At the Liqiu Poetry Party, everyone gathered together, but of course, such gatherings have always been for people with status. On Xiaoyingzhou at this time, even though many people came alone and then walked with people they knew, the number of people who were eligible to participate in the banquet was only about one-quarter or one-fifth. All of them were servants such as maids and servants, and there were also officers and soldiers arranged by the Hangzhou government to maintain order and prevent accidents. These people were not counted in the number of participants.
On Ning Yi's side, the only people who can really get on the big boat are their couple and the Su brothers. In addition, the three maids plus the boatman and the driver Dongzhu in the back cabin, These five people, when the banquet is going on, can only wait in their own painting boat below.
Therefore, when they got off the boat and went to Xiaoyingzhou to take a look, Ning Yi and Su Taner did not bring Juaner Xing'er with them, but asked Xiaochan to follow. she came back.
Fang Cai, Ning Yi and Su Tan'er talked about Xiao Chan's thoughts. With Su Tan'er's temperament, she would not let this little girl who loves her sister be wronged all the time. . After a while, she met Wen Haiying, and Su Tan'er walked away with Wen Haiying. Ning Yi and Xiaochan traveled all the way, went to Baoning Temple in the heart of the lake, and put on a stick of incense. Since there were so many people at this time, Xiaochan just stood a little bit next to them and worshiped.
At that time, the girl closed her eyes, looked pious, and said something in her mouth. The silky bangs were like rays of light in the slanting sunlight. Ning Yi saw it, but she felt that her heart was purified, so she put her hands together. Bye bye.
"Did you make a wish just now, uncle?" Out of the temple gate, Xiaochan followed Ning Yi and asked curiously.
"And you?"
Xiaochan shook her head: "If you don't say it, it won't work if you say it."
"Oh, so you want to make my wish not work..." Ning Yi laughed and looked at Xiaochan, "Actually, I made a wish to make Xiaochan grow... bigger."
Xiaochan's figure is not bad. She usually wears loose clothes when she goes out. She looks like a little girl in a New Year's picture, but after getting along for so long, when she occasionally sees her wearing close-fitting clothes at home, she is also curvy and attractive. . It's just that she looks childish, she looks cute, but Ning Yi always wonders if she will still look like this when she is in her thirties or forties... Of course, this is actually a good thing. Ning Yi worshipped God with a very little wish, but at this time he just said casually, Xiaochan probably got the wrong idea, lowered her head unconsciously, and muttered in a low voice, "Xiaochan is already very big..."
She is now seventeen years old. If she is outside, such women are usually married. Xiaochan is probably thinking about today's events, and suddenly feels a little sad, but she doesn't want to complain in her words. The sound is very low. Ning Yi couldn't help laughing when she heard it, and reached out to pat her on the head. Xiaochan had been tested and trotted away with her head in her arms.
The two toured like this for a while, and soon stopped in the shade of the tree by the water, a little bit of gold leaked from the gap between the trees, and floated on people like a golden chaner, surrounded by people who came and went, the water on the other side. A woman is playing the piano under the tree. When Su Tan'er was there, Xiaochan had something on her mind, so she didn't want to be too lively in front of the young lady and uncle. That was the duty of a maid. At this time, she was only with Ning Yi, but she was much more lively. Ning Yi told the origin of the girl over there.
"... She, I heard that her name is Lu Yingtong. She is one of the most famous people in the Qing Dynasty in Hangzhou. She has contacts with many officials and young ladies. I heard that this girl Lu met a poor scholar back then. I exhausted my savings and sent that person to Beijing to take the exam, and I am still waiting impatiently for that person to come back from high school. When everyone heard this, they were very moved. Some wealthy daughters and officials from the family went to comfort her. You see, Although a lot of people surrounded her, she was honest with those people..."
"Wow, that's really touching..."
"Miss Lu is so beautiful, if I can play the piano so well, Juaner and Xing'er must be envious, and the scholar who went to Beijing to take the exam, if he comes back in the future..." Xiaochan held her face, her eyes Take the stars.
Ning Yi doesn't like these stories, but Xiaochan's love for these stories is a very simple mood, and Ning Yi will not spoil the scenery, and said with a smile: "Then Xiaochan also knows the scholars who came to Beijing to take the exam and didn't bother. Is it?"
