Fang Guochuan smiled at Zhao Mingfeng and said, "Brother Zhao, don't you get tired of eating the world's beautiful taste every day?" Zhao Mingfeng said with a smile: "The greasy and tasteless realm has not been experienced for the time being." Apricot cures, the sunrise is new, rarely repeated, today reminiscent of yesterday's feast, tomorrow love today's feast, hate to give birth to two mouthfuls, taste it in one go, and feel happy. ”

When Fang Guochuan heard this, he sighed with emotion: "Brother Zhao has such a good wife, life is enough!" Zhao Mingfeng said proudly: "Yes! Then he laughed with Fang Guolian.

Fang Guolian and Zhao Mingfeng were chatting, and a maid came in and said, "The young lady has invited the young master and Fang Gongzi to the banquet food building." Fang Guochuan said happily at this time: "I don't know what kind of strange and precious food Mrs. Zhao has cooked?" Zhao Mingfeng said with a smile: "Since returning to Suzhou, before every meal, I don't know what I can taste, and Xing'er uses this to whet my appetite." After speaking, he pulled Fang Guohuan out of the Mandarin Duck Garden and came to the Xianpin Hall on the food floor.

At this time, Han Xing'er, who had changed into a light suit, stepped forward to greet her with a smile, and the three of them then sat down to open the table. This is a seafood feast, and the aroma and delicacy are wonderful. The three of them persuaded each other for a few cups, and Fang Guochuan sighed with emotion: "Living here, I will really be happy!" Zhao Mingfeng said with a smile: "Although I have a wide range of friends on weekdays, there are few confidants, if the virtuous brother does not dislike it, it is convenient to stay here for a long time, and drink good wine and food every day, isn't it happy!" ”

Han Xing'er said with a smile: "Young Master Fang, but stay, within three years, when Young Master Ling tastes all the delicious food in the world." Fang Guohuan smiled and said: "Miss Han also had this kind of words in the past, if she is like this, she will not live in vain." Then, shaking his head and sighing, he said: "It's a pity, I don't have the blessings of Brother Zhao, I understand the wishes of your husband and wife, and I still have some important things to do in a few days, so I can't stay here for a long time." Obviously, he remembered the murder of the national eunuch Li Wusan.

Zhao Mingfeng saw that Fang Guolian's face was worried, and knew that he had something to do, so he was relieved: "Brother Xian has a unique knowledge of chess, so you can't live idlely like us and mistake yourself, as long as you have free time in the future, Baguio Villa will welcome Brother Xian at any time." Fang Guohuan said gratefully: "Thank you Brother Zhao so much, but life is different, life is different, and you can't ask for each other." ”

In the evening of the same day, Fang Guohuan rested in the Cuiyu Xuan in the Baguio Villa, which is a scene in the garden, with its own pattern, the exquisite and elegant three bamboo buildings are half in the water, and the surrounding bamboo forest is a quiet and secluded place. Zhao Mingfeng accompanied Fang Guohuan to talk, and then called two servants to wait in Cuiyuxuan, and when it was getting dark, he said goodbye and went back to Mandarin Duck Garden, and Fang Guohuan also rested himself.

Early the next morning, Fang Guohuan had just finished washing up after getting up, when two maids came to invite him, and then led him to Mandarin Duck Garden. Zhao Mingfeng and his wife were already waiting in the hall, and there were refreshments on the table, more than a dozen Suzhou exquisite dim sum, different sizes and colors. Han Xing'er personally toasted the fragrant tea and Fang Guolian, and said, "Did Fang Gongzi rest well last night?" ”

Fang Guochuan smiled and said: "Living in this blessed land of immortals, how can there be any bad reason. Zhao Mingfeng said with a smile: "After morning tea, the virtuous brother will go around the garden." Han Xing'er said: "Rest in the village for a few days, and then play in the city, the old saying goes, 'There is heaven above, and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below.'" Zhao Mingfeng said: "Yes, the virtuous brother should take a good break these days, and don't be burdened by his affairs." Jiangnan chess king Tian Yangwu lived in Suzhou City, and introduced him to the virtuous brother at that time. ”

Fang Guochuan said: "This trip to Suzhou, in addition to visiting Brother Zhao, I also want to visit this person, and I have to ask Mr. Tian Yangwu for advice on some chess matters." Zhao Mingfeng said: "Don't be busy, don't be busy, the virtuous brother will live in the village for a few days first, and then when the two of you meet, you will meet your opponent in chess, and you will go to fight chess, where will you pay attention to me." Han Xing'er said: "Tian Yangwu often travels, I don't know if I can meet it then?" Zhao Mingfeng said: "He came to the village a few days ago, and he couldn't go out in a short time." Fang Guochuan said: "This is the best, I will ask Brother Zhao to introduce me then." ”

