Text Chapter 1 Huzhou Xiucai
Huzhou Mansion, located in the center of the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, on the shore of Taihu Lake, is one of the richest state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Shen Wansan, the richest man in the world, was born here, which shows that it is rich in products and developed in commerce. Huzhou is similar to other Jiangnan city patterns, all the same color of white walls and green tiles, the difference is that there is a lot of water here, similar to Venice in Italy, the city is dotted with waterways, there are many bridges, the poet of the Song Dynasty has a poem; The boat passed through the city, and the man joined together in the water; Close the door to prevent the frightened heron, open the window to fish.
In front of the gate of Huzhou Mansion, it was crowded with people, all of whom were scholars in moon-white Confucian shirts. There is a big red list on the wall, and the scholars are reading words while watching; "First place Huzhou Mansion Yang Muyun, second place Changxing County Huang Weixin, third place Wukang County Zheng Younian...... "As the names were read one by one, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy was overjoyed, holding a folding fan,"
"Smack" struck the palm of his hand. A scholar of about twenty years arched his hand to him and said: "Congratulations to Brother Yang Xian, the first place in the high school case, this year's Hangzhou Qiuqiu, you will be able to raise people in high school!" This young man is Yang Muyun, the first famous talent in Huzhou Mansion this year, who just turned fifteen years old this year, and the scholar who talked to him next to him was Luo Zhiyu, a classmate of his school, Yang Muyun also saluted: "Brother Luo has a good reputation, and the younger brother is just a fluke on the topic, what is it, and this year's Hangzhou Township Examination can only see the real chapter." The two of them burst out of the crowd as they spoke.
"This year, the virtuous brother of Hangzhou Qiuyu doesn't know when to leave, and the foolish brother wants to walk with the virtuous brother."
"This matter needs to be clarified by the father before he can determine the ......"
"Brother Yang Xian, you are not only the head of this mansion, but also the youngest talent in the entire Huzhou Mansion, I am afraid that the entire Jiangnan will not find you so young."
"That's it, look at Brother Lu Cai, he is twenty-two in his thirties, and he hasn't been in the middle of the show yet?"
"Brother Xian, do the east for your brother, set a private room in Qingyun Pavilion, let's get drunk and rest, you can't help but come!"
“......”
Unconsciously, Yang Muyun has a large group of people around him, and there is never a shortage of supporters around the successful.
While everyone was talking, suddenly a young man in Tsing Yi came to everyone, bowed down and said, "I don't know which one is Yang Muyun Yang Gongzi?" ”
Yang Muyun came out of the crowd: "I am, ...... are you?" ”
The little guy in Tsing Yi hurriedly said: "Young Master Yang, Ling Zun was a guest at my lord's mansion, and because he drank a few more glasses, he occasionally felt unwell, so he asked his son to hurry over." ”
Yang Muyun was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly bowed his hand to the classmates: "If there is something at home, the younger brother will take the first step." Then he hurried away with the little man.
The boat walked in the narrow alleys of the street, and I don't know how long it took to travel, and finally stopped at the mouth of an alley, abandoned the boat and landed on the shore, and the little guy led the way in front, Yang Muyun looked at the sign at the entrance of the alley "Cumulus Lane" and moved in his heart, and asked the little guy: "May I ask the little brother to respect the old man's name?" The little guy didn't reply, and dropped a sentence: "Our master's surname is Lu, son, please go this way." ”
Walk not far away, suddenly the eyes suddenly opened, the end of the alley is a carriage and horse farm, there are two big stone lions standing on the right side of the carriage and horse farm, behind the big stone lion are two vermilion lacquer gates, there is a plaque hanging on it, and there are two big characters in the handwriting of Lu Fu.
Master Lu is about forty years old, his body is very fat, and the wide tuanhua brocade robe is covered on his body, and he is actually stretched tight. He stared at Yang Muyun for a while, and the more he looked, the happier he became, and the folds on his face bloomed like the petals of a chrysanthemum. He circled around Yang Muyun, nodding frequently, his fat body tossing and turning, like a walrus in heat, removing the sparse beard of the jaw, there were only two long tusks.
