Chapter 8 Beishanzi Tea House
Liu Xiuying and Yizhi got off the carriage in the east street and alley of Fanlou, instructed the coachman to park the carriage at the designated location according to the plan, and then headed towards the brightly lit market.
The wine shops, tea shops, colorful buildings, embroidered pillars on the windows, and all kinds of colored shop mats are lined up one after another, hanging high flags of various colors, they pass through the snack shop, car repair shop, decoctory, medical hall, incense medicine shop, cloth shop, and then arrive at the Sangjia Washe.
The two of them were suddenly swallowed up by the noisy and prosperous sound in the Vashe, their ears were full of gongs and drums and laughter, and they saw large and small sheds next to each other, hanging banners of various colors, and each shed was crowded with people, as if they were in a colorful array surrounded by clouds.
Liu Xiuying snuggled her mouth at Yan Yizhi, hinting that she wanted to go in to watch the acrobatics, Yan Yizhi shook her head busily, pulled Liu Xiuying forward, and walked through a few colorful curtain open house shops, and inspected the collar wipes, flowers, and pearls sold one by one, Yizhi bought a few rolls of colorful silk thread, Liu Xiuying pouted, and felt that it was better to have things in the Great Xiangguo Temple. So, the two continued to move forward, and after a while, they felt bored, Liu Xiuying's eyes rolled, and she seemed to have no intention of throwing the handkerchief in her sleeve pocket on the ground, the two glanced at each other, held back a smile, and walked in the direction of Beishanzi Tea House.
After walking a few steps, I heard someone shout, "Girl, your veil has fallen off." ”
The two of them tightened their hearts at the same time, looked at each other again, and cheered each other up with their eyes, only then did they look back and see that it was Li Ping, who had a straightforward face, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Liu Xiuying relaxed for a moment, became annoyed again, quickly stepped forward to take the handkerchief back, and crossed her waist and scolded: "If it falls, it will fall, I want you to be nosy!" Yan Yizhi tufted between his eyebrows, pulled her away, and said to Li Ping: "She has always been fast-talking and has no malice. He said to Liu Xiuying again: "He doesn't know your plans, your handkerchief fell off, and he picked it up for you, which is also kind, why do you want to make him faceless." ”
Liu Xiuying said angrily: "You are very protective, I just said one sentence, what is it." ”
Remembering the way: "He is my person, it is difficult to say it if you want to say it, and you naturally have to protect it." ”
Liu Xiuying was unhappy, Yizhi squeezed her with her shoulder, and said softly: "Just throw it again, I guarantee that you can meet Qiaolangjun." Liu Xiuying was about to laugh, but pressed it down again, and continued to put on a serious face.
The two went forward again, walked to a storytelling shed, deliberately passed in front of the crowd listening to the book, and 'inadvertently' left the veil behind, and then went to the Beishanzi Tea Workshop.
Walk to the gate of the Beishanzi Tea Workshop, there is a Menzi warm greeting, the two of them follow the Menzi into the Tea Workshop, then see that the patio is equipped with a rockery, a fairy cave, flowing water, a fairy bridge, resplendent gold, unique. A path in, and see that the tea shop is a two-layer pattern, the decoration is quiet, there are countless flower stands, and the strange pine and cypress are placed. There is a stage in the center of the lobby on the first floor, where guests can tell stories and sing for entertainment. The artists who can be on stage can all be literate and eloquent, and they are both excellent in color and art. The second floor lists the Accord, and the verandah is equipped with a coffee table embroidery pier. The tea doctors in the tea shop are also good at talking, balancing characters, and dealing with the flow of a degree, and their tea opera skills are a must, so they are famous, and the Beishanzi Tea Workshop has become the first choice for the children of the rich family, the subordinates and others to gather.
Yizhi and Liu Xiuying were about to go up to the second floor, and Liu Xiuying handed Erhua a color, and she retreated. Yizhi gave Xing'er and Li Ping some money, telling them to go out and play and come back later. Xing'er took the money and wanted to leave, Li Ping didn't want to go out to play, so he stayed on the first floor to listen to the play.
Yan Yizhi has heard of its name for a long time by Shanzi Tea Workshop, the first time he set foot here, he can't help but be very curious, while stepping on the platform to go upstairs, while looking east and west, he feels that it is very strange everywhere.
