Deep clothes are the kind of clothes that the ignorant Luo Yun has always said have long hems like a windbreaker. However, a windbreaker is a coat, but Luo Yun is wearing seven layers inside and out at this time! Oh my God, this is still Aunt Mei's complaint that she doesn't have a full set of fancy clothes. This is the hottest time in June and summer, no matter how light and thin this material is, a complete set of dresses is divided from a set of ten to a set of twenty according to the status level. When he dried his clothes yesterday, he really didn't expect so many clothes to be a set, and he was moved by his mother to make so many clothes for him. But now he really wants to cry, so he doesn't have to do so much. Although the clothes were just dried yesterday, they smelled warm, but it was really hot. It's no wonder that when I read history books, I always saw that some ministers fainted under the sun during the last dynasty, and I thought that the ancient ministers were all weak scholars, and their bodies were too weak. The relationship is that he is a sturdy man, and he can't help but wear it so thick under the sun.

When I got up early in the morning, Luo Yun had just finished washing, and Aunt Mei came in with her clothes. first pressed Luo Yun in front of the bronze mirror, and spread out Luo Yun's hair that he had just tied up. Men in the Tang Dynasty generally had to coil their hair and then wear different hats according to their status. Of course, civilians usually use a strap to tie up their coiled hair and fix it. Luo Yun is fourteen years old, and his hair has already hung down over his shoulders, but Luo Yun feels that the long hair fluttering is very good to appreciate, and it is very annoying to take care of it by himself. And Luo Yun felt that it was very uncomfortable to tie his long hair in a bun on his head, and Aunt Mei did not allow him to cut it, so after his strong resistance, Aunt Mei also acquiesced to his usual hair loose, or simply tied it with a ribbon on the back of his head.

But today, Aunt Mei obviously won't let him be so casual anymore. Sitting in front of Luo Yun's mother's dresser, Aunt Mei looked at the bronze mirror, familiar and unfamiliar, and took out a mahogany comb in the small box. Holding a strand of hair in his right hand, he slowly combed it from top to bottom with a comb in his left hand. Through the bronze mirror, Luo Yun clearly saw a faint mist in Aunt Mei's eyes, and finally couldn't help but wipe the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand.

"Aunt May...... My mother has also combed Aunt Mei's hair since she was a child, right? ”

"Well, Aunt Mei has been taking care of Miss since she was seven years old, and since Miss was six years old, Aunt Mei has combed her hair, every day, even after Miss married her master." Aunt Mei's words stole this sadness and nostalgia, and also made Luo Yun deeply understand how deep the relationship between Aunt Mei and her mother is.

Luo Yun saw a red ribbon in his mother's jewelry box, and he didn't know what it was for. Luo Yun thought about it, although he didn't like the color very much, but he couldn't be picky, and reached out to take it out and handed it to Aunt Mei. "Aunt Mei don't give me a pan, I don't like it. I can't bring a square scarf at my age, those craftsmen are used to seeing people, and even if I do, I will make them laugh in vain. Aunt May will tie a hair knot, right? Just drape it and tie it casually with a ribbon in a shape. I once saw the Wei and Jin Dynasty celebrities in the book with long cloaks, I am a mountain child who is not like a scholar, it is better to be so frivolous, Luo Yun has his own real materials that can tame those craftsmen. Seeing Aunt Mei pouting her eyebrows and looking uneasy, Luo Yun smiled calmly, patted her leg and signaled Xiao You, who had been squatting next to her for a long time, to jump up. Stroking the smooth fur like black satin, he looked up at Aunt Mei and said: "The wild roaring mountains and forests are like tigers, I can raise them as cats, a few small craftsmen who have never seen the world, but a little arrogance, even the wild wolves in the mountains are not as good, why am I afraid." ”

Xiao You howled at the right time, and the tiger's might was revealed, and even Aunt Mei, who was used to seeing its greedy appearance, was startled. Looking at Luo Yun with a confident and calm face, Aunt Mei smiled slightly, "This is the young master she imagined", and unfolded the red ribbon to tie Luo Yun's hair.

