Chapter 355 Jiangnan is good, I can't stand it

In February, there will be a burst of snow falling from time to time in the northern country, and the fire kang in the house is often still day and night, but Jiangnan has already revealed a very spring color. The willows on both sides of the canal pulled out their buds, and the flowers and plants stubbornly emerged from the cracks in the stones. Even in the cracks of the steps on the pier that were always trodden, one or two unknown weeds that had been trampled on and could not bear to fall could not be seen, but they were still struggling to reveal a touch of pure greenery.

The Yangzhou wharf of the canal can be regarded as one of the busy places of the whole canal, there are many people coming and going, so naturally they don't have the heart to pay attention to these, only a pair of feet wearing rough straw sandals carrying heavy grain bags, and stepping on the ashlar blue bricks hundreds of years ago again and again. Occasionally, someone looks up at the boats that weave back and forth on the canal, and the envious gaze often circles the luxurious official ships or the merchant ships of the people. The dock where only the goods were discharged and the dock where the people were discharged were always directly separated, and even if they could see the men and women on the official ship wearing bright silk satin, they knew that they would not have anything to do with each other.

However, this almost unbreakable truth was shattered on this day. The freight terminal, which has always been busy, has suddenly become more numerous on this day, and although they are dressed in cloth, they do not look like rich businessmen or wealthy people. Not only that, but the overseers, who had been following behind with whips for fear that the coolies would be lazy, were now more than half less, and the rest were there shouting at the coolies to drop their things and rest aside.

In the face of such a strange situation, a group of coolies who usually expect to be lazy are self-inflicted on the second monk. A few of them even gathered around the overseer to inquire about the news, but when they arrived, they were driven away with a whip. After a while, the freight wharf, which was bustling with people, was cleared, leaving only the countless cargo ships and grain ships leaning on the wharf, and the people in the pergola who were looking forward to the cold wind blowing in the spring cold.

"This news is accurate, do you really want to stop at our Yangzhou Mansion?"

"Is that still fake? The news delivered when the ship arrived at Gaoyou, I am afraid that everyone from the government to the county government will know about it at this time, and maybe even the secretary of the capital and the domain will also get the letter."

"So, let's wait here, it's right not to go to the other side, God knows how many officials are waiting there, maybe you see what we think again...... By the way, you say, if those adults really came, which way were they coming? ”

"Which side? Of course, we are aiming at the Haining County Lord, you know, it is the goddaughter of the old 2 and that one of the Zhang family, maybe there is some secret decree this time, I heard that it is very favored by the emperor As for those adults...... Hey, the decision is to gesture four fingers at this "speaker, and then smiled, "It's just that they will be more cautious, the old 2 is idle, the third line is dead, the fifth is almost dead, this one seems to be obvious, and there are a lot of small ones behind."

After discussing for a long time, the people who were looking at the edge of the dock finally gestured and sent the news, the ship entered the port and heard this, some of the leaders of these famous wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou City in the south of the Yangtze River stood up, and some were still sitting, only compared to the chaotic order at the beginning.

Without him, because it was the Jiang family.

Although the Jiang family is a wealthy family in Jinling, and although the Miss Jiang family is now Mrs. Yipintai and the mother of the general soldier of Yang who guards the two rivers, however, the news half a month ago has spread all over the small half of Jiangnan, as long as the well-informed people know, that is, the gift sent by the Jiang family to the capital has been returned intact. The person who escorted the gifts back even politely said that the old lady had only one younger brother left in the family, and there were no other relatives, so she didn't dare to accept gifts from others casually. What's more, now that he is about to be ordered to guard the two rivers, he doesn't dare to pretend to be the same sect.

At that time, the news of Yang Jinzhou's appointment as the commander-in-chief of Liangjiang had just reached Jiangnan, and with this incident, many people naturally remembered the public case of the former Jiang family, and for a while there were more jokes than pity and sympathy. And the seventh master of the Jiang family, who was once in charge of sending gifts to Beijing, is said to have been called over by his father's old patriarch and slapped him several times, and now he is still hiding in the room and dare not see anyone.

