Yu Xi Extra Story (21)

Qixuan went to the Tengwang Pavilion for a while, and when he came back, he said to Yuxi: "Mother, it's just a pavilion with Wang Bo's "Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion" engraved on it. It's dry and meaningless." No wonder his mother and brother didn't go , Emotions know nothing to watch.

Yuxi smiled and said: "If a group of literati gather in the pavilion, it will be interesting for everyone to recite poems and compose Fu together."

It was a pity for Qixuan, it was empty when he went there, and there was not even a shadow of himself.

When Qiyou heard the words, he said slyly: "Mother, it is said that the Qinhuai River is as brightly lit at night as if it were daytime, and the music of silk, bamboo and zither is endless. Mother, let's go and watch it then!"

Qixuan felt that Qiyou was so courageous that he dared to come up with such a bad idea.

Yuxi laughed when she heard the words: "Why don't you say that there are beauties around the Qinhuai River with fat swallows and thin, maybe you can meet famous Qinhuai prostitutes!"

"Mother, let's go see and see!" After finishing speaking, Qiyou looked at Qixuan and said, "Besides, maybe the third brother will have inspiration after going to the Qinhuai River. After drawing a picture of a beauty, it will be passed down through the ages Woolen cloth!"

Yuxi smiled: "What do you know? Do you think I didn't know that you had already been there?" Just Qiyou, who has the temperament to join in the excitement, how could he not go to Jinling when he is in the south of the Yangtze River. As for Qixuan, who likes beauties so much, it is even more impossible not to go.

Qi Xuan felt a little embarrassed.

Qiyou didn't feel embarrassed at all. When he arrived in Jinling, if he didn't go to the Qinhuai River, he didn't go: "Mother, I went to investigate the case. Everyone was panic-stricken, and they didn't dare to go to the Qinhuai River. When I went, the river There are not many boats."

"I want you to go! I won't join in the fun." It's not that she is too old to be embarrassed, but that she has never been interested in these things.

Qiyou also knows Yuxi's temperament, as long as she doesn't stop her from playing: "Mother, let's go to Mount Lushan tomorrow! Mother, how many days are we going to live there?"

"It depends!" If the view is good, stay for a few more days. It's not good, I will go down the mountain after staying for two or three days.

The temperature on the mountain is much lower than that on the mountain. Fortunately, I made enough preparations, so I didn't get cold.

Yuxi is used to getting up and punching at dawn, and this day is no exception. Before the boxing started, the guide came over and said, "Madam, according to my experience, the sun should rise today. If Madam is interested, I will take you to Wulao Peak to watch the sunrise."

"good."

Qiyou and Qixuan haven't gotten up yet,

Yuxi didn't ask anyone to call them, but followed the guide to Wulaofeng by herself.

The morning sun is rising, and the seven-color light shines on the earth. The mountains look thicker and more solid under the sun, and the flowers and trees are also thriving.

The guide read a poem to Yuxi: "Wulaofeng in the southeast of Lushan Mountain, golden hibiscus cut out of the blue sky. The beautiful scenery of Jiujiang can be seen, and I will nest here with pine trees."

Yuxi said with a smile: "Li Bai's poems are like him, elegant and unrestrained."

The guide was taken aback for a moment, and then said sincerely: "The old lady is really knowledgeable about ancient and modern times." Without sufficient literary background, it is impossible to know that this poem was written by Li Bai.

After watching the sunrise and returning, Qiyou and Qixuan just got up. I was really tired from climbing the mountain yesterday.

Yuxi smiled and said: "Hurry up and wash up, and then go to see Jinxiu Valley and Sandie Spring." These two scenery are representative of Lushan Mountain, and if you don't look at it, it means going up the mountain for nothing.

While having breakfast, Qiyou heard that Yuxi had gone to Wulaofeng to watch the sunrise, Qiyou said, "Mother, why didn't you call us?"

"Seeing that you were tired yesterday, I want you to sleep well."

Hearing this, Qiyou sighed and said: "Mom, why weren't you so tolerant when we were young?" When I was young, I had to get up every day before dawn to practice exercises. If I dared to sleep late, I would be punished!

Yuxi made Qiyou shut up after she said a word: "The young and the old don't work hard, but the boss is sad."

I stayed in Lushan Mountain for five days and visited all the scenery. The three of them, mother and son, went down the mountain. I didn't go back to Changzhou either, and went directly to Hangzhou by boat from Jiujiang.

Knowing that Yuxi and Qiyou had arrived in Jiangxi, the governor of Jiangxi and the chief envoy all raised their hearts. You know, the governor and chief envoy of Hubei were dismissed a few days ago because of the incident in Xiangyang.

