Fengzhou, the birthplace of the Wei family for hundreds of years, even though there are no mountains or rivers nearby, the Wei family's endless stream of famous officials and officials has been imbued with an uninterrupted scholarly atmosphere. In addition, the Wei family has continued to repair buildings over the years. There are quite a few places to visit inside and outside.
For example, take Xiaozhu Mountain outside the city.
Xiaozhu Mountain, next to Yi Road and Linfeng River, is called a mountain, but it is actually only about thirty feet high. Bamboo is planted all over the mountain, so you can enjoy the cool breeze even in the middle of summer.
But Xiaozhushan is very famous in Fengzhou and even at home, not because of this sea of bamboos, but because this place was the secluded place of Wei Boyu, a famous scholar in the former dynasty.
Wei Boyu was a descendant of the Wei family in Fengzhou during the previous dynasty. He had an open-minded temperament and did not like to be an official. He was obsessed with calligraphy. After he became an adult, he lived in Xiaozhushan and did not interact with outsiders. He was unknown even in the Wei family. But when he was in his forties, Su Qi, a famous domestic official at the time, retired and returned to his hometown. On his way back to Qingzhou, he passed by Xiaozhu Mountain. Due to heavy rain, he went to the mountain to find shelter from the rain, and bumped into Wei Boyu. Inside the hut in the mountains.
- It was precisely because of this shelter from the rain that Wei Boyu and the "Zhushan Xiaoji" hanging in the hut were praised and spread by Su Qi, became famous all over the world, and was promoted as the first cursive calligrapher in the previous dynasty.
Wei Boyu loved calligraphy all his life, and he even remained unmarried for this reason. After he left, the hut on Xiaozhu Mountain, "Notes on Zhushan" and his life's manuscripts all naturally returned to the family.
However, the Wei family has been prosperous for hundreds of years and has its own heritage and magnanimity. Therefore, in the previous dynasty, some clan leaders had people engrave "Zhushan Xiaoji" into a monument and set it up on the mountainside of Xiaozhushan so that passers-by could see it. Son, you can see Wei Boyu's handwriting without having to go out of your way to ask for a visit.
After all, there are only a few people who are qualified to go to the Wei family to ask for the manuscript of "Zhushan Xiaoji" to show their respect, but there are many people who admire Wei Boyu's calligraphy... By doing this, the Wei family has made it convenient for people all over the world, and it has also improved their own reputation. It's killing two birds with one stone. Nowadays, the huts in Xiaozhushan have been repaired every year and still exist today. From time to time, literati traveled thousands of miles to copy the inscriptions and go to the huts to remember their predecessors.
Thanks to the gift of the feudal lord back then, over time, Xiaozhu Mountain, which is neither high nor deep, and has no other special scenery except the sound of the waves of the bamboo sea, has become a well-known mountain in the country.
"Cousin, look, this is the inscription of "Little Notes on Zhushan". It is said that it was also written by a famous craftsman back then." In July, autumn has begun, and the heat is not yet over. The heat in Fengzhou City is still there, but the greenery on Xiaozhu Mountain is still there. The bamboo spread all the way from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, and was not stopped until it was next to the post road. Following the path taken by the predecessors, I walked in, but after only a dozen steps, I was already feeling cold all over my body.
Among the green bamboos, gentle stone steps climb up to a small platform on the mountainside.
The platform is covered with bluestones, but close to the cliff is a white marble foundation. It is inconspicuous at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it is carved from a single piece of white marble. Its shape is like bamboo leaves, echoing the surrounding bamboo forest.
A granite stone about one foot high and three feet long lies on the seat - this is a serious stone stele. The writing on the stele is vertical and horizontal. It was during the previous dynasty that the ancestors of the Wei family ordered the craftsmen to copy and engrave Wei Boyu's "Bamboo Mountain Notes" on it. .
Wei Boyu was more than a hundred years old. This square stone tablet is still the same in existence. The base and other places are covered with moss. Only the writing on the rock is clearly wiped by people often, but it is clear and clean. There are only a few bamboo leaves floating in the air. Falling on it, it is not blocked, but adds to the nobility and dust in the handwriting.
Set against the green and transparent bamboo leaves illuminated by the sun above the head, it seems to be thousands of miles away from the hustle and bustle. The wind blows out from the bottom of the sleeves. In the coolness, everyone feels pure and calm. They secretly praise that it is indeed the former residence of a celebrity, although it is not a high mountain. , but it has a famous mountain atmosphere.
After praising the place, everyone's eyes fell on the stone tablet.
