Nanling Qizhou, the terrain is dangerous, it is in the late spring and early summer, and the summer is gradually flourishing.

A belated spring rain extinguished the newly rising summer, and the clear sky was like a girl's eyes with spring.

In the north of the official road in Qizhou, there is a small teahouse, which has been opened for several years, specially for the business travelers who come and go to rest, at this moment the teahouse is bustling, full of merchants who come to take shelter from the rain.

Merchants sit together in groups of three or five, regardless of whether they are familiar with each other or not, talk to each other, one can explore the customs of this place, and the other can also communicate with each other to see if they can do one or two deals.

"Hey, have you heard, it is said that on the mountain road leading to the northern barren state, a fierce beast has recently appeared......"

"It can't be...... Haven't you heard anything happened on the mountain road?"

"I saw a merchant from Wasteland a few days ago......"

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"Shopkeeper, come to a pot of herbal tea!"

While everyone was talking, a young man walked out of the official road, and with difficulty put the bookcase behind him on the table, and suddenly made a heavy sound.

The boy was about fifteen or sixteen years old, his face was still childish, but his bright eyes were quite bright, he took out a dry cloth from the bookcase and rubbed it vigorously on his head, wiped the water droplets on his head, and then skillfully tied his hair neatly.

The young man's face was ordinary, his skin was a little dark, and he was extremely ordinary, but he could show the bookish air of his hands, which seemed incompatible with the merchants next to him, and couldn't help but attract most of the eyes in the teahouse.

"Reader?" the teahouse shopkeeper held a pot of herbal tea on the table, and looked at the young man with a smile.

"There's a shopkeeper, Xiaosheng Su Chen. The young man hurriedly said and bowed his hand to the shopkeeper, "I don't know how much the shopkeeper's herbal tea costs a pot?"

"There are not many people who read at Nanling. The shopkeeper smiled and waved his hand, "Since Brother Su is a scholar, this tea should be given to Brother Su by Qing." ”

"This ...... How can this work?" Su Chen hurriedly waved his hand, his face showed a touch of gratitude, took out a few copper coins from his arms, and engraved the word "Tianguan" on them, "It is not easy for the shopkeeper to make a living here, it all depends on a little tea money from the merchants, and the shopkeeper is not very grateful, but this tea money is definitely not ......"

Su Chen's words were resolute, and the shopkeeper just wanted to speak again, but when he saw the lively business travelers watching the excitement on the side, he said teasingly: "The young man has backbone, and he deserves to be a scholar, but the little brother doesn't know it yet, the herbal tea here is very expensive! These copper plates in the little brother's hand are not enough......

After speaking, the man pointed to the plaque hanging on the teahouse, which was engraved with "Macaroni herbal tea, one pot or two".

Su Chen looked at the merchant traveler's fingers, his eyes were dark, and his expression was a little embarrassed, he never expected that on the official road near the northern border of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the price of a pot of herbal tea could be worth a fish feast in restaurants in other places.

"No, no, no, that's their price. The shopkeeper Qing smiled and said, glaring at the merchant, "Merchant, make a lot of money, this herbal tea is naturally more expensive, this herbal tea is naturally more expensive, but Su Xiaolang is a scholar, this price is naturally the price of a scholar, and Qing has always liked to read people all his life, a pot of tea and a text, just right." ”

The words of the shopkeeper of the Qing Dynasty are not good words to the merchants, but the surprising thing is that none of the merchants spoke out against it, but laughed one after another, one or two silver, for them who resell goods in the two places, it is really not worth mentioning.

Su Chen also smiled, stuffed the two copper coins in his hand into his pocket, and said seriously: "Thank you for the shopkeeper." ”

After speaking, in the stunned eyes of everyone, Su Chen picked up the bookcase and wanted to walk outside the teahouse, obviously not intending to accept the kindness of the shopkeeper.

"Alas, you boy is really stubborn. The shopkeeper looked a little helpless, "It's just a pot of herbal tea." ”

"Little Brother Su, wait a minute. Just as Su Chen was about to step out of the teahouse, a voice came, Su Chen recognized this person, the person who had just opened his mouth to remind him of the price of herbal tea here.

"Something?" Su Chen turned his head and looked at the person who spoke, with some doubts on his face, this person had passed the crown, was thin, wearing a black suit, and looked very capable, he did not sit with other business travelers, and drank tea alone.

"I see that Brother Su is very kind, and I want to invite my little brother to drink a cup of tea, I don't know if it's okay?"

"I can't afford this tea. Su Chen glanced at the herbal tea on the table and pursed his lips.

"A pot of herbal tea and a tael of silver, I invite Brother Su to drink a cup, a penny of copper is enough. The young man smiled, his expression indifferent, and he didn't take the tea money to heart.

"Good!"

The young man has said this, and Su Chen is not good at refusing, he didn't want to accept the kindness of the shopkeeper because he always felt that a person who opened a teahouse here and sold herbal tea at such an expensive price was unlikely to lower the price because he was a scholar.

It stands to reason that this young man is also a businessman, but the feeling for Su Chen is different, so Su Chen's ghost sent the god to agree, he put the copper coin in his hand on the table, and sat opposite the young man.

Within ten breaths of Su Chen sitting down and putting his luggage, a tea bowl suddenly appeared in front of him, the bowl was already full of herbal tea, Su Chen rubbed his eyes, he didn't find out when the young man helped him pour herbal tea.

"In the Lower Mengqi Mountain, Brother Su, please. ”

Just when Su Chen was distracted, the young man raised the tea bowl in his hand and looked at him with a smile, Su Chen hurriedly picked up the tea bowl, and when the young man saw this, he laughed and drank the herbal tea in the bowl.

