Chapter 9: The Smoke of Hibiscus City
That night, the head of Zeng and all the disciples warmly welcomed him, and learned that the senior brothers had already come, and sent some disciples to Changsha Mansion with some Shuifu first.
Wu Song was arranged to live with Li Ming, Xue Yan and other disciples, and they got along well, rested in the mansion for three or five days, and visited all the beautiful scenery, which was quite happy and comfortable.
Zeng Shuiliang finally decided to appoint his disciples out of the mansion. Before leaving, he made a final reprimand, "The teacher sent someone to secretly track the 'one-eyed dragon' of the day, although it has been more than a month intermittently, but finally found some clues, this person has extraordinary skills, it is very likely that he is a person from Tongtian Sect twenty years ago, and he is currently in Changsha City, and he does not know its exact details. Zeng Shuiliang recounted the latest situation in detail, and said loudly, "As you said before, approach him step by step, and get in touch with the teacher in time." ”
Everyone listened attentively and quietly, and nodded, "Master Wuling also said, since the Jianghu martial arts 'the trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop', we can't even take precautions, people don't offend me, I don't offend people, if people offend me, I will pay it back, so we must not sit still!" Xue Yan echoed domineeringly.
When the disciples heard this, they raised their hands one after another, and they agreed very much, Master Zeng Shuiliang sighed and continued, "Xiang'er, Lu'er and Rong'er, this time I mainly ordered the three of you to go to investigate, one is to unite the gangs and think about the safety of the entire Jianghu martial arts, and the other is that the teacher is still a little selfish, thinking about finding out the source of the Shennong Valley murder case back then, in order to help your four junior sisters solve the mystery, you must remember, don't act recklessly outside, don't forget to entrust the teacher." ”
Wu Song, Xiao Zhurong and others listened to it, and they were already familiar with it, so they and the senior sister were ready to set off, and a few people came out of the Shuifu Temple, and each drove their horses to start setting off, sunny and white, and the weather was very good.
"Fourth sister, this is the first time I've gone far away, why doesn't Master send the third or fifth senior sister instead of sending me? I'm really afraid that I won't be able to do well..."
"Sixth sister, you have always been elegant and detached, why are you like this now? It's not surprising that the big guys are like this!" Xiao Zhurong teased her with a fake smile, and then said, "The outside world is strange and complicated, and it may not be suitable for us, but people have to grow up after all, and they have to face it themselves, so the master sent you there, and naturally he has his reasons." ”
"Rong'er is very right!Lu'er, this time when you go out, there is a senior sister here, you don't need to worry too much, let's go outside and have a look!" He Xianggu comforted her magnificently, dressed in light clothes, with a little purple and red flowers on her half sleeves, like a holy and kind fairy envoy.
As he was talking, suddenly a horse came running in the distance, "Huh...", stopped for a while, Wu Song saw that the young man was dressed in white, riding a horse, heroic and cool, and came with all his might.
"How many sisters have you waited for a long time, it seems that the head of the Zeng family has made up his mind!" Xiao Fenglang greeted politely, with a merry smile in his eyes, the yuppie is appropriate, he is really a son!
"Who is your sister? The women in our line, except for the senior sister, are all younger than you, and they are not ashamed!" Cheng Lurong's voice was crisp, and he choked him with a frank face.
When Xiao Zhurong heard this, he smiled and said, "Okay, he is a capable man for this operation, and I have obtained Master's consent! Master is very partial to him, you are not allowed to scare him!"
When they heard this, they all laughed and said nothing.
"That's right, Senior Brother Wu, this is Xiao Fenglang from the nearby Tianlong Mountain!" Xiao Zhurong said, and then turned to introduce another one, "And he, our third senior brother Wu Song of Wulingyuan, is also here to help you this time." ”
"Hello Senior Brother Wu!" Xiao Fenglang took the fan and bowed his hand, "Okay!" Wu Song replied to him vigorously.
A group of people continued on the road and rushed to Changsha Mansion, the prosperous and rich southern Hunan capital, ---.
Cheng Lurong, this girl, was very curious, and walked to the front, while Xiao Zhurong and Xiao Fenglang drove the horse to talk and laugh all the way, and the senior sister and the male disciples were in charge of the back, although Wu Song said a few words with He Xianggu and others from time to time, but somehow in his heart, it was never a taste.