The original manuscript of "Zhushan Xiaoji" still exists in the Wei clan. Wei Huan, the clan leader, is the grandfather. Wei Changying and Wei Changfeng, who accompanied his two sisters on their trip today, have both seen the original manuscript. This inscription is in I have visited it a few years ago, so today Song Zaishui is the only one who wants to go up close and take a closer look at the stone monument.
Wei Changying introduced Song Zaishui, looked around and said, "Ah, it's a coincidence that there is no one else here. We can take off the curtain and meet for a while."
Although ladies are not allowed to travel nowadays, people like Wei Changying and Song Zaishui, who are proud of their origins, will wear curtains and hats to cover their faces so that outsiders cannot see them. It was cool to walk in the bamboo forest, but with her black hair coiled on top of her head and the gauze hanging from her hat reaching to her chest, it was still sweltering.
Hearing this, Wei Changfeng hurriedly waved his sleeves, and all the accompanying guards retreated far away, leaving only the maids to serve. The ambassador followed the instructions and stepped forward to serve the two of them, taking off their curtain hats and handing them a fragrant handkerchief to wipe the sweat from their foreheads.
Wei Changying took the agarwood drink from Lvfang and took a sip. His eyes suddenly flashed to the fact that there was another person beside Wei Changfeng who had not left - this person was not an old servant who did not need to be avoided, but he was a man of eighteen or nineteen years old. A tall and tall man, wearing green embroidered clothes, with flying eyebrows and a cloud-headed sword hanging from his waist.
The family attaches great importance to dignity, and the waiters around the direct children are required to be as beautiful and outstanding as possible without taking away from the master's style. Originally, there were many handsome men among the surrounding guards, and no one noticed this man. But now that these people have retreated to a distance, the man in green is particularly eye-catching.
Although he stood behind Wei Changfeng, his expression was calm, his eyes were not squinting, and he did not glance at Song Zaishui or Wei Changying, Wei Changying still frowned, turned his head and asked Green Room in a low voice: "Who is that? Why didn’t he leave when everyone else was gone? How could he not understand the rules?”
Green Room was busy serving Wei Changying, but he didn't notice that there was someone among the guards who didn't move away. He also saw that the man in green was standing behind Wei Changfeng, he was very confident, and he suspected that this man had always been favored by Wei Changfeng, so that he could rely on him. Being pampered leads to arrogance, and deliberately refuses to retreat. Wei Changfeng knew that the two sisters were about to take off their hats, but did not scold him to go away. This means that both master and servant are wrong.
However, Wei Changfeng had already tied up his hair and was no longer like a young child. He was scolded by his sister or reprimanded by his attendants in public, but he didn't look good after all. Lvfang was afraid that Chief Wei Ying would have an attack, so he hurriedly whispered: "My maid, go ask Xinli."
Xinli is the head of Wei Changfeng's close maids, because Wei Changfeng does not wear a curtain and does not need to be served by maids. Now she is taking the three maids of Liuye, Cherry and Shuixing to sort out the food boxes brought up the mountain. , picking up Wei Changfeng’s favorite seasonal fruit cakes, and saw Lvfang, who was originally serving Wei Changying, walking towards him. He was surprised at first, but after hearing this, he smiled and whispered a few words to her. Lvfang would come back when he came back. Tell Wei Changying: "Miss, that is not an outsider, but a descendant of our Wei family."
This is because there are many people from the Wei family who have joined the direct branch to serve as bodyguards, and those with distant bloodlines. Although they are also members of the Wei family in Fengzhou, except for some food and money allocated by the Nianjie clan, they are no different from outsiders. So Lvfang hurriedly added, "It's the great-grandson of the old Jing Ping Gong's concubine, named Wei Qing. It is said that a few years ago, he was specially transferred to Ruiyu Hall because of an incident that caught the eyes of the clan leader, and was appointed as the close guard of the Fifth Young Master. "
Old Jingping Gong was the direct great-grandfather of Wei Changying and his younger brother. His concubine’s great-grandson happened to be the same generation as his sister and younger brother. Their great-grandfather was a brother—except for the three current branches of Ruiyu Hall, this relationship was the closest.
After Wei Changying heard this, he softened his expression, looked at Wei Qing again, and said, "This clan brother is very smart. Is he always by Changfeng's side? I have never heard of it."
Midorifang pursed his lips and chuckled: "Maybe you've been at the front and never been to the backyard?"
"Since he is the one favored by my grandfather, and he is also from the same clan, I wonder why he didn't move away. I think my grandfather told him not to stay too far away." Wei Changying looked around, his eyes were full of green bamboos, and the wind was blowing. Although he felt that What danger could there be here, but maybe Wei Qing just wanted this opportunity to show his loyalty to his duty
She no longer dwelled on Wei Qing's affairs and concentrated on finishing the agarwood drink in her hand.
