On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the spirit of the New Year is still full. The streets are bustling with people, every house is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, there are lion dancers and dragon dancers, and the onlookers are constantly cheering and cheering. Because the Lantern Festival is approaching on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, most of the shops sell lanterns, including palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, water chestnut lanterns, mushroom lanterns, etc.
Caiwei was sitting in the car and couldn't help but think of Xin Qiji's poem: The east wind blows thousands of flowers and trees at night, and even blows them down, and the stars are like rain. BMW's carved cars fill the road with fragrance. It’s only the tenth day of the Lunar New Year and it’s so lively. I wonder what kind of grand scene the Lantern Festival is.
After leaving the city gate, away from the hustle and bustle, we headed north. This village in the north of the city was very ordinary. When the servant who guarded the gate saw the carriage and horses approaching, he came up to ask. Gu Hu patted his horse and came forward, saying that the second master of the house had arrived. The servant was bluffed. He jumped, hurriedly opened the door, saluted and said hello, and sent someone to report to the head of the village quickly.
After waiting for about half a stick of incense, a capable man in his forties rushed over, walked to the car and bowed deeply, "Greetings to the second master, young Yao Zhenxing is the head of the village here. I didn't know you were here. , I’m late to greet you, please forgive me.”
Gu Jingzhi opened the car curtain, revealing his handsome face, and said in a deep voice: "Grandma gave me this village yesterday. I came here to have a look when I have nothing to do. I plan to stay there for three to five days. Yao Zhuangtou, you can make arrangements for it!"
Yao Zhenxing was shocked. None of the servants in the Zhongyong Hou Mansion had heard of the second master. He had killed many people in the past few days. Two of them, the mother-in-law, and their family were sent here to do the most tiring job in the village. manual labor.
"Second Master, don't worry. My little one must have made all the arrangements. You can come with me first." Gu Jingzhi's carriage and horses followed behind, and they stopped in front of the main courtyard after walking for more than 200 meters.
Yao Zhenxing knelt on the ground, trying to make a step stool to let the second master get off the carriage. Gu Jingzhi said to him: "Yao Zhuangtou, you don't have to do this. Get up quickly, and I will get off the car myself." When he got up, he stepped aside. , jumped out of the carriage gracefully, turned around and hugged an eight or nine-year-old girl, it was Miss Caiwei.
The carriage was equipped with a step stool. In the past few times, Caiwei climbed out of the car by herself. Gu Jingzhi opened his arms and wanted to hug her. Caiwei blushed and felt embarrassed. She struggled for a moment or two, but still stretched out her arms. She put her arms around his neck and carried him out of the car.
When Yao Zhenxing saw that the two of them were getting close, he thought it was some young lady from the mansion, so he hurriedly came over and saluted, "Miss, how are you? Young Yao Zhenxing has met the young lady."
Ping An corrected him: "Yao Zhuangtou, this is Miss Caiwei." Seeing that he was about to admit his mistake, he quickly stopped him, "It's cold outside, come in quickly, don't freeze the master."
Yao Zhenxing led a few people into the main room. Since he didn't know when the master would come to live in Zhuangzi, the room was cleaned every day. Gu Hu and others moved Gu Jingzhi's boxes and cages in and then left. Yao Zhenxing also left, saying that he was arranging a banquet for the second master to receive the wind and wash away the dust.
An ancient saying goes: "In the morning, it's about eating, and in the evening, it's about eating." The banquet was naturally held when the sun was about to set, and it was all home-cooked dishes made from things produced in the village. Yao Zhenxing was at the end of the banquet to encourage wine and vegetables.
Gu Jingzhi put down his chopsticks and asked casually: "Who are our neighbors around us?"
Yao Zhenxing stood up and replied respectfully: "Back to the Second Master, our neighbor to the west is Prime Minister Zhang, and to the east is Lord Jin Yiwei, Deputy Lu."
Gu Jingzhi remembered that Prince Xian's village was very big, so he asked, "Which village has the biggest one?"
"The village of Zhang and Lu is similar to that of our Zhongyonghou Mansion. The largest is Prince Xian's. It enclosed a lot of land and forced hundreds of families to leave their homes. More than 20 families were destroyed. , What a sin!”
commit a sin? Gu Jingzhi and Caiwei looked at each other. Prince Xian not only conspired to rebel, but also harmed the people. He was a heinous sinner. He had gained ill-gotten wealth, and everyone could take it!
"After dinner, you can take us out for a walk so that we can relax." Gu Jingzhi wanted to visit Prince Xian's village.
After dinner, Caiwei went back to her room to rest. Yao Zhenxing took the second master and his servants for a walk until the sun set and it was dark before returning.
When he came back, he told Caiwei to find his night clothes, "I'll leave Ping An, and if you need anything, come to him." He explained to her that Ping An often walks outside, and there are people who know him in every government, and he has the lowest martial arts skills. , if you accidentally get caught, you won’t be able to tell clearly.
Caiwei found the night clothes in the cage and served Gu Jingzhi to put them on properly. A good-looking person looks good in anything. He was dressed in jet black, with a black cloth covering his face, only his handsome eyes were exposed, and he still had a tall and heroic figure. .
The two people turned off the lights and sat facing each other in silence. In the dead of night, the sound of bangs was heard slowly and quickly, "Dong-dong-dong." Then someone shouted: "The sky is dry and things are dry, be careful of the candle!"
Gu Jingzhi whispered: "It's the middle of the night, we should leave!" Caiwei stood up and walked him to the door, took his hand, and told him: "Be careful, if the situation goes wrong, retreat." Gu Jingzhi patted her hand Without answering, she opened the door and walked out gently. Caiwei stood at the door for a long time staring at the people leaving in the night.
