Go to Kaifeng to be a civil servant

The worst New Year in Kaifeng in history

Another year of spring is coming, snowflakes are floating all over the sky...

On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the new year is approaching, and there is a lively and festive scene in Bianliang City. The streets and alleys, and the Royal Street Market are all vendors selling New Year’s goods. Spring Festival couplets, door gods, New Year pictures, and lanterns are hung all over the streets. All kinds of raw poultry and livestock fill the market, and there are all kinds of snacks such as crisp candy, rice cakes, and dumplings.

A group of three people walked through the crowd, the leader was dressed in blue clothes and was heroic, and the two behind him were full of energy. Wherever they passed, the people greeted them with smiles and respect.

"Master Zhan, you don't need to be on duty today."

"Master Zhan, it's been cold these days, you can add more clothes!"

"Master Zhan, these are the eggs laid by my hen, how many do you take, hey? Just a few eggs, Master Bao won't say anything!"

"Master Zhan, take this chicken! Take it! If you don't want it, you won't give me face."

Following behind Zhan Zhao, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu looked at this group of enthusiastic people and the gentle figure in blue who refused to accept half of the gift, could not help being proud, raised their chests up, and even walked All with prestige.

"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, help!" Suddenly, a voice with a slightly crying voice came out.

Ok?

Everyone was stunned, staring straight at a man dressed as a clerk stumbling out of the crowd, half running and half crawling to a middle-aged man who was picking out New Year pictures not far away.

I saw the middle-aged man wearing a scarf and hat, a long beard on his chest, and a satin robe. He looked like a businessman.

As for that guy, his face was full of vicissitudes, his hair was loose in a bun, and his breathing was messy, as if he had just experienced a big battle.

"Isn't that the shopkeeper Xu from Nancheng Jewelry Store?" Someone recognized the identity of the middle-aged man.

"What are you doing in such a panic?" Shopkeeper Xu shouted angrily.

I saw that guy burst into tears, choked up and said: "Yes, yes, it is gold..."

"Gold, what gold, a gold hairpin or a gold bracelet?" Shopkeeper Xu said impatiently.

"It's Captain Jin from Kaifeng Mansion who came to the shop to choose jewelry..." the clerk burst into tears.

Hearing the surrounding people gasp at the same time, they looked at Shopkeeper Xu with sympathy.

"What?!" Shopkeeper Xu exclaimed suddenly, threw the New Year picture and ran away.

"The shopkeeper is waiting for me!!" The man hurriedly followed behind.

"Jin Xiaowei? Jewelry?" Zhan Zhao was stunned for a while, his face full of confusion, "Even if Jin Xiaowei went to buy jewelry, it wouldn't be like this..."

When the surrounding people saw the master and servant leaving without a trace, there was a commotion in the crowd.

"Hey, that's the 'Fake Xu' from Nancheng, right?"

"It's him! Unexpectedly, he will have today, so happy!"

"That's right, whoever made this 'Xu Fake' always cheats people with fake products, and he has to blame himself when he meets Captain Jin, and he can't blame others!"

Chirp, chirp, chirp...and so on.

Naturally, these small whispers fell into Zhan Zhao's ears without saying a word.

The words are clearly clear, but they can't be understood when they are linked together.

Zhan Zhao looked puzzled, walked up to a man watching, clasped his fists and said, "Dear man, why do you call this storekeeper Xu a 'fake Xu'?"

Seeing that it was Zhan Zhao who was asking him a question, the man was so excited that his voice changed, and his tongue widened suddenly: "Hui, Hui Zhan, Mr. Zhan, shopkeeper Xu always likes to sell some poor-quality goods to foreigners." Adulterated jewelry is not easy to deceive people, so, so the people in the city call him 'Xu Fake'..."

"Then Captain Jin is..."

As soon as the man heard Zhan Zhao mentioning Jin Qian, his eyes lit up immediately: "Captain Jin is indeed Lord Zhan's capable subordinate, and the people in Bianliang City are really grateful to Captain Jin!"

