Chapter 294 Watching the Snow in the Lake Pavilion
The white-covered boat with Wuming tiles left Qingpu on the second day of the twelfth lunar month, traveled through many waterways, and successfully arrived in Hangzhou on the evening of the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month. The snow had hardly stopped since the boat passed Jiaxing. When it anchored at the port of the Hangzhou Canal, there was enough snow on the shore.
There is a foot deep. Although it is freezing cold, the porters and sedan bearers who are making a living at the port are still stamping their feet in the snow in twos and threes, waiting for customers. There are no traces of birds and animals, but people can't rest——
Seeing a large ship docking, a group of porters and sedan bearers rushed to the shore and asked if they wanted any help?
Zhang Yuan said to Zhang Dai: "Brother, the Nanpingshan Thatched Cottage should have suspended school. Mr. Huang Yuyong is a native of Hangzhou and should still be in the Thatched Cottage. Why don't we go visit now? We have to rush back to Shanyin tomorrow, so we can't delay.
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Zhang Dai nodded and asked Zhang E: "Third brother, do you want to go together?"
Zhang E said: "I'm too lazy to go. You two are his favorite disciples, but I'm not. It's extremely cold in this snowy day. Last time I was at Donglin Academy, I almost got sick from the cold. I won't hang out with you anymore."
Zhang E is worried about Lu Mei's pregnancy these days. He is still very naughty and really doesn't want to be a father. The reason why he blames Lu Mei is that the eldest brother's Suzhi and Jiezi's Zhenzhen are not pregnant and are more green.
Mei became pregnant, isn’t it Lu Mei’s fault——
Zhang Dai shook his head and said with a smile: "Well, we are all fooling around, but you, Zhang Yanke, are the only ones who do serious things - Jiezi, I and I will go on our own."
Huang Zunsu, Ni Yuanlu, and Qi Biaojia only knew Mr. Huang Yuyong's name but did not know him personally, and they could not take the liberty to follow him to visit him. Therefore, only Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan went with Laifu, Nengzhu, and Wuling——
Mu Zhenzhen hurriedly put on the pair of gray-black felt boots in the cabin, tied the small coiled dragon stick to the outside of his right leg, chased him out of the bow of the ship, and called out: "Master, the maid wants to follow."
Zhang E smiled and said: "The female warrior can follow."
Zhang Yuan smiled and told Laifu to hire another sedan. Mu Zhenzhen said hurriedly: "Master, I don't want to ride in a sedan."
Zhang Yuandao: "Laifu and the others are riding in the sedan chair, so we can take care of the business of the bearers. ""
Mu Zhenzhen lifted up her skirt, jumped ashore, and said, "Master, I can't ride in the sedan chair. I'll feel dizzy as soon as I ride in the sedan chair. I'm used to walking."
Zhang Yuan understood the thoughts of this fallen girl and said: "That's fine, just tie your trousers and don't get your feet wet."
Ten bearers and five sedans carried Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan towards Nanping Mountain. Mu Zhenzhen walked briskly beside Zhang Yuan's sedan. Although it had snowed for a few days, the road was covered with snow.
It has been trampled until it is solid, just be careful not to slip and fall.
Laifu, Nengzhu, and Wu Ling had never ridden in a sedan chair before, so it was very strange at this time. But when they saw Mu Zhenzhen walking, the three of them felt uneasy. It was disrespectful for a servant to ride in a sedan chair, and Mu Zhenzhen was in contrast.
With that, Laifu and the three of them were on pins and needles on the sedan chair——
Laifu said: "I don't ride in the sedan anymore. I also walk and stop the sedan."
The two bearers were afraid of losing their business, so they walked quickly and said, "We'll be there soon, we'll be there soon." It's more than ten miles from the canal port to Nanping Mountain, how could they arrive right away——
Mu Zhenzhen was attentive and knew that Laifu was embarrassed to ride in the sedan because of her, so he hurriedly said: "Brother Laifu, I am indeed dizzy and dare not ride in the sedan. You can just sit -"
Mu Zhenzhen saw that the bearers were all wearing felt boots with straw shoes tied on the outside. In the past, her father was the servant who carried the sedan chair, and he would go barefoot and wear straw sandals on snowy days. She could ride in the carriage, but not in the sedan chair. She saw
She would always think of her father when she was carrying the sedan chair. If she rode in the sedan chair, it would be like her father was carrying her. How could she bear it——
"Well, dad is in the army now, so he should be able to have enough food and clothing. Will dad receive my letter before the end of the year?"
