In the early morning of the next day, heavy fog filled the air. The Jiuyao Mountain, which was within reach in the past, was covered with clouds and foggy, as if it were ethereal. Looking up from the bottom of the mountain, the flowing fog dyed the green color of the mountain forest, and the green mist was steaming, changing unpredictably, giving Jiuyao
The mountains add a bit of beauty and mystery.
Zhu Yingtai exclaimed: "It's really like a fairyland. I'm almost afraid to go in."
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Brother Yingtai is afraid that when you go up the mountain, you will have black hair and red hair, but when you go down the mountain, you will be a chicken-skinned person with gray hair?"
"Green hair beauty?" Zhu Yingtai's heart moved and he glanced sideways at Chen Cao. Chen Cao's expression remained as usual and said: "Brother Zizhong is a disciple of Mr. Ge Zhichuan. He must also know a lot of magical arts. Please tell me a few things."
Chen Cao's way: "Master Ge does not treat gods and immortals at the same time. Gods are gods, immortals are immortals, and people sacrifice to gods. Mortals cannot become gods no matter what, but immortals can be sought. Through hard physical and mental training,
Reach the realm of pure immortality.”
Zhu Yingtai asked with a smile: "Brother Zizhong, why didn't you learn from Mr. Zhikawa to cultivate immortality?"
Chen Caozhi looked at the pair of nieces and nephews jumping around and said: "I have no moral integrity and only love the world of mortals."
Seven-year-old Run'er was wearing a blue and white undershirt, with her hair reaching her eyebrows in the front and shawl in the back. Her eyebrows were picturesque, her pupils were like water, and her skin was pink and jade-carved. She was as beautiful as a little fairy. She ran to Chen Caozhi, but she
Ask Zhu Yingtai: "Zhu Langjun, between you and my ugly uncle, one is called Zi Zhong brother and the other is called Yingtai brother. Who is older?"
Chen Caozhi took Run'er's little hand and smiled at Zhu Yingtai: "Brother Yingtai, I was born in the second year of Jianyuan."
Zhu Yingtai looked slightly shy and said, "My younger brother Yingting was also born in the second year of Jianyuan. I am one year older than Yingting."
Run'er smiled and said, "Then Uncle Chou is right to call Brother Yingtai. Mr. Zhu Lang should call me Uncle Chou as Brother Zi Zhong."
Chen Caozhi flicked Run'er's pink cheek with his fingers and said with a smile: "You are the only one who talks a lot." He said to Zhu Yingtai: "Brother Yingtai, we are going up the mountain. It rained heavily yesterday and the mountain road is still a bit slippery. Be careful."
Run'er and Zongzhi, two little guys, wanted to show that they had strong legs, so they went first with Lai De and Ran Sheng. Chen Caozhi told Lai De and Ran Sheng to take good care of them and not let Zongzhi and Run'er fall, so he walked with Zhu Yingtai.
Behind, Zhu's second maid and servant followed behind.
Along the way, there are lush forests and bamboos, wild flowers and old vines, which are dizzying for people to see. The white mist in front of them makes it look like there are jagged rocks and confusing flowers, and there is no way to go up. But when you walk past, the fog clears and the road turns, and the winding path leads to a quiet place.
Chen Cao said: "I have climbed Jiuyao Mountain hundreds of times, but I never get tired of seeing it. It is cloudy, sunny, rainy and snowy, and the scenery varies from morning to night in four seasons. This is the first time I have seen heavy fog like today.
Along the way up the mountain, the scenery seems to have completely changed."
Zhu Yingtai nodded and said: "The beauty of mountains and rivers can only be appreciated by getting close to them all the time. It's like some friends who think they are familiar with each other, but in fact there is another side hidden. If you have the chance, you can't help but know them."
Chen Caozhi did not answer the topic and only said: "Shangyu is only two hundred miles away from here. You can come here at any time if you ask your younger brother Yingting to accompany you."
After climbing to the top of the mountain, Zongzhi and Run'er arrived first and sat on the two folding small benches brought up by Ran Sheng to rest their breath, their little faces flushed.
