Chapter 9 Hanami Viewing Contest (1)
Su Jiuling crossed the weeping flower gate and walked straight to the courtyard, where he saw the two pine trees growing vigorously and lush on both sides of the main house, and the courtyard was full of busy people.
A man who was about sixteen or seventeen years old, holding a broom in his hand, was intently snorting on the ground, as soon as he looked up, he saw a handsome man with a jade tree facing the wind and a folding fan in his hand, busy holding the broom in his hand, trotting to the man, and said with a smile: "Master Su, my young master is now in the wing, idle and idle!" ”
"That's right, it looks like I'm at the right time this time." Su Jiuling said with a smile.
The servant smiled, stopped answering, and ran back to his original position with a broom, and continued his work.
Before Su Jiuling reached the east wing, he shouted the name of Mu Chen outside the door; At this time, Mu Chen, who was sitting in the circle chair with nothing to do and was extremely bored, heard a loud voice, and a spirit sat up from the chair.
"Brother Mu, my little brother is bothering you again today." Su Jiuling said while walking into the wing room with a smile.
"Oh, Jiuling, you're here, I'm about to suffocate, let's go, let's go to the street together." Mu Chen grinned and was about to pull Su Jiuling's sleeves.
"Wait, Brother Mu, I'm looking for you today, not to play in the streets."
"What did that come about?" Mu Chen's appearance that he couldn't be serious except for me to play, and he really hit him.
"Well, I came to you today for fun."
"The two of us are idle all day long, lazy to eat, and have no ambitions to be men at all, are we men in vain." Mu Chen said with a smile, without the slightest hint of shame between his words.
Su Jiuling ruthlessly debunked his hypocrisy and said: "That's the curtain brother, not the younger brother, before coming to the house today, I have been reviewing the sage books at home for a long time." ”
"Tell me, what's going on today?"
"I heard that Wazi Street held a flower viewing meeting today, is the curtain brother interested in accompanying the younger brother to go over and have a look?"
"Wazi Street? When is this festival happening? Mu Chen was puzzled and curious.
Wazi Street is a famous snack street in Beijing, where hundreds of shops open every day, and the people in it are trendy, so lively; Especially on festivals, those in the countryside, in the city, those who have money and those who don't have money, will come to Wazi Street for a visit, even if there is no money in the purse, just smell the smell of here, they are all full.
"I don't know the specific situation, I heard that it was held by a businessman who just came to the capital, this businessman has always liked to plant some flowers and plants, and after coming to the capital, he found that there are many flowers here, so he had this idea." Su Jiuling recalled what the subordinates in the mansion told him, and roughly relayed it to Mu Chen.
"Have you been there?" Mu Chen said with high spirits.
Su Jiuling shook his head slightly and said: "This flower appreciation conference is different from the previous form, all over the years when the flowers are blooming, we go to the natural world to look for flowers, today's flower appreciation conference, is the capital of various flower planting farmers, as well as those who love flowers and raise flowers to bring their own flowers for people to enjoy and play; I listened to the people in the family, and there are all kinds of competitions! ”
Mu Chen listened to it: "Then what are you waiting for?" Let's go! ”
As soon as the two walked side by side to the verandah, they met the fourth lady of the shogunate.
Mu Tongtong was dressed in a red and gold yarn skirt, with delicate makeup on her immature face, and Mu Chen looked at her sister's slightly helpless appearance, and she knew it in her heart.
Although he has always disliked Liu Qianqian, who is vicious and has a lot of city government, but for Liu Qianqian's three children, Mu Chen has fulfilled the responsibilities that a brother should do, the etiquette and humility that he should have, and the care and care that he should have, there are a lot of them, but not too much.
"Sister Tong, I'll go with Brother Su to Wazi Street to watch the flower viewing meeting, do you mean to?" Muchen asked casually.
