Literati scholars either love the early spring when the wicker is new and the warbler flies and the grass grows, or they sigh that it is the bleak and desolate, vast and empty late autumn, so this late spring season of sending spring to welcome summer has always been disliked by literati and scholars.

It's just that the city of Yangzhou is still as prosperous and lively as ever, singing and dancing.

Chen Wenhao was drinking with a few acquaintances in the pavilion above the Slender West Lake, and at first they talked about nothing more than lyrics and poetry, and then when they saw a few girls from the Red Chamber soliciting customers upstairs, they slowly talked about Oiran and famous prostitutes.

A literati in a dark blue robe sighed with emotion: "It is said that there are countless flower boats on the Slender West Lake, and there are countless literati and scholars who come to admire it, but there are really few people who step into the top flower boats in the West Lake!

As soon as the words fell, several scholars who were eating and drinking sighed a little, and at this time, a scholar with beautiful eyebrows and eyes said: "Several brothers must not sigh like this, they all say that the sky does not kill the youth, the frost does not move the spring willows, and there is a time when the wind and waves will be long, and the clouds and sails will be in the sea, how can they be so depressed?"

"What Brother Bi said is reasonable!" The previous dark blue robe literati laughed and said: "It's for my brother to be a little decadent, thank you for mentioning it!"

Another said: "Even so, I don't know what year it will be until the day I come out, and I am afraid that the famous Oiran will be old and yellow." Time waits for no one!"

sighed a little, and the dark blue robe literati smiled again: "I don't know if you brothers have heard of it, that Oiran Li Jiaren hasn't seen anyone for half a month." ”

"Oh?" asked one of them, "what is the matter?"

"Then who can tell what's wrong? I heard that the old bustard is so anxious that he can't even eat!"

He also met a Qing man in the Red Mansion yesterday, although he said that he only sold his art and did not sell his body, but he just threw the silver down and honestly warmed the quilt for you, which made everyone laugh. Another person made a deal with an official eunuch a few months ago, just writing a few poems and selling them to that person for forty or fifty taels of silver, and the next few months were really nourishing. With a smug face, the rest of the people were full of envy, saying why they hadn't met such a "nobleman".

After the wine was halfway through, the literati surnamed Bi turned his head to look at Chen Wenhao, "Eh, Brother Chen, we haven't seen each other for almost half a year, why have you changed so much now? You were the one who talked the most at the beginning!"

Chen Wenhao smiled bitterly, hugged his fists and said: "If you have something in your heart, you are naturally speechless." “

They all knew the truth of not revealing other people's sufferings, but just said a few words that if they had a request, they would naturally do their best, and then changed the topic.

The dark blue robe literati before rolled his eyes, "Brother Chen is so sluggish today, why don't we go to the most famous Red Mansion in Yangzhou to have fun, and also give Brother Chen a pick-up, what do you say?"

The prostitutes who ascended to the heights were all self-proclaimed by the literati, so everyone was not ambiguous, and applauded loudly one by one, "Brother Tai can have more silver today, otherwise it will chill Brother Chen's heart!"

If it weren't for the fact that I bought a set of good study four treasures some time ago, I would have been called for nothing these days!"

Hearing the elated discussion of the people around him, Chen Wenhao smiled slightly wryly and interrupted the conversation of these people, "Brothers, there is something going on in the contemptible family, I'm afraid I can't go to the Red Mansion with a few brothers to enjoy the scenery, don't blame it!"

"Brother Chen, you're not authentic!"

"That's right, let's take advantage of the excitement, but you are the only one who wants to go home, isn't it bad for you?"

Chen Wenhao clenched his fists.

Several people looked at Chen Wenhao's style, and naturally knew that they couldn't persuade him to come back, so they said angrily: "Since this is the case, then let's disperse!

Looking at a few people sweeping their sleeves, Chen Wenhao wanted to laugh but didn't laugh, and finally sighed, poured the unfinished wine on the table together, and ate the rest of the wine alone against the railing, and finally looked at the wide lake and felt a little heavy.

Yangzhou is thin, and West Lake is even thinner.

Yangzhou rouge, Xizi rouge.

Chen Wenhao was a little stunned, thinking to himself how those high-minded classmates had changed into such a look now?

He had no intention of continuing to linger, and after cleaning up the square table, Chen Wenhao paced slowly down the pavilion, and arrived in front of the Red Mansion after walking a few steps.

Chen Wenhao made a gesture, "Thank you girl for admiring her face, but you can't stay for a long time if you have something at home!"

