It rained the night when Chenxi arrived in Suzhou City, but the next day it was still drizzling.

Chen Xi and Yu Niang walked in the streets and alleys of Suzhou City, one after another, with umbrellas in each other.

There were few pedestrians along the way and there was no way to find out about Tang Bohu's whereabouts, but Chen Xi went towards Wujifang based on some of his memory of Suzhou's ancient city.

In history, Tang Yin was dismissed as a minor official of Zhejiang vassal after 12 years of Hongzhi's crimes. He was deeply ashamed of not taking office. After returning home, his husband and wife became chaotic and divorced.

In addition to his frustration, Tang Yin set out from Suzhou and traveled to Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and other places, and visited famous mountains and rivers all the way, writing and painting, which brought a lot of materials to his future calligraphy and painting. He returned to Suzhou after nearly a year. At this time, his family was already poor, and even his ancestral home and fields in Wuxian County were sold. He could only sell his literary and paintings in a small building in Wujifang in Suzhou City to make a living.

Even if Chen Xi appeared in this life, Tang Yin's situation has not changed.

Tang Yin had completely lost interest in the officialdom. Chen Xi felt unsure and felt that this trip would probably be a failure, but he still had to do the business of buying paintings. He should just help Tang Yin, or to compensate him for not helping him in the twelve years of Hongzhi.

But according to fact, Chen Xi was not unwilling to help at that time, but he was really powerless.

The trend of history is often unpredictable, and Tang Yin was arrogant at that time and would not obey the advice of a young boy like him.

When I arrived in Wujifang, Suzhou, Chenxi could not tell which building was the small building where Tang Yin lived.

Fortunately, there was a shop selling umbrellas on the street with the door open. Chen Xi went to buy an oil-paper umbrella. After asking in detail, he found out that Tang Yin lived in a dilapidated two-story building at the entrance of the street.

"...You guys are going, but it's faster. You may not be able to see it in a few days."

The shopkeeper of the oil paper umbrella shop is from Baoding Prefecture, the ancestral home of Chen Xi, the capital. If he had a real Wu-spoken word, it would have been too difficult for Chen Xi. Although there was a Mandarin these days, due to backward education, the people only lived in a very small circle, and it was probably difficult for him to reach a hundred miles away in his life. There were few people who were proficient in Mandarin.

Chen Xi asked quickly: "Why?"

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "The ghost abandons the gods, his wife is divorced and penniless. How long do you think he can live there? Such a depressed person is better to die."

Chen Xi suddenly realized that because of his appearance, Tang Yin might have known the betrayal of his friend Du Mu. Coupled with the setbacks brought to him by painting, Tang Yin is now more decadent than in history. He is drunk all day long, and even calligraphy and painting may be thrown away, and he may die in illness and hunger at any time.

"It's been a labor."

Chen Xi held up an umbrella and walked out of the store, looking at the small building in the distance, thinking that a generation of talented people lived in such a shabby and dilapidated place, and felt very sad.

Yu Niang asked, "Mr. Shen, is the person you are looking for... Tang Jieyuan?"

"That's right, I'm a friend of him, right?" Chen Xi sighed.

Yu Niang shook her head, her face full of confusion: "Sir, I was in the same year as Tang Jieyuan, and Tang Jieyuan was involved in the case of selling questions and cut off the imperial examination. There were rumors that Tang Jieyuan had leaked the questions from Lord Shen. Shouldn't you avoid them from a distance at this time?"

Chen Xi looked at Yu Niang sideways and asked, "Who is the leader of the Yu family thinks that this official is the top scholar who passed the exam for the sales exam?"

Yu Niang smiled bitterly: "I don't have this intention. Lord Shen is young and promising. I have seen your talent with my own eyes. I just want to remind Lord Shen that others may use this to criticize..."

"What happens to others is their business. Even if I don't do anything, is there any criticism behind it? Now I am just visiting a friend who once cherishes each other. Whether he is rich or poor or sad, this is all the righteousness of friends, and it has nothing to do with the opinions of the world."

After Chen Xi finished speaking, he walked towards the direction of the building in the wind and rain. After Yu Niang thought about Chen Xi's words for a while, she felt very moved and followed her.

The small building stands along the street, but in fact, the streets and alleys of Suzhou City are mostly bluestone alleys. Chen Xi looked up and knocked on the door, but no one responded.

Chen Xi knocked a few more times, but no one answered, so he had to go into the crack of the door and looked inside. The room seemed to be a shop-like house, and there was no one missing.

"Stop knocking, people are not at home now, and they are mostly visiting relatives and friends or getting drunk." A neighbor passed by and said casually.

"I'm here to ask for painting. I wonder which friend Tang Jieyuan likes to visit?" Chen Xi asked.

The man mumbled again, and it was the authentic Wu Nong soft words. Chen Xi thought about it carefully for a while before he could tell that Tang Yin had gone to the East Street, and that there was a small wine shop there, maybe someone was inside.

Chen Xi hugged her fists and took Yu Niang all the way. Sure enough, he saw a sleeping man at the desk in a corner of the restaurant lobby where the shop was half open. The restaurant clerk was pushing him, but this guy was sleeping so much that he seemed to be alone. Chen Xi guessed that maybe the snoring sound was pretending.

Judging from the figure and side face, Chen Xi can basically confirm that it is Tang Yin, but it is difficult to tell whether Tang Yin is really drunk or pretending to be drunk at this time.

Chen Xi walked over, closed the paper umbrella, and said aloud: "It's rainy day, sleeping day, don't you feel crueler if you disturb your dreams like this? Come on, make a small ounce of wine, ride it with a good wine pot, I want to taste the peach blossom wine in Gusu City..."

Chen Xi said, sitting down on the bench next to the table, Yu Niang shook her head helplessly and stood on the side.

