Chapter 377: The Orchard
(Thanks to the sub-version of "Muzi Jen" for the red tip.) )
After Hu Guiyang came, he seemed to have a feeling in his heart, but he disappeared quickly, and he just wanted to go in as soon as possible to enjoy the benefits of shade and sun.
He didn't hire a car all the way, and although it had been three months since he resumed practicing, he still came out sweating and the soles of his feet hurt.
But there were already people in the pavilion, and there were many of them, and they were dressed as a group of scholars and their servants, as well as gray-haired parents and weeping wives.
Hu Guiyang was only given a break under a tree across the road and stayed with a few farmers, who were squatting and he was standing.
"He's going to Taiyuan Mansion to join relatives." A farmer quietly points to a young talent in his twenties.
"Oh." Hu Guiyang had to agree, although he didn't ask anything.
The farmer felt obliged to explain, "Probably because he failed the exam, and he planned to go to the army to find a future." The old man supports, the old lady is reluctant to give up her son, wife - tsk, how blessed is it to be able to marry such a woman? She wouldn't, you see, pulling her husband's sleeve and wouldn't let him go. ”
"Oh." Hu Guiyang agreed again, bowed his head and asked, "How long have you been watching here?" ”
"Half an hour, huh?"
"Not in a hurry?"
The farmer glanced at the burden beside him, sighed, and reluctantly got up, "On this hot day, people's wives are reluctant, but I am my mother-in-law who drove me out, alas." ”
The farmer went on the road, and the other people ate and laughed, and soon got up and left, leaving Hu Guiyang to monopolize the shade of the tree.
His parents and wife finally got in the car and returned to the capital, leaving Xiucai and a few friends standing outside the pavilion, watching their relatives go away, looking at each other in pairs, and suffering the pain of separation together.
Hu Guiyang was feeling sad for the family, when he saw a mule cart coming quickly from the other direction, and Xiucai and his friends were happy and rushed to meet them.
The mule cart stopped, and a delicate woman walked down, looking tired, and complaining as soon as she opened her mouth, "The wife of the family came to see off her husband, what did you ask me to join in?" Is roadside soil delicious? ”
"There was a misunderstanding, I said I wouldn't let me come, they had to come......" Xiucai looked flattering, eager to kneel down and call his mother.
The servants set up a banquet, and everyone scrambled to please the new woman, chanting poems and praises, and offering wine to express their heartfelt feelings, and the woman's face finally showed a smile, and her beautiful eyes flowed, which made several people shake, where they still want to go on the road, they just want to stay in this pavilion forever.
Hu Guiyang shook his head lightly, the little poetry that was "cultivated" by Li Xingtian has been gone since then, and he is a little anxious, these people are not leaving, how can the princess meet him here?
Fortunately, he didn't wait too long, Xiucai took great pains to make many vows, and with the help of his friends, he finally persuaded the woman to go to Taiyuan with him.
Everyone got on the car and got on the horse, and headed north, the friends were reluctant to separate, and they had to send another ride, and they would return to the capital tomorrow.
As a bystander, Hu Guiyang saw clearly that what these "friends" wanted to send was not a showman.
The servant threw the leftovers of the wine to the side of the road, Hu Guiyang shook his head even more, his mouth is dry now, and he really wants to drink wine to moisten his throat, "I should pretend to catch a traitor, cheat a drink, maybe I can cheat a few taels of silver." ”
That being said, Hu Guiyang had no intention of causing trouble, and when he went out of the city this time, he didn't even wear boots, instead of a pair of cloth shoes.
As soon as Xiucai and the others left, another group of people came, this time it was not a farewell, but a businessman who was in a hurry to rest here for a while.
Hu Guiyang had to continue to stand under the shade of the tree, and felt more and more that the place chosen by the princess was not good.
A mule cart came from the direction of the capital and stopped on the side of the road, the coachman looked into the pavilion for a while, and then turned his head to look at the young man under the tree, "Your surname is Hu?" ”
"Hmm."
"Get in the car."
"I didn't hire a car."
"Someone else hired it for you."
"But I don't know where to go."
"I know. Get in the car and wait any longer, you may not be able to get there after dark. The coachman said impatiently.
