The scenery in the mountains is beautiful. Du Wulang and Xue Yunniang held hands unconsciously when they were talking, and they talked about what kind of birds were chirping on the treetops.
While walking, I met Xue Bai and Li Jilan. The two people who were talking about poetry turned around and their eyes fell on the hands held by the young couple.
"Huh? What are you looking at us for?"
Xue Yunniang was a little embarrassed and wanted to take her hand out. Du Wulang was unusually tough, so he held on.
He is a serious person who has been married, and he is not afraid of people seeing him.
Going further, Li Tengkong waited there for a while. When the four of them came over, Li Jilan and Xue Yunniang naturally gathered around her to talk.
"Take time to spare, Xue Lang gave me a beautiful poem just now..."
Xue Bai and Du Wulang were talking quietly from behind, saying, "I see that the Song family's children are headed by Song Ruosi. Go and get a handle on him and tell him that Yang's Trading Company wants to buy Lu Hun Villa."
A wealthy family has to sign a written deed to acquire land. Two bolts of silk can buy a hundred acres of land. His moral standard cannot be lower than this.
Du Wulang was reluctant and asked, "Must I go?"
Xue Bai said: "Go and fight with him."
"He has a bad attitude towards you, right?" Du Wulang sighed, feeling that the burden on his shoulders was getting heavier again, "Just use the same move."
A few young people were walking and chatting. After a while, the team headed towards Shouyang Mountain. Climbing the mountain and looking into the distance is one of the scenic spots here.
In the front, Yang Qixuan and Song Ruosi were talking, and the gap in knowledge gradually became apparent.
Song Ruosi only interacted with Li Bai, and Cui Hao, a literary giant of the generation, could not talk to Yang Qixuan about some petty fighting, and led the way in silence with a sad look on his face.
Seeing this opportunity, Du Wulang went over to talk to Song Ruosi. As he walked, he was still muttering in his heart. He felt that this was like a wealthy family forcing farmers into desperation and forcing them to buy their fields. But after all, the children of a wealthy family are not ignorant and stupid people. How can they do this?
To be convinced so easily?
He even thought that Song Ruosi would not pay attention to him at all, but he did not expect that when he stepped forward and gave his name, the other party was quite polite.
"I have also heard the name Wulang in Chang'an."
"Ah? I have a little reputation in Chang'an. Well, my family has some dividends from Fengwei House, which can be regarded as running the property for Mrs. Guo Guo..."
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Li Jilan looked back and saw that there was no one around Xue Bai to talk to him. Naturally, he slowed down and walked alongside him.
"Why can Xue Lang always compose poems with long and lasting charm? I chewed them over and over again, and I still feel that there is a lingering fragrance in my mouth."
"Ji Lanzi is the one who really knows how to write poetry. I'm just lucky."
Li Jilan, who had a pretty face at first, blushed even more when he was praised and asked, "Does Xue Lang still want to write another play?"
Xue Bai has not been currying favor with Li Longji recently, so Xue Bai definitely didn't plan to write it, but after hearing this, he still thought about it and thought that if he wanted to write it next time, he could write "Butterfly Lovers", so he started talking with her...
While talking, he looked at Li Tengkong who was walking in front from time to time and realized that he had not spoken to her today, but he actually wanted to chat with her.
But Li Tengkong kept holding hands with Xue Yunniang and chatting quietly, and he never had the right opportunity.
On the contrary, Du Wulang and Song Ruosi, who were walking in front, were gradually getting into a good conversation.
"Can I ask what considerations the Song family had in selling Wangchuan Villa to layman Mojie?"
"Wang Mojie liked Wang Chuan very much and asked him many times." Song Ruosi responded, and with a thought, she felt the implication, "At that time, my uncle passed away, and most of the children in the family were serving as officials abroad, and no one was looking after other careers."