Zhen Yue, who was awakened by Xiao You's 'tiger roar', crawled out of the nest with a drunken body, and looked ahead with his misty eyes open and unfocused. Luo Yun caught a glimpse of Zhenyue's lazy cat's virtue out of the corner of his eyes, and couldn't help but glance at his mouth, why didn't Mu'er see it so lazy when he was there. Hey? I suddenly found that after bathing it yesterday, I didn't get the dye to color it. Now Zhenyue, who is clean and clear-eyed, can tell from the shiny fur pattern that this guy is a tiger.

A mischievous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, Luo Yun only hoped that those craftsmen would be bold and not be scared away by a little guy.

After breakfast, Luo Yun asked Uncle Wu to find the craftsmen, and then carried his chaise longue and took the "Tao Te Ching" written by his mother to the front hall. Sitting in a comfortable position, Aunt Mei brought the boiled tea soup, and then sat aside to chat with Luo Yun. The two little ones are very conscious, and when they are full, they find a place to continue sleeping. Xiao You, of course, followed Luo Yun's buttocks, and when he saw Luo Yun sitting down, he jumped on his lap and lay down. Zhen Yue walked around the house, this hall rarely came, did not find a good place to sleep, and finally grunted and lay under Luo Yun's chair.

Luo Yun and Aunt Mei chatted a few words, and yesterday there was usually a meeting in the six towns of June. Mu'er and Li Kun's cousin were a few of them, and the fourth uncle thought that they were young and playful, and it was difficult to get out of the mountain once, and when they caught up with the rally, they gave them some silver money and asked Cousin Li Kun to take them to the rally to play, and come back a day later. So Luo Yun estimated that they should be back this afternoon.

In other words, Luo Yun was very diligent and inquisitive, and asked Aunt Mei for advice on what the sixth day of the sixth month of June was. As a result, Aunt Mei was stunned for a moment and said that it was the 'Clothes Festival', and there was no specific holiday name. On this day, if the weather is good, I will dry my clothes and books, and I have just harvested winter wheat, so I will hold a rally to celebrate on this day.

This explanation made Luo Yun speechless, no wonder such a meaningless festival was not written much on the yellow calendar. However, after such a distraction, Luo Yun remembered that there will be a more important festival next month, the seventh day of the seventh month of July, the 'Qixi Festival', the 'Qixi Beggar's Festival', a very important festival for girls.

I was chatting about what to eat for dinner, and I heard the courtyard door ringing. Looking up, the fourth uncle and Uncle Wu were following the three craftsmen behind them. Luo Yun squinted his eyes and looked at the three craftsmen who were walking in, he was in a hurry yesterday, and he only saw the appearance of these people clearly at this time. They all look in their thirties, and the first one looks older and estimates that they are in their forties. The three of them are all wearing yellow coarse cloth short plackets, looking at the knee sleeves are a little worn and worn, and one person's cloth shoes are actually broken holes, it is estimated that they were made by walking on the mountain road yesterday, and people who are not used to walking on the mountain road are both grinding their feet and spending shoes.

Seeing that the three of them were carrying bulging clothes, they should be putting their own meals, and the burden was still on their backs. Luo Yun wondered if they were going to throw their faces and leave if they couldn't talk. Luo Yun squinted his eyes and looked at the calluses on the hands of the three of them very carefully, and felt that the three of them should have some skills. Ordinary proud people, except for two hundred and five, are really capable. The three of them are obviously not pretending to be two hundred and five. Therefore, Luo Yun felt that it would be good to kill them arrogantly, so that he could work more happily in the future, and he was not the king of the mountain to recruit the younger brother, so there was no need to be too ruthless.

Thinking of this, Luo Yun sat up straight from the recliner, with a smile on his face, and waved his hand to signal Uncle Wu to bring them a low stool. ”

The three of them sat down awkwardly and looked at each other, and sure enough, it was the eldest who answered: "This ...... Young master, the little old man is polite. After saying that, he lowered his head and stopped talking.

