3. Chapter 2
Of course Jiang Huaizhou has heard of the legend of Yujing, but he has never thought about his little cousin's problem.
"I haven't tried it yet, how can I know if it's connected?" Jiang Huaizhou continued to put the bucket down and asked his cousins to drink the water he carried with him.
Xie Lanyin was not satisfied with this answer and was about to ask the little Taoist priest over there. He suddenly moved his heart and quietly took off the red agate pendant hanging on his left ear, looked around and threw it away while the person was not paying attention.
She did it secretly enough, and the slight sound from the droplets falling into the water was also covered by the water shaking from the edge of the bucket. But Xie Lanqiao saw it, Jiang Huaizhou didn't care. Xie Lanqiao pinched his sister's arm in anger, "You are defeated... you are so rich, are you?"
He gritted his teeth and spoke very quietly, not wanting others to know that it was his sister's earrings, so as not to be picked up by someone and spread it out and cause trouble.
She tried very hard, and Xie Lanyin screamed in pain. She was afraid that her sister would not be able to vent her anger after pinching her, so she quickly ran upstairs.
Xie Lanqiao turned around and chased her.
She wouldn't be so angry if it were other earrings, but it was bought by her sister who pestered her for her in the twelfth lunar month last year. Because there were people fighting for her, she spent dozens of taels of silver. Just now, my sister easily threw it away, as if it was blowing from the strong wind. If she doesn't teach her a lesson today, will the little girl be even more prodigal in the future?
These two cousins will not stop being together. Jiang Huaizhou was not surprised and whispered to the servant Chang'an to go to Yuquanyuan at the foot of the mountain to take a look.
Xie Lanyin went upstairs panting and found that there was a table of guests upstairs. Fortunately, she bent her lips and walked quickly to them to sit down. She looked at her sister who was catching up with fearlessness. She didn't believe she would touch her in front of others.
Xie Lanqiao could see her sister's cunning thoughts at a glance, but she really didn't want to embarrass her. She took a deep breath, took a calm attitude and sat opposite her sister, throwing her a knife hard.
Xie Lanyin laughed silently, safe for the time being, and looked at the table next to her casually.
Lu Jun sat upright with expressionless face, his knife-carved face was cold and solemn. Opposite him, Ge Jin was peeping at the new guest with his eyes squinted. Because Xie Lanyin was wearing a hat, he didn't know that the other party looked over and continued to peep. His eyes turned around on Xie Lanqiao twice before he retracted his gaze, reached out to serve the tea, and gestured to the master.
Both are women.
Xiao Yuan glanced at him indifferently.
Ge Jin withdrew his hand angrily, feeling very upset. Really, why did he forget? Although the master was sitting with his back to the other side, the master must have observed it when the two sisters came in just now. How could he use it to be troublesome?
After Xie Lanyin finished observing, she also withdrew her gaze. The three of them were dressed most luxuriously and looked good. The cold-faced demeanor was a bit like her father. She should have some skills. The other one looked honest and stared at her sister for a while. Could it be that she could see her sister’s identity?
However, my sister wears men's clothing just for convenience and doesn't mind being seen.
"Third cousin, I want to drink osmanthus tea. Is there any here?" Seeing Jiang Huaizhou coming up, Xie Lanyin asked loudly.
As soon as the soft and pleasant voice sounded, Ge Jin looked at his master again. Just now, the master's hand holding tea paused. Obviously he liked the sound, so he wanted to help the master find the real master.
At this time, Xiao Yuan did not show any abnormality. He savored the tea carefully, put down the tea bowl, and looked out the mountain view outside the window.
"Yes, I told them yesterday." Jiang Huaizhou nodded to Ge Jin, who was closest to him, and changed his carefreeness in front of his cousins, gentle and humble, which was what he usually looked in the business world.
Ge Jinhui smiled with a friendly smile.
After being polite, Jiang Huaizhou focused on accompanying his two cousins.
On one side, Ge Jin saw his master drink one cup after another, but he had no intention of leaving. He didn't know if he really didn't want to leave or he couldn't bear to say that sounded better than the sound of the yellow orioles and birds, so he wisely ordered the little Taoist priest to have another pot of tea.
