Is there no one to retreat bravely
When the voice fell, the crowd burst into applause, and even the examiner couldn't help but praise: "The two young masters are so knowledgeable at such a young age that the old man admires them. Please!"
Gu Feng bowed to the examiner and walked towards the fourth ring, while Qi Yan stopped at the third ring and glanced down.
In the vast crowd, he found Nangong Jingnu at a glance, and looked at each other.
Nangong Jingnv looked back at Qi Yan, her amber eyes seemed to be covered with a thin layer of fog, and even Nangong Jingnv didn't know whether the other party really saw her clearly.
Because Qi Yan and Gu Feng's performance was too outstanding, the examiner didn't even say: whether to choose the bounty or continue to pass the level.
Except for Qi Yan, everyone in the arena believed that the two on the stage would go all the way, all the way to the fifth fight to fight for the hundred taels of silver that no one had won in the past ten years.
More and more people gathered in front of Tingyu Building. Many hawkers heard that two people passed the third level this year, and they didn't even do business.
Carrying a burden and pushing a car to the periphery, I want to see the scenery.
Under everyone's attention, Qi Yan came to the examiner, gave a deep salute, and said softly, "Sir, the students choose the bounty from this formation."
The examiner looked at Qi Yan in astonishment with a look of disbelief.
The people in the front row thought they heard it wrong, and asked the people next to them: "What did this young man say?"
"He said he wanted a bounty... Maybe I heard it wrong?"
"what?"
"No way? Why quit!"
Even Qi Yan's "opponent" Gu Feng stopped, turned around, and looked at Qi Yan in astonishment.
The examiner asked again, "Have you made up your mind, son?"
"Decided."
"That being the case, please take the bounty for yourself."
"Thank you."
Qi Yan came to the table, took a purse with 12 taels of silver, and walked off the ring indifferently under the puzzled eyes.
Nangong Jingnv saw that Qi Yan was holding onto the railing and took every step cautiously. She pushed through the crowd and came to the front of the lantern riddle, but was stopped by the guys from Tingyulou: "Master, please stay."
"Get out of the way, he can't see clearly at night, can you afford it if you fall?"
One of the guys looked back and saw that Qi Yan's movements were indeed very slow, and looked at his companions and lowered his arms.
Nangong Jingnu quickly stepped onto the ring, stood in front of Qi Yan and stretched out her hand: "Slow down."
Qi Yan held the other's hand, smiled and said, "Thank you."
The two walked out of the ring hand in hand, and the crowd automatically made way for them.
Gu Feng stood on the stage of the fourth line and watched the backs of the two leaving hand in hand, and fell into contemplation.
Until he walked very far, the noise behind him was gone. Nangong Jingnu shook Qi Yan's arm and said excitedly, "Qi Yan, that's amazing! If I didn't retire midway, I would definitely make it to the end!"
Qi Yan smiled: "Let's go faster, lest that little brother be in a hurry."
Nangong Jingnu felt a warm current in her heart. Although the reward from the fifth formation seemed insignificant to her, what Qi Yan gave up in order to keep her promise was the chance to become famous in the capital.
"If I knew it earlier, I brought that little brother with me." Nangong Jingnu said regretfully.
"Even if I bring him here, my servant intends to only reach the third level."
Nangong Jingnu asked in surprise, "Why?"
Qi Yan kept at her feet, and said lightly: "The purpose of this lantern riddle was never one hundred taels."
After a pause, he said: "It is selfish to pass the third pass, and these twelve taels are enough to have a good meal with His Highness. If I come alone, I am afraid that if I pass the first pass, I will leave."
Nangong Jingnv seemed to understand what she did not understand. Although she felt that what Qi Yan said was reasonable, she still didn't understand: she clearly had the ability to get the one hundred taels, so why should she give up
Anyone would think so, why did Qi Yan give up so simply
Qi Yan turned her head to see the doubts in the other party's eyes, and smiled lightly, explaining: "Actually, the reason why I gave up is that I am not fully sure about the latter two levels. The capital is indeed a place where dragons and tigers are hidden, and every restaurant has this. Profound background. Winning is good, but if you don't lose a lot, you won't even have a penny. To get these twelve taels has greatly exceeded the minister's expectations."
Hearing what Qi Yan said, the doubts in Nangong Jingnu's heart were slightly reduced. But vaguely feel that it is not so simple...
After thinking about it: it's just a hundred taels of silver, there's no need to think about the problem so complicated, so I don't think about it any further.
Nangong Jingnu naturally couldn't understand Qi Yan's thoughts.
Qi Yan has worshipped the masked man since the age of nine. The angle of looking at the problem and the way of thinking about the problem are all taught by the masked man. Before she knew it, she had become a tool of revenge with a strong purpose. She kept her original intention in mind at all times, and would not be shaken by any temptation...
The two came to the appointed place, and the young boy who was just right was holding the lantern given by Nangong Jingnv and squatting beside the hawker selling candied haws.
Nangong Jingnu pulled Qi Yan to speed up her steps: "Little brother!"
When the boy saw the two of them, he happily ran over: "Big brother!"
Nangong Jingnu patted the boy's shoulder: "We're back!"
Qi Yan said apologetically, "Little brother has been waiting for a long time."
