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    By the way, the woman in white asked the old beggar what he thought of Liu Wenyang.  This article is written by .  .  The first one, Old Beggar, couldn't bear to take his eyes away from the other person, but he was afraid of blaspheming the beauty and offending the fairy, so he coughed twice and said: "If you really want to know, girl, I know something about him, too."  , If you want to hear it, I will tell you" "You don't have to say so much, I just want to know if he is as magical as you sang?" the beauty in white asked.  "Thisof course it's gone. All the fairy guidance and demon slaying are all fake. I, the old beggar, am just begging for food, singing casually to fool the two of them." The old beggar had to tell the truth.  .  The beauty in white raised her eyebrows and said coquettishly: "It's you people who, based on hearsay and embellished with rumors, turn a lowly little magician into a great hero. It's you who turn a crow into a phoenix and a bug into a dragon.  The rumors were made" Seeing being scolded by the beautiful woman in white, Lao Jinghua found the courage from nowhere and suddenly said: "The girl is right, I made some random things, but that Xiaoliu Shenxiang didn't do it either.  What you said is so unbearable. As far as I know, he is very effective in fortune telling, good at observing yin and yang in Feng Shui, and he is kind-hearted. It is a pity that Mr. Xiaoliu had bad luck before and met many people.  What a terrible thing, first I was dismissed as a scholar, and then I was kicked by my fianc¨¦e. I wanted to die but didn't. I was embarrassed enough. Then my luck changed, and I didn't expect that the beauty in white would turn into a beggar!  He actually said good things for Liu Wenyang, frowning and saying: "Is he really as good as you said?" Lao Jinghua regained his shamelessness and said: "I don't know if he is good or not. I only know that if I meet his fianc¨¦e.  I'm going to ask three questions" The beauty in white: "What do you want to ask?" "The old beggar said: "First, I want to ask her why she doesn't want to marry because she loves being rich. Second, I want to ask why she is blind and blind."  If you want to ask her if she regrets this, the originally good husband can't become a family!" The old beggar was scolding happily, but he didn't notice that the face of the beautiful woman in white became more and more ugly.  The pretty maid next to her didn't wait for the old beggar to finish her words and scolded angrily: "Hey, you sloppy old beggar, you don't care whether you have something to do or nothing, go begging for money or food, but you have too much to worry about."  Too many." The old beggar was so cold that he was scolded unexpectedly.  He was as dumbfounded as a clay figurine. He really didn't understand how he had offended this little aunt.  Seeing the pretty maid getting angry, the pretty maid in white said, "Okay Pomegranate, send him some money to let him leave. I'm a little tired." As soon as the pretty maid heard what the young lady said, she glared at the old beggar fiercely.  He just took out a sling of money and threw it directly to the old beggar without counting how much it was.  The old beggar originally thought that he would not get the reward, but he never thought that the other party would be so generous. He quickly took the money and thanked him hurriedly.  He only glanced at the money, which was no less than a hundred yuan. To him, it was a huge amount of money.  Enough for him to have enough food and clothing for the new year.  Seemingly afraid that the other party would regret it and ask for so much reward money back, Old Beggar put the money in his pocket, thanked him and left immediately.  The pavilion became quiet again.  The beautiful woman in white plucked the strings with her green fingers, but found that her heart was very confused and she no longer wanted to play.  "Pomegranate, do you think I'm spending money to buy my suffering? I was in a good mood, but I found someone to scold me for no reason?" The beauty in white asked with a slight frown.  With a "pop", the pretty maid Shiliu suddenly fell to her knees and said with a fearful expression: "I'm sorry, miss, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have called this old beggar here, let alone let him talk nonsense."  !" Seeing the maid Shiliu's face turned pale with fright, the beauty in white, Su Muxue, couldn't help but smile and said: "Okay, I'm not blaming you, you don't have to look like this." Then a trace of her extremely beautiful face appeared.  