Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

"Ma'am, he... is leaving, you...".

"Let's go, isn't this expected?" Gao Li still didn't look up, "I told you the truth, why are you panic now?".

Although the matter of Tang Cheng's leaving has been discussed a long time ago, Lan Cao'er still panics when she thinks that Tang Cheng will leave soon and it will be difficult to see each other in the future. Cheng meant to leave, but seeing how busy the manor is, how could she leave? Since she couldn't leave, how could she, a close girl, leave... When I thought about this in a mess, the bluegrass was gone Thinking about talking, he turned around and found a random chair and sat down, staring in a daze.

For a while, the master and servant in the study were silent, only the monotonous crackling of the abacus.This silence lasted until Wang Laosan came back.

"The Accountant Tang is indeed going to the county school." This was the first sentence Wang Laosan said after he came in out of breath, "Now the whole village is discussing this matter. With a big show of face in front of him, the county magistrate personally ordered him to go to the county school, saying that he would leave within two days. It was very strange. I used to see Tang's accountant every day and didn't feel anything. I didn't expect him to have such a great ability ?”.

After confirming the news that Tang Cheng was going to leave, Mrs. Gao and Lancao Wuyan exchanged glances, "What else do you want to hear?".

"Early this morning, the Tang accountant's family went to the ancestral grave to burn paper, and they haven't come back yet. Others just heard that one is that the Chen family brought six gift boxes to Tang's accountant's house today...".

"Chen family?"

"Well, it's the Chen family at the east end of the village, the one who fought with Tang's accountant's family over the paddy fields in the summer, and they are also afraid that Tang's accountant will take a copy of them in front of the county master," Wang Laosan said, gloating at the same time. straight smile.

"Well, I see, you go on"

"Yes, there's another thing that said that the matchmakers in several nearby villages are busy today, running happily to Tang's accountant's house, carrying more than a dozen handkerchiefs from each woman's family in their waists. They were matchmakers for Tang’s accountant. According to Wang Changnian, a woman in the village, Niu Cai’s family in the neighboring village has let go. Apart from the regular dowry, his Niu’s family is willing to build a brand new three-entry two-story house. As long as the Tang family nods, they can build it right away. When the house is built, they will get married. He also agrees to Tang Cheng's expenses in the county school. If he goes to the state school in the future... ".

Wang Laosan was speaking excitedly, but was interrupted by Mrs. Gao Li, "Okay, stop talking, you go."

Lancao couldn't sit still when Wang Laosan talked about the matchmaker, and she was even more anxious after hearing about Niu Caidong. He rushed to the desk, "Madam, Niu Caidong...".

"I've seen cow orchids, and they don't even look half as good as yours. You've entered a two-story house three times! Hey, Tang Cheng is a cheap eater?" Although Mrs. Gao Li spoke forcefully, she didn't know what to do with the busy work in her hands. She felt that she stopped, and after she finished talking for a moment, she suddenly raised her head and waved her hands, "Don't talk about blue grass, and don't worry about the things in the village, just go and pack your clothes."

Chapter 37 Matchmaker!So many matchmakers!

Lancao'er's words were blocked in her mouth, "Pack up your clothes?" Then, she understood something, and a burst of ecstasy suddenly appeared in her heart.

"I'll let someone set up the car right now. After you pack up your clothes, go to the county seat and tidy up the house behind the tung oil shop. By the way, tell the shopkeeper Li in the shop to ask him to hire some craftsmen for the house. Build a study room, don't spare the money, the more elegant the better."

"Is it for Tang...Tang Cheng?" Lancao visibly trembled.

"Sinny, now that you understand, why don't you hurry up?" Mrs. Gao Li closed the account book with a "snap", "You go and set up the front station first, and I'll be there when I'm done with the spring planting."

"Yes", Lancao still agreed, and ran out with the corner of her skirt in her hand.

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Spring outing, apricot blossoms blowing all over your head, who in Moshang is young and romantic!

