family of three had a place to live in Yanzhou City.
Now that the family's land is gone, and the family is in a foreign land, they only carry a dozen taels of silver left after the expenses along the way.
So, on the third day after settling down, Luo Donger asked the landlady to find a job in the tailor shop on the street.
The mother and daughter went into battle together, and after a month, they could earn one or two hundred dollars to supplement the family.
Yang Xu also wanted to go out and see if there was a way to make a fortune.
Thinking that he had to at least find a job, otherwise he would have to be a big man, but he would have to be supported by two women, which made him really unable to feel at ease.
But Luo Dong'er insisted on refusing, and insisted on letting him study hard at home to prepare for the famous township exam.
Yang Xu had no choice but to agree verbally.
Then took advantage of the time when the mother and daughter went out to work, sneaked out into the street and walked around.
Walking on the street paved with bluestone slabs, Yang Xu's mood was particularly unhappy.
I am also a traverser, and I was reduced to eating soft rice in ancient times.
As a posterity, of course, he could not accept this result.
While looking around to see where there is a suitable way to make money, I was thinking in my heart that I would be able to grasp how sure I would be in the township test next year.
Walking, walking, Yang Xu suddenly heard a shout from in front of him: "Everyone in Chunfeng Lou has started to ask for poems again, go and take a look!" ”
Chunfeng Building?
Liu everyone?
Yang Xu has just arrived, so naturally he has never heard of these two names.
However, according to the memories of the two lives, the combination of these two words doesn't mean the Qinglou and the top Oiran?
Among the top Oiran, those who can be called "everyone" are usually the kind that sell their art and do not sell their bodies.
This kind of Qinglou woman is like the leading actress and top actress in later generations.
Not only is she as beautiful as a flower, but she is also versatile, and most of them are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Yang Xu was a little curious, he had never seen the ancient Oiran in his previous life, and he didn't know which was more beautiful than those female stars and female Internet celebrities in later generations.
So, following the lively crowd, I came to the door of Chunfeng Tower.
At this moment, this place is already crowded with people.
There are even many beggars crowded on both sides of the road.
The beggars were in anticipation of the bustle, and at the same time they carried broken bowls and squeezed around the well-dressed people, and in a short time there were several more copper plates in the broken bowls.
This made Yang Xu feel a little embarrassed.
Look at the people, and then look at yourself......
Why is there a feeling that others are working hard all the time, but they are lined up like street slickers.
Thinking of this, Yang Xu felt a little remorse in his heart.
I was about to turn around and leave, and I took the time to see where there was still a job for me.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a shout from behind me.
"Yang Xu, Brother Yang!?"
"Are you calling me?"
Yang Xu was slightly stunned and turned around.
I saw a young man in a brocade robe with a handsome face, who was smiling heartily at himself:
"Brother Yang, it's really you! When did you come to Yanzhou City? Why don't you send a letter to inform the foolish brother in advance? After a long absence, Brother Yang is okay? ”
Yang Xu was stunned by his question, and looked at this person carefully for a moment, only to remember that this was the original owner's classmate when he was studying in Ning'an County, named Fang Han.
This guy was born in a merchant family, but he was a lowly person, and according to the law, he was not allowed to go to school to study and gain fame.
However, the Fang family is rich and runs one of the best dart games and carriages in Yanzhou.
Old Man Fang loved his son, so he spent a lot of money in secret and sent Fang Han to Ning'an County to study.
Not for fame, but for being able to read and write, and to have a long insight, so that he can inherit the family business in the future.
At that time, most of the classmates in the county school looked down on Fang Han because of their identity and were unwilling to associate with him.
Only the original owner doesn't care about this.
So the original owner was Fang Han's only friend in the county school.
When we see each other now, we are naturally not very happy.
Thinking of this, Yang Xu followed the example of the original owner and said, "It turned out to be Brother Fang Han in person, I haven't seen you for a long time, I can't recognize you anymore!" ”
"Haha!"
Fang Han smiled heartily, patted Yang Xu's shoulder and said: "It's been three years, Brother Yang and I broke off the letter, I thought it would be difficult to see each other again in this life, but I didn't expect to be able to meet again in Yanzhou today!" ”
"Such a happy event, you and I should find a place to have a good drink!"
Saying that, without waiting for Yang Xu to refuse, Fang Han grabbed Yang Xu's wrist and walked towards the Chunfeng Building in front of him.
"Brother Yang, it just so happens that today's Chunfeng Building will hold a poetry meeting, I think we will go to this Chunfeng Building today, and the brother will be the east, and drink it to get drunk!"
"Ahh
Yang Xu was about to excuse himself, but suddenly remembered the relationship between the original owner and Fang Han, so he immediately swallowed his words back, so he had to let Fang Han pull him and follow him into Chunfeng Tower.
Chunfeng Building is the first green building in Yanzhou, which is composed of three buildings, covering an area of more than ten acres.
Walking into it, unlike the bright wine and green in Yang Xu's imagination, the decoration in the building is very elegant, and the color is not glamorous, but it looks quite chic.
"It turns out that this is the ancient green building, and this decoration design is much more stylish than those entertainment venues in later generations." Yang Xu sighed secretly.
At this moment, there were already a lot of people around, all in groups of three or five, not knowing what they were discussing.
"Brother Yang, here."
Fang Han was obviously familiar with this, and took Yang Xu all the way to the second floor, and finally settled down at a small table near the suspended corridor.
The location here is obviously excellent, eating and drinking at the same time, it happens to be condescending, facing the stage downstairs, singing and dancing on the stage, it can be described as an unobstructed view.
At first glance, it is an old VIP position.
Fang Han motioned to the servant to bring the wine and food, and the two of them had a good chat over the wine and food.
Yang Xu was curious in his heart, and took the opportunity to knock on the side to knock on the content of today's poetry meeting in Chunfeng Building.