Rivers and Lakes Survival Guide

Chapter 4 Annual Ceremony

After that night, the Prince's Mansion quickly returned to calm. Naturally, some people "couldn't bear it" and left. Of course, these people never appeared in Duling County again. Lin Tao guessed that they might not even leave Duling County City, only the guilty ones. Only people will leave. After all, the treatment of the county palace is very good, and ordinary people who are not crooked are willing to leave, so there must be something wrong with leaving.

There were two people missing in the house Lin Tao lived in, and two more people were accommodated, one of whom was still an acquaintance of his.

"Aji?" Lin Tao acted as if he met an acquaintance naturally, "Why are you here?"

When Si Ji saw Lin Tao, his heart turned a few times, and when he heard him ask, he immediately understood, "Isn't it because life is hard! This dart walk is dangerous and the fees are high, and I still want to marry a wife. For an escort who has no rounds, that little money is not enough for wound medicine."

"That's right, it was really difficult for you. If the old master Jin hadn't left, I could have dragged you to the Jinsha Gate this year, but once the old master left and the young master took power, let alone pull you , I have to find another way out." Lin Tao sighed softly and explained clearly.

"Okay, it's our fate to be able to enter this county palace, so do it well!" Si Ji grinned, a dimple appeared on his face.

"With you here, I feel relieved." Lin Tao thought for a while, "Look for a drink in a tavern together?"

"You please?" Si Ji asked with a smile.

"Let's go!" Lin Tao wrapped his arms around his shoulders, and the two walked out.

Fortunately, both of them had their day off today, and walked out of the county prince's mansion shoulder to shoulder, and turned into an alley...

Don't talk about hooking shoulders and backs, the two immediately started to move their hands, and they will never be soft-hearted. The same tricks, the same kung fu, and the same internal strength are on par. In the end, the two are constrained by each other, and neither can suppress the other. , unable to tell the winner, the two withdrew their hands at the same time, took a few steps back, and rubbed their wrists to look at each other.

"What are you doing here?" Lin Tao asked coldly.

"Why can you come, senior brother, but I can't?" Si Ji asked back.

"I have business to do." He had a guess in his mind, which made him a little bit chilled.

"Young Master said that there are many people and multiple paths. You check yours, and I check mine. Whoever gets the credit will get the credit." Si Ji said it didn't matter, and he felt very uncomfortable. Lin Tao!

Sure enough... Lin Tao felt a little cold in his heart, feeling that the other party didn't trust him. He raised his head to look at Si Ji and frowned, but he shouldn't have sent this person here!

In Xiangliu Villa, although Lin Tao is a senior brother, the one with the best talent is Si Ji. After only four years of study, he is already on a par with Lin Tao, who has been studying for more than ten years. People are jealous.

To say that no one is perfect, Si Ji is talented, but has a vicious mind. He was originally a descendant of Xiangliu Villa, and he followed Liu Chengyuan's courtyard since he was a child. It took only three years for him to be in charge of the courtyard. It wasn't that he was shrewd, but that he was ruthless enough to remove the obstacles in front of him one by one. It happened that such a person came into the eyes of Liu Chengyuan and saw that he had the ability to practice martial arts. The talent was sent to Liu Peihe for teaching, and then Liu Chengyuan took him by his side.

Lin Tao never understood why Liu Chengyuan would stay by his side for a person like Si Ji with poor moral character.

"This is not Xiangliu Villa, nor is it the Shilang's Mansion. Don't mess around. If you mess up, no one will clean up for you." Lin Tao said coldly, turned and left.

"Didn't senior brother say he wanted to buy me a drink?" Si Ji asked carelessly, "Why did you leave like that?"

"No money." Lin Tao replied two words lightly, and the corners of Si Ji's mouth twitched.

I can't kill you!

In late autumn, the palace of the prince of the county suddenly became lively. Seeing that the prince of Chen had not been invited, officials from all walks of life spontaneously came to visit, but they were rejected to varying degrees. None of them saw the prince of Chen, and of course they were not rejected. The dismissal is just that there are more supervisory posts in the government offices, and they are all from the background of generals in Yishui.

Of course, this is not the key to the excitement. The key is that batches of annual gifts are delivered to the county palace in advance. Because of the large number, the nursing home is also mobilized to receive the annual gifts, because the annual gifts are not only items, but also people.

Lin Tao and Si Ji were sent to receive such a portion, which is said to be an annual gift from the capital, five carriages, two carts of goods, three carts of people, and one water of young men and women. These young men and women sat separately. In two carriages, I heard that the Lord is alone in a carriage.

"Tsk! How old is the little county king? Can you take so much?" Si Ji murmured.

Lin Tao ignored him. Although he said that King Chen was fifteen, but depending on his stature, people would believe him when he said twelve or three. He didn't understand what the plan was for those who sent boys and girls to King Chen. He looked at these Boys and girls always don't feel like they are used to do that kind of thing, but they have such a charm that he can't tell the difference for a while.

"Hee hee, are the two elder brothers here to pick us up?" The girl's low voice seemed to have a small hook, which made people tremble inexplicably. Come up with other thoughts.

"Do you still need to ask this kind of question? If we don't pick up, who are we going to pick up?" The young man's voice was high, with a sharp ending, not like intentional, but like a habit.

Lin Tao frowned slightly, and Si Ji beside him was about to speak with a playful smile, when he heard a soft voice.

