Chapter 1378
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There was still one day before the Thirtieth. Standing on top of Li Family Zhuangzi and holding binoculars, he could see that the commoners were bustling with activity.
They were rich and wanted to have a good New Year. Tomorrow was the Thirtieth, so it was not convenient to buy things.
They would buy things today and let them sit for a day.
There were many people setting up stalls at the bridgehead, so they did not charge fees.
The children ran here and there. As they ran, they couldn't find their parents. The children hurriedly looked where they were going and stood at the side of the tent.
When the parents found that their children had suddenly disappeared, they were not anxious. They bought some things and looked for the tents next to the tents.
They told them in advance that if they got lost, they could go to the tents.
The children had folded papers with their home addresses. If they could not find them, the 16th Guard would help to send them back.
Because of Li Yi's couplets, the Tang dynasty became popular and Spring Festival couplets with horizontal scrolls were written.
Next year was the Year of the Horse. Usually, they would write spring and horses.
The first line was: Spring is full of joy.
The second line was: Ma Sui Feng
The horizontal scrolls were: Year of the Horse.
Li Yi wore a hat and mask. He held Princess Yongmu's hand and walked in the crowd. There were many guards disguised as commoners around them.
Xiao Lan held Princess Yongmu's hand on the other side. Her eyes darted around from time to time.
"Do you know what Spring Festival couplets are? Look at the Spring Festival couplets. They are not even Spring Festival couplets. There are rules for couplets. It's called heaven and earth … "
As the three of them walked, they heard someone talking loudly. There was a circle of people around them.
"Li Lang, are the rules for Spring Festival couplets strict?" Princess Yongmu knew how to write couplets, but she was not sure if it was wrong.
"It can be strict, but it can also not be strict. He is a little provocative. Writing couplets is just to make a living. He just needs to be himself. "
Li Yi observed from outside and knew that the person who spoke just now also wrote couplets for others.
He probably wrote letters to home or lawsuits in the past.
Business was not good. Students could help with lawsuits. It was free.
For things like letters to home, if there were really distant relatives, the people of the capital government would write them.
The handwriting might not be good, but the content could be written.
If he was too old to write, he would look for his neighbor.
So the letter-writers were put out of work. They could work as bookkeepers or go to the villages to teach children.
Teach children calligraphy if their handwriting is good.
Seeing that it was the New Year, they thanked Li Yi for bringing the Spring Festival couplets. They thought of them in advance and wrote them for others. Some even drew pictures of them.
"Which expert made such a comment? What do you mean by strict or not strict? "The people inside actually heard him.
'Swoosh!' The onlookers in front of Li Yi all turned around and opened up a path for him.
Li Yi pulled Princess Yongmu and hid with Xiaolan to the side. He turned his head and looked back.
The people behind him were stunned for a moment and also looked back.
"Hahahaha ~" Xiaolan couldn't help but laugh.
Princess Yongmu also laughed. This was too fun! She could actually do this.
Everyone looked around, but they couldn't find him.
The person dressed like a scholar who was writing for someone else was embarrassed. Who was it? Why didn't he stand out?
He saw Xiao Lan and Princess Yongmu at a glance. Both of them had their eyes exposed. Usually, ordinary women would look good with a mask, not to mention that they were already beautiful.
"Ladies, do you want to ask for Spring Festival couplets? I'm not talented, but I'm willing to give you a brush. "
The scholar was prepared to give couplets for free. It was normal to see beautiful women.
"Huh?" Princess Yongmu and Xiao Lan widened their eyes in tacit understanding.
You're writing Spring Festival couplets for us? Are your literary talent and handwriting good enough?
Li Yi: "…"
He felt offended. I'm holding hands. Are you sure you won't be beaten?
"Brother, please." The scholar only saw them now. They were holding hands.
So his gaze swept past Princess Yongmu and looked at Xiao Lan. Xiao Lan was holding Princess Yongmu's hand.
