After Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan heard what Chen Caozhi said, she obviously refused to give up. She couldn't help but said anxiously: "Chen Caozhi, do you know that you are hurting my family Wei Rui by doing this? Since the year before last, Wei Rui has been harshly criticized by her family elders.
Do you know how many cold words there are? Wei Rui has grown so big, who would be willing to scold her? Do you know how much she has been wronged because of you? At the beginning of last year, her second uncle was so angry that he broke her beloved patchouli.
It really scared me, but Wei Rui didn't shed a single tear, and Wei Rui who didn't cry made me even more worried. Do you know all this?"
Zhang Wenwan looked so excited that she shed tears when she spoke. She really loved Ai Weirui.
Chen Caozhi's handsome thick eyebrows were knitted, his eyes were wet, and he was silent for a long time before saying: "Mrs. Lu, you know Wei Rui's temperament. She is a lover with simple emotions. She will die for a flower whose owner refuses to transfer it.
Twice a year, she would travel thousands of miles to visit her, and she would cry anxiously because the famous flowers had withered and withered early. She had an exquisite ice heart that was crystal clear without any trace of residue. Such a woman is a treasure and is rare to find in the world. I
Now that I have met and fallen in love with you, how can I give up! If I give up, my heart will be broken!"
When Zhang Wenwan heard this, what Lu Weirui said on the bank of Pinghu suddenly came to mind - "Aunt Zhang, if I hadn't met Mr. Chen, then it wouldn't matter who I married according to my parents, but now I have met Mr. Chen.
Jun, I also have Chen Langjun in my heart, and I also think about Chen Langjun in my dreams. If you ask me to marry someone else, I can’t do it. I might die—"
Chen Caozhi knows Wei Rui's temperament very well. He is right. Wei Rui is a gentle woman on the outside but stubborn on the inside. She will not hurt others, she can only hurt herself——
Zhang Wenwan shed tears and said, "But this will really drive Wei Rui to death."
Chen Caozhi leaned forward and said sincerely: "Madam is kind and truly loves Wei Rui, so please help me and Wei Rui——"
Zhang Wenwan wiped his tears and said: "Tell me, what do you want me to do for you? I just want Wei Rui to be safe and happy. What kind of family reputation do these men want to think about? You said -" Even though he said this, he couldn't help but feel uneasy in his heart. I don't know what Chen Cao was doing.
Even if I asked her for help, there were many things she was powerless to do.
Chen Cao said: "I beg you, madam, to go to Jiankang with me. Wei Rui needs a mother who loves her so much. With you by her side, Wei Rui will be happier."
Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan was moved and said immediately: "Okay, I am also planning to go to Jiankang to accompany Wei Rui when she is in better health. With me here, she will suffer less grievances. Then please ask Chen Langjun to rest in the villa."
I'll pack my bags overnight and go to Beijing with you tomorrow."
Chen Caozhi saluted respectfully and said, "Thank you, madam."
Mrs. Lu stared at Chen Caozhi and sighed deeply. At this time, she heard her brother Zhang Mo asking loudly in the corridor: "Sister Wan, have you finished talking? I have something important to say to Caozhi."
Mrs. Lu was very surprised. What important words did Fifth Brother have to say to Chen Caozhi? She said: "Fifth Brother, please come in."
Zhang Mo strode in, holding a painting scroll in one hand, and knelt down next to Chen Caozhi. He unfolded one of the paintings, which was the "Eight Dragon Portraits" painted by Chen Caozhi, and asked: "Cao Zhi, this
Is it a Buddhist god?”
Chen Cao thought to himself: "Has the idea of the eight Buddhist guardian deities not been spread in the Eastern Jin Dynasty?" He nodded and said, "Yes, these are the eight Buddhist tribes, one day, two dragons, three yakshas, four gandharvas, and five
The Asuras, the Six Garudas, the Seven Kinnasas, and the Eight Maharajas are all human and non-human."
