Chapter 45: My Fair Lady
At this moment, it is close to noon, on the street of Yudu, people flow like a river, sweat like rain, and on both sides of the street are all kinds of shops, teahouses, pawnshops, flower houses, etc., and so on, everyone has a rich atmosphere on their faces, revealing the prosperity of Yudu.
After asking someone, Zuo Yin found the largest bookstore in Yudu - Sanwei, which is located in an alley on the main street of Yudu, not far from the bustling place, but it has its own quiet.
After Zuo Yin entered the study room, he found that there were only two or three people inside, Zuo Yin touched his stomach, and smiled bitterly and found that he actually came here at lunchtime, no wonder there were so few people.
The decoration of the book house is quite simple, in the center of the book house, there are a row of bookcases, on which there are various labels such as "Hundred Schools", "Talented and Beautiful Woman", "Jianghu Heroes", "Poetry and Songs", Zuo Yin is quite interested, after all, it is the first time to come to this kind of place. When he was a child, he would also go to listen to people's stories, so he went to the place of "Jianghu Heroes" at the moment, picked up a book and read it.
The book is about the protagonist who was born noble, and his parents are both male in the world, but his family and country were shattered from a small age, and he had a deep hatred of blood. Zuo Yin watched it wonderfully, but he didn't know how to think of himself.
Encounter a master to point out, apprenticeship, this is still very similar to himself, to say how powerful his parents are, he is a little confused, his grandfather has never told himself this, I think the old man lost contact with his son and daughter-in-law. The old man didn't know what to say, and Zuo Yin kept silent in order not to make his grandfather sad.
However, Zuo Yin did not have a trace of memories of his parents, so he was a little melancholy.
At that moment, he put down the book in his hand and came to the bookcase of "Talented and Beautiful".
One of the books here is a civilian woman who met a peer with a strong kung fu class, and later learned that it was a disciple of the Boling Cui clan, and the two had a love-hate relationship, seeing this, Zuo Yin sighed, is there really such a coincidence in the world?
He was no longer interested in these books, and when he came to the bookcase of the "Hundred Schools of Thought", he found the "Zhuangzi" specially recommended by his ancestors, and after picking it up, he flipped through a page casually, but it was a volume of "Great Grandmaster". Seeing the name of the volume, Zuo Yin's heart moved, and he read it carefully:
"The true people of the ancients are not rebellious, not male, and not incredible. If so, they will repent and not be satisfied. ”
For the description of "real people", there is a faint sense of freedom in the book, as if he has forgotten everything, but he has obtained the true meaning of the world in forgetting, and he has not deliberately pursued the avenue, but the avenue has come uninvited, these descriptions make Zuo Yin faintly have an inexplicable feeling.
"Stampede" There was a slight footstep sound next to Zuo Yin, and when Zuo Yin looked up, he was suddenly stunned.
The sunlight just after noon shone warmly through the windows of the study room, reflecting a pair of eyes that were exceptionally bright and clear, in those eyes, Zuo Yin seemed to be able to see his own reflection, just like a lake, reflecting the appearance of the people on the lake.
Zuo Yin looked at it, but it was a girl with a clean face, roughly sixteen or seventeen years old, her long hair was neatly combed back, the hair on her temples was playfully curled, clinging to her pink face, and there were beads of sweat next to her nose because of today's heat. She was dressed in plain clothes, but she had a sense of dust and a bookish temperament.
Zuo Yin blushed, at this time, a little girl came out from behind the girl, about thirteen or fourteen years old, looking at the costume should be this girl's maid or something, this girl pointed directly at Zuo Yin with her right hand, her left hand was on her waist, and she said angrily:
"Don't-see! Are you still a gentleman? ”
The girl's voice was a little loud, and a certain reader who was still in the corner of the bookstore looked directly at him angrily, as if complaining that the girl had disturbed the silence of the bookstore.
Zuo Yin hurriedly explained: "I'm sorry, it's really this one, this girl has a beautiful body, and in the next moment, she was shocked, this is it, it's just that" Zuo Yin was in a hurry, and shook out the high-end words that he would use in his life, for fear of provoking the girl's dislike, and his heart seemed to be a little reckless, constantly rushing in his chest.
