Chapter 17: Horse Thieves
Yuge is dressed in a hufu, wearing a hat and a light yarn, riding a horse to stand outside the city of Chang'an, looking back at Chang'an, the afterglow of the sunset falls on the tiles of the city tower, and there are flocks of birds flying into the city. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Looking back, there was a poplar forest in front of me, the rising night and the stars.
Riding horses to the south, day and night, they crossed Guanshan, crossed the Yangtze River, and went straight to Jiankang.
In the Yujia Mansion, Jiang sat on the couch with the letter, his heart was full of confusion and displeasure, and asked Yuhai on the side: "Since you know that she is going to run out, why don't you stop her?" ā
Yuhai stood aside and looked at Jiang and said, "I promised to allow her to travel around the world. ā
Jiang's face was full of anger and said, "Have you forgotten the embarrassed appearance when she came back from her solo trip to the east before?" You sent someone to protect her, and she was still embarrassed, not to mention going to the Eastern Jin Dynasty alone! ā
Yuxi stood outside the door, watching his mother and father confront each other in the house, turned his head and looked over the high wall, only to see the stars in the sky, and he didn't know where Sister Ah was now?
Eastern Jin Dynasty, spring breeze in February, and dusk again. Yuge led the horse into the city, walked on the street, only felt that the rivers and mountains were dense, and the etiquette was not as good as in the northern Xinjiang. From a distance, I saw a group of people carrying wine bottles, holding pianos and books, half-open robes and hair scattered, talking and laughing all the way. Yuge watched, listened to their conversation was not like ordinary people, and avoided the side to make way for them.
Lanterns were gradually hung on the street, and Yuge found an inn near the river to stay, and rested after dinner. Leaning on a high place and opening the window to watch the lights of thousands of homes, watching the fishing boats on the Qinhuai River singing at night, the sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra on the big boat is endless, and suddenly I remembered the "Wanghai Tide" that I once remembered in my heart, and I couldn't help but chant out loud.
The land of Wuhang, which is separated by hundreds of years, the southeast shape wins, the three Wu capitals, and the prosperous Qiantang since ancient times. After hundreds of years apart, the smoke willow painted the bridge, the wind curtain and green curtain, and the uneven 100,000 homes seemed to be in front of them. That scene "clouds and trees surround the embankment, angry waves roll frost and snow, and the sky is endless." The city is a jewel, the household is profitable, and the competition is luxurious. "A scene" of heavy lakes stacked on top of Qingjia, there are three autumn laurels, ten miles of lotus. Qiang tube clear, Lingge flooded the night, frolicking and fishing lotus baby. "Scene by scene" thousands of horses hugging high teeth, drunk listening to the flute and drums, chanting and appreciating the smoke. The picture of the different day will be good, and return to Fengchi Kua. It seems to be laid in front of you, not Yuhang hundreds of years later, but Jiankang in front of you.
Just as Yuge leaned on the small window and sighed with emotion at the beautiful scenery of Jiankang City, the two thieves turned over and crossed into the stable of the inn, stroking the horses who didn't know who they were, and couldn't help but admire.
"Quick, come here!" During this time, a thief in white shouted softly.
The other Tsing Yi was sighing at a white horse, heard the voice of his companion, walked over with some dissatisfaction, and couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw the red horse pointed by his companion. The little thief in Tsing Yi stepped forward and stroked the horse and said, "Ma Er Ma'er, I see you committed to a bearded man's crotch today, and I am wronged for you." Now I'm not afraid, today I am Bole, and today I will send you, a thousand-mile horse, to where you should go. ā
The thief in white saw him with a lot of emotion, hurriedly untied the reins, and whispered, "Selling this horse is enough for us to eat for several years, right?" ā
The thief in Tsing Yi was not happy, and patted the thief in white on the head vigorously and said, "Sell what you sell!" How majestic such a good horse rides! Just know how to sell! When the Hu man is gone, the horse will be ours, do you understand! You ignorant fool! As he spoke, he led the horse, raised his chin and instructed the thief in white to open the door, and the two led a horse out.
The next day, Yuge woke up, heard that the market was already lively, freshened up, and asked the shopkeeper where the best ready-to-wear shop in the city was, and the shopkeeper saw that there was money to be made, so he asked the shopkeeper to take Yuge to a relative's shop. Yuge picked out the fabrics, and the owner of the ready-to-wear shop couldn't hide it, so he took Yuge upstairs, and when she picked out the satin, she tailored the clothes for Yuge.
"Girl, is it a daughter?" When Yuge opened her mouth to ask for a woman's clothes, the proprietress who was measuring the fabric couldn't help but be surprised.
