Chapter 29 Chapter 28: Selected Books by Ji Wei and Xiao Yangzhou as Married Xiao Jinxuan

It is said that when Bao Tingxi walked to Yanmen, he met his brother's servant Ah San.Ah San walked forward, followed by an idler who picked up a load of things, including some three animals, some silver ingots, paper horses and the like.Bao Tingxi said: "Ah San, is Mr. Ni in the yamen? Where did you get these things to go with him?" Ah San said: "The Sixth Lord is here! The Eldest Master came back from Nanjing and entered the Eldest Man's yamen." , sent someone to Beijing to pick up his wife. The people who went said that his wife had passed away the month before last. The great grandfather fell seriously ill and passed away in a few days. The spiritual pivot of the great grandfather is now in a house outside the city. The younger one moved to live in the hotel. Today is the grandpa's first seven days, and the younger one sent the three paper horses to the grave to burn the paper." Bao Tingxi opened his eyes wide after hearing this, unable to speak, and asked in a panic "What do you say? Grandpa died?" Ah San said, "Yes, Grandpa passed away." Bao Tingxi fell to the ground crying, and Ah San helped him up.Now that I didn't go into the city, I went with Ah San to his elder brother Cuoji's place, put down the offerings, poured out wine, burned the paper money, and cried, "My brother's ghost is not far away. If your brother comes a step later, we can't see you again." Big Brother!" After saying that, he wept again.Ah San persuaded her to come back and stayed in the hotel.

The next day, Bao Tingxi spent some money on himself and bought a pair of wine and paper money. He went to his elder brother's grave and came back. He stayed in the hotel for several days, and the money was exhausted. Ah San also resigned him and went elsewhere.Thinking about it, I had no idea, so I had to pawn off a newly made piece of silk from Jianfuyuan for two handfuls of silver, and go to Yangzhou to find Mr. Ji again. Now take a boat and go all the way to Yangzhou, and go to the gate of the road to ask Ji Weixiao's whereabouts.The door book says "living in Xingjiao Temple".Busily looking for Xingjiao Temple, the monk said: "Mr. Ji? He invited You's family next door to the Xinggong store in Wucheng Lane to recruit relatives. You can go there to find relatives." Bao Tingxi went all the way to find You's house, and saw a lottery hanging on the door of the house.There are three open halls, and guests in one open hall.On the desk in the middle, two bright red candles are lit; in the middle is a painting of a hundred sons; on both sides are pasted couplets on red paper, which read: "The breeze and the moon are always like this, and the gifted man and the beautiful woman believe in it." Ji Wei Wearing a new square scarf and a straight gown of silver and red silk, Xiao was there to accompany the guests. When he saw Bao Tingxi coming in, he was startled. He bowed to him, asked him to sit down, and said, "My aunt just came back from Suzhou?" Bao Tingxi Said: "Exactly. I just met my uncle to congratulate me again. I'm here to have a wedding wine." The guest on the seat asked, "What is your name?" Ji Wei Xiaodai replied, "This family's surname is Bao, who is my wife. My aunt is my brother's aunt." Everyone said: "So it's my aunt. I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Bao Tingxi asked: "What are the surnames of the elders?" Ji Weixiao pointed to the two senior seats and said: "This This is Mr. Xin Dongzhi, this is Mr. Jin Yuliu, and the two are famous scholars in Yangzhou. There has never been such a good poet in ancient times, and his calligraphy is superb. There is no third one in the world."