Hu Guiyang glanced at the short clothes and trousers he was wearing, and was not surprised by the driver's attitude at all, got into the car, and said with a smile: "It's okay." ”
"Sit tight." The coachman flicked his whip, and the mules ran as fast as they could catch up with the horses of the army.
Hu Guiyang clung to the carriage so that his bones did not fall apart.
There was still more than an hour before dark, and the mule cart stopped, and the coachman let out a sigh, "It's okay, it's time to get back to the city." Guest, come out, the place has arrived. ”
Hu Guiyang got out of the car and saw an orchard, "Where is this?" ”
"You don't know?"
"I don't know."
"Didn't you come to show the Lou family's grave?"
"Oh, I didn't see the graveyard, so I didn't recognize it." Hu Guiyang said with a smile, as soon as he heard "Lou's family", he understood what was going on.
"I don't know where the graveyard is, you can ask someone, I'll just send someone to the gate of the orchard." The coachman got out of the car, towed the mule and turned around, then jumped back on the car and glanced at the guest, "Please?" ”
"What are you pleasing for?"
"Hehe, you are so bold, you don't even have a talisman, so you dare to come to the grave."
"It's okay, I'm yang, I'm not afraid of ghosts, ghosts are afraid of me, I don't believe I'll catch two ghosts for you to see."
"I don't look at it." The coachman drove the mule and ran.
"It's interesting, but it's a pity I don't want to stay." Hu Guiyang muttered, tightened his belt, and entered the orchard through the small gate.
After walking a short distance, an extremely old fruit farmer appeared in the middle of the road, staring at the comer from afar.
Hu Guiyang stepped forward quickly and arched his hand: "Under Hu ......"
The old farmer turned and walked away, not wanting to listen to him at all.
Hu Guiyang could only follow behind him, admiring the beautiful scenery in the garden, and seeing the fruitful fruits, he couldn't help but feel reel.
There is really a cemetery in front of it, several tombs are towering, Hu Guiyang knows what kind of place this is, but he is still shocked in his heart, secretly thinking that the princess will really pick a place, and she actually sees other men in front of her husband's grave in private, and then thinks of the scene in the pavilion, but also feels fair.
Fortunately, the old fruit farmer did not lead him to the cemetery, but turned a corner and took him to an old locust tree, and this one was the only one in the whole orchard that was not a fruit tree.
Under the tree was a very large wooden couch, knee-high, and a gauze curtain hung down from the branches, dividing the couch in two, and the bottom of the curtain was adorned with several copper rings to protect it from being blown by the wind.
On one side of the curtain, there is a small table, with its back to the tree and side facing the curtain.
The old fruit farmer stepped back and never said a word.
A maid came out from under the tree and said with a smile: "Please invite Mr. Hu to sit down." ”
Hu Guiyang had never seen this kind of "seat", hesitated for a moment, took off his cloth shoes, climbed on the wooden couch, imitated the appearance of the ancients, and knelt behind several cases.
"Home-grown wild fruits, please taste them with Master Hu."
Hu Guiyang really wanted to have a big meal, so he forcibly held back and asked, "How long will I have to wait here?" ”
"Well, it won't be long. What does Hu Gongzi need, just greet me, my name is Xiaocui. ”
"Thanks, no." Hu Guiyang wanted to be polite, but when he saw Yahuan turn around to leave, he changed his mind again, "Uh, please bring me a kettle bar, I'm really thirsty." ”
Xiao Cui smiled and retreated, and quickly sent a pot of wine and a few preserved fruits, "There are no delicacies in the wild, only some fruits, which may be rare in the city, please use them slowly." ”
"It tastes very good." Hu Guiyang has swallowed a peach.
Xiao Cui stepped back again.
Hu Guiyang knelt on the couch alone, and at first he couldn't let go, but soon threw away the rules, sat cross-legged, and drank and ate fruits happily, although he was not full, he was very thirsty.
The princess refused to show up, and even the fruit farmer and Yahuan did not show up, he was really bored, so he simply lay on the couch, intending to take a nap, but closed his eyes and fell asleep.
