Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Concern of the Last Life
Shao Yi and the three of them went out with the little servant, walked up to East Street, and met Ding Bochang and Cheng Youting, who were waiting there.
These few, even the master and the slave only have more than a dozen horses, regardless of the street and the official messenger of the Beijing Yamen walking by, each beating his horse, roaring through the street, out of the east gate, and going in the direction of Hushan.
Every time the abbot of Ganye Temple preached, it was unprecedented. This time is no exception, on the way to Juhushan in the capital, there is an endless stream of pedestrians, cars and horses, all to join in this excitement.
At the foot of the mountain, it is even more lively like a bazaar, and there are all kinds of people who burn incense and worship the Buddha, and there is also an opportunity to make money.
You can see it everywhere, the stalls that buy small and bits of small things, the tea shops and restaurants that have been temporarily erected one by one, and then the guests who have just gotten off the bus to patronize, there is a different kind of prosperity in the noise.
Ganye Temple is located halfway up the Huju Mountain, and the road leading to the temple at the bottom of the mountain is very wide, and the steps are paved with bluestone. On both sides of the road, at short distances, there is a simple gazebo or stone table and stone chair for those who walk the mountain road to rest.
Shao Yi and his party were young and strong, so they didn't need to rest, so they placed the horses at the bottom of the mountain, and several people kept going up the stairs all the way.
Zhan Hongfei had good eyes, and at a glance he caught a glimpse of a pavilion in the middle of the road, and among the several female dependents resting in it, there were women he had seen a few days ago.
He touched Shao Yi with his elbow, motioned to a woman inside, and said, "Look, the little lady in the goose yellow dress over there is a woman from the Tao family, and the Xia family was staring at her non-stop that day." ”
It's Xia again!
Shao Yi didn't plan to get involved with Wang Xia's family for the time being, so he just said "um" casually, didn't even skim the corner of his eye to the pavilion, and continued to walk up the mountain.
Zhan Hongfei didn't notice it at all, stopped, waited for Zhang Yongchang behind him to catch up, and asked: "That day, Xia stared at the appearance of Tao Xiaoniang, it seemed that he was still unsatisfied, and there should be a follow-up." Have you ever asked your family if she ever looked for Mrs. Tao later? ”
Zhang Yongchang glanced in the direction of the pavilion, and said with a smile: "We fought with Xia Zitang this time, and I really care about this matter." Xia Shizhen intercepted the little lady Tao in the backyard talking, and a maid in my house passed by not far away, and vaguely heard them talking about glass or something. ”
Zhan Hongfei didn't answer, Shao Yi, who was walking in front, paused, turned his head and asked, "What glass?" ”
"Huh?" Zhang Yongchang was stunned for a moment by his question, "That maid also passed by and listened to it, as if she wanted to make jewelry, and discuss which silver building would have glass or something." It's not clear what kind of glass is being said. ”
Zhan Hongfei remembered the scene he saw in Shangshu Mansion that day, and then looked at the pavilion, "By the way, the little lady of the Tao family brought this golden hairpin that day." Cheng'an, look at the inlay on it, that's glass, right? ”
Although the pavilion was more than a dozen steps away from the side of the road, Shao Yi could still see at a glance that among the several women sitting in the pavilion, the woman in the yellow shirt wore a golden hairpin inlaid with glass on her hair bun.
He is very attentive to glass these days, and he has seen a lot of colored glass jewelry in his last life. Therefore, at a glance, not only can I see that it is indeed a glazed golden hairpin, but also a few pieces of glaze inlaid on it, although the particle size is small, the quality is excellent.
He was curious in his heart, the father of this little lady Tao seemed to be an official of the Ministry of Officials, a seven-grade official. He has an average official position, how can he have such a good glass?
Behind, Cheng Youting was already urging, "Brothers, hurry up." Stand for a while, and people will treat us as disciples and come up to drive people out. ”
Shao Yi looked again, and the three girls in the pavilion had already turned sideways, and the other two older ladies showed displeasure. More than a dozen maids and women are on guard as if they were facing a great enemy.
Zhan Hongfei's face was pale, and he muttered in a low voice, "Self-inflicted!" The master has an extraordinary family background and outstanding character, why can the cat and the dog be eyed? ”
Although he was not happy in his heart, it was not good to deal with the female relatives after all, so the brothers pushed each other and continued to walk up the mountain.
While walking, Ding Bochang also asked Zhan Hongfei with a smile: "I seem to have heard you say just now, you have an extraordinary family background and outstanding character." It's okay to have an extraordinary family background, but your character is ...... Tsk, who can see that you have an outstanding character? ”
Several people laughed, and Shao Yi also laughed: "Don't you look at it, just now a few female relatives of other people saw you, just like watching a villain who robbed the people's daughters, you still dare to think that you have a character." ”
Ding Bochang and the others echoed and laughed.
These few bad friends! Zhan Hongfei was angry in his heart, "Do you have a conscience?" Sir, I just said all of us! ”
"We don't dare to say that we have a ...... character"
Shao Yi listened to a few people continue to joke, but he felt very wrong in his heart.
He has the experience of his previous life and has been in frequent contact with glass jewelry, so he knows that the glass inlaid on the golden hairpin of the little lady Tao is of excellent quality. Probably because of this, the little lady Tao will wear it again and again to go out.
However, why is a village girl from the Xia clan who has just entered the city so sensitive to the glazed golden hairpin?
After walking a little further, the topic of Zhan Hongfei and the others had changed to discuss the vegetarian dishes served by the temple today.
Shao Yi and Zhang Yongchang walked side by side, and he asked, "Tao Derong is an official of the Ministry of Officials, right?" ”
Zhang Yongchang nodded.
Shao Yi continued to ask: "It is said that his official position is not high, where did he get the silver to buy the best glass jewelry for his daughter?" ”
Zhang Yongchang really knew about this: "It is said that this was brought back by Master Tao's father." Lord Cao's father has been cultivating for many years, and he doesn't know what the way is, but from time to time, he can bring back some glass. However, most of those glazes are crude products, and there is no fixed shape, and they also need to be taken to the silver building and commissioned to grind and refine the silver building. ”
As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of Shao Yi's face changing slightly, and couldn't help but be surprised, "What's wrong?" But what's the problem? ”
Shao Yi shook his head, "It's nothing, just listening to you, I almost thought that this Dao Master was really going to become an immortal, and he could let him get Liuli casually." ”
He wanted to meet Ah Chan in advance, so for more than a month after he was reborn, he asked people to visit the craftsmen and workshops that made glass, but they found nothing.
At this time, when he heard Zhang Yongchang mention the Taoist priest, he suddenly remembered that Ah Can had said before that the glaze was the first by-product of the refining of pills and metals by the priests and the Taoists.
Ah Can was born in a green building, but she has the skill of making glass. When I was in the building, I often sold the fired glass beads and glass pieces to the girls in the building.
After getting out of the green building, he began to deal in glass jewelry.
Ah Can was very secretive about her background, and he once guessed that Ah Can must have been born in a family of craftsmen who made glass.
However, after more than a month of searching, there seems to be no business of making glass in this world.
If the glass can only be a by-product of alchemy, could it be that Ah Can's original family also had cultivators? Or, her family lives near a Taoist temple?
Thinking of his reluctance and concern for Ah Can at the last moment, Shao Yi's heart warmed up.