Aspirations

Chapter 119 The Legendary Story
Among the many legends about Xia Xiang, Xia Xiang's high school Jinshi No. [-] and his identity as the magistrate of Zhending County are not the most talked about. After all, the common people are not only interested in the promotion of officials and anecdotes , and even more curious about the marriage of young talents.Xia Xiang was born as a Jinshi, and was a county magistrate. According to legend, he was handsome and handsome, but he had not yet married a wife. Therefore, many wealthy families in Shangjing City had a lot of thoughts, thinking that their daughters were also good-looking, well-educated, dignified and gentle. It can be regarded as the right match with Xia Xiang.

Some people were even more annoyed, why didn't they go to wait early when the announcement was made, so that they could catch their son-in-law, tie Xia Xiang home, marry overnight, and make cooked rice with raw rice, it was too late for him to regret it.

Xia Xiang's enthusiasm lasted for more than half a month due to the serialization of "Yuan Xuan Chao Bao", and it has only calmed down a little bit until now.Xia Xiang was really determined, so naturally he didn't know that someone in the capital was making a big fuss about him.At that time, Lian Ruohan was also really determined, and knew nothing about the "Yuan Xuan Chao Bao".But even if she was in the capital, she would not know about it, because she never read street newspapers. In her eyes, tabloids are tabloids, vulgar, novelty-seeking, and full of sexy things, which are unsightly.

Today is the day to return to Zhending, everything in the capital is over, Lian Ruohan got up early in the morning, and after tidying up, he heard the crisp sound of iron plates from the street outside, which was the sound of monks announcing the dawn.In the sound of the monks announcing the dawn, the morning bell of the monastery in the distance has also rang, and it came from afar, distant and light.

Another monk's voice came: "The sky is clear today, everything is safe."

As soon as the fourth watch is over every day, monks will knock on iron plates or wooden fish to announce the dawn, and the people in Shangjing will get up to the sound of the dawn.The monks also report the morning weather report to inform the people of today's weather conditions, so that the people can arrange travel according to the weather.No matter it is wind, frost, rain and snow, dawn is never missing.

As soon as the dawn sounded, the entire Shangjing City quickly woke up.The Zhumenqiao market has been opened, and the raw meat workshop has slaughtered pigs and sheep. Each person carries pigs, sheep and carts to the market, at least hundreds of them.The farmers who entered the city to sell wheat noodles would use Taiping carts or donkeys and horses to carry them, and enter the city from outside the city gate.In addition to selling twenty-cent candles, each restaurant also sells porridge, rice and snacks.Cleansing water and decoction soup and tea are also provided.

Shops selling dim sum in the morning market also opened one after another, such as fried white sausage, sheep and goose incident, cake, porridge, blood soup, sheep blood, powder soup and so on.There are also those who sell biscuits, steamed biscuits, glutinous rice cakes, ice cream and other dim sum.

After Lian Ruohan finished washing, he saw that the toothbrush was a little old, so he asked Ling'er to change it.Then let Ling'er go outside to buy some breakfast, Ling'er responded and turned to go out.

The morning market outside was already bustling with people coming and going.All kinds of early morning stalls are lined up on both sides of the road, including wontons, fried dough sticks, bean curds, sesame cakes, steamed cakes, rice porridge, and so on.

There are quite a few customers drinking tea in teahouses or eating breakfast at restaurants or roadside stalls, but no matter where they drink tea and eat breakfast, almost everyone who gets up early has a tabloid, reads it while eating, or sends out a knowing message. Laughter, or pointing to the news in the tabloids, there was a lot of discussion.

Ling'er didn't go to the nearest Yuemanlou to buy breakfast. Although Yuemanlou is a famous restaurant in the capital, the breakfast is not so good. She knows what the wife likes best - fried pancakes on the roadside the most. .

Ling'er crossed the road and came to the stall on the other side of the road. He stopped in front of a stall with "Wu Dalang Cooking Cakes" written on it, and said with a smile, "Wu Dalang, I want five cakes."

Wu Dalang is tall, handsome and handsome. Although he is only a peddler selling cakes, he is also full of vigor. He shows his white teeth when he smiles: "Ling'er is here? Are you in the capital recently?"

Ling'er smiled and said, "I'm leaving today. Dalang, how is your cake making business?"

"It's okay, it's okay, but selling cooking cakes is not a long-term solution after all. I must pass the Jinshi exam in three years before I can return to Qinghe with face." Wu Dalang took out five cooking cakes, wrapped them in oil paper and handed them to Ling'er , "I failed the ranking this year, and I ran out of money, and I couldn't help being humiliated when I went home. Fortunately, I still have a skill in cooking cakes to make a living. Now I earn [-] Wen a day. In addition to living, it is also enough for accommodation. .”

