From the end to the other world

From the second day of the new year to the Lantern Festival, except for the day of the eighth day when he accompanied Shang Qingyue to the town to open the teahouse, Qin Luochuan spent the rest of the day entertaining and being treated to dinner with the villagers.

After more than ten days, Qin Luochuan felt that all the wine he had drunk was about to be discussed in tanks. When the Lantern Festival came, it meant that the year was finally over, and Qin Luochuan couldn't hold back a sigh of relief.

There is an event in the teahouse during the Lantern Festival, which was discussed by several people on the day the door opened.

Since it is the Lantern Festival, the activity is of course the choice of guessing lantern riddles that best suits the festive atmosphere. This kind of activity can only be aimed at scholars, so Qin Luochuan told Yang Xi the news again and asked him to talk to the scholars and teachers in the academy Let's promote it a little bit, and help out some puzzles by the way.

Yang Xi patted her chest after hearing this and said, "Don't worry, on the night of the Lantern Festival, I guarantee that there will be no empty seats in the teahouse."

Not to mention the identity of Yang Xi's father as the dean of the academy, but also his own influence in the academy, it is really not difficult to make the teahouse full of seats, Qin Luochuan nodded and said: "Thank you, when the time comes, people from the academy will send a gift to each table. A snack."

This was Shang Qingyue's idea. The activities in the teahouse didn't even think about making money at all, and even put a lot of money into it. But after this night, I believe Qin Luochuan can get to know many scholars and even teachers of the academy.

"By the way," Yang Xi asked again, "What kind of rewards are you going to give to those who guess the riddles correctly, but you have to prepare something that everyone is interested in."

Qin Luochuan said: "According to the number of rewards for guessing the answer, the one who guesses the most at the end will be rewarded with nine immortal chickens and nine snacks. They can be exchanged for prizes at the teahouse at any time within a year. No. 2 and No. 3 correspond There are six copies and three copies. Others who guess a certain number have also prepared pens, inks, papers and inkstones as rewards.

"Of course, if the top three don't want to eat, they can also exchange it for the same amount of money or stationery."

These prizes can be said to be quite thoughtful. Since it is a lantern riddle meeting held in a teahouse, it is necessary to promote the signature products of the teahouse, but I am afraid that the person who wins the prize is from a poor family. It can be exchanged for the same amount of money, which is also a kind of care for scholars.

Not to mention pens, inks, papers and inkstones, next door is the stationery store opened by He Feixing. After promoting them, Qin Luochuan can also buy goods at the best price, and he can get as much as he wants, don't worry Buy too much to use up, or buy too little to use up.

Yang Xi: ...

After hearing this, Yang Xi was so shocked that he didn't speak for a long time, and finally murmured: "I won't help you out with the riddles, you can go to my father, I also want to participate in the guessing competition."

Jiufen Immortal Chicken, and dim sum, it's hard not to let him be tempted.

You must know that the teahouse is still unshakeable and only serves ten servings a day, but there are only a lot of people who want to eat, and the orders have been queued for three months.

Seeing his hopeless appearance, Qin Luochuan smiled and said, "Didn't I open the back door for you? If you want to eat, tell Shopkeeper Qian one day in advance."

"It's different." Yang Xi shook his head.

At first, he thought that Qin Luochuan was simply holding a lantern riddle session, and that he would just pull ordinary people from the academy to come over. Now that he heard about the prize, many people would be moved.

Scholars who have money at home can take this as a reward, and bring family or friends to eat in the future, which will save face.

Poorer families can also directly exchange the prizes for money, which can also subsidize a lot of households.

And besides the top three, those who guess a certain number can also get some stationery, which are all used by scholars on weekdays.

I'm afraid that in the end the competition will be more intense than a few people imagined.

Yang Xi wanted to participate, although there was a reason for wanting to get prizes, but what he wanted more was the reputation of winning the championship.

Since he wanted to participate in the competition, Qin Luochuan didn't force him. Anyway, for lantern riddles, his family of three could participate, and Yang Xi himself said that he could go to his father, so Qin Luochuan was not polite.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, the teahouse was closed in the morning and at noon, and everyone was busy arranging the scene for the lantern festival at night.

All the tables and chairs in the lobby were moved to the far side, and a large piece of land in the middle was vacated. A few dead trees taller than a person were placed, and the puzzles written on paper were tied with thin threads. on dead branches.

Fearing that there would be too many people to stand under a few trees, the rest of the puzzles were pasted on the walls, tables and chairs.

On the four walls of the room, four thick candles were lit, illuminating the entire lobby brightly.

There is no need to worry about the danger of fire if there are too many people and too many lights.

When the genius darkened, Yang Xi brought many scholars from the academy to rush over, accompanied by his father and two other gentlemen from the academy.

Everyone knew that they were going to hold a lantern riddle party here, but after seeing the layout in the teahouse, they still couldn't help but praise it again and again.

Pedestrians outside saw the excitement around them, so they came forward to find out what they were doing, and if they could join in. After the clerk explained it, someone asked if they could come in for tea and watch the excitement. Of course, they also expressed Those who want to participate in the lantern riddle guessing competition are only a small number.

The first floor has already been set up for the lantern riddle party, and if you want to drink tea, you can only go up to the second floor. Most people left after hearing that they couldn't see the excitement. Arranged to be seated on the ground floor.

Yang Xi probably calculated how many people could be seated in their teahouse, so although there were many scholars who came, it was not impossible to sit down, and it happened to be lively and not crowded.

