At this time, it was ten o'clock in the evening, and the two of them came to the front yard of Ma Bencai's house, and the snow had already accumulated a thick layer.

The two of them stood not far away, each holding a sword. For the first time, Tian Zhiyu saw Wu Lihan use his heavy and simple sword, which was in stark contrast to his own cold light Longquan.

Tian Zhiyu had not learned the moves of the sword before, so he had to use the imperial grass of Dalantai in Beiyi Country to find the wind at this time.

When the assassin assassinated that day, in order not to hurt Tian Zhiyu, the assassin with the highest kung fu deliberately put away the sword, and only used fists and feet to fight with Tian Zhiyu.

In the vast snow, the two of them saw the moves, and looked as if they were soaring and rising, and they were extremely chic. And every time the two swords clashed, Longquan would let out bursts of dragon groans, and Wu Lihan's sword would emit a deep sound like a tiger's roar.

Soon Tian Zhiyu perfectly combined the move of seeking the wind with his sword, and he was not yet strong in the middle grade true qi, even Wu Lihan felt that he had to use seven points of kung fu to have a tie with Tian Zhiyu.

When both of them were out of breath, they finally withdrew their hands, and returned to the place where they had just stood, looked at each other, and saw that each other was sweating profusely, and they couldn't help laughing.

Tian Zhiyu thought that when the two fought just now, Wu Lihan's sword kept making a whistling sound, and couldn't help asking, "Brother Wu Lihan, does your sword have a name?"

Wu Lihan looked at the sword in his hand, nodded and said: "My master named this sword 'Hu Yuan', he said that one day, when he practiced the sword to the bottleneck, on the edge of a cliff, he saw a tiger, hunting in the deep stream under the cliff, its movements were fast and powerful, without dragging the mud and water, so that the master suddenly comprehended some secrets, and quickly broke through the bottleneck. Later, in order to thank the tiger, the master named the sword Huyuan. ”

"Hu Yuan, no wonder every time it collides, it seems that you can hear the sound of a tiger roaring," Tian Zhiyu said: "It just happens to be similar to my Longquan." ”

At this time, the sky had darkened, and the entire Taiyuan City sounded one after another firecrackers, coupled with the lanterns lit up by every household, Tian Zhiyu ushered in the first Chinese New Year's Eve to this world.

Ma Bencai was also very happy, finally regained his freedom, and repaid the money he should have repaid a year ago, asked for the money he should have, and although he was in prison for a few months this year, his business was not affected much, and he made a lot of money.

Coupled with knowing Tian Zhiyu and the others, he felt that he had gained a lot, so he asked Steward Qin to spend a lot of money to invite a few good chefs to make a table full of hearty meals.

He personally invited the two of them to dinner, and when he was walking on the road, Tian Zhiyu suddenly remembered the warm moon, so he pulled Ma Bencai and asked in a low voice: "Brother Ma, I'll ask you about someone." ”

"You say. ”

"It's this time that you Luo Xiang came to Dongyang and brought a little girl dressed as a man, I want to ask if you know whose girl it is?"

"A little girl dressed as a man?" Ma Bencai was stunned for a moment and said: "Oh, when you say that, I just remembered that I was patronizing the settlement today, and I forgot to visit our Luo Xiang, sin, sin." ”

"Then Brother Ma, when you go to visit Luo Xiang, can you help me inquire?"

Ma Bencai looked at him ambiguously and said, "What's the matter, Brother Tian, have you taken a fancy to this little girl?"

Tian Zhiyu blushed when he said it, and said: "I have met a few times, and I think this little girl is very interesting, and I can talk about it, so I want to know what her identity is." ”

Ma Bencai thought for a while and said, "I can't think of it this time, when I go to the Jin Palace, I'll come back and tell you tomorrow." Now let's go to the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner first and have a good drink. ”

Tian Zhiyu followed Ma Bencai to the dining table and saw a large table full of dishes, including chicken, duck and fish, as well as a lot of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and even a few kinds of green vegetables. You must know that there were no greenhouses at that time, and it was not easy to preserve green vegetables, and all kinds of meat could be bought as long as there was money, and these kinds of green vegetables were not easy to buy even if they were rich.

In addition to the three of them, Steward Qin and the others also sat down at the table, and it was not Ma Bencai who called them, but they naturally ate with their master, thinking that this was not an accidental behavior, but a habit that Ma Bencai's family had always had.

