Huainan, Dingyuan County, is a small county located south of the lower reaches of the Huai River.
It was noon at this time, and the scorching sunshine was shining directly on this land. Although it was past the beginning of autumn, the weather was still hot. In a small mountain village located more than a hundred miles east of Dingyuan County, some children's voices could be heard from time to time.
The sound of laughing and joking. The weather is too hot. Except for the excited children playing and making noise, other people are too lazy to go out. Some are sitting in the shade under the eaves of their homes, and some are fanning.
The five of them sat under the shade of a towering tree to enjoy the shade. From time to time there was an annoying noise from the trees, which made people just want to fall asleep.
Next to the village, there is an inlet formed by a tributary of the Huai River. The inlet is about three or four acres in size. Most of the inlet is filled with lotus flowers. It is now past the blooming season of lotus flowers, and pink petals can be seen everywhere on the water.
Floating, like a miniature painting boat wandering in the wind. The newly grown lotus pods can be seen on the lotus branches. A breeze blows, the lotus leaves rise and fall, slapping on the water, and the lotus pods sway from side to side, startling the red flowers that stay on the lotus pods.
Dragonfly, the red dragonfly flew up and circled around for a while, then stopped on the lotus pod.
Surrounding the bay, there are willows and a few mulberry trees. By the waterside with few lotus flowers, a young man is lying flat under a huge willow. The young man is wearing a white shirt, surrounded by emerald green.
The big lotus leaf covered his face. The young man held a fishing rod in his right hand. The young man seemed to be asleep. He did not notice that the float on the fishing line on the water surface seemed to be moving, and ripples scattered around the float.
As we drove forward, the float suddenly sank, sinking to the bottom of the water and almost losing sight of it.
The young man raised his right hand, and a big and fat red carp came out of the water. The big red carp was jumping under the fishing line, its tail swaying and still struggling. The young man sat up, and the lotus leaf fell.
He came down, revealing his handsome face, with a bit of childishness, eyes like stars, and two sword eyebrows that set off his handsomeness. The young man unhooked the carp from the hook, threw it away, and landed not far from him.
Place it in a fishing basket in shallow water.
"Master, Master", then an old shout came, and soon a stooped figure appeared behind the young man. When the young man saw it, he turned out to be Ye An, the steward of his house.
"Master, it's time to go back for lunch." It turned out that Ye An came to ask the young man to go back to his house for lunch.
"It's still early, how can it be so soon?" The boy was a little surprised. The family usually had lunch before lunch, but now it was noon in the sun.
"We have guests at home, Mr. Huangfu from Dingyuan County and his son Huangfuhui," Ye An explained.
"What are they doing here on such a hot day?" the young man asked doubtfully.
"I don't know about this old slave. Maybe it's something about business." Ye An wasn't sure either. Seeing that he couldn't find anything, the young man had no choice but to collect the fishing pole and fishing basket and follow Ye An to Ye's house.
go.
This young man's name is Ye Yinfeng, the only son of the head of the Ye family. Ye Yinfeng is known for his talent and intelligence. He briefly showed his intelligence when he was young. When he was six years old, he read the whole book, "The Book of Songs" and "The Analects of Confucius" by heart.
When he was ten years old, he could speak well. The world said that if he had the warp and latitude in his chest, he would become a great weapon. There is a document that proves: "Ling is a handsome young man, full of economic knowledge. I would like to ask the son of the He family, who came from the Ye family in Huainan."
The Ye family was originally the first aristocratic family in Huainan. Due to the chaos of the world, it gradually began to decline. The ancestors of the Ye family originally settled in Shouzhou, Huainan. However, the family situation declined day by day, so they had no choice but to move the family to this remote mountain village in Dingyuan County.
Later, Ye Yinfeng's grandfather, Ye Dexing, relied on his extraordinary business acumen to do some tea business. The family situation began to improve, and the Ye family was slowly revived, but it could not restore its former glory. It was not that the Ye family had never thought of moving.
Back to Shouzhou, but in these troubled times, this remote mountain village is actually calmer and more stable.
