Chapter 4, stealing flowers to sell
In the surprised eyes of his past family members and gatekeepers, Lin Xiaochu limped and jumped even again, and escaped from the gate. Jin Xi'er just looked at her back, and said to herself: "This girl, when she left, she hadn't forgotten her bag of flowers." ”
Lin Xiaochu put the flower in a cloth bag tied to his chest, because it was tied tightly, the bag was still there when he fell into the water, and of course the bag with the mouth of the bag was also on his body when he left. Lin Xiaochu stole incense this time and returned successfully.
The family member on the door asked puzzledly: "Brother Jinxi, I am guarding the door today, when did this girl enter the house, I don't even know." Chu Short, who was guarding the door together, thought he was smart: "There are two corner gates at home, and they should be the corner gates to enter." ”
Jin Xi'er glared at them fiercely: "Guard the door well." He turned around and strode away with a flick of his shirt. Chu Chang and Chu Short touched their heads, they didn't know why, they just stuck out their tongues: "Childe's personal servant, it's really powerful." ”
Chu Huaixian stood by the pool, still looking at the courtyard wall and the tall white orchid tree. Behind him was the sound of hurried footsteps, and the housekeeper Pang Zhi heard Jinxi'er say that people climbed in the courtyard wall, and trotted over to ask for guilt. Pang Zhi, who was sweating profusely, knelt on the ground when he came: "I said that someone came in the backyard, and the slave is in charge of the house here, and the precautions are not thorough, so please ask the son to punish the crime heavily." ”
Chu Huaixian, who glanced at the courtyard wall, turned around, and his face was grim: "You are an old person in the family, and you understand the rules of the family." If you think that there is no one to live in all year round, there are also people who are lazy. ”
"The son forgives the sin, but the slave did not be a good messenger." Pang Zhi is the old man of the Chu family, and he is a housekeeper with strict self-discipline. Although he didn't understand the temperament of the son he hadn't seen for a few years, Pang Zhi still knew that it was his fault. People can jump in in the courtyard wall during the day, and if someone comes in at night, the son has a mistake, and this is worth it.
Pang Zhi, who kept kowtowing on the yellow earth, turned blue on his forehead after a while. Only then did Chu Huaixian purse his lips and speak: "Okay, get your three months' worth of grain and rice, and don't let such a thing happen again in the future." "The girl fell from the tree just now, and Chu Huaixian was shocked. Fortunately, there was no damage to his body when he fell into the pool, and his mouth could not stop. If it falls somewhere, Chu Huaixian thinks that the crime of stealing flowers is not so serious.
Reprimanded Pang Zhi, Chu Huaixian played in the garden for a while, forgetting this little episode in the back of his mind. He went straight back to the room to read again, he could go to his father's name and fame, but the arrogant Chu Huaixian was still willing to go down to the field and fight for knowledge with the world. At this point, my father also supported it.
After a nap in the afternoon, people came to visit outside the door. Jin Xi'er just replied: "Liang Gongzi came to worship Gongzi." The voice outside the room came first, and it was a voice that didn't feel serious when he listened to it with a smile: "Brother Huaixian, did you sleep in a good dream to Duke Zhou?" ”
Liang Gongzilong was swaying the folding fan and stepped in, so he sighed a few times: "The window is quiet, my brother is still an elegant person." "Liang Gongzi's family lives here, and there are relatives in Jingli. I go to Beijing once a year to see relatives, and Chu Huaixian is a friend of the same age. It's just a steady, and it's not serious.
"It's the house that Xi'er cleaned up," Chu Huaixian was also happy to see him coming. Listening to Liang Gongzi's praise of the house, he teased: "The elegant person you praise is Jin Xi'er." ”
Jin Xi'er brought tea in, Liang Gongzi looked him up and down and asked him: "Little minion, the amber bowl with jasper basin on this shelf is beautiful, this is what you placed." Jin Xi'er smiled and responded: "Yes." ”
"This slave has grown a lot," Liang Gongzi said, and Chu Huaixian also laughed twice, where is the growth, but it is just a casual swing. This color is lined with the quiet garden outside, Liang Gongzi feels refreshing, which is to be praised.
boasted about the house, Liang Gongzi invited Chu Huaixian to go out: "Although there are no celebrities in the city, there are a few famous scholars of Brother Mu Huaixian; Don't dare to be called an elegant person, you can sit down and talk. In the evening, I will give you a feast, let's go, go to a newly opened restaurant for a few drinks. ”
Chu Huaixian, who was depressed at noon, happily agreed to the appointment, changed into a light moonlight embroidered cloud goose coat, took a folding fan with golden nails and fragrant wood in his hand, and explained to Jin Xi'er: "Mr. Chen is back, please come too." ”
The two sons walked out of the door, one by one and two carried a small bamboo sedan chair and sat on it, and went up to the restaurant in the city. Liang Gongzi made an appointment with several scholars early, and his family background was not as good as these two sons, and after meeting him, he said a few words of good luck and admired him for a long time, and everyone sat down to drink and have fun.
When the wine was half-drunk, there was a sound of lute outside that was mellow like a pearl. As soon as he heard the sound of the pipa, Liang Gongzi's eyes immediately lit up, and several people sitting next to him either covered their mouths or lowered their heads and giggled.