The two of them were about to enter the Accord, and they suddenly heard a shout of applause downstairs, and heard everyone call out in unison, so they looked down by the railing, and saw a young woman walking to the center of the stage. Yan Yizhi looked at her, only to feel that the woman was a very rare tenderness, her skin was greasy and creamy, her face was like a flower of spring dawn, her eyebrows were frowning slightly, her eyes were like peach petals, and her eyes were like autumn waves. When it is quiet, it is like a beautiful flower shining on the water, and the action is like a weak willow supporting the wind, and its timid attitude makes the memory of the same woman can't help but feel pity.
The courtesan who was called Su Yi was first dressed and had been cheered by all the living beings, and then a lame old man presented her with a pipa, and a handyman boy from the Beishanzi Tea Workshop brought her an embroidered pier. As soon as everything was ready, she played the pipa and sang: "The tung flowers are rotten, the rain is sparse, and the washing is clear." Zhengyan apricot burns the forest, the peach embroiders the field, and the fragrant scenery is like a screen. Allure the city, look for victory, and suddenly carve the saddle out of the suburbs. The wind warms the strings and crisp pipes, and thousands of families compete to play new sounds. Yingying, fighting grass and stepping green. People are glamorous, and they are welcomed. To the side of the road, the hairpin falls, and the pearls are vertical and horizontal. Joy, to the beautiful land, the letter is exhausted and the jade mountain is poured. But the Ming Dynasty is eternal, and the painting hall is a pillow of spring. ”
Yan Yizhi thought that most of the courtesans sang obscene songs, but listened to this one sing Liu Yong's "Magnolia Flowers Slow, Tear Down the Tung Blossoms", this song is in response to the solar terms, and not long after, it is not the clear and clear scenery of the paulownia flowers and the bright apricot burning forest. Yizhi couldn't help but lean on the railing and listened to it stupidly, and he also added a little appreciation to Su Yiyi.
After the song was finished, someone at the bottom clicked "Day and Night Music", everyone coaxed, Su Yiyi's cheeks flew red, and she played and sang with shame: "Xiuxiang's family lives in Peach Blossom Path." Considered immortals, they can be combined. The layers of waves are fine and bright, and the greasy jade round rubs the plain neck. I love to sing as a feast. Curb the sky, the clouds are sad. The words are like a delicate warbler, and the voice is audible. The cave room is quiet. Embrace the incense and say it happily. The musk of the golden furnace curls with green smoke, and the phoenix tent candle shakes the red shadow. Infinite madness and drunkenness. This joy is gradually entering the scene. still complains about the neighbors, and the autumn night is not eternal. ”
Although she didn't know the specific details, she also vaguely imagined, only to feel as if she was in the bed of the red luan embroidered tent, there was such a fairy official-like romantic character, looking at each other with her eyes, and her body couldn't help but burn up, when Xiuying poked her head out of the Accord, called for Yizhi repeatedly, and lowered her voice and said: "Come on, come on, the show has begun!" ”
Yizhi hurriedly put aside the disturbing emotions, when entering the Accord, Xiuying was already standing in front of the window, seeing Yizhi come in, greeting again and again, Yizhi hurried over, the two looked through the window, only to see the dark back streets, a mandarin duck lamp and candle swaying, a young man in a white shirt was making a gesture, looking at the posture, as if talking to the people in the carriage, after a while, the man took out the handkerchief from the hidden pocket, and then Erhua took it and presented it to the people in the carriage.
Xiuying couldn't help but laugh, and Yizhi also wanted to laugh, but she secretly felt inappropriate in her heart, and said: "Looking at that person's dress, it seems that he is a too student, isn't it bad to play tricks on people like this?" ”
Xiuying said: "You can relax, I will naturally make up for him." ”
Yizhi was a little puzzled, paused, and asked, "How to make up for it?" ”
Xiuying sold Guan Zi and said, "You just have to wait and see." ”
The two of them continued to look at the back alley, only to see that the student was stumbling and hesitating in place, as if he had made a great determination, and then he mustered up the courage to make the gesture that he was about to get into the carriage. He was about very nervous, stepped on the first foot of the horse and slipped out, his body was crooked, and he almost fell down, but fortunately Erhua held it in time. When the two people watching from afar saw this scene, they both sneered, and looked at it intently.
Seeing the student again, he shook his big sleeves, straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, and gradually calmed down a lot, and then got on the horse again, remembering that Xiuying's four hands were intertwined, holding them together, and they were a little nervous for him.
