Liuer stood on the awning boat, looking at the blue-tiled and white-walled houses on both sides of the small river and the endless stream of boats.
Seeing that Liu'er was standing there in a daze when he was about to cross the bridge, Jian Gong reminded him hurriedly: "Madam, I'm going to cross the bridge soon. Please sit down or you will bump your head."
Soon, their ship passed a simple and elegant stone arch bridge.
Xiaoqiaoliushuirenjia, this kind of scenery has only been seen in books. Seeing it with my own eyes, feeling completely different.
After spending a day out for a day, I went back to the inn after having dinner outside.
Because they were not in a hurry from Jinling to Hangzhou, the mother and daughter stopped and went all the way. I saw the beautiful scenery and stayed to appreciate it, and then ate the special dishes and snacks here. I really enjoyed it. It was also after coming to Jiangnan that Liu'er discovered that the little book that Brother You gave was more effective than the guide he asked for.
After eating and drinking, Liu Er took Jiaojiao back to the inn. Back at the inn and asked the guards who stayed behind. Hearing that Erhe hadn't returned, he took Jiaojiao to take a bath.
Jiaojiao had a lot of fun all day long, but the children were not as energetic as adults. I was a little tired in the afternoon and went to bed after taking a bath.
Qiusheng walked into the house and walked to Liuer's side and whispered, "Madam, in charge of Cao is back." Qiusheng and Shuisheng are female guards specially selected by Yuxi for Liuer. In the future, he will stay with her forever.
Liuer formed a habit of writing down what he saw and heard every night. Hearing this, she put down the pen in her hand: "Let him come in!" Erhe's surname is Cao, and she is now the steward of the princess mansion.
Erhe saluted and said respectfully: "Madam, Mr. Guan accepted our greeting card and said that Mrs. Guan would come to Bezhuang tomorrow."
"Biezhuang? Didn't the old man live in the city?" No wonder Erhe went out in the morning and didn't come back until dark. He was living in Biezhuang. She thought Mr. Guan didn't want to see Erhe
Erhe shook his head and said, "Mr. Guan lives in Biezhuang with an old servant."
"As far as I know, Mr. Guan is almost 70 years old. It is reasonable to live at home at such an old age, so why live in Biezhuang." If you have a disease, it is not easy to ask a doctor in Biezhuang. Not to mention, there was only an old servant with him.
Erhe said: "I have already inquired, saying that Mr. Guan felt that the house was too noisy and insisted on moving to Biezhuang."
"Is it because the relationship between the younger generation is not good?" If the relationship between the son and the daughter-in-law is good, there will be no noise.
Erhe smiled and said: "Mr. Guan has four sons, fifteen grandchildren and twelve granddaughters, nineteen great-grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren, and one great-grandchild." The number of great-grandchildren and great-grandchildren will definitely continue to increase. .
After hearing this, Liu Er asked, "Is there no separation?" With so many people, a five-entry mansion could not fit in. Regardless of the family, you can't get through at all.
Erhe said: "The family is separated, and the old man lives with his eldest son, but there are more children and grandchildren. I didn't check the details. If the wife wants to know, I will send someone to check tomorrow."
"No need." She just went to ask the old man in charge of piano art, and was not interested in his housework.
At the dawn of the next day, Liu Er took Jiaojiao to the Biezhuang where Mr. Guan lives in the suburbs.
Mr. Guan lives at the foot of the mountain, and there is a small river next to it, surrounded by farmland.
When getting off the carriage, Liu'er looked at the environment and nodded: "The mountains and rivers are beautiful, this place is really good." Such a place is very suitable for elderly care.
The house where Mr. Guan lives is a very ordinary blue brick house. The yard was not built either, it was fenced with wood, but roses were planted around the fence.
This is the season when the roses are blooming. Standing outside, the house seems to be surrounded by flowers. It has a special charm.
Standing at the door, Erhe shouted: "My wife is here to visit your old man."
After speaking, Erhe lowered his voice and explained to Liuer: "Madam, the old man and the servant are getting a little bit back when they are too old. If you don't yell out loud, you may not hear them."
Liu'er frowned invisibly, and the housekeeper was too unfilial. But it was someone else's housework, and she was not familiar with it, so it was inconvenient for her to say more.
Soon, an old man of about fifty years old came over. After opening the fence and taking a look at the post, the old man invited Liuer and his party in.
The enclosed yard is as spacious as half an acre, and is planted with date trees, orange trees, plum trees, peach trees, bayberry trees, and grape vines. Under the tree, chrysanthemums and winter jasmine are planted.
With so many fruit trees in a yard, it looks messy and out of order. However, the yard was clean and there were no leaves at all.
The old servant led Liuer and Jiaojiao to the backyard to meet with Mrs. Guan. A lot of vegetables are grown in the backyard, and these vegetables are very green. At this time, Mr. Guan was holding a fishing net, standing next to the small pond, preparing to fish.
Mr. Guan's hair is all white, even his beard is white. The face is also full of pleats. However, his eyes are divine and his spirits are also very good, not at all like a seventy-year-old man.