"Big brother, did you win?!"
"My brother didn't win, but the money for the candied fruit is there."
"Great!" The boy clapped his hands happily.
"Boss, take three strings of candied haws."
"Okay! A total of five cents."
Qi Yan first gave Nangong Jingnv one string, and gave the other two strings of candied haws to the boy. The other party bit one and put it in his mouth, thanked him, and ran away happily.
Qi Yan took out a small piece of silver from the purse and gave it to the boss, but the other party said embarrassedly: "Master, I really can't find this small business."
Qi Yan put the broken silver into the opponent's hand: "If you can't find it, you don't have to find it."
The boss waved his hands again and again: "That's not possible, all this money is enough to wrap up my stall. If it doesn't matter, I'll be a little filial piety to the two young masters."
Qi Yan looked at the dozen or so strings of candied haws on the straw pillar: "How about this, you can accept the money with peace of mind, and give me this straw pillar with the candied haws on it. Uncle will go back earlier for the festival today with his wife and children. reunion."
The boss said excitedly: "Young Master is really a bodhisattva, dare to ask where the mansion is? The villain will send it to you!"
"You don't have to, just give it to me, uncle, go home."
"Hey, thank you two young masters."
Qi Yan put the stake on her shoulder, Nangong Jingnu bit the sweet and sour candied haws: "Aren't you going to eat a bunch?"
"I don't like sour food."
"Then buy so much?"
"It's rare to come out, and the two sisters Chuntao and Qiuju are worried. Take it back and let them taste it. It's better to share the rest."
Hearing that Qi Yan was thinking about Chuntao after buying the candied haws, and thinking of Chuntao's "what he did", Nangong Jingnu was silent.
…
She likes the sweet and sour taste of the sugar-candied haws very much. After eating a bunch, she has to raise her hand to take it, but Qi Yan persuaded: "Your Highness, hawthorn is not easy to eat on an appetizing and empty stomach, so let's find a restaurant to eat first."
"What's so good about the food in the restaurant? Ben Gong wants to eat the stalls on the street!"
"I'm afraid that some stalls are not clean, and His Highness eats and makes a stomach."
"Bengong is not so delicate, and besides, so many people can eat it, so can Igong, let's go~!"
The two came to the snack street and picked a stall with tables and chairs. Qi Yan inserted the straw pillar into the snowdrift beside the shop and sat beside Nangong Jingnu.
The man poured hot water for the two of them and said enthusiastically, "What do you two young masters want to eat?"
Nangong Jingnu said excitedly: "What delicious food do you have here? Bring it all up!"
"This… "
The second shopkeeper turned his attention to Qi Yan: "Second sons, although this shop is small, there are dozens of kinds of food to eat, so I'm afraid I won't be able to finish them all?"
Qi Yan also persuaded: "Winter is not as good as summer. If you order too much, it will get cold if you try it all over again. Or should I order it?"
"All right."
"First serve two bowls of Chaoshou, and when we have almost eaten, bring a Shangyuan Oil Hammer. Are there any rice cakes?"
"some!"
"Then another small plate of rice cakes and ghee fruit."
"take note of it!"
"Is there any wine in the store?"
"Yes, the daughter is red for fifteen years, the bamboo leaves are green for six years, the yellow rice wine is three years old, and the sweet-scented osmanthus wine was brewed last year."
"Bring a small pot of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, get a small tandoor and put hot water on it."
"Okay!" The guy put the clean cloth on his shoulder and repeated the things Qi Yan ordered aloud. The boss who was busy in front of the stove replied loudly, "Okay!"
…
Qi Yan held down Nangong Jingnu's hand that was about to take the jug: "The cold wine hurts the body, so drink it after scalding it." After speaking, she put the jug in the hot water, and said softly, "Alright first, drink only three cup."
Nangong Jingnu pouted: "I see, long-winded!"
…
After drinking enough food, what Qi Yan ordered was just right.
Nangong Jingnu licked her lips, looking at the remaining half-jug of wine with some reluctance.
Qi Yan carried the straw pillar on her shoulders and took Nangong Jingnu's hand: "If you like to send someone to buy it, you can't drink it today."
Only then did Nangong Jingnu reluctantly withdraw her gaze, but did not find that she accepted what Qiyan said was getting higher and higher, even to the point of getting used to it.
The watchman knocked on the stick, and there was still half an hour before the agreed time to return home.
Qi Yan said: "His Royal Highness, let's go and put the Kongming lantern."
"And lanterns!"
"it is good."
Late at night. The streets are no longer crowded, and the stalls on the street are closed one after another.
The pair of young men walking on the street holding hands are a bit conspicuous. The two of them hold hands naturally, and they are whispering something, and they know each other and smile from time to time.
One of them is handsome and the other is steady; just like this, they walked hand in hand in the middle of the road, and they were magnanimous.
The passers-by who saw this scene unconsciously concealed the contempt in their eyes. It seems that it is very secretive that "Longyang Broken Sleeve" is placed on these two people, and it is not as filthy as imagined...
When she came to the stand selling Kongming lanterns, she bought the last two and came to the table next to her. Qi Yan took a pen and dipped it in ink and handed it to Nangong Jingnu. The other party moved the pen without hesitation.