The girls laughed coquettishly, "I'm afraid I don't have any silver taels on you! Look at your handsome appearance, how about a sister who accompanies you to eat and drink without charging your money today?"

Chen Wenhao still refused.

Then the girls became a little annoyed, and after scolding the pedantic literati who did not know the severity, they began to give other passers-by a look.

Chen Wenhao still walked, and on the way, he met a few scholars who were fighting for a clean man on the street, and saw a few rich sons sitting in the wing room on the street laughing with the girl wantonly, and saw a group of peddlers and pawns sweating on the dock, but they didn't say a word.

When he returned to the inn he rented in Yangzhou, he saw that only Mu Chunyu's maid was doing needlework in the inn, so he asked, "Shuang'er girl, where are Tang Gongzi and the others?"

Shuang'er raised his head, a little surprised, "Chen Gongzi, why are you here?" After thinking about it, he said: "Captain Tan handed over the goods and went to eat and drink with the brothers underground, and the two old gentlemen went to visit the students.

Chen Wenhao's face was slightly bitter, "I went to eat with a few classmates and friends, and I came back after the banquet was over." ”

Shuang'er was a little puzzled, "Didn't my young lady call you?" I thought that the young lady went to the east wing to call you. ”

Chen Wenhao said with a smile: "Miss Mu called me, but I was invited by my classmate and friend before, so I politely declined. ”

"I see. Shuang'er muttered, and then asked, "Then Chen Gongzi wants the slave family to cook a bowl of sobering soup?"

"No need. Chen Wenhao laughed again, turned around and walked out of the inn. I didn't go far, I just sat on a stool under a willow tree on the right side of the inn and read a book, I didn't see anything for a long time, but I felt a little upset, I closed the book again, and walked to a small wine shop next to me to buy wine and called for a bowl of plum wine.

The old woman who bought the wine had shriveled lips, and she smiled kindly, "Childe is troubled?"

Chen Wenhao hummed stiffly, and then felt that it was really bad for him to be so stylish, so he hurriedly changed his smiling face again, "The contemptible person is a little bad, so he talks to his mother-in-law in such a tone, don't blame it." ”

The old woman pursed her lips, "Human nature." ”

There are some plum dregs in the plum wine, but the wine is very clear.

Chen Wenhao took the bowl and drank most of the bowl in one gulp, and the old woman persuaded again: "Although the plum wine is weak, it is always harmful to the body to drink it like this." ”

Chen Wenhao thanked him.

The old woman said again, "But for the woman you like?"

Chen Wenhao's face turned red suddenly, and he said no.

The old woman laughed, "Do you still say that I have lived for so long, and I have never seen anything? When I was young, I was much more elegant than you literati!"

Chen Wenhao just eats wine.

The old woman said: "Mother-in-law, I was a big shrew when I was young, and at that time I fell in love with a down-and-out passer-by reader, so I boldly expressed my heart to him, but I didn't think that the person looked down on my pungent temperament. ”

Chen Wenhao was a little curious and raised his head slightly.

"But how can I let him slip away? I called my sisters, took advantage of the darkness, knocked him unconscious, dragged him into my house, tied him to the firewood room, and said that if you dare not agree to me, I will not let you go!"

"Did the man say yes?"

"He's very stubborn, how can he promise me? For five or six days the man didn't say a word to me. I was also annoyed, so I didn't bring him water and food again, and after another three or four days, I couldn't be so cruel anymore when I saw his withered face. Let go of the rope and let him go, and say that you will only have one meal with me, okay?"

Speaking of this, the old woman sighed with a smile on her face, "It's a pity that that person didn't even accompany me to eat a meal, and left directly." ”

Chen Wenhao shouted, "Mother-in-law." “

"It's okay, it's okay, how many years have passed since this? ”

Chen Wenhao was about to comfort him when he suddenly heard a shout from inside the house, "You dead old woman, are you talking bad about me to others again?"

The old woman turned around and scolded, "Dead old man, what's wrong with you? You don't do any work when you are told to work, you only know how to study all day long, can you read the money? Isn't the money for my son's study earned back by me alone?"

The old man in the room coughed twice and didn't speak again.

Chen Wenhao was dumbfounded, and suddenly smiled.

"That man, after going around and suffering a lot, finally came to me, saying that the food outside was not as good as the food I cooked. The old woman squinted her eyes and smiled.

The plum wine in the bowl is finished.

Chen Wenhao smiled and remembered that when he went to Suzhou for the first time that year, he couldn't close his eyes anymore when he looked at Mu Chunyu sitting on the right side of the pavilion.

