Yuxi Episode (12)

Oak Hee Extra Story (12)

Not everyone can go to the Peony Flower Show. But this is not difficult for Yu Xi. Qiyou went out for a walk, and got the invitation letter for the flower show.

Yuxi smiled and said: "Ayou, I heard that there is such a link as fighting flowers at the flower show?"

Qiyou nodded and said: "Yes! Every year, the Queen of Flowers will be selected. Then, there will be an auction. Mom, if you have a favorite, we will buy it back at that time." .

"Let's talk!" If there is something that moves her heart, she will definitely buy it. If not, don't waste the money.

The flower show is held in a place called Peony Garden. This peony garden was the residence of a senior official in the previous dynasty, covering an area of ​​more than ten acres. Just right for a flower show.

When Yu Xi and others arrived, the carriages were already parked outside. The door was also full of people.

As soon as Yu Xi arrived at the entrance, she saw a young man in his early twenties greet him: "Old lady, my father ordered me to welcome you in."

Knowing that this young man was the youngest son of the prefect of Luoyang, Qiyou said unhappily, "Didn't I tell Yan Jiujiu to let him leave us alone." This Yan, didn't listen to his words at all. If their identities are exposed, Luoyang should not stay for a long time.

The young master of the Yan family showed panic: "Wang, third master, my father is also afraid that someone will offend you, so he let me follow." With him around, no one would dare to despise Yuxi and his party.

Offend, whoever ate the bear's heart dared to offend them. Moreover, the guards they brought were not vegetarians.

Yuxi smiled and said to Young Master Yan's family: "Let's go in by ourselves, don't follow. If you follow, we won't be able to enjoy the flowers properly." First Young Master Yan led the way, fools know that their status is not low, Yuxi I don't want to deal with all kinds of people who want to cling to the relationship.

Although he wanted to show his face in front of Yuxi and the others, Yan Zhifu also said that he must follow their wishes and not go against their wishes. Don't get a good impression, but make a few people disgusted instead.

Young Master Yan didn't bother too much, and said: "I'm in the peony garden, if you need anything, you can send someone to call me."

Seeing that Young Master Yan is so knowledgeable, Qiyou's face relaxes a little.

This scene naturally fell into the eyes of those who cared. When Yuxi and the others entered the Peony Garden, someone came up and asked, "Brother Yan, who are these people?" It is definitely not an ordinary person who can work for Young Master Yan to come to welcome him.

Yan Shao had already prepared his speech: "This old lady,

She is my aunt's second aunt. Originally, my father was going to accompany her today, but he couldn't leave due to business, so he asked me to accompany her to watch the flower show. "The eldest sister-in-law of the prefect of Yan is a daughter-in-law of Duke Wei's mansion.

Only then did the person who asked understand why Young Master Yan came to greet him: "I don't know why this old lady came to Luoyang?" At such an old age, he didn't want to stay in the capital to take care of his life, so he traveled thousands of miles to come to Luoyang. He didn't believe that the other party came to enjoy the flowers.

Young Master Yan said: "She was just passing through Luoyang. After seeing the flower show, she is going to pickaxe city." As for what to do in pickaxe city, he didn't know.

As soon as they entered the garden, a group of people smelled a refreshing fragrance. Peony floral fragrance, very strong. Yuxi is not used to it anymore.

Walking around the high wall, you will see pots of brightly colored peonies.

Yuxi smiled and said: "I heard that there are hundreds of varieties of peonies. I wonder if I can see all the varieties today." Baihuayuan also planted peonies, but there were not many varieties, only more than ten kinds. These varieties are very expensive.

Yuxi walked around half of the yard and saw peony flowers in nine colors, including red, white, yellow, green, deep red, and silver red. There are many varieties of flowers, among which there are many high-grade peonies, but Yuxi didn't like any of them.

Looking at the hundreds of pots of flowers, Qixuan couldn't help but recited a poem: "The peony in front of the court is invincible, and the lotus in the pond is pure and unfeeling. Only the peony is really beautiful, and the capital moves when it blooms."

Qiyou said: "Third brother, this poem is well written. However, this is Luoyang, not the capital city."

As soon as this was said, the people standing not far from them all looked at Qiyou.

Qixuan said with a smile: "Brother, how can I write such a good poem. This poem was written by Liu Yuxi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, and the emperor at that time was Luoyang."

Yuxi looked at Qiyou, and said with disgust: "Usually, I ask you to study more, but I don't want to die. Now, Luoyang is ashamed."

Qiyou said: "That thing can't be eaten, why should I look at it?" Ask him to read travel notes or search for delicious food, he enjoys it. Let him recite poems, forget it.

At this moment, a young servant said to them: "Old Madam, Young Master Yan said that the flower fight is about to start, please go and watch it."

The seat has been reserved for them, it is in the first row of the guest seats. This location is only a few steps away from Douhua's long case.

The so-called bucket flower is to select the best ones from thousands of potted flowers, and then select a few judges to judge the ranking. The first is Kao, and the second is Kao.

This time, a total of twelve pots of peonies were shortlisted, and the owners of these flowers all wanted to compete for the title of King of Flowers.

For the peonies in the first pot, one branch had purple and pink flowers, and the other branch had both purple and pink flowers.

After Qiyou finished reading, he and Yuxi whispered: "Mother, this flower is quite strange." Anyway, in the palace, he had never seen such a peony flower.

Yu Xi smiled and said: "I'm afraid this flower is a mutant variety." It's very strange, but Yu Xi doesn't like it.

