The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 209 Riding and Hunting (Full Book)

Bai Gui and Bai Xiongqi had breakfast together.

The two were the first to get up, so they were the only ones at the breakfast table at this time.

Bai Gui always gets up early to practice martial arts, while Bai Xiongqi needs to "go up to court", and he has to get up at five o'clock in the morning. Although it is not at the time of Qing Dynasty, the court is much more humanized, but it is normal for officials to get up earlier than chickens of.

Halfway through the meal, Mrs. Bai and Bai Xiuzhu came together.

"Meihe, why don't you sleep a little longer."

Mrs. Bai was concerned.

"He, like me, is a restless master. At first, my brother said that he studies hard every day, and the lights are on at three o'clock and the chickens are on at five o'clock. Once this person gets used to getting up early, it's hard to change."

Bai Xiongqi wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, picked up the windbreaker on the seat, and replied.

While talking, he waved to Menzi, and Menzi ran to inform the driver that there was the sound of the Ford car starting in the sedan hall. At this time, the design of the car was not as advanced as that of later generations, the noise reduction was not good, and the gasoline engine roared.

From time to time, cars come out from the side door where the sedan chair hall is located.

The sedan chair hall is a place where rich families specially placed soft sedan chairs in the old days.

"Brother Boyan was joking, I got up early because of my martial arts practice, and I have to persevere every day..."

Seeing Bai Xiongqi leave in a hurry, Bai Gui took up the conversation.

"Practice martial arts? But I forgot that Mr. Bai is a person with both civil and military skills, who allows both literature and martial arts..."

Mrs. Bai nodded.

As she said that, she thought of something again, "Mr. Bai, you haven't forgotten what happened last night, right? The Jin Mansion invited us to go to the Qingyi Garden in Xizhimen to escape the summer heat and have some fun. You young ones, can you go to Xizhimen?" Hunting in the suburbs..."

Bai Gui has just returned from studying abroad in the East, and as the host, he always has to entertain one or two.

The Golden Mansion and the White Mansion have a long history.

In addition, there are no entertainment activities at this time, and I can't sit still at home. I will cultivate some hobbies, go to the seven major theaters to watch plays regularly, or go to the garden, or hold elegant activities such as poetry gatherings...

Going to Qingyi Garden to escape the summer heat and play is a normal social activity.

"Of course I remember what happened last night. My wife doesn't need to worry."

Bai Gui smiled.

He would not deliberately pretend to be noble, and felt that going to the garden with a group of people like Mrs. Bai would be a disgrace to his reputation.I just returned to China, this kind of banquet cannot be turned down, if I turn down, no one else will invite me next time...

After getting along for a long time, some unnecessary banquets can be refused.

Besides, he is relatively free now, so it doesn't matter if he goes.

"We women ride in a carriage, but you men have to go on horseback. There are two good horses in the house, and Bai Jun will pick one later."

Mrs. Bai said.

Since Bai Gui practiced literature and martial arts, Yu, one of the six Confucian arts, must also.

Although Yu is explained as the ability to drive a chariot, in fact, when teaching Yu, he will also teach the skill of riding a horse. If you don't even know how to ride a horse, how can you really control a chariot well.

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Qingyi Garden is outside Xizhimen.

According to legend, when the garden was built, funds from the navy were embezzled.In the former Qing Dynasty, this courtyard was only used by the emperors and nobles, but now, the autocracy has been abolished, and Mr. De is welcome, and this garden is also available for the whole people to visit.

At this time, it is the beginning of summer, all flowers are in full bloom and everything is flourishing.

When I just walked out of Xizhimen, when I was hundreds of steps away from Qingyi Garden, I saw the mountains of Longevity Mountain in the distance, and the sparkling light of Dian Lake, reflecting the golden sunlight...

"This road leads to the eight great places. The ancients praised: the three mountains are like a beautiful house, the eight temples are like antiques in the house, and the twelve sceneries are like gardens outside the house..."

Bai Gui rode a tall white horse.

On the side is the carriage of Baifu, which is not conspicuous among the group of people.

At the window of the carriage, Bai Xiuzhu lifted the curtain and introduced to Bai Gui.