But did he see Mu Chunyu holding his head and looking at the talkative man sitting opposite him, what was the meaning in his eyes?

But I'm willing!

Chen Wenhao thought so at this time.

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Even in late spring, the style of Xichu is as depressed as late autumn.

The continuous strong wind has been blowing for almost a month, and even the sky with Xichu has been depressed for a month. The day before yesterday I felt like the wind was almost stopping, but it wasn't until today that the sky brightened.

The long-lost sunshine fell in Xichu Hongcheng, Jin'er was ecstatic as soon as she opened her eyes, knocked on a few doors one after another, and said that today's wind and sand have finally stopped, and we can finally go shopping in Hongcheng!

Wei Qingshan got up very early, and was walking back from outside at this time, and said with a smile: "Since the wind and sand have stopped, shouldn't we also go?"

Jin'er was stunned for a moment, and retorted bluntly: "That's not good, Pei Changfeng hasn't invited us to dinner yet!"

Wei Qingshan still smiled, "Where is it, you don't have the money to eat and stay in Pei Mansion these days, right?"

Jin'er pouted, but still retorted: "It was Grandpa Pei who invited us, but it wasn't the thief who invited us!"

Just as he was about to say another two words, he was suddenly interrupted by Luo Changguan who came over next to him, "What Jin'er said makes sense, but after all, we have lived in this Pei Mansion for almost half a month, and it is time to leave." What do you think, Jin'er?"

Jin'er was a little sluggish and said okay. Suddenly, I don't know what I remembered, "Then how about we go tomorrow?" Today, let's take a walk around Hongcheng first, and after the province went back, it was ridiculed that he didn't see Hongcheng in Xichu!"

Luo Changguan smiled and said okay.

Jin'er was overjoyed.

Wei Qingshan smiled bitterly: "Brother Luo, this... ”

"It's fine, I've been living for so long anyway, it doesn't hurt to stay for an extra day. Luo Changguan smiled and suddenly turned his head, "Where's the redfish girl?"

Wei Qingshan said: "I saw the Red Fish Girl when I went out, and I'm afraid I'm going to go to Pei Gongzi to thank you at this time." ”

Luo Changguan sighed.

Jin'er trotted all the way into the Piaoxiang Pavilion where Pei Changfeng lived, and bumped into a maid in the courtyard, and Jin'er apologized again and again.

But as soon as she looked up and saw the charming appearance of the maid, Jin'er was a little stunned, and then secretly scolded this lewd thief!

After parting ways with the maid and leaving, Jin'er thought about it, suddenly lowered her pace, slipped outside Pei Changfeng's room, and was about to kick the door open to scare Pei Changfeng when she suddenly heard a coquettish shout from the room, "Pei Changfeng, you don't have to get an inch!"

Jin'er was stunned and slowly leaned her ear closer to the door.

"What about inches? What can you do with me? You must know that now you are begging me, but I am not asking you!"

"But I really can't agree to your request!"

"I can't promise that simple, the door is here, the gate of Xichu is there, go directly!"

"You!"

There was silence in the room.

After half a sound, the female voice was a little pleading, "Can't you help me?"

"To put it lightly, why should I help you? Are you my concubine or my maid? Besides, I can make it clear, as long as you give me a maid for a month, I promise to do it well for you. ”

"Is it just a girl?"

With a sneer, the man did not speak.

Jin'er was really angry when she heard this, pushed open the door, and yelled inside: "Pei Changfeng, you lewd thief, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person!"

Fang Hongyu panicked and said Jin'er? Pei Changfeng was lying comfortably on the chair with the white cat in his hand, and when he saw Jin'er rushing in, he also looked like he was normal, and said, "Are you here to rob me?"

"Whoa, who's going to rob you?" Jin'er looked disgusting, "I just thought you were just, but I didn't expect you to be this kind of villain who takes advantage of people's danger!"

"What's the matter, if you can't get used to it, you'll come and spoil me!" Pei Changfeng smiled.

"Jin'er. Fang Hongyu pulled Jin'er's sleeve and was about to pull Jin'er out of the door, but Jin'er threw it away with one hand, "Sister Hongyu, don't worry, I will never let that guy succeed! I heard it outside the door, I didn't expect you Pei Changfeng to be this kind of person! Do such a shameless thing for a gentleman!"

