Chapter 43: Going Out and Meeting a Nobleman
The melodious sound of the bell echoed over the Great Compassion Temple, making the twilight in the temple seem a little ethereal and lonely. The big bell is the order of the jungle, and the bell is struck in the morning and dusk, each one hundred and eight times, and the dawn strikes break the long night, and the alarm sleeps; The twilight strike is faint and ignorant.
Ye Xiaotian sat cross-legged on the meditation bed, listening to the bell that was remembered, it seemed that he was a little dusty, looking at his eyebrows and eyes, and his solemn appearance, if he was seen by the monks of the Great Compassion Temple, he would inevitably praise: "This son has great wisdom." ”
Ye Dajushi, who has great wisdom roots, sat there, but what lingered in his mind was not the Buddha's Dharma image, but the Confucius brothers. He pinned his only hope on Dai Tongzhi, but whether Dai Tongzhi could help him complete his mission, Ye Xiaotian was not sure.
This is related to everyone's most tangible interests, so it is by no means something that can be won by playing some intrigues or coaxing Zhang Zhifu with a smile, only relying on Dai Tongzhi's reluctant help, if he can get the same amount of relief as last year, he will be regarded as burning high incense.
When Ye Xiaotian was worried about money in the Great Compassion Temple, Ye Mansion in Huxian County was like a guest, so it was not lively. The people who came to Yefu to visit were all the chiefs of each village and village, Lizheng, the owner of the village, the owner of the fort, and even a certain tribal chief in the deep mountains and old forests.
Those who live in the mountains will be given mountain treasures, those who live by the river will be given river freshness, and those who are neither close to the mountains nor by the water will be given miscellaneous gifts. Ye Xiaotian was not at home, Tao Siniang didn't dare to call the shots, and she didn't want to accept it, but these people gave a variety of gifts, and the ways to give gifts were also varied, which really couldn't be refused.
Tao Siniang just said very politely here, "My lord is not in the house, please leave a sticker, get back the gift, and wait for my lord to come back......" Immediately the leader of the mountain put down the gift, and replied very rough and "unintentional": "Since this is the case, please ask the little lady to accept the gift first, and when the second master returns home, we will come to visit again and say goodbye!" He turned around. Xiongjiao pulled out his feet and left, and he couldn't catch up.
And the one sent to give gifts in the village was an old man with white hair, who was on crutches, trembling as if he was falling in the wind. Tao Siniang explained a few words to him euphemistically, and the old man put his ears together and said in a loud voice: "What? Yes, yes, the old man will be eighty years old after the New Year......"
Tao Siniang is very helpless, this is not a festival, these people come to give gifts, obviously have other plans. Rumors. This year, Ye Xiancheng went to Tongren Mansion to apply for relief, and Huazhi County decided that Ye Xiancheng was solely responsible for the distribution of this year's relief, and these people obviously came for this.
Tao Siniang, as a housekeeper, dared to make decisions without authorization, so she asked Doni. After listening to her, Doni stared at a pair of big watery eyes, and asked cutely: "Then Siniang thinks, should we accept this gift or not?" ”
Mao Wenzhi couldn't put it down, stroking a black bear skin. Hearing their conversation, he said in a straight voice: "Accept it, why don't you accept it!" Let me tell you, sometimes you don't accept gifts from others. It's the same to offend people, this bear skin is good, I'll take it to pave the kang......"
Hua Yunfei saw that Siniang was worried, so he said thoughtfully: "Siniang doesn't have to be embarrassed. Let's take it first. The county officials also have to rely on the support of the leaders of the forts and villages to do things, otherwise it is difficult to get out of the county office, if there is something inappropriate. I'll take care of it! ”
Tao Siniang couldn't help but feel warm when she heard this, glanced at him softly, lowered her head slightly, and looked gentle and charming. Siniang had already faintly felt Hua Yunfei's affection for her, but when she thought that she was older than Hua Yunfei and a married woman, she would have inferiority.