"I don't know, Xiaochan will... uh, marry my uncle. If my uncle wants to go to Beijing, Xiaochan will take out the money she has saved, and then... It's best for my uncle to take Xiaochan too. If you run out of money in the capital, Xiaochan will Chan can make money from doing business..."
"Oh." Ning Yi nodded and whispered, "How much private money did you save?"
Xiaochan was joking in front of her, but at this moment her face turned red: "Well, it doesn't actually have much money..."
The two talked about private money for a while. Ning Yi's original intention was to make her happier. In his words, she said that she was more powerful than that of Lu Yingtong. Xiaochan waved her hand in a hurry and said, "No, no, no." After a while, He also put his thoughts behind him, and jumped up and down to tell some anecdotes about talented and beautiful women in Hangzhou that he had recently heard about. No matter what kind of little girl Su Taner trains to be a strong woman, whether she or Juaner Xing'er at home, these gossips and anecdotes are naturally the ones who like to discuss on weekdays. Compare it with the things around you.
"I think, between the uncle and the young lady, it's better than them... er, happier. Juan'er and Xing'er feel the same way..."
Xiaochan finished her words with a blushing face, and a voice suddenly came from behind: "Ning Liheng." Ning Yi turned her head, and she also turned her head. In the field of vision, Lou Shuheng, who was wearing a white robe and holding a folding fan, punched It hit Ning Yi's face...
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Su Tan'er and Wen Haiying rested for a while in the pavilion on the side of Xiaoyingzhou.
There were basically women in the shade of the surrounding trees, and most of them were the wives of some household. I greeted a few people just now, but they were basically unfamiliar.
On the Hangzhou side, Luo Tian's wife Wen Haiying can be regarded as a landlord. When she was a young girl, she was a lady of the official family, and she also knew these women from the upper classes in Hangzhou, but her temperament was always weak. After a few years of living in seclusion, I was emotionally depressed, and it was even more difficult to have too many contacts with others. Although his mind has been roughly resolved now, when it comes to talking with people, Su Tan'er, who is next to him, is more free and easy.
Of course, among so many women with weak temperaments, although Su Tan'er's temperament is outstanding, it is not the only one. In Wen Haiying's introduction, there are also several women she knows who are not only virtuous and outstanding, praised by their husbands and children, but also long-sleeved and good at dancing among women, and they are the same type of women as Su Tan'er.
"Over the years, it can be considered to have been handed down all the time. On the Hangzhou side, there is a red scarf club, which says that women are not allowed to be men. It is not a strict association. They are all women, before and after the wedding. Join in, sometimes talk and act as a female celebrity. I was young, and my sister brought me to join, but I didn’t know too many people. After I got married, I didn’t get together. You see , Sister Xia under the tree over there, she is the granddaughter of Mr. Tang Xiu Xuan Tang, she is very friendly, but I was timid and didn't talk to her very much..."
Wen Haiying usually doesn't communicate much with people, but at this time, she has a trusted sister who is quite chatty, talking about interesting things about her teenage years. She felt that she was sullen at the time, and the neighbors would not know her anymore, but after a while, two women came to say hello, one is a daughter-in-law who is currently known in Hangzhou, and the other is the grandson-in-law of the Chang family. After introducing each other, the other party didn't care that Su Tan'er was a businesswoman, and sat down and chatted in the pavilion.
We talked about Wen Haiying's memories of being a young girl for a while, then talked about Wen Haiying's sister, and the name of Wen Haiying's talented girl back then, and then naturally turned to today's party. Everyone is a wife, of course it is impossible to talk about such vulgar things as men, and it is nothing more than talking about poetry. Previously, Lou Shuheng's group was writing poetry, and these two women were also beside them, watching those people pass the poems in high spirits. Come out, a group of women, of course, also appreciate it.
"... Just now I saw that Miss Su had also spoken to Lou Shuheng, and it seems that the two families knew each other. To be honest, the poem written by Young Master Lou is really excellent. The weather here in Xiaoyingzhou is written down... Oh, when it comes to poetry, sister Wen's literary talent was the best back then, what does sister Wen think?"
Wen Haiying thought for a while: "I haven't actually written much in these years, but... it's really good..."
When asked about Su Tan'er, Su Tan'er naturally said yes: "Actually, I don't have that much understanding of poetry and prose, but it sounds very good." In fact, for her, those who can write poetry are very good. When she was a young girl, she participated in poetry festivals, and whoever was praised the most, she felt that she was naturally the best, and she was overwhelmed. You can only speak according to the cheers of others.
