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Chapter 19 Fang Ri Rabbit...
Chapter 19 Fang Ri Rabbit...
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the capital was very lively. Since Li Mou entered the capital as a martial artist, Li Qingcheng slaughtered 200,000 Huns outside the Great Wall, and looking at today, the Central Plains has accumulated three hundred years of accumulation, and it has become a prosperous age. The richness of China is the highest it has ever been.
Dayu State is rich in soldiers, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. There are 800,000 households in the capital, four cities and eight cities, and the inner and outer imperial cities. When the Lantern Festival is approaching, all the people enter the city to enjoy the lanterns, and people are everywhere outside the huge city gate.
You Mengzhe saw this battle for the first time in his life. It was early morning when he arrived in the capital. The Wandeng Bridge on the moat had pulled up the cables for the Lantern Festival three days later. He followed Zhao Feihong into the city, only to see business everywhere, and the teahouses and restaurants were full. , the city is magnificent.
Compared with the capital, Jiangzhou is like a rural place.
The cost of food and clothing here is the best in the whole country in Dayu, and the entertainment is full of tricks. The merchants from the Western Regions, the swordsmen from Yingzhou, the warriors from the East China Sea, and the fleet of Yunmeng, a scene of prosperity from all countries.
Fighting jī, playing cricket, playing and singing, performing arts, fighting swords, writing, chuī sugar man, selling copper fish, storytellers are everywhere.
You Mengzhe almost got lost several times, and when he saw the excitement, he squeezed in. Every time, Zhao Feihong turned around and walked back to the road with his collar.
"What is that, Master."
"What about that?"
"Candied haws! I know this!"
"What is a face man?"
"What about this? Why is there still water?"
"Will the machine turn on its own?"
You Mengzhe looks like a countryman, and in fact he and Zhao Feihong also seem to be from the country. The master and the apprentice each carry a long stick and are dressed in dusty robes. It's just like performing arts in Beijing.
Sixteen carried a large sedan chair and passed along the street, beating gongs and drums, the people hurried to give way, the wealthy family in the capital got married, You Mengzhe got angry when he was stepped on, and pulled someone else's family to say: "Hello!"
"No trouble!" Zhao Feihong said displeased.
You Mengzhe had no choice but to give up, and looked around curiously when passing through a store.
"What is this? Master?" You Mengzhe took a pure gold gadget.
"Hey! Don't move!" The shop assistant said at a glance that he didn't look like he was shopping, "This is a poke for the ladies to smoke hookahs."
"How do you sell this pen?" You Mengzhe asked again, looking at Zhao Feihong, meaning to buy something to visit Zhang Yuanshan.
The guy didn't laugh at him, he just replied, "Three thousand taels."
You Mengzhe: "..."
Zhao Feihong smiled and said, "Let's go."
You Mengzhe: "This pen costs three thousand taels? Give me five taels and I can make a box..."
Buddy: "It's not 3,000 taels of silver! It's 3,000 taels of gold! The handle of the sunken wood of the ocean, the ho of the gods in the north, the pen made by the people of Kunlun Mountains! The price of this shop is clearly marked, and it's all gold."
You Mengzhe went to see the Four Treasures of the Study, the Kowloon White Jade Bowl for washing the pen, the Meidai Mountain where the pen was held, the black-smoked and rouge-eyed inkstone, the carved root table, and the glass screen. Any one of them would cost as much as tens of taels of gold.
The guy took water and poured it into a pen-washing altar. Under the white sky, in the glazed altar carved almost exquisitely, the countless swimming fish carved on the wall moved with the light of the water.
You Mengzhe was amazed, and the man said again: "The four treasures of the study in the imperial study are all tributes from our shop." Then he stirred the pen in the bowl again, and the smoke-like ink dispersed, and it persisted for a long time, as if frozen in white jade A wisp of dark cloud.
You Mengzhe smiled and said, "I can't afford it."
He really couldn't afford it if he was, and You Mengzhe was only worth a few thousand taels of silver at most.
"What is this for?" You Mengzhe asked an old man.
"Bronze Fish Hu!" The old man carried the burden: "Three hundred years of craftsmanship in the capital!"
The burden was full of copper fish swaying. You Mengzhe had to stop and look at everything he saw. Zhao Feihong finally said: "Let's go, it will be dark if you continue to look at it. One month is not enough to finish it. I'll take you when I'm done. come out."
You Mengzhe was dragged away. Zhao Feihong hired another carriage at Dongshikou. The driver asked for a tael of silver. Zhao Feihong didn’t bargain. Still have to wait.
When it was dark, I finally arrived outside Zhang Mansion. I saw lanterns everywhere. The long street was reflected like daytime. Two big red lanterns with the character "Zhang" were hanging. Four doors, four side doors, but the doors are closed, and no guests come and go.
