Poor Family 1

  Chapter 110 Restaurant Incident (Part 1)

Until the evening, Zhang Xian and Qin Liang hadn't come back, which made Li Yanqing a little worried. He didn't want to read any more, so he walked quickly to the lobby of the inn. Seeing that he seemed to have something to do, shopkeeper Wang greeted him and asked with a smile: "Xiao Sir, is there anything we can do for you?"

   "Two of my companions went to the state school and haven't come back yet. I'm a little worried. I want to ask how to get to the state school?"

   "When did they go?"

   "Probably early afternoon."

Shopkeeper Wang laughed, "If you go in the morning, then you can make it back at this time, but if you go in the afternoon, you will definitely not be able to make it back. You will be back at least at noon tomorrow. It takes half a day to walk, they must be riding in a bullock cart!"

  Li Yanqing nodded, "They hired a bullock cart!"

   "That's right. Bullock carts don't go on that road at night. They must spend the night in the town. This is a custom. Don't worry, little officials! Nothing will happen."

  Shopkeeper Wang's words put Li Yanqing at ease, and he asked again: "Is there an inn over there?"

"Of course there are, there are three in the town! There are also seven or eight pubs, all of which make money from the state students. It's very lively there. Your two companions should go to the state school to visit friends! Don't drink at night How about a meal?"

Li Yanqing suddenly realized that Zhang Xian's two cousins ​​were both studying in the state school, and Qin Liang also had several relatives in the state school. Of course they had to meet. Anyway, there was nothing to do after the imperial examination registration, and they might still be friends. For a few days, besides, Zhang Xian and Qin Liang didn't say they would come back today.

  Thinking through this point, Li Yanqing's worry was easily resolved.

   "The little official hasn't had dinner yet! Why don't you just have some at the inn?" Shopkeeper Wang warmly greeted Li Yanqing.

  Li Yanqing shook his head with a smile. The food at Tangji Inn was really unpalatable. He had a meal yesterday afternoon, which made him 'fresh in his memory'.

   "I'm going out to eat today."

  Li Yanqing ran back to the room to get some money, and was about to go out when Zhou Chun and two scholars from Linzhang County came over.

   "My dear brother, let's have dinner together!"

  Li Yanqing readily agreed, "I'm going to have dinner too, let's go together."

The four of them came to the most famous Yebai Tavern in Anyang County. It was not far from their inn, only about a mile away. It was a large tavern covering an area of ​​about five mu. Business is booming.

  The lobby of the restaurant was full of scholars who came to take the imperial examination, and there were still many diners waiting for their seats at the door. Zhou Chun obviously had a heart, and he came here in the afternoon to book a private room.

   "Four Masters, please follow me!"

  The bartender was very polite, and all scholars respected him as Master, and the four of them followed him upstairs.

   Zhou Chun booked the elegant room on the second floor, and they went up to the second floor. Half of the second floor was the lobby, and the other side was divided into seven or eight elegant rooms by wooden boards.

   "The third Minghe room over there is the room you booked, please!"

  The second floor is full of drinkers, mainly scholars, and there are also a lot of voices. When they pass by the elegant room in front, they only hear bursts of laughter coming from inside, and the faint singing of young women.

This is also a major feature of the restaurants in the Song Dynasty. There are singing girls in restaurants of a small scale. Generally, they perform arts without selling themselves, which has become a part of the wine culture of the Song Dynasty. There is still spring in here.

  There are no red gardenia lanterns hanging in this Yebai tavern, which means that the singing girls in it are only selling their skills and not their bodies. Of course, if they agree with each other, they can bring them back to the inn.

Minghe Room is the smallest elegant room, but it is enough for four people. After the four sat down, Zhou Chun introduced two other companions to Li Yanqing, "This is Hong Dazhi, and that is Feng Sa. Originally There are two more, they went to the state to study early in the morning, and they won't be back until noon tomorrow."

Hong Dazhi's personality is a bit like Wang Gui's, he speaks quickly, and is a very straightforward scholar. His eyebrows are like two brushes glued to the brow bone, which feels a bit overwhelming. , full of boredom, Li Yanqing hasn't seen him say a word since leaving the inn.

  At this time, the bartender brought them two jugs of wine and seven or eight cold dishes. Zhou Chun filled Li Yanqing with a glass of wine and asked with a smile, "Your brother, have you registered today?"

   "I went in the afternoon, my brother should have registered too!"

   "We went in the morning, what's the test number my virtuous brother?"

   "No. C75, I don't know if it's that kind of room?"

  Li Yanqing was a little worried about the toilets. He heard that the innermost one of every alley in Gongyuan is the toilet. If it is close to the toilet, it will really stink.

Next to him, Hong Dazhi had participated in the two hair solution tests, and he had the most say in this aspect. He laughed and said: "My brother is a good number, it is a little closer to the intersection in the middle, number one is a latrine, number two generally does not arrange people, and number three It's the closest to the latrine, and my first exam was on the fifth day, even though it's winter, but the stink! It's so **** unbearable."