It is said that this Changsha Mansion, also known as Xianglu City, is a famous city of Chu and Han Dynasty, the land of fish and rice, rich in energy, located in Tiannan, with a unique advantage.
It is adjacent to Dongting in the north, Hengyue in the south, Luoxiao in the east, 800 miles of lakes and rivers in the west, Xiangjiang River from south to north, Xiao Xiao is far away, Fulin is vast, such as the secret spring such as oblique light, rich and beautiful, this stone city alone, wonderful soul.
Living in the city, whether it is the rain and rain in Lu Temple, the night moon of Tianxin Pavilion, the morning and dusk of Dingwangtai, or the verdant Orange Island, the late autumn garden of Hualin Palace, and the red cannon crumbs of Kaifu Temple, as long as you want, you can enjoy it and enjoy it.
On this day, the morning smoke is everywhere, the early sun is warm, the Wanhua Building on Tianxiang Street, next to the two big yellow stone lions in front of the door, the gongs and drums are noisy, and the firecrackers are ringing in unison, it turns out to be a good day to run for the Oiran once a year.
The streets are lined with all kinds of flower ornaments, and the building is also specially replaced with apricot red veils and various colored lights, and after a while, there are a variety of shops, cars and horses are endless, bustling, the voices of people are boiling, lively and extraordinary, a thriving atmosphere.
Wanhua?Lou is like a city, the old bustard Huaxiu Niang has a big yellow flower on her head, dressed in purple and brown clothes, and is laughing with her, welcoming all kinds of guests who come to participate in the competition.
Suddenly, a sedan chair stopped outside the door, and before anyone came out, a large green orange slipped out of the ground, "Yo yo, needless to say, our Shuang'er girl from Jinchun Garden is finally here!" Hua Xiuniang greeted warmly and wisely, and was about to welcome the guests in the sedan chair, when suddenly a crazy beggar mixed into the field, and actually came to pick up the orange.
Everyone gathered around and laughed, "Where did you get out of Huazi?" Go and go, it's dirty, Ah Bao, give me a beating, go outside!" Hua Xiuniang ordered angrily and disgustedly, and Ah Bao was about to make a move, when he suddenly saw a slender man blocking it with his hand, "Boss, such an old man, can you do it too?"
"Yo, which son should I be?" Hua Xiuniang glanced at the other party carefully, "It turned out to be Shi Gongzi of the Dongting Sect, Shi Daxia! Why do you bother for such a trivial matter..."
"Wait! Is the proprietress really unwilling to sell me this thin noodle?" the man said, holding the old beggar casually, only to see that he was unkempt and had a gray beard.
"How dare you!" Hua Xiuniang sneered, as if apologizing, "Shi Daxia, you are really kind-hearted, please come in first, we have our own good wine and good food to entertain..."
"Thank you, thank you!" the mad beggar was in rags, thanked him repeatedly, and got three or five more oranges, laughing and salivating, and very active, like a naughty child, and disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Shi Tao also bowed his hand, remembering the scene of a big green orange slipping out of the sedan chair just now, and couldn't help but feel funny and cute.
Seeing the scenery of the river from afar, the city is full of forests, Xiao Zhurong also unconsciously rushed to the front, walking with his sister Cheng Lurong, how could Xiao Fenglang, the merry son, fall behind, hurry up and catch up, all the way freely, so unhappy, happy and happy into the south gate of the city.
Everyone entered Changsha City one after another, the senior sister arranged the hotel to settle down, and they acted together according to the plan, Wu Song insisted on protecting Xiao Zhurong, and together with Xiao Fenglang and the three of them, He Xianggu took Cheng Lurong to enter the Yang Mansion near noon, and the rest of the disciples inquired about the news in various parts of the city.
The three of them came to Tianxiang Street, strolling around, seeing the joyful atmosphere, Xiao Fenglang didn't even think about it, and was about to go straight into * to see the excitement, but was stopped by Wu Song, "Brother Feng, why did you bring us into such a place?"