"That's right, that's right!" An aunt hurried forward, pushed the man aside, and said with a happy face, "Since last month, Captain Jin went to the counterfeit shopkeeper Li's shop in Dongcheng once. After that, the shopkeeper Li smashed all those fake antiques in the street, and swore against the sky that if he sold half of the fake antiques in the future, he would be struck by lightning!"

Zhan Zhao was taken aback for a moment, then frowned as he thought about it.

Last month... It seems that Mr. Gongsun said that there was a lack of a vase in the adult's study, so he sent Zaoli to buy it... Later, Mr. Gongsun seemed to praise the Zaoli who bought the vase for his vision. The vase he bought seemed to be from the Tang Dynasty. device...

"There's also the counterfeit wine shop in Beicheng. Captain Jin went there once last month, and the boss threw away all the counterfeit wine..."

Last month... It seems that the white mouse came to Kaifeng Mansion to find trouble... Cough, as a guest, he also took a jar of good daughter red that was said to be a gift from a friend, and made dozens of people in Kaifeng Mansion drunk... …

"And the one on East Street..."

"The one outside the city..."

Chirping, chirping, chirping... so and so...

The more Zhan Zhao listened, the more he felt that those shops selling fake goods seemed familiar, while the more Zhang Long and Zhao Hu heard, the more incredible they became.

"Master Zhan, why don't we go and have a look?" Zhao Hu looked eager to try.

Zhan Zhao frowned and thought for a while, then nodded, "Go and have a look."

Zhang Long and Zhao Hu were immediately elated, and they surrounded Zhan Zhao and walked towards Nancheng.

The people behind him were still shouting:

"Master Zhan, go slowly..."

"Remember to say hello to Captain Jin for us!"

-

Nancheng, Zhuquemen Street, is mostly jewelry shops, mostly buying and selling women's accessories, it is bustling and lively on weekdays, but as soon as Zhan Zhao and others entered the street, they found that this street is very unusual today.

The street was unusually quiet, except for a shop at the end of the street, all the shops were empty and empty.

But in front of the shop at the end of the street, the inner three floors and the outer three floors were crowded with people, all of them stretched their necks, their ears were stunned, and their faces were full of excitement, as if they were watching a big show.

"Master Zhan, this..." Zhang Long glanced at the crowd, hesitant.

Zhan Zhao thought for a while, then quietly retreated behind the big tree next to the store with Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, so that he could see the scene clearly and hide his figure.

As soon as he stood still, he heard a familiar voice full of air.

"One price, five taels, will you sell it?!"

Everyone was stunned, and looked into the store with fixed eyes, only to see a thin figure aggressively yelling at the weeping shopkeeper Xu with his hips on his hips.

Shopkeeper Xu was on the verge of tears, and wiped the sweat dripping from his forehead as he said: "Lieutenant Jin, this jade hairpin inlaid with pearls is my family's ancestral jewelry, at least it is worth 500 taels, five taels... is too..."

"Ancestral? What ancestral?" Jin Qian slapped the counter with one hand, pointed at the jewelry on the counter and said sharply: "Just now you tricked me into showing us this jewelry, and you said it was an ancestral item. You can see clearly, they are all fakes!"

"That's me just now..." Shopkeeper Xu continued to wipe off his cold sweat.

"Okay, okay! We don't bother to care about it, we really don't have time to pick anything else, just this fake hairpin, five taels, pay with one hand and deliver with the other!" Jin Qian waved his hand impatiently.

"Captain Jin, don't you want my life?" Shopkeeper Xu's face turned pale.

"It's just a fake, five taels is already too much."

"This hairpin is really not a fake!" Shopkeeper Xu swore.

"It's really not a fake?" Jin Qian raised his eyebrows.

"Really!" Shopkeeper Xu nodded heavily.

"Tsk..." Jin Qianzheng nodded, rolled up his sleeves and began to arrange the fake jewelry on the side.