This was an overkill. Du Wulang cheered up and said: "You are right. It takes a lot of effort to manage such a large villa. Isn't Luhun Villa bigger than Wangchuan Villa?"
"About that, Wangchuan Villa has 260,000 acres, and Luhun Villa has 240,000 acres."
"Ah?" Du Wulang was surprised, his momentum was somewhat suppressed, "So big?"
Song Ruosi nodded, stroking his long beard, thoughtfully.
Du Wulang asked: "Is the ancestral home of the Song family in Yanshi?"
"No, in Guozhou."
"Do you still have your ancestral home at home?"
"Yes, there is an old house and a few acres of thin farmland."
Du Wulang was a little nervous, swaying as he walked, and said: "If you ask me, the burial of Song Taigong is too simple. It is better to move back to his ancestral home and have a rich burial as a filial piety."
Song Ruosi glanced back inadvertently and looked at the brothers at home in the distance.
This time he was unable to calm down, and it fell into Du Wulang's eyes, and he couldn't help but gradually became more confident.
"The Duke of Song is going to keep his filial piety and stay in Shouyang Mountain. It is better to stay in Guozhou. Moreover, when he is reinstated, he will have to wait for the election again, so he will have to spend a lot of money to take care of him. Now the Song family is very thin, so instead of spending money to take care of Lu Hun,
How about selling the villa for a big price before it goes into decline?"
"Decay?"
"Gao Shi and I are good friends." Du Wulang lacked confidence, but still said this, "Gao Shi lived in Liang Garden for a long time and said that Liang Garden has declined. Li Bai also has a poem, so what..."
Song Ruosi raised his head and sighed, chanting: "The deserted city shines in vain on the green mountains and the moon, and the ancient trees disappear into the blue clouds. Where is the palace of Liang Wang now? The horses returned first and did not treat each other."
"Yes, although Liangyuan is good, it is not the home of long-lasting love."
Du Wulang didn't know whether he had persuaded Song Ruosi, but he felt that the other party was not very opposed to selling Lu Hun Villa.
After walking for a while, we arrived at Yueyan Pavilion. We climbed up and looked at the great rivers and mountains.
…
Du Wulang turned to Xue Bai, talked about his exchange with Song Ruosi, and finally said: "It's really strange. Didn't he think at all that there was anything fishy about the changes in the Song family?"
"It's like there are many farmers who have been ruined by rich families. How many of them are going to take revenge? People are practical and have to think about their future life."
"well."
"What kind of person is Song Ruosi?"
"It's not bad. The scholar is quite popular. He didn't talk about the tenants and landowners. He seemed willing to sell Luhun Villa to us."
"It's not like he just sold it." Xue Bai said lightly.
Luhun Villa does not belong to Song Ruosi at the moment. It is up to Xue Bai to decide who will inherit it and who is qualified to make the final decision.
"Tell Song Ruosi that as long as he is willing to sell Luhun Villa, I will give him a sum of money, enough for him to seek an official position after observing filial piety for three years. At the same time, the matter of casting copper coins privately in Song's family has passed, and no one will pursue it again.
.”
Du Wulang soon thought of the key point and asked, "But what if his brothers don't agree?"
"Whoever agrees will inherit."
"Is this possible? Look at how arrogant he was towards you just now."
Du Wulang was very suspicious of this and felt that as long as the Song brothers had some backbone, they would unite and fight against Xue Bai.
He wanted to see Song Ruosi's reaction, but the other party did not go to discuss with the brothers. Instead, after chatting with Yang Qixuan and his wife for a while, he straightened his sleeves and walked towards Li Tengkong.
~~
Li Tengkong climbed up to Yueyan Pavilion and looked north. As far as he could see, he could see the mountains north of the Yellow River.
That was probably Wangwushan. She had only been in Yanshi for a few days and was about to leave. After all the trouble, she had yet to say a few words to him.
There were footsteps behind me, and looking at the shadow on the ground, it was a man coming over.
"Take space."
