It was already a moment later when Li Xiuyuan went out after a late nap.
Today, it was rare that the snowstorm in Baijin City stopped. Li Xiuyuan, who was strolling on the long street, bought a lot of snacks. Thinking that not only Xiao Long'er would be there at home, but Hua Chenyu and Xiao Qing would also be there. All three of them are foodies.
After wandering around, he saw a brocade clothing shop selling New Year's wedding clothes. On a whim, Li Xiuyuan bought three sets of bright red coats for each of Xiao Long'er and three other people, thinking that this year's Luoxia Mountain would also be lively. That's it.
It wasn't until half past noon that I thought about finding a restaurant to fill my belly.
But the shopkeeper who sold clothes looked at him and laughed: "Young master, you can go to the Liyuan. It is the most lively place in Baijin City. Not only the food is delicious, but there are also singing and dancing."
When Li Xiuyuan heard this, he couldn't help but smile. He called a carriage on the roadside and walked through the snow in the city towards the Liyuan.
The carriage passed through the long street, bypassed the City Lord's Mansion in Baijin City, and finally stopped outside the gate of a villa less than two miles away from the City Lord's Mansion. Although this is a villa, there are many luxury carriages parked outside the door. It is obvious at a glance that the guests here are not rich but noble.
Li Xiuyuan moved to the opera garden and asked the gardener to find him a pavilion near the stage corridor.
The waiter turned his head and looked at it, grinning and said: "Guest, wait a moment, I will bring you a basin of charcoal fire!"
After saying that, he quickly followed Li Xiuyuan in the garden, and the two walked into an empty pavilion together.
"Who is this guy in black? How could he be so unreasonable and come in and occupy the best pavilion in the opera garden?"
Sitting somewhere in the opera garden, a woman in a red dress frowned.
"If the owner of Wuyou Garden doesn't know that person? Do you want me to find someone to drive him out?" A young man in a white robe sitting nearby also saw the movement in the pear garden.
"Forget it, there aren't many guests, and the young master from the City Lord's Mansion didn't come, so let him alone." The owner of Wuyou Garden, who was in his 28th year and in a red dress, said calmly.
If Li Xiuyuan had looked carefully, he would have discovered that the young man in white robes in front of him was Qin Yiyuan, who was expelled from the academy. Because he could not be reused in the Tianfeng Palace, he followed Qin Qianshan to Taoyuan.
And Qin Yiyuan fell in love with Hua Wuyou, the owner of the opera house, a middle-aged woman who was nearly thirty years old, but still had a face that had fascinated men all over the world for 28 years.
"That guy in the garden is so unreasonable and disgusting!" a girl in a purple skirt shouted in the Accord on the first floor. Next to her sat a girl and a boy.
Those who spoke were all the daughters or granddaughters of powerful people in Baijin City. The young man next to him said, "Ling'er, do you want me to drive him out?" This young man is the grandson of the owner of the Taoyuan Inn in the city.
The man next to me in a white dress smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry about it. Sister Hua is here to watch. Besides, City Master Mo Xiao didn't come today, and the owner of the Liyuan is not angry. Why are you angry?"
Hua Wuyou looked at Qin Yiyuan on a balcony somewhere in the garden and said with a smile, "Let's take a look and talk."
"Where did this wild boy come from!" A young man yelled angrily in the Accord on the second floor.
"This is an elegant place, why did you let this savage in?" A girl sitting next to him was also very angry.
"Get this kid out of here!"
"I can't stand it anymore!"
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For a time, a group of young ladies who had arrived early started to speak out against Li Xiuyuan, who later occupied the young man's pavilion in the city lord's mansion. As the saying goes, if a person sits in the pavilion, disaster will come from the sky.
Li Xiuyuan, who had already walked to the pavilion and sat down, could not hear the condemnation of this group of people. He would not let go of his consciousness to pry into other people's privacy.
When I walked into the pavilion, I saw that four stools had been placed in the pavilion, surrounding the stone garden table in the middle.
What's amazing is that the four stools are actually covered with red cotton cushions, fearing that the visitors will be afraid of the cold. The attentiveness and consideration fully show the dignity of the guests in the Liyuan.
Li Xiuyuan dragged a chair and sat down, took out the fire stick and lit the small red clay stove on the table.
The man filled the kettle on one side with spring water and put it on the small stove to boil the water.
Li Xiuyuan turned around and faced the stage in the middle of the garden.
It's just that the two are still about ten feet apart, and there are countless branches and cedars in the pear orchard, so that both sides can't see each other clearly.
Li Xiuyuan turned to look at the situation around him and grinned: "This is a rare place of enjoyment in the world. How do you calculate the consumption in this pavilion?"
In his opinion, the consumption of such a luxurious pavilion will naturally not be cheap.
The clerk looked at him and smiled: "The minimum is fifty gold coins, distinguished guest."
The waiter thought that he had paid fifty gold coins for the pavilion, and he thought he could get more for the water bill.
Li Xiuyuan glared at him and said, "Just settle it for one hundred gold coins, and let me enjoy the various delicacies in your pear garden. I am not short of money."
After saying that, he waved his hand and handed a money bag to the boy. The boy was surprised when he put his mind into the money bag. It was more than a hundred gold coins.
"If you have more, it will be considered a reward. If you have any delicious food, just bring it to you. If you don't have enough, I will replenish it for you!"
The man breathed out a sigh of relief and walked out of the pavilion with gratitude.
"This pear garden is the best place in Baijin City! Don't worry, sir, I guarantee that you will be satisfied today!"
Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly and said, in fact, in his heart, he just wanted to drink two glasses of wine and eat a few human side dishes, and then he would go home when he woke up tomorrow.