After all, let's serve the meal.The two gentlemen are the chief, Bao Tingxi is the third seat, and a few others, all relatives of the You family, sit at the same table.After dinner, those relatives went to Ji Weixiao's house to take care of things.Bao Tingxi sat and chatted with the two gentlemen.Mr. Xin said: "These rich idiots in Yangzhou are actually abominable! Just like the Feng family of Hexia Xingsheng Banner, he has hundreds of thousands of silver. He invited me out from Huizhou and lived for half a year. For my love, I will always give me two or three thousand silver.' He didn't take out any money! I later said to people: "Feng's family should give me this silver. When he dies in the future, the hundreds of thousands of silver will be worth a penny." If you can’t take it with you, you’ll be a poor ghost in the underworld. The King of Hades wants to cover the Treasure Hall of Sen Luo. The four-character plaque must be written by me, and at least ten thousand silver coins must be given to me. It's useless, but it's unknown. Why bother so much!'" After saying that, he smiled.Mr. Jin said: "That's not bad at all! Not long ago, the Hexia family came to ask me to write a couplet with 22 characters in total. He asked the boy to give me 80 taels of silver to thank me. I called His little servant came up to him and told him: "You worship your master and say that Mr. Jin's characters have been tasted in the prince's mansion in the capital: the small characters are one or two, and the production characters are twelve and one. My twenty Two characters, buy at a fair price and sell at a fair price, are worth two hundred and twenty taels of silver. If you have two hundred and nineteen taels of silver, you don't have to come to pick up the couplet." The boy went home and said. Fang's bastard is showing off If he has money, he came to me in a sedan chair and gave me two hundred and twenty taels of silver. I handed him the couplet. He, he tore the couplet into pieces. I was furious and opened the silver , All of them were dumped on the street to those who pick up salt and dung! Gentlemen, don’t you hate such a villain!”

Just as he was talking, Ji Weixiao came out and said with a smile: "Are you telling the story of the salt idiot here? I heard recently that Yangzhou is the 'six essences'." Xin Dongzhi said: "It's just the 'five essences'. Where is the 'six spirits'?" Ji Weixiao said: "It's the 'six spirits' who are ruthless! Let me tell you! He is sitting in the sedan chair with a debtor, the one who carries the sedan chair is a cow spirit, and the one who follows the sedan chair is a fart spirit. The gatekeepers are liars, and the ones hiding in the house are goblins. These are the "five spirits". Now, these salt merchants wear square scarves on their heads, and there must be a crystal knot in the middle. Together, they are the "six spirits". '." After that, they all laughed.Take it up and eat it.The four of them were eating, and Bao Tingxi asked: "I heard that the rich people in the salt affairs department go to the noodle shop and eat eighth of a bowl of noodles. They only take a sip of the soup, and then take it down and give it to the bearer to eat." But is there any?" Mr. Xin said: "Why not, there is!" Mr. Jin said: "He really can't eat it there? He made a bowl of crispy rice at home and ate it before going to the noodle shop."

While talking about jokes at the moment, it was getting late, and the wind was blowing inside, leading Ji Weixiao into the bridal chamber.Everyone went to the banquet to eat wine, and after eating, they scattered.Bao Tingxi still stayed in Chaoguan Hotel for the night.The next day, I came to congratulate and see the newcomers. After watching, I came out and sat in the hall.Bao Tingxi asked Ji Weixiao quietly: "Grandpa, the aunt in front of you has never heard what happened, why did you do this again?" Ji Weixiao pointed to the couplet and read it with him: "You don't see the phrase "a gifted man and a beautiful woman believe in it" We romantic people, as long as talented men and beautiful women meet, one room and two rooms, what a surprise!" Bao Tingxi said: "That's all. Where did you get all these expenses?" Ji Weixiao said: "As soon as I arrived in Yangzhou, Xun Xun Uncle Nian gave me one hundred and twenty taels of silver, and put me in charge of customs duties in Guazhou. I was afraid I would spend a few more years here, so I got married again. My aunt, when are you going back to Nanjing?" Bao Tingxi said. : "My aunt, to tell you the truth, I went to seek refuge with a relative in Suzhou and couldn't vote. I came here, and now I haven't bothered to go back to Nanjing." Ji Weixiao said: "This is easy. Now I will send some money to do it with my aunt. I have to ask my aunt to bring a book to Nanjing."

