Chapter Forty-Eight: The Villa

Tang Chang'an City, located in the southeast of the original Han Dynasty Chang'an City on the Longshou Plateau, from the ecological environment point of view, the climate of Tang Chang'an City is more warm and pleasant than now, so the residents of Tang Chang'an City, winter also rarely see the snow. At that time, the Guanzhong area was still a lush and green scene. With the Wei River as the main trunk, there is Jing water that flows into the Wei River from the north bank, and there are Luo, Ba, Chan, Shui, Feng and Zhu Zhu water injected from the south bank, which is the eight rivers of Guanzhong.

There must be a view of water, there are many scenic spots around Chang'an that can be used to build gardens, there are no less than 5 places around Wang's house alone, why everyone likes to run to the damn Nanshan, they are all fashionable and harmful! The people of the Tang Dynasty were no less energetic than the young people of the 21st century, and they were fashionable and unpretentious. The influx of a large number of Hu people has brought a strong exotic atmosphere to Chang'an City, affecting all aspects of people's clothing, food, housing and transportation. People eat Hu food such as Bi Luo and Hu cakes, drink the wine of Gaochang brewing method and the Sanle pulp of Persian brewing method, wear Hu clothes with lapels and narrow sleeves, ride on Turkic horses, play polo from Tibet, and all foreign things make the Tang people feel fresh, including the fierce Tibetan mastiff and the well-behaved forest dog (that is, the pug).

Because of the large number of people in the middle of the court and the central magnates to buy a villa under the South Mountain, so the official road is wide and flat, and it must be a very pleasant thing to whip the horse, but the many attendants and the carriage around me dispelled this idea, and the second daughter of Ying Yu was sitting in the car and opened the curtain from time to time to enjoy the pleasant scenery around.

Ying did things quickly, and she had already taken the title deed of the villa in her hand last night, and today she began to buy things for the villa, and the queue of big cars and small cars was long and long. The former owner of the villa was unusually generous, along with the furniture and slaves inside, including eleven Silla maids (Silla maids were also the favorites of the sons of Chang'an, and felt that they were docile and obedient, unlike the Tang Dynasty women, who were so spicy. There is demand, there must be supply, the number of Silla slaves and maids sold to the territory of the Tang Dynasty is quite huge, Silla Zhang Baogao said that "all over China to Silla people as slaves", although it is not without exaggeration, but it is not groundless. It was for this reason that Jang Bo-gao himself asked the King of Silla to negotiate with the Tang government, and personally led the army to crack down on human traffickers at the Silla border, and finally the Silla slave trafficking disappeared under his crackdown and the Tang government's repeated bans, and he was regarded as a national hero by the Koreans.

I am still full of interest in Silla maids, and I often hear Cheng Chu and others boast of their docility and loveliness, and Cui Chang also took the initiative to ask for a few high-end goods with me several times, but I politely declined. I want to, where do I put it back? I'm afraid that I will be accidentally killed by Ying and the second daughter in a day or two, and I will take it home and be dissected by the two ladies (maybe I can really do it, the status of foreign slaves in the Tang Dynasty is slightly lower than that of cultivating cattle. The slaughter of terminally ill cattle has to be notified to the relevant departments for approval, but no one cares about slaughtering slaves, and it is not much different from killing chickens and sheep) It is better to let them continue to live in the hands of Cui Zhang. There are suddenly eleven, I am suddenly a little moved, and I am very insightful***, if Ying and the second daughter do not object......... Of course, family harmony is the most important, and if the two ladies really want to use them for Chinese New Year's Eve, I can't eat it.

"Over there is the Zhuangzi of the X county lord's family, and the one I just passed by is Mrs. XX's family's family, she has come over today, and I just saw her family's carriage........ our family is a little bit inside, the location is better than theirs, and Princess Lanling is a neighbor." The group had come to the bottom of the mountain, and there were no pedestrians on the road, so Ying could safely come out of the carriage and chat with me.

"Huh? Princess Lanling's garden is next to our house? "I'm a little surprised, isn't it?

