Chapter 16: Slap in the face
The door heard that this was a big wrong, and after approving the clothes, he came to open the door, the belt was not fastened, and the edge of the middle coat was already gray, and at first glance it was not the kiln owner, but the craftsman on duty. The craftsman is about thirty years old, and his face looks a little wrinkled because of the perennial burning of bricks: "What bricks do you want?" How much? ”
Xin'er said: "Double arc bricks." ”
"This..."The craftsman paused: "There are not many double-arc bricks left, and there are only about a hundred, do you want to go all?" ”
"I want more. I'm afraid that's not enough. Have anyone else bought this brick? Can you give me some evenness, it's really urgent. ”
"I'm afraid I won't give it to you. Two days ago, two tall brothers came, who were the heads of the official family, and bought some of these bricks, saying that they were used to repair the garden. For the rest, I don't really know that there are buyers. ”
"Are there any buyers farther away? Half a year ago is also available, if he is not useful, I can also take it. ”
"It's hard for me, I can only ask the kiln master about this. I'm just a worker, where do I know so much? ”
"Dare to ask where the kiln master is?"
The craftsman yawned: "The kiln owner took the account room to find soil, and I am afraid that it will take three and a half years to return." Does the little brother still want it? I'll pull it for you? ”
Xin'er arched her hand: "The amount is too small, I'll wait for the kiln master to come back, it's bothering!" Leave. ”
The craftsman scolded and closed the door: "What kind of person, say it's urgent, don't want it, I don't even let people sleep in the middle of the night, it's really mildew, phew!" ”
Xin'er turned to get into the car, but she couldn't lift the whip, she sat in the car, thinking about the days, two lines of tears down her cheeks. She didn't want to take out the veil, hugged her knees, and wiped her tears with her cuffs. It wasn't until the sound of the change that Xin'er came back to her senses and drove back to Tufu.
The clues that were difficult to find were cut off at the end, and Xin'er was extremely disappointed and had no sleep all night.
Xin'er went to the palace in a daze with sleepiness. Fortunately, she had already fixed the insertion points of most of the lake stones before, so she didn't need to use any more brains, just take the craftsman to do it. Otherwise, her brain would have become a pulp at this time, and she really wouldn't be able to cope with it.
It was noon, and it was time for dinner. Xin'er and the others simply cleaned up and were about to go to the back hall of the kitchen, but Wei Qingyan came again with Xiaotong.
Wei Qingyan rubbed the freshly ground jasmine powder, and it was refreshing to smell it from afar. Although Xin'er doesn't love fat powder, but in the end it is a woman, when Wei Qingyan walked in front of her, Xin'er couldn't help but take two deep breaths of the aroma, and seemed to be a little refreshed, and her mind was a little clearer.
Wei Qingyan saw that Hong Xin'er was not pleasing to the eye, and while Xin'er inhaled and closed her eyes, she raised her foot and stepped on Xin'er. Then pretending to be fine, he leaned over towards Mu Hanqing: "Brother Mu, I made a new five-spice braised pork, can you use some?" ”
Hong Xin'er grinned in pain, and just wanted to argue a thing or two, but she heard "Ahhhhh Mu Hanqing was so impressed by the thick jasmine fragrance on Wei Qingyan's body that she couldn't stop shirking: "Miss Wei... Ahh
Wei Qingyan wiped his face with a handkerchief as if he was fine. said with a smile: "Brother Mu is infected with the wind cold? ”
Mu Hanqing was so uncomfortable that she covered her nose in a disgraceful manner, hid behind Xin'er, and said nothing.
