88, carrying the piano

There is an artificially dug lake in Kyoshi, right next to the canal. Zhou Xiang and Zhan Liantai came to the lake, only to see a painting boat floating in the center of the lake, and Ruan Qi ordered people to row a small boat and carry the two to the center of the lake.

The heat was pressing, Zhou Xiang was sweating while sitting on the boat, he pulled his collar, took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and a few strands of hair were tightly attached to his sideburns, looking a little embarrassed. But Zhan Liantai was sitting in a precarious position, still so noble, even his hair was meticulous, Zhou Xiang saw this and joked: "Brother Zhan is always like this, but he doesn't live up to the nickname of the jade-faced Langjun." ”

Zhan Liantai bowed slightly, and replied with a smile: "Xiaguan is by nature, he is not afraid of the heat, but is afraid of the cold." ”

In the winter of the year he had just escaped, he was ragged and penniless, with his young brother who was only a full moon in his arms, looking for shelter from the wind and snow everywhere. In the past, the "Ruixue Trillion Year" in the mouth of the rich and noble family became the weather he hated the most, and he could not find food, had no place to stay, and could freeze to death...... If he wasn't really desperate, he wouldn't have given his younger brother away, and they wouldn't have been separated for more than ten years, let alone dare to recognize each other like now.

But all this is temporary, and one day he will justifiably recognize the family bloodline, restore the surname, and walk under the sun in a bright and bright light, without fear.

Zhan Liantai glanced at Zhou Xiang who was sitting in the cabin, except for himself and Ruan Qi and the boatman on his boat, almost all of the guards of the Xiangfu stayed on the shore, and only three or four people followed in the other boat. If they attack at this moment, with Ruan Qi's strength, they will definitely be able to hit with one blow, and then they will jump into the lake and swim to the other shore, and there is a great chance of escaping......

The corners of Zhan Liantai's mouth were slightly upturned, and the pleasure was self-evident, Zhou Xiang smiled when he saw this: "Could it be that Brother Zhan has any happy events?" ”

"It's not a happy event," Zhan Liantai lowered his eyebrows and smiled, "It's just that there is a long-cherished wish that has been over for many years." ”

After enduring for more than ten years, his family was ruined, he betrayed his relatives, he gave up his beloved, and finally waited for that day. No, you can't start here, here and now will only cheapen this old fox, what he wants is not a person's life, what he wants is to avenge the grievances of Zhaoxue, and return the Tai clan to an innocence, this exiled imperial vein should be recognized by the Son of Heaven and return to his ancestors.

"What long-cherished wish?" Zhou Xiang asked.

As the boat approached the boat, the boatman threw the cable to the people on the boat, then pulled the boat together, set up the planks and invited a few people to come over.

Zhan Liantai smiled but didn't answer, got up and said to Zhou Xiang: "Xiangye, please." ”

Boarding the painting boat, there was no expected silk and bamboo music, nor did there be a sultry aroma of fat powder, instead of a tea-scented and fruity taste, Ruan Qi picked up a soft curtain and invited the two to enter, Zhou Xiang glanced at the woman's back, hesitated, turned his head and asked Zhan Liantai: "Yayi?" ”

With Zhou Xiang's age and experience, he is not very interested in beauty, in his opinion, no matter how stunning the beauty, there is a day when someone is old and decrepit, and their value is not even as good as a vase, so he never ladies, nor does he accept other people's tribute to beauty.

"It's not." Zhan Liantai denied it, bypassing Zhou Xiang and entering first, "Let me introduce it below." ”

"Qianqian."

Qianqian knew that Zhan Liantai had boarded the ship, but she never looked back, but stared at an inkstone screen placed on the table, looking very fascinated.

"Coming?" She was only willing to show half of her face, and after a faint perfunctory sound, she beckoned to Zhan Liantai, "Come and help me take a look, how much is this thing worth." ”

There was no intention of saluting at all, and even asked for it as a matter of course.

"Okay." Zhan Liantai walked over, and Zhou Xiang also followed.