Wu Dalang's identity as a failed scholar, Ling'er also knows, but he doesn't know that he is from Qinghe, isn't he from the same hometown as his wife?She took out another fifty papers: "A few more pancakes. Dalang, after you go to high school, are you going to return to Qinghe to be an official?"

"I can't tell." Wu Dalang smiled honestly, "No matter where I become an official, I will marry a woman from Qinghe."

Linger asked with a smile: "Why? Why do you have to marry Qinghe woman?"

"Qinghe women are virtuous and dignified, and they will keep the house in order to guard women." Wu Dalang chuckled, "Just like Ling'er, gentle and gentle."

"Nonsense." Ling'er blushed, took the cake, turned around and left, "There are so many good women in Qinghe, I have a sister named Pan Jinlian who grew up with her, she lives in Huangjinzhuang, she is beautiful and generous , virtuous and decent, if you go back, you can marry her."

"Pan Jinlian? Write it down." Wu Dalang laughed, "Having Ling'er is half as good, I'm satisfied. Ling'er, wait, send you a copy of "Yuanxuanchaobao", which has a Jinshi Xia who is the same year as me. Xiang's anecdote is very interesting."

Wu Dalang chased after a few steps, delivered the tabloid to Ling'er, crossed his hands and bowed: "If he is a senior high school scholar, or if he gets a good wife, Wu will definitely thank Ling'er."

Ling'er didn't want tabloids at first, because my wife doesn't like folk tabloids, but it's not easy to throw them away in front of Wu Dalang, so I had to take it. I just glanced at it and was immediately attracted. The big title was "Zhen Dingzhi County" Xia Xiang's Legendary Story" eighth.

Xia Xiang's legendary story must also be curious to the lady, and Linger walks like flying, ignoring Wu Dalang behind him who is staring at her back in a daze.Of course, what Ling'er didn't know was that three years later, Wu Dalang was a high school scholar and became an official in a neighboring county in Qinghe.He made a special trip to visit Huangjinzhuang, and met Pan Jinlian by chance. The two fell in love at first sight, and they got married later.Later, the husband sang and the wife followed, which made a good story.Wu Dalang later became the magistrate, and he had a clear official voice.Pan Jinlian runs a virtuous family. She has two sons and a daughter. The husband and wife are loving and harmonious, and they depend on each other all their lives.

In memory of Ling'er's kindness, Wu Dalang named his daughter Ling'er.

Just when Ling'er arrived at the gate of Guanxin Pavilion, a horse neighed suddenly, and a carriage drove up and stopped in front of him.In a flash, Cao Shujun jumped down from the carriage and smiled, "Ling'er knew I was coming, so she bought breakfast for me, she is such a good sister."

"Don't think too much, if Mr. Xia Lang might be okay, then forget it." Ling'er pouted at Cao Shujun, seeing Cao Shuli getting out of the car with Zuo'er's support, she hurried up One step forward, "Lady Cao, take it easy, don't worry, even the lady hasn't had breakfast yet."

Cao Shuli and Cao Shujun were going to Zhending together with Cao Shuli today, they left the Cao Mansion early in the morning and rushed to Guanxin Pavilion to meet Lian Ruohan.

Cao Shuli obviously dressed up carefully, wearing a light blue long dress, wearing gold hairpin and jade ornaments on her head, and wearing a ring, like a fairy coming down to earth.

After the two got out of the carriage, they were about to follow Ling'er to enter when they saw another carriage approaching.As soon as the car stopped, Xiao Jia got out of the car.Xiao Jia, who was dressed in a light green long dress, was not as gentle as Cao Shuli, but she was more capable and heroic.

"Miss Xiao." Ling'er didn't know why Xiao Jia came, so she went forward to meet her, "You came just in time, if you are one step late, the lady will go out."

Xiao Jia smiled calmly, turned around and gave the driver a hundred coins, and said, "Thank you." Then she said to Ling'er, "I just want to go to Zhending with Lady Lian."

The coachman raised the whip in his hand: "Women, are you going on a long trip? Anlai Car Dealer offers car rentals in the city, as well as long-distance car rentals. Renting a car in the city starts at a hundred dollars, and long-distance car rental depends on the distance, ranging from one to one thousand."

He is a person who knows how to do business. Ling'er glanced at the coachman and said calmly: "Don't worry about driving, we are going to travel far away, but we don't need to rent a car. We are always in a car dealership when we are happy."

