Tang Bohu Marries Qiuxiang

Chapter 10 Lantern Festival ([-])

After traveling around for a day, Tang Bohu came to a relatively lively inn in Changzhou City. The three of them sat down at the table.

Putting down his fan, Tang Bohu said: "Come and have a pot of wine, and then serve the most authentic Taihu Sanbai here!"

"Okay! Wait a minute, sir!" Xiao Er hurriedly went to the kitchen to order food.

Zhu Zhishan leaned closer and whispered, "I heard them talking about tonight's Taihu Lantern Festival!"

"Lantern Festival?" Wen Zhengzheng also became interested, "We are going to be the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River. This kind of grand event cannot be missed."

"That's right!" Zhu Zhishan slapped the table and shouted: "Don't suppress those ghosts and monsters, they don't know how deep the Taihu Lake is, and how handsome the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River are!"

"You guys don't know anything." The child put down the drinks and dishes and said, "It is said that this year's Lantern Festival is a big win in Washington DC!"

"Washington?"

The two of them put their eyes on Uncle Tang in unison. Isn't the magistrate's errand this time just to deliver letters to Washington?
"Eat vegetables and drink!" Tang Bohu said calmly, "Tonight we will open the eyes of those Wen Sao on Taihu Lake."

The three of them clinked glasses and drank, the night enveloped this bustling city, the lights on the edge of Taihu Lake were bright, the shy Jiangnan girls, the gentle Jiangnan teenagers, their laughter made waves in Taihu Lake, and there was an attic on the shore of Taihu Lake.

"This scenery in the south of the Yangtze River will be unforgettable for a lifetime." Standing on the attic, Baihu of Jinyiwei can see the bustling and extraordinary shore of Taihu Lake, and the singing boats.

"It's all thanks to Taishi Hua's arrangement, so that I won't miss this grand event in Taihu Lake." Yu Qingshan said earnestly.

"Where is the grand master." Hua Cha, who has just entered middle age, said: "It's self-deprecating to say that I am a bachelor, and I can't afford to be a grand master."

"You Huashi are also a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River, and you can afford to be a grand master." Chen Guang poured wine for Grand Master Hua.

The three of Tang Bohu strolled along the shore of Taihu Lake, all seeing red lights and colorful clothes in their eyes.

"Look at the one in the yellow dress." Zhu Zhishan said in a low voice, "With a slim figure and polite manners, he looks like an IKEA IKEA room."

"This woman is too coquettish." Wen Zhengming pointed to another woman who was putting on a lamp and said, "You see, this woman is dressed in plain clothes, but her eyebrows are clear and beautiful. She is a good choice."

Tang Bohu sighed and said: "Why do you only look at what clothes people wear..."

Seeing Tang Bohu talking, the two asked in unison: "Then brother Tang, what kind of clothes do you like to wear?"

Shaking open the fan, Tang Bohu said in a loud voice: "All kinds of beauty are not as beautiful as a red apricot. Of course, the less you wear, the better!"

"Hahahaha! Reasonable and reasonable!" Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhengming laughed together.

"Tang Bohu!"

With a familiar call, the three of them saw a very familiar fat man, but he was a little fatter than before leaving Suzhou.

"Ha! So it's you Fatty Xu!" Tang Bohu also replied.

Xu Pengju asked the boatman to dock, and said to the three, "Brother Tang, Brother Zhu, Brother Wen, get on the boat quickly!"

After boarding the boat a few steps, Tang Bohu looked at Xu Pengju who hadn't seen him for more than ten days and said, "Did your old man let you out?"

"Are you kidding me?" Xu Pengju said excitedly, "The Taihu Lantern Festival only happens once a year. If you miss it, you'll have to wait another year! Besides, this year Washington has a big prize at the Taihu Lantern Festival."

"It's said that there is a lottery, but what kind of lottery is it?"

Wen Zhengming and Zhu Zhishan also boarded the boat.

"I don't know, but since Caitou said it, it's meaningless." Xu Pengju said, "I recently discovered something very interesting."

Looking at the things in Xu Pengju's cabin, Tang Bohu understood that they were colored paintings and was not very interested, but Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhengming found it very strange.

Sitting on the bow of the boat, Tang Bohu enjoys the evening breeze of spring and the singing Taihu Lake!He took out a letter in his bosom, the envelope was signed by Zhang Lin, looking at this letter, Tang Bohu was full of curiosity!To be honest, he didn't want to get involved in the officialdom so early, but since Zhang Lin noticed him, he wanted to pull himself into this muddy water.

Zhang Lin's return is indeed very generous, and the entire Jiangnan officialdom jointly recommended it!With this trump card, as long as I get ideal results in the imperial examination, it will not be difficult for me to have the backing of Jiangnan to make progress in the future.

But Tang Bohu knows that his soul has lived two lifetimes, and some things have been experienced much more than his peers.

Even if he has some talents, is he worthy of Zhang Lin's attention?Is there really no other choice but him?The officialdom is complicated, and I dare not think of it too simply. Zhang Lin can see through his own thoughts at a glance. Such a shrewd person entrusted a very important matter he said to me, a person who has only met a few times. ?
Opening the letter, Tang Bohu mustered up the courage to open the contents of the letter, but he was shocked into a cold sweat, it was blank!There is nothing in the letter!

Quickly put this letter back into the envelope and carefully glue it with the sticky waxy glue on the envelope, so that the whole letter can be restored to its original state. I remembered what Zhang Lin said to himself, as long as the letter is sent to Washington, you will naturally understand. In other words, the content of the letter is not important, what is important is whether the letter can be delivered to the people in Washington.

Did this Zhang Lin already know that he would peek, Tang Bohu smiled wryly and was still swayed.

"Bohu! What are you thinking?" Xu Pengju came to Tang Bohu's side, "Did you see the building on the other side? The highlight of this year's Lantern Festival is here, and all the real beauties are there!"

The boat gradually approached the shore, and there were a lot of literati crowded in front of the building, many of whom wanted to go in to see what was going on. Xu Pengju took the lead and walked in front, took out an invitation and handed it to the porter of the building, and then left. Enter this magnificent terrace.

"Sirs!" Tang Bohu and others who were stopped by the porter and wanted to follow in said, "You can't enter!"

"Didn't he go in?" Zhu Zhishan pointed at Xu Pengju.

"There are invitations." The concierge continued, "Of course, our Washington Lantern Festival is not a place to reject people. Those who don't have invitations, please go there! As long as you answer the eighteen lantern riddles correctly, you can enter."

"Eighteen lantern riddles?" Tang Bohu saw the long queue on the other side of the entrance. It seemed that the queue had entered the Washington Lantern Festival if it had been for a few hours, but how many hours could there be in one night.

"Bohu! Look at Fatty Xu talking so much!" Zhu Zhishan said sourly.

Wen Zhengming also became worried: "Don't talk about the eighteen lantern riddles, I'm afraid this team will spend most of the night!"

"The mountain people have their own tricks!" Tang Bohu walked towards the other side of the entrance.

(End of this chapter)