It was night, and it was snowing outside the house again.

The cold winter has arrived, and the night wind and snow for days have made the temperature in Kaifeng Mansion drop rapidly.

However, the samurai family's house in the first Sweet Water Lane is a hot piece. Feng Erniang and Wang Po'er were busy together for almost an hour, and finally got a "warm pot". The so-called "hot pot" is shabu-shabu, which has actually existed since ancient times. Later generations spread the saying that the hot pot was invented by the Mongols or the Jurchens, which is completely nonsense.

Isn't it just about cutting food into small slices and throwing them into a pot or soup pot to cook? How simple it is! In ancient times, the copper kettle, copper tripod, can't they all be shabu-shabu?

This way of eating was called "warm pot" in the Tang and Song dynasties, and it was a very popular way to eat in winter.

Of course, there are still differences between this "warm pot" and the "hot pot" of later generations. When eating "warm pot", all kinds of meat slices are not put into the pot one by one, but one by one...... Anyway, Wu Haogu has never seen anyone with a piece of meat there.

Today, Feng Erniang prepared rabbit meat and mutton, both kinds of meat were cut into not very thin slices, each prepared two large plates, and made a sauce with wine, sauce, pepper, and cinnamon, and also prepared several vegetarian side dishes such as tofu, gluten, bean sprouts and cabbage.

By the way, Wu Chengzhi and Feng Erniang have now "reunited", and the two are a loving couple again. When his wife was preparing dinner in the kitchen, Wu Chengzhi, a big man, took the initiative to go in to help and brought the warm pot, meat slices, vegetables, and sauces prepared by his wife to the table one by one.

The two brothers of the samurai family were busy with their own affairs at this time. Wu Haowen is reviewing his homework, and he has been recommended by Kaifeng Fuxue and qualified to participate in the Taixue exam. In the spring of next year, he will participate in the Taixue entrance examination with Confucian students gathered from all over the Great Song Dynasty. Among them, 2,000 lucky people can be admitted to the Taixue Waisha and become a glorious Taixue student.

According to the provisions of the "Three Rounding Law", the semester of Taixue Wai Dormitory is one year, and the inner dormitory and the upper dormitory are both two years. The rounding to the inner dormitory is very intense, with only 300 of the 2,000 students from the Taixue Outer House being admitted to the Inner House, and 100 of the 300 students from the Inner House being admitted to the Upper House.

It can be seen that the competition within Taixue is still very fierce.

However, no matter how fierce it is, there is one more way to be an official - you can still participate in the imperial examination if you enter Taixue! Therefore, Wu Haowen has been gnawing on the "review materials" given by the officials every day for the past few days, and he will never go to bed until midnight every day, and he really shows the strength to win.

Wu Haogu, on the other hand, locked himself in the room and painted, painting a "Bishamen Tiantu", but it was not the original realistic style, but on the basis of realism, he added freehand elements, and painted it as half realistic and half freehand.

It is the painting method of Zhao Yi's improved version of "Bishamen Tiantu" that he saw in the hall on the ground floor of the middle building of Fengle Building yesterday. In fact, Wu Haogu can also paint this kind of semi-freehand and semi-realistic paintings, his serious profession in his previous life was the original painter, cartoon, aesthetic, realistic, all kinds of magic, science fiction, Xianxia, Nianghua, Eastern and Western styles, he can paint.

What he is painting now is a semi-realistic Lu Zhishen in the style of Chinese magic brushwork, the picture is very gorgeous and delicate, which can give people an extremely strong visual impact.

It's hard to evaluate whether the art is good or bad, but it's still pretty good to look at.

Wu Haogu put down the brush in his hand, and looked at the "anime version" of "Bishamen Tiantu" that he had just drawn by the slightly dim light, but his brows furrowed slightly.

It's not that I'm worried that my painting skills will lose to that "cloth scholar Zhao Xiaoyi", but I can't tell where that Zhao Xiaoyi came from?

Is he Zhao Ji?

Looking at the inscription, it seems that it is not a thin gold body......

But now Zhao Ji is only sixteen or seventeen years old, and he hasn't created a thin gold body yet, right?

Wu Haogu asked Zhang Xizai to find Guo Jing yesterday and asked Third Brother Guo to inquire about Gao Yu's house. But until now, there has been no response.

Just when Wu Haogu was deep in thought, he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

"Who?"

Feng Erniang, who had just finished dinner, wiped her hands and walked quickly to the courtyard to ask.

Wu Di's colloquial words came from outside the door, "I'm Ji Yi, Wu Dalang and Wu Erlang's friend!" ”

"Why did Daguan Ji come so late?"

Feng Erniang immediately opened the door for the visitor, and there was no suspicion, this is the inner city of Kaifeng, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, a few hundred steps away is a military patrol shop, that is, the heroes of Liangshan are coming, and they have to pick up their tails and pretend to be good people.

Standing outside the door was a senior official with an umbrella, and there were no carriages and horses, so he should have come on foot. In fact, the mansion of Ji Daguan in Kaifeng Mansion is on Rendian Street, not far from the Wu family, and it is not a few steps to walk over.

Wu Haogu heard movement in the room, put down the brush, got up and walked out of the study.

At this time, Ji Yi had already walked into the courtyard, strode under the eaves, and only then did he collect the paper umbrella, and when he saw Wu Haogu, he said with a smile: "Da Lang, have you been to Fengle Building in the past few days?" ”

"Come into the house and talk about it." Wu Haogu knew that the other party was also coming for "Buyi Zhao Xiaoyi", so he hurriedly invited him into the house.

