Today, Qing 'an prefecture was a city that never sleeps. No matter if it was the taverns, brothels, or other shops, they would all be open all night. This was because the profits from this one night were enough to cover several days of normal business. For a place like the tavern, half a day's profit was almost equivalent to ten days of normal business.
Only an honest person like Old Fang would give himself a break when business was at its peak. At this moment, he was probably beating his chest and stamping his feet in regret when he saw the booming business of the other tanghulu vendors …
After coming out of the poetry gathering, Li Yi thought about it carefully and felt some regret.
Wasn't it a bit too rash to take out a name like "Shuidiao Getou" that could be passed down for a hundred generations?
Even though he had gotten a jade pendant, that jade pendant could at most be exchanged for three hundred taels of silver. Thinking about it, it seemed like he had suffered a loss …
Just now, any poem from the "Selected Poems of the Song Dynasty" would have been enough to subdue Shen Zhao. In the end, he had been too impulsive.
However, it was too late for regrets now. He didn't think about it anymore. Calming himself down, he picked a pawn shop that looked more proper and walked in.
An hour later, Li Yi and Liu Ruyi walked out of the pawn shop.
That Shen guy said that this jade pendant was worth at least three hundred taels of silver. The black-hearted owner of the pawn shop actually only offered one hundred and fifty taels, cutting the price by more than half. Li Yi used fifteen minutes to whittle the price down to two hundred taels, but the other party refused to budge no matter what.
In the end, when Liu Ruyi's delicate brows furrowed and her jade-like hand had already touched the hilt of her sword, Li Yi saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly brought up Shen Zhao's name.
Otherwise, this pawn shop owner would be in big trouble tonight.
It had to be said that Shen Zhao's name was very useful. Since it was the jade pendant of the second scholar of Qing 'an prefecture, the price was naturally higher. After the pawn shop owner confirmed it, he finally increased the price to three hundred taels of silver.
Before he left, he deliberately stuffed another ten taels of silver into Li Yi's hand. With a face full of enthusiasm, he expressed that if Li Yi could get Yang Yanzhou's jade pendant the next time, he was willing to pay double the price. If Li Yi was not satisfied, the price could be discussed again …
Li Yi could more or less guess the pawnshop owner's intentions. For a talented man like him who was famous throughout Qing An Fu, there must be many women who admired him. Among them, there was no lack of young ladies from rich families who did not lack money. Buying him for three hundred taels and then selling him to them, he could probably earn quite a bit of money.
Li Yi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In this world, talents are indeed popular!
When he became famous one day, he could sell autographs, used socks, unwashed underwear, and so on. He could probably make a small fortune …
That's right, he seemed to have forgotten to bring the "Shuidiao Getou" that he had just written. He really shouldn't have. After all, that was the first edition of the manuscript. After he became famous, he would definitely sell it for a few hundred taels of silver … Was it too late to go back and get it now?
When he thought of those women who were like wolves and tigers, Li Yi immediately dispelled this thought.
With three hundred taels of silver in his pocket, Li Yi and Liu Ruyi were strolling around the busy street. Naturally, he didn't know that the entire Mian Xiu Garden had already completely boiled over because of that "Shuidiao Getou".
A few old men with white hair and beards surrounded a table and stared fixedly at the Xuan paper on the table.
Zeng Zuimo stood far away and really wanted to snatch back that "Shuidiao Getou" manuscript. However, when she remembered that the old men in front of her were all famous figures in the literary world and had extraordinary statuses, she forcibly suppressed this thought.
"As a scholar, your handwriting is so sloppy. What a disgrace!" An old man's hair was standing on end as he spoke angrily. This caused the surrounding scholars to look at each other, but none of them dared to say anything.
Although this old man's temper was explosive, the other party's status was there. Even the prefectural magistrate didn't dare to say anything.
The old man had been an official for many years and had students all over the world. There was no lack of high-ranking officials among them. Prefectural Magistrate Dong was also a disciple of the old man. Now that he saw the old man, he had to respectfully call him "teacher".
