Daoist Lin sister [Red House]

The first snow in the capital comes as soon as it is said.

The snow sleet is like the salt in the hands of the royal chef of Tiangong.The God of Cooking watched the cooking in the world with his own eyes. In order to distinguish between salty and salty, he sprinkled it down one by one.

But the God of Cooking probably drank too much wine with Yuelao last night.Not only did Yuelao mess up and pull the wrong red lines everywhere, but when he was cooking, he sprinkled salt all over the place, and he didn't taste it himself.

The place where the auspicious snow should be a sign of a good year, he is like a miser, unwilling to spread a little bit; the place where the sun should be sunny and the stalls are set up to do business, but the snow curtain is like a rain curtain, and it is falling.

Daiyu was the unfortunate person, when she went out on a sunny day, there was heavy snow on the way, and she had to plunge headlong into the snow at the end.

At the door of Room No. [-] in Tianxiang Residence, Xueyan hurriedly helped Daiyu shake off the snow particles on the orangutan felt, and asked repeatedly: "Miss, is it cold? Is the hand stove cold? It's all my fault, I shouldn't be looking for it today. Miss Kui..."

The snow geese have become chatterboxes now, and they can chatter about every little thing for a long time. Sometimes they are afraid that Daiyu will freeze, and sometimes they will be afraid that Daiyu will be scratched. The enthusiasm of caring makes Daiyu "flattered", Can not bear.

"Snow geese!" Daiyu angrily said, "Why did I become a piece of paper, and the wind blows away? You take a rest, I finally found Miss Kui, and I was delayed by you again. I don't agree!"

Xueyan pursed her lips, and muttered in a low voice unconvinced: "Where is it that we treat the girl as a paper, it is clearly the master and the son, and they are nervous to compete one by one! It is only winter, and the big woolen clothes are packed into the house. Li Yun, our store doesn’t have so many new clothes. If they find out, I’ll freeze the girl, oh, oh!”

Although Xueyan's voice was small, it still fell into Daiyu's ears.This time, Daiyu stopped talking, just lowered her head, pursed her lips and smiled softly.

Daiyu and Xueyan tossed about in the room for a long time, the manager of Tianxiangju finally brought the "Penglai guest" Kui Boyun over.

"Dong dong dong, Miss Lin." It was the shopkeeper's voice.

Daiyu hurriedly stood up, and Xueyan hurried forward to open the door.

Sure enough, besides the shopkeeper with a goatee outside the door, there was also a young girl standing pretty. It was Kui Boyun, a girl from the East China Sea whom Daiyu hadn't seen for a long time.

"Sister Kui, you can make my sister easy to find!" Daiyu couldn't help blurting out the moment they met.

Kui Boyun said apologetically: "It's really my sister, isn't it? I planned to visit my sister at the Yashe, but I didn't know that the competition was over, and my sister fell into a serious illness, and I searched for famous doctors but couldn't find it. In the Xiangshan Temple outside, I was treated by an eminent monk, and I was about to recover. Then I heard that my sister Chuchu was looking for me. My sister is very grateful!"

Only now did Daiyu realize that Kui Boyun was seriously ill, so she quickly helped her to sit up and asked her carefully about her condition.

But it is because Kui Boyun lives by the sea all year round, and always goes out to sea with his father, and is not used to the dry and cold climate in autumn and winter in the north.As soon as he entered Beijing, he caught wind and cold, and the evil wind entered the body, but he met a quack doctor again, who would prescribe prescriptions as usual regardless of the patient's birthplace, but the more he treated, the more serious he became.A well-behaved girl, she just burnt inside and outside to become a wick at dawn, almost ran out of oil and the lamp dried up!

Still, in the end, an old servant of the Kui family loyally protected the lord, and went to the Xiangshan Temple outside the city to pray for Buddha with Kui Boyun on his back, and was seen by the abbot.

The presiding officer pityed the old servant sincerely, and personally administered acupuncture to Kui Boyun, finally saving her life.

However, Kui Boyun's illness lasted for too long, which hurt his vitality.Although he recovered from the disease, he was still very weak and unable to move, so he lived in the meditation room of the guest courtyard of Xiangshan Temple for more than a month.

At that time, Daiyu was looking for Kui Boyun all over the capital, but she never imagined that a young girl would live in the Zen room of the ancient temple.In this way, I missed it twice.

Fortunately, Kui Boyun also devoted himself to associating with Daiyu and the others. After recovering his health, he hurriedly ordered someone to go to Yashe to pay homage to him.

However, at that time, Daiyu also found Kui Boyun's temporary residence - Tianxiangju, and came straight here.

In this way, the two finally met.

Daiyu followed Yang Yi for a long time, and naturally learned some medical skills. After listening to it, she pleaded guilty and helped Kui Boyun feel the pulse.

