There are twelve hours in a day, and the cycle of the big moon is basically the same. This has led to many festival customs rooted in the calendar to be completely consistent with the other world. Naturally, there is a Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, which is basically the Mid-Autumn Festival. .
According to the rules, except for a few unlucky ones who need to be on duty, most people are allowed to rest for three days. Zhang Xing is one of the few unlucky ones.
However, even the unlucky ones have the benefits of Mid-Autumn. Different from the previous two days, this day passed at noon. After staying for about an hour, they shared the rituals of wine, meat, tea and silk, and said that they could go home as early as possible today.
Under this situation, Zhang Xing was not in a hurry. He didn't need to worship his ancestors, and he was too lazy to go to the temple. There were only two lonely children at home, Qin Bao and Yueniang, so he simply gave away all the white ribbon benefits to After looking at the others, they sat in the small courtyard and drank a cup of ice tea, and then went out leisurely.
First, I walked to Bei City, not buying anything, just looking around; then I went to Tongtuofang to browse the bookstore and bought a bunch of books and worthless gadgets; then I carried a bag full of those things. I went to Jade Chicken Square to have a meal of roasted lamb tails. When I was leaving, I naturally didn’t forget to pack two portions. I went to Cross Street and Tianjie Street and tied up two live chickens and two big fish. , chopped a bunch of ribs, rolled up a pack of big sesame cakes freshly baked on the street porch, carried them in the other hand, and then returned to Chengfufang home leisurely.
"Second brother Qin went to the Trinity Temple in the square to offer incense."
As soon as the door opened, Yueniang came up to take the ribs, sesame seed cakes and lamb tails. "Li Silang is here, reading alone in the main room. The chickens are tied up in the backyard to prevent them from flying away. The fish are put in the tank, and there are still uneaten fish from the front door..."
Zhang Xing nodded without saying a word, but did as he was told. Finally, he carried a basket of books and miscellaneous items into the main room, only to see Li Ding sitting in the room, holding a copy of "Qin Gong Feng Yue" and reading in ecstasy. ——The latter waited until Zhang Xing put away the miscellaneous things in his hands before putting away the book.
"Don't Li Silang attend the family dinner on Mid-Autumn Festival?" Zhang Xing asked while pouring tea for the other party and himself.
"Probably."
Li Ding raised his head, revealing a pair of huge dark circles under his eyes, still looking as weak as before. "But that happened at night, and it was a little uncomfortable..."
"How to say?"
"My cousin specifically told me not to bring Shiniang there."
"You probably aren't planning to bring anyone over, are you?" Zhang Xing handed over a cup of tea and sat back down, thoughtfully. "But he wants to remind you specifically?"
"Not bad." Li Ding didn't drink any water and just sighed. "It's still because he dislikes my poor career and hates me."
"What does your poor career have to do with him?" Zhang Xing seemed a little disapproving. "It's nothing more than that as the head of your Longxi Li family in Dongdu, he always says something during the holidays, pointing out this and that, so as to tell everyone that he is the elder and the head of the family."
"That's it. It's quite frustrating not to point at others but only at me." Li Ding shook his head. "When the new army was reestablished, I spent a lot of money and borrowed many favors from my family, but I don't know why, but I still couldn't become a general."
"So, you came to me to complain today?" Zhang Xing said jokingly. "It's rare that I take a break and don't go to visit the temple or something with your ten niangs? It's a good mood."
"Shi Niang was invited to drink by your inspector Bai." Li Ding shook his head helplessly.
"That's understandable." Zhang Xing nodded speciously. "Have you understood the Yi Jin Jing?"
"I understand about half of it."
Li Ding replied appropriately. "That book is indeed very interesting. It is indeed a tool to assist the Chongmai. I think its general meaning is that through certain training and the movement of Qi, the inside and outside of the human body can be integrated without loss or leakage. Internally, the Qi in the Dantian It is completely integrated, can be sent and received freely, and is integrated with the human body. This should be very helpful for condensing elixirs in the future, and also facilitates the use of true energy; externally, it allows the power of true energy to fill everywhere in the body at will, making it easy to exert force from any position. Rather than simply running a specific route according to the twelve main meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians.”
Zhang Xing was confused after hearing this, and just nodded casually: "Tell me again when you understand."
Li Ding nodded, and the two of them immediately fell into silence... He said he was here to complain, but he was in his thirties, so why did he talk so much? He was just looking for someone to drink.
And sure enough, Yueniang quickly took the opportunity to bring a plate of reheated lamb tails and a pot of warm wine. The two men in the room also exchanged drinks in a tacit understanding, set up chopsticks, and started talking about each other. Gossip started.
But after all is said and done, career prospects are inevitable.
"Zhang Sanlang, how did you manage to be so calm?" After drinking for three rounds, Li Ding spoke first.
"What?" Zhang Xing responded in surprise.
