Master Gao met the old man Meng Fanchen in Ganzhou, and he was very happy. Just because he was a layman in poetry, he was surprised that Lot Dao could write poetry, and thought that he was a guy who didn't learn and didn't know how to do it, and he would only drink and play with women. Who knew that one of his poems was made in a good way, and the kind of concise and expressive poems that were in the heart were exactly what he couldn't. I wanted to use him again and let Guo Dudu rob it.

And there is no one around him who can handle the pen, there is a way to taste the sweetness in his heart, today he saw the old man Meng Fanchen, both in poetry and in personality are similar to himself, there is a meaning to take him with him.

Moreover, there is really no place to teach children to read and write in Ranch Village. Seeing that Tiantian and Liu Wu's daughters have reached the age of literacy, and now with the addition of Lei Lei, there are also many dolls in the village, let Meng Laohan teach them, Gao Jun is still relieved.

The old man's donkey was accustomed to walking the mountain road, and he did not slow down at all in the night. The two chatted while walking, and the old man saw that the discomfort in Lei Lei's stomach after eating roasted potatoes had disappeared, and taught her to read the three-character scripture and the surname of the hundred families on the back of the donkey sentence by sentence.

The child didn't understand much about what the old man taught, but he read it like a new song, and his interest in learning was very high. Three people and two riders, there is no obstacle in my heart, and I have no intention of stopping all night. It's just that Lei Lei came up sleepy after a while, and the tall man wrapped her in his arms and fell asleep according to the previous method. The other two even beat up the cattle, and the speed was a little faster. At dawn, Liangzhou City was in sight.

To make a long story short, at noon on this day, Gao Jun took the old and young to Chang'an, which was calculated to be the day of Qingming. Gao Jun came here to pay tribute to his mother, and he had no intention of visiting Gaofu. One is that he has no real kinship with the Gao family, and the other is not affectionate to his "father" Gao Xianxing. The Cui family at home doesn't treat him very well, so why bother to annoy people?

Only the sixth uncle Gao Shenxing and his sister Gao Yao are the ones he wants to meet, although these two have only seen each other in Xizhou for a few days, but their feelings for themselves are sincere, and when they think about it, they make people feel the warmth of family affection - and the eldest sister Gao Chang.

He took an old man and a young man to enter through the Yanping Gate, and when he entered the city, he did not go inside, but only found an inn to live in Fengyi Fang on the left side of the inner street of the city gate. It is very convenient to go to Zhongnan Mountain because of this, and it saves the trouble of crossing the streets and alleys when returning to Xizhou.

Gao Jun's mother was buried at the foot of Jungnam Mountain. It's just that when he was very young, his father took him there only once, and he never went again. I don't know if I can find it after all these years, but who I want to ask again, it seems that no one can tell him anymore, and Gao feels guilty every time he thinks about it.

After settling down, Gao Jun immediately took Lei Lei and Meng Fanchen straight to Zhongnan Mountain.

Zhongnan Mountain is fifty or sixty miles away from Chang'an City, a dozen horses will arrive, it is now the day of Qingming Festival, the crowd of people who go to the sacrifice along the way is three or three twos, at the foot of the mountain, the green smoke rises everywhere on the hillside, making people feel more like entering the fairyland.

Gao Jun only relied on his childhood memories to look for that place, but the age has passed, there have been many changes here, the distribution of the cemetery has changed greatly, and a lot of barren mounds have been added.

It seems that the thousand-year-old ancient pine tree is still the same, but the mother's grave is gone, and the place has become two new graves. At this time, two and a half children were burning paper money there. Gao Jun stood there at a loss, and the object of worship in his hand fell to the ground.

He was only five or six years old when he was brought by his father when he was a child, and in his young mind he just thought that it would not be wrong to remember this ancient tree, but thirteen years have passed since then, and even the appearance of the ancient tree has changed a lot, and he has never been here again.

Meng Fanchen saw what Gao Jun meant, "The green mountains are the mounds, the ancient trees are the flags, the tall people don't have to be sad, as long as you travel thousands of miles, the deceased relatives will naturally be comforted." ”

Gao Jun was relieved when he heard this, burned the paper money he brought, and hung on Qingshan again, and then led the old and young people down the mountain. The place where he learned his art as a child was on the mountain, and he didn't want to bring such emotions to visit Master on a day like today. The three of them returned to the Great Wall, and after eating, Gao Jun was still depressed.