Just as I was talking, I saw Mr. Na Xin, Mr. Jin, a Taoist priest, and another person coming to the room together to quarrel.Ji Weixiao let in. After arguing in the new room for a while, he came out and sat down.Mr. Xin pointed to these two and said to Ji Weixiao: "This fellow Taoist has a surname and a name of Xiatu. He is also a poet of our Yangzhou. This is Mr. Guo Tiebi from Wuhu. Come to pay me a visit." Ji Weixiao asked the two of them, and said, "Come to pay your respects today." Mr. Xin and Mr. Jin said: "This lingqin, Father Bao, heard that your residence is in Nanjing the day before yesterday, but when did you Going back to Nanjing?" Ji Weixiao said: "It's only a few days." The two gentlemen said: "We can't go together anymore. We are in this vulgar place. People don't know respect, and we will do it in the future." Go to Nanjing." After talking for a while, the four of them said goodbye and left.Bao Tingxi asked: "Master, which friend did you bring the book to Nanjing?" Ji Yangxiao said: "He is also from Anqing, and his surname is Ji. His name is Ji Tianyi. He has the same surname as mine. He traveled with me the day before yesterday. He came out. I can’t go back here now, he is a useless person, send a word to tell him to go home,” Bao Tingxi said: “My lord, have you ever written down this word?” Ji Weixiao said: “Never written down I wrote it tonight, and my aunt will come to pick up the words and money tomorrow, and get up the day after tomorrow." Bao Tingxi promised to go.That night, Ji Weixiao wrote a letter and sealed it with five coins, waiting for Bao Tingxi to come to pick it up the next day.

The next morning, a person came to worship in a sedan chair, and posted a post, which read "Nian's family and classmate Zong Ji bowed his head."Ji Weixiao went out to welcome him, and saw that the man was dressed in a square scarf, with an old-fashioned appearance and an old-fashioned heart.Come in and sit down, Ji Wei Xiaodong asked: "Xianxiang Zunzi?" The man said: "The cheap word is Mu'an, and I live in Huguang. I have always been in Beijing, and I stayed with Mr. Xie Maoqin at Zhao Wang's house. Because I went back to the house, I was here. Passing by, I heard about the famous name, so I came here to pay homage. There is a small photo of Carpe Diem, asking for a big inscription. In the future, I will take it to Nanjing, and invite all famous officials to write chants." Ji Weixiao said: "Mr. Lei Guaner. My younger brother is making a fool of yourself, you really are a master of the ax class." After finishing speaking, he ate tea, got on the sedan chair with respect and left.It happened that Bao Tingxi came, took the books and money, and thanked Ji Weixiao.Ji Weixiao said to him: "Master, when you go to Nanjing, you must find the No. 1 Scholar Realm, and advise my friend Ji Tianyi to go back. Nanjing is a place where people can starve to death, so you must not stay for long!" After finishing speaking, he sent it out.

Bao Tingxi took the money, boarded a boat, and returned to Nanjing.After entering the house, I told my wife about these hardships, and was scolded by my wife again.Shi Yushi came again to urge him to pay the house price, but he had no money to pay, so he had to return the house to Shi's family, and the twenty taels of money pledged was fined.There was nowhere to hide, so the wife had to borrow a house surnamed Hu from her natal family in Neiqiao, and moved in to live there.After staying for a few days, Bao Tingxi took the book and found the Zhuangyuan Realm, and found Ji Tianyi.Ji Huoyi took the book and read it, invited him to have a pot of tea, and said, "Thank you, Father Bao. I know all these words." Bao Tingxi let go.

This season, due to the lack of money, Tianyi has no place to find an apartment to live in. He spends eight dollars a day to buy four buckets for two meals, and sleeps on a chopping board in the engraving shop at night.When I saw Shuzi that day, I knew that Ji Weixiao would not come, so I became more and more panicked; I didn't bother to go back to Anqing, and I ate cakes and sat in the engraving shop all day long.That morning, I didn't even have any cakes to eat. I saw a man walking in, wearing a square scarf on his head and a plain gown. He came in and shook hands with him.Ji Tianyi pulls him to sit on the bench.The man said: "Sir, what is your surname?" Ji Tianyi said: "You are cheap." The man said: "Mr. Qing, are there any famous people here who choose articles?" Ji Tianyi said: "There are a lot of them! An, Ma Chunshang, Qu Tuofu, Kuang Chaoren, I recognize them all, and Ji Weixiao who was here with me the day before yesterday. These are all famous people. Which one do you want?" The man said: "It doesn't matter which one .My younger brother has two or three hundred silver, and I want to choose an article. Mr. Fan will find someone for me, and I will be a good match with him." Ji Tianyi said: "What is your name, sir? Say it with me, I am good Go find someone." The man said: "My surname is Zhuge, and I am from Dingyi County. Speaking of it, people still know it. Mister went to find someone." Ji Tianyi asked him to sit there, and walked to the street by himself , thinking in his heart: "Although these people often come here, they are scattered everywhere. Now they have no brains, where to catch them? It's a pity that Ji Weixiao is not here." Then he thought: "Don't worry about him Well, now I just watch Shuiximen walking all the way through the street, and if I meet someone, I will catch him, and I will eat something with him before getting along with him."