"The abbot of Xiangshan Temple is indeed an eminent monk and famous doctor. My sister has not only recovered from her illness, but her body has also been recuperated very well. It can be seen that there must be future blessings." Daiyu smiled after taking her pulse.

Kui Boyun was originally lively, so he smiled when he heard the words: "Exactly." He also felt that the two of them were too polite to be "sister" and "sister", so he asked bluntly, "Sister is [-] years old this year. I don’t know my sister—”

When Daiyu heard this, she hurriedly said, "So, Sister Kui is really a sister."

After discussing the preface, the two of them finished their greetings, and Daiyu introduced the main topic: "I will tell you the truth, sister Kui, the reason why my sister came here is because I have seen her demeanor since the competition, and I have admired her very much. I also heard that my sister Comes from the East China Sea, and walks on the sea all year round. My sister will also have a long trip in the coming year, and she is preparing to see the wind and clouds on the sea. However, Master Kunai leads the way."

After Kui Boyun heard this, his brows raised high, he clapped his hands and said, "Sister, are you serious?"

Daiyu smiled and replied, "Of course it is true."

"Don't talk about the master, the boatman, the helmsman, the sea route map, the bright reefs and hidden islands, the customs and customs, everything in the East China Sea, my sister dares to say, there is nothing that my Kui family doesn't know. Since my sister wants to go to sea, I just need to tell my father. Just pack a bag and go!" Kui Boyun said proudly, implying that Daiyu didn't even need to prepare a boat if she wanted to go to sea.

Daiyu smiled, "Sister Kui is really happy! However, my sister does not only go to the East China Sea. Boatmen, helmsmen and sailboats can also be prepared. All you need is an old family member who is familiar with the sea and reliable, and has been doing business overseas all the year round. If Sister Kui is willing Cut love—"

Kui Boyun hurriedly said: "Then why don't you give up? It's just that the situation at sea is unpredictable, even the master can't be sure that nothing will happen. If my sister is at ease, I dare to ask. My sister went to sea this time, but she didn't know Where are you going? With whom? For what purpose?"

"But I was ordered by the emperor to be an envoy to an island country called Qianxiang Country in the South China Sea. There is an official fleet guarding it, but there is also my sister's own merchant ship. In addition to being an envoy, I also want to learn more about various places in Southeast Asia. Experience." Daiyu answered in a straightforward manner.

"Xianxiang country? That daughter country in the South China Sea?" Kui Boyun asked.

Daiyu also clapped her hands happily and said, "Sure enough, my sister knows. My sister wants to ask, what is the country of Qianxiang? Why is it the country of daughters?"

In fact, what Daiyu is most curious about is not the special products and trade exchanges of Qianxiang Country, but why is Qianxiang Country a daughter country?Why can the women there be in charge of state affairs and military affairs without living in the backyard?

But Kui Boyun shook his head and said: "The Qianxiang Kingdom is really a place the size of a palm, not as big as our Jinling. But it occupies a treasure land of geomantic omen, the four seasons are like spring, not to mention rich products, the sea is full of treasures Fist-sized pearls are everywhere in the sea. Every day on the beach, there are clam pearls that are as big as tabletops, and they all seem to be fine."

Daiyu's eyes widened as she listened.

"Also, the Qianxiang country has a very good geographical location, like the thoroughfare of our nine provinces, but it is a transit station on the Nanyang sea route. All merchant ships and fleets that pass through the South China Sea do not stop at the Qianxiang country for supplies, trade, and communication. Is there any?" Kui Boyun first counted the benefits of Qianxiang Country, and then said: "But the local dialect there is very difficult to understand, and it is not like me. The local men are lazy and not good at learning, but there is no one who can communicate with outsiders The local women, on the other hand, have a lot of energy, don’t talk about it, are hardworking and willing to work, and can speak various languages, and some can even write Chinese characters. Gradually, they became women who communicated with each other and took power.

"So that's how it is." Daiyu suddenly realized, and murmured to herself, "The Qianxiang Country became a Daughter Country because of its customs and geographical environment. But it cannot be easily imitated."

When Kui Boyun heard this, he was startled - this sister Lin was indeed extraordinary.It turns out that she didn't go for the exotic charm of Qianxiang country, but for the word "daughter country"?Kui Boyun followed Daiyu's thoughts, his heart was surging and his face was dyed red.

"But I don't know when my sister is going to leave? If my sister is not giving up, and my sister has nothing to do, I would like to take the Kui family caravan with my sister." Kui Boyun suggested.

