I am born with insufficiency

Chapter 110

Ling An's thoughts changed, and he hurried back, just as Hua rattled and hurried to the gate of the city, he immediately avoided her and went straight to Xichen Tea House.

Looking at the appearance of the tea house, it seems that there is no change. Bai Wuchang, who is playing the piano, is playing a song "Spring River Flower Moon Night".

Wang Mashi fell asleep wrapped in a broken straw mat, and she didn't know why she took a rest so early today, instead of shuttling among the scholars coming and going, holding a letter from home to inquire about Wang Zesheng's whereabouts as usual.

And the masked man in black reappeared at the previous position.

Seeing the man in black, he breathed a sigh of relief.

In his mind, there was always a scene where he was knocked down by a palm, and then ran after the masked man in black.

Since Gu Buquan has some relationship with the man in black, she should be safe with the man in black here.

For Gu Buquan, he has a feeling of intimacy and alienation, not as real as the flower rattle.

……

Speaking of this side, Gu Buquan and Wang Shangshu walked into Xichen Tea House.

A scent of tea came out.

The style inside the tea house still adheres to the fresh and refined style of Master Shen. All the decorations are mainly simple, and most of the guests are famous celebrities. separated from scholars.

To Gu Buquan's surprise, Wang Shangshu didn't enter the private room, nor was he inside the screen, but chose a seat at random beside the scholars and sat down.

These scholars were selected to enter the tea house through a pass in front of the gate. When they saw the Master Shangshu, they naturally came to greet him and express their opinions.

The scholars are full of high spirits, covering everything from literature, history, calligraphy and painting to major events in the world, and they all show their lifelong knowledge in front of Master Shangshu.

Lord Shangshu listened carefully and responded enthusiastically one by one, and Master Shen also discussed various things with an open mind, and the scene was extremely lively.

It's no wonder that these scholars came to wash Zhuang tea house with all their brains. After all, there are not many opportunities to get the advice of Mr. Shangshu himself. Anyway, at least they can get acquainted with Mr. Shangshu.

It is said that the scholars who were recommended by Master Shen to come to Lord Shangshu have all made great progress.

Gu Buquan felt that it was very boring, so he picked up the green tea cake in front of him and ate it.

The green tea cake is specially made by Xichen Tea House. The translucent green squares are covered with white sugar powder. It is soft and sticky. It is very appetizing when you look at it. Take a bite, and the fragrance of the tea has a hint of the fragrance of wine, which is really pleasing to the eye. ah.

Looking up, General Rong was a little absent-minded, looking around patiently.

She smiled at General Rong, "It's really not easy to drink good tea."

General Rong held his forehead and smiled wryly: "The tea in Xichen Tea House is not brewed, but for the guests to cook by themselves, and it has to be cooked slowly on a low fire to bring out the aroma of the tea. One drink can kill most of the day."

He whispered again, "It's not that I have to drink this tea. It's just that our master always thinks that I am too impatient, so he specially asked me to follow Lord Shang Shu, saying that it is to grind my temper. Actually, I know, no matter how hard I try It can’t be ground like Ling’an.”

"Ling'an?" Gu Buquan's eyebrows twitched.

"Oh, it's General Ling, the best catcher in the world, but..."

General Rong suddenly stopped in the middle of his sentence, and then said, "Miss Buquan, we need to wait a while to cook the tea, why don't I take you around first?"

"Hurrah."

General Rong's proposal hit the mark.

Gu Buquan got up immediately, but bumped into Cha Xiaoer who was walking towards him, knocking over the plate of pollen he was holding.

The pollen is not added to the tea, but added to the charcoal fire, so that when drinking the tea, there will be a scent of flowers, and the tea flavor will not be affected by the scent of flowers.

In this regard, Xichen Tea House has achieved the ultimate.

At this moment, Cha Xiaoer was holding jasmine pollen, but when Gu Buquan bumped it, the saucer flew out, and the pollen was sprinkled on the body of the opposite general.

"Who says I'm a stinky man this time?"

General Rong smiled innocently, and with the scent of jasmine all over his body, he led Gu Buquan to wander around the tea house.

With General Rong as his companion, Gu Buquan "walked around" all the teahouses and private rooms.

There was no trace of Chen Chuzhi.

A room called "Liu Shui" attracted Gu Buquan's attention. When he walked in, he saw that the walls were covered with calligraphy and paintings.

General Rong said that these are the calligraphy left by the students supported by Master Shen, and they are not famous artists, just take a look at them casually.

