Seventeen days in the capital

Meaning, Mitsui couldn't help but read the Shanglian again, and finally turned to Mu Mu and said, "Who came up with such a difficult Shanglian?"

At this moment, Rukawa raised a faint smile and said, "Who can write such a difficult pair, and bring us here proudly, who else do you think?"

Hearing Rukawa's words, Mitsui suddenly realized, and said: "I understand, Mu Mu, you must have met the Shanglian at the entrance of the restaurant, and you have such an eternal absolute, so you have eaten free food here for several days. I really have you."

"Let's go, I'll be a cheap eater today, and I'll let you all eat for free." As he said that, Mu Mu was about to take Rukawa and Mitsui into the restaurant, but unexpectedly, he was stopped by a group of people at the door.

Rukawa raised his head and saw that the person blocking them was none other than Kiyota Nobunaga who he met in the ruined temple yesterday. It turned out that Mu Mudu had published someone else's Shanglian, and that person was not convinced, so he asked Kiyota Nobunaga to "revenge" up.Nobunaga Kiyota walked up to them and said in an arrogant tone: "Who says no one can get it right? Young master, I did it in less than a cup of tea." Then, he ordered the shopkeeper on the side to bring The brocade in his hand was hung on another wooden pole at the entrance of the store, and he saw the inscription: "Sai Shitai, Sai Shicai, Sai Shicai on the Saishitai." Rukawa couldn't help being a little impressed by this man who uttered wild words.

I saw Qingtian slowly walking down the steps, came to the edge of Rukawa, and said to him: "I still want to eat for free, I'm afraid you don't have the money to pay the bill." After finishing speaking, he left Wangjiang Tower swaggeringly.

After lunch, the three of them went to the Zhuangyuan Building of the inn.Zhuangyuan Building was originally not called Zhuangyuan Building, it was called Qingyun Inn, and it was intended to make progress in the sky.It was just because the previous champions of the new subjects stayed here during the autumn period, so later the boss simply renamed it "Zhuangyuan building", aiming to attract the best officials in the country to stay.

It was already past lunch time, but there were still many guests in the main hall, some were drinking tea, some were reading, some were chatting, in short, it was very lively.

Rukawa looked around, and finally, his eyes fell on the wall above the stairs. There seemed to be many wooden signs hanging on it. Each wooden sign had a candidate's name written on it, and there were corresponding odds below. Rukawa was curious. , walked forward, walked closer, and only saw the names on it clearly, there were Kiyota Nobunaga, Itakura Daijiro, Tsuchiya Jun, and Mugure Gongyan. He was very surprised to see his own name at the end. Looking back at Mu Mu, Mu Mu explained: "This is a new trick played by the owner of the inn. He hangs the candidates' names on the wall and asks the guests to place bets. The lower the odds, the better the person who buys him the number one prize." More and more. I asked the boss to add your name, I didn’t expect that all the rumors about you in Shanghe have spread here.”

"No, why are you and Qingtian's group named before my Feng'er?" Mitsui asked puzzled, in his heart, his Feng'er was the best, bar none.

When Rukawa heard the phrase "My Feng'er" blurted out by him, his face turned red instantly, and he gave Mitsui a blank look. He didn't think that Mitsui would not buy it at all, and said ruffianly: "What does it matter, Mu Mu is not an outsider." After finishing speaking, Seeing Mu Mu smiling and looking at the two of them, Rukawa's face turned even redder.

Mumu answered Mitsui's question: "Qingtian and his group are popular candidates for the next subject, so there is no need to talk about this subject. As for me, this is the reason why I want to come to Beijing a month earlier."

It was only then that Mitsui suddenly realized: "Oh, I see, you came to the capital early, and you got a good match in Wangjiang Tower, and your reputation was greatly improved, so the boss put your name in front of Feng'er. Am I right? ?”

"Well, you're smart." Rukawa said lightly.After finishing speaking, he ignored the two people and came to the boss's counter to check in.

The owner of the inn is a man in his 40s with a fat head and big ears. When he saw Rukawa's handsome features and bookish look, he knew in his heart that he was here to participate in Qiu Wei, so he said to him with a smile on his face: "Young master wants to stay in the inn Well, we have three types of rooms here. This day’s room is five taels of silver a day, this place’s room is three taels of silver a day, and this herringbone room is one and a half a day. I advise you to live in a Tianzi room, the so-called one step to the sky Well. From my look, you must be going to high school." After speaking, he looked at Rukawa obsequiously, expecting his answer.

"No, I just want two herringbone rooms." Rukawa was always frugal, and he didn't believe in the theory of reaching the sky in one step, so he replied flatly.

After hearing this, the boss immediately mumbled like a deflated ball: "Hey, I think the young master is covered by dark clouds, he won't pass high school, and he can't even pay five taels of silver. How can he be the number one scholar?" After speaking, he picked up the paper and pen, and asked, "What's your name?"