Therefore, the others clearly showed the appearance of rejection, and the two deacons of the Jiang family in Yangzhou also shrank in the corner and did not move. I heard others talking about the big ship that had landed, and the board had disembarked, and how many people had come down from the boat, and they were both motionless, but the hand holding the teacup was tightly tightened.

"Lord Yang is going to stay in Yangzhou City for a few days, and then he will live in the Doll Garden next to Slender West Lake"

I don't know how long it took, but a piece of news spread through the crowd here. For a while, people no longer had the heart to stay here for a long time to blow the cold wind, so they got up and walked out, and after a while, only the two people of the Jiang family were left under the pergola. Just looking at the mess, the two looked at each other, and one of the younger ones spoke in a low voice.

"Fourth brother, just now they only said that it was Lord Yang, could it be that His Royal Highness King Jing has never been on the same boat?"

"These are originally two groups of people, even if they are different ships, it is not surprising, but all kinds of news before indicate that there is no one on the imperial ship behind them, so everyone is just guessing. Besides, even if he is in the same boat, King Jing can only tacitly do this, how can he take it out and publicize it? ”

"So what are we going to do now?"

This time, however, the young man did not hear back. I saw my brother suddenly stand up and walk out without saying a word. Although he wondered in his heart, he still quickly got up and chased after him. When he arrived at the dock on the long street, he beckoned his carriage to come over, and he asked relentlessly: "Looking at their appearance, it seems that they are all planning to go to the Shadow Garden to wait for the rabbit." Fourth brother, if the patriarch knows that people come to Yangzhou but we are not close to success, I am afraid that it will be ......"

"Patriarch? He has been so old and confused that blindly sticking it is just humiliating himself, and he has to find another way. The old Jiang Sigong squinted his eyes slightly, and then said lightly, "Don't be in a hurry, just now someone has said that if you want to stay in Yangzhou for a few days, you really want to find an opportunity, and there are some in these days." ”

In the past, when people mentioned Jiangnan gardens, Chen Lan would immediately think of Suzhou gardens - what is the Humble Administrator's Garden, the Lion Forest, and the Lingering Garden...... However, the few places she has been to are full of tourists, even though they still retain the scenery of mountains and rivers, but the elegance of the winding paths has long faded. Therefore, when she got out of the carriage at this time and looked at the open water of the Slender West Lake in front of her, she only felt that the boredom of sitting on the canal for a long time was swept away, and it was replaced by a sudden sense of comfort.

"Although there are many gardens on the edge of Slender West Lake, if you want to talk about the scenery, it has to belong to this puppet garden."

Today's pick-up at the wharf is the prefect of Yangzhou Fan Cheng, at this time to see the reception of the guests here in the face of this waterfront garden are satisfied with the expression, he can't help but smug, but the smile on his face is brighter: "Huaiyang salt industry in the world, in the early years this is called Baoyang River, only later prosperous peace, the people are rich, so the salt merchant Dajia built gardens around this garden to repair the house, over time, just all kinds of gardens have dozens, so the owner of this even garden inscribed a poem, the road is 'weeping willows continue to pick up the remnants, the wild goose tooth red bridge is drawn; It is also a pot of gold, so it should be called Slender West Lake'. Everyone thought that this name was much better than the Baoyang River, so they called Slender West Lake. ”

This is a good story, and the name of Slender West Lake is really quite emotional, so whether it is Yang Jinzhou on the side, or someone squinting at this Slender West Lake, they can't help but nod. However, Chen Lan, who was wearing a hood, frowned unconsciously. She is not omniscient, and she doesn't remember when and who the name of this Slender West Lake came from, but when she heard the Yangzhou prefect talk endlessly, she couldn't help but sigh as she walked.

"The owner of this doll garden has a good name."

