The official road of the farmer

The New Year is a very important festival no matter which era it is in, to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, to reunite with relatives...

Now it's almost the Chinese New Year, and others are still in a different place...

Ye Junshu has been here for so many years, and this is the first time that he has not celebrated the New Year with the children at home.

Even though he is already an adult, every time he thinks of this matter, he feels very uncomfortable. From this, one can imagine how the children who stay at home will feel.

He had been busy with business some time ago, and now everything was on the right track. Ye Junshu just took some time to go to the nearby Zhoucheng with Li Yu, buy some specialties and send them back to Shangjing.

Because the distance was too far, Ye Junshu thought it would take years to get in touch with the children, and almost fell into lovesickness. Unexpectedly, Li Yu had a special channel here, he could help, Ye Junshu could write letters back to Beijing, and he could also send things.

Ye Junshu was afraid to trouble Li Yu, but Li Yu reassured him: "It's okay, I also want to send some things back to Beijing, so let's go together."

After hearing this, Ye Junshu was relieved.

If you send a letter, it will arrive in a few days, but if you send something later, Ye Junshu wrote a few letters back, the thick one was written to the children, and the other was written to Yu Maolin.

He asked Yu Maolin to take care of the child, only he could trust it.

The city next door to Jinjiang City is not far away, and it will take almost a day to go there at a fast pace. There are still five or six days before the Chinese New Year, which is enough for a round trip, so Ye Junshu and Li Yu went there.

If it weren't for Jinjiang being so barren, there would be nothing left, and a thousand things would be left to be done.

Otherwise they wouldn't have traveled all the way to other places.

The city next door is Yongcheng, which is under the same jurisdiction. Compared with Jinjiang, it is a world of difference. It is very bustling and lively.

And as the end of the year is approaching, basically every household drags their families out to buy things. At a glance, there are waves of people.

Ye Junshu and Li Yu found a big inn, opened two rooms and planned to stay for two nights, and put the horses in the inn by the way.

It was already evening when they arrived in Yongcheng, they strolled around the inn for a while, and then went back to the inn to rest.

The lanterns of the inn have been lit high, not to mention full of guests, it is also very lively.

Ye Junshu and Li Yu sat on the window seats on the second floor, waiting for the signature dishes to be served.

They sat in an excellent position. On one side, they could enjoy the night view outside, and on the other side, they could see the table in the middle of the lobby on the first floor, on which there was a storyteller telling stories.

Daxia is divided according to time points, there are morning market, day market, evening market and night market.However, night markets are generally not open. Only from the first day of the Lunar New Year until the Lantern Festival, that is, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the curfew will be lifted, and the night market will open day and night.

So at this time, the market stalls and shops outside are basically closed.

However, there are still a few people walking around, visiting the flower street, going to the restaurant, calling for friends and companions.

Ye Junshu poured Li Yu a cup of hot water, and asked in a gentle voice, "Ah Yu, have you ever been to Yongcheng before?"

Ye Junshu hasn't been to many places for so many years, and he basically stayed in the places he passed from his hometown Fengcheng County to Yongzhou to Shangjing.

Now count the area from Shangjing to Jinjiang.

"I've been here once or twice, but they were in a hurry, and I don't know much about this place."

"It's okay, we can have a good time shopping tomorrow, and ask Xiao Er later if there are any special products or popular things here."

"Ah."

Ye Junshu and Li Yu were chatting casually. At this moment, there were cheers and applause from outside.

The attention of the two couldn't help being attracted.

I haven't paid attention to listening just now, why are you talking so lively?

Ye Junshu has always been not very interested in the rare entertainments here, such as singing and storytelling, but now he is somewhat interested.

The boy of the storyteller below received the tip and was about to leave, but the listeners were not satisfied with what they had heard, and they booed and listened to another paragraph.

Because the rewards from the guests present were very generous, the storyteller hesitated for a moment, then stood back on the stage, "Since all the listeners are so supportive, I will tell you one more story, what stories do you want to hear?"

"Listen to something new."

"Yes, after listening to "Sang San Niang" and "Drunken Flower Ling" so many times, it's time to change to something else!"