The sight suddenly broke into the angry Liu Yisun, Yizhi and Xiuying hurriedly shrank their bodies, squatted down, and their chests were pounding with weak hearts. Yizhi said: "It's miserable, it's miserable." ”
Xiuying didn't give up, and pulled Yizhi out half of her head to look.
I saw Liu Yisun striding away with steady steps, grabbed the back of the student who had already stepped into the carriage with one foot, carried him aside, and then got into the carriage with a short body, and fell out in an instant.
Xiuying's eyes widened, and she shouted, "It's terrible, run!" I couldn't help but say, I picked up Yizhi and ran out of the Accord, Xiu Yingfang crossed the threshold of the Accord, and collided with the oncoming Dr. Tea, the soup bottle in Dr. Tea's hand fell backwards with him, breaking the belly, and the hot bamboo drain in the belly of the pot spilled all over the ground, and Dr. Tea was in pain and hot, and he screamed continuously.
On the other side, Yizhi and Xiuying were not spared, the two fell backwards, each fell on their buttocks and squatted, grinning in pain, Xiuying eased up in a moment, she saw that Dr. Cha was seriously injured, and hurriedly went to help, and said sorry again.
There was a big commotion here, and there were people in the pavilions around them who came out to visit, one of them was very familiar, Yizhi took a closer look and turned out to be Wen Yanbo, it happened that Wen Yanbo also saw Yizhi, seeing that she was in an embarrassing situation, he was stunned at first, and then turned around and said a few words, and then hurried to this place, but after a while, Su Zimei also strode out of the Accord, and when he saw Yizhi, he was also busy coming.
Liu Xiuying didn't know about this, she was busy comforting the injured Dr. Cha, stuffed him with the usual money, turned around and pulled Yizhi, and wanted to run again without waiting for her to stand firm.
Yizhi stopped her and asked, "The carriage is my carriage, and it is your kid sitting in the carriage, how can you rely on it." Brother Liu is your own brother, where can you run. What's the use of just running, running, running! ”
Liu Xiuying jumped to her feet anxiously and said, "Then what should I do, then what do you say!" ”
Yizhi seemed very calm, and she was relieved: "You just look at me." As he spoke, he straightened his chest, smiled, and looked at Wen and Su, who were striding over, Wen Yanbo seemed to feel something, his expression was stunned, and even his steps slowed down.
Su Zimei didn't find anything unusual, his sister has always been worry-free, so she naturally can't understand Liu Yisun's walking on thin ice, if she can understand his mood, maybe she won't help Yan Yizhi and cover for the two. In short, when Liu Yisun rushed to the Beishanzi Tea House in a rage, he saw Su Zimei and Wen Yanbo, and remembered that he was in the same Accord with Liu Xiuying, so it was not easy to have a seizure. I heard Su Zimei stop everything on herself, and said that she was bored with reading, but she read some idle books to relieve her fatigue, and when she read something interesting, she paid attention. On this day, I went to the appointment to ride a horse, saw the two sisters, chatted about the fun, and was in a whim, borrowing the incense car of Yizhi and Xiuying's boy, and making this interesting story amused.
Liu Yisun saw that his words were conclusive, and what he said was not leaky, so he believed three points, even if there were still doubts, he couldn't ignore the faces of Su Zimei and Yan Yizhi, and remembered that a few days ago, there was a disturbance at home, if you want to strictly grasp this matter again, it will inevitably cause trouble again, since someone is willing to get involved, why not do it. So he pushed the boat down the river, returned the handkerchief to Su Zimei, accused Xiuying a few words without pain, and then said that her position was in her body, and she couldn't stay for a long time, entrusted her to everyone, and glared at Liu Xiuying again, and left.
Su Zimei sent Liu Yisun away, turned around and saw Yizhi and Xiuying looking at each other, snickered and breathed a sigh of relief, then with a sullen face, he walked over with a handkerchief, sat down at the square table, and said: "What's not fun, playing such a game, but it will affect me to play a round for you." As he spoke, he threw the veil on the square table.
Yizhi took the tea soup and served, and said, "My cousin must be thirsty when he says this, so eat some tea first." The tea of the second brother Wen is very famous. took the square handkerchief again and secretly stuffed it to Liu Xiuying, Liu Xiuying kept smiling, looked at Su Zimei, and secretly took the handkerchief and hid it in her sleeve pocket.
