Bai Gu and the others did not drive the carriage because the third-class carriage in Shanshui Square was too slow.
Several people came to an open space outside Heshui Town, and two boys in plain robes worked together to sacrifice a jade stone and hung it in mid-air. A faint green light flashed, and a complex light array with spiritual patterns crisscrossed like a spider web emerged, enveloping everyone in it.
Then the next moment, a few people came to a place with green grass, gurgling streams, and the fragrance of birds and flowers.
A stream slowly flows down from the low mountain, marking two narrow mountain paths that can only be passed by one person. From the foot of the mountain, at first, there are small bamboo shoots that have just emerged, and then the line of sight is suddenly lifted up by ten meters, and a green patch of green hits the eyes, covering the entire mountain top, and it is impossible to see the end at a glance.
The breeze blows, and the sound of rustling in the bamboo forest is heard, like a girl scratching her ears, which makes people relax.
Wang Xizhou looked at the thousands of green jade branches in front of him. There were more than 100,000 of them? The breeze stirred up layers of bamboo waves, and Wang Xizhou couldn't help but think of a poem he once read.
Who is under the lush forest, sweeping leaves and drinking pine mash?
What a blessing it is to live in such an elegant place for a long time!
Senior Zhu Sheng is indeed an elegant scholar who can bear the word elegance!
"Distinguished guest, please." The tall boy, Qingyun, gestured and led the way.
When Bai Gu and the others set foot on the mountain road, the thin boy, Lu Bo, slowly followed them, walking step by step behind the team.
Bai Gu was walking on the narrow mountain road and looked to the right at the dirt mountain road covered with dead leaves and dust. It was obviously very different from the clean and spotless bluestone mountain road under his feet.
It's quite dirty, and it looks like it hasn't been cleaned much.
"Let me ask, do you clean this path every day?"
Qingyun smiled and said: "This is natural. In order to prevent the visiting distinguished guests from getting their shoes dirty and their socks wet, Xiaoren and Lubo will patrol regularly, three times a day, rain or shine."
"Aren't you tired?"
"It's your job, it's your responsibility, it's not tired."
Bai Gu glanced at the mountain path next to him again, "Why didn't you clean the mountain path over there? It's so messed up."
Qingyun suddenly became nervous, lowered his voice in fear, and said quickly to Bai Gu: "Dear guest, stop talking, be careful of trouble coming from your mouth!"
"Any idea?"
Qingyun's voice became lower again, "The land of thousands of miles here is divided into two by the stream in front of me. My husband occupies the left boundary, which is called the resting place of thousands of miles of wind. As for the other side... it is not my husband's boundary. Yes, we don’t dare to overstep at will. That senior doesn’t like human interaction, so the mountain roads are naturally rarely taken care of. Over time, this is what happened.”
Bai Gu asked tentatively: "Isn't that guy over there a very good-tempered person?"
Qingyun hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly.
Then the next second, Qingyun tilted his head, and his whole body fell softly to the ground as if he had been hit hard.
Bai Gu was startled and looked at Lu Bo behind him, "What's wrong with him? I didn't touch him!"
Lu Bo quickly saluted in the distance, "Qingyun doesn't know how high the sky is and how high it is. He acted daringly. Please forgive me, senior."
After a while, Lu Bo saluted again, "Senior, walk slowly."
A faint green light emerged, and Bai Gu felt a sense of emptiness, and the scene in front of him changed. When the sight returns to the Qingming Festival, a bamboo house courtyard that is not gorgeous but exquisitely styled comes into view.
The courtyard is all made of bamboo, and even the plaque on the door is made of a large piece of bamboo rolled flat and framed.
Put Chunyuan.
These are the three characters engraved on the plaque on the door, written using the technique of cone piled with sand.
A middle-aged man with slightly white temples stood in front of the courtyard door. He was wearing a moon-white gown and a lotus-gray cloak. He had his hands folded on his abdomen and was looking at Bai Gu and the others with a smile.