Having made up my mind, I walked all the way to the gate of Shuixi, only to see a man carrying a load of luggage into the city.When he raised his eyes, he recognized Xiao Jinxuan from Anqing.He was overjoyed, and said: "Okay!" He stepped forward and pulled it, and said, "Brother Jin, how long have you been here?" Xiao Jinxuan said, "So it's Brother Tian, ​​can you be with Wei Xiao?" Ji Tianyi said "Wei Xiaojiu has gone to Yangzhou. I'm in the same place now. You came just in time. Now you have a big business done for you, but don't forget me!" Xiao Jinxuan said: "What big business?" Ji Tianyi said: " Don't worry about it, you just go with me, I promise you have a few days of happy life!" Xiao Jinxuan heard this, and went to Zhuangyuanjing lettering shop together with him.

Seeing the man surnamed Zhuge looking over his head, Ji Tianyi said loudly: "Mr. Zhuge, I have arranged an appointment with a famous person for you!" Xiao Jinxuan's luggage is stored in the engraving shop.The three of them went to the teahouse together, sat down in Xuli, and said their names to each other.The man said: "my surname is Zhuge, my name is You, and my name is Tianshen." Xiao Jinxuan said, "my surname is Xiao, my name is Ding, and my name is Jinxuan."Zhuge Tianshen said: "I know a thing or two about the election, because when I go to a big country, I have to invite a gentleman with a famous name to join me. Now I can see Mr. Xiao, like a fish in water!" "Xiao Jinxuan said: "I'm afraid that my younger brother Feicai is not competent." Ji Tianyi said: "Both of you don't need to be modest. Discuss in detail." Zhuge Tianshen said: "This statement is reasonable, so we have to sit in a fake restaurant next to the guests." At that moment, the three met the tea money, went out together, and went to a big restaurant in Sanshan Street.Xiao Jinxuan is the chief, Ji Tianyi sits opposite each other, and Zhuge Tianshen is the chief.The hall official came up to ask for food, Ji Tianyi ordered pork knuckle, salted duck, and drunken white fish.First bring the fish and salted duck for wine, keep the elbows, then make three-cent silver soup, and bring it with rice.The hall official brought wine and poured wine.Ji Tianyi said: "For this matter, sir, we first need to find a quieter place and be more lenient. We have selected the article so that we can call the engraver to watch him engrave in his apartment." Xiao Jinxuan said: "We must In a remote place, only Baoen Temple outside the south gate is better, it is not noisy, the house is spacious, and the rent is not very expensive. Now that we have dinner, we went there to find an apartment." After eating a few pots of wine, the hall official took Bring pork knuckles, soup and rice, and Ji Tianyi tried his best to eat as much as he could.Going downstairs to reconcile accounts, then went to the engraving shop to ask him to look at the luggage, and the three of them walked out of the south gate all the way.The south gate is bustling and booming, the cars are like dragons, and the horses are like flowing water!The three of them squeezed out for half a day before they squeezed out, looked at Baoen Temple, and walked in.Ji Tianyi said: "Let's find a place at this door." Xiao Jinxuan said: "It's not good, we have to go further inward, so that it's quiet." Now I walked a lot of roads, walked through the old retreat, came to a monk's house, knocked on the door and entered.The little monk opened the door, asked what he was doing, and said he was looking for a place to go, so the little monk led him in.The old monk in charge came out to see him, wearing a black satin monk's hat and cocoon silk monk's robe, holding counting beads in his hand, came out blindfolded, and asked everyone to sit down, asked for your name and place, The three said they were looking for an apartment.The monk said: "there are many small houses, and they are all the current masters who often come to live. Please look at the three benefactors and let them choose which one." The three went in, looked at the three houses, and came out to talk with the monk. Sit down and ask how much the monthly rent is.The monk's one-time price is set to be three or two for one month.After talking for a long time, he refused to give up a centimeter.Zhuge Tianshen has been out for two, two or four, the monk just didn't nod, and scolded the young monk after a while: "Don't sweep the floor! Tomorrow, Master Shi Yushi will come here to serve wine on the pontoon bridge. What does it look like!" Xiao Jinxuan saw him disgusting , said to Ji Tianyi: "The next place is good, but the shopping is far away." The old monk said with a blank face: "If the comprador and the cook are the ones who live in the small room, they can't live. A cook is needed. It’s one