The inkstone screen is a thing that the reader puts on the table to shield from the wind and the sun, at the beginning mainly to prevent the wind from drying when writing, and then gradually became a decoration, just like the arm rest. This inkstone screen is seven inches high and four inches long, it is made of Li Xi stone, the bottom plate is purple and red, the surface layer is yellow stone color, on this is skillfully carved two sycamores, two people under the tree, one wears a hat and boots, and one bows down and carries the piano. The characters are dressed in the wind, and the brushwork is neat and smooth.

Qianqian touched the inkstone screen and asked, "How much is it worth?" Two hundred taels? ”

"It's a little more expensive." Zhan Liantai commented, "In the past, Lixi stone was a tribute, this inkstone looks like it has been around for some years, and the carving brushwork is also old, it should be something in the palace of the former dynasty, and it may have been left behind by the people in the war." ”

"Then I want it." Qianqian clapped her hands and said contentedly, "You go and call the owner of the painting boat, and say that I want to buy an inkstone, a hundred taels." ”

Zhan Liantai was accustomed to her tricks, laughed at it, and immediately asked Ruan Qi to call people, but Zhou Xiang felt strange when he heard this, and blurted out: "This inkstone screen is engraved with 'Listening to Tong with a piano', which was painted by a court painter of the previous dynasty, and it is rumored that the person on the painting is the prince of the former dynasty and his attendants, since it is made by Li Xishi, plus this painting...... A hundred taels is impossible. ”

"How can't it be." Qianqian smiled and said the first sentence to Zhou Xiang, "This lord, what if I buy it for a hundred taels of silver?" ”

Facing a young and delicate face, Zhou Xiang did not have the slightest pity for the jade, and waved his hand categorically to deny: "Unless the owner of the painting boat is crazy!" ”

"Then do you dare to bet with me, and the loser will admit punishment." Qianqian was like a newborn calf, provoking fearlessly, "Little woman Qianqian, I don't know what to call an adult?" ”

Zhan Liantai was about to export: "Don't be rude, this is ......"

"Old man Kuangji." Zhou Xiang stopped Zhan Liantai with his eyes and told Qianqian his pseudonym, Qianqian had no doubts, and called him "Master Kuang" generously.

"Master Kuang, what are you doing?" While waiting for the owner of the painting boat to come over, Qianqian asked the two to sit down and pour tea for them with her own hands.

Zhou asked instead, "What are you doing as a little woman?" ”

"Just hang out and beg for food." Qianqian put down the teapot, looked at him with her cheeks raised, and smiled sweetly, "Master Kuang is an official." ”

Zhou Xiang was steady, didn't even move his sitting posture, but raised his voice: "Oh? The old man is like an official? ”

"It's not like, you're an official, or a big official."

Zhou Xiang became a little interested now, raised his eyebrows and looked at Qianqian, a pair of eagle eyes were sharp: "How did the little girl guess it?" ”

"Because of this person sitting next to Master Kuang." Qianqian teasingly pointed at Zhan Liantai, "I know his details, the Imperial History of the Imperial Procuratorate, his status is not low, but he is very respectful to you, which can only mean that your status is higher than him, so you are either an official who is older than him, or a relative of the emperor." ”

Zhou Xiang asked again: "Why don't you guess that it is a relative of the emperor?" ”

"I don't walk like I walk, I don't look like I look like I don't talk." Qianqian said, "The children of the royal family generally spend all their time drinking, they have a big belly at a young age, and they are empty and weak when they reach middle age, and they will run out of oil and dry up after a while, where can they compare to Master Kuang You are so energetic." You walk sassy, you look dignified, and you know at a glance that you are a person who does great things, so you can only be a big official. ”

"Sweet mouth, can talk." Zhou Xiang smiled, "Are you a fortune teller?" ”

"It's not."

"And what do you do?"

"Guess." Qianqian smiled like a cunning little fox, "I guessed all of you, Master Kuang, and it's fair for you to guess mine." ”

Zhou Xiang had never met such a quirky woman, and he smiled and said, "Brother Zhan, where did you find such a wild girl?" ”

As he was talking, the owner of the painting boat came over, and as Zhou Xiang expected, Qianqian was only willing to pay a hundred taels, but the boss offered a price of 1,500 taels.

