Chapter 8 Once entering the Xu family is as deep as the sea
"ah--"
Accompanied by a long and comfortable yawn, Xu Sheng woke up and woke up the coachman who was having a sweet dream.
"My lord, you slept well."
"It's okay, it's okay." Xu Sheng kept yawning, opened the curtain, and stuck his head out. It turned out that the rain had stopped.
"The rain was really bad yesterday. It rained all day and it didn't stop for a minute." The driver was at a loss for words and deliberately wanted to get closer to Xu Sheng. All he was thinking about was what Xu Sheng had promised yesterday.
tips.
If nothing else goes wrong, they will definitely be able to arrive today. The coachman thought that if the two of them could get closer, the reward he could get would naturally be larger.
"Hey!?" Xu Sheng tilted his head, and there was nothing around him. The Taoist priest had disappeared.
"Car driver, can you see where the Taoist priest has gone?" Xu Sheng asked doubtfully.
"I didn't see him, maybe he was in a hurry."
"Oh" Xu Sheng responded casually, thinking: Didn't the Taoist priest claim to be idle? Why did he leave in such a hurry? But then he thought again and said softly: "Hey, a person who is not very smart does things unreasonably.
, which is also quite reasonable.”
Today, it is a good time for the sky to clear up after the rain. As the saying goes: the clouds disappear and the rain disappears, the colors shine brightly in the area, the morning sun first appears, and the distant mountains are exposed. It is completely different from the scene yesterday. Xu Sheng walked out of the carriage,
Standing on the pole tree, you can look far into the distance; the scenery in front of you is so beautiful that it is as poetic as picturesque.
It will be fine when it stops raining,
Everything is as pure as before.
The blue sky is clear and untainted,
The grass is as fresh as spring.
Xu Sheng felt something in his heart and spoke casually. This beautiful scenery swept away most of the gloom in his heart.
"What a poem!" While Xu Sheng was wandering in his mind, the groom raised his thumb and flattered him inappropriately.
"Do you also understand poetry?" Xu Sheng turned around and asked.
"I don't understand." The groom smiled sarcastically.
"Then you are talking nonsense."
"Uh..." The coachman touched his nose, trying to relieve the embarrassment.
"The sky is long, the earth is long, the past life is invisible, and the belief in the future life is hard to find."
On the long and winding official road, a Taoist priest in ragged clothes was walking southward, singing loudly.
"A person who does not believe in destiny is interesting, interesting." The Taoist priest said to himself, with a happy face.
"It's a pity that fate is never up to anyone! I didn't believe it at first." The Taoist priest walked faster and faster. In the blink of an eye, he was a hundred feet away. In the blink of an eye, he was already at the horizon. He was still saying something, but his voice
It gets smaller and smaller, and after a while it completely disappears without a trace.
When Xu Sheng stood in front of the Xu family gate, even though he was prepared, he was still surprised.
I saw that: the jade steps passed the head of a person,
The red wall is as high as a building.
There are ten miles of mulberry trees in the shade,
The stone lion is roaring like crazy.
The contrast between pines and cypresses reveals the simplicity,
The carved beams and painted buildings show handsomeness.
Majestic yet elegant,
Solemn yet tranquil.
"Good style" Xu Sheng praised sincerely. Originally, he thought that other people's descriptions of the Xu family were too exaggerated and mostly based on imagination, and the real situation needed to be greatly discounted. Now it seems that there is no exaggeration? It is clearly an understatement.
The Xu family truly deserves to be the number one family in Nan County!
Xu Sheng stared at the word "Xu" with flying dragons and phoenixes on the door plaque, which was larger than a human. His heart couldn't calm down for a long time. He took a deep breath, tried to suppress his nervousness, and walked slowly up the jade steps.
"Pah! Pah!"
After hesitating for two breaths, Xu Sheng still knocked hard on the Xu family's door.
"Squeak!"
The door opened in response. An old man, dressed in black clothes, stood behind the door and stuck his head out. Xu Sheng looked inside and saw that there was no one else around the old man, which meant that the old man opened the door alone!
This is really amazing! The front door of the Xu family is much bigger than other houses. Each door weighs a thousand pounds at least. This old man is really very strong.
"Sir...what's the matter?" The old man's words were quite polite, but his face was serious and his voice was like a bully, which made people feel a little oppressive.
"The young man has come to the door." Xu Sheng saluted and behaved respectfully.
"Come in!?" The old man raised his eyelids and said in a deep voice, "Do you have any recommendations?"
"This" Xu Sheng took out the guest order from his arms and presented it respectfully.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm a guest from afar, but I want to invite you in.
