Xia Houlin got up early in the morning. He got dressed and wanted to brush his teeth and wash his face. As soon as he walked to the door, he heard Lianxiang talking to Xie Jinglan. Move away.
"Master, this kid Xia Houlin is unreliable. You can see that he doesn't work all day, just wanders around, just wandering around, and he often steals chickens and dogs, and his hands and feet are not clean. How can we allow such a person in the house? What did he say to bring him? When you go to see Mr. Dai, you are going to cause trouble! Mr. Dai selects his disciples, and the masters and wives are sure to be there. If you go, the masters will definitely not let you go!"
Xie Jinglan was silent for a while, without saying a word. Lianxiang is right, Xia Houlin was definitely a thief who walked the streets and alleys before entering the mansion, and he was full of disgusting smells. , Xia Houlin didn't hate it at all when this matter was put on him.
Maybe it's because Xia Houlin looks better, Xie Jinglan came to a conclusion.
This is indeed the case. The eyes of others are twitching, eating and snoring, sitting down and shaking legs will only be annoying and annoying, but Xia Houlin is full of cleverness, and he has a sense of informality and unrestrained rangers. .
He said unhurriedly, "Even if Xiaolin doesn't take me there, I'll still go."
"Master! You will be killed by that kid!"
"Although he has some problems with petty theft, all the thefts he has committed since he entered the government are for me. In the future, I will strictly discipline him and order him not to do it again. He is not bad, so don't worry." Xie Jinglan said, "Auntie, you think so too."
"Yeah, Xiaolin is still young, and he didn't make any big mistakes. Apart from helping the young master steal books, he just stole some pastries and snacks from other courtyards to eat. Children love to eat them. Lianxiang, you should be more concerned. Take it easy."
Xie Jinglan and Aunt Lan defended Xia Houlin one word at a time, but Lian Xiang had no choice but to give up.
Xia Houlin was speechless after listening for a long time.
Women are a lot of things. How can he not work all day? He was just wandering around to get news. If he was locked up in the courtyard all day long and growing mushrooms, how could he know that Dai Shengyan was going to accept disciples? Besides, those snacks were placed on the table in the pavilion, and no one moved or watched. He just ate some casually. As for it
Lianxiang, this girl, failed to grow the face of Hu Meizi, but learned the skills of Hu Meizi to compete for favor, for fear that Xia Houlin would pass her and become Xie Jinglan's number one confidant. She usually yells when she cooks a meal or washes a dish. She cuts the skin on her hand the size of a pinhead and shouts, "I'm going to die."
Although Xia Houlin cherishes Xiangyu and cherishes jade, only those who are beautiful are called "Xiang" and "Jade", at least they must be like Xie Jinglan. In his opinion, Lianxiang is a kind of embellishment.
It's a pity that Aunt Lan is an old and good person, and Xie Jinglan is a half-old child who has never seen the world. Although he has a lot of heart, he is a tough man after all. He doesn't understand the twists and turns in women's hearts. Hard work is high.
That's all, Xia Houlin is a well-known man, and he doesn't care about women.
Fortunately, I didn't hurt that kid Xie Jinglan in vain, and knew to speak for him. Xia Houlin was relieved a lot, he deliberately made a noise to let people outside know that he got up, and then walked out the door.
Just after washing, there was a sound of locking from the corner door. Lianxiang walked over to take a look and exclaimed: "Master, they locked our courtyard!"
A voice came from outside the courtyard: "Madam has an order, and there are distinguished guests coming from the mansion. In order to prevent you people from being clumsy and disturbing the honored guests, you are not allowed to leave the courtyard one step today."
Xie Jinglan showed no expression, Aunt Lan looked worried: "What can we do? The door is locked, how can we go to see Mr. Dai?"
Lian Xiang reluctantly suggested: "Either forget it."
Xia Houlin glanced at Xie Jinglan, and they both understood each other's thoughts—the door was locked, then climb the wall.
The four of them moved the tables and chairs in the room to the wall, layer upon layer, Xia Houlin climbed up first, followed by Xie Jinglan.
Aunt Lan and Lianxiang looked at them worriedly from below, Lianxiang urged: "Young master, you have to be careful! Xiaolin, if the eldest lady is angry, you have to protect the young master. If the young master has three strengths and two weaknesses, I will definitely I won't forgive you!"
"I know, I will definitely protect him, and I won't let him fall out." Xia Houlin casually perfunctory.
When Xie Jinglan also climbed the wall, Xia Houlin jumped down, Xie Jinglan hesitated, the wall was very high, he was a little scared in his heart, but he didn't want Xia Houlin to see it, so he closed his eyes and jumped down. He didn't fall to the ground, but fell into a warm embrace. Xie Jinglan opened his eyes and saw Xia Houlin's big face in front of him. He was startled and rolled down from his embrace.
