Early the next morning, Shen Meng invited Zhou Yong to be the matchmaker, and prepared sheep, glue, lacquer, acacia bells, pu reeds, curly cypresses, and wine millet rice overnight as a gift.

Sheep, take its auspiciousness, in order to convey the meaning of blessings, glue, lacquer and acacia bells symbolize the meaning of reconciliation between husband and wife, pampas reed, cypress, take its virtues, to encourage couples.

The waiter next to Zhou Yong led the sheep by hand, Xu You wore a Chinese costume, and ordered the tribe to take the sheep and welcome the door. Zhou Yong entered, stood to the Bin Steps, located in the west, facing east. Xu You stood on the steps, located in the east, facing west.

The trilogy led the sheep to stand under the hall, and another waiter carried the desk behind Zhou Yong, and Zhou Yong presented the version of the text.

The text of the Six Rites is sealed, first sealed with paper, then with a soap sac, wrapped in a white rope, indicating solemnity, and then put it in a small box. On the left side of the text is written the word "Nacai", in the middle of which is written the text of the ceremony, the name of the father-in-law, the matchmaker, etc., and the list of gifts is written in another edition, wrapped in white threads, and placed on the table with the wooden basket.

Zhou Yong made a gesture first, then knelt on the ground, and said: "Shen Meng made a certain recommendation not to be shy." ”

Xu You also knelt on the ground and said, "I don't dare to resign from the humiliation of the king!" ”

Zhou Yong's waiter sent the case table with the wooden flute and the gift list to Xu You, and the subordinates of the Xu Mansion led the sheep to retreat, Xu You invited Zhou Yong into the atrium, set up wine, Zhou Yong took the wine glass, knelt again, and said: "Shen Meng made a certain wine." ”

Xu You took the drink, knelt back, the two sat down, and then Xu You persuaded the wine, and the ceremony ended after drinking each other.

In view of the fact that Xu You will return to Beijing soon, Zhou Yong came to the door again the next day, this time as a gift, and asked the woman's name and date of birth.

Fortunately, someone in Dongshi caught the geese returning from spring, otherwise, they would have to replace them with sheep.

The winter solstice is now called the Zhan winter solstice.

Take the woman's name in eight characters, and ask the minister to calculate the good luck and evil after going back. This is auspicious, even if Xiangshi doesn't open his eyes and says something unlucky, he will be regarded as nonsense by Shen Meng.

The heart is like a rock, unswerving, and doing the of the eight characters and the inconsistencies?

Then Najib sent a letter of appointment, which is one of the three books, indicating that the two parties have officially signed a marriage contract. After Najib, it was agreed that the levy would be levied in a month, and the matter would be over.

Xu You stayed in Qiantang for two more days, mainly accompanying Zhang Xuanji to travel in the mountains and rivers, and live a two-person world to make up for the pain of lovesickness in the past year.

In her spare time, she chatted with Concubine Song, her current mood is much more stable than at the beginning, and she has a leisurely life by making wine every day.

In the afternoon of this day, the sun was shining, Xu You and Zhang Xuanji were sitting opposite each other in the pavilion on the top of the mountain drinking tea, and Wu Shan came to report that Yuan Qingqi was visiting.

Although she lectures in Xuanji Academy, Yuan Qingqi's focus is still on Linwu Mountain in Wu County, and she comes to Qiantang to give a lecture for a day every ten days.

"Please!"

Zhang Xuanji packed up the tea set and was about to retreat, but Xu You grabbed her and said, "Why are you leaving?" Aren't you and Yuan Qingqi familiar with each other? ”

"She must have something important to discuss when she comes to see her husband, will it be inconvenient for me to be there?"

"There's no inconvenience, I actually guessed why she came, you might as well listen to it."

"Oh?" Zhang Xuanji seemed to be smiling, and said with a pretty face: "The husband seems to know Yuan Da Sacrifice Wine very well......

Hearing this, Xu You's face did not change, and he said without thinking: "Yuan Qingqi wants to set up another sect, with her talents, she will definitely fight against Kuang Lushan in the future, affecting the situation in Yangzhou and even most of Jiangdong, I don't understand." ”

Zhang Xuanji sneered, did not continue to ask, packed up the tea set, and sat quietly next to him. After a while, Yuan Qingqi went up the mountain along the stone steps, the elegant robe danced with the mountain wind, revealing a different kind of beauty, she came to the pavilion, hugged her hands to the tips of her eyebrows, leaned over, and said: "I've seen the general, I've seen Miss Zhang!" ”

Xu You wondered in his heart, when had he seen you called a general so seriously, but he couldn't ask the reason directly, and said with a smile: "Sit!" ”

Zhang Xuanji also smiled and nodded to say hello, waited for her to take a seat, poured tea for Yuan Qingqi with his own hands, and said: "I heard from the concubine and sister, this is the pineapple snow that has just been developed, the taste is different from the green bird's tongue, and the sacrificial wine can be tasted......"

Yuan Qingqi took the cup, thanked him, took a sip, his beautiful eyes flowed, and praised: "It's really wonderful, why does it look like there is no big difference in color, but the taste is so different?"

Zhang Xuanji said with a smile: "Yongjia County has Songluo Mountain, tea trees are born by chance between the forest cliffs, the strips are expounded, the leaves are thin, the shape is white like snow, and the preparation method is also very different from the green sparrow tongue, but unfortunately the quantity is too small to supply it on a large scale...... If you like the sake of the festival, I'll have someone prepare some for you to take home. ”

Yuan Qingqi didn't shirk either, and said with a smile: "Then it's troublesome girl!" ”

The chat between the two seemed normal, but Xu You didn't feel right how he listened to it, didn't get along well when he was in the academy, so he immediately decided to change the topic and said, "How do you know that I'm back in Qiantang?" ”

Yuan Qingqi glanced at Zhang Xuanji with a smile and said: "The matter of the head of the Gu family going to Zhang Xiaoli to ask for an appointment has spread all over Wu County, and the general will marry Zhang Girl on the sixth day of the third month, which is also well known. Although I am in the depths of Linwu Mountain, I have also heard of it, so I would like to congratulate the two of you here......"

