Chapter 8 The old land is ruthless and renewals

Qinhuai River, according to legend, Qin Shi Huang chiseled through the Fang Mountain to lead the Huai water, the ancient name of Longzangpu, the Han Dynasty called Huai Shui. Du Mu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote the poem "Bo Qinhuai", this poem is popular, and the name of the Qinhuai River began to flourish in the world. In the Song Dynasty, the Qinhuai River was a place where literati gathered and merchants gathered, and the restaurant purchased by Li Ying was located in the southern section of the Qinhuai River.

The teacher and his entourage came to the Qinhuai River, and the teacher looked at the water of the Qinhuai River, flowing quietly, extremely green and extremely green, like a semi-solidified warm jade. Around the shore of the boat, the river slowly opens, with light green droplets, washing the boat, because it is daytime, the painting boat stays on the shore, although the lantern is hung high, naturally you can not see the shadow of the lamp, and you can not hear the hustle and bustle of the restaurant on both sides of the Qinhuai River, full of guests and friends, perhaps, this is to the night before the arrival, the accumulation of dreamy and gorgeous.

The master moved to the shore, leaned over and took a handful of river water, the river water flowed down from the jade shoot-like fingers, and the water surface drew round ripples, this is the Qinhuai River that I yearn for, I came to the Qinhuai River, the teacher secretly said in his heart, "Sister, we should go to the restaurant," Yan Qing next to him reminded, the teacher turned around, and the group went to the restaurant under the guidance of the housekeeper.

After reading the restaurant, I returned to Dulong Castle, it was not too late, after dinner, the teacher called Yan Qing and Zishan over, "I want to plan the decoration of the restaurant tonight, and the layout of the future opening of the restaurant, brother, you accompany Zishan tonight, don't bully Zishan, understand?" The master looked at Yan Qing with a strange gaze, Yan Qing just smiled, didn't speak, Zishan's face was red to the jade neck, bowed her head and said nothing, the teacher took Yan Qing's hand, "Brother, you go to Bianliang, you have to pay attention to everything, if you don't feel good, come back quickly, there are so many things waiting for you to do at home, not to mention that there are three women, do you understand?" "Sister, I know, I must go and come back quickly," Yan Qing said movingly, "I'll go back to the room by myself, Zishan, my brother bullied you, just tell me." After speaking, he looked at Yan Qing again and said, "I'll go see the pothos first, and tell her that you're going out tomorrow," the master turned around and went back to the room after speaking, "Zishan, you go back to the room first, I'll go to your room when I see the pothos," "Well," Zishan nodded warmly, didn't say anything more, Yan Qing turned around and went to the pothos's room.

When Yan Qing arrived in Bianliang, it was ten midnight, and Yan Qing stayed in a small hotel very close to Bianliang City.

The next day, Yan Qing got up very early, washed up, ate breakfast, took out a few copper coins and handed them to the shopkeeper: "Shop, is there a willow village near Bianliang?" The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Yes, the boy went out of the shop, walked more than 30 miles to the west, and you will see a willow forest, there is a small river next to the willow forest, and you will arrive after the river," Yan Qing thanked the shopkeeper, walked out of the shop, turned over the horse, and galloped to the west.

The horse ran for a while, Yan Qing was on the horse, and saw a lush green in front of him, and when he got closer, he saw a small river, Yan Qing dismounted, led the horse to the river, and let the horse drink some water.