When he woke up, the night had fallen, the breeze was blowing, and the unique sweet smell of the orchard was in his nose, Hu Guiyang was stunned for a while, and suddenly felt that this orchard was like a fairyland.
"Did Mr. Hu sleep well?" The voice came from the other side of the curtain.
Hu Guiyang immediately got up and knelt down, rubbed his face, and said with a smile: "I'm not a son, just a captain in brocade." ”
"Did Captain Hu sleep well?" The princess changed her mind.
"Well, among the sleeps I've slept in the past year, this time I can rank first."
The princess chuckled, "What about a year ago?" Is there anything better? ”
"More than 10 years ago, I ran to the roof of the house to hide from my father-in-law, and somehow fell asleep, and in the middle of the night, my stepmother called my name everywhere - that sleep was the most beautiful."
The princess couldn't stop laughing, "Captain Hu has slept a lot. ”
"Well, come to think of it, the proudest thing in my life is sleeping."
"Captain Hu is too modest, many things you have done are enough to frighten the world, but unfortunately it is difficult for the world to see the truth, and the history books do not contain secrets."
"I haven't revealed any secrets to anyone." Hu Guiyang hurriedly said.
"Of course, Captain Hu and Mrs. Hua are both trustworthy people, and I promise Your Majesty again and again that you will never leak a word."
"To be honest, I can't leak it if I want to, and I still don't understand what the jade pendant is all about, and why give it to me?"
"It was urgent, I really can't explain it, and I only learned some truth from His Majesty a few months ago."
"Your Majesty...... You okay? ”
"It's still like that, my body is weak, but it's okay."
"I wish Your Majesty a long life."
"Longevity knows no bounds."
Hu Guiyang picked up a few wine glasses that had been filled at some point, and took a sip, "What about the prince?" ”
"The prince is also weak, but he is very lively, he still remembers your name, says you are 'interesting', and wants to summon you into the palace."
"The prince didn't come for real, did he?" Hu Guiyang was taken aback, entering the palace to serve the prince meant being a eunuch, he didn't have such a dream.
"The prince is young, just talk about it." The princess laughed again, obviously in a good mood, "That jade pendant should be called Shenyu now." ”
"yes, where did Your Majesty get it?"
"It is said that it is a piece of beautiful jade dug up from Yunyang Mansion, and the former cabinet chief assistant merchant presented it to the palace. His Majesty discovered that it could absorb divine power, so he regarded it as a treasure. ”
"Since it's a treasure, why give it to me?"
"Captain Hu has seen a lot of strangers, right?"
"Eat and live together."
"Is there anything that the Inhumans are reluctant to do in order to get divine power?"
"No, even parents, husband and wife, children, and even their own limbs can be giving."
"Your Majesty was the same at that time, and took medicine for this occasion, but Your Majesty occasionally sobered up, and was very disgusted by this terrible greed. If according to the original plan of Li Zi Province and Gu Zhong Xian, in order to attribute the divine power to His Majesty, the crown prince will die, this is the way to worship the gods. ”
"Gu Zhongxian told me that sacrificing the prince to the gods is just a trick to make His Majesty convinced."
"At that time, His Majesty couldn't see through it, and only felt that the prince had to be sacrificed, but when he was sober, His Majesty felt reluctant, so he decided to give the prince a chance."
"So give me the jade pendant? To be honest, the crown prince didn't have much chance at that time. ”
"It's rare for Your Majesty to be able to have such a heart."
"Either way, everyone rejoices."
"It's also thrilling, if it weren't for Captain Hu's insistence, all the divine power would belong to others, Your Majesty and the Crown Prince...... The stability of the world depends on the power of Captain Hu. ”
"Hehe, the world is stable, and I can sleep more comfortably."
The princess laughed a few more times, "But the whereabouts of Shenyu are unknown. ”
"I really can't help it, I can't beat it." Hu Guiyang would never admit that Yu Pei was still in his home.
"Shenyu must be recovered."
"Well, both factories are doing this, and I'm working on it."
"The Heavenly Machine Ship is coming back, and Shenyu is only afraid that it will cause another big chaos."
"Heavenly Machine?"
"That's right, the imperial court has also cracked all the secrets of the tomb of the Yuyuren."