022-The Past Is Like Smoke-1

It is said that Qiu Yinming came out of Yazhou, and after a few thoughts, he decided to go directly to Hangzhou to visit the Sword Pavilion, and visit the famous predecessors along the way. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info According to the Taoist chief, my mother was a celebrity in the Central Plains martial arts, and this trip must have eyebrows. However, he himself did not understand the complicated context of the Central Plains martial arts, so he could only go north aimlessly. On this day, I came to the city of Jinhuafu. A few days ago, the gold and silver were counted, and there were more than 90 taels of silver and more than 30 taels of gold in total. Plenty of money. Fifteen years ago, after the death of his mother, it coincided with a heavy flood, and he had to flee with the people fleeing the famine. After thinking about it, it seems that I have walked for twenty or thirty days, and according to this, this place should not be far from the place where my mother died. But at that time, everything was buried in the fire, and it is impossible to trace it. Jinhua is a thousand-year-old city, the city tower is said to have been newly painted in the early years of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, but the stones of the city wall are still covered with pale green moss, there are many trees in the city, and the simplicity is bright and bright. The city is backed by mountains and waters, and the ink customers of the previous dynasty have stayed here, and the ancient temple is famous for its incense. There is the Fuchun River in the north, which is rich in sea bass, and there are hills and green fields in the south, and the citrus forests are full of hills, and the merchants come and go frequently, which is really a place of elegance. Walk into Jinhua City, only to see the local people dressed neatly and fitly, the face is moist, presumably this year's wind and rain are smooth, and all things are harvested. It's almost dusk and there are fewer pedestrians in the market. At a glance, he saw that a silk cloth village on the side of the street had not yet closed, and a middle-aged man was holding a small-spout wine jug, sipping wine from the spout, leaning on the door frame to look at the street scene, so he stepped forward and said, "May I ask where is the inn in this city?"

"Inn? Many, here turn right there are Yuelai Inn, Dongfu Inn, to the left there are Changlong Inn, Yongxing Inn, Tianyuan Inn, ......"

Qiu Yinming didn't expect him to be so eloquent, and hurriedly interrupted: "You don't have to be so much, I just want to ask the best one." The man looked at him and said, "The best is only Jinhua Building, not far from here, one or two silver a day." After that, he took care of himself and sipped wine. Qiu Yinchao nodded at him, turned around and thought: It's hard to guarantee that the people here are so snobbish.

I was a little angry in my heart, and I strode forward, and I saw Jinhua Building within ten zhang. Two floors, a black lacquer plate gold couplet on the red pillar at the entrance, the stone floor of the entrance hall is polished, the four middle doors are carved with pine, bamboo and plum blossoms, and more than ten pots of golden chrysanthemums are placed on both sides. The tent is located on the left side, and there is a large celadon vase of one person high standing on the side of the table. A middle-aged bookkeeper in a dark green satin jacket was making calculations, and when he saw him coming, he raised his head and asked, "The guest officer is staying in the hotel?" There were two or three men in the hall, and they were all wiping and fiddling with each other.

Qiu Yinming looked at the account room, his face was fair, his face was loose, his black beard was of average length, and he was wearing a gold ring on his thin fingers. So he said without any expression: "Stay in the hotel." The bookkeeper stretched out his hand to take the running book, and said: "There is still a room in this store, one or two silver a day, please register here first." Qiu Yinming took the book, picked up the Jinyun Xiaohao that was resting in his hand and hung his wrist to write. The bookkeeper saw that although he was not literate or martial, his appearance and demeanor were extremely upright and generous, and he couldn't help but stretch out his head to look at his handwriting. At this moment, there was a sound of people and horses outside the door, and I only heard the guy say politely: "All the guest officers, please." The horses are taken care of. Come, please be seated, this boy ......"

Qiu Yinming subconsciously turned his head and saw a group of seven or eight people walking into the door. Walking in the front was a young man, beside him two middle-aged men in their fifties who looked like martial artists, with a single sword across the golden wisp black sheath at the waist, and the remaining five followers, all dressed in blue, looked mighty. Childe has a dark face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and bright clothes. Wearing a black silk Tang scarf, wearing a bean paste-colored dark pattern Lu silk narrow-sleeved robe, stepping on thin-soled fast boots, a short sword tied to the leather belt around the waist, and the scabbard is carved in purple wood, which should be extraordinary. The hall suddenly lit up.

