Chapter 144 Yuncheng International Student Diary 3
It is the night moon and the wind is clear.
Zhao Ze made a pot of tea before going to bed. He lay on the bed and did not go to bed immediately. Instead, he opened the green diary and then read the news of the Song Dynasty written by Shimazu Sanzang. After Shangguan Mei went to bed, she saw that Zhao Ze was still looking through the ignorant green book, so she grabbed his arm coquettishly and leaned her head in his arms and asked, "What on earth is written in the book? Why did you make Brother Zhao so obsessed that I didn't even look at my little sister."
Zhao Ze gently patted the back of Shangguan Mei's hand and gently replied, "Madam, you found the baby. This is a rare good book written by an vassal international student."
Shangguan Mei opened her eyes wide and looked sideways at the words of the dragon and phoenix dance on the page. She only read a few Chinese characters on it for a long time. However, these words were far away and could not be connected, so she closed her eyes depressedly, gently bit Zhao Ze's arm, and coquettishly said coquettishly again, "Brother Zhao, it's your fault. It's so late at night. Sleep, my little sister doesn't want to sleep. You have to read it to me. Come on, or I'll blow the light."
Zhao Ze quickly flattered Shangguan Mei, held her in his arms, and then read to her the place he had just seen.
It is written in the diary:
After leaving Taihu Lake, I hurried on my way and walked along the lake for three days and nights before I came to the boundary of Changzhou.
When I first arrived in Changzhou, I was stunned again. The peaks, strange rocks and caves here are beautiful, and the scenery is beautiful and pleasant. The bamboo forest is like the sea, and the tea is fragrant. I bought a large bag of tea called Maoshan Qingfeng in the countryside, which cost less than 200 cents. I feel very proud. I didn't expect that the tea in the State of Song is so cheap. It's not like me in Samo. At that time, I can't afford to buy good tea every month. Even if I drink tea, it is the worst kind of coarse tea. This big bag of tea can be drunk in the first half of the year.
When I arrived in Yixing, it rained heavily, and the pouring rain was cold and rapid. The water on the street turned into a river, and I was wet all over. I ran a long way in the wind and rain before I found an inn to stay overnight. The name of the inn was Jingxi Post Station.
The shopkeeper of the post station is a native of Wu. He speaks Wu dialect very fast. I don't understand, so I have to tell him in Song Guo's official words that I'm not a local. It rained heavily on the journey. If you want to stay overnight, I don't know if there is any room available?
The shopkeeper looked at my fluent official words and immediately changed his tone and replied, "Yes, but there is a corpse in it. Do you dare to live?"
When I heard this, I was furious and replied, "Is the shopkeeper laughing? I'm going to pay for the store. It's not that I won't give you money. Why do you live with the dead?"
The shopkeeper apologized to me and said, "I'm really sorry, I'm Meng Lang just now. Well, there is only one empty room left in the inn. Originally, there was an old man and a young singer, but later the old man died of illness, leaving only the poor daughter. Originally, I would have buried the old man in Longchi Mountain outside the city today. I don't know if there is any. It was not the right time for the rain to fall, and the daughter was penniless. In the morning, she went out and said that she would sell herself to bury her father. Then she promised her for half a day, but look at this day, it is estimated that the rain will not stop for a while, and I don't know where the daughter is going,
I understood. I went to the entrance and lifted the bamboo curtain. I saw the dark clouds in the air. It rained heavily and the lightning crossed my head from time to time. After looking around, I found that there was no other inn near the Jingxi Post Station, so I had to retract back to the store and told the shopkeeper that since this is the case, I will sit here for a while. Please help me boil water and ask for it. Take a bath.
After receiving a hundred sentences from me, the shopkeeper smiled happily and immediately asked the clerk to help me boil water to prepare for the bath.
There is a large bath hall in the backyard of Jingxi Post Station. The locals call it Perfume Hall. After I took a bath there, I changed my clothes, gave the wet gown to the clerk, and asked the clerk to help me wash and dry it. The clerk took me 30 yuan, patted my chest and said that it would be sent to the guest's office early in the morning without delay.
I nodded and said yes. After bathing, I came to the front yard and asked for a few dishes and a pot of hot wine in the restaurant outside. When I was halfway through the meal, I saw a white shadow swayed at the door. The shopkeeper immediately shouted, "That girl, how did your father come back? When a guest came, he asked the clerk to take you. My father stopped at the firewood house. Go to the firewood house and live in it."
The girl suddenly cried, and her voice was very bleak. She said aggrievedly, "Please do well, and then ask my father to stay in the room overnight. Tomorrow, I will definitely get money to bury my father."
"No, no, no, someone has received the guest's money. How can you go back on your way? You and your father haven't paid for the house for several days. A poor woman didn't ask you for it. Don't take an inch."
The girl cried again, and her voice gradually faded away. I guess she went to the woodshed behind.
After dinner, I asked the clerk to carry the suitcase to the guest room. The room is close to the small bamboo forest on the west side. The room is lit with an incense burner and a gauze tent. The bed is very tidy. There is nothing else, not even tables and stools.
However, there is always a gain and a loss. It's good to settle down. It doesn't matter whether there are tables and stools or not. If necessary, just ask the clerk to move here. The clerk is also a clever person. It can still be done by giving him a few cents.
After the buddy left, I put the cage and looked out of the window.
You can only see the mountains in the distance from the window, but at this time, the rain is too heavy, and the mountain is confused and nothing can be seen.
I heard from the guy that this mountain is Longchi Mountain, which is a feng shui treasure. If it can be buried there after death, it will protect the future generations. I was quite surprised. I thought that only the owners and ministers could be buried in the feng shui treasure land of Samo. As for a humble warrior like me, he was not qualified at all, not to mention that I was just a translator.
The rain outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, and the room was cold and damp. I went downstairs and called the clerk to add a charcoal fire basin. While roasting the fire, I was thinking about what was thinking. Later, I was sleepy and closed my eyes and fell asleep.
In my dream, I saw a bright light that came out of the sky. The light fell in the Longchi Mountain, which was so soul-catching that I woke up half asleep.
Later, I couldn't sleep. I took out my pen and paper and drew a picture on the bed looking at Longchi Mountain from the window. After the ink was dry, I took out the tea I bought on the way with satisfaction and made a pot of hot tea while tasting it carefully.
Suddenly, I heard a scream downstairs. My heart jumped. I thought something was wrong. I left the room and came downstairs. I saw a woman in filial piety with a pale face. She knelt in front of the store and pleaded, "The little girl is willing to sell herself to the store as a slave as a maidservant. I begged the shopkeeper to lend me a piece of silver and ask a man to come over. My father Before she dies, the little girl of the shopkeeper will repay you even if she is a cow and a horse.
The shopkeeper brushed his sleeves and said in a bad way, "That girl, aren't you scared and stupid? How can you come back to life after death? Even if someone lends you a taels of silver, you invited Langzhong to come. Wan Yilangzhong said that the man is dead. What should you do? Isn't the silver thrown into the water? No, no, you don't want to be here. Li begged for each other bitterly. Someone has been benevolent and righteous. If you work hard to each other, you will turn your face and don't recognize anyone."
The woman burst into tears, but she didn't cry. She just kowtowed heavily to the store and said, "The little girl knew what was wrong. Please forgive me and forgive me."