People in the Tang Dynasty had a good custom of traveling. In addition to the traditional festivals such as "Ren's Day", "Chongyang" and "Dragon Boat Festival", going out to climb mountains and waters is also a must for family outings in early spring.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the freshness of spring is getting stronger day by day. Looking at the distant mountains, there are already dots of green, and on the banks of the Shuanglong River that goes around the county town, although the weeping willows are not new. leaves, but the hanging wicker has been bent very softly, showing a faint graceful state.

The people in Yunxi County, who have been stuck at home for a whole winter, have no patience to wait for the arrival of the Qingming Cold Food Festival. Once they feel that the wind blowing on their faces has lost the coldness of the previous days, they can't wait to help the old and the young out of the city. Going to Dajianshan, although you can’t see much green, it’s good to have a breath of air.

Facing the wave of people leaving the city, Tang Cheng carried a rattan bookcase on his back and walked towards the city gate with two quilts on his shoulders.

This is already the No.20 three days after the Shangyuan Festival. Tang Cheng stayed at home for seventeen or eight days after getting Lin Xuezheng's approval, and then left for the county. Of course, he wanted to wait for this aspect. Lin Xuezheng came back after returning to the city. On the other hand, because of too many things at home, he really couldn't leave early.

Generally speaking, there are three things at home. One is entertainment. Since the news that Tang Cheng is going to the county school has spread, there have been an endless stream of people coming to the previously deserted home. These people are all for Tang Cheng. , he also had to accept it.Although he had to go to the county school, the Tang and Zhang couples would still live here after all, and it would be impossible to offend the neighboring villagers.

As for the second big thing, it's kind of funny to say.That's about his marriage.Just a few days ago, Mrs. Tang and Zhang were still worrying about how to find a wife for their son who was getting older every day. Although his son was a good-looking man, his family was too poor and could not live by his looks. I'm afraid it's not easy to find, but if it doesn't work, I can only ask a matchmaker to go to the mountains like many people in the village who can't afford a daughter-in-law, and at least bring a daughter-in-law back from the mountain.The son will be ready after the new year, and he dare not delay any longer.

Ever since Tang Cheng recovered, this is what Tang and Zhang have been thinking about every night. How could he have imagined that there would be so many matchmakers flocking to the threshold of his house one day?The marriage partners are all from the nearby villages, and there are many rich families among them. Even the famous Niu Caidong from the neighboring village sent people to build a new house with one yard and three rooms!When the matchmaker hired by the Niu family looked around at the group of females and said the dowry with a slap on the ground, Tang Zhang really felt a sense of happiness that was about to faint.

Ancestor, you have finally opened your eyes!

According to the stories of the matchmakers, the girls who are in charge of proposing marriage are all good-looking; looking at the handkerchiefs brought by the matchmakers, the handicrafts of these girls are also good, whether Tang Zhang looks at this, looks at it That's not bad either.As early as a few days ago, I was still worrying about not having any candidates for a daughter-in-law, but now I suddenly have too many choices. This huge contrast made Tang Zhang feel a little flustered, biting the root of his tongue secretly, and finally held back Didn't say anything accurate.

During the day, Tang Shuan and his son were busy welcoming foreigners, or visiting other people's homes for drinks, and Tang Zhang entertained the matchmakers at home. At night, when the family of three was free, Tang Zhang became the most active as usual. She recounted what she had heard during the day, occasionally added some comments of her own, and encouraged Tang Shuan to say a few words, all for one purpose: to let her son get a idea.

Although the marriage at this time should be the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker.But since the rice field incident that day, the person who made up his mind in the family has naturally transitioned to Tang Cheng. If he doesn't nod, the Tang and Zhang surnames will have nothing to do no matter how anxious they are.

But what made Tang Zhang angry was that his filial son in the past was stubborn about this important matter. No matter which family he was in, no matter what the other party looked like or how much dowry he had, he just didn't nod at all, and just said that he still had Little, there is no rush.

Are you young?The boys in the village who were the same age as him gave birth to children who could walk and run, so why did my own son look like he was not enlightened.He doesn't want a wife?

But no matter how anxious Tang and Zhang were, Tang Cheng just smiled and kept silent. At this point, the matter could only be shelved, and the matchmakers understood the meaning of the Tang family without getting a reply.For a while, there was a new topic in Fangyuan Village after dinner. It was said that the boy of the Tang family had a big heart, and his eyes could not accommodate the women of the peasant family.

