Chapter Twenty-Four: The Cold Mountains and Autumn Waters Are Murmuring
"I see, I see" everyone also understood Dugu Xinci's business scriptures
"There's another analogy, you've all eaten eggs, right? What do eggs do? Food? Of course it's eating, and if you don't eat it, you'll become a chicken, right? ”
"So-and-so bought back a chicken to get more chickens, didn't he? But a certain is very poor, his own food is not enough, it is okay to raise a chicken, but it is difficult to raise a group of chickens? But what if you want to raise a flock of chickens? Doesn't this chicken lay eggs? Although this egg can hatch chicks, it can also be taken out to sell or exchanged for food, and if a person sells eggs and takes back food to continue feeding that chicken, the more eggs that chicken lays, the more eggs he will sell, right? The food that is slowly changed back is enough for two chickens to eat and hatch chicks, and in this cycle, sooner or later there will be a flock of chickens."
This time, everyone understands better, the alchemy laboratory is a chicken, and the wine and Dan that come out of the experiment are all eggs, which can be exchanged for silver money to buy more materials.
"I think about eating every day," Dugu Xinci's father, the king of Liaoyang County, laughed and scolded.
"Alchemist, understood?" Dugu Xinci is most concerned about the executor, Jin Wuying.
"Understood, oh, I don't understand, whether I understand it or not, this laboratory is built by you, and the others are you, as long as there is an experiment to do."
"Well, the feelings are in vain, okay, take a box of two thousand taels back first, it's not enough to send a message to the palace of Liaoyang County, and then send someone to send it to you"
"No problem"
"Come, drink tea and drink tea, tell you, this tea is also an art, what kind of tea is made and what kind of water are particular, the alchemist and the senior brother take some tea back, the alchemist can also study it, this tea can also help people settle down."
"Oh, isn't this tea refreshing?" Alchemist Wonder.
"That's tea soup, so-and-so is talking about this clear tea, by the way, so-and-so's tea is almost finished, tomorrow so-and-so will go to Zhongnan Mountain to find out if there is any good tea"
"Tomorrow in the mountains?" Everyone wondered.
"It's not a big deal, isn't it? I'm not afraid, but I'm afraid of trouble, so I can't afford to hide out, and this call for the clover badge is accidental? No one behind your back? ”
Everyone is worried.
"Well, Zhongnan Mountain is so big, where are you going?" Duguzhen asked.
"I remember, there is a 3,000 acres of Rimchuan in today's mortgage, let's go where to see first, I heard that there is a villa"
"Gongchuan, Song Zhiwen's villa?" King Shen asked.
"The prince knows?"
"A certain job field is in Lantian, so he naturally knows that the Rimchuan villa is Song Zhiwen, Song Zhiwen is attached to Wu Tang, and he was exiled after defeat, and the villa was actually taken away by Lijingmen"
"Is that place fun?"
"It's not fun, it's full of mountains and rivers, there is no good field, hey, if you are a scholar, that place is fun, Song Zhiwen is outstanding, and the place chosen is beautiful, but it doesn't produce grain"
"Who said so-and-so is not a scholar? Isn't this just the end of the scientific examination? A certain is destined to be inscribed in the first wild goose pagoda."
"Your heart is like the ocean"
"What do you mean?"
"Your heart is great"
Everyone laughed, and Dugu Xinci was finally laughed at.
"Do you want to roll it?" King Shen asked again, "Make two poems that can be taken out of your hand, and so-and-so will also use them to preach them, which will be beneficial to you."
"With the talent of Lang Jun, I still need to go through the back door?"
"You are the heir of the king of Liaoyang County, this is the biggest back door"
"But the examiner doesn't know, I want to know the expressions of the princesses at that time when they knew that there was an heir of the prince of the county in the head of the selected tanhua envoy? Well, it must be very exciting, King Shen and King Jun should enjoy it."
"You're sure you're going to make it?" King Shen scoffed.
"If you can't get in, it's even more exciting"
"Your heart is so big"
"Of course, I almost forgot, so-and-so was also rolled"
"Oh, whose door are you looking for?" King Shen asked, and even Duguzhen was interested.