Mu Zhenzhen was thinking this, holding on to the sedan chair and walking quickly, the back of her hand suddenly felt warm, and the young master's hand covered the back of her hand——
When a group of people walked outside Yongjin Gate, it was already dark, but the snow was falling and the sky was clear. The semicircular moon hung in the sky early, reflecting the light of the snow. The surroundings were bright and clear, and the road was clear——
Zhang Dai looked at the Hangzhou Textile Department not far away and said: "Eunuch Zhong is really a good internal official and quite enthusiastic. Who will succeed him now?"
Zhang Yuandao: "It is said that the name is Zheng Zhihui, I don't know what the reputation is. The latest chapter of the Holy Church"
Zhang Dai said: "Ignore him, Jiezi, are you going to get to know this Eunuch Zheng again?"
Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "I don't have the time to spare. It's all about chance. Eunuch Zhong happened to be in Shanyin to watch the Longshan Lantern Festival, otherwise he wouldn't have deliberately made the acquaintance."
Zhang Dai said: "Do you still remember the snow viewing at Longshan Mountain the year before last? The snow this year seems to be heavier than the year before."
Zhang Yuan suddenly remembered the famous article "Watching the Snow in the Pavilion in the Heart of the Lake" written by his elder brother Zongzi. He suddenly became interested and said, "Brother, how about we go up to the Pavilion to watch the snow and have a drink after we have paid a visit to Mr. Yuyong?"
Zhang Dai is a person who is curious, innovative and fun-loving. He said happily: "Excellent, that's what I have in mind."
Passing by the Ningxiang Restaurant next to the Leifeng Pagoda, Zhang Dai and Bao Han were discussing opera in Nanyuan. Zhang Yuan and Zhang E were drinking in this Ningxiang Restaurant and waiting for Zhang Dai. Later, they hired a boat to cross the West Lake and met on the Broken Bridge under the moon.
Take a boat trip to Girl Wangwei——
Zhang Yuan ordered Lai Fu and Neng Zhu to stay at the Ningxiang Restaurant and hire a small boat to wait. The boat should be prepared with fire, food and wine. Zhang Dai warned: "The food and wine must be clean, and prepare two pairs of big wooden clogs."
Worn over boots."
Laifu and Nengzhu stayed and paid the wages of the four bearers. Zhang Yuan asked Mu Zhenzhen to stay too. Mu Zhenzhen said: "My maid should follow the young master."
Zhang Yuan asked: "Are your felt boots wet?"
Mu Zhenzhen said: "No, the uppers of my boots and trouser legs are surrounded by bamboo pieces." As he said that, he stretched out his leg for Zhang Yuan to see, and saw that there were thick bamboo tubes surrounding his calf to the ankle. This was a thick bamboo tube.
Cut the bamboo joints in two and tie them tightly around your legs to keep out the cold and moisture when walking in the snow. This is what her father, Mu Jingyan, taught her -
Then a sedan bearer said happily: "This method is good, I will do it when I get home."
A group of people walked through the snow to the foot of Nanping Mountain and found the Thatched Cottage. The school had been closed at the beginning of the month. The hall, which could accommodate hundreds of people, was dark and silent. Only a few thatched cottages had lights. Mr. Huang Yuyong and his family were here, as well as Mr. Huang's proud disciples.
Father Luo Xuan——
Mr. Huang Yuyong was very happy to see Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan coming to visit in the snow. Father Luo Xuan smiled and said: "Although Jiezi is not in Hangzhou, the name of Jiezi is always said in Hangzhou."
These words sounded familiar to Zhang Yuan and he hurriedly said: "Ashamed, ashamed."
Huang Yuyong said: "Zongsheng was here in September, and I also know about your affairs. Dong Xuanzai is responsible for it." He ordered his servants to prepare food and wine to entertain Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan -
Zhang Dai was thinking about traveling to the West Lake on a snowy night, so he said, "Mr. Yuyong doesn't need to order his servants to drink and eat. We just came here after having dinner on the boat. We don't dare to drink anymore. We have to rush back to the boat later."
Huang Yuyong said: "The snow is deep and the road is slippery, so why not spend the night here."
Zhang Yuandao: "The students are eager to return home and will set off early tomorrow morning."
Huang Yuyong did not force him to stay, and asked the Zhang brothers about their studies in the Imperial College. He asked a few questions casually, and then asked about the Hanshe. Zhang Yuan explained to Mr. Yuyong that the Hanshe was just an eight-legged literary society for communication.
