Chapter three hundred and seventy seventh blocking the road
Qin Dewei had four followers with him at this time, two of them, Ma Er and Duan Qing, were brought from Nanjing. The other two were left by the Feng family and were supposed to escort him to Nanjing.
For the sake of the speed and endurance of the horses, Qin Dewei decisively sent the two Feng family members back to Songjiang.
Anyway, we are already less than a hundred miles away from Nanjing City, so it is not as dangerous as the capital city.
As for Ma Er and Duan Qing, they are of course willing to go back to Nanjing as soon as possible. They are so close to home, who has the patience to stay outside.
Then the three of them borrowed Gao Changjiang's carriage, and the experienced Duan Qing drove them all the way west.
The gates on the two city walls outside Nanjing must be closed and locked every night.
Qin Dewei and his party were eager to return home. Some missed their wives, some missed their lovers, and some hurried slowly. Finally, they got in before the outer city was locked up.
But when we arrived outside Tongji Gate on the east side of the inner city, we were a little late and the city gate was already closed.
The city gate was heavily guarded, and even though Qin Dewei was extremely capable, he had no ability to open the city gate.
The three of them could only look at the city and sigh in distress. Qin Dewei thought about it and walked around the city, from the east to the south.
Master Wang Yijing's home is just outside Jubao Gate in the south. Qin Dewei plans to stay at the teacher's house for one night first and send the teacher a letter from Master Wang Yijing's family in Hecao.
When he arrived at Wang's house, Qin Dewei chatted with the teacher for a while while eating dinner. After that, he felt very sleepy and went to sleep directly.
After a silent night, when the sky was dim and bright, Qin Dewei got up, entered the city through Jubaomen, and then went straight to the old Qinhuai courtyard.
Seeing that Wang Lianqing's family was just ahead, Qin Dewei jumped out of the carriage, waved to Duan Qing and Ma Er and said, "Nothing happens anymore. Let's go our separate ways. Just leave the carriage to Taibai Tower."
When he hurriedly walked to the door of Wang Lianqing's house, someone suddenly shouted: "Isn't that Mr. Qin in front of you?"
Qin Dewei looked back and saw a carriage with a gauze curtain coming up behind him. The curtain was lifted from the inside, revealing a pretty face.
Looking more closely, it turns out that she is also an old acquaintance. The person Qin Dewei learned Mandarin from was the beautiful woman named Xuerong Yu.
Yu Meiren smiled and said: "I looked like you from a distance just now, but I was taller than I thought, but up close it's really you!"
Qin Dewei nodded, said hello politely, "Long time no see!" and then turned and left.
Yu Meiren stopped Qin Dewei again and said: "There are big things happening in Nanjing's literary world today, don't you know?"
When Qin Dewei heard this, he stopped and asked: "What major event in the literary world?"
Although Qin Dewei has always looked down upon the decadence of the local literary world, he is still a Nanjing scholar after all, and he still deserves the attention he deserves.
Yu Xuerong Pingping curled her legs and twisted her waist to get out of the carriage, and gave a Wanfu salute before replying: "Mr. Dongqiao has launched a literary conference, and the date is today! I don't know if Mr. Qin has just come back.
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Qin Dewei suddenly showed a disapproving look, considering the old man's habit, which year does he not hold activities?
It’s just that he’s been blamed for two or three years in a row, and he was absent last year. Could it be that he’s getting into trouble again?
Seeing Qin Dewei's contemptuous attitude, Yu Xuerong emphasized: "Mr. Qin, you can't be contemptuous, this is really a big conference!
Mr. Dongqiao not only called for local talents, but also invited several famous foreigners to attend the meeting!
The momentum is said to be the largest cultural gathering in the Southeast since the Jiajing Dynasty, and the old man said that we will join in the grand event to create a major event that will last at least a hundred years!"
Qin Dewei: "......"
Looking at Old Man Gu's boast, even the time traveler himself almost believed it.
But in his impression, during the Jiajing Dynasty in Nanjing, there were no major literary events that could be passed down for hundreds of years. It was true that the emergence of four martial arts champions was considered a prosperous period in the martial arts world.
Taking care of the old man's skills, he should start an Internet business project five hundred years in the future. He was born in the Ming Dynasty at the wrong time.
But thinking of this, Qin Dewei became really curious. What project did Old Man Gu come up with?
Even if I let myself think about it, I can't think of any project that can be passed down for at least a hundred years. Could Old Man Gu be more creative than himself, a time traveler?
"That's not clear." It's not that Yu Xuerong refused to tell Qin Dewei, she really didn't know.
He added: "Only a few people know the inside story, but the old gentlemen are very tight-lipped and don't tell anyone about it.
The Nu family was invited to participate, I'm afraid we won't find out until we arrive. I heard that Jinling beauties will also be commented on at the conference."
What else happened? Qin Dewei asked casually: "Do you know if Wang Lianqing is going?"
Yu Xuerong said: "Wang Lianqing is not going. There are also rumors that this conference will still be on guard against you, Mr. Qin. Everyone knows that Wang Lianqing is yours, let alone go."
Damn! He was actually guarding himself! Qin Dewei murmured in his heart, if Old Man Gu really made some big noise, and then he was excluded, wouldn't it be shameful to spread the word?
Yu Xuerong probed and said, "Maybe they didn't know that Mr. Qin was back, so they didn't invite them. If I don't want the Nu family to meet Mr. Qin by chance, do you want to go with the Nu family?"
Qin Dewei thought about it for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go! Go and have a look!"
Beauty Wang couldn't run away, but if there was something really missed by Old Man Gu, there would be nothing to make up for it.
He remembered again what happened when Old Man Gu hurriedly invited Liu Yue back. The more he thought about it, the weirder it became. He had to go and see what was going on first! Otherwise, he would not be able to hold back his curiosity.
Yu Meiren was very happy. Magpies were screaming early in the morning today, and she picked up Qin Dewei on the way out.
After squeezing into Yu Meiren's carriage again, Qin Dewei remembered that he didn't even know the destination.
Yu Xuerong introduced the situation and said: "Mr. Dongqiao built a Songwu Thatched Cottage at the foot of Niushou Mountain, and today's meeting will be held there."
Qin Dewei was speechless, where did all this go?
Go south to the Jubao Gate. Once you exit the Jubao Gate, you will have exited the inner city. Then continue walking southwest, and then exit the Xiao Ande Gate of the outer city to reach Niushou Mountain. It may take an hour just to walk.
In other words, Old Man Gu's Songwu Thatched Cottage cannot even be considered a suburb, it is already a suburb of the suburbs.
Yu Xuerong pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Mr. Dongqiao originally wanted to build a garden by the Qingxi River, but he ended up using it as a vegetable plot for you. How can he still have the money to continue building a garden in the city?
Yu Meiren's carriage was swaying southward. Wang Ba at the door of Wang Lianqing's house witnessed everything and rushed inside with a complicated expression.
"Mr. Qin is back! I saw him outside!" Wangba stood at the door of Wang Lianqing's residence, shouting.
I heard a crash in the room, which seemed like the sound of a tea cup breaking, and then I saw Miss Wang hurriedly coming out of the room and asked, "Where is he?"
Na Wangba said with a mournful face: "Mr. Qin was blocked by Yu Xuerong, then got on Yu Xuerong's carriage and left!"
"This bitch!" Wang Lianqing didn't know who he was scolding, "They must have gone to Niushou Mountain! Go hire a car! Chase them!"