The fleet soon sailed away from Bailuzhou, and the sound of the piano in the distance was like crying, and it was still blown intermittently by the river wind to the ears of the people on board.
When I saw Yuan Lang standing at the stern of the boat, everyone was talking about the scene where the beauties from Qin and Huaihe cried to each other, and they could not hide their envy in their words.
"After the New Year, Xie Yuanlang is only fifteen years old, and he has so many confidantes. How many more years will he still have them?"
“It’s really annoying to compare people to each other!”
"What are you so angry about? As long as you have one-tenth of Xie Yuanlang's talent, you will also have a confidante."
"This is not a path that we and other mortals can take. Let's take the Jinshi exam and be favored by beautiful women..."
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The beginning of winter has passed, light snow is approaching, and the wind on the river is already biting. Wei Chen stood at the stern of the boat for a while, and then he couldn't stand it anymore. He put on a hooded cloak and hid in the warm cabin. p>
Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai lived in the same room. When he opened the door and walked in, he saw Sheng Changbai staring at him seriously.
Just listen to Sheng Changboman's voice chanting: "The golden years are flowing like water, and the falling pearls are harder to collect. Such fresh and elegant little words made all the famous Qinhuai prostitutes ecstasy.
Xingyun, you and I have known each other for many years, but I didn’t realize that you were still a romantic seed. Let’s face it, have you secretly visited a brothel?”
Wei Chen secretly sighed in his heart. He still underestimated the lethality of Nalan Ci on women. Now it's better. The impact was so great that even Bolan had opinions.
Then he smiled bitterly and said: "Zecheng, others don't know, don't you know? I, Wei Chen, have always kept a clean mind and never go to that place where fireworks and willow alleys are. As for Dong Lihua, I just remembered him when I saw him today.
I felt a little guilty about what happened to Sun Zhigao back then, so I just gave her a short poem."
"Dong Lihua, it turns out to be her."
Of course Sheng Changbai would not forget the incident of punishing Sun Zhigao back then, but it was difficult for Sheng Changbai to recall all the specific aspects of it.
He only remembered that Wei Chen sent someone to steal the personal belongings of a certain oiran, and then had someone pretend to be an oiran's maid to win Sun Zhigao's trust.
As for the oiran's last name, Sheng Changbai only heard Wei Chen mention it at that time, and he didn't even bother to remember it after that.
Now hearing Wei Chen mention Sun Zhigao, Sheng Changbai connected Dong Lihua, who was bidding farewell to Wei Chen at the dock today, with the courtesan Sun Zhigao dreamed of back then.
So, Wei Chen has indeed never been to Qinhuai, and the relationship between him and Dong Lihua is innocent!
When Sheng Changbai thought of this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was a common practice for scholar-bureaucrats to have sex with prostitutes in the Great Zhou Dynasty, that was also a problem. At least Sheng Changbai was very disdainful of such a trend.
If Wei Chen becomes one of those romantic talents, Sheng Changbai really doesn't know what to do.
Turn a blind eye?
Sheng Changbai must feel awkward.
Cutting ties?
That’s not a big deal, the key is that Sheng Changbai is reluctant to part with it!
The best way, of course, is to prevent it before it happens and let Wei Chen develop a good habit of not going to brothels...
Sheng Changbai looked at Wei Chen, coughed lightly and said, "Xingyun, you are still young and your body has not yet grown up. You should try to minimize your interactions with those brothel girls, otherwise it will delay your growth."
Seeing Sheng Changbai's serious words, Wei Chen couldn't help but feel funny. He opened his eyes wide and pretended to be a pure and ignorant little boy.
"Why does dealing with brothel girls delay my growth?"
"Um, this..."
Facing Wei Chen's soul torture, Sheng Changbai looked embarrassed. He couldn't say that the brothel was full of female goblins and would eat you up, right?
Although the truth is this, Sheng Changbai can't explain it!
In the end, Sheng Changbai simply acted like a rogue, put a straight face, and ordered as an elder brother: "In short, that is not a good place, you are just not allowed to go!"
"Oh~"
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After leaving Jiangning, the fleet went all the way north, traveling more than 2,000 miles of waterway, and it took almost ten days to reach Bianjing.
The further north you go, the colder the weather becomes. When you enter Shandong, the rivers begin to freeze. Caoding works day and night to cut through the ice to ensure that the water boats transporting grain to Bianjing can remain open.
In fact, half a month ago, the Water Transport Governor's Office issued an order prohibiting all civilian ships from going northward from the canal to ensure the smooth flow of water transport.
Of course, passenger ships with yellow flags can still continue to pass through the canal.
In fact, at this time, all the people who came to Beijing to take the exam became a prize. The businessmen not only enthusiastically used their own boats to carry people to Beijing, but were even willing to pay to invite them, just to let them lend them the little yellow flag.
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According to Tao Dazhi revealed to Wei Chen, the price of a yellow flag has now reached over fifty taels.
There were twenty-three yellow flags on the ship Wei Chen was on. If they were scattered out separately, they could earn at least one thousand eight hundred taels of silver.
Masters like Sheng Changbai, Wang Yaochen, Weng Dingfan, and Tang Henian would naturally look down on these three melons and two dates, and would not engage in such a price reduction thing.
When the group arrived in Bianjing, it was already the twenty-seventh day of the first lunar month, and there were only eleven days left before the examination.
As the passenger ship slowly moved up the Bianhe River, the two sides began to gradually become lively. Cows and horses were driven, and dense crowds of people drove and walked along the river. On the Bianhe River, there were even more boats and boats, which was very lively.
Looking at the majestic and tall city walls, everyone who came to Bianjing for the first time in their lives was just like Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai two years ago. They were all shocked by the bustling scenery of the capital.
There were about twenty members of the Jingxi Club who came with them. Wei Chen and Zhuang Jun would definitely not be able to live in the small courtyard, and the Sheng family could not spare so many guest rooms at once.
Wei Chen discussed with everyone that they would all live in Dabaoen Temple, which is the most convenient place for candidates to stay in Bianjing.
Dabaoen Temple is not just a temple, it is very lively inside and outside the temple.
The temple not only has lecture halls and performance halls for the general public, but also low-rent housing and public bathhouses for college students. The facilities are very complete.
Outside the temple, a prosperous and lively commercial street has developed. There are many shops and vendors and goons come and go. You can find everything you want to buy.
I heard that even the emperor likes to come here incognito for a tour, listen to the monks' sermons, feel the fireworks in the world, and find peace of mind.
There are several types of Zen rooms in Dabaoen Temple. The cheapest one is Datongpu, where dozens of people sleep in a room. There are also independent Zen houses, but the price is much more expensive.
The members of the Jingxi Club were all Wei Chen's future team members, so Wei Chen naturally couldn't wait for them, so he went directly to the host to request a dozen independent Zen monasteries, for each member to share a room.
After Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai went home to meet their elders, they also moved here. Before the examination, they lived with the members in the meditation room to facilitate communication and discussion and prepare for the Spring Festival together.