Zhang Xuanji has a shallow smile on his face, neither shy because he is not married to Xu You, nor is he publicized because he was able to marry Ruyi Langjun.

"Sacrificial wine is smiling, and on the day of marriage, I hope to have time to come to Qiantang to drink a cup of happy wine."

"That's nature!"

After gossiping, Xu You asked, "The sacrificial wine came in a hurry, but it was for the sake of Zhancheng rice?" ”

Although the rain is abundant in the Chu country, but the whole year is not even, sometimes there is no rain for a long time, sometimes the rainstorm becomes a disaster, whether it is the two states of Yangjiang with slightly lower light and heat, or the two states of Ningyue with sufficient light and hot water, the rice can only be harvested once a year, after the spring rice is planted, if there is no rain for a long time, the harvest of the year will be wasted.

The advantages of Champa rice are that it is drought tolerant, second, it is born without choosing the land, and the third is that the growth cycle is shorter, and it can reach two crops a year in the Yangtze River Basin, and even three crops a year in the south, which is why the Champa rice quickly occupied a dominant position after the introduction of Champa rice in later generations.

Xu You had Yuan Qingqi send a large fleet to Linyi to find Champa rice through the Guangzhou trade sea route under her control. After several months of turbulence and hard work, it was finally successfully transported back to Yangzhou, and trial planting was carried out in the thousands of acres of rice fields controlled by Linwushan, and after more than 50 days, the harvest was extremely rich.

Because Xu You was leading the army to fight in the north at that time, Yuan Qingqi did not rush to inform him, who wanted Xu You to return to Beijing and have accidents one after another, and he had no chance to return to Yangzhou until the first month, so he went to Qiantang to meet him.

"Yes, the effect of Champong rice is better than expected, I asked many old people who are proficient in farming, and they all said that this thing will completely change the current rice farming procedures in Jiangdong, not only can the harvest per mu increase several times, but also can cultivate more additional rice fields, and countless people will live in times ......of disaster."

"This is a great merit!" Xu You poured tea for Zhang Xuanji and Yuan Qingqi, Zhang was in front, Yuan was behind, he would not ignore this detail, and said: "The timing is just right, you will write a note immediately after returning to the mountain, detailing the specific planting situation of Zhancheng rice, I will pass through Wu County, go to retrieve it, enter Beijing and hand it over to the Lord, and then you can start to ask for a letter for you." The imperial court is about to exterminate the Heavenly Master, and with the title, you have to hurry up and officially start a sect, and from now on, it will have nothing to do with Heming Mountain......"

Yuan Qingqi lowered her head, not much joy, her feelings for Sun Guan were very complicated, but today, Sun Guan led the Heavenly Master Dao to a dead end, as predicted many years ago, no one can recover and save, rather than let the Dao Gate dissolve into the world, she would rather bear the infamy, but also save the building from the general, reintegrate the Heavenly Master Dao, so as not to let the Dao Ancestor be ashamed.

"Then it's all up to the general!"

Xu You raised his glass and said, "Congratulations in advance on the sacrificial wine." ”

Yuan Qingqi looked at the reflection in the teacup, and suddenly smiled, the beautiful smile pushed away the clouds, amazed Mingyue, and then raised his head and drank it all.

Xu You knows her thoughts, but the path she walks under her feet is her own choice, tired, to carry, bitter, to swallow, the step of the Tao, the wrong spirit, bow to the faith, wash the sincerity and seek the truth, as far as Si is concerned, the Tao is close. From ancient times to the present, the characters who can start a sect are all tempered into steel, and Yuan Qingqi must pass this hurdle in order to truly leave a name in history and become the founder of the Taoist sect admired by later generations.

"The general is also killing every step in Beijing, but is there a place where you need my help?"

"I don't need it yet...... However, maybe it won't be long before I have to rush to Yizhou to deal with Sun Guan, and please borrow Bai Yi for me at that time. ”

Yuan Qingqi said with a smile: "Bai Yi can be valued by the general, it is his creation. She knows very well that if Xu You wants to deal with Sun Guan, she will definitely make all preparations, how much effect can Bai Yi play in a small five products? The reason why I took him was to let him train more and benefit from it - the battle to besiege and kill the Heavenly Master Sun Guan may be the first time in more than 200 years since the appearance of the Nine Rank List that someone has planned to kill a great master seriously, even if he looks at it from a distance, the benefits will be beyond imagination!

"The soldier is in danger, he follows me, and he may not come back, you have to be mentally prepared."

Yuan Qingqi said lightly: "Who doesn't die?" She stood up and said, "General, Miss Zhang, I will leave, if you want to establish a sect, you still need a lot of things, and you really can't delay." ”

Xu You instructed Wu Shan to send Yuan Qingqi down the mountain, turned her head to look at Zhang Xuanji, she sighed softly, looked at Yuan Qingqi's back, her eyes were soft and showed a little indescribable pity.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing...... It is said that Yuan Qingqi gave up her good years and the identity of a famous family, and was willing to sacrifice everything for the Heavenly Master, but now she has betrayed the teacher, and the pain and pressure in her heart, as long as I think about it, I feel that it is too difficult and too difficult......"