Chapter 3 The Funeral Valley Beauty Meets Strange Fate, True Love is Hard to Collect (14)

On the second day, He Zihan took Ao Lei out of the "Valley of Burial" and left the "Cuizhu Mountain", which was the first time He Zihan walked out of the "Cuizhu Mountain" after entering the valley, and she set a basic task for herself to go down the mountain this time: at least recruit a young woman with special skills into the valley;

He Zihan and Ao Lei dressed as men, dressed as a rich son and a scholar, after Ao Lei put on the clothes of a scholar, she felt very curious, in the past in Baifu, her brother had a scholar, she often teased the scholar to play, now, she pretended to be a scholar, she felt a sense of freshness, she said to He Zihan: " Master, don't worry, let the disciple pretend to be a scholar, you will definitely be able to pretend to be very similar, because when you are in Baifu, the disciple is very familiar with the scholar, of course, the master pretends to be a noble son of this scholarly family looks handsome and chic, Master, you have to be careful, it is likely that there will be many talented and beautiful young women who will favor you, don't let people be entangled. ”

He Zihan said: "Changed into men's clothes, you began to be naughty, you dare to be poor to the master, please remember, after getting off the 'Cuizhu Mountain', you and I have changed our names, your surname is Bai, usually I will call you 'Xiaobai', your name is changed from the original 'Yuxue' to 'Yu Xue', this name is more like a man's name, and you can no longer call me 'Master', you have to change my name to 'Gongzi' or 'He Gongzi', my name is 'Zhushan', which means from' Cuizhushan', both of us are men, I am the master, you are the servant, remember?"

"Yes, 'He Gongzi'. 'Xiaobai' obeys the order, and must keep the master's words in mind, please rest assured!" Ao Lei thought it was fun to dress up as a man, and she excitedly spoke to He Zihan in a serious and mischievous way.

"Now it's just the two of us present, and you are allowed to speak in a naughty way, but as long as someone else is present, your tone and expression must be serious, and you must not be sloppy, so as not to let people see your true identity. Especially if you don't tell you're a woman. Do you understand?" He Zihan said.

"Got it, 'Master He'!" said Aolei.

He Zihan thought about it for a while, and she decided to take Ao Lei to the outskirts of the capital, she thought. Going to the outskirts of the capital is more likely to allow them to get things done smoothly. The suburbs are home to a wide variety of people. There are a lot of people coming and going, and their identities are also very mixed, so it is easy to inquire about all kinds of news; In the suburbs, there are often many people who have difficulties in life who live there to earn a living, and it is easier to find the people they want to recruit.

"Let's go to the suburbs, where there are many people, there are many sources, and there are many people who are living in vain, which is more convenient for us to do things, there, don't talk much, follow me, act according to my color, don't expose our identity, hide your true identity, show some man's style, you have to play the role of a good scholar." He Zihan said.

"Okay, I can finally be a man again, it turns out that when I was in Baifu, 'Xiaobai' wanted to be a man very much, often imitated men's actions, always made my mother angry, she often scolded me for my lack of education, my brother always teased me when he saw it, saying that I was more chic than him, and my father just smiled when he saw it, and didn't scold me, now, follow 'He Gongzi' to break into society, you can go back in style, 'Xiaobai' is so happy!"

He Zihan and Ao Lei found a medium-sized inn to live in, and they had to have a place to stay, so that it would be convenient for them to do things in the county seat on the outskirts.

He Zihan put on the bearing of the son of a wealthy family, and asked the innkeeper about the situation as "He Gongzi", "he" asked the innkeeper what was the most lively place near the suburbs, and where could he find out about the new news that was spreading recently.

The innkeeper told sù "He Gongzi", saying that there is a Guandi Temple not far away, in front of the Guandi Temple is a big place in the polder city, every day from the morning food to dusk, there are many people, very lively, there are many people who go to the polder every day, all kinds of people have, and there are a lot of news spread, the innkeeper built yì "He Gongzi" went to the Guandi Temple to see, thinking that you can get the latest news there.

At noon, "He Gongzi" and "Xiaobai" accepted the shopkeeper's construction yì, and arrived at the polder market, sure enough, this polder city is full of people, it is a very lively polder market, opening shops, setting up stalls, selling goods, shopping, and it is very lively.

"He Gongzi" approached a booth, the booth was for people to learn couplets, "Xiaobai" followed behind "He Gongzi", "He Gongzi" looked at the couplets written on the stall, "he" felt that some of the couplets on the stall were very good.

"He Gongzi" admired the couplet very seriously.