Mao Wenzhi looked at Hua Yunfei, secretly gave a thumbs up, and after thinking about it again, he grabbed another fox skin, the bear skin he used for himself, and the fox skin was given to Ye Xiaoniang. He is not like Hua Yunfei who can speak, but he is quick to speak and act, and Lao Mao is a man of action.
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In a teahouse at the foot of the mountain, there was a scholar-like person sitting there, who seemed to be drinking tea bored, but everyone who climbed the mountain to visit Ye Mansion was quietly noted down by him, which was all favorable evidence used to attack Ye Xiaotian, as long as seven points were true, who would study the three points of falsehood.
In the back house of Ye Mansion, she was entangled in the distance, and was accompanying her to read in the study. Sitting in the study, Qian Qingqing was not depressed in her heart, she came to the Ye family for Ye Xiaotian, who expected that she arrived at the Ye Mansion, but Ye Xiaotian went to Tongren, it seems that she will waste a lot of time here.
Suddenly there was a beautiful little woman in the class, Mr. Xixi was suddenly happy, today to talk about this "Daughter Sutra", extraordinarily energetic, quoting scriptures, witty language, not only showing his erudition, teaching and not feeling boring, listening to the relish from afar.
It's just that the pretty little woman didn't seem to be interested in his hard performance, and she held her chin and lazily looked at a pear blossom tree in the courtyard outside the window, so that the old gentleman couldn't wait to turn into the snow-white pear blossom, and was glad to be stared at by this beauty's wonderful eyes.
A sturdy figure suddenly flashed in the courtyard, carrying a hunting bow and a pot of arrows on his shoulder, it was Hua Yunfei. Hua Yunfei is not like Mao Wenzhi who doesn't know the importance of it, and Hua Yunfei didn't take one of the gifts sent by various villages and villages.
Mao Wenzhi gave the fox skin to Ye Xiaoniang, Hua Yunfei once saw Siniang and Ye Xiaoniang sitting together to evaluate the fox skin, Ye Xiaoniang's face was full of happiness and the envy in Siniang's eyes, Hua Yunfei looked at it, he decided to go into the mountain in person and hunt a sable for his beloved woman.
Qian Qingqing watched Hua Yun fly away, and his heart suddenly moved. The way she wanted to get close to Ye Xiaotian was to seduce him with lust and wait for an opportunity to kill him, but she hated being close to a man from the bottom of her heart, if she could kill Ye Xiaotian with a bow and crossbow, wouldn't she have to be vain and wronged?
Thinking of this, Qianqingqing's eyes rippled slightly, and the corners of his lips gently pulled up a mysterious smile. With this smile, it bloomed quietly like a midnight cloud, exuding infinite charm, and Mr. Naxixi lost his mind, and the scroll in his hand almost fell.
Yaoyao was listening carefully to Mr.'s lecture, and suddenly saw Mr. speechless, and couldn't help but think: "Could it be that Mr. Couldn't have forgotten the words?" ”
Yao Yao was in high spirits, and he recited: "Sitting, standing and walking must be solemn, and always be at home." But if there is a mistake, it is a mistake, even if there is ability, do not boast of ability, if you are unfortunate when you marry, you are not worthy of the name of the second husband and martyr. This is the first thing for my daughter. Listening is smart. I will speak carefully to you today, and you must listen carefully with your heart. ”
The gentleman suddenly came to his senses and said with some embarrassment: "Ah! Yes, yes, listen attentively, listen attentively......" An old face turned a little red, and after a sneak glance, the beautiful young woman was still looking out the window, thoughtful, and did not pay attention to his confusion, and couldn't help but feel lost.
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Dai Tongzhi looked preoccupied all afternoon. The officials in his signing room were very puzzled, this fellow acquaintance smiled all day long, and rarely showed this appearance, so they were a little careful when doing things, for fear of sweeping him to the end.
Without waiting for the government to be released, Dai Tongzhi hurriedly left the government and rushed back to his mansion. When the people in the house saw that their lord had returned, they hurriedly bowed their heads to him. The prefect of Tongren is the prefect of the soil, and seven or eight out of ten of the officials under his command are also hereditary from the original large and small tribes. This Dai Tongzhi is too.
