Yangzhou.

"Yangzhou" has been a name full of poetry and painting since ancient times, or it is a magnificent and charming painting, which can be included in famous poems and passed down through the ages:

"Fireworks in Yangzhou in March!"

"Ten years of dreams of Yangzhou!"

There are countless such things.

As the end of the year approaches, Yangzhou becomes more and more lively. The streets are crowded with people, and the sounds of various kinds gather into a river, and the noise is in the dark air.

The weather today is not good. It has been gloomy since the morning and it seems to be raining. The climate is also very cold and the wind is whistling, but it cannot blow away the enthusiasm of the people to welcome the New Year. They have a happy smile on their faces, and they walked out of their houses and started buying New Year's goods and other supplies.

Occasionally, there are naughty children who have started to make some firecrackers and set them off, making crisp sounds of "crackling" and adding a bit of lively atmosphere.

New Year is coming again...

Why do you say "again"?

In the eastern suburbs of Yangzhou, a large wharf was established on the bank of the Yangtze River. Due to the prosperity of waterway traders, the wharf was very busy all year round, just like an engine, creating considerable wealth and becoming a major area in the Yangzhou area.

A large ship was back to the shore, which was a large ship of the Ximen family, a wealthy family in Yangzhou. There had been news coming back in advance, so dozens of porters were waiting on the dock. They all simply folded their hair and wore simple clothes, which was very thin. Once they officially started to transport goods, they all worked shirtlessly and were not afraid of the cold at all.

An hour later, the ship finally landed and began to disembark.

Surrounded by a group of friends, Gu Wendao walked down the wooden board with great enthusiasm. While walking, he was chatting and laughing.

When they were down-to-earth, a group of people stood still and looked back and bowed to Mr. Ximen who was still standing on the deck. The journey was lonely. There were many appreciations from the other party along the way, including singing, singing, drinking, and talking about poetry and talking about the right words. Only then did the loneliness be dispelled.

As a literati, Gu Wendao is a scholarly family in Pingzhou and has no worries about food and drink. But compared to the Ximen family in Yangzhou, it is undoubtedly a small witch and is not on the same level at all. The most important thing is that the second young master of Ximen is generous and spends a lot of money. In addition, he likes elegance, so he can get his appreciation. Gu Wendao has the intention of meeting too late and is attracted to his confidant.

The only thing that was unhappy was that during the first conversation, the second young master Ximen mentioned Ye Junsheng in Jizhou repeatedly. He was quite respectful, which made Gu Wendao unhappy. Fortunately, the second young master Ximen was very thoughtful and knew the rules of "literati's despise each other". After realizing his unhappiness, he stopped mentioning Ye Junsheng, so as not to disappoint him.

So the host and guests enjoyed a happy journey.

Now, when you arrive at your destination, Yangzhou, it is time to say goodbye. Of course, after a few days, Gu Wendao will definitely climb to the Ximen family and visit him.

The so-called "human relationship" is nothing more than a journey. Without human relationships, let alone human relationships, family relationships will disappear and no longer exist.

"A distant relative is worse than a close neighbor" means this principle.

On the dock, someone was waiting to welcome Gu Wendao and his party. There were three carriages parked, but Gu Wendao’s relatives and friends in Yangzhou sent their servants to pick them up and drop them off after hearing the news.

Watching them get on the bus, Xiao Lin left, and the second young master Ximen on the boat turned back to the cabin, and began to sort out the business bills and other business matters.

Not long after, Manager Wang knocked on the door and came in.

The second young master Ximen raised his head and asked calmly: "Have all the merchants on the boat got off the boat?"

Manager Wang quickly replied: "A total of 38 people, all of them are off the boat... Oh, two of them are the Ye brothers and sisters from Jizhou. They went halfway."

Of course, Mr. Ximen, the second young master, had an impression of the two: that day, he thought that Ye Junsheng's lyrics were too aggressive and aggressive, and did not conform to the five scholars who were "gentle, kind, respectful, frugal and polite" taught by the saints, so he ordered the money to be refunded and the Ye brothers and sisters were expelled from the ship.

There is another deeper reason for this approach, which is to give Gu Wendao a face, which is an explanation. As for the real situation, I don’t know much.

The second young master of Ximen suddenly asked: "What is the name of Brother Ye?"

"The surname is Ye, and the name is 'Feng'."

Manager Wang remembered it clearly and answered immediately.

"Ye Feng?"

Mr. Ximen chewed the name in his mouth, frowned slightly, and murmured: "Why does this name feel a bit familiar? It doesn't make sense. He is from Jizhou, and I have never been to Jizhou..."

Manager Wang smiled and said, "Young Master, the world is so big, there are many people with the same name and surname. What's so strange?"

In the Tianhua Dynasty, especially in the Shilin class, it was not convenient to call him directly, and most of them were called "动" characters. Over time, the "动" characters were much more famous than their real name. It is not surprising that they only remember "动" characters but not their names. It is not surprising that Ye Junsheng's name was passed on to Jiangnan, and many people only remember his "动".

