The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

The fire tree and the silver flowers are closed, and the iron lock of the star bridge is opened.

The two walked in the direction of hitting the tree flowers, surrounded by brilliant lights and fireworks, and the atmosphere of celebrating the festive season was strong.

Walking through the crowded crowd, Lu Xiuyuan inevitably got closer and closer to Yun Chen at the same time, his arms were almost stuck together.

During the period, he accidentally touched the young man's slender waist, which was warm and soft. Before Lu Xiuyuan realized what he had touched, he saw the young man who had been walking with his head sullen suddenly turn his face and glared at him fiercely.

Lu Xiuyuan coughed twice, simply put his hands behind his back, and smiled apologetically at Shi Yunchen, "Sorry, sorry, there were too many people there just now."

Shi Yunchen snorted softly and looked away, but the tips of his ears seemed to be a little red

After bypassing various street performers, they finally came to a high wall located in the northwest.

The high wall was already surrounded by men, women and children watching the performance, and everyone stood outside the safe range in an orderly manner.

Lu Xiuyuan stretched his head slightly to look at the charcoal-burning stove ahead. The scrap iron inside had melted into golden molten iron, which was flowing into a stone basin below.

He could feel the heat coming from such a distance, he couldn't help pulling Shi Yunchen back.

The other party naturally blocked him, turned his head and teased: "Lu Xiucai, I just realized that you are so timid?"

Lu Xiuyuan smiled helplessly, "This is to avoid possible risks."

Shi Yunchen raised his eyebrows at him triumphantly, "It's obvious that you are timid, why are you ashamed to admit it."

During their conversation, the pot of molten iron was almost accumulated, and the performance officially kicked off.

An old man was wearing a straw hat and an anti-scald cloak, holding a special willow wooden spoon in his right hand. When the spoon first touched the molten iron in the basin, a small cluster of sparks exploded.

A child in the crowd let out a short cry.

The old man scooped up a spoonful of molten iron with a calm expression, and splashed it onto the city wall with the sound of drums and drums.

The [-]-degree molten iron was hit on the cold high wall, and bright sparks burst out, like meteors falling from the sky.

The surrounding crowd all gasped in amazement, and Lu Xiuyuan also followed suit in the same way as the Romans did. This kind of spiritual shock made him gasp in admiration.

This excitement lasted for half an hour.

After they finished admiring the trees and flowers, Shi Yunchen pointed to the river lantern seller next to him, "Lu Xiucai, let's go release the river lanterns."

Lu Xiuyuan laughed and said, "As for that river, now is the time when there are many people, so I definitely can't let it go."

Shi Yunchen didn't care, "How can we not let off the river lanterns to pray for blessings during the Shangyuan Festival? This process still needs to go." After speaking, he pulled Lu Xiuyuan, bought two river lanterns, and went to the riverside of the town together.

The temperature has risen in the past few days, and there is only a little broken ice on the river. Several painted boats are floating on the shore, and there are many beauties covered with gauze, dancing in cloud clothes.

When they passed, the shore was already crowded with young men and women, and there was no room to spare.

Seeing that the river lantern was about to fail, Shi Yunchen didn't give up, pulled Lu Xiuyuan and walked along the river for a while, and finally let him find a remote place with few people.

The other party couldn't wait to step forward, put the lamp in the river, and closed his eyes to pray for blessings.

Lu Xiuyuan followed and walked over. Looking at the terrain here, he estimated that this place is empty, and there are still a lot of broken ice on the edge, no wonder not many people came over.

Looking at Shi Yunchen who closed his eyes in front of him, he reminded: "Master Shi, be careful where you step, the water here seems a little deep."

The other party closed his eyes and nodded slightly.

Lu Xiuyuan also found a safe place to squat down, and put the river lantern in his hand into the water.

Seeing the river lantern in front of him drifting away with the waves, he didn't have a strong desire in his heart, so he prayed for the health of his family.

When they finished setting up the river lanterns and were about to leave, Shi Yunchen suddenly saw the leaves on the edge of the lantern he had set up just now, the leaves on the edge fell off, and the flames went out when the wind blew.

His face instantly became ugly.

The air was silent for a while.

Lu Xiuyuan looked at the other party, and tentatively asked softly: "Maybe it was accidentally extinguished by the strong wind by the river?"

Being watched like this, Shi Yunchen was so ashamed and indignant that he kicked the broken stones away from his feet, "What kind of broken river lantern is that man selling? See if my young master smashed his stall!" Go on the way you just came.

Seeing the situation, Lu Xiuyuan thought it was okay, so he hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "No way, Master Shi, don't be impulsive, let's just let him change to a new one."