Xiao Fenglang salivated, "Senior Brother Wu, what's this, I haven't been to the kiln either, but today I chose an Oiran, as a man, I don't want to go in and have a look? Let's go!" instigated Wu Song to be together, but Xiao Zhurong was angry, "Second rate, you don't take my girl too seriously, right?" grabbed his hand, cute and impulsive.
"Woman, you're a woman!" Xiao Fenglang listened, exaggerated and joked and mocked, "How can you talk about the rules like this, and you are not the lady in the pink coat in the boudoir? Besides, we are here to do serious things, it doesn't matter if we sacrifice!" After that, he leaned into her ear and muttered a few words, Xiao Zhurong frowned slightly, as if he was reluctant, and went to the nearby silk village half-pushed.
After a while, a little boy from the wind of Yushu, with a folding fan in his hand, walked in front of them, Wu Song was slightly surprised, his thick lips pursed slightly, he seemed to be smiling, and he couldn't see his expression, "What a handsome young man!" Xiao Fenglang picked up the other party's chin, looked at it carefully, and was surprised.
"Go away!" Xiao Zhurong casually picked him away and asked softly, "Senior Brother Wu, I specially borrowed this man's clothes, they are quite clean, can you take a look?" Wu Song smiled and said nothing.
"Let's go, let's go to the kiln now!" Xiao Fenglang shouted arrogantly, couldn't help but say, hooked up on her shoulder, and the three of them entered the Wanhua Building.
Seeing that Hua Xiuniang on the stage was talking coquettishly, "Friends and neighbors, today we specially invited the literati and celebrities and rich officials in Furong City to serve as the flower selection evaluation, in this wind and sunshine, the flowers are rippling, fortunately this building has been qualified to host this year, will be selected in public, thank you for coming to the scene!"
Before the word was finished, the building "banged" a few times, flowers floated out all over the sky, sprinkled with foreign flowers, poured down like a rain waterfall, and fell into a colorful flower, instantly rendering the splendid lobby into a sea of flowers, beautiful and vast, pushing the atmosphere to the heat, clapping and cheering continuously.
Before long, Hua Xiuniang pouted, attracting a twenty-five or sixteen-year-old mature woman to speak for everyone, only to see that person came to the stage, Ying Ying, and said in a loud voice, "Hello everyone! I am Qiu Yu! Today, we have ushered in the general election of Oiran in the splendid city, and you must be more excited and happy than the little woman! As the saying goes, there are thousands of flowers in the world, who can win the king? If you have a product, you will come, there is no boundary for color and art, what is the rhyme to refresh people's hearts? Just wait for the rank to open!" The woman's eyebrows danced, and her voice was fresh and soft, intoxicating, really elegant and funny, and taught everyone to be crisp.
In addition to appearance, demeanor and speech, there are poems and songs, calligraphy and painting, smart and lively like a warbler, a dream of incense like a summer butterfly, beautiful and elegant like a chrysanthemum, a strong fragrance often smiles like the moon season, drunk red and beautiful like a peony, peony, snow goose, thrush, etc. are all showing their strengths, and they are all showing their strengths.
During the period, when all the coquettish guests and businessmen were taking a break from appreciating and appreciating, Hua Xiuniang also specially arranged juggling and troupe performances, which was really lively.
The drums continued to beat, and a juggler was happily carrying the bowl when he suddenly stepped on the air and fell off the platform, and the broken porcelain seemed to scratch his waist.
After a long time, when it came to the final evaluation stage, several celebrities and businessmen argued, and each hoped that everyone would vote for the flower girl they liked.
"The peony girl is fragrant and beautiful, and the choice of the oiran is well deserved!"
"Only the peony is true to the country, and when the flowers bloom in the capital, the peony is the first choice for the oiran!" said the blue-clothed boy, who boasted angrily, but he was drunk.
An old man in brown clothes touched his beard with a squint, almost drooling, "Isn't Shuang'er good? Shuang'er is spicy and clever, and it's interesting enough!"
"What do you know?" the lustful and amorous ghost Lu Sheng made a high-minded statement, "Xiao He'er is the most beautiful in the city! She is the water hibiscus of our Furong City, the king of Furong!"
"Isn't it because she's your good friend, the silver is running out!"
"Xia Die is the most charming!" "Julan is my favorite!" everyone raised their hands to signal, but they were still arguing and making a lot of noise.