Chen Caozhi didn't know much about the legend of the Butterfly Lovers in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but he had watched the Yue opera "Butterfly Lovers". When they were seeing each other off, Zhu Yingtai kept using various metaphors to imply that she was a woman, but Liang Shanbo just didn't understand.
His dullness makes people anxious for him——
But the Zhu Yingtai in front of him, who is wearing powder and perfume, looks very different from the Zhu Yingtai in the opera. This Zhu Yingtai is not the other Zhu Yingtai, and Chen Caozhi is not Liang Shanbo, because even if he knew that this Zhu Yingtai was
He would not think about marrying a woman. He only had Lu Weirui in his heart. Comparatively speaking, his love with Lu Weirui was very much like that of Butterfly Lovers. Lu Weirui was a beautiful girl from a wealthy family, while he was a commoner from a poor family. According to common sense, there was absolutely no chance that he would marry Lu Weirui.
Maybe being together can only end in tragedy——
Chen Caozhi said in his heart: "I am by no means Liang Shanbo. I must marry Zhu Yingtai. Yes, I must marry Lu Weirui. Although it is difficult, it is not without hope."
Zhu Yingtai on the side asked strangely: "What is Brother Zizhong thinking, frowning and staring like this?"
Chen Cao said: "It's nothing. I'm still recalling the sound of Brother Yingtai's piano. It's like the fragrance of flowers, which still lingers."
Zhu Yingtai smiled, and the pear vortex reappeared, saying: "Where is your resemblance? Guest Xi has already disappeared, so I thought of playing the flute to see him off." After that, he stepped forward.
Chen Caozhi thought to himself: "Zhu Yingtai sent me off so warmly, could it be that he has feelings for me? Or maybe it's just a mutual friendship?" Chen Caozhi didn't want to think too much, it was useless. He should be careful and don't let anything go.
Zhu Yingtai just had a misunderstanding.
The two of them and the maidservant walked forward slowly. Zhu Yingtai was very eloquent and talked about allusions from the previous dynasty, music, calligraphy and painting. This made Chen Caozhi feel more at ease, because he was afraid that Zhu Yingtai would point at the male goose and the female goose to imply something.
, but with Zhu Yingtai’s talent, he would not use such vulgar metaphors.
Chen Caozhi thought that he was too preoccupied. Zhu Yingtai and he were friends in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Zhu Yingtai's speech was exquisite and his reasoning was precise. Chen Caozhi gradually forgot who Liang Shanbo was, and who he was with Zhu Yingtai.
Yingtai was either arguing or talking, and the conversation became more and more interesting. Unknowingly, he had walked six or seven miles. He didn't wake up until he heard the sound of an ox cart grinding down the road behind him. Looking back, he saw that it was not the ox cart coming from Germany, but the servant of Zhu's family.
Driving there, I couldn't help but be surprised.
The healthy servant of the Zhu family said: "Chen Langjun, Laide and Ran Sheng are still behind."
Zhu Yingtai said: "Brother Zizhong, the two of us will continue walking and talking, waiting for the two bullock carts to come."
It seemed that Zhu Yingtai had to deliver the goods for eighteen miles, so Chen Caozhi didn't say much and continued to walk and talk with Zhu Yingtai. Not long after, Zhu's other ox cart and Laide's, Ran Sheng's drove
The bullock carts caught up one after another.
Chen Caozhi did not take the bus and continued walking, much faster than before. After all, this was a hurry, not a walk. He still quoted scriptures and argued with Zhu Yingtai.
Zhu Yingtai liked debating more than Go. When debating, he talked endlessly, and he followed Chen Caozhi faster and faster. The weather in late April was very hot with the sun shining brightly. Zhu Yingtai was nowhere near Chen Cao.
The strength of my feet was developed step by step by walking around the lake every day. After walking fast for a while, I became out of breath. The sweat on my forehead made streaks of pink on my face. I was afraid of sweating when applying powder.
Zhu Yingtai noticed that she was sweating unnaturally, so she stopped and said, "Brother Zizhong, I'll go to the car to rest first." Then he got on the bullock cart.
