Yanshan Exquisite Record

It is said to be a painting boat, but it is actually a decorated awning.

The hull of the boat is small and exquisite, painted with a hundred birds facing the phoenix, and immortals with twisted branches, floating slowly on the water of Yaohu Lake reflecting the shadow of the lights. There is a checkerboard of melons and fruits on the bow, and a pot of lotus leaf tea is boiled, steaming hotly .

Pei Wunian was sitting helplessly on the bow of the boat, with lowered eyebrows, playing chess with Song Xueqiao one after another, while the red light on both sides of the river reflected half of his soft face into a delicate red, and other picturesque boats brushed past them , will stop and look this way.

If it weren't for the sensuality and luxury of the prostitutes and music workshops on both sides of the strait, everyone would think that this is a rare picture of a game between mountains and rivers.

What's even more rare is that Song Xueqiao actually restrained his usual arrogance, frowning slightly, resting his chin on his hand, staring at the chessboard and thinking hard.

The boatman had been going to the middle of the lake for a while, and finally stopped slowly on a waterway full of lanterns, swept them both, and said flatteringly, "My two gentlemen, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, which girl are you going to?"

Most of the rich and powerful businessmen are on the flower street, but most of the literati and elegant guests in this lake are swarming.

Not far away, there are four magnificent circles of light, surrounded by dozens of boats, large and small, all of which are small awnings for receiving guests. Surrounded by mountains, there is a pool of water in the middle, and the pipa, silk and bamboo are like fairyland in the sky. It is said that Yao Lake got its name from here.

It is also ironic to say that the four gentlemen among plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, in Yaohu Lake, are the names of the four leading names, each occupying a boat, and inviting guests with flower cards.

It is said that each of the four people is good at a musical instrument, playing music is like the sound of nature, and their skills are extraordinary.

But in terms of beauty, Zhu is the only one who stands out from the crowd, but this Zhu beauty is very arrogant, she only sells her skills, not her body, and she plays three songs a day, and she can't do one more song. What she plays depends on her mood.

No matter how beautiful a woman in the world is, this is not flattering, but she is not enough, she still has many strange rules when meeting people, even if she spends a lot of money, she may only see a veil embroidered with bamboo.

After such a toss, many people became more curious about her, and her business was booming.

Although Pei Wunian lives in Yingyang, he seldom goes out of the mountain gate on weekdays, let alone this kind of smoky place, where has he seen such a scene, and heard these names, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Song Xueqiao was accustomed to holding a chess piece, and waved at the boatman, "Go to Zhen Yunzhu's place."

"Miss Zhen? A pipa fairy in the cloud boat?" The boatman laughed so hard that his teeth showed, "Hahaha, the young master is really courageous."

Song Xueqiao knocked on the chessboard, "That's natural. Compared with Mei Lanju, the colder it is, the more interesting it is."

Pei Wunian was smart, and suddenly realized, "Xunyin likes her?"

Song Xueqiao narrowed his eyes, and put his hand on the sachet on his waist again, "What do you think?"

"Although I don't know the Xunyin you mentioned, I want to say that there are too many people in this city who like her." The boatman began to punting towards a circle of light, in which was a huge boat. The three-story painting boat is full of light and color, and the body of the boat is patterned with bamboo, and the dancers can be faintly seen in it.

There are several screens in the hall, and few benefactors are included.

But on the extremely wide water area around it, there are already large and small boats parked, and there are seven or eight people sitting on it, either stretching their necks to look inside, or squinting their eyes to enjoy the good news.

The boatman squinted his eyes and said appreciatively, "There are many people, but there are very few people who can get on her boat."

Song Xueqiao smiled and looked at the ships carefully, "I can see it."

Pei Wunian said lightly, "Why?"

"No reason." The boatman stared, "This cold beauty has her own rules, she must be able to appreciate... As for the person who drinks with her... "

The boatman turned his head suddenly, stretched out three fingers mysteriously, and raised his beard upwards, "Only three people have seen the beauty of this Pipa fairy."

