Chapter 9
Seeing Yun Zhengting frowning, Guo Rong asked, "Brother Yun, I heard you just said 'The government increased taxes, Mr. Zeng increased rent'. Is this the thing that bothered me?" Yun Zhengting looked up at Guo Rong and said, "Where is Mr. Guo from Mr. Guo? He doesn't have accent like Dongting Lakers." Guo Rong said, "My little brother is from Longhu Mountain. I grew up in the mountains. This is the first time I went down the mountain to play." After hearing this, Yun Zhengting nodded and smiled bitterly, "No wonder, no wonder." But there was no later. Guo Rong continued to ask, "No wonder? Brother Yun might as well say directly, no matter what I can serve, I will never retreat." Yun Zhengting said, "The government increased taxes, Mr. Zeng increased rent, what can you do? However, if you and I meet by chance, Yun also recognize you brother." As he said that, he invited Guo Rong to sit opposite him. Guo Rong naturally sat down opposite him.
Yun Zhengting asked, "Do you drink?" Although Guo Rong didn't drink much, at this moment, he said without hesitation: "Drink." Yun Zhengting went to the cabinet beside the wall to take out a can of wine and two cups, and handed a cup to Guo Rong, saying, "Brother Guo, come, welcome to Dongting Lake as a guest!" Guo Rong didn't expect Yun Zhengting to be so generous, and the two clinked glasses and did their own thing. Yun Zhengting went up again, and said, "Time in the mountains, I'll be here."
But I don’t know the troubles of our Dongting Lake people. Alas, I think I, Yun Zhengting, was born in Dongting Lake, grew up in Dongting Lake, and ate in Dongting Lake. It seems that I will die in Dongting Lake. Why do you think this Dongting Lake has no feelings for me?" Guo Rong didn’t know what he was going to say, so he had to smile awkwardly: "Brother Yun, Dongting Lake is ruthless, our brothers are welcome!" After hearing this, Yun Zhengting shouted "Okay", and the two clinked glasses and did their own things.
Yun Zhengting didn't expect Guo Rong to be so generous and said happily: "Brother Guo, I didn't expect you to drink so well. Come and have another drink." The two of them were clean again. Guo Rong asked, "Brother Yun, fishing in Dongting Lake, is it really Mr. Zeng who said he would collect rent if he wanted to collect rent? If he wanted to increase rent if he wanted to increase rent?" Yun Zhengting said, "Of course! Anyone who fished in Dongting Lake would have to pay rent to Mr. Zeng. This has been the case since Yun remembered. Moreover, the government also had to collect capita tax, and the same said that he would charge as much as he wanted, and he would add as much as he wanted. Alas, the eight hundred miles of Dongting Lake was originally a gift from God to the people on the banks of Dongting Lake, but he was made by Mr. Zeng and the government to make money. Sad, sad, sad!" As he said, he had already eaten a few cups and then filled it.
Guo Rong said, "What? Do you have to pay taxes to the government or rent to Mr. Zeng? How can you make such a reason in the world?" Yun Zhengting had another drink and said, "You people in the mountains don't know the suffering of our Dongting Lake people." Then Guo Rong filled his wine glass and cleaned it again. Guo Rong filled it again and said, "I think Brother Yun is a hero, why are you afraid of Zengjiazhuang? I am extremely happy to know a hero like Brother Yun." After saying that, the two of them cheered again. Yun Zhengting said, "Don't look at me as tall and big, in front of Zengjiazhuang, it's nothing bad. This time Mr. Zeng rents 50 dan of fish every month, and I don't know how to tell my brothers. You said, how do I look like a hero?" As he said, the two of them had a few more cups.
Guo Rong said: "Dongting Lake is not from Zengjiazhuang, why should Mr. Zeng say he can rent more if he says he can rent more?" Yun Zhengting said: "Brother Guo doesn't know. Although Dongting Lake is not from Zengjiazhuang, Zengjiazhuang has a wealth of wealth. If you don't pay the rent, he won't let you fish. If you don't fish, how can you live?" Guo Rong said: "What's the reason? Why don't he let people fish? Don't you dare to resist?" Yun Zhengting said: "Resist? Don't look at me as tall as a big man, there are hundreds or thousands of people like me in Zengjiazhuang. How can you resist? Besides, our brothers are only a few dozen, so how can you dare to resist.
"Guo Rong said, "Where are you afraid of Zengjiazhuang with all the fishing brothers on the shore of Dongting Lake?" Yun Zhengting said, "United? Who listens to you? Everyone is in charge of their own affairs. Many times, we fishing fight each other to grab territory. Where can we join forces? Besides, the three masters on the shore of Dongting Lake, and the three masters joined forces to rent more. Who dares to mess with these three masters?" Guo Rong also heard Yu San talk about the three masters on the shore of Dongting Lake and asked, "Does the entire Dongting Lake be controlled by these three masters? They rent more and rent more. They say they will collect as much as they say?" Yun Zhengting nodded, only drinking.