Shi Yunchen turned his head and said angrily: "No, the quality of the river lanterns he sells is too poor. What if I get a new one, if it still doesn't work, what should I do? I just smashed his stall and asked him to go home and practice for a few years before selling it. !"

In the end, it was Lu Xiuyuan's good talk that persuaded people.

"The high wall is at the edge of the town, and the sellers there are usually river lanterns made by the villagers themselves. The production level fluctuates, so there is no need to argue with them."

Shi Yunchen glanced at him, "Lu Xiucai is really kind, if it's your river lantern that goes out, can you still be so calm?"

After hearing this question, Lu Xiuyuan smiled brightly, "If Mr. Lu has the skills of the young master, he will definitely go and smash him."

When Shi Yunchen heard the words, he smiled triumphantly, "Then why did you stop me, young master?"

Lu Xiuyuan directly pushed the other party's shoulder, coaxing: "It's a big festival, there's no need to waste time on this kind of thing, let's go to the town to buy a good quality one, and put it on again when we come back."

After finally coaxing Shi Yunchen, when they were about to go back to the town, they suddenly heard a voice behind them calling.

Lu Xiuyuan turned around, and saw a painting boat rowing across the river, on which stood two people dressed as scholars, waving desperately to this side.

"Master Shi! I've been looking for you for a long time! Come play on the boat!"

Lu Xiuyuan took a look at Shi Yunchen, only to see that the other party frowned, looking a little impatient.

"Do you want to go there?"

Shi Yunchen said in a disgusted tone: "It's just a bunch of scumbags, do you think this young master looks like the kind of person who takes in all kinds of cats and dogs?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiuyuan said directly: "Then let's go directly."

When the people on the boat saw that Shi Yunchen was about to leave, they panicked immediately, and hurriedly let the boat dock, and shouted: "Master Shi, don't leave yet, we have a good thing to present to you."

Hearing that there are good things, Shi Yunchen looked back and saw the person standing at the bow, holding a ledger in his hand, "It's definitely a good thing, Master Shi will know when he comes over."

Those dog legs belonged to Zhao Yu in the past. If they came to surrender, the accounts they got must be some private accounts of Zhao Yu. Although the other party is gone now, the family in the capital is still there, and there is no more evidence for them. harm.

Before walking over, Shi Yunchen thought about some of the things he did in private in the past, which seemed to be not so open and aboveboard. For the sake of image, he decided to temporarily dismiss Lu Xiuyuan.

"Lu Xiucai, my young master is going to meet them, why don't you go buy a river lamp first? When you come back, we'll be able to talk with them."

Lu Xiuyuan understood what the other party meant, and expressed his understanding, "The water over there is deep, so be careful when getting on the boat." After explaining, he turned and left.

Shi Yunchen watched the other party go away, then turned around and went to the boat.

The two scholars who just greeted each other were from average family backgrounds, they didn't study well in the academy, they fooled around with Zhao Yu all day long, and they used their power to oppress other students from ordinary backgrounds every day.

Shi Yunchen had encountered this kind of situation several times, anyway, he didn't have a good impression of this kind of person.

As soon as he got on the boat, he stretched out his hand, "Bring it here and let me have a look first."

"Master Shi, please be safe and don't be impatient," the person holding the account book just now looked at his companion with a wicked smile, "It's not too late to read after we finish talking."

Clusters of fireworks exploded in the air, indicating that the lantern festival is still in progress.

Lu Xiuyuan, who had just walked away by the river, turned back silently.

He squatted at the place where the lanterns were placed before, and sat in a hidden place, watching the painting boat on the side from a distance.

It wasn't that he wanted to find out anything on purpose, it was just that he was used to being cautious when encountering situations. In such a situation, he always felt a little uneasy going to other people's boats alone.

No matter what, let's wait for Shi Yunchen to finish talking, anyway, the matter of He Deng is not in a hurry.

The fireworks in the town have been blown up twice, and almost a quarter of an hour has passed.

Fine snowflakes began to float in the sky, and a layer of hoarfrost soon formed on the ground.

Lu Xiuyuan looked at the boat in the distance, but the other party hadn't gotten off the boat yet.

He squatted on the shore, rubbing his stiff fingers, the cold wind mixed with snowflakes, blowing on his body.

Lu Xiuyuan's face was already numb, his whole body was frozen and he had no temper at all.

Just when he was about to stand up and jump a few times to warm himself up, he suddenly heard a muffled "plop" from the side of the painting boat.

Looking keenly at the place where the sound came from, I saw two furtive figures getting off the boat and running away.

Lu Xiuyuan's heart skipped a beat, he stood up and ran towards the place where the sound came from.

Where the boat stopped, the water was deep and dark. He couldn't see anyone, but could only hear the sound of splashing water.

