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Volume 4: A glass of drunken cold wine 4, retrospective 4

"The Dou family is a big family in Shenzhou, and there are several branches in Chouren Mansion. This Dou Xuyuan is the second uncle of the Dou family, the fourth in the family, and the daughter of the Dou family who married the prefect of Meizhou is the sister of this Uncle Dou. Wei Di Shuimi was picked up for consultation without touching his teeth, but unfortunately he didn't know much, so he only laughed and said, "I don't know the little one." What else does the master want to ask, the little one will inquire with the master. ”

Nian Liang pinched the gold post, read it twice, and asked, "When you bought the ice, you explained where to send it to Meizhou?" ”

Wei Di hurriedly said: "How dare the little one leave the name of the eldest aunt?" The only Nianshoutang left is said to be called Nianshoutang Wu Shuan to pick up the goods. ”

He just came in and knew that the Dou family had come to "add food" to Nian Liang, and he was a little puzzled in his heart, but he still felt that this was a good thing.

Although the eldest aunt Hu Yuanshen has a high official position, and the Hu family is a Meizhou wang family, no one dares to mess with it, and the Nian family itself has been operating in Meizhou for many years.

Nian Liang told him not to act rashly, he thought that it was because he didn't know what the relationship between the eldest aunt and the prefect was, if there were some Liangzi, it would naturally be inappropriate for the Nian family to take the courtesy rashly. Now that the Dou family has come to the door by themselves, look at this meaning is still the Nian family, isn't this a lot more worry-free, and it is also the dignity of the Nian family.

But looking at the master's complexion, he was actually unhappy, listening to the meaning of those words, and he was still disgusted that he had revealed the name of the Nian family? This is a great wrong, and the six boats of the Nian family can carry the Nian family emblem and flag. There are also lanterns with the word Nian, surnamed Nian, from Beijing, with this pomp, who else can there be?! Even if he doesn't talk about Nian Shoutang, the Dou family won't be able to find it? Since the Dou family can sell ice alone in Chouren Mansion, they naturally have some means, not to mention the side, but also on the surrounding river. I don't know how many Dou family eyeliner there are.

Wei Di was not easy to argue, looking at Nian Liang's slightly pale little face. With a straight face, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Master, it's not a small clever word to get rid of the crime, it's really ...... It's easy for the Dou family to find our ship......"

Nian Liang is not sneaking south, this road is normal. Where is there that is not known. He himself couldn't be clearer, but looked at the post on which Long Feifeng Wu wrote to ask for the sixth master's forgiveness, this even who the Nian family came out to inquire clearly, and after such a while, he set up a set of seats, is it because the Dou family is too powerful, do you inquire quickly, or someone on your side has leaked the news?

If the boat owner does not abide by the rule of "don't ask Hakka, don't talk about Hakka with the outside". Or the other two boats were asked if they didn't take it seriously and said it, so that's it. He is not taboo about the people he brings out, but the people he brings out are repeatedly thought and selected, and he wants to be clean around him, and he doesn't want to give others ears and eyes. At this time, if his own people can't even abide by the most basic strict rules, then he is blind. Chose the wrong person. The most lax thing is that it cannot be tolerated.

Nian Liang put the post in front of Wei Di, asked him to read the words on the cover, and didn't want him to explain, but said in a deep voice: "Steward Wei has been away for so many years, and he is the most proper to do things, and his grandfather and grandmother can trust you, so he asked you to come to the Immortal House to support foreign affairs, and I also pointed to Steward Wei to help a lot." There are some trivial things, but I said that Steward Wei can also save ,—— if this is ruined. It's not beautiful. ”

Wei Di looked at the post. also frowned and pondered, listening to Nian Liang say this. His heart was also clear, and he hurriedly bowed down and said, "The little one understands." Rest assured. ”

Nian Liang nodded, and then asked Qing Ying, "Who is from the Dou family?" ”

Qing Ying said: "The outside is said to be a housekeeper, but the few people he brought over with food boxes look like shops, the housekeeper does not dare to disturb the sixth master's meal, only add dishes with the sixth master, please smile at the sixth master, and then leave." The outsiders didn't dare to accept it, so they stayed. ”

Wei Di turned his head to look at him when he saw Nian Liang, and said busily: "Ye Ke wants to go out to send the Dou family away?" After saying that, I felt a little pity in the end, so I couldn't help but say again: "-Ye forgive the little arrogance, the prefect of Meizhou, in the end, is also a parent official......

