He planted peonies in the Tang Dynasty

Ye Nu had no room to struggle, and was dragged away from the main hall by a few clerks after a while. Cui Li's pointed smiling face finally disappeared from his sight completely across the screen. .

The Spring Courtyard was filled with snow and it was not quiet. On the contrary, it was very lively. Including He Lian, more than a dozen teenagers lined up in the corridor to chat happily.

"I heard that the Persian caravan brought a gold-plated lute this time and asked the parrot to play it with its claws. After Gu Lang has settled the household deeds and residence for us, he will go to the restaurant in the West Market in the afternoon. "

Ye Nu was at the end of the line. Because of his small stature, he could only look left and right at the end of the line. There was a black lacquer table there, and a neat man in a plain long gown was sitting behind the table. It was what everyone was talking about. Gu Lang.

Every boy left the yard, holding a sheep jacket in his arms, his fingertips still stained red with ink pad, while Gu Lang slowly folded the papers in front of the case beside him, picked up his pen and ink, and called out the next one. Give your name.

Ye Nu waited, while being exposed to the snow, when it was finally his turn, there was no one behind him, he took a deep breath, wiped his two white eyebrows, raised his face and said: "My name is Ye Nu, I am Shao It’s from the State Jiaofang Division.”

Gu Lang took a look at him, put down his pen, stretched out a pair of white and clean hands to the charcoal brazier to keep warm, and said to the little official next to him: "Why is this nephew of Cui Cheng different from the previous one? to fifteen."

Because the Taiyue Department plays big songs for court banquets and sacrifices, its requirements for recruiting long-serving musicians have always been the most stringent among Tang Siyue institutions. At least 15 years old.

Ye Nu didn't dare to hesitate, picked up the cloth bag on his shoulder, and said on tiptoe, "I'm weak, and I accidentally lost the official test on the way, but I'm already fifteen." Gu Lang responded, turning over the charcoal fire: " It's still smart, fifteen is fifteen, what is the name rectification?" Ye Nu said: "Rectification of the name?" Gu Lang said: "For example, the surname is Gu Mingyue, this is the rectification of the name." Ye Nu said: "Then I have no name." Gu Langxin wanted to write on the official deed, and read: "Cui Wuming."

"My surname is not Cui, and I'm not his nephew." Ye Nu was startled, and tightened his palms. He didn't know where the grievance came from, and his nails just picked out a unwilling white mark on the worn-out cloth bag. "My surname is Su. It's called Sue Ann."

A piece of snow flakes outside the corridor was swept into the charcoal brazier by the wind, and the clouds rose up.Gu Yue stared at Ye Nu, the thin wolf hair in his hand hovered three inches above the paper, and did not move.Ye Nu stretched out his little hands that were purple with cold, pressed his fingers into the ink pad one by one in turn, almost squeezed out the red juice, and rushed to stamp the deed paper.

Gu Yue said: "After signing this contract, you are a Leza household. Your household registration has to be transferred to the Taichang Temple of the Ministry of Rites. You are not allowed to intermarry with your beloved and official households for the rest of your life. You are so young, do you understand what it means?" Ye Nu's voice Little: "Understood, my father and mother have said that the contract money is ten gold, half of it will fill the family, and the other half will be for Hua Nu to marry a woman. Hua Nu is my younger brother."

A few clerks standing next to him shrugged their shoulders and laughed: "You are not like the previous ones, who thought you were a young master after being sold by your family." Ye Nu said, "Give me a jacket." The clerk crossed his waist: "Haven't you paid Cui Cheng the entry fee?" Ye Nu pointed at Gu Yue: "He's in charge, it's not your turn to talk."

After a while of silence, Gu Yue sighed, picked up the book at the corner of the table, turned over a few pages, and told everyone: "There are not enough berths for the past two days, let him squeeze in our Spring Courtyard before shifts are scheduled. .”

Ye Nu said: "Can I have a coat?" Gu Yue took a cloth towel, soaked it in water, and warmed it in front of the fire: "Give it to me." Ye Nu was still hesitating, but Gu Yue grabbed his coat directly. hand, and wiped the red ink pad on his fingertips for him.

"The curfew is still early, I will take you to Dongshi after I finish my errands." Gu Yue said, "Don't worry about Uncle Cui, there are at least dozens of his nephews, all of them are talented Dear dear, you can just follow me."

At that moment, the cold and stiff palms gradually returned warmth, Ye Nu's eyes became hot, and two lines of tears came down.Seeing this, Gu Yue smiled gently: "It's okay, you're new here, you're just not familiar with it yet."

Chunyuan is hundreds of feet deep and surrounded by lacquered walls painted with grass and wood patterns. It is the residence of the bureaucrats and government officials in the Taiyue Department. The courtyard is also called the Four Seasons courtyard.

Ye Nu quickly made a bed in Gu Yue's bedroom, and stayed alone for a while.He saw that the bookshelves were full of ancient and modern books, and he flipped through a few pages casually, but he didn't know a single word, so he simply didn't bother to flip through.

During this period, three people came, one was Zhang Jian, a small official from the neighbor, who asked Gu Yue for some advice on the official affairs of the Ministry of Rites, one was Gu Bo, who said he was Gu Shiba's clerk who came to receive letters, and one, who claimed to be Wei Yuanwai, moved in. A few jars of wine.

In this way, Ye Nu probably learned that Gu Yue was doing odd jobs in the Tai Le Department, responsible for arranging daily affairs such as recruitment, meals, accommodation and purchases, and he was a clerk who could barely handle Cui Li's affairs.

So, after seeing off all the guests, Ye Nu secretly took out the purse from the cloth bag, sat down and began to figure out how much money he had left, whether it was enough to take care of Gu Yue, when suddenly, the door slammed open.

"What, you're shy?" Gu Yue smiled, leaning on the door with one hand, "Tell me, how old are you this year? Ten years old? It's really rare for a person to travel so far to Chang'an without being trafficked."

Ye Nu's face sank, and he put away the money nervously: "I'm thirteen, the eldest is not young anymore, he just looks thin, let's go." After saying that, he was just about to get up, when he raised his eyes, he couldn't help being stunned.

A ray of sunset light in front of the door shone on Gu Yue's side face, making his skin like porcelain and his bright eyes like bright stones. Even though he traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an, he had never seen a person with such delicate facial features.

Gu Yue took out a fish talisman from the wooden drawer, and said casually, "You should have seen this when you entered the imperial city today, right? You will also have it in the future. It is used for entering and exiting the Suzaku Gate. It doesn't matter if it is late occasionally. Xun, you give my name."

When the two passed by the Zhuque Gate, Ye Nu asked again in a low voice: "Who are those people with Xiezhi on their shoulders?" Gu Yue greeted Chengmen Lang, while explaining: "Jin Wuwei, we are specially arrested during the curfew. The kind of person who goes out shopping without permission." Ye Nu: "..."

In Chang'an at night, the sunset is blurred, the lights are brilliant, the neighing of horses, the babbling of shadow puppets, and the laughter of men, women, and children while singing poems, all form a sea in the flowing water flower bridge and the high pavilion with cornices.Ye Nu's eyes were stained with an unusual color, such a gorgeous and gentle Chang'an was different from what he experienced in the morning.