Chapter Forty-Six: The Empty Mountain Gradually Hears the Sound of People's Voices

No matter how aggressively Wei Erlang ridiculed, Dugu Xinci just lazily lay on the Luohan bed and watched everyone throw pots and shoot the scene, but he didn't participate in it, saying that he was offended today, and he would have fun with you another day.

The crowd could not, and indeed saw that their exhaustion was not pretending, so they played on their own.

They play the pitcher, this is a game derived from the pre-Qin, this is the host banquet to invite guests to shoot archery, after the banquet gradually moved to the room, there is no space for archery, and archery has gradually become a military skill, fencing has become the new favorite of the folk scholars, but there are smart people to change slightly, the arrow target is replaced by a wine jug, the arrow is replaced with chopsticks, the target is no different from the arrow target, and slowly developed into a special pot throwing play, a variety of special pitching pots and throwing signs are generated.

This group of new science and technology jinshi in the Chang'an Club divides people into five groups, four people in each group, three chances per person, two groups of confrontations, the cumulative number of shots, and the more wins, so that the group cooperation is emphasized, and the personal martial arts are second, such as the little sword god Yang Qiu, who must be in the pot for the second time, but if the teammates make mistakes, the total number of shots is not as good as the opponent, and it is still considered a loss.

The loser team is punished with a bucket of wine, which can be evenly divided or the person with a large amount of alcohol can do the work on his behalf, so that the person with poor pitching skills is the main drinker, and the pitcher skill is subtle to stay sober for the next round.

The loser can rest and have a new round of teams playing, and the team with the most rounds is the champion, and the Gudra shopkeeper has offered considerable rewards.

Dugu Xinci looked at it for a while and felt that it was not as interesting as playing mahjong, so he squinted and slept on the Luohan bed in a daze.

Until the ugly time, the exuberant mood of the Tai semi-new branch Jinshi was knocked down by fatigue, and there was a place for Gudra to rest, and Dugu Xinci even saw a few young ladies entering the house of several Jinshi to warm the bed.

Gudra naturally understood the owner's temperament, and only arranged Dugu Xinci and Big Bear Ah Dog in a warm and elegant wing room in the inner courtyard, Wen Yu was also tired, and Dugu Xinci had a few words of laughter and fell asleep.

However, Wei Bin Langjun and several strong Jinshi frolicked all night, and they did not feel tired.

On the second day of the winter solstice in the first year of Kaiyuan, the sky was gloomy and the clouds were dense, Dugu Xinci only got up after the street drum three links, and took two guards to the courtyard for morning exercises, but saw that Yang Qiu, the little sword god of the Sword God Mansion, was already dancing the sword.

Yang Qiu did not shy away from outsiders watching, and continued to concentrate on practicing after nodding and saluting.

Dugu Xinci glanced at it, only to feel that its sword was thick, one stab and one teasing, the number of roads was clear, and he was used to seeing the fast sword of Dugu God, the god of death on Temple Street, and at this moment Yang Qiu's swordsmanship was like a spring breeze.

The three of them lined up, continued to turn their heads and swing their hips, bent over and raised their hands, and after warming up, they came to set up five bird plays, putting down their minds and concentrating.

"Your five fowls are different" and Dugu Xinci felt a little sweaty before he stopped, and listened to the little sword god Yang Qiu's comments.

Looking at the little sword god who pretended to be cool and childish, and the morning practice made him sweat slightly, and there was a slight fluff in the white jade-like complexion on his face, Dugu Xinci couldn't help but sigh that it was good to be young, and he didn't think that he was only two or three years older than him.

"Well, this trick is taught by the old fairy Sima Chengzhen, a certain body is damaged, and it is just a matter of strengthening the body" Dugu Xinci said with a smile, and did not hesitate to take Sima Chengzhen's old fairy top tank, not caring at all whether the old fairy would sneeze a few more times in the early morning of winter.

"Well, the movements are much slower than the common five bird plays, and there are a few more sets of unseen movements, but they are different" Yang Qiu was born in the first martial arts sect of Yan and Tang, and his family Ah Weng is recognized as the world's first swordsman sword god Yang Xiu, and Aya A-Niang is also the Yang Ling Yan Xi of the Lingxi double sword of the top ten swordsmen of Yan and Tang.