"Isn't it? If you want to say the name of Slender West Lake, it is just that, and the so-called puppet garden is actually taken from the famous sentence - 'The article is natural, and the magic hand is even'. The owner of this puppet garden is a wood old man in the Xuanzong period, but the beginning of this soaring prosperity is very rare. In his early years, he was just a lonely and poor family, but because of the strong funding of several salt merchants, he studied for the imperial examination, and then entered the third yuan and the first. It's a pity that I don't know what is involved, so I retired to Yangzhou and built this puppet garden. Although he didn't succeed in his career, he spared no effort for the academy, and he also served as a mountain chief in Jinling Academy for many years. This puppet garden has been passed down for several generations among the Mu family, and a few decades ago, after all, it was in the middle of the family, and it seemed to be the last one. ”

"Therefore, what living in the eight seats is only temporary, if there is no successor, even the big family business can not withstand the toss, not to mention that there are no relatives and friends like that old man, and he only relies on himself to support a piece of the sky."

"Yes, yes, the public said it very well, otherwise how could there be anything to say that it is difficult to fight the country and defend the country?"

Seeing that Governor Fan nodded and stammered at the young man next to him who suddenly spoke, Chen Lan couldn't help but glance at Yang Jinzhou, and saw that he was serious as if he was nothing, she could only turn her head sideways, and snickered for a while with a hat to cover it.

It's just that the voice of the chief next to her didn't stop from beginning to end, until she helped the Jiang family into the temporary residence of their family, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the prefect Fan led people to the other side with the other one. When the Jiang family called the girls to go to the inner room to check and clean up, she blinked at Yang Jinzhou, who came in behind.

"Fortunately, you promised His Royal Highness King Jing to help cover up, otherwise looking at the gushing posture of that Fan Governor's Mansion, it would have been a stalking to us."

"Can I do it if I don't say yes? This His Royal Highness swore that even the emperor had been brought out, and in such an unquestionable tone, and the things he asked for were really to be said, it was really a trivial matter, what reason could I find to refuse? Besides, he can take the prince's official ship, but if I don't agree, as long as he stays behind, he can come out of his shell, how can I stop him? ”

Speaking of this, Yang Jinzhou thought about the guy who said that the wind is the rain, and couldn't help but sigh heavily: "To be honest, since I arrived in the capital, the princes and nobles don't know how many I have seen, but there is no one like His Royal Highness King Jing, that is the real soft and hard do not eat oil and salt and do not enter, and the things that are said make you have no room to refuse, even Ji Xi said that he is afraid of dealing with this person." But to put it mildly, no matter how difficult and unlucky we are, it's better than Xiao Shi's luck ......"

Chen Lan saw Yang Jin Zhou looking at him, thinking of the innocent Xiao Shi, and immediately nodded sympathetically. Suddenly, the Jiang family's call came from the east room, and she hurriedly pulled Yang Jinzhou and walked inside. Picking up the pine flower silk curtain painted with ink landscapes, she lowered her head and entered, she glanced at all the furnishings in the room, and couldn't help but nod secretly.

Under the two varnished windows, there is a large Huanghuali bookcase, on which there are all kinds of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and there are a few old books that seem to be read by the owner at home. There is a pot of Hanglan on the red sandalwood shelf on the side, and a few verdant branches are inserted in the large vase on the opposite shelf, although there is no red flower, but it is pleasing to the eye.

The bookshelf against the wall was full of books, and in one corner was a ladder for people to go up and down to find books. Carrying her skirt and slowly descending from the ladder, she saw a few vines lurking under the wall outside through the branch window, and a few magnolia trees with white flowers that had bloomed not far away.