Luo Yun looked at this posture and knew that the three of them were still vomiting for yesterday's incident, but he was not ready to compensate: "The three masters are not used to walking on the mountain road, I think they are tired, if they haven't rested last night, let's not talk about it today, a few of them will go back to rest first, and we will talk about starting work after we have enough spirits." ”

This time, without waiting for the old man to speak, one next to him responded angrily: "The little young master is sympathetic to us old bones, but we are afraid that we will be delayed for this time, and if the fortifications come down from the yamen, we will have to wait for us to go back to work." ”

smiled faintly, and wanted to pressure him to bow his head for this matter? Luo Yun's hair flicked slightly, and he threw the red hair knot that Aunt Mei had braided for him in front of him, and then slowly lay down in the chair: "If there is something wrong with the yamen, a few of them can go back by themselves, how dare we delay the fortifications of the official mansion." Speaking of which, we have prepared the drawings and everything, just to find an experienced helper to guide us, if a few people are busy, we will go to the state city to find someone else. "Amiable but never flattering, this is manners, Luo Yun just wants to tell them: I welcome you, but don't take yourself too seriously.

The three of them looked at each other again, lifted their butts and left? If you really want to leave, you leave early in the morning, why are you still here? After two days of mountain travel, I got two meals and a night's sleep, and I went back without getting a salary for a worker? How to explain to the family when I go back. This time it's really a big deal, I didn't expect there to be such an extraordinary young master in this poor and remote country. Thinking of this, the three of them once again focused their eyes on Luo Yun and began to seriously look at the young master in the mountain.

They are all mixed rice at the entrance of the yamen, this look at the eyes of the people is no worse than those doormen, do not look at the dress, first look at the material of the clothes: not the common style of Hufu now, moire deep clothes, long collar right cheek, although the material is the best silk, but look closely at the wear and tear of the sleeves and elbows has been old, obviously not the new clothes have been old. Looking at the hands again, it is easy for those who observe carefully to see a person's general living conditions and work from a person's hands. Of course, it's not fortune telling, it's an experience, and it's rude for people like them to be in the lower class and never stare at people's faces when they look at people. However, if you observe the other person's hand when you bow your head and salute, not only will it not be easy to detect, but it will also be quite accurate. Many people always ignore their hands when disguising themselves. The location of the calluses on the hands, some small wounds on the joints and other marks left by different jobs are different.

For example, a scholar who has held a pen for many years must have obvious calluses on the middle finger and thumb of his right hand, and a person who practices martial arts must have a thick calloon on his mouth, and a craftsman like them who has held all kinds of tools for many years has a thick cocoon in his hand. Don't think that these are only the detectives in those stories, the older or more experienced old people know how to look at people, this 'appearance' is not just about faces.

The old craftsman at the head lowered his head slightly and stared at Luo Yun's hands holding the cat for a long time, but he was a little dumbfounded, turned his head and glanced at the two companions, his eyes were full of doubts. If you look at the clothes, this person is really a mountain barbarian who pretends to be a mountain barbarian, and they have seen a lot of this kind of person. But those hands ...... Smooth as jade, it is really the same as the white jade carving. Don't say it's a callus on the farm, even if it's a thin callus for reading and writing, it's really cleaner than the hands of the girl who plays and sings in the building. There's still a calloon on the piano hand, what's going on? If this young man had no identity, would a poor mountain village raise an idler who didn't do anything? Looking at the face again, the elegant and delicate demeanor is more like a scholar than the students in the school, and it doesn't look like a character in this mountain village at all.

The three of them really don't know what to do now, although this matter was a little annoying yesterday, but now it seems that this is really a person with a bit of status, and he is soft? Alas, if you are soft, you will be soft, the wages promised by others are so thick, and the deposit is also given, so why bother to compete with them who rely on their strength to eat. Really speaking, people who take care of food and housing, if you really want to say that your tone is bad, it is much easier to serve than those old men who are officials.

