startled autumn

Early winter is approaching, and the cold winds are blowing up.

At such a time, Lu Zheliu followed the guides in the garden of the Han Mansion, only to feel that the scenery of the mountains and rivers was still full of flowers and full of vitality amidst the pavilions and pavilions. three people.

The guide stopped before a small path, turned around and said, "Mr. Lu is listening to the piano at the Yinxue Pavilion. Mr. Lu just go straight."

Lu Zheliu couldn't help asking: "Why is there no one around on this road? Is it because there are not enough people?"

The guide said solemnly: "The whole scenery of the Han Mansion was arranged by the young master himself, but no one is perfect, and occasional mistakes are unavoidable."

Lu Zheliu: "What does this mean?"

The guide said: "Scenery must be arranged, and people must also be arranged, so as to achieve the unity of human and scenery."

Lu Zheliu suddenly realized: "Mr. Han is very wise, but why didn't I see anyone other than you?"

The guide lowered his head and smiled shyly: "Young master said that he couldn't arrange the appearance of other people, so it's better to take a detour when you see him; but I was pleasing to the eye, so he named me 'Han Ban'." Step', which means I can take half a step more in Hanfu."

Lu Zheliu was speechless.

The path is not long, but it is a bit deep. Lu Zheliu walked on it, and it didn't take a moment for him to see the light.

Not far away is a pavilion made of white jade, in front of it is a piece of hibiscus, behind it is green mountains and flowing water. Begonias are in full bloom, obviously just drinking tea and listening to the piano, but somehow reveals a domineering posture.

Lu Zheliu walked to the front of the pavilion, and said loudly: "Lu Zheliu is here to meet Mr. Han Bihan."

Han Bi kept his expression down, but when he heard the sound, he raised his head to meet Lu Zheliu's eyes.

These were the sharpest eyes Lu Zheliu had ever seen in his life. They were devoid of emotion, but extremely focused. However, the next moment he saw Han Bi smiling, that aura turned into a ball of spring water and disappeared without a trace.

Han Bi praised: "The clothes Mr. Lu is wearing today are not bad, they match the color of my wood hibiscus very well."

Lu Zheliu joked, "If I wasn't wearing a blue shirt today, would Mr. Han want to beat me out?"

Han Bi said solemnly, "How could I treat guests like this."

Lu Zheliu felt at ease.

Han Bi added: "I have hundreds of cloaks of all kinds, and there is always one that suits you."

Lu Zheliu: "...Brother Han is extremely elegant, Zheliu feels ashamed."

Lu Zheliu took his seat immediately, and hand-warming wet towels and incense baskets were brought up immediately, but the servants of the Han family moved quickly, rushing up and down, and for a while, only the people serving tea and playing music were in sight. Maid, there was no one else, Lu Zheliu couldn't help but secretly marveled.

Lu Zheliu secretly remembered: Han Bi is eccentric, likes to enjoy himself, and doesn't like to be close to others.

The two sat opposite each other in the snow drinking pavilion and talked.

Han Bi was originally the son of an aristocratic family. He had been doing business overseas for many years. After accumulating tens of thousands of fortunes, he set up his own business in the capital. From time to time, he could offer some insightful insights, which made Han Bi lament that it was too late to meet.

Han Bi: "I also learned swords in Chipei when I was young, and now Mr. Lu is respected as a guest teacher in Chipei. You and I are really destined."

Lu Zheliu's appearance is as gentle and elegant as jade in the rough, and he has a reclusive temperament, and he has a strong character when he speaks: "It is a blessing in Zheliu's life to be able to make Brother Han as a friend."

Han Bi didn't answer him, but said: "I almost forgot, I still owe sir a gift."

As soon as the words were finished, someone came carrying all kinds of rare things, Lu Zheliu glanced at them from the corner of his eye, and saw that they were piano, chess, calligraphy, paintings, pearls and jade stones, all of which were available in different categories.

Han Bi played with the white jade bone fan in his hand, and looked at him expectantly: "Mr. Lu, you are welcome, if you want to choose, choose the best one."

