Chapter 3: The First Meeting of Qiyu
At dawn one day, as soon as the sky was bright, Song Qi got up early, went out of the yard, climbed Longwei Mountain, found a clean stone and sat down, facing the sea, looking into the distance.
The sea in the morning light is dim and calm. In the distance, the sky is like a huge eggshell, gradually reddening, and the sun is like an egg yolk, gradually rising to the surface of the sea.
Song Qi sat motionless, his eyes staring straight at the place where the sea and the sky met in the distance, and his mind was blank......
"Homesick?" I don't know when Ling Xue went up the mountain, stood behind him, and asked softly, "Do you remember where your home is now?" ”
Song Qi couldn't help but glance back at Ling Xue and smiled secretly in her heart: "It seems that she still thinks that what I said the day before yesterday was nonsense. Then he pointed to the stone nunu beside him and motioned for her to sit down.
Ling Xue sat down next to him obediently, slowly combing the hair hanging down her chest with her fingers, not in a hurry to hear Song Qi's answer.
Song Qi meditated quietly for the past two days, and roughly sorted out the historical dynasties in his brain. According to his knowledge of history, Hangzhou at that time was called Qiantang, which belonged to the Liang Kingdom, and it was at least a thousand years before the plane crash.
Song Qi's eyes were gloomy, looking at the sea, he took a deep breath and muttered, "I remembered, in Qiantang." ”
When Ling Xue heard this, she smiled and said, "Speaking of Qiantang, I still know a little about it. I only read Bai Juyi's "Spring Trip to Qiantang Lake" a few years ago: I love the lack of eastward travel in the lake, and the white sand embankment in the shade of green poplars. As he spoke, he picked up a branch and made a few random circles on the ground. After rowing, he pointed to the circle on the ground with a branch, glanced up at Song Qi, and said: "This is the Chen State, the south is the Wei Kingdom, and the south of the Wei Country is the Liang State." Qiantang belonged to the Liang State. The journey from here to Liang is at least 3,000 miles. Now Wei Guo and Liang Guo are at war, and smoke is rising on the border between the two sides. ”
"War?" The era in which Song Qi lived was too peaceful, the knives and guns were put into storage, and the horses were put in Nanshan, which seemed very surprising when he heard the war at first glance.
Ling Xue pointed to the circles on the ground representing Wei Guo and Liang Guo respectively with a tree branch, and sighed: "Originally, Liang Guo married a beautiful princess to a prince of Wei Guo in order to make peace with Wei Guo. How did you know that the old emperor of the country saw that the princess of Liang was beautiful, so he took his future daughter-in-law for himself. When Emperor Liang heard such a scandal, he was furious, and in a fit of rage, he raised troops to defend the dignity of the royal family. ”
Song Qi was in disbelief, stunned for a long time, pounded his hand on the stone, and scolded angrily: "Occupy your daughter-in-law? There is such a person in the world who is inferior to beasts, and he is also the emperor! ”
Ling Xue smiled faintly and said: "Now is the era of chaos, etiquette collapses, honesty and shame are lost, people's hearts are in danger, and Taoism is only weak. Those emperors who have lost their restraint can't do anything bad. ”
"The era of chaos?" Song Qi looked at Ling Xue curiously. As far as he knew, there was no such thing as a chaotic era in history.
"Yes." Ling Xue nodded and explained, "Today, it is divided into four countries, the Wei State in the east is the largest and strongest, the Chu State in the west is second, the Chen State in the north and the Liang State in the south are small countries. To the north of the Chen State, there is also the Red Zhu State, the country of barbarians. Nations are in strife, and wars are fought almost every day. ”
"I see." Song Qi nodded slowly, as if he understood a little. Perhaps this was what people said about their time at the time.
Ling Xue nodded, her eyes were gloomy, she glanced at Song Qi casually, and said, "So, it's better to wait until the Liangwei War is over and the road is too peaceful, and it's not too late to go back then." ”
Song Qi stared at the circle on the ground and was silent. He didn't insist on leaving. Although Hangzhou and Qiantang are temporarily opposed, Hangzhou has not crossed over, can you find your home in Qiantang? Will you be able to find your family? If he leaves here, where will he go?