After eye contact, it was the elder who took the lead in speaking: "Little young master, don't worry, be honest, since the three of us are here, we must finish the work before leaving, and the yamen will find someone else if there is something." We can't do the thing of throwing this side and picking up that side, and we ask the little master to explain the work to be done clearly, and we will start work today. ”

The old man's words made Luo Yun have a good impression, except for the little arrogance and the dog's eyes that he learned from the yamen to look down on people, this talk of 'integrity' still makes him appreciate it very much. Now that the people were soft, Luo Yun naturally returned to his kind appearance, got up, reached out and picked up the small red clay pot on the table next to him and poured a glass, and gave Aunt Mei a look by the way. Aunt Mei understood, got up and went to get three more tea bowls, and poured a cup of tea for the three of them.

Seeing that the three of them took a sip of tea, the atmosphere in the hall was not as stiff as just now, Luo Yun opened his mouth and asked, "I don't know what the three masters call them?" ”

put down the tea bowl and bowed his hand: "Little Lao'er Luqi, these two are my junior brothers Qi Liang and Gao Zhe." ”

"Oh, it turns out that the three divisions are out of the same house, no wonder, I wondered how the three of them came at once. Listen to my fourth uncle, the three of them have presided over the repair of the county gate? ”

When it came to their pride, the three of them showed a look of pride on their faces, after all, such a big project is usually built by someone sent by the Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Court, and this time it was completed by the three folk craftsmen, which was naturally a great achievement among the people in the same industry. However, modesty is the traditional virtue of the Chinese people, at least verbal modesty is what everyone will: "The government trusts us and others, and we naturally do our best to complete it, but fortunately, we have not lost the face of our ancestors." ”

Luo Yun nodded, I don't know if he was expressing his agreement or casually perfunctory saying that he was listening, but his eyes looked at Xiao You's ears, this cat is still different from a tiger, the longer it is, the more obvious this characteristic is. Thinking in his heart, he said: "The three of them can be invited, and I naturally believe in this ability." As I said earlier, this work requires more guidance from those who know how to do things, and the three of you must have heard from my elders that the village should build a pool. I didn't need three masters to do it, I drew a sketch, of course it wasn't a construction drawing, I didn't understand that. I just drew what I envisioned the pool to look like when it was finished, and I need the three of you to use your experience to tell me whether the pool can be repaired, how deep the foundation needs to be built, how thick the walls should be, and so on. As for the specific construction, we are free to do it in our village, and if you have time, of course you are welcome to stay as a guide, but this price will have to be negotiated separately. Rubbing Xiao You's ears with his fingers, he raised his head and looked at the three of them: "So, can the three masters understand?" ”

The work is very simple, but the simplicity cannot satisfy the three of them, I saw that the wrinkles on Lu Qi's forehead were all squeezed together, glanced at the two junior disciples, and said to Luo Yun: "The little young master's request is simple, but ...... When the young master's elders invited us to come, they said that the wages were ......."

Luo Yun glanced at him: "If I'm not mistaken, my elder should have said: the construction period is five days, food and housing, and twice the salary." Right? Master Lu rest assured, from the moment Master Lu agreed to take over the job just now, this is considered to be a job, if the three of you complete my requirements in advance, then my five-day salary will not be less than you. But if you don't make it in five days...... I will not treat you badly to the masters, and the daily wages after the deadline will be calculated at the regular price. ”

Hearing what Luo Yun said, the wrinkles of the three of them were stretched, and they nodded in agreement. One of Lu Qi's junior disciples didn't know whether it was Qi Liang or Gao Zhe who was anxious and wanted to start immediately, and make an extra day if he finished one day early. Seeing this, Luo Yun didn't leave them behind, and asked the fourth uncle to take them to the valley to observe the terrain, and then come back to talk to him after reading it.

The three of them picked up their things and prepared to set off, and everyone in the room got up to avoid the sound of chairs and stools colliding, which woke up Zhenyue's good dream. This 'secret weapon', which had been forgotten by Luo Yun, swayed out from between Luo Yun's feet. Woken up twice in the morning, the little tigress Zhenyue was in a very unhappy mood, seeing that everyone in front of him was squeezing out of the door and no one paid attention to it, he suddenly became angry, supported his legs on the ground, inhaled in the abdominal cavity, and raised his head with a ......

The milk tiger began to show its might, frightening the guests; The sound spread to the ears of three people, and the name moved the Quartet City.