Shao Xi turned around and looked around, and saw a young man in blue at the next table getting up and walking towards him.
This person is dressed in a light blue brocade robe. He has a slim and tall figure, a handsome face, gentle eyes, a tall body, a strong spirit, and a cold demeanor. He is beautiful and graceful.
There is a jade flute stuck at the waist, and the bright yellow tassels sway, showing the ease and ease of walking.
Shao Xi secretly sighed in his heart, what a handsome young man with orchids and jade trees, bright moon and cold pines.
This man slowly came to Shao Xi, bowed and said hello, he was gentle and courteous, and he was exactly like "a gentleman who speaks his mind like a jade".
Upon seeing this, Shao Xi quickly stood up and returned the courtesy, showing his gentleness.
"My surname is Ruan, and my name is Haoyang. I just heard that the young master wrote poems while drinking. I was very interested and had an elegant artistic conception. I couldn't help but compliment him. Please forgive me for my rudeness."
Shao Xi shook the folding fan in his hand and replied with a smile on his face even though he was slightly drunk: "My surname is Shao, my name is Xi, and my name is Xi. This brother is exaggerated. I just made a few random remarks under the influence of alcohol. It's really... I can't get into the elegant hall and make my brother laugh! Seeing that my brother is alone, how about coming over and drinking with me at the same table?"
Ruan Haoyang cupped his hands and replied: "I have exactly the same intention. I am just waiting for the invitation of the young master. However, the young master's modest words were just chanted casually. It is really a bit too modest. Although I am only rough in writing, I can still hear the meaning of the young master's poem. Ingenuity.”
"Oh? What did Brother Ruan hear? You might as well tell me and see if it coincides with me."
Ruan Haoyang did not rush to answer the question raised by Shao Xi. Instead, he turned around and moved the food and wine on his table to Shao Xi's table. He raised his hand and gestured to the seat opposite, which meant that the two of them could sit down and chat slowly.
Shao Xi was not polite, closed the folding fan in his hand, lifted his robe and sat in his seat. After Ruan Haoyang sat down, he raised the wine cup in his hand and toasted Shao Xi.
After the two drank all the wine in the cup, Ruan Haoyang spoke: "This poem by Mr. Shao uses the scene in front of him to express the joyful feeling in his heart after drinking. It shows that Mr. Shao is in a very good mood and is in great interest at the moment, so it catches everyone's eyes." It is a beautiful thing. The most wonderful thing is that the first couplet, neck couplet, jaw couplet and last couplet of this poem correspond to each other into two-character words, and all these words have the meaning of lofty, elegant, beautiful and beautiful. The meaning is truly fantastic and wonderful.”
When Shao Xi heard Ruan Haoyang's words, he couldn't help but smile. He really didn't expect that the other party would discover these little ingenuities hidden in his poem in just a moment.
"I wonder if Brother Ruan is from the Jianghu world? Do you know about this Jianghu thing?"
Ruan Haoyang was stunned for a moment when asked by Shao Xi, and then said with a smile: "Although I am not a member of the Jianghu, I have heard a little bit about the affairs of the Jianghu. I wonder what Mr. Shao means by this?"
"Brother Ruan, if you have heard of the Seven Sons of the Tang Sect, you will know that this poem is named after these seven people. In fact, I am not familiar with these seven people. I just feel that Qing, Feng, Ming, Yue, Zui, Qiong,... The seven characters "lou" are really good, and the name of the wine shop happens to be Meng Yuxuan, so I will use it for now."
Listening to Shao Xi's explanation, Ruan Haoyang suddenly realized it and praised it repeatedly.
"It's really wonderful! I've heard the rumors about the Seven Sons of the Tang Sect in the world, and I've also heard the poem about them in the world. I didn't expect that Mr. Shao also borrowed their names, and added the word Mengyu. , I actually admire you for writing such a poem with lofty artistic conception and elegant words!"
"Eh! Brother Ruan is really being ridiculous. Today is the night of the Chinese Valentine's Day, and the scenery in front of us is superb. The occasional casual recitation of a few sentences with emotion is really not worth mentioning. Brother Ruan, please stop praising me. "
Ruan Haoyang smiled heartily, picked up the wine cup and drank with Shao Xi again.
At this time, there was a drizzle of light rain outside without warning. There is always a lot of rain in the south of the Yangtze River in June and July. It comes and stops at any time.
People seem to have become accustomed to this kind of weather. Some people even walked leisurely in the rain, but more people held up oil-paper umbrellas, but still couldn't let go of the beautiful scenery of Zhiqiu Lake.
Looking at the night outside the window, Shao Xi asked Ruan Haoyang inexplicably, "Why is a man like Brother Ruan, who is more handsome than Pan An, drinking alone in a wine shop on this Chinese Valentine's Day night? Ordinarily, people like Brother Ruan are not surrounded by beautiful women. If you are in a group, you should at least have a confidante to accompany you."
Ruan Haoyang felt a little embarrassed when Shao Xi said this. He raised his finger and pointed to a boat on Zhiqiu Lake outside the window.
"Master Shao is laughing. I do have a confidante named Ye Zhiqiu, who is currently worshiping the Weaver Girl on the boat. Today is the festival of begging for luck. Women always like to get together, so men like you and me have to hide. I will drink alone in this wine shop, and after a group of little sisters have enjoyed themselves on the lake, I will accompany her back to Zhiqiu Pavilion on the other side of the lake, and then I will not be able to accompany Mr. Shao to drink here!"
"Mrs. Sister-in-law's name is also Zhiqiu? Today, when I came to Zhiqiu Town, the word "Zhiqiu" is almost filling my ears. But I don't know what the relationship between Mrs. Sister-in-law's Zhiqiu and Zhiqiu Lake is. Related?"