There were two maids standing behind him. They had exactly the same appearance, figure, and clothing. The only difference was the bandage on their foreheads.
The maid on the left has a red forehead band, and the maid on the right has a white forehead band.
The middle-aged man smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Some distinguished guests, something unexpected happened just now. I had no choice but to invite them here first. It is really presumptuous. Don't blame them."
Wang Xizhou quickly bowed in return, "Junior Wang Xizhou, I have met senior Zhu Sheng."
"Junior Hua Xie has met senior Zhu Sheng."
"I am Bai Gu, and this is my sister Bai Xiaoxiao, Du Xinluo." Bai Gu was very blunt, but under Wang Xizhou's constant reminders, he reluctantly added, "I have met Senior Zhusheng. "
Bai Gu's body is more honest.
Holding Bai Xiaoxiao with one hand, he couldn't salute with the other hand, so he simply did nothing. I just took it out of my arms to make myself less naughty.
Bai Xiaoxiao followed suit without saluting.
Du Xinluo bowed to the middle-aged man as before in the teahouse.
The middle-aged man raised his hand slightly, and the people who were saluting all straightened up, "What are these distinguished guests doing? Are you looking down on me? Please come in quickly. I'm a poor house, so I'll leave you alone."
"Senior Zhusheng, you're welcome." Wang Xizhou smiled. Just as he was about to raise his legs and approach, he seemed to remember something and asked about Qingyun's condition. After all, it is very easy to get frostbite if you lie on the ground for a long time in this harsh spring cold. , "This boy..."
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "Young man, if you make a mistake, you must be punished. Otherwise, if you forget to eat and not to fight, you will easily suffer losses in the future."
Then the middle-aged man turned to Lu Bo, with unquestionable majesty in his warm voice, "Lu Bo, wait for a moment before taking Qing Yun away. Now let him rest here. You stay here." Wait until he wakes up, and the two of them will be punished together."
"Yes, sir." Lu Bo silently took out a long incense stick, walked to the side and stood quietly.
Wang Xizhou glanced at the two boys standing and lying in front of the door, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.
But Bai Gu didn't pay much attention to it and just walked away. When passing by Wang Xizhou, Bai Gu reminded Wang Xizhou softly.
"Let's go, Brother Wang, don't be in a daze, people are watching."
Just one sentence awakened Wang Xizhou.
Yes, this is someone else's territory, and you are someone else's attendant. You are a guest, why do you stretch your hands so long?
I crossed the line.
Wang Xizhou put away the chaotic thoughts in his heart and followed the footsteps of the people in front of him.
The courtyard and the outside world seem to be two different worlds. Outside the door is a cold spring, but inside the door is a gentle breeze. The regular flowerbed is full of flowers of all kinds, big or small, bright or delicate, and the garden is full of spring colors. There is also a shed and a pavilion opened in the courtyard, both of which are equipped with a set of stone tables and chairs. However, the stone tables have different shapes, such as square sheds and round pavilions.
Wang Xizhou took another look at the simple bamboo gate and courtyard, and couldn't help but admire this bamboo student in his prime.
Bai Gu touched Hua Xie lightly with his hand, lowered his voice and asked, "Is there any way to this place?"
Otherwise, Wang Xizhou would look like he was dead?
Hua Xie rolled her eyes at him, "Can't you wait until you get back to ask? What you are saying now is no different from making a loud noise. The person in front of you can hear me."
Bai Gu was stunned for a moment, and then his voice rose a lot, "Senior Zhusheng, your yard is quite beautiful!"
Hua Xie looked at Bai Gu in shock.
No, you kid is crazy, right?
Don't kill us by talking nonsense!
Oh no, it seems like there is nothing wrong with this.
But don’t ask questions so carelessly! It’s hard for you to decide whether people should pay attention to you or not!