After the two of them drank 10 or 20 cups, Guo Rong was gradually feeling dizzy and couldn't help but say, "Brother Yun, I dare not drink it anymore, I'm a little drunk." Yun Zhengting changed his face and said, "Forgot to get some food, I'll find some peanuts to come out to drink." As he said, he turned around and entered the wing room next to him, and then brought a plate of peanuts out. Put it on the table, peeled the peanuts and ate it, and said, "It's not that easy to get drunk when you eat some peanuts. Come on, drink a few more cups." As he said, he had another drink with Guo Rong. After Guo Rong finished drinking, he immediately peeled the peanuts and ate it.
This was the first time Guo Rong had eaten the peanuts. He thought they were very delicious and delicious. He couldn't help but eat them. Yun Zhengting only drank wine, but seemed to be a thousand cups. After drinking forty or fifty cups, he was fine, his face remained unchanged and his breath was as usual. Guo Rong rarely drank it later and only ate peanuts. His dizziness gradually became relaxed and awake.
Yun Zhengting said, "Brother Guo, are you Longhu Mountain far away from Yuezhou?" Guo Rong said, "It takes two or three days to ride a horse to Yuezhou." Yun Zhengting said, "Longhu Mountain must be a good place, without the oppression of the government and Zengjiazhuang, right?" Guo Rong saw that Yun Zhengting was already three points drunk, and he was a little drunk, so he couldn't help but say, "What's the oppression of the government and Zengjiazhuang? Longhu Mountain is hundreds of miles apart, and there are not many families, and there are not even people who drink.
Yes, it's also boring." When Yun Zhengting heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "No one drinks, so do you drink wine?" Guo Rong said, "Hahaha, I forgot, I don't even have wine." Yun Zhengting had a few more drinks with Guo Rong and said, "Wine a friend with a thousand cups, come, brother Guo, we won't go back today." Guo Rong was already drunk and said, "It's a great blessing to know Brother Yun today. Come, don't go back until you get drunk!" The two of them drank a few cups and gradually fell drunk on the table.
Yan Fang saw that it was getting late and she had not seen her junior brother come to the mansion to find her, so she couldn't help but worry. She knew that Guo Rong had no experience in the mountains for the first time. If she encountered something difficult, she didn't know what to do? While she was worried, she heard the sound of footsteps and came to the door alone and knocked on the door three times. Yan Fang responded and asked, "Who? What's the matter?" But a voice said, "Miss Yan, I want to invite you to Hongyu Pavilion to have a drink and have a heart-to-heart talk." When Yan Fang heard that it was Zeng Jia, she couldn't help but respond, "It turned out to be the third young master. But I am not in a good mood tonight, so you might as well ask me back." Zeng Jia said, "Since Miss Yan is in a bad mood, then going out to relieve my boredom. I am bored in the room.
How could love get better?” Yan Fang said, “Go down the mountain with my junior brother, but I didn’t expect how good I feel now alone?” Zeng Jia heard it, “It turns out that it’s because of that kid, this is simple. I asked the guards and Zeng Family Bing to help you find him. I think my Zengjiazhuang’s power in Yuezhou is just a person, even if you dig three feet into the ground." Yan Fang said, “What the third young master said is true?” Zeng Jia said, “I never tell lies, so now I am in the mood to drink and chat with me, right?” Yan Fang heard, and said, “Miss Rong Ben will pack up and go.” Zeng Jia said, “Okay, I’ll ask someone to wait here to lead you.” Yan Fang agreed. After Zeng Jia said, he hummed the song that he couldn’t understand and walked away.
Yan Fang tidied up her makeup slightly, and when she heard a small step, she stopped when she came to the door. She knew that this person must be the servant who was waiting for her to lead the way. Because of the sound of footsteps, it was obviously the voice of a woman named Little Jinlian. She thought about it in the room, and thought that it was a simple task, but she couldn't help but feel upset when she got to the current situation. She sorted out her mood and prepared to test Zeng Jia tonight. She had seen two main characters in Zengjiazhuang, namely Zeng Jia and Wen Siyang. Judging from these two people, only Zeng Jia was superficial and had no brainstorm to deal with. It seemed that Wen Siyang was unfathomable in both martial arts and martial arts experience.
