Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

16 Chapter 1.16
Volume One

1.16 Whatever you want
In the early morning of the next day, the scenery of Xishan Mountain, which was clear after the snow, was pleasant. It felt a bit like "thousands of miles of ice". However, because it was still early and the sun had just appeared in the east, there was no trace of people at first glance, but it also made this mountain forest It looks even more unique against the backdrop of the morning light and snowy fields.

"Hiss—this bitch is really a cruel person!" He turned over and jumped off the courtyard wall. However, Zhou Yang failed to land steadily as usual. Instead, he staggered and almost fell down. He stood firm. After that, I couldn't help but rub my old waist and muttered, "Isn't it said that thirty is like a wolf and forty is like a tiger? I am only 24 years old, how can I be so fierce? What's even worse is that in the end, I even pulled that girl Suyun, isn't it? I asked her to call 'Master' a few times, but for her to be so grand--ouch!"

But he was muttering outside the wall that it didn't matter. Under the ears of the partition wall, the master and servant who had just sent him away couldn't help but throw a ball of snow out, causing Zhou Yang to jump away quickly, and then he didn't dare to say a word. He ran towards Shuiyue Temple, and his horse was still being taken care of.

Fortunately, it had been a night. The "Dharma Assembly" hall that was extremely lively last night was at the time of the sage, and no one came to make trouble. Zhou Yang's heart moved, and he ran to the stable to find his mount. By the way, " After passing by the kitchen, I picked up a steamer cloth and filled it with a large bag of fat chicken, elbows, roast duck, etc. I also didn't forget to put most of the remaining ones on the chopping board, which looked old. Ginseng followed suit, then he got on the horse and went straight to the temple gate without looking back.

"Ha - yawn -" I don't know if it was bad luck. When I ran to the door, there was already the Chikni who kept pulling him last night standing at the door of the temple where no one was. However, I don't know if it was because he was too "tired". Shi Zheng couldn't help but yawn, but his eyes lit up when he saw Zhou Yang, "Hey, when did the young master come in? I wonder what today is."

"Thank you, no need!" After hurriedly pushing and pulling, Zhou Yang led the horse out and left this land of right and wrong as quickly as possible, leaving only Zhikuni's confused eyes.

"What's going on with this guy? He's obviously dressed similarly to the young men inside, but he still pushes him to the left and the right? What a pity for such a good man, I'm afraid he doesn't have a silver pewter gun head, right?" Zhikuni muttered maliciously. , couldn't help but look at the retreating figure, and then reluctantly closed the temple door.

Here, Zhou Yang rode his horse all the way down the mountain. Fortunately, the snow was not heavy, and although the road was also completely white, it did not affect the traffic. When he finally returned to the shop, the morning meal had not yet completely passed. , Qingwen was busy receiving the last wave of diners.

"Master, are you back?" When the girl saw Zhou Yang come in, she came up to him in surprise without paying attention to the booing from the remaining guests. However, as she approached, her little nose twitched, her expression immediately darkened, and she snorted coldly. He turned around and continued working, as if the living person standing in front of him didn't exist at all.

"Girl, who has offended you and made excuses for me?" After greeting several Shilipu villagers in the lobby, Zhou Yang followed him to the kitchen with a lick of his face. He smiled and gave Qingwen a slap on the head, but was beaten. Pushed away.

"Hmph, the powder all over me smells really bad, stay away from me!" Qingwen didn't have the girl's self-consciousness at all, and gave Zhou Yang a disgusted look of "experience it for yourself", then turned around and continued to work on the ingredients in the pot. .

The despised person smiled awkwardly and had no choice but to take off the bundle of things from his horse and put it into the kitchen. Then he turned back to the yard and continued to play with the stone wheel. However, he found that his condition was a little worse than usual, so he simply muttered, "Sexy." "Bone-scraping steel knife" and went back to the room to rest. If nothing unexpected happened, there was no hope of making any progress today.

Regardless of the situation on Zhou Yang's side, the atmosphere in the guest room in the backyard of Tiejian Temple at the same time was quite depressing. Li Wan was standing in front of the kang with an ugly face, and Su Yun was kneeling on the ground, trembling. The two of them were long gone. Last night's "Sisterly Love".

"Bitch, I'm giving you a chance to see if you can live a good life. I'm not asking you to sell your master. If it weren't for the friendship you have served me for many years, I would let you go and marry a boy!" Li Wanzhen said He was so annoyed that he lost his usual gentleness in his speech, and even yelled at "bitch".

"Grandma, I'm doing this for you and Uncle Xiaolan." Although Su Yun's face turned pale, she still raised her head firmly and defended, "Grandma has been suffering in the past two years, and I have seen it. The Bo family has an idea, if it continues like this, when will it end?"

"Then you will betray the master completely?" Li Wan laughed angrily and even raised his hand, "If this kind of thing spreads even a little bit, will you and I still be alive? This is what you said for master?"

