The autumn wind rises and the white clouds fly, and the grass and trees are yellow and the geese return to the south.

In the autumn of Wanli ten years, the autumn breeze on the seaside of Ningbo rises, the wharf is still busy, as soon as there is a sea ship docking, there are those carriage coachmen rushing up, picking up goods and dragging passengers, the noise is non-stop, the people from other places, if you are not careful, you will be dragged away, wait for the carriage, maybe not to the destination, you have to pay dozens of copper coins more, the ancient world, all so, the platform and wharf and other places in later generations are all the most chaotic places of public security, and the same is true of the Ming Dynasty.

At noon, a two-masted two-hundred-material clipper docked, and the law did not allow the construction of a two-masted or more large ship, but [there are policies and countermeasures] ancient times, these two hundred ships, if someone really asked, people were uplifted, the two-hundred-material ship, had to be regarded as a small boat, where is it big? Where's the big?

This kind of two-masted clipper, most of the people go back and forth to Songjiang, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Changzhou provinces, used to carry people and goods for a short distance, most of the people who can take this kind of two-masted clipper, are some family background, therefore, as soon as the ship docks, the coachmen will rush up, shouting in non-standard official language, "Two hundred and fifty yuan, twenty years of handlebar type, a quasi-safe, sent to Ningbo City ......"

As soon as the guests on the boat came, the coachmen pulled and pulled, some insisted, refused to get on the car, these people are okay, if those who were pulled into the carriage, if they refused to sit and wanted to come down again, suddenly there will be gang members to come up to find trouble, always let you take out the car money, after paying, sorry, please get off the car, and don't care about the delivery, this is the origin of the phrase [car and boat shop feet, innocent should also be killed], the coachman and boatman, most of them have a gang background, do a little green forest work, it is not uncommon.

At this time, three people slowly came down from the boat, wearing Taoist robes, stepping on official boots under their feet, obviously not hot, and holding folding fans in their hands. This kind of dressed, the eye-catching coachman knows at a glance, either a rich family, or a scholar, the Taoist robe of the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to the brand-name casual clothes of later generations, not everyone can wear it, for these people, they have to do other people's business honestly, otherwise they will touch the mold, and it will not be cost-effective to be twisted to the government to eat a board.

"A few masters, do you want a carriage! Twenty years of handlebar type, safe and secure. More than a dozen coachmen came up to solicit customers, and the youngest of the three people smelled the smell of these coachmen, and immediately frowned, and covered half of their faces with their sleeves.

Another young man in his twenties waved a fan in his hand, his face was quite disgusted, but the oldest one in his thirties, smiled, and didn't think it was angry, obviously he had been in the dust for a long time, and he couldn't pay attention to it when he went out, "I ask you about individuals, do you know that there is a famous man named Zheng Guofan, where does his family live?" ”

The coachmen looked at each other, and they all shook their heads and said that they had never heard of it, and the youngest raised his eyebrows and whispered: "I said it earlier, but I don't necessarily know any famous people, otherwise, how can these people not know." ”

This also makes sense, the ancient information is not smooth, if you want to ask something, the coachman, the boatman, the shopkeeper, these people either walk the streets and alleys, or have smart ears and eyes, and can always ask something, so later generations said that the so-called wandering the rivers and lakes is from this inn to that inn, drink a little wine and ask some gossip.

The old man shook his head and said: "The "Foot Book Embroidered Like a Chinese Ghost Story: Nie Xiaoqian" we are watching is a book from Shuntianfu Deyi Fang, but "Foot Embroidered Like a Chinese Ghost Story: The White Lady" is a book from Ningbo Fu Zitang, presumably people have just arrived in Ningbo from Shuntian Mansion, and these coachmen don't know but it's normal. ”

He analyzed thoroughly, and when it came to the joints in one sentence, the young one stopped talking and didn't make a sound.