Run'er shouted: "Uncle Chou, it's such a heavy fog that we can't see Mingsheng Lake, and our Wubao only has a faint shadow."
Chen Cao said: "You two recite Mao's nineteen poems by Beifeng once, and the fog will dissipate."
Zongzhi and Runer started to recite "Cai Zhou" in unison, their voices were bright and crisp, and several big tits flew away "chirping".
Zhu Yingtai also whispered to the Taoist people on the side: "If you float on the cypress boat, you will also float on the current. If you are sleepy, if you have hidden worries. I have no wine, so I can swim with Ao..."
Chen Caozhi also recited: "——The sun and the moon are everywhere, and the trees are stacked and faded. The worry in my heart is like a bandit wearing a coat. I think about it quietly, but I can't fly."
Zongzhi and Runer immediately recited "Green Clothes" and "Green Clothes Come", but Zhu Yingtai did not follow "Green Clothes" and recited: "The cypress boat sailed across the other side, and the middle river was on the other side."
Those two fashions really uphold my appearance. Their death will destroy them——"
This is another poem "Cai Zhou". There are two poems "Cai Zhou" in the Book of Songs, belonging to "Bei Feng" and "Quan Feng" respectively. The poetic meaning is completely different. According to Chen Caozhi's understanding, the former one is for a man who has no talent.
Sigh, and the next one is a pure love poem. The woman likes the young man on the other side of the river, but her parents do not agree. The woman vows to get married. "Death is the ultimate goal" and "death and life" in "Beifeng. Drumming Chapter"
"The broadness of the relationship makes you happy with your son; if you hold your hand, you and your son will grow old together." This is a beautiful line from the "Book of Songs" that has been sung throughout the ages. That kind of decisive and deep emotion has moved countless infatuated men and women in later generations.
At this moment, Chen Caozhi thought of Lu Weirui. On the boat surrounded by lotus leaves, the red mole on the snow-lotus-like ankle was extremely vivid. The pure and beautiful girl was speaking affectionate words——
The sound of a flute rises, like longing and admiration, going back and forth, thinking about the dark night, fragrant past events, alternating long and short tones, lingering and pathos, sincere and sincere, which is the ultimate expression of the Dongxiao sound range.
In the eastern sky, there are thousands of rays of light. The mountain breeze comes with the rays of light. The fog quickly recedes, revealing the cliffs, green trees, and the huge eaves of the Wubao... Looking at the Mingsheng Lake not far away, it is like a giant hand.
The veil of fog shrouding the lake was lifted one after another, like a beautiful fairy sleeping forever. The veil that covered her body was blown off by the wind, and her graceful appearance appeared——
Zhu Yingtai could naturally hear the lovesickness in Chen Cao's music. Who is she missing? It seems to be thousands of rivers and mountains away.
Zhu Yingtai sighed softly, feeling a kind of melancholy that she had never felt before. It couldn't be called sad, but it penetrated into the bone marrow. Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of her, she felt uninterested.
No, I accidentally stepped on a flat stone and the sole of my foot slipped. If Chen Caozhi, who was walking beside me, didn't quickly give me a hand with his quick eyes, I would have sat down on the ground.
Chen Caozhi calmly let go of Zhu Yingtai's arm and said, "Be careful. It's easier to go up the mountain than to go down."
Zhu Yingtai felt that her legs were a little weak, and she saw that the two maids behind her were unreliable, so she said: "I'll walk slowly, Zizhong goes first, wait for me at the bottom of the mountain."
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "How can I be such a master? Of course I will accompany you."
Zhu Yingtai smiled and said, "Zizhong can be a lifelong friend." He felt much more cheerful.
The two of them walked down the mountain side by side and went back to the west building to have breakfast. Zhu Yingtai and his five servants left Chenjiawu on their way home. Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, walked to the gate of Wubao and said to Zhu Yingtai: "If the festival is not approaching, I wish you the best."
My husband is in a hurry to return to his hometown. He should have stayed here for a few more days. He only arrived yesterday and left early today. It is really too lazy." Then he said to Chen Cao: "My son will give you my best wishes."
