Mu Yan took a carriage and went to Tongren Academy with Mu Chen.

Yesterday, I received an invitation from Jin Ling'er, inviting Mu Qingwan to play with Zhuangzi under the Jin Mansion.

Mu Qingwan prepared a gift for Jin Ling'er, it was a new piece of jewelry from Linlang Pavilion, the last time I saw Jin Ling'er in Linlang Pavilion, I bought three pieces of jewelry in one go, probably I liked it very much, right?

Mu Qingwan told Su Mei to prepare to go out of the house with her, but Ruyi also wanted to go out with Mu Qingwan, after all, she hadn't left the house for a long time, so Mu Qingwan brought two maids.

The Zhuangzi of the Jinfu is in the suburbs of the capital, and it is more coincidental that the distance from Mu Qingwan's Zhuangzi is not very far, but the Zhuangzi of the Jinfu is closer to the royal enclosure.

The Zhuangzi is very large and built to look like a holiday manor.

"Qingwan, come with me, I'll take you to the zoo first."

As soon as Mu Qingwan arrived in Zhuangzi, she was pulled away by Jin Ling'er, who greeted her at the door.

"Originally, when my grandfather was old, I thought about building a Zhuangzi for him to relax. Some of the birds and finches sent by the people below were raised by me, but I unintentionally planted willows, and sent more and more, and slowly opened up a zoo. Many of the uncommon beasts in the zoo were collected by the shopkeeper underneath. I didn't expect the zoo to get bigger and bigger. But you don't have to be afraid, the ferocious birds and beasts are locked up in iron cages, and they are very safe. Okay, here we are. ”

The two of them talked, and soon arrived at the zoo. The zoo is enclosed by a high wall, isolated from the rest of Zhuangzi and forms an area of its own, leaving only one exit to enter and exit the zoo.

"This area is a forest of birds, in which parrots are the majority, and there are two peacocks over there."

Mu Qingwan followed Jin Ling'er's line of sight, and there were indeed two peacocks in a corner of the Hundred Bird Forest, but the peacocks were moving lazily, and their feathers didn't look very bright, much worse than a modern zoo.

"Look at what you like, I'll give it to you."

After Jin Ling'er entered the zoo, she introduced Mu Qingwan with great interest. Such an animal park may not exist in modern times, but it is really rare in ancient times, after all, it is a huge project to gather animals from all over the world in one place.

There are indeed fierce beasts in the zoo, such as wolves in the steppes and tigers in the forest.

"These beasts were brought in when they were young, and they were slowly raised, and they were fed raw meat on weekdays."

The tiger in a cage climbed onto the ground, its tail swept back and forth, and it did not have the demeanor of the king of the forest at all.

Jin Ling'er excitedly pulled Mu Qingwan to look east and west, and Ruyi and Su Mei also saw that their eyes were unblinking. Maybe she was infected by other people's emotions, seeing so many animals here, Mu Qingwan was also very excited, probably someone shared it with her, and her mood was naturally different.

It should cost a lot to build such an animal park, and Mu Qingwan also saw the financial resources of the imperial merchant Jin family.

"Let's go, I'll take you somewhere else. There is also a wine cellar in the Zhuangzi, where there is good wine, I will take you to pick a few jars to taste. Brewing wine is the old business of the Jin family, and I promise that everything you drink is good. ”

The Jin family is mainly engaged in the business of wine and tea, and the "Yipinju" under the name of the Jin family is famous all over the world, and the good things in Jin Ling'er's mouth must be extraordinary.

Mu Qingwan has never drunk alcohol since she can remember, and hearing Jin Ling'er say this, she was also a little interested.

"Hehe, I've never drunk wine before, I've long heard that the Jin family's wine is famous all over the world, I must see it today."

"Guaranteed to keep you satisfied."

Originally, Jin Ling'er was worried that the proposal to drink would be very abrupt, but seeing that Mu Qingwan readily agreed, Jin Ling'er was very happy.

Before arriving at the cellar, I smelled a faint aroma of wine from afar. The wine cellar that Jin Ling'er said was about 100 square meters in size, with rows of wine shelves and jars of wine.

"The wine here is not the best, the best wine is treasured in the winery, which is a "glass pour", no matter how good the amount of wine is, a person has to sleep for three days and three nights after drinking a glass. ”

At the mention of wine, the pride revealed in Jin Ling'er's eyebrows was self-evident.

"Here."

The last few of them stood in front of the smallest row of wine racks, which, according to Jin Ling'er, were the best wines in the cellar.

"Qingwan, what do you want to drink?"

"I haven't drunk alcohol and I don't know what I like. Let it be, I'll take that jar at will, and this is the first kind of wine I've ever drunk. ”

Mu Qingwan glanced at it a few times, and the black pottery wine jars in front of her were all the same size, and she couldn't see any difference, and there was no writing on it.

Jin Ling'er took the jar and sniffed it.

"With vision, it seems that your fate is quite accurate. Why don't you try a few more? ”

"No need, wine tasting is not wine fighting, I will come again when I have time."

After speaking, Mu Qingwan winked at Jin Ling'er playfully.

"Okay, whatever you want. Let's go, let's find a place to drink. ”

Jin Ling'er took another jar of wine from the shelf and took Mu Qingwan out of the wine cellar.

"There is a three-story attic in Zhuangzi, the top floor has the best eyesight, and it is condescending above it, and you can see far away, so let's go there."

Jin Ling'er took Mu Qingwan all the way to the goal.

Sure enough, as Jin Ling'er said, the scenery on the third floor is unique.

The location of the window on the third floor can take most of the Zhuangzi into the bottom of your eyes, and you can see the verdant Baiyun Mountain in the distance.

The two of them sat on a soft couch by the window and talked.

"This wine has a lot of stamina, I'm afraid you'll get drunk, and we'll drink it in the afternoon."

"Well, by the way, I brought you a new set of jewelry from Linlang Pavilion, I saw that you bought something there last time, I think you like it."

Mu Qingwan took the carved sandalwood box in Su Mei's hand and handed it to Jin Ling'er.

"It's beautiful, I love it. I go to Linlang Pavilion every once in a while, I like the jewelry and clothes there, and you know, the Jin family is in the wine business, and they don't do this. ”

Mu Qingwan gave Jin Ling'er a style that has not yet been sold publicly, a complete set of begonia flower-style jewelry, including nine hairpins and a pair of earrings inlaid with rubies. This pair of jewelry doesn't look cheap, but Jin Ling'er didn't ask the price, and happily earned it. Such a generous attitude made Mu Qingwan more comfortable.

"Taste it, it's a tea cake."

The maid brought a plate of dim sum, the size of a small rice ball, a green crystal clear dumpling, and the filling can be seen inside, which looks very appetizing.

"Sesame-filled? There is also a faint aroma of tea, which is delicious. ”

Mu Qingwan picked one up and tasted it, the taste was very special, like glutinous rice dumplings.

"I know you're going to like it, I like it here, and whenever I'm upset, I'll come here for a while, eat snacks, drink tea, drink, and at night, I can lie here and watch the stars......"

Jin Ling'er shared her interesting story in Zhuangzi with Mu Qingwan, and the two little girls talked happily. Mu Qingwan has a sense of closeness to Jin Ling'er, although this is the second time they have met, but some people just have the same aura, this feeling is something that Mu Qingwan has never had in Zhou Huanting and Calm Qiu, who were close to her before.