After learning about the craftsmanship and advocating loyalty to the emperor and patriotism as the purpose, Huang Yuyong nodded and said nothing more.
Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan stayed in Juran Cottage for half an hour. After drinking two cups of hot tea, they stood up and left. When they arrived at Ningxiang Restaurant near Leifeng Pagoda, they had already beaten two drums. Laifu and Nengzhu were waiting.
After a long time, a small boat has been waiting on the south bank of West Lake. At this time, there are no boats in West Lake to attract customers. It is the boatman specially found by the man from Laifu Ningxiang Restaurant——
Zhang Yuan and four others got on the boat, Laifu, and Neng Zhu carried two large food boxes and got on the boat. There was a red clay stove in the cabin, and the charcoal fire was starting to light. Mu Zhenzhen turned the fire to warm the wine, and Zhang Dai impatiently
He took a ladle of wine, drank it, and said with a smile, "I'll tell Yan Ke later so that he will regret it."
While we were laughing around the fire, the boat had already raised its oar, and the boat was rowing leisurely towards the center of the lake——
At the beginning of Haishi, there is no sound of people and birds in the lake, everything is silent, the rime is diffuse, the sky on the moonlit night is white, the mountains in the distance are covered with snow, the trees are covered with ice and flowers, the clouds and the water are white above and below. At this time, it is like thunder from the sky.
Looking down from the peak tower, you will see traces of the long dike on the vast white West Lake, a pavilion in the middle of the lake, a small boat, and the number of people in the boat——
When the boat arrived at the island in the middle of the lake, Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan tied clogs on their leather boots and stepped ashore first. Mu Zhenzhen and Laifu, carrying boxes and pots, carefully walked towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake——
While walking step by step, Zhang Dai suddenly pulled Zhang Yuan's sleeve and made a gesture of urinating. Zhang Yuan smiled "hey". The two of them had just drank two cups of hot tea at Mr. Yuyong's place.
After drinking some warm wine in the boat, our bellies were already feeling heavy, so we walked together to the foot of an old plum tree by the side of the road, where they sprinkled the fertilizing water, destroying a large piece of white snow——
Zhang Yuan thought: "Well, this is the story behind the wonderful sketch "Looking at the Snow in the Pavilion at the Heart of the Lake". Doesn't this disgrace the scenery?"
But Wu Ling, who had already reached the pavilion in the middle of the lake, shouted: "Master, there is someone in this pavilion!"
Zhang Dai was very curious and said to Zhang Yuan: "Is there anyone more knowledgeable and elegant than my two brothers?"
Zhang Yuan and his eldest brother Zhang Dai came to the pavilion and saw two people spread out on a felt and sitting opposite each other. A boy was burning a stove to warm the wine. One of them stood up and said with a smile: "There are many people who are in high spirits. Please sit down."
, please sit down and have a few drinks together.”
Laifu, Nengzhu has also rolled out the carpet, set up the stove, put out the wine pot and food boxes——
Zhang Yuan saw that both of them were in their thirties or forties. The man who invited him and his eldest brother to have a drink with him was elegant in appearance and bold in speech. When he heard the other man calling him "Brother Xiao Xiu", he felt moved in his heart and said respectfully: "
Rong Wansheng would like to take the liberty to ask, is your surname Mr. Yuan?"
The man said in surprise: "Who are you, and how do you recognize Yuan?"
Zhang Yuan bowed his head and said: "Zhang Yuan, who was born in Shanyin late, has met Mr. Yuan."
Zhang Dai was also surprised and said: "It turns out that he is the younger brother of Yuan Shigong. Zhang Dai was born late and his eldest father, Zhang Taosu, is his father."
This middle-aged man with elegant appearance and heroic speech is Yuan Zhongdao, also known as Xiaoxiu. His brothers Yuan Zongdao and Yuan Hongdao have both passed away. Only Yuan Xiaoxiu, the third member of the police department, is still alive.
Yuan Xiaoxiu said with a smile: "It turns out that you are the great grandson of Su Weng. He is an outstanding and gratifying person." He looked at Zhang Yuan and said meaningfully: "You are Zhang Jiezi. I have admired you for a long time."
Another person also laughed and said: "I am in the Jingling Mausoleum, Tan Yuanchun, whose courtesy name is Youxia. He is also known as Zhang Jiezi in Shanyin for a long time. When I see him tonight, he is well-deserved."