Zhang Mo is a follower of Celestial Master Taoism, and his love for this "Eight Parts of Heavenly Dragons" is just because of the strange and weird shapes of humans and non-humans in the painting. The Asura has two heads, one is a man, which is both vicious and ugly. , the other head is a woman, beautiful and dignified, and there is Nagalula, who has the head of a human and the body of a bird, with shining golden feathers. Chen Caozhi said that Garuda is also known as the Garuda, and Gandharva is the god of incense. , the dancing posture is graceful and graceful, just like the rising fragrance, and Maharaja has the head of a human and the body of a python, and his appearance is terrifying——
Wei Xie once said to Chen Caozhi that Zhang Mo's paintings, if he takes the elves and leaves behind his bone method, it will inevitably be weird to paint figures.
Zhang Mo likes to paint weird characters, so when he saw Chen Caozhi's "Eight Parts of Tianlong", he was very happy. After talking for a while, he expanded "Mountain Dwelling Four Seasons" to discuss the techniques of flowers and trees. The rapid progress of his painting skills is very surprising. Three years ago, Chen Caozhi's "Molan Tu" was rated by him as "the image is novel, but the writing power is not as good as it is." Now, Chen Caozhi's writing power has been improved, and the image is even more novel. , I thought that the emergence of Gu Hutou in Jiangzuo was already a once-in-a-century genius. Now it seems that this Chen Caozhi is no less inferior to Gu Hutou. I also heard from Chen Caozhi that Gu Kaizhi will be painting at the Kangwa Temple this year. For the murals of Buddha statues, Zhang Mo immediately decided to go to Jiankang with Chen Caozhi today——
Mrs. Lu on the side looked at brother Zhang Mo in surprise and said, "Fifth brother, didn't you say you wanted to go back to Kuaiji?"
Zhang Mo said: "I'm not going back. I'm going to Jiankang to see the crazy man of the Gu family painting Buddhist statues. I also discussed painting skills with Cao Zhi along the way. It's really a formidable future. Cao Zhi has been a filial piety for three years, but his painting skills have improved by leaps and bounds. Could it be because of his pure filial piety?" A gift from God?"
Chen Caozhi said that he had received advice from Dai Kui of Yanxi, and Gu Kaizhi had lived in Chenjiawu for more than a month and taught him carefully. Zhang Mo sighed and said: "Liang'an Road on the left of the Yangtze River, Zhang'an Road on the Kuaiji River, and Dai'an Road on the Yanxi River." , it seems that my An Dao is not as good as Dai An Dao in Shanxi, I also have three disciples, who can compare to Cao Zhi!"
Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan saw that her brother Zhang Mo, who had always been aloof and aloof, praised Chen Caozhi so much, so she came to see Chen Caozhi's two paintings. She didn't like the weird "Eight Dragon Portraits", but she liked the fresh and clear "Four Seasons of Mountain Dwelling". "I liked it very much. I asked that this was Chen Caozhi's hometown, and I quite wanted to visit the painting——
Zhang Mo and Mrs. Lu were discussing calligraphy and painting with Chen Caozhi. Before they realized it was dusk, Zhang Mo said to his sister Zhang Wenwan: "Sister Wan, I missed Cao Zhi's schedule while we were chatting. Let him stay at the village." How about a night’s rest?”
Mrs. Lu glanced at Chen Cao and said with a smile: "Why do you need to order this? Would I, Mr. Lu, be so impudent? Mr. Chen is my guest when he comes to the manor, and tomorrow I will go to Jiankang to visit Wei Rui. , I happened to be traveling with my fifth brother."
Zhang Mo looked at his younger sister Zhang Wenwan and then at Chen Caozhi, smiled slightly, and thought to himself: "Did sister Wan actually agree to Wei Rui's marriage to Cao Zhi? Although Cao Zhi has great looks and literary talent, but what about his family status? If it’s too low, even if the Wanmei values people and values talent, it’s not the Wanmei who has the final say.” He said, “The Wanmei doesn’t accept the land and environment of Jiankang, what can I do?”
Chen Cao said: "Mrs. Lu, acclimatization is not insurmountable."
Mrs. Lu said in surprise: "I have forgotten that Chen Langjun is still a disciple of Mr. Ge Zhichuan. Chen Langjun is proficient in medicine. Chen Langjun, please tell me which medicines I should take?"