Lu Zheliu declined: "These are too expensive, absolutely not..."

Han Bi smiled and said: "Mr. Lu, don't be afraid, you choose boldly, what if you choose the cheapest one?"

Lu Zheliu didn't know whether to be happy or worried: "...then I will choose."

Lu Zheliu knew that this was Han Bi's test for him. If he couldn't tell which one was the real treasure, nobles like Han Bi would naturally not have friends with him in the name of a confidant. Pay all the rivers and rivers.

After a while, Lu Zheliu motioned for the maid to bring the small brick of tea on her plate, with the word "Yan" written in seal script on the package.

Lu Zheliu asked: "Is this Yancheng Fucha?"

The maid replied softly, "Mr. Lu has a good eye."

Lu Zheliu sighed and said: "Brother Han is the one who is generous. Yancheng Fu tea is a rare and famous tea. The color is like amber, the tea has a long-lasting fragrance, and there is very little surviving quantity. Such a small amount is worth a thousand gold. When I was drinking tea just now, I I already feel that this tea is extraordinary, but I didn’t expect it to be the real one, if I hadn’t been used to tasting all kinds of tea since I was young, I would have missed it.”

He speaks very skillfully, after hearing what he said, Han Bi felt that he had a noble taste and an extraordinary status, and was moved for a moment.

Lu Zheliu blinked: "Brother Han, are you reluctant?"

Han Bi laughed softly and said, "I've said I'll give it to you, so I'm willing to give up anything."

The days passed very quickly, Lu Zheliu and Han Bi talked very happily when they met for the first time, and when they left, they bid farewell to each other and agreed to meet again next time, so happy.

Lu Zheliu got into the carriage arranged for him by the Han family, and saw that the carriage was decorated with soft brocade and incense, and everything was perfect, and there was nothing wrong with it. He stroked the stove in his hand, feeling drowsy, unable to say anything. satisfy.

the other side.

Han Bi gently dipped his hands into the warm water and washed them back and forth. He was a bit of a clean freak by nature, and he felt uncomfortable when he saw strangers. The manager knew about his problem and had prepared clean water in the room long ago.

Seeing that he was almost done cleaning, the person outside the door finally walked in quickly: "Young master, you have finally finished washing."

Han Bi: "It doesn't matter whether it's big or small, what does it look like?"

The person who came in was Han Banbu. He was a servant of the Han family. He had followed Han Bi up the mountain to hunt and catch fish since he was a child. The master and servant were always friendly. In addition, he had a round face, which made him very pleasing to the eye. Han Bi It is inevitable to indulge him a little.

Han Banbu pointed to the sky and swore: "In my heart, the young master is the biggest! Can't be bigger!"

Han Bi: "Get out."

Han Banbu's qinggong is very good, he jumped out of the window after a few steps after listening to the order.

Han Bi: "Oh, come back, we have business to do."

So Han Banbu had no choice but to lean on the window and report word by word: "I have sent someone to check the matter of Lu Zheliu in his secluded place for the past few years. Except for a few old servants who follow him, he can It can be regarded as living in isolation, a full relic of the hermit, in short, there is nothing suspicious."

Han Bi: "Where is the place of birth and where did the teacher come from?"

Han Banbu: "Well, he claimed to have lived in seclusion for ten years, relying on self-comprehension, but he couldn't find out the rest."

Han Bi raised his eyebrows slightly, and said slowly: "Oh, it turns out that he is a genius from heaven."

Han Bi had indeed heard the name of Lu Zheliu for a long time. In the past ten years, this man was a famous young hermit. In the capital, he is brilliant and unpredictable in martial arts, and has attracted countless admirers. Among them, the swordsman Zhu She is the most famous. Under Zhu She's recommendation, Lu Zheliu entered Chipei, a sect of the Qi Sect, as a guest teacher, not only that. , even this meeting between Lu Zheliu and Han Bi was caused by Zhu She.