"Xiaobai" also stood by and admired, "he" looked at the couplet on it, and felt that it was very well written, so he read it out: "Three rays of sun, moon and stars; ”

"Xiaobai" said: "Childe, this couplet is very well written, the legend is that the Liao envoy of the Song Dynasty put forward the upper couplet, trying to stump the great writer Su Shi at that time, and Su Shi deliberately let his servant pair the lower couplet, and the writing is quite learned; Collect Erchuan, line up eight formations, six out and seven capture, five zhang in front of the original, light forty-nine bright lanterns, one heart is only for the reward of three cares; take the West Shu, Fu Nanman, the east and the north refuse, in the Chinese army tent, Bu Jinmu Tu Yao Shen Hexagram, the water can be attacked with fire. 'The upper link is embedded with numbers from one to ten, and the lower one is embedded with five directions and five elements, which is very cleverly conceived. ”

"Amazing, Childe, this scholar of yours is not simple, he is very good at couplets, he knows how to appreciate, you are his master, you must be more powerful than him, I believe that your couplet cultivation is very high, so let's support this stall, you chant a couplet, write it out for you below, and send some business light to the next!" The stall owner who set up the couplet stall said to "He Gongzi".

"You mean, Ben Gongzi chanted a couplet, and you helped Ben Gongzi write it in calligraphy, and then Ben Gongzi took away the couplet you wrote, gave you some broken silver, and licked your business, is that so?"

"That's right, that's what I'm talking about, Childe's understanding is too good. You may not have been here to chant couplets before, but, in the next one, you will soon understand that it is a pleasure to do business with smart people!" said the stall owner happily.

"Okay, just do as you say, this son will chant a couplet, you write it, and this son will give you two taels of silver. You wrote the couplet. If I don't take it, I'll put it here for you and let you sell it to customers, but. This son has to add a condition. You have to tell me the important news that you know. If it's really new news, two taels of silver will belong to you, if the news you're talking about isn't new and important news. You can only take one or two pieces of silver, how about it, can you do such a business?"

The stall owner thought about it, and he felt that he was a good deal, so he thought that this business could be done, and he said: " In fact, you want to inquire about new news, you are really looking for the right person, you have been setting up stalls here, helping all kinds of customers to write couplets, and many people in this polder market are very familiar, you can hear a lot of various people every day, in the next is also a well-informed person, in the next must tell you the latest big news, come on, in the ink has been studied, you chant a couplet, in the next must carefully write the couplet, write the couplet, let's exchange new news。 ”

"He Gongzi" said: "Okay, this son will make a deal with the stall owner, please concentrate on listening, this couplet, only read once, if you can't hear clearly, don't blame me, listen well, this couplet is: ' The red lady wears a pomegranate skirt, wears a silver flower, is five times better than the peony peony, calmly penetrates the public, goes to the Tianzhu Temple to drop incense, kneels in front of the gods, and asks the mica fairy to meet Binlang early; "The couplet has been read, please write it!"

"Great, Childe is really knowledgeable, this long couplet you wrote is very wonderful, stay in the next to write it for you, everyone will definitely appreciate this couplet!" said the stall owner, "whoosh", very chic unfolded the rice paper, spread it on the stall table, he elegantly waved the pen, and quickly wrote the couplet on the rice paper.

This scene in front of him made "Xiaobai" feel very amazed, he first heard "He Gongzi" chant a long couplet, and this couplet is very unusual, the couplet is very cleverly embedded with the name of a lot of drugs, only the upper couplet is embedded with fifteen medicines: red lady, pomegranate, honeysuckle (honeysuckle), peony (root bark), peony, five times (gallnut), calm (cistanche), Guanzhong, Tianzhu, incense, Fushen (cocoon), mica (muscovite), Tianxian, Binlang (betel nut), the lower link is also embedded with at least 12 flavors of medicine: pulsatilla, euphorbia, seahorse, grass coward, Gansui, lily, whirlpool (whirlwind), Huixiang (fennel), Fuling (Poria cocos), Changshan, plantain, acacia (lantana).

"Xiaobai" thought to herself: "Master is worthy of being a famous doctor, and it is really remarkable that she can write such a 'medicine name' poem." ”

"Xiaobai" also admires the stall owner who writes the couplet, "He Gongzi" chanted the long couplet, only chanted once, and the stall owner was able to remember it all, write it word by word, and the writing action is very free and easy, which is amazing.

"He Gongzi" saw that the stall owner wrote out the couplet of "he" word for word, "he" was very satisfied, "he" said to the stall owner: "The writing is good, these two taels of silver are what you deserve, your handwriting is very good, this couplet is left here, it will definitely be sold for a good price, now, you can tell this son about the important news you know, right?"

The stall owner said: "Childe chanted such a long couplet, and there are many names of drugs embedded in the couplet, it is very wonderful, I admire it very much, thank you for sending silver!"

"Haha, this long couplet is actually not created by Ben Gongzi himself, but a couplet between a great literati and an old man in ancient times during a trip, Ben Gongzi deliberately chose such a long couplet to chant out, is to test your memory, it seems that you really have real skills, Ben Gongzi believes, you must have remembered a lot of important news, is an expert in spreading the news. "He Gongzi" said.

"Thank you Childe for complimenting, I will see Childe in the next table of talent, extraordinary bearing, must not be an ordinary person, listen to your conversation, far-reaching, I am willing to get to know you as a friend, and I am willing to tell you the important news I know, but some of the news cannot be let others know, and can only be said to you alone. The stall owner said, beckoning to "He Gongzi" and letting "him" lean over. The stall owner signaled that what he was about to say was secret.

