The morning light is slightly dew, the cool breeze is pleasant, the sky and the earth are vast, and within the city of Hangzhou, as far as the eye can see, there is a scene of freedom with the sky high and the sea wide.
This was the first time that Lin Wanjie left Xiao Mansion and walked on the streets of ancient Hangzhou.
To say that the distant view is no different from that at Xiao's house, but Lin Wanjie always feels refreshed and free.
But under the clouds and mist, the impression left by the thousand-year-old city on Lin Wanjie was very different.
There are very few courtyards as grand and majestic as the Xiao Mansion, and there are not many luxurious buildings with carved beams and painted beams. Most of them are low red walls, green tiles, and small fenced courtyards. Each has its own shape and is well-proportioned. It has the style of ancient architecture in the mess. To say it is antique is too general, but overall it is full of novelty and simplicity. Unique.
Hangzhou has a lot of water. Along the way, we saw many bamboo houses built on waterways, with a small boat docked downstairs. At first glance, it feels like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.
Pedestrians were walking back and forth on the street, either walking fast, strolling, stopping and looking, or meditating. They were all dressed in different clothes and of different shapes, but they all went about their own business. Occasionally, some people were whispering to each other, leaving behind some chatter in the early morning. The sound of wind blowing withered leaves formed a concert.
Because we came out too early, the entire city of Hangzhou was like a beauty bathing, hidden in a layer of thick fog. As time went by, the thick fog gradually thinned, and a picture of a beauty taking a bath slowly unfolded. People can't help but sigh, the beauty of Hangzhou is like a young girl, beautiful and delicious.
Lin Wanjie stopped and walked all the way, looking here and there, like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
Doctor Xue looked at Lin Wanjie all the way, feeling more and more strange about this person. Putting aside his medical skills, this big man behaved differently from ordinary people. Any small thing on the roadside could attract his attention.
I don’t know what’s so strange about it.
"Hey, Lao Xue, are we in a hurry today? If not, I want to go for a walk in West Lake. I heard that there is the largest market in Hangzhou, the longest flower street, countless brothels and endless sleeping girls. .”
Doctor Xue's face darkened, and he pointed to the clear sky: "Brother Lin, what I told Prince Jing was Chen hour, and it's already Chen hour now. Now you have to go to my pharmacy to get the tools you want. Please keep the prince waiting. Yeah, if you make a mistake, you will lose your head."
"Hey!" Lin Wanjie sighed heavily, not knowing when he would go out next time.
After walking and stopping along the way, we finally arrived at Yong'an Hall, where Doctor Xue lived, half past midnight.
Yong'an Hall has not yet opened, but there is already a long queue at the door, all the way to the corner of the street.
Lin Wanjie was shocked: "So many people?"
Doctor Xue said with a smile: "Thanks to Brother Lin's Yunnan Baiyao, this recipe has made colleagues jealous and afraid of causing trouble."
While talking, Doctor Xue led Lin Wanjie around to the back door of Yong'an Hall. A medicine boy opened the door and welcomed him in.
Lin Wanjie looked at Lao Xue's medical clinic curiously. It was considered a very good courtyard in Hangzhou. However, the servants who had lived in the Xiao Mansion were very discerning and felt that Lao Xue was not good at life and the medical clinic was a bit shabby.
When Lin Wanjie was looking at the medical clinic, he suddenly felt that the little medicine boy who opened the door was also slapping him in the face. He lowered his head and looked at him, and the little medicine boy ran away in a hurry.
"Brother Lin, please sit in the courtyard for a while and drink some hot tea to warm yourself up before leaving."
"Aren't you in a hurry? Just get my surgical tools and let's go."
"After all this time, I am no longer lacking in tea skills."
Doctor Xue mysteriously arranged Lin Wanjie under a small pavilion in the backyard. There was a chessboard carved on the stone table in the pavilion, and two boxes of chess pieces were placed on the corner of the table.
Lin Wanjie had nothing to do, so he took the chess pieces and started playing with each other.
Behind the pavilion, there is a wall.
The little medicine boy ran in in a panic, shouting: "Come, come, miss, we are already here!"
With a whoosh, the door opened. Xue Lingzhi dragged the little medicine boy into the room and asked excitedly: "How is it? What does that young master look like?"
"Um..." The little medicine boy scratched his head, a little embarrassed, "I didn't see clearly..."
"You!" Xue Lingzhi stamped his foot, "What did you do? Didn't you see what you were doing?"
"That... Young Master..." The little medicine boy was a little confused. He really didn't know whether such a big black bear could be considered a Young Master. Looking at the young lady's expectant eyes, he suddenly felt a little sad, "That Young Master is quite tall. I looked up. Go and take a look, it’s not real.”
"Tall? It's good to be tall. He's tall and looks handsome!"
Xue Lingzhi smiled, revealing a pair of small tiger teeth.
She got up before dawn today to dress up, and she also put a lot of thought into her future husband. She put on a brand-new green skirt, despite the cold winter, and wore autumn harvest clothes. She has a petite figure and is exquisite and clear. Although she is not as expensive as the ladies of the Xiao family, but just like her name, she is full of aura and has a lively and innocent beauty.
The little medicine boy knew from the look in the young lady's eyes that she had gone astray. Things were not what she thought at all!
"Miss, that man is really tall and strong."
"Yeah! I know! Tell me something else."
"Oh, miss, did you understand? I said, that person is really very tall, really very tall!" The little medicine boy stamped his feet anxiously, his face turned red.
Xue Lingzhi's pretty face turned cold and she whispered: "Who is that person? There is no etiquette at all. Don't offend others later! Call me Young Master, Young Master, Young Master!"
puff!
The little medicine boy almost vomited blood, thinking that the young lady is full of longing now, what will she do when she meets a real person later?
Not disappointed yet?
No, it should be despair, right?
"Miss, that... that young man is not only tall, but also... not fair, a bit... rough..."
"It's wheatish in color, and it's pleasing to the eye. The ones with fine skin and tender flesh aren't that good either. They're a little rougher and feel comfortable to the touch."
"Ah!" the little medicine boy screamed, "Miss, you... just wish yourself well."
With that said, Doctor Xue arrived, knocked on the door and shouted: "Lingzhi, come out quickly and bring your things with you."
"Good!"
Xue Lingzhi responded crisply, straightened her skirt, wrapped herself in a cloak, and went out with a brocade box full of tools.
Xue Lingzhi was a little nervous. It was just this once in her life. She was meeting the most important person in her life for the first time. Her face was red and her heart was beating, full of anticipation.
"Grandpa, what is that young man's name? How should I call him?"
"His surname is Lin, please call him Brother Lin. Remember, you must be polite, don't lose your sense of proportion, and don't show disdain!"
"My granddaughter knows! Grandpa has been teaching me for so many years. Could it be that I still make him rude?"
Doctor Xue nodded and walked in front.
Xue Lingzhi held the brocade box and had already sketched in her heart the appearance of her future husband. He was tall and tall, with yellowish skin and a capable suit. There were traces of wind and frost on his face, like a major general returning from the battlefield. Moreover, he has excellent medical skills and ingenuity...
Xue Lingzhi looked at the tool drawings drawn by Lin Wanjie. They were very detailed, the lines were very thin, and the brushstrokes were a bit strange, not like they were formed by ink.
She had never seen such a detailed painting, and even the most skillful female worker could not draw such a detailed picture.
Therefore, Xue Lingzhi believed that her future husband had a pair of skillful hands with slender fingers that were very skeletal and especially seductive when he lifted the girl's chin to flirt.
