The two of them returned to their carriages, and the two groups of people also formed a group, and then they went to the Zongshan Courtyard, and the forbidden army at the gate let them go directly without checking.

After entering the Soyama Annex, I drove along the tree-lined path for about ten minutes before finally stopping near a hill.

There is a small lake with a radius of more than ten acres at the foot of the hill.

At this time, it is evening, the sun hangs on the top of the mountain, the sun shines down on the roof of the palace on the shore of the lake, falls on the verdant green slopes and the lake, the breeze blows the surface of the lake, the sparkling ripples shine with the golden light, the green trees and red flowers around the small lake, the mountains and rivers depend on each other, the scenery is pleasant and beautiful.

Looking at the scenery in front of him, Chen Xu was amazed, the royal is really royal, although the surrounding buildings and blue bricks and stone tiles do not look as quiet and elegant as the small bridges and flowing water of the later gardens, but the buildings and landscapes, flowers and plants also complement each other, natural and harmonious, with a thick and natural in the tranquility, with another taste that makes people linger.

At this time, there were not only him and Ying Shiyan by the small lake, but also a few girls dressed in colorful groups, as well as a few beautiful and mature women, at this time, they gathered by the lake to play, and there were even people who were barefoot and carried skirts in the shallow water on the shore to catch small fish and shrimp and pick up shells.

"Fifth sister, you're finally here!"

Not long after the carriage stopped, three girls in exquisite skirts ran over to say hello with a smile, but when they saw Chen Xu getting off the carriage, the three girls couldn't help but cover their mouths for a long time, and then they stepped forward together to salute: "Meet Qinghe Hou!" ”

Chen Xu naturally didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly saluted respectfully and said, "Chen Xu greets the three princesses!" ”

"Hehe, we don't dare to accept the big gift of Qinghe Hou, otherwise the fifth sister will spank us when she goes back!" The three girls hurriedly got out of the way, and they all chattered excitedly at Chen Xu.

"Don't talk nonsense, I met Qinghe Hou at the door, and invited him to come in and tell me a story by the way!" Ying Shiyan blushed and said angrily.

"Okay, okay, Qinghe Hou tell the story!" The three princesses all cheered and applauded together, and one of them also said, "I heard my father say that the legend of the White Snake was written by Qinghe Hou, and we have never heard this story in its entirety, so please tell it to us today!" ”

Chen Xu had no choice but to find a flat grass and sit down, Ying Shiyan and the three little princesses also sat around with great interest, and began to listen to Hou Ye tell this novel story full of mystery and weirdness.

At the same time as Chen Xu was telling, several concubines who were playing and playing by the small lake also came over curiously and stood not far away to listen, and then the palace maids who were waiting, the accompanying chamberlains, the forbidden guards who guarded, and the horsemen who drove the car all gathered around and listened to the fascination, and from time to time they let out various exclamations.

And while Chen Xu was telling a story in Zongshan Villa, on the post house street not far from here, an old man and a young man walked under the sunset.

The old man had gray hair, was dressed in shabby linen clothes, and was knocking on the ground with a bamboo stick in his hand, and was obviously blind.

Next to the old man was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, also wearing patched clothes, carrying an erhu on her back, and supporting the old man to walk forward slowly.

At this time, the post house street is more lively, all the government offices are scattered, some officials who often patronize here have eaten Shen Shi, full of wine and food, riding horses and cars are coming one after another to play and entertain.

Although the old and young dress is weird, but it does not arouse much interest among pedestrians, the main interest of the people who come here to play is the beautiful ladies in the garden on both sides, drinking and listening to songs and dancing, and the interest can also hug and hug to do something else, so just look at it and rush into the garden on both sides to find their own good go.

The girl helped the blind old man to walk slowly to the middle of the post house street, and then found a place where the carriage was relatively sparse and cold, and sat down on the side of the street.

"Hey, what is this blind man doing?" A few passers-by immediately stopped to watch.

"Seems like a musical instrument?"

"It's a weird instrument, and the sound is so ugly!"

"No, it seems that it is still being debugged, and silk string instruments such as string mouses, qins, and other stringed instruments need to be debugged before playing, otherwise how to play the five tones?" The person speaking clearly has some knowledge of the instrument.

(Note: Xian Mo is both Ruan, originated from the Huqin, and later developed into the Pipa, and the Pipa has appeared in the Qin Dynasty, which was played by the Hu people sitting on horseback. Before pushing the hand, it is said to be criticized, but the lead is said to be handled, like its drum, because it is also famous. ）

And in the conversation of a few curious onlookers, the old man had already finished debugging the erhu, and then shook his head and played a famous song of the white snake that is now familiar to Xianyang people.

"Hiss~~"

Several onlookers almost unanimously reached out to cover their ears, and their expectations were like being poured cold water in an instant, without him, this sound was really like killing a pig, not ordinary ugly, but very ugly, this crossing is completely out of tune.