Han Bi asked: "You are in the dark today, do you feel that Lu Zheliu is strange?"

Han Banbu shook his head: "I just think he advances and retreats properly, and speaks with restraint, which is worthy of the spirit of the immortal."

Han Bi said: "If he is really a fairy, why did he come to see me today?"

Han Banbu said sincerely: "Perhaps it is because I admire your heroic appearance, young master."

"There is also this possibility." Han Bi admitted without any bottom line, and then changed the topic, "It's just that since he has been hidden for ten years, he should have been unknown. Why is he most famous now as a ten-year-old 'hermit'? Years? People without a past are the most dangerous."

A person without a past would have no weaknesses and would be difficult to exploit. Han Bi was naturally the most fearful.Therefore, in the days when he was in control of the commercial roads in the capital, as long as a famous person appeared, he would habitually investigate him to the bottom. Over time, he discovered that most people in this world are black and white. The more people who seek him, the more leverage they can use.

It can be deduced from this that the more innocent Lu Zheliu is, the more suspicious he looks.

Han Bi slightly bent his left index finger, tapped twice on the palm of his right hand, and said to himself: "...Yancheng."

Han Bi asked: "Half step, do you know Yancheng Fucha?"

Han Banbu: "In the past two years, many people love to drink it, and people sell it everywhere."

Han Bi: "Fu tea was originally produced in Yancheng. Ten years ago, due to a heavy snow that fell for more than a month, more than half of the original tea trees died, and all the surviving ones were transplanted to other places. The growth is average, but the output is large. Therefore, the 'Yancheng Fucha' sold in the tea market today is made of water and soil from other places, and the flavor is not half as good as Yancheng, and because the real Yancheng Fucha has only tea bricks from ten years ago, it is said that It's worth a thousand gold, even if it's me, I just got ten catties by luck."

Han Banbu guessed, "Do you regret the tea brick you gave to Lu Zheliu today?"

Han Bi pondered: "I was thinking, how can Lu Zheliu recognize the real Yancheng Fucha?"

Not only can you recognize it, but you can also speak clearly.At the time, this made Han Bi feel weird. Lu Zheliu was known as the wild crane in the clouds, but he tasted the priceless tea in one sip. The only reason could only be that he had tasted the real thing.However, there are no more than five Fu teas originally produced in Yancheng in the capital who are lucky enough to be able to collect them, and it is even more unique that he can take them out to entertain guests like him.

Han half-step deduced: "Maybe when he lived in seclusion ten years ago, he accidentally drank it?"

Han Bi shook his head: "At that time, Yancheng was in a state of chaos, and there was no trade with outsiders at all; besides, Yancheng was located outside the customs, and it was thousands of miles away from Lu Zheliu's hermitage. How could he possibly be able to buy Fucha?"

After a pause, "The only possibility is that he visited Yancheng in person ten years ago."

Han Banbu suddenly realized, "So it is."

Han Bi's eyes are usually amazingly bright when he thinks, but now that he thinks clearly about the twists and turns, he feels refreshed and looks even more elegant: "Find two good men to go to Yancheng, and act more secretly."

Han Han half-step agreed, but was stopped by Han Bi when he was about to step back.

Han Bi instructed: "Don't try to find out about 'Lu Zheliu', I guess this person must have changed his name and surname, otherwise why didn't he mention the past at all? As long as Lu Zheliu has ever been to Yancheng, he must be one of the amazingly talented and well-known people."

At that time, the piano, chess, calligraphy and paintings were all treasures. Lu Zheliu found Yancheng Fucha in order to show that he was different. Unwilling to be ordinary, let alone ten years ago?

Thinking this way, Han Bi felt that Lu Zheliu's rank was too low, full of flaws, and unworthy to be an enemy, so he felt bored.

It's just that he doesn't know yet that a dust-laden old incident in Yancheng is about to be unearthed because of this, and it will be out of control ever since.

*The prototype of Fu tea is Shaanxi Fu tea brick, but later because of too little production, it was mixed with Hunan black hair tea.