"The right one came out, the right one came out————."
I saw a scholar, waving a piece of white paper in one hand, running wildly along the Bianhe River towards Zuixianju, his face full of excitement, and he kept shouting loudly.
Others didn't know, they thought he was a boy from a poor family who went crazy studying.
After a while, the scholar came to Zuixianju. As soon as he entered the door, he raised his right hand and shouted loudly: "Come out, someone has come out to write the second couplet."
The guests sitting there were stunned for a moment, looking at the scholar in surprise.
"Are you saying that someone is sure about those three pairs?" A young man dressed as a scholar was the first to react, pointing his finger in suspense.
The scholar nodded his head, almost beside himself with excitement.
There was an uproar.
The guests put down their cutlery and gathered around.
"Quickly, let me see."
"Don't crowd me, I'll take a look first."
"I want to see---."
...
"Okay. That's right."
"That's great."
...
At this time, Wu Furong came over, raised his hands and said: "Dear guests, please give way first and let me have a look."
"Shopkeeper Wu, look, someone has come to read Mrs. Qin's letter."
When the scholar saw Wu Furong coming, he hurriedly handed over the paper in his hand.
Wu Furong took the white paper and looked at it, and saw two lines of small words written on it: "Lonely and cold, widowed with an empty window, melancholy, worried and afraid of remembering love." He frowned and thought to himself, this second couplet is indeed very neat.
"Shopkeeper Wu, quickly take down that wooden board."
"Yes, yes, come on, let's see what the Qin family's ancestral delicacies are?"
...
This news is so exciting.
Wu Furong secretly thought that he would have to ask Li Qi about this matter first. He nodded slightly, raised his hand and said: "Everyone, please be patient. I will go and ask my wife for instructions first."
After saying that, he walked towards the back door amid the urging of everyone, and turned into the kitchen halfway through.
At this time, Li Qi was still busy cooking. Seeing Wu Furong suddenly come in, he asked curiously: "Uncle Wu, what's the matter?"
"look."
Wu Furong handed the paper over directly.
Li Qi was stunned for a moment. He took a look at the white paper and was stunned. It took him a while before he realized what he was doing. He suddenly remembered that the senior official had said that he would reveal the three officers within a month and hurriedly said
: “Who wrote this second line?”
"This paper was sent by a scholar."
Li Qi slightly pondered and said, "Let's go out and have a look."
Li Qi and Wu Furong came to the hall. Wu Furong pointed at the scholar who had just sent the letter and said, "Hey, that's the guy."
Li Qi nodded slightly, walked over, raised his hands towards the scholar and said, "Brother, did you make this second line of couplet?"
The scholar naturally knew Li Qi, shook his head, and said with shame: "I did not make this couplet."
"Who is that?"
"This couplet was written by Mrs. Li, the most talented woman in Tokyo."
Li Qi's expression tightened and he said, "Are you talking about Li Qingzhao?"
"Exactly."
Idol. My idol is finally here.
Li Qi was so excited that he grabbed the scholar's sleeve and said in a trembling voice: "Then - where is Mrs. Li now?"
The scholar was frightened by Li Qi's action. He shrank back, shook his head and said: "I--I don't know either."
Li Qi was stunned and asked: "Then how did you get this paper?"
"Lady Li's maid gave it to me."
Li Qingzhao's maid?
Li Qi thought that since Li Qingzhao handed this piece of paper to the scholar, he must be acquainted with him, and hurriedly asked: "Since Madam Li entrusted this couplet to you, you must be acquainted with Madam Li, right?"
The scholar said with pride on his face: "I have been fortunate enough to meet Mrs. Li twice."
Have you met twice?
Li Qi looked confused and said: "Uh... can you explain a little more clearly, what does it mean to have met twice? Are you familiar with Mrs. Li, and can you recommend her to me?"
"This--I'm afraid it can't be done." The scholar shook his head and said.
Damn! What a waste of my expression.
Li Qi's eyes were filled with disappointment that could not be concealed, and he said to the scholar: "If you have the opportunity to see Madam Li again in the future, I hope you can let me know, and I will repay you with a generous gift."
"Oh." The scholar nodded subconsciously.
Li Qi let out a long sigh and whispered to Wu Furong: "Uncle Wu, please ask Carpenter Tian to take down the wooden board. Later, ask Madam to write down this couplet and hang it up. Remember to sign it with Li Qingzhao."
Idols are idols, and those who should be used must still be used.
Wu Furong nodded and responded.
After a while, Wu Furong called over Carpenter Tian and others, set up a long ladder, and took down the wooden plank hanging with the couplet "Lonely, cold, windowless, and widowed" from the cantilever beam.
At this time, the entire Zuixianju raised their heads and stared at Carpenter Tian, all looking forward to it.
After Carpenter Tian came down, he handed the plank to Wu Furong.
Wu Furong was holding the wooden board, his hands were shaking. He had no idea what was written on it. Now that so many people were looking at it, he felt a little uneasy. He glanced at Li Qi, who blinked.
If you tell me what to do, do it.
Wu Furong took a deep breath, raised the wooden board high, and slowly tore off the red cloth in front of everyone.
When everyone saw the words on the wooden board, they were in an uproar again.
I saw two lines of large, crooked characters written on the wooden board, 'boiled water woof leaves - thirty strings'.
