Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Because of this, Lu Ci was squeezed out by the two friends who joined forces for the whole journey, and he didn't stop until he reached the majestic Qinzhou city gate.

"Is this Qinzhou?"

For Liu Qi, who had longed for this place for a long time, but was unable to do so because of Zhao's arbitrary obstruction, although he was prepared in his heart, he was still shocked by this majestic and tall tower. Under the kind gaze of the local people in the past, He yelled loudly: "This is not like the appearance recorded in "Feng Yu Zhi"!"

The weather-beaten, riddled, and desolate city outlined by the author is completely different from the vibrant and populous scene in front of me.

"As the saying goes, seeing is better than hearing a hundred times." Yan Shu was also startled, looked up carefully for a while, and couldn't help sighing: "In just a few years, Qinzhou can be transformed to this point, which really opened my eyes! Yu Yu's pair of masterful hands can really turn decay into magic."

"The two elder brothers are too famous." Lu Ci spread his hands slightly, and said calmly: "With me alone, even if I have three heads and six arms, I can't make [-]% of the achievements in front of me. Except for Brother Teng's help day and night, I also It should be attributed to the concerted efforts of the big and small officials to encourage the common people to participate in it, and I should also thank Li Yuanhao for being merciful at the beginning, helping to clean up the weeds in the field, saving the farmers a lot of effort..."

The second friend listened distractedly, and originally wanted to tease him for being too modest, but after hearing it, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"If Yuan Hao listens to what you said just now, I'm afraid he'll faint." Liu Qi giggled and patted him on the shoulder vigorously: "You're so good at taking advantage of it! You're a landlord here , Uncle Tong and I won’t rob you. Let’s lead the way.”

Lu Ci nodded with a smile, the three of them looked at each other, put on their caps tacitly, and then followed the shorter and shorter queue and continued driving towards the city gate.

When it was their turn to inspect their guides, the city gate guards saw that there were dozens of them in a group, all dressed in decent clothes, the first three were still wearing veiled hats at night.

Hiding their heads and showing their tails like this, it seemed quite sneaky, which made them suspicious on the spot, frowned and shouted: "Why don't you take off the veil soon?"

"The road guide is here, please have a look."

Lu Ci didn't care about their rude tone, and he didn't take off his hat, but smiled and led Huaizhong Lu to him first.

The leading guard captain snorted coldly and didn't buy it.

He glanced suspiciously at Lu Ci first, thinking that he was a relative or friend of a rich businessman in the city who had come to seek refuge, and that he didn't know the rules when he first arrived, so he acted like this.

No matter what, he took the guide first, frowned, and the moment the name came into view——

The whole person froze.

He stood there in a daze like a puppet, without any reaction. The guards who were inspecting the items on the carriages of the other officials of the mission couldn't hear him give orders for a long time, so they couldn't help but come back to their senses, and poked their heads out from behind the curtain of the carriage: "What's wrong? Is there a problem with their identity?"

Awakened by these words, the dumbfounded captain was startled, suddenly raised his head, and cast his eyes on the tourist wearing a veiled hat, which instantly burst into infinite light.

He gasped for breath a few times, and was so excited that a word rolled in his throat for a while before he could get it out: "Lu——"

The words came to an abrupt end following Lu Cibi's 'silence' gesture.

"As you can see, it is indeed me."

Lu Ci lowered his voice, smiled and lifted Bo Juan from the side in front of him, revealing a jade face that no one else could fake: "I return rashly, if I go all the way through the market, I may cause unnecessary small commotion, Fang has no choice but to knowingly commit a crime and break the law." The rules of entering the city without concealing your appearance... please forgive me."

The captain's lips were trembling, his whole body was still trembling with excitement, and his eyes were staring at the former Zhizhou who hadn't seen him for a long time.

"Good good-"

It wasn't until Lu Ci put down the curtain again that he woke up as if he had just woken up from a dream. He responded incoherently, turned around, and rudely sent off the other subordinates who were still checking the items in the car: "It's almost done! The next one !"

If even this person can't be trusted, there will be no one in the world at all!

"Hey, why—"

The guards who were inexplicably interrupted from the inspection process were at a loss, so they had to be driven down one by one honestly. While looking at the strange people who left with doubts, they followed the order to conduct inspections on the next group of people entering the city. Checked out.

"It's clear that Yu Yu has been away from this city for a long time, but the name is still so useful, which is really admirable."

The second friend, who had seen the scene just before his eyes, was still a little bit unsatisfied, and now he followed Lu Ci from left to right while pretending to salute.

"It's a bit of a loss." Lu Ci sighed, "It's really not easy to live with two oil bottles."

Liu Qi, one of the 'oil bottles', twitched the corner of his mouth when he heard the words, and took off the eye-catching cap with a dark face: "I don't even think about who it is because of."

He and Yan Shu came here for the first time, and so did the others in the mission. There was no one they knew here, and their appearance was not so eye-catching, so there was no need to cover up their appearance.

Isn't it just to cooperate with Lu Ci who needs to conceal his identity and appearance!