After chatting a few more words about the poems, Su Taner watched them talk about the benefits of the poems, occasionally agreeing, nodding earnestly, but after a while, she remembered something, and said naturally during the exchange: "Actually, a few days ago, I was with Xianggong. He came here when he was swimming in the lake, and he also wrote a poem, which seemed to be said casually at the time, and I only remembered a few lines, which are similar to their poems, I think about it..."
She tried to recall for a while: "The surrounding shores of the West Lake are all raised, and the pavilions are dark and bright like a drape. Baoning is in the best place... He said four sentences at the time, and I only remember these three sentences..." He pursed his lips, feeling a little regretful.
This is actually "Sending a Monk to Baoning" written by Qin Guan. The whole poem consists of ten lines and one hundred and forty crosses. Ning Yi had read this kind of long poem and couldn't recall it completely. He only remembered the first four lines, and then it was intermittent. In those days, the family was playing around, so Ning Yi naturally could not avoid reading two lines of poems that he remembered to express his emotions, or saying, "I want to When you travel to West Lake, Qinghu Lake is not as good as Yuhu Lake, Yuhu Lake is not as good as Moon Lake, Moon Lake is not as good as Snow Lake" and so on, the whole family is happy.
He recited four lines of this poem, but Su Taner tried hard to memorize only three lines, but it sounded smooth, thinking that the husband from the family is full of talents, it should be a good poem, and Wei Wei also has an element of showing off. If Lou Shuheng could see this scene, he would probably understand that Su Taner didn't admire his poems at all, and it was just polite to praise Wen Haiying a few words.
Sure enough, even though it was a remnant poem, the other three were surprised for a while, and then asked about Su Tan'er's husband, Su Tan'er was happy in her heart, but verbally modest. Wen Haiying chewed on the poem repeatedly in her heart, and then said softly, "No wonder my brother-in-law is the number one talent in Jiangning..." She hadn't socialized for a long time, but she didn't know anything about Ning Yi's other poems. The other two women then asked, Fang Cai said in surprise, "Could it be Ning Liheng from the water tune..." "Ning Liheng from the Qingyu case?" Wen Haiying also listened in surprise when he talked about those few lyrics. Su Tan'er showed off her success and happily talked about her and her husband's coming here. Naturally, she didn't mention Ning Yi's status as a child, which was not important anyway.
At this time, the other side of Xiaoyingzhou seemed to be gradually rioting. In the shadows of the trees, some people looked over there, and then others rushed over there. It seemed that something big had happened in the distance. , to watch the lively many. The four women took a few glances in the pavilion, and then they rushed over there, talking and laughing.
Soon after, they vaguely saw what was happening in the crowd over there...
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Back in time, Lou Shuheng's punch was firmly imprinted on Ning Yi's face.
In any case, this is a relatively peaceful period. Even though Ning Yi exercises on weekdays and insists on practicing the internal skills left by Lu Hongti every day, he will not be higher than ordinary people when it comes to on-the-spot reactions without psychological preparation. out too much. Lou Shuheng suddenly punched, and he naturally couldn't dodge it.
This punch made his face sideways, and Lou Shuheng's figure came into view, which also made him frown in confusion.
If the opponent is holding a knife, he will probably react immediately at this time, but because it is not, the first thought that comes to his mind is not something like tit-for-tat, but to figure out what happened, or With his character, it is "what else did he do that hurts the world".
The first punch was too punctual, and this may be the culmination of all tragedy.
Lou Shuheng has a romantic and unruly personality, but after all, he is a scholar, and his family has a very background. It is difficult to fight with people and do it himself. His punch, to be honest, was not very lethal to Ning Yi, but on Lou Shuheng's side, it was naturally not such a perception. He punched it hard and hit Ning Yi's side face. The first punch was so smooth and so tactile that his next move was almost without thought. As soon as he closed his hand, he threw the second punch again, trying to continue to experience that wild feeling like the legacy of Tang Dynasty.
Ning Yi raised his hand to try to block, and at the same time, Xiaochan from the back suddenly rushed over: "What are you doing."
