Chapter 10: Chance Encounters
In March, the rain in Jiangnan was silent.
When I went out in the early morning, the weather was still good, and at noon, when Xu Xian and his party just walked to the junction of the Qiantang River and the West Lake, it suddenly rained in the spring.
Although the rain was not heavy and the road was not muddy, in this cold rainy season, it was easy to get sick if you were not careful, and there happened to be a long pavilion in front of them, so the three of them stopped and prepared to wait for the rain to stop before continuing to hurry.
The pavilion is not large, with a small stone table in the middle, four stone benches, and seats on the edges around the pavilion. However, the seats on the edge of the four sides were already wet because of the rain drifting in, so Xu Xian and the three of them sat around the table, took out the dry food in the baggage, and prepared to eat something.
After a long day's journey, I was tired and hungry.
"Drive, drive, drive!"
The rain has not stopped, suddenly the sound of horses' hooves is loud, and after a while, several vigorous figures appeared outside the long pavilion, and then quickly dismounted to tie the horses, and also entered the long pavilion to hide from the rain.
There were four people in a group, three men, and one of them turned out to be a heroic woman. The four of them are all freshly dressed and angry, and a random small accessory on their bodies is worth a lot of money, obviously not from a poor family.
In fact, the fact that these people can ride horses is enough to show that their identity is not simple, and they must be rich and noble. If it is a horse of good breed, it is worth as much as a supercar on the earth in the future.
Therefore, Xu Xian and the three of them were in a hurry today, and they could only walk slowly to Hangzhou Fucheng with their feet, and they didn't think about riding a horse at all.
"It's a disappointment. I finally came out on a trip, but it was raining. After entering the long pavilion, the only woman among the four pouted and complained with a depressed face.
There was a man next to her, who looked like a jade tree in the wind, but there was no sadness on his face, and he smiled: "Don't be disappointed, the rainy scenery of the West Lake is just as beautiful." ”
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
At this time, a young brother who stepped forward from behind, glanced at Xu Xian and the three of them who were sitting at the stone table in the middle of the long pavilion, and unceremoniously prepared to drive people away.
Xu Xian and the three of them also glanced at him, as if they were looking at idiots, they didn't bother to take care of it, and continued to sit and eat dry food and drink water.
This son-in-law must be usually pampered, and he is rarely ignored like this, so he immediately became a little annoyed and angry, and said angrily: "I talked to you, you didn't hear it, you are deaf, right?"
Brother Gongzi's eyes looked around, among the three people, He Liang was a fat man, too big to bully, and Li Gongfu was even taller......
So, he stretched out his hand to Xu Xian without hesitation, wanting to forcibly push the person away.
There is no way, persimmons always have to be pinched softly, who made Xu Xian look crepe, the thinnest.
Syllable!
"Ahh
Between the calcium carbide firelight, many people didn't see what was happening clearly, and they heard a miserable scream from the son-in-law who shot first, his wrist was firmly grasped by Xu Xian, and then twisted slightly, and his whole body bent with Xu Xian's twist.
Brother Gongzi was captured by Xu Xian.
Xu Xian, who cultivated the "Great Cave True Scripture" and planted the Dao root for a period of time, absorbed the qi of the five directions and the power of the twenty-eight stars every night, and almost all aspects had been reborn. This boy pinched him as a soft persimmon, which was really wrong.
"First come, first served. Let's come first, why do you want us to get out of the way?" Xu Xian turned his head and asked lightly.
The small pavilion was not big, and the movements of the two immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Li Gongfu glanced at Xu Xian in surprise, a little surprised, he didn't expect his future brother-in-law to react so quickly, even if he was old for many years, he might not be able to do better.
At this time, a man rushed forward, stunned, and said anxiously: "Xu Xian, He Liang, is it the two of you?
Xu Xian glanced at the comer, frowned and recalled, only then did he remember who this person was.
