Yi Sheng knocked lightly on the copper ring on the door of the village, and after a while, a woman shouted inside: "Coming, coming!" But listening to the "squeak", the two bronze doors slowly opened, revealing a playful girl's little face in the crack of the door, carefully looked at the six people outside the door, and said, "May I ask who you are?"

Yi Sheng hugged his fist and saluted, and immediately expressed his intentions, saying: "The girl is disturbed, there is a friend who has been poisoned and injured, and he needs a flower called 'Scarlet Mantuo' to detoxify." A few of us heard that there seemed to be this kind of strange flower here, so we came to ask, I wonder if there is a 'blood-colored mandal' planted on the village?"

The girl hid her face and smiled, and said, "We only have 'mandal flowers' on the village, and what blood-colored black is so unlucky." ”

Seeing that she seemed to be unconvinced, Ye Bodhi immediately said: "Is that 'mandal flower' a five-petaled flower, bright red, and only a long dark green branch with barbs?"

The girl said "Huh" and said strangely: "The owner of the village once said that this 'mandal flower' is a different species only found in Nanbangyi, and ordinary people can rarely see it, this little brother, how do you know?"

Ye Bodhi said: "The 'mandala' that the girl said is the 'blood-colored mandala' we are looking for, and I also ask the girl to make it convenient, and bother to inform the owner of the village on our behalf, and say that we want to borrow a few 'mandal flowers' on the village." ”

The girl who opened the door saw that Ye Bodhi's words were sincere, smiled slightly, and said, "Then you can wait outside the door first." Then he closed the door.

Not long after, a middle-aged man in his forties walked out of the village, dressed in brocade, with two short mustaches on his face, slender eyes, and a housekeeper's dress, and said to everyone: "Under is the 'Mantuo Villa' gold housekeeper, my owner is invited, and I hope that all the distinguished guests will move into the village with me." ”

I saw that the door of the village was wide open, and the golden housekeeper stood sideways, making a "please" gesture in his hand. Yi Sheng and the others immediately hugged their fists and thanked them, and then entered. Only Yu Liuli's eyes stared at the housekeeper surnamed Jin quietly, and his eyes showed an unkind look.

Ye Bodhi briefly informed Butler Jin of Yuan Qingyu's matter, and he immediately instructed the two girls to accompany Lan Qiu to help Yuan Qingyu get off the carriage and send him to the guest room in the village. Seeing this, Yu Liuli said in a low voice: "Sister Lan, I'll go with you." The two went first.

The rest of the four Yisheng people, under the leadership of the golden steward, followed the path of "Mantuo Villa" to enjoy the scenery in the village. But see this mountain villa, the water pavilion towers, mountain stone courtyards are all available, although this place still belongs to the hinterland of the Central Plains, but these many landscapes are a style of Jiangnan wind.

And everywhere in this villa, it is actually covered with blood-colored "blood-colored mandalus", one by one competing to open, competing for beauty, the whole village seems to be covered with a layer of bright red.

Yi Sheng was curious, and asked, "Steward Jin, how is this place a Jiangnan atmosphere?"

Hearing this, Steward Jin wiped the beard at the corner of his mouth, and praised with a smile: "I didn't expect that Yi Gongzi would have such a discernment." Yes, my master has lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and he has always had a soft spot for this. ”

Ye Bodhi originally only knew a little about it from the "Heavenly Poison Heart Method", how could he have seen so many "blood-colored mandals", he couldn't help but be secretly surprised, and felt that there was a strange feeling here.

He immediately said: "Mr. Jin, why did you get so many 'mandal flowers' in the village." I also know a little about this thing, and this flower should not grow here. ”

Steward Jin's face was stunned, and he clapped his hands in surprise and said, "You are really extraordinary, no wonder my master treats you like a distinguished guest." What this little brother said is true, this place was originally not able to grow this 'mandal flower', but..."

