Relief

In the depths of the forest, there are few pedestrians, and a vacant space is surrounded by curtains, and the servants of the villa are guarding the door to collect the invitation letter.

Dr. Zhang was waiting on the outside, and when he saw Xie Zhixu, he immediately went up to him.

"Mr. Lao has been waiting for a long time." Xie Zhixu apologized.

Qingying Mountain Villa is the property of the Liang family. Dr. Zhang saved the eldest son of his family, so getting an invitation is not a big problem.Although both Dr. Zhang and Xie Zhixu knew that the key to detoxification was the Baidu Tuisan Pill provided by Xie Zhixu.

Doctor Zhang said: "After the old man brought you in, he went to Xuanquan to drink. Brother, if you have something to do, come to Xuanquan to find me."

Xie Zhixu responded with a full mouth, Liu Liu asked the two of them: "What is Xuanquan? What is this curtain?"

Xie Zhixu was also here for the first time, so he didn't know much about it. Doctor Zhang explained: "The hanging spring is actually a small waterfall naturally formed in the mountain. Drinking wine and composing poems by the pool. In this curtain, it is the place where the son and daughter play the piano and chat. The scenery is beautiful and comfortable, and it is a good place to rest."

Just as he was speaking, the voiceless sound of the zither's strings came from behind the curtain.

To put it bluntly, the Xuanquan Waterfall is an arty place for the gentry outsiders, and a place for family members to gather and gossip inside the curtain.When a group of people entered it, they saw an open pasture, surrounded by mats, and there were many fruits and vegetables to eat. The banquet was full of young men and ladies, and well-dressed ladies were in groups.

After the three of them took their seats, a white-faced young student wearing a cap came to paint their portraits with a painting tube.

"Leave a souvenir, Miss. The sea of ​​green tassel flowers will last for a while. Look at the warm sun and wind in the spring. It is a good day. It complements the scenery and draws people into the painting. Hanging this painting at home will add a touch of tea mountain spring to the house. It’s another emotional witness to a trip with friends and family!”

Liuliu leaned over to look at his paintings, the artist is good, there is very little white space and the eyes are blushing, but it doesn't look gimmicky, the shallowness means the depth is deep and shallow, it is dyed with the juice of peach blossoms, and there is a gap at the bottom, just waiting Add characters.

Seeing that she was interested, the painter saw the stitches and said, "Fifty yuan a piece, the three of you sit down for a while, and the painting will be finished in a short time!"

Xie Zhixu silently restrained the hand that wanted to pull Liu Liu back.It's true that he has the bottom of his pockets, but the second senior brother is a rich man, just looking at Liu Liu's demeanor, he must have never been short of money.

It's a pity that Feng Zhichang is a model who is so poor that he has only money left. He has no patience at all, and he grabs Liu Liu by the collar without any sympathy for the fragrance and jade, and carries her back.

"Let's draw a picture!" The painter pestered Feng Zhichang desperately, "You three are so handsome, as the saying goes, people are more delicate than flowers, and you can express love with scenery. To commemorate, seeing this painting in the future will also remind me of today's time."

The naked eye can see that Feng Zhichang's forehead is twitching, and he covers his mouth and nose with thin fingers, as if being close to others makes him uncomfortable.The painting student came up and said, "Just a cup of tea, no, just for fun!"

The little black-scaled snake came out of Feng Zhichang's neckline, and the snake spit out a letter—hiss!

Xie Zhixu rushed forward like lightning to fend off the painter, he didn't care whether the snake was venomous or not, grabbed Feng Zhichang's collar and pushed the snake's head back to his chest, quickly covering the front of his clothes.

Feng Zhi often stares at Xie Zhixu with terrifying eyes that look at dead people.

The painter held the painting tube: "Huh?..."

Xie Zhixu broke into a cold sweat and said: "Don't uh, our master doesn't like these fancy things, let's go quickly, don't make the young master angry."

Liu Liu made a circle, came back with a loquat and nectarine, and sat beside Xie Zhixu, the shade of the tree fell on her girlish cheeks. "It's really beautiful here."

The peach blossoms in the mountains are different from the peach blossoms in the lake islands. Even if there are a few swallows and warblers occasionally in the shade, it looks quiet and quiet.Liu Liu is just at the age when she finds everything novel and interesting, but Feng Zhichang is holding a teacup with a dull expression.

"It's super boring, like an old man." Liu Liu stuck out her tongue towards Xie Zhixu.

