Fairy Sword Inquiry 1

Chapter 7

"By the way, why didn't you see Uncle Cheng?" There was such a big commotion just now, but Uncle Cheng hadn't appeared yet, so he woke up a little strange and asked Ju Ying.Ju Ying said she didn't know, but Xing Yanniang told them that Uncle Cheng got up very early and said that he would go to greet the carriage at the foot of the mountain and bring some dry food for the driver.And specifically told that Ju Ying and the others didn't have to wait for him, and after breakfast at Xing Yan's house, they went to the carriage to find him.

At breakfast, in order to apologize, Ju Ying insisted not to eat rice porridge, but to taste the taste of amaranth.Waking up, I couldn't resist, so I had to tell my mother to make amaranth porridge for breakfast.The girl who had no idea about amaranth porridge realized that what Xingyan said was true when she actually scooped it into her mouth.This amaranth porridge is really not tasty, even with the diced spore meat marinated in soy sauce, Ju Ying still finds this amaranth difficult to swallow.However, even so, she insisted on finishing the meal without complaining.Xingyan saw it in his eyes, and thought to himself:
"This girl is quite sensible."

According to Uncle Cheng's words, they rushed to the open space in front of the mountain where the carriage was parked, but the coachman told them that Uncle Cheng had already left on his own, saying that he was going to Sanqing Mountain to pay homage to friends, so please wake up and take care of Ju Ying for the time being.

When Ju Ying heard this, although she was a little surprised that Uncle Cheng didn't say goodbye, she wasn't angry at all, but instead jumped up with joy.Perhaps, playing is more fun only when you are with your peers.Different from her joy and encouragement, Xing Yan felt a little strange in his heart, and said to himself:
"Sanqing Mountain...isn't it just over Poyang Lake. I heard that there are many Taoist priests in Sanqing Mountain. Could it be that Uncle Cheng also has friends there?"

"Poyang Lake? It's so famous! Wake up and take me to play! Okay?" I didn't expect Ju Ying to have a good ear, and immediately caught the word "Poyang Lake", and begged the boy.Just as they were arguing, the coachman handed over another letter, saying that Uncle Cheng had left it for Xingyan, and asked him to open it anytime.After all, it is a young man with a strong curiosity, so there is no need for Ju Ying to persuade him, so he tore open the cover and took out the letter to read.What important things can Uncle Cheng have to say to this street boy who met by chance?It was nothing more than a request to take good care of this little girl, Ju Ying.

Looking at the letter, I saw that the letter wrote: "Drinking last night, the poems written by you are quite elegant; while I am having fun, the old man can't help but try to compose one." Oh, so I talked about poetry with me. !Could it be that the impromptu song last night was really good?Looking at Uncle Cheng's cursive script, it's also written really well, with a rather elegant and free-spirited brushwork that can be seen in the solemnity.Then I read on, but I saw that Uncle Cheng's brushwork suddenly changed and changed into a pair of wild cursive script:

"The idiot is lying on the back of the fairy mountain, covered with moonlight in the cold dew; Lan Yinxu is the man in the dream of Luofu."

I saw ink marks flying all over the paper, and those 28 characters seemed to contain some kind of indescribable aura, and they wanted to fly away from the paper.Just admiring... Are these four lines Japanese poems?It doesn't seem to match my poem last night.

However, although it is inexplicable, the poem itself is not bad, and the syllables are tactful, which is quite impressive.Especially Uncle Cheng's cursive script, which is wild but not chaotic, beautiful and agile, with a bit of free and easy meaning, it is obvious that Uncle Cheng is quite refined in calligraphy.

Just as he was praising in his heart, the young man discovered that there was still content under the letter: Yu Guan Li's Xiaomei is not the king's spouse.Signed: Ling Chengzi.

"...I can't tell that Uncle Cheng is a little disrespectful! When did I mention Xiaomei?" The boy couldn't help but feel a little hot.

"Hi! What's written in this letter?" Ju Ying saw that the boy was blushing a little, so she was curious about the content of the letter, so she stretched her head to read it. "Go, there's nothing to see."