Yuge smiled and said, "You call me a girl, isn't it a daughter?" ā
The proprietress smiled: "Forgive the old man for being clumsy, the girl's heroic posture is not even a delicate daughter." ā
Yu Ge smiled, remembering that once in the Fish Mansion, who could be more squeamish than her little sister Yu? It's just that he traveled to the east alone, and now he has gone south to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and he has experienced a lot of things, so he has also hidden the squeamishness of his daughter's family, and he shows people in men's clothes.
Yu Ge asked the proprietress about the location of the Huiji Mountain Orchid Pavilion, paid a deposit for three sets of clothes, went out, and walked down the street alone. When he saw a music and dance workshop, he walked in, during which there were not a few literati and, sitting in groups one by one, complimenting each other. The guy in the store saw Yuge walking in alone, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "How many nobles are there?" ā
Yuge knew what he meant, so he replied, "One." After speaking, the man ushered the fish song into his seat. Yu Ge sat on the high platform and watched the dancing girl in front of the dance building, dressed in red, dancing with the chimes, Qin Zheng, drums, and flute springs. Yu Ge tapped the small table to the beat of the drum, watching the dancing girl dance, and the wine on the table rippled in the cup with her rhythmic tapping.
Suddenly, at the end of the song, a group of dancing girls came up, during which a woman with a drum Qin Zheng sat in the middle, while drumming Qin Zheng, while singing "Mountain Ghost" sung softly by the river drum and piano in the suburbs of Yecheng many years ago, Yu Ge smiled bitterly twice, raised the wine in front of him, and drank it all.
The son who was dressed in purple and wore a sachet on the side saw Yuge sitting alone and drinking alone, and showed such a smile, so he went over and sat aside with a wine glass, and said, "Brother alone? ā
Yu Ge looked at this person who was obviously older than him, and saw his thin and handsome appearance, so he just ignored it. Everyone on the side laughed out loud when they saw that Yuge didn't give face. In the meantime, a man dressed as a prince smiled and said, "I told you not to provoke her." ā
When Yuge heard this, he suddenly said loudly: "Alone." ā
When everyone saw her answer, they were speechless for a while. The man covered in "purple gas" ignored everyone and turned around with a wine chopstick, and asked with a smile: "Brother is alone, why don't you come and sit with us?" ā
Yu Ge shook his head with a smile and raised his wine glass to him, and the man understood, and also raised his wine glass and drank it from afar. Before the song ended, Yuge went out in advance.
"What a weirdo!" Someone said during the banquet, and the man in purple looked at the back in the distance, smiled, lowered his head, and played with this group of people again.
Re-entering the market, Yuge went back to the inn and asked the shopkeeper about her horse, and the shopkeeper remembered that he didn't go to add hay today, and led Yuge to the stable a little sneeringly, but saw that Yuge's jujube red horse was missing in the good stable. Yuge grabbed Xiao Er's collar and asked viciously, "Where is my horse?" ā
The shopkeeper was hesitant and said, "Xu is the horse ran away by himself......"
Yu Ge stared at him and said with interest, "You ran away?" ā
The shopkeeper heard the sound in the back room and hurried to relieve the siege. Yu Ge threw the shopkeeper on the ground, and the shopkeeper said to the shopkeeper hesitantly: "Her horse is lost." ā
"Lost the horse?" The shopkeeper saw the horse and knew that the horse was precious, so he hurriedly apologized to Yuge, saying: "The girl is also a horse lover, and she will not do dirty things. ā
The shopkeeper didn't expect the shopkeeper to be so happy, and he didn't dare to say much when he thought of the stakes. Yu Ge listened to the shopkeeper's words, and didn't want to think about the reason, so he only said: "How much silver?" I'm afraid that I can't afford to sell your inn! ā
The shopkeeper saw that the girl in front of him was talking wildly, and was about to make trouble, but he heard Yuge continue: "Are there thieves in your city who specialize in stealing horses?" Also, where are all the places in your city where you sell horses? ā
The shopkeeper saw that Yuge hit the key point with a word, and remembered that there were indeed people in the city who stole horses for a living, and a few thieves came to his inn to steal horses and sell them. If the owner of the horse does not pursue it, the thief will put some money in the manger for the treasurer when he comes a second time, so the shopkeeper will only turn a blind eye. But although the person in front of him is young, he doesn't seem to be a good stubble. Then he said, "I don't know what thieves are who specialize in stealing horses, but the girl wants to ask about the horse market, and there is a place in the west market that sells horses, so the girl might as well go there and have a look." ā
Yuge snorted coldly and walked straight out. Horse thieves! If you don't steal horses for a living, you can still recognize which horses are good and which are bad, and how can you let other horses not steal and only steal her?
On the outskirts, the white-clothed thief squatted on the ground, anxiously looked at the green-clothed thief who was feeding the horses on the side, and said: "If you are right, this is a rare horse, then those who can afford to ride this kind of horse are not ordinary people." Why don't we send the horses back? Otherwise, the owner of the horse will pursue it......"
