The boat sailed into the mouth of the Fengzu River, and the farmers on the shore saw that it was a foreign boat, and they exchanged their heads and muttered to each other, Yue Guanchao They stood by the railing, looked at the pastoral scenery of the south of the Yangtze River in the distance, and shouted backwards: "Master Jin, Huangtian Town has arrived." After finishing speaking, Jin Daochang took the flower monk, slowly got up from the cabin, stood by the railing, saw the pastoral house in the distance, the void eyes were slightly focused, and he exhaled: "I haven't seen you for many years, and the village has changed quite a lot." Seeing that the Taoist priests and monks were coming, a male doll with pigtails ran to the side of the boat and said, "Daoist, master, where are you looking?" This is Huangtian Town. ”

"Little Shanxin, have you ever heard of Miss Hu Yuxiang?" As soon as Jin Daochang asked, he realized that decades had passed, and quickly changed his words and said: "According to her age, she is about sixty or seventy years old now." ”

Hu Yuxiang ...... Oh, you're referring to Mrs. Hu, she's our ancestor here, and I'll take you to their house. Since the children of Zongjiao had said so, they tied up the boat at the port entrance, and the group followed behind the children, crossed the arched bridge, the stone road and the dense houses, and came to the house at the foot of Gaogang Mountain.

Looking at the past from here, the Hu family's house was built on a hill dozens of meters high, and in the distance was the remnants of the wild mountains of Du Pang Ling, which could be seen that the gang was falling slowly, and there were more than a dozen clan houses around it, all of which were hidden in the dense woods, and the gray tile eaves were sometimes exposed to bushes.

Looking further to the left and right, the wild mountain like the back of a cow lifts the hill, and there are ramps up the hill everywhere to divide the mansions upwards, and then down is the Pingchuan River beach.

In front of the Gangzi Mountain Road, the stone archway stands at the mountain gate, the carved railing arch has long faded, and there are many laminated paint marks in the whitewash several times.

The four words "Huangtian Concubine Fang" are clearly visible, and there are slight cracks in the wind and sun, which have existed for at least thousands of years.

When he went to the post, Xiao Tong said: "My name is Hu Jindou, Mrs. Hu is my grandmother, the house on this post is the main house of the Hu family, and the surrounding houses are small sect houses, and near the farther river beach, most of them are outsiders or clans that have long been separated, you all look like young people, how can you know my grandmother?" "Although this little boy is not as high as Yue Guanchao's knees and has round eyes and is extremely clever, he has already begun to inquire about them.

"This Jin Daochang and your grandmother are old friends, your grandmother once saved his life when he was young, and he came back to visit her." Hu Jindou listened to this, glanced back at Jin Daochang, and took them to speed up the pace, and when he stepped into the post, it can be seen that there are four or five courtyards sitting west and facing east on the flat-topped post, and the white walls and gray tiles outline the neat mansion.

As soon as he entered the door, the surrounding servants saw that Hu Jindou was back, stepped forward to pat the dirt on his clothes, and saw that there were mostly young people around him and there were Taoist priests and monks mixed in it, and his eyes immediately became vigilant: "Brother, who did you bring to the family again, your father knew that he told you to kneel in the ancestral hall." Hu Jindou shouted: "This is not an outsider, this is to repay the favor of the grandmother, I heard that the old Taoist priest and the grandmother know each other." With this, the servants dressed as old men became cautious, walked up to them, and said, "Daoist, Master, the old lady has just been her birthday today, and she has come all the way to work hard. The old servant spoke very thoughtfully, he was not sure of the identity of these people, and he didn't know what the old lady meant, just heard that it was the old lady's old friend, and he couldn't even determine the authenticity, so he could only hand the name card to the old lady first, if the old lady knew it, it was an old friend, if he didn't know, then find a reason to send it out.

When Jin Daochang heard this, he took out the name card on his body and handed it over, and the old servant took Jin Dou back to the manor. Yue Guanchao took this opportunity to look at the Hu family's house, the front yard is not small in the courtyard of the deep house, and it is comparable to the Chao family, the right side of the door is the gatehouse and the servant's house, the left is the guest hall, the study, the guest room courtyard, a square hanging flower door separates the front yard, marked

The gold lacquer plaque of "Deyuan" is lit up everywhere, which shows that it is indeed a birthday. In the courtyard, there are often servants in the sprinkle sweeping work, after the guests arrived, handed over the name card was led by the braided maids through the weeping flower door, into the courtyard, each busy, orderly exchanges, never saw any stealing and slippery servants and slaves, just now, even if it was an ordinary servant, there was no meaning of snubbing and slighting the slut, it can be seen that the government is rigorous.

About a stick of incense, the old servant walked out with a happy face, and hurriedly said: "My old lady said that she is looking forward to the old fairy coming, and she has prepared a seat for your distinguished guests, please move into the courtyard." Between the words, the old servant had already taken Yue Guanchao and them into the De Courtyard, and there were still four or five courtyards in this De Courtyard

The shape of "utensils" is distributed around, each courtyard is independent, there is a road seven or eight meters wide in the middle, they walk along the main road of the Hanging Flower Gate to the front of the courtyard in the middle, and they have seen the noise and excitement inside, and the opera is babbling and singing.

