Princess Ao Qing has always loved to play, but she used to have fun in small towns on the shore of the West Sea. I have never visited Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. After hearing Wang Fei's words, he was very moved, and said with a smile:

"Alright, let's go. ”

Seeing her impatient look, Wang Fei felt funny in his heart. With her, he walked out of the White Horse Temple. Although the two of them are not familiar with Chang'an, the immortals have their own inspiration, and when they see a red gas in the southwest, they seem to be filled with seven emotions and six desires, and they know that there is the red dust in the world.

The two of them walked there, and there were more and more pedestrians on the road, and when they reached their destination, they found that this was where Chang'anfang City was located.

Chang'an City was also known as Tianjing and Shendu at that time. It is the first-class prosperity of the world, and the Fang Market is the place where the citizens have leisure and entertainment, consumption and shopping. You can imagine how lively it is.

Princess Ao Qing met the snack seller, the monkey show, the storyteller, and the singer. Eat, drink and have everything you need, and you can't help but have fun with your eyebrows and eyes. immediately pulled Wang Fei, bought two Hu cakes first, and then watched the entertainer play monkey in front of the juggling stall.

Wang Fei thought to himself, it is estimated that characters such as the Dragon King of the Four Seas and the Bull Demon King hate monkeys now. Princess Ao Qing looked at it with great interest for a while. When he got bored, he pulled Wang Fei to see the lantern.

This lantern stall is located next to the Wei River, and many people buy lanterns and place them in the river to let the lanterns flow downstream. Nowadays, there are dozens of lanterns floating along the river, which looks very beautiful.

Princess Ao Qing is fun to watch, and she also wants to buy two lanterns and prepare to put them on. As soon as she picked out two of her favorites, a man next to her said to her:

"This young lady, there is an anagram on this lamp, and you can get it for free if you guess it. ”

When Wang Fei looked at this man, he saw that he was about twenty years old, wearing a washed white old clothes, and he looked like a polite scholar.

Princess Ao Qing listened to the man's words, and then looked at the lamp, and sure enough, there were a few lines of words. When the boss who sold the lamp saw it, he stepped forward and said with a smile:

"This young lady, there have always been many talented and beautiful people in this city. And charades are another elegant thing. Although I am an illiterate rough man, I am also willing to be elegant. I asked someone to write a lantern riddle on the lamp, and if you can guess it, the lantern will be given away for free. You and the man next to you seem to be talented and beautiful, why don't you try it?"

Wang Fei saw that what the boss said was nondescript, and knew that this was his means of doing business, so he didn't expose it. On the other side, Princess Ao Qing's eyes were shining, and she said to Wang Fei:

"Wang Fei, why don't you try it?"

Wang Fei's Chinese grades were acceptable in his previous life, but he really didn't know much about this ancient anagram, and when he looked at the lamp, he saw a lamp that said:

The sun is rising.

The other lamp reads:

Hugh will be embarrassed.

Wang Fei frowned and thought about it, and after a while, his eyes lit up and said:

"The sun is rising, and the riddle is a nine-character puzzle. ”

When the boss heard this, he hurriedly took out the lantern and handed it over:

"This son is a great talent, guess one. ”

Princess Ao Qing took the lantern and smiled at Wang Fei:

"You're pretty good, but what about the other one?"

The other Wang Fei guessed for a long time, but he was not very good at this. I had to smile bitterly:

"Forget it, you better spend money on it, I really can't guess. ”

Princess Ao Qing was not disappointed, and only said to Wang Fei with a smile:

"I can't guess either. ”

The boss was overjoyed, took out the lantern and said:

"Childe, this lamp is fifty dollars. ”

Fifty wen is half a tael of silver, and you are really black enough. Wang Fei thought in his heart that Princess Ao Qing was already rummaging through her purse. Ready to withdraw money to buy.

At this time, the scholar suddenly stepped forward and said:

"Childe, I can guess this anagram, but I can't, can't. ”

Seeing his unspeakable appearance, Wang Fei's heart moved, and he had already guessed his thoughts, so he smiled and said:

"If this brother can guess the anagram, I am willing to give it fifty dollars. ”

The scholar was overjoyed and hurriedly said:

"The riddle is a word. ”

Wang Fei heard this, and thought in his heart, it was really a word. Sidewalk:

"This boy is very quick to think and admirable. ”

At this time, Princess Ao Qing went to see the boss, and the boss saw that someone had guessed an anagram. I secretly hated this scholar for many things. But seeing that Wang Fei and Ao Qing were well-dressed and had an extraordinary temperament. I suspect that it is the young lady of a large family who goes out to play. I didn't dare to do anything, so I had to take out the lantern and hand it over:

"Congratulations to this young lady, you guessed right again. ”

Princess Ao Qing took the lantern and was happy, so she handed the fifty yuan to the scholar. When the scholar stepped forward to take the money, his face was extremely shy, and he explained in a smug voice:

Because she was destitute in her next home, Miss Brother Tai smiled. ”

Wang Fei smiled:

"Childe's words are wrong, you are erudite and talented, how can you be considered poor?"

Seeing Wang Fei praising him in a fancy way, the scholar looked a little embarrassed, so he said:

"Childe has won the prize. ”

After speaking, he arched his hand and said:

"Then I said goodbye, and the two of them played slowly. ”

Seeing that he was leaving, Wang Fei hurriedly stopped him and said:

"Brother Tai is in a hurry, I have something to ask. ”

When the scholar heard this, he said:

"What do you want to ask about?"