The bookkeeper immediately smiled on his face, put Qiu Yinming aside, held the running water book and pen inkstone, walked out of the stage, and said: "When the distinguished guests come, our store is full of brilliance." Childe, please sit down, bother to register. ”

The boy shook off his robe in a chic manner, sat upright at the square table on his right, looked up and asked, "Is there more in the upper room?" The bookkeeper nodded and replied with a smile: "Yes, yes, please write." Gongzi Fang took the book, lowered his head and wanted to read, but the corners of his eyebrows were raised, and he said softly: "Good words!" He raised his eyes and saw Qiu Yinming standing by the tent, with a dissatisfied expression, and immediately asked the account room who was bent down to serve on the side: "That son came before me, why did he stand aside?" ”

"This, this ......" the bookkeeper smiled and didn't know what to say. Seeing this, Gongzi got up and walked towards Qiu Yinming with a fist and said, "This brother, the younger brother has the offense, please forgive me." Qiu Yinming didn't expect this young man to be so reasonable, and hurriedly returned the courtesy: "Brother Ren has said it, I don't dare to be in it." But there was a little bit of confusion in my heart: this young man was clearly only fifteen or sixteen years old, his stature was not enough, his voice was still tender, his words and deeds were so sophisticated, and he seemed to be good, I don't know if he was a famous rookie there. I saw the son's account room again: "Why don't you give this brother the account first?" ”

The account room looked embarrassed, walked back to the tent, and made no compensation to Qiu Yinming, and said, "Son, forgive me." Please pay a deposit of one or two first. Qiu Yinming took out a piece of gold from the package, buckled it on the tent and said, "I'm sorry, there are just no pieces, you can just have some." "The account room took a look and was shocked, five taels of gold! Stiffened his face and said with a smile: "Childe, this ......" Qiu Yinming wrenched his face, "What?" Not enough? "Alas, enough, enough." The account office was forced to chill by his vision, and urgently called out to the guy: "Little three! Take this son to the second floor, and have a room in the upper room near the garden. The guy arrived, and when Qiu Yinming turned around, he saw the young man sitting on the side with a crooked mouth and snickering, looking so cute, and he was immediately happy. Jiangnan is out of the Lingxiu, this is true.

After dinner, Qiu Yinming was strolling in the small garden of the inn, and suddenly heard someone behind him: "Brother Tai, can you let me disturb for a while?" When he looked back, he saw that the young man in brocade clothes he met in the Fangcai Hall was walking towards him from a small pavilion, so he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Thank you Brother Ren for your care." ”

"What kind of brother," the young man jumped down the stone steps, waved his hand, and said, "You are much more than me, just call Brother Xian." ”

Qiu Yin saw that the young man was full of smiles, presumably for himself, and he didn't know what his intentions were, so he said: "Brother Xian is so elegant, but it's a pity that there is no moonlight tonight." The young man smiled and said: "I won't tell you, I just saw Brother Tai's good words in the running water book, and the younger brother loves Wenmo, so I took the liberty to come here and ask Brother Taizun's surname." Qiu Yinming shook his head and said: "Don't dare to be, in Xia Qiu Yinming, the virtuous brother's surname?" ”

"Shuangmu Forest, the name of the East." The young man looked at him with a pair of dark eyes and said, "Brother Qiu is from the south, right?" ”

Qiu Yinming knew that Lin Dongfang was speaking his accent, so he nodded and said, "I'm from Yazhou." ”

"Oh-" Lin Dongfang's eyes rolled, "Yazhou is a good place. I've heard that there is a Taoist chief named Shangguan Hong. ”

Qiu Yinming was taken aback, this young man had extraordinary knowledge. He said casually: "I saw that Taoist leader many years ago. Brother Xian has seen a lot, where is your mansion? ”

Lin Dongfang smiled: "I am a cousin of the Nanjing Oriental family. ”

Qiu Yinming said politely: "Forgive me for being lonely and unheard, and I don't know the name of the Dongfang family." ”

Lin Dongfang shook his head again and again, and said, "Hey, Brother Qiu, what a famous family, in fact, we are just playing a dart game and running errands to eat by saving face." There are not many people who know how to answer the gift. ”