The girl saw Zuo Yin's incoherent words, and smiled, as if she felt very funny, her voice was in Zuo Yin's ears, just like the wind chimes he had heard, crisp and smart.
The girl then grabbed the maid who was still grinning, and said with relief: "Xiaoyu, I think this son is also a good person, so there is no need to be like this." ”
The maid named Xiaoyu obviously did not dispel her suspicions about Zuo Yin, and said angrily: "Miss, look at him, he stared at you so directly just now, and then look at his eyebrows, his eyes, where is a good person?" ”
The little maid said directly, Zuo Yin was a little speechless, his appearance is a little angular, with sharp eyebrows, often makes people feel a little rough and arrogant, but these "handsome" appearances that he was still a little complacent have become the appearance of a murderer in the mouth of this little girl, and it cannot be said that it is a blow to Zuo Yin.
The girl seemed a little helpless, and she said in a somewhat aggravated tone: "Xiaoyu, okay." The little maid kept her mouth shut this time, but she still stared at Zuo Yin tightly, apparently worried that Zuo Yin would do something indecent in this study house with only four people.
Zuo Yin looked at the little girl helplessly, it seemed that the first image he gave to this Xiaoyu was very bad, the girl gave a blessing, and apologized: "The little girl is not well educated, and I hope that the son will forgive her sins." ”
Zuo Yin directly relieved: "It's okay, it's a small matter, a small thing." ”
The girl seemed to remember something, and chuckled: "I just saw Gongzi watching "Zhuangzi", and I was curious, so I came to take a look." ”
Curious? Zuo Yin looked at the girl suspiciously, and the girl seemed to know what Zuo Yin thought, and explained: "Today's imperial court, with the nine grades of the righteous scholars, and at the same time to investigate the cultural heritage of the scholars, the focus of the investigation, mainly Confucianism, so I was a little surprised to see that the son seemed to be quite interested in "Zhuangzi". ”
Zuo Yin asked curiously: "The girl knows these things very well?" ”
The little maid scoffed at this, obviously having inexplicable confidence in her young lady's attainments.
The girl smiled and explained, "I understand a little." ”
Zuo Yin felt a little hurt in his heart, this girl's answer was really a little cunning and a little pride, he liked it very much.
At this moment, Zuo Yin found a book in the girl's hand and asked, "I don't know what this book is in the girl's hand?" He wanted to know what kind of books such a young girl liked.
The girl didn't mind, and generously handed the book to Zuo Yin, saying, "This is my favorite poetry collection." ”
Zuo Yin picked it up and took a look, the word "Qinglian" was written on the cover, originally Zuo Yin thought it was just an ordinary poetry collection, but he didn't expect that when he turned the first page, there were three elegant words "Li Taibai" on it.
Li Taibai? Zuo Yin couldn't laugh or cry, this girl's favorite poetry collection turned out to be the work of her uninhibited ancestor. The girl obviously saw the strangeness in Zuo Yin's eyes, and said seriously: "Li Xianren is known as the 'Four Uniques', that is, 'Poetry', 'Books', 'Sword' and 'Wine'. ”
There was an inexplicable look in the girl's eyes, obviously admiring Li Taibai, and at the same time she also took the poetry collection in Zuo Yin's hand, turned a page and pointed it to Zuo Yin, but it was "the husband of heaven and earth, the reverse journey of all things, the time of time, and the passerby of a hundred generations", and recommended to Zuo Yin: "Since Gongzi likes "Zhuangzi", then this "Qinglian Poetry Collection" must also like it." ”
Zuo Yin was about to answer, but found that when the girl was eagerly recommending a poetry collection to him, she had unconsciously approached, and the slightest faint fragrance came lazily, making Zuo Yin's nose a little itchy, but there was an inexplicable sense of tranquility. And the girl's cheeks were slightly flushed due to the excitement just now, and Zuo Yin couldn't help but be stunned for a while.
"Slap" but the little maid opened Zuo Yin with one hand and her own lady with the other, and separated the two of them, the girl obviously found that her behavior just now was a little inappropriate, and she couldn't help blushing, and Zuo Yin was embarrassed for a while.