Xingyan is embarrassed to let her see the last sentence! "Unexpectedly, Xingyan, you are a cheapskate!" Seeing Ju Ying's dissatisfied look, the boy suddenly wanted to tease her: "Hehehe, Ling Chengzi, oh no, it's you, Uncle Cheng, he already told me." After a pause, he looked at the girl who was waiting for the next sentence, and then said: "Uncle Cheng said he wanted to marry you to me! Wahahahaha!" As soon as he finished speaking, the young man imitated the old man Qinghe, exaggerating with all his teeth and claws Laugh out loud. "Liar! Uncle Cheng wouldn't say that!" The girl said in a panic with a blush on her face.After a long time, the clever girl finally came to her senses, and counterattacked: "Hmph, even if Uncle Cheng really wants to marry me to you, do you dare to marry me?!"

Hearing this, the young boy felt that his courage was doubted, and he seemed to be greatly insulted, so he said loudly with some anger:
"Of course I dare!" "I, Zhang Xingyan, apart from that Princess Qingcheng, who would dare to marry?!"

Unexpectedly, this time the girl didn't laugh at his ignorant big words, she just bowed her head for a while, remained silent, then raised her head and smiled sweetly:
"Princess Qingcheng... Is she a big tiger that eats people?" Xing Yan and Juying's destination this time is Poyang Lake. The third largest lake, shaped like a huge gourd that is wide in the south and narrow in the north, hangs on the south side of the Rulian Yangtze River.This time, the two of them still took a carriage to the vast water park in Poyang County under the jurisdiction of Raozhou.It was the first time for Xu to see such turbulent water. When the lively Ju Ying first saw the turbulent waves crashing on the shore and the endless water of Poyang Lake, she only opened her eyes wide and couldn't say a word.After a long time, the girl woke up from this magnificent and majestic masterpiece of nature, and said softly to Xingyan: "In the past, my father asked me to read books. I think this is so poetic. And until today, I didn't really know how much real meaning is contained in these few words..." No wonder Ju Ying sighed so much, looking south from the edge of Poyang Lake, I saw that The water surface is vast and boundless, and the edge is still invisible from a very far distance.Just at the place where the eyesight is poor, the water pool is connected with the blue sky, making people unable to tell which is the sky and which is the lake.

Xingyan has been to Poyang Lake a few times, but she is not as excited as the girl.But influenced by Ju Ying's amazement, he now also feels that Poyang Lake is very beautiful today.

The boy led the girl to play along the lakeshore, without noticing the carriage, and slowly followed behind.

In the water of Poyang Lake, which is close at hand, the waves kept washing away the mud and rocks on the embankment, making bursts of "wow" sounds. In an instant, the two of them only felt a refreshing water vapor hit their faces, which was extremely pleasant.

Seeing that Ju Ying was very happy to travel, and didn't say she was tired, Xing Yan took her around the embankment of the lake and visited some scenic spots by the Poyang Lake.Along the way, pass the Pipa Pavilion, pay homage to Laoye Temple, pay homage to Taijun Rock, and climb the Three Kingdoms Zhou Lang Dianjiang Terrace.It was nearly noon when Ju Ying felt a little tired, so she woke up and recommended her to have dinner at the Wanghu Tower in Poyang County.

This Wanghu Building is located on the southeast side of Poyang County, only a few steps away from the shore of Poyang Lake. It is a good place for dining and viewing.

Ju Ying came to the Wanghu building and looked up. I saw that the building has heavy eaves and heavy pavilions. It is an all-wood structure with three floors. Light and delicate, as a restaurant, it is quite rare.

Looking up, there is a black wooden plaque hanging in front of the overhanging eaves on the second floor, on which the three big characters "Wanghulou" are written with bright green ink paint.There is a couplet on both sides under the plaque, which reads:
Flower paper and tea bowls are fragrant for thousands of years, and cloud shadows and flowers light up the first floor.

I don't know who drafted this couplet, but it fits the style of Wanghulou.The elegant shape of the pavilion makes the Wanghu ancient building itself a scene of Poyang Lake.

After watching and playing, Xingyan led Juying upstairs for dinner.That Ju Ying seemed to have a tacit understanding with his coachman, they didn't talk to each other, so the coachman parked the carriage downstairs and waited.Looking at Ju Ying's demeanor, he seemed to be disapproving, obviously he was used to it, and his coachman was tall and strong, compared with the ordinary car boss's wretched and thin body, he always felt a bit awkward.

Seeing this situation, Xingyan felt strange, so he couldn't help asking.The girl told him that she was originally the daughter of a merchant in Luoyang, and that the coachman was kept by her family and came here with her all the way.