Qianqian pouted: "It's just one hundred taels, do you sell it or not?" ”

"Girl, don't laugh, this inkstone is worth more than one hundred taels just in stone, and it is a master's work, or something in the palace of the former dynasty, I sold it for 1,500 taels It is already a loss! Why don't you add a little more? "The boss didn't know Zhou Xiang, but he knew Zhan Liantai, and when he came in and saluted him, he bargained with Qianqian.

"That'...... One hundred and fifty taels. Qianqian thought about it for a long time, and added fifty taels to the pain.

The owner of the painting boat almost fainted: "Girl, I really can't sell ...... like you"

"It's only one hundred and fifteen, there is no such shop in this village, can you think about it?" Qianqian not only didn't let go, but even said so.

The boss couldn't cry or laugh: "I've thought about it, I've thought about it, I won't sell it if it's less than 1,000 and a half." ”

"Then go back, don't regret it." Qianqian winked playfully.

Ruan Qi sent the owner of the painting boat out of the house again, and when he left, Qianqian pulled him aside and said something, only to see Ruan Qi's face show an obvious look of surprise, and he subconsciously looked at Zhan Liantai.

Zhan Liantai raised his eyebrows: "What?" ”

Ruan Qi: "She ......"

"Lend Ruan Qi to me, okay?" Qianqian hurriedly grabbed the conversation and asked Zhan Liantai, Zhan Liantai agreed, Ruan Qi frowned and wanted to say something, but there was still no exit after the end, and he turned around and walked out of the painting boat.

Before Qianqian could sit down, Zhou Xiang said with some schadenfreude: "It seems that your business was not done, so I guess you are definitely not a businessman." ”

"Master Kuang, let's make another bet." Qianqian tilted her head and smiled, "Just bet on whether this deal can be done." ”

"Okay." Zhou Xiang readily agreed.

As soon as the words fell, the painting boat shook for a while, Zhan Liantai and Zhou Xiang were slightly surprised, and they looked at each other and didn't know what was going on.

Qianqian pulled out a tablecloth to wrap the inkstone, and Zhou Xiang was surprised when he saw this: "Stealing? ”

I saw Qianqian straddle the burden on her shoulders, lifted her skirt and walked to the deck, took two steps and looked back and smiled: "You guys don't come with me yet, I won't save people later." ”

As he spoke, the hull shook again, and then the hull began to tilt, and the items on the table were scattered, while panicked voices rang out from outside the ship.

"The ship is sinking!"

At this time, Zhan Liantai pulled Zhou Xiang out of the boat together, hurriedly boarded the boat, and as soon as he stood firmly, he saw that the painting boat was completely tilted to the side, and then slowly sank into the water.

The owner of the painting boat who had just landed on the shore was dumbfounded, and it took a long time to react, and he was so anxious that he slapped his thigh: "Boat!" My boat! ”

Qianqian stuffed the burden under the cabin of the boat, and after the boat rowed to the shore, she said to the owner of the painting boat: "I'm scared to death!" If we hadn't run so fast, we would have almost drowned, and this would have sunk...... Does the boss want us to help with the salvage? It can also help you recover some losses. ”

The boss came back to his senses and nodded hurriedly: "I want it!" ”

"Fifty taels for one person in the water, Chenghui." Qianqian spread his hands and asked him for money, "Catch a thing for ten taels, the real price is clear, and Tong Su is not deceived." You have to hurry up, it's hard to find things sinking to the bottom, and you're afraid that you can only feed the fish in front of the inkstone. ”

The owner of the painting boat was ruthless, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Deal!" ”

Qianqian took the money, waved at Ruan Qi, who had just come out of the water, and shouted: "Go down and help him find something, the more the better—come up and I'll share your silver!" ”

Ruan Qi was sullen, changed his breath and dived down again.

Zhan Liantai couldn't help but laugh lowly, and Zhou Xiang's expression could only be described as breathtaking.

"You, you...... Haha

After the last moment, he burst into a big laugh, Qianqian put away the money, quietly took out the inkstone from the boat, and said with a smile: "I'm so happy when I lose the bet, Master Kuang, you have to invite us to drink tea in another place." ”

Zhou Xiang stopped laughing, and felt more and more interesting: "Okay, you can choose." ”

The author has something to say: there is no blackout today...... But stop the water! The smell of my own body is very fragrant, can I smell it?!

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