"Grandma, Uncle Zhu has gone!" Su Yun's words caused Li Wan's raised palm to get stuck in the air, "If you can't stand up, who can you expect to fight for it? Not to mention the ancestors and madam who are so focused on each other. The one with the jade, don't forget that I have another one with Aunt Zhao. Who can Uncle Xiaolan get past? What's more, this slave sold his master shamelessly, but this matter is still missing in the house? Not to mention the Dongfu, but also in our house, why does Aunt Zhou never show up? Is it because when she was serving in the ancestral room, she and the two masters were not clear about it. The old people in the mansion said that she was serving her brother. Serve my younger brother again? Not to mention that dirty and smelly second master Lian, in the backyard of the elder master."

"Shut up, what can you, a slave, say about Master?" Li Wan rebuked angrily, but as if he had exhausted all his strength, he sat on the kang feebly, "If this spreads out, the whole world will be ruined." reputation in the house."

"My grandma, what is the reputation of this house, do you still need me to say more?" Su Yun knelt and crawled to Li Wan's feet, hugged her mistress and cried out, "Not to mention what the slave just mentioned, it is The old man lived in the East Road Courtyard, was it really just because he didn't live up to expectations that the old man was furious?

The slave girl had heard that before she joined grandma, the upright young lady of Rongguo Mansion was the legitimate daughter of the Zhang family, a great poet and calligrapher. At that time, although there were unscrupulous rumors about the eldest master, he was just a common man in the family. What is the result if something goes wrong?Mrs. Zhang gave birth to two children in a row, but now only the second master Lian is left, not even herself!
There have been rumors in the house that this place is very unclean, but no one dares to say it. But after so many years, has grandma ever heard that Second Master Lian has interacted with her grandfather's family?The Zhang family is full of poets and writers, how come they don’t even understand this little rule?It’s not like people know there’s a problem!
There was also the matter of Second Master Lian’s engagement last year. Did they ever discuss it with the Wang family?But the wife tried to pull the strings again and again, but the ancestors didn't say anything. In the end, the Wang family's wife even resorted to the shameless method of sending Miss Wang to visit her. In addition, the matter spread throughout Beijing, and the government had no choice but to do so. The final decision was made.

He also said that relatives should move around frequently. When did the Wang family count themselves as relatives in the mansion?The second wife has been a lowly child for so many years. Isn't it because the ancestors looked down on the Wang family? When the old man settled for the Zhang family's legitimate daughter, he settled for the Wang family, which has no foundation. Did he really give up on the eldest man? "

"That's just..." Li Wan's expression kept changing, but he still struggled to defend, "It's just a rumor, so how could it be..."

"My eldest grandma, even if all these are fine, don't forget that the Wang family's daughter is about to come in. Not to mention how she is, how can the matters in the house fall into grandma's hands then?" Su Yun His eyes were red from crying, "Even if you ignore this, our ancestor's surname is Shi, and Miss Yun from the Shi family probably lives in the house for two or three months a year, and she is still close to the one with the jade!

Grandma, when that time really comes, will there still be a place for you and Uncle Xiaolan to stay in this house?Although this servant was sent to Master Zhou by grandma, she is not really shameless. Judging from what Master Zhou can do, he will make progress sooner or later. Even if he is just a martial arts scholar, how can he be pulled by just a slave? Can you live there? "

"He - really made you believe that?" Li Wan said worriedly, "I originally just wanted to have a good relationship. If your hooves hadn't leaked everything, how could I have been so passive?"

"My slave was the same at that time." Suyun immediately blushed and didn't dare to mention it further, "It's just Master Zhou's ability. Grandma probably wouldn't have imagined that after my slave sent the things, he only stayed there for a few days. There were so many books. , he almost memorized it in three or two days, not counting the notes inside. I have followed grandma for so many years and learned a lot. How could I not see the young master's ability?
Also, which man in the house can draw those two long bows?But in the hands of the young master, it seemed that he was holding cotton, and he used it casually. He was already able to hit the target during the few days when the slaves lived there. The men in the mansion used those soft bows. Can anyone do it?Not to mention the long target of 150 steps! "

"Now that the Zhou Dynasty has been at peace for a hundred years, the martial arts examinations are no longer as powerful as they were during the Taizu and Taizong period. Even the examination standards have been lowered again and again. Many of those who practice martial arts can hardly read poetry, let alone be versatile in civil and military affairs. ." Li Wan murmured softly, "If he can really hold on, let alone martial arts, it is not unimaginable to be a martial arts scholar."

"Grandma?" Suyun said in surprise.

"That's all, it's up to you." Li Wan's cheeks turned red, but he agreed. Then he straightened his face and shouted angrily, "You damn hooves, even 'Master' has been called, whose slave are you? Look at me. If I don’t beat you to death, you have no eyesight!”

"Yeah -" He spoke so hastily that he habitually called out "Master". Suyun threw herself into Li Wan's arms in shame, but could not avoid the "beating", so she had to endure it.

(End of this chapter)