It was still early when I returned to the music room, I saw that the door of the workshop was empty, and the little girl was sweeping in front of the door, and when I saw me and Ming'er full of surprise, I turned around and shouted to the workshop: "Miss Rui'er is back!" "Ying Shengqin Niang and all the sisters in the workshop came out to greet me, which made me feel warm for a while.

Everyone hugged me and walked towards the Smoke Pavilion, and the delay was even more chattering.

"Sister, is it fun to ride a horse, is the horse farm big?"

"Sister, I heard that Qin Niang said that you fell off your horse and were injured, but it scared me...... Thought it would be a few days before I could come back, but now it's better?

"Lianyue, you are stupid, Rui'er is standing in front of you, and it is naturally okay to be good with good hands and feet......"

"Yanhong, why do you keep raising the bar with me, I recruited you to provoke you......"

Originally, there was still a little lost and depressed mood, but in the noisy and laughing of the sisters in the workshop was slightly relieved, and they joked in the room for a while and forgot everything, everyone asked me about the situation in the Qingcheng Courtyard these days, and then they dispersed under the urging of Qin Niang. Then Qin Niang comforted me again, saying that if she was not well, she would recuperate for a few more days, and there was no need to rush to meet the guests.

I wasn't in the mood, so I became more and more lazy, and I didn't go out of the room all day, lying in front of the flower window and looking out of the window at the withered willows in a daze.

This afternoon, I was bored, and Lai Zhongzheng was flipping through the songbook, but I saw Ming'er running into the room in a panic. "What's wrong, the house is on fire?" I looked at her amusedly.

"Sister is still in the mood to laugh" Ming'er looked anxious, "Qin Niang is blocking it, my sister and I will go to the backyard to avoid it." ”

"What's the matter, someone came to rob the kiss?" I still joke with her.

"Oh, no, yes, yes......" Seeing her embarrassed look, I felt that something seemed to be wrong, and said, "What's the matter, say it quickly." ”

"Uh-huh...... That is, it is Meng Gongzi's mansion who is looking for his sister. Ming'er said, looking at me with big eyes and panic.

"Isn't something wrong with him?" My heart suddenly rose to my throat, and I couldn't care about Ming'er, so I left her and ran out of the room.

Before arriving in the front hall, I saw Qin Niang stopping a gorgeously dressed middle-aged woman from a distance. I was stunned and stopped, but I was hit by Ming'er who was following behind and stumbled and almost fell. Ming'er exclaimed in surprise and grabbed me, not wanting to alarm the woman and the qinniang.

The woman shook off the lyre, walked quickly in front of me, looked up and down for a moment, and asked, "Are you Fei Rui'er?" ”

"It's the little woman."

Hearing this, her eyes widened slightly, and the corners of her mouth looked at me with a look of ridicule. Seeing her look at me, I also looked at the person unceremoniously, about forty years old, with a long face, shaved shoulders, and rich clothes, but that arrogant look made people feel very uncomfortable.

"Go, my housewife wants to see you." She said as she reached out to pull me.

I dodged away and sneered, "Who should I be, but a slave who spreads words." If your housewife wants to see me, she can come by herself, and the place is clean. Then he turned around and left.

She didn't expect me to be like this, she opened her mouth, so angry that she almost didn't turn her back on it, and only after a while did she shout behind me: "Bold, you, you...... A little music shop courtesan is so arrogant, she doesn't know how to lift, you, you ...... Don't think my master ......" she shouted behind me, but I only felt my heart sink a little bit, sink. "My housewife wants to see you, my housewife wants to see you", Bao Yuan, who else is in your family besides your deceased wife? They humiliated me so much, do you know? The long nails were embedded in the palm of my hand with a faint pain, I bit my lip and strode towards the bedroom, and the moment I stepped through the door, all my patience instantly collapsed, and I fell on the bed and cried bitterly......

His family already knows that he can hide from today, so what about tomorrow and the day after tomorrow?

The night is as cool as water, and the withered willow branches bend the waning moon. I tossed and turned in bed and couldn't sleep, and the bits and pieces of getting along with him for months came to mind, his goodness, his gentleness, and his care, I didn't know, but he was a royal relative, and I was just a little song and dancer, even if he treated me sincerely, what about his family? Is my fate to be at the mercy of others, to be bullied by others? No, I don't want to, the more I think about it, the more angry I get, and the more I think about it, the more I hate it. I must leave here, leave him......

turned around and woke up Ming'er, who was sleeping on the side, and said in a low voice: "Ming'er, wake up, go with me." ”

"Hmm......" Ming'er rubbed her sleepy eyes and muttered, "Sister, which one is singing again, it's not dawn yet." Then he turned around and went back to sleep.

I pushed her hard and said, "If Ming'er doesn't go, then I'll go by myself." So saying, he jumped out of bed and put on his clothes in a haphazard manner.