Seeing that Chen Lan was about to go to the ground, Yang Jinzhou reached out to help her, and the Jiang family on the side couldn't help but say angrily: "You, climb up to the bookshelf to read first, this heart is too anxious, be careful of falling"

"Mother, isn't there an uncle next to you?" After leaving the capital and taking a boat all day long, Chen Lan and the Jiang family naturally became more and more intimate, and at this time, Yang Jinzhou jumped down, and then stepped forward and grabbed Jiang's arm to a soft couch in the middle, and said coquettishly with a smile, "Originally, I was worried that in order to meet us, I would pick those luxurious salt merchant mansions for us to live in, but I didn't expect it to be such a good place, so I was happy to see the hunt for a while." I just took a look at it, and there is the whole "Han Changli Anthology" on it. ”

Jiang looked at his daughter-in-law with a smile, and immediately nodded: "But also, this Fan Governor's Mansion is really a good place, just came in all the way and felt that this garden is deep and quiet, and now I look at the decoration of this house is elegant, and I don't know who the owner's family is." If you occupy someone's place, you can't just take it for granted, you should also go to meet and meet, after all, there is a difference between the guest and the host. ”

"What my mother said is that when Governor Fan comes over, I will tell him." Yang Jinzhou agreed, and persuaded on the other hand, "I couldn't get off the shore on the boat for more than half a month before, and you were tired when I think about it." In the evening, Governor Fan said that he was going to set up a banquet to entertain him, which could not be shirked, it was still early at this time, you might as well take a good nap, and then you would have the spirit. ”

Yang Jinzhou said this, and Chen Lan naturally helped beside him. The Jiang family was already tired, so he naturally agreed, and his daughter-in-law sent him to the West House to rest. When he put down the tent, he crept out of the house over there, and told the girls to take a good look, Chen Lan saw that Qin Fang and a few other big girls were sorting out the boxes and cages sent in the bright room, and they were just lazy, so he immediately ordered them to say a few words and pulled Yang Jinzhou out of the house.

Under the magnolia tree, which was already full of white flowers, Chen Lan turned his head to look at Yang Jinzhou and said: "Yangzhou Mansion is the seat of the two rivers, and it makes sense for us to stay here, but if we want to stay for a few days, it is inevitable that there will be some hesitation up and down, and we can't completely expect that one to survive all these days." If you can't spare time, let Ah Hu bring a few people with me to visit Mr. Bi at that time. ”

"Let's see. If possible, I hope that Mr. Bi can follow us to Nanjing. After all, the climate in the north and the south is different, in case you have something to adapt to......"

"Bah, bah" Chen Lan wrinkled her nose at her husband angrily, and said helplessly, "My body is not so bad." Besides, the emperor even asked me to bring a handwritten letter, which shows that this is not an ordinary person who can be sent around, and you still expect people to follow us? As long as he can agree to the pulse prescription, I will be satisfied. ”

"There is a letter from the emperor." Yang Jinzhou gently hugged Chen Lan into his arms and said comfortingly, "Didn't the emperor also say that the climate in Jiangnan is humid, which is suitable for you to recuperate, and it will be fine." ”

"You......" Chen Lan struggled to get rid of him, then looked outside, and quickly tidied up his clothes, "This is not home, what if someone passes by or comes in and sees it" After being disgusted, she suddenly raised her sleeves and looked at it, and suddenly remembered another big thing, "While my mother is taking a nap, I will go and ask the red snails to get some hot water, take a good bath first, I can't stay up after so many days on the boat."

"You......"

Seeing that Chen Lan, who was full of awkwardness, turned around and rushed to the house, Yang Jinzhou's squeamish words were swallowed back before he could speak, and his face showed a little helplessness. When he saw Yun'er rushing out like a gust of wind, stopping slightly when passing by him, and rushing out of the door, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

There is a master and there must be a servant, since the bathroom at home has been reorganized, these girls are said to be washed every other day, this time on the boat for so many days, I am afraid that they can't wait like Chen Lan

Chen Lan, who was already accustomed to the large bath, thought that he might have to reuse the wooden barrel for bathing today, but he was naturally overjoyed to learn that the entire west wing had been turned into a bathroom. After taking a painful bath in the steam, and changing into household clothes, she wrapped it in a large square towel with the help of a red snail, and Shi Shiran sat down in front of the dressing table outside. Looking at the large mahogany dressing table inlaid with a whole round glass, and thinking of the settings that were almost similar to a shower just now, and the wooden shelves on the wall where various toiletries were placed, she couldn't help but feel like she was traveling through time.