There are rows of willow trees by the creek. The trees are not tall, and they are graceful one by one. The narrow willow leaves are scattered softly and softly, hanging down to the river, the breeze blows, the willow silk flutters, showing thousands of soft postures, there are houses on the opposite side of the river, Yan Qing is trying to walk across the small bridge, at this time, there is an old man walking across the small bridge, waiting for the old man to walk off the small bridge, Yan Qing hugged his fists and saluted, "Uncle, I want to ask where a person lives, this person is a woman, surnamed Liu, named Yulian," the old man looked up at Yan Qing fiercely, looked at it for a while and asked: "Childe, do you know Liu Yulian?" "I don't know, but I was entrusted by a friend to give her something," "What about your friend?" "He's already dead," the old man was shocked again, "do you know who Liu Yulian is?" "I don't know, it's just a dying entrustment, and I swallowed my breath before I finished speaking, so I didn't travel thousands of miles to find this place, wanting to complete my friend's entrustment," "Childe, see that you are really a warm-hearted person," and then sighed and said: "Childe, you don't know, Liu Yulian went up the mountain to pick wild fruits, met a rich child, raped Liu Yulian, and then Liu Yulian became pregnant and gave birth to a girl, the family thought that Liu Yulian had tarnished the reputation of the family, and drove the mother and daughter out of the house. persuade her to say something good to her family and return home, but Liu Yulian is stubborn, she just doesn't go home, and the villagers can't help it, sometimes they give them some things," the old man pointed in the direction of the village entrance after speaking, "Her house is at the entrance of the village, there are a few willow trees at the door, and you will see it when you get to the entrance of the village," Yan Qing thanked the old man and led the horse across the bridge, the old man glanced at Yan Qing again, and then sighed,

After crossing the bridge and walking for a while, I saw a few willow trees that were half green and half withered, the branches of the trees tried hard to meet the light of the sun, the light passed through the gaps between the branches and leaves, sprinkled on the ground, on the grass, on the fence wall, a few birds, jumping on the trees, maybe seeing Yan Qing's arrival, "chirp," and flew away after a few calls, Yan Qing tied the horse to the tree and walked to the courtyard door.

The yard was surrounded by a fence made of willow branches, and the fence was crawled with "old women and children," and there were wisps of cooking smoke floating from the low houses inside. At this time, a few swallows swept through the air, and Yan Qing pushed open the courtyard door made of fences and asked loudly, "Is anyone there?" Yan Qing shouted twice, and as soon as the second voice fell, a girl of about fifteen or sixteen walked out of the door, wearing a plain blue floral dress on a white background, a pair of light blue cloth pants, and a black thick hair, light and simple coiled up, the broken hair on the temples was casually tucked behind her ears, her eyebrows were clear, Yan Qing looked at it and asked, "Is this Liu Yulian's home?" "You're looking for my mother?" "Liu Yulian is your mother?" "Yes," at this moment, a woman walked out of the door, looking nearly forty years old, wearing a lake blue shirt and pants, her face was a little pale, but she still couldn't hide her beautiful charm, Yan Qing walked a few steps in front of the mountain and said: "My name is Li Qing, entrusted by a friend, I want me to hand over a thing to you," Liu Yulian looked at Yan Qing, wearing a white silk shirt and pants, handsome and chic, and spoke kindly, not like a scoundrel, so she said: "Son, come into the house and say,"

