Chapter 12 Chengni inkstone
After a pause, the door of the Mengguan was opened, and Sang Chen was dressed in a clean cloth robe, although it was old, it was very clean and refreshing, with a pair of clear eyes, like a blue sky washed by water, and he looked at the evening green with some confusion in the clear and pure.
Wan Lu was stunned by his expression, but he didn't know what to say, and he blushed for a while, looking at Ran Yan as if asking for help.
During this period of waiting quietly, Ran Yan was calm enough, and his heart was fully prepared. She didn't want to waste time, so she asked bluntly, "Where did you get this inkstone?" ”
Sang Chen's eyes shifted to the inkstone, and smiled shyly, "This is done below, Wednesday Lang is a student below, the lady saved him, and he should thank him below, but there is nothing in the lower body...... See smiled. ”
"You did it?" Ran Yan was in a complicated mood, but she wasn't too disappointed, there was a worldly master to guide her and the like, probably only on TV, she didn't have much hope.
When she crossed over, she was hit by an inkstone first, and then someone twisted off her cervical vertebrae, and it was easy to hit the back of her head with an inkstone, but if you want to find a person in this world who can accurately hold the first cervical vertebrae, and twist it off quickly and accurately, I'm afraid it's not easy. Besides, if it really breaks, who can guarantee that she will be able to wear it back?
Ran Yan had already thought about these things thoroughly, but when there was a hint of a vague opportunity, he couldn't help but want to seize it.
Sang Chen saw Ran Yan looking at the inkstone in a daze, and said with some apprehension, "If the lady doesn't like this inkstone, there are still many ...... in the next family."
"The inkstone is very good, thank you, don't bother." Ran Yan bowed slightly and turned to leave.
Sang Chen's expression became more and more confused, he hadn't understood this matter from the beginning to the end.
In fact, Sang Chen is not the only one who does not understand the situation. Wanlu caught up with Ran Yan and was about to ask about the inkstone, but after discovering Mi Li's soap yarn, a slightly lost face loomed, so he swallowed the words that came to his mouth, just took the inkstone and asked, "Does the lady still go to the city?" ”
Ran Yan looked at the sky, it shouldn't be time yet, "Go." Let's go. ”
The two returned to the gate of Zhuangzi together, and when they saw that the carriage was ready, they sighed that the half-run money was not in vain, otherwise if it was usual, how could the servants in the courtyard be so good at talking.
Ran Yan didn't have the heart to care about those trivial matters, looking at the inkstone, but he still couldn't feel at ease. When the two of them were about to cross the arch bridge, Ran Yan stepped into the air with one foot abruptly, and his body fell violently to the water's edge.
The two of them didn't stand still, only to hear the sound of "bang", the rose-purple mud inkstone just fell on the steps, looking at the fragments falling around, Ran Yan's pupils shrank slightly, how similar such a picture is, as if you can clearly feel the pain of the broken neck bone, Ran Yanyin's face in the power can't help but turn white.
"Lady......" After the two of them stood still, they said in the evening.
Ran Yan sighed and said lightly, "Just pick up the pieces and throw them into the river, I'm afraid that staying here will hurt people." ”
Wan Lu answered, squatted down to pick up the pieces, only picked up a few pieces, and found that Ran Yan also squatted down to help, looking at the calm face looming in the black soap veil in the morning light, Wan Lu couldn't help but sigh in her heart, after a serious illness, the lady is really different.
"Lady, get up quickly, the slave and maid will pick it up!" Evening Green came back to his senses and said hurriedly.
"It's okay, pick it up quickly, we still have to enter the city!" Ran Yan smiled faintly.
The two of them quickly cleaned up the debris, and when they returned to the gate of the house, the coachman was already waiting a little anxiously, and when he saw the figures of the two, he couldn't help urging, "Seventeen Niang, hurry up, there is only this carriage on the Zhuangzi, and I can't say what I need to do!" ”
Wan Lu was aggrieved for Ran Yan, and a dignified concubine was actually shouted by a coachman, although there was no malice in the coachman's words, but this was the treatment that the concubine should not suffer.
Ran Yan didn't think there was anything wrong, and helped her into the carriage by Wanlu.