At this time, Song Zaishui also returned to her, pointed to the agarwood drink he had just taken out of the food box, and said, "Give me one too."
Wei Changying said in surprise: "Cousin, are you sure?"
"What I'm learning is not cursive script, not to mention that the calligraphy is not very good." Song Zai took a sip of the water and then said calmly, "It's enough to take a look at it. If you read more, you won't get any more benefits from it. So much so.”
After all, Mrs. Song had said that whatever Song Zaishui wanted to do when traveling these days, as long as it was not detrimental to her or the Wei family, she would do whatever she wanted to do. Chief Wei Ying said, "Then are we going to other places today? For example, …”
Before she mentioned the scenery she was going to prepare next, Song Zaishui said in surprise: "I haven't gone to Mr. Zhushan's old residence yet!"
"The hut is right up there, but what's there to see there?" Wei Changying asked in surprise, "It's just an ordinary hut, similar to the one in our garden."
Song Zaishui wiped his cheek with a handkerchief and said, "I just want to see this hut."
"..." Wei Changying glanced at her speechlessly - in the past hundred years, people from all over the world have come to Xiaozhushan. Although there are many people who go to the hut to remember Wei Boyu, the first thing is to watch "Little Notes of Zhushan" The inscription on the inscription, Song Zaishui has it reversed!
However…
Mrs. Song said that the only time she could pamper her niece was in the Wei family before leaving the cabinet.
Now Song Zaishui's request is understandable no matter how absurd it is.
What's more, everyone is now in Xiaozhu Mountain.
The hut where Wei Boyu lived in the past was built near the top of the mountain. As Wei Changying said, this is just a very ordinary hut. The three yellow mud huts lined up in a row are probably where Wei Boyu lived.
To the south of these three huts, facing each other across the courtyard from east to west, there is a narrow room connected by a corridor, which should be for servants and children. There was a fence standing in front of the house, with morning glories wrapped around it. They had already bloomed and closed up, and they were wilting and hanging between the fence.
There is a mountain spring next to the house, gurgling down, and a channel is led to a vegetable patch next to it. The vegetable patch is not very big, but some vegetables are still being grown today. Wei Changying, Song Zaishui, and Wei Changfeng are all people who have never touched Yangchun water. Although they were curious about seeing the vegetable patch for the first time and looked at it for a long time, they could only recognize the correct knot. The remaining eggplants were a bit unsure of what to eat - the three cousins tacitly understood each other, and for fear of saying something wrong and making people laugh, they simply turned away without mentioning a word.
Such a group of people coming up will naturally alert the guards. Before they could reach the fence, they saw an old servant in black clothes walking out from behind the hut, slapping the dust off his body and walking over quickly. Because they saw the female family members, although Song Zaishui and Wei Changying had already put on their curtain hats, But the old servant still didn't dare to come forward. He stopped after seven or eight steps and bowed his head in the distance. Just as he was about to speak, Wei Changfeng had already ordered: "You two sisters admire Mr. Zhushan's integrity and demeanor, so you came here to pay your respects. No need to be polite, just step back.”
Although the old servant has been guarding this hut for many years, he also knows Wei Changfeng's sister and brother who have been here before. Knowing that they are the favorites of the clan master and the old lady, he does not dare to neglect at all. He bowed again and said respectfully: "Old servant As ordered by the Fifth Young Master, although the house has been cleaned early in the morning, the old slave is rude, so if the two young ladies and the Fifth Young Master want to enter, I am afraid that the servants will have to take care of it again. "
"I understand, you can go." Wei Changfeng nodded. The three of them were traveling, with a cloud of attendants, and everyone close to them. There was no reason to let the old guard serve nearby, so he sent the old servant away, and Wei Changfeng turned to Song Zaishui and said, "Cousin, do you want to come in to see me?"
Song Zaishui stretched out his hand to support the curtain hat and said, "Let's go in and sit down for a while."
Her voice was slightly breathy - after all, she was a rich young lady living in a boudoir. This small bamboo mountain is not high, and the mountain path is gentle, but it takes hundreds of steps to walk here along the stone steps. Wei Changfeng is a young man. As a man, Guard Chief Ying had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his physical strength was much better than that of his younger brother. But Song Zaishui was compared to him and was considered weak.
Wei Changfeng noticed it and hurriedly ordered: "Go in and take a look."
When this old servant was sent here to guard the hut, he had ordered it to be cleaned every day to prevent dust from accumulating in the house. The old servant had just said that he would clean it early in the morning. But Song Zaishui and Wei Changying are both extremely delicate people, and an old servant's cleaning certainly cannot reassure them. Therefore, several ambassadors led the mother-in-law in and wiped the utensils again, and then came out to invite the three people in. (To be continued)