When he left the room, there was indeed a maid standing outside the door. The maid immediately bowed and said, "Miss Yan, please follow me and take you to Hongyu Pavilion." Yan Fang nodded and agreed, and the maid led the way out. When he left the cabinet, Yan Fang noticed that the person he lived in was called "Liushui Pavilion". Yan Fang was curious and asked, "Girl, why is it called Liushui Pavilion?" The maid said, "Miss Yan is called Xiaoqiu. Miss Yan can call me Xiaoqiu in the future. This Liushui Pavilion is for guests to live in, but as for why it is called Liushui Pavilion, I really don't know." Yan Fang nodded with a "oh" and understood in her heart: Liushui means that it will not live here for a long time, it is clearly for guests to live in.
Yan Fang kept following Xiao Qiu. He saw that Zengjia Village was very large downstairs in Yueyang. Now he was walking in the village, and he couldn't tell the difference between the east, south, west and north. Xiao Qiu took her through the courtyard and walked for about half a cup of tea before he arrived in front of a villa. The maid immediately stopped at the door and said, "Please ask Miss Yan to come in. Xiao Qiu is here to wait for Miss Yan, and lead the way when he returns to the room." When Yan Fang heard this, she was a little apologized and couldn't help but nod and smiled at her. Xiao Qiu immediately bowed and returned the greeting. Yan Fang slowly walked into the courtyard.
But the courtyard is very spacious, larger than the yard of ordinary people. There is a huge pool in the center of the courtyard, with a length of seven or eight feet, and there are various shapes such as straight lines and arcs beside the pond. The rockery pavilions in the pond are arranged one by one. When you approach the pond, you will see that the water is more than three feet deep. The red fish swim happily. It is simply a fish pond, not a common pond in the courtyard. Yan Fang suddenly realized that the Red Fish Pavilion was originally named because of this red fish. When she was surprised, she heard a voice saying, "Miss Yan, please come here." It was Zeng Jia's voice. Looking in the sound, Zeng Jia was sitting alone under the pavilion opposite the pond, with the mist slightly surrounding it, just like a fairyland.
Yan Fang walked around the pool and slowly walked into the pavilion. Zeng Jia immediately came up and invited Yan Fang to take her seat. It turned out that they were all wooden tables and chairs, and now they were covered with fur, which was extremely warm. Yan Fang sat down, Zeng Jia immediately filled her with a glass of wine, picked up a piece of fish into Yan Fang's bowl, and said, "Miss Yan first arrived at Dongting Lake as a guest. It must taste the fish from Zengjiazhuang. The taste was delicious, soft and refreshing, and the fish in other places could not be compared with it." Yan Fang saw Zeng Jia in front of her suddenly become gentle, and she couldn't help but say, "The Third Young Master is dedicated to you, I don't know what to ask for?" Zeng Jiaha
He laughed loudly and said, "Miss Yan is indeed a cheerful person. I am not a person who likes to hide it. I will say it straight away." Yan Fang looked at him and waited for him to say it, but she was laughing in her heart. Zeng Jia said, "My young master wants to drink and chat with Miss Yan for the rest of his life." After hearing this, Yan Fang squirted out the fish that had just entered her mouth with a "puff" sound, and Zeng Jia's face was covered with minced fish. Yan Fang looked at Zeng Jia who was squirting to the point of being squirted again, and couldn't help but laugh, "The Third Young Master is really good at joking!" She still laughed constantly.
Zeng Jia was not angry either. He slowly picked up the handkerchief beside him and wiped the minced fish on his face, but he seemed a little embarrassed and said, "I never joke. Is my Zeng family's house a big business and not worthy of Miss Yan?" Yan Fang said, "I like to wander around in the world. No matter how big the Zeng family's house is, it is not as big as the Jianghu. I don't want to be trapped here." Zeng Jia said, "What's the point of the Jianghu? Fighting and killing all day long. Drinking and chatting with me at the village will not have to worry about food and clothing. What's so good? " Yan Fang said, "The Third Master, don't say it anymore, it's useless to say more. However, it's okay to drink and chat with the Third Master occasionally." As he said that, he raised his glass to Zeng Jia. Zeng Jia had to raise his glass to greet him, and the two were clean.
Yan Fang said, "San Young Master, I first arrived in Yuezhou, and heard rumors that there are three treasures in Yuezhou. Do you know?" Zeng Jia looked at Yan Fang in shock and asked, "I was born in Yuezhou and grew up in Yuezhou. I have never heard of any three treasures?" Yan Fang said, "I really don't know?" Zeng Jia said, "I really don't know. Think about it, what is the matter in Yuezhou that I don't know?" Yan Fang smiled and said, "You must know these three treasures." Zeng Jia even said, "You must know these three treasures."