The arrangement in the carriage was decent, only a few seats, and the navy blue curtain was clean without a trace of peculiar smell. Ran Yan has never seen the steward of this Zhuangzi, but he can vaguely guess from the layout of the carriage that this person is calm, rigid, and meticulous.
The carriage moved slowly, Rao is Ran Yan was calm by nature, but he couldn't help but be a little excited. I have heard of the grand occasion of the rule of Zhenguan, and I am fortunate enough to see it with my own eyes, and I will definitely be reborn in vain.
Wanlu also felt Ran Yan's joy, and also jumped up, stretched out his hand to open the curtain and said, "Lady, our Zhuangzi is less than five miles away from Suzhou City, but the scenery along the way is excellent!" ”
Ran Yan took off the power lily and looked out the window, it was the peony garden that he passed by that day, and the peony in the morning light was already showing some signs of decline. It's early summer, and it's time for the peonies to start withering.
The carriage was driving on Mo, and the bumps were abnormal, and Ran Yan didn't have any thoughts of enjoying the scenery. It took about two moments for the car to settle down.
Four or five miles of road, even if you walk, it doesn't take a long time, once the car enters the official road, you can quickly see the city wall.
As the speed of the carriage slowed down, the bustling sound outside became louder and louder, Ran Yan opened the curtain, watched the crowd of people at the city gate, and observed their clothes, hats, and demeanors with great interest.
The clothing in the south is very strong, most of them are wide-sleeved robes, like flowing water like clouds, gentle and free coexist, hair is up, with a head, and some men wear round-necked narrow-sleeved shirts, soft boots, and a head on their heads.
The round-neck narrow-sleeved shirt was influenced by the Hufu and improved, which is the prototype of the Tang costume praised by later generations, and it is also the most fashionable style nowadays.
The styles of women's clothing are more varied, with collared skirts, breast-length skirts, and straight-lined robes...... It's just that they are all covered under the soap veil, looming, and the actual situation is not as Ran Yan imagined, most of the women are wearing cloth clothes, and the color is also dark, rather than silk and satin powder.
Just like Ran Yan's clothes, if he stands in the crowd, he can be regarded as a nobleman.
The coachman was very familiar with the roads in the city, and knew that Ran Yan wanted to go to Dongshi, so he took a shortcut.
The Tang Dynasty implemented the fang market system, and the layout of the city was like a chessboard, with regular squares and criss-crossed roads. The fang is a residential area for the people, while the city is a separate commercial area from the fang, enclosed by a wall, open during the day and subject to a curfew at night.
Therefore, after entering the city, when passing through the streets, it is very quiet everywhere, Daiwa white walls, bluestone alleys, small bridges and flowing water, even though Suzhou City is modeled on Chang'an to build, but it must be different from Chang'an.
After walking for a while, Ran Yan vaguely heard some bustling voices and guessed that the East Market was about to arrive.
This evening green said happily, "Lady, it's time to the East Market!" ”
To enter the city, you have to go through a city gate, and there are also guards to guard it, but you don't have to check it like you enter the city, so it is much faster when you enter the city.
After the carriage entered the East Market, it stopped on the side of the road, and the coachman lifted the curtain and said, "Seventeen Niang, it's time to get to the place, Steward Zhou is afraid that he doesn't know when to use the car, I have to rush back, and when you go back, you only need to spend four cents to hire a car in the city." ”
After Wan Lu helped Ran Yan get out of the car, he couldn't help but glance around. Ran Yan didn't give any money to the coachman, but said, "It's okay, thank you for your help, and I will thank you when I go back." ”
The coachman was a man about forty or fifty years old, and when he heard Ran Yan say this, he sighed and said, "You are the lady of the Ran family, and it is within your duty to send the master, so there is no need to do this." ”
The coachman jumped into the carriage and drove the carriage out of the east gate, and when he reached the door, he looked back again.
Although he was far away, Ran Yan could clearly see that there was something in his gaze, called pity.
Ran Yan smiled faintly, the current situation is not the worst, there is no need for anyone to pity her, she has never been obedient. Being in the lively East Market, coupled with the evening green on the side, Ran Yan is in a good mood.
The two were holding each other, and when they were about to walk forward, the crowd not far in front suddenly gathered, pointing and pointing, so lively, and especially men. Some people don't control themselves, and they want to stretch their necks three feet.