Lei Lei seemed to think that when she arrived in such a big place, she must not be far from seeing her mother, but she saw that her uncle took her to the mountains for a trip, and she didn't leave anymore, but stayed here, so she took Gao Jun's hand and begged, "Find your mother-"

The old man said, "Why don't you take her to the street, you can't come to Chang'an thousands of miles and be bored in the hotel, right?" So the tall man took the two of them and went out into the street.

Yanping Gate is one of the three city gates in the west of Chang'an City, and pedestrians and merchants who usually go out of Tibet and go to the Western Regions pass through here. Some merchants from the Western Regions also opened jade shops in this area, and over time, many merchants moved the trading of pearls, agate, ivory, rhino horn, glass, etc. to open shops here, making Fengyi Fang the premier jewelry distribution place in Chang'an City.

When Gao Jun arrived on the street, he saw a tailor shop sandwiched between the jewelry merchants and shops, took the old and the young two in, selected the materials and measured the size of the old man and Lei Lei, made two sets of new clothes inside and out, and made an appointment to pick them up a day. Gao Jun thought about it, he went to see the master tomorrow for a day, and he could wear it when he returned to Xizhou. He felt that only this matter was satisfactory after arriving in Chang'an, so he paid the deposit and happily walked out of the store.

As soon as he came out, he heard the sound of a quarrel coming from the jade shop next door, and the voice of one of the women was very familiar.

I only heard the woman say, "Obviously, the mutton fat jade pendant I just selected is not this one, why did I change it after paying the money?" Do you dare to bully me? Don't ask, ask who I am! ”

Gao Jun stood outside the store and carefully identified it, only to hear another man's western accent say, "This young lady, how can there be a mistake, we have been doing business here for several years, but this kind of thing has never happened to you." ”

The woman said, "You obviously changed it, but if you don't recognize it, return the silver to me, and don't buy the head office, right?" In the man's muttering, it seemed that he was looking for a return of silver, and after a while, the woman shouted again, "Why didn't I just give the silver!" My silver is not of this condition. ”

The man said impatiently, "Miss, you are so verbose, do you still want to slander us here?" Go and inquire about who dares to find us in the places under the jurisdiction of Chang'an County. There were two more people next to him, "You slander people like this, be careful that someone from the county government locks you up!" ”。

"Madam, there are only two of our master and servant here, it is better to ......" was a cautious female voice.

The other party said, "Acquaintances leave quickly, you pick and choose and spend most of my day's work, so I don't care about you." Otherwise, I will call the people from the government to keep my half pillar of incense, and you won't be able to leave if you want to leave at that time. ”

"Humph! This girl is not intimidating, and she can be afraid of you, if you don't take out my good money and want me to go, no way! Gao Jun had already heard who the woman was, and he said to Meng Fanchen, "Uncle, you take Lei Lei back to the guest room first." ”

Seeing that the old man had left with the girl in his left hand, Gao Jun turned around and looked in from the gate of this jade shop. Sure enough, the woman who turned sideways towards her and was still wearing a colorful skirt was not the eldest sister Gao Chang! Next to Gao Chang was followed a teenage girl, and the master and servant were arguing between the three Hu people in the store at the moment.

A forty-year-old Hu man seemed to be a shopkeeper, and when he heard the female customer say that he would not leave, he snorted coldly and said to a young man wearing a bearded hat next to him, "She said that she didn't want to leave, so you can go to the county office to find a few people." ”

When the young Hu man heard this, he immediately rushed out of the store. Gao Jun sent away the old man and Lei Lei, and wanted to meet the eldest sister, but when he heard the shopkeeper say this, he also wondered in his heart: How can a Hu merchant in the Western Regions be so confident, what is the relationship with the Chang'an County officials, and dare to say that he can come when he comes?

There are two counties with the highest level in the country in Chang'an City: Chang'an County in the west and Wannian County in the east, these two counties are the highest in the seven grades of Beijing, Gi, Wang, Tight, Upper, Middle and Lower because they are close to the imperial city. Don't look at the jurisdiction of the land is not big, but the county order of Jingxian County is the sixth grade, which is six or seven levels higher than the county order of a place. How did these distant Hu people get in touch with the people in the county government?

Chang'an County is located in the southwest corner of Changshoufang, north of the main street, and this jade shop is only separated by a vertical street in the north and south. watched the young man run quickly across the street and enter the county office with ease. So Gao Jun was not in a hurry to go in, but just stood outside the door and did not move, to see what was going on.

