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Chapter 6 Taibai Building

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Seeing that the waiter was at the back, he couldn't ask anything for a moment, so Tang Feng stopped sitting. He put a few copper coins on the table and walked out with the answer. When they just walked outside, they heard the boss inside say to the waiter with some blame: "You talk a lot. If the people of the Wang family know that you are chewing their tongues here, I'm afraid my teahouse will be closed tomorrow!" Then he said the waiter a few more words.

Tang Feng frowned again when he heard this. He really couldn't have imagined that the people here would be so afraid of the Wang family. The boss never mentioned the county government but only said the Wang family. Although the doubts were even greater, Tang Feng knew that they would not say anything when they asked them again, so he had to leave the teahouse. Looking at the sky, it was almost time for You, Tang Feng went west of the county town. When he came out of the county government, he had already asked people and knew where the Taibai Building was.

Because he has read a lot of novels and movies, Tang Feng only thought that the name Taibailou was called everywhere because of Li Taibai, so he didn't take it seriously as Taibailou in She County. However, when he saw Taibailou in She County, he was still photographed by its weather.

Taibai Building is located on the edge of Lianjiang River in the west of She County, at the west end of Taiping Bridge, backed by mountains and built against the mountains, looking extraordinary. The building is as high as four or five floors, two in front and back, and is different from the small restaurants that Tang Feng saw on TV. Tang Feng despised his shallowness in his heart, and then went forward with a puzzled understanding. When he arrived at the main entrance of Taibai Building, Tang Feng saw several exquisite and gorgeous carriages parked there, which seemed to be the rich locals.

After a step earlier than himself, he didn't want these people to wait for him in the building, and Tang Feng walked straight into the door without carefully appreciating the scenery here. He didn't expect that as soon as he approached the gate, a runner came forward to block the way. His face was full of smiles: "Sorry, two guests, our building has been wrapped up. If you want to try our skills, do you think you will come back tomorrow?" He also bowed.

Tang Feng then remembered that he was wearing very ordinary clothes and had no big show, so he only regarded himself as an ordinary guest in the eyes of the waiter. However, seeing that he was polite and kind to refuse guests, Tang Feng couldn't help but have a three-point favor to Taibailou. Just when he was trying to explain his identities, another person came outside the door. When he saw Tang Feng, he was stopped by the waiter and walked forward: "What are your eyes?"

God, even the new county magistrate in this county dares to stop it. I think you don’t want to do things in this Taibai Building, right?” Tang Feng turned his head, but it was Hu Lie, the headmaster in the yamen. He was staring at the waiter with his eyes. When the waiter heard that the simple dress was actually the new county magistrate, he immediately lowered his waist and said, “It’s a small person who has no eyes and has hit the adult. Please don’t remember the villain, so let’s spare the villain this time.”

Tang Feng said with a smile: "It's no wonder you. I have not revealed my identity, so you just took our orders, so let's take us in." The waiter hurriedly thanked him a few times, and then led Tang Feng in front of him.

There are two entrances to Taibai Building. The first entrance is like an ordinary restaurant in the lobby. Since it is the head of the county to greet the county magistrate, of course, it will not be placed here. So they walked all the way in and came to the back. The situation here is different. After passing a corridor, there is a forest of flowers and trees, and behind the forest is another restaurant. Tang Feng saw that it was so quiet, and he couldn't help but nod. When he approached the building, Tang Feng found that the restaurant that was very tall was only two floors.

Under the guidance of the waiter, the three of them went up to the second floor of the building. As soon as Tang Feng went upstairs, he saw only a huge round table on the empty floor. There were already a lot of dishes on it, but there was no one in the table. The people on the floor were either enjoying the scenery outside in front of the window opposite the stairs, or the three or two people were watching the inscriptions on the wall while whispering something.

Seeing someone coming upstairs, the people turned their heads and looked. They did not know Tang Feng, the new county magistrate, but recognized Hu Lie. Someone smiled and greeted him and said, "Captain Hu came early today." As he said that, he looked at Tang Feng who was walking in front of Hu Lie, and intended to ask. Hu Lie hurriedly said, "This is the new county magistrate of this county, Lord Tang Feng and Tang."

As soon as he said this, other people who did not come came over and bowed to Tang Feng as a gift. Tang Feng also rushed to give gifts one by one. Although he was still not used to such a scene, he kept telling himself in his heart that he was no longer Tang Kexiao, a small employee of the company. He is now Tang Feng and the county magistrate of the Ming Dynasty. Since he is in this position, he must get used to all this.