"Old lady, I brought someone to you."

"Okay, stand outside the door, hurry up and invite the old fairy in." After the old servant led them into the courtyard, they bypassed a shadow wall, and it can be seen that there is a four- or five-meter-high Cailou stage in the middle, there are famous Kunqu opera actors babbling on it to celebrate their birthdays, and the surrounding is like a large round table full of stars and moons, and the delicacies and wines, tea, fruit and pastries are placed on the table full of magnificence, men, women and children, relatives and guests are all beaming, sitting in the courtyard, surrounding an awning eaves of the main hall, below, there is a long table of eight immortals, stacking all kinds of tea and melons and fruits, there is a high-backed longevity chair behind the head, and the surrounding is also full of lower-level tables and chairs, It was full of the Hu family's main sect and auntie, dressed in rich and luxurious clothes.

Sitting on the longevity chair was the old lady Hu who was surrounded by filial sons and grandsons. This old lady is seventy or eighty years old, her slightly white skin is full of longevity folds, her hair is completely white, her hair is oily and shiny, and she has a few golden hairpins behind her bun, and she wears an autumn peony flower on her forehead.

Although the hands are multi-marked, they are not thin, white and chubby wearing water jade bracelets, and another set of emerald jade heads are worn in the bun, ears, and fingers, which look graceful and luxurious, although the eyebrows and eyes have shrunk, it can be seen that when you are young, you are definitely a beauty.

Jin Daochang walked to the vicinity and saluted: "Lao Dao wishes Mrs. Hu a blessing like the East China Sea Shoubi Nanshan, and she came in a hurry today, and she didn't bring any generous gifts, but Lao Dao was wearing a string of agate beads, and he was willing to dedicate it to the old lady after reciting and blessing over time." After that, he took out a string of beads from his waist, there were about one hundred and eight beads, the top beads were red agate, and the rest of the beads were obsidian or crystal jade.

The people who came were all guests, these filial sons and grandsons of the Hu family's main sect, seeing that it was an old Taoist priest and an old acquaintance with the old lady, they immediately flattered: "Oh, old lady, today is the arrival of the old fairy, this bead has been enlightened over the years, this is a big baby." ”

"Jin Daochang, don't come to harm, the old body thought that he would never be able to meet again in this life, but he didn't think about it, God still treats me well, and after a few decades, I met you again, hurry up and take a seat." Jin Daochang took Yue Guanchao and them, walked into the newly vacated round table under the awning, and the old lady said amiably: "I think back then, I was still a girl with black hair and shiny boudoir, and now I am also a woman with goosebumps and hair teeth falling off, you were even older than me at that time, look at your wide cheeks and rich flesh, your body is strong, and even your hair is only a little white, I think you have won Laojun's avenue." Jin Daochang bowed his head slightly and said: "It's just a little health and self-cherishing, the monks are far away from the red dust, whether they are Taoist or not, they are alone, where can they compare to the old lady's children and grandchildren around the knees, and the family is forever happy." ”

"Hey, they are all unsuccessful descendants, when I get old, I don't know how to lose this family, or you are idle, just meditate and chant every day, I have also heard the businessmen in Yueyang who go to Yueyang in the clan say, there is a local golden Taoist, quite generous, benevolent, and powerful, but it is very old, I dare not admit it." After saying this, she took a closer look at Jin Daochang, and her eyes were extremely curious.

"What the old lady is talking about is the poor road, it's just a little famous, it's not worth worrying about." Since Jin Daochang arrived, Mrs. Hu seems to have lost interest in Kunqu opera and drama, and her eyebrows are stretched and happy when she speaks.

The four joys of life, meeting a confidant in a foreign country, meeting an old friend after a long absence, when the title of the gold list, the candle night in the cave room, Jin Daochang and Mrs. Hu are also considered to have been separated from old friends for a long time, old age, living today and tomorrow, even the person next to the pillow has been lost, and you can also meet your old friend when you were young, which is the most gratifying and happy.

Mrs. Hu's happiness at the moment, of course, has to be extremely vivid, as if she suddenly came to life from a mascot.

"Jin Daochang, when I was born, I didn't have your name card at all, and today I came with so many juniors, although the old body is happy, but I also wonder why you came? If there is a difficulty, the old body will help even if he risks his life. Jin Daochang nodded slightly: "There is indeed something, ask Mrs. Hu for help." After finishing speaking, her eyes gestured to look at Song Siyuan, she took out the photo of Xuanshu and asked the servant to hand it to her, the old lady thought if it was perfunctory, and immediately asked someone to take the glasses and put them on, and carefully observed the photo, saw the details on it clearly, and a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes: "Yes, yes, this is the Xuanshu funeral coupon of my Hu family, how can you have these things?" Of course, these things can't be said to be the proceeds of their theft of the treasure ship, they only made up things bought from an antique shop, and they were curious about the runes on them, so they brought them to ask for her help.