When the Great Chu Dynasty was founded, the county system was established, and the territory of the dynasty was divided into thirteen counties, and the counties under the counties were set up, and the counties under one county were about ten counties. Some counties do not use the name "county", such as "Yecheng", and there are many such counties, but there is one city that is an exception, and that is "Longhu City". The Gaoyang clan originated from the Longhu Great Chu Dynasty, of course, the city of the Great Chu Dynasty also gave the greatest respect, "Longhu" autonomy, does not belong to any thirteen counties, and the capital city of Yingdu is generally directly governed by the imperial court, which is also the root of Longhu City's "most prosperous merchants".

A Qing and a donkey traveled all over the entire "Yuanqing County" in this decade, and naturally "Yecheng" is in the boundary of this county. Yuanqing County is famous for its agriculture, with flat and open terrain and crisscrossed rivers, which makes irrigation and water conservancy the most developed among the thirteen counties. Ah Qing and the two traveled all the way, most of them were seedling paddy fields, and the fields in summer were full of rich emerald green.

The ten years that Ah Qing and Xian'er walked also walked from early summer to midsummer. The two followed the scribbled itinerary drawn by Zhou Tong, Master Aqing, and walked out of Yuanqing County and came to Taihe County.

The hilly terrain of Taihe County, the trees picked are lush and green, and the sound of cicadas chirps one after another, and they have been sleeping underground for a long time and are vying to bloom their lives in the middle of summer.

Xian'er was still wearing a light-colored peach blossom skirt, wearing a newly bought straw hat and sitting on the back of a donkey, and Ah Qing was dressed in gray and linen, and walked slowly with a donkey rope.

From the side road to the avenue, there are more pedestrians, and the business of the wine shops and teahouses on both sides of the road is also good.

"Drive, drive. "A group of five people, sitting on horseback, waving the whip in their hands, galloped through the dusty road. Pedestrians on the road hurriedly avoided this, these young men in expensive fabrics were notoriously flamboyant and domineering, freshly dressed and angry, but they didn't care what they would bump into.

The young man at the head sat down on the white horse, tall and handsome, but this person's face was obviously overly wine-colored, and he was weak when he waved the long braid in his hand. The four people behind him shouted loudly while galloping: "Get out of the way! Don't grow your eyes!"

Everywhere this group passed, the people whispered.

Ah Qing led the donkey rope, and when he saw the pedestrian galloping, he walked to the side to get out of the way.

The fairy on the donkey's back stared wide-eyed, looked at the white horse headed by the head, and secretly praised the horse for being so handsome. A group of five people staggered past Ah Qing, and the man led by his eyelids was half-drooping, and inadvertently glanced at Xian'er on the donkey's back, and Xian'er glanced at him and turned his head.

The horse's hooves passed in an instant, Ah Qing patted the dust on his clothes, and continued to walk on the leash. Walking less than ten steps, the horse's hooves went and returned, and the young boy who sat on horseback, riding a white horse, circled around Aqing and Xian'er, and the pedestrians around him avoided one after another.

The young man in brocade and silk looked at Ah Qing and Xian'er, with a proud expression, and looked up at Ah Qing who was holding the donkey rope. Ah Qing looked up at each other, his eyes were bright and focused, and he didn't know what was happening.

The white horse goes around the black donkey.

"Young master has a good eye, this girl is so cute!" The young man and brother laughed and ridiculed after riding, full of flattery, and slapped the horse.

"Aren't you talking nonsense? When has our young master's vision ever been bad?"

"Yes, yes, the young master is as wise as a torch, smelling the fragrance and knowing women!"

"Go and go, you don't have to be ashamed to learn from a scholar who hasn't read any books. ”

The four of you say a word to me, sitting on horseback, with frivolous expressions and words.

The young boy who was sitting on the back of the horse did not speak, and circled around A Qing and his party a few times, and then the white horse and the black donkey side by side, holding the braided palm into a fist and touching the other palm on the chest, the young brother said: "In Xia Chenxi, dare to ask the girl's name." ”

Fresh clothes and angry horses, the son of the brocade clothes and gorgeous clothes met the beauty on the road, and asked the girl Fang's name, where she lived, whether she could appreciate her face, etc., which is the current kind of bridge.