"I've saved it. Nian Liang interrupted him, sighed, and said, "I just don't want to have anything to do with them and make trouble for my brother-in-law." Now that he has come to the door, there is no reason to refuse the door but to add revenge. Received his wine and food, went down to find some things in the capital, took his original box back, and rewarded the people who came. He paused, then looked at Wei Di and said, "You go and thank Master Dou on your behalf, and tell them something, let's hurry up and set sail early tomorrow ......."

Wei Di sighed in his heart, the master is stubborn in the end, it is rare for the Dou family to show favor first, it is a pity to miss such an opportunity. If there is something in Meizhou in the future, it is not that he has to run errands to dredge, it is better to have a job at this time. He bowed down and withdrew, while thinking about how to talk back to the Dou family's housekeeper.

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The Dou family is very sincere.

Early the next morning, the man stood on the ship of Nian Liang.

Dou Xuyuan is in his thirties, medium build, wearing a long shirt with pine and cypress green rolling crows and green edges, a purple dark pattern square scarf on his head, and two young men dressed as scholars with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes behind him.

Nian Liang looked at him and frowned secretly, such a character, I'm afraid he can't make any sense, and he doesn't know what it means to come to see.

Say hello to each other and sit down for tea.

I don't know if it's to cater to the identity of the "lifting people" and "grandson of Hanlin bachelors", this Dou Xuyuan still opened his mouth with a Confucian tone, and only said: "The sixth master passed through Shenzhou Dou Mou didn't know, he didn't greet him from afar, it was really rude, and I hope that the sixth master has a lot of sea han." ”

Nian Liang smiled faintly: "Fourth Master Dou is polite. Forgive because the time is tighter, and the body is not very convenient, I have not gone to Dou Mansion to visit, and the fourth master of Dou is not strange. ”

Dou Xuyuan laughed and said, "The sixth master wants to be so polite." Dou was embarrassed. How can Dou Mou dare to work for the sixth master! Only Dou wants to make a little bit of the friendship of the landlord,—— in fact, when it comes to this, the old grandfather is still the uncle and the teacher, and the sixth master is really not good to see Dou. ”

Climb relatives? Nian Liang recalled it vigorously and didn t remember that his grandfather had accepted a disciple surnamed Dou Di besides. If there is, this time it is to pass through Shenzhou. Grandfather would also tell him the place first. He was hesitating to ask, although it was a bit rude to ask directly, but he really couldn't respond so vaguely.

Dou Xuyuan had already taken the first step to confess: "My uncle is a Jinshi in the twenty-seventh year of Yongjian, and the main exam that year is to respect my grandfather - forgive a sin - I am an old man, so my grandfather is really a mentor to my uncle." Not to mention that you and I are in the same door, if his uncle knows that the sixth master has crossed the border and I have not treated him politely, he will definitely blame me heavily. ”

The flesh on Nian Liang's face twitched a little. There are indeed a lot of disciples in the officialdom, but I haven't heard of such a talk about 'fellow disciples'! And the old lady has been a Hanlin for more than 40 years, and has been sent to other places to try to supervise the examination, and the Beijing Central Committee has taken the main examination.

He smiled noncommittally and said, "The fourth master has already been treated favorably, and yesterday I was ashamed to accept the fourth master's table of delicacies." Footcollar hospitality. ”

Qingxi Building, the best restaurant in Chouren Mansion, has a table of first-class noodles, a total of 28 hot and cold sweet and salty dried and fresh fruits, making up the number of four or seven, and the market value is about 20 taels of silver. The valuation of Vedis has always been accurate.

If you go to the same door, that's it.

But it's obviously not as simple as going through the same door. Dou Xuyuan smiled and waved his hand, and said, "The sixth master is ashamed of Dou!" Those who catch the wind for the sixth master are not worth mentioning! - Didn't the sixth master order Shen Bing from the house yesterday......"