Yan Qing followed the mother and daughter into the house, the furnishings in the house were very simple, a bamboo bed, a wooden table, two bamboo chairs, there was a wardrobe opposite the bed, Liu Yulian moved a bamboo chair, wiped it with her cuffs, asked Yan Qing to sit down and said, "The family is simple, please forgive me," Yan Qing smiled: "Eldest sister, I also have a hard life, don't be too polite, eldest sister, you also sit," Liu Yulian sat down, her daughter stood behind her mother, holding the chair and was a little timid, the mother and daughter stared at Yan Qing, saw Yan Qing take out a brocade box, and opened the brocade box, took out a butterfly emerald jade pendant, seeing this jade pendant, Liu Yulian's body trembled, Yan Qing didn't speak, handed the jade pendant to Liu Yulian, Liu Yulian took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, "This is what your friend entrusted you to me?" "Yes," "Is he really gone," "Yes," Liu Yulian stroked the jade pendant and muttered, "He said he would definitely come to pick me up," "He may really want to pick you up, but then he couldn't do it anymore," Liu Yulian didn't speak for a long time, quietly looked at the jade pendant, and suddenly thought of something, her daughter brought a basin of water, and her daughter didn't know what to do with the water, so she went out, Yan Qing was also a little confused, and after a while, the water came in, Liu Yulian gently put the jade pendant into the water, and the three of them all looked at the jade pendant in the water, After a while, it was found that there was a thin gap at the edge of the jade pendant, Liu Yulian picked up the jade pendant again with both hands, the jade pendant was separated in half, and a small strip of silk sand cloth appeared inside, and the gauze was taken out, and there were small characters written on it, "With this jade, go to Datong Treasure to get money," Liu Yulian handed the word to Yan Qing, "Childe can know Datong Treasure" "I know, Datong Treasure is a pawnshop in Bianliang, does the eldest sister want to redeem it?" "Yes" "How do you know that there are words in the jade pendant?" "It's when I broke up with that rich disciple, he said to me, he said that he must come to pick me up, if you don't come to pick me up, he will let people take the jade pendant to find me, when he saw the jade pendant, he was no longer alive, so he soaked the jade pendant with water, and there was something for you inside," as she spoke, Liu Yulian opened the wardrobe, took out a package from it, opened the package and took out an emerald green butterfly jade pendant, exactly the same as the other one, Yan Qing looked at the jade pendant in surprise, "Childe, I also want to entrust you with one thing," "What's the matter," Yan Qing asked strangely, Daughter, come here," the daughter didn't know what to do, and slowly walked in front of her mother, "Childe, this is my daughter, named Liu Zhi, I want Childe to take her away," Liu Zhi and Yan Qing both looked at Liu Yulian with surprised eyes, Liu Yulian continued: "Seeing that Gongzi is an upright and chivalrous person, entrust my daughter to you, I also rest assured, I think my daughter will have a good home in the future, these two jade pendants will be handed over to Gongzi, and my daughter will be raised in the future, and Liu Zhi will kneel down to uncle," "Mom, what should you do then," Liu Zhi hugged Liu Yulian anxiously and asked, "Mom is still living here," I don't leave, I want to live with my mother, Liu Yulian pushed her daughter away and said loudly: No, you have to go with your son, Liu Yulian knows that if you want your daughter not to be guilty in the future, this is an opportunity that cannot be lost, and she would rather suffer herself in the future, but also make her daughter happy, seeing the arrival of Yan Qing, she seems to see her daughter's bright future.

Yan Qing looked at Liu Yulian's mother and daughter, remembering Song Huizong's amnesty decree for herself, it seemed that she owed the emperor a favor, I took good care of the mother and son, so I repaid this favor, and looked at Liu Yulian and said, "Eldest sister, I have a proposal, do you think it's okay?" "What proposal?" Liu Yulian asked suspiciously: "I can take your daughter away, but you have to go with you, because I am often not at home, and there is no one at home to take care of your daughter, if you go together, your daughter will also follow, and you can still take care of her when you get there, do you think this suggestion is okay?" Liu Yulian looked at Yan Qing in surprise and said, "I'm old, and going will only make trouble for my son, so it's not good," "Eldest sister, if there is nothing else to worry about here, let's go together, and your daughter doesn't have to worry about you," Liu Yulian pondered for a while and said, "I'm going, Childe won't be troublesome?" "Eldest sister, if you are in a hurry to go, you can help me do something at the manor, if you just want to take care of your daughter, just stay," "Do you still have something to do at home?" "Yes, there are a lot of things, it depends on whether the eldest sister is willing to do it," after speaking, Yan Qing smiled and looked at Liu Yulian, Liu Yulian said to her daughter: "Liu Zhi knelt down and kowtowed to uncle, thank you uncle for taking care of our mother and daughter", Liu Zhi saw that his mother also went with him, and he was very happy, so he was about to kneel down and kowtow, Yan Qing hurriedly stopped and said, don't kowtow, when you get home, as long as you learn your homework well, you will repay me," After speaking, I want to say to Liu Yulian, when I first came, I met an old man by the river, and heard him say, your parents are still there, you are gone, Do you still want to go with your parents? Liu Yulian was stunned for a moment and immediately returned to her state, "Childe, you say, do I still need to resign from my current relationship with my parents?" ”

Yan Qing pondered for a while and said: "I think it's better to go home, because you go, whether you can come back in the future, it should be uncertain, after all, it's your parents, if you go, you will say that you are sending willow branches to learn art, don't say anything else," After speaking, Yan Qing took out a silver ticket of one hundred taels from her bag, handed it to Liu Yulian and said, "You give this money to your parents, and you should repay the kindness of parenting," Liu Yulian didn't want it, so she excused herself for a while, and finally took the silver ticket and said, "When will we leave for the road," the eldest sister came back from her departure and packed her luggage, I went to the front market to find a car, and when I came back, I left, we have to stay in the hotel before dawn, Liu Yulian nodded, and took her daughter to her parents' house, and Yan Qing went to find a car.