Zhao Feihong went up and knocked on the door, and the servant in the side door said, "Master is out for a visitor. Come back another day."
Zhao Feihong said, "Where have you been? I'm Zhao Feihong."
The little servant frowned, and seeing that it was Zhao Feihong, he hurriedly said, "Uncle Zhang! The master's eldest brother is here!"
"Zhao Daxia!" There was a frenzy inside, and after a while, someone dressed in rich clothes and full of extravagance greeted the guests, Zhao Feihong cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Zhang."
You Mengzhe didn't know what to do, but thought it was Zhang Yuanshan's father. Just when he was surprised that Zhao Feihong didn't let himself kowtow, the uncle Zhang said, "Master went to Ting County three days ago. It's said inside."
Zhao Feihong said: "Why is this? I think I missed it on the way."
Only then did You Mengzhe know that the person in front of him was the housekeeper. The housekeeper, Zhang Bo, let them into the house. When they entered the house, there was a front yard. After the front yard, there were two gates. Two servants came out with lanterns, and the housekeeper said, "Master Zhao, please."
All the way through the front porch, the courtyard is full of dazzling lights, You Mengzhe is dizzy, good guy! The pomp of Zhang Yuanshan's house is more luxurious than the hall of the Demon Sect on Yuheng Mountain. There are six courtyards and three courtyards, and there are probably hundreds of rooms. You Mengzhe is confused. Finally, he was taken to a large room in the west courtyard.
The housekeeper ordered tea, and Zhao Feihong sat down without humility. The housekeeper stood and talked and gave a general overview of the matter. Zhang Yuanshan received a letter a few days ago, and he ordered a horse to prepare a horse and set off for Chaoting County in person.
You Mengzhe thought that it would be best if he was not there, so as not to be tossed with the power, and when he was listening for a while, the maid brought a few more plates, shredded sesame mink meat, marinated deer lips, bamboo fungus and steamed ham. roll, and a plate of fried fish mouth, two cups of ginger and brown sugar water.
You Mengzhe was hungry for an afternoon, thinking that it's time to eat, it's really good, and Zhao Feihong has not eaten a meal these days, and his eyes turned green when he saw this pile of food.
The housekeeper said again: "It's cold outside, first warm up your stomach with some snacks. What do you like to eat? Are there any taboos? I'll tell them to cook."
You Mengzhe: "!!!"
It's just a snack! You Mengzhe really felt that he underestimated the luxury of Zhang Yuanshan's home.
Zhao Feihong said, "Young man, don't get used to him, what did the letter say? Can you let me see?"
The butler hurriedly said yes, went to get the letter, You Mengzhe devoured all four plates, and glanced at Zhao Feihong.
After a while, dinner was served, a table full of delicacies from the mountains and seas. You Mengzhe ate his stomach and lay belching on his chair.
Zhao Feihong just ate some casually, then lowered his head to read the letter carefully, and said after reading, "Please borrow a pen and paper."
The housekeeper said, "Here, the hero." He said that he let Zhao Feihong go to the study, and You Mengzhe followed after dawdling.
You Mengzhe read Zhao Feihong's letter, and vaguely guessed something Zhang Yuanshan received a letter on the eighth day of the first lunar month, saying that there will be a gathering of martial arts people in Xichuan. After returning to the local area, his virtuous talents were not enough to convince the public, and the other factions either plotted against him, or provoked him outright, and got into a big fight.
So Zhang Yuanshan personally went to Ting County to find Zhao Feihong, and planned to go to Xichuan with Zhao Feihong to quell the incident.
However, during that time, Zhao Feihong just went to Beijing, and they missed each other.
Zhao Feihong wrote another letter, and sent it to Ting County to find Zhang Yuanshan to come back, to the effect that he would handle the matter of Xichuan himself now, let Zhang Yuanshan return to the capital, and inform him about You Mengzhe in the letter.
After a while, Zhao Feihong put down his pen and wrote a letter. The housekeeper went to send someone to deliver the letter. Zhao Feihong got up again and said, "Borrow a horse for use."
You Mengzhe remained silent, but the housekeeper said, "Let's go prepare a horse for Zhao Daxia."
Zhao Feihong said again: "In these days when I'm not here, the little apprentice bothers Zhang Bo to take care of it."
You Mengzhe said, "Are you going to Xichuan?"
Zhao Feihong said: "Yes."
The housekeeper said: "Zhao Daxia doesn't wait for the master to come back?"
Zhao Feihong said: "No, I can solve it, Meng Zhe, you live in the mansion first, Yuanshan is my sworn brother, don't cause trouble, you know?"
You Mengzhe's brows were furrowed, and his face was sullen.