Hearing this voice, Li Tengkong felt disappointed and responded: "Song Gong."
"Don't be so polite. I know Yang Canjun and his wife as equals. You can just call me Ming Xiuzi."
Song Ruosi reported her Taoist number, expecting Li Tengkong to ask if he also had a Taoist number, but she didn't expect that she just nodded lightly and continued to look into the distance.
"I just heard from Eleven Niang that your surname is Zong? Are you from the same clan as Li Bai's wife? Oh, Li Bai and I are also good friends."
Li Tengkong turned his head casually and saw Xue Bai standing not far away, looking over. The two looked at each other... Xue Bai didn't say anything and looked away.
She was originally a pure and indifferent person, but at this time she was inexplicably confused. She simply turned away and walked away, completely forgetting that there was someone talking to her around her.
Song Ruosi was stunned.
He really fell in love with Li Tengkong at first sight and was fascinated by him. He knew that if he didn't grasp it now, he would not even have the chance to see him again in the future.
Therefore, even though he knew that the timing was very unsuitable, he still chased after him and said: "Make some space and wait a minute."
"What's going on Duke Song?"
This is the Tang Dynasty, where the atmosphere is bold and unrestrained. Li Tengkong’s master, Princess Yuzhen, has a child before she gets married. Although Song Ruosi is a few years older than Yang Qixuan, his official position is also higher than that of Yang Qixuan. He prides himself on being elegant and worthy of Li
Soaring.
After a slight hesitation, he spoke.
"Actually, it has been many years since my wife passed away, and I have never had a crush on another woman until I met Teng Kongzi..."
There were others around, and they were stunned when they heard this. They were surprised that Song Ruosi was so bold.
Li Tengkong was very embarrassed. He glanced at Xue Bai again and saw that he also had a surprised expression on his face, but he was still silent.
She was a little annoyed with him for no reason.
"Stop talking."
After saying this unhappily, Li Tengkong walked away directly. Her temper had never been so angry before.
Song Ruosi still wanted to speak, but Jiaonu raised his scabbard to stop her and glared at him fiercely.
Li Shiniang said dissatisfiedly: "You are too rude! How can the daughter of Youxiang Mansion allow you to be so rude?"
Yang Qixuan was close to Song Ruosi at first, but now he was distant. He smiled slightly, pulled his wife over and said, "Brother Song is just expressing his admiration, it's okay."
"He keeps his filial piety..."
"Song Zhiwen also courted Empress Wu. This family has the same virtue."
~~
That night, everyone stayed at Luhun Villa.
The children of the Song family had all just returned and were not fully aware that the stewards of the mansion were obeying their orders and violating them. All matters, big and small, were arranged by Xue Bai.
Shortly after dinner, Hu Laishui, who was dressed as a manager, walked through the corridor and met Xue Bai in the guest house.
Hu Laishui is one of the outstanding clerks trained by Fengweilou. When he first arrived in Yanshi, he had some clever answers when he pretended to be Zhang Sanniang's guard. Later, he pretended to be a prisoner in Fan Lao to test his noble attitude...
It can be said that he has been trained and can start doing things.
"Lang Jun, the Song family members have gathered together to discuss."
Xue Bai asked: "What did you say?"
Hu Laishui said: "There are indeed some smart and powerful people among them. Many traces have been found, and it is determined that Lang Jun is dealing with the Song family."
Xue Bai was really curious and asked: "What are they going to do?"
"I plan to nominate a family head to complain to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion in Chang'an. Song Ruosi has the highest official position."
"Does he want to be the head of this family?"
"He wants to do it very much and has been persuading several brothers."
Xue Bai said: "Let him come to see me and call Fan Lao over."
~~
At night, Li Tengkong and Li Jilan lived in the same room.
"Please don't be angry if you take advantage of this."
Li Jilan has been persuading with gentle words, saying: "Although that person is presumptuous and heard that the Song family has such a tradition, since you don't like it, no one can force it. Besides, it is actually a good thing that someone admires you."
