Five hundred miles away from the imperial city, there are three cities into horns, among which the middle is the White Horse City, the city is decorated like a white jade carving, the ten zhang city tower faces the sun, exudes a dazzling light.

If the city wall can be decorated so luxuriously, then the city should be full of flowers. In fact, White Horse City is indeed one of the richest cities in Zhongzhou, it spans the land of the Central Plains, and is adjacent to the land of water and rice in Nanze, with rich products and prosperous trade.

The city lord of White Horse City is called Shi Hua, although he has been in charge of White Horse City for only ten years, but he has brought this city to a peak, although it is not yet a night to close the door, but the security here is the best, the people are also very rich, and there is an endless stream of business travelers who come here every day, even the Fengyue place is the best in the entire Zhongzhou.

At night, the lights are on, and the stars illuminate Tianma Street, and as the largest and most prosperous street in White Horse City, it is already crowded with people coming and going.

Although it is the beginning of the unitary hour, more and more people are gathering on the streets, including residents who have a good dinner, jugglers, and vendors who run a night market.

Walk along the market, through the bustling crowd, across the long corridor of snacks and goods, leaning on the bank of the White Horse River is a three-story show building, the eaves and beams, the carved railings and arches, there are dozens of colored lanterns hidden inside, dozens of glasses, the light and shadow refraction, it looks like a dream.

This show building is called Fanlou, and it is the biggest pastime in White Horse City, not only the literati and ink writers love to come, but also the peddlers and pawns are also fond of anomalies.

Fanlou is so popular because it can not only recite poems, laugh and talk about the wind and moon, but also a large number of rare treasures from the outside world, as well as some precious calligraphy and paintings, which are highly sought after by people who are vassals and elegant.

Today, Fanlou hangs colorful treasure lanterns in front of the gatehouse, in front of the door are young women with flowers and branches, they are all beautiful and delicious in tulle short skirts, and behind them is a big flag, on which the dragon flies and the phoenix dance is written "cornucopia".

Locals who are familiar with Fanlou know that there are three wonders in Fanlou, the first is the Rouge Sea, which is the favorite place for men. The second is the wine pond meat forest, where you can feast, and the third is the cornucopia, which is also the most popular among the locals.

As the name suggests, the cornucopia is a grand event for exhibiting treasures, where those who have treasures can hang them in the cornucopia for auction, and those who want treasures can choose from the cornucopia and bid at will, and finally the one with the highest price will win.

Such an event is held once a month, often in the middle of the month, and today it seems that the scale is quite grand, and before the building is opened, there are already many admiring guests standing outside the door.

Most of these guests were richly dressed and looked like rich children, but one of them was dressed very casually, unsightly, and holding a large skewer of barbecued meat, and while eating it shiny, he squeezed out of the crowd and looked into the bustling building.

This person looked very obscene, and the distinguished guests around him were huddled together, frowning, and patting the corners of his clothes with their hands, as if they had been soiled by this person.

But this person didn't care, and asked a big-bellied businessman next to him: "This brother, what kind of treasure is here, why do you want to squeeze it in?"

The merchant glanced at this person with disgust, and said impatiently: "The market opens at three o'clock, and today is the day of the cornucopia, you are a foreigner." ”

The man nodded hurriedly and said, "That's it, it's the first time I've come to White Horse City, and I saw that it was the most lively, so I rushed over to take a look." ”

The merchant looked at this person as if he had never seen the world, and his heart was even more disdainful, and his eyes suddenly rolled, thinking of playing tricks on this person.

"Little brother, since you are coming to Baima for the first time, I will tell you well, have you seen the big gong in front of the building? As long as you hit it, you will be today's distinguished guest, at that time, those beauties will hug you, and you will eat and drink for free in the building, and you can't even look down on meat skewers like this." ”

Hearing the merchant say this, the man became even more excited, and looked at the big gong.

A large gong hangs directly above the gatehouse, wrapped in red thread, and a small hammer sits in a golden tray below.

"Shall I knock directly?" the man confirmed to the merchant.

"It's almost time now, you can knock it, and it won't be your turn any later. The merchant smiled and said solemnly.

"Come on, thank you, big brother. As he spoke, the man walked in the direction of the gatehouse, and when he saw this man approaching, the girl who greeted him in front of the building looked at him in surprise.

The man's eyes kept rolling over the girls until he came to the big gong.

At this time, a fair-skinned and colorful young man ran over in small steps, and smiled at the man: "Guest officer, the market has not opened yet, please wait a moment." ”

"I'm going to play the gong. The man pointed to the gong and grinned.

Seeing this person's innocent expression, the young man didn't know how to answer, and those beauties were even more smiling.

"Can't I fight?" the man asked, still stunned.

The young man put away his smile at this moment and asked solemnly, "Guest officer, this is not a joke, are you serious?"

The man smiled: "Naturally, take it seriously, otherwise why would I come to strike the gong." ”

The young man nodded, and then shouted inside, "The gong of the building is rising, and the distinguished guests are welcome!"

Immediately, the sound of drums came from the building, and the girls also gathered around, beckoning the lewd man.

The young man respectfully picked up the little hammer, walked up to the man on his knees, held the hammer flat, and said, "Please start the gong." ”

The man muttered as if watching a play, and then picked up the hammer and struck it at the gong.

As the gong sounded, the spectators next to him all clamored, especially the big-bellied businessman, who came over with his fists in his fists, as if to congratulate the other party.

Who knew that the man sent the hammer to the merchant, and then bowed down and said solemnly: "The villain congratulates the young master on winning the first place, and the villain lives up to his mission and opens the gong on behalf of the young master!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at the merchant, and the merchant immediately fell to the ground.

The young man also showed a suddenly realized expression at this moment, and hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand to the businessman: "I don't know what this master is called, but the joy of this gong is yours." ”

The merchant had a hammer in his hand, but his smile froze on his face, and the man next to him had long since lost that dull expression, but had a touch of cunning.

After teasing others all his life, but now he has been teased, the merchant held back his anger, and had to show a reasonable expression, clasped his fists at the surrounding spectators and said: "This time it is my turn, thank you for agreeing." ”

There are people in the crowd who know this businessman, and there are people who don't know him, but they all salute him with fists, and this gong ceremony is not small.

At this moment, the middle door opened, and everyone entered Fanlou with music, and the most wonderful night of Fanlou also kicked off.