The wind in July blew across the river, bringing with it the sweet fragrance of fruits. It also took away the dark clouds that lingered here.
The rainy season has passed, and the sky is finally no longer hazy.
The warm sunshine finally shines on the earth. After more than a month of rain, the sky has never been bluer. The water in Jiangning City has also begun to recede. After the water has passed, the grass on the roadside has broken away from the mud and is glowing with vitality.
The vitality of the city. The bluestone roads in the city reflect the hot sunlight, making people feel dizzy.
Lu Heng sat in the teahouse, listening to the storyteller in the teahouse talking affectionately about the north. While sipping tea, he listened to Xiao Zhiyuan opposite him talking about recent events in Jiangning City.
I met Xiao Zhiyuan by the Qinhuai River. Xiao Zhiyuan was getting off a flower boat at that time. After seeing Lu Heng, he warmly invited Lu Heng to come to this food-for-fairy place to gather together.
Actually speaking, Lu Heng has no friendship with the most talented person in Jiangning. But these days, I often hear the maids in the palace comparing him with the most talented person in Jiangning, saying who wins and who loses.
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Moreover, the number of times the two of them met was only five times at best.
Today, after meeting by the Qinhuai River, the most talented man in Jiangning decided to treat Lu Heng to a drink no matter what. He looked so skillful, as if the two had known each other for decades.
Lu Heng was very suspicious as to why this talented man from Jiangning wanted to treat him to a meal. However, on the way, when he heard him asking some indirect questions about Wang Tingzhi, Lu Heng shook his head and smiled bitterly. It turned out that this was the case!
This is also the reason why Xiao Zhiyuan insisted on taking Lu Heng, whom he was not very familiar with, to drink together today. Well, at least, that's what Lu Heng felt. Moreover, Lu Heng also felt that his guess was accurate.
After entering the restaurant, Xiao Zhiyuan first started talking about a lot of elegant things about Jiangning, and then the topic changed, following the storyteller's topic, to the Turks in the north.
Then, after talking about the Turks for less than half an hour, Xiao Zhiyuan, who had had three glasses of wine, began to ask Lu Heng insinuatingly about Wang Tingzhi.
However, he obviously found the wrong person. If he really liked Wang Tingzhi, he could have gone to find Po Wang in the east of the city. Speaking of Po Wang, she was a very famous matchmaker in Jiangning City. It is said that her career spanned decades.
, there are countless crazy men and women who have achieved good things through her hands. People give her the nickname, Thousand Miles of Red Line.
However, when Lu Heng drank tea and nodded with a smile, he also discovered that it turned out that this most talented man in Jiangning only had unrequited love.
According to what he meant, he said that he met Miss Wang at the Qinhuai Poetry Festival last year. At that time, Miss Wang was with Wang Jiangong.
They are both Jiangning students and have met each other before. Therefore, he and Wang Jiangong can also talk to each other.
At that time, when he was talking to Wang Jiangong about the poetry meeting, a beautiful woman in a simple and elegant dress, like an elf from the fairy world, appeared in his sight. In the crowded street, this woman had already
Appeared, and others were immediately overshadowed.
Xiao Zhiyuan's world seemed to suddenly turn into black and white. Only the touch of elegant grass green made him deeply immersed in it.
Later, when he saw that this woman was called Brother Wang Jiangong, he realized that there was such a beautiful woman hiding in the palace. However, at that time, Wang Jiangong was busy with something, and Wang Tingzhi's attention was obviously not on him.
, that is, it is convenient for the beautiful woman to pass by. From then on, Xiao Zhiyuan has been thinking about Wang Tingzhi in his heart. He longs to meet Wang Tingzhi one day under the willow.
However, three years have passed, and Jiangning City is still crowded with people. Xiao Zhiyuan, who hangs around the city every day, has never seen Wang Tingzhi again.
He had previously thought about asking Qianli Hongxian to introduce him. However, after thinking about it, he felt that entering the house rashly would be too rude to the beauty. So, he felt that this method was not very good, so he began to think of other methods.
In this way, just think about it for two years.
After the Qinhuai Poetry Fair, he learned that Lu Heng, who was so brilliant at the Poetry Fair, was actually a messenger in the palace. Therefore, he came up with this idea.
Today we met by the Qinhuai River. His crazy longing for the beautiful woman prompted Xiao Zhiyuan to put aside his anxiety and shyness and drag Lu Heng to the most expensive Shiweixian in Jiangning City.
What he drank was wine, although it was not strong. However, after three rounds of drinking, Xiao Zhiyuan still looked drunk. A faint blush appeared on his handsome face.
He couldn't let go and made some insinuations, but when he saw Lu Heng, he looked like he was just sitting back and talking to him. He simply let go of his inhibitions and asked, "I don't know, Brother Lu, have you met Miss Wang recently?"
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Lu Heng had no interest in things like pimping, oh no, pulling red strings.
However, since the person paid a high price to treat him, and he was still infatuated, Lu Heng naturally didn't want to show it too obviously.
He picked up the teacup and glanced at Xiao Zhiyuan. Seeing the expectant look on his face, Lu Heng thought for a while and finally nodded: "We met him before, but we were veiled and never saw his true face!