Brahma refers specifically to Buddhist temples.

So the eight temples refer to eight Buddhist temples among the three mountains.The three mountains are the remaining veins of the Western Mountains, namely Cuiwei Mountain, Hutou Mountain and Lushi Mountain.

"Among the eight temples, there is a Buddhist temple called Chang'an Temple..."

"If it's not too late, we can go and have a look."

Bai Xiuzhu said again.

She knew that Bai Gui was from Chang'an.

Bai Gui nodded.

From Xizhimen, there are two roads, one leads to Xiangshan, and the other leads to Badachu.At this time, it is sunny and sunny, and the two continents are full of traffic. There are tourists coming and going, there are relatively rare cars, and there are also popular mules and pack horses.

In the middle of the walk, the steaming summer is rustic, and it is inevitable to smell some excrement and urine, which spoils the scenery.

After a while, we arrived at Qingyi Garden.

Jinfu is relatively powerful, covering Nanhu Island in Dianhu Lake.

There are a total of three small islands in Dianhu Lake, namely Nanhu Island, Tuancheng Island, and Zaojiantang Island, which are like the three mountains on the sea of ​​Penglai, Abbot, and Yingzhou.The whole body is modeled after Hangzhou West Lake and Jiangnan gardens.

"This is the seventh young master of the Jin family, Jin Yanxi."

Wang Yufen introduced another young master of the Jin Mansion to Bai Gui today, and also the youngest young master, Jin Yanxi.

There are four young masters in the Jin Mansion, namely Jin Fengju, Jin Hesun, Jin Pengzhen, and Jin Yanxi.

"I've seen Meihe brother."

Jin Yanxi was younger, about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he was a fool. He had always had a good impression of Bai Xiuzhu, but he was thinking about the marriage contract and the strict supervision at home, so he didn't show his attitude like Xia Wangyi.

He was not at home last night, and he heard that Bai Xiuzhu's fiancé, Bai Gui, had returned to China in vain, and was overwhelmed.

But when I saw it today, I felt a chill in my heart.

"Brother Yanxi."

Bai Gui nodded politely and didn't respond much.

For example, Jin Pengzhen, the third young master of the Jin family, is Wang Yufen's husband, so he needs to show his closeness, while the eldest and second young masters of the Jin family are older and have a certain status in the Jin family, so they also need to deal with each other.

But... A young man like Jin Yanxi is not very mature, and it is obviously difficult to talk to him, so it is inconvenient to pay more attention to him.

Nanhu Island is an artificial island. In the pool water, although it is hot in summer, it is chilly in the pavilion. This coolness is far cooler and more comfortable than fanning with ice cubes at home.

Soon, a group of people boarded the Wangchan Pavilion, which was modeled after the Yellow Crane Tower.

The attic is several feet high, overlooking the field.

"You men probably don't want to listen to our women's talk. Now that the sun is just right, you come here on horseback with bows and arrows..."

"We women are here to enjoy the cool air, you men can go hunting."

Several wives suggested.

Qingyi Garden has a large scale. From Qinghua Garden to Xiangshan Mountain is a [-]-kilometer royal garden, which can be used for hunting on horseback.

A few men can do nothing.

They were sandwiched among a group of women, and they were very bored, but they couldn't escape, there was no joy in hunting.At this time, these older wives spoke out, it was considered a breach of etiquette, so they took their bows one by one, and walked to the horse-holding post.

On the Wangchan Pavilion, wait for the men to leave.

This group of wives looked at the figure of several people riding horses downstairs, their backs were getting farther and farther away, and they went straight to Xiangshan.

"I heard from the newspaper that Baimei and Xiwen practiced martial arts. Martial arts are also commendable in this world. Going hunting this time must be very rewarding. Sister Xiuzhu, you are enjoying yourself..."

Peifang, the youngest grandmother, joked.

"Blessed?"

Bai Xiuzhu raised her eyes and was slightly startled, not knowing why.

Several married ladies giggled.

Once a woman is married, she is more powerful than a man when it comes to jokes, and she doesn't know the slightest bit of shame.

But they were just joking, but did not explain the reason for this.

(End of this chapter)