Chapter Eighty-Seven: Listen to the Wind in the Rain
A vermilion pavilion came into the eyes of the two, and there were two majestic golden lion statues sitting quietly in front of the pavilion, which were one foot bigger, and a faint spiritual power fluctuation came from the two golden statues, giving people a feeling as if they were really two spirit beasts guarding the door. One of them stepped on a golden ball more than half a meter wide, and the other stepped on a miniature lion cub about the size of a ball, and the two big lions looked at each other, presenting a peaceful atmosphere.
Rounding the sight of the two lions, six stout pillars flank the gate and support the front door of the entire pavilion. Three or four big men can't necessarily hold a pillar, the pillars are all vermilion, the color is coordinated and even, it seems that it is not by artificial means, but born with this red color.
The attic is lined with black tiles, and it would take tens of thousands of tiles to cover such a large pavilion. The doorway railings are all carved with delicate ornamentation, not in the vermilion style of the main body of the pavilion, but in dark brown ironwood. On each of the eight corners of the roof sat a turtle-like creature with bared teeth, which was supposed to be the legendary tyrant. Then the red bricks are piled up into magnificent walls, which are engraved with the pattern of ten thousand hands galloping, the top of which is the auspicious pattern of the dragon and phoenix.
Finally, there is a black plaque of a length of a few feet on the door, on which are written four golden characters - listen to the wind in the rain.
Admiring the majesty of this gorgeous pavilion in front of him, Huang Tian couldn't help but sigh: "What a magnificent attic!"
"This is the most famous restaurant in Mingdu, the owner is a very free and easy person, the original construction of this restaurant is to gather the same leisure and elegant people in the world, make friends all over the world, and talk freely. And the wine and coriander in it are beautiful, and many people will come here for this, just to taste the dishes here and take a look at this extraordinary landlord. ”
The old man paused, took out a yellow gourd from his arms, opened the cork, and a mellow aroma of wine came to his face, and at a glance, he knew that the wine in the gourd was extremely extraordinary. He took a few big sips of the gourd into his mouth, and his face was still slightly drunk, so he put the yellow gourd away with satisfaction, and continued.
It's just that the landlord doesn't appear often, and occasionally a few lucky people can meet the landlord, and even luckier ones can even have a few drinks with him. I don't know if you are interested in going in and having a few drinks, if not, please wait outside for a while, and wait for the old man and I to send the grass carp in my hand, and then take the two of you to find the next place to stay, how about it?"
Huang Tian listened to the old man's introduction, in fact, he was also very curious about who the owner of this restaurant was, such a big stroke, and such a free and easy personality, he really wanted to see what kind of person he was to have such courage.
So he turned his head to look at Yun Yi beside him, and cast an inquiring glance at her with some embarrassment.
Yun Yi looked at the appearance of the barren sky, couldn't help laughing, turned his head to the old man and said: "We boast that our luck is not bad, but we want to see what kind of person the landlord is, and please ask Uncle Lao to lead the way." ”
The old man glanced at Yun Yi and Huangtian with deep meaning, his eyes revealed unhesitant appreciation, nodded lightly, and walked towards Xiyu Tingfeng.
As soon as the three of them entered the building, there was a graceful young woman in palace clothes with a smile on her eyebrows, and she walked towards the three of them with green lotus steps.
The young woman in the palace costume grows tall and hovers on the back of her head, with willow eyebrows, red phoenix eyes, a face like a peach blossom, fair skin, and a bumpy body. There is a delicate pearl hairpin on his head, a pair of green jade rings hanging between his ears, and a string of cyan pendants hanging from the neck in the center of his collarbone. Every move is as elegant as flowing water, and the light pace highlights her elegant and dignified charm, coupled with the crisp sound of the jewelry on her body, which adds a bit of the virtuous, gentle and generous charm of a mature woman.
The young woman in the palace costume walked in front of the three of them, bowed slightly, curtsied, and then raised her head and looked at the three of them with a smile, her eyes stayed on Yun Yi for a while, and it seemed that she was amazed by Yun Yi's beauty. Realizing his gaffe, he smiled embarrassedly and spoke.
"Uncle Geng, you are a little late today, if you come a little late, there will be no drop of the kind of wine you like to drink! The little brother and girl behind him look like they are fresh, it is the first time they have come to us to listen to the rain. Uncle Geng is still bringing someone here, presumably the two must be the dragon and phoenix among the people, please sit inside. ”
"Miss Yan Yao, don't lie to the old man, you know that the old man is the most greedy for the 'heartbroken smile' in your store, you can not eat the food, but you must have the wine. Otherwise, the old man will not be able to give you the fish. The old man put the herring in his hand on his shoulder, pretending to leave.
"Oh, don't, didn't the concubine say it. It's almost, it's not that I haven't drunk it yet. I think it's just enough to hit your yellow gourd. The young woman in the palace costume covered her face and chuckled, her eyes were crooked with a smile, and the redness on her face was even better, looking very charming and moving.