"If you jump like this, you have to break your legs. Jumping off the wall requires you to separate your feet and land in a half-squatting position. If I hadn't followed you, you'd be 'crippled before you start your career'." Xia Houlin was serious. Point to.
Xie Jinglan: "…"
"Brother Lin!" As soon as the two stood still, they saw a little girl running over panting, "The place where Mr. Dai talks about Taoism and preaching has been changed to Wangqing Pavilion on Yanbo Pond. We'll be all set up in a while."
"Brother Lin?" Xie Jinglan looked at the little girl suspiciously.
Xia Houlin smiled and said embarrassedly: "This is Miss Lanxiang who is serving in the study. I met a few days ago. Sister Lanxiang, thank you, I will invite you to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cake tomorrow."
Lan Xiang stuck out her tongue and said, "Then you can remember, I sneaked out to inform you, and now I have to go back quickly."
After speaking, he bowed to the two of them and ran away.
"You can really do it. Just a few days after you arrived in the mansion, you took in a sister Lanxiang. It is a big sin for men and women to give and receive privately. I can't protect myself when I cross the river, and I can't save you." Xie Jinglan hummed.
Xia Houlin's ability to do three and four tricks is really amazing, the girl just now didn't give him one, but she was very affectionate to Xia Houlin. Xie Jinglan glanced at Xia Houlin and snorted again.
Xia Houlin called out to Qu: "I gave and received privately? I only gave and received privately with you, and the things I gave to you are still sitting under your cabinet to eat ashes."
Xie Jinglan said angrily, "What are you talking about? We are both men, can that be called private exchange?"
Xia Houlin made a face.
Before he came out, Xia Houlin asked Xie Jinglan to put on his own jacket, and he put on his own coarse cloth headscarf. people. Xia Houlin picked up two more trays from the grass that he had hidden for a long time, and held them one by one.
Wangqing Pavilion is built on the Yanbo Pool, and there is sparkling pool water under the viewing platform, and there are no railings in front. On the second floor, you can climb up and overlook, which is a very elegant place. After all, the Xie family has passed down the family with poetry and books, and the pavilions and pavilions are full of the bookish atmosphere of the literati.
It was still early, and the two hid in the rockery and waited for the children of the clan to be seated. Xie Jinglan took off Xia Houlin's jacket and turban. Xia Houlin helped him re-tie his hair, put on a net towel and a crown. After rearranging his clothes, he looked like a beautiful young man.
I can't blame Xia Houlin for using "beautiful" to describe Xie Jinglan, this guy looks like a sissy, but he is also a girl who is righteous and arrogant.
This kind of arrogance is called "Qing Gao" if it sounds nice, and "pretend" if it sounds ugly. Xiahou reluctantly understood it as the former.
The two stood and sat, Xia Houlin took out a snack to eat, Xie Jinglan took out a scroll to review, there was a tree of cold plums on the rockery, the branches slanted over the heads of the two, and a flower fell slowly.
Xia Houlin folded his arms and thought in a daze, this day is really leisurely, but it's a bit cold.
There was a commotion outside, Xia Houlin guessed that the time was coming, and looking out from the cracks in the rocks, the Xie family's children led the bookboys into the Wangqing Pavilion together in threes and fives. The sachets have a jade pendant on the right, and some have jade flutes on their belts.
This battle is not like preaching the scriptures, receiving books and apprenticeships, but like the emperor's draft.
In contrast, Xie Jinglan wore a robe and covered his clothes, and described himself as abject. If he stood among them, no one could guess that he was also a child of the Xie family, and would only think that he was a rough servant who could not serve at the table , barely able to be a shoe carrier.
It's just that Xie Jinglan has a good face that Zhang Tian is envious of. Xia Houlin thought to himself, if he came to choose an apprentice, he would definitely choose Xie Jinglan. What's the use of wearing nice clothes? The face is good-looking and comfortable. Seeing these crooked melons and cracked dates, Xia Houlin had more confidence in Xie Jinglan.
Xie Jinglan's heart did not fluctuate. In his eyes, the Xie family's children were either a stumbling block that was bound to be kicked to the side of the road by him, or a stepping stone to help him reach a higher level. And these people, the better they dress up, the more they can bring out his outstanding independence. He may not be the best, but he must be the most special.
What's more, Dai Shengyan, like him, was born in a concubine, his family was poor, and his youth was poor. The disease needs to be treated with the right medicine, and as a human apprentice, it is natural to do what he likes. When Dai Shengyan saw him like this, he would definitely remember the hard years of studying in the past and feel pity for him.
Xie Jinglan glanced at Wangqing Pavilion and said, "We can't go in through the main entrance."