"Yes, Lord Qi and the princess are good sisters, our garden was bought under the introduction of Lord Qi, and people didn't buy it so cheaply because of Lord Qi's face." Ying was a little proud, showing me her network, it seems that Ying has successfully entered the social circle of the ladies, and she has the capital to show off.

"That is, Mrs. is talented, talented, and famous, and has a reputation in Chang'an, who dares not to give face? I am impressed by my husband. ”

"Poor mouth!" Ying rolled her eyes at me, "It's here, the concubine also got out of the car and walked, and her legs and feet were numb after sitting for a while." Ying shouted to stop the carriage and got out of it with the second daughter.

The mountain villa is located in the mouth of the next mountain, surrounded by mountains on three sides, the four seasons are like spring, it is really a good place to warm in winter and cool in summer, you can see several small waterfalls falling from the mountainside in the distance, gather as a stream in front of the mountain villa, gurgling through, the autumn outside the mountain is bleak, the valley is still full of spring, flowers, bees can be seen everywhere, and the butterflies that occasionally pass by are obsessed.

"Value! Madame, good eye! I didn't hide the joy in my heart and applauded.

"Hehe....." Ying smiled proudly, "Husband, come with the concubine, the people in the garden are waiting for you to receive it at the door." The concubine saw that the housekeeper here was also an expert yesterday, so she also kept her.

"Why is the housekeeper a woman?" I saw a middle-aged woman standing in the head, and I had to walk a few more steps to see it clearly.

"Well, I took care of the bamboo garden for the old Liu family earlier, and the Liu family has been here since it fell, her man's surname is Yan, she was originally the general of the Liu family, and she died in Longyou a few years ago, because of this, she was not implicated by the Liu family." For these domestic helpers at home, it is necessary to know the roots, and Ying's talent in this area is particularly outstanding.

Walking to the front, Steward Yan brought a group of servants and maids up to meet the new owner, I looked carefully, in his thirties, dignified and elegant, and generous, if you want to be a few years younger, it is still good. I didn't like this tune very much, and after a few haha, I wanted to go inside, anxious to see my own garden. Wait, why did you forget this stubble of the Silla maidservant, you have to take a look!

"Mother Yan, who are the women from Silla? I haven't seen the Silla people yet, so I'm curious. "I'll tell you the truth, if it's sneaky, it will cause misunderstanding.

Steward Yan hurriedly shouted at them to take a step forward and let me review, Ying also ran forward with the second daughter in her arms to join in the fun, causing a bunch of entourages who came with us to stretch their necks to see what was going on.

"It's very ordinary, it's no different from the maid at home." I was a little disappointed, I didn't imagine the appearance in the Korean drama, the posture is very average, and the figure is even more ordinary. When it comes to figure, I can't help but think of my new neighbor, Princess Lanling, who is one top one.

"What will they do?" I dragged Steward Yan aside and asked in a low voice, this action aroused the curiosity of Ying and the second daughter, and they stretched their ears.

"Usually they don't have any work to do, but occasionally come out to sing a little song and serve the guests." Steward Yan said respectfully.

"Isn't it good?" I remembered the crooked Korean dialect and asked with a frown.

Steward Yan shook his head and said disdainfully: "I usually listen to it fresh, but I can't hear about it, it's quite noisy." ”

"Hehe~" I was amused by the butler's expression, "How do they usually serve guests?" "Actually, that's what I care about.

Steward Yan was a little overwhelmed when he heard me ask, his dignified and white face was a little red, his eyes couldn't help but sweep towards Ying's side, and said softly: "That, what else can you expect them to do?" ”

Understand! I lowered my voice, "These have all served people?" ”

The butler nodded.

Cut! How generous I am when I am the original owner of this Zhuangzi, what I say is full of good sounds, what else to give, look at this half-baked I won't say anything, also, and ..............., "Mother Yan, these Silla women are all made up into the maids, and they are usually treated the same as the maids, don't bully them, don't let people say that our Wang family abuses people." How to arrange for you to watch and do it, and everything here will be troublesome for Yan's mother in the future. "I'm righteous.