Yun'er behind her helped Chen Lan cover her wet head with a dry towel, and said with a smile: "Madam, I didn't expect this place to look neater than the bathroom at home, and the left can and the right can are really amazing." ”

Hearing this evaluation, the corners of Chen Lan's mouth suddenly hooked - she was afraid that something would interfere, so she only dared to use the bathtub instead of the bathtub, who dared to be more unscrupulous than those ancestors? These words just swirled in her stomach, she didn't say anything after all, just looked at the face that was gradually growing in the mirror, thinking that the eldest princess of Anguo and the emperor had sent a gift earlier, she couldn't help but make a grimace at the mirror.

The sea is wide and the fish jumps, the sky is high and the birds fly, leaving the capital, she can finally live comfortably for a while

"Madame seems to be in a good mood?" The red snail who combed his hair looked at Chen Lan in the mirror with a smile, and his movements were lighter, "It's also true, I experienced so many things last year, and now this trip to Jiangnan is just a good time to relax." ”

"Who's to say it isn't? I have long heard people praise the 1,000 and 10,000 good in Jiangnan, this is the first time, how can I have enough fun" Yun'er broke her fingers and said about the food and local products that she inquired about, and finally pressed Chen Lan's shoulder unwillingly, her eyes were full of longing, "Madam, there is heaven and Suzhou and Hangzhou, let's go to Suzhou and Hangzhou when the time comes, right?" ”

"Okay, good" Chen Lan responded casually, seeing Yun'er's smug face reflected in the mirror, and then said slowly, "It's actually very easy, you're not too young, when you pass by Suzhou and Hangzhou, pick a good family to marry you, your generation naturally has endless Jiangnan scenery"

"Madam" Yun'er blushed suddenly, and when Chen Lan smiled at the corner of his mouth, Hongluo couldn't help but laugh, and snorted lightly, "Although Jiangnan is good, look at it, I heard that the famous place in Nanjing is the ten-mile fireworks Qinhuai River, and this Yangzhou is also full of Qinglou Chu Pavilion, and even men send women out of the trend, I don't cheap those pretentious stinky men"

Turning his head to glance at Yun'er's angry appearance, Chen Lan didn't feel it, but he didn't joke about it anymore. When she completely cleaned up and walked out of the west wing, she replaced Yang Jinzhou and went in, and counted the things in the main landlord's house. Just when she was busy, Qin Fang, who stayed in the courtyard to temporarily help guard the door, suddenly came in with a strange look.

"Madame, the ...... The public is coming."

Chen Lan was stunned when he heard this, thought about it and ordered people to be invited in, and put on a gown outside. When she arrived in the bright room and saw the poor man whose face was covered with frost that could almost freeze to death, and her lips were tightly pursed, she greeted a certain irresponsible guy fiercely in her heart, and then ordered Qin Fang to continue to look outside.

"Xiao Shi is really hard"

Xiao Lang, whose face was gloomy, reluctantly responded, and then shook the armrest angrily: "It's all a good thing he did, Fan Cheng frequently hinted along the way, and when he arrived at the residence, he actually ...... He actually gave me four handsome little guys, saying that they were a little careful."

imagined the situation when Xiao Lang faced that scene, and looked at the iron blue face at this time, Chen Lan wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh in person, thinking about it, he could only comfort the horse. However, when Xiao Lang said with a dark face, that Fan Governor even hinted that this wind is very prevalent in Jiangnan, and there are many people in the same way, and today's dinner will definitely make the distinguished guests happy, the corners of her mouth finally twitched.

God...... Thunder and smash that damn troublemaker to death

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