   "Don't say that!" Feng Sa was eating a candied date with relish, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but hit Hong Dazhi with his chopsticks.

   "Good! Good! Stop talking, come on, let's have a toast to meet today."

  The four of them toasted together and drank it down. At this moment, a coquettish **** poked his head and smiled and asked, "Do you want to arrange two singing girls?"

  Hong Dazhi and Feng Sa looked at each other, quite tempted. Just as Hong Dazhi was about to speak, Zhou Chun kicked him from below, waved his hand and said with a smile: "Forget it today, next time I will ask my sister to sing!"

   "Well, you guys drink, if necessary, I can arrange it at any time." **** winked at them, turned and left.

  Li Yanqing could see clearly that they all wanted to order courtesans, but it was a little embarrassing because he was there.

  Li Yanqing smiled and said: "It's normal to drink and listen to music. When we drink in Tangyin County, we occasionally invite singing girls to sing for fun."

  Hearing what Li Yanqing said, Hong Dazhi quickly ran out and shouted to the ****: "Can you arrange Yan'er for us?"

  **** laughed and said, "Yan'er just finished singing, so I'll let her come over."

   Zhou Chun smiled mysteriously at Li Yanqing in a low voice: "Yan'er is the lead singer of this tavern, and she sings Shuiliu Ci so beautifully that people can't get tired of listening to them."

  Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "Speaking of it this way, it's very exciting!"

   Not long after, two young women walked in. The one in front was wearing a green skirt, a red jacket, and a crown of jade-carved apricot flowers on her head. She had picturesque eyebrows and held a green flute in her jade hand. This was Le Ji.

A young woman in the back is wearing a snow-white long dress, with a slim and graceful figure, and a light gauze hat on her head. The light gauze covers her pretty face, which is faintly visible and makes people think more. Li Yanqing couldn't help secretly praising this Women can grasp the hearts of guests. First of all, this kind of still holding the pipa and half covering their faces has aroused great interest from the drinkers.

  Holding the pipa in her hand, the two women bestowed blessings on the four of them and sat down.

   "What song do you guys want to hear?" Yan'er asked with a faint smile, her sweet voice was as mellow as an oriole.

  Hong Dazhi hurriedly said: "Whatever! Sing a few Liu Ci poems"

  Le Ji whimpered and blew the jade flute, Yan'er gathered the strings of the pipa, and the sound of the pipa strings tinkled like spring water.

At this time, the veil floated up, revealing the peach-faced cherry lips, which were extraordinarily graceful and graceful. I saw her slender jade fingers, her autumn waves dripping, and her singing voice was melodious. Sing out of your mouth.

"Looking at the place where the rain gathers and the clouds are broken, and the shadows are quiet, watching the autumn light, the evening scene is bleak, which can move Song Yu's sadness, the water and wind are light, the apple blossoms are getting old, the moon dew is cold, the sycamore leaves are yellow, and the feelings are hurt. Where is the old man? There's a lot of water."

   Unexpectedly, as soon as he sang a song, there was a commotion from the next door, and Li Yanqing faintly heard someone questioning, "Didn't you say that there is no time for cigarettes? Why is someone lighting up now?"

I only heard the beautiful woman explain: "When the masters were lighting cigarettes just now, she was indeed singing in the backyard, so I asked Xiaoping to accompany everyone. When the masters next door were lighting cigarettes, it happened that cigarettes were free. sorry!"

   "No! Today we are here for Yan'er, let her come to us."

   After a while, **** came over with a face full of embarrassment: "Everyone is really sorry, because someone lit a cigarette first, what should I say..."

  Hong Dazhi's face sank, "It's obvious that we are the ones who light cigarettes, but Grandma wants to take the cigarettes elsewhere, is she looking down on us?"

  The beautiful woman said with a bitter face: "Sirs, my business is to rely on the support of the guests to make a living, how can I offend the guests? I didn't look down on you, I really... want to discuss it with you."

  Li Yanqing smiled and said: "Mother, don't be embarrassed, just let Yan'er pass. It is not easy for everyone to make a living, we can understand."

  At this moment, Yan'er stood up suddenly, and saluted: "Masters, Yan'er's throat is a little uncomfortable, and I want to rest for a while, excuse me."

  After speaking, she ignored Grandma's call and walked away unhappy.

  The beautiful woman couldn't call her, so she could only apologize: "How about I arrange another person for you!"

  Li Yanqing shook his head, "No, we just need to talk, mother, let's go to work!"

  The beautiful woman had to apologize repeatedly before closing the door and leaving.

  Li Yanqing got up and poured everyone a glass of wine with a smile: "Let's not care about such disappointing things, let's talk about interesting topics."

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  (end of this chapter)