Chapter 15 The Peony Society
Yingchun and the two went south along the market, the closer to this Yanghuai Road, the more cars and horses, Yingchun had several times to avoid it, and was almost hit by horses.
Looking at the horses that were gradually disappearing, Yingchun could only curse in his heart.
This Yanghuai Road is on the west bank of the Yangjiang River, but the east bank is where the scholars are to gain fame - Gongyuan.
"This is really interesting, here the cold window has been reading hard for years, and then I will go to the gentle land to squander it, you say it's funny." Yingchun and Xi'an walked on the bridge side by side, the guardrail in the center of the bridge is engraved with the three words of 'Chique Bridge', on the other side of the bridge, it is Yanghuai Road, but see the river houses on both sides, carved railings and painted thresholds, silk barriers in the window, and ten miles of bead curtains. On the surface of the river, there are floating boats and painted boats, with different shapes, and the faint sound of silk and bamboo comes from the boat.
The two of them were mixed in the crowd, so they walked to Yanghuai Road, and then walked south along the riverbank along the side of the crowd.
After walking for about a mile, a sea of bright flowers suddenly appeared in front of me.
But see the end of the road, there are countless kinds of peony, white, pink, red, purple, yellow, green, and even black and heavy colors, as small as a tea cup, big as a sea lamp, heavy mountains and mountains, dizzying, in this sea of flowers, there are countless dressed girls and men in fresh clothes, or groups of three or five, or independent shade of flowers, or pairs, come and go with flowers, compete for beauty, for a while I don't know whether people appreciate flowers or flowers appreciate people.
"'Silk Qi is the lower skirt, Ziqi is the upper skirt', Xi'an, you look at the woman in green, wearing a skirt that should be without a cause, this kind of skirt is characterized by a hem without a reason, it looks refreshing and clean, there was a girl named Luo Fu in the early Qin Dynasty, wearing this kind of skirt fascinated countless people, but this girl prefers to wear such a long ribbon purse around the waist, it looks top-heavy, but not beautiful; The red skirt is jealous of the pomegranate flower', this kind of skirt is good-looking, but too gorgeous, this woman's skin is fair, but the facial features are too small, can not suppress this color, but was dominated by the skirt, stealing the limelight, you know, clothes are worn on the body to make people look good, she might as well wear the half-sleeved skirt of the female companion next to her, only decorated with some floral ornaments at the neckline, simple and chic. ”
Yingchun walked all the way, observed the comments all the way, and listened to Xi'an extremely surprised.
"How does Grandma know so many things!"
"I've learned, my teacher has taught me." Yingchun replied casually.
"Ah, the gentleman in Grandma's Mansion still teaches this!"
"Eh," Yingchun paused for a moment, and then said: "Yes, our Jiafu, the young ladies have to learn everything, where is it like their Sun Mansion, don't talk about women, even men, they are also wastes who don't learn and don't have skills." Yingchun sneered.
"The old lady in the old man's house is a person who practices martial arts, I heard Sister Manfu say that the old man also suffered a lot when he was a child, and he began to practice when he was five or six years old.
"You old lady is so ruthless?"
"The old man is a concubine, so the old lady doesn't care too much, except for beating and scolding, he doesn't discipline much on weekdays."
"No wonder." Yingchun smiled coldly and continued to walk forward.
The two of them had not walked a few steps, but they saw a commotion in front of them, and then two gorgeous open-top carriages slowly drove along the flower path.
In the car in front of him sat a gorgeous woman in a flying flower jade skirt, next to a young man in a light blue brocade robe, the man's face was white, his facial features were exquisite, and he was worthy of the four words like crown jade, and a pair of eyes were not smiling, just looking at the woman beside him.
In the back of a car, there were two men and a woman, the woman was also born with jade skin, she was good, there was a brocade robe sitting next to her, and a man in a blue cloth shirt was sitting opposite.
The surrounding tourists were also attracted by the handsome men and beauties on the two carriages at this time, and they stopped to watch, and some people pointed at the women in the first carriage and said to the friends around them: "Look, this is the bean lady of Meichun Building." ”
Yingchun saw Dou Niang coming like this, but he couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh.
She smiled, but she was seen by Dou Niang, so she immediately ordered the man holding the reins next to her to stop the car, and then greeted Yingchun with a smile: "Li Gongzi, come up quickly." ”
Yingchun was stunned for a moment, and then the man next to Dou Niang couldn't help frowning, looking at Dou Niang with a not very happy look.
Dou Niang smiled, whispered a few words in the man's ear, and the man smiled, then jumped out of the carriage and said to Yingchun and the two: "It turns out that this is Li Gongzi, I have heard Dou Niang talk about you for a long time, get in the car." ”
Yingchun was hesitating, but seeing the narrow lane, he was delayed like this, and it was already a little congested, so he had to say to Xi'an: "Let's go up first." ”
So he smiled and said, "Then disturb my sister." With that, he pulled Xi'an into the carriage.
Dou Niang smiled and sat beside her with Yingchun's hand, and the man sat down opposite very consciously, Xi'an had no choice but to sit next to the man.
"This son is Liu Jie, the eldest son in the mansion of Liu Shilang of the household department, and he gave me this dress." Dou Niang smiled and said to Yingchun.
Yingchun smiled and said hello to Liu Jie, Liu Jie already laughed and said: "I didn't expect Miss Li to have such a talent, you don't know, just now in Meichun Building, from top to bottom, the sisters are all around Dou Niang and don't let go, we all got out with great difficulty, today's Shaolan meeting, I will find a good position for you, let's have a good time." ”
"No-" Yingchun was about to excuse herself, but Dou Niang smiled with a slight smile: "The girl shirks like this, but I feel that being with me has tarnished the girl's identity, if this is the case, then the girl will get out of the car, I will not keep the girl." ”
Yingchundeng's face turned red with embarrassment, and he only said: "I don't mean anything like this, it's just that as soon as it gets dark, the door in my home will be locked, and Xi'an and I can't go back." ”
"What's the hurry, it's past noon now, and ah, let me tell you, this Shaolan meeting, the most exciting, is the night banquet at night, except for the night of Shangyuan every year, this is the most lively scenery in the capital. I didn't say that I would go back here at this time, where is your home? As long as it's from this capital, Liu Gongzi will always have a way to send you back. Dou Niang said with a hint of pride.
Yingchun didn't dare to say where he lived, so he had to say vaguely: "It's not necessary, I, I'll take a look, but before dark, I still have to go back." ”
Seeing this, Dou Niang knew that she had a hard time, so she smiled and said: "Okay, let's go to the front Juxian Building to drink a cup of his family's best spring tea, and then I will let someone send you back." ”
The carriage had gone on for two or three miles, and had come to a square in the middle of the market. The square was full of lights, and the servants were already beginning to carry their heavy household belongings, preparing to set up the stage for the evening performance. Sure enough, as the legend says, ten miles of Yang Huai, a feast of Shaolan, a flower appreciation during the day, and a reward for people on a moonlit night.