"You are obviously very smart and knowledgeable, but you can hide under your patrol without caring about other people's words and handle all kinds of common affairs properly?" Li Ding was obviously a little irritated and curious. . "I heard someone said that you worked as a civil servant in Jing'antai, and you did your job like a duck to water. Everyone praised you. Recently, you were even in the mood to help some good guys with lawsuits. You didn't even stop practicing. It's only been a few months. The eighth meridian is upright..."
"Just do what you do and love what you do." Zhang Xing blurted out. "It's you, a real man can bend and stretch, and you've already flexed, so why do you still have to fight with yourself in your heart? If you can't completely bend down today, how can you straighten yourself in the future? Besides, you've been flexing for more than ten years, why? Are you here to complain now?"
"I understand the truth." Li Ding said helplessly. "In the past ten years or so, even though I didn't like it, I could always hide it in my heart... But since what happened in spring this year, I have been unable to calm down."
"I understand." Zhang Xing had stopped eating or drinking for a long time. He just listened with his arms in his arms. At this time, he couldn't help but feel enlightened. "You once touched what you wanted. Although it only flashed before your eyes, it was still flashing before your eyes, and then all the thoughts you had hidden for more than ten years were brought out, and you seemed a little confused. .”
Li Ding responded with silence, then asked back after a moment: "What about you, according to what we said in Taolinyi and on the mountain, haven't you been aroused to have any ambitions?"
"I've already said, do what you do and love what you do." Zhang Xing said disapprovingly. "After coming back from Luolongtan, and until the fight between the Taolinyi clan and clan, I felt that there was nothing to hope for in the Wei Dynasty, so I naturally had some ideas. But after the autumn, the country quickly stabilized, and the heroes of the rivers and lakes tried their best, but they just overturned Jing. A few tiles in Antai; I originally thought that there would be twists and turns in the establishment of the new army, but it turned out to be smooth; and now it is mid-autumn. Although there are minor disasters in various places this year, and the harvest in the Central Plains is insufficient, everything else is considered smooth, Luokou The warehouse, Guangtong warehouse, and Liyang warehouse will probably be filled again... At this time, what do you think I should think?"
"Did he change his ambition?" Li Ding asked in confusion. "Still hiding?"
"The situation is unclear, and you want to make a fool of yourself?" Zhang Xing shook his head. "To put it bluntly, if the world continues to be peaceful, then I will be happy to see it like this. Naturally, my ambition in this life is to go to Nanya. Even if I can't leave, I will be happy to be a Zhu Shou in Jing'an Terrace. Buy some properties in Dongdu, make some money, and then buy a big five-bedroom house in Daoguangfang, and become a Dongdu hero who takes both black and white."
Li Ding finally had nothing to say.
The two ate and drank for a while. Seeing that the street was about to be cleared, Li Ding set off. Before leaving, he seemed to think of something, so he turned back and said: "The Ministry of War is still recruiting troops. It is estimated that it will not be possible until winter." Replenish the staff. But Ziwei Palace issued another decree, which seems to be to build a new palace in the palace, asking us to widen the official roads from east to west of Luoyang, and to station the servants from the north. "
Zhang Xing instinctively frowned when he heard that he was going to build a palace and conduct conscription again, but then he thought, this emperor doesn't go to the south of the Yangtze River, but just stays at home and builds a new palace, so what does that mean?
He just nodded and went back home to sit around.
After a while, Qin Bao still hadn't come back, and Zhang Xing was bored, so he meditated in the courtyard and pulse pulse. But before he finished flushing, someone knocked on the door again.
"Is this Zhang Baishou's family? My master has invited me."
"Who is it?" Zhang Xing had no choice but to step back and directly passed Yueniang to open the door.
"Is it Zhang Baishou?" A servant in green clothes stood outside the door and asked directly.
"Yes." Zhang Xing was stunned. "Which family do you belong to?"
"I dare not say that I don't care." The man smiled, took out an invitation from his arms, and presented it respectfully. "I am from the Bai family's Ji'an Marquis residence, and I have been ordered to invite Zhang Baishou to a banquet at my house tonight."
Zhang Xing became more and more surprised and asked, "Did our inspection team send you here, or was it decided by the Marquis of Ji'an Mansion?"
"Of course it was decided by the government." The man replied neatly. "Don't say that my third wife went out to play early. Even at home, she would not care about such things."
Hearing this, Zhang Xing felt relieved and then laughed: "In that case, please take care of it. Although Zhang is poor, he has some ambitions. I am grateful for the kindness of the Marquis of Ji'an in taking him in. If I have any mission, I can send you a message." I will repay you, but I will never become a guest of the Hou Mansion."
After saying that, she actually closed the door directly, and then turned around... In the side room, Yueniang suddenly retracted her head, and Zhang Xing just pretended not to see it, but continued to meditate in the courtyard.
PS: Happy working day everyone.