Pei Changfeng shook his head lazily, "Hey, hey, you have to figure it out, it's not what I asked for, but your sister Hongyu came to the door by herself! Besides, I didn't make any excessive requests, but I just wanted to be my girl for a month." Could it be that being my girl still insults your identity?"

Jin'er was indignant, "But don't you know that the twisted melon is not sweet?"

Pei Changfeng looked surprised, "Who said I was going to eat it?"

。。。

After this incident, Jin'er naturally didn't have the intention of continuing to live in Pei's house for a day, and hurriedly called Wei Qingshan and Luo Changguan to go away on the ancient road.

Luo Changguan didn't know what to do, and asked Fang Hongyu tentatively, but Fang Hongyu was in a very low mood and didn't speak.

Jin'er was furious, but Wei Qingshan didn't speak.

The carriage moved slowly.

After most of the day, he came to an inn outside the West Chuhong City, and stopped to rest for a while, so that the horses could eat and graze.

Wei Qingshan walked around the inn alone, and when he turned around, he only saw Jin'er and Luo Changguan sitting in the inn eating tea without saying a word, his face changed slightly, he poured a cup of tea and walked towards the carriage, knocking, "Miss Fang, do you want to eat tea?"

There was no sound in the carriage, and finally there was a cold snort, "No need. ”

Wei Qingshan said again: "Since this is the case, then Wei will stop chattering, if Miss Fang has any troubles, it is not as good as Wei to talk about it, although Wei only has three points of scholarly ability, but he still knows some truths to solve things." ”

Fang Hongyu sighed.

Wei Qingshan didn't say anything more, and walked to the top of the Huangsha Ancient Road with the tea and looked at the empty sky, the tea in his hand was a little cold.

Turning around again, he saw Luo Changguan walking to the carriage with a glass of wine, and a show hand stretched out from the carriage to take the wine glass.

Wei Qingshan was speechless.

After a short rest, several people began to hit the road again.

It wasn't until late afternoon that the carriage stopped, and while it was getting dark, Microsoft began to camp in the open.

The groom lit a bonfire, and several people sat beside the bonfire, and Luo Changguan took out a jar of wine.

After talking a few words of poetry casually, he didn't speak again, and after eating wine, Luo Chang looked at Jin'er, who was still sulking alone, and said with a smile: "Jin'er, what's the matter? Didn't you say that you still have to walk around Hongcheng? Why do you have to go on the road so quickly? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at after returning to Pingjiang?"

Jin'er snorted, "Then Pei Changfeng is not a good person!"

Luo Changguan smiled again, "I know he's not a good person, don't you often say that he's a thief?"

Jin'er gritted her teeth, "It's more lewd than a thief!"

Luo Changguan was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask again.

Fang Hongyu finished eating a glass of wine, his face was slightly red, and after saying that he was a little tired, he walked towards the tent.

Jin'er called Sister Hongyu, and Fang Hongyu paused slightly.

Luo Changguan looked puzzled.

Wei Qingshan sighed, stood up with the wine glass, and said I'll go take a look, Luo Changguan said hello, and after watching Wei Qingshan walk away, he began to think of ways to make Jin'er happy.

The sky is addicted.

Fang Hongyu stood on an empty grass and looked at the sky, Wei Qingshan looked at her back and couldn't see her face clearly, and said Miss Fang.

Fang Hongyu said, "Something?"

Wei Qingshan didn't speak.

Fang Hongyu sneered: "Wei Qingshan, you don't lie in front of me! I know that you are smart, and I also know that you know the reason, so what? That's right! I'm such a slut!"

Wei Qingshan's face was slightly bitter, and he shouted Miss Fang again.

Fang Hongyu snorted coldly, "I might as well tell you, the nerd I despise the most, thinks that after reading two or three sage books, he will be full of wealth, but in fact, all of them are red lacquered toilets, and he has no three-point ability in his stomach!

Fang Hongyu smiled again: "Actually, your Wei family is very valuable, and you are in it! If it weren't for your brother Wei Jingting's three-point reputation, your Wei family would have fallen to the point of a mourning dog long ago, but it was only a three-point reputation, how long could it last?"

Wei Qingshan didn't speak, and sighed.

Fang Hongyu turned around and suddenly had a smile on his face, "What? Are these cynicisms good? Don't you leave?" Fang Hongyu suddenly ripped off his shirt, "Come on, isn't the scholar capable?"

Wei Qingshan didn't reply, turned around and left with the wine glass in his hand.

Fang Hongyu sneered again, "Of all kinds of characters, the most incapable person is a reader!"

When the moon is in the sky, can you shine on the ditch?