Qi Niang is leaving, which makes Li Youcheng and his two nephews a little sad.

He reluctantly said: "I thought that in the next few decades, I would be able to be with Twelve Lang and Qi Niang." ”

Li Bai smiled, stood in front of the side door of Li Mansion, and patted him on the shoulder.

Youcheng, Ling Yue's younger brothers, and those younger nephews and nieces were well concealed, and they didn't know the inside story at all, so Li Bai would not be angry with them.

However, there is a layer in my heart after all.

To go to Jiangcheng (Wuhan), you can take the water route or the land route, but the land route is slightly slower. Qi Niang shouted, "I won't take the boat anymore if I am killed", and Li Bai had to look at Meng Haoran apologetically.

The person being watched stroked his beard and slowly proposed, "Why don't we ride a donkey." ”

You'll have to ride until the Year of the Monkey to get there! Qi Niang shook her head frantically, and the two hanging mustaches were more like rabbit ears shaking happily. The little guy can't wait to eat the famous dishes of the Yellow Crane Tower.

Two large and one small squatted on the ground, forming a circle and arguing. In the end, it was Qi Niang who abused the two with a grab, and then decided on the way and route of travel.

The so-called scratching is a kind of children's game of throwing stones to gamble on the outcome of the game, which belongs to one of the folk games. Qi Niang played these on the mountain when she was a child, so compared to Li Bai and Meng Haoran's clumsiness, her fingers were dexterous like a fish.

Li Bai wondered: "Why are you so stupid when you comb your hair, are you lazy and deliberately pretending to be in front of me?" ”

Qi Niang was angry: "No, it's really too difficult to comb your hair!! ”

Li Bai and Meng Haoran both felt the powerlessness of the children up close. At this time, Qi Niang was like an angry bird, but because she was too cute, the two of them couldn't hold back their laughter.

Afraid that it would really amuse Qi Niang, Li Bai got up and stretched his waist and diverted the topic: "Then it's decided, let's drive the carriage to Yunmeng County, and then arrive in Jiangcheng through Xiaochang (Xiaogan)." ”

Qi Niang was really attracted to attention at once: "How long are we going to walk on the road?" Will you leave later? ”

Li Bai was also a little unsure about the time-consuming problem, so he habitually turned his head to look at Meng Haoran, and his eyes inexplicably revealed a subtle sense of worship.

Meng Haoran waved his hand: "Don't look at me, I will only ride a donkey slowly and leisurely." ”

Qi Niang despised the face.

No wonder Alpha said that the people of later generations painted "Meng Haoran Riding a Donkey" cutely! Even his friend Wang Wei painted one, and because of this, Meng Haoran became popular in the Song and Yuan dynasties.

She also knew that the relationship between Li Bai and Wang Wei was not good.

I don't know what Meng Haoran will be like between these two people in the future?

Qi Niang's little brain wandered in a big circle, but it did not prevent her from holding the sword and following behind Li Bai.

Now they had to buy chariots and horses, and by the way, they had to go to bakeries and pastry shops to bring some dry food, and finally to the cloth shops and tailors' shops.

Li Bai looked back at Qi Niang and sighed: "It's cold, and when Meng Dong arrives, our clothes are a little thin now." What's more, Qi Niang is now at the age of getting bigger, and the clothes she made in Yangzhou are short hands and short legs after a summer. ”

Qi Niang doesn't care about these: "Then be bigger, be as old as I am ten years old!" ”

Children from poor families don't often make new clothes, and even if they do, they sew bigger ones so they can wear them longer. But Li Bai has always been generous to his relatives and friends, how could he be willing to wronged Qi Niang.

So, when he left Anlu, the carriage was stuffed with all kinds of freshly made winter clothes and stomach-wrapping food.

The autumn colors in the south are the most charming.

Mountains and forests are layered up into the sky, and the colors are distinct. Li Bai and Meng Haoran were full of poetry all the way, staying here for two days, and climbing the mountain for five days. By the time we reached the outskirts of Jiangcheng, it was already winter.

The first snow fell in Jiangcheng this sunset.

