"Boya finds a soulmate with a pot of wine and a pot of wine.

From now on, I can only get drunk with poetry, and I search for it in my past passionate dreams."

Opposite the restaurant, a scholar in green clothes rode on a small black donkey, carrying a wine gourd in his hand, walked slowly, singing while walking.

"Willow Branches" in the Tang Dynasty are the new voices in Luoxia. Bai Juyi's poem "Listen to the newly translated willow branches" refers to this. It was the first to use the meaning of "willows rosy" to sing farewell, just as people in Chang'an are good at singing "Yangguan Sandist". By this time, this song has been passed down for a long time, and is no longer limited to parting, and it is almost a rural tune around Luoyang.

When I arrived at the restaurant, the scholar in Qingshan got off the donkey. A servant had already come up to catch it and took it aside and tied it up.

He sang a promise to a young man in his early twenties who stood up to greet him. The scribe in the green shirt bowed: "I haven't seen each other for several years, and Dalang has become more and more arrogant, just like a god-like man who is not as good as a worldly fireworks."

The young man smiled bitterly: "Brother said this so ashamed. I came to Luocheng this time to make food and clothing."

After saying this, the two of them stared at each other for a while, then laughed together and sat down on the table on the side.

The old man in the hotel hurried out from the hall and saluted the scholar in Qingshan: "For the business, please take care of the business! What wine should the Qi family Dalang drink today? What meat should he eat?"

Qi Dalang pointed to the young man opposite and said, "My little friend, Dalang, is a god. His ancestors are among the gods. He admires his ancestors as human beings. He does not participate in the imperial examinations, but he just likes to recite Nanhua, but he cannot eat oil and meat. If you have any fresh vegetables in your store, prepare some dishes and let's drink a few glasses of water and wine."

The old man was stunned for a moment: "The gods in this dynasty are said to be Chen Tuan of Huashan and Zhongnan planting."

Qi Dalang smiled and said, "You are right. My friend's ancestor is the immortal of Zhongnan. He also has a name called "Xiao Yinjun". He was originally from Luoyang, and he traveled to foreign lands with his father two years ago."

The old man was in a difficult time for his family business and was most concerned about the gods and Buddhas. After hearing this, he hurried forward and bowed.

Zhong Dalang smiled and shook his head: "There are no gods in the world, only true hermits. I am just reading two books of Taoism, I am just a little bit light and have little desires, and I can't judge the words and change my destiny. You don't have to worship me."

The old man curled his lips slightly, feeling a little disappointed. What kind of god is someone who can't tell fortunes without saying anything? It's useless to worship him.

Seeing that the old man had no enthusiasm, Qi Dalang held the gourd and said, "Brother Tang, fill my gourd with wine, and calculate the money for you later. By the way, come up with wine and vegetables quickly, don't let us wait for a long time."

Old Tang responded and carried the gourd into the restaurant.

Qi Dalang said to the young man: "Dazhi, why did you suddenly remember to go back to Luoyang? Where have you been in the past two years?"

"Alas, two years ago, my father was framed by a villain and seized his official position and was exiled to Douzhou, Lingnan. Thanks to my uncle donating an official position and exempting his father from his crime, our family returned to the Central Plains. In the past two years, he made a living in Ruzhou, and opened a hundred acres of land and lived a barely living. A few days ago, my father was recommended by the local magistrate and prepared a preparatory appointment in the Transportation Commission. Although his official position was low and his salary was small, he was a serious job. I am the eldest son of my family and went to Luoyang City to accompany my father."

Qi Dalang said "Oh" and nodded.

Zhong Dalang's name was Zhong Gu, with his courtesy name Dazhi, and was the eldest son of Zhong Shiheng. Zhong Shiheng became an official in Luoyang and could not be without a servant, so he followed him. Qi Dalang's name was Qi Benji, with his courtesy name Wuji, and he was originally from Hedong who lived in Luoyang.

When Zhong Gu was in Luoyang, the two studied together and had a very close relationship. This time Zhong Gu returned to Luoyang, and the two made an appointment to meet here.

After a while, Old Tang and his servant brought the wine and food out, and let the two of them use it slowly.

Zhonggu looked at the tall restaurant opposite, and the guests were in and out in a very lively place. He said to Qi Benji: "This restaurant is so deserted and far less prosperous than the opposite one. Why did my brother have to come here?"

"I am the old customer here. I am familiar with Mr. Tang and can't leave his face behind. The wine and meat just pass through the intestines. Where are there so many things to pay attention to? It's the same everywhere."

Zhong Gu nodded: "What my brother said is that there is a restaurant like this opposite. Old Tang should make efforts to clean up the restaurant, otherwise how could it attract customers? I sat here for a long time, and only a few people came."

Qi Benji sighed: "You don't know that this restaurant was bought by Tang Laoerpu. It was originally an official property, not his own property. How could he put in effort to decorate it? In fact, even the restaurant opposite was bought by the owner of Henan County."

Buying is not really a buy, it is similar to Xu Ping's contract in his previous life, usually lasting one year or three years. In this era, there is no profit sharing for Pumping Buying, and it is determined how much money will be spent in a year. Regardless of whether the business is good or bad, this money is indispensable. Since it is not your own industry, who will work hard on the house? If the capital is not earned back, it will become someone else's.

