Chapter III
Du Xinling drove a silver Range Rover, and the co-pilot's door was facing the door, and as soon as Lin Qiao came, he opened the window, smiled at her and said, "Come on." ”
Lin Qiao nodded and opened the door to get into the car, Du Xinling drove around and left, Lin Qiao waited for him to drive on the right road before asking, "Mr. Du, can I ask where we are going?" ”
Du Xinling said: "Go have a meal, and I'll send Miss Lin back after eating." ”
Lin Qiao bowed his head and said, "I know about eating, I want to ask where we are going to eat." ”
He didn't hide it, and said without thinking: "Go to Shiheng's house." ”
Lin Qiao was a little surprised, she didn't expect that the seemingly unapproachable master would entertain guests at home, but she was also curious about where he lived, the place where she lived last night was very particular about both decoration and furniture placement, if it weren't for the fact that there were still things waiting for her to go back and deal with at home, she would be quite willing to stay for a few more days. Therefore, she also wanted to see what Shen Qingzhou's family would be like.
As the saying goes, people fight for a breath, Buddha fights for a furnace of incense, the ancients believed that people's long-term residence can not be without qi, because there is life with qi. Du Xinling drove Lin Qiao all the way to the Shaozu Mountain in the dragon vein of Ganzhou, and carefully opened the window on the way, so that Lin Qiao feasted his eyes.
The term "Shaozu Mountain" is a term in Feng Shui that refers to "the mountain near the cave". There is a mantra that says, "The name of the near cave is Shaozu Mountain, and this mountain is the most auspicious." Open your wings and spread your wings for auspiciousness, low and lonely will be saved", the so-called Shaozu Mountain of Ganzhou Dragon Vein, refers to Yang Xianling, who is well-known in the field of feng shui metaphysics at home and abroad, and Yang Yunsong, the master of feng shui, has been the main feng shui activity in Ganzhou for 26 years.
Shen Qingzhou's residence is here, and it has never changed since he was born.
The road became more and more deviant, Lin Qiao was originally quite calm, but the longer the time, the more curious he became, and finally he couldn't help asking: "Mr. Du, Master Shen lives in this kind of place, doesn't it feel inconvenient to travel to and from the city every day?" ”
Du Xinling said with a smile: "He rarely goes out, and I usually send him over when he needs anything." ”
"What about the kids? Xiao Ning is still so young, she has to go to school, right? ”
"Xiao Ning will live in my house when he goes to school, and come back to live with him on weekends."
"......" It turned out that the master was still an otaku, Lin Qiao nodded slightly, and was taught.
The car turned a corner on the main road, bypassed a forest, entered a trail from the path, drove about 500 meters on the trail and turned into a fork, a house that looked quite the style of the Republic of China appeared in front of Lin Qiao's eyes, she knew that this was the time.
Sure enough, Du Xinling quickly said, "This is it." ”
Lin Qiao leaned on the window and stared at the three-story blue brick and red tile house, it looked like it had a long history but still had a beautiful style, but she felt very surprised.
"Is there something wrong?" Du Xinling also saw her doubts, and after getting out of the car, he led her to ask while walking inside.
Lin Qiao touched his head and said, "Well, it's actually nothing, it's just not the same as I imagined." ”
Du Xinling raised the corners of his mouth: "What do you imagine?" ”
Lin Qiao really thought about it seriously, and said seriously before stepping into the door: "I thought that people from all over the world like to live in antique places, and the impression I have on this way is also this, and I was really surprised when I saw this small western-style building." ”
Du Xinling chuckled lightly and made a gesture of invitation to let her go first. Lin Qiao hurriedly entered the house and looked at the layout inside with wide eyes.
The inside of the western-style building is the same as the outside, the atmosphere of the Republic of China is strong, and there is a gossip-shaped wall-mounted bookshelf on the wall inside, and the bookshelf is full of thick books and professional utensils, Lin Qiao only knows the compass.
"Shiheng should be in the study, I'll go look for him, Miss Lin will sit here first."
After Du Xinling finished instructing Lin Qiao, he walked towards the second floor, Lin Qiao walked around the first floor idly, and accidentally caught a glimpse of the south corner, which was the blind spot of standing at the gate, there was a circle of ponds that were not too big, and there was a wooden rattan chair next to it, and there was a person sitting on the side of the chair facing her, which was very familiar.
Lin Qiao took a few steps forward and took a closer look, the man had neat short black hair, very white skin, delicate side face lines, a very straight nose, thin lips, and a straight back, and he could see that he was very tall.
He wore a white gown, which looked like a Taoist robe, which made his already slightly thin figure even thinner.
Probably sensing that someone was watching, he turned his head slowly, the tails of his eyes were upturned, his expression was flat, and the extremely beautiful Danfeng had slender eyes, and the hand holding the fish food bowl put the bowl aside, and raised it to signal her to come over. His fair and slender wrists wore two jade bracelets of excellent color that were entwined together, and later Lin Qiao knew that it was called the Yin and Yang Ring, which had the meaning of Yin and Yang cycles, and the cycle repeatedly.
This person sitting in front of the window feeding the fish, coated with a faint halo by the sun, is none other than the owner here, Shen Qingzhou.
I have seen him in a suit, but I have never seen him in a long shirt, Lin Qiao was a little in a trance for a while, and Shen Qingzhou didn't mind, so he got up and walked towards her, and said detachedly: "It's here." ”
Lin Qiao calmed down and nodded, "Yes, I just arrived, and I bothered Master Shen." ”
Shen Qingzhou walked past her to the sofa, picked up the azure glazed teapot, poured two cups of tea in the teacup of the same color, one was kept in his hand, and the other side was placed in front of the single sofa on the side, sat down and turned his back to her and said, "Drink tea." ”
Lin Qiao looked at the staircase on the second floor, thinking that Du Xinling, who went up to look for someone, couldn't find anyone and should come down soon, so he obediently walked to the sofa and sat down, picked up the teacup and took a shallow sip.