As he spoke, he gave the little guy a look, and the little guy hurriedly took out a sandalwood box from his arms. Dou Xuyuan spread out the lid of the box, there were a few silver tickets stacked inside, it was Wei Di who paid for the ice first, and he asked the little servant to hold the box to Nian Liang's side, and said with a smile: "There is nothing good in Shenzhou, only this one ice is barely the same." Dou expressed his heart a little, and asked the sixth master not to dislike it. ”

It was an accident. Hurriedly said: "Fourth Master Dou is sorry. A boatload of ice is also a hundred and ten taels of silver, how dare you accept it in vain! ”

Dou Xuyuan smiled: "It's just two boats of ice. Be not worth mentioning! The sixth master is out again, isn't it! ”

Nian forgiveness said: "It's really useless to be uneasy, forgive me for the hospitality, but this time the ice is not for my own use, and I piggyback with my friends, it is really disrespectful to ask Dou Siye to break the fee, and please forgive Dou Siye." ”

"Where is the merit of receiving!" Dou Xuyuan said with a smile: "Dou is not the same as the sixth master, he really doesn't hide it from the sixth master, and his relatives are also in Meizhou, and Dou is also going to Meizhou recently, and he will have to ask the sixth master to take care of it in the future." ”

Nian Liang said indifferently: "Fourth Master Dou is polite, how can He De dare to take care of the fourth master?" The fourth master is not forgiving, and there is no need to do these false courtesies, if he has something to do with the letter, forgive and do his best. ”

Dou Xuyuan is now just a showman, and he has no fame, but because of the Dou family's own rooms and relatives, there are also some high-ranking officials, and now because he has received an errand in Xia Binggong, everyone looks down on him, and he has made friends with the three sects and nine streams, and it is not uncommon for this dignitary to be a dignitary, but it is the first time that he can't give a gift.

Is it too little, waiting to catch a big fish?

Dou Xuyuan laughed dryly, took advantage of the tea cup to drink, lifted the lid of the bowl and half-covered his face, squinted his eyes and looked at Nian Liang carefully. His big eyes are like copper bells, and he doesn't see much smaller than others when he half-squints, but he can see clearly,—— this is still a young man who has not yet reached the weak crown, looking at the thin body and sickly face, Sven is polite but does not have the arrogant attitude of everyone's son, but the words are soft and tough, let you tear them up, but do not move, and you can't find fault.

Do all in one's power. It's better to say than to sing, but it's worthless. Is he just waiting for someone to jump in, or is it too slippery to get his hands on it?

Eh...... Or not...... Is...... The right to ask for directions should be thrown into stones......

He took three sips of tea decently, smiled, and said: "Dou is really sincere, but in the end, it is better to be respectful than to obey his fate, the sixth master insists on refusing to accept it, how dare Dou force it." With a wave of his hand, he told the little guy to retreat. Then he said with a smile: "Dou has often run to the south in recent years, but he hasn't been in Beijing for some years, and I don't know how ............ changes in Beijing. said that the capital said Meizhou, and the south, the north, the south, and the north said it all over again.

Nian Liang responded to the words without a match, and at the same time speculated about his intentions in his heart. The so-called future should be taken care of, this is a joke, what does he take care of with a white body? This Dou family has a son-in-law who is the prefect of Meizhou, so why should he go near and far to seek the protection of others? If you want to catch up with his eldest brother-in-law Hu Yuanshen through him, it makes sense. However, the prefect and the transfer envoy came and went, and the officialdom came and went. Where to use him as an outsider?

Or, what is the secret of Meizhou officialdom?

For the first time, he realized that he still needed a master to help him figure out what these people were thinking.

After changing two teas, Dou Xuyuan finally got up and said goodbye.

Nian Liang stood up with Ge's hand, and took the crutch to send it out.

Dou Xuyuan hurriedly said: "The sixth master stops, the sixth master stops...... The sixth master is still out of sight like this, isn't it? As he spoke, he looked at Nian Liang's leg again. When he came, the housekeeper only said that Nian Liang was too weak to greet him, and when he came in, Nian Liang was already standing by the chair, and sat down when he saw the ceremony, he looked at the cabin furnishings, and really didn't pay attention to where there was a crutch next to Nian Liang.

When he saw it this time, he had a plan in his heart, and he always had to give something unusual when giving gifts, although it was a pity. However, the so-called word "willing", there is "giving" to have "get" is not. After thinking about it, he asked Nian Liang: "The sixth master has ...... legs?"

Nian Liang smiled and said, "I accidentally fell and broke before, and I haven't healed yet." ”

Dou Xuyuan hurriedly said: "The sixth master should take care!" There is also an old ginseng tree in Dou's house, and he will ask the boys to send it to the sixth master later. In addition, Dou, a doctor with thorough medical knowledge in Meizhou, also recognized a few. When Dou repaired the book and asked them to ask for the pulse of the sixth master. On the other hand, Dou looked at this crutch but didn't seem to be a big deal......"