"Lu Cai, let the singers come in and sing a few pieces of wine." Liang Gongzi himself laughed, called his family to go out and call the people who played the pipa to come in, and then explained to the puzzled Chu Gongzi: "You don't care about these people to make fun of me, this is a pearl girl who sings a little song in this city, I have called her a few times, and these bastards make fun of me." ”
The door curtain sounded softly, Lu Cai came in first, and followed by Zhu Niang who was holding the pipa. This is a twenty-eight girl with a red silk shirt on her body and a green silk skirt on her body. The face is lightly powdered with a hairpin ring. Zhu Niang came in and said Wanfu: "Thank you for your food, I don't know what you want to hear?" ”
"Sing a lovesick song," someone teased.
"She can't sing," Liang Gongzi will save the car, which will make people laugh at him even more, and Chu Huaixian is also funny. Liang Gongzi has always been a light person in terms of women, and he fell in love with this singing little song again.
Liang Gongzi commanded Zhu Niang: "Sing what you are good at." Then he asked Lu Cai to move a stool for her to sit on and sing. Zhu Niang thanked and sat down, and Ding Ding Dong began to play and sing.
At the end of the song, Zhu Niang got up and thanked the money. Outside, the curtain was opened, and another person came in, and the sound was as crisp as a bird coming out of the nest. When he came in, there was a burst of floral fragrance, and Lin Xiaochu came in with Lin Xiaoyi smiling and holding a white orchid at his feet: "Sons, buy flowers, sober up and refresh." ”
Zhu Niang smiled, she and Lin Xiaochu are also neighbors, doing business in this newly opened restaurant, or Zhu Niang told Lin Xiaochu. And agreed that as soon as the sound of his pipa stopped, Lin Xiaochu would come in to do business. It's kind of a foil between neighbors.
The fragrant white orchid flowers were delivered to the table, Lin Xiaochu and Chu Huaixian looked at each other, and both of them were stunned. Lin Xiaochu's face was a little embarrassed, and Chu Huaixian was smiling.
This girl is so bold! Ignore the stolen flowers and sell them in a big way.
"What a fragrant flower, what price?" Someone in the room asked about the price. Lin Xiaochu was embarrassed, and Lin Xiaoyi replied loudly: "One penny and one flower." ”
Lin Xiaochu, who was embarrassed, came to his senses and quickly smiled: "The sons are all elegant people, how can elegant people have wine without flowers?" These words made several sons laugh: "This girl can speak." ”
Look at this girl who sells flowers again, her flattering smile and eye style are just for the newly recognized Prince Chu. Lin Xiaochu accompanied the smiling face and tried to send a look over: Reach out and don't hit the smiling person, how can you bear to worry about me.
Receiving such a look, Chu Huaixian couldn't help laughing at first, and then remembered that this girl had twisted tendons in her legs, and she was still running around selling flowers to earn a living, Chu Huaixian glanced at Lin Xiaochu's skirt. She didn't pay attention when she came in just now, and for a moment she couldn't tell if she was walking well or limping.
"Leave ten flowers, Lu Cai, give her money." Liang Gongzi is a person who is used to stealing incense and jade, and he will be wrong about the eye style exchange between these two people, thinking that Chu Huaixian likes it.
Lin Xiaochu accepted the money and quickly took Lin Xiaoyi out. Chu Huaixian frowned slightly, this girl is still not good at walking. Liang Gongzi's rogue voice came from his ears: "Brother Huaixian's intended person? ”
"I only came yesterday, and you made me up." Chu Huaixian retracted his gaze, and the newly met friends in the audience were all giggling, and when they saw the scene just now, they also had the same thoughts as Liang Gongzi.
"It's not that you like someone, it's that she has a crush on you. Her eyes are only directed at you, and your eyes are only at her. Liang Gongzi was right.
Chu Huaixian knew that Liang Gongzi had always loved nonsense, and it was even more unclear to argue with him, so he just said: "If you drink, those who are clean will clean themselves." ”
The sound of the pipa sounded again in the seat, and Lin Xiaochu outside breathed a sigh of relief. In the Chu family, she had cramps in her legs, and she strode out of the door without getting better, and she still hurt until now. In order not to worry Xiaoyi, Lin Xiaochu didn't say anything, and forced himself to pretend to be okay and Lin Xiaoyi went into the city to sell flowers, not wanting to meet the flower owner again.
Annoyed for a while, Lin Xiaochu raised her crisp voice again to solicit business. Because of his good voice, the shopkeeper of the newly opened restaurant is also smiling. The flower girl is not only selling flowers, but also helping to call guests, and the shopkeeper Zhang happily sat at the counter, looking at Lin Xiaochu who was flying around like a butterfly wearing flowers.
This flower-wearing butterfly wore it until the afternoon, the flowers were sold, and the pain in my legs became even worse, as if I couldn't stand.
"Fights, fights." Someone shouted outside the door. Lin Xiaochu, who took Lin Xiaoyi home, endured the pain in his leg and just walked to the door. Lin Xiaoyi screamed: "Sister, it's Brother Shengdi who is fighting with people." ”
The crowd surrounded the people who were fighting, and the sound of fighting could be heard from inside. Through the gap in the human head, Lin Xiaochu also saw that one of the two people who were scuffling inside was born. It is the place where he fell from a tree and braved the rain to beg for medicine.
"Let me in." Lin Xiaochu and Lin Xiaoyi, who had severe pain in their legs, finally squeezed in, and there were two groups of people standing in the circle. One is a few teenagers who usually come and go in the living place, standing there with their waists crossed as if watching the enemy fight; On the other side are a couple of stout men. The one who scuffled with Shengdi was also a big man, and he was seven or eight years older than Shengdi. But Shengdi is tall, but this big man can't suppress him.