The tea in the mouth is a good tea from Kung Fu to the home, and the tea set in the hand is also a famous product from Ruyao, the first of the five famous kilns. Looking at its glaze color, it can be said that it is the green color of thousands of peaks, like jade is not jade but better than jade.
Exquisite, too exquisite, this god stick is really rich, Lin Qiao choked.
As Lin Qiao expected, she just sat down with Shen Qingzhou and drank a few sips of tea, and Du Xinling, who was unsuccessful in finding someone, came down with Xiao Ning in his arms. As soon as Xiao Ning saw the female figure on the sofa, she immediately struggled out of Du Xinling's arms and ran towards her.
Lin Qiao hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand to catch him, and glanced at Shen Qingzhou a little embarrassed, Shen Qingzhou just quietly stared at Xiao Ning's back, with thoughts and scrutiny in his dark eyes.
A strange family, not only strange for adults, but also strange for children, seeing her is like seeing a mother, isn't it like this for every woman?
Lin Qiao was already puzzled in her heart, and what Du Xinling said to Shen Qingzhou at this time made her even more confused.
He said: "You see, children still need a mother in the end. ”
Need a mom? This sounds as if Xiao Ning doesn't have a mother.
The corners of Shen Qingzhou's mouth were hooked, and he said softly in a low voice: "Okay, since everyone is here, let's go to the restaurant." ”
The so-called restaurant is located on the second floor, the decoration style of the whole house is very uniform, and the restaurant is also a modern appearance with a bit of Republic of China color.
Lin Qiao sat first from the left of the main seat, and Du Xinling sat first from the right, just facing Lin Qiao. Shen Qingzhou naturally sat in the main seat, and Xiao Ning sat on the small chair next to Shen Qingzhou.
The food was delicious, and I don't know whose handiwork it was, Lin Qiao never saw a woman in this house from beginning to end, could it be that as she guessed, Shen Qingzhou was married but divorced?
Because he was thinking about something else, Lin Qiao didn't take the initiative to speak, and Du Xinling and Shen Qingzhou both adhered to the ancient precept of eating without saying a word, and they didn't take the initiative to speak, so the meal was very quiet.
Until Du Xinling left with Lin Qiao, Shen Qingzhou didn't say anything else to her, at most a "goodbye", clear and quiet, cold and indifferent, just like the feeling he gave people.
Before getting into the car, Lin Qiao couldn't help but look back at the south side of the first floor of the house, the glass there was a little reflective, and she couldn't see what was inside, but she inexplicably felt that someone was watching her.
"Miss Lin?" Du Xinling saw that she hadn't been in the car for a long time, so he opened the window and asked suspiciously.
Lin Qiao came back to his senses, no longer rubbed, got into the car and left with Du Xinling.
The two of them traversed most of the city relative to a wordless, returning to Lin Qiao's current residence.
Before getting off the bus, Du Xinling told her: "The ticket is at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, and I will come to pick you up at about eight o'clock, Miss Lin should prepare in advance." ”
Lin Qiao responded, said goodbye to Du Xinling, and after returning to the house, he held his mobile phone and turned to the SMS interface, and turned out Shen Qingzhou's number to send something, but after hesitating for a while, he didn't know why he wanted to send it, so he stuffed the mobile phone back into his pocket in frustration.
After a while, her mobile phone rang, for some reason, she thought it was a call from Shen Qingzhou, but the name displayed on the mobile phone interface was Fang Zheng, the husband of her friend Wang Jiaqi, who had invited Shen Qingzhou.
After answering the phone, Lin Qiao greeted politely: "Hello, Mr. Fang." ”
Fang Zheng was very quiet over there, and he minded Lin Qiao's politeness: "We are not strangers, you and Jiaqi have such a good relationship, I will follow her and call you Qiaoqiao, you can just call me by my name, with the word Mr., I always feel that I am a little different." ”
No matter what people say, they have also helped her, and there is a relationship with Wang Jiaqi, Lin Qiao agreed after a little thought: "Then I'm not welcome, Fang Zheng, do you have something to do with me?" ”
Fang Zheng said, "It's nothing, I just want to ask if you have found Master Shen." ”
Lin Qiao said: "I found it, we will go back to Beijing together tomorrow, the plane at ten o'clock in the morning, and we will arrive home at noon." ”
Fang Zheng paused, and said in a somewhat surprised tone: "He agreed?" ”
"Well, although it took some work, the emperor paid off."
“…… Okay, I see, then I'll see you when you come back. ”
Lin Qiao said goodbye to Fang Zheng, and after hanging up the phone, he always felt that Fang Zheng's tone was a little strange, he seemed to be surprised that she could invite Shen Qingzhou, and she didn't seem to be very happy, was it her delusion?
Forget it, whether it's or not, she can go home tomorrow, after staying outside for so long, she has long been homesick.
A good night's sleep, Lin Qiao got up early the next morning, she packed her luggage last night, and when Du Xinling came to pick her up, she was already waiting at the door, sitting on the big suitcase and playing with her mobile phone.
Du Xinling got out of the car to help her put her luggage in the trunk, Lin Qiao thanked him and got into the back seat of the car directly, and after getting in the car, she found that Shen Qingzhou was also in the car, and he was also sitting in the back seat.
He was wearing a black shirt, his straight and slender legs wrapped in black trousers, and his bony fingers were holding a thick book, and on the dark paper were two large gilded black characters - Zhou Yi.