Indeed, there are several servants guarding the main entrance, and if you go through the main entrance, you will definitely be stopped. Xia Houlin looked in the direction of the pool and saw a small boat parked on the other side. He said happily, "Let's row over there. They are on the second floor, and it is easy for Mr. Dai to see them rowing over there. As long as he sees them, the eldest lady will stop us. I can't stop it."
Just as he was talking, Xie Jingtao appeared. After being whipped, the fat man still struggled to walk. He limped while supporting the book boy. Following his difficult pace, the fat all over his body rose and fell like waves. Xia Houlin immediately understood why he called him "Xie Jingtao". He went up to the second floor and sat at the very front under the first seat. The posture of that seat seemed to collapse the entire Wangqing Pavilion. Xia Houlin, who was far away in the rockery, felt the ground shake.
The last ones are the elders.
Lanxiang said that Dai Shengyan looked like a fire stick in the kitchen, and only had a handful of old bones that were too hard to pick his teeth. He must be a good and honest official, otherwise how could he starve himself like this. Xia Houlin recognized at a glance that the skinny old man in the crowd was Dai Shengyan. As Lan Xiang said, he was so thin that he was out of shape. A thin hemp stalk neck was supported on his body, and he had a well-groomed beard. , long and white, just like in the fairy painting.
Before Xie Jinglan could look at Xie Jinglan's serious father, Xia Houlin gave an order and the two ran along the pool to the other side.
Soon someone discovered the two of them. They were still stunned at first. After rubbing their eyes, they realized that it was the third young master of Qiu Wuyuan, and hurriedly chased after the two of them.
"Come on, stop the third young master!"
"Hurry up and stop them!"
Xia Houlin took out his slingshot while running, and shot stones behind him, every shot was accurate, and some people accidentally fell into the pool. The stones were quickly used up, and Xia Houlin made a few gestures of pulling the slingshot at them.
The gravel road beside the pond was very narrow, the people in front stopped, the people behind couldn't stop their footsteps and rushed up like a tidal wave.
Xie Jinglan was both scared and excited. He had never run like this before, and had never been so reckless. He should have refused Xia Houlin's instructions, but when Xia Houlin yelled "run", he didn't know why, his body reacted one step faster than his brain, like a sharp arrow out of the string, desperately throwing his head away Into the cold wind.
The two teenagers were strong and strong, and the two walked through the forest leaves by the pool, like two light birds, gradually pulled a long distance from the people behind.
Seeing that it was coming soon, Xia Houlin raised his right hand and lightly buckled the spring on his right wrist with his left hand.
Xie Jinglan was about to be surprised when he heard Xia Houlin roar: "Jump!"
The two jumped into the boat together, the boat swayed violently, Xie Jinglan couldn't stand still, and almost fell down.
Xia Houlin quickly grabbed the bamboo pole and propped it up in the water. The boat, like a fallen leaf floating on the water, pushed away the ripples and swayed wobbly towards the viewing platform. The chasing servants could only stop on the shore, helplessly watching Xia Houlin and Xie Jinglan get further and further away, disappearing into the slow smoke.
Xie Jinglan resisted the urge to rip off Xia Houlin's sleeves to take a look, straightened his clothes to Sun Ying, and stood on the side of the ship with his hands behind his back. They made such a big commotion, Mr. Dai must have noticed, and he must maintain a proper manner.
The people in Wangqing Pavilion were still unknown, and they could not see the faces from a distance. They could only see two and a half teenagers leading a group of people to chase, and finally jumped on the boat and sailed to the viewing platform.
Standing on the side of the ship, the one standing in the cold wind, looking at the river waves from afar, has a kind of graceful meaning.
Dai Shengyan rubbed his palms and laughed: "This is also Xie's children? It's interesting and interesting, please invite someone to welcome them."
Xie Bingfeng said ashamedly: "The children of the clan are young in nature, behave stubbornly, and the disciples are not well-educated. The teacher should not take offense."
"No, no, that's what a teenager should do. Sitting all day studying, working behind closed doors, wasting a lot of time and a good view, not going out for a walk is putting the cart before the horse." Lost yellow teeth.
Xie Jingtao's eyes were sharp, and he recognized Xie Jinglan at a glance. Seeing Dai Shengyan's words to protect him, he felt displeased and said to Dai Shengyan: "Sir, you have missed your eyes, and the students recognize them. These two are ignorant and incompetent. Playing cats and walking birds is notoriously unfilial in the clan. Especially that Xie Jinglan, who stole the students' property a few days ago, it is really hateful, because the students did not embarrass him because of their brotherhood."
Dai Shengyan stroking his beard for a while, and said, "Oh? Is there such a thing?"