While Tang Feng was still presenting a greeting with these people, two people came up together, but it was Gao Ming and Tian Jing, the chief of the county government. Everyone greeted each other for a long time, and then Gao Ming introduced some people on the floor to Tang Feng. He pointed to a person who looked very rich and said, "This is Liu Jin, the boss of the county grain and rice shop." He pointed to another person and said, "This is the shopkeeper Lou Gong of Baotong Silver in the county." As he spoke, he introduced everyone here to Tang Feng, and Tang Feng also greeted them one by one.

Seeing that everyone knew each other and the time had passed, and everyone had not yet entered the banquet, Tang Feng just thought everyone was waiting for him and said casually: "Since everyone has arrived, let's go to the banquet together. If there is anything, we will talk about it at the banquet." As he said that, he was about to go there. He was about to leave but was pulled by Gao Ming beside him. Tang Feng looked at him a little confused, but found that there was a hug on his face. When he looked at the others, everyone's faces were like Gao Ming. After a while, Tian Jing coughed lightly and said: "Sir, there is still a family that has not arrived. It's better to wait."

At this time, Tang Feng remembered that none of the people he met had a surname of Wang, and from the words of the waiter in the teahouse, he heard that the Wang family was very powerful in She County, and what everyone said should be them. Tang Feng thought about this clearly and couldn't help but feel a little angry. Since they had bought a banquet to greet him, they did not make him a guest and others. This is also very rare in modern times where etiquette is no longer too particular. It is obvious that he doesn't take himself seriously. Although he was angry, Tang Feng knew that he was not angry yet, so he smiled and said, "Since that's the case, let's wait." As he said that, he came to the window like others and looked down.

The reason why this Taibai Building is so high is to see the scenery here from afar. Looking down from the window, you can see the stretching mountains. The scenery within several miles is all at hand. Tang Feng looked at the beautiful scenery and his anger unconsciously calmed down a lot. He was very satisfied with his cultivation skills. It seems that the education received by this body still affected his thoughts and actions.

After enjoying the scenery outside the window, Tang Feng began to browse the poems that were hung on the wall or written on it. He saw two poems hanging in the most conspicuous place. The first one said, "I lived in seclusion for thirty years, built a house on the hillside. I played with the bright moon at night, and drank the green springs at night. The woodcutter sang on the ridge, and the birds played in front of the rocks. I was happy and didn't know how old I was, and I forgot the year of Jiazi." The next one seemed even more majestic, saying, "Tiantai Guoqing Temple is known as the four wonders in the world. I came to visit Tang, and it was no different from the middle. The wood cuts the clouds, the peaks topped the snow, and a stream flows back and forth a few times." Repeatedly savoring the meaning of the poem, thinking about the name of the Taibai Building, Tang Feng said to Gao Ming beside him: "Master Gao, this poem is so beautiful, but it is from Li Qinglian?"

"The county master is indeed knowledgeable." Gao Ming nodded, "This poem was indeed written by Li Taibai. It is also because of this poem that this building was named Taibai Building. According to legend, in the Tang Dynasty, this place was just a small wine shop. The poet Li Taibai came here to visit the hermit Xu Xuanping but did not meet him. He once drank here and saw this poem." As he said that, he pointed to the first poem that Tang Feng read, "and shouted 'This immortal poem', so he left his own poem here. Later generations built this wine shop into the current Taibai Building in order to commemorate Taibai." He exclaimed repeatedly.

Tang Feng nodded repeatedly when he heard it. In his heart, the ancient literati Li Bai was the first and Su Shi was the second. Since someone praised Li Bai so much, he certainly did not disagree. Gao Ming seemed to be still unsatisfied, so he pulled Tang Feng to the window and pointed to a shallow beach under a stone bridge outside the window and said: "This place is called the Broken Moon Beach, which is the name of the last sentence in Li Taibai's poem that flows back and forth. Whenever the bright moon is in the sky, the river water is like silver, the tower shadows, the wind is light and the blue waves are shaking the moonlight, it is really a kind of ultimate beauty."

Tang Feng couldn't help but become a little confused when he thought about the beautiful scenery. At this moment, an inappropriate voice came from downstairs: "Wang De, the third young master of the Wang family, is here!" It destroyed Tang Feng's feeling of beauty in his heart. When Tang Feng frowned, he found that the people above came to the stairs consciously. Looking at the appearance of these people coming up, Tang Feng's brows frowned even more, and he really disagreed with this. At this time, Gao Ming came to him and whispered to him: "Sir, let's go and welcome the third young master of the Wang family."
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