Chapter 1 Door-to-door visits
The mountain road, the wind, the leaves are scattered;
Riding alone, ox carts, sparkling.
The woods were dyed in late autumn into a beautiful picture of red and yellow, and the mountain wind through the valley swept up the fallen leaves on the ground, revealing a trace of coolness, but the young man who walked in the lead turned over and dismounted without care, first carefully examined a crumpled piece of paper in his hand, and then raised his head to look left and right. Fortunately, the mountain road here is not narrow, and even such a wide car behind him can pass without hindrance.
However, when the scalper who pulled the cart saw the young man dismounting, he also stopped obediently, and the curtain of the canopy was lifted, revealing a pretty and heroic face, this is a girl in her twenties, her bright apricot eyes quickly swept around, and slightly frowned the extremely delicate and good-looking willow eyebrows: "Why did you stop here?"
The young man did not reply: "According to the paper, we should have arrived." ”
"That's it? Is it right on the paper? This girl didn't see anything. As she spoke, the girl jumped neatly from the ox cart, standing in place, wearing a short and narrow jacket, and her tall and slender figure was extremely beautiful, and behind her was a bulging package, I don't know what it contained. The scalper who pulled the cart mooed affectionately, stretched out his tongue and licked the girl's little white hand.
The curtain moved again, revealing another woman's figure, like a warbler's cry, and her voice was crisp: "Is this really the place?" The bright and exquisite delicate spirit showed a trace of doubt after looking around, a snow-white long dress was not stained with a little dust of the journey, and the whole person was beautiful and dazzling, looking like a fairy above the nine heavens suddenly descended on the mortal world.
The young man in front did not speak immediately, but carefully analyzed the topography and mountain shape here, and compared it with the piece of paper in his hand, he was wearing a crimson robe, but because of the long journey, it was covered with a faint layer of sand, but the lacquered sarong crown on his head was still wearing Zhou Zhouzheng, which caused the woman in the white dress after that to sneer.
"Dude, this official hat is so good-looking, I don't care if your clothes are dirty like that, but this head is meticulous and full of the style of the official. ”
"You see what you think in your heart, which shows that you care too much about my official position. You can think of this crown as a decoration in my hair, just like your Feng family girl, who has always yelled at me, and never regarded me as an official of the court. The young man smiled faintly, but his eyes were still searching.
"That's! The emperor didn't even pay attention to the Xiangben girl, let alone you, a little official with a sesame mung bean?" the girl standing next to the car smiled proudly and patted the scalper's head.
A few people joked, and then the young man put the note in his arms and shook his head slowly at the two girls.
"Cut, can't you find the way to the point?" the girl in the suit deliberately sneered, "Look at this girl." I didn't see how the girl in the suit behaved, but with a slight pinch of her lips, she heard a clear whistle come out, but this whistle still had a slight trill, as if the birds in the forest were chirping softly, which was really vivid.
A bird of almost the same color as the yellow leaves of the branches flew out of the forest with its wings, and deftly drew a falling arc, and landed firmly on the shoulders of the girl in the suit, constantly turning its little head, and screaming non-stop in its mouth.
The bird's cry and the girl's whistle echoed each other, as if a person and a bird were talking, and when the whistle stopped, the girl in the costume grinned, gently stroked the yellow and green feathers on the bird's body, and the bird's wings flew away.
The young man shrugged his shoulders in surprise: "What did you find out?"
"This is a lark that has only been nesting here for a few years, and it knows very well, well, that place is in this direction. The girl in the power suit snorted in the northwest direction.
The young man looked at the past, only to see the mountains and rocks scattered, the trees are numerous, and the fallen leaves are covered with a thick layer on the ground, where there is a situation like someone's house, so he couldn't help but take a few steps forward, carefully investigated, but scratched his head in confusion: "Strange, look at the dense mountains and forests here, but there are many footprints in the fallen leaves, and there are traces of chariots and horses, it must be the reason why people often pass, but I don't know where to lead......"
"Hehe, dude, don't use that kind of thing in the world to infer that the mystery here will not work?" the fairy in the white dress on the ox cart pursed her lips and smiled, and at the same time, her shock-like figure twisted, and she had fallen to the ground lightly.
The young man showed a look of sudden realization, increased his forehead with his hand, and patted it gently: "Ah, why did I forget Brother Gan's reminder at that time?"