"Impudent!" The maid reprimanded without hesitation, and the scholar in the corner of the book room cursed hatefully, but fortunately the man had a good temper and still focused on the book in his hand.
The girl gave a blessing again, and said with a smile: "For some recommendations of books just now, the son can refer to them, and you don't have to read them deliberately." Zuo Yin hurriedly returned the salute and said, "Don't dare, the girl's recommendation will definitely be seriously considered." ”
The little maid wanted to say something, but she was pulled by the girl, and then lowered her head hatefully, and said in pieces: Our young lady's recommendation is just thinking about it. Zuo Yin is already immune to this maid, anyway, the first image has collapsed, so he doesn't have to worry about annoying the maid again.
Zuo Yin immediately bought a copy of "Zhuangzi" and separated from the girl at the door of the bookstore. After walking for a distance, Zuo Yin looked back, the winter alley, a row of dark dead trees, and the snow-white walls on both sides contrasted, the figure of the master and servant, Zuo Yin looked a little fascinated, this was the first time he was so close to a woman of the same age.
At this moment, the little maid suddenly turned around, stuck out a tongue at Zuo Yin, and expressed dissatisfaction with Zuo Yin's retrospective, Zuo Yin smiled, but didn't take it to heart, and left straight away.
The maid turned back to her young lady and complained, "Miss, that disciple has turned back to look at you again." ”
The girl chuckled, obviously not taking it to heart, and explained: "It doesn't matter, although his eyes are a little persistent, they are very clear, and he is not a bad person. ”
The maid was a little helpless, but it was not good to refute Miss directly, so she had to admonish: "Miss, I just saw Wei Guogong on the street, we can go back, if we don't go back, the master will scold Xiaoyu." After that, he also showed an aggrieved expression.
The girl touched the maid's head and said with a smile, "Then go back." ”
The little maid immediately cheered and said, "Really? That's great. It's just that suddenly, she seemed to remember something, and wondered: "Miss, haven't you always been cold to a strange man, why are you so close to that guy this time?" ”
The girl's hand that was still on the maid's head was withdrawn, and the maid immediately bowed her head and said, "Miss, shouldn't I ask?" ”
The girl looked up at the sky, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of her mouth, and did not answer the maid, but said to herself:
"In the future, we will meet again, Zuo Gongzi."
On the other side, not long after the three of them left, the scholar who had been in the corner poked his head out, and seeing that neither side paid attention to him, he slipped into an alley and sneaked in.
After Zuo Yin returned to the post station, he always had an inexplicable smile on his face, so that many people in the guard camp were still concerned about asking him if he was uncomfortable, and Zuo Yin temporarily put away his smile in desperation. It's just that this person is easy to become a fool, and when he sat next to Lin Lao, Zuo Yin couldn't help but smile a little stupidly.
Lin Lao looked at Zuo Yin's appearance, with a strange expression, pinched his fingers and counted it, and said with some doubts: "Zuo boy, looking at your appearance, it can't be a flower wine, right?" ”
"Huh" Zuo Yin instantly squirted out the tea in his mouth, and he was about to explain, but he saw Lin Lao pressing his shoulder with a solemn face, as if there was something big.
Zuo Yin was stunned for a moment, he thought that Lin Lao had discovered something, but then he saw Lin Lao lifting a green silk from his shoulder, the length was obviously a woman's.
"I, I" Zuo Yin was a little incoherent, and when he wanted to explain something, Lin Lao had already waved his hand and said resolutely: "Everyone is a man, what are you afraid of, I think the battalion commander Gongsun knows that you took his silver to eat flower wine, and he won't say anything, after being in Cangnan for so long, some needs are normal." ”
Zuo Yin still wanted to say something, but Lin Lao had already gotten up, turned his back to Zuo Yin and said: "It is inevitable that you will be a little weak afterwards, I will get you some herbs to make up, it is my treat for the old man." Zuo Yin instantly had some internal injuries, and it seems that this matter can't be explained.
It's just that when Lin Lao was leaving, he was still talking to himself and wondering: "When did the price of Yudu become so cheap?" ”
Zuo Yin was speechless for a while, his "face" was completely ruined.