Yan Shu also leisurely took off the veiled hat, and under Lu Ci's envious eyes, he admired the lights all over the city wantonly while enjoying the breath of air, his eyes quickly fell on the exquisitely decorated colorful buildings, and said with a smile : "It's a coincidence."

The night they arrived in Qinzhou City happened to be the seventh day of the seventh month, the most anticipated Qiqiao festival for folk daughters.

If in Bianjing, rich Jia of the gentry usually set up sheds in the courtyard, hang pictures of the Cowboy and the Weaver Girl everywhere, and prepare festive snacks such as Qiaoguo, and invite the female relatives of the clan to hold a clever festival.

However, most of the common people in Qinzhou did not have the luxury of setting up a booth for gatherings alone, but the general judge Di Qing came up with an idea - to use the old watchtower that was left unused due to the expansion of the city, and the government sent someone to arrange it for a temporary needle threading Upstairs, let the girls go up freely.

This has also caused the pedestrians in the streets and alleys to be different from the past. Most of them are young girls with exquisite makeup and bright clothes, or they are accompanied by family members, servants, or three or five friends.They either wore masks, or showed off their faces generously, whispering happily all the way, moving towards the direction of the tower.

Among them are some noble ladies who wear light-colored fencing to cover their necks and shoulders, but in this brightly lit street at night, men wearing veiled caps are rare.

Lu Ci, who was bathed in many curious eyes, really didn't want to talk to these two bad friends who were self-centered and disrespectful. He was about to go to his mansion to find Di Qing first, when he heard a voice behind him. There was a rush of footsteps: "Lu, Mr. Lu."

——It's Ouyang Xiu.

Lu Ci turned around, and saw Ouyang Xiu who had slipped away at some point and returned, out of breath, still holding several masks tightly in his arms, and asked in a low voice: " I saw it on the mat just now, although the style is a bit crude, but...if Mr. Lu doesn't mind it, why don't you use it instead of the veil?"

good idea.

Lu Ci blinked, took one of the pair with a smile, and while wearing it, praised with satisfaction: "It's so good. Uncle Yong has a heart."

Ouyang Xiu smiled embarrassedly.

Although the material used for this mask is simple, the stall owner's painting skill is quite good.

A fox mask asking for eighty renminbi during the Qiqiao Festival, although the painting is not lifelike, the style is interesting and the colors are pretty.

There are also many people who wear masks to go out, and finally they are no longer too eye-catching.

"Next, you go shopping in your own places. As for the location of the post house in the city, you don't need me to show you the way?"

Lu Ci was finally able to take off the veil, and after saying this, he conveniently put the thing that was no longer needed on Liu Qi's head, ignored the other party's protest, and left with a smile.

——The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet once a year, and he and his little lover have not seen each other for nearly a year.

Although he didn't know where Di Qing was, Lu Ci was inexplicably confident that Di Qing was in the Lu residence at this moment.

He was very familiar with the roads and roads in Qinzhou, so he quickly chose a clean path that could avoid the flow of people, and shuttled smoothly in the alleys.

After he turned countless turns, the gate of his own house was right in front of him.

The servant standing in front of the door suddenly saw a man wearing a fox mask appearing, he couldn't help being stunned, and subconsciously asked: "Stop! Are you—"

"it's me."

Lu Ci interrupted him, lifted the mask halfway, and smiled slightly.

"Master!"

The servant was startled, and instinctively rubbed his eyes, almost thinking that he was in a dream: "How could the Lord be in—"

"Don't make any noise."

Lu Ci interrupted him softly, put on the mask again, opened the door with a smile and went in.

After entering the door, he had a very clear goal and went straight to his bedroom.

When he tiptoed to the door, Lu Ci paused, stretched out his hand, and pushed the door open suddenly. A figure lying on the bed sat up unexpectedly and shouted, "Bold! Who would dare—!"

"What's the matter? I'm here to see my little Di Lang."

Lu Ci gently took off the fox mask, revealing a very handsome and familiar face with crooked eyebrows and eyes smiling at this moment: "You are the one who has the guts to take up the bed while Master Lu is away?"

Next, he was content to watch Di Qing stare blankly at him with his mouth wide open and dreamy.

"Ah, ah..."

It was because Di Qinggang was too immersed in thinking about his grandfather that he unknowingly indulged himself in holding the letter from his grandfather and lying on his former couch.

Even in his dreams, he didn't dare to imagine that the person he missed so deeply last moment would unexpectedly appear in front of him the next moment without warning.

He must be dreaming, right?

Di Qing's face was blanked by the sudden surprise, and he was stuck for a long time with the phrase '摅羽', but he couldn't give any other response.

Lu Ci approached with a smile, and he didn't say a word, just rolled his eyes silently, staring greedily at the silhouette of his lover who made him yearn day and night.

"Why are you so startled?"

Lu Ci gave a low laugh, held Di Qing's hand, leaned over, and with the other hand, put the fox mask that had just been removed, especially the warmth, on Di Qing's face.

The next moment, with a thought in his mind, through this thin mask, he couldn't help but gently kissed the lips of the owner of that deeply affectionate gaze.

"Jiaojiao begged Zhinu for a coincidence. And Xiao Dilang's wish..."

When Lu Ci said this, he felt a little embarrassed: "It must be to see me?"