However, after all, he lived in Tongren City, and the rules of his family were not like those who lived in the village and stuck to the traditional Tusi, and after the family saluted him, they went their own way. You don't have to look up like those traditional toast people, where the owner never leaves for a moment.
Dai Tongzhi hurried to the third courtyard and turned to the courtyard of the guest house on the right. There were people guarding the hanging flower gate at the entrance of the courtyard with knives, and when they saw that Dai Tongzhi was coming, they naturally wouldn't stop them. Let Dai Tongzhi walk in. In the courtyard, the left and right wings have hand-copying verandahs, the front porch of the main house and the back building, and there is a cover room behind.
Dai Tongzhi entered the main room, turned to the left, went around to the back of the floor-to-ceiling wooden screen, and then turned into the study, where a thin and withered old man was holding a book, reading a book while drinking tea, looking very leisurely. When he looked up and saw Dai Tongzhi coming in, the old man was slightly surprised, and asked casually, "Why did you come back so early today?" ”
Dai Tongzhi sighed, sat down on the chair next to him, and said lazily: "I encountered a little trouble today." ”
The thin old man's expression tightened, and he asked, "Could it be that Zhang Duo is already alert?" ”
Dai Tongzhi shook his head and said: "Zhao Amu don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with you and my secrets, it is me who has personally encountered a little trouble." ”
The thin old man breathed a sigh of relief, frowned slightly, and said, "What trouble are you in?" It won't affect your or my plans, will it? ”
This thin old man is not famous in Tongren, so he walked on the street to report his name and surname, and I am afraid that no one will know who he is. But he is famous in Banzhou, and there are far more people who know him than Yang Yinglong, the lord of Banzhou, because he is Zhao Xin, the great Amu of Banzhou, and Zhao Yun's exposure is higher than that of Yang Tianwang, who lives in a simple place.
Dai Tongzhi shook his head, told Ye Xiaotian about peeping into his privacy, and used this to threaten him to ask him to fight for relief for Huxian, and said with a wry smile: "I have been thinking hard for a long time in the mansion, and I haven't come up with a good way, how easy it is to get relief for him." ”
Zhao Xin sneered angrily: "I said a long time ago, don't mess with those good women, if you don't listen, if you continue like this, one day, you will die on a woman's belly." ”
Dai Tongzhi said with a smile: "Zhao Amu, don't you Yang Tusi also have such a habit?" ”
Zhao Yun said frankly: "Although our Yang Tusi has such a habit, we will not miss a big thing because of this; Although our Yang Tusi has such a habit, who is tired and crooked dares to coerce him with such privacy. Can you do it? ”
Dai Tongzhi rolled his eyes and stopped talking. Zhao Xin stroked his beard and thought about it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Does Huxian want to fight for a few more percent of the silver?" Hehe, the old man thinks that you might as well do this, so that it can arouse the dissatisfaction of the county officials with Zhang Duo. ”
Dai Tongzhi was stunned and said, "How to become a jade?" Zhang Duo would not agree. ”
Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Under normal circumstances, of course he wouldn't agree, but what if Ye Xiaotian can solve the Mercury Mountain dispute for him?" ”
Dai Tongzhi was stunned again, and Zhao Xin said: "Zhang Duo is having a headache over the Mercury Mountain dispute, if Ye Xiaotian can solve this matter for him, do you say that Zhang Duo is reluctant to give him a few more pieces of silver?" ”
Dai Tongzhiqi said: "How can Ye Xiaotian have the ability to resolve the Mercury Mountain dispute? ”
Zhao Xin said: "If he can't, wouldn't it be good if we secretly help?" ”
Dai Chonghua exclaimed: "Aren't we just going to make a big fuss about the mercury mountain? How can it be ......"
Halfway through Dai Chonghua's speech, when he saw Zhao Xin's eyes, he suddenly blessed his soul and changed his words: "I understand, are you planning to make a comeback after the fact?" ”
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(To be continued......)