Wang Fei smiled:

"What strange things have happened to Childe lately?"

The scholar thought for a moment and said:

"Strange thing? No, I don't think it's weird that everything has been normal lately. ”

Wang Fei frowned, thought about it and reminded:

"Have you seen any animals?"

Hearing this, the scholar suddenly realized and replied:

"Yes, I opened my house the morning before yesterday and picked up an injured white fox in the garden. When I saw that it was pitiful, I stayed at home and fed it. ”

After speaking, he said to Wang Fei:

"This kind of thing is normal in our country, and there is nothing unusual. ”

Wang Fei listened, and then he realized that in the ancient countryside, it was not uncommon to pick up an injured small animal to feed. Then he smiled and said:

"That's a rarity and a lot of weirdness. I don't know where my brother's house is, can you let me see the fox?"

The scholar hesitated for a moment and then replied:

"In Wangjia Village, eight miles outside the city, but the family is poor, and I am afraid that the two of them will be treated slowly. ”

Wang Fei smiled when he heard this:

"Brother Tai is too worried, the two of us are not those rich and anointed people, why should we be slow?"

When this scholar heard this, he was a little relieved, and said with a smile to Wang Fei:

"In that case, come with me. ”

As he spoke, he led the way, and Wang Fei and Ao Qing hurriedly followed. The three of them chatted while walking, it turned out that this scholar's surname was Wang, his father died early when he was a child, and he was raised by his mother's farming.

He studied in a nearby private school on weekdays, hoping to be able to pass the imperial examination, so that one day he could support his mother in the lintel of the gate. However, in ancient times, the productivity was low, and there was no strong man, so the difficulty of the royal family's life can be imagined.

Although he is quite smart in reading, he is not a top talent, and he has only been admitted to one show so far. Recently, the old mother accidentally contracted the wind and cold, and it can really be said that the house leak happened to rain overnight, and it was useless to be a scholar. I had no choice but to go to the city to try to make some money.

And because he is a thin scholar, he can't lift his hands and shoulders, and he has no connections. I didn't make any money for two days. Later, a classmate finally told him that during the night market in Chang'an City, he often used to play with the young lady of a large family, and the lantern merchants often made some lantern anagrams in order to attract guests.

If you can help those rich children guess the lantern riddles, they will be rewarded. After hearing the news, Wang Shusheng came here at night to try his luck.

After listening to Wang Shusheng's words, Wang Fei learned about his family situation. Well, a very typical poor student in ancient times, he wanted to help him, so Wang Fei smiled and said:

"I didn't expect that my brother was still in my own family, and I was also surnamed Wang, with a single name. ”

This scholar Wang was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately became a lot closer to Wang Fei, after all, in ancient times, he still attached great importance to clan relations. He introduced himself:

"It turns out that the son is actually a child of the Wang family, so maybe our ancestors are still a family, the younger brother's surname is Wang, his name is Ning, and the small character is Qingyu. ”

Wang Fei thought in his heart, I, the Wang family, must not be the same ancestor as you. But he smiled and said:

"Since Brother Xian has a high hall at home, then I can't be rude here. ”

It happened that there was a grocery store on the side of the road, Wang Fei said to Wang Ning for a while, and then entered the store with Princess Ao Qing. It's night, but it's still open.

Wang Fei and the others entered the store and saw rice, flour, grain and oil, cloth and satin. When the shopkeeper saw the guests coming, he hurriedly stepped forward to receive him and said:

"Two guest officers, what do you want to buy?"

Wang Fei felt that Wang Ning's family was poor, and it was still the most affordable food and clothing such as grain, cloth, etc. He asked:

"Shopkeeper, I want fifty catties of japonica rice and two pieces of cotton cloth. Do you want something else to nourish your body?"

The shopkeeper was very happy when he saw that a big business had come in the evening. Then he said enthusiastically:

"Yes, yes, I have good Korean ginseng in my store, which can best replenish qi and nourish people, as long as ten taels of silver a catty. ”

Ten taels of silver is really worth a lot. But Wang Fei didn't care, so he said:

"Okay, I'll ask for another pound of Korean ginseng. It's just that I can't carry these things, so you have to help me send them to Wangjia Village outside the city. ”

That Wangjia Village is only eight miles away from here, and this shopkeeper is very familiar, so even though it is night, he dares to send someone to deliver the goods. Then he smiled and said:

"Yes, yes, don't worry, I'll make someone deliver it. ”

Seeing that Wang Fei nodded with satisfaction, the shopkeeper personally arranged a man, and then loaded the japonica rice cloth into the cart. Wrapped a pound of Korean ginseng and let Wang Fei inspect it himself. After confirming the goods, the price was calculated, and the total value was twenty-six taels and four pieces of silver. The shopkeeper wiped a zero, a total of twenty-six taels.

Wang Fei didn't want to deceive people with tricks, so Princess Ao Qing took out the silver from her purse to pay the bill. When the shopkeeper saw that Miss Yu paid the bill, he looked at Wang Fei's eyes with great admiration.

Wang Fei was embarrassed, so he whispered to Princess Ao Qing:

"Alas, I can't imagine that a seven-foot man in my house would cost you money. It's a shame. ”

Princess Ao Qing saw Wang Fei's trouble, so she smiled and said:

"Whatever you want, I took a handful of pearls in the sea and exchanged them for a thousand taels of silver, and it took me five or six years, and I used less than half of it. ”

Hearing this, Wang Fei was speechless, this was not like the daughter of the Dragon King, but like the daughter of the God of Wealth.