Going up to the third floor, Ju Ying sat down in an elegant seat by the window, and was about to order food, when she saw Xingyan standing with her hands down, she was not surprised, so she asked.

Xingyan hesitated for a moment, so he had to explain to her: "I don't have any spare money to eat here at Wanghulou. You eat first, and I'll go to the counter to ask the shopkeeper for a bite of soup, and I'll just have the dry food I brought. Just eat it. I often come here to fetch fish for Daoxianglou, and I know the shopkeeper very well, so you can rest assured. Ju Ying, you eat first, and I will wait here and talk with you."

When Ju Ying heard the words, her heart felt inexplicably sour, and then with anger in the corner of her mouth, she got up and forced the boy to sit down, and threatened that if he didn't eat, she wouldn't eat either.The young man who was used to it didn't expect her to react so violently, so he had no choice but to sit down as told.

Although he was used to working as a clerk in Daoxianglou, Raozhou, and he was quite familiar with the work of the shop waiter, but when he sat down in this private seat, it was still "the first time a big girl got on the sedan chair", and for a while, he couldn't help feeling a little bit At a loss, caterpillars seemed to crawl over my body, and I always felt a little awkward, not knowing how to place my hands and feet.

Ju Ying looked at his cute and embarrassed look, but felt something different in her heart. "Xingyan, call Xiaoer over, let's order." Ju Ying said softly.

Unexpectedly, when he heard the word "Xiao Er", the young man had a conditioned reflex, and almost blurted out "Guest officer, what do you want?"Fortunately, he reacted in time, and hurriedly called Xiaoer over like other male guests.

When the girl was asking Xiao Er what kind of special dishes this Wanghulou has, Xingyan said: "Although I have never eaten this Wanghulou, I am very familiar with the special dishes. Wanghulou is best at It belongs to Poyang Lake lion head, steamed purse red carp, sweet and sour crucian carp, and steamed shad with white reed. It’s just that the shad with white reed is not as authentic and tasty as the “Shuiju” in Zhongnanji Island Restaurant in Poyang Lake.”

The shop assistant obviously knew Xingyan well, and when he heard him speak to the end, he laughed and scolded him for talking nonsense. "Then take all of these, and then come three big bowls of white rice." Ju Ying told Xiaoer. "If you want this, if you want this, plus three bowls of rice, it will cost two, two or four silver coins!"

Xingyan blurted out the price of the food, and reminded Ju Ying that it was a huge sum of money, but the girl said angrily: "I've been walking for a long time, I'm so hungry! You still don't let him eat!" "Hehehe..." Listen She said that, seeing these extravagant teenagers, even though she felt distressed, she could only smirk.

When Xiaoer turned around and sang the menus they ordered loudly downstairs, and made sure that these dishes would really appear in front of him in a while, and he could pick up the clips with his chopsticks, Xingyan began to fidget there, Excited!At this time, the 16-year-old boy was churning with ridiculous thoughts:
"I didn't expect that I, Zhang Xingyan, would have today! I can also sit and eat at the Wanghu Tower! I can eat all the famous dishes of Wanghu Tower in one go! When I go back, I can brag with the guys in Daoxianglou!"

This 16-year-old boy seemed to have suddenly become a child!Seeing his excited appearance, Ju Ying thought in her heart: "Idiot, I actually ate so much. I ordered all this to thank you." Thinking like this in her heart, she teased him with a smile on her mouth: "Hey , I have no money to pay the bill later on, so I have to bet you here!" The excited young man couldn't help being surprised when he heard the words, and began to think about this possibility again, worrying about gains and losses.Seeing his silly look, Ju Ying pursed her lips and smiled, ignored him, and turned her head to look out the window at Poyang Lake.After looking at it, I realized that the Wanghu Tower is really a good place to enjoy the lake view.Looking from the third floor, you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of Poyang.

The so-called "Wanqing lake is flat and long like a mirror, and the clouds are good at four seasons is the most suitable for autumn". At that time, it was cool and autumn in September, and the water and trees were clear. Looking from the height of Wanghu Tower, Poyang Lake had a different atmosphere—— ——The sky is far away, the sky is full of water, and the white sails are faintly visible in the extreme. On the lake, there are gulls and birds flying up and down from time to time, and the shadows of ducks are flying around.The real one is:

The idle cloud and the lone duck fly together, and the autumn water is the same color as the sky!Fascinated by the sky and water shadows, Ju Ying forgot where she was for a moment.

(End of this chapter)