The girl was just about to ask, "What did the fat man remind you?" but saw the young man pat the dust on his body, stretched out his hands, bowed to this uninhabited mountain forest, and shouted loudly:
"Teng Xiang, the commander of the Great Jin Dynasty, was entrusted by his respected brother Gan Fei to visit the Qianmen Gaoshi, and he still begged to see him!"
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In this late autumn season, when the red decay and green are declining, the imperial court's mausoleum captain came to the Qianjiazhuang of Wangyue Valley in Lidong County, Wuling County, which was a plan to follow Gan Fei's former Jianyi and come to the door to seek advice.
At the beginning, many criticisms of the court and the opposition to the Lingwei gradually subsided after a few months, and now the whole country is looking forward to the victory of the Northern Expedition and the return of the class to Huan Da Sima, taking advantage of the relatively calm opportunity at this time, Teng Xiang finally decided to implement the plan that had been set at the beginning of the establishment of the Lingwei.
However, the current Teng Xiang is not alone, the Feng Yingxiu, who was only a guest residence lieutenant at first, and was later incorporated into the ceremonial lieutenant Sima Xian, and the beautiful and suffocating Cao Xiaopei girl who came from afar are also noisily going together, according to them, this is an agreement they have made with the disciples of the Qianjia family a long time ago. In this regard, of course, Teng Xiang would not object, in addition to the fact that there can be two more beautiful companions on this long journey, he also recognized the abilities of Feng Yingxiu and Cao Xiaopei, not to mention, Feng Yingxiu also showed a crumpled piece of paper, which was written in detail The remarks on how to go to the Qianjiazhuang in Mochizuki Valley, and the note was signed by Xue Yang, a disciple of the Qianjia family.
Teng Xiang didn't know Xue Yang, but he was convinced of this note, and with the remarks on the note as a guide, it was also convenient for him to find the location of Qianjiazhuang. Of course, in fact, he didn't see any buildings, but he remembered what Gan Fei once said: "If you don't see anything when you get to the place, don't be in a hurry, just shout out......"
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Teng Xiang's shout formed a lingering echo in the mountains and forests, and Feng Yingxiu said strangely: "Then the fat man makes you shout loudly like a goose......?
Feng Yingxiu was only halfway through her words, and she soon saw a scene that stunned her.
The mountains and forests are like a painting scroll in front of you, and now the painting scroll seems to have been torn open a gap from it, through this gap, you can see a scene of the village courtyard with houses behind the painting scroll, a young child in a brown shirt and a short shirt stretched out his head curiously, Feng Yingxiu couldn't help frowning again, she always felt that the top of the child's head was faintly born in the shape of two horns, but he didn't have any smell of monsters or the like.
"Do you know my second senior brother?" The young boy only leaned out of half of his body through this gap, and his big round eyes stared at Teng Xiang in front of him.
Teng Xiang felt that there was a strange light flashing in the eyes of this young child, as if it had penetrated deep into his heart, it was expected that Qianmen Gaoshi was such an extraordinary person, Teng Xiang said to himself, and did not have the slightest contempt and rudeness because of the other party's young age, he still straightened his body, and then repeatedly: "If it weren't for Brother Gan to take care of it, how could Teng be today......?"
The young boy suddenly sighed, and then showed an innocent smile, and the two small dimples on the side of his mouth were very obvious: "I know, you are a good friend of Brother Han, and later the second senior brother made you an official in the court...... Well, after the second senior brother lost his strength, he also went to you, but you don't know the whereabouts of the second senior brother now. ”
Teng Xiang was greatly surprised, and his small but attentive eyes rolled on the child's face a few times, and he was stunned for a moment.
"I can see the corresponding memory in your eyes, don't be surprised. "The young boy has now stood up and bowed to Teng Xiang very oldly," Ji Yao, a disciple of the Jing Chu Qian's family, greeted the distinguished guest Lord Teng. ”
Without waiting for Teng Xiang to reply, Xiao Pei suddenly leaned forward and said with a smile: "Xiao Bao'er, do you remember me?"
Ji Yao's eyes lit up, and the two sweet dimples at the corners of his mouth sunk deeper: "Sister Xiaopei, is it you?"