It seems that Brother Ma is really good to his subordinates, Tian Zhiyu thought.

Due to the experience of being drunk last night, Tian Zhiyu ate something before drinking today, and then started drinking.

Although Ma Bencai talks a lot on weekdays, he is not verbose at the dinner table. He just briefly chatted about some anecdotes, and then toasted with everyone frequently, he didn't drink a drop of wine during the time he was imprisoned, and when he saw the wine at this time, the wine worm in his heart had already been hooked.

Tian Zhiyu accompanied them to drink while savoring the food on this large table.

In fact, it was food, and he found that the food practices in this world were much more monotonous than his original world. Although there are also barbecued meat, braised pork, and steamed fish, he can't see the fish-flavored shredded pork and Mao Xuewang that he misses very much.

He thought that in the original world, chili peppers were not introduced to China until the end of the Ming Dynasty, and it seems that there are no chili peppers in this world.

"Brother Ma, in addition to Dongyang Kingdom, Shuguo Kingdom, and Beiyi Dongyi Kingdom, are there any other countries?" Tian Zhiyu asked.

"Of course there is, these four countries are the closest and have the most frequent exchanges, and there are several small countries to the west of Dongyang Kingdom, but we have always called them Rakshasas. It was a group of savages, who often tried to capture the Central Plains in the past, but they were all repulsed, and they didn't come for nearly a hundred years. ”

Ma Bencai said while nibbling on the chicken legs: "To the west of the Beiyi Kingdom is the vast Western Regions, and there are several countries. During the Tang Dynasty, they also had dealings with them, after business, they fought wars, and later after Beiyi occupied the grassland, people from the Western Regions rarely came to Dongyang. ”

"What about other places? For example, on the sea, is there a country on the sea?" Tian Zhiyu then asked.

"It is said that Shuguo went east along the sea, walked far, far away, there is Baiyue Country, which is on a very large island, but I just heard that no one has really been there. If you go south, you have to go far, far away, there is the country of Java, there is a record in the books of the Tang Dynasty, and no one has seen it, I don't know if it's true or not. ”

Tian Zhiyu was a little surprised, he thought that the gravity constant of this planet was slightly larger than that of the earth, the density was basically the same, and the volume should be about the same as the earth.

It should be similar to the earth, and there should be several continents and many countries. Moreover, during the Tang Dynasty, it had already dealt with many countries, and there should not be only so many countries.

"Brother Ma, do you have any history books at home?"

"History books?"

"It's books like "Historical Records" and "Three Kingdoms". ”

Ma Bencai smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "I don't like to read books on weekdays, so there are basically no other books at home except for calendars and paintings," he saw that Tian Zhiyu was a little disappointed, and said busily: "But if you want to read it, let okra go to the bookstore on the street tomorrow to buy a few books and come back." ”

Tian Zhiyu thought for a while and said, "Why don't I go to the bookstore tomorrow and buy some books and come back to read." ”

"Brother Tian is really knowledgeable and knowledgeable, then you will buy it tomorrow, a few books, how much money can you have," said Ma Bencai and gave Tian Zhiyu a cup.

After the wine and food were full, several subordinates began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, Ma Bencai pulled Tian Zhiyu, and said in a low voice: "For a while, go out to play for a while?"

Looking at the unconcealable light in Ma Bencai's eyes, as well as the ambiguity written on his face, Tian Zhiyu thought of the vulgar low taste that most of the ancients had, and knew that he either wanted to go to the Qinglou or the casino.

"Where are you going, Brother Ma?"

Ma Bencai leaned towards Tian Zhiyu and said, "Every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, there will be a special performance in the Spring Pavilion Pavilion. In addition to their own girls, they will also invite some famous Hua Dan from other places to come and help the fun. It is said that tonight I spent a lot of money to invite the Oiran Wen Suyi from the capital to perform the piano and flute ensemble with Su Yijin, and this opportunity must not be missed. ”

"Wen Suyi, is it another Oiran?" Tian Zhiyu thought that Nuanyue did tell him during the day that there was a performance in the Spring Pavilion tonight, and asked him if he would go, thinking of the warning in the little girl's eyes, Tian Zhiyu couldn't help laughing.