Ruan Haoyang hesitated for a moment, and finally raised his head and said to Shao Xi: "To be honest, Mr. Shao, I am not a native of Zhiqiu Town, but I just came here a few years ago, and Zhiqiu has been here since she was a child. She grew up on the lake and originally came from a well-off family. A few years ago, bandits broke into Zhiqiu's house and the whole family was slaughtered. Only Zhiqiu escaped. I happened to be passing by here and rescued her. She is grateful to me. I decided to pledge my life to save my life, and I stayed here in Zhiqiu Town to do some small business. Now my life is pretty good. It’s just that she was humiliated by those gangsters back then and has still refused to agree to the marriage. I didn’t force it, besides, I was originally a wanderer, so I didn’t want to involve her in some matters.”
Shao Xi was a little surprised. How could Ruan Haoyang tell such a private matter to a person he met for the first time?
Moreover, he had said before that he was not a gangster, but now he said that he had wandered around the rivers and lakes, and he did not want to implicate Ye Zhiqiu. Could it be that this man was also a gangster who was chased by his enemies and fled here?
This kind of thing is not surprising. Some people get tired of being in the arena for a long time and want to withdraw from the arena and live an ordinary life. However, when walking in the arena, there will be grievances, and when there are grievances, there will be enemies who want to quit. How easy is it to fight in the world?
Wasn't Gao Guang, the person who assassinated him in the first place, this kind of person? Fortunately, it was me who met him. If it had been someone else who failed in the assassination, he would have been hunted down all year round even if he had not lost his life. How could he withdraw from the world and get rid of these grievances?
If this Ruan Haoyang was indeed a man of the world, then it would explain why he was so forthright when talking to himself, and why he was able to speak outright about things that would be extremely obscure to ordinary people.
This is the bold and unrestrained temperament that people in the world have developed over the years. No matter how gentle they appear on the outside, the heroic spirit of the world in their hearts is hard to get rid of.
While Shao Xi was thinking about these messy things, Ruan Haoyang suggested that Shao Xi compose another poem, and he played a song on the jade flute on his waist to cheer up the mood.
Seeing that Ruan Haoyang was in such high spirits, Shao Xi didn't want to let him down, so he agreed.
Ruan Haoyang stood up, took out the jade flute from his waist, put it to his mouth and played it gently. The sound of the flute was melodious, gentle and clear, and it fit perfectly with the beautiful scenery outside the window.
Accompanied by this clear and elegant sound, Shao Xi shook the folding fan in his hand, sat in front of the window, looked at the scenery on Zhiqiu Lake and the bluestone road wet by the continuous drizzle, and chanted leisurely:
On the begging night, the moonlight is intoxicating, and the delicate lotus sleeps softly in the mist
Under the stone bridge, the boat is quiet on the clear water, with scattered stars scattered among the waves.
The water rubs the moon into pieces, like a white jade falling from the sky
There is a slight fire at night beside the awning
Singing at night is sad and the face is haggard with tears
The girls of the Du family have their own natural tenderness
The wind blows slowly, the drizzle falls, and the bluestone alley eaves make a crisp sound.
The cicadas chirp on the parasol trees, and the stove in front of the wine shop gradually boils.
Drinking heartily and slightly drunk, it seems that I am accompanying Qiong'e Yaochi
Du Yixuan holds an empty cup
The carved altar warms the wine, making you drunk before you drink it
I just sigh that there will be no meeting in green clothes tonight
Misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, drunkenness in Zeng Qiaotou
The ancient charm of Jiangnan and the beauty of moonlight
Jiangnan memory is like taking a nap in a boat
Jiangnan is sad, like drizzle and weeping
It rains in Jiangnan on the night of Chinese Valentine's Day
facing alone
Rather than saying that Shao Xi was reciting poetry, it would be better to say that he was reciting it casually.
After drinking all the wine in the cup, Shao Xi closed his eyes and continued to enjoy Ruan Haoyang's flute. It was not until the melodious melody ended that he opened his eyes and looked at Ruan Haoyang.
He grinned "haha" and joked: "Brother Ruan's flute music is melodious and full of affection. It doesn't seem like he is playing it to me, but more like it is playing it to the people in the boat on the lake. It seems that I am just enjoying the glory. Brother Ruan, you are being partial!"
Ruan Haoyang smiled and said nothing, just quietly looking out the window at the painted boat on Zhiqiu Lake. There seemed to be thousands of words in his heart, but they were all expressed by the sound of the flute.
At this moment, Shao Xi seemed to understand why Ruan Haoyang told him about Ye Zhiqiu's painful experiences. Thinking back to when he was walking around the world, everything could only be hidden in his heart, and when he came to Zhiqiu Town to meet Ye Zhiqiu, those Ye Zhiqiu could only confide in him the painful experience.
But he had to bury everything he and Ye Zhiqiu had encountered deeply in his heart and bear it alone. It was very painful to have everything stored up in his heart for a long time and not be able to express it.
Maybe he was drunk today, or he felt that he was a compatible person, so he didn't complain. It seems that he was also a person with ill-fated fate and suffered a lot, right?
Thinking of this, Shao Xi filled up both sides' wine glasses again, picked up the wine glasses and toasted Ruan Haoyang.
After drinking with Shao Xi, Ruan Haoyang put down the wine cup in his hand and said to Shao Xi: "It's rare that Mr. Shao and I are so close to each other. Why don't I take a boat to pick up Mr. Shao tomorrow and go back to Zhiqiu Pavilion to introduce Zhiqiu to you? , wouldn’t it be nice for the two of us to recite poems and drink together?”
"Brother Ruan is so elegant, and I have to accompany you, so let's make a deal. I'll wait for Brother Ruan on the shore tomorrow to pick me up. We'll see you there!"
