The three of them walked around in the garden for most of the day, and when they were hungry, they ate casually at the roadside wild shop, scalded two pots of green plum wine, looked at the garden snow scene outside the door, and listened to the "sudden" surge of spring water, which had a unique flavor. It was already evening when the pen and the fun pavilion www.biquge.info out of the forest, and I was surprised to find that there were many more people in the city at once, and even the women who usually stayed at home also traveled together today. On the Shangyuan Festival, you can not only eat Lantern Festival and watch lanterns, but the girls in the boudoir are also allowed to go out to play, and there are many beautiful women who have a good relationship on this day.

Daming Lake is formed by the convergence of spring water, which is a rare 'spring lake' in the world. A glimpse of the endless lake surface is as flat as a mirror, the smoke waves are vast, the water color is clear and clear, the water pavilion promenade is uneven, and the Thousand Buddha Mountain is reflected in the lake in the distance, which is as beautiful as a natural picture scroll. In winter, although you can't see the kite flying and the fish jumping, the lotus is full of ponds, but the silver is wrapped in plain water, the painting boat swims in the lake, and countless lotus lanterns float, which is extraordinarily enchanting.

There is also a bamboo tube attached to the lotus lamp, and there is a piece of paper in the tube, some of which are written with New Year's wishes, and some are written with lovesick sentences and payments, hoping to meet someone who is destined.

The willows on the embankment along the shore are full of colorful lanterns, and from a distance, it looks like a long dragon lying around the lake. There are many kinds of lanterns, which are dizzying, and there are also vendors selling various gadgets on both sides of the road, with the best business selling lotus lanterns. The three of them enjoyed the lanterns along the embankment, and there were many red men and green women wearing new clothes to play around the lake. There are also some pretentious young and handsome young people, and when they meet beautiful girls, they will come forward to greet them. Nangong Yu is undoubtedly the object of the girls' attention, and wherever she goes, she attracts countless waves and whispers.

The three of them were walking, and a girl stepped forward to give Nangong Yu a lotus lamp, and said in a red face and whispered: "This... This is from my young lady to Childe, please reply to Childe. Nangong Yu took the lotus lantern and saw a young woman standing under the willows not far away, and found that she was looking at her, her pretty face was slightly red, she lowered her head, but did not walk away. Nangong Yujian put a bamboo tube and an ink pen in the lotus lamp, he took out the letterhead from the tube, and quoted Li Shangyin's sentence "There are no colorful phoenix wings, and the heart is a little clear" The signature is Beicheng Su Yiyuan, which is the name of the girl. Nangong Yu sighed, took the pen and thought about it, and quoted Sun Xuan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to refuse, "I am grateful for the king's daughter, and I am ashamed of the city". After putting the letterhead into the bamboo tube, he put it back into the lotus lantern, handed it to the maid, and said, "Say hello to your young lady for me, thank you for her kindness." With that, the three of them continued on their way.

In less than half of the walk, Nangong Yu had already received six lotus lanterns, and he had to refuse them one by one. Shen Jun said enviously: "Why did you receive so much, why didn't anyone send me and Senior Brother." Pang Mingyang said: "The three junior brothers are a talent, of course, they are more popular than you and me." Shen Jun smiled: "It's okay, there are so many floating on the lake, I can go fishing and see who has a relationship with me." ”

When he was about to make a move, Pang Mingyang suddenly froze in place, looking ahead for a moment, Nangong Yu followed his gaze, and saw a middle-aged man in his forties walking towards him with red sleeves. Red Sleeves recognized them, the surprise in his eyes flashed, and he continued to laugh with the middle-aged man as if he didn't see it. Pang Mingyang quickly turned around, faced the lake, and took a deep breath. Nangong Yu said: "Senior brother doesn't have to feel sorry for such a woman, she is not worthy of being sad by senior brother." Pang Mingyang said with tears in his eyes: "What the third junior brother said is that I didn't expect the first woman I fell in love with to be such a person." Nangong Yu said: "Anyone's feelings are not smooth sailing, and if you don't experience wind and rain, you don't know how precious the bright sunshine is." And the wind and rain will always pass, and the sunshine will always come, and it is a good thing that the senior brother has taken the first step. Pang Mingyang smiled bitterly: "The third junior brother is really good at comforting people, I just listen to you." Let's go back, we'll go back to the valley early tomorrow morning." Shen Jun said disappointedly: "Play a little longer, there are still a lot of places in front of me." Pang Mingyang said: "I don't know how many girls send love letters to the third junior brother, I can't stand the stimulation." Nangong Yu said with a smile: "Everything that listens to the senior brother is." Pang Mingyang said: "But we can't go back empty-handed, we have to buy some gifts for the master and his old man, and prepare some things for the valley." ”