I saw him smile mysteriously and said slowly: "There is a peerless gardener under my master's door, and with his unique skills passed down from generation to generation, he can make Nanfang move north, and dead trees grow flowers. This person is now in the village, if Ye Gongzi is interested, he may wish to ask him for advice at the dinner. ”

The five people passed through the pavilion and passed through the courtyard, and they had come to a high attic platform, and a couplet hung on it. The upper link said: "It rained in the middle of the night before the pavilion", and the lower link said: "After the dream, I remember the floating life".

This couplet is engraved between the wooden pillars, although there is only a cross, but Yi, Ye, and Yuan looked at it, only to feel that it was full of fierce energy, and there was a strange internal strength contained in it, as if someone had made it with a very strong finger force.

Yi Sheng was secretly surprised, and said: "This couplet is unique, and it must be the work of a master in Zhuang, right?"

At this time, Steward Jin seemed to be surprised, and said with a smile: "Not only this 'Shengmeng Pavilion', but also the inscriptions on the top and bottom of the villa were written by Situ. Although this boy is not very old, he has written a good handwriting that is shocking to the world, and if he can come back from out of town tonight, the master will definitely let him show his hands to all the distinguished guests. ”

He led everyone to the "Shengmeng Pavilion", and then bowed down and said: "My master has something to do, and he will come back later, and he ordered me to entertain you well before leaving." Rest here, gentlemen, for the luncheon is almost ready, and I will have it delivered in a moment. ”

The golden butler took out a slender golden pipe bell from his sleeve, and shook it slightly, and its sound was extremely loud and brittle. He continued: "If you have any other commands, just shake this golden bell and retire." ”

Ye Bodhi was worried about Yuan Xifeng's injury, and when he saw that Steward Jin turned around to leave, he got up and chased after him, and said, "Mr. Jin, can you take me to pick a few 'mandal flowers'?"

Steward Jin suddenly patted his head and said, "Look at my memory, I have forgotten such an important thing, Ye Gongzi is here, please." Ye Bodhi glanced at Yi Sheng, saw him bowing slightly, and went out of the pavilion with Steward Jin.

When the two left, they suddenly heard Yuan Xifeng speak: "Brother Yi, there seems to be something wrong with this mountain villa. ”

When Yi Sheng heard this, he also bowed his head and said: "This place is indeed unusual, and there is a little weirdness everywhere. Although the golden butler looks weak, his steps are light and steady, and he should be a hidden person. ”

I saw Gongye Bai looking at the things in the pavilion, his expression was strange, he got up and approached a pavilion pillar, and said, "Huh", "Brother Yi, Brother Yuan, you come and see." ”

Yi and Yuan were surprised in their hearts, and they all surrounded them. But seeing Gongye Bai pointing to the black wooden pillars, he said to the two of them: "You see, this pavilion looks like it is some years old, but the carpentry of these pillars was made not long ago. Although some people deliberately used water and stone and soil to cover it up with dark black paint, they still can't help but look closely. ”

Yi Sheng knew that Gongye Bai was proficient in the way of organs, and he knew this very well, so he should not be wrong, so he said: "In this way, this pavilion has just been built?"

Gongyebai carefully inspected the rest of the "Shengmeng Pavilion", he saw that there was no one else outside the pavilion, his little hand was propped up between the pavilion railings, and he picked up the soil next to the pavilion, and said: "There is no sign of renovation here, and the soil under the pavilion is also slightly watery, and the construction must have started about half a month ago." ”

Yuan Xifeng said: "Even if this pavilion was built not long ago, it is not surprising based on this alone, right?"