Yan Qing looked for the car and came back, seeing that the mother and daughter were waiting for him, the luggage was packed, Liu Yulian's eyes were red, as if she had just cried, Yan Qing was inconvenient to ask, so she carried her luggage and got into the car, and the mother and daughter also got into the car, Liu Yulian looked back and looked at the village, the field where she had lived for nearly forty years,........

The breeze blows the willows on the roadside, the willows sway, and occasionally a few small swallows fly by, leaning and chirping, skimming across the sky, and the air is mixed with the scent of wild flowers, grass, and earth, and surrounds the carriages and horses, and the countryside is sometimes mysterious, perhaps just an endless green.

The next day, when the lights were held at night, Yan Qing and his entourage arrived at Guiyan Villa. Yan Qing pressed the knocker a few times, and when the family opened the door, he saw that it was Gongzi, and hurriedly greeted: "Gongzi is back," "Well, go and call the housekeeper to the Nuanchun Pavilion" Yan Qing instructed while answering, and instructed the other housekeepers to send the luggage they brought to the Nuanchun Pavilion.

As soon as I entered the Nuanchun Pavilion, the housekeeper also arrived, "Childe is back, hard work," Yan Qing smiled and said, "It's okay at home these days," Yan Qing pointed to Liu Yulian and said: "This is an eldest sister of my distant relative, this is the daughter of the eldest sister, and she will often live here in the future, you will find two tailors tomorrow, make a few sets of clothes for the eldest sister and niece, and arrange another place to live," "Okay," the housekeeper turned to Liu Yulian and saluted: "Madame, Miss," Liu Yulian was the first time in her life, someone called her Madame, and tears almost flowed out, Liu Zhi is also the first time in her life that someone called her Miss, when she was at home, others called her a wild cub, and she was indescribably excited, she knew that this dignity was given to her by Yan Qing, and after the housekeeper gave her a gift, she went out to arrange a place to live.

Liu Yulian opened her luggage, took out the two jade pendants, and handed them to Yan Qing, "Childe, this jade pendant will be handed over to you, if it can be redeemed, it is the best, if it can't be redeemed, look at how much it is worth," Yan Qing pushed the jade pendant to Liu Yulian and said: "These two jade pendants are the relics of my friend, your mother and daughter will leave a souvenir one by one," "Childe?" Yan Qing didn't let Liu Yulian continue, "Don't say anything, I'll take you around tomorrow to familiarize yourself with the home that you will live in the future, in addition, in the future, the eldest sister will not call me son-in-law, call me brother, willow branch will be called uncle, remember" "Brother" Liu Yulian finally couldn't help but leave tears, and willow branch also cried, at this time, the housekeeper came in, "Childe, Mrs. and Miss's residence has been arranged," After speaking, he called the four maids over, "Childe, this is the maid arranged for Mrs. and Miss, Yan Qing nodded, Then the housekeeper asked the housekeeper to move the luggage to the lady and lady's residence, "Sister, it's not early today, tomorrow morning for dinner, the maid will take you there, after dinner, I will accompany you for a walk and visit," Liu Yulian nodded, and followed the housekeeper out, Yan Qing was too tired, and went back to the room to rest.