People who were envious of Tang Cheng's encounters for a long time said that there was nothing pleasant to say, and the cynicism was also reasonable. After hearing the rumors, Tang Cheng didn't refute, but just smiled.As a time-traveling person, it might be easy to change your living habits, but it's not easy to casually change your outlook on life, the world, or your outlook on marriage and family.Although his private life in later life is also very dissolute, but when it comes to marrying a wife, even if he can't really have a common language, at least he must be someone who can talk, not just someone who can give birth to children and work. .Marrying a wife can carry on the family line, but marrying a wife is not just for carrying on the lineage.

Chapter 38 Hand in hand

After putting these two things aside, what the Tang family wants to talk about is Tang Cheng's tuition money. Tang Cheng himself has already planned this matter, but because these plans involve the Gao Li family, there is no way to communicate with Tang and Zhang. People said that the old couple were only anxious. Originally, they planned to fill the hole with the dowry brought by the daughter-in-law. Now that the son is unwilling, they can only find another way.But with such a situation at home, what else can they do other than worry?

Tang Cheng couldn't bear to see Tang and Zhang's couple getting angry because of this matter, so he went to Liu Lizheng's house to ask him for a favor. Borrow from home and pay back in the future.At any rate, the worries in front of the old couple were relieved.

In this way, everything was mixed up, and it took more than half a month for Tang Cheng to clear up the family affairs, and it was time for Lin Xuezheng, who accompanied the county magistrate Zhang to make inspections, to return to the county school. After saying goodbye to Old Master Yan and others, he set off for the county seat.

This is Tang Cheng's second visit to Yunxi County in more than a year. Thinking about the embarrassment of the first time he went to the county last year, Tang Cheng couldn't help but slow down and take a closer look at the familiar gate towers and gate towers in front of him. The bustling scene of people coming and going.

When he was browsing the dark and heavy ancient city wall with his eyes, he heard a shout from a distance, which vaguely called his name. When Tang Cheng turned his head to look, he couldn't see it clearly because of the crowd of people. He still wondered It's not that I heard it wrong, I saw the crowd in front of me, and Lancao, who was wearing a bright yellow five-fold skirt, squeezed over abruptly.

Because of the crowd, Lancao's forehead was covered with fine sweat, but her rosy face was full of smiles and unconcealed joy.

Poor thing, what she had been looking forward to for more than ten days, but now she finally got someone to come.

Sister Lan greedily looked Tang Cheng up and down carefully before reaching out to pick up the quilt in his hand, "Why do you still bring this, the house is ready for you."

"I don't want to bring it, but my mother doesn't agree." Tang Cheng didn't give the bluegrass bedding, but just handed over the book box. What's the matter with asking a pretty big girl to pick a pole! "There are so many people."

"It's been cloudy for more than half a month, and people are going to be moldy. The sun is nice and warm today, and everyone wants to come out for a walk, so they're crowded together." Sister Lan leaned next to Tang Cheng with a bookcase on her back. Walking in the city, he chattered non-stop, "I was waiting at the gate of the city early in the morning. Fortunately, I came early, otherwise it would be difficult to hire a donkey cart."

"Thank you", Tang Cheng agreed, but he didn't hear Sister Lan's words. When he turned his head, he saw that the girl was looking at the side in a daze. The two she looked at were obviously a young couple who had just married , because there are so many people and they are afraid of being crowded, the young couple are holding hands in the crowd, their eyes are full of tenderness, it seems that they are really loving and harmonious.Sister Lan looked at them with envious eyes.

Seeing this, Tang Cheng shook his head and smiled, stretched out his hand to hold Lancao's little hand, and continued walking forward without saying anything.

In later generations, not to mention holding hands, it's nothing to talk about, but this is the Tang Dynasty, and it was still in broad daylight. Tang Cheng's generous behavior made Lancao'er's face blush first, and then her face turned red. There was a strange bright layer on the cage, and his mouth suddenly fell silent, and he followed Tang Cheng silently like a little daughter-in-law returning to her mother's house.