With an arrogant coldness, "So what if Liu Wenyang really becomes famous? He is not just a fortune teller! With his current appearance, he will never be able to achieve fame in his lifetime! I, Su Muxue, will control my own life! My future husband,  Even if he is not the top scholar, he must be from a distinguished family. How can he be from a humble family like theirs?" Maid Shiliu knelt on the ground and said, "Miss, you are sure to find a talented person with your beauty?  Mr. Ruyi, who comes from a prominent family, will no longer accuse you, let alone lock you in the back garden. " Su Muxue sighed, "He is not doing this just to show off to others.  It made people understand that his upbringing was strict Although it was a confinement, how did it hurt me? On the contrary, I heard that my father was arranging a new marriage for me, like Mr. Ma just now, my father deliberately let him in, but I thought it was him.  I don¡¯t know¡­¡±  Seeing what the young lady said, the maid Shiliu boldly said: "I heard that Mr. Ma Dongsheng is also a famous talent in Poyang County. He is not only proficient in poetry and songs, but also good at writing articles. He will not be able to do well in the provincial examination this year.  He can get high school education; and his father is the boss of the county. Not only does he have a wide network of contacts, but he is also powerful. Even the new county magistrate doesn't buy it; such a family background is one of the best" Seeing the little maid Shiliu said  Su Muxue couldn't help but smile: "It seems that you think Ma Dongsheng is pretty good, right?" "I don't dare. I just think that compared to Liu Wenyang, this Ma Dongsheng is also outstanding. I don't know how many times better."  " When Su Muxue saw what Shiliu said, she nodded and said: "You are right Although Ma Dongsheng behaves a little more frivolously, in comparison, even ten Liu Wenyang are better than one Ma Dongsheng!"  After saying this, Su Muxue couldn't help but show a hint of contempt in her eyes. Her choice was absolutely right, and Liu Wenyang would never be able to turn around, ever!  ¡­ ¡­ ¡°Sneeze!¡± In the Guanxiang Pavilion, Liu Wenyang, who had just taken the child Mingyue for a whole day, rubbed his nose vigorously. Did he think someone was speaking ill of him behind his back?  While Liu Wenyang was rubbing his nose, the maids Chunmei and Qiu Ju came with various meals.  Seeing Liu Wenyang, Chunmei, who likes to talk, said: "Mr. Liu, you are in for a treat tonight, as the Lantern Festival is coming soon. Our chef at Chunfeng Tower specially prepared some delicious side dishes. We brought them over  Let you try it!¡± I heard the food is delicious.  Liu Wenyang, who had already been feeling nervous, couldn't help but laugh: "I thought you guys had something to do and forgot to deliver the food, but you arrived just in time, otherwise Mingyue and I would have eaten outside!" Mingyue helped place the two baskets of food on the  On the table, there are three meat, three vegetarian and six courses of delicacies.  Among them, Liu Wenyang can roughly recognize "Scallops and Winter Melon Balls", "Lotus Lotus Root Cake" and "Fengyang Stuffed Tofu", but as for the other three dishes, he has no idea what they are.  Liu Wenyang stretched out his chopsticks and tasted one of the dishes.  But the meat was tender and crispy, especially the red cherries on top looked very pleasing to the eye.  "What is this dish?" Liu Wenyang couldn't help but ask.  That Chunmei smiled and said: "Young Master, I have never tasted it. This dish is called 'Jiao Hidden in the Snow', but it uses one pound of eel back, six egg whites, two red cherries, soy sauce, white sugar, and Shaoxing wine."  , minced green onions and minced ginger are mixed together!¡± Liu Wenyang couldn¡¯t help but smile when he heard her speak so seriously: ¡°It looks like you can cook this dish very well!¡± Chunmei heard Liu Wenyang complimenting herself.  I can't help but feel delighted.  Then he said: "The other two dishes are 'Shrimp and Black Ginseng' and 'Ling Zhi Lian Yue Chan'" Na Chunmei then explained the condiments and methods in detail, which made Liu Wenyang's appetite whet her appetite.  Not long after the meal was on the table, it was already eaten by Liu Wenyang and Tong Mingyue.  Patting her belly, Mingyue licked her mouth, feeling that her life after following the young master was extremely happy and satisfying.  Liu Wenyang had eaten and drank enough, but he was inevitably a little bored, because there were very few entertainment activities in the Ming Dynasty. Most people just had enough to eat and got into bed with their wives to make little ones.  So Liu Wenyang asked Chunmei if she had any fun games, and Chunmei said she might as well play Go.  