Li Bai drove towards the city gate, leaving two rut marks on a thin layer of white snow.

Qi Niang and Meng Haoran were sitting in the car, putting up the curtain and eating pastries. The little girl was wrapped very thickly, round and shrunk in a small ball, holding a cake in both hands, and a thick blanket under her buttocks, even if the carriage shook a lot, she was not very uncomfortable.

Meng Haoran glanced at the city and persuaded: "Qi Niang, keep your stomach, let's go into the city to eat delicious food." ”

Outside, Li Bai sneered: "You let her eat." Anyway, we ordered the Yellow Crane Tower feature later, and she couldn't eat it because of her stomach, so she could cry by herself. ”

When Qi Niang heard this, the cake in her hand hurriedly stuffed back into her bag: "I, I haven't eaten it yet, it doesn't count." ”

Meng Haoran and Li Bai immediately burst out laughing.

*

The water of the Cangjiang River is surging, and the heart of the river is far away to the parrot island. There is a Toutuo Temple by the river, and you can often hear the quaint sound of the bell hitting the shore mixed with the flying waves.

The Yellow Crane Tower is facing the river.

It is divided into two layers, and is surrounded by trees. At a glance, the latest thing you see must be the majestic red main building. ①

In the second year (or three years) of Wei and Huangchu, Sun Quan began to build the Yellow Crane Tower.

According to Lu You's "Entering Shu", it is rumored that after Fei Yi ascended to the immortal, he liked to drive the yellow crane to rest here, so he got the reputation of "Yellow Crane Tower". In this dynasty, the poems about the Yellow Crane Tower were sung in an endless stream, and since then, it has become famous for its poems in the sea and has become a favorite place for scribes to travel and say goodbye.

As soon as Qi Niangfu approached, she raised her head and let out a loud sigh.

"Wow!"

"Such a big building, how much delicious food there must be!"

Li Bai thought she wanted to praise something, but she couldn't do without eating half a sentence. So he gave Qi Niang a brain meltdown, and walked side by side with Meng Haoran to the building.

As soon as he entered the door, a guy greeted him and introduced him in a colorful voice: "Where do you want to sit in the two Lang Jun?" Look at the two of them are scholars, right? We have a large poetry board on the second floor here, where scribes from the north and south will leave poems. A few years ago, Cui Xiaolang Jun was awarded the Jinshi and left a "Yellow Crane Tower", which is really a masterpiece! Do you want to take a look? ”

This is talking about the "Yellow Crane Tower" made by Cui Hao in the eleventh year of Kaiyuan.

Qi Niang had already heard this poem before she and Li Bai went to Yangzhou. hurriedly jumped to show his presence: "I know, I know." ”

The guy smiled and bowed: "Yo, there is also a little girl who can recite poems." ”

Qi Niang's proud face: "In the past, people have taken the yellow crane to go, and the yellow crane tower is empty here." The yellow crane is gone, and the white clouds are empty for thousands of years. Qingchuan calendar Hanyang tree, fragrant grass and parrot island. Where is Sunset Township? The Yanbo River makes people sad. ”

She memorizes poems, that is, simply memorizing poems. There is no inhibition and frustration, just like an emotionless poetry memorization machine, which completely spoils the artistic conception of a good poem.

The guy held back a smile, and couldn't say a word.

Li Bai still rubbed Qi Niang's head in surprise: "Well, I remember it." Brother Haoran, let's go up and take a look? ”

Meng Haoran readily agreed.

As you climb up to the second floor, the light becomes brighter and brighter.

On the wall facing Li Bai is a huge wooden board, which is filled with all kinds of brushwork, either vigorous or square, and almost all of the content is made around the Yellow Crane Tower or farewell. In addition, there are many poetry screens in the building. On the exquisite screen, the poems of famous people were copied in timeless small print.

Li Bai and Meng Haoran easily found Cui Hao's poems. He was only twenty years old when he was a scholar, but his words already had rules and regulations, and he first saw the bones.

