Chapter 20: Grievances
After coming to Jingshi, he didn't practice for a few days, and Jian Shuzhi felt a little flustered. Gao Fengxiang didn't have time to come over for guidance, he rarely saw him recently, and he didn't know what he was busy with.
Jian Shuzhi has been thinking about the practice. There are also quiet and remote places in the palace, but because of the large number of people, he has always felt that it is inappropriate. There is no one near the haunted house, but it is very suitable for the needs. Jian Shuzhi decided to survey the terrain first, if it was not suitable, then he could only practice in the mansion.
The ghost house is on Changshou Street, because of the bad name, it is very easy to find.
Jian Shuzhi observed in the vicinity for a day, and it was really as the steward said. There was no one near the house, because it was another cul-de-sac, and almost no one passed by. The door of the house was closed, and there was a rusty copper lock on the door. The courtyard wall is too high, and it is indeed too difficult for him to climb over it now. Jian Shuzhi walked around the house and found an extremely hidden hole in the flowers beside the wall, and only by getting into it could he enter the house.
There was no one around, so Jian Shuzhi tried it and entered the house.
I have to say that this house has indeed been abandoned for a long time. The tiles were exposed to the purlins due to missing and broken tiles, and they were tattered by the wind and rain. The beams are covered with cobwebs, the paint of the columns is peeling, the walls are stained with water, and the ground is covered with moss. Fortunately, it is secluded here, and Jian Shuzhi is very satisfied with this, so he happily goes home.
The fat man finally appeared out of nowhere, and this time he was beaten and his nose was swollen and his face was unrecognizable, and he was sitting at the door of the government office blocking Jian Shuzhi.
Jian Shuzhi pulled the fat man down in a secluded place and asked what was going on.
The fat man howled and cried like a mourner, and scolded the turtle grandson.
Jian Shuzhi's head was big for a while, and he said, "Gotcha! Gotcha! If you have something to say, don't scold me." ”
The fat man wiped his nose and said, "I didn't scold you, I scolded those turtle grandchildren." ”
Jian Shuzhi knocked on the fat man's head and said, "Tell me about the experience, talk about the point." I don't have time to mess around with you. ”
The fat man said with a sad face: "Then you have to start from the beginning......"
It is said that after the fat man accidentally threw a stone out of the wall and hit someone, he was very worried about the injuries of passers-by, so he climbed up to the wall to inspect it.
There were three men standing outside the wall. The leader was a young man in his early twenties, dressed in a brocade robe with a high crown of hair and a paper fan hanging from his waist. At this time, I saw him stroking his cheek with his right hand, humming and scolding on the side. At first glance, it was the amorous style of the idle rich kid, but when he was hit in the cheek, he was left with no romance. The fat man's heart sank, and he couldn't have smashed it lightly. A man next to him was frowning, observing the injury. Standing on the other side is a slender girl in the prime of her life.
The fat man felt a little weak, and at this moment, the girl was silent and turned her head to stare at him riding on the high wall. He couldn't help but glance at the girl: he saw that the girl was dressed in a pale pink skirt, combed a flowing cloud bun, wide sleeves and streamers, and long hair up to her waist. The hands are like soft wattles, and the skin is like clotted fat. The fat man was directly stunned, this woman was delicate and beautiful, like a fairy descending to earth, and it was really difficult to find a trace in the world. Compared with my sister, it is like the fluorescence of the bright moon, and there is no comparison at all.
The fat man cheered himself up, jumped down from the high wall, quietly leaned in front of the wounded young man, and asked timidly, "The injury should not be very serious, right?
Before the fan-wielding boy could speak, the attendant next to him began to jump out and shout: "You kid is quite bold! I was about to go to the house to get someone, but now it's not easy. ”
The fat man hurriedly smiled and apologized.
However, the attendant didn't pay attention to it at all, and he wanted to arrest people.
The girl was a clear-eyed person, and she spoke up on the sidelines. "I guess this is also an unintentional mistake, so being aggressive is too trivial!"
Seeing the girl's gaze on him, the fan boy touched his cheek with his right hand. There were no signs of bruises or bruises on his cheeks, just some soreness. Thinking that he had gone to great lengths to attract the attention of this girl. I didn't want to leave an extremely bad impression on her because of this trivial matter, so I pushed the boat and said: "What the girl said is very true. Then he gave the attendant a look.
The attendant suddenly understood and said to the little fat man: "You rebel, don't you thank the son and the girl for their magnanimity?"
The fat man bent down to thank him, and he had a good impression of the girl, and couldn't help but glance at it a few more times.
The girl returned the salute and signaled that the fat man was not polite. The girl is used to the strange gaze of the fat man, so she doesn't care, but she doesn't like it in her heart.
The fan boy shook the paper fan lightly, smiled and said to the girl, "Girl, please move down." If you go late, don't miss the opening. ”
The girl sighed, followed the fan-wielding boy, and walked to the teahouse in the middle of Changping Street. Today, the owner of the teahouse spent a lot of money to invite a pair of father and daughter who went south and north, singing the story of grievances and hatred on the rivers and lakes, it is said that the performance is very exciting, so many officials and nobles came to cheer, and the scene was so hot that it was difficult to find a ticket.