"Jin, Captain Jin, what are you doing?" Shopkeeper Xu suddenly turned pale with shock, and grabbed Jin Qian's arm.

Jin Qian glanced at the shopkeeper, and said a little embarrassedly: "Shopkeeper, to be honest, Jin also planned to buy some rare treasures as gifts for the beauties, but he had no choice but to buy some exquisite fakes to make the beauties smile. ..."

Just halfway through speaking, everyone suddenly felt a biting cold air around them, and they couldn't help shivering.

Jin Qian only felt that the air-conditioning seemed familiar, and was startled immediately, and hurriedly stared around, but when he looked around, he didn't see the familiar figure, so he calmed down, scratched his head and continued: "We have brought the cold air all over our body. Five taels of silver, I wanted to buy that fake jade hairpin inlaid with pearls...Since the shopkeeper didn't want to give up, Jin had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and choose a few cheap ones. , modify it casually, it will definitely turn decay into magic... Well, if that pearl is inlaid with jade hairpin, we don't have to bother Mr. Gongsun..."

Shopkeeper Xu's figure suddenly trembled.

Jin Qian raised his head, looked at shopkeeper Xu sincerely and said: "Don't worry shopkeeper, even if Mr. Gongsun asks, Jin will never reveal the place where he bought the fake. You must know that you will be jailed for buying and selling fakes, shopkeeper. It is really not easy to support a family, and Jin will never do such a thing that would add insult to injury!"

Shopkeeper Xu trembled again, big beads of sweat dripped onto the hand that was tightly gripping Jin Qian's arm, and after a while, he finally uttered a voice: "Lieutenant Jin, in fact, that jade hairpin inlaid with pearls is a fake!"

Jin Qian looked surprised: "Is it really a fake?"

Shopkeeper Xu nodded: "It's really a fake!"

"Wrap it up!" Jin Qian waved his hand and said boldly.

"Wrap, wrap it up!" Shopkeeper Xu tremblingly said.

Jin Qian took out five liang of silver from his pocket and put it on the counter.

Shopkeeper Xu's face twitched: "Lieutenant Jin, you're being polite, but it's just a fake, so treat it as a gift from a villain!"

Jin Qianyi frowned: "What is the shopkeeper talking about? It's not easy to be a fake, how can we exploit your hard-earned money?!"

Shopkeeper Xu shook his eyelids and handed over the silver, and respectfully handed over the wrapped hairpin, and said in a trembling voice, "Lieutenant Jin, let's go!"

"No need to give it away!" Jin Qian put on a magnanimous appearance, walked out the door with a straight body, and pulled a bright smile at the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, we will come here often when we are free!"

After all, he waved and walked away.

It wasn't until Jin Qian's figure could not be seen, and then the shopkeeper suddenly leaned out of the pupa jewelry in the plate out of the door. In the future, I will buy half a piece of counterfeit jewelry, just like this hairpin!"

After finishing speaking, he snapped the jade hairpin in his hand into three pieces.

A dead silence.

Suddenly, the crowd of onlookers shouted like a nest exploded.

"Little Li, quickly throw away the adulterated pearl powder in our shop, hurry up!"

"Shopkeeper, those bead rings in the store..."

"What's the use of keeping those defective products, why don't you deal with them quickly!"

"Old Zhang, go back to the store and look through it to see if there are any fakes."

"Boss, where can there be fake products in our store?"

"Then look for it carefully, don't be careless!"

Boom, boom, and so on.

But Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, who were hidden behind the big tree, were already stunned.

"This is the first time I see Jinqian shopping..." Zhang Long was shocked.

"This...that..." Zhao Hu didn't know what to say.

The two looked at each other, and said in unison: "Speaking of which, why does Jin Qian buy hairpins for women's households?"

Before the words fell, the two of them trembled at the same time.

"Hey, why is it so cold today?!"

"That's right, why does the wind blow like a knife!"

-

Twelfth lunar month 23, Xiaonian.

The Kaifeng Mansion was shrouded in gloom and gloom.