"Ah, I'll go, I'll go, I'll go." Ming'er reluctantly got up from the bed and prepared things with all hands and feet. I left a letter for Qin Niang, saying that it was to avoid right and wrong, and took Ming'er out to play and relax. Thinking that it would be convenient to go out, Ming'er and Ming'er both wore men's clothes, brought some money and a change of clothes, and quietly slipped out of the back door.

I felt that it was too early when I got out of the music square, the sky was just slightly white, and there was no one on the street. Ming'er craned her neck and pulled my sleeve, and occasionally a cat meow startled her to squeeze on me.

"Sister, sister, what if you meet a bad person?" She looked around in horror, no one was afraid, and no one was even more afraid.

I just wanted to laugh at her timidity, but after thinking about it, she was right, this person is not familiar with the place, and she and I are two weak women, if I encounter robbers and bandits or something, what can I do? Hey, there you have it!

I smiled and winked at Ming'er and said, "It's okay, sister, I'll find you a bodyguard." Then he dragged her to the Yuelai Inn.

"Sister, but you want to find Zhao Gongzi?" Seeing the signboard of Yuelai Inn, Ming'er suddenly realized, and said: "It's just that there is a difference between men and women, we are so bold to look for him, if Meng Gongzi knows......"

"Hmph, don't mention him." I said angrily: "I'm not him, I'm a free body, I can associate with whoever I like, and Brother Zhao is my brother-in-law." As he spoke, he raised his hand and tapped on the door of the inn.

Xiao Er opened the door to see me, and said with a surprised face: "Childe lives in the hotel? ”

"No, I'm looking for someone. May I ask Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Gongzi lives here? ”

"Oh, yes, yes, Childe wait, then Zhao Gongzi has already gotten up, I'll call him." As he spoke, he turned and went upstairs.

This Yuelai Inn is one of the best inns in the city, and the first floor is a restaurant as usual. It's been a busy day. I picked up the window seat and sat down, and called Xiao Er to come over and order food.

Before the things were on the table, I heard a loud voice say, "But the little brother is looking for it?" ”

I got up and looked back, pretending to be a male voice and said, "Big brother, why did you forget your little brother if you didn't see him for a few days." ”

"Rui ......" He was about to call me with surprise on his face, I blinked desperately at him and made a silent gesture, he smiled and pointed at me, and shook his head helplessly to pull me down.

"Rui'er, why is she dressed up like this?" He asked me in a low voice, frowning slightly.

I just didn't see it, and said with a smile: "I want to invite my eldest brother to visit the famous mountains in Shuzhong, I don't know what my eldest brother thinks?" As he was talking, he heard a delicate voice accompanied by the sound of going downstairs.

"Second brother, who is looking for you." Looking up, I saw the girl in purple walking over with a spring breeze on her face, and today she was wearing a light yellow gauze shirt with a goose yellow Confucian skirt, curling Tingting, very pretty.

Zhao Kuangyin was about to get up and answer, but he didn't want Ziyi to point at me as if he had seen a ghost: "Ah, why are you?" As he spoke, he dragged Kuang Yin aside, as if I would eat him.

"Ouch, little beauty, let's meet again." When I saw her, my bad eyes would be amused, and I reached out and touched her pink face, and said with a ruffian face: "Sister, do you miss your brother?" ”

"You, you, you......" Ziyi stammered, her little face crimson, "Demon girl...... Enchantress ......"

"Hehehe......" I'm in a good mood.

"Rui'er girl" Chai Rong's gentle baritone voice came from behind Ziyi, ah, why didn't I see him......

"Brother Chai is good." I clasped my fists and saluted, and turned to ask Zhao Kuangyin: "Big brother, I just proposed that you are interested." ”

"My sister sincerely invited, how could I refuse, but I don't know where Rui'er is going to play?"

"Mr. Taibai has a poem 'There are many immortal mountains in Shu Kingdom, and Emei is difficult to match'. I want to visit Emei first. Then he looked at him with an inquiring look in his eyes.

"Good. Then follow the sister and go to Emei together. Zhao Kuangyin's face was flushed, and he looked back at Chai Rong: "Brother Yi, what you said is good." ”

"No, I'm not allowed." Ziyi pouted on the side and stomped his air.

"Ziyi, don't make trouble." Zhao Kuangyin has no way to take this righteous sister.

"If you want to go, I won't go with Brother Chai." Ziyi was still angry, turned around and grabbed Chai Rong's sleeve, and looked at him pitifully.

"I came to Xishu to travel, and I heard what Miss Rui'er said, this Emei is really worth going, and I am willing to go with it." Chai Rong was slow and reasonable, showing his attitude.

"You, you...... Hum. Ziyi stomped his feet, left me and waited, and went upstairs in a huff.

Half an hour later, me, Ming'er, Zhao Kuangyin, Chai Rong and dressed in purple sat in a carriage and headed for Emei. The bumps of the carriage shook people drowsy, listening to the coachman say that it takes half a day to go to Emei, this is only half the way I only feel a sore back, this ancient carriage is really not a person to sit on.

