The driver of the carriage was an old man from Su's mother's family. Su's mother called him Uncle Zhang. His skills were very good and the journey was not very bumpy. After walking for about a stick of incense, they saw Dongshi. Yan Xiao and the others looked outside.
Sure enough, the closer you go to the middle, the more people there are.
Uncle Zhang drove his car and stopped in front of a restaurant. Yan Xiao opened the curtain and took a look. Sure enough, it was crowded outside.
"Miss, there are too many people in front of us, and the carriage can't get in!"
"It's okay, just park the car behind and I'll get off from here and walk in."
Su Niang said and took the lead in opening the curtain and getting out of the car.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Xiaoqiaoyun and others also got out of the car. After they got off the car, Uncle Zhang drove the carriage and left.
Yan Xiao looked at the bustling crowd in front of him and was looking forward to today's poetry meeting. It was the first time in his life that he had seen a poetry meeting with so many men.
Su Niang led the two of them inside, while Qiao Yun held Yan Xiao's hand, fearing that they would be scattered by the crowd.
Su Niang had already made a reservation for Zuifang Building opposite Fuchun Building, and then she took Qiao Yun Yanxiao to Zuifang Building. The walk was quite difficult, and she finally reached Zuifang Building, but she was almost beaten by the shop.
The guys inside were squeezed out.
These guys are a little shorter than the average man, so they should have some advantages, but today they don't feel any better.
When they arrived at Zuifang Building, Su Niang handed a sign to the shopkeeper. When the shopkeeper saw it, he knew that it was a guest who had booked a private room, so he hurriedly asked the waiter to lead the two of them up.
Along the way, Yanxiao didn't even have time to see what the decoration in the store looked like, so he went upstairs. The downstairs was crowded with people, and the upstairs was also crowded with people. The three of them breathed a sigh of relief after entering the private room.
Su Niang booked a seat by the window, where she could see the situation on the arena below and the Fuchun Building opposite.
Sitting by the window, I stretched my head out and saw that the street side of the second floor of several nearby restaurants was full of people, both men and women. Of course, most of the people standing upstairs were women.
The arena below is set up in the middle of the street. It is very large and can accommodate about a hundred or ten people. There are four main seats in the middle of the ring, and eight secondary seats below the main seat. There are placed on the table above the main seat.
There are wine, fruits, and pastries. The layout of the eight locations below is different.
There were some police officers standing nearby, and it was obvious that such an activity was supported by the government.
The waiter led several people into the private room, served tea to several people, and asked them what dishes they wanted to order.
"Don't you all have hot dishes today?"
"This guest looks like an expert at first sight. Yes, today our restaurant has a set of Spring River Flowers and Moon, a set of Last Night's Dongfeng, with fine wines such as Fusheng Yimeng and Zui Xian. Would you like some, please?" the waiter said with excitement.
Su Niang held a folding fan in her hand. After listening to the waiter's introduction, she ordered Chunjiang Huayue and Zuixian wine.
Yan Xiao heard that when the waiter named the dishes, he said some poems, and thought to himself, in these restaurants today, they will undoubtedly make a lot of money, even if the ordinary dishes are slightly adjusted, and then given an arty name.
, the price has gone up.
Qiaoyun took a sip of the tea on the table and said, "This tea is very good, with a sweet aftertaste and a hint of floral fragrance."
The few people had just sat down for a while when the waiter came up with a tray. Yan Xiao looked at it and saw that it was pastry.
"Everyone who comes to our restaurant today and orders our main dishes will be given four snacks as a gift. The first snack is "Walking in the Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms", the second snack is "Blooming Flowers in the Dark", the third snack is "Blooming Flowers and Wealth", and the fourth snack is:
Xing Yu Li Yun. Guests, please use it slowly!"
Yan Xiao looked at what the waiter brought over. There were four in each plate. They were really exquisite. But the quantity was indeed a little less. If there were more people coming together and they thought this was delicious, others could try it if they wanted to.
there is none left.
After the waiter left, Su Niang said: "Come here, let's have a taste. These snacks are usually very expensive. Being able to deliver them today shows that the boss has spent a lot of money."
The three of them all tasted it, and they all felt that the taste matched the name.
Yan Xiao looked at the small pastries in his hand, and remembered that Liu Yuqing would bring a box of pastries whenever she came home, claiming that she made them herself, and was praised by Song Zhiyue. At first, Yan Xiao didn't believe it, so she ate the pastries from Zuifanglou.
, I thought maybe she really did it herself.
Qiaoyun smiled and said, "I'm afraid the meal you spent today cost you the day's income in your shop."