Li Tengkong was not unhappy because of this matter. After being persuaded for a while, he suddenly asked.
"Do you like Xue Bai?"
Upon first hearing this sentence, Li Jilan panicked and turned away.
She touched her cheeks with both hands, slapped her twice, and whispered, "Xue Lang is engaged."
"yes."
"I just think it would be great to spend more time with him." Li Jilan whispered, "I don't want to be a couple."
Li Tengkong was a little surprised, thinking that she was so brave that she even dared to say such things, and he didn't know what to say.
"This is a secret. I'm only telling you." Li Jilan said, "You must not tell others."
"You even dare to say it directly." Li Tengkong muttered softly.
After a long day's walking today, Li Jilan was actually tired. She lay on the couch, holding a piece of colored paper with the poem Xue Bai gave her, looking at it, and fell asleep.
Li Tengkong was about to extinguish the candle. He glanced at her first and saw that Li Jilan was very peaceful in his sleep, his cheeks were slightly red, and even his eyelashes seemed to be filled with joy.
She wanted to help her put the colored paper away, so she stretched out her hand. Thinking that it was given to Li Jilan by Xue Bai, she couldn't touch it, so she gave up and turned off the lights and went to sleep.
Probably because she was worried, she couldn't sleep at night, so she finally got up, put on her clothes and walked around the courtyard.
The mountain residence was quiet and quiet, and before I knew it, I walked to Xue Bai's guest house.
At this moment, the door creaked open, and Xue Bai and Song Ruosi walked out together.
"It will be decided in public tomorrow that you will inherit the Song family business..."
While Xue Bai was talking, he happened to meet Li Tengkong standing under the moonlight. He paused and didn't even say hello.
Li Tengkong bowed, pretended to be walking casually, and walked to the left.
After a while, footsteps sounded behind her. She didn't expect that Song Ruosi would dare to provoke him and said, "Jiao Nu."
Jiao Nu then scolded: "I told you not to come over!"
Hearing her tone, Li Tengkong looked back and saw that it was Xue Bai who came, so he said to Jiao Nu: "Forget it, let him come over."
This time I came to Yanshi, I had a chance to have a good talk.
Under the moonlight, Li Tengkong stood there and kicked away a stone, as if he was still angry with Xue Bai.
She had just heard that he planned to let Song Ruosi inherit the Song family business. He didn't care and even took advantage of Song Ruosi's love for her, which made her very unhappy.
"I told Song Ruosi just now that he won't bother you anymore," Xue Bai said.
"Huh?" Li Tengkong was surprised.
Xue Bai was also a little surprised and asked, "Am I meddling in other people's business?"
"No, I just annoy him."
Li Tengkong said, turned around and walked along the path. Xue Bai naturally walked side by side with her and talked, while Ren Jiaonu and Mian'er followed behind.
"What did you say? The official surnamed Song is higher than you, can he listen to you?"
Xue Bai said: "I used some means, which can be regarded as... coercion and inducement."
Li Tengkong clearly didn't mean to make a joke, but he laughed out loud.
"Are you using coercion and inducement just to prevent him from disturbing me?"
Xue Bai was a little confused about what to say, so he finally told the truth and said: "I originally wanted to pick a useless one among the Song family's children to inherit the family business, so that I could sell Luhun Villa to me. After picking and choosing, I chose Song Ruosi.
, I hit him by the way."
"By the way?"
Li Tengkong was still a little angry.
This time when she arrived in Yanshi, she was more concerned about gains and losses than before. She was less like a Taoist priest and more like a little girl of seventeen or eighteen years old.
"What about you? Can't sleep?"
"No." Li Tengkong said firmly, "I heard that Shouyang Qingxiao is the most beautiful scenery in Yanshi. At this time, go up the mountain and sit for a while, and you can see the sunrise... Looking at the sky and the earth will help me
Practice.”