"That's a great writer, isn't it comparable to you and other natives?"
"Hmph, let's hear it" Duguzhen was not convinced.
"He Zhizhang He Shaoqing, you know it's amazing, right?"
"Taichang Temple Shaoqing He Zhizhang? That's a real writer, this writer is the meaning of a hero among literati, right? ”
"It is precisely this intention that not only did so-and-so do the rolls, but also bribes, and so-and-so gave two jars of burning knives"
"This is what he wants, He Shaoqing is a good wine," Shen Wang was saying when he suddenly saw Duguzhen crying and laughing. "What's wrong with Zhengqing?"
"That song is your masterpiece?"
"Exactly"
"What's the idea? The little prince actually made such a bewitching poem to send to He Shaoqing? He has a very low opinion of Cui Hao and Cui Langjun," said King Shen.
"He Shaoqing is quite fond of this poem of Tianxing, and he also made a poem, King Shen has not been to the imperial city for a few days, and this poem is quite popular."
"Listen to it"
"A certain went to get hot water" Dugu Xinci slipped away.
"Don't go, the Demon Wolf Grand Sorcerer is ashamed," King Shen shouted as he took a sip of tea.
"The red candle was stopped in the cave room last night, and I will worship my aunt in front of Xiaotang.
Makeup asked her husband in a low voice, and the thrush was not deep or shallow. ”
"Poof" Shen Wangye's mouthful of tea was all sprayed, to say that this Dugu Xinci is quick to see the opportunity, he was sitting opposite King Shen, if he didn't get up to carry hot water, this sip of tea would be sprayed on him.
"What do you mean?" Gu Meng's magician was also circled, "This poem is very good,"
"It's very good, I wrote about the situation of the bride in the boudoir" King Shen commented, "But this is a scroll, the little prince treats He Shaoqing as an aunt, and asks directly, He Shaoqing, is a certain poem good?" ”
He Shaoqing also has a poem:
Yue Nu's new makeup appeared in the mirror, and she knew that she was more silent.
When Qi is not enough, people are expensive, and a song of Ling Song is worth ten thousand gold. Dugu Wang Ye continued.
"Tsk, this He Shaoqing replied to the little prince, your poem is worth ten thousand gold."
Everyone laughed and said, if the little prince is short of money, he will write poems and sell them directly, a poem is worth 10,000 gold, how many altars are burning knives?
Everyone gradually became tired, so they simply went back to their rooms to rest.
On the second day, after breakfast, Gu Meng's magician went to the duty first, he was the captain of the right guard.
Dugu Xinci arranged for carriages and horses to send Jin Wuying and Hua Qingqiu back to Datang Academy, bringing a box of manuscripts and a box of gold leaf.
At that time, the craftsmen and miscellaneous servants of Qinglongfang and Shengdaofang came, and Wu Qilang and Wang Wulang personally led the team.
Dugu Xinci explained, and took the big bear and dog to Lantian at the end of the day.
Lantian County belongs to Jingzhao Mansion in Gyeonggi Province, located in the southeast of Chang'an, since ancient times it has been Qinchu Avenue, and the county seat is about 80 miles away from Chang'an City.
Light car and fast horse, Dugu Xinci and his party rushed to Lantian County, first inquired about Wen Yulangjun's situation, but learned that Wen Langjun had gone to Xianyang, Dugu Xinci thought that Wen Dalang should go to explore the Caoyun route, and when he saw the sky for one night, he casually found an inn to stay.
Lantian County is only about 200 households, not as good as Chang'an a square, Dugu Xinci brought documents to the county office, to hand over the Rim River title deed matters, Lantian master Wen Guyan is Wen Yu uncle, heard that Dugu Xin Ci is his nephew and fellow scholar, repeatedly invited to the Wen family as a guest, Dugu Xin Ci Yan will go to Rim River tomorrow, so he gave up, still in the inn to have a warm banquet, and recommended himself to accompany him to Rim Chuan.
