Before Zijuan could reply, Ping'er in the room gave Uncle Rong a roll of his eyes. A sweet and spicy voice came out of Ping'er's mouth, "Uncle, I'm really a busy man. I went to the front to invite him but I couldn't see anyone."
What's going on with this girl?
Brother Rong looked at Ping'er in confusion, only to see Ping'er staring at him unwilling to be outdone. The girl snorted and turned her head, instructing Zicuckoo and Yinger to go downstairs with the lantern.
"What's this for?"
Ping'er coquettishly hummed: "I thought you wouldn't come. Grandma must be planning to settle a score with you."
"You said bad things about her behind her back, aren't you afraid that she will settle the score with you?" Brother Rong laughed and pinched Ping'er's little nose. Seeing Zijuan and Ying'er taking down all the lights upstairs, he said anxiously: "Why? Not even a single one was left.”
Zicuckoo and Ying'er didn't reply when they heard the sound, so they raised the fire and went downstairs. The corridor on the third floor was completely dark, and Ping'er could only be heard smiling sweetly: "Master, you'd better go there first. The lights upstairs are moved so that you can watch the stars."
When the lights were removed, all that was left was darkness. It's good for stargazing, but I'm afraid I might touch the wrong person in the dark night.
When Brother Rong saw Zijuan upstairs, he felt something was wrong. Today has been full of twists and turns. I finally got to Yixia Pavilion. It was fine that I didn't see the sunset at dusk. When I arrived, it was delayed for a while and it was completely dark, but Lin Daiyu was still here.
She is still a child, why come here to join in the fun?
Brother Rong walked out of the room on the third floor and came to the rooftop. Fortunately, it wasn't particularly dark up there. Although there was no bright moon in the sky, there were lights everywhere on the ground. Thanks to the light, I could vaguely see the shadows around me.
After you get used to it, you can tell where there are people and things if you look carefully. I just heard a dark figure in the middle of the rooftop say: "It's finally here. If you don't come, my sisters will have to go downstairs."
It would be better if they went downstairs. Brother Rong thought and walked over there. Looking at the black shadows on the ground, it looks like a big bed. Apart from the leaning figure above, he could see something else.
Listen to Ping'er's guidance: "Master, please sit here. There are fruits beside you to eat."
This girl's eyes are sharp enough, and she can see clearly even in pitch black. Brother Rong helped Ping'er out of curiosity, followed her guidance and sat down, only to realize that there was a wooden couch with cushions on it. I can't help but sigh, this thing made of wood is just not as smooth, tight and elastic as Ping'er. Even though it is cushioned, it is not as comfortable as Ping'er.
"Sooner or later I will have to escape your hands."
Suddenly he remembered Sister Feng's voice next to him, which startled Uncle Rong. Damn, they all have snake eyes. How can you spot those little movements in the pitch black?
Brother Rong frowned, thinking that Daiyu wouldn't be able to say anything vulgar in the presence of Daiyu, so he just said: "Why are you hiding from my hand for no reason?"
"You know it yourself." Wang Xifeng snorted.
Next to him, Ping'er smiled shyly, quietly pulled up her skirt behind her buttocks, and said to Uncle Rong: "In addition to fruits and cakes, there are also tea on the kang table. If you want to drink water, uncle, you can touch the box next to it and open it. There are bright moon beads inside. It can be used for lighting purposes.”
Brother Rong responded with a smile and lay down leisurely. Her face, eyebrows, and eyes are facing the sky full of stars, which is quite pleasant. I have been in this world for a long time, and I have never had a good night to look at the stars.
I was reminded of my childhood. Although there was electricity in the countryside at that time, there was often a power outage every day, and the calls were all dependent on chance. There are fewer people in the countryside who have a TV set, and it is rare to have one in a village.
So at night in the countryside, everyone gathered together to blow water and chat. At that time, he was not very gregarious, and he was always alone at night. Occasionally, his father would move out the bamboo chairs or mats at home with him, and the two of them would lie down and watch the stars.
Later, there were fewer power outages, TV sets became more and more popular, and we watched the stars less often. As people leave their hometowns to study and work, the opportunity to stop and gaze at the stars and the moon may be rare. Except for working overtime until late at night, when I come out of the building, I can see the moon in the sky when I look up. In fact, I can see very few stars, not to mention the sun and the moon.
Later, I changed my career. Walking around under the bright lights every day, even if I look up at night, my eyes are hazy and I can't see where the moon is. I couldn't tell if it was because my stomach was churning or because I felt like vomiting that I raised my head.
The starry sky is really beautiful.
Just as he was looking at it, Uncle Rong felt he was kicked. It was from the left.
Brother Rong ignored it and regarded it as an unintentional touch.
After a while, there was another movement on the left.
What does Sister Feng want to do?