The chess piece in Song Xueqiao's hand fell to the ground with a "click".

Pei Wunian suddenly became curious, "Which three?"

"One is the Sixth Prince of the imperial court. Needless to say, she dare not miss it." Seeing that someone was willing to listen, the boatman became very interested, and happily counted them, "The other is a very flamboyant The man in the red dress is Lie Lie, no one knows who he is, there is another one..."

"Cough cough cough cough cough." Song Xueqiao coughed violently.

Pei Wunian ignored him, and said coldly, "Say it."

The boatman was in high spirits, and he didn't realize that there was something wrong with the atmosphere, "Do you know that Yingyang is a sacred place for martial arts?"

"Ah."

"Especially that Wudang is the most famous!" The boatman suddenly hated iron and was envious, and stuck the penny in, "It is said that those who teach immortals are the most clean, but the last person to see her was a disciple of that Wudang." , don’t mention it! Tsk tsk.”

Song Xueqiao gritted his teeth, wishing he could kick the boatman into the lake to feed the fish.

Pei Wunian's voice became colder, "What's wrong?"

"Rotten peach blossoms, rotten peach blossoms!" the boatman sighed with a sad face, "I was only sixteen or seventeen years old back then, relying on my lightness skills, I flew directly onto the boat without taking off my Taoist robes, and I looked like a disaster." , immediately became fascinated by the cold beauty Pipaxian who was one year older than him, and left a token of mutual affection... But he didn't stay long and left. Since then, Pipaxiancha has never thought about it. I don't want to, I wish I could rush to Wudang to find someone several times, but where is Wudang? They would not lose face and let her go up, and in the end they will be depressed and even colder."

"Really?" Pei Wunian raised his eyebrows suddenly, "There are such bastards in Wudang?"

Song Xueqiao hugged her knees and looked at the lake with a sad face, completely giving up struggling.

"That's right! Why did such a disaster happen?" The boatman nodded in affirmation, "But I heard...it will be a disaster when you grow up."

Pei Wunian looked at Song Xueqiao with a smile, "I know a few people with Wudang, what's the name of that person?"

The boatman lifted his chin, looked up at the sky and whispered, "It is rumored that the name he left behind is that pious Wudang disciple, Pei Wunian."

A brief silence.

With a "click", Song Xueqiao turned around in a jerk, and a black ink jade chess piece was lying in Pei Wunian's palm, already... crushed to pieces.

Song Xueqiao shrank his neck, as if it was his neck bone.

Fortunately, he doesn't know anything else, apology is always the number one, and he was about to beg the blue-faced Pei Wunian for mercy with a smile, but he suddenly swept across a small boat with no lanterns three feet away, dangling slowly. Floating by, a man in black with cloth and bamboo hats was sitting on the bow of the boat, and he was staring at the cloud-turning boat in the distance.

He froze suddenly, quickly grabbed the chessboard between the two of them and threw it to the water.

The chessboard is light and thin, two splashes of water floated into the water, and immediately two white shadows flashed in the air. The boatman held his pole, and was thinking of going back and criticizing that rotten peach blossom.

But looking back, the scenery outside the boat is bright, the reeds on the side of the boat are green, and there are no shadows of those two on the boat?Immediately, his face turned pale, and he fell tremblingly on the board of the boat, his legs trembled, and he clasped his palms together, "Mother... I met a ghost."

After trembling for a long time, the boatman came to his senses, and slowly stood up while supporting the chess table. Suddenly, he found a light shining in the two chess boxes, one black and one white. He reached out his hand and took out two silver chess boxes Yuan Bao, he was overjoyed immediately, and said with tears in his eyes, "Mother...those two young masters seem to be the God of Wealth."

On the small boat, the breeze is leisurely, and one can clearly see that on the huge painting boat, under the streamer lantern, a woman in green shirt is covering a green bamboo veil, playing the pipa softly, singing a rather sad song. song.