"Rukawa Maple!"

The boss suddenly raised his head, looked at him in surprise, and said, "So it's Mr. Rukawa, what an offense, what an offense, someone has already booked a room for you, and I'll take you there."

The boss just finished speaking, but this time it was Rukawa's turn to be surprised. He looked at Mu Mu, and Mu Mu shook his head. Obviously, Mu Mu didn't book this room for him, so who is it?But no matter what, if you don't get paid for your merits, Rukawa insisted, "No, I'll still live in a herringbone house."

"How can this work? The other party has even paid the rent, and you can't stay here. I'm not good at work." The boss said.

"Who is the other party?" Mitsui asked.

"I can't say that." The boss replied.

Mitsui saw that there was no result, so he said to Rukawa: "Why don't you live in this Tianzihao room first, so that you can review quietly, and secondly, we can also see what is sold in this mysterious person's gourd. What medicine."

"That's right, if you don't live in a Tianzihao room, then I can only move in and live with you in a Herringbone room." Mu Mu also persuaded from the side.After hearing what the two said, Rukawa weighed it, then nodded, and agreed, thinking that after the mysterious person appeared, he would just return the money to him.

It was the waiter in the inn who led Ruchuan and the others upstairs, named Gong Yiyi Fan. Although he was short in stature, his mouth was very thin, and he talked endlessly along the way, giving people a kind of nagging Feel.

After coming to the room, Gong Yishen closed the door mysteriously, and then took out a small white porcelain bottle from his arms, which was called "Jingqi Pill", and said that after taking it, he would feel more refreshed. With sharp eyes and ears, there is naturally an extra chance of winning in the examination room.Reluctantly, Rukawa just shook his head, and Mitsui laughed when he saw this scene.

Seeing that Rukawa didn't take it seriously, Gong Yi took out another piece of paper, which he called "Jinke Qiuwei's test paper", saying that his relatives were working in the palace and risked their heads to steal it. Five taels of silver was sold to Rukawa, and they could get a discount if they bought them all. However, after speaking, Rukawa still waved his hand. At this time, Mitsui laughed until his stomach ached.

Seeing that he couldn't sell anything, Gong Yi finally took out the book titled "The Great Achievements of Taiwei Zebei" from his arms, saying that he would buy the test questions and give the book as a gift.However, Rukawa still shook his head and signaled him to go out quickly. At this moment, Mitsui was already laughing and lying on the table, thinking, this capital city is really interesting, not only the owner of the restaurant and inn is full of tricks, but even the waiter in this shop is so interesting , I really didn't let myself come here for nothing.

Gong Yi came to make sales in high spirits, but went out disappointed.After Gong Yi went out, Ruchuan saw a young man standing at the door, also dressed as a scholar, dressed in white, not tall but lame.

The young man came in from the door limping, and saw him making a bow, and then said: "Is this Mr. Rukawa of Shanghecheng?"

"Exactly." Rukawa stood up and bowed in return.

"In Xialingnan County, Aida Yanichi." The young man introduced himself, and then said: "The waiter in the shop just lied to you. His test questions are all from the first subject. Mr. Kiyota next door has already passed the appraisal."

Liu Chuan smiled shallowly, and then said: "I know, maybe he has a high court and a wife and children, so he is deceived like this." Ru Chuan guessed like this, he always thinks of people in a good place , so Mitsui heard that he was going to Beijing alone to catch the exam, so he felt relieved to follow him.

Chatting and chatting, Yanyi heard that it was their first time in Beijing, so he proposed to go to the Jinshui River behind the Zhuangyuan Building to see the scenery together. Hearing that the scenery there is very beautiful, Rukawa nodded.

The three of them followed Yanyi to the Jinshui River, passed through an archway named "Xiangyang Gate", and saw the pavilion in front of it. When they walked closer, they saw a few poems engraved on the stone tablet next to the pavilion. :

Lonely prosperous son, Anling and Longyang.Go to Lianli hand in hand and stay overnight in the same clothes.

I would like to be lovebirds, spread my wings and soar together.How many Zhexian roads, the official road is westerly.

Danqing hides an undercurrent, and it will never be easy to see each other.Not for the bosom friend, find the chapter for me.

Mitsui hasn't read too many books, so he still doesn't understand what the poem is about, but Rukawa and Mumu have already understood it at this time. This poem seems to be telling a poignant story. The author of the poem claims to have An Ling Jun's talent and Longyang Jun's beauty, but for some reason, he was forced to part ways with his lover. In the end, although he was heartbroken, there was nothing he could do.

"What a sad love poem." Mu Mu sighed.

"And it's a same-sex love poem." Rukawa continued his words, and just after he finished speaking, he saw Mitsui's gaze cast over him, but when he looked at him, he turned his face away again.

At this time, I only heard Yanyi from the side saying: "Mr. Ruchuan is right. I heard that there is another paragraph about this poem."