Rebirth of the rich and powerful

The dinner at Hemingyuan can be said to be sumptuous, but also a bit shabby.

The richness is because the tableware is really magnificent. The classical lacquerware with black lacquer and gold, the clumsy raku pottery bowl, and the wide-mouthed black-glazed large plate are neatly placed on the low table.

Shabby is because of the food.

Although there was a whole table set up eloquently, there were not many items on each plate, and all of them were cold food, two or three pieces of nigiri sushi, a small group of cold noodles drenched in sauce, and a pair of cold dishes with chopsticks. It's all that kind of stuff.

The only thing that was a little hot was a small bowl of kombu soup with sea vegetables floating in front of each person, which also looked lukewarm.

Tan Su looked at the table, gritted his teeth, and whispered to First Young Master Wen's ear, "When I get back, I'll have to treat me to ten Manchu banquets to make up for it."

Looking at the table, Wen Tingyun also felt a cold stomach.

His aunt still had a cold appearance, kneeling on the edge of the dining table: "Both Yan Jian and I are not used to hot food. If you want to eat anything, you can go to the kitchen and order it yourself."

Yan Jian was at her side, changed into a black uniform, and sat cross-legged at the table, with exactly the same expression as his adoptive mother, only more proud.

Even though Wen Tingyun and the others came over, he didn't look up, but continued to eat with chopsticks in silence, without moving his eyes. His escort followed behind him, with his head slightly lowered, helping him carry the plate and support the bowl.

Wen Tingyun and the others forced a smile and forced to sit cross-legged, but Yan Jian had already put down the silver chopsticks at this time, and said softly: "I'm done eating, take my leave."

After he finished speaking, he got up and got off the dining table, put on his clogs, and left empty-handed, his escort immediately followed, and the two of them disappeared after a while.

First Young Master Wen laughed dryly: "Auntie, my cousin is really impressive."

Ms. Lu raised her eyes and glanced at him: "Your cousin's grandmother was born in the royal family, but later her family fell into poverty and she was exiled to Japan. Her parents died early, so she was adopted by me."

The emperor has been kicked out of the Forbidden City, so what's so great about a grandmother who was born in the royal family!Several people complained in unison.

"Although he is cold-tempered, he is a good boy. You should get along well." Miss Lu continued.

Wen Tingyun's smile couldn't help twisting.

He can't afford to entertain such a good boy.

But after all, they are here as guests, and now they can only do what they want, and finish the cold meal with grievances.

After Ms. Lu went back to her room to rest, the big boys jumped up in a hurry: "Where is the kitchen? I'll be satisfied with a bowl of Yangchun noodles now!"

They only had Yangchun noodles to eat.

Mrs. Wang was in the kitchen, looking at the young man rushing in like locusts, she gave a rare smile, but unfortunately there were so few things in the kitchen, she rummaged for a long time, only to find a bag of dried noodles and a handful of green onions, she Seeing that it was really bad, I found a small bottle of stewed meat sauce with great difficulty, at least I could see some meat stars.

Several people gobbled it up, and managed to wash away the shadow just now with warm soup.

Mrs. Wang said in a low voice with embarrassment: "I have forgotten the preferences of young people. If you have anything you want to eat, tell me now, and I will buy it tomorrow morning."

She also solemnly took out a small notepad and a pen, ready to start writing.

Tan Su couldn't hold back any longer, and asked in disbelief: "Miss Lu and her son, do you eat these all the time?"

Mrs. Wang nodded: "They are all deserted people. Miss Lu is actually a very nice person."

"What about the brief statement?" Tan Su immediately asked after the end of the sentence.

Mrs. Wang just smiled: "It's still easy to serve, if you don't mess with him, you'll be fine."

"How could he be adopted with such great style?" Tan Su continued to ask.

Mrs. Wang just smiled, and stopped talking about the host's affairs: "Don't you guys want to soak in the hot spring? I'll take you there later. Miss Lu and the young master don't like this. There is a big hot spring yard that is empty. The room It is enough for you to live in, please rest assured, although it has not been lived in for a long time, it has been well maintained and the rooms have just been tidied up."

They thanked them, touched their half-full bellies, and followed Mrs. Wang.

This place is probably warmed up all of a sudden because it is far away from those two ice cubes.

The courtyard is called Jiangxiaoyuan, and it is indeed very spacious. In the middle is an open-air hot spring bath pool made of random stones. The water depth is about 1.5 meters. Sitting on it, leaning against the edge of the pool, the water can barely cover your chest.

There are a few big trees by the pool, but the water in the pool is very clean. Occasionally, there are two leaves floating in it, which adds to the artistic conception.

On the outside is a circle of bedrooms, about a dozen of them, which just surround the pool.

"This is a geothermal spring with a low temperature. The temperature is 35 degrees all year round. It is very comfortable to soak in it." Mrs. Wang introduced.

Tan Su hastily chose a room at random, rushed into the inner room to change clothes.

"There are bathrobes inside, all of which are new and unworn, and the bedding in the room has just been changed, please be careful not to soak for too long, and take a good rest." Mrs. Wang warned and left.

Tan Su screamed and jumped into the pool, and then groaned comfortably: "Just for the hot spring, I decided to fall in love with it."

"Even if you eat cold food every day?" Qi Yuanfan laughed at him.