"The old man dodged and raised his hand to welcome Xu Sheng in. A smile finally appeared on his stiff face. Although the smile was uglier than crying.
This token is very useful!
Xu Sheng muttered in his heart, following the old man as he walked through the Xu family's vast house.
It was so big! Back and forth, three in and four out, Xu Sheng was completely confused. If it weren't for the sun in the sky, he couldn't even tell the difference between south, south, north and south.
"Follow me closely," the old man reminded kindly. Xu Sheng naturally did not dare to neglect, his steps were fast and his eyes were not idle.
The rockery made of Shoushan stone, the statues made of granite, the steps built with sapphire, and the railings carved with white jade; there are also the mulberry trees two or three feet high, the ginkgo trees as thick as several people, and the green chrysanthemums that are a specialty of Nanjun.
There are many more orchids that should grow in the valley.
There were some that Xu Sheng recognized, but most of them were rare things that he couldn't recognize at all and had never heard of.
"Today I learned about Xu Menshen. It turns out that all the Chinese words are true." Xu Sheng clicked his tongue and exclaimed. This is a high-ranking and wealthy family!
After being abducted for half an hour, Xu Sheng was already hungry. The old man finally led him to a two-story building. The bright and golden words "Yingbin Pavilion" on the upper floor said everything.
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"Please." The old man bowed, and two young men dressed as servants came forward and invited Xu Sheng in.
"Ouch!"
As soon as he entered, Xu Sheng looked up and saw an impressive ancient painting hanging in the middle hall. A welcoming pine tree almost occupied half of the wall. Is this painting good? Xu Sheng didn't know. He didn't understand either.
It's a painting, but he thinks it's quite impressive, after all, it's very big.
Next to the welcoming pine are two words. On the left side, it says "The best is as good as water", and on the right side, it says "Honesty carries things". These two words are still very artistic, but the "word" is not written well. In Xu
It seems that Sheng can only be called average, mediocre, tangible but not spiritual.
The old man poured a cup of tea for Xu Sheng, then clasped his fists and said, "Sir, I have to go and report to Mr. Liu from afar. Please forgive me for accompanying you soon."
"No problem, no problem." Xu Sheng stood up and returned the greeting, hoping that the old man would leave quickly. After all, no one would like the old man who always had a straight face and that kind of intimidating feeling.
After the old man left, the two boys also withdrew, and Xu Sheng was the only one left in the large room. No one was around, and he was content and bored, so he had no choice but to look around.
The decoration in this "Yingbin Pavilion" is really simple, or it can be called simple. Except for tables, chairs, tea sets, and a few calligraphy and paintings, there is nothing else. Xu Sheng doesn't understand furniture, but the carvings on the pillars aroused his interest.
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There are two pillars, one row on each side. On the left is "Although the humble door is poor, I hope it will always be open", and on the right is "The family wealth is gone and welcome guests." The expression is nothing more than recruiting talents, which is really boring, but the word "
"The writing is not bad, at least it caught Xu Sheng's eyes.
"Good character" Xu Sheng looked at it carefully, and the more he looked at it, the more charming he felt. The character can really be said to be: moving and still, shaped like a dragon and a snake, soft and graceful, and completely self-contained.
"What a pity" Xu Sheng shouted after a long time. Of course he had a pity reason. The writing on the pillar was good, but the "meaning" was a bit lacking. And the two words on the wall, although they said "meaning"
"Yes, but the writing is very ordinary.
"There is no double perfect method in the world." Xu Sheng said to himself, walked back to the table, picked up the tea cup, and opened the lid.
Quite magical.
When the lid was closed, there was a "cloud" surrounding the mouth of the cup, which dissipated after a few seconds. Xu Sheng looked into the cup and saw several pieces of reddish-brown tea leaves, floating left and right like a woman dancing with her long skirt.
Xu Sheng drank the "good tea" in one gulp. He didn't taste much of it, but he felt it was very thirsty.
I gave him the compliments and drank the tea, but no one came. Xu Sheng was a little anxious, and when he saw the meal, his stomach felt uncomfortable! Even though the tea was good, it still couldn't stop him from being hungry.
It was useless to be anxious. Xu Sheng could only stare and sit dryly. In fact, he was very considerate. After all, the Xu family's house was too big. It didn't matter whether it was the sixth or seventh master, as long as he used his legs
It takes some effort to walk.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
A burst of hearty laughter brought back Xu Sheng's thoughts.
The rightful owner has arrived!
Xu Sheng hurriedly stood up from his chair with a serious look on his face and serious eyes. He would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous.