Chapter Eighty-Five: A Visitor from a Foreign Country
After arriving at the Prime Minister's Mansion, they went back to their rooms, and met Mi Luo and Chen Qingyi in the second half of the night, Ding Ruoyu, who originally had the mentality of traveling, had been vigilant and highly concentrated, and only relaxed on the way back, and was so tired that he fell asleep with a pillow.
In the empty courtyard, Li Hong looked at the moon in the sky, and a mirage of green light flickered on his body.
The little insects clumped together, condensed into a single bit, and flew towards him in an irregular trajectory, submerging into the collar and merging into the faint reddish coat of arms that shone behind him.
When he lowered his head again, his gaze was not quite the same as before, and his demeanor and movements seemed to have changed.
After sleeping until three poles in the sun, Ding Ruoyu got up, dressed and washed, and pushed the door to see Miaoyan Niangzi hanging the bacon out to dry.
"Why didn't you call me?" She walked out into the sun and rubbed the dog's hairy head.
"Before leaving, the fifth master saw that the girl was sleeping soundly, and told us not to disturb him." The lady smiled and said.
"Before leaving?" Ding Ruoyu was stunned, "Where did he go?" β
"I said that I was going to Yanguo to order a batch of goods, and I would come back when I saw it, and I would not delay the wedding." Miaoyan was afraid that she would worry about getting married, so she was busy adding a sentence later.
Ding Ruoyu nodded, these days were particularly peaceful and comfortable, she almost forgot that he was still in the position of the Witch Emperor.
A faint smile on her lips became unnatural. I don't know what to say, Chu Wu and they don't know the frightening identity of their uncle, and looking at their ordinary people's appearance of even kung fu, I'm afraid they don't know at all.
"Second Miss Ding, what's wrong with you? Did you catch a cold from the wind? Seeing her stiff smile, the lady hurriedly pulled her into the house.
When the wives and ladies of the other big rooms heard that Li Wu was going out, they all went around the courtyard.
Fortunately, there were dogs guarding the courtyard, and as soon as they smelled the smell of not belonging to the other courtyard, they rushed out and yelled, and there was no dog chain on their bodies, which scared those noble ladies and daughters who were far away and did not dare to go again, and they all regretted coming to this trip.
"These people don't have a long memory, they just made a fuss before the Chinese New Year, and they were scolded by the dogs, and they still dare to come!" While teaching Ding Ruoyu to read the account book, Miaoyan Niangzi looked at the noisy courtyard gate, and laughed at the women in the family who had nothing to do.
"There's something wrong here." Ding Ruoyu was young and learned everything quickly, pointing to the loopholes in the ledger and pulling back the attention of Miao Yan.
"Oh, the girl is so smart!" Miaoyan Niangzi calculated, and couldn't help but admire, just by looking at it, she found out the mistake, and this talent is about to catch up with her own five masters.
In the future, she will definitely be able to help share the affairs of Zhuangzi's shop.
After the Shangyuan Festival, large and small stores in Jiuxiao City have also opened one after another. In the afternoon, they put on their veils, and while they went to familiarize themselves with the industry of Sanfang, they also wanted to pick out some suitable rouge gouache.
"Second girl, are you tired? Let's go to that teahouse and rest. After looking at a lot of shops, it was almost the end of the day, and the lady bent down and rubbed her ankles and proposed.
Ding Ruoyu has insisted on hard exercise since she was a child, and she didn't feel anything after walking for an hour or two, and after she mentioned it, she realized that she couldn't treat others by her own standards.
"Okay, there are too many families, and there is another one in the back." She hugged the wonderful words and said.
The teahouse is divided into two floors, and there are storytellers in the lobby on the first floor, who go up to the second floor and pack an Accord, and you can see the situation on the first floor through the small window.
After listening to the book, it was all a clichΓ© story in the book, and the two of them had rested enough, so they called to settle the bill, but they were told that the account had been settled in advance.
"Who got it?" Ding Ruoyu was surprised.
The runner pointed to the Accord opposite the two.
At this time, the opposite door also opened, and five men and women came out, all dressed as Jianghu people, with swords and swords, and the guests who passed by them hurriedly lowered their heads and hurriedly walked away, and they did not dare to come out.
"This, Second Miss Ding, they ......" Although the lady of Miaoyan is many years older than her, she is just a businesswoman, and the people of Jiang Country practice martial arts, but at the feet of the Son of Heaven in Jiuxiao City, it is the first month, and almost no one dares to swagger like this without concealing the wearing of a blade.
In the panic, the group of people had come to see them.
"You're my little apprentice?" A young woman who looked the most normal pushed aside the crowd, squeezed to the front, and reached out to pinch Ding Ruoyu's face with a human skin mask under the veil.
"Yes, Master, tap it." Ding Ruoyu felt that the mask on her face was about to be rubbed off by her.
"Senior brother's craftsmanship is really good!" Lou Xuelet go of his hand and rubbed the powder stuck to his fingertips on his lower back.
Miao Yan saw clearly that she was still carrying a half-human-high lyre, and her makeup and dress were half like a Jianghu person and half like a geisha.
"Miaoyan lady, she is my master, and the next few are also friends, so it's okay." Seeing her sincere and frightened look, Ding Ruoyu hurriedly waved his hand to explain.
"Is it really okay?" Miaoyan Niangzi whispered suspiciously, glanced at a few of them from time to time on the way back, and walked on the street with Ding Ruoyu on thin ice.
She knew that her master had gone to a mysterious-sounding sect to learn kung fu since he was a child, and she had heard that the future mistress beside her had also come from that sect, but it was the first time she had seen anyone else in this sect.
The woman who looked like a geisha was the master of Miss Ding Er; The couple in the back, who wore tattered jackets and had no one in their eyes, came from South Vietnam; Those who are still wearing spring clothes with folding fans in the cold weather are the people of the Qinglong Pavilion of the four major sects; In the end, the flamboyant woman, who was scantily dressed, covered in silver jewelry, and had a row of throwing knives hanging from her waist, was murderous at the first sight......
Miaoyan Lady has never seen this posture, and the other pedestrians in the city have also stopped walking to pay attention, which makes her glad that she is wearing a veil, and she does not have to worry about being recognized by acquaintances at a glance and talking nonsense in the future.
"Go, go, go, what to see? I've never seen such a beautiful woman as my wife, all the fuss! Feeling the curious and panicked eyes of passers-by, Lu Xianda shouted on the street.
"Ho, Lao Lu, Lao Lu, I really put gold on your wife's face, how do you know that they are not looking at this girl?" Duan Hongzhu sneered.
Lu Xianda rolled his eyes and said, "Look at you? Look at your bear with your arms and belly bared in the snow? β
"I'm happy to do it, mother, why don't you show one too?" The silver bells on Duan Hongzhu's body collided and made a sound all the way, "You old arms and legs, if you show it, others will only treat you as a beggar!" β
"You two are endless!" Lou Xue interrupted loudly, "They are obviously looking at the world-famous pianist. β
"Stinky and shameless!" Lao Lu and Duan Hongzhu scolded with the same enemy.
This group of people will always quarrel endlessly together, Ding Ruoyu deliberately walked faster with his wonderful words, leaving them behind, and he felt that it was too ostentatious.
In the rear, Zong Mingze also caught up and explained to them the intention of coming this time.
"After Mrs. Lu woke up, the New Year was approaching, and it was too late to go back, so we stayed in the Witch Cult for the New Year." He didn't care about the three women and one man who were arguing behind him, and inserted the fan back into his belt and said, "After that, Sister Lou forced a few of us to come to Jiang Guo together, saying that Miss Ding and Li Wuye are about to be happy, and they must ask for a cup of wine and drink......"
This group of people rushed directly from Yanguo just to attend her wedding banquet? Ding Ruoyu turned his head and asked Miaoyan Lady how many spare rooms there were in the courtyard.
"One ......" Sure enough, the small courtyard in the third room couldn't accommodate their group of noisy people.
"Book a few rooms at the nearest big inn outside the house." Ding Ruoyu didn't plan to let them live in the Li Mansion, the people in the rivers and lakes always don't get the treatment of the big families, in case they meet those difficult aunts in the Li Mansion, they will break up unhappily, and they are afraid that there will be some lawsuits.
"Young Master Zong, it is really inconvenient in the house, please wait outside for a few days for the time being, and make arrangements after the fifth master returns." She said to Zong Mingze, who was the most reasonable in comparison.
"That's just right." Zong Mingze smiled understandingly, they are also free and comfortable, and to follow the cumbersome etiquette rules of the big clan is tantamount to finding guilt.
After settling them, Ding Ruoyu also paid a special visit to Mrs. Lu, and saw that everything had returned to normal except for the fact that she couldn't remember the previous events, and congratulated Lu Xianda.
Miaoyan Niangzi booked four rooms, but Lou Xue did not live in it immediately, but went to the other courtyard with Ding Ruoyu and entered the spare room.
She was unceremoniously, as if she was in her own home, put the piano on the table and came to the courtyard.
Smelling the unfamiliar smell, the dog ran out of the shed again, screaming heartbreakingly around Lou Xue.
"Don't scream, don't scream, she's a good person!" Ding Ruoyu dropped the object at hand and flew over, stopping the dog egg that was about to bite it.
"Oh my God, where did such a big dog come from!" Lou Xue was indeed stupid by it.
Ding Ruoyu smiled and said, "Master, in fact, it doesn't bite, it's just scary." β
Lou Xue pointed to her hand that was slammed into her mouth by the dog and said, "Don't bite?" β
Ding Ruoyu hurriedly withdrew his hand from the dog's mouth.
After living in the courtyard for a few days, the dog got used to the smell of Lou Xue's body, and finally quieted down, lying on the grass and basking in the sun on weekdays, ignoring the master and apprentice.
There was a beautiful music rhythm in the courtyard, which made a few people who were busy stop to listen from time to time, and felt that there was nothing wrong with such a geisha-like Jianghu person, such superb piano skills, it was difficult for ordinary aristocratic daughters to match.
The rest of the time, in addition to reading the account book, Ding Ruoyu continued to practice swords. Lou Xue saw that she had improved, but it was not quite the same as her own path, and said strangely: "Why is it more and more similar to Li Yun's sword intent?" β
"He's been teaching for a few days." Ding Ruoyu put down his sword.
"The guy who wants to come out is a guy!" Lou Xue was dissatisfied, "Not only do I want to accept apprentices, but also want to teach myself, he is trying to turn you into four dislikes!" β
Ding Ruoyu said dumbfoundedly: "Can you only learn the swordsmanship of this sect from one person?" β
"It's not," Lou Xue said, "Everyone's sword intent is different, which is equivalent to everyone's different temperament." Little apprentice, do you want to be like him, or do you want to be like me? β
"I want to do both." Ding Ruoyu blurted out.
"Okay, ambitious, I like such apprentices!" Lou Xue forced herself to keep smiling, and it didn't take long for her to hold back, her eyebrows were raised and she said angrily, "You're really greedy!" β
This apprentice can't teach.