Chapter 20 Gentlemen Befriend
A carriage drove in the woods unhurriedly, and Su Yan sat cross-legged on the soft seat, counting the money while confirming in his heart what needed to be purchased.
Because of the hurry, I only brought two pieces of clothes with me, not even a single fat powder, although there is everything in the academy, all kinds of things can be obtained, but there are some things that cannot be taken care of, so I can only figure out my own way.
I think I haven't stepped on Ruoshui Street for more than nine years, but many places still remember that there is a stall selling candy people on the long street, and the master pinched it vividly. At that time, her greatest happiness was only the sugar man.
The carriage stopped suddenly, Su Yan subconsciously put away the money bag and asked outside, "What's the matter?" β
"Yes, yesβ" The little guy seemed to have something unspeakable.
Su Yan hurriedly got out, but his eyes were dark, he couldn't see anything, he shrank back, and then looked at it, it was none other than the head of the Wan Dynasty House, the second son of Yan Guo, the West Building!
He was squatting outside the door curtain, wearing a crescent-colored brocade robe, green silk to the waist, with a hosta to pull his hair, lined with a delicate face, eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, like the sky in the south of the Yangtze River, the cleanest and most thorough touch of the morning glow.
Chaoxia is holding a pot of Shu Ke in his hand, and the flowers and leaves cover half of his face, because of the sun, he looks like a flower and a person, and he can't tell the truth.
I vaguely remember that day when I went to Wanchaofang, I met this boss with his subordinates firing porcelain bottles, dirty, and the difference between today is simply underground and heavenly! I can't help but take a few more looks, and I think this guy is really attractive! And the anger that was full of anger also disappeared, and finally said diligently: "I have seen the second son." β
"Can I borrow a car?"
"Huh?"
He broke off the flower branch, compared it on her sideburns, and inserted it neatly next to the thin plum silver hairpin, and then nodded with satisfaction.
Su Yan was so frightened that he retracted his body and hid in the carriage and didn't dare to go out: "Second son, what do you mean?!" β
He slipped in and sat beside him, and commanded, "Let's go." β
Su Yan looked at him in surprise, as if he was looking at a strange person.
"You're the famous Mr. Su who likes to tell stories to students?" He sat down and straightened his robe, not forgetting to take a look at her face.
Su Yan nodded awkwardly and said, "It's not good, the boss has a good reputation." β
The second son leaned comfortably against the corner, and said: "You have to be careful, the people in the Shuyoutang are all children of the family, and you can't afford to mess with them, even if you are a gentleman, they dare to trouble you, if you can't stay any longer, feel free to tell me, I am quiet there." β
"The second son has a noble status, we are just new acquaintances, why help me?"
He raised his eyebrows: "Rong Guo has always respected Confucianism and Taoism, since you are a gentleman, then you don't need to surrender your identity in front of anyone." My second son, where did you get the dignity? β
Su Yanhan smiled: "The second prince is brilliant, has excellent ability, and is in charge of the Wan Dynasty House with the power of one person, this ability is not something that ordinary people can have, it is a hundred times better than the decay of those temples that will only be long lived by my emperor, you are naturally noble!" β
He smiled elegantly and leaned against the corner to close his eyes.
Su Yan frowned, thinking to himself why this person was so weird, he got into someone else's carriage without asking the reason, and said a call inexplicably, now it's good, just close your eyes and recuperate!
What kind of strange people are in this broken place!
The carriage moved slowly all the way, and after most of the hour, it came to Ruoshui Street. The streets are crowded with people, and the cries of selling come and go, and it is very lively.
The long street is the main street, running through the north and south, and the forks and alleys in all directions are like the hundred-year-old trees and vines in the deep mountains and old forests, densely packed and intertwined, but they have their own set of rules.
Ruoshui City has a main river channel, which is distributed from east to west, passing through the official residence area, the imperial palace, and then to the academy, crossing the entire city. It is also between this vertical and horizontal area that divides Ruoshui into several areas: the Goolan tile house and a cluster of shops in the northwest of the city, the noisy residential houses in the northeast of the city, the three squares and the official residential area in the southwest of the city, and the imperial palace and academy in the southeast of the city.
The three squares are: Fuguifang, Yonghefang, and Xianghefang.
The downtown is more special, all of them are places where the poor gather, which is subdivided: Qinghe Fang, Moshi Fang, and Black Fish Fang. There are all kinds of shops and restaurants, which are comparable to small Ruoshui City.
But no matter how complete the functions of the downtown are, it is still not as good as a long street.
The long street of shops is facing east and west, and there are many stalls among them, which make the streets long and even the fork alleys are crowded.
The goods sold come from all over the six countries. Like the glass balls from the desert, the rare herbs of Yan Chu, the weapons of Zhao, and the slaves of Wu, there are everything. Ordinary to a mere pottery bowl, so precious that a book of weapons coveted by everyone on the rivers and lakes.