The next day, Wen Guyan came to the inn to find Dugu Xinci and his party, Dugu Xinci finished the morning exercises, ate some breakfast at will, and then left.
Rim River is in the south of Lantian County ten miles, is located in the north foot of Zhongnan Mountain, Lantian people call this place as Yao Mountain, there are countless streams in the mountains, gather into the Rim River, because of its water flow gurgling, ripple rotation such as rim, so it is called Rim River. The Rim River meanders into the Ba River.
Along the way, there are also green mountains, peaks and peaks, and murmuring autumn water.
Half an hour, a group of people to the mountain pass, there are actually Lijing Gate people guarded, a negotiation, the people left behind to see the arrival of the new master, overjoyed, they are all rough people, only feel that this place is remote, confirm that the documents are correct, and leave immediately.
There is a rough gate in the mountain pass, and the heart is relaxed and happy when entering the mountain.
It is a valley in the eye, Wen Guyan introduced that this is Mengcheng Pass, there is a hill on the back of the pass, the name is Huazigang, the mountain is high, the forest is forested, there are many green pines and autumn trees. The valley remains of the ancient city, there are rammed stone avenues, all the way to walk the broken walls,
There is a mountain villa on the hillside, the valley on the back hill, and the mountain villa is a house with green eaves and white walls, and there are countless houses.
Dugu Xinci looked, the house is quite complete, there are several beds in it, although it is dusty, but it is quite elegant.
Dugu Xinci nodded with satisfaction, estimating that Song Zhiwen had also worked hard, but it was a pity that he couldn't enjoy it.
Crossing the hill, to the back of the ridge facing the lake, there is the apricot pavilion, there is the mountain thatched house. Behind the museum, the mountain rises high, and there are many big bamboos on the ridge, and the title is "Jin Bamboo Ridge". There is a mountain road that leads to the mountain and is built along the stream.
The edge of the stream leads to another place, Wen Gu said that it is Mulan firewood, the scenery here is deep, there is also a stream of water, the hill of the source of the stream, confronts the Jin Zhuling, it is called Dogwood Piece, probably because the hill is named after the Dogwood. Turning over the dogwood slices, it is a valley, and the famous palace is Huaimo.
Denggangling, to the depths of the sparsely populated mountains, is named Luchai. There is a house in Luchai Hill, facing the lake on one side, and there is a house. At the end of the hill of the north house, the cliff stands steeply, and the lake is under the wall. From here to the south house, the Takeri Pavilion and other places, because there is a water barrier, you must cross by boat.
The scenery of the lake is spacious, and there are lakeside pavilions built on the lake, and willow trees are planted along the embankment of the lake. Down the willow embankment, there is the turbulent Luanjiase, where there are rapids and waterfowl playing.
Leaving the water to the south and re-entering the mountain, there is a spring named "Golden Dust Spring". There is also a house in the valley under the mountain, called the south house, and there is a white stone beach from the south house edge stream down to the mouth of the lake. Walk up the mountain stream to a bamboo forest, and there are still houses.
Along the way, Wen Guyan was also full of envy, and Dugu Xinci was also a bargain.
In the bamboo forest house, I found a cook, the boiler was readily available, and everyone continued to inspect.
There are also a few places of Xinyi, lacquer tree, pepper, all have a building, Dugu heart is merciful, so it is named "Xinyiwu", "lacquer garden", "pepper garden".
Resting in Luchai's north house at night, Wen Guyan is also an elegant person, talking well, Dugu Xinci is so clever, and caters to it, like glue.
Sleeping on a fresh bamboo bed, listening to the murmuring of the stream, smelling the autumn fragrance of the cold mountains, the group woke up refreshed in the morning.
Wen Guyan is the master of Lantian, the duty is quite heavy, you need to sit on the council, after eating the sweet porridge boiled in the stream, then leave and prepare to return to Lantian, Dugu Xinci also instructed to come often.
Wen Guyan laughed, without prevarication, and said that he would go back to the house and arrange for the servant boy to help clean up.
