Chapter Ninety-Seven: Coming to the Door
Walking down the mountain road, the road is covered with silver-white snow. This year's snow is not as dense as in previous years, but rather loose, and when the wind blows, it drifts through the air like light sand.
Yu Dao remembered the snow in the north.
The hill where the Peach Blossom Temple is located is some distance from Jiangzhou City, and he walks on the mountain road without being hindered by the wind and snow. Today, the snow stopped, and the surroundings were covered in silver, allowing Yu Dao to enjoy the rare beauty, and the boredom of more than ten days was swept away.
Yu Dao was interested, he picked up a dead wood two arms thick, threw it on the glacier, and then jumped lightly and stepped on the dead wood steadily.
The dead wood was pressed by him, and immediately slid on the glacier, and because of the direction of the glacier, the dead wood meandered down the mountain all the way.
Yu Dao stood on the dead wood, his long hair fluttering in the cold wind, his loose robe dancing behind him, and the whole person seemed to be one with the wind.
The heavens and the earth are vast, and the top and bottom are silver and white, as if they were one.
A black shadow stepped on the ice dragon, flowing among the mountains like a mountain, like a wind.
Approaching the mountain city of Jiangzhou, Yu Dao did not fall from the dead wood, he took his hand and looked forward to the mountain city that was getting closer and closer.
There were already pedestrians on the road, and everyone was hurrying in the snow, like ants crawling on the ground, and not many people noticed the scene in the glacier.
"Grandpa, look!" The little girl with a blushing face and shining eyes looked at Binghe, she rode on Grandpa's neck, holding Grandpa's head with one hand, and pointed at Binghe.
"Big brother!"
The little girl's voice was crisp, like a silver bell wrapped in ice. The people looked up and suddenly found people on the glacier.
There was an uproar, and many people thought they had seen an immortal. There are also some young men who look at Yu Dao with hot eyes, thinking that Yu Dao is a martial arts master.
Only the little girl struggled on her grandfather's neck, "I want it too, I want to go up and play too." ”
At this time, near the city, the glacier had subsided, and the speed of the remaining road had slowed down. Hearing the little girl's voice, he tilted his head slightly and looked over.
The two looked at each other for a moment, and only staggered after half a breath.
All the way to the inland river of Jiangzhou City, people on the side of the road kept finding Yu Dao, and an exclamation sounded.
When someone saw Yu Dao's appearance, he had a thought in his heart, and he thought that it was feasible, so he picked up a wooden board and jumped up.
"Ahh If those who dare to try it have force on their bodies, I am afraid that some people will be buried at the bottom of the glacier.
Yu Dao waited leisurely, when the speed of the dead wood was slow to the extreme, and the ice surface was getting thinner and thinner, he tapped his toes, and the whole person fell from the shore like bamboo leaves.
It just so happened that there was no one on the shore, and no exclamations sounded.
"Jiangfu. Standing on the shore, Yu Dao looked around and walked in one direction.
Jiangzhou City is the essence of a radius of thousands of miles, and its prosperous scenery cannot be suppressed even by ice and snow in the cold winter. On the streets, shops are open as usual, street vendors are shouting as usual, and pedestrians are walking as usual.
On both sides of the road, there are conscripts organized by the yamen to remove the snow, sprinkle soot or pave bamboo strips, reeds, and straw to make the slippery road surface pedestrian-friendly.
Yu Dao asked some people, walked through the bustling streets, and came to a place where the eunuchs gathered. The mansions are placed on the side of the road, far apart, some are magnificent, some are mighty, and some are elegant and frugal.
In front of each door, there are dozens of small servants holding brooms, wooden pushes, and boiling hot water to remove ice and snow to prevent delays in arriving guests.
The servants saw the Taoist walking on the road, although he was not old and single, but his bearing was extraordinary, and he had the intention of being out of the dust, and the servants did not dare to disturb him, and they retreated one after another, for fear of provoking the distinguished guests.