Song Qi let out a long sigh and said, "Okay." If you come here, you will be safe. ”
"I'm not not going to let you go back, I'm here for your safety." Ling Xue was overjoyed in her heart, and squinted at Song Qi with a smile, "My father once mentioned that in a few months, Ming Zhu from Dream Island will have a ship to go to Liang Country to do business, and then you will go home with his ship." Wouldn't it be better to get to sea quickly and safely? ”
When Song Qi heard this, an inexplicable excitement appeared in his eyes, and he looked back at Ling Xue and asked, "Who is Ming Zhugong?" ”
"A rich man, rich enough to rival the country, his wealth is so thick that it can be said that no one can match it today." Ling Xue said, raising her hand and pointing into the distance, "He lives in that Dream Island. ”
"That's amazing!" Song Qi admired while looking at the sea in the distance along the direction pointed by Ling Xue, the sea in the distance was blue and blue, until the sea and the sky met, and he didn't see anything.
"Yes!" Ling Xue pointed back to the smoky Yellow Dragon Peak and said, "You can see it from the top of that mountain when the sky is clear." ”
"Oh!" Song Qi responded.
Ling Xue said slowly, "I heard that he has a book from heaven, and he made a fortune by relying on the guidance of the book of heaven!" ”
"Book from heaven?" Song Qi was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Ling Xue fixedly, "So amazing? Is there really a book from heaven? ”
Ling Xue raised her eyebrows, a smile appeared in her eyes, and she turned the branch in her hand at will, and said, "Everyone is so legendary, but no one has ever seen the Book of Heaven with their own eyes. Ming Zhu Gong himself never admitted that there was any heavenly book. ”
"Yes, where in the world is there any heavenly book!" Song Qi nodded.
Ling Xue raised her head and stared at the sea in the distance, and sighed: "But others insist that he has a book from heaven, but he just hides it deeply, otherwise how can his business be able to win all battles?" For the sake of this heavenly book, Ming Zhugong was robbed and killed many times and almost died. For this reason, he had to hire a large number of guards to ensure safety! Rao is so, but it still can't stop the covetousness of those jackals and thieves. ”
Song Qi listened and said: "All those who are extremely rich and noble will become the target of the public." This is a classic pink eye disease, and it has been the case since ancient times! ”
By this time, the sun had risen by three feet. Suddenly, I saw a boat in the distance, floating with the waves, disappearing in the waves, drifting closer and closer. Ling Xue put her hand on the pergola and watched, stared at it for a long time, and said to Song Qi with a smile: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive!" As he spoke, Rufei ran into the house, then pulled Father Ling out with him, and called Song Qi to greet the guests on the beach together.
Song Qi didn't know why, so he had to follow. The three of them walked down to the beach, and by this time the ship had approached at sea.
When I got closer, I realized that the ship was actually not small, and could accommodate twenty people. On the bow of the ship stood an old man in white and a girl in red, and several people in the cabin and in the stern of the boat, sitting or standing.
"Ming Zhugong, what kind of wind blew you over?" Father Ling beckoned to the old man and shouted loudly.
"Haha, it's the idle wind on the sea!" The old man stood on the bow of the boat and beckoned to Father Ling, and said with a smile.
"Hello Uncle Ling!" The woman in red also smiled and greeted her, her voice was like a yellow warbler's cry, pleasant to the ear.
As he spoke, the boat had docked, the sailor on the rocking boat got on the gangplank, the old man took the woman's hand, and the two went ashore one after the other. The entourage also got off the boat one after another, all dressed in Tsing Yi and small hats, counting eight of them, carrying a basket and carrying a frame, and there seemed to be a lot of luggage and objects.
As they exchanged pleasantries, Song Qi looked at them carefully. I saw that the old man was about sixty years old, with a white beard and a childlike face, which was amiable to look at; The girl is only seventeen or eighteen years old, and she is born with a beautiful appearance, even flesh and bones, long hair and shawl, fluttering like a fairy, and forgetting the vulgar.
The girl in red took Ling Xue's hand and pinched her cheek again, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few months, Xue'er is getting more and more beautiful!" ”
Ling Xue's face flushed, her eyes quickly glanced at Song Qi, and said with a smile: "Sister Mingyu is becoming more and more beautiful, like a fairy!" ”
When the girl in red was talking to Ling Xue, Song Qi secretly glanced at her a few more times. The girl in front of her is exactly the same as Song Qi's girlfriend Xia Fei in terms of appearance and figure, but her hairstyle and clothes are very different, and her accent is slightly different. Song Qi was suspicious, and pondered: "Could it be that Fei'er also crossed over?" It can't be such a coincidence, right? ”
At this time, the woman named Sister Mingyu found Song Qi behind Ling Xue, glanced at him, her eyes were just opposite to each other, Song Qi's face flushed, and she quickly looked away, her heart suddenly jumped, and her face was also burning and feverish.