At that moment, the three of them scattered and purchased a large number of things, and carried them back to the inn in large bags and small bags. But as soon as he entered the door of the inn, he was startled, and the heroes of the rivers and lakes, who had not seen a single figure in the morning, were sitting in the hall at this time, as if they were all in a meeting, and they all stared at them with surprised eyes. Nangong Yu found that in addition to the Jianghu guests he had seen last night, there was also a table that he had not seen before. The ten people at that table were all dressed in black, only one was sitting, and the others stood behind them with their hands behind them. The man sitting was of medium age, with a shrewd and capable face, a booklet and pen and ink on the table, and a small scale, and after glancing at the three of them, he said lightly: "You are late." The three of them glanced at each other, not knowing why, they all guessed who they had misunderstood, Shen Jun said in a low voice: "If you come, you will be safe, sit down first." ”

The three of them sat down at an empty table in the distance, and the hall was silent, except for the sound of the black-clad leader flipping through the booklet. Suddenly, he coughed and said, "It's time for the Loyalty and Righteousness Association, can you prepare your four hundred taels of tael tael tax this year?" Tao Wanli got up and said, "It's all ready." As he spoke, he came to the table of the black-clothed leader with his baggage, took out the silver ingot from the bag, and placed it on the table. The black-clothed leader picked up the scale, passed the silver over the scale, and then crossed out the name of the Zhongyi Society on the booklet with a pen, and said, "President Tao has worked hard, please go back." Tao Wanli breathed a sigh of relief and walked back to his seat.

Nangong Yu and the three of them didn't know what the 'tap tax' meant, and the black-clothed leader then shouted: "The Huatian Gang's tap tax this year is three hundred and eighty taels, can it be prepared?" As he spoke, he also put the silver on the table of the man in black, and after the leader in black weighed the silver, he crossed out the name of the Huatian Gang and asked Bao Xu to return to his original position.

In this way, nine gangs were called in a row, all of them paid enough tap tax, and when they shouted "Tiansha Gate", the black-clothed leader looked up and looked around, and said, "Is Tiansha Gate coming?" After calling three times and no one responded, the black-clothed leader put down his pen and sneered: "The sect that asked to pay the draw tax for the first time is always a little disobedient, so I ordered to go down and send someone to cut off the little fingers of their gang leaders and disciples, and warn them that if they don't come in the future, it will not be these little things that will be cut." A man in black took the order.

Nangong Yu gasped, peeked at it, and found that Tao Wanli and Bao Xu had no little fingers, and then they realized that the black-clothed leader was not talking big. No wonder these gangs are low-key, it turns out that they are all being forced to pay money, and no one wants to publicize this kind of shameful thing. The black-clothed leader continued to read according to the booklet: "The Longsha Gang's tax on this year's draw is four hundred and twenty taels, can you prepare it?" At this time, a person stood up at a table in the west, and said tremblingly: "Our gang only made up two hundred and sixty taels, and the rest of the silver can be graced for another month." The black-clothed leader frowned and said, "Gang Leader Zhao, isn't one year of hard work enough? The black-clothed leader sneered: "The tap tax is calculated by us after checking your account books, and any of you can afford to pay it, how can you say that business is sluggish." Zhao Gang Leader was embarrassed: "Although there is income in the account books, many arrears have not been recovered, so there is not enough money." The black-clothed leader said: "That's your business, we only look at the accounts and calculate the money, if this case is opened, everyone will be in arrears for a month in the future, where is the prestige of my Tongtian Gang." ”