A lady at the opposite table was playing the piano, and the sound of the music was as clear as running water.Adjacent to them are the wives of various families, who seem to be giving insufficient advice on the sound of the piano. One of them laughed and said: "Speaking of music and dance, whenever there are festivals, gatherings, guests and banquets, there are just such tricks over and over again. I have long been tired of watching them. Said, this new flower and new scene, you need a new thing to be worthy of it."

Another said: "It's easy to handle. It just so happens that Xingniang is here today. I often hear from my husband that Xingniang's boxing skills are as good as half a man. If Xingniang is interested, how about performing a sword dance for us?" , so that everyone can open their eyes."

Liu Liu heard it interestingly, and whispered to Xie Zhixu: "Who are sitting next to you?"

Among this group of people, Xie Zhixu only knew one person, sitting on the edge, separated from the wives who were chatting happily with a vague barrier, and didn't seem to care much about whether anyone talked to her, he lowered his head and peeled the loquat in a boring way , I don’t eat it after peeling it, I pile it on the plate, and the plate is placed on the grass, and a few birds fly to peck.

Xie Zhixu covered his sleeves and pointed to Liu Liu: "That one is Mrs. Liang, Miss Hu Zhongdao, Qiu Jiangyue."

It is one of the protagonists of the stories that Xie Zhixu told in the past two days.

Liu Liu groaned, her eyes lit up.Even Feng Zhichang rarely glanced at it.

Out of the crowd of wives came out a well-dressed, slim woman with a long sword with red tassels hanging from her waist, soap-toed boots on her feet, a handsome face and a full-bodied voice.

"Xingniang is willing to dance swords for everyone!"

She drew her sword out of its sheath in harmony with the sound of the zither, the red tassel flashed a stream of light, her figure was graceful and vigorous, and she rolled up a few dazzling sword flowers, all eyes were on her, and the young masters and ladies also stopped the zither sound and brush , cast a look of surprise and admiration.

Mrs. Qiu was still peeling her loquat with her eyes lowered, and the little bird was chirping.Feng Zhichang blew away the tea mist boredly.

Liu Liu asked: "How is her kung fu?"

Xie Zhixu thought for a while, and replied tactfully: "She dances well."

After dancing, Xing Niang was warmly applauded and received a grand welcome from the wives.

"Xingniang is really the only one among us, and only the Su family can teach such a daughter in Pingjiang Mansion!"

"Who doesn't know how to dance and play the piano? It's the sword dance that challenges people. You need to learn martial arts from an early age to be heroic. Only Xingniang can move people!"

"That's not what I said. Look at our banquet, there was a person who knew nothing about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and had no personal possessions. Don't they still rely on their husband's family to make a living."

These words are a bit yin and yang, very disharmonious, and there are still people who pick up the words-"What can I do if I will be reincarnated, my mother's family will live up to it, and I will eat and be lazy all my life without worrying about food and clothing. Alas, it's not like us, who learned the rules from our mothers and mothers since childhood." If a girl from a good family is trained according to the standards of the mistress, she has to learn to take care of the backyard and control the servants. Whichever girl learns that Jiji is not clever and ingenious, it is cheap to marry into any family I lost my husband, alas, who said that the pampered sons and daughters in the family have bad eyesight, they only choose their wives based on their looks, and only after they get married do they know that a man still needs a good wife, not a lazy girl. It’s not the man who was blind at the time who complained.”

Ladies, Luopa covered her lips, smiled without showing her teeth, and looked contemptuous.Only Mrs. Qiu remained silent, with the chirping sparrow on the left and the laughing female companion on the right, pecking at the loquat juice|water splashing and chatting more and more unscrupulously, no one paid any attention to her.

Liu Liu had half a loquat stuck between her teeth, and her almond eyes were wide open, showing that she was not proficient in listening to someone's tongue-in-cheek arrangement for the first time.Xie Zhixu stroked the top of her hair, looked at Feng Zhichang again, with a deaf ear and a very comfortable expression, after drinking enough tea, he began to peel melon seeds, his nails on both hands were short and round, but the peeling was flexible and crisp, peeling himself If you don't eat it, put it in a small dish, and you will be tired like a pagoda, and push it to Liu Liu.

That posture is exactly the same as Mrs. Qiu feeding the bird.

The wives also talked about taking concubines in the back house. The news was very well informed which wife had strict control and which husband had found another confidant.