Li Chong, a native of Qiantang County, once studied at Wansong Academy, so he was Xu Xian and He Liang's classmates, so they naturally knew each other. However, this talent is good at learning, and he has passed the government examination last year to become a child, and then he went to Hangzhou to study, and it is said that this year it is very likely to be admitted to show his fame!
I haven't seen it in over a year, but I didn't expect to meet it here.
Li Chong stepped forward and grabbed Xu Xian's arm, and shouted, "Do you know who this person you arrested? He is the son of Lord Qin of Wushang County, the son of Lord Qin!"
Wushang County, like Qiantang County, is also a county seat under the control of Hangzhou's Fucheng.
After that, Li Chong pointed to a man and a woman, and said slowly: "This is Lin Fei, the son of Lord Tongzhi Lin of Hangzhou Mansion, and this is Xu Mu'e, the beloved daughter of Lord Xu Zhengqing of Xuezheng University." So, you'd better get out of the way!"
Wow!
Hearing this, He Liang and Li Gongfu's faces changed slightly.
I didn't expect to meet these people when I was hiding from the rain on the way to the road!
If it is said that the son of the county magistrate of Wushang County, they still don't take it to heart, but the son of the governor of the state capital is not ordinary.
Tongzhi is the official of the state capital after the prefect, and is equivalent to the deputy mayor of the earth in later generations. In the entire jurisdiction of Hangzhou Prefecture, the words of the Tongzhi Lord are very weighty.
As for Xuezheng, although there was no fixed official rank in the Dali Dynasty, he was born in the Hanlin Academy, and could supervise the students and officials in various places, and presided over the government and academy examinations.
It is equivalent to Xu Xian and He Liang's upcoming government examination is Xu Zhengqing's final say, and the second half of the Qiufu Academy examination is also presided over by him!
If such a person is offended, it is almost a dead end!
Li Gongfu is not a person who tends to be inflammatory, in "The Legend of the New White Lady", when he is alone, even in the face of the prince and prince, he can fight to the death.
But at this time, he hesitated, because he was not alone, and when he came out, he promised Xu Jiaorong to take care of Xu Xian, and he also knew how much hope Xu Jiaorong had for Xu Xian's scientific expedition. If he offended these young ladies at this time, he didn't care, Xu Xian would be in big trouble.
So he was ready to persuade Xu Xian to bear with it for the time being and take a step back.
Unexpectedly, Xu Xian was still unmoved, and said: "What about the son of Lord Tongzhi and the beloved daughter of Lord Xuezheng? If Lord Tongzhi and Lord Xuezheng are in person, as a junior, I should naturally give up my seat for them." But what qualifications do they have?"
"You ......" Li Chong lost his voice for a while, he was very angry, pointed at Xu Xian and said, "Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid with me?" After a pause, his eyes narrowed, and he threatened in a low voice: "You are now preparing to go to Hangzhou to take the government examination, right?
Xu Xian smiled when he heard this, not only did he not show weakness, but he glanced at Lin Fei and Xu Mu'e, and said loudly: "Why, if I don't let me sit today, Lin Gongzi and Miss Xu will go back and tell their father that they will be disqualified from my government examination?"
Hearing Xu Xian's loud questioning, Li Chong was frightened, and when he was asked, he stumbled: "I...... Don't slander me! I didn't say that!"
It's okay for these things to be secretly threatening, but if they are picked out and spread out, it will be a big deal.
The communiqué was a personal vendetta, prohibiting students from taking exams, and no official dared to do it openly.
Xu Xian said coldly: "That's what you mean?"
"Okay!" Xu Mu'e raised her eyebrows, took out two taels of silver from the money bag and put them on the stone table, and snorted coldly: "I'll pay, please give up your position, it's always okay now, right?"
"Rich people?"
Xu Xian glanced at the silver two on the table, and then at Xu Mu'e, with a strange smile on his face.
Well said, well said......
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