He looked confused and said, "Miss Yan might as well talk about what these three treasures are?" Yan Fang said, "Do you know Yueyang Tower?" Zeng Jia laughed and said, "Hahaha, this is also a treasure?" Yan Fang said, "Why isn't it a treasure? The ancients built buildings, and people today collect money, isn't that a treasure?" Zeng Jia laughed and said, "Okay, a treasure, a treasure of the governor of Yuezhou, but it has nothing to do with Zengjiazhuang." As he said that, he gave Yan Fang a full cup and respected Yan Fang.
After drinking, Yan Fang continued, "Do you know Dongting Lake?" Zeng Jia smiled and leaned back and said, "Dongting Lake is also a treasure? Miss Yan, where did you hear the Three Treasures of Yuezhou?" Yan Fang said seriously, "It's all in Yuezhou City, and I just heard people talk about it. I was curious and asked, and others told me." Zeng Jia said, "Okay, what do you think of the third treasure?" Yan Fang said, "Do you know the ninth-generation treasure jade?" Zeng Jia looked at Yan Fang in shock and asked, "What."
What is Baoyu?" Yan Fang said, "Nine-generation treasure jade. It is said that this treasure is the treasure of Zengjiazhuang's housekeeping, right?" Zeng Jia said, "Nonsense! I have never heard of any nine-generation treasure jade in Zengjiazhuang." Yan Fang was stunned and asked, "Is the three treasures that are being passed down in Yuezhou City, are there fake?" Zeng Jia said, "It does exist in Yueyang Tower, and Dongting Lake, but no one says it is the treasure of Yuezhou. Nine-generation treasure jade has never heard of it, and it is even more impossible to be in Zengjiazhuang. How could there be such a rumor?"
After hearing this, Yan Fang didn't expect Zeng Jia to speak so hard. While he was thinking about how to continue speaking, a voice suddenly said at the door of the yard: "Third brother, you are here." Before he finished speaking, a woman Yingying walked in. Yan Fang looked at her and saw that the woman was about thirty years old, with a dignified and luxurious makeup, with light makeup on her hands, and walking like a wind in her feet. Yan Fang knew that this woman's status in Zengjiazhuang must be not low, and her martial arts skills were not weak.
When he came close, Zeng Jia ignored it, but heard the woman say, "Third brother, today is a blessing. There is a great beauty with you to drink and have fun." His eyes kept rolling on Yan Fang, but Yan Fang pretended not to see him. Zeng Jia saw this and said, "Sister, what are you doing?" It turned out that this woman was Zeng Ni, the eldest daughter of Zengjiazhuang. Zeng Ni said, "I heard your elder brother-in-law invite a beauty to the mansion today, and I hurried over to take a look. It turns out that he is a great beauty. No wonder we are fascinated by our third young masters. Unfortunately, our third young master has always been fickle and get up tomorrow if we like today.
You may forget it later." Yan Fang was angry, but it was not easy to get angry. Zeng Jia said, "Sister, please don't worry about my affairs. Don't disturb the quietness of my young master here." Zeng Ni said, "Why are you all your elder sister? My father sees me and your elder brother-in-law three-pointed face. How could you be so rude to me?" Zeng Jia said, "When did you see who I gave me three-pointed face?" Zeng Ni was stunned when she heard this, then laughed and said, "The third brother is indeed the third brother. But I am not here to look for you today." As she said, she pointed at Yan Fang and said, "I dare to ask why this girl came to my mansion?"
Yan Fang suddenly realized that she was here for her, and then said, "Sister Zeng is really good at joking. You don't ask your good third brother, how did I get to the mansion?" Looking at Zeng Jia, her eyes were filled with feelings. Zeng Jia was already full of joy and said, "Sister, there is no business here, it's not easy for anyone to sweep away my young master's atmosphere." Zeng Ni saw that her third brother always protected the strange woman in front of her, and couldn't help but stare at her in a daze, saying, "Beauty is a beauty, but unfortunately there is a ghost in her heart. Third brother, you have to be careful." As she said, she left in disappointment. Yan Fang said, "The third young master naturally knows who has a ghost in her heart. Yes?" Zeng Jia nodded and said softly, "I don't know what happened to my elder sister and my elder brother-in-law. I never care about me, but today I care about me."
When Zeng Jia saw her leaving, she breathed a sigh of relief and raised her glass to drink with Yan Fang. Yan Fang asked, "San Young Master, who is this woman?" Zeng Jia said, "The eldest lady of Zengjiazhuang is named Ni. Relying on my elder brother-in-law's martial arts skills, she is domineering in our village, and even my father doesn't take it seriously. Look, she always holds the guzheng wherever she goes, and pretends that she can play the piano. In fact, the sound of the piano is so ugly that she can't compare with the third sister. There is a long sword hidden in her guzheng, and she uses the elegance of the piano to hide her rudeness." Yan Fang nodded, pursed her lips and smiled, but was thinking in her heart.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!