Dugu Xinci also asked to find a few servants to watch the house.
All the way to the mountain pass, just as they were leaving, a group of people from a small town by the river in the distance walked towards this side.
You have to take a closer look, Dugu's heart is like ten thousand black water horses galloping by.
It was actually Shen Wang Yan Chengyi.
King Shen laughed, "I came here yesterday, and I only came to meet the master of Rimchuan today, isn't it strange?" ”
Blame your third uncle and grandmother, who is lonely and kind, but has to be polite and tired.
"The fields in front of Ruzhi Mountain are all Yongye Fields, and I came yesterday to deal with affairs," King Shen's words made Dugu's heart and compassion like hanging lead.
There was a group of people behind King Shen, as well as the officials of Lantian, who saw that Wen Guyan's main book was here, and they all saluted and said that they were on official business.
Originally, this town in front of the mouth of the Rim River is the place where the displaced people from the east of the river live, the area between the Yongye field of King Shen and the boundary of the Rim River is not much arable land, and now the population has increased, there are more than 200 dings, the field is no longer enough rations, so it gradually encroaches on the Yongye field of King Shen and the boundary of the Rim River to reclaim the wasteland, if the Rim River is not guarded by Lijingmen, I am afraid that the mountain has been occupied.
King Shen's Yongye field is a royal gift, and the county government will naturally inform him when he is occupied, and King Shen will deal with it when he hears about it.
Dugu Xinci looked at the slope in front of the mountain pass, and then realized that this was also his territory.
Dugu Xinci looked at the town, in fact, it was just a small mountain village, more than forty households, built by the river, bent into a vague seven-star shape, quite ancient, at this moment the cooking smoke was shrouded, the chickens and dogs barked, but it was a quiet and peaceful appearance under the wilderness.
Following King Shen was a strong man with a few young men, all of whom were half-cut jackets, it was almost early winter, and the weather was getting colder, but these young men were all right.
A young man saw Dugu Xinci Fox suspicious, and said to the leading strong man that he came over to greet Dugu Xinci and "met the great magician"
"Do you know so-and-so?" Dugu Xinci is a little complacent, no one in the world knows you.
"In the sixth year of Shenlong, he went on an expedition to Mohe with the army, was defeated and captured, rescued by the great magician, stayed in Temple Street for several months, and then returned to Hedong. "
"That's an old acquaintance," Dugu Xinci smiled and said, "A certain is close to this new business, and I hope to take care of one or two"
"The great magician is modest, and a certain homeless guest house, and I still hope that the great magician will help him"
"It's easy to say," Dugu Xinci said with a smile.
That Wen Guyan had already figured out the reason, smiled bitterly, and first apologized to King Shen, "This is the negligence of Lantian County, the loss of King Shen's Yongye Field, and a certain immediately remit to Jingzhao Mansion, move the displaced people here, and compensate King Shen for his losses."
"Compensation and the like will be exempted, I just hope that I will not commit it in the future" Shen Wang Yan Chengyi is also generous.
So Wen Guyan went to discuss the relocation with the chief of the homeless people.
"This matter still needs to be handled by Jingzhao Mansion?" Dugu Xin Ciqi said.
"It could have been handled by the Lantian County Ya, but Lantian County has no order now," King Shen said with a smile, "Wait for a certain leader to visit your new villa."
"I just checked it out yesterday, and now I still have backache and leg pain"
"Young people need to be able to endure hardship"
This chatter, but it is noisy over there, this village and town are all from a family ancestral hall, all surnamed Zhongsun, there is a response to the residence, and now it is natural to be unwilling.
Wen Guyan is gentle and elegant, but he is from a foreign background and has no arbitrary power, so it is quite tricky to deal with this matter.
"How big is your business here?" King Shen and Dugu Xinci continued to chat.
"Three thousand acres"
"Three thousand acres" King Shen was a little surprised, this was still forcibly sent by Lijingmen.
"Hey, I didn't expect it to be such a remote place, it's a loss" Dugu Xinci's face was hateful.
(End of chapter)