Jia Zheng through the Red Mansions

Jia Zheng and Jia Zhu woke up early the next day. Seeing that Jia Zhu looked much better than yesterday, Jia Zheng felt relieved. The father and son washed up and left the room. They went to the first floor. Early in the morning, there was almost no one in the inn, and Xiao Er was cleaning up there, preparing breakfast. When he saw Jia Zheng and his son coming down, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile.

Jia Zheng ordered some light porridge and steamed buns, and Jia Zhu found them extraordinarily sweet after eating them. He, who has always had a poor appetite, made an exception this morning and ate two bowls of porridge. I really think Jia's food is too much!It's just that it's really hard to talk about it!

While having breakfast, Jia Zheng called Xiao Er over and asked where the Peony Flower Fair was held today. After hearing Jia Zheng's question, Xiao Er smiled.

"My lord, I heard that you have never been to our Luoyang. The peony flower fair in Luoyang is so fragrant in the whole city. You can see Luoshui when you go east from here. The peonies blooming on the bank of Luoshui are the most beautiful. Famous, you walked all the way with the young master, admiring the flowers and seeing the scenery of Luoyang, but all the guests who come to Luoyang to enjoy the flowers will agree!" Xiaoer said with a sharp tongue.

Luoshui, Jia Zheng heard the words and couldn't help but yearn for it. He had never been to Luoyang in modern times, but now he can see the legendary peony in the eastern capital with his own eyes, and it is still unpolluted!

Jia Zhu listened to Xiao Er's interesting introduction, and felt as if she was caught by a kitten. After the father and son had breakfast, Xiao Er asked if he needed to hire a carriage.

Jia Zheng's original intention was to take Jia Zhu to relax. The weather in May is not too hot, and there is a faint fragrance of flowers in the air. It is the most suitable weather for walking. Jia Zheng politely rejected Xiaoer and took Jia Zhu Walked out of the inn.

Considering that Jia Zhu's health had just recovered and he was a little weak, Jia Zheng slowed down, and Luoyang City was worthy of being the ancient capital of sixteen dynasties. Beijing is solemn and solemn, but it has more aura, and the level of excitement is not inferior to that of Beijing.

Jia Zhu originally thought that the capital city was the most prosperous place in the world, but now seeing the neat and bustling shops on both sides of the Luoyang streets and the bustling crowds, he realized that he was really a frog in the bottom of a well!And those interesting gadgets on the street stalls are even more unprecedented for him!

Looking here and there, it took Jia Zhu a long time to realize that Jia Zheng was still beside her, and her father would scold her for such a gaffe!Frightened, he raised his eyes to look at Jia Zheng. At this glance, Jia Zhu couldn't be happier, and his father looked no better than himself!Seeing Jia Zheng's equally curious expression, the shadows that Jia Zheng had left in Jia Zhu's heart melted a lot. It turned out that his father still had such a side!Jia Zhu secretly smiled, and let go of her restraint.

The father and son walked straight along the bustling market. At this time, the fragrance of flowers was getting stronger and stronger. A stone bridge was surrounded by flowers, and Jia Zhu's eyes lit up. Could this be the most famous Tianjin Bridge in Luoyang recorded in the book?Thinking of this, Jia Zhu's childlike mind also wanted to show off his knowledge, so he began to recite the poem "Tianjin Bridge" by Bai Juyi in Tang Dynasty. After reciting, his face changed color. The same is a bit presumptuous, and the couplet in this poem "the goddess Pu, who was born late in the first month of the lunar month, with a wavy face next to my mother's embankment" is the "obscene words and erotic songs" that my father dislikes the most!Thinking of this, Jia Zhu quickly lowered her head, and was mentally prepared to be scolded by her father.

When Jia Zheng heard Jia Zhu suddenly start reciting poems, the corners of his eyes and brows were full of youthful pride, he knew that he wanted to show his knowledge in front of his father, and then he suddenly turned pale and stopped talking, carefully Thinking back on that poem, I couldn't help but smile, trying to understand why Jia Zhu's face changed, Jia Zheng smiled and said: "Pearl's poem is not bad, but it's noon at this time. It’s a bit far-fetched.”

Jia Zhu was taken aback for a moment, then touched his ears subconsciously, did he hear correctly?Looking up, her father still had a smile on his face and there was no anger in his eyes. Jia Zhu felt relieved, and felt vaguely that his father was really different!

At this time, many literati came here to enjoy the flowers. Although Jia Zhu's voice of reciting poems was not loud, it was heard by some people, and some young and proud scholars came to talk to Jia Zheng and his son.

It was the first time for Jia Zhu to talk to so many scholars who were about the same age as him. Besides, it was not because of competition during the exam, it was purely a flower viewing meeting to meet friends through literature. Then look at his father’s expression Jia Zhu also put aside those scruples for any unswerving, and after a while, the young people became familiar with each other.

Jia Zheng looked at Jia Zhu's fair little face, which was now flushed and healthier than before, and he was very happy. He looked around and found that the Taibai Building next to him looked good, so he told Jia Zhu to let him know. He went to play by himself and waited for him in Taibai Tower.

When Jia Zhu heard the words, she naturally agreed, and Jia Zheng went to this Taibailou. From the name, he guessed that this restaurant is famous for wine. If so, Xiao Er greeted him attentively. It was not time for lunch at this time, and there were not many people in the restaurant. Seeing that there were still empty tables on the second floor by the window, Jia Zheng went upstairs and looked by the window. The scenery here is good, overlooking Luoshui and the peonies full of flowers on the shore.