"The story must be exciting enough!"

The storyteller stroked his beard, then said with a smile: "That old man will tell a legendary love story..."

Then he patted Xingmu on the table, and said: "It is said that in the previous dynasty, there was a landlord named Zhu, known as Zhu Yuanwai, who had eight sons, and the first seven were all boys. Do love.

Zhu Ying was not only beautiful and generous, but also very smart and eager to learn, but...so she pretended to be a father, changed her name to Zhu Yingtai, and went to the academy to study..."

Ye Junshu listened, why did he feel so familiar...

Isn't this the story that he provided the outline of the story to polish and write for Senior Brother Yaoliang...

Another version of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai!

Unexpectedly, after a few years, Brother Yaoliang's words have become popular all over the country.

Even Yongcheng, which is hundreds of thousands of miles away, has the legend of his story.

Ye Junshu was really happy for Brother Yaoliang.

Hearing that it was written by Senior Brother Yaoliang, Ye Junshu was even more interested in listening to it.

No matter what, he must support and support!

Therefore, if a boy came upstairs to ask for a reward, Ye Junshu directly gave him a tael of silver.

This is very conspicuous in the reward plate of several copper coins.

"...predict what will happen next, and let's listen to the next chapter to break it down."

Just when I was hearing the exciting part, I heard the storyteller pat Xingmu and say a concluding remark.

The audience present complained for a while, why did it suddenly disappear!

They still wanted to continue listening, but the storyteller refused to say any more. He only left time for the next storytelling, and then took the little boy away.

Ye Junshu couldn't get enough of it after listening to it, but it's actually quite nice to hear the book!It was fascinating, and he was brought into the storyline.

Seeing that Ye Junshu was listening with interest, Li Yu said, "Let's come back early tomorrow night."

Although he doesn't like to listen to it, his elder brother loves to read story books these days, and recommended him basic reading, most of which are by Lay Ye Liang, and the storyteller is also one of Lay Ye Liang's books.

Because his elder brother liked to drag him to discuss the plot of the story for a while, Li Yu also took the time to look through it, and probably knew a little bit.

Unexpectedly, Ye Junshu also loved this, so Li Yu heaved a sigh of relief. It just so happened that the eldest brother will have a chat partner in the future, so he doesn't have to force himself to read the script anymore.

Ye Junshu had no idea that Li Yu had made him and his elder brother a suitable chat partner with a common topic in his heart, and he smiled and said, "It's okay, we'll follow the pace, it doesn't matter if I listen or not."

It is enough for him to support Senior Brother Yaoliang from the bottom of his heart.

The food they ordered had already been served, Ye Junshu didn't eat a few mouthfuls, Li Yu didn't seem to eat much, the food on the table didn't move much, it was already cold at this moment.

Ye Junshu apologized, "Why don't we order some more dishes?"

Li Yu shook his head, "There's no need to waste it." When he was at the border, he ate everything, let alone cold food.

Ye Junshu thought about it too, it's a pity to waste such a good meal.But you can't eat something so cold, it hurts your stomach and is not good for your health.

So Ye Junshu called Xiao Er and asked them to take the dishes back to the kitchen to reheat them before sending them over.

Apparently Ye Junshu was not the first person to do this, Xiaoer was not surprised, but quickly brought the food back, said earnestly: "Guest officer, wait a moment." Then he backed off.

There was a jug of wine beside him, so Ye Junshu poured a glass for Li Yu, and poured another glass for himself, "Have a drink?"

Li Yu picked up the wine glass and clinked glasses with Ye Junshu. After drinking a glass, he asked curiously, "Are you really not drunk after a thousand glasses?"

A civil servant can drink a military official down, but Li Yu thought that Ye Junshu had some tricks, but Ye Junshu actually nodded.

"When I first started drinking, I still got drunk, but the capacity for alcohol quickly increased. Now, it seems that I haven't gotten drunk yet?"

Since he was able to drink more than Mr., he has never been drunk again. Basically, everyone who drank with him has passed out, and he is still not drunk.

It should be regarded as not drunk after a thousand cups, right?