The lantern riddle session was just beginning at You hour, and the scholars got up from their seats and left.

Puzzles are everywhere, and there are many repetitions. When the scholars see that they know it, they can pick it up and put it away. After the end, they will write the answer. The one with the most answers will be the first name in this competition.

Cheating is the most convenient way for this kind of competition where many people participate, but the participating scholars all have their own arrogance.

Qin Luochuan and Shang Qingyue stood on the stairs, watching the actions of the scholars below. After observing for a while, they found that Yang Xi was the fastest to solve puzzles among his group, so he asked, "What do you think, brother Yang? How sure are you of winning the first place?"

"It's just the beginning, and it's not clear yet," Shang Qingyue said, "but I guess it's no more than [-]%."

Qin Luochuan:? ? ?

Shang Qingyue smiled and said, "Did you see that young man in the corner?"

Qin Luochuan followed Shang Qingyue's guidance and looked over, and saw in the corner of the lobby, a young scholar in Tsing Yi, who had not yet worn a crown, was standing by the wall, looking at the puzzles posted on the wall seriously. Zhang just tore one sheet at a speed that Yang Xi could not compare to, and there was already a stack of papers with puzzles written in his hand.

Qin Luochuan silently lit a candle for Yang Xi in his heart, as long as this young man didn't come in to make trouble on purpose, judging by his speed, it would be impossible for Yang Xi to take the first place.

And at this moment, he was still in the corner, and hadn't gone under the tree with the most puzzles in the middle.

Sure enough, as they expected, after the time for guessing the riddles was up, they began to count the number of correct guesses. Yang Xi got 27 correct guesses less than the young man, ranking second.

Only then did Qin Luochuan and Shang Qingyue know that this young man was not a scholar of the academy.

The scholar who claimed to be Wen Shiyan, after hearing that the prize could be exchanged for money, paused for a while before saying: "I can only stay here for five days before I leave, so I can come here tomorrow to taste the dim sum in the teahouse first, and then do it again." Decided?"

Yang Xi was extremely jealous, unwilling, but helpless.

"Yes," Shang Qingyue said with a smile, "After you have eaten a few, if you don't like it, you can exchange the rest for silver coins."

It's not that Shang Qingyue is confident about the dim sum in her teahouse, it's because their dim sum is really delicious. The ones he prepared were originally favorites of the dignitaries in Beijing, not to mention the ones made by her husband , but anyone who has eaten it is estimated to be hard to forget.

Yang Xi is second, there is no doubt that what he wants are dim sum and fairy chicken.

No.3 is a scholar from a poor family. Even the same style of academy clothes, his clothes were washed a little white, but the scholar looked natural and generous, and said with a smile: "Xiaosheng wants to exchange it for silver."

"Okay." After Qin Luochuan agreed, Shang Qingyue next to him immediately counted the corresponding money and handed it over.

Although the scholar's prizes were all exchanged for silver coins, the husband and wife still had two snacks sent to him.

After that, there were a certain number of other people who guessed right, and there were a lot of people in this group. Qin Luochuan simply invited Yang Xi's father and two other gentlemen in the academy to help check the answers to the puzzles, and the prizes had already been distributed.

The three of them were usually very powerful in the academy. After playing, the scholars became quieter and lined up obediently to wait for the inspection by the master.

After a lantern riddle meeting, the guests and the host had a good time, and Qin Luochuan also got to know many people because of this.

After the end, the other scholars in the academy left first, Yang Xi and his father were at the back, and Qin Luochuan and Shang Qingyue sent them to the door together.

Yang Xi's father patted Qin Luochuan on the shoulder, and said comfortingly, "It's good that you understand that you have to take part in this year's provincial examination. If you encounter any questions that you don't understand, you can come and ask me."

Ever since he decided to end in autumn, Dean Yang has told him more than three times that he can ask him any questions, and Qin Luochuan will respectfully answer each time, and this time is no exception, so he cupped his hands and said: "My nephew knows."

Probably because he was really in a good mood today, Dean Yang talked a little more than before, he continued with a smile: "I'm much relieved that you can end up with Yi Zhi, otherwise, with his temperament, I'm afraid I'll offend others Do not know at all."

Yang Xi's temperament is straightforward and simple, but he is not stupid. He naturally knows how to do some things, and as a candidate, being straightforward also has the advantages of being straightforward.

Qin Luochuan felt that Dean Yang sometimes worried too much, so he smiled and said, "Yi Zhi also took care of me a lot."

Dean Yang laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Okay, you brothers take care of each other."

After all the guests were sent away, seeing that it was getting late, Qin Luochuan asked the guys to go back first, and the mess will be cleaned up tomorrow.

He also turned off the lights, and spent the night with Shang Qingyue in the hut in the backyard, so he didn't rush home at night.

After the Lantern Festival, it will be spring in a blink of an eye. Qin Luochuan and his family are busy this year, Shang Qingyue has to take care of the shops in the town, he has to concentrate on his studies, and has no time to take care of the work in the field. All the land outside the adjacent vegetable garden has been rented out.

It's fine if you don't get too busy and waste it, and you have to divide the minds of the two of them to do other things.

Anyway, the teahouse has long been on the right track, and the monthly money it earns is not comparable to that of farming.

The township examination that Qin Luochuan was going to take in autumn was even more important. Shang Qingyue wished he could do everything for him, lest he be distracted, so how dare he let him farm.