The man who had already walked out of the pavilion turned to look at him and said, "Sir, please wait a moment."
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Li Xiuyuan smiled while looking at the stage, took out the tea leaves and put them into a purple clay pot. He reached out to pick up the boiling water on the pot and wanted to warm the pot and wash the tea.
At this time, the waiter found Hua Wuyou, patted his chest and said with a smile: "What about the owner of the garden? This guest is a rich owner. He spent a hundred gold coins alone. Let me say hello to you. You have to ask someone to send a pot of charcoal fire over."
Hua Wuyou laughed when he heard this: "He is willing to spend money, so you should serve him well. It just so happens that Young Master Mo is not here today."
Even at Wangyue Stream in the academy, Li Xiuyuan rarely lit a fire to keep warm, let alone in Baijin City and the pear garden.
The waiter was startled, then he clapped his hands and praised: "It's good that the garden owner is not angry. Please also say hello to the gentlemen and ladies, and don't get into trouble with the guests in the pavilion."
While the two were talking, on an open stage on the second floor opposite the hall, artists from the city performed on the stage, and for a while the sound of singing echoed in the opera house.
At this moment, Li Xiuyuan finally understood one thing.
This is the human world.
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While enjoying the performance on the stage, Li Xiuyuan drank tea. The waiter brought out several plates of exquisite wine and food and placed them on the table.
The cook looked at Li Xiuyuan and said with a smile: "These are some of our favorite side dishes in the Liyuan. Please try them, sir. I will bring them to you when the main dishes are ready."
Li Ye stretched out his hand to pick up some side dishes with chopsticks and said with a smile, "I have plenty of time, so I'm not in a hurry."
After speaking, he put the dish into his mouth and tasted it carefully. After running around shopping all morning, I finally felt a little hungry.
Li Ye picked up the wine glass and poured the spirit wine into it. Just as he was about to put it to his mouth, he heard the sound of a piano.
The guy also stopped talking, stood up, and looked up at the stage in the distance.
Just listen to the long sound of the piano with a unique rhythm floating in the garden of the Liyuan, like a spring breeze, elegant and light, and like a bright moon, quiet and distant.
More like the stream on the mountain that day, gentle and clear, singing softly...
Li Xiuyuan, who propped up his chin and listened attentively, couldn't help but be stunned.
He blurted out: "This song can only be heard in heaven, and it is rare to hear it more than once in the world!"
With less than half a stick of incense, I could only hear the sound of the piano gradually becoming softer and quieter, just like a fishing boat sleeping on the shore, becoming calmer and distant.
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said, "Good voice, good tune!"
After speaking, he took ten gold coins and handed them to the waiter, and told him: "Take them to the girl on the stage. Such music deserves such a reward."
The waiter pressed the gold coin and said, "This is an artist from somewhere else. He has been here for several days. He comes here at this time every day to sell and sing two songs, but he doesn't come out at night. You must be lucky, sir."
Li Xiuyuan heard this and said calmly: "It's good if we are destined!"
"Young Master is a kind-hearted man. Okay, I'll talk to the girl and the old man later." The man smiled, turned around and walked towards the pavilion.
He also knew in his heart that if he served the young master he saw well, he would be rewarded later.
Li Xiuyuan looked at the waiter's back and shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "Just look at the scenery from a distance, don't hug it! There is a saying in Buddhism, if you see it, you own it."
The man turned his head and looked at him as if he were in a new world.
After a long while, he said: "Master, are you serious? Don't you want to get to know this talented girl in Baijin City?"
Li Xiuyuan looked at the guy's embarrassment, sighed softly and said, "Brother, I think your brain is burned out and you forgot that I was just a passing customer..."
The guy who came back to his senses nodded thoughtfully.
He said seriously: "That's right, I almost forgot about the main thing. Well, I'm going to go to the kitchen to take a look. Those big dishes should be out of the oven soon."
Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly: "I'll wait and see the tricks in the pear garden, which I can't eat elsewhere."
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"Hey, that wild boy in the pavilion, you ate and listened to the music, you should have something to show for it, right?" the people in the private room shouted.
"Are they just some idlers who sneaked in to eat and drink?" Some reluctantly joined in the booing.
"Are you polite? The young lady just played the piano like the music of nature. I paid a lot of money!" Some girls shouted loudly.
"Master Hua, can't you just ignore me?"
"Master Qin, you have to make the decision for us. We can't let this wild boy just wipe his mouth and leave."
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She followed the man into the pavilion and thanked Li Xiuyuan. The woman playing the piano, who was about to leave, looked at Li Xiuyuan and said with a bitter smile: "This tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop!"
Li Xiuyuan looked at the woman in front of him, who was about fourteen years old, wearing a white shirt, with shoulder-length hair, and the old man behind her, and said in a solemn voice: "These bastards, ignore them, you two leave first."
"I'm sorry, you caused trouble in this pear garden, you don't just leave when you want!"
At this moment, a man's voice came from outside the pavilion in the garden: "What's going on with the owner of the garden? Why did he let a wild boy come to my territory?"
The woman in the white dress was stunned when she heard this, looked back at Li Xiuyuan and smiled bitterly.
Li Xiuyuan saw two strange men standing outside the pavilion. A little strange. But he still stood up to greet him, cupped his hands and said: "I paid gold coins for this place, why did you come to tell me?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Li Xiuyuan knew that something was wrong. This man was obviously a frequent visitor to the opera garden, and the owner of the garden dared to name him and curse him. I think he was behind the scenes.
To his surprise, the strange man just glanced at him lightly, then reached out to the woman in the white dress and said with a smile: "Where are you from, little lady? Let's have a drink with the young master."
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