Volume 1 The Search for a Thousand Years Chapter 35 Meet Father Zhao

Before setting off from Yingdu, his father had repeatedly told Qu Ping to visit this aunt and cousin, and if necessary, he could stay in Zhaofu for a few more days, and strive to return with a full load, which was worth the trip.

Strolling in the willow forest peach line, wandering the lakeside of the stream, still in the banquet of red wine and green, if you lie on the side of the wife's body, like the crisp breasts of the prostrate concubine, this is the intoxication of love, the enjoyment of beauty. Built on a sunny hillside, the Chaofu is no less than three villages. The wall of the manor walks along the mountain, overlooking the snake dancing and the dragon in the distance, and the beast galloping and running, which is very spectacular. Within the wall, pavilions, halls, halls, pavilions, pavilions, galleries, cloisters, fish ponds and lotus ponds, all are built according to the mountain, so the whole manor has clear eyebrows and distinct layers. Every summer morning, the water vapor rises, the clouds are steaming, looking from afar, this manor is like the heavenly palace in the clouds, and the men and women who drift in it are the gods in the palace.

Qu Yuan's ancestor Qu Bian, is the son of Xiong Tong, King Wu of Chu, who was enshrined in Qu, and later generations took Qu as his clan, so Sima Qian said: "Qu Yuan's name is Ping, and Chu Zhi has the same surname." "Where you are now, history cannot be examined. Zhao, Qu, and Jing are the three clans of the royal family, the "three Huan" of Yulu, who control the government of Chu, and have been married to each other. Xiangxi's Zhao family is one of them, and the Qu family is not only a family friend, but also a close relative - Qu Ping's great-grandmother is the eldest daughter of the Zhao family, and now Zhao Minghui, the head of the Zhao family, is Qu Yi's cousin.

The old man Zhao Minghui was an official in Yingdu in his early years, and after the year of the sixtieth year, he returned to his hometown, gathered apprentices to give lectures, and cultivated many proud protégés. After the old age, he no longer asks about the world, and concentrates only on recuperating in his old age, running the Zhao Mansion, and cultivating the younger generation. Although he is now eighty-six, he is slightly bowed at the waist and slightly hunched on his back because of his tall and large body, but he is not deaf, his eyes are not dazzled, and his mind is clear. Although the sideburns have long been like silver, they are full of red light, which is the so-called crane hair and childish face. There is always a kind smile on his face, his beard is up to his chest, and he is fluttering, so he has a fairy style!

On the second day, Qu Yuan heard that the old man of the Zhao family had returned, and hurriedly waited for Zhao Minghui in the hall. Father and mother repeatedly explained that the Zhaoqu family has been a big family of Chu for several generations, and the relationship is very good, so they must visit this old ancestor politely and respectfully.

Zhao Minghui came from the back room, and saw a figure waiting for him through the crack in the door, he had heard of Qu Yuan, a descendant, and his brother Zhaoyang, as the Ling Yin of the Chu State, was also full of praise for Qu Yuan. Now I see Qu Yuan dressed in gorgeous clothes and high crowns, plump and handsome, quite like the appearance of his youth.

Qu Yuan waited in the hall for a long time, looking at the inner room curiously, people want to go in to see, through the gauze tent, you can see the golden wall of the inner room brilliant jade hanging, after a while, an old man in front of the tent is gorgeously dressed and unconventional, dark striped silk clothes, brilliant stars, wearing a white jade hair crown, wooden hairpins don't hair, dark pattern steps.

And on this side, Zhao Yue wanted to go to see her grandfather first to ask for peace, because her grandfather wanted to greet Qu Yuan first, and let Zhao Yue wait for him in the back room, and at this time Zhao Yue was in the back room, Qu Yuan was in the hall, and the two of them were close at hand, but they were separated by two doors.

Zhao Minghui: "Qu Yuan, then I will call you Qu Zi like your grandfather, I hugged you when you were a child, and your grandfather specially invited me to your house to celebrate your birth, because the auspicious weather from the sky that day made your grandfather very happy."