When I woke up in the morning, the sunlight had sprinkled the room all over the room, Yan Qing hadn't slept a good night's sleep during this time, it seemed that she had slept enough today, Yan Qing got up and walked out of the bedroom, and saw that the housekeeper was waiting outside, "Childe is up, breakfast is ready, Mrs. and Miss should have finished eating," Yan Qing smiled and said to the housekeeper: "How many times have I told you, if there is something, you will be busy with your business, and if you are here, you don't always have to be like this" "Childe, you are too tired to see during this time, I always don't worry about your body," "I'm fine, Today you want to invite a few teachers for Miss and see what Miss likes to learn," "Got it, Childe," "Then you are busy, you are going, I will go to dinner too" "Okay," the butler withdrew after speaking

Yan Qing finished eating, came out of the restaurant, and saw Liu Yulian's mother and daughter walking by the lake, Yan Qing hurriedly walked a few steps, "Eldest sister, I got up late, let the eldest sister wait," Liu Yulian heard Yan Qing's voice, turned around and said: "My brother is too tired, wait for my younger brother to take a walk by the lake," I arrived at the manor last night, because it was dark, I didn't pay much attention to the facilities of the manor, I got up this morning and looked, the mother and daughter were shocked, the rockery, the lake, the garden, the interior decoration of the dormitory, the meals eaten in the morning, the mother and daughter seemed to have arrived in heaven, Liu Zhi asked her mother, " Mom, how much money does this son have, this manor, it looks bigger than our village, that day the son gave you a hundred taels of silver tickets, I was surprised and speechless, our family can't make so much money in a lifetime, today I looked at this manor, one hundred taels is not money," Liu Yulian looked at her daughter's face and said: "In the future, I will listen to my son's words, and if I don't let you do it, I will do it, and I will not do it if I don't let it, do you know" "Mom, I know how to repay my kindness,"

Yan Qing smiled and said: "In the afternoon, the tailor will come over and make a few sets of clothes for you, and the teacher of the willow branch will also come over, see what the willow branch likes to learn something, especially the etiquette to learn well, in the afternoon, I still have something else to do, so I will not accompany you, what do you need in the future, just find a housekeeper, the eldest sister will adapt to it for a while, and when the eldest sister is familiar, see if she can help me do something, tomorrow I will go to the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, and I may have to stay for a while to come back, Liu Yulian heard that Yan Qing will go out again tomorrow, and she feels unsteady in her heart, Liu Zhi also looked at Yan Qing pitifully, Yan Qing looked at the expression of the mother and daughter and said: "The family is very good, I won't be embarrassed for you, in a few days, I will come back, and after Liu Zhi studies for a year, if the eldest sister agrees, she can let Liu Zhi go to Qinhuai River Music Fang to study," Liu Yulian was even more shocked after hearing this, "Brother, do you still have a school?" "There is a school, but it's not mine, it's your brother and sister's, now she is in charge there, and she turned around and said to Liu Zhi: I have a little sister, where is she, if she is at home, she doesn't need to ask a teacher, she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and raises her finger to the piano room by the lake, which is where she practices the piano, and her age is similar to you," After speaking, he said to Liu Yulian: After I left, I asked the housekeeper to find a doctor and check the pulse of the eldest sister, I saw that the eldest sister's face was not very good, and when my sister came back, she would definitely discipline me for not taking good care of the eldest sister, "The younger brother has a sister." ，？ "Yes," Liu Yulian's heart was a little sour after hearing this, "Uncle, can I learn from my sister-in-law," "Yes, as long as you work hard," the three of them spoke, and they had already taken a general look at the manor, Yan Qing said; Eldest sister, I will go outside at noon, I will not accompany you to eat, you go back to the room to rest first," After speaking, he took out five hundred taels of silver tickets, handed them to Liu Yulian and said: "After I leave, you find the housekeeper to exchange the silver tickets for broken silver, and usually give your maids a reward for money, and when they run out, they will come to me again," Liu Yulian took the silver ticket, and her tears couldn't stop flowing down, Yan Qing looked at Liu Yulian and said: "Eldest sister, I will be your own brother in the future, don't always be like this," At this time, the housekeeper came over and said, "Son, the horse is ready", okay, let's go, The housekeeper said to Liu Yulian again, "Madam, if you have something in the future, come to me directly, and everything I can do will be done," "Thank you first, housekeeper," "Eldest sister, let's go" Yan Qing said, Liu Yulian didn't speak, nodded.