However, about the weapon spectrum West Building has to explain to her clearly, if the water began to sell the weapon spectrum has to be traced back to nine years ago, nine years ago after the Xuan family of Zhao Guo was destroyed, the ancestral weapon spectrum of the Xuan family unfortunately fell into the world, so that those opportunistic businessmen succeeded, they were selling fakes in the name of the weapon spectrum, and after being exposed for half a year, they reappeared in the rivers and lakes, every time there were always a few rich and noble fools, until now no one has really bought the real thing, but let those bad businessmen make enough money. Therefore, there is no real weapon spectrum on the market, and if it does, it will not appear in the shops, let alone fall into the hands of the vendors.
Su Yan had heard of the Xuan family, but he really hadn't heard of the weapon spectrum, in the past, the master only casually mentioned that the Xuan family was destroyed because it was framed by someone, and at that time he felt sorry for them a few times, but it was not painful, after all, it was none of his business!
Su Yan thought that the second son would leave on his own, but he didn't expect that he would keep up with him. I didn't care, I rummaged through this and touched that in front of the stall, and I was very excited! The west building is quite generous, and the money is also very neat.
"Yikes! Isn't this the legendary four-cornered wind chime incense burner? Su Yan held it in the palm of his hand like a baby, and turned his head to explain excitedly to Xilou, "This is the palace treasure of the ancient Liao Kingdom three hundred years ago!" It's so rare! I didn't expect it to be sold here, and I thought it had been buried under the tomb of the ancient country a long time ago. β
Xilou also liked it very much, paid for it, and ran to the stall next door with her.
Su Yan's eyes lit up again, and he knelt on the ground and almost cried out without excitement, "Oh my God! This is not the long-lost Three Swords Formation of the Chu State! My own grandfather! Really? β
Xilou took a closer look and shook his head, "Fake." β
Su Yan didn't think so, as if he had picked up a rare treasure, "Fake is also a rare thing, these three sword formations are not ancient books that ordinary people can imitate, and they are also antiques!" Saying that he was going to pay, Xilou immediately threw out the money bag to him when he saw this, and said in a chic manner, use mine!
After seeing enough and buying enough, Su Yan threw his curiosity to the most lively place, only to see that a stage was set up at the entrance of the vegetable market and singing a hundred operas, and the duet could be heard from afar.
She screamed and jumped excitedly, she had to go over to see, Xilou couldn't raise much interest, just silently pushed away the crowd for her, but there were too many people, just pushed one away, and the other blocked the way. Su Yan followed him through the most crowded section of the long street, and the West Building walked very slowly because she took care of her, but she didn't appreciate it, pushed him, and squeezed towards the stage set up in the distance. After being stepped on in her skirt, hitting her waist, and messing her hair, she finally squeezed to the front of the stage in embarrassment, she stroked her hair behind her ears in a chic manner, and was not disturbed by what had just happened.
After watching the play, the two of them found a nearby restaurant, and Su Yan habitually chose a window position.
Su Yan couldn't help but ask him, "Why are you so generous?" Spend money without blinking! She suddenly realized something and shouted excitedly, "Wan Chaofang has so much oil and water?!" β
Xilou supported his cheeks with one hand, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and he seemed a little helpless, "There is a lot of money." β
Su Yan was amazed when he heard it, "The people in the academy are really rich!" It seems that as long as I live in the academy for a long time, I can be as generous as you are and pretend to be rich! β
His imaginative face finally changed a little, and he was stunned for a long time, and then he still smiled and shook his head.
While he was eating happily, a voice suddenly appeared behind Su Yan, flowing in like an ice fountain, instantly cooling the air. Su Yan turned around when he heard this, it turned out to be a Buddha! I saw her curling and lightly walking, as if all life had been shattered into ice slag......
In the blink of an eye, she was already standing in front of them, her ice eyes were cold, her peach lips were soft, and her green silk was scattered over her shoulders, dancing slightly with the sudden cold wind, and she was inexhaustibly cold and ethereal.
Su Yan and Xilou were stunned for a moment.
Su Yan hurriedly greeted him, "What a coincidence, you also came to catch the market?" β
Buddha's eyes swept over the west building, and he smiled faintly, "It's the end of the month, I will come out when I have time, and I will see you from afar." Buddha paused, as if realizing something, subconsciously glanced at the west building, and continued, "You sit by the window, and come over to say hello." β
Su Yan didn't talk immediately, but was surprised by an abrupt pause in the Buddha's words, she felt that this pause had ulterior motives, and thought hard for a while, but after racking her brains for a long time, she became more and more confused, obviously caught a trace of information, but was escaped by it, and she was a little regretful for a while. At this time, the west building sat opposite and poured the sake silently, shaking the sake in the wine bottle and lowering his eyes, pursing his thin lips, not knowing what he was thinking. She was diverted from her thoughts, and suddenly realized that Xilou had never looked up at the Buddha, let alone said hello, the two of them should have known each other, so why didn't they say hello? Su Yan was in the position of Buddha's sister at this time, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, and just wanted to remind him, his eyes inadvertently swept out of the window, and suddenly he thought of something, his eyes lit up, and his heart was suddenly clear, and he finally had an epiphany!
She looked at the West Building meaningfully, it seems that this guy is secretly in love with the girl, but unfortunately, the concubine is ruthless. She couldn't help but sigh with regret.
