Beauty Jianghu

Chapter 204 Returning to the mountains to live in seclusion

Yang Shucheng asked Master Wang, why did he move and come to the Dabie Mountains?

The leader of the village said that Li Zicheng's troops were divided into two groups, leaving the capital and heading towards Shanxi and Henan. The Manchu soldiers then chased after them, using strong bows and crossbows. They were invincible. Li Zicheng's army could not resist and quickly fled to the ground in Henan.

Now, in Henan, several bandits, officers and soldiers, and Manchu soldiers were fighting each other. They were all chopping melons and vegetables at the common people. The common people fled one after another in order to save their lives.

Seeing that he could no longer survive in Henan, Master Wangzhuang had no choice but to move his family's wealth and head south to find a safe place to live.

Yang Shucheng said that Wuchang is now occupied by Zuo Liangyu and Jiangnan is also occupied by Ma Shiying. These warlords have extremely bad military discipline. When encountering thieves, they are greedy for life and fear death. They escape faster than rabbits and are more ruthless than thieves when robbing people's wealth.

Neither of these places is a long-term residence.

Master Wang asked: "In your opinion, where should we go?"

Yang Shucheng said: "It is better to follow me to the Shangzhou area, where there are high mountains and dense forests. You can go to Henan and Shaanxi and retreat to Sichuan. I will make my home in the valley of a Ban River in the mountains of Xixia County."

The owner of Wangzhuang wanted to discuss it with his son and daughter. The son and daughter had already been united with Yang Shucheng. When his father came to ask them what they wanted, of course they wanted to go to Banhe.

When Li Xing heard that Li Zicheng had withdrawn from the capital, he fled in two ways. He didn't want to destroy the achievements of several years in one day. He hated Wu Sangui so much that he immediately got on his horse and wanted to leave.

The Bai Yuyao couple naturally followed suit.

Here, Yang Shucheng said to Mulan: "Miss Mu, come with us."

When Mulan saw him being intimate with Wang Hongping, she felt extremely sensitive and said, "I'm going back to Youxiang Valley."

Seeing that she couldn't look back, Yang Shucheng said: "When I make arrangements for the Wang family, I will definitely come to Youxiang Valley to find you."

Na Mulan turned around and saw him standing with Wang Hongping, feeling bitter in her heart. Without saying a word, she rode her horse and galloped away on a trail to the east.

Wang Hongping saw what Miss Mulan did and knew that she was deeply attached to Yang Shucheng, but she didn't point it out.

Yang Shucheng led a group of Wang family members and headed north out of the Dabie Mountains.

After leaving the Dabie Mountains, we learned that the situation in Henan was serious. Li Zicheng's army was defeated and almost no longer an army. However, the Qing troops were already all over Henan. Several groups of bandits and officers and soldiers surrendered to the Qing troops.

Yang Shucheng did not want to cause trouble, so he just walked along the northern foot of Dabie Mountain.

A group of people escorted more than a dozen cars and headed west in a mighty way. Several groups of bandits came to intercept them along the way. Fortunately, they were protected by Wang Jigang and Yang Shucheng, and they were finally safe.

I don't know how long I walked on the road, but by the scorching summer sun, I had arrived in the Shangluo Mountains.

After walking in the mountainous area for more than ten days, I arrived in the mountains of Xixia County. I walked along the Ban River and soon came to a mountain. This mountain stretched to the east and west, tall and straight, with a gap in the middle. The Ban River The water flows out in a torrent.

Yang Shucheng said to Master Wang Zhuang: "Let's go in from here."

Master Wang Zhuang was riding on his horse, observing the situation here, and said: "If the situation is urgent, a surprise army can be ambushed here to defend the inside. It is really a perfect place made in heaven!"

"Exactly."

Yang Shucheng led them along the riverside path and walked inside. The road was winding, and after walking for a while, I saw a large valley in front of me.

The land in the valley is flat, surrounded by green mountains on both sides. A river meanders through it, and both sides of the river are covered with tall woods.

In front of the mountain, there are more than a dozen houses built. Yang Shucheng said: "That is my home. When you get here, the place is spacious. You can build more than a dozen houses in any open place. The surrounding land can be reclaimed. It is not a good place to have enough food and clothing."

