As soon as noon arrived, all the guests had arrived. So, Liu Hong invited everyone to sit down. The banquet was held in the back flower hall, which was separated from the lobby by a wall, with three tables in total. Li Zhiyun was placed at the head table, sitting next to Liu Hong. It seems that Liu Hong still values him very much.
After half-drinking the wine, Li Zhiyun stood up to relieve himself. When he came to the backyard, he saw sweet-scented osmanthus trees planted all over the courtyard. Although the sweet-scented osmanthus has withered, there still seems to be a strong scent of sweet-scented osmanthus floating in the air. After he finished relieving himself, he was about to go back when he suddenly heard a woman's voice not far away. He looked around and saw two girls standing under a tree beside the corridor on his right. Judging from their clothes, they should be a young lady and a maid. The maid held a bamboo pole and was stabbing a kite with colorful patterns floating on the branches, while the young lady was directing it.
Li Zhiyun glanced at the young lady's face. It was okay not to glance, but this glance shocked him: this lady was so beautiful, she looked like the queen in "The Story of Yanxi". Li Zhiyun stared at her blankly, unable to look away for a long time.
When the young lady saw that the maid couldn't stab the kite, she scolded her for being stupid and decided to do it herself. Li Zhiyun raised his head and glanced at the sky. It was a crisp autumn day with no wind at all. This was not the season for flying kites! It seemed that this young lady was bored in the backyard and wanted to have some fun!
The young lady stood on tiptoe and poked more than a dozen times. Not only was her work in vain, but her face turned red from exhaustion. Li Zhiyun has always been a compassionate person, how could he just sit back and watch? He swayed his arms and walked over, bared his teeth and said, "I'll do it!" Without waiting for her consent, he grabbed the bamboo pole from the beauty's hand and started stabbing her.
However, the string of the kite got entangled in the branches, and even if the bamboo pole could reach it, it could not be removed. Li Zhiyun had no choice but to drop the bamboo pole, use Sun Wukong's special skills, climb up the tree on hands and feet, and reach out to break the string of the kite. Then he jumped down from the tree and handed the kite into the lady's hand.
The young lady thanked her with a blushing face. Li Zhiyun stared at the other party shamelessly and said, "Young lady is Mr. Liu's daughter, right? Dare you ask me your name?" The young lady smiled and said, "Forgive me, sir, how can I tell a stranger the maiden name of the woman in the pavilion? Li Zhiyun slapped his forehead and said, "I'm too abrupt. Please forgive me, Miss Liu!"
Miss Liu didn't mind and asked with a smile: "Young Master is a guest invited by my father, right? What is your surname?"
"My surname is Li."
"Could it be Mr. Li who lives in Wei Mansion?"
When Li Zhiyun heard this, he quickly asked: "Miss, do you know?" Miss Liu smiled and said: "My father came back yesterday and mentioned the young master, saying that he is a young and talented man with profound knowledge."
"How dare you, how dare you."
Li Zhiyun exchanged a few words with the lady before reluctantly leaving. He walked a long way and looked back twice.
After Li Zhiyun left Guitang Villa, Miss Liu's smile still stayed in his mind for a long time. At night, he lay on the couch and secretly swore in his heart that once he was crowned king, he would immediately go to the Liu Mansion to propose marriage and accept Miss Liu as his queen.
At night, he had a dream. He dreamed that he was wearing a crown and nine python robes, and Miss Liu was wearing a phoenix crown and harem, and she came to the church to get married to him...
At midnight the next day, the young master and the servants of the Wei family came to him to listen to a book, but he was in no mood to talk anymore. So, he waved his hand and said: "I am tired, please rest for five days." When everyone heard this, they had no choice but to disperse in disappointment.
He returned to the house and sat down to practice calligraphy. However, he was restless and his handwriting was so messy that even he didn't like it, so he had to throw away the brush in frustration, stood up and walked out of the room.
He sneaked out of the Wei family villa while no one was paying attention. The two villas of Liu and Wei were only two or three miles apart. He made two trips back and forth yesterday and already knew the route.
He followed the dirt road that the carriage drove to the Guitang Annex. However, after much thought, he couldn't think of a high-sounding reason to come to see the girl, so he had to stand far behind a tall bush and stare at the door without blinking.
He stared for an hour, his eyes were sore, and he didn't see Miss Liu coming out, so he had to leave disappointed.
Not far from Guitang Villa, there is a lake. I don’t know if it is called Nanhu. There are lakes and mountains and beautiful scenery. He played around the lake for a while before going back dejectedly.
The next day, Li Zhiyun came to Guitang Villa again. This time, he waited less than half an hour when he saw the side door of the annex was opened, a carriage drove out and stopped on the roadside. Immediately afterwards, Miss Liu and the maid came out.