"Lady, what kind of Spring Festival couplets do you want?"
The scholar asked Xiao Lan and nodded to Li Yi, meaning that I won't fight with you. Don't draw your sword.
Li Yi smiled. At the same time, a pile of information appeared in his mind: "I'll name a few. You write down the names you need. My Xiao Lan doesn't lack."
Xiao Lan quickly let go of Princess Yongmu's hand and ran over to Li Yi's other hand. She blinked at the scholar: "Yes, my Li Lang will write it for me."
The scholar looked at Li Yi with a different gaze. There was admiration in his eyes, as if to say, "Brother, how did you do it? Teach me! "
Li Yi understood and said to the scholar: "It's fine as long as you have money."
"I'm slightly talented. I'll take the imperial examination. I'll pass the imperial examination." The scholar puffed out his chest.
"I'm talking about the word Bei and the word Caifu." Li Yi told the truth.
Why couldn't Meng Haoran compare to Wang Wei? It was a matter of money.
Of course, family power was equally important. Wang Wei's family had many officials, so he could drink with the Prince of Qi.
"I, I don't believe it! When I become a Grand Scholar, I'll naturally get what I need. "The scholar obviously didn't have much money and wanted to resist.
"If you become a Grand Scholar … you won't be able to make a lot of money. Say, when did the Turks want to make peace with the Tang dynasty? Did the Tang dynasty agree? "
Li Yi was so bored that he actually asked about national affairs.
"Why did the Turks want to make peace?" The scholar surnamed Ma thought for a while and asked Li Yi.
"Do you know the current situation of the Turks?" Li Yi asked.
"Ah! I know a little. The newspaper said that the Turks were silent and died. The Turks were in constant internal strife and had no time to attack the Tang dynasty. "The scholar recalled and answered.
"En!" Li Yi nodded and pulled the two people closer. He let go of their hands and picked up the pen on the table and started writing couplets.
There was a lot of information, so he copied it.
After copying ten couplets, he thought for a while and threw the information away. He wrote the first couplet: A smile on the face of a new horse in spring; the second couplet: Yuexin grows older and dismisses the old snake. The horizontal scroll: Glory in the horse.
After he finished writing, he put down the pen and pulled the two people away.
"My writing is not as good as the ten couplets above. The word 'embrace' is not good. It should be 'welcome'. And the second couplet should be changed to 'go'."
The scholar surnamed Ma was very unhappy. He felt that he was being suppressed and did not know what was going on.
He found fault with Li Yi's couplets and changed the words.
A few old men walked out from the crowd. They were wearing masks. One of them looked at the couplets and then at the scholar, "If this is the case, you don't have to take the exam next year. We asked you about national policy but you did not know. Now you can't even write."
Another old man did not speak. He picked up the pen and wrote the first couplet: A smile on the face of a new horse in spring. The horizontal scroll: Glory in the horse.
The third old man said, "You changed two words. Can the contents of the couplet match? Is there a problem with the original couplet? "
"Let's go, let's go. Let's continue to walk around. It's more interesting than staying in the south of the city." Another person who did not look too old said.
The group of people left, leaving the scholar surnamed Ma in a daze.
Another person came over and picked up the pen. Swish, swish, swish. He copied ten of the couplets Li Yi had copied and copied this couplet.
He placed the newly copied couplet on the table and kept the ones that Li Yi and the old man had written.
"I'm rich, I'm rich. Hahahaha! My eyes are sharp. The calligraphy is mine. Old Bi's handwriting is not bad. It's all thanks to him running back from Lantian County. Hahaha ~ ~ ~ "
The person laughed and ran away like a lunatic.
"Who is that?" The scholar finally reacted.
"I think it's Patrol Officer Zhangsun from Lantian County. You've profited. Patrol Officer Zhangsun's calligraphy." Someone at the side recognized Zhangsun Xin and congratulated the scholar.
The scholar frowned, "But why do I feel like I've lost out?"
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