After Chunmei and Qiuju cleared away the dishes, they took the Go chess over.  Liu Wenyangyan still wanted to be arty, but he was really not good at Go. He lost to Chunmei and Qiu Ju without any effort.  Seeing that he was so bad at playing Go, Chunmei and Qiuju were shocked.  In their opinion, Liu Wenyang is handsome and the best type of talented person. This kind of person should be good at all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but now his chess skills are too bad.  "Sir, I wonder if you will participate in this year's poetry competition?" Chunmei suddenly asked.  "What kind of conference?" Liu Wenyang was stunned for a moment, and made another wrong move. Chunmei took the opportunity to eat a few of his pieces.  "It's a poetry contest held by the talented and beautiful people in Poyang City. Many people who want to be famous are trying their best to participate. If you are willing, we will tell the host and ask her to find a way to squeeze a seat for you." How Liu Wenyang is  Characters, you can understand it as soon as you hear it. It turns out that this poetry competition is the same as what the bookstall owner said before. To put it bluntly, it is a "showing the limelight conference". However, I am well-known and famous enough, so why fight for this empty position.  Besides, although I have a lot of items from famous artists from all over the world, who knows what their rules are?  If he were asked to write it out on the spot, his bad handwriting would be enough to make them suspicious.  It is better to hide one's weakness than to show off one's strength.  This can also make it seem a bit more mysterious.  Thinking of this, Liu Wenyang shook his head and said: "I won't go to the romance"My daughter is not suitable for me.  " "Besides, I wholeheartedly help people read fortunes and tell fortunes. I rarely participate in activities like reciting poems and writing poems that are not beneficial to people, so I appreciate your kindness.  " Liu Wenyang's words made Chunmei and Qiu Ju stand in awe. They thought to themselves that Mr. Liu is indeed an extraordinary person. He only wants to help others, but has no intention of gaining fame. "How did they know that this is what they are seeing in front of them?  Young Master Liu didn¡¯t want to be in the limelight, but he was afraid of being exposed, so he hid his humiliation. ¡°In this case, we have nothing to say yawn!  "But Chunmei yawned and looked a little sleepy. She was also facing a bad chess player like Liu Wenyang, and it was really boring to play chess with him. Liu Wenyang also felt a little embarrassed, so he suggested that we get some luck.  , if he loses, he will get ten cents per game. As soon as he said this, he was immediately warmly welcomed by Chunmei and Qiu Ju, who said: "This lottery is good, so it will be more interesting to play."  Needless to say, the next result was that Liu Wenyang became a "general who always loses". He would often be rounded up in less than three minutes, or simply annihilated. Ten Wen, Twenty Wen. Thirty Wen  . Fifty coins Chunmei and Qiu Ju are getting more and more money. Especially Chunmei, who was yawning and stretching just now, is even more excited now.  In her eyes, Liu Wenyang across the street has become a money bank that can be withdrawn at will and exploited at will. Liu Wenyang's head is covered with sweat, not because he is afraid of losing money.  It was really shameful to lose to two little girls. All of this was seen by Tong Mingyue. He felt very sorry for his young master.  But these two girls teamed up to plot against the young master. Just when Mingyue was about to persuade the young master not to do it again, Liu Wenyang suddenly said: "Why don't we play in a different way?  " "Change the method?  How to play?  " Chunmei asked curiously. Liu Wenyang smiled, separated the black and white pieces, and said: "Now I will teach you a very simple chess method. You can learn it in one go. Please pay attention!  "As he said that, Liu Wenyang started gesturing on the chess board. "Not to mention, it's really simple. It made Chunmei and Qiu Ju smile and bend over, "Mr. Liu."  Do you want to rely on this new gameplay to make a comeback?  Liu Wenyang wiped the tip of his nose and said, "I have that plan!"  " "Giggle, then you are wrong. Don't cry when you lose later!  "Chunmei, Qiuju and Liu Wenyang have become familiar with each other, and they are neither old nor young, and there are no rules. "Then let's try it and see who begs for mercy first!  " The new battle began. I just saw Liu Wenyang's demonstration very simple. Chunmei and Qiu Ju thought that this kind of chess method was very good, but I really knew it.  