Li Zhiyun was immediately elated and ran over in a hurry. Miss Liu was about to step on the pedal board when she heard someone calling her. She quickly turned around and saw him, and was surprised: "Mr. Li, why are you here?"
Li Zhiyun didn't know how to answer, so he had to lie and say that he was here to see Mr. Liu. After hearing this, Miss Liu frowned slightly and said a little apologetically, "Mr. Li, your trip was in vain. My father has something to do."
When he heard this, he was secretly happy, but pretended to be disappointed, and then asked: "Where are you going, young lady?"
"Go to Pingchang Town to do some shopping."
After hearing this, Li Zhiyun quickly said: "What a coincidence, I have wanted to go to Pingchang Town for a long time. Why don't we take a companion, so that we can take care of you on the way." Seeing that the other party was hesitant, he quickly added: "I won't sit down Just sit with the driver in the carriage."
"Master Li misunderstood." Miss Liu smiled and said, "You have a distinguished status, how can you sit with this servant?" After saying that, she stretched out her hand and made a "please" gesture.
Li Zhiyun made some concessions and finally got his wish and got on the carriage.
Although this carriage is spacious, it is still a bit cramped for three people. Li Zhiyun and Miss Liu sat face to face. When the carriage bumped, their knees inevitably touched. Miss Liu blushed and moved aside.
Li Zhiyun said quickly: "I'm sorry for bothering you, Miss!" Miss Liu smiled and said: "Young master, it's unintentional, don't mind!" After a pause, she continued: "Master Li is an outstanding scholar, and the writing of those two poems is extraordinary!" "
"Which two poems?" Li Zhiyun was a little confused.
Miss Liu smiled and whispered: "Goose, goose, goose." Li Zhiyun understood and said quickly: "I didn't write that."
When Miss Liu heard this, she stood up angrily and said, "Master Li, please don't bully me. Although Yinglian is a woman, my father only gave birth to me. I have been like a boy since I was a child, and I have followed the teacher's teachings. Although Yinglian did not dare to say He is very knowledgeable and has read a lot of poetry. Those two poems are so wonderful that if someone else had written them, they would have been passed down to the world. But I have never read them before. Wasn't it written by the Young Master? Who was it? "
After hearing this, Li Zhiyun couldn't argue, so he could only touch his nose, which was regarded as acquiescence.
He secretly rejoiced: Wonderful, the lady was so excited that she actually said her maiden name. It turns out that she is not only a beauty, but also a talented woman. It is just right for her to be her queen!
The carriage drove for more than half an hour and finally arrived in Pingchang Town and stopped beside a main street.
The three people got out of the carriage. Li Zhiyun took a look and found that Pingchang Town was not very big. It was estimated that there were only a few hundred households, and it was just a very ordinary small market town. There is a main street in the town. On both sides of the street are rice shops, cloth shops, grocery stores and other shops. Various flags, banners and posters are fluttering in the wind.
Li Zhiyun and Liu Yinglian walked forward side by side. After only walking a short distance, they saw many refugees gathered on both sides of the street. One of them is ragged, unkempt, sallow and skinny, or they are lying sitting on the roadside.
Li Zhiyun frowned and said, "Why are there so many refugees in such a small place?" Liu Yinglian sighed and said, "There are wars everywhere now. Maybe they escaped from nearby counties and cities, right?"
At this time, a little girl suddenly ran over, grabbed Li Zhiyun's clothes and said, "Sir, please give me some money, I haven't eaten for three days." Li Zhiyun took a look and saw that the little girl was only seven or eight years old, skinny and skinny. , reminded him of the "luchai stick" in the text "Invested Work" that he learned when he was a child. He suddenly felt pity, but he didn't have a penny on his body, only a jade pendant hanging on his chest, which Mrs. Wei gave him when she first met him.
He took off the jade pendant and was about to hand it to the little girl when Liu Yinglian snatched it away. She glanced at the jade pendant and said, "This thing is too valuable. If you give it to her, she will either be robbed or cheated!" After saying that, she handed the jade pendant back to him, turned to the maid and said, "Tui'er, take some copper coins. "
The maid quickly took out her purse, took out some copper coins and gave them to the little girl. At this moment, the children and adults nearby came up with a "hula" and surrounded the three of them. Some bad guys took the opportunity to put their hands on the young lady and the maid.
Liu Yulian took a look at it, grabbed Cui'er's purse, poured out all the copper coins and scattered it on the open space next to her. Taking advantage of the time when the refugees were picking up copper coins, she dragged Li Zhiyun out of the land of right and wrong.
When she came to a place with few people, she took a breath and said: "There are too many refugees and we can't manage them at all. Let's go to the West Market."
