Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 146 Opening ([-])

Zhong Yanqing is now in his forties, and his family is well off. His ancestors left over 200 mu of land and several shops, a two-entry house.

Zhong Yanqing was the second son, and he also studied in a private school back then, but he didn't have the talent for reading, and his family didn't expect him to go to school, so he went home to help the family in business after he finished school.

Now that his parents have passed away, the two brothers have also separated, and his son has grown up. Zhong Yanqing is a person who likes to enjoy himself, so naturally he doesn't want to be trapped in the shop every day without moving.

The shop under his name is engaged in the grain business, and the shop is managed by a reliable shopkeeper, and the fields outside the city are rented out.Zhong Yanqing had nothing to do except to visit the shop every now and then to look at the account books.

He doesn't like being bored at home, and he doesn't like music, chess, calligraphy and painting.To pass the time, he would go to the teahouse every day to drink tea and chat with friends, listen to books, and his life was very comfortable.

On this day, after having breakfast as usual, he took his servant and walked out slowly towards the east of the city.

Originally, there was a teahouse nearby, and he also liked to go to a teahouse.But the business there was not good, the popularity was not strong, and it was deserted. He felt that it was boring, so he gave up there and went to another teahouse two cups of tea away from home.

"Hey, master, look." Zhong Yanqing's servant called Si'er pointed to the front and called out.

Zhong Yanqing looked along his finger, and in front of him was the teahouse he had been to before.At this time, the plaque on the door of the teahouse was wrapped in red cloth, and there were several big red flowers tied with red silk on both sides of the door. The older child was talking, looking at it, this place is going to do a lion dance for a while.

"Could it be that this family is going to get married? But isn't this a teahouse? How could they get married in a teahouse?" Si'er asked again.

At this time, the members of the lion dance team beat the drum loudly, and the four men dressed as two lions began to dance. A boy in Tsing Yi ran to the firecrackers hanging at the door and took When the fire was turned on, "cracking", a burst of firecrackers rang out lively.

This burst of noise immediately attracted many passers-by.The pace of life in ancient times was slow and there was a lack of entertainment activities. A small matter could attract a large group of people who love to watch the excitement.Now that there is such a big noise, everyone will naturally not let it go.Not long after, the entrance of the teahouse was surrounded by a big circle with three floors inside and three floors outside.

Suddenly the drumming stopped, and a man in a blue satin gown stood out from the door of the teahouse, knocked twice with a gong, and said, "Our teahouse opens today, and all charges will be halved six days before the opening." Mr. Qian Dongbao, the storyteller in the teahouse, will tell you the new story "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". The story has a grand background, ups and downs, and wonderful characters.

""The Legend of the Condor Heroes", as soon as you hear the title, you know it's a story from Jianghu. I like to hear this kind of story, it's much more interesting than those stories about wits and beauties."

"The price will be halved six days before the opening, which is a good deal. I don't have anything to do today, so why not go and listen."

"Bang bang bang bang..." The man in the blue satin gown knocked the gong a few more times and said loudly: "Our teahouse not only has storytelling, but also double reed performances and cross talk performances. These are juggling performances newly learned in the capital. If you like to watch it, everyone may wish to come in and see what is new, and you also know what kind of juggling is the favorite of people in Beijing."

"Learn from the capital? Hey, I want to see this."

"Look, take a look. I'm not very interested in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", but I want to see what this new sideshow in the capital is like."

"That's right, if everyone else knows what's going on, but we don't, wouldn't it appear that we are ignorant? Anyway, the price is halved, so we might as well go in and see what's new."

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Most of the people who were still walking slowly on the road at this time were idlers like Zhong Yanqing who had nothing to do. When they heard about the contents of the book, and even heard that there was a juggling that everyone in the capital liked, they all planned to go in and have a look.Anyway, it's cheap, and it's not bad time, so I have to check it out.

"Bang bang bang bang..." The man in blue silk and satin made another sound of gongs. Everyone pricked up their ears at this moment, thinking that there is something new in this teahouse, so they heard the man say: "Today is the opening ceremony of our teahouse." , the auspicious time has come, we will lift the plaque of the teahouse."

As he said that, he waved his hand, and two men dressed as juniors came over with some long bamboo poles and handed them to the teenagers under the plaque.The four teenagers took it and picked up the red silk on the plaque together, and the four majestic characters of "Boyue Teahouse" appeared in front of everyone.

A burst of "cracking" firecrackers sounded again in due course.

"Look, everyone, the inscription on this plaque." Suddenly someone saw the inscription with sharp eyes and shouted.

"Guan Lehe? It's the head of the Boyue Academy. Is this the plaque written by Guan Shan?"

"Bo Yue, Boyue, could it be that this teahouse was opened by the academy or Guan Shanchang?"

Everyone started talking again.

Boyue Academy is the pride of Lishui County people.In a small southern county, there is a well-known academy, and the proportion of students who are admitted to the scholar or even the Juren is quite high, and even students from Fucheng or other places come to study.

Therefore, whether it is Boyue Academy or Guan Lehe, they have a sacred status in the hearts of the people in Lishui County.

At this time, seeing that the name was similar to the academy, and Guan Lehe's words were still on the plaque, those who hadn't planned to go in were also moved, wanting to see what's different about the teahouse that Guan Shanzhang admired.

Although Zhong Yanqing only studied in a private school for a few years, he still respects him. Moreover, his youngest son has a talent for reading, and he was admitted to the Boyue Academy this summer.

"Go, go in." Seeing that the man in the blue silk gown had already invited someone inside, he hurried over.

"Hey, Master, Master Li and the others are still waiting for you over there." Si'er shouted hastily.

"Go over and talk to them, or simply call them over." Zhong Yanqing said, and he had already entered the gate of the teahouse.

Si'er hesitated for a moment, but followed in.He has to settle his master first, and then inform others.

Entering the teahouse, Zhong Yanqing was taken aback for a moment.Because his home was nearby, he couldn't be more familiar with this teahouse.

But now, the center of the teahouse is separated by a railing, and there are desks and strange-looking chairs inside.There are also thick cushions and backrests with dark red embroidered flowers on the wooden chair, which seems quite comfortable at first glance.

The most important thing is that in front of each chair, there is a burning charcoal basin.In this cold winter, sitting in front of the brazier drinking tea, listening to books and watching juggling is really a fairy-like enjoyment.

(End of this chapter)