That night, Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi stayed in the town.
Although they were traveling with Wu Anshi, Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi both joined the inn on their own.
Firstly, Wu Anshi was accompanied by his female family members, so it would be very inconvenient to force them to live in the same place.
Secondly, it’s also because of the insistence of a scholar. I’m not your family’s guest, so how can I live and eat in your house for free?
This is not only the case for Zhang Yue, but also for Huang Haoyi. The two of them easily reached a consensus.
This was already Quzhou, and Huang Haoyi found a hotel with a curtain hanging over it to stay.
Zhang Yue was familiar with such an inn. Before his own shop was burned down, it was the Yanli Inn.
Except for room cooking utensils, guests in this Jianli store are responsible for everything themselves. This kind of inn is also the most economical and affordable. It can be seen that Huang Haoyi is quite economical.
The two put down their luggage. Zhang Yue paid the porter and sent him back. Then he calculated the rent and asked the store clerk to fill Tang Jiu's wine gourd with wine and buy some food and wine. Huang Haoyi followed him. Then put in the rice and cook.
While eating in the hall, several merchants in Tang Jiuxun's shop asked about the situation on the road. These merchants all found that the roads were peaceful, and there was no possibility of turmoil.
Huang Haoyi looked unconvinced.
At the last meal, the food and wine were plentiful, but no one had enough rice.
After the meal, Huang Haoyi felt sorry and said that he had lit a lamp in the room and asked Zhang Yue to go over and read with him.
Zhang Yue agreed, and after reading for about an hour, Zhang Yue said he felt sleepy and went back to his room to rest. Huang Haoyi was greatly surprised by this move. Aren't all the economic students reading with their heads hanging from the beam and their buttocks tingling?
None of my fellow Jinshi majors are so lazy.
Huang Haoyi sighed again and again, forcing himself to sleep until midnight.
But Huang Haoyi had a restless sleep that night. Because of what Wu Anshi said during the day, his heart was very itchy. Thinking of the slender jade feet and the method of refining Qi, he couldn't get rid of it in his mind.
His family rules have been very strict since he was a child, and his adults have been very strict with him. Except for his relatives, he has never even looked at a woman. But after hearing Wu Anshi talk about many fun things, he couldn't help but think about it, but he didn't know about men and women, so he thought A bit ridiculous.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, Huang Haoyi heard footsteps.
He stood up and took a look. It turned out that several merchants who had been talking to them during the day, wearing black hats and white clothes, had left the store in the middle of the night, and they didn't know where they were.
This frightened Huang Haoyi so much that he got up several times at night to check what was going on in case something unexpected happened, but he heard Zhang Yue's house was filled with thunderous snoring.
Huang Haoyi got up early the next day and almost didn't sleep all night. He got up in the kitchen to see the movements of the people last night, but found out that they had already left.
Huang Haoyi hurriedly went to Zhang Yue's room and knocked on the door. Then he told the sleepy Zhang Yue about the strange things last night and said that the inn was very weird.
Zhang Yue was a little confused after hearing this, but seeing Tang Jiu's calm look on his face, he asked for advice: "In Jiulang's opinion, where did these people come from?"
Huang Haoyi looked at Tang Jiu and thought, this man is just a soldier, how come Zhang Yue is so respectful to him.
As soon as Tang Jiu got up, he drank from a wine gourd. After hearing this, he said calmly: "It doesn't matter, they are just some people who eat food and make trouble. They don't have any bad intentions. If we don't pay attention to them, they won't cause trouble."
Is eating food a monster?
Zhang Yue thought about it carefully and realized that yes, when those merchants had dinner yesterday, the table was filled with vegetarian dishes and they did not drink alcohol.
Zhang Yue has always wondered before he left Fujian. The Liangzhe Road was the richest place in the Song Dynasty, but why was it said to be uneven along the way? Didn’t the common people rebel because they didn’t have enough to eat? Why do people rebel even in a land of plenty?