Tan Su hesitated for three seconds: "One day is still tolerable."

Jiang Yun also changed into his swimming trunks, went down to the pool and sat down.

The water is warm and hot, with a faint sulfur smell, wrapping people softly. Jiang Yun raised his head and looked at the darkening sky in the shade of the trees. A little bit of cool wind slid across his skin. He couldn't help squinting his eyes slightly. , I felt that my internal organs were being ironed for a while, and every joint was stretched.

Several people soaked in the spring, and began to chatter wildly. After talking, the topic turned around to First Young Master Wen's aunt.

"Did your aunt be stimulated when she was young? For example, she was emotionally hurt." Tan Su asked curiously.

"I don't know," Wen Tingyun shook his head. "Our family has very little contact with her. I only met her once when I was a child. At that time...it was easier to get along with than now."

"Your mother never mentioned it?" Tan Su didn't believe it.

"Really not," said First Young Master Wen, "She only mentioned to me that she had a little sister who disappeared a long time ago. My aunt is the second in line. My mother hardly ever mentioned her. She mentioned that she only wanted me to be careful in my words and deeds, and she didn't say anything else."

"It's weird." Tan Su muttered.

Qi Yuanfan said enthusiastically: "I think this kind of atmosphere can really stimulate my desire to create. It would be even better if there is a wonderful old story behind it."

First Young Master Wen glanced at him: "Why don't you ask yourself?"

"I'm afraid of being kicked out." Qi Yuanfan smiled brightly.

Gao En raised his head straight and stared hard at the branches above his head for a long time.

"What are you doing?" Tan Su was curious.

"I'm calculating the normal distribution function curve of the leaves. The arrangement of the trees in the courtyard is not reasonable. If we make proper fine-tuning, the number of leaves falling into the spring water can be greatly reduced, which greatly saves labor costs." He replied. , Eyes never leave the treetops.

... This is really a guy who can't talk.

Early the next morning, Jiang Yun washed his face and came out of the room.

The room here is simply furnished, a bit old, but comfortable enough. After he finished soaking in the hot spring, a dream came to dawn.

He was used to getting up early, and went out to have a look, and the others hadn't woken up yet.

Jiang Yun sat on the big rock in front of the hot spring pool, took out his notebook, and began to draw the scenery casually, simplifying the natural scenery into beautiful curves from time to time.

He immersed himself in drawing for more than half an hour, and Qi Yuanfan also got up.

He stood behind Jiang Yun curiously and looked at it for a long time, and waited for Jiang Yun to stop writing before he said: "Your paintings are very spiritual, you can consider learning them formally."

It was only at this time that Jiang Yun realized that there was someone behind him. He turned his head and said good morning: "I also have this idea, but I will talk about it when I have time."

Qi Yuanfan also sat next to him.

Today, Qi Yuanfan is wearing a simple white sportswear, still looking simple and neat: "Do you want to come to the Academy of Fine Arts to study? I can help you find a tutor."

Jiang Yun thought about it, but still felt that he lacked energy at the moment, so he politely declined.

Qi Yuanfan didn't persuade much, just nodded: "Tell me when you are free, your talent is very good, and you are suitable for this path."

The two were talking when they saw Wen Tingyun and Tan Su coming out of a room.

Jiang Yun was a little taken aback, but Qi Yuanfan remained calm.

"Tan Su...doesn't he have a girlfriend?" He asked cautiously.

"Well," Qi Yuanfan nodded, "he is a great poet."

"??!!"

The two of them also greeted them generously, and they hooked up shoulder to shoulder, showing a particularly frank brotherhood.

Jiang Yun has not recovered yet.

"It's quite normal among art people." Qi Yuanfan looked at him and whispered, "They never hide it, but I'm not interested in men, nor are women. Gao En is similar to me, only Lao Ding is the most in line with society's expectations."

"That's not what it means," Jiang Yunfei shook his head quickly, "I'm just surprised that Young Master Wen is..."

Qi Yuanfan just laughed: "It's just the fun of the young couple."

"What are you guys talking about? You are smiling so happily." Tan Su had already moved over, saw Jiang Yun, and said to him with a wink, "Good morning, little beauty."

Jiang Yun couldn't help but glanced at Wen Tingyun, and saw that he completely ignored Tan Su's flamboyance and only focused on chatting with Qi Yuanfan, feeling that this couple was really special.

After a while, just as they were arguing whether to wake Gao En up, the gate of the yard was pushed open.

"Is Lao Ding here? Is it so early?" Tan Su first cried out happily.

Mrs. Wang was leading the way, and behind her was a tall young man with soft black hair and a handsome face, wearing a loose gray linen jacket, beige trousers, simple casual shoes, and carrying a small bag in his hand.

His posture is graceful, even though he is dressed simply, he is born with a noble air, and he attracts everyone's attention as soon as he comes in, which is much more natural and pleasing to the eye than the forced simplicity.

Gao En happened to wake up sleepily at this time, and when he looked up, he saw the young man who came in. He was stunned for a moment, and then rushed straight up, completely disregarding his image: "God! How did you come here?"

Jiang Yun also looked at the person in shock, loosened his hand, and the notebook fell to the ground, revealing a few messy drawings.

"Yan...mo...?" He immediately remembered that Yan Jian's surname is Yan, right? ? ! !