Zhao Mingfeng said with a smile: "It's good to say, at that time, if you invite a few sons from the city to Bo Yicai, they will think that Tian Yangwu can win, and they will bet on him, and I will bet on the virtuous brother alone, and ask them to pay ten for one." Fang Guochuan smiled and said, "How did Brother Zhao know that I would win?" ”

Han Xing'er said with a smile: "He didn't listen to my grandfather, since the last time my grandfather and Childe played a game, it was said that Childe's chess strength has reached the realm, and there should be no opponent in the world." Zhao Mingfeng said: "The so-called latecomers are on top, the virtuous brother and Tian Yang have a fight in chess, although the outcome is unpredictable, no matter how successful or unsuccessful it is, I naturally lean towards the virtuous brother's side, and it doesn't matter if I lose, just to win a joy." Fang Guochuan smiled and said: "Thank you Brother Zhao for your love, you won't be disappointed when the time comes." Zhao Mingfeng smiled: "Great! The virtuous brother is a master who has just come out of the mountain, and he will create a miracle. ”

With refreshments, Zhao Mingfeng invited Fang Guolian to visit Baguio Villa. Before leaving, Han Xinger said to the two: "The scenery in the garden is wide and the road is deep, when you can enjoy traveling, you can be at peace with the encounter, I will prepare my own wine and food at noon and ask someone to send it." Zhao Mingfeng said happily: "Madame is really thoughtful. After speaking, he smiled, pulled Fang Guolian out of the Mandarin Duck Garden, and strolled in the garden.

Baguio Mountain Villa is located between the mountains and rivers, built according to the natural trend, the grass and trees are lush, the flowers and stones are different, the pavilions and pavilions are shaded, the ponds and lakes are scattered, the scenery is charming, and the scenery is pleasant. Fang Guochuan exclaimed: "I have heard that Suzhou gardens are the best in the world, and when I see them today, it is true!" Zhao Mingfeng said: "And this garden is the first garden in Suzhou, which was built by my father with 50 years of painstaking efforts. ”

Fang Guohuan admired: "Uncle, his old man is really a strange person, and he has built such an imposing fairyland on earth. Zhao Mingfeng said: "My father inherited the ancestral business, traded the world, went through a lot of hardships, and earned the foundation of today's rich Jiangnan. My father's life travel can be described as legendary, if the pen is written, there are no less than a million words. When Fang Guochuan heard this, he was convinced, and then said: "I have been here for a day, and I should pay a visit to his old man, otherwise I will inevitably lose my courtesy, and I will ask Brother Zhao to introduce me." ”

Zhao Mingfeng said: "My father heard that Brother Xian contributed to the matter between me and Xing'er with chess, and praised Brother Xian for being a genius, and he also wanted to see it. However, a few days ago, my father was accompanied by Zhao Sheng to Yangzhou, and it is estimated that he will be able to come back in a few days, and it will not be too late to see you again. Fang Guochuan laughed.

As the two spoke, they passed through a willow forest, and a wide lake appeared in front of them, and there were several islands near the shore, each with a terrace, and all of them were connected to the land by bridges and corridors. However, there is a large island in the distance, alone in the lake, surrounded by water on all sides, and only boats can pass through. Fang Guozhuan said: "I didn't expect that there is such a big lake in the villa. ”

Zhao Mingfeng said: "This water is called Yan Lake, every year in the late autumn, there are always more than 100 wild geese inhabiting the island, foraging on the shore, it has become an immutable law. More than ten years ago, there was a servant in the village who privately shot two male geese and barbecued them to eat, but the geese did not arrive for two years. When the father found out about this, he blamed him heavily, expelled him from the manor, and never used it again. Strange to say, the wild goose traces appeared, and since then the village has not dared to hurt the birds and insects in the garden. Fang Guochuan said: "Yantong is human, and it is indeed true." ”

Zhao Mingfeng said: "The scenery in the garden, the water color accounts for most of it, and the waterway runs through all places, if you swim by boat, at a glance, two days can be complete, if you walk leisurely, ten days and a half months may be difficult to see." Zhao Mingfeng led Fang Guolian to walk along the lake, and introduced himself: "The scenery in the garden, one thing and one thing, is too complicated. Fang Guozhuan looked at it as expected, such as a pavilion in the forest by the roadside, named "Jing Ting", which seems to take the meaning of quiet, and other things, the name and the scenery are combined.