The two stood in front of the poetry board and were silent for a long time. Meng Haoran took the lead in praising it: "Good words, good poems!" ”

Li Bai also nodded: "No matter how many times I read Cui Langjun's poem, I feel pleasantly surprised." Brother Haoran, I suddenly want to write poetry too! ”

When Meng Haoran was surprised, Qi Niang had already sighed, and said to the guy beside her, "Give my family Ah Lang a good wine." ”

She knows Master's penchant for writing poetry best.

It's nothing more than that the more drunk you are, the more arrogant you are, and the more wonderful the poems you export.

Qi Niang calls this "crazy creation".

Li Bai wanted to write good poems and drank with his head covered. Meng Haoran and Qi Niang ordered the classic dishes in the Yellow Crane Tower, and sat at the window on the second floor to eat.

Meng Haoran liked the steamed Wuchang fish the most. After eating clean, he praised: "This seat near the window is good, you can rest and feast, and you can overlook the river view, which is worthy of the Yellow Crane Tower." ”

Qi Niang took a small sip of the juice in the soup bag, and couldn't care about speaking, so she could only nod again and again.

Meng Haoran looked at the empty steaming drawer and laughed: "Ask for another drawer for Qi Niang?" ”

Qi Niang's eyes were shining.

Li Bai, who was crazy, suddenly raised his eyes and interjected: "No! Qi Niang must taste all the curious styles before stopping. A little bit of everything, don't eat too much! ”

After that, he went back to drinking.

The sun is setting, and the river is dyed orange and red by the residual sun.

Qi Niang ate her stomach and patted it with satisfaction, determined to stay in Jiangcheng in the days, she would come to eat a few more times to have a good time.

Li Bai is more miserable. He claims to be not drunk in a thousand cups, but his stomach is limited, and he can't hold back a word even after drinking.

Writing poetry is his forte, how can he admit defeat!

So, with the strength of the wine, Li Bai made a mistake and was reluctant to go back to the mansion holding the poetry board in the building. Qi Niang calmly stunned the person with the hilt of her sword, and Meng Haoran bought another donkey, which led to the camel back.

*

Early the next morning.

Qi Niang stayed in front of Li Bai's bed early, and then pinched his nose and mouth with her hands. Within a moment, Li Bai woke up.

Qi Niang: "Master, do you remember yesterday when you made a big fuss about the Yellow Crane Tower?" ”

Li Bai shook his head blankly: "I used a sword?" And he smashed people's clothes in public? I don't remember anything, but I remember that I didn't make a poem! ”

Thinking of this, he was a little interested-

Cui Hao has a good family background, is young, and is a Jinshi and first;

He Li Taibai is a merchant, he is old, and he didn't take the township tribute exam. Now that I can't even write poetry, it's really a blow to people who have always been unruly.

Today the weather is fine, and the snow outside has melted.

Neither of the master and apprentice spoke, but they could only hear a lone bird chirping outside the courtyard.

Li Bai knew how to taming birds and recognized that this was a young bird that had been separated from its parent bird. simply took Qi Niang out of the house. He followed the sound for a while, and found a shivering bird at the base of a bare almond tree.

It seems that it has been frozen for a long time.

"It's still a grey magpie cub." Li Bai stretched out his hand to pick up the bird, and looked at Qi Niang with a smile, "It's cold, this little magpie can't live long without the parent bird, do you want to raise it?" Raise it until next spring, and you will be able to fly. ”

Qi Niang looked at the little magpie's bald hair and was still waiting to be fed, and thought of herself inexplicably.

The ghost sent the gods, she nodded: "Raise it, Master." ”

Li Bai: "Okay, then we will live in Jiangcheng until next spring." I don't believe it, I can't write a poem about the Yellow Crane Tower! ”

Qi Niang instantly changed to a contemptuous face.

Meng Haoran, who had just entered the door, couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this: "Twelve Lang is really ......"

It's even more stubborn than the old donkey he just bought.

Winter in Jiangcheng is not difficult.

Qi Niang named the bird Xiaoxi, and if she didn't understand something, she took advantage of Li Bai's free time to ask for advice, and after a few months, the magpie was able to sleep on her shoulder affectionately.