Something that looks simple is actually complicated. Soon, Chunmei and Qiuju lost at the hands of Liu Wenyang. The money they had won quickly went back. Chunmei became anxious, and Qiuju lost.  Ju was annoyed, and the two of them insisted on fighting Liu Wenyang to the end. But the result was thatthe two of them lost a lot of money! Tong Mingyue was gloating about the misfortune. He didn't expect that his young master was so capable, and the danger was saved in a short time.  Turning a loss into a win was especially clever at this time. It was almost full of chess pieces, but Liu Wenyang made a loophole and connected the five pieces, completely defeating Chunmei with a grimace.  : "What should I do? I lost again" Qiu Ju; "Let's do it again!  " Liu Wenyang stretched out his waist and yawned, "Sorry, two beauties, it's getting late and we have to go to bed!  "    "Can't!  " "Not allowed!  " "But I'm really sleepy!  " "Moraipi!  " "Don't steal the chicken!  Liu Wenyang was almost speechless. He spread his hands and said, "I'm not cheating, nor am I cheating. I'm really sleepy and tired How about this, if I win your money, you can take it back?"  "    "snort!  You have a conscience!  " "Ha, you know your taste!  " Liu Wenyang: "" After a while, he said: "Only women and villains are difficult to raise!  ""The twelfth day of the first lunar month in the twenty-ninth year of Hongwu. In the morning, Liu Wenyang went out to practice Tai Chi again to exercise his arms and legs, but unexpectedly the wind blew. Soon he found that he seemed to have a cold, and his headIt's hot and chilly all over.  ??Especially in this early spring season, you need to be particular about what you wear. If you don¡¯t pay attention, you may catch a cold, causing you to sneeze and have a runny nose. In this era, there are no special medicines, making you feel extremely uncomfortable.  At least Liu Wenyang felt this way. His nose was stuffy, his head was dizzy, and his whole body was sore, making him restless.  Seeing that the young master seemed to be a little unwell, Tong Mingyue found some thin shreds of ginger, stirred onions and brown sugar, boiled it with three bowls of water and gave it to Liu Wenyang to drink.  Ginger soup can dispel colds and induce sweating, and is the best folk remedy for treating colds and fevers.  After Liu Wenyang drank the bowl of soup, he lay on the bed to rest. He closed his eyes but couldn't fall asleep, so he took a newly bought novel from under the pillow and read it to relieve his boredom.  In the early Ming Dynasty, many ordinary people liked to buy books and periodicals such as scripts and lyrics on the street.  Most of these books and periodicals are woodblocks, with poor printing, illegible handwriting, numerous typos, and most of the content is vulgar and vulgar, such as "The Little Widow Missing Her Lover at Midnight", "Good Spring in the Nunnery", and  "Eighteen Touches in a Minor" and so on.  Of course, there are also some more popular librettos, such as "Taizu of the Song Dynasty Fighting Tigers", "The White Snake Meets Xu Xian in the Lake", and "The Kunlun Slave Kills the White Ape with a Flying Sword", etc.  These librettos are placed on street stalls. They are a thin volume, usually costing three pennies each. Many people who go to the city to buy goods will buy two copies and put them in a basket if they have a small change, and use a pole to pick them up as a carry-on belt.  Go home.  Of course, most of them are illiterate, but they buy these books not for reading, but for listening.  After buying it back, I found a literate person in the village and asked him to make a pot of tea. Everyone gathered around to listen to him.  Although most of these "readers" only know a few words, they can't pronounce many words, so they make them up at random. Anyway, the book doesn't know whether what they read is right or wrong. Anyway, they have tea to drink and everyone is talking about them.  The admiration and expectation of him definitely made him very satisfied.  The publishing industry in the early Ming Dynasty was gradually coaxed by the sale of books with these romantic songs. The book Liu Wenyang is holding now is the "Street Culture" of the Ming Dynasty, a small book with the inscription "Big Girl Pulling Cabbage"  .  ??Looking through it, I saw that the writing inside was really interesting.  Like many folk novels, this book is not signed with the real name, but simply reads "Book of the Eighth Talented Man of Poyang".  Who knows who the eighth talented man is?  (To be continued)
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