Lan Cao'er didn't let go until she got into the donkey cart parked on the right side of the city gate, so she took Tang Cheng's hand all the way to the house that Mrs. Gao bought in the county.

Yunxi City is backed by Dajian Mountain and fronted by Shuanglong River. The entire county is built on the basin between the mountain and the river. The construction pattern in the city is typical of imitating the Chang'an imperial capital. The entire county is neatly divided into three sections by cross-shaped roads. There are four blocks, each block is exactly a square area, and each square area is a separate living space.Among the four squares, most of the people living in the two squares facing the city gate are civilians, and those with some power and wealth live in the last two squares, which is no different from other cities.

Gao Li's tung oil shop is the largest tung oil merchant in the county, so it is naturally located in the back Xifang. The house she bought in the city is also in the same district. There is only one street in the middle, so the location is not too far, which is exactly what Tang Cheng wanted.

This is a small courtyard with two entrances and two compartments. The area is small, but it is better than Yajing, because the study room has been newly renovated recently, and there is still a faint scent of varnish in the small courtyard, although it is just a casual tour. Again, but Tang Cheng fell in love with this place almost immediately.

After hastily looking at the small courtyard, Tang Cheng sat down in the West Wing. According to Gao Li's old Zhuangzi's habit, this is the residence prepared for her.

After sitting down, Lancao went to boil the hot water for freshening up, while Tang Cheng casually flipped through a pile of colored paper on the desk beside him. Some of these colored papers had been cut, and some hadn't yet formed. Obviously, they were all Lancao's masterpieces.

Lancao's paper-cuts only have seven styles, which are chicken, dog, pig, sheep, cow, horse, and human.When Tang Cheng was flipping through the paper-cuts, he saw a book under the pile of papers. When he picked it up to read, it was a copy of "Moon Order Occupying Marquis Picture". The way it looks in the book, there is a paragraph of small words written next to the pattern:

According to Jin Dong Xun's "Question and Answer Etiquette", "Human Day" is from Yuan Day (the first day of the first lunar month) to the eighth day. .The second day is a dog, and it will be ripe without wind and rain.Three days are pigs, the weather is fine, Junan.Four days as a sheep, the complexion is warm, there is no disaster, and the minister obeys the emperor's order.Five days are for horses, if it is sunny, the world will be full and ripe.The sixth day is for cattle, the sun and the moon are sunny, and the year is ripe.To be a human being for seven days, if the sun is clear from dawn to dusk, and the stars are seen at night, the people will be peaceful and the country will be safe, and the monarch and ministers will be in harmony.The eight days are the valley, like the day is sunny, the night sees the stars, and the grain is plentiful.

After reading this passage, Tang Cheng understood. It seems that the ribbon-cutting on this day is just like the spring equinox. They use the spring day to predict the good and bad of the whole year, which is a real folk custom.

He was watching interestingly, Lancao had already walked in with a copper basin, Tang Cheng put down his books and went to wash up, "Sister Lan, do you still remember what the weather was on the seventh day of the first lunar month?".

"The seventh day of the first lunar month?" Lancao skillfully helped Tang Cheng roll up his sleeves, and after thinking for a while, he said, "It's a good day on the seventh day of the first lunar month this year, but the night is very dark, let alone the stars. You can't even see the moon."

According to the "Yueling Zhanhou Picture", the seventh day of the first lunar month is Zhanren, the day is clear and bright, the people are peaceful and the country is peaceful, and the stars at night herald the peace meeting of monarchs and ministers.There is no star and no moon on the seventh day of this year. Doesn't that mean that the monarch and his ministers are at odds, and there are signs of change in the court?Although Tang Cheng didn't really believe this, it was really not a good sign that he just stepped into the county school and was about to fight for civil servants to catch up with such a fortune-telling result.

Chapter 39 Learn, learn, learn everything!

Lancao didn't know what Tang Cheng was thinking, seeing him frown slightly, she asked casually, "What's wrong?".

"It's nothing," Tang Cheng smiled, and there was nothing to say.According to his current status, even the changes in the court will not concern him. After all, the history clearly records that the national power of the Tang Dynasty has gradually strengthened in recent decades, and the people's livelihood in the country has been stable. Tianfu Temple in the west of the city. After returning, I have to prepare for my homework, and I have to go to the county journal tomorrow morning."