"That's naturally the best, the old man took the little brother and the girl around the city a little, and delayed a little time. It took a lot of effort today to catch these Qinglings in the Taiyi River, so they came a little late. This is very clever, and the taste is extremely delicious, and you will never wait for my old man in vain. As he spoke, he put the fish off his shoulder, and lightly tapped the herring on the rope twice with his other hand. Qingyu felt the old man's teasing, and jumped with some dissatisfaction, even if he was tied up, he still looked like he was not slaughtered.
"This is a good thing, it's worth it, it's definitely worth waiting, who doesn't know that Qingling is extremely difficult to catch, and this kind of unattainable thing can only be caught by Uncle Geng! Uncle Geng, the concubine will personally fill your yellow gourd for you. ”
The young woman in palace clothes took the yellow gourd from the old man, and watched the old man follow a young shopkeeper around to the neat row of houses behind the pavilion with curling smoke from the roof. Then he turned his head and looked at Huangtian and Yun Yi with a smile, his beautiful eyes flashed, and he said softly: "The two of you also ask the concubine to go upstairs to rest for a while, and the concubine will personally entertain the two of you in a while." ”
The two of them followed the young woman in palace clothes up a black staircase to the second floor of the attic, the second floor was not much different from the first floor, except that the counter was missing, and the whole place seemed larger.
Huangtian looked at the lively appearance on the second floor, each table was filled with all kinds of delicious dishes, and the aroma of wine mixed with the fragrance of dishes wafted everywhere, which seemed to make the people who were pushing the cups and changing the lamps more interested, and the noisy shouts accompanied by the shouts resounded throughout the space on the second floor.
The young woman in the palace costume did not mean to stop, and continued to walk up the stairs. Seeing this, the two didn't ask much, and with some curiosity in their hearts, they followed the young woman in palace clothes continuously. The three of them walked two more flights of stairs, and finally the figure of the young woman in palace clothes stopped at the staircase on the top floor, turned around and politely invited Huangtian and Yunyi.
Walking into the fourth floor, there is no noisy sound in the fourth floor, nor the aroma of wine and dishes mixed together, only a faint and deep fragrance of roses, and the melodious sound of the piano. The fragrance and the breeze are integrated, and the restless heart is calmed down, which is a kind of simplicity and peace of mind. The sound of the piano is beautiful, echoing in the corridor, as if coming through time and space, lying on the side of people's ears.
There is no table with a wide variety of dishes, only elegant compartments on both sides of the deep corridor. Feeling the calm and elegant, escaping from the hustle and bustle of the world, this feeling of leisure and happiness arises spontaneously, enjoying this tranquility, the two gradually lose their minds.
"Two, please come here with your concubine. The young woman in the palace costume smiled slightly, interrupting the daze of the two.
Huang Tian came back to his senses, and was stared at a little unnaturally by the young woman in the palace costume, and continued to follow her towards the depths of the corridor with an embarrassed smile. After a few big bends, I finally got in front of a pale red door, the door was printed with crimson birds fluttering its wings, and a dark yellow wooden plaque was hung on the right side of the door frame, which was engraved with two dark Juan Xiu characters of 'Suzaku'.
The young woman in the palace dress gently pushed open the two doors, made a gesture of invitation to the two, and said unhurriedly: "Please rest for a while, and the concubine will go to fill Uncle Geng's yellow gourd first and then come back to entertain the two." ”
"By the way, two guests, after Uncle Geng is done in a while, do you want the concubine to tell him to go upstairs directly to find the two?"
The two nodded slightly, and the young woman in the palace costume also nodded in return. Waiting for the two to move into the room, the young woman in the palace dress gently closed the door and turned to leave.
At this moment, the desolate genius carefully looked at everything in the room. Different from the splendor of the first three floors, the style of this layer is more inclined to a casual and comfortable style. The arrangement of the room better illustrates all this.
The room is very large, the red window lattice is carved with simple ornaments of flowers and trees, open the window, you can see that the sky outside has darkened, a crescent moon is also hanging high under the cluster of stars, the wisps of moonlight through the window crack just hit the mahogany round table in the center of the living room, four chairs around the round table, if you drink here must be leisurely and comfortable.
Passing through a curtain and around an ink screen, you are in the bedroom. In the bedroom is a large soft bed, white bed veil is rolled on both sides, and the bedding embroidered with splendid mountains and rivers is neatly laid out on the bed. There are various bird patterns carved on the railings, and Arakuten caresses these railings, only feeling a warm feeling coming from the palm of his hand. On the top of the bed, there is a fiery red bird, faintly with the momentum of being seen by a hundred birds.
Suddenly, there was the sound of gurgling water outside the window, and Huang Tian walked quickly and lay on the windowsill, half of his body leaned out and looked out. I saw that the inner courtyard of the restaurant is located in this small bamboo forest, and there is a small pond in the center of the bamboo forest, and the pond water flows down from the cracks of the rockery, making the crisp sound of jingling bells, and finally merges into the pool.
Some bamboo leaves fell and floated on the water, and a few small fish at the bottom of the pond floated up and frolicked around the bamboo leaves, causing the bamboo leaves to whirl on the water.
At this time, a slight knock on the door suddenly sounded, breaking the two of them enjoying the scenery under the moon.