While the two were chatting, someone shouted upstairs, "Young Master Lin! The head of the Yao Bureau of the sub-bureau visited. Lin Dongfang raised his head and replied, "Let him stay with you, and I'll come right away." So he turned his face to Qiu Yinming and said, "Brother Qiu, I am glad to meet tonight, and we will talk about it tomorrow." ”

Early the next morning, Qiu Yinming finished washing, pushed open the window, and saw Lin Dongfang sitting at the window of the opposite room, smiling at him with a cup of gaiwan tea, and sticking out of the window with one hand and pointing towards the small garden. Qiu Yinming understood, and came downstairs, only to see Lin Dongfang coming out of the opposite door, already wearing a bean-yellow robe. As soon as he looked at him, Lin Dong said conveniently: "Brother Qiu, something disturbed yesterday, the weather is so good today, why don't you go to the street to have breakfast together?" Qiu Yinming readily agreed, and the two walked out of Jinhua Building together. As he walked past the tent, the bookkeeper nodded to the two of them.

The morning light is shining and the air is fresh. The morning market has just begun, and the fruits and vegetables of the day are on the streets one after another. Lin Dongfang bought four oranges, handed two to Qiu Yinming, and carried the other two in his arms. Qiu Yinming took the orange and said, "It seems that you are very good at living." Lin Dongfang smiled and said, "Brother Qiu has won the award, I have been running around since I was a child, and when I go out, of course I should pay attention to my diet and daily life." Qiu Yinming nodded appreciatively and asked: "The virtuous brother should know a lot about the things on the rivers and lakes, but I don't know if anyone still knows about the old martial arts things many years ago?" Lin Dongfang let out a "hmm" and said, "It seems that Brother Qiu is not from the rivers and lakes. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"In the rivers and lakes, if one thing is over, it will not last for a few years. There is no one to compile the "History of Martial Arts" and the like, first, there is a lack of literature and ink, and second, everyone only cares about their own affairs. He thought for a while and said, "However, there are exceptions, that is, people who are good and evil will remain famous for a hundred years." I wonder what you're interested in? ”

Qiu Yinming felt that Lin Dongfang was really a little too elf, and he didn't want to say much for the time being, so he said, "Just ask." It seems that I am still too far from the people of the rivers and lakes. Let's find a place to eat. ”

"Oh, yes." Lin Dongfang patted his head, "I almost forgot about business." ”

After walking around for half a street, the two finally walked into a small teahouse that looked very clean, and Lin Dongfang ordered four or five small snacks. After a while, the dim sum was served, and there were jujube mud cakes, ham siu mai, three fresh xiaolong, gold silk flower rolls, and a small dish of hawthorn strips. Qiu Yinming had never used it so richly and exquisitely.

Lin Dongfang ate hawthorn and said, "Brother Qiu, this time I went far to the Central Plains, is there anything special?" ”

"Nope. It's just a tour of the mountains and rivers, and by the way, visit the famous martial arts family. Qiu Yinming ate slowly.

"Where does Brother Qiu's family live in Yazhou?" Lin Dongfang's eyes lit up.

"It's not home. I have no father or mother, I am single, and I bid farewell to my teacher this time, intending to travel all over the Central Plains and find a place to stay. ”

"Brother Qiu is really an idler." Lin Dongfang looked a little envious.

Qiu Yinming smiled and said nothing. Lin Dongfang turned and said: "I heard from the people of the dart bureau last night, there was a lively party in Beishan outside the city this afternoon, and the head of today's martial arts decency will come forward to mediate the entanglement between the Yu family in Ningbo and the Gu family in Wenzhou, there are a lot of celebrities, Brother Qiu is interested?" Qiu Yinming put down his chopsticks, "If the virtuous brother is also interested, you might as well go together." Lin Dongfang said: "Of course. However, there are some mundane things to be taken care of in the dart game in a while. He cupped his cheeks and thought for a while, "Let's meet at Jinhuaguan on Beishan at noon." The meeting is at the top of the mountain, I heard that it is a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, and there was still some 'Wong Tai Sin' where to practice in ancient times, hehe. Qiu Ming looked at his self-satisfied look, he really wanted to laugh, and couldn't help but say: "Then I'll go to Beishan for a tour first, and I'll see Jinhua at noon." ”