Chapter 186: Tragedy
Godrew was in his fifties, but he looked very young.
Huang Chengyan is a little younger than Ge Deru, and he is close to fifty. However, Huang Chengyan's temples have turned white, while Ge Deru has black hair, which seems to be much smaller than Huang Chengyan. The two of them were sitting in the living room, chatting. At the same time, at the next place, there is also a young man to accompany him. The young man looked in his twenties, his skin was delicate and fair, and his appearance was also very handsome. Dressed in a moon-white cicada robe, it sets off his outstanding figure. Sitting there, there is an air of being out of the world, which makes people feel a little hazy.
When Huang Yueying came back, Huang Chengyan's face was very ugly.
"Ugly, why are you only coming back now?"
Timid Shengsheng glanced at Huang Chengyan, Huang Yueying lowered her head and said softly: "Dad, Ah Fu and I went to Deng Weishan to see the fall, so we came back late." ”
"You ......"
Without waiting for Huang Chengyan to attack, Huang Yueying spoke first: "Dad, I'm tired, go rest first." ”
"Yueying, when you see your uncle, why don't you ignore it?"
Ge Deru smiled and spoke, his voice elegant and loud.
Huang Yueying hurriedly saluted, "My niece has seen my uncle...... Hey, when did Brother Xiaoxian come back? I heard, didn't you practice in the Akagi Mountains on the rooftop before? ”
"Ugly, don't be rude."
Huang Chengyan hurriedly shouted.
The young man smiled: "Yueying's outfall is more and more popular...... I used to practice in the Akagi Mountains, but I was taught by the Immortal Master the "Seven Changes of the White Tiger" and the "Three Yuan True One Wonderful Sutra", and I was ready to enter the world and travel. I came back this time to visit my father, and then I prepared to go to the Luofu Mountains to visit the immortal Taoist friends. Yueying, I heard that you met an acquaintance on the street just now, and the scenery of Zhenze is good? ”
Huang Yueying's face flushed, and she said softly: "It's quite moving." ”
Ge Deru smiled: "Okay, Xiaoxian, Yueying is also tired, let her go and rest first." Yueying, I have prepared your favorite lotus seed soup for you, which will make it hot for a while and send it to your room. Now that you have arrived in Wu County, you can play well and don't worry too much. ”
"Thank you, uncle."
Huang Yueying secretly glanced at Huang Chengyan, agreed, turned around and followed the maidservant, and left the living room.
"You see, you see...... Brother, how can I not worry about this? When this kid came out, he didn't know how to count etiquette at all. ”
"Brother Xian, you're not right.
Men love women, ancient feelings. Can you stop Yueying's people and win her heart? The heart is already outside, and it is useless for you to force it back. It's like this long case, you want to turn it over, but if you press it hard, I'm afraid it won't work. ”
As he spoke, Ge Deru pressed the bookcase hard.
The bookcase did not move...... Immediately, Ge Deru suddenly flipped the bookcase to the ground, and the sound of the peng made Huang Chengyan's heart move.
"Yueying is also twenty-nine years old, it's time to find a home.
I don't know what's so good about that kid you're talking about, but since it can make Yueying's heart move, it must be something good. Find a better home for Yueying, and after returning to Jingzhou, move around more and contact more, Yueying's thoughts will slowly fade. Why bother then? Brother Xian, you are usually very wise, why did you mess up when you encountered this child's matter? ”
Huang Chengyan's eyes lit up and he nodded slightly.
"By the way, Xiaoxian, you came back this time, is there anything else?"
"It's not a big deal. However, the immortal master had taught a disciple in Zhongyang Mountain in his early years, and he had always been very concerned. This time I came back from the mountain, and the immortal master had instructed me to go to Zhongyang Mountain to find it if it was possible. His student's body bones are not very good, so the immortal master has comprehended a set of White Tiger Seven Transformation Techniques from the "White Tiger Seven Transformation Sutra", and if he can find someone, he will pass it on to him. ”
"Zhongyang Mountain?"
Huang Chengyan frowned.
The young man nodded, "However, the Immortal Master calculated in his early years that there would be a catastrophe for that disciple at the age of thirteen, and I don't know if he can survive it safely." Maybe now...... I'll go over and take a look at it then, and if he's gone, I'll have to go back to the mountains and go back to the immortal master. ”
"Entrusted by others, loyal to people, then you better start early."
"Yes!"
The young man said yes and got up and left.
Huang Chengyan suddenly asked, "Which immortal master is Xiaoxian talking about?" ”
"Oh, it's that Lujiang Zuo Yuanfang."
"It turned out to be his ......"
Huang Chengyan suddenly realized, revealing envy, "I have heard for a long time that Zuo Xian Weng's Taoism is profound, and he has immortal skills, but unfortunately I have never seen it." It is indeed a blessing that filial piety can get the true biography of Zuo Xianweng. In my opinion, in the future, the Ge family will definitely be able to achieve the Immortal Family Avenue, which is gratifying. ”
Godrew smiled, but did not speak.