As a newcomer to the world, Xian'er naturally doesn't understand this old-fashioned "Yaxing", smelling the strong taste of rouge gouache on the name Chen Xi on the newspaper, and a little wine, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and he glanced at his son and then turned around and signaled Aqing to continue on the road without bothering.

Ah Qing shrugged his shoulders and led the donkey rope around these people, although Xian'er did not know this, but the spirit clan had a natural sense to distinguish right from wrong, and only then did Chen Xi, although he was polite, but his eyes were full of naked possessiveness.

The people's whispered scolding Ah Qing naturally heard it, this person must be notorious here, Ah Qing didn't want to do anything, more than one thing, it's better to have less.

The four horsemen didn't need Chen Xi to speak, so they stepped forward to block Aqing's way.

"Yo, this girl, when our young master talks to you, you have to give a response, otherwise it's your fault. ”

After one person finished speaking, he looked at the three people next to him, and several people laughed, this kind of thing, a woman who is familiar with the road, who seems to be tall, spoke coldly, and in the end she was not obedient to her own young master.

Ah Qing also frowned, and was about to get around the donkey, but was blocked by the horses again.

The four of them looked at Ah Qing, who was holding the donkey rope, full of mocking expressions when they looked at the local buns in the countryside.

"Let them go. Chen Xi said

The four of them were stunned for a moment when they heard the young master's non-joking tone, so they had to get out of the way, wondering in their hearts that the young master was abnormal today, and when they met this kind of woman in the past, they were all directly coerced and enticed...... Phew, attracted by personal charm.

Chen Xi looked at the backs of the girl and the boy, and smiled lightly, but he also had the temperament of a rich family.

"Young master, just let them go?" asked an attendant.

Chen Xi glanced at the man lightly, and the entourage on the horse was so frightened that he almost fell off the horse, bowing his head and not daring to speak.

"Let's go, they, we'll meet again. ”

When Ah Qing frowned, Chen Xi felt an aura, which was the same as his sister's.

Chen Xi stretched his waist and rode forward.

......

Ah Qing, who was walking in the flow of people, looked back at the fairy on the donkey's back with her legs swaying, and chuckled: "Woe to the water." ”

Xian'er didn't care, adjusted the position of the straw hat, and replied, "Who is your red face?"

Ah Qing was speechless.

Xian'er said, "What is your master going to do when he asked us to come and visit Taihe Chen?"

The two of them traveled all the way, all following the route drawn by Zhou Tong, aimlessly, it doesn't matter if the young girl is in his heart, just play.

Ah Qing took out the geographical map from his arms, and the Taihe Chen Mansion was not far in front.

Ah Qing said helplessly: "You ask me where I know, if we go to visit like this, it is a question whether people will see us." ”

The Taihe Chen clan is one of the largest families in Taihe County and even the entire Great Chu Dynasty, among which the Taihe County Guard is also a member of the Chen clan, and there are also Chen clan officials in the court, the black armor Chu army, and the Chen general. The Chen clan was already a well-known local family before the establishment of the dynasty, and the literati had assisted the emperor in building the state system of the Chu dynasty, and the warriors had made great contributions to the vast territory of today's Great Chu.

Ah Qing and Xian'er came to the door of the Chen family's mansion and really saw what a thousand-year-old wealthy family was. The door plaque of the mansion is the golden lacquer of the imperial cursive script "Taihe Chen's" written by Zhuan Xuan, and the wild grass on the quaint door plaque is elegant, magnificent and atmospheric. The two stone lions in front of the mansion are lifelike, and some potted plants are lush with greenery, which is obviously carefully cared for by a special person in charge every day. The four guards with knives stood straight with their hands behind their backs, their heads held high, and the courtyard door was wide open, which showed that the domestic servants and slaves came and went, and their faces were full of honor.