"Let's all go in, I've been standing outside for a long time," Ying pulled me inside, and the jade finger pinched my arm covertly, and whispered: "Disappointed, right?" The public asked about that matter, and the husband was embarrassed. ”

"Sizzle....." I took a breath and shouted, "Come in with me." Mother Yan, greet the people who came with me, prepare meals for everyone, the meals of the two ladies should be as light as possible, the second lady has been sick for just two days, and she can't see the meat. My wife and I will look at the garden first, and you go and get ready. Yan's mother took the order and left, so I pulled Ying and walked away, "What's the public, you and the second daughter heard it, and I don't carry you two, I'm just curious." ”

"Hehe," Seeing that the people around her were gone, Ying smiled and pulled the second daughter and stuffed it to me, "Isn't there still a person in our family who hasn't waited?" As for going all the way to ask. "The second daughter was sandwiched between the two of us, and Ying made her face red, and she buried her head in Ying's shoulder and didn't dare to come out." The craftsman introduced by the Lord of Qi is also about to arrive, let's take a look first, and then let the craftsman rebuild it a little according to our own wishes. Husband must help plan well, and now the outside is praising you for being a hidden ghost. Ying moved the second daughter's head away and patted it lightly.

Because it is a garden built by the mountain, including a small half of the mountainside, it is natural and chic, and it has a unique flavor compared with the artificially built garden. Due to the warm climate in the mountain valley, the growth of the trees is strong, standing on the slope of the hill and looking down, it is just a thick green ocean, without the delicacy of the artificial garden, but everywhere it shows vigorous vitality, only from the stone path on both sides of the carefully pruned branches and leaves can be slightly detected there are traces of axe chisel. Flowers, grasses, forests, and birds are all integrated into one, and the natural stream in the mountains cuts the entire mountain in half, and the sound of flowing water becomes the only rhythm in it. It's too inappropriate to call it a garden, it's simply a national nature reserve, and if anyone dares to cut down indiscriminately in it, I will shoot him!

Yinghe stood behind me, intoxicated by the scenery in front of her, silent for a long time, the fine sweat on the tip of her nose lined her beautiful red little face, Chu Chu was moving. Only the second daughter nested on me before she had a heart, and when she first came up, she claimed to have seen a snake, and then it has been wrapped around me.

"Do you need to change it?" I asked softly.

Ying shook her head gently, "It's so beautiful, the concubine can't even bear to touch a small grass beside her." Husband, the concubine wants to lie in this place for a while. Then he sat down on the grass.

"Snake!" The second girl stepped forward with an arrow, pulled out a snake from the grass, and then grabbed the snake's tail and turned a few times, grasped the strength, and suddenly let go, the snake crossed an arc in the sky and disappeared into the vast green. Then he threw himself into my arms, looking frightened and shivering regularly.

"Someone recruited you? What should I do if I am thrown down by you and fall to my death? "I think that since I have arrived in my garden, it is my own belongings, and it would be a pity if I broke them.

"Yes. What is in your own home, you must cherish it next time! Don't pretend, it's weird and disgusting. Ying said what was in my heart.

"You're both hungry, aren't you? It's time to eat, so let's go down. I looked at the sky with experience, pinched the hour for a moment, and then tried to take the second daughter out of my arms, and I felt her laughing, and she kept laughing.

Ying was dispelled by the poor snake from lying on the ground, and nodded, "Go down, I'll send someone back to pack some bedding or something, let's stay here for two days, and enjoy a few days of happiness." ”

No comment, I have this idea too. "Ying, you take the second daughter down, I want to go up a little more. I think this one is very exciting. ”

Ying nodded, she and I still have a tacit understanding, understand my feelings, and grab the second daughter and prepare to go down.

"Wait a minute, send someone to Qin Yuna, ask him to come here for class tomorrow, and say hello to Cheng Chu by the way, let him command the competition the day after tomorrow, after such a long time, he should be able to learn a Tao." In such a beautiful environment, I just want to be lazy. "Wait a minute, send someone back and bring me a jar of dyeing by the way, hehe."

Seeing Ying and the second daughter going around, I began to walk slowly upward, a cigarette, a cigarette is perfect!

I seemed to hear someone calling, and I had just reached the mountainside and looked around, who was it? Finally, I noticed a man waving a large tree branch calling to me on a mountain beam not far away.