On the day of Qingming, Gao Chang sat alone at home for half a day and felt very tasteless. From the wedding banquet in Xizhou until returning to Chang'an, Guo Zhifeng's lukewarm attitude towards herself made her angry and angry, and she didn't know how to open her mouth when she asked and asked. You can't just get married and break your face and get beaten up - you don't even know why. Besides, people are picked by themselves, and they can't tell their families about their grievances.

Gao Chang remembered his cousin Cui Yan's Qingxin Nunnery in Chonghuafang, and he only went to her quiet place once to distract. So he took a close-fitting little girl ring out of the house. Gao Chang and Guo Beifeng's new residence is a courtyard purchased by her mother, Princess Dongyang, and it is only two diagonally opposite the Qingxin Nunnery.

After seeing Cui Yan, the two sisters talked for a long time, and now Cui Yan's Taoist name is pure Qingzi, and she has a lot of experience in solving women's worries, but she didn't make Gao Chang happy after talking for a long time. Gao Chang said, "You still come to persuade me with a small mouth, others don't know your mind, don't I know yet?" You're just going to mess around like this? Gao Jun's big and small ones are lined up on the street, you make a decision as soon as possible. ”

It was late when I came out of Qingxin Nunnery, and I passed by this jade shop and wanted to come in and have a look, but I didn't want to meet such an unconscionable shopkeeper, and I went out to find someone with some momentum. With Gao Chang's identity, he would not be afraid, but now that he has two women as his master and servant, it is impossible for people to be entangled and want to call someone, even if Yahuan walks out of the store, and he is left alone, he is in a dilemma, and Gao Chang is also a little afraid in his heart.

After a while, the guy who ran to call someone really led two officials to walk over quickly, and the guy said as he walked, "Two poor brothers, you have met an unreasonable person." One laughed and said, "Look at what you said, there are still such people in my area!" See if I don't press his head and admit your mistake! I won't call Chen Zhutou. ”

Another entourage who came with him persuaded in a low voice, "Chen Zhutou, who is not from the foot of the Son of Heaven?" It's better to ask first...... Don't mess with the hornet's nest! ”

Chen Zhutou became a buddy, how could he show a little weakness on his lips, and said, "If you provoke others, you will do what you say, but if he provokes the brother-in-law of the county master, it will be too eyeless to be so timid as you said." The two of them strode into the store as if no one was around. Gao Jun was afraid that the eldest sister would suffer a loss, so he walked behind the two.

As soon as Chen Zhutou entered the store, he shouted, "Where did the madman dare to spread wild here!" Come! Let this head catcher see you, do you want to squat in the class room of Chang'an County Ya all night? ”

When Gao Chang heard that someone was coming, he couldn't help but panic in his heart. It's just that it's getting late, and I can't send my letter, although it will be fine in the end. But a lady from the high mansion and the wife of Qianniuwei really locked them in the county office to squat in the middle of the night, and no one could stand such humiliation.

She raised her eyes to look at people, but saw a young man in civilian clothes come in behind the two, carrying a black knife in his hand, with a tall posture, blazing eyes, and an arrogant momentum between his eyebrows. Gao Chang couldn't believe his eyes, and said that this could be him!

"Gao Jun!" She shouted happily, passed between the two officials, greeted Gao Jun, and almost wanted to open her arms to hug him, but thinking that there were outsiders and maids around, this was inappropriate. He only stretched out his two hands and shook his tall arms, not knowing what to say, and his eyes flashed with the joy of reunion after a long absence.

Gao Chang's two months in Xizhou, from hostility to understanding with Gao Jun's brother, he was sincere, dedicated, kind to his family, and tolerant, like spring water melting ice, dispelling her misunderstanding of Gao Jun.

After returning to Chang'an, one Guo Zhifeng did not bring her the intimate joy of a newlywed, and the other was that she looked at the polite and ubiquitous rules of conduct in the Gaofu compound that separated people from each other like a cold veil, how could they be compared with the casual and somewhat rough and bold days in Xizhou Ranch Village!

Therefore, when he saw Gao Jun, Gao Chang seemed to be back two months ago. Holding his brother's strong arm and looking at the kind smile on his brother's face, the worry and panic that had just emerged flew away without a trace in an instant. It's just that behind the two of them, Chen Zhutou has already been angry.

In the past, such two weak women should have made him soften his legs with a loud voice, but this time his two errand officials actually let the family be in front of the county lord's uncle, and there was no reaction at all when they passed by, and their faces were very unbearable. Shouted at the man and woman twice or the mud cow entered the sea, as if they hadn't heard it, Chen Zhutou stepped forward and reached out to grab Gao Jun's arm. (To be continued.) )