Chapter 2 Greeting Outside the City
There is a ten-mile pavilion in the suburbs of Beijing, and there is a small tea shed on the side of the ten-mile pavilion, which is specially used for passers-by to rest and ask for directions to listen to the news. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info early this morning, the owner of the tea shed, Liu Laoshi, opened the door as usual, planning to prepare the refreshments before the day was still early, and he would not be too flustered when there were more people after a while.
Unexpectedly, he opened the door and saw that someone was already standing outside the tea shed. The man in white saw him open the door, looked up at him and smiled kindly, and nodded slightly. Liu Laoshi was stunned for a moment when he saw it, and then nodded at him, which was regarded as a greeting, and then hurriedly said: "Recently, the cold night is short, I didn't pay attention, I got up late, and I asked my son to stay for a while, so I will make tea." So saying, he went into the house and brought out the tables, chairs, and benches that were stored in the house.
The man smiled and said, "Old man, don't worry, it's me who came too early." ”
His voice is gentle and good, making people listen like a spring breeze, adding a touch of warmth to this cold winter morning. Then he said to the little guy who was leading the white horse behind him: "Didn't you shout cold just now? ”
"Yes. The little guy answered, and stepped forward, ready to give Liu Laoshi a hand.
Liu Laoshi waved his hand again and again, refusing to let him help, and said: "No need, no need, don't dare to bother this little brother, I'll just come by myself." ”
"Whew," the little guy was also lively, "don't worry, I'm standing there and flustered, which is exactly what I want." Besides, my young master has ordered this, if you can't do it, you will be punished, and please ask the old man to be embarrassed. Liu Laoshi was still a little hesitant when he heard this, and looked at the boy in white, who thought that the boy did not pay attention to their movements, but only stood quietly on the side of the road and looked into the distance with a smile.
"If the old man really doesn't want to go, then invite us to a cup of hot tea, even if it is a small payment. The little guy laughed. Liu Laoshi heard that he still didn't pay attention to what the man in white meant, so he hesitated for a while and agreed to let him help, and promised to drink as much as they wanted when the tea was ready.
With the help of the little guy, Liu Laoshi quickly set up the seat and invited the white-clothed man standing outside the tea shed in. The boy in white didn't hate this and that like the rich kid that Liu was used to, he smiled and said "thank you" and sat down, and then still looked into the distance.
"Brother Leshui, is your young master waiting for someone?" After getting along just now, Liu Laoshi already knew the name of the little guy.
Leshui, who was helping to boil water, replied casually, "Yes." ”
"Then who is he waiting for?" Liu Laoshi asked in a low voice, "Waiting here so early, it must be a very important person, right?" He has opened a tea shed here for decades, and the people he sees the most are the people who are waiting, some are girls waiting for lovers, some are lovers and other girls, and there are also old parents waiting for their children who return from their own travels, but few come so early, and the people who want to come and wait for him must be extremely important.
Le Shui paused and whispered, "In the young master's mind, she is indeed a very important person. "However, in the girl's heart, the young master is probably not so important.
"Oh, she's your young master's sweetheart?" Liu honestly quipped, and the affinity between the white-clothed boy and Leshui made him temporarily let go of his cautious precautions against the children of rich and noble families.
Le Shui was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Uncle, where do you want to go, my young master is waiting for my girl, that is, the young master's own sister." ”
The white-clothed boy was Su Xun, after learning that Su Yunjiao had arrived in the capital today, he asked the old lady for permission the night before to pick her up, and he went out with Leshui before dawn today.
"Young master, let's have a cup of hot tea. Leshui came over with a cup of freshly brewed hot tea.
"Thank you, old man. Su Xun took it, thanked Liu honestly, and did not dislike the inferior tea leaves in this coarse porcelain cup, and after tasting it with a smile, he held the teacup with both hands and continued to wait.
"Thank you, Childe doesn't need to be polite to Little Lao'er, if Childe hadn't asked Brother Leshui to help, I wouldn't have prepared these so easily. Liu honestly smiled and said, "It's still early this day, and people usually won't come until dawn, if it's a crowded convoy, I'm afraid it will have to wait until noon." ”
Su Xun smiled: "It's only a little bigger, and it's gone in the blink of an eye." ”
When Liu Laoshi heard this, he said, "Childe and your sister have a good relationship, right?"
"Leshui told you?" Su Xun glanced at Leshui standing behind him, "I know that you can't hide your words." ”
Liu Laoshi was shocked, Fang Jue said a lot just now, and he confessed to Brother Leshui for a while, it won't hurt him to be punished, right? Liu Laoshi hurriedly said: "It's all the little old man who is not good, he likes to inquire about some parents, and he can't help but be curious, so he begged Brother Leshui to tell him, don't punish him." ”
Su Xun shook his head and said gently: "The old man doesn't need to be nervous, I just don't punish him." ”
Over there, Leshui smiled and said: "Don't worry, uncle, my young master has a very good temperament, and he will never punish people for this little thing." "It's not a very important matter, besides, the young master of their family wishes that they would be outside to publicize how good their girls are!
"Old man, look at him like this, how can he be afraid of being punished, they don't rely on my good temperament and don't obey me, how dare I punish them. Su Xun smiled.