Although in his previous life he was not happy without wine, but the smell of wine in this restaurant was so tempting that Jia Zheng couldn't help asking, "What good wine do you have here?"

As soon as Xiaoer heard the name of the wine like pouring beans, Jia Zheng couldn't help becoming interested in this "drunken peony". The second heard that Jia Zheng wanted a pot of drunken peony and couldn't help laughing: "My lord, this drunken peony is indeed a feature of our Taibailou, but although this drunken peony has the word drunk, it is not intoxicating."

It's better not to be intoxicated, Jia Zheng is afraid that the ancient wine will be too drunk to delay things!

Seeing that Jia Zheng insisted on getting drunk on Peony, Xiaoer didn't hesitate any longer, and asked, "What would you like to eat?"

"What is the most distinctive thing here?" Jia Zheng said, looking at what the guests next to him were eating. Jia Zheng was taken aback by one of the tables. He looks hale and hearty, but no matter how you say it, he is around 24. The other one looks like a teenager, and he looks like a grandparent and grandson. But just these two people ordered [-] dishes, and they had to sit at two tables together to put them down. .

Seeing that Jia Zheng's eyes fell on that table, Xiao Er said, "The two masters at that table ordered the most famous Luoyang water banquet. There are 24 dishes in total. Are you interested?"

"No, let's talk about other things." Jia Zheng waved his hand.

After hearing the name of the dish reported by Xiaoer, Jia Zheng chose a dish of Luoyang Yan dish, and ordered a dish of steamed bream, plus two taels of sauced meat, and ordered a bowl of noodles for the main course.

After Xiao Er went down, Jia Zheng took a closer look at the Taibai Building, and saw that there were a lot of Li Bai's poems on the walls inside the building. He was originally a lecturer in the Chinese Department of the university. I still know a little bit about traditional Chinese characters. After I came here, I chose some books I was familiar with to read, and I guessed a lot of unfamiliar characters from my memory. At this time, I have basically recognized all the Chinese characters of this era. I was thinking about whether to learn Manchu and Mongolian, after all, these two languages ​​are still necessary to be an official in the court!

Jia Zheng looked around at this moment, but he didn't find that the two people at the table he had noticed just now were also looking at him, but soon the grandparents and grandchildren paid their bills and left the restaurant.

After a while, all the dishes were served. Jia Zheng ate the Luoyang dishes, all of which were refreshing and tasty, which suited his appetite. The drunken peony tasted sweet and delicious, and he was in a good mood.

Looking at the scenery below is also very pleasant. When the sun turned to the west, Jia Zheng felt a little sleepy. He looked down and saw Jia Zhu's shadow, so he called Xiao Er, took out some broken silver from his arms, He told him: "If a young master aged 13 or 4 comes to see me later, tell him that I will go back to Yuelai Inn first."

Xiaoer got the money, so he agreed wholeheartedly. Jia Zheng left Taibai Tower. Not long after he left, he saw a commotion in front of him, faint voices of arguing, and it seemed that Jia Zhu's voice was still inside!Jia Zheng didn't feel sleepy anymore, he quickly squeezed through the crowd and came closer, he saw that Jia Zhu was really inside, and beside him there was an older man sitting on the ground with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, and the beating man was He was the boy among the grandparents and grandchildren whom he had just met in the restaurant.

Seeing that young man Jia Zheng, he thought of that luxurious table of high-end water seats, and naturally equated this young man with a dude, plus what his own son thought of him, Jia Zheng felt his brain was hot now. My own baby was bullied by others!

But why did Jia Zhu get into an argument with this young man? It turned out that Jia Zhu and this group of people were very interested in enjoying flowers along the road when they recited poems. Literati have always had a common problem. He said reluctantly, "Peony is a bit gaudy after all, it is not as good as the chrysanthemum and the lotus, what a pity, a pity!"

Afterwards, that person brought up the poem of Bai Juyi that Jia Zhu sang just now, and the group chatted happily, but a person beside him snorted coldly and said: "Tianjin Bridge was destroyed in the Yuan Dynasty, it's ridiculous that you don't even know this In arty."

The four words arty and elegant made the group's eyes widen immediately. Jia Zhu's face was red because of the Tianjin Bridge incident, but the situation in front of him was hard to get off.

One of them is a scholar named Meng Ning, who is from a poor family but is noble and self-proclaimed. Seeing the young man's luxurious clothes, he felt displeased for a long time. Two characters, unlike this brother, is really a rich peony!"

This boy is also handsome and fair-looking, and the adjective peony seems to mean comparing him to a woman. The group of scribes laughed out loud when they heard Meng Ning's words. Jia Zhu frowned and felt something was wrong, but thinking of her After being ridiculed by this young man in front of everyone, he also felt relieved. Although he didn't laugh exaggeratedly, he still had a happy face.

The young man's face became more serious when he heard this, and he raised his hand twice, although the young man does not look strong, the strength in his hands is not weak, Meng Ning staggered and fell to the ground after being hit by these two slaps , The corner of the mouth also oozes blood.

"You!" Meng Ning covered his face and stared at the young man. The surrounding group of scholars saw the young man moved his hands, and they didn't agree. Excited to try.

Seeing this situation, Jia Zheng was afraid that Jia Zhu would suffer, so he hurried in to separate the boy from Jia Zhu.