"It's a pity that there is no alcohol here. The young man showed regret on his face, Su Chen just took a sip, and there was still most of the herbal tea in the bowl, and he was looking at the young man motionless.

"I Guansu brother is from the south, but I have never heard of a country advocating Confucianism in the south, I don't know which country the little brother is?" the young man was the first to speak, the corners of his mouth full of chuckles.

"Brother Meng must have just been here for a long time, and the entire Nanling knows that the Southern Tang Kingdom has admired Confucianism since its inception. Su Chen chuckled lightly and took another sip of herbal tea, he didn't have much silver in his hand, and he couldn't drink a few cups of herbal tea, Su Chen reached out and pushed the copper coin next to the young man after drinking, and said, "It's yours." ”

The young man put away his smile, squinted his eyes slightly, and carefully looked at the copper coin handed over by Su Chen, "Since the Southern Tang Dynasty worships Confucianism, there must also be an academy, this season should have already passed the scientific examination in terms of Confucianism, and Little Brother Su didn't go to participate in the scientific examination?"

Su Chen raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, he didn't expect this Meng Qishan to be so familiar with Confucianism, Su Chen's eyes rolled slightly, and after a while, he sighed in a low voice: "Don't hide it from Brother Meng, I have also participated in the scientific examination, but this result is a little difficult to say, don't talk about this, but Brother Meng doesn't look like a businessman, why did he come to my Nantang?"

"Hahaha. Meng Qishan laughed, squinted his eyes and said: "Brother Su should be wrong, he is indeed a businessman, people say that this Nanling is full of treasures, this is not to try luck, but what I didn't expect is that Nantang is also Confucian, I knew that I prepared a batch of good four treasures of the study in Zhongzhou, and I will definitely be able to earn a lot." ”

After Meng Qishan finished speaking, his face was full of regret, Su Chen secretly observed, and saw that his expression did not seem to be fake, and he already believed a little in his heart, and suddenly, Meng Qishan slapped his thigh, and his face showed joy.

"Although our businessman does not read as much as Brother Su, but he is also happy to be ruthless with this antique calligraphy and painting, Brother Su is a scholar, can you write a few words for the next, a good fortune, of course, in the next does not take advantage of Xiaolang you cheap, this macaroni tea is regarded as a reward, drink as much as you want. ”

What Meng Qishan said was sincere, Su Chen couldn't find a reason to refuse, it was not difficult for him to write a few words, and this herbal tea tasted really good, so Su Chen nodded and agreed, Meng Qishan saw this and quickly took out a white jade ruler from his arms and handed it to Su Chen.

"Little brother, it's okay to write on this. Su Chen was a little stunned, Meng Qishan actually asked him to write on the jade, Su Chen reached out and took the jade ruler, the moment the two touched, a special feeling poured into his whole body, and Su Chen's whole person fell into an ethereal state.

The touch was smooth and warm, Su Chen couldn't bear to put it down as soon as he held it, as if he was going to hold this jade ruler in his hand, and even Su Chen felt that this jade ruler belonged to him for a moment.

Of course, this idea was only a matter of a moment, Su Chen drove it out, he took this jade ruler, but he made a difficulty, he didn't know how to write the words on it, ordinary pen and ink obviously can't leave words on the jade ruler, at this moment, Meng Qishan's voice continued to come.

"Little Brother Su, this jade ruler doesn't need pen and ink. After Meng Qishan finished speaking, he saw that Su Chen's face was still full of doubts, and he continued to speak patiently, "As long as Little Brother Su concentrates and recites silently in his heart, this word will automatically be displayed on the jade tablet." ”

Su Chen was a little unconvinced, closed his eyes suspiciously, and according to Meng Qishan's request, after a few breaths, Su Chen slowly opened his eyes, but saw that there was no text on the jade tablet.

Su Chen turned his head and looked at Meng Qishan, who waved his hand, "Little Brother Su should first expel all the distracting thoughts in his heart." ”

"I'll try again. Su Chen whispered, he didn't care about what Meng Qishan said in his heart for the first time, and he couldn't see these strange things in the eyes of the readers, and with this state of mind, there was no handwriting on the jade tablet.

This time, Su Chen also closed his eyes tightly, and his mind kept flashing what he had learned in his life, without the slightest other distraction, and gradually Su Chen's whole person seemed to be addicted to it, and there seemed to be an inexplicable meaning circulating around him.

"This is ......" Meng Qishan stared at Su Chen's changes, his face showed a hint of joy, and said softly, "I didn't expect this person to really have a trace of Haoran and be able to resonate with a gentleman's weapon." ”

Su Chen completely closed his perception from the outside world at this moment, naturally he couldn't hear Meng Qishan's self-talk, countless Confucian scriptures flashed in his mind, but in the next second, they continued to decrease, countless words shot out of his mind like arrows off the string, and finally, there was only one word "saint" left in Su Chen's mind.

After a while, Su Chen opened his eyes suddenly, his expression was a little confused, as if he had woken up from a dream, he subconsciously opened the jade piece in his hand, and the four big characters "There is a saint in the world" appeared on the jade ruler.

"This ...... This ......" Su Chen was shocked, looking at the jade piece in his hand and speechless, the four big characters on the jade piece were like dancing elves, and there were streamers moving.

"Little Brother Su was really able to leave a word on the jade ruler. Meng Qishan laughed three times, and the joy in his words was not concealed in the slightest.

Su Chen handed the jade piece to Meng Qishan and muttered, "Meng ...... Brother Meng, what the hell is going on?"

Meng Qishan did not stretch out his hand, but turned to look at the south and said softly: "Xiaochen, how much do you know about this world?"

Su Chen was slightly stunned, not knowing the true meaning of Meng Qishan's words, so he had to speak cautiously.

"I've never walked out of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the outside world should be very exciting......