The three classes of yamen servants gathered in the inner courtyard of the third class, discussing the recent strange events in Kaifeng Mansion with their heads together.

"Hey, do you think Mr. Zhan is a bit strange recently?"

"Yes, yes, such a handsome face is as hard as iron every day, how scary to look at!"

"It's all right to keep a straight face, and always exude a murderous look for no reason. Yesterday in the dining hall, Captain Jin just asked Aunt Wang in the kitchen what kind of snacks young girls like to eat, and Mr. Zhan let out a murderous look. Even the table was shattered!"

"What is this? The former Captain Jin went to Mr. Gongsun to borrow herbs, and said he wanted to make some spices for the girl, but Mr. Zhan happened to pass by. That murderous look—if I hadn't held Mr. Gongsun quickly, Mr. Gongsun It's going to be a big fall!"

"What's wrong with Mr. Zhan?"

"Ugh……"

The crowd sighed.

After a while of silence, another human said: "Speaking of which, Captain Jin is a bit strange these days!"

"Exactly, why does Captain Jin always inquire about what girls like and what they like for no reason?"

"Also, Zheng Xiaoliu complained to me yesterday that Xiaowei Jin didn't sleep until midnight and always muttered some inexplicable sentences."

"What sentence?"

"Like some kind of spring flower, autumn moon, willow tree... By the way, there is another sentence, it seems to be something... the sentence that officials and officials protect each other, and beautiful women are hard to find..."

"Guan Guan Jujiu, in the river continent, a fair lady, a gentleman is so good!"

"Yes, yes, that's the sentence! Oh?!"

A group of yamen servants dispersed with a clatter, looking at the suddenly extra handsome face with horror on their faces.

"Young Hero Bai?!"

"Everyone, I haven't seen you for a long time, are you okay?!"

The snow clothes are chic, the blue hair is like a waterfall, and the peach blossom eyes are lightly raised, and the cheeks of all the government servants are red.

"Bai, hello young hero Bai!" All the yamen servants hurriedly returned the salute.

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Just now you said who was reciting poems in the middle of the night?"

"Yes, it's Captain Jin!"

"Oh~" There was a pickle at the end of the sentence, and the bones of all the yamen servants went numb, "Little Jinzi recited poems in the middle of the night... I don't know if the night owls have heard it..." After finishing speaking, peach blossom eyes glanced at the gate of the courtyard.

A bright red flashed by.

All the yamen servants trembled at the same time.

"This winter is extremely cold!"

Bai Yutang smiled slightly: "It's really cold..."

-

On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, Master Bao of Kaifeng Mansion entered the palace in response to the sage's edict, and had a long talk with the current sage for an entire hour. When he came back, he carried the emperor's decree with him, and immediately read it out as soon as he entered the mansion.

As for the content...

In short, very decent, very gorgeous, very considerate.

To sum up the central idea is: the Zhan guards have worked really hard, their spirits are really low, and the Holy Spirit is really distressed. In order to ensure the quality of work in the coming year, the Zhan guards are specially allowed to take ten days off to restore their spirits and prepare for another battle in the coming year. PS: Especially the rotating duty in the palace, resolutely put an end to Zhan guards working during their vacations, once found out, they will never be tolerated.

As a result, Mr. Zhan's waiting time in the mansion increased, and the temperature in Kaifeng Mansion plummeted.

-

On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, Comrade Zheng Xiaoliu found several classic poems depicting loyal and unswerving love under Jinqian's pillow, and was bumped into by Master Zhan and Shaoxia Bai who happened to pass by the third class courtyard.

That night, Guard Zhan and Shaoxia Bai competed in martial arts on the roof of the lobby of Kaifeng Mansion. Kaifeng Mansion was sleepless all night. On the second day, Mr. Gongsun mobilized all the staff of the mansion to rush to repair the roof of the lobby, trying to complete it before the New Year's Eve.

Bai Shaoxia's handsome face has bruises, and he backs away when he sees Mr. Zhan, which is completely different from his previous practice of going up to provoke a cat when he sees a cat.

