In the spacious carriage made of varnished paulownia wood, there are leather mats that are as smooth as mirrors, and two sets of white porcelain tea sets that are as white as snow are placed on two sandalwood dining beds that are integrated with the left and right walls, which are far more beautiful than the jīng that Du Shiyi had previously used in the Songyang Temple. Because it is a summer, the bamboo curtains on the left and right sides of the carriage are made of polished jade bamboo, which is both windy and shaded, not only along the road, but also the cow pulling the cart in front can be vaguely seen. The small golden bell hanging in front of it made a crisp and pleasant sound as it went, adding a few different colors to the journey under the light of the fierce rì.

Looking at Du Sanniang and the bamboo shadow in the carriage, as well as the dark-skinned back next to the coachman outside, Du Shiyi looked up at Cui Jianxuan who was riding a tall horse in front of him, and once again felt in his heart that it was definitely a wrong choice for him to agree to visit the famous and hermit Gao Shi Lu Hong.

He took Du Sanniang out to relax, because his sister brought him to Songshan for medical treatment, and then he fell ill again, and now he wants to compensate, but he doesn't want Du Sanniang to bring Zhuying with him, and Zhuying thought that bringing a manservant could be a precaution, so he also took Tian Mo out. As for Cui Jianxuan, not to mention, compared to the previous time when he was wandering around the countryside, he only brought two servants, and now he is not a coachman, and there are eight people who serve before and after the saddle!

He originally thought about haode, first climbed the extreme peak, saw the Dengfeng platform in Du Sanniang's thoughts, and then turned to Qinggangping and then to Hanging Lian Peak, the mountain road can see the scenery, and it is convenient and fast, you can take an ox cart from the avenue? Is this to study, or to show off wealth?

"Brother." Seeing that Du Shiyi was sighing again, Du Sanniang couldn't help but say with confusion, "If I don't follow today, Brother won't have to be so ostentatious." ”

Hearing this, Du Shiyi came back to his senses. Du Sanniang said that Cui Jianxuan was swaggering, and he agreed with 10,000 in his heart, but he smiled and said: "It's okay, it's getting hotter and hotter this day, you are just sick, you have been tired with me for so many days, now it's time to relax, there is an eleventh brother's ox cart, we can also save some effort." Besides, when you get to Hanging Lian Peak, you always have to walk the mountain road, and it is not a bad thing to raise jīng to accumulate sharpness. ”

"Thirteen Niang, your brother is right. Don't look at the mountain road as if it is closer, you are too tired to stand up halfway up, maybe you have to let your brother carry you away, then you will be embarrassed! Cui Jianxuan didn't know when he drove his horse to the left side of the ox cart, but he said with a smile, "This ox cart is slow, but fortunately, it is stable and spacious, and it is the most suitable for women and patients." I don't think you can worry about your brother and I riding under the poisonous head, don't you? ”

Du Sanniang glanced at Du Shiyi, who was slightly bowed, and immediately bit her lip and stopped making a sound. Her original intention was to let Du Shiyi go to Lu Hong to study, as for herself, whether she continued to live in the thatched hut under the Junji Peak, or returned to Fanchuan with the bamboo shadow, it didn't matter, as long as her brother could have a bright future in the future.

But Cui Jianxuan is really too freewheeling, she didn't follow, maybe her brother was instigated by him in a few words, and gave up the opportunity to study in Dahaode! But she took every precaution, but she still didn't expect Cui Jianxuan to be so popular, as if she was not going to study, but to ask for relatives. It must be known that those hidden masters should be xìngzi Gaojie advocating frugality, how can this first impression be bad? But Cui Jianxuan said everything, everything was for the sake of her brother and sister, she couldn't say that she would go home at this time, right?

Seeing her sister's frowning and helpless appearance, Du Shiyi couldn't help but smile and stretched out her index finger and pointed it on her forehead, and gently rubbed it twice: "Don't frown, don't twist out a Sichuan character at a young age." Although take it easy, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, and you don't have to suffer from gains and losses. This trip to Hang Lian Feng asked to see Lu Gong, and I got it, I was lucky, but I couldn't, I died. ”

Hearing the eight words that zuihou said concisely, Du Shisanniang stared at Du Shiyi for a while, only to feel that her brother could see more clearly than before, and a smile appeared on her face for a while, and she nodded lightly. And Cui Jianxuan, who was riding a horse next to the ox cart, also heard it clearly, and immediately raised his eyebrows.

This Du Nineteen is really open-minded...... Well, it's quite good for him!

I don't know how long I walked before the carriage stopped. I saw a trail on one side of the road, but the dense forest could be seen in the middle, and the sound of the stream in the mountain stream could be faintly heard. Du Shiyi helped Du Shisanniang get out of the car, looked at the rugged mountain road again, and was glad that her sister had changed into a men's clothes that were convenient for movement. As for whether he could ride a horse, he sat down and found that the problem of riding a horse was not big.

This time, except for the two people who were left to guard the ox cart, the rest of the people gathered around Du Shiyi, Cui Jianxuan and Du Sanniang, who were changing horses, and turned to this trail, with a Cui family servant who had come to Lu's thatched cottage as a guide. All the way up and down, but only to see the mountains and rocks everywhere abrupt, the ravines are deep, the stream is murmuring, the grass is abundant, from time to time a turn can be seen in front of the sudden opening of the cave sky, only the birds and flowers are heard, the insects are singing, and occasionally there is the rustle of the wind blowing the grass and trees, and the people who are still talking from time to time are gradually quieting down.