Ye Yinfeng was not interested in these writers. In his heart, he hoped to be a knight-errant who could defeat the strong and help the weak with a sword. He liked the "Swordsman" written by Jia Dao of the Tang Dynasty very much: "Ten
I have sharpened my sword for many years, but I have never tried the frost blade. I show you today, who will have any injustice?" In addition to the books like the Four Books and Five Classics that his family asked him to read, he also likes to read some books like Jiang Hu Yi Zhi Lu,
Those books included his favorites The Bearded Man, Xue Hongxian, and Nie Yinniang. He envied those swordsmen's heroic spirit of "killing people at every ten steps and leaving no name for thousands of miles".
Ye Yinfeng asked Ye An to take the fishing rods and fishing baskets home first, and he walked slowly. Passing the village paths, villagers would greet him from time to time, and their simple smiles revealed some honest atmosphere. Walking out of the village
The trail began to widen, and Yefu was located in the west of the village. A thoroughfare through which a carriage could pass went directly to the door of Yefu, and at the other end of the road was the official road leading to Dingyuan County.
As soon as Ye Yinfeng entered the door, a little girl about ten years old came over, threw herself into his arms and asked: "Brother, how many fish did you catch today?" The little girl is Ye Yinfeng's sister, Ye Ru
cigarette,
Ye Ruyan is wearing a white dress and a pink ribbon. She has a pair of bright big eyes embedded in her pink face that can be easily broken. She has a small cherry mouth with red lips and white teeth, and a small jade-like nose on her lips.
.Two slender little braids swung back and forth on the back of her head, looking particularly cute.
Ye Yinfeng pinched her face pitifully and said: "I caught a few big fat carps today, so I asked Amber to take them to the kitchen first. I originally planned to ask the cook to cook whole carps for you at noon, which is your favorite.
Already."
"No, I want my brother to take me fishing too," Ye Ruyan said playfully, shaking her head in her brother's arms.
"Okay, my brother will definitely take you with him when he goes fishing in the future. I heard that there are guests at home and dinner is about to begin. Let's go and eat," Ye Yinfeng promised her.
"No, I'm not hungry yet. I'll go see the big carp you caught first." Ye Ruyan left her brother's arms and ran toward the kitchen, looking like a dancing butterfly.
Although the courtyard of the Ye family is not big, it is quite unique. There are several tall and tall pines in the courtyard. The courtyard is surrounded by some unknown flower pots. The flowers are in full bloom, and there are a few from time to time.
Bees surrounded the flowers in the pot, making a "buzzing" sound. In the corner of the courtyard wall, a yellow dog lay there, with its eyes closed, but its mouth opened wide, and sticky saliva flowed out from time to time.
, the yellow dog suddenly sneezed, it opened its eyes, looked at Ye Yinfeng, wagged its tail, and closed its eyes again.
At this time, a servant came over and called Ye Yinfeng, asking him to sit down quickly. He said that all the guests were already seated and were waiting for him.
Ye Yinfeng walked into the hall. He looked around the dining table. His father Ye Chongguang was sitting directly above the dining table. His mother was on the right side of his father. His younger uncle was on the right side of his mother. There was an empty space on the right side of his younger uncle.
After getting a seat, Ye Yinfeng knew that it was reserved for him.
The first seat to the left of Ye Chongguang is a rugged middle-aged man. Although this man has a rugged appearance, his eyes are shining from time to time. He is the Huangfu master in Ye An's mouth, named Huangfu Yi. To the left of Huangfu Yi is a man.
The young man was about the same age as Ye Yinfeng. He looked gentle and gentle, but looked frail. This man was Huangfu Hui, the son of Huang Fu Yi. When Huangfu Hui saw Ye Yinfeng's eyes falling on him, he nodded to him with a smile on his face.
nod.
Ye Yinfeng saluted Huangfu and his son and then sat in his seat.
Now only the Ye Dexing lineage is left in the Ye family, but Ye Dexing passed away four years ago. Ye Chongguang is the current head of the family. Ye Dexing has three sons, Ye Chongguang is the eldest son, and the second son is Ye Chongye. Ye Chongye's family has moved to Dingyuan County.
, taking care of the Ye family's business, Ye Zhongye only has a pair of daughters. His uncle Ye Ran, who went out when Ye Yinfeng was six years old, disappeared without a trace. He suddenly returned to the Ye family in the Mid-Autumn Festival last year. He did not have a wife in his thirties.