Qi Niang was reluctant to drive it away, but Xiaoxi's weight was so heavy when she grew up that she could only walk in the courtyard with her shoulders crooked.

Li Bai didn't notice it at first, but when he looked up one day, he found that Qi Niang looked like a sneaky little old man.

Subsequently, Xiaoxi was forbidden to go on Qi Niang's shoulder.

Li Bai blamed himself a little, squatted down and said to Qi Niang: "Have you been too lonely recently?" ”

Qi Niang shook her head: "With Xiaoxi by her side, and occasionally Meng Liulang brings back some fresh small items from outside, she is not lonely at all." Besides, isn't Ah Lang right next to me! ”

Li Bai was silent.

During the day, he spent most of his time preparing for the current affairs of the Xianggong Jinshi Department, and occasionally took time to write a bunch of idle poems, which was also on the bar with the Yellow Crane Tower.

He hadn't taught Qi Niang to read and practice swords for some days.

The more Li Bai thought about it, the more he felt that he couldn't stand Qi Niang, so on a good day when the spring flowers were blooming, he decided to take Qi Niang to warm the book together.

Qi Niang looked up to the sky with a painful face: "Don't! ”

However, it was useless to resist. Under the baptism of the sea of books, Qi Niang's eyes gradually lost their highlights.

As soon as Meng Haoran came back, Qi Niang pounced aggrievedly: "Liulang, Li Shibai tortured me!" ”

Meng Haoran smiled: "What's the matter? ”

Qi Niang hurriedly added oil and vinegar to the black situation.

Meng Haoran glanced at Li Bai, and couldn't hold back a smile: "Twelve Lang, this is a princess who wants to become a phoenix, you must know that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, how can you go to the Jinshi as soon as you come up." ”

Then, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Twelve Lang knows that I haven't given up the system yet. I've sent some letters these days, and the Yangzhou Assassin and the Dadu Governor's Mansion seem to have some eyebrows, and I'm going to give it a try. ”

When Li Bai heard the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, he knew that it was King Ning, and his expression was a little subtle.

He is not easy to persuade in this matter, in the eighth year of Kaiyuan, His Majesty also personally tested the recommended person in Hanyuan Palace, Meng Haoran obviously had hope for the green channel of the system. And he was born in a scholarly family, which is different from himself, maybe ...... It's still possible.

In the early morning of the beginning of late spring, Meng Haoran said goodbye to Li Bai and Qi Niang and went to Yangzhou by water.

Qi Niang stood by the river, chasing a few steps very reluctantly, and only then stopped when she saw Meng Haoran getting on the boat. Xiaoxi quietly poked her head out of her sleeve, as if she was a little curious about the world outside the yard.

The boat was about to leave, and before Li Bai could talk to Meng Haoran, Qi Niang was a little anxious and couldn't help poking him.

Li Bai suddenly spoke: "Do you have a pen and paper?" ”

Qi Niang shook her head, where did you get the pen and paper in this place.

The boat made waves and sailed into the distance.

Li Bai saw that it was too late, so he chased after the riverside, and sang as he walked: "The old man left the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March." The lonely sail is far away and the blue sky is endless, and only the Yangtze River skyline can be seen. ”

This poem is called "Yellow Crane Tower Sends Meng Haoran to Guangling". Brother Haoran, I've made it! ”

The ship was already far away, and Li Bai didn't know if Meng Haoran had heard it.

At this time, Qi Niang ran over with a poetry board: "Master, Master, I found a pen and paper!" ”

Li Bai was silent.

It's called pen and paper? Isn't this a poetry board nailed to the wall of the wine shop next door!!

After Qi Niangxi mentioned a violent shock, the shopkeeper of the wine shop also chased him out, and said with reverence: "I have heard Fang Cai Langjun's poem." It's really a good poem, and if this poetry board can record it, it will be worth it! ”

As he spoke, he was going to give them the poetry board, and he didn't want Li Bai to stuff money.

So, on the way back to the mansion, Qi Niang had a big wooden board on her head.

Li Bai ignored the surprised gazes of the people around him, and said calmly: "The poem has been made, and Brother Meng has also left, should we also go back to Jiannan?" ”

Qi Niang has no objection to this.