"What are you doing one by one!" A fat woman came out from behind the young men and women, "What are you talking about! I'm leaving you alone!" The woman looked like a bustard, which made Lin Tao's eyebrows frowned even deeper. up.

A girl pursed her lips, "Auntie Chang is so boring all the way, and we finally got to the place, so we just teased a few words."

"That's right, I'm rushing this way, I'm not allowed to sing or dance, I'm panicking when I'm idle!" Someone echoed.

"That's enough, that's enough, that's enough!" Aunt Chang seemed disgusted, "Do you really think I'm a character? What's the matter? My old lady finds two people to wait on you? What morning did you wait for you to hang your throat and kick you?" You only walk on your legs? If any of you have the skills and reputation of that person, I will be happy to carry your shoes for you!" She stretched out her hand to another carriage that had never come, "Otherwise, I will hold it back for you. !"

Boys and girls squinted their mouths. Seeing Uncle Chang stop the carriage, someone complained, "Uncle Chang! You don't care! Auntie will bully us!"

Uncle Chang smiled honestly, "My wife is the head of the house." Everyone curled their lips, you slap your ears (afraid of your wife)!

Si Ji was still a little confused when he heard it, so he went up to talk to Aunt Chang, "Where is the mother?"

"He's from Zhunchuan County." Aunt Chang brushed off her sleeves, "My county prince is the nephew of Chen County king. My father knows that Chen County king likes to listen to operas. This is a specially recruited actor, regardless of his young age. , but everyone has a good voice, and the one there is a famous actor, who was invited by our master from the capital." She said with a proud face.

"The capital city!" Si Ji rolled his eyes, "Could it be the one from Guanyue Tower?"

"Tsk!" Aunt Chang rolled his eyes at him, "You are not from the mansion at first glance."

"Hehe, Madam, please give me some pointers." He didn't get annoyed and said shamelessly.

"Miss Manjiang Hongmin from Guanyue Tower is Daomadan." She drew a figure, "It's not like my grandfather can't invite you when he arrives. Doesn't the Prince of Buchen like to listen to red plums? My grandfather specially invited Du Jingcheng." The first Huadan girl Xuedong from Tianshan Mountain came to sing for King Chen, this girl Xuedong from Tianshan Mountain is amazing at singing Zhehongmei!" She gave a thumbs up.

When Si Ji nodded and was about to speak, the carriage of the last carriage opened. First, plain water blue embroidered shoes were revealed, followed by icy blue dresses embroidered with snow patterns, and finally a plain and cold-looking It's hard to imagine that such a person can sing as amazing a scene as Zhe Hongmei.

"Miss Dong." Seeing that someone came out, Aunt Chang immediately moved over, "Did you sleep well on the way?"

"It's okay, thank you." Tian Shanxue's voice was as clear as her own.

Aunt Chang wanted to say something, but someone rushed over suddenly, "But the theater troupe is here?" Qiutong came quickly, and grabbed Tian Shanxue's wrist with her first hand, "Master wants to listen to the opera, come with me." Turning her head He also told Aunt Chang, "Set up the stage right away and let people put on makeup. I'll take her to sing a few verses for the master first. Hurry up." She said, pulling people in and walking inside.

"Slow down." Tian Shanxue said lightly.

"Don't slow down! Pohouzi is mad at the master, and the pair of Baochunmei vases have been dropped by the master. If you don't hurry up, you might fall!" Qiutong spoke quickly and quickly, and her steps were not slow. Lin Tao Siji was thinking about the 10,000+ taels of vases, so it was no wonder that Qiutong was distressed. Just after thinking about it, there was a sound...

"Several broken bottles will fall, if you hurt the master's hand, it will be terrible!" As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

"Okay, don't be dazed, let's get started! If it's the one who waits for a long time, we old couple will go out of the house at most, and we don't know if you will survive or not." Aunt Chang glanced at the boys and girls , "I heard from my father that the king of Chen County is good, but he has a bad temper. After the winter festival, whether to stay or go is a matter of what the king of Chen County says. You should all be vigilant." , don't be distracted."

"Thank you, Aunt Chang, for your reminder." Boys and girls bowed, they are not people who don't know what to do, whether they stay or leave, it is only serious to save their lives first.

Lin Taosiji escorted everyone to the theater, and heard Tianshanxue singing before entering the theater.

The seven souls go leisurely to the underworld.

In front of Yan Jun's palace, he complained,

That's the only way I can claim it.

At this moment, Lin Tao suddenly remembered that Zhe Hongmei was a ghost show!

Si Ji didn't know why his back felt cold.

Why does Prince Chen like listening to this play?

The same thought arose in the hearts of the two of them, the gate of the theater opened, Tian Shanxue was only wearing a sleeve, and she flicked the sleeve as she sang, her eyes were no longer cold, but full of desolation and hatred!

Lin Tao felt something was staring at him from behind. He turned his head and met a pair of golden-green wolf eyes. The wolf was extremely tall, with pure white fur, except for a tuft of fur on its forehead that was fiery red, like a real flame. It just stared at Lin Tao, bared its fangs and let out a low growl. He only felt a chill on the back of his neck, but he had no other reaction. Instead, Si Ji, who was beside him, looked back and sat down on the ground with weak legs. Shaking uncontrollably.

By the way, this kid was bitten by a dog and almost died. He has been afraid of dogs since he was a child, even dogs are afraid, let alone wolves, but how does this wolf seem to know himself?

White wolf bared his teeth and let out a threatening growl in his throat. He bowed up and faced Lin Tao, ready to pounce on him at any time and bite him to death!

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