Ming'er saw that I was very uncomfortable when she was crooked left and right, and thoughtfully brought the burden to me and leaned on my waist, I turned back to her and smiled gratefully, but I heard the purple clothes on the side disdainfully say: "I can't stand it for a while, it's really delicate." I'm afraid I'm used to sitting in the soft sedan chair of the noble son, and I'm not used to riding the carriage! After saying that, he looked at me with a smug face and smiled.

"Hmph, that's my sister's life is a blessing...... Ming'er said angrily: "It's not like some people go back on their word, but they still follow." ”

"You, who do you say?" ……

Oh my God, it's starting again, I just have to close my eyes and pretend to sleep, this is the third time, hey......

At dusk, the carriage stopped at the foot of Mount Emei. Seeing that it was getting late and it was not suitable to go up the mountain, we found a farmhouse at the foot of the mountain to settle down. Although the walls of the small courtyard are a little dilapidated, the fence is covered with lush green vines, and the mulberry trees are planted around the courtyard, which looks neat and plain.

After a while, the kind farmer put a few kinds of wine and food on the small rocks in the courtyard and beckoned us to dinner.

"Leave it simple, and please don't dislike it." The old man trembled and handed over the dishes and chopsticks.

"There is Uncle Lao, I don't know how the old man is doing?" Chai Rong asked.

"Hehe, TOEFL. Now the days are getting better and better. The old man said happily, an old face like a blooming dragon claw chrysanthemum.

"Dare to ask the uncle, what is the business of this family?" I chimed in.

"Come, come with me......," the old man got up and led us around the back of the house, where there were mulberry trees everywhere in sight.

"Wow, is this all from the old man's family?" With such a large mulberry forest, I can't help but marvel.

But he didn't want the old man to suddenly kneel south, clasped his hands into fists and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" And then and again.

Back at the banquet, Zhao Kuangyin asked the old man: "Why did the old man shout long live and worship to the south?" ”

"Miss Childe doesn't know, but there is a reason why the old man is like this. I think that I had a tight life back then, not to mention, even if there was a slight harvest, there would be officials to collect taxes, and there were countless things paid in a year. Although there is wasteland at the foot of this Emei Mountain, no one wants to reclaim it, because the harvest of the cultivated land is not enough to cover the heavy taxes. Speaking of this, he shook his head and sighed, and said for a long time: "Don't hide it, the old man has lived this year, but he doesn't want to be lucky enough to meet the true dragon son a few years ago......" The old man twisted his gray beard and looked into the distance with a full aftertaste.

"What happened to the old man? Say it quickly......" Ziyi said hurriedly.

"On that day, just after dark, three men came to my house to stay overnight. One of them, a young man in cotton cloth and white, was really dignified and extraordinary. At that time, my two sons were serving in forced labor, and the family had nothing to eat, so the old man had to take the bran and wild vegetables to cook porridge to entertain the guests. Unexpectedly, when the young man left, he took out a piece of white jade as food and forced it to be given to the old man, but the old man had to accept it. A few months later, the county magistrate actually drove to the old and dilapidated house, repaired the house and built tiles, gave white rice to each other, and ordered someone to teach me the method of farming. I was confused at the time, I don't know why, but later the white jade was inadvertently seen by the village Xiucai, and saw that the Xiucai knelt on the ground to the white jade and shouted, 'Long live my emperor', and the old man knew that the white-clothed man that day was actually the current saint. Speaking of this, the old man was so excited that he burst into tears, and raised his hand to wipe his eyes again and again.

"He is a rare and good man, not only humble, but also very sympathetic to us peasants. I heard that he often pretends to be a Han soldier and goes deep into the people, and since he ascended the throne, the whole country has lightly levied and persuaded farmers and mulberries. Farmers and villagers are also encouraged to reclaim wasteland and plant mulberry and raise silkworms. Nowadays, there are dozens of miles of families in the surrounding area, and they are well fed and warmly dressed, and they still have the spare energy to send their children to the private school in the village to study and read. ”

"Persuading Nong Sangzhao" I whispered loudly, a good Meng Chang, based on agriculture, stabilized the foundation of the country.

Chai Rong looked at me deeply and said, "Rui'er also knows?" ”

I felt a pang in my heart and said with a smile: "I have heard a lot in the market that the current saint is a wise king. Mencius said: 'The people are important, and the king is light.' Xun Zi said, "The monarch, the boat also; Those who are common to the people, the water is also; The water carries the boat, and the water capsits the boat. 'Now in our dynasty, light forced labor, thin taxes, persuasion of agriculture, rectification of officials, and emphasis on people's livelihood, this is the blessing of the community and the blessing of the people. ”

Yan Bi saw his eyes blazing, and I saw that my heart was empty, and I was busy smiling and picking up vegetables for Ming'er, avoiding his eyes.