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Since then, I have only been drunk with poetry, and I have found it in my dreams in the past. ”

On the opposite side of the restaurant, a green-shirted scribe rode on a small black donkey, carrying a wine gourd in his hand, walking slowly, singing as he walked.

The "Willow Branches" in the Tang Dynasty is a new sound of Luoxia, and Bai Juyi's poem "Listening to the Newly Turned Willow Branches" refers to this. It was the first to take the meaning of "willow Yiyi" to sing parting, just like Chang'an people sing "Yangguan Three Stacks". In this year, this piece has been passed down for a long time, and it is no longer limited to parting feelings, and it is about to become a country tune around Luoyang.

Before arriving at the restaurant, the green-shirted scribe got off the donkey, and a small servant came up to catch it, and took it to the side and tied it.

Singing a promise to a young man in his early twenties who got up to greet him, the green-shirted scribe arched his hand: "I haven't seen him for a few years, and Da Lang has more and more meaning of floating out of the dust, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world." ”

The young man smiled bitterly: "Brother, I am really ashamed to say this, I came to Los Angeles this time to seek food and clothing." ”

After saying this, the two looked at each other and stunned for a moment, then laughed together, and sat down on the table hand in hand.

The old man of the hotel hurriedly ran out of the hall and saluted the green-shirted scribe: "Thank you for taking care of the business!" What kind of wine is the Qi family going to drink today? What kind of meat to eat? ”

Qi Dalang pointed to the young man opposite: "I'm a little friend of the family, his ancestors are immortals. I admire my ancestors as people, I don't do the imperial examination, I just like to recite Nanhua, but I can't eat oil and meat. What fresh vegetables do you have in the store, prepare a few plates and bring them up, and let's drink a few glasses of water and wine. ”

Lao Er was stunned for a moment: "The immortals of this dynasty say that it is Huashan Chen Tuo, and it is planted in the south." ”

Qi Dalang said with a smile: "You are right, the ancestor of my little friend is the one who was planted by the Zhongnan Immortal. He also has a name of his own, called 'Little Hidden King'. Originally from Luoyang, we traveled with my father in the first two years. ”

Lao Er was in a difficult time for his family, and he was most interested in the gods and Buddhas, and when he heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.

Chong Dalang smiled and shook his head: "There are no immortals in the world, only true hermits." I'm just reading two Taoist books, and I don't have much desire, and I don't know how to change my life, so you don't have to worship me. ”

Lao Er pursed his lips slightly, a little disappointed in his heart. What kind of immortal is a person who can't measure words and fortune telling? It's useless to worship.

Seeing that Lao Er had lost any enthusiasm, Qi Dalang carried the gourd and said, "Uncle Tang, fill my gourd with human wine, and calculate the money for you in a while." By the way, the wine and vegetables should come up quickly, and don't make us wait for a long time. ”

Tang Lao'er responded and carried the gourd into the restaurant.

Qi Dalang said to the young man: "Da Zhen, why did you suddenly remember to go back to Luoyang?" Where did these two years go? ”

"Alas, two years ago, my father was framed by the villain, and he seized the official position and sent it to Douzhou, Lingnan, thanks to my uncle's donation of an official to exempt my father's sin, our family returned to the Central Plains. In the past two years, he has been begging for a living in Ruzhou, opening up 100 acres of land and planting to barely make a living. A few days ago, my father was recommended by the local governor to prepare for a dispatch in the transit envoy department, although the official position is low, and the salary is meager, in the end it is a serious errand. I am the eldest son in the family, and I went to Luoyang City to serve my father. ”

Qi Dalang let out an "oh" and nodded.

The name of the big man is Chong Xu, the word is big, and he is the eldest son of Chong Shiheng. Chong Shiheng arrived in Luoyang as an official, and there was no one to wait for him, so he followed. Qi Dalang's name is Qi Benji, the word is not to blame, he was originally from Hedong and lived in Luoyang.

When he was in Luoyang, the two studied together and had a very close relationship. This time they returned to Luoyang, and the two made an appointment to meet here.

After a while, Donald came out with the little servant and brought the wine and food, and asked the two of them to use it slowly.

Looking at the tall restaurant opposite, the guests were very lively in and out, and Qi Benji said: "This restaurant is so deserted, far less prosperous than the opposite, why does my brother have to come here?" ”

"I'm an old customer here, and I'm familiar with Donald Lao'er, so I can't lose his face. Wine and meat just pass through the intestines, where is there so much exquisiteness? It's the same everywhere. ”

He nodded: "That's what my brother said." It's just that there is such a restaurant opposite, Donald should make efforts to clean up this restaurant, otherwise how can it attract guests? I sat here for a long time, and only a few people came. ”

Qi Benji sighed: "You don't know, this restaurant was bought by Tang Lao'er, and it was originally an official thing, not his own property, how could he put effort into decorating it?" In fact, even the restaurant opposite is also bought by the owner of Henan County. ”

The buying is not really buying, it is similar to the contract in Xu Ping's previous life, generally for one or three years. In this era, there is no profit sharing to buy, it is all about how much money is dead a year, no matter whether the business is good or bad, this money is indispensable. Since it's not their own property, who will work the house? If the capital is not earned, it becomes someone else's.