The young man's name was Ge Xuan, and he was the son of Ge Deru.
He was studious since he was a child, read the Five Classics, and became famous at the age of fifteen or sixteen.
It's just because of his good immortal arts, so soon after he got married, he went to Tiantai Chicheng Mountain to cultivate. Later, he got the true inheritance of Zuo Ci Zuo Yuan and became the Taoist patriarch. Later generations respectfully called him 'Chongying Fuyou Zhenjun'. Huang Chengyan is also a little resistant to the people of Zhongyangshan because Cao Peng is from Zhongyang Mountain. So much so that he didn't ask any more questions, otherwise he would inevitably know that the person Zuo Ci asked Ge Xuan to find was called Cao Peng.
In the more than ten days after the ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――, Jiangdong was not shocked.
Sun Quan came quietly, but did not cause any movement. Even many people don't know that Sun Quan has returned to Wu County, let alone whether he has left.
For more than ten days, Cao Peng has been very happy.
Or go boating with Huang Yueying, walking through the streets and alleys of Wu County.
Huang Chengyan did not restrict Huang Yueying and Cao Peng's contacts, but he also did not meet Cao Peng.
Most of the time, he and Ge Deru studied the art of Huang Lao at home. The only regret is that every time Huang Yueying appears, Gan Ning will accompany her to protect her. In the world of the two, there was a big light bulb all of a sudden. Although the 'light bulb' had tried his best not to disturb Cao Peng and Huang Yueying, he followed behind, always making Cao Peng feel a little awkward, so that he couldn't enjoy it every time.
Fortunately, this is Gan Ning.
If it were a different person, Cao Peng might have turned his face.
On this day, after he and Huang Yueying returned from outside the city, they went into a wine shop to rest.
"Brother Gan, let's sit together."
Cao Peng waved his hand to greet Gan Ning, which made Gan Ning a little puzzled.
"Yes, Brother Gan, you have been busy for so long, and you have been following us, and Yueying is a little overwhelmed in her heart. Why don't you sit down and eat together...... Hee-hee, Ah Fu likes to listen to your heroic deeds back then. Talk to him and let him gain some knowledge. ”
Gan Ning smiled, and was not polite at the moment, and stepped forward to sit next to him.
Cao Peng's amount of wine is good, and Gan Ning is even more massive.
After adding the contact during this time, the two of them were also familiar with each other, so they quickly pushed the glass and changed the glass, and drank bitterly in the wine shop. Huang Yueying sat behind Cao Peng, adding wine to Cao Peng from time to time, always with a smile on her face. Every time Cao Peng takes a drink, the happiness on her face increases by one point. It's like a virtuous wife who is happy to see her husband drink the wine she has poured up.
"Tut-tut, it's so miserable!"
When the wine was in full swing, Cao Peng suddenly heard the drinker next to him talking in a low voice.
"Li Xiaolian is so good, why did he die?"
"Yes, I saw him yesterday, boating with people on Gu Quze. After that night's work, he died...... Those who leave orphans and widows are really pitiful. ”
"I heard that Li Xiaolian saved a lot of classics during his lifetime.
When I passed by the Li family just now, I heard from the people of the Li Mansion that they were going to sell all those classics. Looking like that, it seems that they are not ready to continue to stay in Wu County. ”
"Although Li Yifeng is said to be filial piety, how can those books in his house be sold?"
"How much can you sell...... I heard that Li Xiaolian still owed a lot of debts before he died. Mrs. also has backbone, and she doesn't want to tell the truth, so she can sell as much as she wants. But I don't think it's worth much. Li Yifeng's books are not treasures. ”
Cao Peng's heart moved: Kan Ze has good books, but Xun Yan's books can't be given to him.
Now that Li Xiaolian is dead, his family sells books. Why don't you buy some and give them to Kan Ze, maybe he can show his attitude?
Kan Ze's attitude has always been very vague.
Previously, Cao Peng had revealed his intentions, hoping that Kan Ze would leave Jiangdong with him.
Although Cao Peng did not say what his identity and status were. But as smart as Kan Ze can definitely deduce that the situation in Cao Peng's family should not be too bad. He is not from the Xun family, but he pretends to use the name of the Xun family. Not everyone can be Xun Yan's scholar. At least in one aspect, it also shows Xun Yan's recognition of Cao Peng. That's pretty good for that alone...... If Kan Ze is loyal to Sun Wu, then Cao Peng is likely to be a prisoner by now.
If Kan Ze is not loyal to Sun Wu, he should at least have a reaction in the face of Cao Peng's wooing.
Agree, or disagree!
But Cao Peng couldn't see Kan Ze's intentions.
"Ah Fu, I remember Derun's good books. Why don't we go check it out and buy a few rolls for him? Maybe that guy will be very happy. ”
Without waiting for Cao Peng to speak, Gan Ning took the lead.
Cao Peng was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "I also have this intention, I don't want to be preempted by Brother Gan." ”
Then, he discussed it with Huang Yueying, and Huang Yueying naturally had no opinion. After the three of them finished lunch, they asked someone about Li Xiaolian's residence. After a few turns along an alley, I soon came to what the drinkers called the 'Li Mansion'.
In fact, this Li Mansion is a small mansion.
The area is not large, and it is not even as good as the residence of Cao Peng's family in the peach forest of Jianyang.
A foyer, with two wings on each side and a small courtyard at the back, adds up to a total of seven rooms. The entire Li Mansion is counted as an area of seven or eight hundred square meters. From the outside, it seems to be very simple, but there is a light and elegant style.
Li Xiaolian's name is Li Jing, the word Yifeng, and he is twenty-six years old.
There is a wife in the family, but she is not a native of Wu County. Li Yifeng is said to be a native of Fuchun, and later moved to Wu County. So in Wu County, there are no relatives. Mrs. Li is not very old, she is in her early twenties, and she looks quite moving.
Dressed in filial piety, he looks very quiet.
She received Cao Peng and others in the foyer, and after asking about the intention, Mrs. Li took Cao Peng and others into the backyard ......, "Madam, is Li Xiaolian in poor health?" ”
Mrs. Li was stunned and shook her head, "The deceased husband has always been in good health, and before he went out yesterday, he looked very good and was quite happy." But when he came back, he felt a little uncomfortable. At that time, I thought he was drinking and feeling unwell, so he rested early, but I didn't expect ......"
Madame spoke sadly, and as she spoke, tears flowed down her eyes.
"Can the government come and inspect it?"
"It has been checked, and it is said that it is a heart attack, so that he died violently."
"Please mourn, Madame."
Cao Peng didn't think too much about it, so he didn't continue to ask.
Coming to the door of the study, Mrs. Li opened the room and said softly: "The books and books that the deceased husband collected before his death are all here." If Childe likes something, just take it out. They are also worthless books, and if they were not preparing to return to their hometown, they would not have done such an insulting thing. ”
Huang Yueying comforted softly, Cao Peng and Gan Ning had already stepped into the study.
There are two bookshelves in the study, and a bookcase. There was a scroll of bamboo slips on the shelf, Cao Peng walked over, picked up a book from the shelf, opened it and glanced at it, and then put it back into the distance. They are all poetic classics, and there is nothing worth choosing. Kan Ze doesn't have any books in his hand, and it is estimated that he will like these books.
Cao Peng calculated that there were about a hundred and ten volumes of books in this study.
He was about to go out and ask Mrs. Li, how much money would it cost to sell all these books?
The corner of his eye suddenly swept over the bookcase. Cao Peng's footsteps suddenly stopped, took two steps forward, and walked to the side of the bookcase.
"How?"
Gan Ning asked suspiciously.
Cao Peng smiled, "Just take a look." ”
He picked up a stack of white paper from the bookcase, and it was actually the kind of very precious Zuobo paper.
On the paper, there is a faint layer of dyeing, which makes this kind of Zuobo paper look a little green. There are a few pieces of Zuobo paper with poems written on them.
Cao Peng's gaze froze, revealing a solemn look.
"Guan Guan Ju Dove, ...... in the River Island"
"Isn't this the Book of Songs?"
"Yes, I'm just wondering, who would use this kind of paper to write poetry?"
"This ......"
Gan Ning smiled: "Maybe people have quirks? Anyway, most of these famous people will have some stinky problems, and they are nothing. ”
"Really?"
Cao Peng suddenly smiled: "Then Brother Gan tied the boat with brocade back then, is it a strange problem?" ”
Gan Ning was stunned, and suddenly laughed.
"Brother Xian, I don't have those brocades."
Thinking of what Huang Yueying said, Cao Peng suddenly understood.
Those brocades tied to the boats are probably the goods looted by Gan Ning's people...... "Madam, I want all the books here." ”
Cao Peng walked out of the study and said to Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li was stunned, and suddenly showed a look of joy, and nodded again and again, "In this way, there will be more generosity." ”
Then, she quoted a price, Huang Yueying frowned slightly, and just wanted to bargain, but was gently dragged by Cao Peng. turned his head to look, but saw Cao Peng with a solemn look on his face, and shook his head at her. Huang Yueying felt strange in her heart, but she still didn't express her opinion again.
It is not an easy task to put together these more than 100 volumes.
Fortunately, there were still two servants in the Li Mansion, so they immediately found the box and put the scroll in it.
Later, Mrs. Li had someone find a carriage and prepare to carry the bookcase onto the carriage. At this moment, Cao Peng unexpectedly made an unexpected request: "The deceased is the greatest...... Since you have come to the Zun Mansion, I don't know if you can allow me to worship filial piety and honesty? ”
(To be continued)