On the eighth day of April, in early summer, last night's heavy rain washed the valley fresh, the trees were dripping green, and the afternoon sun reflected the dendrobium, daylily, mulberry, rose, and flower shadows on the roadside. From the foothills of Wulin Mountain to Mingsheng Lake,
The mountain roads are like pictures.
The tenant Lai Fu temporarily acted as a driver, driving an ox cart slowly on the uneven mountain road. It was nearly 20 miles from Lingyin Temple to Chenjiawu at the foot of Jiuyao Mountain, and the ox cart had to walk for one and a half hours.
hour.
Chen Cao's mother and son were sitting in the car. The mountain road was rugged and bumpy. Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, felt sick in her heart and her face was a little pale.
Chen Caozhi said with concern: "Mom, this mountain road is bumpy and it's easy to get dizzy while riding in the car. How about letting the child support me while I walk through this road?"
Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, said happily: "Okay, my son is so considerate, mother is really relieved."
In the past, Chen Cao's filial piety was filial piety, but it was limited to being obedient and obedient. Being thoughtful and thoughtful like this was not his specialty.
Chen Caozhi helped his mother walk slowly on the mountain road. Looking at his mother's gray hair and the age spots on the back of her hands, he secretly said in his heart: "Mom, I am your son, and I will definitely honor you."
The afternoon sun shines on the mountain road from the dense branches and leaves, with spots and flickers. Chen Caozhi, wearing a small kurze shirt and fluttering sleeves, wears high-toothed sandals and walks through the tiny spots of light. The mountain road is quiet and the sound of the sandals is crisp. He is deeply moved.
Taking a deep breath, he felt extremely relaxed and comfortable. It had been more than three months since he held the soul longevity lamp, and his negative emotions had basically been overcome. At this time, he only felt the joy of rebirth. He was now fifteen years old, younger than in his previous life.
Isn’t it amazing that I turned twelve years old and returned from youth to teenager? This was more than 1,600 years ago?
Thinking like this, Chen Caozhi couldn't help but feel a little excited. He swung his big sleeves that were more than two feet wide and looked at his long and thin left hand. Reflected in the sun, the hand was so white and transparent that he was really a delicate and beautiful young man.
Chen Caozhi estimated that he is now about 1.6 meters tall, which is about 6 feet 5 inches in Jin ruler. For a young man who has just entered the development period, this height is not short, but it is not as short as his previous life.
Compared with the strong physique that carries luggage everywhere, this person is too thin and weak.
Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, was supported by Chen Caozhi for a while, and she felt less depressed and much more relaxed. When she saw her son raising his hands to look at his palms, she smiled and asked, "Chou, what are you looking at your hands for?"
Chen Cao said: "Mom, I feel that my body is weak. In the future, I need to find ways to strengthen my body and practice Wuqinxi."
"Yes, yes, it's about strengthening your body, it's about strengthening your body."
Chen Cao's father and brother did not live long, and Chen Caozhi had always been weak and sickly. Chen's mother, Li, often felt worried. Now that she heard Chen Caozhi talk about keeping fit, she was overjoyed.
Laifu, a tenant driver driving an oxcart, interrupted and said: "If you want to keep fit, it is better for you to learn swordsmanship. There are wine priests in Tianshi Dao who are good at swordsmanship."
But Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, said: "Don't learn swordsmanship. That's what refugees and soldiers learn. Chou'er can just practice Wuqinxi."
In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a culture of worshiping literature over martial arts. The children of the gentry clan paid attention to applying powder and incense, being elegant, waving five strings, and talking rhetorically. Who would be willing to sweat and practice martial arts? Although Chen Cao's family did not join the gentry clan, they have always passed down their poems and calligraphy to their families.
Therefore, it is reasonable for Chen's mother, Li, not to let Chen Caozhi learn the sword.
"By the way," Mrs. Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, said again: "Chou'er, please don't tell anyone else about my mother and son coming to Lingyin Temple to worship Buddha - Laifu, you also remember that you must not say anything."
Laifu is in his forties, a loyal and honest man. He was originally a refugee from Huaibei. He lived in Jiangdong with no household registration and no land. Chen Caozhi's father was kind to Laifu when he was the county magistrate of Wuxing County, so Laifu brought his family of five here. He went to Chenjiawu, cultivated fields for the Chen family, and became a tenant of the Chen family for more than ten years.
Lai Fu agreed: "Lai Fu will never say that Lai Fu doesn't care who the Buddha or the Heavenly Master is. As long as he can keep Mr. Xiaolang safe, then Lai Fu will believe in whoever he is."
The Chen family in Chenjiawu believes in the Tao of the Heavenly Master, which is also the Five Pecks of Rice Tao, and worships Du Zigong, the Taoist leader of Qiantang County, as their teacher. The name Chen Caozhi is related to the Tao of the Tianshi, and the word "Zhi" is the symbol of the Tao of the Tianshi, as in There were many people named "Shi" in Buddhism during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The most famous ones were Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi and his son.
Du Zigong is said to have great influence in the land of Sanwu with his Taoist skills. Many high-ranking families worship him, such as the Wang family of Langya, the Xie family of Chenjun, the Kong family of Kuaiji, and the Zhou family of Yixing. These are all top-notch Since Buddhism was introduced to China, it has become incompatible with Taoism. Therefore, if Du Zigong of Qian Tang Dynasty learned that his disciple Chen Caozhi went to Lingyin Temple to offer incense, Chen Caozhi's future would be feared. It would be very bad.
At this time, the three of them had already walked out of Lingyin Mountain Road. Not far away, there was a vast lake stretching between the sky and the earth. It had thousands of hectares of blue waves, and the water connected to the sky in the distance. There were several small islands in the lake. There was not a single fishing boat visible on the vast lake. The blue sky White clouds, green mountains and blue lakes, and warm wind blowing make people intoxicated.