When Zhu Yingtai bid farewell to Chen's mother Li and prepared to go on the road, Run'er, who was leaning against her grandmother, stared at Zhu Yingtai with her wonderful eyes open and said: "Mr. Zhu, come to Chenjiawu often when you have time in the future. My ugly uncle
It’s rare to have a close friend, and Uncle Chou is very willing to meet Zhu Langjun—Uncle Chou, isn’t he?”
Zhu Yingtai thought Chen Caozhi's niece was so cute and asked with a smile: "Does Run'er know what a close friend is? Please answer with Mao's poems."
Run'er blurted out: "Qing Qing Zi Jin, my heart is leisurely - isn't this a good sentence for missing friends?"
Zhu Yingtai smiled brightly and praised: "That's a good answer. Run'er is a young talented girl. Well, come and visit Run'er when you have time -" Seeing Zongzhi take a small step forward, he added: "
——He Zongzhi, and Aunt Chen."
Zhu Yingtai followed the bullock cart and walked far away. When she turned around, she saw brother and sister Zongzhi and Runer walking to the willow forest outside Wubao, still waving their little hands in this direction.
Chen Cao said: "These two children lost their parents when they were young. They are very affectionate. If you are kind to them, they will treat you like a family member."
Zhu Yingtai felt a little sour and said: "Seeing Zongzhi and Run'er, I feel even more disgusting that the Ding clan leader forced them to separate mother and son!"
Chen Cao said: "I can't blame Ding Sheren for this. I am also thinking about the interests of the family. But I am working hard. Maybe next year my sister-in-law can return to Chenjiawu at any time."
Zhu Yingtai glanced at Chen Cao and asked, "Does Zizhong think that if he becomes the literary director of Wu County next year, he will be able to compete with Qian Tang and Ding's family?"
Zhu Yingtai asked a very pointed question, but it was for Chen Caozhi's sake. Instead of letting Chen Caozhi hit a wall and be humiliated next year, why not wake him up now?
Chen Caozhi smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Yingtai, for reminding me."
Zhu Yingtai saw that Chen Caozhi did not feel any sense of loss, so he asked: "What else does Zizhong plan?"
Chen Cao's advice: "Take it step by step, first get the exemption certificate and then talk about it."
Zhu Yingtai nodded and said: "Zizhong, I heard that Xie Anshi in Kuaiji is magnanimous and values talent, and he likes to support the underachievers. Why don't you go and see him? Didn't guest Xi go to Xie's villa in Dongshan, Kuaiji to invite Xie Anshi to come out? Guest Xi
If I appreciate you in this way, I will surely praise your talent in front of An Shigong, and you will become famous when you go to Kuaiji."
Chen Cao said: "Xie Gong is the great celebrity I admire most. I will definitely go to see him."
Zhu Yingtai was very happy and asked: "About when?"
Chen Caozhi hesitated and said: "I can't say for sure at the moment, maybe in August or September, maybe next year."
Zhu Yingtai said "hmm" and stopped talking, just walking.
The bullock cart rolled eastward, gradually getting farther and farther away from Chenjiawu, and the red sun gradually rose higher and scorched people. When Chen Cao saw that Zhu Yingtai's powdered forehead was stained with sweat, he said: "Yingtai
Brother, please sit down in the car and I will take you on foot."
Zhu Yingtai sat on the bullock cart, but did not speak. She just smiled and looked out the window at Chen Caozhi, who was walking briskly with his big sleeves swinging. She wanted to see how far he would go?
Sitting in the car, he didn't feel it. He thought he had gone a long way. Zhu Yingtai couldn't hold his breath. He put his hand on the car window and rested his chin on the back of his hand. He looked at Chen Caozhi with his slender and charming eyes and asked: "Zizhong
, when will you send me there? Will you send me to Shangyu?"
Chen Cao said: "I can't deliver it to Shangyu, but I still want to give it a ride."
Zhu Yingtai didn't want to hide it anymore, and asked in a natural and gentle voice: "Do you feel reluctant to leave?"
