Chapter Thirty-Eight: Leisure Time
The red sun is shining, and the noise fills the streets and alleys of Gulinji. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
This place is more than 200 miles away from Pine Fort, sandwiched between Longmen Guard and Chang'an, at the intersection of two official roads in the east-west direction and north-south direction, the traders gathered, and the passing tourists also rested here, so although the scale of the market town is small, it is very lively.
After taking a hearty bath in the inn last night, enjoying a big meal and a good night's sleep, Zhu Qiming woke up this morning, and felt refreshed.
Walking through the noisy market, a variety of miscellaneous goods and local snacks are displayed one after another, and the street scene changes like a kaleidoscope.
Crossing a small stone bridge and entering the residential area, the deep alley, which should have been very quiet, is very lively at the moment, and several juggling troupes and martial arts troupes occupy the scene here, attracting a wave of audiences.
Zhu Qiming looked back and saw that Xu Gong had changed his outfit, and if he was following behind him, the fat regular clothes were put on him, fluttering, very funny.
Zhu Qiming almost laughed out loud, but he was attracted by the cheers over there, which dispelled the idea of mocking Xu Gong.
Drilling into the crowd, I saw a pair of young boys and girls playing juggling on bamboo poles, the man was about fifteen years old, and the woman was about thirteen years old.
The elder brother is as strong as a stone pier, carrying a bamboo pole more than a foot high on his shoulder; The younger sister is slender, climbing up along the bamboo pole, and from time to time she shows a set of soft and boneless elegant movements.
As the girl climbed higher and higher, the bamboo pole began to bend, and the audience's hearts hung up, and the noise of the scene gradually subsided.
When I finally reached the top of the pole, the bamboo pole had been bent into a bow. Everyone held their breath, and their eyes were full of worry, for fear that if they accidentally made a little noise, they would startle the girl down.
The girl looked calm and relaxed, holding the top of the pole and turning around, presenting a set of graceful air dancing in front of everyone.
Some people in the crowd couldn't help but cheer, but they didn't dare to raise their voices very loudly.
Suddenly, the girl's body swayed, and the moment the bamboo pole became straight, her feet clamped the bamboo pole, and her body slid down rapidly, as if she had fallen by mistake.
The audience exclaimed in unison, all of them looking frightened.
Before the screams stopped, the girl suddenly stopped less than a foot away from the top of the young man's head, and then smiled with starry eyes, her pink face was like a flower, and she made a playful appearance to the audience.
The cheers rose like a tide, and the bounty rained down on the wooden basin on the sidelines.
Soon, Hongwu Tongbao, Yongle Tongbao, and Xuande Tongbao covered the bottom of the basin, and I don't know who actually threw a Daming treasure banknote with a denomination of 100 Wen in the basin.
Zhu Qiming was penniless, so he had to look at Xu Gong behind him, Xu Gong turned his head to look to the side, and he looked unmoved.
An iron that doesn't pull out a hair! Zhu Qiming complained about Xu Gong's stinginess, and at the same time thought that it was really unrighteous for him to watch other people's wonderful performances in vain, he was depressed for a moment, and turned to leave.
When passing by a cake stall, Zhu Qiming saw that the golden cake looked like the golden cake in the palace, so he walked to the stall curiously.
A handsome, well-dressed boy standing in front of the stall, this is simply a free live advertisement!
The aunt of the cake stall smiled and greeted her very courteously. "Brother, how many do you want?"
Zhu Qiming hesitated for a moment and stretched out a hand.
"Five? Howler! The aunt wrapped five small cakes in oiled paper very carefully, didn't dare to touch them with her hands, and handed them to Zhu Qiming after tying them.
Xu Gong did not hesitate to run over and pay the bill this time. Seeing that Xu Gong's fat clothes were ugly, the aunt of the cake stall pursed her lips disdainfully, turned her head and smiled at Zhu Qiming: "The lazy woman's cake is eaten while it is hot, it is fragrant and crispy, and my brother will come again tomorrow!" ”
Zhu Qiming was surprised: Why did such a good-looking cake have a common name?