"Good times are always here?" The coachman's eyes widened, obviously shocked, "If I don't say it sooner, I will waste my words in vain."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and drove away, running fast.

Cao Shujun laughed loudly: "Hao Jing Chang Zai is so famous that even the coachman was frightened. I guess the coachman was thinking, since he is a man of Hao Jing Chang Zai, why would he rent a car from Anlai? Could it be that he wanted to play tricks on him? Lady Xiao, please stay safe."

Xiao Jia and the others greeted each other separately, and said with a smile, "Cao Sanlang has added a bit of demeanor, I guess a good thing is coming."

Cao Shujun and Xiao Jia had only met once or twice, so they were not familiar with each other, but because of Lian Ruohan, the two were considered speculative.

Several people entered Guanxin Pavilion together, and came to Lian Ruohan's room after a while.Cao Shujun, Cao Shuli and Xiao Jia had already had breakfast, Lian Ruohan and Ling'er took a few bites, and the servants had already made preparations before setting off on the road.

A spacious five-person cart, Lian Ruohan, Cao Shuli, Cao Shujun, Xiao Jia, and Ling'er, was just full.The three women sat on one side, and Cao Shujun and He sat on the other side.

There is a stove in the middle of the carriage, it is late autumn now, the interior of the carriage is quite cold, Ling'er is responsible for lighting the fire and making tea in the carriage.

Knowing that Xiao Jia was going to Zhending together, Lian Ruohan didn't ask any further questions.When the car got out of the south city gate, Cao Shujun remembered something, opened the curtain and looked outside, and said with emotion: "At the beginning, I burned incense and played the piano in the ten-mile pavilion outside the city to see Mr. Xia Lang off. After a long time, I will go to Zhending to visit him. Thinking about yesterday, it suddenly feels like a dream. By the way, Mrs. Xiao, I went with Mrs. Lian and my sister to meet Mr. Xia Lang. You go to Zhending again. What is it for?"

"It's also for Mr. Xia Lang." Xiao Jia smiled sweetly, and glanced at Lian Ruohan quietly. Seeing Lian Ruohan smiling and not saying a word, she understood her relationship with Xia Xiang and Li Dingshan better. Speaking of it, "Cao Sanlang doesn't know that Mr. Xia Lang and I have been together day and night in Zhongshan Village for three years. We are not relatives but relatives."

"Ah, Mrs. Xiao turned out to be Mr. Li's adopted daughter!" Cao Shuli knew Xiao Jia's identity, and was immediately surprised. What surprised her was that Xiao Jia was Li Dingshan's most important talented Xiao girl——Cao Yongguo once told her When Li Dingshan was in Zhongshan Village, there was a man and a woman beside him, the man Xia Xiang, and the woman’s name is unknown, but she is a very talented businessman. The joy is that Xiao Jia and Xia Xiang have been together day and night for three years, so they must know a lot about Xia Xiang, " Disrespect, disrespect, I heard from my father that Mrs. Xiao is an immortal business genius."

"In front of Mrs. Lian, how dare I say that I am a genius in business? It's just that I like to take the edge of the sword." Xiao Jia smiled lightly, humbly and easy-going, "If it is really about the way of doing business, Mrs. Lian is the best."

"Ms. Xiao and Mr. Xia have been together for three years. When Mr. Xia was in the mountain village, was Mr. Xia stubborn and active? What do you like?" Cao Shuli is most concerned about Xia Xiang's growth path, and she understands Xia Xiang better and better in her heart. The more you feel, the closer you are to Xia Xiang.

"He..." Xiao Jia narrowed his eyes, recalled the past, and smiled knowingly, "In fact, he is no different from ordinary people, and he is not overly naughty. When it comes to hobbies, he does have some, such as climbing trees and touching birds, Swim in the river, hunt in the mountains, etc."

"Hey, why did you swim in the river instead of fish in the river?" Cao Shujun wondered, "Did Xia Langjun have any magical legends when he was a child?"

"Mr. Xia Lang never catches fish to eat by himself. There is no such legend? It seems that there is no such thing." Xiao Jia has sharp eyes and has already seen the tabloid in Ling'er's hand, but she didn't point it out. She tilted her head and thought for a while, "I just remember The villagers said that one year Mr. Xia Lang was swimming in the river, when suddenly a big fish leaped out of the water and competed with Mr. Xia Lang in the water. One person and one fish went upstream, and they swam for half an hour. Leaped, flew into the air, turned into a rainbow and disappeared in the sky. Xia Langjun also jumped out of the water more than three feet high. Some people said that Xia Langjun stepped on the rainbow at that time, soaring through the clouds and riding the fog, like a dragon..."