The three of them were talking to each other, and a coachman not far away suddenly said: "A few masters, I do know, not far from the wharf, there is a peach blossom dock, just moved a family surnamed Zheng, it is said to be quite magnificent, there is a pavilion outside the peach forest, what is written on the peach blossom shadow blue sea tide, I don't know much, I am not sure that it is not the old man is looking for someone." ”

The older one's eyes lit up, "I guess that's it, where is your car, send us over." ”

The surrounding coachmen listened, and dispersed, Taohuawu to the dock is only a few miles, where is there any money, the talking coachman is honest, and said: "A few masters, it's not that the small ones refuse to send you over, the Taohuawu is too close to here, and you can't run the money......"

"Will it be short, you can't make money?" The youngest threw out a pearl, the coachman reached out and took it in his hand, looked at it, knew it was a good thing, a few days ago the daughter-in-law fell in love with a silver hairpin, there was a pearl on it, dragged himself to see, the silver hairpin cost more than five taels of silver, scared himself straight out of his tongue, this pearl looks a little bigger than the pearl on the silver hairpin...... He rubbed his eyes, he couldn't believe it, he pinched himself hard, but it hurt, and suddenly sighed: developed, this bead is estimated to be worth two or three months without eating or drinking to earn it back!

As soon as he thought of going back and taking this bead to offer the treasure to his daughter-in-law, the daughter-in-law was very happy, and she could not say that she would treat me in the evening with the posture that she usually refused to toss.

Thinking of his daughter-in-law's tender body and making those embarrassing gestures, all of a sudden, the coachman's heart was hot, and he said in a loud voice: "A few big men, please come here, please come with the villain." "Those coachmen who didn't go far, seeing this scene, were red-eyed, and gave a pearl for a short distance, which was worth at least five taels of silver! The little pink Saijinhua in Ningbo City is estimated to be able to scoop for a night, and it is a big loss.

The three of them got into the carriage, and the coachman got a great benefit, sat on the wheel and straightened his waist, waved the horsewhip, snapped with a crisp sound, and the wheels rolled over the stone road on the wharf, and went to Taohuawu on the official road.

The carriage walked two miles to the land, turned a corner, and got on the road paved with fine stones, the official road was still a little bumpy, and on the fine stone road, it suddenly felt not bumpy, and the youngest couldn't help but look out, and at a glance, he couldn't help but sigh softly, "Wow!" It's a beautiful peach forest.

At this time, it is October Xiaoyang Spring, the peach tree blooms for the second time, at a glance, like a sea of flowers, a piece of pink, suddenly makes people feel refreshed, if it is the future, there must be experts to make a few words [this is a normal phenomenon, the recent temperature has warmed, the special climate has deceived the peach tree, resulting in a mess of the flowering season, this flowering has no impact on the fruit farmers in the coming year] and so on.

However, this is the Ming Dynasty, the earthquake of the emperor to issue an edict of guilt, such a peach forest, at least hundreds of acres, actually bloomed together, spring flowers and autumn blooms, withered trees sprout, this phenomenon indicates that there are hermits living here, the hermits who have the name of the virtuous in history, always have to describe all kinds of visions, such as old trees and new branches, spring flowers and autumn blooms, and so on, etc., etc., endlessly.

The youngest shouted, and the other two were immediately alarmed, and they also looked out, and when they saw the peach blossoms in their eyes, they were also surprised, and the oldest man simply leaned over and patted the driver on the shoulder, telling him to stop the car.

The three of them got out of the carriage, and there was a greasy peach blossom fragrance in the air, because it was spring flowers and autumn blooming, these peach blossoms would not actually bear fruit, and they were easy to fall, but the flowers were colorful, in the eyes of the literati, it looked like it was wonderful, the peach petals were blown by the autumn wind, and fell in the air, regardless of whether there were goods in the belly or not, I wanted to compose poems and lyrics when I saw it.