Liu Laoshi put his mind at ease and lived for decades, and he could still distinguish a few points from the truth in other people's words, and said: "The son's temperament is so good, presumably the son's sister's temperament is also excellent, and it will be a great blessing if someone marries in the future." ”
Hearing that someone praised Su Yunjiao, Su Xun smiled even deeper: "That's nature." ”
Behind him, Le Shui secretly slandered himself, with the temperament of their girl, if someone married her, it would really be a 'lucky thing' with green smoke on the ancestral grave.
While Su Xun and Le Shui were waiting, they exchanged a few words with Liu Lao from time to time, and the time passed quite quickly, and it was noon in a blink of an eye. Su Xun glanced up at the sky, and then looked into the distance, calculating the time and they should have arrived. Sure enough, after only a while, a small speck appeared in Su Xun's sight: "It should be them." ”
He had already inquired clearly, there was no big team entering the city today, this convoy was a large number of people, and Bacheng was the convoy of the fourth uncle and the fourth uncle and mother returning to Beijing.
When Le Shui heard this, he also looked into the distance, and sure enough, he saw the flag of Su Fu hanging in the convoy that was getting closer and closer: "It's really the four masters!"
"We went over to greet us. Su Xun said, and glanced at Le Shui again, Le Shui comprehended that he would take out a silver ingot from his sleeve and stuff it into Liu Laoshi's hand, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hospitality, this is the tea money for you!"
"There's no need for so much!" Liu honestly shouted.
As soon as the silver ingot was in his hands, Liu Laoshi took out that its weight was one or two, and his tea was only a few pennies, although he was a businessman, he never took advantage of others.
Leshui stuffed the silver into his hand, turned around and ran out, listened to Liu Laoshi's shout, turned around and replied: "My young master gave it, uncle, you can accept it." With that, he waved his hand at Liu Laoshi and turned around and ran away. When Liu Laoshi chased out of the tea shed, there were only two people left, and he couldn't catch up if he wanted to.
Liu honestly shook his head and sighed, that boy looked very calm, and he didn't want to be an anxious child.
In the distance, Su Mu was riding on a horse and walking at the front of the convoy, enjoying the scenery on the official road all the way, it had just snowed in the capital a few days ago, and the snow on both sides of the road had not yet melted, and it had a different flavor on the bald branches of the dead trees.
"Young master, it looks like someone is coming in front. The little guy who was riding a horse and followed the side stepped forward, and came to Su Mu's side and said.
When Su Mu heard this, he looked up and saw a person riding a horse towards them, and the figure of the person immediately was very familiar. Su Mu smiled: "When the sixth brother is here." "The old lady doesn't want to see the fourth uncle, she won't send someone to pick it up at all, and the only one who will think of going out of the city to pick up the sixth brother is the one who will think of going out of the city to pick it up, who let the seventh sister also be here.
Su Mu narrowed his eyes, he bet that the sixth brother would be surprised to see the seventh sister.
"You go and tell the fourth uncle, I'll go over and take a look first. Su Mu instructed the little guy beside him, and then lightly pinched the horse's belly and sped forward. The sixth brother has always been calm and unfazed, and he really wants to see his surprised appearance.
"Big brother!" Looking at the oncoming young man in brocade, Su Xun stopped his horse and called.
The young man in brocade, that is, Su Mu, stopped the reins in his hand and said with a smile: "Sixth brother, it's really you." Before Su Jing could answer, Su Mu said again: "I guess you must be here for the seventh sister." ”
Su Xun didn't deny it, and chuckled: "Jiaojiao is good?"
Su Mu smiled and didn't answer directly, but said, "What's the hurry, you won't know when we meet in a while." ”
Su Xun was naturally not in a hurry, there was more time in the future, and he was not in a hurry at this moment, so he said to Su Mu: "Big brother has worked hard this time. "His own sister, he knows that he must have caused trouble to his eldest brother along the way.
Su Mu quipped: "Knowing that I am hard, how should the sixth brother compensate me?"
Su Xun smiled: "How about "Qing Tea Collection"?"
"Originally?"
"Originally. ”
Su Mu's eyes lit up, he had been looking for a long time for the "Tea Collection" written by Mr. Si'an, and the ones on the market were either imitations or rubbings, and the content was incomplete, but he didn't expect this book to be in the hands of the sixth brother, and this time he really earned it.
The convoy got closer and closer, and finally stopped in front of the two brothers, Su Mu and Su Xun both got off their horses, ready to go to Su Jinzhu and Liu's greetings. Clinker, Su Xun just walked to the carriage where Su Jinzhu and the Liu family were, and before he could speak, a petite goose-yellow figure rushed towards him with a lot of sounds.
didn't look at people, just heard the sound Su Xun knew who was coming, and called "Jiaojiao" very dotingly, but he thought helplessly in his heart, he was in such a hurry, and where did he not do a good job, did he dislike her?
The goose-yellow figure paused in front of him, and the voice of Huan Pei Linlang stopped for a while, and Su Xun sighed, sure enough. It's just that before he could think deeply, the sound in his ears sounded again, getting louder and louder, and as soon as Su Xun raised his eyes, he saw the goose-yellow figure rushing straight towards him. Su Xun was afraid that she would fall, so she hurriedly opened her arms and let her pounce.
Because Su Yunjiao rushed too fast and her strength was too strong, Su Yun took a few steps back again and again before she stabilized. As soon as he stood firmly, he heard the goose-yellow figure shouting in his ear: "Sixth brother, I miss you so much!"
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