Chen Caozhi looked over and said with a calm smile: "Yes, like Zongzhi and Run'er, I value love and separation."
Zhu Yingtai recalled what Chen Caozhi had said before about "a beauty with green hair" and suddenly asked: "Does Zizhong think that you and I will never see each other again?"
Chen Cao was astonished. He really thought so. It was extremely rare for a noble girl to study abroad for several months. It was impossible that there would be such an opportunity in the future, but it was inevitable. The family tradition of the noble family was no longer
Yes, from Zhu Yingtai's occasional words, Chen Caozhi knew that Zhu Yingtai's parents were deceased. Zhu Yingtai would inevitably be reprimanded by the elders of the clan when he returned this time. In the future, he would only be more strictly controlled. He would not go out alone as often as he wanted.
It's impossible. Now that he heard Zhu Yingtai say it so directly, Chen Caozhi was naturally surprised, disappointed, and reluctant to say goodbye.
Only then did Zhu Yingtai realize that Chen Caozhi already knew her identity as a woman. Otherwise, how far away was Qian Tang from Shang Yu, how could they meet forever? Only men and women are different, and they can meet forever after they get married.
Zhu Yingtai did not feel embarrassed or shy, but felt relieved and relaxed. Hadn't she long been thinking about revealing her identity as a woman? She asked softly: "When did Zizhong find out?"
Chen Caozhi could no longer pretend to be slow. He was not used to talking to Zhu Yingtai who revealed his identity as a woman. He hesitated and said, "I'm slightly aware of it, but I'm not sure."
Zhu Yingtai really wanted to ask Chen Caozhi how he knew she was a woman, but he was afraid of being indecent and afraid of being overheard by the servants, so he didn't ask anymore. He smiled and shook his head gently, listening to the sound of the wheels turning again and again.
Taking this to calm down the strange emotions in his heart, he said: "Zizhong stays and goes back early so that your mother will not miss you. Also, remember to visit Mr. Anshi at Xie's villa in Dongshan, Kuaiji."
Chen Caozhi stopped and saw that the bullock cart was still rolling along, so he walked a few steps to keep up.
Zhu Yingtai burst into tears immediately. She put down the car curtain, tried to keep her tone calm, and said: "Zizhong, let me tell you something. I was the one who came from Jiankang Waterway Six Hundred Miles to listen to your song at the beginning of December last year.
You must have guessed that you recognized Yingting. In fact, you understand many things and don't say it, right? - I came to Wujun to study just to hear your wonderful voice, talk clearly, and play chess.
The flute playing to see off the guests made me wander outside the peach forest and couldn't bear to leave——"
Listening to the sound of clogs outside the car window, Zhu Yingtai said again: "Zizhong, don't wait for me to go far away and you play again. I can't hear you. I will be very sorry. No one will eavesdrop on you anymore."
The farewell song - Zi Zhong Stays."
The sound of clogs stopped, and Chen Caozhi's voice said: "Brother Yingtai, have a safe journey. I will be willing to play a piece for you if I have the opportunity in the future."
Lu Xi Niu, who has strong endurance, walked eastward step by step without stopping. Zhu Yingtai in the carriage whispered:
"Young and green Zi Jin, my heart is so long. Even if I don't go, Zi Ning will not inherit the sound?"
Qingqingzi wears it, and I think about it for a long time. Even if I don't go, Zi Ning won't come?
Picking up and reaching out, we are at the city gate. Not seeing each other for one day is like visiting in three months——"
Zhu Yingtai thought: "Run'er said this is a poem about a close friend. Her ugly uncle should have taught her this, but is this poem about a close friend? It is obviously a poem about the love between a man and a woman.
Well, it must have been that when Zi Zhong taught Run'er to read this poem, he felt that Run'er was too young, so he said it was a poem about missing friends."
Then I thought: "The lovesickness that Zizhong expressed in that song on the top of Jiuyao Mountain was naturally for Lu Weirui. He only has friendship for me, and it is true that it is sincere. Well, it is good to be friends for life, but why do I feel so uncomfortable?"