-

On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, Young Master Bai disappeared without a trace.

Mr. Zhan stayed behind closed doors, and the temperature in Kaifeng Prefecture exceeded the lowest level in the same period of history.

-

Twelfth lunar month 29, dusk.

"Mao'er, Mao'er, this time the evidence is solid!" Bai Yutang yelled all the way to the fourth-rank bodyguard's room, dragging Zhan Zhao's arm and rushing out.

"Let go!" Zhan Zhao said coldly with a sullen face.

"Oh, why are you still making trouble at this time!" Bai Yutang jumped up and said, "This is great news. If it's too late, this news will be picked up by others!"

After finishing speaking, he dragged Zhan Zhao out of the room without any explanation.

He rushed out of Kaifeng Mansion, passed the Zhuque Gate, and went straight to the southern suburbs outside the city.

Without a cup of tea, the two came to a village in the southern suburbs.

"That's the girl!" Bai Yutang squatted on a clump of hay, pointing at the two figures by the river with a proud face.

Zhan Zhao quietly looked at the two figures in the distance, the one on the left was a young girl with blue silk like satin, almond eyes and cherry lips, dressed in plain clothes but not concealing the smell of books, she was looking at the girl shyly. The person opposite.

The person opposite the girl, thin and thin, with thin eyes and thick eyebrows, is holding a piece of letter paper and reciting non-stop, with a bright smile on his face.

Danxia scattered into beautiful scenery, Chengjiang entered the practice quietly, the figure of a boy and a girl was dazzling under the sunlight.

Just listen to Bai Yutang's non-stop nagging:

"This girl's surname is Gao and her name is Cuilan. She is the daughter of a farmer. She has studied for a few years, so she can be regarded as knowledgeable and intelligent. Hey, I didn't expect Xiao Jinzi to have a good eye."

Speaking of this, Bai Yutang paused for a moment, then looked at the silent Zhan Zhao, and continued: "Oh, the so-called male university should marry, and female university should marry, usually you just control Xiao Jinzi too tightly. You worry too much! Don't worry, Fifth Master, I have investigated clearly. This girl has a clean family background and a kind heart. Let's drink wedding wine."

Zhan Zhao remained silent, looking at the two by the lake quietly with his dark eyes, for a long time, he slowly lowered his eyes, got up and turned around, and walked straight towards the south gate of Bianliang City, gradually, walking turned into running, and running turned into He made a dash, and the dash turned into a flying leap of lightness, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"Hey? Cat, you left so soon, wait for me..."

-

Thirty of the twelfth lunar month, New Year's Eve dinner.

Dull, very dull.

Master Bao flattened his stomach and gave Mr. Gongsun a dark look.

Mr. Gongsun glanced at Bai Yutang opposite, and the corners of his eyebrows twitched.

Bai Yutang glanced at the guard in red beside Mr. Gongsun, touched his nose, and lowered his head again.

Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu looked inexplicable. You looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't dare to speak, so they could only silently stare at the rice bowl in front of them.

Zhan Zhao sat quietly, with his waist as straight as a flagpole, holding a wine jug in one hand and a wine glass in the other, pouring a glass, drinking a glass, and making everyone feel their scalps go numb.

"This...cough cough... Zhanwei..." Mr. Bao coughed dryly twice, preparing to deliver a New Year speech.

Suddenly, the door was knocked open with a thud, and a person ran in carrying the wind and snow, with snow on his hair and eyebrows, his face was full of joy, his narrow eyes narrowed: "Good news! Great news!"

Everyone in the room was stunned.

The wine cup in Zhan Zhao's hand cracked a thin crack.

Mr. Gongsun and Wang Chao beside Zhan Zhao couldn't help shaking.

"What good news?" Ma Han asked tremblingly.

Jin Qian chuckled: "We are going to have a wedding in Kaifeng Mansion!"

The slits in the wine cup gradually widened.

Mr. Gongsun and Dynasty began to move outward.

"Happy event?!" Ma Han stood up.