Each of the next eleven pots of flowers has its own uniqueness. Especially the Royal Clothes Yellow, which is noble and elegant, makes people can't help but look away.

These flowers are very beautiful, but Yuxi has seen many exotic flowers and plants, and none of them can impress her.

Qiyou said: "Mother, I think that pot of Yuyihuang is pretty good, why don't we buy it!"

Qixuan felt that the twelve potted flowers were all beautiful, but if it was him, he wouldn't be able to evaluate which one was number one.

Yu Xi shook her head with a smile and said, "If you like it, then buy it."

Qiyou is only interested in eating, and the other is playing. Don't care about the others. He said that he bought this potted flower, but he actually wanted to buy it to make Yuxi happy. Seeing Yu Xi's lack of interest, he gave up this idea.

After admiring the flowers, the mother and son left.

Young Master Yan summoned the person sitting behind Yu Xi, and asked, "Which potted flower did the old lady take a fancy to?"

The man shook his head and said: "This old lady didn't like a pot, but the third master took a fancy to Yuyihuang."

In the evening, Qiyou received the Royal Clothes Yellow from the Young Master of the Yan family.

Qiyou pouted, and asked the visitor, "How much?"

The other party got the order, but dare not say it was a gift: "Nine hundred taels of silver."

Seeing that the other party took the money readily, Qiyou's face looked a little better. For the sake of this guy's sense of humor, eavesdropping on their conversation will not be pursued.

Qixuan said: "Mother, shall we leave for Pick City tomorrow?" Pick City is just the first stop, and they will go to Yu City next!

It's the end of May now, and it will be June in Pickaxe City.

The weather started to get hot in June, and he was afraid that Yuxi's body would not be able to bear it if she was on the road in the hot weather.

Qiyou didn't want to: "What's the hurry, if you come to Luoyang and don't visit the places of interest and taste the special snacks here, wouldn't it be in vain."

Yuxi is not interested in food, but she also wants to see the places of interest here. The first stop is Longmen Mountain.

The two mountains of Longmen Mountain stand side by side, shaped like a gate, and Yishui flows through it, like a long dragon passing through the gate.

Looking at the flowing river, Yuxi smiled and asked Qiyou: "Do you know why Longshan is the most scenic spot in Luoyang?"

"have no idea."

Qi Xuan said: "Brother, Bai Juyi once said that the most beautiful scenery in the western suburbs of Luoyang is the leader of the Longmen."

The corner of Qiyou's mouth twitched, and then quickly changed the subject: "Mother, let's go to the White Horse Temple to see the big iron bell tomorrow!"

Qiyou said: "Mother, it is said that this bell has the same rhythm as the bell on the bell tower of Luoyang East Street and can resonate. When people hear the bell of Baima Temple, they can immediately hear the bell on the bell tower of Luoyang City. It also rang. Mother, there is a folk story that "the bell rings in the east and rings in the west, and the bell rings in the east when it rings in the west." Of course, besides this, the incense of Baima Temple is also very prosperous. However, both brothers knew that Yuxi never prayed to gods and worshiped Buddha, so they didn't mention this.

Yuxi was not interested in going to the temple, so she shook her head and said, "You can go if you want, and I won't go."

Seeing this, Qiyou immediately said: "Mother, there is a restaurant in Luoyang City that serves especially delicious donkey meat. Mother, I will take you to eat tomorrow."

It's okay to be greedy when I was a child, but people in their sixties still love to eat so much, Yuxi is speechless: "Aren't you afraid of chipping your teeth?"

"My teeth are so good, how could they be broken!" As I get older, I can't eat many things. And this is the most depressing thing for Qiyou.

On the second day, the group went to this well-known Yan's Donkey Meat Burning Restaurant.

The business of this store is very good, and the box cannot be reserved one day in advance. Fortunately, we got a table. .

When Yuxi and the others arrived the next day, everyone was seated except for the table they had reserved.

After sitting down, Yu Xi said with a smile: "This business is really good. If you want to come this time, you won't be disappointed."

After sitting for more than a quarter of an hour, the donkey meat was served on fire. This donkey meat is burnt with bright color, which makes people appetite after seeing it.

Qiyou ate a piece, and then praised: "The meat is fragrant but not firewood, the fragrance is long, and it is soft and delicious."

After speaking, he took another sip of donkey broth. Then, Qiyou said with an intoxicated face, "It's really delicious in the world."

Qiyou also ate a piece and was full of praise.

As for Yuxi, she just drank a bowl of donkey meat soup and didn't even touch the donkey meat. When you are old and your teeth are bad, you dare not eat this food.

After eating, the group went back. Because she ate a lot, Yuxi didn't let her take the carriage, but walked back.

After walking for a while, I saw a woman in coarse clothes kneeling in front of a man in fine clothes and crying, "Brother, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."

Facing the woman who was crying miserably, the man in Chinese clothes said indifferently: "My sister-in-law, if you keep pestering me, don't blame me for being rude."

Qiyou chuckled lightly and said: "This man's mouth is really poisonous." If this woman is really her sister, she would probably want to die if she called her like that.

When the woman heard this address, there was indeed a look of despair in her eyes. But when the man turned around, she rushed over and hugged his thigh: "Brother, I have been thinking about my parents, you and my second brother all these years. Brother, I beg you, please take me home!"

Hearing this, the man in Chinese clothes couldn't help showing hatred in his eyes, and then kicked the woman away: "Ah Mo, send her to the government."

As soon as the woman heard this, she immediately let go of her hand.