Pausing for a moment, after judging the approximate location, Lu Xiuyuan no longer hesitated, and jumped in at once.

The moment he was surrounded by the river water, his breathing stagnated. While maintaining his balance, he tried to calm down his emotions, adjusted his breathing, and swam towards the place where the sound came from.

The river water in winter was icy cold, and Lu Xiuyuan could feel his underwater body being stabbed by needles, gradually numb, and heard the sound of splashing water gradually fading away, feeling anxious, so he couldn't help but increase his movements.

Clusters of fireworks exploded in the sky again, and the light shone on the water, finally allowing him to see a pair of hands struggling in a panic.

It really was Shi Yunchen.

At this time, his limbs were frozen stiff by the river water, and the situation was urgent. After spotting Shi Yunchen's position, he grabbed the opponent's back collar without hesitation.

Shi Yunchen struggled more violently in an instant.

Lu Xiuyuan could only grit his teeth, and quickly dragged the other party to swim to the shore.

Facing the cold wind, snowflakes hit his face, giving him the illusion of being scalded. It was only a few minutes, but it felt like a long century had passed.

When he finally dragged Shi Yunchen up from the river, the other party had already passed out.

Lu Xiuyuan hurriedly tested his breath with his left hand, grasped the pulse with his right hand, and put his ear against the opponent's chest to listen for cardiac arrest.

Fortunately, everything is normal.

Then he checked the other party's mouth, and there was no foreign body or the like.

Fortunately, Shi Yunchen held his breath after falling into the water, otherwise the water would have choked into his lungs, and the trouble would be serious.

However, their current situation was also very critical. The wind was always strong by the river, and he had just climbed onto the bank, and he felt that his body was already so stiff that he was about to die.

Lu Xiuyuan looked around, but fortunately there was a house not far away with lights on.

He quickly squatted down and pulled Shi Yunchen towards him, tried a few times, but failed, he just carried the opponent on his shoulder like a bag, and tried to walk there quickly.

Lu Xiuyuan was also so cold that he was about to lose his mind, and now he was walking steadily towards that family's house step by step based on an instinct.

His knees were already too stiff to bend, so he could only move straight forward, and at the same time, he had to be careful not to trip over his feet, otherwise he probably wouldn't be able to get up again.

With a suffocated breath in his heart, he slowly moved to the door of that house.

When he finally walked into the yard, he looked at the panicked old woman in the house, opened his mouth, and wanted to borrow your bedroom, but he couldn't say a word, his frozen tongue was no longer in control.

The old woman looked at the two drenched young men in a mess, she guided him into the bedroom with great experience, said a few words to help them prepare a charcoal basin, and then left.

Lu Xiuyuan couldn't notice what the old woman said at this moment, he put Shi Yunchen down stiffly.

The other party's face was pale and his lips were bruised, and the situation was not good at first glance.

At this time, Lu Xiuyuan had no time to take care of other things. Lu Xiuyuan began to pick Shi Yunchen's clothes. Because his fingers were too stiff, he accidentally left a few scratches on the opponent's body.

Finally, all the shackles were released, and the other party appeared in front of him like an egg that had been peeled off its shell.

He glanced roughly, then grabbed a piece of clothing beside him, helped the other party dry off the water, and then dragged him onto the bed, and Lu Xiuyuan also fell down on the head of the bed exhausted.

But it's not over yet. He knelt and sat aside, not rubbing his hands. When it was a little warmer, he quickly stuck to the other's chest, helped rubbing to keep warm, moved up and down, and rubbed his whole body.

At this moment, Lu Xiuyuan heard the movement from outside, and quickly pulled the quilt to cover the opponent's body.

The old lady just now came in with a charcoal basin in her arms and put it beside the bed.

The red-burning charcoal quickly brought warmth to the room. Lu Xiuyuan looked at the little sparks in the basin in front of him, and wanted to get into it at this moment.

He moved closer to the charcoal basin tremblingly, rubbing his body non-stop, so as to recover his body temperature as soon as possible.

The old woman next to her turned and left after putting down the brazier.

After glancing at the closed door, Lu Xiuyuan began to pull his clothes.

The winter clothes soaked in water are wet and cold, and the body has been soaked for so long, and the skin has begun to turn white.

After he took off all the trembling, he took the clothes just now, wiped off the water on his body, and rubbed his whole body a little bit, picked up a coat at the side, and wrapped it around himself.

After taking care of himself a bit, Lu Xiuyuan quickly grabbed another piece of clothing, put it on the fire and roasted it for a while, then spread the hot clothing on Shi Yunchen's chest, and then took two pieces from the side, giving them to each other in turn. The other party keeps warm.

Lu Xiuyuan felt a little guilty about such a mess of people's clothes, but the matter was urgent, and I hope the old lady will be merciful, and he will wash it clean afterwards.