Speaking of which, at this time, the buying is all clear and real, not a cheater, as long as it is a veteran, there is no accident will not lose money. After Xining's change of law in history, most of them used "real sealing and casting", similar to the hidden standard of later generations, and the one with the highest price got it, and that was the real pit person. Tang Laoer ended up in this situation, mainly because Henan County did not follow the convention and built a restaurant opposite.

Listening to Qi Benji's words, he couldn't help frowning: "This Tang Lao'er has offended someone in the yamen, right?" Otherwise, how could he deliberately build another restaurant opposite after he bought it? You know, this is certainly a pit for Donald's family, and after he expires, this restaurant will be worthless, who will take it over again? Not in vain! ”

"This Tang Lao'er has two husbands and wives, only one daughter, who married a scholar in the city two years ago and studied in the Guozi Prison. It's just that his life is broken, and his husband died in less than a year. This daughter was born with a good appearance, and I heard that an official took a fancy to her and asked her to make an outer room. The daughter refused, offending the official. ”

He was stunned for a moment: "No blame means that the reason why another restaurant was built was because the official took revenge?" Is that official like one? ”

Qi Benji shook his head: "I'm just listening to people's gossip, where is it clear what is going on?" We don't talk about that. ”

Scholars are taboo to talk about other people's parents, Qi Benji said so, and he didn't ask anymore. After drinking for a while, he asked Qi Benji: "My brother used to live in the city, how did he think of moving to Longmen Town?" I heard that I married my sister-in-law? ”

Qi Benji smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Great quality, I'm not marrying, I'm marrying, and now I'm a footman." Fortunately, the Hun family is kind by nature, respects me as a scholar, and treats me very well. Alas, if the high is not low, I will be like this for the rest of my life. ”

The footman is different from the husband, after the woman loses her husband, she inherits the family business, and she has the final say, and then recruits a man to come to the door. Strictly speaking, most of the family business inherited by women is children, but they are only in charge on their behalf, and if they remarry the government, they will come forward to deal with the family property to ensure the inheritance rights of the children, and the family business will not be abducted by women.

Recruiting a porter avoids this trouble, and there is a man in the family who has no need to alarm the government. This kind of family is all decided by the woman, but the husband still has full freedom, but he can't take away the family's belongings, unlike the son-in-law, who has a personal dependence relationship. The people of Luoyang are open, women have a high status in the family, and it is not uncommon for a footman to be taken.

The good thing about Qi Benji is that the women in the family respect the scholars, treat him very well, and never lack him in terms of food and clothing. He doesn't need to work, he just visits relatives and friends every day, and sings poems and lyrics between the mountains and rivers.

With a sigh, everyone has different experiences. When they were studying together, Qi Benji only thought about Zhongjin Shi as an official, wasting the years, and finally wanted to grow old between the mountains and rivers. I don't care about the imperial examination, I just want to live the life of a hermit, and in the end, because my father is in the red dust again, maybe I have to go to the government to make a living, which is really a matter of the world.

Tang Lao'er and the Hun family were lying on the counter, looking at Qi Benji and Chong Yu sitting outside, and sighed: "These scholars still know how to answer the gift, even if they sit together and drink quietly, they have a bookish atmosphere." ”

The woman next to her said: "Old man, you said that we should recruit such a person for the eldest sister to come to the door, okay?" ”

"What are you thinking! Who is Qin's second sister-in-law? The family has money and a house, and the inexhaustible family wealth has recruited Qi Dalang as a treasure. You don't know, Qi Dalang came out to visit friends, and every time he wanted to go back, Qin's second sister-in-law would take the child out of the village with her, which was a longing for wear! If you talk about the first two years, we can still think about this kind of thing, this year to buy this restaurant, I am afraid that all the family's wealth will be pitted, who can you recruit to come to the door? ”

Speaking of this restaurant, the two sighed together. Just looking at the people who bought in the first two years made a lot of money, who knew that they would end up with this fate. I heard that there was an official in the city who took a fancy to his daughter and made this method out to rectify the person, but the woman didn't say anything, and I didn't know which official it was.

Alas, the daughter has already been married, and she is not a yellow flower girl, and there is nothing to do as an official as an outer room, is there still less such a thing? I heard that people in Tokyo are pampered when they give birth to daughters, and they teach singing and dancing since childhood, so they want to be looked down upon by rich and noble families when they grow up, and they are concubines for Ji, and they can't ask for an outer room. Unexpectedly, his daughter had a strong temperament, and she didn't agree to be killed, and she didn't miss a bit, and the old couple didn't know who they had offended.

For fathers and mothers, a lifetime of children and daughters' debts, who to reason with this matter? It's the only way to endure it. It's a big deal to sell all the family property at the end of the year, pay back the money from the government, and no longer get involved in this business, and open a few acres of land outside to farm.

There are many idle fields around Luoyang City, and the local people will not starve to death if they find a piece of idle land to grow food, but their lives are not satisfactory. There is only one daughter in the family, and she does not have to serve hard labor, how bad can she be?

The woman looked at the restaurant opposite, and her teeth itched with hatred: "They all sell wine in general, and the opposite side is just a little better-looking, and there are a few little ladies singing there, why do all the guests go?" Don't you panic? (To be continued.) )