The ox cart kept moving north, leaving the huge West Lake behind, and at about four o'clock in the afternoon, that is, when Zhengshen, three ox carts and the walking Laide came to the Fenglin ferry on the south bank of the Qiantang River, and Qiantang County was on the north bank of the river, and Chen Cao was about to cross the river.

There are two ferries in this ferry, one large and one small, the big boat is about six zhang long, which can ferry the carriage and horses, and the small boat is only three zhang, which can ferry more than ten people at a time.

Now, both boats are on the north shore, three or four miles apart, and it will take a while for the boats to come.

The people on the ox cart all came down to rest, Zong Zhi and Run'er both took a nap on the cart just now, and then rubbed their eyes and asked, "Have you arrived, Uncle Ugly?" ”

Chen Caozhi smiled: "It's still early, and I still have to take a boat." ”

Zongzhi and Run'er both love to take a boat, and once a year, they were in high spirits when they heard the words, and they waved to the other side like the two tenants of Dingfu: "The boat is coming—the ship is coming—"

Since this place is called the Maple Forest Ferry, it is naturally because there are many maple trees, not only many maple trees, but also large maple trees with deep roots and lush leaves, as high as several zhang, the thin stalk leaves of the three-pointed two-edged knife are easy to turn, and a little breeze will sway, making a "rustling" sound, maple trees, wind trees.

At this time, in early summer, the maple leaves are not red, only the small flowers are dotted red.

There is also a willow tree on the bank, the trunk of which is twisted into a strange zigzag shape, and the trunk of the horizontal tree has a smooth skin, so it must be that there are often people waiting to cross the river to lean on it.

Seeing that the ferry couldn't pass for a while, Chen Caozhi went to Laifu's ox cart and took out the purple bamboo flute, leaned on the willow with his back, faced the river, and played a whin.

Xiaochan and Qingzhi both widened their eyes and said, "When will Xiaolangjun play the recorder?" It's still blowing so well! ”

This section of the river water flow is gentle, so the ferry port is selected here, there is a small island near the south bank not far downstream, there is a pond on the continent again, the pond is full of Wuling, the dark green leaves reflect the slanting sun, it is a bright purple, the local people call it Ziling Island.

Chen Caozhi remembered that there is a song called "Zilingzhou Song" in the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions", composed by Wang Liping, rich in classical charm, without special high and low tones, suitable for Dong Xiao to play, he often played this tune during his journey in his previous life, and at the moment his fingers stretched and pressed, playing the melancholy and sentimental "Zilingzhou Song"——

The river is bubbling and rushing, the sun is paving the water, the golden snake is dancing wildly, a gorgeous canopy boat goes down the river, but in the middle of the river crosses the bow of the boat, rows towards this side of the ferry, the offshore five zhang is moored with a penny, it stops there, there are two people standing in the bow, one of them wears a scarf, wears a white silk shirt, about thirty years old, the eyebrows are clear and the eyes are thin, the wind is handsome, the person on the left is in his fifties, slightly shorter, combed horns, the cheeks are round, the phoenix eyes are obliquely picked, the big sleeves are fluttering, and they are also very graceful, both of them are silently looking at the beautiful young man who is leaning on the willow on the river bank, Listen to the recorder played by the teenager and immerse yourself in it.

At this time, Chen Cao's song was finished, and he was about to put the flute into the cloth bag, but he heard the thirty-year-old soldier on the boat raise his voice: "Wait a minute, I have a Keting flute as a gift." ”

When the canopy boat docked at the ferry, the man did not get off the boat, but handed a slender green cloth bag at the bow of the boat and asked, "What is the name of the song?" ”

According to the etiquette at that time, this scholar was a little abrupt and rude, but his speech and demeanor did not make people feel abrupt at all, only that he was unpretentious, free and natural, is this the demeanor of the Wei and Jin dynasties?

Chen Caozhi took the cloth bag, and did not thank him, and replied: "The title of the song is "Remembering the Old Man". Then slowly pull out the long flute in the bag, start heavy, heavier than the general bamboo flute, the body of the flute is blue-green, the texture is fine and straight, it seems to be made of bamboo just cut down, there is still green bamboo clear air, the fingers are knocked on the body of the flute, and the timbre is clear.