The Jiangxi governor and chief envoy asked themselves to be honest and upright when they were officials. But I can't help but what happened to the people below! During this period of time, the two abandoned their previous suspicions and sent many people to inspect the state capitals and found many problems. This is also normal, after all there are so many prefectures and counties, it is impossible for all prefects and county magistrates to fulfill their duties. Just like the county magistrate of Gucheng County, but not. The two worked together to solve these problems in time, and then checked and made up for the mistakes.

Hearing that Yuxi and Qiyou left by boat, the tense nerves of the two finally relaxed. The ancestor is finally gone, and they can sleep peacefully.

Taking a boat is much faster than a carriage. Qiyou was worried that Yuxi would get seasick, but it turned out that Yuxi was fine, but he himself got seasick.

Qiyou felt that he had failed this time. In the past, it was okay to eat a dozen or so crabs at once, but this time I had abdominal pain after eating four crabs. I have been on a boat several times before, even on a sea boat, and I have nothing to do. But this time, he was dizzy.

After vomiting out the porridge he ate, Qiyou said weakly, "Mother, you are right, you should choose an auspicious day for going out this time."

But Yuxi said with a serious face: "This shows that your body is not as good as before. After you go back, let Zhenniang take care of your body. You are not allowed to eat those spicy foods."

Qiyou suddenly turned bitter.

Fortunately, the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor was very effective. On the third day, Qiyou recovered and stopped vomiting.

Once he recovered, Qiyou didn't want to stay in the stuffy cabin anymore, and wanted to walk on the plywood.

The entourage took the ermine cloak and put it on him, and then asked him to put on the hat as well.

Qiyou muttered, "Is it so cold?"

The confidant said: "It's the end of October now, and the weather has turned cold. In addition, the wind on the river is strong, if you don't wear more clothes, you will catch cold easily."

A gust of cold wind blew over the deck, and Qiyou couldn't help shivering several times. Fortunately, I listened to the suggestion to wear more clothes, otherwise I would have to lie in bed again.

into the cabin,

Yuxi looked at Qiyou wrapped into a ball, her complexion was still a little pale: "It's windy on the river, don't go out." Even she dared not leave the cabin these two days.

Taking off his hat and taking off his mink cloak, Qiyou said, "Yeah, it's very cold outside. I just went out and almost froze."

After finishing speaking, Qiyou asked: "Mom, why don't we go directly to Suzhou!"

According to Yuxi's plan, she would go to Hangzhou first, and then go to Suzhou for the winter. When spring starts next year, I will go to Jinling and Yangzhou. But now it's so cold, he doesn't want to go to Hangzhou at all.

Yuxi shook her head and said: "More than 30 years ago, I traveled to the West Lake with your father. This time, I also want to go back and have a look." I just don't know if it has changed.

Hearing this, Qiyou knew that it was impossible to persuade Yuxi to change her mind. Along the way, he would hear Yuxi mentioning Yunqing basically every day. It seems that in Yuxi's eyes, Yunqing didn't leave this world, but just traveled far away. So every time he thinks about his parents being together for many years but now separated by Yin and Yang, he feels very uncomfortable.

Qi Xuan smiled and said: "Mother, it's a pity that I didn't come out with you at that time. Otherwise, I could draw a picture for you." The ones he drew most were Yunqing and Yuxi.

Yuxi smiled and said: "I believe that even if you didn't travel with us, you can still draw very well." You can draw with your imagination!

Sailing at night is more dangerous, so the big ship will dock at the shore in the evening. On this day, the big ship docked at the pier of a small town.

Knowing that this is a small town, Qiyou is ready to move: "Mom, let's go to the town for dinner!" Accommodations in Hangzhou and Suzhou have been arranged, but there are too many uncertainties on the way. So, live wherever you go.

Yuxi smiled and said: "Alright. Let's see what the small town in Jiangnan looks like in winter." She has been to Jiangnan twice, once in spring and once in summer. What Jiangnan looks like in winter, I have only heard people talk about it, but I have not seen it with my own eyes.

The small towns in the south of the Yangtze River are all equally gentle and lively, with small bridges, flowing water, ancient alleys, bluestone roads, and red plum blossoms that are unique to winter.

Although it is a bit cold in winter, there are still bursts of cheerful shouting and children playing in the alley. Added a bit of excitement to this winter.

Yuxi said with a smile: "In the capital, everyone went to the cat winter after winter came." Who would have thought that it was so lively here.

Qiyou said: "It's only the beginning of November now, and they probably won't dare to come out when it's the twelfth lunar month." After finishing speaking, he couldn't help shivering again.

Yuxi chuckled lightly: "Children have a hot body and are not afraid of the cold."

After walking for half an hour in the small town, the mother and son entered a snack shop.

Yuxi looked at the plate of lotus flower cakes that were brought up, and said with a smile: "The people here are really clever." The shape is like a lotus flower, with clear crisp layers and a beautiful shape.