"He Gongzi" leaned towards the stall owner, and the stall owner said in "him": "Gongzi wants to know the most important news, then, I will tell you in the next place, recently, there is an explosive news in the palace: 'One of the emperor's concubines didn't want to play with the emperor anymore, so she kicked the emperor, she ran out of the harem and went to the mountains and rivers, she didn't want to be a noblewoman anymore.'" 'Childe. You say. Isn't that important news?"

When "He Gongzi" heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and "he" thought: "Is there such a coincidence? A stall set-up, as soon as he tells the news." It actually came to the head of the concubine. Seemingly. The impact of this concubine's affairs inside and outside the palace is very unusual, and even the people in the market regard it as big news, poor emperor. He was unlucky enough, and he was thought to be kicked by the concubine by the people who practiced the stall, which is really interesting!"

Although He Zihan made up as "He Gongzi", when others talked about things in the palace, she would realize that she was Concubine De, at this time, although what the stall owner said surprised her, it also made her feel that her and Aolei's makeup was very successful this time, and others couldn't see the truth, even the stall owner who had a very good eye for the rivers and lakes couldn't see it.

"He Gongzi" pretended to be surprised and said to the stall owner: "Is there such a thing, the emperor is enough to be a nest, and he was kicked by his concubine, that concubine must be very outstanding, so what happened after she ran out?"

"I heard that in order to chase the noble lady who walked out of the palace, the palace was divided into two factions, one was headed by the emperor, and sent the celebrant to find and protect the concubine who left the palace; , whether it is the eunuch of the celebrant or the eunuch of the governor, they have not been able to find the beautiful concubine Niangniang who is as beautiful as the fairy that day!" The stall owner said that Concubine De was amazing, which made "He Gongzi" feel funny.

"Bai Gongzi" thought to himself: "This workshop is too good at making up, and the concubine is made up as a concubine who is a fairy descending to earth, and she also takes on the great responsibility granted by the gods, and she punishes the wicked on behalf of the heavens, which is so interesting, and the concubine is also fairy-like beauty, which is really good." ”

"Bai Gongzi" asked: "Is there really such a divine thing? Is that the concubine really sent by the gods?" Although this prince doesn't believe it very much, but you also have some truth in what you say, if it weren't for the fairy going down to earth, being a good concubine in the palace, letting the emperor favor her, and having a lot of palace maids under her control, what a happy life this is, why should you leave the emperor and leave the palace?"

"Childe is so right, it is not appropriate to be a good concubine, and he wants to leave the palace, isn't it a pity to leave the emperor and leave the palace!" said the stall owner with a sigh.

"What happened then? Didn't the eunuchs sent out by the two factions find the concubine?"

"Both factions have been trying to find, one faction wants to protect the concubine, the other faction wants to murder the concubine, I heard that they all continue to send capable people to search outside the imperial city, but they have not been able to find the concubine, therefore, people will say that she was summoned back by the gods, according to the next thought, that faction wants to murder the concubine, will definitely suffer doom, especially the murder of the eunuch, I am afraid that it will be the first to suffer, Gongzi, think about it, the fairy descended to the earth, how can it be those evil eunuchs who can murder at will, if you want to murder the concubine, you will be punished soon。 The stall owner said with a sense of justice.

"He Gongzi" listened to the stall owner's words, and she suddenly had a wonderful idea: " There is a legend about the god of this concubine, so Zi Han might as well make good use of this legend, take this opportunity to use the majesty of the gods, walk on the rivers and lakes in the name of the mysterious fairy to punish the wicked, and take this opportunity to form a Protestantism, in order to make poison as the basic trick, first find the people who know the prison to take revenge, and then, when the power is strong, he will deal with all kinds of evil people on the rivers and lakes, and he should thank this stall owner, the myths and legends he told made Zi Han have this good idea. ”

"Stallholder, your news is very valuable, you are very good at collecting news, this son is very interested in the news you tell, and your calligraphy is good, you should praise!" "He Gongzi" said softly to the stall owner, and then, "He Gongzi" amplified his voice and said:" Very good, the couplet is very well written, stall owner, two taels of silver belong to you, in addition, this son will send you another tael, just now you wrote this couplet, this son will not take away, let you put it on the stall to sell, it should also be able to sell two taels of silver, today you are prosperous in this stall, congratulations!"

"Thank you for the compliment, thank you for the silver reward, I can see early in the morning, you are not an ordinary person, sure enough, you are so atmospheric, you can really be described as a real hero among men, I wish you a great success!" The stall owner took the silver in the hand of "He Gongzi" and said happily.

"He Gongzi" said goodbye to the stall owner and was about to turn around to leave, when at this time, from a stall not far away, there was a sudden rush cry of a little girl shouting for help. (To be continued......)

PS: "Jianghu Fangyuan" wants to write about the world of martial arts, write about the social situation, write about the cultural implications, and write a wonderful exploration story, I hope readers can like it.