Sister Mingyu cast a curious glance at Song Qi and looked at Song Qi carefully. I saw him wearing a cloth coat, his face was like a full moon, his eyebrows were handsome, his demeanor was graceful, and he had short hair, which was particularly eye-catching among the long-haired crowd.
Ming Zhu Gong also looked at Song Qi, and asked Father Ling in confusion, "Who is this?" ”
"This is Song Qi, Liang Guoren." Father Ling hurriedly took two steps, pulled Song Qi over, introduced with a smile, and pointed to Ming Zhugong's father and daughter and said to Song Qi: "This is Ming Zhugong, this is Ming Zhuyu, the daughter of Ming Zhugong." ”
Song Qi fixed his mind, and hurriedly bowed and saluted one by one. At this time, he was not very familiar with Gu Li, and his strange hairstyle made everyone laugh and laugh.
"Five days ago, when Xue'er and I were fishing at the beach, we found Brother Song lying unconscious on the beach, so we carried him home." Father Ling concisely told everyone when, where, and how he saved Song Qi, and then looked at Song Qi and said, "As for how Brother Song drifted here from Liang Kingdom, I can't say clearly, and Brother Song himself has to tell it." ”
"Okay." Song Qi couldn't say that he fell from the plane a thousand years later, he was afraid of scaring them, he thought about it, and said casually: "That day, I was occasionally playing on the beach, and suddenly a hurricane blew up, and I was accidentally blown off the cliff by the wind and fell into the sea. Thank you Daddy Ling for saving my life, otherwise I would have been buried in the sea. ”
Ming Zhugong sighed when he heard this, nodded silently. Suddenly, everyone's mood was a little heavy.
Ming Zhuyu listened attentively, and after listening, a trace of crystal moist tears appeared in his eyes, but they did not fall. She turned her bright eyes slightly, stared at Song Qi, and asked again, "Is what you said true?" ”
Song Qi was stunned by the question, and then nodded vigorously. If he doesn't say that, what can he say. If they tell the truth, how can they believe it?
Everyone was silent for a while, and when Ling Xue saw this, she first turned her sadness into joy and said, "Sister Mingyu is rare to come here, so let's hurry up and sit in the house." ”
"Yes, yes, yes!" Father Ling said repeatedly, "Xue'er is right, let's go into the house and talk slowly." ”
Everyone then laughed and walked up the slope, entered the house, and sat at the table, the wine and food were ready-made, and they were picked up by the entourage of Ming Zhugong. Ming Zhu Gong and Ling Lao Dad sat on the upper seat, Song Qi was facing east, Ming Zhuyu was facing west, Ling Xue was sitting horizontally, and the entourage was sitting at another table outside.
The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Song Qi picked up his wine glass and toasted Ming Zhu Gong and Ling Lao Dad respectively. He hesitated for a moment in the third glass of wine, not knowing whether to respect Ming Zhu Yu or Ling Xue first. At this time, I saw Ming Zhuyu raise his wine glass first, with a smile in his eyes, and said: "I heard about Brother Song's bumpy experience just now, and my little sister is very sad, but if you don't die, there will be a blessing!" After speaking, he raised his wine glass and touched Song Qi, then took a small sip, and his cheeks were slightly red.
"Lend you good words!" Song Qi raised his eyebrows, picked up the wine glass and threw it up.
Father Ling and Ming Zhu Gong also touched a cup, and after drinking it, he took a picture of the cup, and said to Ming Zhu Gong with a smile: "Ming Zhu Gong, I don't know when you will have a boat to go to Liang Kingdom, Brother Song is very homesick, can you take him by the way then?" ”
"It's a trifle! There are about five or six months left, and the goods will be ready and gone. After Ming Zhugong finished speaking, he also toasted.
"Well, I didn't coax you, did I? You can live in peace for these five months. Ling Xue smiled at Song Qiyingying, and also raised her glass to touch Song Qi, then brought it to her mouth, took a sip, and her face suddenly flushed.
Ming Zhu Yuqiu turned slightly, glanced at Ling Xue, and said with a slight smile: "Five or six months is not long, it will pass soon!" When you are bored, you can come to our island to play. ”
"Okay, okay, I haven't been to the island for a long time. It's so much more fun on the island than here! Ling Xue was overjoyed, clapping her hands and laughing.
"Crane comes, in half a month is the Dragon Boat Festival, when the island will hold a dragon boat meeting, you must come at that time, everyone enjoy the event, and enjoy the harmony together." Before leaving, Ming Zhugong invited Father Ling.
"Okay! We will definitely come then. Father Ling readily agreed