In the Tang people's township tribute, although scholars could go across states and counties to cast assassins (register for exams), many documents needed to be issued by the state and county where they were registered. In addition, before the state government exam, it is necessary to take the county lieutenant and county exam, which is indispensable for Li Bai to return to his hometown. ②

Qi Niang thought for a while and asked, "What about Xiaoxi?" ”

Li Bai glanced at the top of her head, Xiao Xi was sleeping on the wooden board proudly, not realizing at all that its little master was going to be crushed to no longer grow tall.

Li Bai sighed, took the wooden board and carried it, and was so surprised that Xiaoxi got into Qi Niang's sleeve.

Li Bai: "Its fur has been completely changed and can be released." ”

Qi Niang: "Oh. ”

"Reluctant?"

"Not really." Qi Niang seemed to feel that she couldn't say clearly, so she pulled the bird out of her sleeve and threw it into the air-

Xiaoxi fluttered her wings and made a small circle, and quickly flew back into Qi Niang's sleeve.

Qi Niang scratched her head embarrassedly: "It doesn't seem to want to go." ”

Li Bai smiled helplessly: "Let's go back to Jiannan with us." ”

In the spring of the fifteenth year of Kaiyuan, Xiaoxi seemed to know that she had a home, hidden in Qi Niang's sleeve, and made bursts of good news.

*

At the beginning of summer, Jiannan Road is full of vegetation and trees, and it is the time of green.

In Qinglian Town, Mianzhou, the Li family's house is in the best central location. Although the house occupies a small area due to the white clothes of the cloth, a lot of gold and silver, strange stones, flowers and trees, and furniture ornaments have been spent inside, all of which are built according to the fashionable style of Chang'an.

Early in the morning, except for the slaves and maids in the Li Mansion, they hurried back and forth, but there was no master in sight.

As soon as Wang got up, his body was still a little lazy, so he simply leaned on the beauty couch, rubbed his eyebrows and asked, "Is the slave awake?" ”

The personal maid next to him said, "No." Xiao Langjun worked hard yesterday, read a little late, and is still asleep. ”

Wang asked again: "What about Da Lang?" ”

"Back to the lady, Da Lang...... I slept outside with a hangover last night, and I heard that he was working in partnership with the Zhang family in Mianzhou, but he was cheated of money, and he was afraid that Lang Jun would smoke him again when he came back recently, so he hid out. ”

Hearing this, Wang smiled with satisfaction: "It's still my family's mercy that can make his father worry." ”

The servant lowered her head when she heard this, and did not dare to respond.

The Li family is in Mianzhou, and now has a total of three sons and one daughter.

Fuzhong Langjun's name is Li Ke, who walks outside all the year round, does business with the Sogdians, and rarely interferes in the family affairs of Mianzhou. And the eldest lang Li Ning and the second lang Li Bai were born by the original wife, and two years after Li Bai was born, she died of illness. ③

Today's Wang family is a step-family, with a son and a daughter, Mingyue.

mentioned the eldest son who would only lose money, and the Wang family became angry, but what made her most jealous was Erlang Li Bai.

This kid is too similar to Li Ke, Ren chivalrous and righteous, keen on swordsmanship, he has traveled abroad in the past few years, and I heard that he has also made a lot of popular poems, and he is already famous.

Wang frowned annoyedly: "Erlang sent a letter saying that he was going home, when would the people arrive?" ”

The female guest she brought out from home served a cup of tea and said with a smile: "When you come back from Jiangcheng, no matter how you sway, it's time to enter Mianzhou at this time." ”

The female guest was talking, and the steward outside was in a hurry: "Lady, Erlang is in town." ”

Wang waved his hand.

He still came back, and if he wanted to think about the long term for her slave, he had to take risks.

Li Bai didn't know that the stepmother at home was calculating him.

He rushed back with Qi Niang, but at this moment, he was stopped by a six or seven-year-old child outside the door.