Liu Er and Jiaojiao stood by and did not speak, and waited for the old lady to catch the fish before giving her a junior ceremony: "Yunwei has seen the old lady."
Jiaojiao also drew a gourd and saluted.
Mr. Guan handed the fish from the Internet to the old servant, and then said with a smile: "I have been listening to Old Man Meng saying that his closed disciple is very talented. I said at the time that it was a pity that I had no chance to meet. I didn't expect that in my lifetime, I would I can still see you." Mr. Guan, and Mr. Meng are very good friends.
Seeing the old man so kind, Liu Er was in a good mood: "The teacher often praises your old man, saying that your achievements in piano art far exceed him." It is a pity that the old man only accepted two students in his entire life. One of these two students died young, and the other died of illness two years ago.
When they arrived at the main hall, everyone sat down, and the old servant took the water to the people. This cup of water is made of bamboo.
Liuer drank water from a bamboo cup for the first time. He took a sip and said, "This water is really sweet."
"There is a spring water on the mountain. This water is very sweet." He would let the old servant go and drink a bucket sooner or later every day.
After saying this, Mr. Guan asked: "I don't know why the second princess came to look for the old this time?"
Erhe was slandering next to him, even if he knew that it was the princess, he didn't even kneel down and salute, he was really bold. But for the sake of such a large number of years, he just mumbled in his heart.
Liuer spoke out his confusion.
Mr. Guan said: "Please also ask the princess to play the song you made to the old man." Before listening to this song, he was not good to give a comment.
Liuer, used the piano he brought to play the piece he had previously composed.
After listening, Mr. Guan said: "The fingering and technique are very good, and there is no problem." From this point, we can see that I have not slackened the piano art over the years.
Liu Er said respectfully: "Old sir, my mother said she didn't know what I was playing. However, I asked a lot of luthiers and couldn't find the problem. Old sir, I hope you can always give me some advice."
Mr. Guan was a little surprised, but he quickly recovered as before: "This princess's song is missing something."
Liuer asked eagerly: "What is missing?"
"Emotions. Songs that don't incorporate emotions are a garish, and the listener naturally feels hollow." I didn't expect the empress empress to have such a high level of appreciation.
These words made Liuer Maosaid suddenly. The two songs she used to compose were all composed in a happy mood, and her mother praised them as good after listening. But she wrote this song to be famous, and then her mother said it sounded dull.
After a while, Liu'er came back to his senses, stood up and bowed respectfully to Mr. Guan: "Thank you, Mr. for teaching."
Mr. Guan smiled and said: "If Lao Meng is still there, I won't have my turn to point you." He has said this to many people, but unfortunately there are a few who can understand.
Hearing this, Liu'er was suddenly in a bad mood.
Mr. Guan smiled upon seeing this: "The princess does not have to be sad, it is inevitable for everyone to be born, old, sick, and die."
Liuer nodded and said, "The old man is open-minded."
Mr. Guan smiled and said: "Everyone has this fate, and fear and worry can't be changed. Rather than panic, it's better to welcome it calmly."
After speaking, Mr. Guan said, "Princess, can you borrow your piano and have a look with me." Luthier, there is no one who dislikes good pianos. Liu'er's violin is a good violin at first glance.
It's not an exaggeration to say that this piano is Liu'er's lifeblood. It was Feng Zhixi, she wouldn't let it touch. However, despite the fact that the old man is special, Liu Er readily gave him the piano.
Mr. Guan gently stroked the piano, his cautious appearance seemed to be petting a newborn baby. I'm afraid that a little stronger will hurt it.
Mr. Guan plucked the strings, tuned the strings, and started to play.
The sound of the piano sounded like water leisurely, sometimes soothing as a clear spring on the mountain, sometimes rushing over like a waterfall flowing down, sometimes as crisp as a jade plate, sometimes as low as a whisper between lovers.
After listening to this piece, Liu Er asked hurriedly: "Sir, I don't know what is the name of this piece?" She hadn't heard this piece before.
Mr. Guan smiled and said: "This piece was composed in my spare time, without a name." It was a casual work, and he felt that there was no need to name it.
Not naming it means that you don't want to spread it out. Liu Er said with some regret: "It's a pity that such a good song is buried."
Mr. Guan amused: "It's just a thing to pass the time, it's nothing to be a pity."
After a pause, Mr. Guan looked at Liu'er and said, "Princess, the sound of the piano can make people rid of irritability, and cultivate one's morality. But if you think too much, you will gain and lose too much. "In fact, this is a bit more euphemistic. He thinks Liu'er's fame and fortune is too heavy. With such a state of mind, how can I compose a good song
It also depends on Liu Er's talent in piano art, otherwise he wouldn't say much.
Liuer was a little ashamed: "Thank you for the old man's teachings."
Seeing Liuer's sincere attitude, Mr. Guan nodded secretly in his heart. The most fearful thing is to meet the kind of self-righteous and unwilling to persuade people. Mr. Guan also said one more sentence: "Don't think too much, let everything go with the flow."
ps: The second is before twelve o'clock.