"Yang Langjun is well-informed," Dugu Xinci smiled, "Wait a little bit, wash up, and have breakfast together"

Yang Qiu nodded, Dugu Xinci turned around a few steps and turned back, "If Yang Langjun doesn't dislike it, he will let the ancient shopkeeper send a set of clothes and you"

Yang Qiu looked at his clothes, although they were brocade clothes, but yesterday's banquet had a lot of folds, and he immediately frowned slightly, shook his head a few times to show that he did not dislike it, and then nodded a few times and said, "Disturb the Far East Hou"

"Hey, Yang Langjun is polite, just call a certain San Lang, please wait a moment"

There were a few Jinshi who lived in Chongrenfang and returned to their homes, and most of them were still lying high, and Wen Yulangjun got upside down.

Wen Yu Dugu Xinci Yang Qiu and the three of them had breakfast together quietly at yesterday's banquet, of course, the remnants of the banquet had been cleaned up, and Gudra, the owner of the Chang'an Club, was waiting on the side.

"This fish soup is good, soft and moderate, not salty or greasy," Dugu Xinci drank a bowl of fish fillet porridge served by Gudra himself.

"It's rare to be appreciated by the Marquis of Far East, and the Chang'an Club is quite glorious," a person outside the house laughed.

This is a slightly chubby man, with a brocade robe and a jade belt, and a hand-cranked folding fan, which is none other than Duan Yun, the former right Wei Wei Guoyi.

"Do you still get a folding fan on such a cold day? Aren't you afraid of getting the cold? Dugu Xinci looked at the sky in amazement, and saw that it was going to snow again.

"You, the demon wolf, haven't seen you for more than a year, so you curse a certain illness?" Duan Yun scolded with a smile.

"Okay, okay, let's have a bowl of porridge?"

A lot of laughter, the early winter day is lively.

After the meal, Yang Qiu said goodbye, and the Sword God Mansion was also in the southwest corner of Chang'an and Pingfang.

Dugu Xinci said that he would go out of the city to Gongchuan today, Yang Qiu was surprised for a moment and was speechless, and he accepted Dugu Xinci's invitation to go to Gongchuan to enjoy it.

Duan Yun waited for Yang Qiu to leave, shouting that he wanted to go to Gongchuan for recreation with him.

"That's a rural area, you can't even get a mahjong table" Dugu Xinci despises.

"Why can't they get together, Qin Chong is in Languan, not far from Gongchuan, just call them"

Dugu Xinci was too lazy to pay attention, let him arrange, go back to the house by himself, the honorarium of the Qi Wangfu was delivered, and the king of Dugu County also returned to the house, sure enough, after Dugu Xinci left yesterday, Song Jing repeatedly asked for resignation, and the sage did not allow it.

Later, the sage arranged for the pear orchard in the palace to sing songs and dances, so as to dispel the embarrassing situation of Dugu Xinci's departure.

For Dugu Xinci to go to Gongchuan, the king of Dugu County did not say much, but only told him not to cause trouble again.

Dugu Xinci instructed the king of Dugu County to quietly cultivate history and live a peaceful life for a few days.

"Hide in a small building and become a unity, and take care of his spring, summer, autumn and winter"

The king of Dugu County thought so, and agreed to go to Gongchuan to gather in a few days, and Dugu Xinci left the house to go to Chongrenfang.

King Shen, who was on the other side, turned around and talked and laughed a little and went to the value, and I don't know if he would deduct the money if he went to the duty at this time.

All the Jinshi of the Chang'an Club in Chongrenfang have woken up, and they have lunch with Dugu Xinci with a depressed expression.

I heard that Dugu Xinci, the third on the top list, did not participate in the apricot garden flower exploration banquet two days later, and they were all puzzled.

"You dislike something that is not worthy of a banquet with the Marquis of the Far East, right?" Wei Erlang sneered.

"A certain is waiting for you in Gongchuan," Dugu ignored it, but smiled and invited everyone to visit Gongchuan.