Li Bai had a headache and said, "Poor slave, you stopped here, how can my brother get in?" ”

The youngest Lang Jun in the mansion didn't know what he had been instilled all day long, and he looked at Li Bai with disdain in his eyes, and there was a trace of jealousy. He crossed his waist and said: "You are not my brother, my aunt only has me and my sister's two children!" ”

Li Bai didn't care: "Okay, you lie down." Qi Niang, let's step over. ”

Qi Niang was eager to try, and she was about to step on the face of the slave when she took a big stride. Li Bai hurriedly lifted the person up and watched her little feet gesturing in the air.

Li Bai whispered: "I scared him, why did you really step on it." Don't forget, we came back this time to ask the state and county to issue a family certificate, don't cause trouble. ”

Qi Niang sighed, and then looked at the eyes of the slave, with a bodhisattva-like brilliance.

The slave does not retreat.

He listened to A-Niang's words all day long, immersed himself in hard study, and practiced swords, just because Aya liked such children the most. But as long as Li Bai is there, Aya always seems to be unable to see him.

Li Bai has nothing to be proud of! In his twenties, he still wanders outside all day.

And he is only seven years old, and he will memorize the "Analects", A-Niang said, as smart as him, no one in Qinglian Town is better than him, and he will definitely be able to easily defeat Li Bai.

The slave was proud in her heart, and stretched out her little finger to hook Li Bai: "Aren't you very powerful?" Maybe you memorize the Analects at the age of seven? ”

Li Bai was almost amused. He shook his head vigorously: "I can't." ”

Pity the slave disdainfully: "Cut." ”

Qi Niang's fists hardened when she heard this.

Since Ah Lang can't wipe his face and bully the little kid, then change her to bully! She's only six years old anyway!

Qi Niang stepped forward: "You want to memorize the Analects, right?" My Ah Lang doesn't have time, I'll accompany you to carry it. ”

Mercy: "Who are you! ”

"Li Bai's sword boy."

It was the first time that the slave had heard that there was such a child servant in the family, and after reacting, he felt humiliated, and patted the door panel and said: "Compare it, who is afraid of whom!" You carry it...... The third in Yayu! ”

Qi Niang raised a mocking smile and said smoothly: "The son is called Ji's, and the eight dances in the court are tolerable, but they are unbearable!" …… The top is not wide, it is not respectful, and it is not mourning when it is mourned, how can I look at it? ”

Between their disputes, someone had already recognized Li Bai and stepped forward to see the excitement, and at this time, when they heard that the rolling melon on Qi Niang's back was ripe, they couldn't help but applaud.

Qi Niang raised her chin proudly and asked Li Bai for praise.

Li Bai raised his forehead: Why does he think it's getting bigger and bigger......

Seeing the scenery of Qi Niang, where was he willing to let it, he immediately asked Qi Niang to point out one and memorize it himself. There were more and more people around, and he stumbled on his back, and then panicked.

Qi Niang shook her head like an old master, and said earnestly: "Do you know, enlightenment books like "Analects" and "The Book of Filial Piety", I memorized them when I was four years old, and I remember them very well, and I can't forget them. Seven years old? ”

"You can't, it's weak."

This sentence didn't work, and it completely angered the slave.

He saw that Qi Niang had been holding the sword, so he provoked: "You said that you are a sword boy, do you dare to compete with me in sword skills?" ”

A villager next to him whispered: "Little girl, don't respond." The Li family's Xiaolangjun has been practicing swords for a year, and he has the style of Aya, you can't beat it. ”

Someone also persuaded Li Bai from the side, and Li Bai just wanted to cover his face at the moment-

I'm really afraid that the slave will be beaten too badly.

There was a mess in front of Li's house.

At this time, the slave took the small wooden sword handed by the servants, and stabbed it with a sword while Qi Niang was unprepared.

Qi Niang got angry, and with the help of Li Bai's Qinglian saber scabbard, she lifted the wooden sword three feet high, and then hit the slave's stomach with the hilt, and pushed him backwards with her strength.

The slave fell into the arms of the Wang family who came in a hurry.

Qi Niang said: "You can't even win the sword boy, there is a hairy Aya style." ”

"If you can't write it, you can't do it, go back to your aunt's arms and cry!"