Tianfu Temple, located in the west square of the city gate, is the first Buddhist jungle in the county. The abbot of the temple, Cheng Ning, is a good friend of Master Yan for many years. old friend.

When Tang Cheng arrived at Tianfu Temple, he explained the reason to the Zhike at the mountain gate. The Zhike monk heard that he was a student of Old Master Yan, so he didn't ask any more questions, so he directly ordered the little novice to take Tang Cheng to find the abbot.

The abbot of Chengning lived in a secluded small courtyard behind the temple. As soon as Tang Cheng followed the novice monk to the gate of the courtyard, he heard a faint sound of a piano coming from inside.

The little novice stopped when he heard the sound of the qin, and Tang Cheng also stopped and listened through the wall. He didn't know how to hear the qin, so he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad. He just felt that the sound of the qin was weak and clear It is completely opposite to the violent pop music that later generations are used to, but it is this light spring-like piano sound that can make people feel peaceful.

The little novice waited until the sound of the qin had died down before stretching out his hand to push the door in. There was a simple qin platform in the middle of the courtyard, and the old monk with three strands of white beard behind the qin platform was Cheng Ning.

After seeing the ceremony, Tang Cheng handed over the "Diamond Sutra" handwritten by Old Master Yan, and he also brought a handwritten letter from Old Master Yan.

Tang Chengyuan thought to wait for Chengjing to finish reading the letter before leaving, but he didn't expect the old monk to take the letter and read it, but instead he looked at him carefully. His eyes were very careful, which made Tang Cheng feel very awkward.

This reading is enough for a cup of tea. After reading it, the old monk handed Tang Cheng the letter from Master Yan, "Let's take a look."

Surprised, Tang Cheng took the letter, and after reading it, he understood the reason for the old monk's strange behavior. It turned out that the old master Yan was asking his teacher for him in the letter, and wanted to ask the old monk to teach Tang Cheng the piano and painting skills.Because he didn't know if Chengning would agree, he didn't tell Tang Cheng in advance.

Now that the old monk showed this letter to himself, he was obviously satisfied with him and was willing to accept this apprentice.

Tang Cheng understood the meaning of Old Master Yan. Compared with later generations, there were fewer scholars in ancient times, but the requirements for scholars who read were also higher, and it was not just about reading good books.For example, the piano in front of me was one of the criteria for the imperial court to select scholars in the Sui Dynasty.Although there was no such regulation in the Tang Dynasty, there was no shortage of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.Just like this time he was able to enter the county school because of the power of Go.As for other participation in literary conferences and friendships among literati, these four things are indispensable. If a scholar does not know these things, he will not only be ridiculed by others, but also have no room for interjection when interacting with others.

Tang Cheng looked at Old Master Yan's letter, and was moved besides being moved. When he left home this time, he also felt that the teacher's performance was a little cold. Now it seems that he is too superficial, and his real concern is not just superficial intimacy.

The teacher is full of heart, and Tang Chenggang has heard Chengning's feelings after playing the piano, how could he refuse such a good thing, after reading the letter, he will do the ceremony of apprenticeship, and agree to come here once every five days to learn the skills of piano painting.

Tang Cheng resigned from Tianfu Temple and returned to the house. Sister Lan had already boiled the water for bathing. The chest-high Lvfeng barrel was billowing with heat, and a layer of dried dried fruit harvested last autumn could still be faintly seen floating on it. Petals, these dried petals seem to come back to life after being soaked in water, the red and bright water is really beautiful.

Tang Cheng only saw this kind of scene on TV in his later generations, but he never thought that after traveling to Tang Dynasty, he would be able to enjoy it once. I shivered, but the fatigue accumulated in my bones for days was squeezed out by my brain.

Tang Cheng was so lazy that he didn't even reach out for the bath kerchief next to him when the hot water was heated up and the air was smoky.While he was enjoying the hot water with his eyes slightly closed, with the sound of slight footsteps, Lancao walked in slowly.

The small water ladle swayed in the Lu wind, and then the hot water poured on Tang Cheng's shoulders. After three or five ladles went down, a pair of greasy little hands picked up the bath kerchief and began to scrub the man's body.