"No wonder that Duke Lu is unwilling to come out to be an official!" Cui Jianxuan's sudden emotion broke this rare silence, but he still said loudly as if he didn't realize it, "If I had settled in such a winding place, I would definitely not be happy!" ”

Seeing Cui Jianxuan looking around, the beautiful woman's face showed a very inconsistent expression of calculation, as if he really planned to consider the possibility of building a thatched house here, Du Shiyi didn't think about it, so he poured a basin of cold water down: "If Brother Eleven really has this plan, I might as well make a small bet with you." If you could live alone in this beautiful place for a month...... No, ten days, then I will be at your disposal to do one thing. ”

"Huh?" Cui Jian Xuanfeng's eyes raised and he was about to agree, but then he suddenly sensed the trap in his words, and immediately snorted lightly, "If you live alone, wouldn't you have to suffocate to death?" I'm not up to you! ”

Although this road is not difficult and dangerous, but it has been more than half an hour, even if the scenery is beautiful, but after all, the mountain road along the way is quite inconvenient, therefore, Du Shiyi thought that he had led people to hunt locusts before, but also inquired about Lu Hong's deeds, and now all the way, he has further guesses about this hidden master. Lu Hong was able to let go of the name of the Fanyang Lu family, leave behind the stable life in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and live in seclusion in this mountainous and wild place, and it was not a one-man person, but a wide range of disciples to teach, insisting on not being conscripted, it is inevitable that he will be tenacious and noble, even if he and Cui Jianxuan have extremely heavy recommendations, I am afraid that this time it will not be so easy.

"Brother, it seems that someone is singing."

Du Sanniang's sudden voice made Cui Jianxuan, who was originally going to ridicule Du Shiyi, shut up immediately, and the others suddenly quieted down. The voice was only faint at first, but soon, the mountain wind brought a hearty chant: "The mountain is the house, the grass is the hall, and the Zhilanxi pharmacy." Luo is full of li, and the walls are built with orchids. 蘼芜荔兮成草堂,yīnyīn 邃兮馥富香香, among which there are people who believe in the good and the usual. Reading gold books and drinking jade syrup, the childlike face is not easy to grow. ”

This timeless singing voice came from far and near, and the Cui family servant, who was already at the forefront, listened attentively for a long time, and then immediately spoke: "It should come from the mountains and forests on the left, and the ten have a piece of wood." ”

This Songshan Qiao sings, Du Shiyi has often climbed the extreme peak recently, and it is already commonplace, and it is not strange to hear this strange poem, but Cui Jianxuan couldn't help frowning. He didn't have any interest in poetry, not to mention that this poem has a lot of rare rhymes, and he couldn't help but snort coldly at the moment: "Even a woodcutter chews words, it's boring!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the singing in the mountains and forests stopped abruptly, followed by an exclamation, followed by an earth-shattering scream. Faced with such an unexpected situation, Du Shiyi was stunned for a moment, and then immediately shouted: "There seems to be someone in distress in the forest, Tian Mo, go and take a look!" ”

Tian Mo was stunned when he heard this, and then without thinking, he followed the sound and rushed to the mountain forest over there, and quickly climbed a mountain rock and disappeared into the forest.

"Hey, go check it out!" Cui Jianxuan almost without thinking gave an order to the Cui family servant who was acting as a guide, and seeing that he hesitated for a moment, he also took three steps and two steps to drill in the direction of the mountain forest over there, so he shouted to several other servants beside him, "Fence around, in case of any big insects and other beasts, you can be prepared!" ”

"There have been people living here for many years, it shouldn't be a big worm, and the long worm may be bigger!"

Seeing that Du Shisanniang and Zhuying lost their appearance for a while, Du Shiyi had to say a word of comfort. However, after waiting for a while, Tian Mo and the servants who had entered the mountains and forests had not yet appeared, but a person came out of the mountains and forests. The man was dressed in cloth, and at first glance he looked like an ordinary woodcutter, but when he saw that there were many people here, and stumbled in front of them, although he looked unkempt and embarrassed, Du Shiyi immediately recognized him at a glance.

Who else is Liu Ximing, who has not had a relationship with one side in Songyang View?

Almost at the same time, Liu Ximing also recognized Du Shiyi. At the beginning, after the Songyang view, although it is said that Sima Chengzhen looked at him differently, and went to see him again when he left, but later he learned from the mouths of those errand officers who went to the Songyang view to inquire that Du Shiyi actually volunteered to take on the thankless drudgery of catching locusts, and he immediately gloated and no longer regarded people as a thing.

Not to mention the locust plague in Shandong last year, Yao Chong said that he moved the hesitant Son of Heaven, and all the states and counties went all out to catch locusts, which barely sustained it, and now that there is a locust plague again this year, it may not be known whether Yao Chong's phase can be saved, there are so many criticisms in the DPRK and China, whoever touches this matter is unlucky, not to mention that Du Shiyi is just a white person?

However, under a letter of recommendation from his uncle Song Fuzhen, he was finally able to worship in the Lu family's thatched cottage, and he was full of hope that he had a bright future, but he just encountered the most embarrassing scene in his life, but at this moment, he bumped into Du Shiyi, who was wearing a silk coat and a hat, and hugged Du Shiyi, who did not see the slightest shabbyness! What made him even more embarrassed was that Du Shiyi arched his hand to him with a smile as if they were meeting on ordinary occasions.

"It turned out to be Brother Liu, it's really a place where you don't meet in life!"