But now Zhang Yue remembered that the Fangla Uprising, the largest peasant uprising in the two Song Dynasties, was on the Liangzhe Road.
Before the Fangla Uprising, non-governmental organizations that eat vegetables and serve demons were already everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River.
how so?
In a sentence, "the harsh and harsh methods of the ancients are now fully implemented in this dynasty". Taxation in the Song Dynasty was extremely heavy, especially in the prosperous Jiangnan. Folks used religion to form groups to fight against the government.
For example, Jin Yong described Mingjiao as "eating food will lead to demons".
In fact, in Jiangnan, it is not just the Mingjiao that is like this. Most non-governmental organizations are like "food-eaters and demons". The government exploits the local area and the people can no longer survive, so they have no choice but to seek refuge in these religious societies.
So the government used the term "eat vegetables to become demons" to stigmatize these non-governmental organizations. But this is a matter of course. The government definitely doesn't like people to form associations on their own, but the government refuses to reflect on itself and suppresses them forcefully.
Once the common people turned into thieves and rebelled, and the government could not defeat them, the imperial court issued edicts to high-ranking officials with generous salaries.
It is said that the best thing about Water Margin is that Zhao'an is a peasant uprising at the same time. Let's see how the capitulationists helped the court suppress the uprisings.
Having said this, Zhang Yue felt relieved and secretly admired Tang Jiu, thinking that when he was away from home, he had to have such an experienced person by his side to feel at ease. His brother really thought of him very thoughtfully on this point.
But after Tang Jiu finished speaking, he drank heavily again.
Huang Haoyi felt a little unhappy after hearing this, thinking that even though Tang Jiu knew where those people were coming from, he didn't even remind him, which made him worry in vain all night. Huang Haoyi thought about how tired he was yesterday and how miserable he would be on the road today.
Huang Haoyi had no choice but to send someone to spend money to hire a donkey to travel instead.
They made soup, started cooking, and then met up with Wu Anshi and others to go north. After traveling for a few days, they arrived at Quzhou. The Wu family had already arranged boats here to prepare to enter Hangzhou along the Qishui River and go north.
The Wu family, with more than two hundred people traveling north, originally hired five ships, and there was still a lot of room on the ship, so they arranged for Zhang Yuehuang Haoyi to board one of the ships.
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi were very happy. You must know that chartering a boat to Hangzhou is expensive and difficult to find at this time. It is not easy to have such a boat to take them there.
At this time, it was not easy for the two to argue, and he would not accept the money from Wu Anshi. They discussed that they would go to Bianjing to find some valuable gifts and visit the Wu family in the future.
Qishui, also known as Qujiang River, is the waterway between Jiangxi and Zhejiang.
At this time, Fujian was still very backward. The Twenty-Eight Capitals and Qinghu Pier were only developed after the Southern Song Dynasty. Therefore, when Fujian people entered Hangzhou by waterway, they had to borrow the Qi River to sail.
The upper reaches of the Qishui River are rich in bamboo and wood, so the wharves are discharged along the river. These bamboo trees are sold along the Qishui River to the Qiantang River and then to Hangzhou. The boats then transport rice back from Hangzhou. In addition to these businesses, there are also fruits, salt, Waiting for the boat by hand.
However, it is now the dry season in Qishui, and ships from upstream can only park at Quzhou Wharf. There is a boat bridge in the distance of the wharf, and several iron locks are connected across the river in the center.
Many ships reached the middle of the river but were unable to pass. Travelers on board were not allowed to disembark, so they could only sit in the boat and wait. There were also a few scholars sitting on the bow of the boat in the wind and dew all over the river, drinking and composing poems in great spirits.
Many ships have been tied to the shore, and people come to the shore to have fun. The restaurants and restaurants along the river bank were full of guests and it was very lively.
As night falls, the moon sets in the sky and there are few stars. Unexpectedly, fishing fires are everywhere on the river, complementing the lights of thousands of houses on the shore.