"Isn't General Rong trying to grind his temper? Look at the calligraphy and painting more." Gu Buquan joked.

"I'm just a vulgar person. It's just a matter of sipping a few cups of tea from Master Shangshu. I really don't have much energy for calligraphy and painting."

General Rong said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, I usually have some affairs in the department, but I have to let others do everything I need to write. How can writing be as easy as using a knife?"

Gu Buquan was standing in front of a picture of a kingfisher, he pointed to the picture and said, "No way, the spring breeze in February is like scissors, isn't it more refreshing than your real sword and gun?"

The spring breeze blows the green willows, and the kingfisher chirps, which is also pleasing to the eye. The signature is similar to other calligraphy and paintings.

"If you don't have to meet Master Shen, you may be starved to death." Gu Buquan muttered while watching, "It seems that Master Shen has really done a great deed, which is very admirable."

"These scholars are really funny. Without Master Shen, I'm afraid the capital will be starved and killed everywhere. Master Shen is indeed a great kind person, but flattering should be done in moderation, otherwise, where will the current emperor be placed?" General Rong said with a smile.

Gu Buquan doesn't think it's ridiculous, she should be so grateful for being subsidized by others, she just thinks, why is this word so familiar?

She searched in her mind, is it Brother Chen's word?
But judging from when the signature was signed, it was six years ago, and the drawing paper was also old, so it must not have been left by Chen Chuzhi.

"General Rong, why don't we go to the backyard garden or something?"

General Rong shook his head: "You can drink tea at the tea house, but the backyard is restricted, so please do not enter."

Gu Buquan said embarrassingly, "Actually, I want to find a hut, general, you understand..."

General Rong laughed out loud, and felt that something was wrong, he clasped his fists and said, "I'm being rude. Go left more than ten steps and there is a small door leading to the backyard. Miss, please do what you want."

Gu Buquan grinned, walked through the small gate and went straight to the backyard.

The backyard also doesn't look luxurious at all, just the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, a quiet scene.

Vegetables were planted in front of the court, and a grape trellis was built, under which God of Wealth was enshrined. It looked a bit like a small farmyard.

I remember Bai Wuchang said that there are twelve large and small houses in the backyard, and there are five assisted scholars living there.

She looked for it, and there were no more than five scholars who were all studying hard in the room. They all politely said that they had never heard of Chen Chuzhi, and that there were no newcomers staying in recently.

The doors of the other seven houses were closed, but the windows were open. Looking in through the windows, no one lived there.

Chen Chuzhi just disappeared without a trace.

Gu Buquan ran out of ideas for a moment.

"Perhaps it is also possible to go out through the small gate with the owner." A scholar pointed to a small gate not far away and said.

The small door was not locked, so she opened it and went out to have a look, and it really led to the outside, to the right to the main road, to the left to the front door of the tea house.

"If Brother Chen went out, why didn't you come and tell me?" She was puzzled.

Sun Xiaokong was having a great time climbing the grape trellis. There was a stone table and chairs in front of the trellis. She sat down and slowly thought of a way, but some scholars were reading too loudly, which made her feel uneasy. rather.

The other scholar probably couldn't take it anymore, and couldn't help uttering rude words, and started to fight every time he came and went. As a result, the fighting and persuading people twisted into a ball, and pens, inks, papers and inkstones flew all over the sky.

An inkstone flew out and hit the small door, spilling ink all over the floor.

Gu Buquan laughed, didn't he say that scholars are "a gentleman who uses his mouth but not his hands", why are these scholars not ambiguous in fighting?
At this time, the grapes have not yet produced fruit, and the vine leaves are lush and lush. Many leaves were torn off by Sun Xiaokong, and they fluttered to Gu Buquan's feet.

"Sun Xiaokong, don't shake the bug down for me."

Sun Xiaokong was playing like crazy, so he didn't care about listening to her.

She kicked the leaves in front of her angrily, but heard a soft "ding", and there was a green thing lying among the green leaves.

"Brother Chen's ancestral jade pen!"

He hurriedly picked up the jade pen and checked it. Fortunately, he didn't kick it too hard just now, otherwise it would be broken.

Suddenly a voice sounded from behind: "Miss Buquan, the tea is ready, Mr. Shang Shu invites you to sit down and drink tea."

Gu Buquan quickly hid the jade pen, turned around, and General Rong stood in front of him with a smile.

"General Rong, please."

She smiled, and when her fingers touched the jade pen, her heart tightened even more.

(End of this chapter)