Ye Junshu never imagined that he could drink so much, maybe he is really the wine vat that Mr. said?

"Drinking too much alcohol will hurt your health, try to drink as little as you can."

Ye Junshu, who was about to pour another glass of wine, immediately put down the jug when Li Yu said that he cared about him so much, and smiled brightly at Li Yu: "It's all up to you."

Well, he is a good husband who listens to what his husband says, and Ah Yu does what he says.

Soon, Xiaoer brought out the hot food, and the two of them went back to their rooms after they were [-]% full.

It was still early for Ye Junshu to see the time, so he didn't want to go to bed so early.

When he thought that Ah Yu was in the next room, he couldn't sit still.

After taking a hot bath, Ye Jun sat in a daze for a while, but finally couldn't hold back the longing in his heart, so he went out of the room and knocked on Ah Yu's room.

Li Yu also just took a shower, his whole body was still damp, and the exposed part of his cheeks was still slightly pink.

Ye Junshu suddenly felt parched, but he still suppressed the charming thoughts in his heart ruthlessly, and said with a smile: "Ah Yu, I can't sleep, let's chat?"

Li Yu thought for a while, then turned sideways to let Ye Junshu in.

Li Yu looked at the empty corridor, thought for a while, closed the door, and walked in.

Although the layout of the rooms on both sides is similar, Ye Junshu couldn't help but scan around. The place where Ah Yu lives is just different.

Ye Junshu turned around and saw that Li Yu was still wearing a mask at night, so he couldn't help but suggested, "Ah Yu, don't wear a mask in the future? It's really not ugly."

Li Yu touched the cold mask on his face, "It's okay, it's not good to scare others."

He didn't care about his appearance, but when he didn't wear a mask before, the eyes of those people on him made him very worried.

Li Yu doesn't want to attract attention, no matter what form.So he put on a mask to block the eyes of others.

Seeing Li Yu frowning slightly, Ye Junshu thought about what he was thinking, and stopped persuading him, "Then, when it's just the two of us, don't you wear it?"

Ah Yu wore a mask, and always felt a little distant. Ye Junshu felt that they could be more intimate and treat him as special, and he was very happy.

Li Yu didn't refuse, raised his hand to untie it, and casually threw the mask aside.

Ye Junshu couldn't help showing a smile, and then sat on a stool beside him.

"Ah Yu, what should we do?"

Ye Junshu once again lamented why this was a feudal dynasty. If it was in modern times, they would have been able to kiss and hug people like them who were determined to be married as a prerequisite.

Unlike now, his heart was eager to move, but he didn't dare to do anything in action, for fear of being abrupt.

Li Yu seemed to have thought of something, and took out a set of chess pieces from a side cabinet, "Let's play chess."

Chess is the easiest way to kill time.

"Okay." Ye Junshu has no objection, as long as he can stay with Ah Yu for a while, he is willing to do anything.

In the early morning of the next day, just as Ye Junshu came out of the room, Li Yu who was next door happened to come out as well, "Good morning, Ah Yu."

"morning."

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.

Ye Junshu walked downstairs with Li Yu side by side, "What do you want for breakfast?"

"Let's just clear porridge and steamed buns." I don't want to eat too complicated and greasy food early in the morning.

"Ah."

The two finished their breakfast leisurely, when the street was already bustling.

They walked out of the inn and blended into the lively crowd.

"Ah Yu, what should I buy?" Ye Junshu looked around, feeling a bit at a loss as to where to start.

The distance is too far, and the items that are too heavy are not easy to consign.Ye Junshu wants to buy something simple and convenient to carry, but he hasn't seen anything worth buying yet.

Li Yu was also worried when he thought of the group of children in his family. He didn't know what children liked.

The two looked at each other, and finally Ye Junshu suggested, "See what special snacks are there in Yongcheng?" Every time he brought food home, the children were very happy.

Li Yu nodded, Ye Junshu liked snacks so much, the children at home must also like them, he wrote it down silently.

"Brother Lu will be thirteen during Chinese New Year, can you buy him a hairpin?"

Ye Junshu saw a jewelry store, so he talked to Li Yu.

Li Yu had no objection, and the two walked in.