He turned back to the pavilion, sat down slowly, and said, "Actually, when I came in just now, I found signs of hastily completed work everywhere here. At that time, I also thought it strange that ordinary craftsmen rarely used purple and black to build buildings and pavilions. The layout of this 'Mantuo Villa' is also unique, and the people who make the village should not make such a mistake. ”

Yi Sheng frowned and pondered: "It seems that there is indeed something strange here, so it is better for everyone to pay attention everywhere." ”

Yuan Xifeng cared about Yuan Qingyu's safety, and when he heard Yi Sheng's words, he seemed to be a little unable to sit still, so he immediately got up and said, "Then I'll go to my sister's residence now." ”

Yi Sheng shook his head and said, "Brother Yuan must not be reckless, if he alarms the people in the village, I am afraid that he will become more and more passive." On Miss Qingyu's side, there are still two people in charge, Bodhi and Miss Yu, so don't worry about it for the time being. ”

He glanced outside the pavilion, and saw three young girls coming here with wine and food, and immediately said: "It's better to act at the opportunity now, first wait and see what happens in this pavilion, remember not to let them notice, and it's not too late to go after the luncheon." Yuan Xifeng and Gongye Bai felt reasonable, so they didn't say anything anymore.

But as soon as the door of the pavilion opened, the three girls had already come over, put the wine and food in their hands in front of the three of them, and said in unison: "The three sons, please use it slowly." ”

Yi Sheng smiled faintly and said, "There is Miss Lao." ”

Among them, the older girl hid her face and smiled: "Where is the childe, isn't serving the guests exactly what we subordinates should do, if the son is so polite, it should really be tormenting the slaves and maids." ”

Yi Sheng said: "I have no intention of speaking rudely, and I hope the girl will forgive me." Do you want the girl to inquire about something?"

When the three girls heard this, they looked at each other and smiled secretly, and just then they spoke, the girl looked at Yi Sheng with a pair of beautiful eyes, as if she thought he was very interesting, and said, "I don't know what the son wants to ask the slave?"

Yi Sheng immediately said: "One of the three girls who came with us is seriously ill, although Zhuang Shang has the help of 'mandal flowers', I don't know how she is now. When I'm done eating, can I bother the three girls to take me to visit?"

The girl nodded and said, "Why not, although the three sons can eat with confidence, if they need slaves and maids later, they can shake the golden bell, and the slaves and maids will retreat first." With that, the three girls moved lightly and walked out of the pavilion, looking back at the three of them with a smile from time to time.

This "Mantuo Villa" is wide and vertical, during which a longitudinal trunk runs through three separate roads, the whole village looks down, it is a "Feng" word, and the "Shengmeng Pavilion" where Yisheng Shicai is located is in the southernmost part of the second division in the village.

And Yuan Qingyu's resettlement place, "Fence Settlement", is in the westernmost part of the first branch. Yi Sheng and the others, led by the three girls, headed west. On the way, I passed a garden, but I saw flowers blooming everywhere.

peach blossoms, osmanthus, hyacinths, moon, rosemary, violets;

rhododendrons, camellias, June snow, begonias, crape myrtles, tulips;

Only to see that the three of Yi Sheng were stunned and amazed. Although Yuan Xifeng has lived in the mountains for a long time, he is used to seeing the color of fragrant blooming, but how can he encounter such a miraculous thing, and immediately praised: "The flowers of the four seasons can bloom at the same time, it is really an unheard of wonder through the ages!"

The leading girl's name is "Zhiyan", but when she heard her "poof", she smiled and said: "Didn't Childe hear Steward Jin mention a peerless gardener in the village before, this is her masterpiece." ”

Yuan Xifeng was still a little unconvinced, and said: "I don't know that this master has such a magical ability, it's really breathtaking." ”

When Zhiyan heard this, she was a little embarrassed, and said, "Please also ask Yuan Gongzi to forgive his sins." The slaves and maids only knew that the person was surnamed Ouyang, just because this Ouyang girl had a strange temperament and rarely talked to people, and it was even more rare to see her on weekdays. ”

Yi Shengqi said: "Girl, I didn't expect this person to be a woman, Guizhuang is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, and I am deeply admired." ”

Suddenly, not far away, a soft female voice came, "Brother Yi, Senior Brother!" Everyone heard the sound and looked back, only to see Yuan Qingyu waving here.