Miao Fang couldn't stop crying, choked up and couldn't speak, so she could only nod her head again and again.Wang Xueqin hugged his wife and children tightly again, gritted his teeth and left."
Daddy, Daddy!"
The young daughter didn't know how to part, but she didn't want her father to leave, so she was about to run over when she stepped into her little feet, but she was hugged by her mother.After turning around, the tears in Wang Xueqin's eyes finally fell, but he quickly wiped them off and got into the carriage.Thousands of miles away, there will be a farewell.Miao Fang half-knelt on the ground, hugging her crying children tightly, her eyes fell on the distance for a long time, until Xianggong's carriage disappeared from sight, until the sunset in the western mountains, the night was low, if she could, she wanted to stand here forever, waiting for Xianggong to return from afar.Wang Xueqin didn't hear the cries of his children behind him, but he never knew what he should do, and he had studied for more than ten years, in order to enter the high school jinshi, enter the palace hall, become the emperor's minister, and do things for the people.Therefore, even though there is a lot of reluctance in his heart, he is still on the road.Linhe Village and the imperial capital of Dayan Kingdom are separated by several mountains and rivers, Wang Xueqin traveled all the way to the stars and the moon, traveled thousands of miles for three months, and finally came to the imperial capital at the beginning of spring in the second year.Dayan is at a time when the country is rich and the people are strong, the imperial city is extraordinary, the spacious road, the endless stream of pedestrians, the spring flowers are blooming, the flowers are blooming, everywhere is filled with the joy of wealth, everyone wears ayaluo, and the flowers and willows of every family reflect each other.Wang Xueqin entered the city in a clean but too ordinary robe, and was immediately shocked by what he saw and heard in front of him, the wine flag was spread high, the buildings were juxtaposed, and even the air on the tip of his nose was fresh, and the fatigue on the road was swept away, and he was full of pride!
This is the place where I want to show my ambitions, I, Wang Xueqin, must leave my name on the emperor's list, in order to live up to this life!
In front of the luxuriously decorated inn, people come and go, and most of them are young children, all of whom come to the capital to take the exam.Wang Xueqin thought about it for a while, gave up the big inn that seemed to be like a cloud, and chose a smaller restaurant instead.Seeing that the seven-year big exam is coming, countless talented scholars from all over the country have rushed to add a bit of air to this graceful imperial capital, and the excessive number of exams has really led to the restaurants in the capital being full, and even some of the most ordinary inns have no spare rooms.Wang Xueqin had no choice but to go to the suburbs and rent a private house, studying hard day and night to prepare for the big exam two months later.The house is sparsely populated, and it is set against the backdrop of the mountains, making it even quieter at night.This night, Wang Xueqin felt something moving in the house while he was asleep, he opened his eyes in a daze, and found a figure running out of the door quickly, and he was completely sleepy in shock!
Wang Xueqin got up in his clothes, copied the wooden stick placed in the house for self-defense, lit the oil lamp, and found that the door was indeed open!
With a sigh in his heart, Wang Xueqin hurriedly went to look at his package, and dozens of taels of silver in the package were gone!"
There are thieves!"
Wang Xueqin didn't want to run out of the door, but the night was blank, where could he see a figure?
On the second day, Wang Xueqin rushed to the capital very early and told the yamen of the capital about the thief he had been robbed last night.The officers and soldiers in the yamen saw that there were many talents, but they never dealt with them, and only made a hasty record and stopped asking questions.Wang Xueqin was anxious, those silver were his own food and travel expenses home, if it was gone, how should he live these days?"
Brother Guan, please be sure to find the thief, those tattooed silver are Wang's travel expenses, and the big exam is imminent" "Okay, okay, what's the point?"
”Before Wang Xueqin finished speaking, the officers and soldiers who recorded the record dropped their pens impatiently and said scoldingly, "I am most annoying to you scholars, if you don't have any ability, you will be verbose here!"
”Whoa!
The officers and men raised the case files in their hands, and there was a thick stack."
See?
This is all a nuisance for you scholars!
Find you a thief?
Wait until the Year of the Monkey!
”After the officer and soldier finished speaking, they blasted Wang Xueqin out.Wang Xueqin was so angry that his hands trembled, but this is the Yamen of the capital, he knows that he has no power and no power now, even if he offends these low-level officers and soldiers, there is no good fruit to eat.Angrily left the yamen, Wang Xueqin came to the arch bridge of the bustling imperial city, the spring is melting, the flowers and plants are contending, the blue waves under the bridge are like washing, laughter and laughter come out from the inn near the bridge, the famous son recites poems against each other, and the pink beauty pours wine to accompany each other."
Ugh."
Wang Xueqin let out a long sigh, and began to worry about what he should do in the next days, he was glad in his heart that he had paid the money for renting a house, otherwise he might have to sleep on the street tonight, but what about the money for food?
Walking through the street, Wang Xueqin found that more than half of the entire street were set up by some scholars, some selling books, some splashing ink and writing, some painting with a pen, and some small talent competitions Wang Xueqin's eyes lit up, yes, I can sell words and paintings for a living!