Everyone agreed, and Dugu Xin took Duan Yun and a team of carriages and horses out of the workshop and went straight to Chunming Gate. Gudra also wanted to follow, but was stopped by Dugu Xinci and asked him to take care of related matters in Chang'an City, such as the printing workshop in Qinglongfang and the boiled stall in Dongshi.

However, Stalin agreed to go to the Rim River in a few days, and promised to make an appointment with the prince of the ghost.

But Prince Yu Zhi is also an old acquaintance of Dugu Xincimiao Street, and he has been to Luoyang to play in the past few days.

Qi Guogong Li Jingmen Grand Administrator Hairpin Tai Sui Feng Yuanyi leisurely drank tea at the city gate, and snorted coldly when he saw the arrival of Dugu Xinci's caravan, and smiled when Dugu Xinci offered a thousand gold.

In the end, the convoy that gathered out of the city gate reached more than ten carriages.

The group parted at the Baqiao ferry, Dugu Xinci disliked the bumps of the carriage, and took the painting boat upstream, but it was only more than 20 miles to another village of Zhongsun's house in Gongchuan. Feng Yuanyi and Duan Yun enjoyed themselves, and the rest of the carriage continued to detour to Lantian County.

After a tiring journey, I arrived at another village in the evening.

The ferry of Zhongsun's family has begun to take shape, and the patriarch Zhongsun Liu personally went out to welcome Dugu Xinci and his party, and although he was slightly unwell when he saw the chief manager of Lijingmen, he was quickly immersed in the good news that Dugu Xinci had become the marquis.

Looking at the remnant snow on the hill, stepping on the blue stone path leading to Mengcheng Pass, Dugu Xinci was in a good mood, the big bear roared and rushed into the mountain gate, and the dog was also happy to move forward.

Feng Yuanyi, the Duke of Qi, and Duan Yun also have different industries in Lishan, although Dugu Xinci's Gongchuan other industries are much larger, but the scenery is similar, although they feel fresh but have no abnormal mood.

When the group arrived at Mengcheng'ao Mansion, the two of them realized the subtlety here

The middle grandson is tantamount to taking care of Meng Chengao's mansion, and he is naturally careful. The hot springs on Huazigang make the whole house warm like spring, sweeping away the cold fatigue of the road.

Everyone sat for a while, and the convoy by land had already arrived, and instructed Zhongsun to arrange it carefully, and Dugu Xinci summoned Duan Yun and Feng Yuanyi and a few hairpins to make the lobby have a meal.

On weekdays, the villa is also Dugu Xinci and Big Bear A Dog three people, their own cooking placement is also idle, first suddenly there are hundreds of people, only from another village to find a few ladies to help cook, a little remediation is a hearty meal of mountain and wild food.

The hairpin flower envoy and the hairpin flower lang are also the sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes, not counting the delicacy of the dishes, the roe deer in the mountains, the turtle shrimp in the water is already delicious, and the food is full of oil.

Feng Duan, who has lived in Chang'an, Kyoto for a long time, praised this rural game.

Dugu Xinci also took out the burning knife from the cellar and won a lot of praise.

After a full meal, Hairpin Hualang took his subordinates to settle in the barracks of Shanmen, Feng Yuanyi and Hairpin Ling's envoy rested in Mengcheng'ao Mansion, Duan Yun and his two companions actually occupied a set of mansions.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day Feng Yuanyi first ordered a hairpin to go to Languan to transfer troops, and then turned around and instructed Dugu Xinci to lead the way to visit this Rimchuan Beiye.

Liang Guogong Feng Yuanyi became more and more obscure the mood the more he looked at it, and he was fooled, such a good place actually only pledged two thousand gold, and the chief manager of Lijingmen had decided to go back and tidy up the account room.

The more Duan Yun looked, the more he was pleased, and he shouted that he wanted to come to enjoy it often, Dugu Xinci didn't care, he came just a few more pairs of chopsticks, and a few more people in such a big place added a little excitement.

The repair of the Rim Sichuan industry has been completed, although there are still a few flaws, most of them have made Dugu Xinci satisfied, of course, according to him, whether it is good or not, as long as a few places suitable for barbecue and kitchen are prepared neatly, what lake pavilion, bamboo forest thatched hut, dispensable.

A dog is excited to return to the mountains and forests, catching a pheasant for a while, catching a hare for a while, and having fun. Dugu Xinci was also in a good mood, shouting at the empty mountains and fields, and the big bear followed and screamed, until the echoes of the three masters and servants echoed all over the mountain. Naturally, it attracted Duan Yun's contemptuous ridicule.

After spending half a day hastily watching the panorama, the group returned to Mengchengao for lunch, and the guards of the Blue Pass had arrived, and it was really Qin Chong, the former captain of the right guard.

It is also more than a year to see, Captain Qin Chong has moved to the left to General Ningyuan, leading the three Zhichong Mansion to guard the southeast gate of Chang'an, Languan, he has not much feeling about Dugu Xinci becoming the Marquis of the Far East, and is still respectful and respectful, neither warm nor estranged, and the familiar Duan Yun is very different.

After a lot of enthusiasm, the lunch table was assigned to the duty division.

Some of the surrounding barren mountains and wild hills also assigned people to lookout, prohibiting the mountain people from entering by mistake, and Dugu Xinci prepared to blow up the mountains and flatfields with gunpowder in the hills.

Although it was said that the clouds and mountains were covered in fog, Feng Yuanyi was so shrewd that he immediately understood Dugu Xinci's hidden thoughts, and he couldn't help but feel angry.

"Don't worry, don't worry, this is an experiment, is this material Qian traveling? When the experiment is properly done, there are many hills around, and then you can start a living, wouldn't it be a lot of money? Dugu Xinci saw that there was a tendency to scatter in two, so he hurriedly appeased.

"Hmph, the material fee needs to be doubled" Feng Yuanyi couldn't help but be angry.

"Double is double, this is a small thing, and the big thing is the production of fireworks, this is a big business" Dugu Xinci smiled, how much can a little saltpeter charcoal have? If 10,000 acres of cultivated land are reclaimed in these 50,000 acres of barren mountains, it will be a million profits, after all, 50,000 acres is only a thousand gold.

The second half of his life Yongye Tian should be bothered, Dugu Xinci enthusiastically led everyone to find a hill, this hill is about four or five thousand acres of square circle, one side of the slope is slightly gentle, there are several pools of water marsh between the hills, Dugu Xinci's intention is to blow up the boulders between the marshes first, dredge this pool of about 20 acres in size.

In Temple Street, there are craftsmen who specialize in gunpowder, and Dugu Xinci and Daxiong Agou are familiar with the commanding hairpins digging cellars and burying medicines, and arranging leads.

Although the gunpowder of Lijingmen was rough in Dugu Xinci's eyes, it was fierce enough as the opening mountain of Hirata .

There was a loud noise, which shook the mountains inexplicably, but it made the guards of the Blue Pass who watched and a few craftsmen of the Zhongsun family who came up with permission to be stunned.

Dugu Xinci clapped his hands, removed the silk cloth that blocked his ears, and ordered the place to be moved, and the gravel here could be cleaned up at any time, which was the matter of Zhongsun's family.

Although Feng Yuanyi was quite dissatisfied with the private use of Dugu Xinci's public weapon, he had nothing to say about his move, after all, after one or two trips, the hairpins had been able to experiment on how to detonate on their own, how to make it more powerful, and how to arrange the explosion point more effectively.

Three or two hours later, Dugu Xinci's lazy illness was committed, leaving two craftsmen who specially asked Wen Yufeng to send from Temple Street, called Zhongsun Wuji, and asked him to arrange the explosion point according to the drawings given before, and then returned to Mengchengao and brewed into the hot spring with Duan Yunqin.

Feng Yuanyi was not at ease at first, but after watching it a few times to make sure that the hairpin was proficient in operation, he also came back and saw a few bastards soaking in the hot springs, drinking burning knives, smoking cigars, and gnawing on chicken legs.

The nameless fire erupted after Dugu Xinci invited him to bubble in, and just as Feng Yuan pointed his finger at Dugu Xinci with a trembling finger, Dugu Xinci hurriedly said

"At night, you will see something new worth a million dollars"

There is no one in the empty mountain, but there is a sound of people's voices. Return to the deep forest, and revisit the moss

(End of chapter)