Wu Chengzhi and Wu Haowen also greeted him and politely greeted Ji Yi.

Wu Chengzhi said with a smile on his face: "The official Ji came just in time, so it's better to use a warm pot in the cold house." ”

"Then bother."

"Please, please, please......"

The father and son of the martial family politely invited the officials of Ji into the table, and the guests and hosts sat down. Because there were visitors, Feng Erniang was inconvenient to go to the table, so she went to eat with Wang Po'er.

The warm pot had already been lit, but the soup in the pot was not boiling, so the father and son and Ji Yi at the table were drinking wine and talking.

"Brother Yi, do you know who that cloth-clothed Zhao Xiaoyi is?"

After a few words of greeting, Wu Haogu went straight to the topic. He knew that Ji Yi was a well-informed person, not only did he have a lot of friends in the officialdom, but he was also the leader of the Tai students not long ago. So I asked him about Zhao Xiaoyi.

Ji Yi smiled and shook his head: "If I knew, I wouldn't come." ”

"Brother Memories doesn't know either?"

Wu Haogu raised his eyebrows.

Not knowing is also a very important clue!

That painting was picked up by Liu Youfang in Fengle Building, and the relationship between Ji Yi and Liu Youfang is very good, if Zhao Xiaoyi's identity can be said, then Liu Youfang will definitely not hide it from Ji Yi.

Now that he is hiding it, it shows that Zhao Xiaoyi is by no means an ordinary person, and even he is Duan Wang Zhao Ji himself!

Wu Hao Guxin said: If Zhao Xiaoyi is Zhao Ji, then ...... This master is much more difficult to serve than Mi Youren.

But it's right to think about it, Mi Youren's background is far worse than Zhao Ji, and no matter how high his heart is, he can't compare with the emperor who is "the first in talent in ancient and modern times". If it weren't for a competition, that person might not have accepted his title of "the first person in the painting".

If you don't accept it, let alone be his art teacher, even if you are a good friend, you probably won't be able to do it.

Of course, the strength to crush this "Zhao Xiaoyi", Wu Haogu has it!

"Zhao Xiaoyi" at most copied the realism of Wu Haogu's fine brushwork, and he couldn't copy the oil paintings, let alone Lin.

But is it interesting to slap your face like this? People are going to be emperors in the future, and if you slap him in the face now, he will hold a grudge, and even if he doesn't cut off his head in the future, he can send you to Yalong Bay to live in a seaview villa......

In addition, this Ji Yi came in the snow at night, I'm afraid it wasn't to see himself slap Zhao Ji's face viciously, right? This master has a lot of money, has a wide range of friends, and has a lot of friends everywhere, obviously a corner who can be a man and an official.

How could such a person want to see the future emperor being slapped in the face?

Come to think of it. Wu Haogu looked at Ji Yiji's senior official with a smile, as if he was waiting for his advice.

"This is a meeting of friends with paintings, and it is an elegant thing for scholars."

Ji Yi set the tone as soon as he spoke, and he continued: "Even if you want to divide the superior, you have to take your time...... Take your time to make friends. ”

Reasonable!

This face has to be beaten slowly, gently, emotionally, and become a good friend.

"It's reasonable, it's reasonable...... Wu Haogu nodded admiringly, "Brother Yizhi, is there anything else?" ”

"When you are on a high score, it's best to make the opponent's drawing skills better."

Ji Yizhun decided that "Zhao Xiaoyi" was "Zhao Ji"!

When it comes to painting, Wu Haogu is a fool if he doesn't understand it. This time, Duanwang wants to play, so he has to play with him. You have to let Zhao Ji have fun, you have to improve your skills in the process of playing, and of course, you have to admire your skills...... Only in this way can he be friends with Zhao Ji.

If you are a good friend of Song Huizong, you will be able to save the country and the people in the future!

"Understood, understood." Wu Haogu nodded again and again, "Thank you Brother Yi for mentioning it." ”

Ji Yi smiled and said, "Another...... Does Chongdao remember my Mo lady? ”

"Yes, of course I do." Wu Haogu nodded, how could he forget Mo Niangzi's best mannequin? It would be a shame if she couldn't leave her body on canvas and upload it to future generations!

Ji Yi smiled: "Why don't Da Lang go and draw a piece of paper for Mo Niangzi and hang it in Fengle Building?" ”

That's not bad...... Wu Haogu thought: If you can't draw a human body, you can also take a portrait.

"Okay," Wu Haogu nodded, "If Brother Yi is willing, then go and draw a piece of paper for Mo Niangzi." ”

"Why not?" Ji Yi smiled, "It's just a family trick." ”

"Okay, okay, then let's say so." Wu Haogu paused, "How about going to your mansion tomorrow?" ”

"No, she's not at my house these days." Ji Yi smiled, "She lives in a nunnery in the west of the city. ”

Ando?

Became a nun? That's a shame!

Wu Haogu was stunned.

Ji Yi smiled: "I'll send a carriage to pick you up tomorrow." ”

"Okay." Wu Haogu smiled and nodded, "By the way, Brother Yizhi, you ordered ten paintings in my family's painting studio last time, saying that you were going to hold an Oiran competition...... When did this Oiran Dabi start? ”

Ji Yi smiled: "Hasn't this already started?" ”

"The painting for the ink lady is ......"

Ji Yi shook his head: "It's just an introduction, not one of the ten paper paintings." ”