Jinyi Night Walk

It is midsummer, and the sun is baking the land of Qingzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province like a furnace.There was a torrential rain just a few days ago, and there was a lot of water in the low-lying places in Yunhe Town, but under the scorching sun, the rainwater quickly dried up, and the ground after the water was wet and muddy. After drying, they cracked and rolled up pieces of palm-sized soil, and barefooted dolls ran around inside with bare feet, peeling off the soil one by one, and stacked them as tiles for play.

The weather is too hot, except for these excited children, everyone else is lazy and unable to raise their spirits. Unless they want to go to the ground, they are all enjoying the coolness in the shade in front of the house and behind the house. There are not many pedestrians on the road.Even the big willow tree with thick shade and cover is just as listless in this ghostly weather, the willow branches are drooping lifelessly, only the cicadas hidden in the bushes are endlessly noisy, making people faint sleepy.

At dusk, the hot feeling gradually dissipated.The setting sun is setting, the afterglow is like fog, and it is smoky red. The area around Zhaoyue Bay in Yunhe Town is especially cool at this time, because there is an inlet formed by a tributary of the Mi River, with an area of ​​about five or six mu. Lotuses are planted all over the garden, and willows and mulberry trees are all around, which is a place to cool off from the summer heat.

But people in the village dare not come here to escape the summer heat, because this is the private property of the Yang family in Qingzhou.The lotus in the water bay grows very vigorously, the lotus leaves all over the bay are green, and there is a small boat in the distance, passing by, the lotus leaf welcomes it and avoids it. The separated lotus leaves spread in all directions.

The old farmer back at dusk bent his body with his hands behind his back, holding a piece of rope in his hand, and walked slowly across the field ridge in the distance. The rope dragged a skinny old cow. Little baby, little baby is playing with grandpa's bamboo hat happily.Farther away, the red sun with a big wheel was already half gone.

This situation is like a poem and a picture.

Hearing the Xiao sound, the old man glanced towards Shuiwan.There are green lotus bushes on the lake, the boat is completely hidden among the lotus bushes, only a young man in a plain white light robe and a square scarf on his head is sitting on the bow and blowing the flute happily, beside him is another The beauty holding the oil-paper umbrella is wearing a spring shirt and her waist is about to break. It's a pity that she is standing facing the young man, so she can't see her appearance. She only has black hair and a lazy beauty bun. A swaying branch is inserted obliquely in the crow's hair, which sets off the long neck and the indescribable flair of the figure, which arouses infinite reverie.

Looking at this appearance, the old man knew that this was the master of the Yang family and his family coming from Qingzhou Mansion to the countryside to escape the summer heat.The old man is an honest farmer, it would be impolite to see that there are female relatives on the boat, this wealthy family is not something that a countryman like him can afford to provoke, the old man hurriedly lowered his head, and hurried forward, not far away, There was already a stream of cooking smoke floating over the town.

The sound of the voiceless Sanskrit flute stopped, and the mellow and charming Ling song played again, and the red sun in the sky gradually disappeared under the horizon during the transition between the flute and the song.

It is true that the master of the Yang family came to the country villa to escape the summer heat today.The owner of the Yang family, surnamed Yang Mingxu, styled Wenxuan, just reached the weak crown this year.

The Yang family was originally considered to be a moderately well-to-do family in Qingzhou.When Yang Bingkun, the old master of the Yang family, died of illness four years ago, he handed over all the struggling family property to his only son Yang Xu, who was only 16 years old.Others thought that the Yang family was going to fall from now on, and Yang Xu did not show any ability in the first year of taking over the family business.

But who would have thought that from the second year onwards, this Yang Xu was like a gods help, whether he was doing business, farming, raising horses, or mining, he was almost invincible, and his family quickly set up shops, workshops, fields, horse farms..., wealth like The rolling snow group has grown exponentially, and now it has become one of the top ten giants in Qingzhou.