"Do you know the origin of Ke Tingdi?" The question was asked by the old man in his fifties with a bun.

Chen Caozhi said: "Jiao Weiqin, Ke Tingdi, Cai Zhonglang's elegant affairs, how do you not know?" ”

The chubby old man and the flute man looked at each other and smiled.

Chen Caozhi said: "Since you have been given a flute, please repay it with a song." After that, I tried the test with this hole flute made of Keting bamboo, and played it, and the tune swirled back and forth, like affectionate, like sadness, and had an inexhaustible and playful artistic conception.

Affection and sentimentality is a common mood of the Wei and Jin people, this is a kind of sentimentality of life awakening, and it is a fleeting sentimentality of family affection and friendship.

After the song was played, the two scholars at the bow of the boat were speechless for a long time, and the gifted flute said: "This song is better, dare to ask the name of the song?" ”

Chen Caozhi: "Red Bean Song". ”

Then the scholar asked, "Who is the ruler?" ”

Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "I eat eggs under my feet, and I feel that they are delicious, do you still ask which chicken gave birth to them?" ”

The scholar laughed and ordered the boat to untie the cable and leave.

The canopy boat went down the river, and in a blink of an eye it was dozens of feet away from the ferry, and the gifted flute man looked back at the beautiful young man on the shore, and said to the old man with emotion: "This son talks about the demeanor, only Wang Yishao and Xie Anshi can be compared with the whole brother, and the whole brother has such a fellow countryman, which can be described as honorable." ”

The old man who was called the whole brother said: "I don't know who this son is, if the Qian Tang clan has such an outstanding son, how can I not know!" ”

The gifted scholar raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't it the son of the scholar clan, but the Han family of the Shu clan?" That would be a pity! Looking at the surging river, he was silent for a long time, and said: "The whole brother is a regular attendant and a visit to Situfu, and he has the responsibility of visiting the relics of the township. ”

The old scholar surnamed Quan smiled: "I know that Brother Ye Wang is not sticky, love is like life, the world's unique Ke Tingdi is like this to give away the young man who met strangely, such a free and easy is all out of reach, so let's do it, I won't deliberately carry this young man, just see if he has a chance to hit my hand, haha." ”

Chen Caozhi didn't know who these two scholars were, and he didn't care, but the Keting flute he received was really wonderful, the vocal range of the cave flute was slightly narrower than that of the qu flute, but the vocal range of this Keting bamboo flute was not inferior to the flute, and the quiet and elegant timbre was naturally not comparable to the flute, which could be described as the best in the flute.

Zong Zhi and Run'er were elated when they saw that Uncle Ugly had a good flute for nothing, and Zong Zhi said that Uncle Ugly already had Ke Tingdi, so the Zizhu Cave Flute would belong to him, and Run'er did not follow, and finally the brother and sister negotiated to have it together.

Xiaochan has followed Ding Youwei for many years, and she also knows how to read, so she asked curiously: "Cao Zhi Xiaolangjun, is the Cai Zhonglang you are talking about Cai Yong, the father of Cai Wenji?" ”

Chen Caozhi smiled and said, "Yes." ”

Xiaochan asked again: "What is the relationship between Ke Tingdi and Cai Yong, and is there an allusion in it?" ”

According to legend, he traveled to Wu County, rested in a hostel in Keting, listened to the raindrops hitting the roof, and suddenly slapped the bed and shouted, asking the store to quickly replace the sixteenth bamboo rafter of the eaves for him, and Cai Yong made a recorder with this bamboo, which is the Keting flute. ”

Xiaochan's eyes when she looked at Chen Caozhi were different, this Xiaolangjun really made her unable to see through it, but she hadn't seen her for a year, how could she change so much!

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Thanks to the tickets and rewards of the book friends, Hanshi is already on the new book list on the homepage, and the book friends and Xiaodao work together to cheer up and let Hanshi advance a few more.