For Yu Niang, it is completely incomprehensible that Chen Xi is causing trouble. Even if you regard Tang Yin as a friend, Tang Yin lost to you in the battle painting and watched you win the top scorer, how could you have a heart to do with you?

Tang Yin, who was snoring just now, instantly calmed down, but he did not look up, but Chen Xi knew that he was not awake, but that he had not fallen asleep at all.

"This brother must be a good wine person. Since he is awake, I wonder if he can drink together?" Chen Xi smiled and greeted, "I heard that the peach blossom wine in Gusu City is a unique place in the city."

"Ahem."

Hearing this, Tang Yin finally sat up straight, raised his head and looked at Chen Xi carefully, but he did not recognize who was in front of him for a while.

When we first met, Chen Xi was just a thirteen-year-old boy. Even though he had a bit of grace, he had not lost his childishness. After three years of this year, Chen Xi had completely lost his hair and became a young man. His face had a bit more mature and vicissitudes. In addition, the two were not old friends, so it was reasonable that they could not recognize Chen Xi for a while.

However, Tang Yin's appearance has not changed much, only there is too much stubborn on his face. Now he seems to be an old man in his forties or fifties who have experienced many vicissitudes.

"Your Excellency, do you want to invite me to drink?"

Tang Yin asked, then looked at Chen Xi carefully, and felt familiar.

Seeing Chen Xi nodding with a smile, Tang Yin curled his lips and said, "When did there be peach blossom wine in Suzhou City? Why have I never heard of it? What's more, even peaches are almost ripe in this May, so how can peach blossoms be spoken of?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "There are peach blossoms in the heart, and there are peach blossoms in the wine."

One sentence made Tang Yin look shaking.

Tang Yin was arrogant and had made many literati and poets around him. He might be precise to say that he yearned for his heart, and could say that "there is peach blossom in his heart, and there is peach blossom in his wine." Such a philosophical saying is unique.

"You...you are..."

Tang Yin seemed to have realized who was in front of him.

Chen Xi smiled and stood up, saluted and said, "Brother Bo Hu, I've been together for three years, and I've been missing for a long time."

By the time Chen Xi explained this, Tang Yin had already guessed that the person in front of him was Chen Xi, who had become famous three years ago. In his opinion, he was originally conceited that it was Chen Xi who snatched his position as the top scholar and obtained the glory that should have belonged to him, so he was full of jealousy and resentment towards Chen Xi.

But after all, Chen Xi once visited him when he was in trouble. Even if he was unwilling, he would take good care of his face and did not immediately leave or drive Chen Xi away. Chen Xi came to see him from afar. Although he didn't know whether he came to see him specially or visited him, he finally gave him a gift of goose feathers, and was very affectionate and invited him to have a drink. With the free and unruly personality of the great talent of Tang Dynasty, he could basically ignore past grudges.

"What are the Chen Zhuangyuan doing?"

Tang Yin avoided Chen Xi's gaze and said in a bad tone, "Is it because he is embarrassed when he is in trouble?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "Brother Bo Hu misunderstood. He just went to Fujian and Guangdong to take up his duties and came here to visit."

In one sentence, the relationship between the two has been much closer.

When Tang Yin heard that Chen Xi was going to Fujian and Guangdong, he naturally thought in his heart that you must have done something wrong, so that the emperor would be exiled from a noble yamen like the Hanlin Academy to a remote place. Since Chen Xi was driven out of the capital, Tang Yin was a little moved and thought that this court official was indeed not acceptable. Even if he had the ability, what if he was exiled? He would be exiled! On the contrary, it would be better than me, if he had not been an official from the beginning, he would not have so many worries.

Chen Xi didn't know what Tang Yin was thinking, and greeted him: "Brother Bo Hu, I wonder if I can have a drink together for a meal?"

"Okay. Chen Zhuangyuan came from afar. He should be asking you to have a drink as a practice." Tang Yin was not polite, and turned over the bent wine glass and shouted, "Waiter, buy half a pound of wine, and write it on my account."

The guy handed over the 400% wine that Chen Xi had just called and said with a smile: "Master Jie Yuan, please forgive me. The wine you paid for on credit in the store is a lot of money. You can't always worry about our small business, right? This young man, you won't really want to... keep the account on Master Jie Yuan, right?"

The guy suddenly became nervous. He thought that it was a rainy day and now Tang Yin took the initiative to treat him. Not only will he not make money, but he may also lose money.

Chen Xi smiled and took out a string of money and said, "Is it enough?"

"Enough is enough."

The shop clerk was about to reach out to pick it up, Tang Yin held the wine glass on his hand with a dark face and said, "Not only is it enough, but there is still more. Add half a pound of wine, no water is allowed... Two more side dishes to serve wine!"

The shop assistant said: "Mr. Jie Yuan, this little money is compared with the wine you always owe..."

"Can you get there?"

Tang Yin is now poor and owes others money for alcohol, but others owes him.

"Okay, you wait."

The shop assistant nodded and then regained his freedom. He picked up the copper plate and weighed it, muttering in a low voice, "If you have the ability to go with the shopkeeper, what's the matter with me, the friend?"

When the shopkeeper stepped down, Tang Yin sighed lightly: "In this world, human hearts are not as good as ever, and even peddlers and barbarians learn to bully others by virtue of their power!"

Chen Xi wanted to say, if you don’t have money, don’t come to drink. This is not bullying others by virtue of power, but by recognizing money and not by others!

That’s right, you used to be Jieyuan, a talented man with great glory. Of course others respect you, but you can see what you are now? The smell of alcohol and sloppy, you are almost in summer and still wearing early spring clothes, and the clothes are covered with oil stains. It would be strange if others respect you!

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