She picked up a piece and ate it. After eating, Yuxi nodded and said: "It's soft and sweet, with a special flavor."

There are several kinds of snacks served, no matter how delicious Yuxi is, she only eats one piece of each.

For Yuxi's self-control, Qiyou and Qixuan can only be amazed.

On the way back, Yuxi and the two brothers said: "When I came to Jiangnan with your father, I saw almost the same scenery everywhere. But I didn't eat much of the delicacies in Jiangnan. Thinking about it, it's quite a pity."

"Mother, dad doesn't like to eat this kind of sweet and greasy pastry. Dad won't regret if he doesn't eat it."

Yuxi looked at the two Qiyou brothers in surprise and said, "Don't you all know that your father likes to eat sweets?"

"What……"

Qiyou asked suspiciously: "Mom, don't fool me!" His father likes to eat meat, and almost has nothing to do with it, but he really doesn't know that he likes sweets.

Not to mention that Qiyou had never seen Yunqing eat sweets when he was a child, even after the father and son often went out to eat, he had never seen Yunqing eat sweets either!

"When you were young, your father felt that eating sweets would damage his image. Except for me, he never ate them in front of other people. Later, when he got older, he felt uncomfortable when he ate sweets, so he didn't dare to eat any more. .” So there are really not many people who know about this.

Qiyou blamed himself a lot when he heard this: "I'm so careless as a son." Fortunately, he claims to be a dutiful son and takes great care of his parents. As a result, he didn't even know that his father liked sweets.

Yuxi laughed: "It's not that you are careless, it's that your father wants to save face and doesn't want people to know his preference, so he kept it a secret." The children are very filial, and the siblings have been by their side all these years. Let their old couple not feel lonely at all.

When I arrived in Hangzhou, it was already mid-November. At this time, the weather is getting colder.

When I went to swim in the West Lake, there was a thick layer of ice on the lake.

Qixuan said worriedly: "Mom, the lake is frozen, shall we stay in Hangzhou for the New Year?"

Qiyou didn't turn the corner: "West Lake freezes, what does it have to do with us staying in Hangzhou for the New Year?"

"It's freezing here, so the river must be freezing too!" My brother didn't expect such a simple question, it's rare.

Qiyou rolled his eyes directly, and said, "Third brother, here is stagnant water, and it is easy to freeze in the cold weather. The river water is running water, how could it freeze?" Here, it is not like the north. as cold.

But speaking of it, the south is much colder than the north. That cold, really cold to the bone! He used six Tang Pozi to sleep at night, otherwise he would not be able to sleep. Therefore, he couldn't wait to arrive at Hot Spring Zhuangzi earlier.

Although it is winter, the emerald green pine trees by the lake are still standing proudly.

Yuxi looked at the white smoke rising from the middle of the lake, and said with some regret: "It's a pity that it didn't snow." If it snowed, it would definitely be more beautiful here.

A gust of cold wind blew, and Yuxi smelled the fragrance: "Did you smell the fragrance of plum blossoms?"

Qiyou hummed and said: "I don't know who has planted plum blossoms nearby." The surrounding houses have walls several people high. What is planted inside, outsiders have no way of knowing.

Yuxi smiled: "It wasn't planted by someone, how can a few wintersweet plants have such a strong fragrance. I guess, this fragrance should come from Lingfeng."

Twelve years ago, Zhang Liguo, the governor of Jiangnan, ordered people to plant more than 600 wintersweet flowers on Lingfeng.

As the name suggests, wintersweet does not bloom until the twelfth lunar month. Therefore, this year's wintersweet blooms earlier than in previous years.

Qiyou didn't pay attention to this matter, but he didn't know.

Qixuan knew it, but he asked curiously: "Mother, do you know why Zhang Zaifu planted so many wintersweet trees in Lingfeng?"

This Yuxi really knows: "Zhang Liguo said that he had a dream. He dreamed that he was in a sea of ​​plum blossoms. After waking up, he drew a picture of the dream for others to find. As a result, the heat below said the terrain It’s very similar to Lingfeng. However, there are only a few wild wintersweet trees scattered on Lingfeng.”

"Then, he asked people to plant wintersweet trees in Lingshan?"

Yuxi nodded and said: "He planted it with his own money, and he didn't use the money from the public house, so naturally no one will peck at it."

Zhang Liguo's life was saved by Yuxi. Zhang Liguo has always kept this kindness in his heart. After returning to Beijing, he would visit Yuxi every year and festival. For the first five years, Yuxi didn't see him. But he persisted. Later, Yuxi would meet him occasionally and listen to him talk about his tenure.

Looking at Kaikai and talking about the smiling Yuxi, Qiyou felt that although this trip was a bit of a hassle, it was worth it.