Xiaochan, who seemed weak on weekdays, was like a she-wolf who suddenly reacted at this time. The three maids in the family were really doing things, and they might have such an aura when they reprimanded the subordinates. Xiaochan waved her hands to block Lou Shuheng's. The murder, of course, she was just a girl with no strength and no power. Lou Shuheng didn't like her either. The fist that came over changed direction, but with a little force, it hit Xiaochan on the shoulder: "Go away!"
Xiaochan threw back with an "ah", and Ning Yi grabbed her arm with one hand.
"Should call *** to go away..." Lou Shuheng flashed this thought in his mind, the punch was not very smooth, but he was still vigorous, and he kicked Ning Yi with a flying kick, but also When he raised his eyes for a moment, he saw Ning Yi's changing eyes. Ning Yi's eyes turned back from Xiaochan's direction. At that moment, his consciousness was blank.
It was like seeing his father's gloomiest eyes when he was about to lash out at people.
He had only seen that kind of gaze once since he was a child. A few years ago, the family fought with the Chen family in Suzhou, and the situation was almost endless. At that time, his mother also died of illness. He went to his father's side that evening. There was no light in the yard, and his father was alone. Sitting on the teacher's chair in the room, he almost became one with the surrounding darkness. Soon after, almost the entire Chen family died. In retrospect, he felt that his father was like a lion in the dark.
He was at a high-spirited age at the time, and he was deeply loved by his father, so he was not afraid, but he was very longing for it. Later, he calmed down a little and did some things at home because he hoped that he could have that kind of momentum one day. That feels good. But it was not evening, and it was not dark anywhere. The blazing sun shone down from the sky. At that moment, he seemed to see that kind of darkness again.
This kick slammed into Ning Yi's chest.
Then there was a crisp sound of "pop", which alerted the sun and the leaves.
The two have similar statures and imposing manners. Lou Shuheng is not as strong as a warrior, but he doesn't look weak. Ning Yi is also just a tall scholar. Lou Shuheng kicked Ning Yi's chest, Ning Yi's side , the body almost didn't move, and then the backhand was an amazing slap in the face.
Lou Shuheng's body swirled in the air, as if he stepped on Ning Yi's chest and jumped up, then slammed into the pool next to him.
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After a moment of shock, everyone who had probably figured out what was going on gathered around. Ning Yi took Xiaochan by his side and asked her about her condition. In the pool, Lou Shuheng, whose head was stunned for a long time, understood water after all. He threw a few times in the water, coughed, and blood flowed out of his nose and mouth. His face was twisted and trembling: "you you you you you..."
"Brother Lou, did you do something wrong?"
Ning Yi looked down and asked word by word, a shoe print was still clearly printed on his chest.
Later, some people on the shore crowded over, and someone shouted, "Brother Lou! What's the matter!"
"Brother Lou, is this kid causing trouble?"
"Brother Lou..."
The shouting instantly drowned out the place, Ning Yi took a breath, and then spit it out a little boringly, he actually already knew roughly what was going to happen next. Of course, Lou Shuheng's next reaction surprised him a bit, but he also answered the doubts in his heart by the way.
Lou Shuheng's identity, after all, most of the people know, with his status in the family, all his friends have already rushed over. Lou Shuheng also reacted at this time, pointed at Ning Yi, and shouted loudly: "Catch him! Catch them! Adulterer ***! This Ning Yi is the husband-in-law of someone else's family, and now he is hooking up with a maid. Hook up! Catch them! Immoral! Catch them in a pig cage—"
"There is such a thing!"
"shameful!"
"Catch them!"
Several scholars rushed over here, Ning Yi glanced at them, then looked at Lou Shuheng, and said solemnly, "Aren't you going to talk?" At that time, an old man in the crowd shouted, "Nephew Lou, there is such a thing! Don't worry! Come on, arrest this pair of adulterers for me!"
Xiaochan shrunk her body to Ning Yi's side, grabbed his clothes with both hands, and was about to cry. A scholar reached out and grabbed Xiaochan, Ning Yi's eyes slammed, and the first one was strong. When he fell to the ground, the second scholar punched Ning Yi, and Ning Yi threw him into the pool.
The riots began to spread...
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I have always felt that the scene in "Golden Armor in the City" in which Brother Fa knocked his younger son to the ground with his hairpin backhand was the most imposing scene I have ever seen in any movie... I could almost hear the lion's voice indistinctly. sound…