Brother Rong squinted over and saw the figure sitting up on the couch on the left, with his head looking at the sky. As if she was looking for something, she said: "I often hear people talk about Canopus in Antarctica, which one is it?"
Canopus, also known as the South Pole Star, the Canopus Star, and the longevity star, is a lucky star that has been passed down since ancient times. As the saying goes, auspicious stars are shining brightly, which means people rely on the stars to hope that as long as they are illuminated by auspicious stars such as Canopus, they will receive corresponding blessings.
Brother Rong stood up and turned to look south. There was a star on the edge of the southern sky, and its light was several notches brighter than other stars. Brother Rong pointed at it and said, "It should be that one."
"Which one?"
Wang Xifeng leaned over, placed her lips on his face, and looked in the direction of Brother Rong's finger.
What a girl. Brother Rong can figure out how many people are seated upstairs. Baochai is on the far right, followed by him, Sister Feng is on the left, and Lin Daiyu is on Sister Feng's left. Nizi, who is not shy, is not afraid of being looked at by Lin Daiyu.
Daiyu is still a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old, what if something goes wrong? Brother Rong said cautiously: "It's the brightest one on the edge of the southern sky."
"I can't see clearly." Wang Xifeng put her little hand on Brother Rong's arm, almost hanging on him, and asked, "Which one is it? I can't find it no matter what."
Brother Rong couldn't help but tremble and gritted his teeth secretly. This girl is really bold. He said in a muffled voice: "Those two you are looking for are not the ones you are looking for. They are two little suns."
Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "Then which one do you think it is?"
Brother Rong couldn't help but take a deep breath. Doesn't this girl know that it hurts to pull someone by herself? If you try to pull at the key little sun, it will hurt even though it is a useless decoration.
"Let me change your position so you can see Canopus." Brother Rong had no choice but to pick her up and get off the couch, and walked south for a few words. Leaving Baochai Daiyu some distance away, he hurriedly whispered: "You want my life."
"Which one made you late?" Wang Xifeng replied with a slight smile, but also was angry. "You still smell of alcohol. Could you be taking advantage of this time to have a drink with someone in the house?"
Brother Rong continued: "What happened is that His Highness in the palace was very drunk and wanted to chat with me. So I got it from him. If you don't believe me, smell the smell of alcohol in my mouth."
"Um."
Before Brother Rong could react, he was frightened by this girl's behavior. I also want you to be in the first year of junior high school, and we will be in the fifteenth year.
This caused Wang Xifeng to say "huh?" After hearing that Baochai and Daiyu were coming over, they hummed and wiped their mouths with silk.
The two of them only heard Daiyu's cold voice, "That's not Canopus, that's Sirius." Mr. Dongpo wrote in his poem: He can draw the eagle bow like the full moon, look northwest, and shoot at Sirius. Among them, he shoots at Sirius. Sirius, that’s the one.”
Brother Rong turned around and saw two shadows approaching him, one wide and one thin, similar in length and height.
I heard Kuan's man make a Baochai voice and said with a smile: "Sister, you are so smart. I just felt something was wrong, but I couldn't be sure for a moment. It should be said that there should be Canopus in the southern sky, but now I am looking for it." Less than it.”
In the darkness, Lin Daiyu did not hide it, and glanced faintly at Brother Rong and Sister Feng, who were hugging each other. No one could see her face, it was as dark as night. "How can I see the Antarctic birthday star in Shenjing? If I want to see it, I have to go back to Suzhou."
Wang Xifeng heard Dai Yu's unkind tone and snickered into Brother Rong's ear. "Look, this little girl is jealous of me. Brother Rong is really good at it."
Don't dare to reply. Brother Rong didn't dare to reply, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "What Aunt Lin said is true, but I'm confused. Where can you see Canopus in the north? From here, looking south, we can only see Sirius. The one we just pointed to should be Sirius. That’s right.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt Sister Feng's hands searching for trouble.
"Didn't my sister's poem say that the northwest bend is like a wolf? Why is it in the south?"
Where is the lustful wolf, is the shooting wolf. Brother Rong's body froze, and his eyes glanced at Daiyu and Baochai from left to right. Sister Feng really... breathed out a hot breath and looked deep in thought as if nothing had happened.
Lin Daiyu was only twelve or thirteen years old, and it was rare for a woman who was idle in a boudoir to be able to read some poems and know a little bit about the stars. I don't know the reason for the allusion, and I can't answer it for a while.
"Brother Rong should know." Baochai laughed and approached Jiarong, Wang Xifeng and others.
Brother Rong was so frightened that he straightened his back, raised his head and retracted his buttocks, and hurriedly pulled Sister Feng's little hand away. He smiled dryly and said: "I know a little bit, I know a little bit."
"Do you really know this?" Wang Xifeng's half-smiling voice reached Brother Rong's ears, "If you can't tell me, I'll punish you."
