"Lan, why did her identity change again?”Li Qing's heart flashed with doubt, and then he was immersed in his longing for the beauty.
Just as Li Qing was thinking about how wonderful his life was, the sound of a servant passing food pulled Li Qing back to reality.
Li Qing looked at the plate of dumplings, a plate of dipping sauce, and a large bowl of dumpling soup on the table and asked,""Little brat, what's the dried vegetable in your dumplings? Ben... I've eaten leek stuffing, fennel stuffing, carrot stuffing, but this dried vegetable stuffing is unheard of!”Li Qing had this doubt when he saw this plaque. Not only had he not heard of it now, but even before he transmigrated, he had also played in Beijing, but he had never heard of it being sold in Beijing.
The waiter couldn't help but burst out laughing." Young Master, these dried vegetables are not just vegetables. They are the first fresh wild vegetables outside Beijing every day. After washing them, they are dried. When they are used to make dumplings, they are boiled with the soup of donkey bones. After they are cooked, they are mixed with pork belly for filling!”
Li Qing couldn't help but eat one after hearing that. The fresh and tender meat filling, the thickness of the donkey bone soup, and the indescribable taste of the dried vegetables made it taste different from other dumplings.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, he would naturally miss the beauty!
Li Qing walked along the streets that were gradually becoming more crowded. It didn't take long before he arrived at Changdian. Every year from the first day of the first month to the sixteenth day of the first month, there would be a gathering of department stores, thousands of doors, books, and treasures. The beautiful scholars and women would be like tea and clouds, and there would be a continuous stream of carts and hand-held hands. Not only that, but it was also the fifteenth day of the first month. A full moon hung in the air, and the light was extremely soft. Although the night was slightly cold, under the candlelight of the city, it added a hint of refreshing.
Not long after, lanterns of all kinds rose from a four-story building. Under the embellishment, the colorful building looked even more beautiful.
Soon after, laughter and laughter came from the building. Coupled with the flowing figure in front of the window, it made people feel even more charming.
Li Qing stood in a place that wasn't too crowded and turned his head to look around. The colorful building was about three to five hundred steps away from where he was standing. There was a brightly lit building, and it was surrounded by people. It seemed to be very lively. Thinking of Ah Lan's smile that could topple a city and then a country, Li Qing was sure that she was there.
Li Qing squeezed over to take a look. As expected, he saw a colorful building erected high under the attic, surrounded by a string of angry wind lanterns. The surroundings were clearly visible, and a beautiful woman stood on the high platform with a curtain on her head.
Surrounding them were eight heavily made-up women around the age of sixteen. They sat around each other, some playing the pipa, some playing the huqin, and some playing the flute.
Two people were playing the same instrument, and the sound was similar to the 3D effect of the later generations.
Just as Li Qing was looking at the beauty and listening to Jiale, immersed in his thoughts…
There were a few young people who were watching the show like him. They clicked their tongues in wonder."Brother Wang, did you see that? This Miss Shi Shi had captured the hearts of thousands of scholars with her unique sword dance the moment she arrived in the capital. Now, she had come up with some new tricks.”
The young man who was addressed as Brother Wang curled his lips in disdain."The morals of the world are deteriorating day by day. People are no longer the ancients. In order to fight for a business, they fight for all kinds of new things every day. Those officials are even shamelessly rushing to be the guests of others!”
After Li Qing heard this, he was a little angry and cupped his hands at the two of them."Sorry to disturb you."
"Oh, I dare not."
He turned around and pointed.”
"That's not true! Other than the first time he came to the capital to perform a sword dance in public, although there were countless suitors, no one had really succeeded!”
Li Qing felt relieved after hearing that. However, what the scholar said next gave Li Qing a headache!
"However, I heard from others that it's not that this girl is pure, but that this pavilion is different from other pavilions. First of all, no matter how famous the guest is, how much money they are prepared to spend, they have to pass three tests first. After passing three tests, they can see Miss Shi Shi. As for whether they can be Miss's guest, they still have to seek the opinion of the female side.”“”
Li Qing nodded as he listened. He couldn't help but ask,"Brother, may I ask which three tests are these?”
What Li Qing did not expect was that the scholar who had just been chatting with him would become angry when he mentioned this."What three stages? I think it's just a trick!”
The other scholar awkwardly explained to Li Qing that very few people could pass the second stage of the so-called three stages, so he could only answer what he saw. The first round was Shen Nong tasting hundreds of herbs. It was unknown where Miss Shi Shi had prepared the herbs. One had to be able to name at least twenty-four out of thirty herbs in a sachet to pass.
Li Qing smiled." Then, what about the second stage?”
"The second round is about gold and jade having a high price. The so-called gold and jade doesn't just refer to gold and jade, but also includes many porcelain pieces that Shishi obtained from who knows where. They need to be appraised and evaluated separately. Finally, the one with the highest value will be selected.
However, I can see that you have an imposing appearance and a noble aura. Logically speaking, this level shouldn't be difficult for you!”
Li Qing saw that the challenge was about to begin and quickly asked,"What about the third stage?"
" The third stage, haha, no one knows," the young master said as he waved his fan. To be honest, Li Qing really didn't understand why scholars would take a fan in the middle of winter.
At this point, Li Qing roughly knew the entire process. Although he didn't know what was going on, he didn't panic. He just laughed and asked,"I heard you two say so much. If I want to participate, do I have to pay money?"”
"Brother, aren't you asking the obvious?”After saying that, the two of them walked to the other side.
After the two of them left, a little servant girl wearing a pink dress and a double-tailed braid stood at the front desk of the attic with a smile. She picked up a drumstick and knocked on a gong hanging at the side. The gong sounded loud and clear. Wherever the sound reached, the noisy people instantly quieted down.
Seeing this, the maidservant said slowly,"Everyone, my young lady is here at the Changdian Temple Fair to compete for the title of the 'Top Female Scholar.' Secondly, she has set up three stages. However, since the Spring Festival, no one has been able to pass two stages in a row.
There is also a piece of regretful news. Today will be the last day for my young miss to set up a checkpoint in the factory. If she still fails to pass the checkpoint, my young miss will have to return to the pavilion. At that time, if you want to see my young miss, you won't even have the right to drink tea and talk about your experiences without a thousand taels of silver!”
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