"Let's go, it's so ugly, I'll be restless if I hear it too much!" A few people turned around and walked away with pale faces.

But just as they were about to leave, the girl took a pair of bamboo boards from her neck, and her fingers flew into the two bamboo boards to make a clear and pleasant sound of crackling, and at the same time, regardless of whether the rhythm of the music was right or not, she began to speak loudly in a crisp voice.

"Playing bamboo boards, playing the huqin, please slow down, and listen to the slave's words, the slave family is originally from Hedong, both parents died and the family is poor, last June the river chaos, flooded the slave family ten acres of land,......"

"Hey, that's good!" Several people who had already walked out seven or eight steps turned around almost at the same time, and then gathered around with relish to listen.

The sound of the piano squeaking like killing a pig spread far away on the street, coupled with the crackling and crisp sound of the bamboo board, which also contained the very rhyming content that the girl said loudly clearly, so soon a large number of people gathered around, and the officials, the accompanying servants, the grooms who drove the car, the helpers of the building, and even many women of the warbler and the swallow were attracted to come, and in less than ten minutes, the whole street was surrounded by water, and there were people running out of the buildings on both sides to see the excitement.

In this era of lack of entertainment, any new thing will arouse great interest among people, not to mention these rich and powerful people who have a lot of leisure time, and they are constantly discussing when they gather to watch.

"Poor and pitiful, the river flooded and washed away the fields and houses, and the parents died and the family was poor!"

"Hedong is like this every year, three years of small floods and five years of major floods, and the refugees don't know how many!"

"It's so pitiful!" One woman took out a few copper coins and stuffed them into the girl's hand, wiped her tears and said, "Use this money to buy some food to satisfy your hunger!" ”

"Thank you, sister~" The girl wants to kowtow.

"No thanks, no thanks, my sister is also a hard-working person, and I can't help you much!" The woman's eyes were red, and she quickly helped the girl up.

"Alas, what a pitiful!" A groom touched his body for a long time, and also took out two copper coins and put them in the girl's hand.

Since ancient times, only the poor are the most sympathetic to the poor, and they are the most prone to overflow love, and with women and grooms taking the lead, a few more women and helpers dressed in coarse linen clothes began to give generously, and stuffed a penny or two into the hands of young girls.

"Thank you, kind brothers and sisters!" The girl was moved and couldn't speak.

And the stewards of several onlookers instantly saw the way to make money, and one of them squeezed up and said: "Your experience is indeed pitiful, but wandering and begging on the street is not a long-term solution, so gathering people on the roadside to beg and disturb the Jingshi is to be arrested to be an official slave, you go to Qiyuan with me, and there is still two hundred yuan of pocket money per month for food and accommodation, what do you think?" ”

"Hehe, money manager, how to get two hundred dollars, don't go, little lady, follow me to Chu Garden, clothing, food, housing and transportation, and four hundred pocket money every month!" A fat man in a fancy costume directly doubled the price.

"Fat Yang, do you have to fight with me?"

"Hehe, where did I fight with you, it's just that the road is uneven, I want to help this poor little lady more!"

"You...... Hmph, a certain person pays 500 dollars a month! ”

"Five hundred and fifty dollars!" Fat Yang sneered.

"Grandpa~" The girl nervously held the old man's arm and didn't dare to answer.

"Thank you, my lords, my son and granddaughter are here, and they will leave in a few days at most, and I don't dare to ask for a long stay......"

Hearing the old man's refusal, Yang Fatzi and the money steward turned around and left with a flick of their robes, and the stewards of several other pavilions also knew that there was no play, and they all went back to take care of their guests.

Because of this incident, the grandfather and grandson seemed to know that this was not a place to stay for a long time, so they stood up and packed up their things and prepared to leave.

And the crowd of onlookers didn't listen to the allegro, and they all dispersed in twos and threes to prepare to drink and sister.

"Walk slowly, someone has something to say~" A middle-aged man called the grandfather and grandson.

"What else is going on with this lord?" Although the old man was blind, he probably knew that after staying in this place, his granddaughter might also become a prostitute, so he was very nervous to protect his granddaughter behind him.

"Don't be nervous, uncle, I'm the steward of the Silver Moon Pavilion next to me, I want to ask you to perform today's rap for a few days, there will be food and drink every day, and there will be a reward of fifty yuan, of course, you can leave at any time if you want!"

The old man hesitated, but the girl next to him shook his arm and said, "Grandpa, the slave is hungry~"

"I hope the steward will be the talker! I can't force me to stay! The old man hesitated again for a long time before saying.

"Don't worry, the food is naturally full, and I can arrange for washing and changing into clean clothes immediately, no money!" The steward nodded repeatedly.

"That'...... Thank you, Steward! The old man finally agreed, and then, with the support of the girl, followed the steward into the Silver Moon Pavilion next to him.