The rest of the road walks along the avenue, the avenue here is neatly paved, the ground is made of bluestone slabs, and when the day is slightly bright, someone has removed it again, there is no water accumulation on the ground, the feet are stepping on, and the shoes will not be dirty as other roads, and there is no need to worry about slippery walking.
The larger the area of the mansion in the avenue, and the better the servants are dressed and spirited, they can already be regarded as luxury servants. There was a mansion leaning against a small hill, and there was only one person in front of the door clearing the snow.
"Click!" Yu Dao walked straight over and stepped on the snow on the trail.
The snowplow heard the footsteps, stopped, and looked at him with a slight hesitation. Before Yu Dao arrived, this person bowed his hand, "What's the matter with the arrival of the guest?"
Yu Dao stopped, and saw that the snowman was an old man, dressed in green cotton clothes, wearing gray and black cloth boots on his feet, and wearing a soap hat on his head.
"Poor Dao's surname is Yu, I came to visit Brother Jiang, please let my husband know. ”
When the snowsweeper heard this, he clenched his broom tremblingly, carefully identified Yu Dao, and then responded: "The old servant will ask for instructions." After saying that, he turned and entered the side door.
Although the snowman was old and his fingers trembled, he walked steadily, not like an old man in his seventies or eighties, but like a middle-aged man.
Yu Dao stood in front of the door and waited, and after a while, the red door in front of him clicked open, revealing the scene inside.
Without raising his eyes, a clear and apologetic voice entered Yu Dao's ears: "Brother Yu came, but he was sluggish." I saw a person with a delicate face, a silver crown, embroidered clothes, and a good woman standing on the side of the door, looking at Yu Dao.
The old servant stood beside this person, holding water and plum branches, and stood solemnly and did not dare to speak.
When Yu Dao saw this scene, he smiled, unrestrained and polite, and strode towards the main gate, "Come to the door without anything, Brother Jiang will torment me." ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, and walked into the mansion side by side.
After a little conversation, before Jiang Qiongju welcomed Yu Dao to the living room, a donkey's cry suddenly sounded in the Jiang Mansion, and its cry was clear and high, like blowing suona.
"Whoa, whoa!" a black donkey ran out of the backyard with its hooves, stepping on the snow and rolling all the way to the rest of the road.
The old servant was still standing beside the two of them, and when he saw the black donkey running out, he raised his head sharply, pinched his fingers, and shouted: "Donkey dare!"
"Uh-huh!" the black donkey ran and jumped, and when it saw that it was about to bump into the old servant, it writhed and crashed into it.
At the moment when the black donkey made a move, the old servant turned his fingers into eagle claws and wanted to grab the black donkey fiercely, but the black donkey's buttocks shook and the old servant's strength was removed, and he was pushed away.
The old servant was shocked and was about to desperately block the black donkey.
At this time, a hesitant voice came: "Uncle, wait." ”
Yu Dao looked at the black donkey rushing towards him, and didn't know whether to dodge or not. The black donkey ran to him, stopped, and then bit his robe, dragging him to the backyard.
"Whoa, whoa!" the black donkey spewed hot air and looked like a monkey in a hurry.
Someone beside Yu Dao smiled, covered his mouth, and looked at the black donkey and Yu Dao with sparkling eyes. Yu Dao heard her laughter, barely allowed himself not to be dragged away by the black donkey, and then asked unconfidently: "This, this goods is a donkey to get water?"
"Uh-huh, uh-huh. The black donkey yelled. Jiang Qiongju turned her back and hugged her chest with one hand, her shoulders trembling.
Seeing that the black donkey couldn't pull Yu Dao, he didn't drag him anymore, and directly stepped forward and arched, wanting to knock Yu Dao to the ground, and then drag him away.
Yu Dao saw through its movements, and supported it with one hand, trying to block the black donkey. But a ball of meat arched over, and the strength was enough to reach a thousand catties, even if Yu Dao had an extra wolf's strength, it couldn't stop it. He was pushed far away, and he was really going to be overturned.
"Donkey gets water!" exhaled, and the ball stopped.
Yu Dao held a round donkey face, and said in disbelief: "Is it really a donkey that gets water?"
"Whoa," the fat black donkey shouted.