The thief in Tsing Yi said, "I'll just say you're an elm head!" If you steal, you steal, and she will let you go if you send it back? Besides, even if she is not an ordinary person, you see that she is dressed all around, and she can't make any waves in Jiankang City! ā
"But I'm afraid that this will ...... in case," the thief in white did not forgive.
"I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I know I'm afraid, why don't you see you afraid when you steal a horse?" The thief in Tsing Yi ignored him and led the horse to the ridge.
"Either we let the horse go, and the horse runs back on its own or gets lost, it has nothing to do with us." The thief in white said.
"Why did we bother to steal it out even if we wanted to release it?" The thief in Tsing Yi said while stroking his horse.
"And we sold it?" The thief in white had a gleam in his eyes.
The thief in Tsing Yi said disdainfully: "Even if you want to sell it, you won't sell it now!" Seeing that the thief in white was puzzled, the thief in Tsing Yi continued, "You first go to the horse market to explore the wind, and if you don't see the Hu man coming to look for a horse, or if you see that she has bought another horse, and go to the shopkeeper to inquire that she is gone, then you can secretly tell those who have good horses here that we have good horses, and let them come to see the horses in private." Got it? ā
The white-clothed thief nodded hurriedly and walked towards the horse market in the West Market, and sure enough, he saw the shopkeeper of the inn picking horses with the Hu man from last night. Seeing that the two of them picked an old horse and walked out of the horse market, the white-clothed thief hurriedly told his acquaintance the news that he had a good horse at hand.
Yu Ge picked a horse with the innkeeper and walked out of the horse market, and Yu Ge squatted on the side of the road, looking at the passers-by. The innkeeper didn't know why the girl suddenly squatted down and couldn't leave, so he just led the horse and waited for her. But in a moment, a man in white walked out with a few horse dealers, Yu Ge stood up and asked, "Who are the bosses of this person?" ā
The innkeeper didn't understand the meaning, and said it one by one, Yuge expected that only one could have the ability to bid, so he asked, "Do you recognize the little brother in white?" ā
The innkeeper recognized it as a horse thief and shook his head. Yu Ge looked at him and knew that he was asking too bluntly, and then said: "In this capital, are there generals or clans who come to the horse market to buy horses?" ā
The innkeeper replied, "Yes, yes, but they are very few." Most of the families have their own horse farms, and few people come to the horse market to buy loose horses, and even if there are, they are only bought by those children of the family when they come to the horse market to hang out. ā
Yu Ge didn't care about his incoherent speech, and then asked, "Is there a place outside the city where the children of the family like to walk horses?" The innkeeper replied. Yuge took the old horse and rode out of the city. The innkeeper looked at the distant fish song, and only said in the back, "What a weirdo." ā
On the first day, nothing was found. On the second day, nothing was found, and on the third day, Yuge finally saw the shadow of Fusang outside the city. When the man on horseback saw that Fusang ignored him, he jumped off the horse and cursed: "What kind of good horse do you say once in a century, I think it's just a sick horse to deceive me!" ā
Yuge rode his horse closer, and when he heard this, he said, "Fusang is not a sick horse. ā
The man raised his head and saw that it was Yuge, and said with some surprise: "It turned out to be you!" ā
Yuge didn't recognize the person in front of him, and when he saw the violet sachet hanging from his waist, he remembered that it was the person who was drinking with him in the music and dance club. Yuge jumped off the horse, and without answering, the man asked, "Who is Fuso?" ā
Yuge threw the reins back on the horse's back, let the old horse graze on the grassy slope, and said: "Fusang is my horse, the horse that accompanied me through the Qinling Mountains and crossed the Yangtze River!" ā
The man looked at the jujube red horse in the distance and said, "Is it so powerful?" You have one bite of your horse, but this is obviously a horse I just bought from the West Market, how can it be seen that it is a girl's thing? ā
Yu Ge glanced at it coldly, and let out a whistling sound, the foal that was being pulled by the male slave on the horse farm looked back, and when he saw Yu Ge, he broke free from the male slave and ran all the way to her.
Yu Ge looked at the son in front of him and stepped forward to take the reins. stroked the horse, and asked Xie Xuan next to him, "Now it can be proved that it is my horse!" ā
Xie Xuan exclaimed: "Girl, this horse is not only a good horse, it is simply a divine horse!" ā
Yuge smiled, turned over on the horse, stood on it, held the reins, and said condescendingly: "Don't pat my horse's ass!" After speaking, he patted the horse and walked away.
Xie Xuan stood in place, a little stunned, raised his right hand and said stupidly: "I didn't shoot it, obviously she took it herself!" ā