Chen Cao's way: "The medical knowledge is profound and broad, and the younger generation only knows a little bit about it. This acclimatization is mainly related to the mood. The last time my wife went to Jiankang, I felt restless and anxious. In addition, my body is not strong, and I easily lose my appetite.
Insomnia at night, often feeling mentally exhausted——"
Mrs. Lu nodded repeatedly: "Mr. Chen is right, how can I overcome it?"
Chen Cao said: "Madam, you should relax and believe that there will be good results. Don't stay at home after you reach Jiankang. Go for a walk in the countryside often. Drink more tea on weekdays. Also, drink a cup before going to bed.
Honey tea nourishes the stomach and nourishes the skin, so aphrodisiacs can definitely be overcome."
Mrs. Lu smiled and said to Zhang Mo: "Fifth brother, you see, this method is both simple and reasonable. Last year I was in Jiankang, and those famous doctors prescribed this prescription and that prescription for me, and they made me miserable.
No famous doctor has such insight as Cao Zhi. I was really afraid of going to Jiankang before, but now it’s better and I don’t have to worry anymore.”
Chen Caozhi added: "If Madam has a favorite hometown dish, she can take more to Jiankang, which will be more beneficial to the body and mind."
Zhang Mo said with a smile: "This is a very sensible statement. Wanmei has the same hobbies as my ancestor Ji Yinggong. Water shield soup and seabass dumplings are his favorites."
Mrs. Lu also smiled and said: "But these two are not easy to come by, and the pickled ones lose their flavor."
Chen Cao said: "Cao heard that there are also water shields and sea bass in Jiangling Lake in the north of Jiankang City, but they may not be as delicious as those in Wuzhong. Let's talk about it."
Zhang Mo and Mrs. Lu both laughed.
Jiangling Lake in Jiankang is the Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing in later generations. Pure vegetables originally grew in freshwater lakes. Chen Caozhi said that there are water shields and seabass in Jiangling Lake. He took it for granted, mainly to eliminate Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan’s suspicion of Jiankang.
Fear mentality.
…
On the 24th day of the first lunar month, Lu's eight ox-carts and dozens of maidservants joined Chen Caozhi and Chen Shang's three ox-carts to set off for Jiankang. Mrs. Lu only brought these eight ox-carts with her.
Cars and dozens of followers can be said to be a simple and easy way to travel.
Chen Shang admired his sixteenth brother so much that he was worried about being humiliated by the Lu family when he entered the manor yesterday. He didn't expect that his sixteenth brother could persuade Mrs. Lu to go to Beijing together, and even went together. This matter spread out, and no matter how hard it was,
Is this like acknowledging that the sixteenth brother is the good son-in-law of the Lu family? Hahaha, how wonderful! How wonderful!
Zhang Mo, who was traveling with him, also said to his younger sister, Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan: "Sister Wan, if you go to Beijing with Chen Caozhi like this, even if Lu Zuyan doesn't blame you, the always domineering Lu Shi will probably be furious."
Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan was determined to build momentum for Chen Caozhi and Wei Rui. She went to Beijing with Chen Caozhi, and in the eyes of outsiders, it naturally seemed that the marriage between Chen Caozhi and Lu Wei Rui was done. Maybe this way
It can help Wei Rui finally marry Chen Caozhi——
After yesterday's long conversation, Mrs. Lu's favorable impression of Chen Caozhi suddenly increased. She felt that such a handsome, affectionate, talented and righteous man was extremely rare. Moreover, Chen Caozhi's conversation showed that Chen Caozhi was thoughtful and delicate. Wei Rui would get good results if she married him.
He loved her, so even though she knew she couldn't do anything, she still had to try hard. The most important thing was that Chen Caozhi's determination and calmness gave Mrs. Lu confidence. There was a wonderful feeling that this man could really break through all the obstacles and finally marry.
To Wei Rui, although this feeling was a bit inexplicable, it undoubtedly enhanced Mrs. Lu's intimacy with Chen Caozhi. Now Mrs. Lu has called Chen Caozhi "Cao Zhi" in an elder tone.
We arrived at Wujun City in the afternoon of the next day, rested overnight in Lu Mansion, and left Wujun on the morning of the 26th.
