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Chapter 178 27: Winter Food and Summer Fruits
The door that answers the door greets the guests and announces their names.The sound of "Qingling Li Dan in Lizhou" was like snowflakes. It only shook people's eyes, fell to the ground, and disappeared under the brocade boots of the guests.When the girl in white entered the door, the name "Jiang Ru, Fengchen General's Mansion" announced by the door attracted the attention and greetings of the surrounding guests, and there was a burst of shouts outside the alley.

Due to the examination of Qianyuan Academy, in just a few months after autumn, many proud sons emerged in Yujing City, such as the dragon girl from General Fengchen's mansion, who was born in Yujing, was obviously more popular with Yujing people.

As the saying goes, it is difficult to find a noble son from a poor family. In the Xuandu Lumingshan Academy alone, there is not a single student from a truly poor background.Those who came to participate in the Xinyuan Gathering this time were the leaders of Dayong Kingdom's generation, and all of them came from famous families.Although Zichen Lane is more than ten feet wide, there are many luxurious carriages parked at the moment, so it looks a bit crowded.

In front of the car shaft on this side, there is a snowy jade lion that is worth a thousand gold, and on the wheel hub of the car wall on the other side, there is a cloud seal wind talisman engraved.The only black donkey looked very shabby.

The servant in Tsing Yi led the donkey across the alley, passed the carriage of Princess Lingbi's mansion, and then arrived at the stables in the east of the mansion.Ben Xiao of Princess Lingbi's mansion is chained to the stables, with a dragon's head protruding from his eyes, his ribs raw and his wings full of flesh, he looks very majestic.This Ben Xiao has a great reputation in Yujing City. It is said that several grooms were trampled to death and occupied a feeding trough, and other horses dare not approach at all.But the black donkey strolled leisurely beside it, saw the fresh concentrate in the trough, his eyes lit up, he broke free from the servant's hand in blue, and poked his head in.

Ben Xiao gave the black donkey a dissatisfied look. Although it was a horse, it roared like a tiger or leopard.Menzi thought that the black donkey should be scared to death, but he didn't want to, the black donkey and Ben Xiao looked at each other, there was only a little doubt in the eyes of the donkey, and he still turned his lips to chew the forage indifferently.This reaction made Ben Xiao stunned for a while, and finally just snorted dissatisfiedly, and took a step away in disgust.

Menzi saw that this ferocious horse, which never shared the trough with other horses, was willing to graze in the same trough with a simple donkey. He stared at the black donkey for a long while, and finally choked out: "It's really strange."

When the black donkey was brought into the stable, Li Chan also entered Wang's house.It was freezing cold outside, but as soon as I entered the rich family of the Wang family, it was like spring, so warm that I regretted wearing thick clothes.Looking at the houses connected by the corridors on both sides of the screen wall, between the white walls and black tiles, under Zhu Zhutong's window, there are lush greenery and bright colors.He looked back and saw that the courtyard wall was covered with tiles of the four gods, which seemed to separate another world in the snowy Yujing City.

The spring scenery of the garden in this winter is enough to surprise people, but as a big family with nine surnames and thirteen Wangs, the background of the Meng Zhutang family only reveals the tip of the iceberg in this spring scenery.One has to go to the history museum and read the historical biography to know that there are more than [-] members of the Tang family of Meng Zhu whose names are recorded in the historical annals.Even if you don't read historical biographies, just find some knowledgeable passers-by on the side of the road, and you can tell one, two, three, by name, about the literati and poets who came from the Meng Zhutang family in recent years.

The Tang clan of Mengzhu is spread all over the world, and they can be seen in the ruling and opposition parties, as well as in the two religions.However, Tang Xian, the son-in-law who lived in Xinyuan, although he had the reputation of relying on horses and speaking a thousand words when he was young, was a person who had no intention of seeking fame.