Speaking of which, the price of the pony purchases at this time were all made clear and real prices, not considered cheating. As long as they are veterans, they will not lose money without accidents. After the reform of Xining in history, most of them adopted the "real sealed investment", similar to the secret bids in later generations. Those who have the higher prices are really cheating. Old Tang got this point mainly because Henan County did not follow the rules and set up a restaurant opposite.

After hearing Qi Benji's words, Zhong Gu couldn't help but frown: "This old man Tang offended someone in the yamen, right? Otherwise, how could he deliberately set up another restaurant opposite him after he bought it? You know, although this tricked Tang's family, the restaurant will be worthless after he expires. Who will take over again? It's not abandoned in vain!"

"The old man Tang and his wife have only one daughter. Two years ago, they married a scholar from a city and studied in the Imperial College. But their lives are difficult, and their husbands passed away in less than a year. The daughter has a good appearance. I heard that an official fell in love with her and asked her to be an outdoor room. The daughter refused and offended the official."

Zhong Gu was stunned: "Wujiu means that the reason why another restaurant was built was that the official took revenge? That official was like a person?"

Chibengji shook his head: "I'm just listening to people's chats. How can I know what's going on? We won't say this."

Scholars are taboo to talk about other people's family issues. When Qi Benji said this, Zhong Gu stopped asking. After drinking for a while, he asked Qi Benji: "My brother used to live in the city, why did he think of moving to Longmen Town? I heard that he married his sister-in-law?"

Chibengji smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Dazhi, I'm not marrying, I'm marrying, now I'm a porter. Fortunately, my family is kind by nature, respects me as a scholar, and treats me very well. Alas, I can only have such a lifetime if I don't get too high or low."

A porter is different from being married. After a woman loses her husband, she inherits the family business and has the final say. She then hires another man to come to her house. Strictly speaking, most of the family business inherited by a woman is from children, but only manages it on her behalf. If she remarries the government, she will come forward to deal with the family property to ensure the inheritance of the child and not be abducted by the woman.

Recruiting a porter avoids this trouble. There is a man at home, and there is no need to disturb the government. This kind of family is decided by women, but the husband still has sufficient freedom, but he cannot take away the property from the family. Unlike the son-in-law, he has a personal dependence relationship. Luoyang is open-minded and women have a high status in the family, so it is not uncommon for porters to be involved.

The best thing about Chibengji is that the women at home respect scholars and treat him very well. They have never lost their food, clothing and expenses. They don’t have to work. They just visit relatives and friends every day, and recite poems and lyrics between mountains and rivers.

Zhong Gu sighed, everyone had different opportunities. When he was studying together, Qi Benji was only thinking about becoming a Jinshi and wasting his time. Finally, he had to live in the mountains and rivers. He did not participate in the imperial examinations, but only wanted to live a life of a hermit. In the end, his father was in the world and might have to make a living in the government. It was really a matter of the world.

Old Tang and his family were lying on the counter, looking at Qi Benji and Zong Gu sitting outside, and sighed: "It's still these scholars who are familiar with their books and answer their tributes, and they can even sit together and drink quietly, exuding a bookish atmosphere."

The woman next to her said, "Old man, do you say we will ask such a person for my elder sister to come to you?"

"What are you thinking about? What kind of family is Qin Ersao? She has money and houses, and she has endless wealth, so she recruited Qi Dalang as a treasure. You don't know that when Qi Dalang came out to visit friends, every time she wanted to go back, Qin Ersao would bring her children out of the village, which was so eager to see! If we talk about this kind of thing in the past two years, we can still think about it. This year, if we buy this restaurant, I am afraid that my family's wealth will be cheated. Who can you recruit?"

Speaking of this restaurant, the two sighed with sorrow. They only watched the people who bought money in the past two years and earned a lot of money. Who knew that they would end up taking over it? I heard that an official in the city fell in love with his daughter and did this method to mock him, but he didn't even tell the story of a woman, and he didn't know which official he was.

Alas, my daughter has married, and she is not a bad girl. It’s nothing to do with an official’s outdoor room. Is this kind of thing too rare? I heard that families in Tokyo are spoiled when they have given birth to daughters. They teach singing and dancing since childhood. They think that when they grow up, they are attracted by wealthy families, and they are a concubine. They are so eager to be a villain. Unexpectedly, their daughter is very arrogant and doesn’t agree if she is beaten to death. And they don’t miss any words. The old couple don’t know who they have offended.

Who can help you with your parents and your lifelong debts? You can only endure this hardship. At worst, you can sell all your property by the end of the year and pay back the government's money. From then on, you will no longer be involved in this business, and you will also open a few acres of land to farm outside.

There are many idle fields around Luoyang City. Local families will not starve to death if they find a piece of idle land to grow food. They just have a bad life. There is only one daughter in the family and they don’t have to work hard. How bad can they be?

The woman looked at the restaurant opposite and felt so angry that she said: "It's usually selling wine, but the other side is just a little nicer. There are a few young ladies singing music there. Why are the customers going there? Are you crowded with no time?" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!