The Kui family is actually a prominent family in the East China Sea, and they have lived in the East China Sea for generations.The ancestors of the Kui family had served in Donghai County since the Qin Dynasty.After the Han Dynasty and entered the Tang Dynasty, it was deeply rooted and remained unmoved.In the Song Dynasty, due to the prosperity of commerce and trade, Kui's merchant ships connected the East China Sea outside and the Grand Canal inside, connecting China and foreign countries, playing a very resounding signboard.It's just that in Yuan Dynasty, it declined slightly.When eunuch Bao went to sea seven times tomorrow, Kui's family was all followers.Even now, although no one in the Kui family is an official in the court, they still say the same thing around the East China Sea. They are the leader of the fishermen and the king of the sea.

Kui Boyun offered to go to Nanyang with Daiyu, which was a guarantee for Daiyu's trip.

How could Daiyu not like it?

Regardless of Kui Boyun's obstruction, Daiyu stood up and bowed down to Kui Boyun respectfully.

After Daiyu and Kui Boyun had spoken many speculative words, they reluctantly separated.Kui Boyun went straight to the door of the inn, watching Daiyu's carriage go out of sight, he still refused to turn back for a long time.

At that time, the snow graupel had disappeared, and gradually, it turned into snowflakes, overwhelming the sky and covering the earth.

The first snow, in the blink of an eye, covered the whole capital with a layer of white blanket like silver satin.

Daiyu was not afraid of the cold, so she opened the curtains and stretched out her hands to catch the snowflakes falling from the sky.

The snow fluttered and swayed, and just fell into Daiyu's palm, and then melted vigorously.

For a moment, the cold feeling of coolness ran down the palm of the hand, but it dissipated before climbing up the jade arm.

Daiyu let out a breath of air-conditioning lightly, and said softly, "It's getting cold."

"That's right! This year, Xue Nu came early, so be careful not to freeze your hands and feet," Xue Yan replied.

As soon as the carriage turned a corner, before Daiyu could answer, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of many beggars in ragged clothes lying down at the foot of the wall on the far side of the road.The snow fell, already dyed their beards and hairs white, but those people were still motionless.

"How's the shantang in the west city?" Daiyu asked, leaning out to look around.However, the car was far away, snowflakes caught her eyes, but she couldn't see anything anymore.

Seeing this, Xueyan hurriedly hugged Daiyu's slender waist from behind, fearing that the car would be careless and bump her, and she would be knocked down again, and said anxiously: "Miss, be careful! There is Uncle Fu taking care of the shantang, what else can you do?" Relieved?"

"Is the Shantang open today?" Daiyu saw that she couldn't see her anymore, she sat down in the meeting seat disappointed, Xueyan stuffed four or five hand stoves into her arms one after another, holding them in all directions, the heat suddenly rose up, and she Her face was flushed red.Daiyu narrowed her eyes and asked.

Xueyan looked outside and didn't know when it turned into a "pouring" heavy snow, and replied: "The door of the Shantang is always open, please don't worry, girl. It's just that the snow came too strangely today, and it was so heavy. There are too many people who want to hide from the snow, and Shantang may not be able to supply it for a while."

"Lin Neng, when I get home later, I'll trouble you to go to Yashe, find Miss Zhen, and ask her to open the Yashe Shantang. It's snowing heavily today, be careful not to freeze to death." Daiyu Directed to the outside of the curtain.

"Yes, girl." Lin Neng responded, beating the horse even tighter.

In the misty wind and snow, the carriage drove to the long street where Lin's residence was located, when Lin Ruhai's servant, Qifu, came on horseback.

Thanks to Lin Neng's sharp eyes, he saw Qifu through the cracks in the heavy snow, and seeing that his description was wrong, he immediately stopped the carriage and called out, "Qifu, where are you going in such a hurry in the heavy snow?"

Qifu's windbag wrapped around his face was blown away by the wind and snow, and the snow flakes fell on his face, his face was flushed red, and he couldn't open his eyes, so he just pushed forward with his horse.It wasn't until she heard Lin Neng's call that Qifu hurriedly stopped her horse, turned over and rushed to Daiyu's car, and said through the curtain: "Miss, you are back, the master is looking for you urgently!"

"But why?" Daiyu had heard Lin Neng call Qifu, and asked inside.

Qifu replied: "It's not because of the heavy snow! It's the first snowfall in our capital city, but Ping'an Prefecture has been snowing continuously for less than half a month. The snow is so deep that the people's houses in that state can't stand it." The snow pressure? Many houses have been knocked down. There is also a locust plague in the autumn. The food left by the common people’s homes has been eaten up. Now they don’t even have tree roots and turf to eat. A large number of refugees came to Beijing. Yes. In order to prevent chaos, at the court today, the Holy Majesty personally issued an order to appoint the master as an imperial envoy for disaster relief, and set off immediately to Ping'an Prefecture."