They didn't leave, Xie Lanyin had enough rest and proposed to continue shopping.
Jiang Huaizhou and Xie Lanqiao stood up.
Xie Lanyin walked to her sister's right. When she was about to go downstairs, a mountain wind suddenly poured in from outside the window, which made her veil and veil lift up, revealing her fair and delicate chin, her rosy lips, and a red agate pendant swaying gently with her right ear.
The wind was strong and the hat was slow to fall. Xie Lanyin raised her hand and put it down, complaining to her sister while going downstairs.
After the person left, Xiao Yuan calmly withdrew his gaze and stood up and left his seat after a while.
Lu Jun was taciturn and followed his master silently. Ge Jin recalled the bowls of tea that his master drank more, and when he went downstairs, he suggested: "Young Master, we are here in Huashan for the first time. Why don't we stay for two more days?" The master doesn't like wine or beauty, but he loves pleasant sounds. Stay for a few more days, and maybe we can meet that girl tomorrow.
Xiao Yuan was walking as if he didn't hear it.
Ge Jin suddenly realized that he had become smart again.
The next morning, when the master and servant went down the mountain, they passed by Yuquan Courtyard.
When Ge Jin walked, he liked to look around. He saw a shiny red stone on the bank of Yuquan with sharp eyes. It was washed by the water waves and floated gently, and it lit up when it moved. Ge Jin looked at it interesting and ran over to pick it up. When he got in front of him, he found it was a earring. He couldn't help but feel disappointed. He came back and stuffed the thing to Lu Jun, "Give it to you, I'll use it to coax my wife in the future."
The texture of the earrings is pretty good, I don’t know which rich girl came from it.
Lu Jun looked at the things in his palm and didn't answer them.
He didn't want it, and it was useless for Ge Jin to keep it. He wanted to throw it back into the spring water before he raised his hand, and the thing was suddenly taken away.
"Young Master?" Ge Jin looked at his master in surprise.
Xiao Yuan turned the bright red agate between his fingers, then put it in his sleeve and continued moving forward without a single explanation.
Lu Jun quickly followed.
Ge Jin stood there in disbelief, his eyes full of disbelief. His master was the prince and the prince. How could he fall in love with the things he picked up like this?
The morning light was dim, and the master and servant left shortly after, Chang'an came over panting, stared at the spring water and looked for a circle but failed, and went back to report his life.
The Jiang family is rich, and the Jiang family is rich. The other families of the Xie family are probably not as rich as her dowry, so her daughter threw away an earring. Jiang didn't take it to heart at all. She only warned her daughter not to make such a fool of herself in the future. Jewelry is something that her daughter uses in close-fits, and it is not good to be picked up by someone.
"Mom, I know, if there is an outsider by the well, I will definitely not leave it." Xie Lanyin leaned obediently against her mother, as if a young bird was tired of flying, and told her mother softly about her experiences for a day. "I just wonder if Yujing Yuquan is understandable. Who told my third cousin not to tell me?"
Jiang Huaizhou was drinking tea when he heard this, "Okay, this is a blaming me for my head. OK, when you come to Xi'an, you can ask someone else to take you out for fun. I can't afford to serve you anymore. I will be charged with any crime."
He was covered in water and cleaned up in a mess. Xie Lanyin tilted his head and smiled at him, "The eldest cousin is busy getting married, and the second cousin is so quiet and doesn't like to move. Who should I look for if I don't look for you? Besides, the third cousin is knowledgeable and talks and funny, so I like to follow the third cousin."
Jiang Huaizhou hummed, "You still have some vision."
Xie Lanyin had to coax her for a few more words, and her mother pointed it at her mind, "It's enough to have fun for a day or two, and you're not allowed to go out every day."
The folk customs in Shaanxi are relatively open. When Jiang was a child, he was free and unrestrained. He wanted to be any parents and brothers. Even if his daughters were raised in Hangzhou, where many rules were many, they were all serious officials. Jiang did not restrain his daughters too harshly. He was indulged in his words, but he was mostly indulgent.
When his mother spoke, Xie Lanyin obediently promised not to run around and his eyes were cunning.
After leaving Huashan, the group returned to Huayin County.