Forehead……
Sister Feng bit the word "punishment" so hard that he didn't know whether she was telling the truth or the opposite. I can't tell whether the punishment is a good punishment or a bad punishment.
Then I heard Lin Daiyu say in a cold voice: "Don't blindly please and agree to questions you don't know. If you can't answer them, you won't be able to answer them, and no one will laugh at you."
Did Xiao Nizi take dynamite? Brother Rong only feels that one head is two big, his feet are light and his head is heavier. And I could smell Sister Feng giggling in front of me.
I just feel... very tired.
This goblin.
He coughed twice, pressed Sister Feng's hand, raised his head and said, "It's a coincidence. I have read a few idle books recently, and I happened to know this problem."
Under the night, something strange flashed in Lin Daiyu's eyes. No one in the mansion knows that in terms of learning and skills, no one in the two mansions can compare to Brother Rong. Brother Rong still understands these things? Daiyu felt that her good intentions were not accepted by Brother Rong, and she felt even more depressed.
I only heard Brother Rong's reply: "When we read the poem, we have to read the whole sentence. Mr. Dongpo wrote, 'Can draw the eagle's bow like the full moon, look northwest, and shoot at the wolf.' Naturally, we cannot talk about the northwest and the wolf alone." The sentence "The bow is like a full moon" in Mr. Dongpo's poem refers to the arc-shaped star official outside Sirius. Its nine-star arc-shaped arrow is shaped like a bow and arrow, pointing directly at Sirius. And because the arc-shaped star official is located in the southeast of Sirius, it is also This is the saying of looking northwest. Similarly, "Historical Records" also records: Jiu Xing, located southeast of the wolf, is the bow of the sky."
Brother Rong saw that the girls were silent, and he didn't know if they understood. Then he pointed to a few blurry stars on the edge of the sky and said with a smile: "That's the Arc Star Officer there. Looking northwest from its position, it happens to be Sirius."
Lin Daiyu said softly: "That's it."
Brother Rong said again: "The "Astronomical Chronicles" also said: Jiu Xing is in the southeast of the wolf, and it is also the sky bow. It mainly prepares thieves and often faces the wolf. According to the "Astronomical Chronicles", Sirius is a wild general and is the main commander. Invasion is a symbol of invading foreign enemies; and the arc arrow is a celestial bow, used to deal with the wolf star invading foreign enemies, and is used to shoot the northwest Sirius star that suddenly brightens."
Baochai suddenly asked: "Sirius lives in the northwest, and it is bright now. Doesn't it mean that there is trouble in the northwest of Da Yan?"
"Um...that's what it says." Brother Rong glanced at Xue Baochai unexpectedly. Although he didn't believe in astrology before, how could the brightness of a star be related to enemy invasion or domestic unrest.
However, now I believe it more or less.
In this era, everything depends on the weather, and weather and climate are mankind's biggest enemies. Changes in weather will directly affect the food harvest and also affect the performance of stargazing. With thousands of years of stargazing experience, people have used the light and dark reference of Sirius to analyze the approximate weather in recent months outside the northwest wall.
The atmosphere upstairs turned cold for a moment, Brother Rong said with a smile: "You don't need to worry about these things. King Zhongshun has already led his troops to Monan Mongolia, and the turmoil in the northwest will not affect us. Among our relatives, there are also the Feng family, The uncles and gentlemen of the Niu family went to the northwest to quell the chaos. Who knows, when they come back, there will be people in these families who are going to be promoted."
Wang Xifeng and Xue Baochai were overjoyed when they heard about the promotion.
Sister Feng smiled and said, "When it comes to your mouth, it turns out to be a good thing."
"It's a good thing." Brother Rong laughed, "If some of these families can get promoted again, our lives will be easier."
Wang Xifeng suddenly glanced at Daiyu, now the uncle of the Lin family was the most trusted. He laughed and said, "We don't care about the northwest, southeast, and the stars in the sky. How can we let him spend all the time overnight?"
The group of people returned to the couch, but Brother Rong was a little absent-minded. I don’t know what the situation of Thirteenth Master is now. Has he arrived in Monan Mongolia now?
And will King Beijing do some tricks in Monan? Monan is very close to King Beijing's base camp.
Thinking about it, I don't know what happened next to me. I just felt that the person on the right was getting closer, and that foot kicked me again, still carrying the familiar incense.
This girl Wang Xifeng... I don't want to teach her a lesson tonight...
Wang Xifeng suddenly glanced at Daiyu, now the uncle of the Lin family was the most trusted. He laughed and said: "We don't care about the northwest, southeast, and the stars in the sky. How can we let him spend all the time overnight?"
The group of people returned to the couch, but Brother Rong was a little absent-minded. I don’t know what the situation of Thirteenth Master is now. Has he arrived in Monan Mongolia now?