"It's nothing. I'm here today. I'm just ready to spend money. When the food comes later, you can all feed it to me." Su Niang said, leaning on the back of her chair.
Yan Xiao looked downstairs. The arena had been set up for a long time. There were so many people around, why hadn't it started yet?
"Hey, why hasn't this started yet?"
Qiaoyun looked down. The people below were whispering to each other, and the whispers could be heard upstairs.
After Su Niang heard this, she leaned against the window and looked at it and said, "The most important people haven't come, so of course it hasn't started yet."
After hearing this, both of them looked at Su Niang, waiting for Su Niang's explanation.
Su Niang pointed to the seat in the middle of the ring below and said: "Look, aren't the seats in the middle still empty? The chief seat above is the most famous gentry and scholar in this state, and I heard that this year we also invited some from this state.
Chang Shi, among the eight positions below, four are the fourth young masters of Xunyang, and the most famous singer in Xunyang. These people have not arrived yet, so of course they will not start."
Qiaoyun looked at the positions below and said, "I said that the positions below are arranged differently. It turns out that this is why."
"Hey, that's not right, I'm sorry now
Aren't there eight positions? These four young masters plus the singer are only five people, so what are the other three positions for?"
"Such a big poetry festival must cost money? The remaining seats belong to wealthy business owners." Su Niang said with a pout.
While several people were talking, the crowd suddenly became excited. Someone shouted "Come on, come on", and the crowd became even more noisy.
The three of them looked down and saw a group of people walking in from outside the crowd, and the people who were originally surrounding the ring made way for them.
Su Niang pointed at the group of people and said: "Look, the leader is wearing a dark gold silk robe. He is tall and thin. He is Shi Su Junyuan, the governor of this province. I heard that this man was famous for his poetry when he was an imperial scholar in Kyoto.
The emperor at that time praised his poems highly. The one on his left is Ye Amano, a great scholar in Honshu, the one on his right is Cai Wenquan, the most famous gentry in Honshu, and the one behind Lan Shuxia is a gentleman from Fengtai College in Honshu, and his literary talent is also very good.
Two of the four young masters are his students."
Yan Xiao looked at the four people Su Niang mentioned, and could see that each of them had a different temperament. For example, Lan Shuxia, looking from a distance, felt that this person was as strong as a cypress.
Su Niang put her arm around Yan Xiao's shoulders and said, "Hey, let me introduce you to the Fourth Young Master. I heard from Qiaoyun that you don't go out except to buy groceries. You must not know the existence of these people."
Immediately, Su Nian pointed at the young men standing at the back with a fan in his hand and said: "Look, the one wearing bamboo green is the oldest among the four young men. He must be in his thirties this year.
This person likes incense the most. He also wrote a book called "Cloud Incense Sutra". But unfortunately, this person already has a wife. Now, this child is playing in the mud, so don't think about it.
Already."
After hearing this, Yan Xiao shook off Su Niang's hand on his shoulder and said angrily: "What are you talking about? Does it have anything to do with me whether he has a wife or not?"
Su Niang continued to pretend, "Oh, that husband of yours is not good, so let's find another one. Anyway, we have so many good men in Xunyang."
Seeing that Yan Xiao was about to get angry, Qiao Yun hurriedly said: "Su Niang, why do I look so familiar to the man in dark blue?"
When Su Niang heard this, she fanned herself, covered her face and returned to her seat, and stopped answering.
Qiao Yun smiled at Yan and said, "Oh, isn't that my uncle-in-law? Su Niang, do you want to go up and say hello to your father?"
When Su Niang heard this, she turned around and turned her back to the two of them without saying anything. Yan Xiao remembered what Su Niang had just said and immediately understood what it meant.
Yan Xiao glanced at Qiaoyun and said: "Su Niang, didn't you just say that several wealthy businessmen are here? I remember Sister Qiaoyun told me that your family is the most famous businessman in Xunyang. Your father is here.
, do you also want to find a suitable husband for you?"
"Oh, I understand. You came here today not to see the excitement, but to see what kind of person your father is looking for as the future husband. Am I right?" Yan Xiao looked at Su playfully.
Mother asked.
Su Niang stopped pretending after these two people told her what was on her mind, and openly admitted that she really just came to see if there was anyone worthy of her in today's poetry gathering.
The three sisters quarreled for a while, and then the waiter in the store served their dishes. The three sisters ate while looking at the people below.
These people walked up to the ring and took their seats after some courtesy. Everyone looked at the people on the stage expectantly, and some bold girls even called the Fourth Young Master's name from upstairs.
These four young masters are the eldest young master Fu Yongan, the second young master Mei Wenze, the third young master Wu Qiwen, and the fourth young master Zhang Chengzhi. This chapter has been completed!