It was rare for Jiang to go back to her parents' home. She brought a lot of Jiangnan specialties and packed eight carriages. Lu Chi led twenty guards to escort him. Lu Chi was the adopted son of Jiang's dowry shopkeeper Lu Yao. She was the same age as Jiang Huaizhou. Her face was as tall as jade, long eyebrows and thin eyes. When she didn't smile, she seemed to be laughing, making people feel like they were bathing in the spring breeze.
"The lady is back." When Lu Chi heard that the masters were back, he immediately came out, wearing gray clothes, unable to hide his outstanding style.
Jiang treated him more like a nephew, and explained helplessly: "I said I would go down the mountain tomorrow, but our five girls were tired, so I will go back today, send someone to clean up, and set off after lunch."
Lu Chi nodded with a smile, turned around and looked at Xie Lanyin.
He worked in the dowry shop of the Jiang family, but he was also Xie Lanyin's long-lasting follower. Every time Xie Lanyin went out, Jiang would arrange for Lu Chi to accompany him. The eldest daughter was good at kung fu and was protected by the guards. The second daughter was more like the Jiang family. No matter how she jumped at home, she was steady and cunning outside and never suffered a loss. Only her younger daughter was charming and playful, which made Jiang worried.
Xie Lanyin was very familiar with Lu Chi. He saw the smile in his eyes and glared at him through the hat.
Lu Chi seemed to be able to see it, with a stronger smile, and a steady arrangement of the backyard.
After lunch, everyone rested for a while and continued on their way.
After walking for three days, we arrived at a small county town six miles away from Xi'an City at dusk. The Jiang family had a different courtyard here. The Jiang family and his party stayed there to rest and entered the city tomorrow morning.
Because Jiang had sent someone to send a message to the next day, he changed his mind two days ago but did not send anyone to communicate with him. He wanted to surprise his family. Therefore, among the other two young men of the Jiang family, only the second son of Jiang Xingzhou, arrived in the other courtyard in advance and arranged for the welcome. Unexpectedly, his aunts and cousins arrived early.
"Why didn't my aunt say it earlier? Brother has something to do. I'll make it to come again tomorrow dusk. If I had known you would be here today, I would have come with me." Jiang Xingzhou rushed out quickly without panic, wearing a jade robe and elegant eyebrows. He likes antique porcelain, and people are like the best celadon that has accumulated time and years, quiet and elegant.
"It's all a family, so why are you so kind? Just pick it up outside the city gate, so why don't you run here from afar?" Jiang couldn't help laughing when he saw his second nephew, pulled the person to his side, looked up and down, and sighed softly: "You're almost catching up with your elder brother? How about it, are you a girl you like in the boat? You're twenty years old, don't imitate your elder brother to get married so late."
The aunt's urge to get married was also out of concern. Jiang Xingzhou said openly: "Not yet. When Xingzhou meets the girl he likes, he will be the first to tell his aunt and ask her to make an idea."
Xie Lanyin giggled and blinked a pair of bright peach blossom eyes to him, "When did my second cousin learn to say sweet words?"
After the three brothers of the Jiang family took over the business, at least one of them would go to Hangzhou to visit their aunt every year. Therefore, for Xie Lanyin, his cousins were very familiar with each other, and he would not feel strange after seeing each other for a year or two.
Jiang Xingzhou touched his little cousin's head and praised him with familiarity: "Lan Yin is taller and looks better." After praising this, he praised Xie Lanqiao again. Xie Lanyin guessed that he would ask his elder sister and explained on his own initiative: "The eldest sister is helping her father, and she can't get rid of her body. She can only wait for her second cousin to get married."
The little girl was slick and Jiang Xingzhou shook his head and laughed.
When Jiang Huaizhou saw someone from nearby neighbors coming out to watch the fun, he advised: "Second brother, let's invite my aunt in first."
Jiang Xingzhou nodded and told everyone a big news as he walked in, "The emperor appointed the eldest prince as the King of Qin, and His Highness of Qin will arrive in Xi'an tomorrow. The people are not allowed to enter and exit the city gate for half an hour before and after the ceremonial guards enter and exit. Aunt, we might as well leave here after lunch, so as not to wait outside the city gate."
Chapter completed!