Just after the three-year filial piety period, Mr. Yang Wenxuan and Mr. Yang joined the government school again, and passed the examination of all the students (scholars) in one fell swoop. With fame and a huge family business, Mr. Yang Xu immediately became the most popular in Qingzhou Prefecture I don't know how many gentry and gentry stared at him eagerly, wanting to recruit Mr. Yang as their son-in-law, and matchmakers flocked to the door, leveling the threshold of the Yang family.

Mo Daojun travels early, and there are even early pedestrians.It's a pity, but Manager Xiao of Yang's Mansion said to the matchmakers: "I'm very sorry, my young master has been in the hands of the master since he was a child, and he has booked a marriage at Ying Tianfu's hometown. My young master will return to his hometown sooner or later to get married. As the saying goes, being rich is not easy for a wife, expensive is not easy for you to make friends with, my young master will not do the thing of remarrying after another name, everyone, I thank you on behalf of the young master for your kindness, sorry, sorry..."

Since the famous grass has an owner, it is natural not to mention this matter.But it's also strange, this young master of the Yang family has reached the age of the weak crown, and has already achieved fame, so to speak, he has reached the age of starting a family.Now that the three-year filial piety period has passed, there are no more obstacles, but he has never seen him rushing back to his hometown to get married, and he even keeps secrets about his relatives in his hometown in Tianfu.In addition to taking care of his own business, this Mr. Yang wandered around with his close friends, playing games, riding fast horses, drinking strong wine, visiting the most high-end brothels, looking for the most beautiful women, and after a year's work, he won a lot of money. Gained a bad reputation for looking for flowers and asking willows.

Although Yang Wenxuan was suave outside, he never brought a woman home, and now he brought a woman to his own villa to escape the summer heat, this was the first time, and it was obvious that this woman was very fond of him.

The small boat stopped about a foot away from the shore, and an old willow branch growing obliquely on the shore reached out to the lake, hanging thousands of willows on the boat. , sitting cross-legged on the bow of the boat, holding a fishing rod in his hand, leisurely, while the beauty was busy in the cabin, lighting a charcoal stove, and starting dinner.

The thinly sliced ​​tender lotus root is fished from the water bay, and the lively shrimp is taken from the roots of the willow trees by the river. There is also a plate of mulberries washed like black agate, which makes people salivate. These fresh mulberries are picked from the mulberry trees that grow by the bay. I count them carefully. Now I will send my son to fish again Serving fat-tailed fish with wine will complete the merits and virtues. All the food is produced by the family, which is very wild and wild.

When the stars began to twinkle, Cicada was tired after a day of hustle and bustle, and the lake became quiet.Young Master Yang exchanged cups with that beauty, enjoying themselves. From time to time, the beauty would lightly stretch her jade arms, giggle coquettishly and wrap her arms around Young Master Yang's neck, and give him a sweet "" leather cup".

It's a pity that this is the private property of the Yang family, outsiders dare not wander here, and the servants also avoided it early on. The only one who was lucky enough to see this scene was the one with wide eyes, leaning on the lotus leaf and exerting his strength. A few toads with bulging bellies.

When the crescent moon slanted up at the edge of the day, the cups and laughter in the small boat disappeared, but there were some "chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp" sounds faintly.

Yang Xu took off his robe and lay on his back with his belly uncovered. His left hand was hanging the fishing rod on the lake, and his right hand was holding a jug. He looked at the starry sky and drank a sip of his homemade wine, enjoying himself.

"Scented lips blowing the plum blossom song, I would like to be a jasper flute..., ha ha... ha ha..."

The beauty's smooth and tender pretty face was buried between his crotch, and the beautiful face on the temples moved frequently, and the flower branches swayed brightly.The sandalwood bird's tongue faltered and sucked the leaves, and the sucking made him lose his soul, and he wanted to die. Under the force of the leaf, the boat under him was also floating and sinking, making many daydreaming ripples.