The housekeeper also knew people, and smiled: "Young Master You seems to be from the 52 library. If you are not well served, please take care of the young master."
Zhao Feihong trained You Mengzhe again: "Did you hear it? Why didn't you speak?"
When they were talking, several people had already arrived in the backyard. The servants brought a white jade dragon foal. You Mengzhe suddenly said, "Didn't you say you won't fight my father? Don't go."
Zhao Feihong frowned, but he couldn't find anything to refute.
You Mengzhe said: "You don't have any deep hatred with my father, what about Xichuan Wulin, let it go."
Zhao Feihong said: "Presumptuous! When you were used to you, when did you let you do what? I said 'Let's talk about it' originally, not to mention this matter is no trivial matter, how can you take it for granted?"
You Mengzhe felt a fire in his heart, Zhao Feihong softened his face, and said, "Stay here well, you have friends to see, Yuanshan is expected to come back in a few days. After returning, I will leave as he listens to everything. "
Zhao Feihong got on his horse, and the housekeeper brought Panchuan again. Zhao Feihong took it without hesitation. It seems that he and Zhang Yuanshan really have a real friendship.
Zhao Feihong looked at You Mengzhe right away, and You Mengzhe looked at him too. Zhao Feihong seemed to expect him to say something, but You Mengzhe didn't say anything.
Zhao Feihong waited for a while, the atmosphere was very awkward, You Mengzhe never spoke, Zhao Feihong bowed his hands to the housekeeper and left the back alley.
"My dog's eyes are wrong about you! Zhao Feihong! You perfidious bastard!"
Until Zhao Feihong left dozens of steps, You Meng Zhefang yelled at him in anger.
Zhao Feihong slammed the reins on his horse, and the white jade dragon foal stopped with a long neigh.
You Mengzhe was startled, and hurriedly hid in the backyard. Zhao Feihong turned his head and glanced, as if he wanted to come back and say something. After a moment of silence, he turned around and sneaked into the dark capital and left Zhang's house.
You Mengzhe stuck his head out again and watched Zhao Feihong leave alone, his heart was about to explode with anger, both angry and hateful. Come back with a stinky face.
The housekeeper is winking and knows when to talk and when not to talk. You Mengzhe just wanted to find something to smash, but he was angry, but he was in someone else's house... By the way, money! Zhao Feihong didn't even leave him taels of silver, what should do?
That night, the housekeeper sent two attendants to You Mengzhe to boil water for him to bathe. You Mengzhe hurriedly said that he was not used to being served. When he returned to the room, he saw that there were sixty small gold ingots in a plate, and he was immediately relieved. The bedding was fragrant, and the clothes were washed. When You Mengzhe was still taking a bath, the housekeeper sent someone to buy single clothes and ready-to-wear clothes. jīng gods a lot.
Compared with the gray martial robe, it is simply heaven and earth.
In the room, there are silk tents, five or six layers of warm brocade quilts, and camel wool blankets from the Western Regions on the ground. The paintings on the wall, which Meng Zhe has seen one by one, are all by famous artists.
There is also a cursive script written by Zhang Yuanshan: "Wen Qin Xie Pei Immortal Couple, I can't keep Luo Yi when I break it."
There are scattered antiques from the previous dynasty on the shelf. There are not many, but they are very unique. You Gutian also has a lot of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and a random guest room in Zhang Yuanshan's house.
Really rich, You Mengzhe thought, maybe he has more money than You Gutian, where did his money come from?
It was still early, and You Mengzhe's anger disappeared after a while. After thinking about it, he was relying on others. If the other party didn't sell Zhao Feihong's face, he wouldn't be serving Zhao Feihong with food, clothing and housing. can't hate it, feelings are very complicated.
You Mengzhe went out for a walk, the servant immediately came to follow, You Mengzhe waved his hand and said, "No need to follow."
The servants immediately returned to the front of the room. You Mengzhe was used to being the young master of the Demon Sect. Although he didn't get along with You Gutian day and night, he was still a little young master when he raised his hands and feet in a serious manner.
The Zhang family was huge, with a large courtyard set into a small courtyard, and a large room set into a small one. You Mengzhe walked around in the garden. The housekeeper learned that he was hanging out and came to accompany him in person.
"Your family is really stylish." You Mengzhe said casually.
The housekeeper smiled and said, "Where are you talking, Young Master You's house must be stylish, so I'm laughing."
You Mengzhe raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you know who I am?"
The housekeeper said respectfully: "Only a distinguished guest who is Master Da would praise him like this. If someone else came into the mansion, he would only look at it, not say it, because he was afraid of saying the wrong thing and making a joke."
You Mengzhe laughed, the housekeeper was too good at talking.
You Mengzhe said, "This is... Zhang... Master Zhang's residence?"