Nian Liang interrupted him and said with a smile: "Thank you Fourth Master Dou for your trouble, forgive me for preparing medicinal materials for this trip, and there is still a Nian Shou Tang in Meizhou...... It's not a hassle. ”

Dou Xuyuan laughed dryly twice and said: "It's Dou who is anxious, and the name of Nian Shoutang is famous, so he won't be ugly." That, Dou is the next time. Leave. Ay. The sixth master stopped, and he stopped. ”

Nian Liang responded with a smile. asked Wei Di to send him away, and his family went back to the inner cabin, and after asking everyone who went out, they all came back, and ordered him to leave the boat when he saw Dou Xu go away—he was delayed for nearly an hour.

A quarter of an hour after the ship sailed out, several henchmen had already reported to him in the cabin of Nian Liang that he had inquired about Dou Xu's distant land.

Basically, it's just that Wei Di said to expand a little, for example, there are still a few masters in Dou Xuyuan's room, and the Dou family still has some business in the Chouren Mansion, which master is in charge of where, there is really nothing new and useful.

The only thing that is slightly useful is that Dou Xuyuan is indeed going to Meizhou in the near future, and the Dou family boat has stopped at the dock to load his luggage.

"How many ships?" Excuse me.

"Just one passenger ship. The little guy said. "I only heard that the third master of Dou was going out, but the others of the Dou family did not move. ”

“…… Irrelevant. Nian Liang shook his head, Dou Xuyuan mentioned that he wanted to go to Meizhou, but it was really unnecessary to say that he would go together, "When will they start?" ”

The little guy shook his head and said I don't know.

However, it didn't take long for Nian to know.

When the lantern was held in the evening, Nian Liang and his party rested at the dock of a small town, and caught up with a boat behind them, and the word "Dou" was printed on the lantern.

Nian Liang listened to the reply, pulled the corners of his mouth, shook his head, I don't know what the Dou family is going to do, it seems that tomorrow will be slower, the Dou family boat is fast, so let them go first. made up his mind, so he left it behind, and when he waited for the meal, he teased Liujo with Xia Xiaoman, who was also waiting for the meal.

The meal didn't arrive, but someone outside came to report, "If you go back to your master, the Dou family's boat is also anchored next to us." The Dou family sent the housekeeper to invite the master to come over the boat to eat and drink. As he spoke, he handed over another prayer box.

Again? Yesterday was a delivery of wine, and today I went to eat wine? Nian Liang didn't even take the box, so he waved his hand directly and said, "I went back, saying that my lord's legs and feet are not good, and it is inconvenient to cross the boat." ”

Xia Xiaoman raised his eyebrows and laughed in a low voice: "I guess there must be something to say, don't they know that your legs are inconvenient, how can they still look for you?" Come respectfully in the morning to give gifts, and come here in the evening? ”

Nian Liang sneered: "Who knows what kind of heart you have?" Xu knew that I couldn't get by, and he didn't necessarily say that 'giving way is a courtesy'. ”

Soon the little maid came back and said, "Master, the Dou family sent a 'Lotus Treasure Chair', and it is not inconvenient for the sixth master to get this chair." ”

Nian forgive me for a moment, this morning to send ice, evening to send chairs? What precious chair is worth two boatloads of ice?

Xia Xiaoman smiled and poked Nian Liang, and said, "This chair sounds really strange, I'm afraid it's a sedan chair, I want to carry you over." The Buddha is sitting on the lotus platform, this is a compliment to you. ”

Nian Liang frowned and said, "I thanked them, I just said that I don't need to, go back." ”

Xia Xiaoman hurriedly smiled: "Don't, take a look, let's see what kind of retreat." also give them a face, and just say - try to sit, it's not appropriate. ”

Nian Liang glanced at her and said in a low voice: "You just want to watch the excitement." "That said, the chair was brought in.

Xia Xiaoman squinted, pursed his lips, and smiled without saying a word.

When the chair was lifted into the door, Xia Xiaoman's eyes widened, his mouth widened, he couldn't laugh anymore, he stood up with a stunned face, and circled around the chair three times.

Nian Liang also smacked his tongue and said: "It's a coincidence......"

It is indeed a lotus chair, the chair surface is lotus-shaped, and the lotus sutra on the back of the chair is carved with lotus patterns all over the body...... But the most special thing is not that it has a lotus flower, but that it has a wheel.

Coincidentally, this is also a wheelchair...

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