Hearing this, Jian Shuzhi couldn't help but interrupt the fat man's narration and asked, "Since everyone is gone, what about the scars on your face?"
The fat man rubbed the scars on his face with his hands, grinned and cried out in pain, and said with his teeth chattering: "Who knew that the turtle grandson would go and return with him, block me, and start to do it without saying a word......"
Seeing this, Jian Shuzhi felt a little sympathetic in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh and sneer: "This can only be blamed on yourself for not asking Xiaoyu girl for a few more moves, otherwise, how could you be beaten so embarrassed." ”
The fat man sighed and said, "Little Jade Girl's moves can be learned in just a few words!"
Jian Shuzhi said: "It's good to know." ”
"After being beaten, I was very unconvinced, so I agreed with others to decide the winner tonight, and asked him to apologize, and the location was set in Yanyang Lane. ”
"So......" Jian Shuzhi said.
"So please be a helper and help me sweep the formation. If we see that the situation is not good, let's run away!" said the fat man arrogantly.
"You know that you can't beat it, but you still have to send it to be beaten, are you stupid?"
The fat man grinned and said mysteriously: "I know that there are tigers in the mountains, and I prefer to go to the tiger mountains." Isn't it very chivalrous? Actually, I'm a little selfish: That little secret about you was discovered by me as early as when I was in the Spring and Autumn Academy. My brother is being bullied, will you choose to stand by and watch?"
Jian Shuzhi was very helpless, and he was also drunk with such a fox friend and dog friend.
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Before the hour came, the lights on the streets of Kyoto were still lit up in the night sky. Thousands of households on the ground have fallen asleep, and the house is dark, only the inns and green buildings where the familiar customers linger are still bright, and they are still making a living noisily.
The fat man tiptoed open the door of Jian Shuzhi's room as promised, and the room was pitch black, and there was a slight snoring on the bed.
The fat man was a little dissatisfied, "This kid sleeps quite soundly!"
Approaching the bed, gently shaking Jian Shuzhi, the fat man said softly: "Jian Shuzhi wake up quickly, don't sleep." ”
Jian Shuzhi was disturbed, opened his hazy sleepy eyes, and heard the fat man talking beside him, so he asked, "What time is it?"
"When it's almost time, I'm going to go to the appointment!"
Jian Shuzhi rubbed his eyes, got up from the bed in the dark, put on his clothes, shoes and socks, and slipped out of the mansion with the fat man.
The attendant was a trustworthy person, and he waited in the Yanyang Alley early, followed by a few people.
The fat man saw them from a distance, because they were far away, and he couldn't see them very clearly. He pestled Jian Shuzhi with his hand, "There are many people on the other side, what should I do now?"
Jian Shuzhi glanced at it from a distance and said, "We're here to ask for an explanation, not to gather people to fight." Afraid of what?"
The fat man said with some worry: "If we really make a move, we will suffer!"
Jian Shuzhi smiled, "As long as there is no practitioner on the other side, I can still deal with a few people." If it really doesn't work, then run. Isn't that what you want?"
The fat man smiled, "It's still our brothers." ”
The two groups of people slowly approached, and the fat man also restrained his smiling face. After looking around, the girl in pink and the fan-wielding boy I met today did not arrive, but added a few new faces.
The attendant saw that the fat man also brought someone over, and laughed: "Yo, I can't see it, and I asked for a helper." I thought you, an outcast, would choose to go to the meeting alone. It seems that the melon seeds were knocked out of the head during the day, and they know that they have opened their minds?"
Not to be outdone, the fat man said: "I asked you to come here tonight, not to fight with words, but to apologize for you, and the matter will be over." Soldiers can be killed and cannot be humiliated, the master is so strong!"
When the gang heard this, they laughed and ridiculed the fat man for sitting in the well and watching the sky, and did not go to Kyoto to inquire about what kind of existence he was provoking, but they were afraid that a sneeze would make him sick in bed. If you are not in a good mood during the day, I am afraid that you will have to be a lying corpse in bed at this time, and you will not be able to get out of bed for half a year.
The fat man turned his head and asked Jian Shuzhi, "Do you see? This is the ugly face of those sanctimonious and so-called high-ranking disciples! I always feel that I am high above and wantonly trample on the dignity of others! You say, can I still bear it?"
Jian Shuzhi's heart was slightly touched. As early as the Spring and Autumn Academy, I had seen the dispute between Gaomen and Hanshi, could it be that this gap was insurmountable?
The fat man took a step forward and said in a righteous manner: "Yesterday's incident was really an unintentional mistake. I apologize and be understood. I just don't understand why this boy wants to overstep his responsibilities and hurt me. Although I came from a humble background, I also have dignity, and now I am only here for an apology. If I can't shake hands and make peace, then I'm not a coward!"
The attendant grinned, his eyes showing a cold light, "What can you do if you are not a cowardly and afraid person?
Jian Shuzhi finally realized the feeling of injustice in his chest. Although he has a tragic background, he is proud and can better understand the meaning of the word dignity. At this moment, when I heard such words, I couldn't bear it, and I finally understood why the fat man had disputes with people again and again. This can only be deeply realized after witnessing it with your own eyes.