This name is really ordinary enough, and the characters are not written well, which makes everyone feel very disappointed, but the price of 30 guan is ridiculously expensive. Putting these few characters together, it is really disappointing.
People feel a little overwhelmed.
A customer couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked Wu Furong: "Shopkeeper Wu, what kind of dish is this? It costs thirty guan?"
Wu Furong was also shocked by the price and looked at Li Qi blankly, as if asking, are you kidding the customer?
Li Qi stood up and said with a smile: "This boiled water sativa dish is actually a soup. As for what it is like, you will naturally know it when someone orders this dish. However, the shop can guarantee that it is definitely a soup."
Excellent value for money.”
Is thirty pieces expensive?
Li Qi didn't think so. Others would buy a famous painting or a good knife for thousands of guan, but a famous dish only cost 30 guan. It couldn't be cheaper.
Besides, with his reputation here, there will always be some foodies who are willing to pay for it. Even if he doesn't have money, it doesn't matter to him. Anyway, the price is here. Do you like it or not? It's not waiting.
This money saves lives.
Li Qi saw everyone pointing and talking about this dish. He smiled lightly and was about to go back to the kitchen. But as soon as he turned around, he saw Xiao Tao suddenly coming down from upstairs and came to him and whispered.
: "Mr. Li, Madam wants you to go upstairs."
"Is there a problem?"
"I don't know either."
Li Qi nodded, thinking that it must be because of the boiled water sativa leaves, so he nodded and said, "Let's go."
Li Qi followed Xiao Tao to the box in the heaven and earth, and saw that besides Mrs. Qin, there were two other people sitting inside, one was Bai Qiannuo, and the other was a scribe in blue shirt.
Mrs. Qin had told Li Qi earlier that Bai Qiannuo and a good friend of hers would come to visit today and asked him to cook some delicious dishes.
At this time, Li Qi was still feeling disappointed because he had not seen Li Qingzhao, so he only glanced at the blue-shirted scribe lightly, not even in the mood to say hello.
Seeing the depressed look on Li Qi's face, Bai Qiannuo thought he was depressed because someone criticized the second couplet, and said with a smile: "How about it? Didn't you expect that someone would challenge the second couplet so soon?"
Li Qi said angrily: "I hung these three couplets on it, naturally hoping that someone would be able to reveal it. Besides, it was my sister Qingzhao who exposed it. It's too late for me to be happy. But why didn't sister Qingzhao come by herself? Could it be that
What's the emergency?"
"Sister Qingzhao?"
Bai Qiannuo was stunned and said: "From your tone, it seems that you and Mrs. Li have known each other for a long time?"
Li Qi shook his head and sighed: "We know each other, but I know her, and she doesn't know me. In fact, I just really want to see her, but - alas."
Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Bai Qiannuo thought of his excited look below and wondered, "Why do you want to see her so much?"
Li Qi made no secret of it: "I have loved her lyrics since I was a child. My first wish when I came to Tokyo was to see her. Don't you know that there is still such a popular saying in our hometown?
In a word, if you have never known Li Qingzhao in your life, it would be in vain to call him a ci sage."
Bai Qiannuo chuckled and said, "This is the first time I've heard this, and I don't know whether what you said is true or false."
Li Qi said sternly: "That's just you being ignorant. I won't make fun of Sister Qingzhao."
"Thank you for your sister Zhao. You've never seen her before, yet you call her so affectionate." Bai Qiannuo joked.
"I am willing, but do you care?" Li Qi said angrily.
Mrs. Qin suddenly said: "Strange. Why have I never heard you mention this matter?"
"What's the use of telling you, you can't let me see her."
"That's not certain. Sister Wang and Madam Li have known each other for a long time, and they are like sisters." Bai Qiannuo said with a sly smile.
"Depend on!"
Li Qi exclaimed and hurriedly said to Mrs. Qin: "Madam, what she said is true. Do you really know Sister Qingzhao?"
Mrs. Qin nodded slightly.
Li Qi frowned and said reproachfully: "Madam, if that's the case, then why didn't you tell me earlier? It would be extremely unloyal for you to do so."
Mrs. Qin gave him an angry and funny look and said, "You didn't ask me, how could I know."
"Hehe, that's true."
Li Qi said with a flattering smile: "Now that you know, can you please invite sister Qingzhao to come over for a meal or something? It's free, no charge, as long as she comes. I beg you, madam."
"Are you so generous?" Bai Qiannuo didn't believe it.
Damn it! I've really become a tough guy in front of you. In fact, I'm quite generous to you.
Li Qi snorted and said: "White lady, I, Li Qi, put my words here today. If Sister Qingzhao is willing to come here to eat, let alone the money, as long as she is willing and she likes to eat the food I cook, even if I let her
I am willing to cook for her every day, and I am willing to cook any dish for her, as long as she is happy."
"What about the boiled water sativa leaves down there?"
Li Qi shrugged and said, "That doesn't matter. As long as you can meet Sister Qingzhao, I can cook one for you, no problem. Talking about money is just an insult to Sister Qingzhao."
At this time, the scholar in green shirt suddenly said: "You and Li Qingzhao have never met each other, why do you treat her like this? Besides, she is just a female, there is nothing special about her."
Damn! How dare you insult my idol.
Li Qi glared and said angrily: "Who are you?"
The scholar in green shirt smiled faintly and said, "I am Li Qingzhao."
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