Chen Caozhi also got on the bullock cart and sat on it. The three bullock carts were driving under the scorching sun. At noon, they dined at a roadside hotel. After resting for a while, they continued on the road. Zhu Yingtai did not dare to expose Chen Caozhi's fate.
We chatted, still sitting in the car, occasionally saying something about the hexagram changes in "Jiao Shi Yi Lin" to Chen Caozhi.
In the evening of that day, Chen Caozhi and Zhu Yingtai came to the small town of Guangdai. The two servants of the Zhu family were very capable, could drive, and were good at socializing. They found a clean small inn. There were two people in the inn.
Zhu Shijian's servant paid them double the room price, asked them to give up, and rented this small inn.
Shortly after dinner, Zhu Yingtai sent a maid to invite Chen Caozhi to play Go.
Zhu Yingtai had already showered and had not applied any powder, and her delicate face appeared. Her eyebrows were like willow leaves, and the tips of her eyebrows were slightly raised. She looked both beautiful and energetic. Her eyes were slender and charming, her nose was delicate and straight, and her lips were clear-cut.
It is a man's attire with his hair tied up in a scarf and a white silk singlet. But if he doesn't hide it deliberately, most of the students in Xu's school will know that Zhu Yingtai is a woman. This is why Zhu Yingtai rarely interacts with others.
Reasons for association.
But tonight, Zhu Yingtai faced Chen Caozhi with her true face!
Chen Caozhi only glanced at Zhu Yingtai when he entered the room, then only focused on the chessboard, opened the chess case, and picked up the pieces in his hand.
Zhu Yingtai said: "This Xia Yue powder application is really annoying. Two small red blisters appeared on my left cheek——"
Chen Caozhi said without raising his head: "If you don't sweat well in summer, you will naturally develop blisters."
Zhu Yingtai asked: "Brother Zizhong, how about I not have enough fans?"
Chen Caozhi said lightly: "It's better to apply powder and wash it off in the evening. Brother Yingtai will look more handsome if you apply powder."
Zhu Yingtai didn't say anything more. The two of them were playing chess with Wen Ping. In the middle game, there was a heavy rain outside. At this time, the chess game was in full swing. There were thunder and lightning outside the window, and the wind and rain were blowing. The two men were also fighting hand to hand on the chess board, fiercely.
abnormal.
Zhu Yingtai said: "This chess game is too complicated. Brother Zizhong is really pressing hard and showing no mercy. Brother Zizhong gave me a game the day before yesterday. Do you think you will never have a chance to play chess with me from now on?"
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Chen Cao said: "How dare we give in to each other? With Brother Yingtai's chess skills, how can I dare to relax even a little bit? We are classmates and live in the same county. We will always meet each other in the future, so how can we never have the opportunity to play chess again?"
Zhu Yingtai asked: "At Huating Ferry, Brother Zizhong repeatedly asked me not to send you far away. Why didn't he say a word about it later? Do you really want me to send you back to Qiantang?"
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Of course I want to send me back to Qiantang."
"Why are you so sure?" Zhu Yingtai became arrogant.
Chen Cao said: "Because you want to go back to Shangyu."
"Ah!" Zhu Yingtai said in shock: "How did you know?"
Chen Cao said: "How can you bring all your servants to see someone off? And one of your servants told Ran Sheng before that he was going back to Shangyu, and Ran Sheng told me."
Zhu Yingtai stared at Chen Caozhi with her slender and charming eyes and asked: "So, brother Zizhong thinks that I am not sincere and deceived you. I didn't go out to see you off at all?"
Chen Caozhi raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Yingtai, and said with a smile: "Why bother, it is a great pleasure to be able to go back to my hometown with Brother Yingtai."