The first disciple of the Qianjia family who met here turned out to be an old acquaintance, even Xiao Pei was a little surprised, of course she knew Ji Yao, they got along day and night in Jinping Garden, Longhu Mountain and on the Yangtze River waterway for more than a month, this reunion after a long absence, she was infinitely happy. Don't look at Xiao Pei's delicate painting like a fairy, but her temperament is as refreshing as Feng Yingxiu, she stepped forward and took Ji Yao into her arms, and her red and glamorous cherry lips gave a smile on Ji Yao's pink and lovely face: "Hehe, Xiao Bao'er still remembers her sister, so well-behaved." ”
Xiao Pei's affectionate behavior made Ji Yao's face blush, although it looked like a big sister was a drooping little brother on the other side to show affection, but he was still a little unaccustomed, after all, his mind was far more mature than his appearance, and he didn't like to be treated as a child all the time.
Xiao Pei didn't notice Ji Yao's slightly shy expression, and the hand holding him hadn't let go yet, but he had already introduced with a smile: "You see, this one is what I often call the sister of the Feng family, this one, it is said that he is an old friend with your second senior brother, and he is here to find the eldest brother." ”
Ji Yao looked at Feng Yingxiu, Feng Yingxiu also stared at Ji Yao, the two pairs of eyes containing mysterious power seemed to collide invisibly, and then Ji Yao smiled a little embarrassed.
"Sister Feng is so profound, I can't see through Sister Feng's memory. ”
"Little dolls always want to peep into people's privacy, which is not good. Although it was a joke, Feng Yingxiu still looked up proudly, not that she had a bad feeling for Ji Yao, but that she had a sense of protection for herself after many years of walking in the rivers and lakes.
"Ah, I was rude, and I ask Sister Feng to forgive me. The child used an adult's tone, and his expression was also very formal and respectful, but this tone and expression matched with Ji Yao's childish and handsome appearance, but it looked even more cute, this time even Feng Yingxiu laughed, stretched out his hand and patted Ji Yao's head in an old-fashioned manner: "The little doll is polite, sister doesn't blame you!"
"Distinguished guests, please come in. As he was looking inside, Ji Yao noticed the horses and ox carts behind them, "Come in with the horses and carts." Feng Yingxiu snapped her fingers, and the horse and the ox pulling the cart followed honestly.
"But these days are not unfortunate, the senior brothers at home are not here, the main thing is sister-in-law and sister-in-law, I will take you to see sister-in-law, sister-in-law is hospitable, I must be happy to see you coming, senior sister is practicing now, I will inform her later." Ji Yao introduced as he led the guests into the realm of the Qianjia Courtyard.
Before they had time to express their amazement at the place of the Qianjia Courtyard of the Void Realm, two servants in gray clothes and small hats stepped forward and nodded and led the horses and ox carts behind them, and went straight to the back carriage, and in that direction, there were actually a number of chariots and horses parked, and a smell of cattle and horses came from afar.
Teng Xiang was stunned, and when he looked around, he saw a row of servants standing in front of several quaint wooden houses, obviously the arrival of outsiders made them put down their work, and after seeing Teng Xiang and his party, they all bowed down respectfully and saluted, Teng Xiang paid attention to it, they should have been making grass in the flowers, and the lawn that was mowed more than half of the house is proof.
A few servant women are in front of the house to choose vegetables, and there is a fat aunt holding a fat chicken with more than half of its hair in her hand, the bucket under her is steaming, and a few long ropes are tied to the trunk of the tree not far away along the house pillars, and the ropes are hung with washed bedding and clothes, which are colorful like banners waving in the wind, which is a familiar breath of life.
Teng Xiang thought about the situation of Qianjiazhuang, either it was a solemn and solemn place, a sacred place that made people breathe away, or a clear and elegant fairy garden that did not eat the fireworks of the world, or it was a quiet and tranquil place to escape from the world. But he never expected that what appeared in front of him was such a scene.
Feng Yingxiu saw it in her eyes, but she was very satisfied, she couldn't imagine that this little-known Qianjia was so rich, with a group of servants, if she really entered the Qianjia, she would have lived a beautiful life, the more she thought about it, the happier she became, and couldn't help interrupting Ji Yao's introduction: "Little doll, are you so rich?"
"Rich?" Ji Yao didn't understand what Feng Yingxiu meant.
"It's okay to raise so many servants, big family. ”
"Ah, this ......" Ji Yao's face showed a hint of embarrassment, "This is not the Qianjia family...... This was all brought by the old lady. ”