It’s not the busiest time yet, and there are only two or three customers in the store. When Ye Junshu and the two came in, the clerk greeted them enthusiastically, “The two guest officers want to see that kind of hairpin. We have a wide variety of hairpins in our store, and we have everything you need… ..."

Ye Junshu smiled and said, "Let's take a look first."

"Okay, the guest officer will take a look, and if you need anything, just mention it." The clerk looked very winking, and quickly stood aside, watching all directions, listening to all directions, ready to step forward to serve at any time.

The headgear here is not cumbersome, and there is no hairstyle. The father's hair is all pulled up, and the elder brother's is half tied on the top of the head, with a hairpin inserted.Basically, it is the head hairpin that can work hard.

Hairpins are mostly made of precious materials such as gold, silver, pearl jade, agate, coral and so on.

There are also wood carvings, which are relatively common and affordable by ordinary people.

Ye Junshu picked it up and looked at it, and felt that the hand-carved hairpin was more beautiful.

When Ye Junshu was choosing, Li Yu had already gone inside to look at the hairpins that were placed in separate boxes.

He picked up a jade hairpin, which was a Hetian jade cloud pattern hairpin, jade white and delicate and moist, suitable for younger brothers to wear.

Li Yu called out, "Zizhou."

Ye Junshu turned his head and walked over quickly, Li Yu showed it to Ye Junshu, "How about this?"

Ye Junshu glanced at it, then smiled, "Ah Yu's vision is excellent."

Li Yu's ears were slightly warm, and he tried his best to speak naturally, "Then buy this for my brother."

"it is good."

Only brother Lu in the family is older and has started to wear hairpins. The other two brothers are still young and don't need to buy hairpins for the time being.

Ye Junshu glanced at Li Yu.

It may be that he developed the habit of bundling his hair like a grandfather at the border. It is rare to see that when Ah Yu has half-up hair, his head is only tied with a black hair rope, and he has never been seen wearing a hairpin.

Ye Junshu looked at them carefully, planning to choose one for Ah Yu as well.

He has a temperament that doesn't like too much flamboyance. Ye Junshu immediately took a fancy to the wooden hairpin on the box in the middle of the shelf.

He said to the clerk, "Please show me that wooden hairpin."

The clerk then carefully took it off and put it in front of Ye Jun's writing, "Guest, you are really discerning. This wooden hairpin is the treasure of our store. It is a high-quality agarwood wood hairpin. It was carved by a famous master. Smell it carefully. , and there is a vague fragrance..."

The clerk strongly recommended it, and Ye Junshu was moved.

He had seen agarwood in a book before, it was an extremely rare and precious kind of fragrant wood.

The "shen" of Shentanlongmusk, which has been said since ancient times, refers to the agarwood.

Agarwood has been listed as the top of all incense since ancient times.

In addition, agarwood has quite high medicinal value.

As far as Ye Junshu knows, agarwood has the effect of lowering the temperature and warming the kidneys.

Its fragrance also has a calming effect.It is also one of the rare and precious medicinal materials.

The texture carvings on it are natural, and Ye Junshu likes it more and more.

"How much does this cost?"

"Seeing that you really want to buy it, the store will give you the best price, 300 taels."

300 taels?Frankly speaking, given the rarity and preciousness of agarwood, the price is not expensive, and judging from its carving, it is still a master's handiwork, and the appearance fee is also quite high.

Ye Junshu asked again, "Where is this jade hairpin?"

"This hosta is 80 taels." The clerk replied with a smile on his face.

Ye Junshu pondered for a while, "Well, if the two hairpins add up to 320 taels, I'll take them all."

Although he has made enough preparations and brought enough money, but it is a little bit to save a little. It is not easy to make money these days!

Moreover, Ye Junshu's bargaining was not unreasonable, and the store would most likely accept it.

"This..." The clerk hesitated for a while, "I have to ask our shopkeeper for instructions, please wait a moment."

The customer haggled too much all at once, and the clerk couldn't make the decision, so Ye Junshu and Li Yu waited for a while, and the clerk who left came back with a polite smile on his face, "Customer, please wait a moment, I will pack it for you right away."