Zhu Yingtai was unhappy and played a few more moves of chess. Due to his uneasiness, he soon lost. When he was packing up the chess pieces, he finally couldn't help but said: "Yingting returned to Kuaiji half a month ago, no, to Shangyu. I was originally going to
I went back with him, but thinking that Dr. Xu's "Jiao Shi Yi Lin" had not yet been taught, I decided to stay and continue to listen to the lecture. I also knew that Brother Zizhong was going back before the end of the month, so I happened to be traveling with him all the way, without saying anything in advance.
I just think this is more interesting - after Brother Chong left Wujun Nancheng Yiting the other day, I said goodbye to Dr. Xu. On the way, I met Xu Miao and Liu Shangzhi and said that you were taking the road of Huating, so I
I came all the way and chased you to Huating Ferry but there was no sign of you. I asked the ferryman and he said that he had never seen a young man like you crossing the river. I knew that you went to Lu's Manor, so I stayed at the inn again.
I'll wait for you all night, and if you don't set off early the next morning, I'll cross the river alone and go ahead——"
Chen Cao said: "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were going back to your hometown." After saying that, he cupped his hands and said, "It's late at night, I'll go back to my room to rest. Good night, Brother Yingtai."
After Chen Caozhi left, Zhu Yingtai sat alone by the chessboard for a long time. Her arrogant temperament made her very dissatisfied with her performance just now. She didn't understand why she had to explain so much to Chen Caozhi. Is it necessary? She thought to herself
: "Chen Caozhi went to Lu's Manor to meet the nymphomaniac Lu Weirui, but he didn't even mention it at all. Why should I explain so much to him?"
After thinking about it, I couldn't calm down, so I ordered my maid to take out an exquisite bronze mirror from the basket, hold it under the oil lamp and look at myself, thinking: "Do I look so much like a man? I don't have enough love for Chen Caozhi to realize it."
There is a difference, this Chen Caozhi is very smart in playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he is really slow in other matters." After looking around, he suddenly took off the scarf from his bun, loosened his bun, let his black hair fall down, and then
Looking in the mirror, she looks like a good woman——
Zhu Yingtai sighed softly, undressed and went to bed, tossing and turning.
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Early the next morning, it was still raining. Chen Caozhi ignored the store's request to stay and went on the road in the rain. He said to Zhu Yingtai: "The rain before the Dragon Boat Festival will never end. If you want to wait until a sunny day before going on the road, the Dragon Boat Festival will be over."
We have to pass on the road."
The rain was heavy and slow, and it continued all day long. Before evening, Chen Caozhi, Zhu Yingtai and his party went to camp early to avoid overworking the cattle and causing the animals to fall ill.
That night, Zhu Yingtai did not invite Chen Caozhi to come over for a chat or talk. Chen Caozhi was busy reading and practicing calligraphy.
The weather cleared up again on April 26th. I drove 70 miles that day to reach Yanguan County. If the weather is fine tomorrow, I can reach Yuhang.
At night, Chen Caozhi was thinking deeply and writing "A Volume of Ice and Snow Essays". Ran Sheng was also writing clumsily with a purple-hair pen, muttering in his mouth: "I didn't expect the pen to be so heavy. It's so heavy that I can't use it."
Do not move."
Laide said: "Is it possible that it is heavier than a hoe?"
Ran Sheng said: "It is ten times heavier than a hoe. My hands are sore after writing for a while!"
Zhu Yingtai knocked on the door and said: "Brother Zizhong——"
Chen Cao said: "Brother Yingtai, please come in."
Ran Sheng went to open the door, and Zhu Yingtai came in alone, knelt down in front of the desk, looked at it, and asked, "What did Brother Zizhong write? Can you let me take a look?"
Chen Caozhi handed a stack of paper to Zhu Yingtai and said: "I have nothing to do. I want to recall the past events of my father, ancestors and sages, as well as what I heard from ordinary people. I will imitate the former Han Dynasty Liu Xiang and write some short chapters in the "Shi Shuo". I will wait for it.
After it was written, it was named "A Volume of Ice and Snow Essays"."
Zhu Yingtai read two articles and said happily: "Wonderful article, let me copy it." After sitting for a while, he took the stack of manuscripts back to his room to copy them.