Xian'er and Ah Qing looked up at the door plaque side by side at the foot of the steps, and there was a saying that "words are like their people", and the demeanor of the Spirit Emperor back then was vaguely visible. A Qing can also write, Liu Fuzi once praised his words have the style of the saint of Lushan in Qi country, A Qing blushed and did not dare to accept, he was educated in the private school of Xintao Village in his childhood, and the "study" of his own house is also a place to practice words.

Ah Qing walked up the steps, took out the Longhu text from his arms, handed it with both hands, and said, "This eldest brother, my junior sister and I are from Longhu, and we came to visit your mansion at the request of the teacher. "Polite and well-behaved.

The guard with a knife took the fold and looked through it, the ink fragrance was scattered, and the Longhu seal was clear. The guards couldn't help but be amazed when they saw the sturdy black donkey next to the girl in the audience, and confirmed that the appearance of the two was consistent with the explanation in the clan, so he returned the text to Aqing, stretched out his hand to the house and said, "Please Mu Gongzi and Mu Girl." ”

Ah Qing and Xian'er were confused, thinking that they would be rejected, after all, how could the millennium clan allow outsiders to "visit" at will, the Chen family couldn't even enter with countless visits every day, without any background, how to enter this door.

The guards led the way, and the black donkey was naturally led by a subordinate, and the two followed side by side behind the guards. The willows are dark and the flowers are bright, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, the warblers are singing and the swallows are dancing, the corridors are quiet, the ponds are green, and the summer lotus is blooming. The scenery in the house is extravagant and not tacky, high-profile and not arrogant, and the beautiful maids and the servants come and go in groups, between gestures, the demeanor of the big family, which can be seen in general.

Ah Qing and Xian'er were taken to a house, only to see a sloppy middle-aged uncle sitting in the high hall of the house, but he was a sword eyebrow and starry eyes, and an ordinary iron sword on the table in his right hand, he was talking to everyone in the house, and he would raise the yellow gourd and take a sip between hearty laughter. When this person saw Ah Qing and Xian'er, he hurriedly got up and walked over, and said, "My precious apprentice is here?"

Ah Qing saw that Master Zhou Tong was also reasonable, and it was unexpected. Xian'er also snorted coldly, Zhou Tong rubbed his hands, and hurriedly pulled Ah Qing into the lobby.

On the other side of the high hall sat a gray-haired old man, touching his beard and looking at Ah Qing and the two of them with a smile and nodded. There were four people sitting on both sides of the lower side, dressed in silk and satin, and they also smiled and nodded when they saw Ah Qing.

Ah Qing, who was hugged by Zhou Tong's shoulder, couldn't help but feel a little nervous, the Chen Mansion, the master must be here as the dean of the Ordinary Academy, so these people in front of him ...... The status is certainly not low.

Ah Qing saw an incredible face among the five. The girl has fresh short hair, bright eyes of the lying silkworm, willow eyebrows, and thin lips with a sweet smile. The woman who is not wearing a black peach blossom embroidered costume, this goose yellow long skirt sets off everyone's beautiful temperament.

Xian'er screamed, hurriedly trotted over and hugged the person's arm, and said coquettishly: "Sister Lin! Sister Lin, why are you here?" ”

Chen Yulin, a student of Ordinary Academy, the senior sister of Ah Qing and Xian'er, gently scratched Xian'er's nose, and said dotingly: "This is the senior sister's home, why do you say the senior sister is here!"

Xian'er sniffed, her eyes full of adoration: "Ahhh

For this lively and lovely little junior sister, several senior sisters are very fond of her, Chen Yulin touched Xian'er's head and said: "The little junior sister has grown taller and more beautiful." ”

Xian'er pursed her mouth and protested against the action of touching her head: "Sister Lin touches it again, Xian'er really won't grow tall." ”

Chen Yulin pinched Xian'er's delicate face again, smiling like a flower. The relationship between women is intimate, that's it, intimate, otherwise where would the term "close friend in the boudoir" come from.