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When Lu Heng said that he had seen her before, Xiao Zhiyuan's expression tightened obviously, and his eyes suddenly became a little complicated when he stared at Lu Heng. However, when he heard that Lu Heng had only seen Wang Tingzhi wearing a veil, his expression suddenly relaxed.
Fortunately, Tingzhi’s true appearance has never been seen by other men!
The change in Xiao Zhiyuan's expression naturally did not escape Lu Heng's attention.
Seeing Xiao Zhiyuan's expression, Lu Heng shook his head and smiled bitterly in his heart. This man's mentality, alas! What a pity for his talent and learning! Moreover, his hobby of visiting flower boats, ha!
After that, there was some boring perfunctory chatting. With Lu Heng’s experience as a person, he would not let the other party feel perfunctory. So, he kept talking about how beautiful Wang Tingzhi was, and how he would become the prime minister in the future.
, when she returns home in fine clothes, she will definitely marry Wang Tingzhi and so on.
Sitting opposite him, Lu Heng was just holding a tea cup, enjoying the sunshine outside the window and tasting the aroma of afternoon tea. Occasionally, he would show an expression of admiration and then ask a question or two, making Xiao Zhiyuan eager to be admired.
Feeling satisfied inside.
The morning has just passed!
In the afternoon, Xiao Zhiyuan, who was too drunk, finally ended this boring banquet.
After sending Xiao Zhiyuan away, Lu Heng walked alone in Jiangning City in the afternoon.
The afternoon sun was no longer so dazzling. However, the temperature had increased a lot. The bluestone road under his feet was a bit hot to the feet. After walking for a while, Lu Heng found a tea stall on the street and drank tea.
, while waiting boredly for the afternoon to pass.
The street is as clean as a wash, and under the pavilions and pavilions of shops, hawkers gather here to hide in the shade. The parents talk about some shortcomings of the east and west. However, what they hear the most from their mouths is
This year’s construction of river embankments.
This year, the people in Jiangning are very happy. They finally got through the rainy season with peace of mind.
In previous years, when the river surged, people outside the city who had been drafted for corvee work could be seen carrying farm tools to the dam in the heavy rain.
Although I don't know whether the embankment will burst, I always feel that people are panicking. Moreover, the people have lived around Jiangning for generations, and those who were drafted to do corvee naturally have their relatives.
Every year, someone slips and falls into the river, and even the body is not found. Therefore, after the construction of the river embankment, there are always cries and funerals in the place where the river embankment is built. The entire Jiangning City is immersed in sadness.
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This year is different. When it rained heavily a few days ago, the people of Jiangning saw a scene that surprised them.
Those soldiers who were usually domineering, actually carried farm tools up the embankment in groups when the river surged. Moreover, thousands of Jiangning garrison sergeants screamed and went up as if they had been given chicken blood.
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This kind of situation would have been unthinkable before.
Moreover, after building the embankment, these sergeants seemed to be completely different people. When they returned to the city, they did not make any mistakes.
Some common people tried to bring some food to these muddy sergeants, but these sergeants seemed to have received some order and did not offend.
Are these still the same domineering military lords from before?
Although the people were puzzled, they were very happy.
Afterwards, some merchants naturally organized some activities to send warmth to the military camp. Seeing that the common people, who were usually as scared as if they saw the king of hell, actually brought things to themselves, the military gentlemen were all happy and beaming.
Invisibly improving their image, these soldiers who usually behave recklessly will naturally pay attention to their words and deeds. Therefore, in Jiangning City today, it is rare to see groups of people showing off their strength and showing off their breasts.
The situation of the soldiers getting things for nothing.
"Don't tell me, those bastards are really good at doing hard work. They are really strong! One person can pick up a hundred kilograms of stone!" A big man with two taels of meat in his hand said with his mouth full.
He was spitting, eyes wide open, and bragging about his knowledge to the people around him.
"Well, I heard that the sergeants of the Jiangning garrison have been helping people repair their houses recently! Is it true?" The big man's words naturally attracted the attention of others, so a thin man with a mustache came to join him.
Go up and ask.
The big man nodded, wiped off the sweat on his chest, nodded triumphantly and said, "Yes, I'll be honest with you. Now those sergeants are repairing my house!"
"Didn't you say that we only build houses for lonely old people? You are a grown man, Fatty. How can someone build a house for you?" Someone in the crowd suddenly made a suspicious sound.
The big man who was called Er Fat rolled his eyes and said: "Who am I, Er Fat? I'm a Zhuge. Hehe, I'll tell you all. I asked my mother to come forward at that time. Those fools saw that my mother was wearing tattered clothes.
, the house was repaired without saying a word! Haha, how is it, is it tall?"
As a result, several people in the crowd let out a few sighs of admiration and said that they wanted to go back and give it a try.
Lu Heng, who was sitting not far away, glanced at them lightly after hearing these words, feeling a little helpless.
He had thought of this situation before. But he didn't expect that someone would take advantage of it so quickly.
Lu Heng picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. He glanced at the strong man known as the fat man and smiled in his heart. Hey, those sergeants are not easy to take advantage of.
The mood was gone, so Lu Heng was ready to pay and go back.
As soon as I got up, I heard the voice of a beautiful woman: "Master Lu is so laid-back!"