This beauty named Tingxiang is really good, she is born with a beautiful appearance like a flower, she cooks delicious food full of praise, and her ability to serve people is even more amazing, if not for this, I went to Taizhou Mansion a few days ago When he went there, Mr. Yang would not have paid a high price of two hundred guan to buy her. Even with Mr. Yang's flirtatious ability in flowers, he couldn't stand Tingxiang's lips and tongue, and his legs gradually stretched. , the toes are bent, and the breathing is also rapid.

The fish bit the hook, and the night was hazy, and the floater could not be seen sinking into the water, but the fishing line was stretched straight, and the sudden force on the hand could be felt.But at this moment, Yang Xu has reached the state of bliss, so there is no Yu Ya to care about the fat fish biting the hook. With a muffled snort, he suddenly dropped the wine bag, and when the wine was gurgling onto the deck, his hands were already tightly grasping it. Ting Xiang's hair knocked the steps off her head, knocked against the side of the boat, and fell into the water with a "boom", and her beautiful hair immediately fell down like a waterfall.

Just at this time, there was a sound of "splash", the waves split, and a figure suddenly appeared in the water on the side of the boat.As soon as the man pressed the ship's side, he quickly jumped onto the bow of the ship with a body of water, and squatted firmly on the side of the ship, like a big frog. The boat was heavy and suddenly sank in his direction, but he His feet clasped the side of the boat tightly, and he remained motionless.

Ting Xiang tilted her body and yelled "Oops", at this moment, the man raised his right hand, and a cold light flashed in his hand, just like the crescent moon in the sky, a cold light pierced with a "poof". It entered Yang Xu's heart.

"Yeah..." Yang Xu snorted, but before he could scream, the man pushed his arms and flicked his legs, and immediately plunged into the water at a speed as fast as lightning. From boarding the boat to entering the water, the whole movement was done in one go. He was as fast as lightning, and no one could see his appearance clearly from the beginning to the end.The person disappeared, only the water ripples violently oscillated, shaking the moon into pieces.

There was a terrified and unbelievable light in Yang Xu's eyes, the light gradually dissipated, and the left hand that was gripping the fishing rod was also hanging weakly on the side of the boat. With a loosening of the five fingers, the fat fish biting the hook dragged the fishing rod and hurried away .

The disheveled Tingxiang girl's face was pale and her expression was a little dull. She stretched out her hand tremblingly and touched her wet lips. A fishy sweet smell slowly seeped into her mouth, which was just splashed on her face. on the blood.Ting Xiang's body trembled suddenly, and a shrill, terrified scream came out of her lips: "Ah... ah... help..."

Frightened by the cry, the frogs jumped into the water nimbly from the lotus leaves, and the sound of "boom boo boo" was heard everywhere.

There was a house not far from the shore, and the light was still shining on the window sills. With Ting Xiang's exclamation, the light quickly moved away, and then the door creaked, and someone walked out with a lamp and stood on the bay embankment. Shang Yang asked: "Young master, young master? Miss Tingxiang, what happened?"

"Grand...Young Master, he...killed...killed..."

Ting Xiang had a mouth full of teeth to fight with each other, and finally managed to utter a sentence, but what she said was confused and unclear.

The man on the shore was startled when he heard the words, he threw away the lamp in a hurry, and jumped up. After a distance of more than one foot, he flew onto the boat with a "boom", landed precisely on the stern of the boat, and crushed the boat. There was a violent shaking, Ting Xiang quickly grabbed the side of the boat, forgetting to scream.

The person who jumped onto the boat was dressed in green clothes and a small cap, and it was Zhang Shisan, Yang Xu's personal companion. He leaned over hastily, and took a closer look at the sky full of stars and moonlight, and his heart suddenly sank.It was not the first time he had seen a dead person, and with just one glance, he knew that Yang Xu was dead and could not die again, and there was no possibility of resurrection, his face suddenly turned ashen.

"Dead? Yang Xu is actually dead! After three years of painstaking cultivation, the plan just had some hope, and he died?"

Zhang Shisan's hands were trembling, his heart was in a state of confusion, and there was resentment in his chest. He wished he could scream up to the sky to vent the anger in his heart.He suddenly turned to Ting Xiang, stared at her fiercely, and asked murderously: "Who is the murderer, how did you assassinate the young master, tell me quickly!"

Miss Tingxiang pointed at the surface of the water and said in a trembling voice: "No... I don't know, that person... that person jumped out of the water all at once, just... killed the young master, and then... jumped into the water again and disappeared. Oh, the slave family...the slave family didn't even see whether he was a man or a woman..."

As I mentioned this just now, a gust of wind blew the lotus leaves wildly, as if someone was gently shaking the lotus stems underneath. When Miss Tingxiang saw it, she thought it was the assassin who had gone and returned, and she screamed again in fright: " Ah! Help, he...he is here again, help..."

"Shut up!"

Zhang Shisan was so angry that he slapped her across the face with a backhand palm, slapping half of Ting Xiang's face to death.Ting Xiang is Yang Xu's woman, but she never thought that his servant would dare to slap her, so she couldn't help being frightened and surprised, she stayed there for a while, and the screaming stopped.

"What should I do? How can I do this?"

Zhang Shisan tightened his wrists, and before he could make up his mind, he saw a few lanterns shaking in the distance. It turned out that the servants in Biezhuang had vaguely heard the shouts, and they thought it was a little thief in his own manor. The thieves came here with lanterns and agricultural tools such as forks and manure shovels, and they yelled along the way.

Zhang Shisan gritted his teeth, and thought to himself: "Once Yang Wenxuan dies, all our painstaking efforts for several years will be wiped out. I can't bear this responsibility alone. I will hide the news of the death for the time being, and leave this place first, and find them again." business strategy.”

The idea was made, and seeing the lights getting closer, Zhang Shisan whispered to Ting Xiang: "The young master was assassinated in a strange way, but you were the only one on board, and you couldn't tell why, only that the young master was assassinated. Who will believe you? If this lawsuit is brought to the government, you will never get out of it."

Ting Xiang cried: "Thirteen Lang, it really has nothing to do with the slave family, the slave family was... was..."

Zhang Shisan said sharply: "Shut up, what kind of person is the young master? Human life is a matter of heaven and earth. The gentlemen are anxious to give an explanation to the government school and the gentry of Hecheng. Who cares whether you are a little girl or not? People's hearts are like iron. , the law is like a furnace, once you enter the yamen, even if you are as innocent as water, the gentlemen will have a way to make you confess your guilt obediently. If you don't want to face a lawsuit, then follow my orders, let me make the decision, and don't make any noise."

"Yes yes yes, I... I listen to you, I listen to you." Tingxiang was a girl who was raised in a brothel, and she only knew how to serve others. She had never seen such a bloody scene before, and she was terrified. Frightened by Zhang Shisan, he immediately agreed.

At this time, the tenant servants of the village rushed to the shore and shouted to the boat: "My lord, what happened, but did a thief break into our house?"

"Nothing……"

Zhang Shisan calmed down, and said in a rambling voice: "Young master was drunk and almost fell into the water, so Miss Xiang screamed in shock."

The tenants and servants on the bank all knew that his young master was a romantic and alcoholic, and Zhang Shisan was a close friend of the young master. Naturally, everyone believed what he said, so they burst into laughter immediately, and said in one go: "Since The young master is fine, so I will leave later."

Zhang Shisan's eyes flashed slightly, and he said: "Wait a minute, I just received the news from the city that there are some business matters that need to be rushed back by the young master. The young master is too drunk to get up now. You came just in time. Go and drive the young master's carriage to the water's edge, Miss Tingxiang and I will help the young master go back to the city immediately."

After a stick of incense, the gate of Yangfu Biezhuang in Yunhe Town opened, and Zhang Shisan galloped out in a carriage, and quickly plunged into the vast night...

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