It's been almost thirty years since we last met, but I didn't expect Senior Sister Chen Yulin, who is the child of the Taihe Chen family, to greet Senior Sister Yulin: "Hello Senior Sister Yulin." ”

Chen Yulin nodded with a smile and said, "Little junior brother hasn't seen you for a long time, is it good to come this way?"

Ah Qing scratched his head and said, "It's good, it's just that Xian'er is too good at making trouble all the way." ”

"What are you talking about, what do you mean I'm too noisy?" Xian'er pointed at Ah Qing and scolded angrily, extremely spicy.

Chen Yulin smiled happily, this little junior brother and little junior sister are really a pair of enemies, and there must be a lot of grinding along the way.

Zhou Tong put his arm around Aqing's shoulder: "Come, meet your Grandpa Chen." The white-haired old man on the high hall seat was kind and kind-eyed, smiling kindly, and he still saw the high spirit between his spiritual eyes, and nodded frequently at Ah Qing.

Ah Qing respectfully luggage: "Mu Qing has seen Grandpa Chen." ”

The old man surnamed Chen's voice was still correct and round, and he said three words in a row: "Good, good, good!"

The old man looked at the young man in front of him, respectful and respectful, neither humble nor arrogant, just like his father Mu Ze back then. However, the young man, after saluting, took out his own writings and said that many of them were wrong, and his face was red-faced, and he said that all things have spirits, spirits and beauty. Spirituality is the source of eternal existence in the world.

Thinking of this, the old man sighed quietly in his heart.

The old man surnamed Chen, Chen Xingzhi, now the head of the Taihe Chen family, once served as one of the "Three Princes" of the "Three Princes" of the Zhengyipin Civil Officials of the Great Chu Dynasty, that is, the teacher of the current prince, and also taught the princess Gao Yangyue to solve his doubts. Chen Taishi is committed to academic research, advocating the "unity of knowledge and action", using moral guidance to guide people's behavior, and his works are widely circulated because of the moral framework.

Taishi Chen waved his hand to sit down, and the three members of the Chen family except Chen Yulin were Chen Xinchun, the young head of the Chen family, Chen Yulin's father, Chen Ting, the leader of the Chen family's side branch, and Chen Yuan, the chief steward of the Chen family.

Ah Qing sat on the same side with Xian'er and Chen Yulin, and the maid served tea and poured water, listening to the conversation between Taishi Chen and Zhou Tong.

"The matter of Yecheng turned out to be done by the Bu family? I have seen that child in Xingchen, and he has a good heart. Taishi Chen said, chatting with Zhou Tong about the Yecheng flood.

"Xiaoqing has a lot of credit in the matter of Yecheng. Taishi Chen looked at Ah Qing.

Ah Qing, who was drinking tea with a beautiful cup, was taken aback, and hurriedly put down the ice crack porcelain cup in his hand. , embarrassed: "No, no, I'm too weak." ”

"Oh?" Old Lady Chen asked curiously, "Then what kind of cultivation is Xiaoqing doing now?"

Ah Qing said hesitantly: "Xuanjie three products." ”

The old man stroked his beard and said with relief: "Although I am not that spiritual cultivator, I also know that there are not many cultivators of Xiao Qing's age. ”

Ah Qing looked milky, embarrassed.

"Spirituality is the last backbone of the human race, our human race relies on wisdom to stand tall and strong, thousands of troops, arrays of troops, no matter how strong your demon race is, it is only a barbarian. ”

The old man who used to be in a high position sighed: "The old man also wants to do that spiritual practice, how romantic it is to be like Zhou Xiaozi to "come from the sky with the sword of the great river", but it's a pity that it's not that fate." ”

The sloppy Zhou Tong on the side was dumbfounded and rubbed his hands in embarrassment. The iron sword on the table next to him is called "Great River." ”

"Back then, Mu Ze's kid was also suave, and the old man was really envious. Taishi Chen stroked his beard and sighed.

Ah Qing sat upright, his heart beating faster, and listened carefully to the old man's next words, which were about his father.