"After all, you have to have a compatible temperament to last long. As the saying goes, marrying a husband follows the husband, and a wife who marries a farmer and a farmer must be strong and good at work. If the husband is a scholar and a scholar, the wife must be knowledgeable. If the husband is proficient in martial arts, then the wife is best. You need to know some kung fu to have a common topic with your husband, and the husband and wife will not be unfamiliar. If a weak woman married into a family of generals, everyone, can you imagine what it would be like? The husband wields a knife and a gun, The lady embroidered flowers and ordered tea? The husband fought in the martial arts field, and the lady chanted the wind and played the moon? Isn’t it true that the donkey’s lip is not right, and the husband and wife are not compatible with each other.”

"It's still imaginative? Don't we have a pair ready-made? Besides, that lady can't do anything like embroidering, ordering tea, singing the wind and enjoying the moon. I'm afraid it's the husband wielding knives and guns, the lady sleeps on the couch, and the husband fights in the martial field, the lady Just sleep on the couch!"

The ladies laughed enough, got up one after another, and went out of the curtain hand in hand to have fun in the forest.

Mrs. Qiu didn't hesitate and wiped her hands with a brocade handkerchief.In the end, there was still one person waiting for her, and he blamed iron and steel: "You just let them say that? It's fine if you don't know how to refute, and you will come to cheer every time."

Mrs. Qiu's voice was as indifferent as what Xie Zhixu heard in the Liang Mansion: "If I don't come, they won't talk."

She stood up from the table, and from the corner of her eye, she saw that there were six ears sitting so close to the ladies, but there was no embarrassment on her face, and she and the only female companion who was waiting for her were about to leave the table one by one——all of a sudden He paused, turned his head, and his eyes fell on Feng Zhichang as if he was very confused.

Liu Liu blinked and whispered: "Oh no, shouldn't we listen to people's corners?"

Xie Zhixu raised his index finger to signal her to keep silent.

Feng Zhichang didn't seem to notice that someone was looking at him, and his side face looked indifferent.Looking at it from Xie Zhixu's point of view, the two have the same pale complexion, the same thin and sharp eyebrows, and under the eyebrows, there are bright spots that look like two pairs of halos on the same glass cup.

Mrs. Qiu stared at Feng Zhichang, probably as surprised as Xie Zhixu was in her heart, her cold face was always sharp, and she raised her hand to catch Feng Zhichang's chin, making him turn his head.

Snapped.

Feng Zhichang's hand was safely hidden under his sleeve, and a half-length bamboo stick in his hand struck loudly on Mrs. Qiu's wrist, blocking her mercilessly.

The bamboo produced in Qiongshan is tall and solid, and the so-called Qiongzhu stick is as hard as copper and iron.

Mrs. Qiu's wrists immediately turned red, but she didn't notice it, she just froze in place, watching Feng Zhichang slowly turn his face.

Looking at such a face, as if looking at herself in a mirror, Mrs. Qiu was stunned on the spot, frowning incomprehensibly, as if recalling something, her lips moved: "You..."

The voice stopped abruptly under the young man's cold eyes.

Mrs. Qiu has always been strong, and occasionally she is chewed by some women with bad mouths, but she still behaves high and free, and remains invincible from beginning to end.This was probably the first time that she was returned with the same tough and unwilling attitude, and she was shocked for a while.

The second time Xie Zhixu saw Mrs. Qiu, he felt inexplicably familiar.At this moment, he had a flash of inspiration and realized that the two people in front of him had many similarities in terms of aura and posture.

Mrs. Qiu withdrew her hand, and she became no different from usual. She built her armor with her usual indifferent attitude, and left the sight of the three of them together with the female companion who stood dumbfounded and didn't know what happened.

From the beginning to the end, neither of them said a word.

Knowing that I don't drink regular tea, I don't peel the melon seeds, and the extremely irritable sweet melon shells splashed all over the ground, and I pushed the wooden wheel and swivel chair and left.

Xie Zhixu quickly chased after him, he swears on his personality, the scene just now was definitely not his intention, and even almost ruined his business.

"Brother!"

The wheelchair stopped suddenly, and Xie Zhixu almost bumped into it.

Feng Zhichang's eyes were terribly sharp, and there were obvious marks of clenching the back molars on his cheeks.

Without Liu Liu's endorsement, Xie Zhixu instantly understood what he was going to say—is this the purpose of your going out of your way to invite me for a spring outing? !

"It's not that I don't have one," Xie Zhi said anxiously, "Senior brother, listen to my explanation, I don't know anything!"

Liu Liu caught up from behind, and a cold voice rang in the back of his head: "What else do you want to do?"