Ma Bencai thought that Tian Zhiyu laughed because he heard the Oiran, and couldn't help but think in his heart, sure enough, people are not romantic boys, and said in his mouth: "This girl in plain clothes is one of the four pillars of the Luomei Pavilion in the capital, and she is famous all over the world for a Xiao. How many teenagers in the capital have spent a lot of money in order to see Miss Wen's appearance, and they have broken their heads in order to listen to her song. This time, in order to attract business, Chunyi Pavilion specially invited her to come and play with the Su family, this kind of grand occasion only comes once in a few years, so a good seat was booked a long time ago, and fortunately I have a little relationship, so I got a private room, and the two of you don't want to go to see it together?"

I must go, Tian Zhiyu thought to himself, how can I not go to such a good thing? In so many martial arts novels, one-third of the wonderful things must happen in the Qinglou, and I finally came here to miss it?

However, Tian Zhiyu couldn't be too positive, he deliberately said: "I go with Brother Wulihan, will it affect Brother Ma's good deeds?"

Ma Bencai guessed what Tian Zhiyu meant, smiled awkwardly, and said: "Brother Zhiyu, you think too much, these two girls are both selling their arts, otherwise they would not have such a great appeal." Let's go, one is to see the beauty, the second is to listen to the fairy song, and the third is to be lively, no one really wants to kiss Fangze. ”

"I see, then let's follow Brother Ma to join in the fun?" Tian Zhiyu looked at Wu Lihan and asked.

Wu Lihan was used to the monotonous life of the grassland, and he had a dispensable mentality for these red dusts, but he saw that Tian Zhiyu actually wanted to go, so he nodded and said, "I'm afraid of troublesome Brother Ma." ”

"No trouble, no trouble, the two brothers are too polite, we have been in prison together anyway, what is this little thing. ”

So on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, under the leadership of Ma Bencai, the three popular Yuxuan walked towards the most famous Qinglou Chunyi Pavilion in Taiyuan.

Chunyi Pavilion is located in the most prosperous business district of Taiyuan City, and other streets are also brightly lit, but there are not many pedestrians, and the okra said in the morning that the city will not be very lively on Chinese New Year's Eve, and most people will stay at home for the festival.

This commercial area is bustling with people, with street vendors lining the streets, and pedestrians walking happily in the snow.

Soon walked to the Spring Pavilion, at first Tian Zhiyu thought that a green building might not be very big, when he saw the luxuriously decorated building in front of him comparable to a small shopping mall, he understood how developed the ancient prostitute culture was.

Also, at that time, people didn't have any entertainment activities, and the only thing that could make men flock to it was probably the Qinglou.

As soon as the little guy who was waiting to pick up the guests at the door saw Ma Bencai, he immediately ran forward with a smile on his face and said, "Master Ma, you are finally here, the tea in the private room upstairs is ready, please go up." ”

Ma Bencai took the two of them and followed the little guy upstairs, Tian Zhiyu took a cursory glance, inside this building, there are stairs at the four corners, and in the middle of the four stairs is a huge lobby, neatly filled with tables, and there is a stage on the side facing the door, which must be used for performances.

I walked to the second floor and entered a private room, where two maids were already waiting. There are three rooms inside and outside, the first room is used for changing clothes, the second room has a flower bed, the third room has a table by the window, and a whole set of tables for making tea.

The cost of such a private room should not be cheap, Tian Zhiyu thought, at this time, the men are still very willing to spend money for the Spring Festival, but this kind of enjoyment is much more emotional than the fast food culture of later generations.

Some things are progressing, some things are regressing, Tian Zhiyu couldn't help but sigh.

After the servant sent the three of them into the room, he left on his own, and the two maids accompanied the three of them into the innermost room, and when he sat down at the door, he began to make tea for them.

Tian Zhiyu sat near the window, and he could clearly see every position in the whole building, the second and third floors were all such private rooms, the windows of the two circles were open, and most of them were already seated.

And in the tea room in the hall, there are still a lot of vacant seats, maybe the performance has not started yet, or those seats may not be satisfied.

After the two maids made tea, one of the slightly taller spoke: "Uncle Ma, two sons, the slave maid is called Cuihe," and the other shorter one followed and said: "The slave maid is called Moyu, we will serve the three of us tonight, if you have any needs, please feel free to tell us." ”

Ma Bencai took out some broken silver from his bosom and rewarded it to the two maids, who said a blessing and stepped aside.

The three of them chatted a little, and at this time the people in the hall gradually increased, and when a middle-aged man walked to the stage, he used a small gong to keep everyone quiet, and Ma Bencai on the side said: "It's started, the show is about to begin." ”