The housekeeper said: "Master is not shy about anything, the young master can call him whatever he wants."
No matter how exaggerated You Mengzhe was, he didn't dare to say the word "dumb" in front of his face, nodded, and without entering his bedroom, he watched from a distance in the yard outside the room.
That room was about the same size as his own bedroom in the side hall of Qinghua Hall, and there were a lot of decorations in it, but You Mengzhe seemed to feel something. Zhang Yuanshan's bedroom was almost exactly the same as his own, and the layout was similar.
The chuáng is also very large, the shelves are full of books, and the priceless celadon floor-to-ceiling bottles are stuffed with calligraphy and paintings, and it feels like the room is going to be full.
It must be very cold to live in such a place alone. When You Mengzhe was a child, he also liked to take things everywhere and put them in his room. You Gutian also let him go. Every three days, You Mengzhe liked to stuff things into the bedroom. During the cleaning of the Demon Sect, a lot was cleared out and thrown away. After a few days, You Mengzhe brought some new ones back.
Seeing You Mengzhe standing at the door for a long time, the butler said with an expression of wanting to go in but not going in, and said, "You can go in and have a look if you want."
You Mengzhe nodded and walked in without disturbing his belongings. There were a lot of bottles and jars. He asked, "Uncle Master is sick all the time?"
The housekeeper smiled and removed a white jade plum blossom urn. It was a little dusty and empty, and there was still a mass of broken things at the bottom of the urn.
You Mengzhe was very curious, so he didn't reach out and asked, "What is this?"
The housekeeper said: "Potatoes, crickets. The master raised them when he was a child, and now they are all dead. They are still kept, so they won't be buried."
You Mengzhe nodded, Zhang Yuanshan originally liked fighting crickets, and saw the sub-words hanging on the wall——
"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish."
You Mengzhe smiled and said, "Why do you hang this letter here? Shouldn't it be hung in the kitchen?"
The housekeeper cupped his hands towards Zhengbei and said, "This is a letter written by the master to the emperor of the dynasty. His Majesty didn't like it. Later, he changed the picture 'Rising Peace and Prosperity, Splendid Rivers and Mountains', so this picture is hung in his own home."
You Mengzhe said with emotion: "He still knows the emperor!"
The housekeeper smiled and said, "Master has known three people in his life, one is the Son of Heaven, the second is Daxia Zhao, and the third is You Shaoxia."
You Mengzhe: "..."
You Mengzhe wondered if the flattery was a bit too much, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "He doesn't have any other friends?"
The housekeeper said: "No, the people next to you will visit and thank you behind closed doors."
You Mengzhe said, "No one has proposed marriage?"
The housekeeper waved his hand with a smile, and You Mengzhe asked again, "There are so many people, so only one of them will serve him? Do you usually talk to him? Oh to him..."
The housekeeper said: "Master, let us do our own work on weekdays, and we can do it in the house."
You Mengzhe thought that this person had a really strange temper, and suddenly realized that they were similar, wasn't it the same when You Mengzhe was on the mountain? Walking around on weekdays, there is always a place in heart that can't fill. The people of the Demon Cult seem to have nothing to do with him... You Mengzhe thinks of Yu Wenhong again, and he misses him indescribably, especially after being bullied by Zhao Feihong, he just wants to find someone to talk to.
It's not necessarily that Yu Wenhong was asked to go to the scene, he just wanted to complain and complain, and someone listened to him.
On second thought, isn't Zhang Yuanshan even worse? He couldn't even speak, and he couldn't talk to himself. He kept it all in his heart. If You Mengzhe was going to be dumb, he would probably go crazy.
You Mengzhe felt a little embarrassed in his heart, but the butler said again: "Year ago, the master received a letter from Jiangnan, and heard that Young Master You was studying under Zhao Daxia, and I was happy all night."
You Mengzhe thought it was no wonder that the housekeeper still knew his identity after all. Zhang Yuanshan should also know his mother. Zhao Feihong said last time that the three of them were still drinking in the Jiangshan Pavilion... I just wonder if the mute is holding it when he is happy. Fist ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
"What kind of happiness method?" You Mengzhe asked casually.
The housekeeper smiled and said, "On the day I received the letter, I wrote a letter for the young master myself, the young master is here to ask."
The housekeeper invited You Mengzhe to the study, took the scroll from the bookshelf, You Mengzhe opened it and saw six words: The gentleman hides the dragon in the abyss.
You Mengzhe looked left and right, but couldn't see why, and said, "Hehehe, thank him for me."
The housekeeper said: "When the master comes home, the young master can tell him in person."
You Mengzhe stammered, and had to admit that the word was indeed written better than his own. He put away the book and went back to his room. He asked Qingjing Shijie again, and planned to visit Yu Changqing tomorrow.