Start with the humble bridegroom

Chapter 23 Reading Yuelou

There are many wharves in Wuling County City, among which the East Wharf is the most prosperous and prosperous.

Zhang Zhe and Huo Bingcheng came from the west and chose Liuye Ferry, one of the west wharfs, to land.After landing, the two walked east along the stone road along the river.

After walking about two miles, I heard Huo Bingcheng's book boy pointing to the front and shouting: "You two gentlemen, the Yueyue Building is here!"

Zhang Zhe looked up and saw a three-story ancient building with flying eaves standing beside the river.A lot of horses and vehicles were parked on the slate road downstairs, obviously this should be a well-known restaurant in the county.

"Believe me, this moon-reading building was built a hundred years ago when the country was founded. The reputation of bamboo fish in the building has been spread throughout a hundred miles. Let's go around and see how lucky we are today. Can we find a bamboo fish?" Huo Bingcheng Obviously he likes this bamboo fish very much, so he dragged Zhang Zhe along and hurried all the way.

Zhang Zhe didn't spoil his interest, he quickened his pace and was curious at the same time: "Brother Jiyuan, what kind of rare thing is this bamboo fish? According to what my brother said, you might not be able to order it if you go late?"

"Of course," Huo Bingcheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva, without slowing down, "this bamboo fish comes from the bottom of the bamboo forest on the top of the peak, and it is the most rare. This fish dies when it comes out of the water, and the fishermen wrapped it in ice and sent it to the restaurant overnight. Start the killing on the same day, otherwise you will not be able to eat the next day."

When the two came downstairs, Huo Bingcheng looked at a sign at the door for a long time, and finally sighed: "There is no notice, it seems that today's luck is not good, and no bamboo fish was delivered."

"However, the food at Yueyuelou is also considered a must, let's go!" Huo Bingcheng led Zhang Zhe into the restaurant and went upstairs.

The sharp-eyed Xiao Er had long recognized that this was the son of the head of Taolin County, so he hurried up to meet him and led the three of them upstairs.

As soon as I walked to the second floor, I heard a burst of excitement on the third floor.

Huo Bingcheng frowned and asked the waiter: "Why is it so noisy on the third floor? I am entertaining friends, so I need to be quiet."

Xiao Er hastily explained with a smile: "Mingjian Huo Ya Nei, this is the students of the Fuqu College in the county gathering upstairs, and there are also several yamen inside. Even the young lady of Lin Tongpan's family also made good friends with some young ladies. Being there, it must not be too noisy. There must be some fun at the moment, and it’s just a noisy occasional."

Huo Bingcheng didn't ask who were there, but asked Xiaoer to lead them to a more secluded place.

On the third floor, a gust of wind from the river blows towards us.The third floor is actually a transparent structure, but there are some screens erected to separate the drinking people.

Huo Bingcheng and Zhang Zhe sat behind a screen facing the river to the west.

There is a low room here, and there is a small square table about a foot high on the room.The two of them had just sat down on the bench, and another waiter came over and poured tea graciously.Huo Bingcheng ordered seven or eight dishes and a pot of willow leaf stuffing, and the two waiters bowed and retreated.

You can see the river from this corner, and the scenery is very good. Huo Bingcheng pulled Zhang Zhe and talked about his song "Moon on the West River" just now.

Zhang Zhe didn't speak most of the time, just listened to Huo Bingcheng's analysis and exclamation, because he found that his understanding of this poem was really not as good as Huo Bingcheng's, so he, the "original author", had to "hide his clumsiness".Lest he, the "original author", say any embarrassing explanations and mess up the other party's three views.

The food and wine were served quickly, the dishes were beautifully presented, and the aroma was good.There is only one common-looking dish that is eaten by Order and Shutong.The half-big book boy smiled and held a big bowl, filled it with rice, covered the rice with the dish, and sat on the low stool beside him to eat deliciously.

The two toasted each other with a glass of wine, ate a few mouthfuls of food, and were about to talk about some funny jokes.Suddenly someone outside yelled: "You are disrespectful!"

Another person replied coldly: "A gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way. Why is it insulting to be gentle?"

The angry person shouted again: "You took 20 taels from the Song family and took the lead in mobilizing the students in the academy not to participate in this year's exam. Isn't that insulting and polite?"

"But it's funny!" The person who was accused laughed coldly again, "My lord Tongzhi made trouble for no reason, and even arrested the grain merchants in the whole county, so that all the people in the county were panicked. Can't you? Otherwise, what's the use of learning all these moral articles?"

"Du Changping, aren't you ashamed to accept money to do things? The atmosphere of the academy has been bad since you, and most of the children were bewitched by you to accept the money! What face do you have to speak here?"

"Li Yutang, don't blame me." Du Changping didn't lose his momentum at all, "The county high school judge, and Sun Tong Zhiben belonged to the same party. This year's exam must be to recruit talents for the Sun party. As a native of the county, how could Vote for people from other counties? If I don't accept the Song family's money, he won't feel at ease. Besides, your studies are average on weekdays. If it weren't for these many people who gave up the exam, how could you make a high profile in front of us these days? Get up? Could it be that someone has given you the title of scholar?"

"Shameless," Li Yutang's voice was a little flustered, obviously something on his mind was confirmed by Du.

Huo Bingcheng and Zhang Zhe listened very enthusiastically. At this moment, a sudden burst of laughter came from the direction of the stairs.

"What a Du Changping who takes money to do things, asks for peace of mind, and doesn't ask for his own peace of mind!"

"Who are you?" Hearing a sound of chairs, Du Changping was angered by this rhetorical question and stood up.

"You said that Hejun is in a state of panic, it's all a lie!" The footsteps of the man walked from the stairs to the center of the hall on the third floor.

"False?" Du Changping sneered, "The grain merchants in Hejun were seized, and hundreds of grain stores were closed, involving the people's hunger. Who is not panic? In the past few days, the price of grain in Hejun has risen by [-]% ! Ruan dare to criticize me?"

"Ignorant stuff," the visitor sneered, almost blowing Du Changping up.

"Now it's the time of summer harvest, and our county is a land of grain production. How much grain can't be raised?" The man looked around and said, "However, the temporary closure of the store for a few days will affect the development of the county. Food rations? There are tens of thousands of stones of granary in the county, so there is nothing to worry about. The slight increase in food prices is just a way for the Song family to control people indiscriminately!"

What this man said was very reasonable, and the students of Fuqu Academy on the third floor all nodded after hearing it.But there are also people who don't agree with this point of view, and immediately started arguing with classmates who agreed with this person.

The man smiled slightly, and turned his gaze to the largest screen on the third floor.Several young women sitting behind this screen are also discussing this person's point of view.

Then Du Changping lost face, lost his composure for a moment, pointed at this person and asked loudly: "Who are you? You speak nonsense."

"Hahahaha," the man let out a long laugh, and said casually, "I have met all of you in my next letter!"

As soon as the name came out, the entire third floor fell silent.

Behind the big screen, a woman asked in surprise: "But what about Zhang Xinzhi from 'Wushan Canghai' and 'Spring Silkworm Wax Torch'?"

Another female voice was also very eager: "Are you Zhang Erlang who was on the Qingyan boat yesterday, who was the 'Yunxiang Clothes and Flower Xiangrong'?"

The man smiled slightly, and bowed to the big screen: "It's just a mere talent, I'm laughing at you."

Huo Bingcheng suddenly heard a "Zhang Xinzhi" coming outside, and swallowed a sip of wine into his trachea, and was patted on the back by his school boy, coughing so loudly that he couldn't speak.

(End of this chapter)