On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, the bright moon is in the sky.
Liu Ruyan was dressing up in the mirror, her hair was tied into a man bun. Finally, she took out a dark dark coat, looked at it for a long time, then took it back and replaced it with a maroon Hu coat.
When she went out, she saw Shen Yanchu wearing a tan-colored round-neck robe, which made him tall and straight, and his face was handsome.
Several people boarded the carriage together and walked towards the river.
The restaurant Shilixiang is famous in the Qinhuai River area, and the Jinling wine it brews is highly sought after. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the best wine in the world.
That night, the curfew was waived in the city, and Jinling City returned to its former prosperity. There were boats in the river and restaurants on the banks of the river.
The lights are flickering, shining like stars.
Liu Ruyan walked into the hall and took a seat.
On Nuo Da's table, there is an antique copper soup soup. The meat, vegetables and seasonal vegetables are divided into categories and put on small plates. When eating, they are poured into the pot and boiled.
The waiter brought the wine over. It was a pot of warm wine with a basin of hot water underneath.
After drinking this pot, a boy immediately came over to exchange for wine.
If the guests want to pick up food or listen to music, they can also ask the wine concubine to accompany them.
A time-honored Chinese brand with attentive service.
Everyone sat around the table.
Jin Buhuan's order sent her a fox fur coat and said to her: "Brother Liu is about to leave to return to the Han Dynasty. During this long journey, you will inevitably be exposed to the cold. Brother Jin will give you the fur coat to show your affection."
Liu Ruyan stood up and thanked her.
Gongshu Yu also took out something: "I made this pair of sleeve arrows overnight, you have to keep it safely."
Jin Buhuan glanced at it and admired from the bottom of his heart: "It's a good thing. It's good for self-defense. Why don't Master Gongshu make one for me?"
Gongshu Yu whispered softly: "This pair of sleeve arrows is a pair of mine. If you want them, you must at least change the style."
Then, Dong Qingxian stood up and took out a stack of paper, with a shy expression on his face: "I composed a piece of music to give to a friend, and I hope you will accept it."
She thanked them one by one.
"It's my turn?" Gu Qing looked around, then held out a wooden box, "I'm not a very good carver, but the jade is good. I hope my little brother will accept this Guanyin pendant."
Then came Angelica dahurica.
He took out the paper package from the medicine box, looking hesitant.
"Happy birthday!" He seemed to have mustered up the courage and handed over the paper package.
Everyone looked up and saw that the paper bag was tied with several loops of rope, and they had no idea what was inside.
Liu Ruyan pulled out the dagger and cut the hemp rope while wondering: "I hope the gift is not medicine."
When Bai Zhi saw her untying the rope in front of everyone, she was so frightened that she ran to stop her. Her face turned red and she almost begged: "Ruyan, look at it after you go back!"
"You're so nagging." She looked at the young man's face, her watery eyes dropped shyly, so she put away the knife, "Okay, it's up to you."
"Where's yours?" Liu Ruyan turned to Shen Yanchu and asked.
Shen Yanchu smiled. He originally wanted to give it to her in private, but now that he had spoken, he fulfilled her wish.
He took the sandalwood box and unfolded it, revealing two sets of headdresses inside.
A set of hairpins and crowns for men.
A set of hairpins and hairpins for women.
With willow leaves and swifts as patterns, the workmanship is exquisite and beautiful, making it look unique.
"Happy birthday, Ruyan." He wished.
"Thank you - thank you all -" she said from the bottom of her heart.
"Okay, take everything down." Jin Buhuan asked his entourage to put away the gifts. He raised his cup and said, "Come on, brother Liu, I'll toast you."
I would like to thank Liu Ruyan for doing it first.
"Why don't you call me when you're drinking?" Ming Juezi popped out of nowhere and greeted Gu Qing.
Gu Qing had to explain: "It's an old friend's birthday party."
Mingjuezi looked behind him and found Liu Ruyan sitting in the main seat.