Su Zimei's face did not change color, took the tea to eat, and said: "The bigger it is, the more worry-free." ”
Yizhi hurriedly got up and beat Su Zimei's back, and said to Wen Yanbo: "I think about it selfishly, the two brothers are preparing for the palace exam, and it is inevitable to read at night, it must be extremely hard, stay up all night and hurt your body and get angry, why don't you make stewed gourd soup for the two of you tomorrow to reduce the fire?" ”
Su Zimei was eating tea, and when she heard this, she raised her eyebrows, pretended to be indifferent, and said, "How can one day be enough." He gave Wen Yanbo another look, and Wen Yanbo smiled and said, "It's really not enough." ”
Yi Zhi smiled embarrassedly: "Those two days will also be done." ”
Liu Xiuying continued: "Two days are good! ”
Su Zimei ate tea with an unmoved face, and Wen Yanbo didn't speak. After a stalemate like this for a long time, Yizhi and Liu Xiuying glanced at each other and hesitated: "That...... Those three days will also work. Liu Xiuying hurriedly agreed: "Brother Su, three days are excellent!" ”
Su Zimei dragged out her tone and said: "Eat stewed gourd soup every day, no matter how delicious it is, you have to eat it." ”
Yizhi shot Liu Xiuying in displeasure, Liu Xiuying snorted at Yizhi, Yizhi could only smile helplessly, and then coaxed: "Then cousin, how do you think it should be arranged." ”
Su Zimei rubbed her mandible, thought and said: "The sour stuffing you made is not bad, why don't you eat this tomorrow, and then eat the stewed gourd soup the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow......" Before he finished speaking, Yizhi hurriedly said: "What time will it be, and where will I have time to ferment the sour filling, I can't do it tomorrow." As he spoke, he cast a look of help at Wen Yanbo.
Wen Yanbo was watching the play, he already felt funny, but when he saw that Yi Zhi looked over, those watery eyes flickered, and I saw pity, so I coughed lightly and said for her: "It's really difficult." Liu Xiuying nodded again and said, "It's very difficult!" ”
Seeing that Wen Yanbo didn't want to offend Yizhi, Su Zimei snorted unhappily, glanced at Wen Yanbo obliquely, continued to put on the table, and said: "Then eat stewed gourd soup tomorrow, eat sour stuffing the day after tomorrow, and ...... the day after tomorrow" Without waiting for Su Zimei to finish speaking, Wen Yanbo hurriedly said: "How about making tea bean balls?" ”
Su Zimei cast an approving gaze, clapped her hands and said, "Okay!" Feeling relieved again, he added: "Excellent! ”
Yizhi pinched the handkerchief and slapped Su Zimei lightly, and said slightly: "What's good." He said to Wen Yanbo again: "How can there be such a coercion." ”
Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "I think my sisters are too boring to be idle, so they changed their ways to relieve their boredom." After this arrangement, my sisters will have something to do, so that we will not get into trouble again, and we will be able to feast on our mouths. He added, "Very good." Yi Zhi was displeased, twisted his handkerchief with both hands, and said angrily: "Who said that I am idle and boring, I am very busy." ”
Su Zimei said: "What else can you be busy with." ”
Remembering the way: "You say this, as if I am a good-for-nothing scattered person. ”
Su Zimei smiled: "Isn't it, my aunt always said that she was just waiting to raise you, find a good family to marry, and then it would be over, what else could I expect from you." Even if there is no strength, it is better to practice cooking skills and please your husband in the future. ”
Yizhi seemed to be blocked in his chest with a breath, and said: "Now that women can also work, I have to live to please anyone?" ”
Su Zimei smiled again and said: "It's so simple for you to be in the industry, just rely on you, the words are ordinary, the words are ordinary, and you have the strength to do nothing." Be a chef or go to a tea workshop to be a tea doctor? ”
Yizhi seemed to have punched him, and a hot breath rushed from the root of his ear to his head, and even his face turned a little red. She looked gloomy, and thought to herself, but she didn't know what she could really do, and she was even more annoyed for a while.
Su Zimei leaned back and looked back at Yizhi, her tone was half threatening, half teasing, and said, "Do you do it or not?" ”
Yizhi had no choice but to respond angrily: "Can I say not to do it." ”
Su Zimei shook her head: "No." With that, he proudly raised his chin at Wen Yanbo, and the two laughed together.