Mu Tongtong is fourteen years old, the door does not step out of the door of the deep girl, she has long been full of yearning for the outside world, but due to the strict discipline of her father and mother, she has never dared to step out of the door of the hanging flowers, the outside world, read for a long time, she wandered back and forth in the door, probing the brain, in order to solve the pain of lovesickness.
Her eyes were full of light because of Mu Chen's invitation, and Mu Tongtong secretly glanced at Su Jiuling, and found that this noble and elegant man did not stop his eyes on him, not even for a second; As soon as she heard that the people in the house said that Su Gongzi was visiting, she also dressed up carefully, thinking of this, Mu Tongtong inevitably felt a little melancholy.
"Big brother, you and Su Gongzi will wait for me first, and I'll go and talk to my father." Mu Tongtong finally didn't want to give up the great opportunity to get along with Su Jiuling, she decided to muster up the courage to discuss with her parents, maybe her parents were in a good mood, so she agreed.
Su Jiuling leaned on a vermilion lacquer pillar, curtain dust faced him, and the two of them chatted about homely things.
A moment later, Mu Tongtong appeared in the verandah, his eyebrows full of joy that could not be concealed.
As soon as the three of them were about to step through the door of the house, an urgent call came from behind them: "Wait for me!" ”
The person who came was the second young master of the shogunate, Muyang, the eldest in the family, thirteen years old.
"What are you doing with you?" Mu Chen looked down at the younger brother who had just reached his chest, and his breath was a little unstable.
"I'm here to enjoy the flowers with you, big brother."
"Does Daddy know?"
"Yes." Mu Yang's eyes flickered.
Mu Chen glanced at it, and knew in his heart that this kid was lying, and in order to go out to play, he even forgot about his studies, but he didn't break his brother's careful thoughts, but reminded: "Don't blame me for not reminding you, if Dad and Erniang hit you with a board, I won't stop you." ”
Muyang pouted and said, "I know." ”
Mu Chen patted his younger brother's brain and said, "What kind of pouting, there is no manhood at all." ”
Mu Yang grinned and covered his brain, his aggrieved facial features were almost crowded together, but he still didn't dare to say a word, he could only look at Mu Chen dissatisfiedly like a wronged little daughter-in-law.
The four of them walked side by side on the wide stone road, Su Jiuling was telling Mu Chen all the way about the flower appreciation conference, Mu Yang interjected a few words from time to time, and Mu Tongtong maintained a dignified and decent smile throughout the whole process.
"I heard that the shops on both sides of Wazi Street are now selling things related to flowers." Su Jiuling said.
"All the shops?" Mu Yang was surprised, and then said in frustration: "Then isn't there no goose I want to eat." ”
"I can come out again tomorrow." Mu Chen joked with a smile.
"Big brother, you know how to make fun of me." Muyang puffed up.
"The shops on both sides should be selling pastries." Mu Tongtong said softly.
"The girl's family likes to eat that, I want to eat meat and drink wine in a big bowl." Mu Yang said excitedly.
"Brother Su, what are the activities of the flower viewing conference?" Mu Tongtong looked at Su Jiuling, her pretty face was slightly red, and she said softly.
Su Jiuling thought about it seriously and said, "Song and dance competition, poetry competition...... That's all I've heard. ”
"What kind of singing and dancing competition?" Mu Chen said with great interest.
"Contestants can dance some dances related to flowers, and they can praise the beauty of flowers through dance, and they can also express their emotions, in short, they have to be related to flowers. The one who jumps well wins. Su Jiuling explained lightly.
"Isn't there a fixed number for this, and I can say that it is related to flowers when I dance casually, so it's hard to judge." Curtain dust replied.
"Therefore, the dance must be something that can be found throughout the ages, and if you dance well, you can confuse the real with the fake, and it is also a skill."
During the conversation, the group arrived at the intersection of Wazi Street.
The four of them looked at the bustling crowd inside, and the voices were full of voices and rubbing shoulders, so it was not lively.