Lancao gave Tang Cheng a bath with one hand, while the other hand gently slid on the man's body, "Ah Cheng, let's go to the market after taking a shower."

The lazy comfort made Tang Cheng unwilling to open his eyes, and the words came out of his nose, "What are you going to the market for?".

"You have gone to the county school, so there must be a book boy to wait for the pen and ink, right? In addition, the house also has to buy a few servants. This is what the madam ordered a long time ago. I am afraid that what I bought is not what you like, so I have to wait until now." , Lancao's tone is like a young daughter-in-law's gentle obedience to her husband.There is still a little demeanor of cursing with the dealers.

The servants who buy the service must be satisfied with themselves. The master and servant clearly regard themselves as the master!Feeling the tenderness from Lancao's fingers, Tang Cheng, who was silent for a moment, let out a long breath, even if it was difficult for his parents to explain, he had to give an explanation to the two masters and servants.

Until now, Tang Cheng doesn't know whether he loves these two women. The only thing he knows is that these two women treat him wholeheartedly, and he is very relaxed and happy when he is with them.And these are two poor women, as a man who is very close to them, making them happy has also become a faint responsibility.

"With you here, what do I need a book boy for! Hongxiu Tianxiang is not good at reading at night, so I have to find a child to spoil the scenery?" Tang Cheng raised his arm and took Sister Lan's hand, causing a splash of water, "As for the next People, if I don’t feel sorry for you, you are too tired to work alone. According to my heart, I don’t want any of them. It would be nice for those close to me to live behind closed doors, and there is no need for outsiders to disturb.”

"Then buy two less, let them live in the outer courtyard, and they are not allowed to come in the second yard." Tang Cheng pulled Lancao's hand to appease, but Lancao obviously misunderstood her intentions, the spring onion-like hand The child only stopped on the man's chest for a moment and then fell down. As soon as she bent down, Tang Cheng's headrest fell into two balls of warmth and delicate, soft waves.

Lancao's hand parted the water waves, and got into the shadow under the man's waist. Immediately, ripples appeared on the calm water surface chasing circles.And Tang Cheng's head and face were buried in the two plump lumps because the orchid grass bent too low, and he could hardly breathe.

Chapter 40 It's better to come at a good time than to come at a good time

"Damn girl, you are playing with fire and setting yourself on fire." Tang Cheng stood up abruptly, and while splashing water, he put his arms around his waist and hugged Sister Lan into Lu Feng.

Just as Sister Lan exclaimed "ah", the long skirt was soaked with water and stuck to her body, outlining the seductive curves of her upper body.

One of Tang Cheng's hands climbed up to the highest point, while the other hand dived into the water from the top down. After a while, the little coat under the orchid grass skirt was thrown out wet. Floating in the water, it becomes a tender yellow leaf, with two white legs sticking out from under the leaf.

Tang Cheng raised his hands, and Lancao's two fleshy legs immediately wrapped around his waist. As soon as the two of them met naked, Lu Feng let out a dry and long neigh. .

Tang Cheng smoothly pulled down the dress on Lancao's chest, and immediately the two plump masses bloomed bright red flowers in the water.

"Hmm... wait... ma'am...", Lancao, whose face was burnt into a ball of fire, murmured a few intermittent words, after all, she still struggled to maintain a little clarity at the moment of confusion, He reached down and grabbed the man's body that was jumping happily between his legs.

In the Tang Dynasty, domestic slaves were equivalent to livestock, and their masters had the right to life and death. What Lancao cared about was not her body, but her heart, after all, she did not dare to have sex with Tang Cheng before her wife.After following Gao Lishi for three years, she knows that if her wife is ruthless when her heart hardens, and this good man in front of her is what she misses the most, whether it is out of love for master or servant or out of fear, she has to grit her teeth Hold back.

Tang Cheng and Lancao had been together for so many days, and he vaguely knew what she was thinking. Although he felt very uncomfortable, he didn't force her. In the end, it was Sister Lan who fought with her chest, hands and mouth, and at any rate put the troubled bodhi water into the water. was released.