"Congratulations!" Jin Qian puffed up his chest.

The wine cup split in half along the thin crack, and fell to the ground with two clangs.

Mr. Gongsun raised his eyelids, Wang Chao jumped up from his seat.

"What do you mean?" Mahan was surprised.

Jin Qian pulled a big smile on his face and cupped his fists: "Congratulations, Brother Ma, Miss Cuilan finally agreed to marry you!"

Eh? !

Bai Yutang jumped up, his face full of astonishment.

Zhan Zhao suddenly raised his head, staring at Jin Qian expressionlessly.

Ma Han blushed and danced with his arms and legs: "Thanks to Brother Jin, thanks to Brother Jin..."

"That's natural!" Jin Qian was full of joy, "If it weren't for the hairpins, makeup powder, cakes we picked out for you, and the fragrance powder made with our exclusive secret recipe, and the touching love poems written by Cuilan after three days and three nights, How could the girl agree to marry you so quickly?"

"Thanks to Brother Jin, thanks to Brother Jin!!" Ma Han bowed to Jin Qian for a while, and seemed to suddenly think of something, and hurriedly turned around to announce the good news to everyone present: "My lord, Mr. Gongsun, Master Zhan, Shaoxia Bai, Brother Wang, Brother Zhang, Brother Zhao, Ma Han is getting married, Ma Han is getting married!"

Everyone was still in a daze.

Suddenly, Zhan Zhao stood up, cupped his fists and smiled softly, like a spring breeze blowing on his face, melting ice and snow, and the whole room was lit up.

"Congratulations, Brother Ma."

"Thank you Mr. Zhan, thank you Mr. Zhan!" Ma Han burst into tears.

Only then did the crowd come to their senses, and hurriedly stood up to congratulate Ma Han one by one.

For a time, the house was full of joy and spring.

Jin Qian moved closer to Ma Han's side, rubbed his fingers and said in a low voice, "Brother Ma, this big media's red envelope..."

Ma Han said with a smile: "80 taels of silver, and even a penny is indispensable for Brother Jin!"

"Okay! Refreshing!" Jin Qian clapped his hands.

"Captain Jin," Zhan Zhao said with a slight smile, "sit down and have the New Year's Eve dinner."

"Thank you Master Zhan!" Jin Qian hurriedly squeezed a seat beside Zhao Hu and sat down.

Zhao Hu suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Zhan Zhao smiled again and said, "Brother Ma, you should give a toast to Young Hero Bai."

"Ah?" Ma Han was surprised.

"Bai Shaoxia went to investigate the family background of his future sister-in-law specially for Brother Ma's marriage. It can be said that he took great pains."

"Young Xia Bai..." Ma Han was moved, and hurriedly toasted Bai Yutang, "Young Xia Bai is bothering you..."

"Brother Ma, you're welcome." Bai Yutang laughed dryly, biting the bullet and drank the wine glass.

Zhan Zhao nodded, his black eyes moved to Jin Qian again, and the corners of his lips curled up: "Captain Jin, I heard that the hairpin you bought for Big Brother Ma is a peerless treasure..."

"Master Zhan!" Jin Qian jumped up, picked up the wine glass and ran to Zhan Zhao's side in two steps and shouted, "Jin Qian wishes Master Zhan good health and a long life!"

Zhan Zhao drank his wine glass with a smile and said, pointing to the seat of Dynasty just jumped to the side and said: "Sit here."

"Eh?"

The sword eyebrows were slightly raised.

"Your subordinate obeys!" Jin Qian hurriedly sat down.

There was a hint of spring on the elegant and handsome face, and everyone was in a trance.

Inside the house, there are staggered cups of wine, laughter and laughter, and outside the house, white snow is flying, wrapped in plain clothes and silver fruits.

Mr. Bao let out a long breath, looked at the snowflakes flying outside the window, and smiled on his majestic black face: "Another year has passed..."

"Yes..." Mr. Gongsun took a sip from his wine glass, "Spring is here..."