Qu Yuan heard Zhao Minghui speak to himself so kindly, and he was not as restrained as he just entered the door: "Zhao Shizu, I was visited by my father and grandmother, but my father is talking about your grandfather's friendship with you every day, and others can envy your friendship!"

"These are the specialties of Guizhou, which my grandmother loves to eat, and my father also asked me to bring some things, saying that these are the things that my grandfather loved when he was alive, and I want to give them to you as a memory."

Zhao Minghui nodded again and again and replied with a smile: "Okay, good", and stroked his beard.

It's just that I don't know if Zhaoyue is still in Shangyong City, I remember that their plan before setting off from Yingdu was to take her to Hanbei to find relatives first, and then go home to visit her grandmother by herself, and by the way, wait for Zhaoyue, and then go to Zhaofu, she felt that it was not appropriate to take herself to Zhaofu, and she already knew that she was going to see the daughter of the Zhao family, so she insisted on staying in Yongcheng.

Zhao Minghui originally wanted to test this descendant again and then confirm that he would give his granddaughter to him, after talking for so long, the person is still good, or let the young man deal with it by himself, Master Zhao beckoned Qu Yuan to browse and sightsee in the mansion.

The innermost building in the courtyard is towering, the golden nail jade door, the colorful wind dance Zhumen compound road corridor, everywhere exquisitely clear, the three eaves layer by layer dragon and phoenix soar above there is a purple tower, the bright pretence, the circle is lost, the bright scorching,

The roof of the attic is topped with a wooden railing, and the scenery of the house is viewed from afar

Walk through the corridor and turn right to reach the lake pavilion, a small pavilion, in the middle, the glass plate is full of fruits, and there are many crystal clear white glass bottles next to it to insert a few curved flower branches.

Just now that pavilion is the pavilion in the middle of the lake, Biwa Feiguan, also when self-obsessed, there are dozens of delicate yellow Buddha hands in the plate

On the other side, a room is red vermilion lacquer door with a black gold silk nanmu plaque hanging at the top, on which the dragon flies and dances with the inscription of three great winds and elegant collections' The color of the heavenly steps is as cool as water, the red candles in the window are swaying, the drizzle outside the window is slanted, and the water drips quietly along the eaves, and a circle of ripples is spread on the ground, like sighing and retaining.

Passing through the winding curved pond sill, the pond looks at the mist and astringent swamp from afar, the tile kiln is four, just like a brick, there are four locust trees in front of the opposite room, and there are stakes on the locust tree that are on the horse and the horse is on the horse.

The two of them were sightseeing and browsing in the house, chatting about Qu Yuan's grandparents and Zhao Minghui and their old friendship, and the interesting stories of his childhood are vivid, of course, Qu Yuan still remembers that Zhao Minghui often went to his grandfather's house when he was a child, Zhao Minghui's talents and knowledge are rich and often teach Qu Yuan's knowledge, and over time, Qu Yuan admires Zhao Minghui very much, because he is really well-informed and well-informed.

Zhao Minghui couldn't close his mouth when he saw Qu Yuan so politely smiling, I heard that Qu Zi likes to read the most, and my family also has a collection of millions of books, if Qu Zi wants to see it, he can stay in the house for a few more days.

When they walked along the winding path in the middle of the lake, bypassing the house opposite the lake pavilion, they saw the well-known library pavilion, a library in Zhaofu can reach the collection of books in various counties, and it is not as famous as seeing it

Zhao Minghui introduced his own collection of books to Qu Yuan, from the Spring and Autumn Period, the ancestors of the Zhao family will collect all kinds of books from all over the world, the more books are collected, the more books are more, of course, people are needed to rectify and manage these books, so the library pavilion has a special person responsible for management, entering the library pavilion, a whole shelf at the door is all kinds of books are classified and placed, each bookshelf and each layer has a number, easy to find. Qu Yuan was shocked to see such a large library pavilion.

In fact, another purpose of Qu Yuan's trip was to come and see the collection of books in Zhaofu, which was very good.