She smiled and said, "Everyone here is a guest, so why not sit down and have a few drinks together."
Mingjuezi was in a hurry to respond.
He reached out and dug through his arms and found an amulet: "Since you are going to a banquet, it is not good to come empty-handed. I will give this amulet to fellow Taoist to ensure your safety and success."
Liu Ruyan took it.
"This time I am convinced that I lost. I deserve the punishment, I deserve the punishment..." The sound of cups was heard not far away.
Dong Qingxian stared at one end: "The people at the table next door are quite interesting to watch."
Liu Ruyan explained: "It's a drinking order."
Dong Qingxian has lived in the mountains for a long time, and he has never seen the fun in this world, and he immediately yearns for the "drinking order".
Jin Buhuan suggested: "Just drinking is boring, why not let me be the commander of the wine. Whoever loses the correct word will be punished with a drink."
Among all the people, Jin Bu Huan has the best ability to drink, but he still wants to be the commander.
Among the others, Liu Ruyan was slightly better, Dong Qingxian and Bai Zhi were evenly matched.
Gongshuyu rarely drinks alcohol, and he doesn't know how much he drinks.
Although Ming Juezi is addicted to alcohol, his drinking capacity is very poor.
Not to mention Shen Yanchu, who is truly a teetotaler.
After several pairs of words, the names of the words changed from "Qing Ping Le" and "Bu Suan Zi" to "Ru Meng Ling" and "Recalling Jiangnan".
Shen Yanchu has finally secured his position as the hegemon. He answered all the existing and self-written poems fluently. Even the poet Dong Qingxian was willing to fall behind and was fined with three glasses of sake.
"The spring rain is sufficient, dyeing a stream of new green..." Mingjuezi couldn't smooth his tongue and read it wrongly, "A stream of new donkeys."
Gongshuyu pointed at him and shouted: "You are a new donkey and an old donkey, you are fined with alcohol!"
Mingjuezi drank a glass of wine and seemed drunk.
Gongshuyu looked at this Taoist priest, who looked like a little lady with his face covered with plain gauze all day long.
So, he approached Dong Qingxian and began to encourage him: "Do you want to see Ming Juezi's true face?"
Dong Qingxian's cheeks were flushed, and he kept giggling: "I want to see it."
Gongshu Yu raised his eyebrows with ill intentions. He poured another glass of wine, came to Mingjuezi, and said respectfully: "Master, Huaian has a drink for you."
Ming Juezi will not reject anyone who comes.
On the side, Dong Qingxian came closer and took the opportunity to overturn the fence.
White plain yarn flies in the air, rises and falls again.
In the peripheral vision, Liu Ruyan glanced at her inadvertently. She was stunned and the peanuts rolled down from the tips of the chopsticks with a "pop" sound.
Mingjuezi looked back.
This time, the chopsticks in her hand clattered twice and fell to the ground.
The fence was only lifted for a moment, and then Ming Juezi put it back.
Gongshu Yu closed his mouth and was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
Dong Qingxian didn't know if he had seen clearly just now, but his legs and feet went limp and he fell next to Ming Juezi. Both of them were drunk and dizzy.
Liu Ruyan drank two bowls of hangover soup. After she sobered up, she still couldn't help but glance at Ming Juezi.
To be honest, it was not unusual at all, but her status as a Taoist priest made her more or less prejudiced against this appearance.
Tsk, she is so narrow-minded.
"Did you see it too?" Gongshuyu moved over in small steps and asked close to her ear.
Liu Ruyan smoothly pushed the side dish in front of the young man, then took the chopsticks and handed them over, saying without raising her eyebrows: "There are all kinds of things in the world, but people should not be judged by their appearance."
Gong Shuyu was still thinking about the scene he had just seen. The others had to gather around because they missed the opportunity, wanting to hear what Liu Ruyan had to say.
She looked at Jin Buhuan, Bai Zhi, and even Shen Yanchu, the melon-eaters, and couldn't help but frown.