It was clearly still late at night at this time, and if we climbed up to Yueyan Pavilion, we would have to sit there for an hour to see the sunrise.
Xue Bai did not expose it, and walked silently with Li Tengkong, willing to accompany her to the top of the mountain to sit for a while.
A man and a woman climbing a mountain in the middle of the night was considered a crazy move even in the Tang Dynasty.
"When I was in Chang'an before, I never saw people living so hard." Li Tengkong whispered, "When I was hungry, I had no food to eat, and when I was sick, I had no money for medical treatment..."
She really wanted to talk to Xue Bai more. In fact, it was not just the girl's thoughts, but also her understanding of Xue Bai. Recently, she treated the poor people, and she felt a little touched in her heart. She thought that only Xue Bai could have something with her.
resonance.
Therefore, what the two of them talked about during the mountain climbing trip was not about the love between their children, but about how much individual efforts can be made in the face of the suffering of the people.
The moon is not very bright tonight, but after gradually getting used to this slight light, walking on the mountain road is actually very interesting.
Although it was a well-maintained road, there were inevitably potholes and stumbling stones. Xue Bai reached out to help Li Tengkong several times, but did not dare to hold her hand, but held her slender wrist through her large Taoist robe.
Finally, the two of them reached the top of the mountain, sat on the huge rock and looked at the starry sky.
There was a strong wind on the mountain and it was extremely cold at night. Xue Bai said nothing and took off his coat and put it on Li Tengkong.
Li Tengkong didn't say anything to this. He looked small as he huddled in his cloak.
"By the way, Eleventh Mother asked me to convey something to you."
"Does your grandpa want to deal with Wang Fei?"
"Well, if you agree, I can transfer you to Wannian County Lieutenant." Li Tengkong said, "I'm just telling you, you don't have to take care of me."
As she said this, she probably understood why she and Xue Bai could not become a couple.
His family's political views are completely different from hers, and they will never get far.
Xue Bai did not refuse immediately, but said: "Last winter, Yanshi County's Prime Minister Gaochong was exposed and fled in fear of guilt. The court has not yet appointed a new county magistrate. I wonder what the Right Prime Minister's plan is?"
"Shall I convey this to Eleven Niang?"
"Um."
Xue Bai could clearly ask Yang Qixuan directly, but he didn't ask. This was the attitude of the negotiation. It meant that he gave the Right Prime Minister's Office a chance to make conditions for the sake of Li Tengkong's face.
He was not in a hurry anyway, as he had not yet settled the affairs of Yanshi.
After chatting about such serious matters, the atmosphere became a little less than before, and the two of them fell into silence again, sitting there waiting for the sunrise.
"actually……"
Xue Bai hesitated, but finally said: "Today's poem is written for you."
"Us?" Li Tengkong said in surprise, "The peach blossoms in the mountain temple are beginning to bloom...it doesn't suit me."
"All right."
"We are Taoist priests, but your poems are like 'Mountain Temple' peach blossoms."
It was rare for her to make a joke, so Xue Bai smiled in agreement.
Even at the royal banquet, he may not be so cooperative with Li Longji.
Li Tengkong saw him smiling and said, "Let's rewrite one."
"I can't write anymore."
Xue Bai looked at the sky and saw that the night was still long. He thought for a while and said, "I thought of a poem. I'll try to remember it."
"real?"
"The flowers of land and water are so lovely that they are so beautiful." Xue Bai read softly.
Li Tengkong didn't hear the beauty for a while, thinking that he praised Li Jilan as a peach blossom and the spring beauty of the world. In comparison, he read such ordinary sentences to her.
However, as he continued to read, she was suddenly stunned for a moment.
"I only love the lotus that emerges from the mud but is not stained, and washes the clear ripples without being evil..."
Li Tengkong looked up at Xue Bai's side face and saw that he was thinking seriously and did not notice her gaze, so she looked at him boldly for a while.