After walking past those scholars who set up stalls and briefly reading the works of those people, Wang Xueqin was even more determined in his heart to make money, because he knew that whether it was writing or reciting poetry, or even painting that he did not put too much effort into, he was no worse than these people.Said to do, Wang Xueqin came to a slightly more free place, took out the paper, pen and ink he carried with him, he did not have a table or chair, sat on the ground, after grinding ink, took out a long pen, wrote on the snow-white paper "wind and moon boundless" four big characters, the strokes are smooth like clouds, the artistic conception is open and atmospheric, and soon attracted some people.When there are guests, Wang Xueqin will pick up the pen to write or splash ink to paint, when no one is there he is also happy to be quiet, take out the books he carries with him, read them carefully, when the nature is strong, he will even shake his head slightly, and read out the words and sentences that he loves.At the end of the day, I also earned some money, which was enough to eat, save money, and even save the cost of the return trip.On this day, Wang Xueqin finished writing the last word, closed the stall and went home, when passing a small bridge, he walked a light woman, the soft fragrance lingered beside him, he deliberately got out of the way, but he didn't expect the girl to still bump into him, passing by, lingering fragrance.There were pedestrians on the road one after another, and Wang Xueqin didn't care, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a pink and white women's handkerchief on his arm, holding the handkerchief, even if Wang Xueqin didn't understand, he also saw that it was a high-quality handkerchief, delicate and beautiful, embroidered with side-by-side flowers, and the residual temperature gradually scattered in the wind.Could it be that the woman just fell?
Wang Xueqin turned around and saw that the woman was about to walk off the bridge, so he took a few steps: "Girl, your handkerchief has fallen off, girl!"
”His voice was not small, but the girl in front of her quickly got off the bridge and turned to a line of willow trees, as if she hadn't heard it.Wang Xueqin trotted over: "Girl, your things have fallen." ”There was no one on the edge of the willow trees, the riverbank was lit up, the night had come, and the delicate laughter of women floated from the pink field not far away."
Girl?"
Wang Xueqin asked with some doubts.The girl must have heard her own voice at arm's length of her own, so why didn't she make a sound?"
Hey, what are you doing standing here?
Could it be that you have a crush on our girl?
”A crisp female voice came, Wang Xueqin turned his head to look, and saw a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl walking from the side of the road, she looked smart, her eyes flickered, and she was holding a lot of snacks and rouge in her hands.Wang Xueqin hurriedly shook his head: "I just picked up the girl's things and came to return them." ”The little girl's eyes turned between the bookish Wang Xueqin and her own girl, and laughed: "My girl ignores you because she wants to give you a champa." ”Wang Xueqin was stunned: "Huh?
”"Idiot!"
The little girl snorted and came to the girl's side."
Sister, he's a nerd!"
The little girl's crisp voice was heard clearly in this somewhat noisy night.Wang Xueqin: "" The girl who turned her back to Wang Xueqin and didn't speak from beginning to end, suddenly laughed when she heard the little girl's words, her voice was ethereal, and she knew that she was a beauty just by hearing her voice.Wang Xueqin suddenly felt that the champa in his hand was a little heavy.The girl was slender and graceful, she stretched out a hand as white as jade, lightly nodded the little girl, and then turned to face Wang Xueqin, the evening breeze gently blew the weeping willows on the shore, swaying slightly.The girl was dressed in a goose yellow spring dress, which made her fair skin more delicate, her jet-black hair was tied to the delicate hair curls, and the black hair was lazily hanging in front of her, her eyebrows were like willow leaves, her eyes were like spring waves, and she was hanging a light scarf on her face.Wang Xueqin only glanced at it, then lowered his eyes, and handed the champa in his hand to him again: "The girl was accidentally lost on the road, and she is below" "How do you know that I was accidentally lost?"
”The girl's tone was brisk, with a slight smile, and her voice was like a yellow bird in the woods, pleasant and moving, reaching people's hearts, and when she lowered her voice, there was a strange sense of demagogy, "What if I did it on purpose?
”Wang Xueqin's body stiffened slightly, and now he not only felt that the handkerchief in his hand was heavy, but also felt a little hot."
Hahaha, sister, he's blushing!"
The little girl smiled openly.Liu Yingying's beautiful eyes glanced at it, and Ruyue immediately stopped and stuck out her tongue mischievously.Wang Xueqin did not take back the champa in his hand, but said: "Don't joke about the girl, it's late at night, and there is still a way to go, please take back the champa." ”"Hey, are you wood?"
The little girl twisted her eyebrows and said dissatisfiedly, "My sister is a beauty that no one can see for money, and she likes you, but you don't know what to do." ”"Like the moon."
Liu Yingying's voice was not high, but Ruyue's little girl immediately stopped talking, but her cheeks were bulging, obviously angry.Wang Xueqin was neither humble nor arrogant, raised his eyes to look at the girl, and said seriously: "I already have a wife and children below, I really can't deserve the girl's love so much, and I ask the girl to take back the handkerchief." ”"What?"
Ruyue screamed and looked at her girl.Liu Yingying's eyes full of spring waves dimmed a lot in an instant, her soft face flashed a trace of loss, but she forced a smile at the corner of her mouth, stretched out her hand to take the square champas, and said softly: "Thank you, Mr. for picking up the lost champas for the little girl." ”Wang Xueqin just nodded slightly, stopped talking, and turned to leave."
Sister" Ruyue looked at her worriedly.Liu Yingying sighed faintly, put the veil back on, and said softly, "We should go back." ”