Yang Muyun was so cold that his hair stood on end, and he said in his heart: Among the old friends who were born tightly outside and had dealings with their father, they had never heard him mention that he had the surname Lu. Busy Shi Li said: "Lu Yuanwai, I heard that my father is in your house, I don't know ......" Master Lu snorted, and said: "Okay, okay, come, quickly serve Yang Gongzi to change clothes." Yang Muyun was inexplicable: "I came to my father, why do you want me to change my clothes?" Just as he was about to say a few words, he saw four or five men come up and dragged him out.
"Let go of me, what are you doing, I'm going to sue you for kidnapping......" Yang Muyun was pushing and shoving those people. Suddenly, I heard a woman's delicate voice say, "Be light, you people don't have any rules at all." As soon as the words fell, those people immediately lowered their heads and stood solemnly: "Miss." Yang Muyun followed the prestige, his body couldn't help but tremble, and what caught his eye was a fat woman wearing a light green skirt, the size was comparable to Lu Hairu, a face was like a spread cake, plus blood-red lips, and a huge head...... Yang Muyun looked at it in a cold sweat, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"He is a talent, famous, and a little sven." After speaking, he smiled at Yang Muyun, dragged his huge body and turned around and walked away step by step. Yang Muyun looked at her bear-like gait, and a cold breath came up from the bottom of her heart.
"Aren't you afraid that I will sue the government if you do this, you are kidnapping and violating the laws of the Ming Dynasty......"
In a flower hall in the backyard of Lu Mansion, Yang Muyun roared at a person dressed as a housekeeper, who had two whiskers, quietly waited for him to finish venting, and said with a smile: "The son and my young lady are talented and beautiful, love at first sight, and the wedding is officially held in my house today, how can we talk about violating the laws of the Ming Dynasty!" Yang Muyun's heart trembled, staring at the groom's red robe in the hands of the people behind Steward Lu, and protested: "Humane gifts, you must get the order of your parents, the words of the matchmaker, how can you force people to marry so much?" Steward Lu snorted: "What Childe said, after entering the cave room tonight, just go back and make up for it, a few of you, quickly change clothes with Childe, if you are lazy, be careful of your dog's legs." With that, he turned around and brushed his sleeves away. Only Yang Muyun was left alone, panting.
"How can this be reasonable, how can the two sides force people to marry without even meeting each other?" As soon as he finished speaking, one of the little servants said with a smile: "Our young lady has already met, and when you came out of the old man's room just now, it was our young lady who talked to you." "Oh my God, it's the mother walrus." Yang Muyun only felt that it was dark in front of him, and he almost fainted.
The sky gradually darkened, Yang Muyun was going around in the room like an ant on a hot pot, and the subordinates of the Lu Mansion next to him kept persuading him.
"Childe, just change into this outfit."
"The master said, if you don't change into this clothes, don't want to walk out of this door."
"The master has instructed, you have to change this dress, and you have to change it if you don't change it."
"Childe, you're getting married, and you're not going to cut off your head, is that so?"
"Childe ......"
Yang Muyun snorted, and said in his heart: "If I want to marry this female walrus, I would rather be beheaded." But seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, I couldn't help but feel anxious. How do you get out? None of my family and friends knew they were here, and it seemed that they were on their own. Kill it? No, the master doesn't let himself expose his martial arts in front of others, and there are many big families like Lu Mansion, so he is not sure how many people he can deal with. Yang Muyun couldn't help but clench his fists and said to the little guy who was waiting for him to change clothes: "I want to drink......"
"Childe, let's hurry up and change into a wedding robe, I'm afraid it will delay the auspicious time if it's too late."
"No, I'm very nervous now, let's have a glass of wine to suppress my spirits."