She was annoyed with him today, and someone else had expressed their feelings to her in front of him, but he was still so silent.
But at this moment, he actually expressed his true feelings to her through such an article.
More importantly, he understands her.
With this thought in his mind, Li Tengkong stretched out his hand to hold Xue Bai. In the end, because he didn't dare, he just put his hand between the two of them, very close to his hand.
Then somehow, their hands gradually touched each other, and there was no more movement after that.
For a long time, at the intersection of heaven and earth in the east, a red sun burst out, its rays of rays were like a coating, illuminating the heaven and earth in a gorgeous way.
Li Tengkong felt this world and breathed in the fresh morning air, but felt that his Taoist heart had faded a lot.
~~
Li Shiniang got up early, stood on the small pavilion, drank tea, looked around at the scenery of Luhun Villa, and had an idea in her mind.
"Yang Lang, what do you think we buy this place?"
Yang Qixuan was very sleepy, but his wife pulled him over. He yawned and said, "It's too far from Chang'an."
"I don't care." Li Shiniang said, "I think so many of the Song family have died, and the rest can't take care of this other business, so it's better to sell it."
"It has not yet been decided who will own it." Yang Qi announced: "Xue Bai came here just to watch the Song brothers discuss the matter. If the family is to be separated, Lu Hun Villa must be sold for a good cent..."
"Eh."
Li Shiniang suddenly noticed several figures coming down from Shouyang Mountain, two of them were Xue Bai and Li Tengkong.
She couldn't help but feel proud and said: "As expected, we got together. This is my cleverness. It seems that I just asked Qi Qi to give Xue Bai a message, but in fact I asked her to win over Xue Bai. You see, he again
Cunning, haven't you bit the hook? This is my cleverness..."
Yang Qixuan was very tired from listening, so he simply stood up and said, "Let's go to the lobby and see how the Song brothers arranged it."
To put it bluntly, this was the main purpose of their trip. It was important, but it really didn't have many twists and turns.
It's not even as complicated as a little girl's thoughts.
Song Ruosi was the legitimate son of Song's brother. He had the highest official position and the most prestigious reputation. All the Song brothers were convinced that he would inherit the family business.
Yang Qixuan understood at a glance that the Song brothers could not manage Luhun Villa at all, and the best way was to sell it for cents. Now that they can be so united, they must fight with Xue Bai.
"Both the county captain and Yang Canjun are here. Do you agree that Song Ruosi will inherit the Song family business, including this Luhun Villa?"
"good."
"Picture stamp."
Everyone in the Song family also simply made a pledge and signaled to Song Ruosi with their eyes that they should give Xue Bai some trouble to boost the morale of the Song family.
Song Ruosi, however, remained silent and found an opportunity to go around to the side hall.
Du Wulang was already waiting there, with a large box and three deeds on the table.
"Is Mr. Song really going to sell Luhun Villa?"
"well."
Song Ruosi sighed and said: "The disaster started because of it, so let it end because of it."
He picked up his pen and quickly signed and stamped his signature to conclude the deed.
Very much like those ignorant farmers who sold their fields to the Song family...
~~
"Okay, let's prepare to move Song Taigong back to his ancestral home and bury him in a dignified manner."
"yes."
After selling her ancestral property, Song Ruosi felt confused for a while.
But he had nothing to do. The most important thing in life was filial piety. He couldn't let his grandpa not have a good coffin.
Before leaving, he wanted to see Li Tengkong again because he was really enamored of her.
Unfortunately, Xue Bai's threat from last night is still echoing in my ears.
"If you dare to get close to her again, I will dig up your whole family."
Only Song Ruosi could see that Xue Bai cared deeply about Li Tengkong.
I originally thought I would only need ten more minutes to write, but it ended up taking me half an hour, so I didn’t tell everyone that I posted it late. I’m sorry~~Please vote for me~~