"Yeah, that's right."

After saying that, he was unwilling to worry about this irrelevant topic, and exposed it on the spot and continued to calculate the account matters.

After half of the salary, after the liquidation was completed, he raised his head and ordered: "You can place the goods."

"Yes, Master."

...

Yangzhou is very large, with a similar layout to most cultivators, and is divided into inner city and outer city. As the name suggests, inner city naturally belongs to the most prosperous and developed area, while outer city is relatively behind. Circles of houses are distributed, which looks a bit messy.

The streets passing through the houses are also small, and many places are not enough to call them streets, and it is almost the same as alleys.

Alleys are distributed like spider webs.

In the alley, people come and go, and there are peddlers carrying loads, shaking rattles and hawking in their hands. Then, there are often a group of children following behind them, chasing and playing, showing unconcealed greed, staring at the candy on the load, etc....

There are also elderly people who move out small stools or bamboo beds, put them at the door of their house, lie down and sit down, look at the people passing by, occasionally look at the sky, muttering in their mouths, waiting for time to fade away...

The whole scene is a dull picture of life, boring, but real. Not to mention Yangzhou, it is almost the same in the city walls in all parts of the world.

Perhaps, this is the true state of all living beings.

With a roar, one of the wooden doors in the ranks of houses in the outer city was opened, and Ye Junsheng, wearing a cotton coat, stepped out.

The cotton coat on his body is not thick and looks light. However, when others see him, they will be worried that this scholar with beautiful eyes will be cold. However, after looking at him, you can tell that he is from a poor family without much eyes, and he is probably a down-and-out scholar.

Tianhua Dynasty respects Confucianism, and scholars have a high status. But in essence, not all scholars can enjoy respect. To put it bluntly, only scholars who have obtained fame and fortune have status. Without fame and fortune, they are just a white person. If their family background is not good, it is a common thing to be ridiculed by others.

For example, Ye Junsheng, who had not passed the exam for the scholar, was called a bookworm in Pengcheng. Many people thought that he was a complete waste at that time.

Therefore, in a narrow sense, only those who have obtained fame and fortune are considered true scholars. As for Tongsheng, they are just people who have read books and know some words.

Ye Junsheng's clothes were shabby and simple, and he was also inhabited by houses with very poor conditions in the outer city. At a glance, those who are interested can think about it almost as soon as possible: he is another poor scholar who studies poetry and books hard and dreams of high school. Similar people are everywhere in the Tianhua Dynasty, and they can't count them.

However, they couldn't figure it out. Ye Junsheng was not cold at all wearing so little. Just kidding, he was still a genuine sorcerer after all. Although he had not yet practiced to the point of being invincible with cold and heat, his resistance to heat and cold was far beyond ordinary people.

It's cold in winter, wearing a cotton coat is enough.

"Brother, are you going out to sell words now?"

After a moment, Ye Junmei leaned out from the room and asked. She had a circle of clothes on her body, and a big cotton jacket was tightly wrapped around her body, covering her slim and enchanting figure.

Ye Junsheng recited a pair of books and looked back and smiled: "Yes, yes."

The girl also smiled, smiling like a flower, and said pretty: "Then I will cook the meal at home and wait for you to come back to eat."

I don’t know how many times I have said such words in my daily life, but Ye Junsheng never gets tired of listening to them, and there is still a warm warmth flowing in his heart: Someone is waiting for dinner at home, and that feeling is really good...

He waved his hand and walked out along the alley, but he was preparing to go to the inner city to sell his characters.

Selling words, many familiar words, re-engage in old careers, and looking back on the past experiences, I have a unique feeling in my heart. It’s not that he wants to relive the story, but that he has very little savings at present, and he really needs to open source and make some business to maintain it. The money for renting a place in the outer city comes from the income from selling carriages. Apart from this and that, another spent, and the remaining ones were only more than 30 cents, which was really shabby.

These are already the cash owned by the Ye family.

It was like walking around a big circle, as if I had returned to the original point of poor food and clothing.

The biggest difference is that people are different. Ye Junsheng is no longer the Ye Junsheng of the past. If he really wants to get money, there are many methods. However, for some shameful ways and damage their mood, such as stealing, taking advantage of others, etc., how could he easily get in and be innocently involved in cause and effect?

After thinking about it, it is most suitable to go back to your old career. With previous experience, I am even more familiar with the path and full of confidence.

Three characters have been written in the book. Just enter the inner city and you can take them to the calligraphy and painting shop for sale. After selling them, you can buy some good meat and use it for dinner to improve your food. In addition, you have to save some. After all, the days you have to spend in Yangzhou in advance are not short and the expenses are not small.

At least, it is necessary to have a good New Year. Now, if things don’t live well in the years and get back to life, it will be a waste of time.

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