Flesh rolled, and when the two people with flushed faces crawled out of Lu Feng, it was already more than two hours later.After Lancao changed her clothes, she went to cook. After eating, seeing that it was still some time before dark, Tang Chengcheng, who was not in the mood to read, thought of going for a walk in the street.

After eating, under the warm sun, I led a young and beautiful woman to stroll around in the small town 300 years ago, with Mashi Long Street at my feet, quaint Swallow Towers on both sides, and living people walking by. As an ancient man, Tang Cheng's first real shopping after time travel filled him with a sense of emptiness in which time and space are disordered.

It wasn't until Tang Cheng saw the genuine happiness on Lancao's face that the sense of emptiness that suddenly arose in Tang Cheng's heart gradually faded away. Maybe everything he encountered was nothingness, but the people who have been closely connected with him in this era are real Yes, they like him, they need him, he can bring them plain but real happiness, and in the process, he himself finds the value of existence, and his nothingness is also around A little bit of human happiness settles into a real existence.

Strolling casually on the street and visiting several clothing stores, Tang Cheng bought himself two Confucian uniforms with a bamboo pattern collar, one of which was moon white, and the other was ready to be replaced.I will go to the county to study tomorrow, and I still have to be decent. After all, those clothes at home can no longer be worn.Later, when passing by a powder shop, Tang Cheng bought Lancao another set of rouge powder from Xiangzhou Ruianxiang. Although it was not worth much, it was enough to make Lancao smile.

The things in the county are indeed much more expensive than those in the village. These three things that are not considered precious cost more than 900 yuan, which is about 300 yuan in later generations. He brought him three strings of money with everything in the family, and in a blink of an eye one third was lost. Thinking about it, Tang Cheng really felt distressed.

Afterwards, he didn't intend to buy anything else, he just went shopping with Lancao, and the two of them wandered along the quaint Mashi Long Street.

Walking past several pen and ink shops in the row, I saw a newly opened shop in front of me, which was very lively outside. When I walked in, I found that the newly opened shop was also a shop with four treasures of the study. In order to gain a reputation when it opened, the owner of this shop Someone was invited to paint on the spot under the eaves in front of the shop, and the person who was invited was Lin Xuezheng, the county school that Tang Cheng planned to meet tomorrow.

Lin Xuezheng is the leader of the city's literary world and has great influence on the scholars in the county. It is really a good idea for this store to invite him to "open ink".

Lin Xuezheng was painting with his head down at this time, and Tang Cheng didn't want to disturb him, so he squeezed into the crowd to look, and saw that Lin Xuezheng was painting a moonlit night landscape at his desk.Since landscape painting became an independent painting discipline during the Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties, it has been prosperous because of the special liking of scholars. It is normal for Lin Xuezheng to choose this subject.

Lin Xuezheng's paintings describe the moonlit night landscape in Dajian Mountain outside Yunxi City. Although Tang Cheng doesn't know how to paint, he can see that Lin Xuezheng's paintings are full of moonlight and clear wind, towering mountains, deep springs and deep valleys, and the beauty of water and mountains. Occasionally, night apes and birds are looming, even a layman like him can see it.

Sure enough, after Lin Xuezheng closed his last stroke, the onlookers applauded.

When Lin Xuezheng put down his pen and bowed his hands to the viewers to thank him, he saw Tang Cheng in the crowd. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded, but the owner of the shop next to him stepped forward, "How can there be paintings without poems? Please Xuezheng Your lord will give you another hand."

When the ancients painted poems, how could Lin Xuezheng not know that he had been thinking about it when he was writing just now, but he had drawn up several couplets but felt dissatisfied, so he was not busy writing. Under the urging, I can't think of a suitable one. I can't write it, and I won't be satisfied if I write it.With so many people present today, his two lines of poems inscribed on paintings are bound to spread throughout the city.

When Lin Xuezheng was in trouble, his heart suddenly lit up when he saw Tang Cheng on the side, and he waved and said, "Tang Cheng, come here."

Just this one sentence immediately attracted the eyes of the onlookers to Tang Cheng. Seeing that he was tall and handsome, some spectators immediately praised him in the crowd, "What a young man".