Is this willing?

Ye Junshu was in a good mood, and smiled as he watched him wrap up the two hairpins, and then handed over the banknote to pay the bill.

Then the two took their things and left.

"Guests walk slowly."

With the beginning, Ye Junshu has a direction, and starts the mode of buying, buying, and buying along the way.

Small toys that are rare in Shanghai, long-lasting Yongcheng-style snacks...

It didn't take long for Ye Junshu to carry the big and small bags.

Ye Junshu saw that the two bought them for his children, so he pretended to ask casually, "Does your brother have any hobbies?"

Li Yu was stunned for a moment before realizing that Ye Junshu was asking about his elder brother Li Changchuan.

Li Yu thought for a while, "Brother likes to read story books recently." Other than that, he has nothing else to like for the time being.

script?

Ye Junshu didn't expect that the great commander-in-chief would like to read scriptures, which is a refreshing and refined hobby.

Could it be that he wants to give his brother-in-law a script for the coming-of-age ceremony?

Ye Junshu pondered, "Which type do you prefer?"

type?Li Yu hesitated for a while, and said uncertainly, "Written by Master Ye Liang?"

Lay Ye Liang? !

Ye Junshu almost choked on his own saliva.

My brother-in-law is still a fan of their books?

"Elder brother also reads the scriptures of Layman Ye Liang?"

Ye Junshu's expression was very strange, causing Li Yu to look at him a few more times, as if he was a little puzzled.

Ye Junshu coughed. There was nothing to hide from Ah Yu about this matter, so he said in a low voice, "That's the pseudonym of my senior brother Yaoliang. It can be said that it was written by the two of us. I will provide the outline of the story, and senior brother Yaoliang will be in charge. polish."

Li Yu was surprised for a while, can he still do this?

Ye Junshu explained a few more words, "Although I can write articles well, the script is my shortcoming, and I spend a lot of time on children and imperial examinations. I don't have time to practice writing, so I cooperated with my seniors."

"If elder brother likes to read story books, you can ask someone to go to my study and bring them to elder brother. I have the latest ones there."

Brother Yaoliang will send him a copy every time he finishes it.

Basically, he had been in his hands for several months before this book was put on the shelves of major bookstores.

Li Yu responded.

The two continued to stroll down, until evening, before heading back to the inn.

These things were sent directly from Yongcheng, so there was no need to bring them back to Jinjiang and send them out. Ye Junshu packed them all up and handed them over to Li Yu.

It was not easy for him to follow, so he stayed in the inn and waited for Li Yu.

Ye Junshu sat in Li Yu's room, playing with the box containing the agarwood hairpin.

Just after the garrison, Li Yu came back.

As soon as Ye Junshu heard the movement, he stood up and went out to meet people.

"Ah Yu, are you done?"

Li Yu nodded.

Ye Junshu didn't ask any more questions.

Then he smiled and handed over the box in his hand, "Ah Yu, this is for you."

"Me?" Li Yu took it, opened it, and saw that it was the agarwood hairpin that Ye Junshu spent a lot of money on.

"Yes!"

Ye Junshu reached out to pick up the wooden hairpin, and then gently inserted it on Li Yu's head. He stepped back, looked at it carefully, and then nodded with satisfaction, "It matches you very well."

Li Yu raised his hand and touched it, "I..."

Ye Junshu shook his index finger without waiting for Li Yu to speak, "This is a New Year's gift from me, you can't refuse it!"

Li Yu stopped talking and accepted Ye Junshu's wishes.

Ye Junshu stared at Li Yu for a long time, and Li Yu felt uncomfortable, so he asked, "I want to kiss you, is that okay?"

Li Yu's ears turned red in an instant, but he still refused seriously, "Before the contract is concluded, you can't go too far." Although Li Yu is not a person who follows the rules, but before the contract is formed... he never thought about it.

"Oh..." Ye Junshu was disappointed, he seemed extremely wronged.

Li Yu couldn't help being soft-hearted, so he compromised, "Just... just kiss..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Junshu rushed over with his eyes shining, hugged Li Yu, lowered his head and gave a heavy chirp...