As soon as this move came out, Wei Qingyan couldn't see Xin'er and Mu Hanqing standing closer, she looked around, and wanted to find something to knock Xin'er down. As far as the eye could see, I didn't see a good use, but I swept a raised lake stone: "Who inserted the lake stone, and the feet are up, as if they are about to collapse, which is unsightly tight." ”
Lord Wei's daughter spoke, but Hong Xin'er didn't want to continue: "I did it below, and I thought there was nothing wrong with it." ”
Wei Qingyan could catch the reason for punishing Xin'er now, her chin was raised slightly, her eyebrows were raised, and her voice was a little brighter: "Oh? I often hear my father say that the master of the soil is a gardener, and he has superb attainments, and he is going to smash the nobles to death with such a pile of stones! Wei lightly grabbed Xin'er's placket: "I'm going to my father's place to sue you for dereliction of duty, you wait for me!" ”
Wei let go lightly and walked away with Xiaotong briskly. Xin'er went to the back hall to eat and drink with Wu Mingzhe and Mu Hanqing as usual. The bowl of beef noodles in front of her quickly served in half.
Seeing Hong Xin'er like this, Wu Mingzhe was a little anxious for her, and put down the dishes and chopsticks: "Master Tu, the Miss Wei family will be in trouble for a while, you don't want to deal with it, what do you mean by eating and drinking with me here?" ”
Hong Xin'er put down the dishes and chopsticks, the noodles in her mouth had not yet been swallowed, and said vaguely: "The owner of the house is eating quickly, the noodles are cold, today's beef noodles are so fragrant, don't eat by mistake." ”
Wu Mingzhe shook his head, seeing that the two of them were like no one, he had to bury his head in eating.
Before he finished eating, the inner supervisor of the corner hall really came to pass the word: "Master Tu, Lord Wei asked you to go to the lower corner hall." ”
As soon as Hong Xin'er was about to get up, Wu Mingzhe stretched out his hand to stop her. However, Mu Hanqing's expression was as usual, and he didn't even look at Hong Xin'er.
"Brother Mu, why are you still eating? I'm afraid that the landlord will not be able to pass the test this time, so we should go with him. ”
"Alright." Hong Xin'er waved her small hand: "I have received the affection of the house owner, you can eat more for me like the wood master, it's okay." ”
Hong Xin'er left the two behind her and followed the inner prison to the corner hall alone. When Lord Wei saw that people were coming, he got straight to the point: "The owner of the soil, the little girl said that there is a piece of the lake stone with four corners upturned, as if it is flying, which is unsightly, but is there such a thing?" ”
"Lord Wei, this is indeed the case."
"The landlord." Master Wei got down from the official hat chair and approached Xin'er: "You are also a rare talent, how can you commit something that hinders the view?" and how I will punish you. ”
Wei on the side was very proud, and squinted at Xin'er with a sneer.
"Lord Wei, that lake stone has to be crossed. Otherwise, with the thickness of the mound, the mountain would have collapsed. Only such tricky stones, coupled with rooted trees, can avoid the collapse of the mountain. and plant grass to cover the edges and corners, and they will not be ugly. This is a matter of movement and must not be changed. If this place does not obstruct the view, the rest of the places must be crossed to the ground, and it will not be able to see. ”
"Would it be good to take the old man to have a look?"
"Linglong takes orders."
Hong Xin'er led Lord Wei and his daughter to the Imperial Garden. Lord Wei checked it, and Xin'er was really right. In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Lord Wei also called Mu Hanqing over. Mu Hanqing seems to be defending Xin'er, and the matter of planting grass and blocking corners is the way.
Seeing that this plan could not be achieved, Wei Qingyan threw off Luo's skirt and ran away angrily.
Lord Wei didn't send anyone to chase him, but only asked Xiaotong to follow. His daughter's thoughts, Lord Wei knows. It must be related to Mu Hanqing, and she can't be persuaded either, and there are not too many dangers in the garden, so it's good for her to go and dissipate her boredom.
Because of his relationship with the fifth princess, Wei Qingyan has been to the Imperial Garden many times. She knew that there was a pebblestone path not far away, and she wanted to go there. I ran a little faster, and was separated by an extra pebble: "Hiss." ”
"Miss, are you alright?" Xiao Tong said that he was going to come to help Wei speak lightly.