After Lu Xiuyuan's stiff body gradually recovered, he carefully observed Shi Yunchen's condition.

The other party was still pale, his lips were blue, and he looked unconscious.

As soon as Lu Xiuyuan reached into the bed, he was frozen by the temperature inside.

Why is it still so cold, and I started to rub each other again.

Inadvertently, he caught a glimpse of bright red on the other person's chest. He stopped his gaze and looked at the red mole in front of him. He couldn't help but press it, and it didn't fade. It looked like a simple mole.

After waiting for a while, the old woman came in with two bowls of hot ginger soup, and told him in a gentle tone that there was still a lot in the pot outside, and asked him to fill it up after drinking it.

Lu Xiuyuan took the ginger soup and thanked the old woman.

The other party waved his hand to show that he didn't care, and told Lu Xiuyuan to call her outside if necessary, and left after speaking.

Lu Xiuyuan first put ginger soup on the table, looking at Shi Yunchen who was unconscious, feeling a little distressed.

After thinking for a while, he sat on the head of the bed, lifted Shi Yunchen's upper body, and put the pillow on the head of the bed, and slowly put him down in a half-lying position.

Only then did he serve ginger soup, took a spoonful, blew the hot air on the surface, and began to deliver it to the other party's mouth.

In the next second, a spoonful of ginger soup flowed down the corner of his mouth.

Lu Xiuyuan frantically wiped it a few times to wipe off the water.

Looking at Shi Yunchen in front of him, his brows were furrowed and his teeth were clenched.

This made Lu Xiuyuan a little embarrassed.

Now that the cold air is entering the body of the other party, he must drink something that can generate heat in the body, so as to force the cold air out.

Lu Xiuyuan's eyes kept shifting between Jiang Tang and the other's lips.

I thought it would not be a problem to be in such a stalemate, and it would only be more troublesome if it was dragged on for a long time.

He simply sat on the bedside, took Shi Yunchen into his arms, stretched his chin with his right hand, scooped up a spoonful of ginger soup with his left hand, blew on it, and slowly poured it in. Fortunately, the liquid caused the other party to swallow Instinctively, he swallowed the ginger soup very smoothly.

After continuing to feed like this for half a quarter of an hour, the two bowls of ginger soup were finally swallowed down.

Only then did Lu Xiuyuan heave a sigh of relief. He laid the other person down and moved his body. Feeling that he had almost recovered, he turned around and went outside to find the old woman to thank him solemnly.

The old lady still maintained their previous posture, sitting in the main room watching the fireworks outside.

After seeing Lu Xiuyuan coming out, he got up and said, "Young man, wait a minute, the old lady will serve you a bowl of ginger soup."

Lu Xiuyuan sat on a chair beside him, thanked him while drinking, and chatted with the old woman about homework by the way.

After chatting, he found that the old woman was an old man living alone, and her son's family was in business, wandering away all year round.

Looking at the deserted courtyard, Lu Xiuyuan said a few words of comfort. The old man smiled and shook his head indifferently. After so many years, she had already looked away.

They chatted for a while, and the old lady was about to go back to her room to rest. She pointed to the kitchen and said that there was still warm ginger soup in the pot, and asked Lu Xiuyuan to drink two more bowls, and just sleep next door for a while.

Lu Xiuyuan thanked him, but he was not polite, and he drank two big bowls in the past, and now his body was completely warmed up.

Thinking of Shi Yunchen who was unconscious in the house, he couldn't go to the town to report to his family for the time being

In the end, I decided to forget it, and wait until the other party wakes up tomorrow morning.

It was already midnight, and the streets outside were still beating with gongs and drums, reveling all night long.

Lu Xiuyuan was also tired after a long time of tossing, he yawned and went back to the room.

Stretching out his hand to test the temperature on Shi Yunchen's body, it was finally not as cold as before. He breathed a sigh of relief, pushed the person inside, and squeezed onto the bed himself.

At some point in the night, Lu Xiuyuan was half asleep and half awake, and felt that his side was half grilled with charcoal. He dazedly touched the other's forehead, and his hands were hot.

Find the towel prepared in advance, soak it in room temperature water, and wipe the other person's body and limbs all over.

It was so busy, and it lasted until Maoshi, when the temperature on the other party's body finally dropped.

Lu Xiuyuan stayed up all night, and fell asleep immediately after feeling the other person's body temperature back to normal.

In the early morning of the next day, the sound of firecrackers sounded outside, and the people on the bed gradually woke up.

In Lu Xiuyuan's sleep, he felt the people around him move. Reflexively, he raised his arms and wanted to check, so he met the other's suspicious eyes.

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The introduction of ps tree flower comes from Du Niang