Song Xueqiao and Pei Wunian had been standing at the stern of the boat for quite a while, the man in black had deep internal energy, and his skill was by no means inferior to the two of them, knowing that there was an uninvited guest on board, he still stood still, like an old monk in meditation.

In the blink of an eye, the second piece was played, and there was a commotion in the surrounding boats. Suddenly, countless jewels and silver flew from all directions, and they were all thrown on the deck. The maid prepared the gold basins, took them one by one, and withdrew back behind the curtain.

"Old friend, can you talk to us now." Song Xueqiao also smiled and threw an ingot before walking to the side of the man in black.

The man in black didn't take off his bamboo hat, he still didn't move, he seemed to be annoyed and said, "Amitabha, you little bastard, you were so restless just now!"

Song Xueqiao smiled apologetically, and said honestly, "Yes, I did something wrong."

The man in black refused to let go, "Your effort made my boat deflect by three inches, and the sound of the music became less ethereal. You have to pay for it!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and stretched out a hand towards Song Xueqiao as a matter of course. Under the bamboo hat, there was a fat face standing roughly in the distance, and his eyes caught sight of Pei Wunian again, "Although this little brother was also disturbed just now, he is better than you." You are good to go so far, and move my boat back one inch, so you have to give me four inches of silver in total!"

Pei Wunian's eyebrows twitched. Although he knew that Abbot Se was greedy for money, he never thought that he would be so greedy.

"Monk Hua, what are you kidding?" Song Xueqiao slapped his fat hand, took off two copper coins, sat aside and said angrily,

"Three inches back to one inch, shouldn't it be two inches of silver?"

Abbot Se accepted the copper plate without any distaste, stuffed it back into his pocket, and stretched out his hand to Pei Wunian, "Song Xueqiao is a cheapskate, so this little brother from Wudang will pay for him. He is my friend. So I don't charge too much, and I'm still short of three or two or nine."

Song Xueqiao pointed at him with a folding fan, "Hey hey hey! This is too much!"

Abbot Se didn't hear it, he still raised his hand, and squinted his eyes to look at Pei Wunian, "But this little brother seems to be in the same way as me, so I'll give you a little less, three or two eights and one copper dollar." , may I ask your name?"

Song Xueqiao tapped his hand, "Don't get too close, she's much prettier than you."

In terms of the time when Abbot Se became famous, the two of them are actually juniors. Although Abbot Se's reputation is notorious all over the world, he was a former eminent monk anyway, so it is impossible for Pei Wunian to hook up like Song Xueqiao and act recklessly.

He clenched his fist respectfully, "Junior Pei Wunian has met Senior Xunyin."

"Tsk tsk tsk." Abbot Se looked at Song Xueqiao with regret, and thought he was talking to himself, "It's also the disciple of the real person Zhang, why can one be refined and polite, and the other be taught such virtues?"

Song Xueqiao pinched the folding fan, and retorted unceremoniously, "Why is Master Hui Chuang highly respected under the seat of a Bodhisattva, and you are lustful and addicted to alcohol?"

Pei Wunian glared at him, unexpectedly, Abbot Se was not annoyed, but cheerfully said, "I want to persuade you tonight."

He didn't speak to Song Xueqiao, but looked at Pei Wunian.

Pei Wunian was startled, "Please tell me."

Abbot Se smiled and said, "Buddha said, don't say, some things can be said but can't be done, but some things can be done but can't be said."

Song Xueqiao often listened to him talking about these nonsense Buddhist words, which had long since become boring. Seeing that he was now harassing Pei Wunian again, he hurriedly said, "He is a famous Taoist, it's not interesting for you, a monk Hua, to talk about these things, don't bother him. ...tonight, young master, I have a big deal with you."

Abbot Se brushed off his robe and stood up unsteadily, "The poor monk knows that you won't come to see me if you have nothing to do."