Wei said that his feet hurt, but he didn't answer Xiaotong's words, and bent over to rub his feet. When I looked down, I saw a pebble-paved crane in front of me.
Wei Qingyan saw that the lime didn't seem to be dry yet, and there was a red rope tied to it. Wei Qingyan knew that this meant that she couldn't go this way, and she remembered that when she came here a few days ago, Hong Xin'er happened to be busy here, so she thought about it. Turning around, Wei Qingyan sent Xiaotong to find a branch from the side, and with a prie she pried hard, the crane had no eyes.
Then, Wei Qingyan took Xiaotong to find his father who had not yet returned to the corner hall: "Dad, why doesn't the crane on the gravel road have eyes?" ”
"Hugh wants to talk nonsense, the crane has no eyes, that's a big bad luck." Lord Wei's anxious black moles bulged.
"Dad, come with me."
Hong Xin'er knew that what Wei Qingyan said was exactly what she had brought to the craftsman to make up a few days ago, and she obviously nodded her eyes, so why was it gone? Helpless, Xin'er had to follow.
When they arrived at the place, everyone saw that the crane's eyes had become a small pit, and there was a small pebble on the side.
Lord Wei's face sank: "Lord Tu, how do you explain this matter?" ”
Hong Xin'er is also bottomless, could it be that she didn't sleep last night and her brain is not enough? It's obviously fine, how did it become like this?
"Master Wei, don't worry, wait for Linglong to check one or two first. If it's really exquisite's fault, I'm willing to take the punishment. ”
Xin'er said this, but she didn't know where to start in her heart, so she had to squat down and pick up the stones, and then make plans depending on the situation.
Holding the stone in her hand, Xin'er noticed something different, her fingers touched something that had not dried, and when she looked at it in turn, sure enough, the stone was stained with lime, and it was not yet dry, and it looked like it was artificially pried off.
Xin'er handed the stone to Lord Wei: "Lord Wei, you see that there is still lime on it that has not dried thoroughly, and someone must have pried it down on the road that has never done it." Xin'er looked around, and not far away, the branch of Wei Qingyan's pry stone was still lying on the ground.
Xin'er picked up the branch, and when she looked closely, sure enough, the top was also stained with lime: "Lord Wei, the person who pries the stone uses this." ”
"How do you know that this branch is a pry stone?" Wei Qingyan saw that he was about to fail, and argued: "There are many apricot trees on the side of this road, can't they be branches that have fallen off and been stained with lime?" ”
When Xin'er heard it, she understood everything. But because of Wei Qingyan's identity, she couldn't say it clearly: "The apricot trees near here are about to drop their branches, and there is a real possibility that they will be stained with lime." But this is not an apricot branch, but a peach branch next to Tenghuang Pavilion. Could it be that those peaches still have legs? ”
Wei Qingyan failed again, his face was red with anger, and he lost his handkerchief, so he took Xiaotong back to the house. Xin'er can be regarded as quiet for a few days.
On this day, the fifth princess made an appointment with Wei Qingyan, and Wei Qingyan had no choice but to enter the palace again. Before the time for the appointment arrived, Wei Qingyan couldn't help but want to see Mu Hanqing again, so he went to the Imperial Garden.
Over the past few days, the warm breeze has prevailed, and the aquatic plants in the pond of the Imperial Garden have risen wildly, blocking an inlet in the shallow part of the water. When Wei Qingyan came, Xin'er was holding her hakama and was busy cleaning up the aquatic plants in the pool.
There was a climbing corridor next to the pool, and Wei Qingyan saw that there was no one around, so he wanted to go to the climbing corridor to spit out a few mouthfuls of saliva. When she came up, she realized that for some reason a medium-sized lake stone had been placed in the corridor.
Looking at Hong Xin'er who was facing the mountain corridor with his back to him, Wei Qingyan gritted his teeth, laboriously lifted the lake stone, slowly aimed the lake stone at Xin'er's back along the railing, and used all his strength to lift the lake stone, and was about to throw it towards Xin'er.