As he talked, he walked in and reached the edge of the field. This was a rice field, and the rice seedlings were already longer than the horse's legs. Frogs were croaking in the fields, and a row of egrets were flying in the distance.

Owner Wang Zhuang praised: “What a great place!”

Walking towards the manor house, a big black dog ran towards me from a distance.

Walking on the path in the fields, someone had already seen him and ran to greet him.

A group of people walked into the house, Yang's mother was also there. The uncle got the news and came with his daughter and son-in-law. Zhang Yike, the leader of the Qianlong Sword Sect, was drinking in the county seat and had not come back yet.

When the family is reunited, they immediately kill pigs for cooking and entertain the guests.

In the evening, Lin Dongmei's family also came from outside the mountain.

Gathered in the main room, listening to Yang Shucheng's adventure stories outside the mountains.

The next day, the Wang family chose a place and built a house. They were originally a wealthy family on the edge of the Taihang Mountains. Now they all brought their money and rented farmers outside the mountain to build houses.

Yang Shucheng had nothing to do at home. He read books and practiced the Immortal Sword Technique at home every day.

Yang Shucheng wanted to avenge his father's murder, so Zhang Yike demonstrated his Qianlong sword skills one by one for Yang Shucheng to figure out how to crack it.

If he got bored, he would ask Wang Jigang to go hunting in the mountains, and he would come back with a full load every time. Sometimes I also make an appointment to go drinking with Zhang Yike in the county town.

On this day, Yang Shucheng was thoughtful, so he spread out a piece of rice paper, dipped it in ink, and wrote an ancient poem:

The plums are sour and soft, the bananas are divided into green and window screens.

Richang sleeps ruthlessly, watching children catch willow flowers leisurely.

He tilted his head, thought for a while, and wrote a little poem:

There is a half-bow of moss in the pine shade. I want to read but am too lazy to open it.

Playing with the clear spring and scattering banana leaves, the children mistook the sound of rain.

After thinking for a while, he called an old family member and said, "Give these two words to Miss Wang."

The old servant carefully rolled up these two words and walked out of the door.

Yang Shucheng wandered in the room for a while, then spread out a piece of rice paper and started writing. He wrote one by one:

Butterflies enter the cauliflower in pairs, and no one comes to Tian's house as the day goes by.

When chickens fly over the fence and bark, they know that a merchant is coming to sell tea.

Another ancient poem was written:

The fence is sparsely sparse and one path deep, and the tree heads are not overcast.

The children hurriedly chased the yellow butterfly and flew into the cauliflower to find nowhere.

Yang Shucheng saw that this piece of calligraphy had also been dried with ink, so he rolled it up carefully, and called a boy over, asking him to give this piece of calligraphy to Miss Lin Dongmei in the village outside the mountain.

Not long after, the old servant came back with a circle of paper in his hand. When Yang Shucheng saw it, he was shocked and said in his heart: "Does Miss Wang disdain my handwriting?"

Just as he was wondering, the old servant walked in and said to Yang Shucheng: "Master, Miss Wang liked it very much when she saw the calligraphy. She found an ancient painting from the camphor wood box and asked me to hand it over to the master."

Yang Shucheng took it and slowly unfolded it. It turned out to be an ancient painting called "Panasonic Piano Piano Picture".

The old man saw that Yang Shucheng was tilting his head and looking at the ancient painting. He saw that the paper was also old and a little yellowed. It was not as bright as his own paper. He was afraid that the young master would suffer a loss, so he said too much:

"Sir, this painting isn't worth much."

Yang Shucheng said: "This is an ancient painting from the Song Dynasty. If you convert it into money, you can buy the fields and houses here."

After hearing this, the old man was so shocked that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear, but he was still unconvinced and said, "Is there any young master whose words are worth anything?"

Yang Shucheng said: "My words are worthless."

Yang Shucheng happily hung the ancient paintings on the walls of his study. He tilted his head and stared blankly for a while.

Seeing the young master in a daze, the old man didn't know what he meant, so he walked out on his own initiative.

As soon as I walked to the gate, I saw the boy who went to send a message to Lin Dongmei outside the mountain came back.

I saw him in the distance, leading two people, who were carrying a large vat, striding along the rice field ridge.

The old man murmured in his heart: "I wonder what it is in a jar?"