person, cleaning up under the kitchen; the comprador is another person, waiting for the shopping: I just rushed here.” Xiao Jinxuan laughed and said: “In the future, when we live here, not only will the comprador cook have two people, but also lead one. The bald donkey rides back and forth with the shopper, and it goes faster!" The monk scolded him and stared blankly, and the three of them stood up and said, "Let's take our leave and discuss it later." The monk sent it out. After walking another two miles, I knocked on the door of a monk official's house, and the monk official greeted him with a smile on his face. He invited the three of you to sit in the hall, and then simmered fresh tea. Honey orange cake and walnut cake are served to eat with the three of you.When the three talked about the rented apartment, the monk said with a smile: "what's the matter with this, let the three masters like it there, so I invited my luggage." The three asked for the rent.The monk official said: "Why bother about this? The three masters are here to live. Please don't invite them. If you see them, you can get some incense and money. Where are the monks arguing?" Don't take it too lightly." The monk official quickly agreed.At that moment, the two sat at the monk's house, and Ji Tianyi went to the city to distribute the luggage.The monk asked the Taoist to clean the room, lay out the bed, tables and chairs, and brought some tea to talk with the two of them.At night, when the luggage was delivered, the monk bid farewell and went in.Xiao Jinxuan asked Zhuge Tianshen to weigh out two taels of silver first, sealed it in a sealed bag, pasted a sign, and sent it to the monk officer, who came out again to thank him.The three of them lit up the lamps and prepared some supper.Zhuge Tianshen asked Ji Tianyi to go out to buy food and wine by paying the money.Ji Huoyi went out for a while, and brought a waiter with four jugs of wine and four plates: a plate of sausage, a plate of brine shrimp, a plate of water chicken legs, and a plate of jellyfish, which were placed on the table.Zhuge Tianshen is a native of the village, and he didn't recognize the sausage. He said: "What is this? It looks like a pig and bird." Xiao Jinxuan said: "You just eat it, don't ask him." Zhuge Tianshen ate it and said: "This It's bacon!" Xiao Jinxuan said: "You're here again! The bacon has a skin that grows around? This is the small intestine in the pig's belly!" Zhuge Tianjia didn't recognize the jellyfish again, and said: "This crispy one is What is it? It’s delicious. Buy some crispy ones to eat.” Xiao and Ji ate again, finished their wine that night, and took a rest.Ji Tianyi didn't have any luggage, so Xiao Jinxuan took out a mattress and covered his feet to sleep. Early the next morning, a monk official came in and said, "Three masters drove here yesterday, and the poor monk prepared a rotten meal today, and the three of you sat down, and they are stubborn everywhere in our temple." The three said "it's not right." .The monk invited him to sit downstairs and set up four large plates for breakfast.After eating, I went out for a walk with the three of you, and said, "Let's go to the Sanzang Zen Forest to persevere." Then he walked into the Sanzang Zen Forest.The first entrance is a very high hall, with a gold plaque on the hall: "The No. 1 Ancestral Court in the World".I have been walking past two houses, and went up the winding class railings, and went up to a building, only to find that there was no room, and the monk's palace opened two doors behind the building, and asked the three people to go in and see, but there was still a piece of land. Flat ground, in a very high place, looking everywhere.Inside there are towering trees, tens of thousands of poles of bamboo, and the sound of the phoenix blowing everywhere; in the middle is the mantle tower of Master Tang Xuanzang.After being stubborn for a while, the monk invited him to the house again, and had wine on nine plates in the evening.In the middle of eating and drinking, the monk palace said: "The poor monk has not invited guests since he became a monk. In the future, there will be wine and an opera at home, and the three masters will be invited to watch the opera. Don't be a member." The three said: "We will definitely congratulate you." I finished drinking that night. On the third day, there were about fifty or sixty guests from the monk's house, ranging from people from Yingtian Fuyin's yamen to those from the county yamen.Before the guests arrived, the cook and the tea-watcher arrived early, and the actor also sent a box.The monk palace was chatting in the three-person room, when suddenly a Taoist came and said, "Master, that man is here again!" Because of this, there are different teachings: