Han Rui nodded, understandable, no wonder the White Tiger View was so deserted, it turned out to be a private mansion, and he didn't entertain outsiders, so he asked curiously: "So now, whose manor is this?" ”

Uh, Cui Bai hesitated, and suddenly said, "Look, where are they ......"

Looking in the direction of Cui Bai's finger, I saw that in the midst of a hundred flowers, willow silk, pavilions and trees, and butterflies, a group of gorgeously dressed sons and brothers formed a circle, constantly shouting and shouting.

"Come on, scratch ...... hard"

"That's right, that's it, dodge, peck at it."

"Ding, ding, ding."

Han Rui approached, and through the gap, he vaguely saw that there were two strange birds in the field, stretching out their long necks, shaking colorful feathers, fluttering up and down in the shouts of everyone, you came and went, pecking and scratching, making the dust fly, the feathers were scattered, and the blood flowed, which was extremely tragic.

"These boys, it's not interesting enough, I didn't come, they started." Cui Bai complained, pulled Han Rui, and rushed up.

Cockfighting, when did it originate, there is no accurate number, anyway, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it already existed, Zhuangzi also has an article that tells a story about cockfighting, which leads to an idiom that is dumbfounded, Han Rui is naturally not unfamiliar, for this competition-like activity, Han Rui can't talk about bad feelings, but it is definitely not good.

If you want to talk about juju and polo, this kind of sport can also be called exercising, improving physical fitness, and cultivating a martial atmosphere, as for cockfighting, Han Rui only knows that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, someone once caused a war because of cockfighting, maybe the two sides originally had grievances, but they just had an excuse, and cockfighting itself was not guilty.

However, it may be because of this reason that people in the world will inevitably have some prejudice against cockfighting, and they like this activity, most of them are gentlemen, sons and brothers, often because of cockfighting, causing a lot of trouble, hating Wu and the house, everyone naturally feels that cockfighting is a bad thing, equivalent to the sound of dogs and horses, and should be condemned and criticized.

Especially now, at the beginning of the founding of the country, the emperor and nobles, court officials, advocating thrift and thrift, a little extravagant, were attacked, such as cockfighting, similar to the game of the symbol of the death of the country, must be very unwelcome, dare to fight cocks in the city, not to mention the verbal criticism of public opinion, the vine of the elders in the family, is not a joke.

Therefore, Brother Gongzi, I have to change my method, hide in the east of the province, transfer my position, run to a remote place, do my own thing, act like this, I will definitely not be able to hide the eyes and ears of the court officials, princes and nobles, but I am not blatant, causing trouble, and I am also my own sons and nephews, as long as there is no trouble, I will naturally open my eyes, close my eyes, and ignore them.

The root cause is also the reason for the cliché, one is the son's brother, no need to work hard, he has the superior conditions that ordinary people have struggled for decades, may not be able to get, food and clothing are worry-free, feel empty, lonely and boring, and must pursue excitement, the second is that the ancient entertainment activities are too poor, back and forth is a few, more attractive, is to go to the horse and, dog hunting, even if it is to take turns to play, three days and two heads, there is a cycle.

Don't play, these sons and brothers are full of energy, there is nowhere to vent, maybe something will happen, this is experience, it is not uncommon in later generations, Han Rui feels that it is better for them to play with fire here [***], so as to save themselves from harming innocent people.

While slandering, he stepped forward and watched casually for a while, Han Rui finally understood why these sons and brothers were so excited, there were two fighting cocks in the field, one of the feathers was black overall, tall and strong, with shining eyes, a heroic and combative demeanor, and the other feather was white, the skeleton was well-proportioned, the muscles were strong, the neck was thick and the legs were long, and it was also very heroic.

The two fighting cocks, as if they have been fighting for a long time, dozens of rounds down, but not tired, staggered separated, in a shout, and stretched out their necks and feathers, slaughtered the past, and fought again, the black chicken claws are thick and powerful, the claws are fast, and they rush past for a moment, and suddenly rise into the air, like an eagle fighting in the sky, pecking at the white chicken.

The white rooster seems to have been on guard for a long time, and it is not timid, flapping its wings to meet the black chicken, the two half-chickens are up and down, entangled and fighting each other in the air, not giving in to each other, the down and fine feathers are flying, like snowflakes, floating on the ground, stained with blood, even more tragic, infected by the atmosphere, Han Rui is also a little enthusiastic, and has long thrown his pity out of the clouds.

Perhaps, in the bones of men, they all have a competitive and brave blood surname, usually behaving politely, gentle and elegant, but it is just temporarily hidden, at a certain time, it can no longer be concealed, revealing its true face, Han Rui is no exception, seeing the two chickens fighting, the fierce and majestic scene, a heart, also tightened, up and down, dizzying, and a little addicted.

For a long time, the white rooster calmly responded to the battle, the black rooster made meritorious contributions, always attacked, but could not win, a little exhausted, to find the right opportunity for the white chicken, the front paws grasped, into the meat three points, the black rooster cried sadly, but did not retreat, struggling for a moment, wanting to fight back, but unfortunately a little powerless, defeated.

"Good ......" The loud cry was like thunder, Han Rui watched silently, only to see a few servants come down, respectively, to hold the fighting down, and apply medicine for treatment, then he sighed softly, human beings are so full of contradictions, they have compassion, but they like to watch those tragic battles, and they are quite hypocritical.

"Fu Jie, come and drink." has become accustomed to nature, Cui Bai didn't have so many emotions, and when he saw that there was no drama to watch, he walked straight to the side, took a cup of teapot by himself, poured two glasses of wine, and greeted Han Rui.

Next to him, a young man smiled and said, "Uncle Nineteen, that brother is very faceless, why haven't you seen it, your friend?" Nor do they introduce it on their behalf. ”

"Poof... Ha ha...... cough ......" Cui Ba laughed, and choked very sadly, stroked his neck in pain, his face was flushed, and it calmed down after half a sound, and he let out a long breath, complaining: "Fu Jie, you are all harmed." ”

"It's obvious that you were careless, what does it have to do with me." Han Ruicai would not admit it, lest Cui Ba take the opportunity to blackmail, walked over to get the cup, and said with a smile: "Thirteenth cousin, what a coincidence, you are also here." ”

“…… Han Rui! The young man's eyes were about to pop out, and he said in disbelief: "Why are you here?" ”

"I'm idle and bored at home, and I heard that there's a party here, so I came." Han Rui smiled, raised his glass, and took a sip, the wine was mellow and delicious.

The young man swallowed his throat with a strange expression, and asked softly, "Do you know what kind of place this is?" ”

Han Rui lowered his head to taste the wine, did not pay attention to the abnormality of the young man, and replied casually: "I know." ”

The young man was speechless and couldn't help asking, "I know, then you still ......"

"Fu Jie, all the way, it's uncomfortable to get on your body, go, take you to the soup bath." Cui Bai said suddenly, holding Han Rui with one hand, and walked directly towards the depths of the courtyard.

"There's a soup pool here?" Han Rui wondered.

"Of course." Cui Bai said proudly: "This place is remote, and the environment is not very good, there is nothing fun in the original, but the soup pool inside is a must." ”

"How can you cure all kinds of diseases?" Han Rui made a joke.

Cui Bai was surprised, and said in a loud voice: "Fu Jie, how do you know, have you heard someone say it, it's really like this, it is said that Yang Su was sick and bedridden, and he was about to die, and then he soaked in Tangquan here, and he actually recovered from his illness, in order to maintain his health, he simply bought all the mountains and forests near Tangquan and built a manor......

Seeing the two of them walking leisurely, the young man stretched out his hand, wanted to stop, hesitated for a moment, but did not speak, frowned and pondered, and sighed: "Uncle Nineteen, what tricks are you playing, don't you know, this is ......?"

Walking all the way, after two vertical arches, before arriving at a delicate attic, layers of fog like smoke and yarn are floating in, full of warm breath, the scene is like the Big Dipper Hot Spring in the East Palace, Han Rui no longer doubted, looked at the environment, vaguely heard movement inside, and couldn't help laughing: "If you really want to take a bath here, do you want to say hello to the master?" ”

"It's okay, the master said, come here to play, everything is casual, don't be restrained." Cui Bai said, stepped forward to push the door, and walked in with Han Rui, and found that it was very spacious, in a row, divided into many rooms, forming a corridor, and in the center, there was a large bath, which could accommodate more than 100 people to soak at the same time.

At this time, there were more than a dozen people, soaking in the pool, the thick mist was filled, and they couldn't see their faces clearly, only acquaintances could recognize who it was through their voices, Cui Bake was familiar with the front to lead the way, signaled Han Rui to accompany him, and walked to the end, after twelve antique and gilded screens, he suddenly said: "Fu Jie, take you to a good place." ”

Han Rui was puzzled, only to see Cui Bai nudging on the wall, squeaking slightly, revealing a gap, it turned out that there was a small door here, if you don't observe it carefully, you really ignore it, Han Rui raised his eyes and looked, there was a small courtyard inside, Cui Bai went first, turned around and smiled: "The one outside, it's an ordinary soup spring, it has no effect, it can really cure diseases and save people, it's hidden here." ”

Han Rui sighed, sure enough, no matter ancient or modern, the difference in treatment is everywhere, and after taking two steps, he was greeted by two graceful, delicate and beautiful little maids, and when he saw Cui Bai, he immediately saluted, and said with a sweet smile: "I've seen Cui Gongzi, why are you here now." ”

"I came early, I watched the cockfight outside, and I was delayed for a while." Cui Bai smiled and said, "The time I booked yesterday, no one will rob me today." ”

"Naturally, no." The two little maids hurriedly shook their heads.

"That's good, let's go, change clothes, and soak in the hot springs." Cui Bai expressed his satisfaction, stretched out his hand to hug the two little maids, and walked forward as if he had no choice but to go, not forgetting to turn back and explain to Han Rui: "It's just an hour, hurry up, wait a minute, I don't know which princes and nobles' children will come over to enjoy." ”

Han Rui was stunned, and suddenly, he was a little ridiculous, he didn't expect that in ancient times, there was actually an hourly system......

(To be continued)