Xu Gong on the side was extremely depressed: only respecting Luo shirt and not respecting people, hum, layman!
The live advertisement was very effective, and people gathered one after another, and soon surrounded the small cake stall, and the aunt of the cake stall smiled from ear to ear, and took time out of her busy schedule to hand Zhu Qiming a small gift - a lifelike silk rattan mantis.
Putting away the gifts and thanking him, Zhu Qiming was in a good mood.
Not far away, there was a low sound of pipa, playing the ancient song "White Snow". The sound of the pipa is exciting, as if between the whiteness and flawlessness of the snowflakes and the crystal clarity of the ice and snow world, the melody and frustration quietly remove the vulgar thoughts in people's hearts.
The pipa sounded and the flute sounded suddenly, but this time it was the ancient song "Yangchun" played. The melodious sound of the flute seems to spread spring to every corner of the boundless world.
Following the sound of the flute, Zhu Qiming came to a dirt slope. There were two fat men standing on the dirt slope, and they didn't dare to compliment their appearance, but such a high level of musical attainment of the two still made Zhu Qiming feel more happy to see the real person.
The two are obviously brothers, both over the age of twenty, one of them is playing the flute, and the second fat is holding the pipa and bowing his head in contemplation.
The audience who gathered around one after another stopped for a moment, and then shook their heads and left.
Think about the ancient times when "Spring and White Snow" could only attract dozens of people in the national capital, and now how many bosom friends can it attract in this remote town?
Everyone is just looking at the freshness, if you meet handsome guys and beauties occupying the scene, you may have a scene; As for the fat man, forget it and entertain yourself!
After the big fat played, he looked around, and saw that there was only one child at the bottom of the slope, and the broken basin in front of him was empty, and he couldn't help but look at the little fat and smile bitterly.
But fortunately, there is finally a little fan, and he can still comfort Fang Cai's passionate performance! The two brothers nodded and smiled at Zhu Qiming to show kindness.
Zhu Qiming smiled back, and suddenly felt that it was difficult for elegant musicians to find soulmates, and immediately turned his head to look at Xu Gong who was hiding in the corner, but Xu Gong still looked at it.
Iron Rooster! Zhu Qiming hated it so much that he couldn't help but turn over all the new and old accounts in his heart.
Yesterday, I finally escaped from the clutches of the devil, not to mention being surrounded by thousands of troops and horses, there should always be a thousand people with eight hundred people putting on a scene, right? But Xu Gong was the only one who answered him, with a horse with him, isn't this a posture of fleeing?
At that time, Zhu Qiming couldn't help but ask, "What about the army?" ”
"The army?" Xu Gong smiled embarrassedly, "There is a token given by the Empress Dowager below, and I would like to wait for the Warat people to cross the border, and order the soldiers on the border to trap the Warat people, but I never expected that the Tartar thieves would hold His Highness hostage and stay here, and His Highness was able to find an opportunity to escape, and he was caught off guard, it is really not as good as heaven!" ”
"Lord Xu shouldn't have left Beijing alone, right?" Zhu Qiming was stunned.
Xu Gong looked more and more embarrassed, "At first, I did leave Beijing alone, and then the Empress Dowager sent an elite division of hundreds of people, but every time the inferior people spied on the movement, they saw the Warat people holding a knife on His Highness's neck, and I was worried that the gang would cause an accident, so I sent them back to Beijing." ”
Zhu Qiming immediately went from head to toe, and the road back to Beijing was destined to be very long!
This Xu Gong is so thoughtful, no wonder he claims to be a thousand households, look at this ability, it is difficult to be a hundred households!
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After turning over the old accounts, Zhu Qiming renovated the accounts again.
Today, I finally smell such an elegant ancient song, you should always be interested in offering a little heart, right? However, you are hiding and pretending to be stupid.
Counting on the silver in the bag to give birth to cubs? Iron Rooster!