The two Xiao Si glanced at each other, and said in their hearts: "To marry a heavyweight bride like Miss, you really need to drink some wine to strengthen your courage!" ”
"Come, you can also drink a little and talk to me, and I won't be nervous." Yang Muyun said and poured wine for the two little guys.
After a few glasses of wine, the conversation began.
"Your young lady is not easy to find her mother-in-law, so your master has come up with a way to catch a son-in-law."
"Childe, although our young lady is a little fatter, she has a lot of money, and marrying you is not a wronged child."
"Yes, our master has no heirs, only a young lady, marrying her is equivalent to marrying Wanguan family wealth!"
"If you are in this case, you will not hesitate to marry this Wanguan family fortune?"
"Hehe, Childe is really joking, how dare we do this!"
"Uh-huh-----!" Yang Muyun's eyes widened.
"Childe, don't talk about this, come, drink......"
The two little guys drank down, Yang Muyun neatly picked off the clothes of the little guy and put them on, then put the groom's robe on him, kicked him again, and hummed: "You don't have the guts, you don't have the guts to hurt me, you should take the female walrus!" Quietly went out and just walked a few steps out, I saw Steward Lu hurriedly bring a few people to greet him, shouting, "What's the matter?" Haven't you done it yet? The master is in a hurry, and he has missed the hour, so be careful to break your legs! Yang Muyun lowered his head and lowered his voice: "Yang Gongzi is a little drunk, let the villain go and get him some sobering soup." Steward Lu snorted and instructed a few subordinates behind him: "You guard the door, then Yang Gongzi is disobedient, you go in and help him change his clothes." ”
Looking at the figures coming and going in the Lu Mansion, Yang Muyun froze: "Where are you going?" If you go straight to the gate, you'll be noticed before you even get there. I touched my chin, came to a tree against the courtyard wall, rubbed my hands, saw that there was no one around, jumped up with both feet, grabbed a branch on the big tree, and climbed to the waist of the tree after a few clicks, and looked outside the courtyard wall, and saw that it was a river. When the mansion was in chaos, Yang Muyun didn't hesitate anymore and jumped into the river.
When it got dark, Huzhou Mansion was already lit up, and there were few pedestrians on the street.
"Brother Li, take a break, and then leave later." A yacha said.
"Well, stop at the head of the bridge in front, it's high enough to see the surroundings." Another messenger replied.
After a while, the two yamen came to an arched bridge, sat on the railing of the bridge and began to chat.
"Brother Li, you know that today's show is released, right?"
"Hmm."
"I heard that your cousin won the first place? It is the head of the house. ”
"He loves to read when he is a child, let alone show talent, even if he is a middleman, it is no problem."
"Tut-tut, you can be an official if you raise someone, he is going to be developed, do you still need to be on this errand in the yamen? Don't forget your little brother when the time comes! ”
"Now it's far away, if he really has the life to be an official, let's talk about it. By the way, the wanted portrait of the Jiangyang thief Ling Wufeng issued by Lord Tuiguan is still on you, right? ”
The yacha yawned: "Then can you forget?" The beard, the broom eyebrows, and the old scar on the neck, turned to ashes, I also remember, and I still use it to look at the wanted portrait from time to time? ”
The yacha surnamed Li said: "The adult tells you to take it, it's one thing to remember it, and it's another thing to take it or not?" ”
As he was talking, he heard a noise under the bridge.
"Someone!" Li Yacha picked up the lantern, clenched his waist knife and ran briskly under the bridge, and his companions hurriedly followed.
Sure enough, a soaking wet man had just climbed up from the water under the bridge. Li Yacha drew a knife in his hand and shouted: "What person, stand still!" ”
The man really didn't move, Li Yacha stepped forward quickly, shook his face with a lantern, and couldn't help blurting out: "Why are you?" ”
The man shuddered: "Cousin, don't say it, it's hard to say!" ”
That person is the top talent in Huzhou Mansion, Yang Muyun Yang Gongzi, who was caught by the list and forced to jump into the river to escape.