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man turned around and said to Bai Gu with a smile: "Thank you for your praise. My yard is usually taken care of by a few of my attendants. It is their contribution. I just collected exotic flowers and plants from all over the country. , they helped with the planting, I was only responsible for watching."
Bai Gu looked at the courtyard and asked, "Is there anything particular about this courtyard?"
Wang Xizhou also looked at the yard, and finally looked at the middle-aged man.
Because he wants to know too.
The middle-aged man smiled slightly and said, "It's important to be careful. It's more or less. It's nothing more than arranging, planting, and matching the flowers and plants according to their habits, so that the flowers and plants grow better, and they are pleasing to the eye and comfortable to look at on weekdays."
Bai Gu nodded.
Yes, if you say it or if you don’t say it, it’s all nonsense.
It's just that Wang Xizhou's eyes flickered, and he looked at the yard with a little more...appreciation?
Several people came to sit down at the stone table under the shed. The two maids beside the middle-aged man had already brought the tea set and fruit plate and placed them on the stone table.
Bai Gu first carried Bai Xiaoxiao to the stone chair and sat down, then sat down himself. Then he habitually picked up a peeled apple, took a bite and chewed it. After making sure it wasn't sour, Bai Gu bit into the remaining apple pieces and gave Bai Xiaoxiao a piece.
But Bai Xiaoxiao didn't reach out to take it, and looked straight at the two maids beside the middle-aged man, who were busy boiling water and making tea.
Bai Gu gently touched the back of Bai Xiaoxiao's hand, stuffed the apple into Bai Xiaoxiao's hand, and asked softly: "What are you looking at? You are so fascinated by it."
Bai Xiaoxiao still didn't look away, "Brother, these two sisters are so beautiful."
"It looks so good, why don't you just keep looking at it like this? How rude!" Bai Gu bent his finger and knocked lightly on Bai Xiaoxiao's head.
Bai Xiaoxiao pouted and reluctantly closed his eyes, but still took a sneak peek from time to time.
Bai Gu had no choice but to do anything to Bai Xiaoxiao, so he had to say to the two maids who were a little embarrassed by Bai Xiaoxiao but continued to make tea: "Sisters, I'm really sorry, my sister is so jealous of the good-looking ones. I’m very curious about everyone and everything, so forgive me.”
In fact, it's not surprising that Bai Xiaoxiao is like this, these twin maids are indeed first-rate beauties.
The lips are like walnut, the skin is like gelatin, and the slightly round face is opened and closed and outlined in just the right way, making it a perfect landscape painting.
With spring water in their eyes and indigo eyebrows on their eyebrows, when the two of them covered their mouths and smiled sweetly, shallow dimples appeared on their faces, which was really beautiful.
The light boat is rippled, and the jade bis reflect each other.
Even when Wang Xizhou saw the appearance of the two maids clearly, he couldn't help but take a second look.
As for Hua Xie, he wished he could pluck off his own eyes, and then stick one on each of the twin sisters.
"It's okay, it's okay. Your distinguished guest can be at ease. We don't care." The maid wearing a red forehead band was very shy and spoke softly.
Relatively speaking, the maid wearing a white forehead band is much more lively.
Taking the opportunity of pouring tea for Bai Xiaoxiao, she leaned into Bai Xiaoxiao's ear and whispered: "Little sister, if you look good, watch more. My sister also likes you very much. You are so cute!"
As she spoke, the maid with Bai's forehead gently pinched Bai's little face.
The middle-aged man glanced at her.
Just when he was about to say something to the white-fronted maid, Bai Gu interrupted in advance, "Senior Zhusheng, just now my sister was staring at the two sisters, and now this sister pinched my sister, back and forth, Even if it’s even?”
The middle-aged man hesitated, and his dissatisfaction with the white-breasted maid's overstepping was relieved a lot. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Everyone has a love for beauty. Since the distinguished guest said so, it's even. "
Hua Xie looked at the middle-aged man and then at Bai Gu, with a strange expression on his face.
Even?
Can it still be like this?