In Wu County, Chen Caozhi took the time to take Ran Sheng to visit Li Taoist, the dean of Zhenqing Taoist Temple. After three years there, Zhenqing Taoist Temple rebuilt three main halls, and the incense was much stronger than before, and the dean of the dean, Li Taoist,
The Taoist priest had aged a lot, but he was still in good spirits. He was very happy to see Chen Caozhi and led Chen Caozhi to pay homage at the Sanqing Hall. Chen Caozhi wanted to donate two thousand incense coins, but Taoist Li, who was getting older and more refined, said
He was hoping that Chen Caozhi would send a painting to the Taoist Academy. Taoist Li still had fresh memories of selling Chen Caozhi's "Peach Tree Picture" to Lu Weirui for 100,000 yuan three years ago.
Chen Caozhi smiled and said, "Well, I will spend the night painting a picture of Taoist camellia as a gift. You can send someone to Lu Mansion to pick it up tomorrow."
Li Daoren personally accompanied Chen Caozhi to the back mountain to see the camellias. The stone steps on the mountain path have been renovated, and the pinewood pavilion on the middle of the mountain has also been renovated. The two precious camellias "Ruixue" and "Da Zipao" are protected by wooden railings.
, there are small stones under the other camellia trees to prevent soil erosion from exposing the root system.
Camellia blooms twice a year, both in winter and spring. It is late Mengchun and the weather is fine. The camellias in the middle of the mountain are as beautiful as clouds. At dusk, you can wander under the flower trees, with the shadows of the branches slanting and the fragrance of the flowers floating.
, intoxicating.
Taoist Li had known about the affair between Chen Caozhi and Miss Lu for a long time. He knew the details better than most people. He didn’t think so at the time, but later I remembered that Chen Langjun and Mrs. Lu often came to the Taoist temple to see the camellias. Wasn’t it just a date? They were three people at that time.
They are dating each other, what a perfect couple.
Li Daoren stood by the wooden fence of the camellia "Auspicious Snow" and said: "At the beginning of October last year, Miss Lu went to Jiankang from Huating. She stopped here specifically to see the camellias in the back mountain. At that time, the camellias were not in bloom, and this was the only one."
Ruixue' had a few flower buds. Miss Lu looked at these buds for a long time. The manager of the Lu family urged her several times before reluctantly leaving. Chen Langjun learned that Miss Lu's appearance had declined.
A lot."
Chen Caozhi said: "Thank you so much, Master Li, for telling me." He reached out and pulled a camellia "Auspicious Snow" branch close to him, and smelled the huge camellia blooming on the branch, with flowers as colorful as snow and a bright yellow core, and felt cold and cold.
The fragrance fills the nose.
After leaving Zhenqing Taoist Academy, Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng walked along Xiaojing Lake to Xu's Thatched Cottage under Lion Mountain. Dr. Xu Zao will not come here to give lectures until mid-February. At this time, there are only two servants guarding the thatched cottage. These two servants
One of them recognized Chen Caozhi and warmly invited Chen Caozhi to come in for a break to drink tea. Chen Caozhi left a letter to Dr. Xu and rewarded the servant two hundred dollars.
Ran Sheng said with great interest: "Little Master, let's go to Taolin Xiaozhu again."
The two of them went to Taolin Xiaozhu again. The dusk was misty. Some of the peach trees on both sides of the Bixi River had already bloomed, and some had not yet bloomed. The doors of the five thatched houses were padlocked and there were no lights.
…
The next morning, Mr. Li personally went to Lu Mansion in the south of the city to pick up Chen Caozhi's "Taoyuan Mountain Tea Picture". Lu's concierge handed an unframed scroll to Mr. Li, saying that Master Chen had set out half an hour ago.
The camellias in the painting are scorching and bright, and the colors are gorgeous. Taoist Li has limited appreciation. He only knows that the painting is eye-catching, but what he thinks in his heart is: "Chen Langjun stayed in the Lu Mansion last night. It seems that Mr. Lu agrees."
This marriage is so wonderful. Well, I will go back and recite "Laozi's Five Thousand Essays" ten times to bless Chen Langjun and Miss Lu."