When Xilou heard the sound, he raised his eyes to look at her, "Why are you sighing?" β
Su Yan's heart was inextricably linked, but Xilou didn't understand her thoughts at all.
The Buddha was still standing there, and no one was invited to sit in the west building, and the scene was a little embarrassing.
It seems that this West Building doesn't like the Buddha, and the attitude just now clearly shows that he is determined and doesn't want to deal with it. But Buddha had no intention of leaving, but he didn't want to eat at the same table with her, and if he continued to consume, he would only hurt his feelings. Then the unfortunate task of digging the ancestral grave under the eviction order can only be left to herself, but she really doesn't want to dig other people's ancestral graves, so she has to rethink this matter. Most of the Buddha came for the West Building, and it really hurts people's face to send her away now, this is not his usual style, but Qiang Liu is obviously against the West Building.
She thought about it in her heart, after all, she still lived under the same roof with the Buddha in the future, and she came and went most frequently, and the Buddha's temperament was the most incomprehensible, and she was a difficult person to get along with.
After figuring this thing out, the whole person instantly became smooth, and smiled at the Buddha and said: "Look at you, you have come but have been standing, others will feel distressed when they look at it, come, sit down and join us!" β
Xilou's hand trembled violently, and nearly half of the wine was sprinkled on his hand, and his eyes were in disbelief. Su Yan didn't look at him, and began to greet himself and the Buddha.
During the meal, Su Yan intentionally or unintentionally talked about Xilou and Buddha together, but Xilou only casually took a few words as if he was a bystander, and the atmosphere was not embarrassing.
This greeting, the meal has passed, and the reason for borrowing money from the West Building has gone downstairs alone, and only the two of them are left on the entire floor.
Su Yan glanced at the foot of the building and quickly moved to the Buddha's side.
"You, and the West Building, are you very familiar, right?"
Buddha raised his eyes slightly, and there was indifference hidden in his eyes that were clearer than water, "We just grew up together." β
Su Yan suddenly felt pity in his heart, and a little resentment, "But he doesn't care about you!" β
She knew that she had said something she shouldn't have said, and she was secretly annoyed, but she was very expectant of the Buddha's reaction.
Buddha's eyes became colder and colder, and even the tips of his eyebrows were extremely cold, "Mr. Su thinks too much!" After saying that, he got up to leave, and the West Building just came up, and the two faced each other instantly, and the word embarrassment could no longer express the atmosphere at this time. Xilou dodged his gaze, smiled awkwardly at the Buddha, and beckoned to Su Yan over the Buddha, "Let's go back." β
When the Buddha heard this, he almost subconsciously turned his head, and suddenly realized that he was not calling himself, and his expression darkened.
After the Buddha left, Xilou approached her with a smile, "Okay! I'm done watching the play, let's go back! β
Su Yan said in a humble heart, "How can you watch a play?" Am I not waiting for you to go with me? β
Xilou shrugged his shoulders and turned to go downstairs, Su Yan secretly stuck out his tongue behind him, and then followed.
"You and Buddha are old acquaintances?"
"Yes."
"Have you ever had feelings?"
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"Did you lose her, or did she lose you?"
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Su Yan refused to give up, and was finally forcibly stopped. Xilou's expression was solemn, staring at her, Su Yan hurriedly waved his hand and begged for mercy: "But it's just curious!" β
Xilou was helpless: "Does Empress Yu know?" β
Su Yan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a stone in her heart pressed and breathless, she hadn't heard this name for a long time.
Xilou continued: "When I was still in Yan Kingdom, I was taken care of by Queen Yu, my biological mother died early, and she raised me, so I came here to be a proton for all these years, and I took good care of the Buddha, and the benefactor is gone, so I have to find someone to continue to repay the favor." β
"Buddha Zhen, it's her niece..."Su Yan's eyes were sour, and he hurriedly avoided his gaze.
"I am fortunate to have the heart of the Buddha, I can't repay it, but unfortunately I have no fate, I can only be friends with her after all."
He smiled wryly, "Maybe not even a friend anymore." β
"How?" Su Yan hurriedly asked.
"Everyone wants to be faced, and if I reject it, they will naturally hate me."
Su Yan suddenly realized, patted him on the shoulder, and said seriously: "Then you have a grudge and self-respect." β
Xilou scratched his head, suddenly had a plan, grabbed her and said sincerely: "There is a good way, if you are with me, she can forget me!" β
Hehe, you are really smart, you have been forgotten, I, Su Yanke, have become a thorn in the side of others, a thorn in the flesh!
Su Yan suppressed his throat and said with a dry smile: "Lord in charge is a good plan, a good plan!" β
"Hey, isn't it? I have always been smart, in this way, I am out of the sea of suffering, you can hug the beautiful man, and the Buddha can also untie the knot, killing three birds with one stone! β
"Thank you for thinking about me, and taking care of my life's events, and you have a loving heart!" Su Yan's smile became more and more gloomy.
"Haha, I'm not doing a good thing... Hey, don't do it! The gentleman doesn't move his mouth, we have something to discuss! β
"I'm not a gentleman, little girl!" She picked up the stick and chased after it, "Don't run, let's cross the road again, and take care of it!" β