Chen Caozhi is a veteran traveler. How could he not know that the West Lake is next to Lingyin Temple? Yes, it is the famous West Lake, but now it is called Mingsheng Lake, also known as Wulin Water. The nearby villagers also call it Jinniu Lake and Legend Lake. A golden bull appears in the middle. Compared with the West Lake that was crowded with tourists more than a thousand years later, the Mingsheng Lake in front of us is much larger, the water is clean, and there are few people around -
Chen Caozhi smiled and thought: "Seven hundred years later, Su Dongpo compared the West Lake to the West Lake, but the West Lake in front of him can be said to be a Lolita Xishi, completely untainted."
Chen Caozhi helped his mother get on the bullock cart. He continued to walk beside the cart, admiring the scenery of the lake and mountains. After walking for a while, he saw several bullock carts parked by the lake in front of him, as well as a carriage, more than a dozen attendants, and maids. Each of them was holding feather fans, square mattresses, books, Ruyi and other things to wait on them. A tall, fair-skinned young man accompanied a girl in plain clothes who was picking wild flowers by the lake.
The girl, wearing a narrow undershirt and a floor-length skirt, was dressed in plain white with a ponytail hairdo. She had a slim figure and a very beautiful appearance. She pointed to a clump of flowers more than two feet high on the stone edge of the lake and asked in a Sanwu accent: "Sixth brother, What kind of flower do you think this is?"
The young master came closer and took a closer look. The leaves of this bush of flowers and trees were oval, the petals were slightly hanging, and the flower colors were white, yellow, light red, and lavender. One branch had five colors. It was very gorgeous. He hesitated and said: "This - is it a rose?"
The girl chuckled and said: "How could this be a rose? It's definitely not!"
The young master asked the attendants and maids, and they all talked about spring and summer flowers. The girl shook her head and said: "None of them, I think they are more like dendrobium orchids, but they are not like elephants -"
At this time, a clear voice said: "This is Dendrobium orchid, but it is not an ordinary Dendrobium orchid. It is a heterogeneous species called Dendrobium japonicus."
The young man and the girl in plain clothes turned around together, and saw a fair-skinned and handsome young man with a small crown and big sleeves walking leisurely in high-toothed sandals. He had a faint smile on his face, and his attitude was leisurely, free and easy.
The young master saw that this beautiful young man was very well-mannered and must be a member of the noble family. He raised his hands and said, "May I ask where your surname is? Where is the county commander?"
The young man said in a calm tone: "What about Wang Xie's children? What about the poor family of the common people?" He slightly cupped his hands and followed the oxcart to the east.
The girl in plain clothes looked at the retreating figure of the young man in Ge Shan and said softly: "I didn't expect there to be such a person in this secluded mountain!" Then she turned to look at the cluster of Dendrobium orchids and said with a smile: "Dendrobium Jinchai, this one
The flower name is quite unique."
The young master felt a little offended that the young man was rude, and said: "He's not really a person, he's probably a lower-class nobleman from Qian Tang, probably Beiqin."
Beiqin refers to the barbarians in the north. This is the contemptuous name given to the northerners by the Sanwu gentry. Wujun, Wuxing, and Wuhui are collectively known as the Sanwu. They are the hometown of Sun Quan's Wu Kingdom. Fifty years ago, a large number of northern Jin people came to escape the war.
The land of Sanwu was settled, and the population of Nandu was nearly one million, accounting for one-sixth of the population of Jiangdong. The people of Jiangdong felt that the northerners went south, occupied their territory, and harmed their interests, so they were very dissatisfied.
The girl laughed and said: "Sixth brother, if you call them Beiqin, Beiqian will call us raccoon dogs."
The Wu people can't stand the northerners, and the wealthy northern families also look down on the Wu people. They jokingly call the Wu people "raccoon dogs". Raccoon dogs are just local dogs. It's really ugly.
The young master said angrily: "They are the real raccoons. These northern dogs were beaten by the barbarians in the north of the Yangtze River and became as frightened as a lost dog. Once they arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, they became arrogant and domineering. Our four surnames in Wu County - Lu, Gu
, Zhu, Zhang, are all heirs of poetry and etiquette, how can they be inferior to Wang, Xie, Xi, and Yu who came from the north?"
The young master's name is Lu Qin, and he is a descendant of Lu Xun, the governor of Soochow in the Three Kingdoms. His father, Lu Shi, was a minister of the fifth army and was ranked third in rank. The girl in plain clothes was his cousin, the daughter of Lu Na, the prefect of Wuxing County, and his girlfriend.
The name is Lu Weirui, and the Lu family is one of the most wealthy families in Jiangdong.
Lu Weirui couldn't help laughing when she saw that her cousin was still glaring at the young man who was leaving. "Sixth brother, this young man taught me the name of Dendrobium nobile. We should be grateful. And even if he is from the north, we don't have to be so angry."
, he is still a young man."
Lu Qin also felt that he was not generous enough, so he laughed and said: "He is indeed an ignorant child. He turned a blind eye when he saw the most beautiful woman in Wuxing County. He is really blind."
Lu Weirui squinted her bright eyes, glanced at her cousin, and ordered her attendants to dig up the Dendrobium plant by its roots and transplant it to the back garden of Lu Mansion in Wu County.
The gardens of the Lu Mansion were unparalleled in Jiangdong, and Lu Weirui was an infatuated lover of flowers. People in Wujun called her "Lu's nymphomaniac".
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Wei Rui (sound: Wei Rui), one refers to the lush vegetation, and the other refers to the gorgeous and bright colors. The other meaning is Xiaodao's unique understanding of these two words, which is the delicate and weak petals.