After venting his anger, the old man's gaze once again fell on the paper. However, this time, his murky old eyes shone brightly. After a long while, he sighed and said, "What a good poem … people have joys and sorrows, the moon has its waxing and waning … I hope that people live long and live together for thousands of miles. To be able to write a Mid-Autumn Festival poem to such a level, I'm afraid there is no one else in the entire Jing Kingdom who can do this …"
"This person's attainments in poetry have probably reached an unfathomable level. I heard that the" Immortal Magpie Bridge "on Chinese Valentine's Day was also written by him." Another old man beside him retracted his gaze and sighed as well, "One poem is full of amorous feelings, the other is bold and unconstrained, the atmosphere is magnificent … it's hard to imagine that these two completely different poems were written by the same person."
"From today onwards, as long as the students of the Jing Kingdom drink under the moon, they will definitely think of 'Raising a cup to invite the bright moon, the shadows of the three of us'. On Chinese Valentine's Day, they will not forget the" Immortal Magpie Bridge "and" Shuidiao Getou ". I feel that if he were to compose another Upper Yuan poem, there would be no need for the next few poetry competitions!"
"Just based on poetry alone, even if I were to call him the number one scholar in the Jing Kingdom, there wouldn't be many who would object."
The old man nodded his head, expressing his agreement. However, in the next moment, he raised his eyebrows and scolded, "This kid, has he never thought of practicing his calligraphy!"
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The surrounding scholars stood respectfully at the side. Hearing the old man and the other famous figures' evaluation of Li Yi, they couldn't help but be secretly shocked.
"The number one scholar in the Jing Kingdom …" Since ancient times, there was no number one scholar. When one's poetry reached a certain level, it was difficult to distinguish who was better. There had never been a person who received such an evaluation from them.
The Mid-Autumn Poetry Meet was closely watched by the scholars of Qing An Prefecture. Any news would quickly spread.
Not long after, a piece of paper floated out of Mian Xiu Garden like flying snow. Some busybodies, including the old man's evaluation of the poem, handed it over without the slightest deletion. This included the praise of Li Yi as the "number one scholar in the Jing Kingdom". Very quickly, the news spread throughout the prefecture …
In an extremely short period of time, various brothels and brothels were already filled with the tune of "Shuidiao Getou". Li Yi of the "Immortals of the Magpie Bridge" appeared at the Mid-Autumn Poetry Meet. In a rage for a beauty, he brazenly accepted a challenge from the second scholar of Qing An Prefecture, Shen Zhao. With one "Shuidiao Getou", he stunned the audience and actually caused Shen Zhao to tear his poem twice …
When the scholars heard this story, it was as if they were there. Their hearts were filled with hot blood and anger, and they only hated themselves for not being there to witness it. When countless women in their chambers heard their maids talk about the news they heard from outside, their beautiful eyes shone with a strange light.
At this time, Li Yi, who was completely unaware of this, was still wandering the streets.
However, it was different from before. Right now, there were many more things in the bag on his back.
Pouches, perfume pouches, bracelets, hairpins, rouge and face powder …
Last time, Ruyi had given him a piece of clothing that she had personally made. Politeness demanded reciprocity. Now that Li Yi's wallet was bulging again, he naturally wouldn't be stingy in this area.
However, if he bought it for Ruyi, Xiao Huan would definitely also want a portion. Otherwise, even if the little maid didn't say it, she would definitely be hurt in her heart. If he bought it for both of them, he couldn't leave out Ruyi. If he treated Miss.Liu differently, the consequences would be very serious …
Although this would seem insincere, but … at worst, he would just give Ruyi another gift in the future.
Seeing Li Yi once again walk into a jewelry shop, the corners of Liu Ruyi's mouth curved slightly. Just as she was about to follow him in, her footsteps suddenly paused. Her gaze fell on the two scholars who walked past her on the street.
"" Immortals of the Magpie Bridge "…" Shuidiao Getou ", Minister of Education … that Li Yi … the first scholar of the Jing Kingdom …"
After obtaining this information from the conversation between the two, Liu Ruyi's pretty brows furrowed. With confusion and surprise, she looked at the back of the figure in the shop who was bargaining with the shop owner …
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