"Dragon? Great, the dragon is the symbol of the emperor." Excited, Cao Shujun blurted out, then realized that he had slipped his words, and hurriedly covered his mouth, "The Hutuo River is originally a river of dragon prosperity, and it is also the image of the dragon." It’s not uncommon, maybe the big fish that melts away from the rainbow is a dragon. There are many legends about the Hutuo River... The cold wind rolls the leaves across the Hutuo River, and the snow covers the ground. Xia Langjun grew up in the Hutuo River It’s really a blessing to grow up on the side. Miss Xiao, how does the Hutuo River compare with the Anding River?”

It was the first time for Cao Shujuan to travel far at such a young age, and he had never seen a river other than the Anding River, so he was naturally extremely looking forward to and excited.

"It can't be compared. As the name suggests, the Anding River has a gentle flow and a narrow surface, while the Hutuo River has a wide surface, rapid flow, and shallow bends." Xiao Jia took out a thin booklet and handed it to Cao Shujun, "Where the big river, Zhang Water, Hutuo... are all turbid streams. It is recorded in detail in the book, so go see for yourself."

Cao Shuli didn't find out any more stories about Xia Xiang, and she was a little bit lost, and there was the monotonous sound of the carriage shaking. Chi" Yile: "It's really interesting, Mr. Xia Lang still has such interesting times..."

Even Ruohan was drowsy, Linger's smile surprised everyone in the car.

"What are you laughing at?" Lian Ruohan noticed that Ling'er was holding a tabloid in her hand and was reading it intently, she couldn't help feeling a little sullen, "Ling'er, didn't I tell you not to let you read these folk tabloids, how many people are there?" False news and fabrications to confuse the public..."

"But lady, the legendary story about Mr. Xia Lang written in this newspaper is indeed very interesting, as if it were real. By the way, there is also the legendary story Mrs. Xiao just told. It also said that when Mr. Xia Lang went hunting in the mountains, When he met a white tiger, Xia Laixia who was traveling with him ran away in embarrassment. Mr. Xia Lang didn't escape, but sat down and talked to the white tiger. The white tiger seemed to understand people's words, and at the end, he nodded repeatedly. Turned around and left. After Xia Lai Xia Qu came back, he asked Mr. Xia what he had said to Baihu. Mr. Xia Lang said that Baihu would not eat him, because he was a Wenqu star who came down to earth, and he would get fame in the future. People with fame in the world, There are gods to protect it, and the tigers and wolves in the world cannot hurt it. The white tiger originally wanted to eat Xia Lai Xia Qu, and said it wanted to eat the fastest one. Running fast proves that it is in good health and the meat is tender... I laughed so hard. Xia The gentleman said that you can’t eat it in Xia Lai Xia Qu, and the white tiger said why you can’t eat it. Xia Lai Xia Qu is just an ordinary person, why can’t it eat it?”

The few people were stupefied and looked straight at Ling'er. As soon as Ling'er paused, Cao Shujuan was the most impatient, and asked, "What happened afterwards? Good Linger, please continue."

Ling'er giggled, and stuffed the tabloid into Cao Shujun's hand: "It's clearly written on it, read it yourself."

The tone was exactly the same as Xiao Jia's, and everyone laughed.

Cao Shujun took the tabloid, looked at it hastily, and laughed: "Mr. Xia Lang answered really wonderfully."

"What did Mr. Xia Lang say?" Lian Ruohan and Cao Shuli asked in unison.

Cao Shujun then passed the tabloid to Lian Ruohan: "It's clearly written on it, read it for yourself!"

Lian Ruohan smiled helplessly, took the tabloid and read it, Cao Shuli sat side by side with her, and also poked her head to look.

"Mr. Xia Lang said, Xia Lai Xia Qu sees ordinary people from the front, but the two of them look like generals from behind." Xiao Jia did not read the tabloids, but accurately told the story about Xia Xiang in the tabloids content.

Even Ruohan and Cao Shuli looked at Xiao Jia in amazement, and Xiao Jia smiled bluntly: "Ms. Lian, Mrs. Cao, I am the owner of "Yuanxuanchaobao". The legendary story of Mr. Xia Lang originated from My dictation was written by Shen Rongchang."

Lian Ruohan and Cao Shuli looked surprised, they couldn't believe what Xiao Jia said.Xiao Jia knew that in the eyes of Lian Ruohan and Cao Shuli, folk tabloids were not considered elegant, and were only worthy of being read by ordinary people...

(End of this chapter)