In the eyes of the people of Dayong, as the emperor's son-in-law, the son-in-law is naturally a dignified status.But for those who are really qualified to be son-in-law, marrying the princess is not a good thing.Otherwise, there wouldn't be a saying that "marry a wife and get a princess, and give birth to a mansion on flat ground".Moreover, since the founding of Dayong, the emperors of all dynasties have been quite alienated from the son-in-law. No matter how talented you are, if you favor the princess, you will not be reused.After the aristocratic family, of course the ambition is great, who would like to do nothing?Today's saints have given birth to more than [-] princesses, and almost all of them married Xunchen. Only Princess Changle's mansion was built in the Tang family by the Lingguang Bridge.

Although the concubine of the Tang Dynasty had no intention of making great achievements, he was very good at elegant affairs. He knew everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he knew everything about poetry, wine, flower and tea.Right now, he is personally welcoming the visiting guests in the garden.

Although there are tens of thousands of households in Dayong Kingdom, almost all those who come back to participate in the gathering are descendants of famous families.Tang Xian has a wide range of friends, even young people who have never met, he can still talk about the past with the elders of the other party, and immediately make people feel like a spring breeze and meet each other as before.For those who have become famous for their poems and articles, Taoism and Buddhism debates during this period, the concubine of the Tang Dynasty can also read the wonderful passages.

But when welcoming Li Dan from the Qingling Tomb in Lizhou, the concubine Tang made a difficult situation.This scholar who came from afar came from a humble background, he had neither poetry nor fu, nor any elegant works.The only thing that can be said between the two is Shi Lu Qingxia, the current head of Shenzha.But Tang Xian and Lu Qingxia didn't have much communication in the past, and "Li Dan" and Lu Qingxia didn't know each other for a long time either.The two only exchanged a few words, and Tang Xian arranged for the junior to sit down.

Before all the guests in the mansion had arrived, when Li Chan took his seat, a young man in a straight white gown was sitting beside him, with bamboo slips hanging from his waist, and a hairpin like a wooden sword stuck in his crown.When Li Chan reported Li Dan's name in Qingling, Lizhou, the young man bowed his hand in return, calling himself "Bai Weizhi of Lingqiu".

Although Li Chan had never socialized with others, he lived in Yujing City after all, and heard some young people who had become famous recently asked, "Lingqiu Crane?"

The young man shook his head and smiled, "A name imposed by others."

After a few simple words, the two didn't talk anymore.

A maidservant in green came over, presented a cup of Sansheng tea in a graceful manner, and said softly: "Please use it, sir, to drive away the cold."

Li Chan took the tea, took a sip, then drank it all in one gulp, wiping the tea stains from the corner of her mouth with her fingers, "It's delicious."

The maid said: "This Sansheng tea uses Yangxian white tea, Beixiang red bud ginger, and a citrus fruit, which are grown in the Pengqiu Hall in the palace. Last year, there were more than 500 fruits, but this year there are only more than 400 fruits."

On the table were refreshments such as buttered abalone, peach cake, bean cake, and many other fresh fruits. Li Chan saw a plate of mangosteen purple persimmons with white and tender flesh inside the purple shell. He wondered: "This is a summer fruit. Is it also from Yujing?"

The maid smiled, "That's not true. Don't look at the cold weather in Yujing, sir, but it's very warm in the south of the Lingnan. The Tang family has an orchard at the foot of Chifeng Mountain in the south of the Lingnan, and a fire spring is set up in the garden. It can also bear summer fruits, and then send people to transport them. One of Alang’s favorite things in his life is to eat summer fruits in winter. You should also try it.”

Li Chan nodded, and the maid left.

Seeing that the young man in green robe didn't touch the fruit, the Hezi from Lingqiu next to him suddenly said: "This rare thing can't be seen anywhere else, why don't you try it?"

Li Chan glanced at Bai Wei, "If you had to try it in previous years, it's a time of catastrophe now."

Bai Weizhi's eyes moved, he nodded in approval, then shook his head again, took off the bamboo slips on his waist to read, and stopped looking at the refreshments and fresh fruits on the table.

(End of this chapter)