Zhang Yue watched this scene from the shore, letting the river breeze blow, and suddenly the feeling of a wanderer came to his heart. After only a few days, he began to miss home.
Zhang Yue let out a long sigh and was about to leave and return to the inn when he suddenly heard the sound of the piano.
Zhang Yuesheng looked around and saw a three-story building facing the water, with the top floor looking like a pavilion.
The sound of the piano came from this building.
The sound of the piano sounded very quiet and cold at first in the cold night, but after listening to it for a long time, I felt that it was like a crane wearing feathers and fishing on the river.
Suddenly, a few high-pitched sounds were heard, like frightened herons flapping their wings on the river beach, and the melodious sound of the piano was like coming to a place with mountains, rivers, pastoral, and fireworks in the world. It was a bit wild and natural, but also seemed to have the quiet feeling of a woman in a boudoir.
Zhang Yue was fascinated by the sound, and the sound of the piano flowed through his heart like water, soothing the loneliness of leaving home. Many tourists passing by here stopped to listen to the piano under the balcony.
Unknowingly, the sound of the river waves rises and falls, and the fishing fires on both sides of the bank light up and then dim.
The sound of the piano has stopped.
Zhang Yue and many others were at a loss and wanted to wait for another song to be played on the balcony, but in the end they could not hear it again. Zhang Yue couldn't help but leave with regret.
On the balcony.
Mrs. Fan sighed to the Seventeenth Niang who had finished playing the song: "After listening to your song, I remembered that when I was the daughter of Xiaojia Biyu, and then became the daughter of an official, she is now solemnly running the family. This is how our daughter's family lives. ”
Seventeenth Mother said: "Isn't this how we all live?"
After saying that, Shi Qiniang walked to the pavilion, leaned on the railing and looked out at the river view. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a young man standing not far away.
Fan said: "Seventeen, you Yunying is not married, so I don't feel deeply about it. Besides, I haven't seen you playing the piano for a long time. How can you be so elegant today?"
The Seventeenth Mother was taking the handkerchief handed by the female envoy and wiping her hands when she heard the words: "Try your hand to relieve the loneliness of the journey."
"You know how difficult it was for you to play a song in the past?"
Seventeenth Mother said: "If my father hadn't wanted us Wu girls to know how to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, I wouldn't have bothered to learn it. After studying for a long time, I knew the beauty of playing the piano, but it was just for my own entertainment. Three years ago, my father insisted I play the piano to entertain guests, but I don’t like to entertain people, so I will never play again.”
"It was a prince passing through the palace, so dad should respect him. I wanted to learn the piano, but unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity when I was young. It was too late for my dad to learn the piano after he became an official. I heard that Guo Guo taught the girls in Bianjing's boudoir. The piano master is most devoted to you, and I hope your talent and understanding can be passed on to him."
Seventeenth Mother smiled slightly and said, "Really? I've never heard him say it to me personally."
While the two were talking.
"I wonder who is playing the piano in the pavilion, can you please play another song?" At this time, Dan heard someone say from the balcony.
Fan laughed and said, "Seventeen, it's good for you. If you don't play, you'll be fine. Once you play, you'll attract the audience."
Seventeenth Mother turned around and smiled shyly, looking back and saw that the young man had left.
Mrs. Fan was surprised. How had she ever seen the Seventeenth Mother showing such a shy expression? She couldn't help but ask, "Would you like to play a song again?"
The Seventeenth Mother said: "My interest is gone, how can I have any good news? Go back!"
The next day.
Let the boat cross the river.
Wu Anshi took out his name card and asked the ferry official to let him go. When the other party heard that it was Wu Anshi, the nephew of the dignified deputy prime minister, he didn't dare to shirk the responsibility at all, so the boat was immediately let go.
The boat immediately passed by the Qujiang River, then to the Qiantang River, and headed all the way to Hangzhou.