The older man let the coachman go back, saying that the three of them walked over, the coachman was also honest, said that he got the old man's reward, enough to be busy for a few months, even if he was contracted to the old man today, if the old man wants to turn back or go to Ningbo City to settle down, I am also good to send it, otherwise it is extremely difficult to find a car here, to find the carriage at the wharf, one is some distance, I am afraid that the old man will hurt the tender feet, and second, the coachman on the wharf are gangs and factions, it is late, the price is afraid of being several times more expensive, and if you meet the black heart, pull it into the field, It's not uncommon to eat a fire and strip off your clothes and rob the silver, I got the reward of the old man, how can I let the old man fall to that point.

When he heard what he said, he couldn't help but show some appreciation, and said that the coachman was honest, so he let him follow, and the youngest listened, stuck out his tongue, and asked quietly, "Mr. Xiangguang, is this true?" Isn't our Ming Dynasty a prosperous era that is not left behind? ”

The twenty-year-old next to him was disdainful, patted the folding fan on the palm of his hand, and said: "That's what the newspaper said, so I have to listen to it as a song, I can't do it really, hum!" The prime minister has been in the dynasty for ten years, and the world is not chaotic, and it is already a favor to invite heaven......"

This sentence is in the court, and it is obviously talking about the late Jianji Temple scholar Zhang Shuda.

The eldest couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and said, "Zhong alcohol, be cautious." ”

The young man raised his eyebrows, a little disdainful, but the two had been friends for several years, and they were fellow villagers, so they could be said to be very close for a while, and they did not refute his words. The youngest was very eye-catching, and immediately took his hand and said, "Let's enjoy the flowers while walking...... and dragged him forward, and the young man sighed, "The flowers are good, but unfortunately, they are tacky." ”

The older one watched the two of them walk forward slowly, and couldn't help but shake his head, this little friend, his eyes are as big as a basket, spring flowers bloom in autumn, you also have to imply that this flower is blooming to shoot the master's ass, how can the peach blossom know how to pat the fart, innocent as far as this, your temper, how to enter the officialdom to be an official in the future!

The three of them walked slowly forward, and the coachman followed honestly, and from time to time he reached out to touch the pearl in his bosom, and a smirk on his face.

Walked along the fine stone road to the peach forest for a while, there was a square corner pavilion in front of it, there were wooden signs hanging on the left and right pillars of the pavilion, the youngest one was extremely lively, and the one in his twenties ran over, looking at the wooden sign and recited: The peach blossom shadow falls and flies the sword, and the blue sea tide is born according to the jade flute.

The oldest one came over and said, "It's a bit of an idea." As a result, the twenty-something snorted and said, "I don't make sense." The youngest looked left and right, and felt that the two were singing against each other, so he asked the coachman behind him, "Hey! What do you think! ”

The coachman smiled honestly, "I'm not good at comparing with the old men, I just think it sounds pretty good, the peach blossoms and the blue sea sword and jade flute, it is bright and imposing when you listen to it!" ”

At this time, there was a flute sound in the depths of the peach forest, such as crying and complaining, straight into the heart and spleen, smelling the breath back to the intestines, the three of them listened attentively, the youngest one listened to half of it, and concluded: "Ten years of skill is insufficient." ”

This means that the person who blows the flute has learned for about ten years, and the fingertips are still jerky when blowing, which is not considered a wonderful product in the flute.

"You are a recognized master of the flute, and what you said must be accurate." The older man smiled and said, "Let's go, go over and have a look." ”

The three of them continued to walk forward, and after walking for a while, the sound of the flute changed, quite a beautiful sound, and then an extremely clear voice came, "Xiao Qian, young master, I am reading "Little Dai Li Ji", you actually blow this beautiful sound, you really should be spanked." ”

"Young master, Xiao Qian watched you practice swords while studying, and your wrists were swollen, I'm afraid you'll work hard!" The little girl Wu Yin is sweet and glutinous, she seems to be a little aggrieved, she just blows a brisk tune, but the young master said that she has a beautiful voice, so she is naturally a little aggrieved, but she doesn't know that her young master is just playing casually when she listens to the flute.