The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 77 If I Have Never Seen the Light

Turn left and right, and walk through several moon gates.

Finally came to the courtyard.

"Master Bai, please, Master Zhang is waiting in that wing."

The servant bowed.

Bai Gui nodded and knocked on the door of the wing.

Squeak.

A small door opened.

"Layman, please come in."

The first time he saw Bai Gui, Daoist Zhang frowned slightly. It was the first time he saw this man in the Wu Mansion, but he saw that he was dressed in a suit that was either rich or expensive, so he quickly invited him in.

Layman is a title for those who have not become monks and practiced Taoism.

For example, Li Bai is Qinglian Layman, Li Qingzhao is Yi An Layman, Su Shi is Dongpo Layman.Layman is also the title of gentry generally given to scholars.

As for ordinary people, they are good believers, donors and so on. (Donor is not the only term used by Buddhists)

"Daozhang Zhang, I'm a student of Bailu Academy, and Mr. Zhu is my husband. The last time I saw Daozhang Zhang, I visited my teacher with your teacher. Now I don't know why Daozhang Zhang came to Wu Mansion?"

Bai Gui cut to the chase and said directly that I am Mr. Zhu's disciple, the descendant of an old friend.

Daoist Zhang suddenly realized that Bai Gui's expression became much closer, and he squeezed out a smile on his face, and said, "It's nothing, it's still because of that..."

He sighed, didn't say anything, but said everything.

Or that thing?
Bai Gui immediately remembered Mr. Zhu's letter before the county examination, which caused a sensation in the whole Qin Province, in order to ask for the pardon of the servants who built the mausoleum, but Mr. Zhu's letter was intercepted by the officials of Qin Province.

Now, Liu Daochang and Lin Daochang are gone, only Zhang Daochang is running around silently.

Yes, Zhou Ying is related!

Her relationship can lead directly to the court, so it is normal for Daoist Zhang to come to see Zhou Ying.

but……

For the sake of the wealth and lives of so many people in the Wu family, even if Zhou Ying couldn't bear it, she would flatly refuse.

This matter is too badass!
Killing scholars should be taboo about the reputation of some scholars. Now that the Qing court is weak, it is inevitable to take some things into account, but killing a mere merchant does not need to be taboo so much. In addition, Zhou Ying is also the adopted daughter of the Queen Mother, so it is still a matter of others to write a letter. However, Zhou Ying would be unfilial if she dared to!

What's more, Zhou Ying and Wu's mansion are enough to save face. If ordinary people encounter such a thing, it's okay to say it the first time, and thank the guests behind closed doors for the second time. If they dare to break in, they will be kicked out with sticks. up.

"Where is Taoist Master Mao?"

Bai Gui changed the subject, but he didn't dare to get involved in this matter. His current status looks good, but he is far from being able to interfere with these matters.

People are valuable in having self-knowledge!

If you want to be unfair, you can draw your sword!

But now the world is full of injustice, even if you draw your sword, you will look around in a daze!

As for another young Taoist priest from Maoshan who followed Lin Daochang, he also knew his name during his days in Bailu Academy, and his name was Mao Xiaofang.

"He and his master opened a Fuxi Hall in Ganquan Town next to the cemetery to save the dying and heal the wounded. Some injured servants can go to him for medical treatment."

Zhang Daochang sat on the chair and said.

Seeing that the topic has come to this point again, Bai Gui couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore, he persuaded: "Master Zhang, Mrs. Wu won't help you, look, she hasn't come to you for so long, the meaning is already obvious .”

"How can a poor man know about this..."

Daoist Zhang showed bitterness on his face, "But all the poor Taoist can do is pray for them, chant scriptures, and beg for help..."

He also knew that this matter was a foregone conclusion.

However, there are some things that you can try your best to do, and you still have to do them. You can't stop without doing them.

The atmosphere suddenly froze.

Not long after, Zhang Daochang saw that the waiting time was almost up, and he gave up. Perhaps, the moment he saw Bai Gui, the moment he persuaded him, he also gave up. He raised his leg and stood up. , and gave Bai Gui a slap, "Bai Layman, Pindao is currently living in the Palace of the Eight Immortals. If you want to find him, you can come here. Pindao... I will leave."

He also saw that when Bai Gui came to him, he might be asking for something, or he wanted to ask something.It's just that seeing this scene, I can't speak.

Daoist Zhang pushed open the door, walked away with big strides.

He held his head high, his clothes fluttering, as if he had put down something invisibly, or picked up something.

……

Go back to the living room.

The sky was a little dark, and the kerosene lamp was also lit in the living room.

There are still ladies playing the piano, and the notes are beautiful.

"Brother Bai, what happened to Zhang Daochang?"

When Wu Huaiyuan saw the servant leading Bai Gui over, he stepped forward and asked, he also learned a thing or two from Zhou Ying just now.

Although Daoist Zhang's trip and actions inevitably caused the Wu Mansion to fall into a place of eternal doom, no matter how you look at it, it seems to be a bit of evil intention.

But..., after a little thought, you will understand that those who dare to do it are not afraid of these things, and those who dare not do them are not worried about these things.

At least Daoist Zhang was just begging, there was no verbal persecution or anything.

"Daozhang Zhang won't come to your mansion next time."

Bai Gui was still talking and laughing with Wu Huaixian, Liu Mingda, and some high-ranking sons and noble daughters in a friendly manner, but in his heart, he couldn't cheer up, and became much more depressed.

It's just that he is good at perceiving people's hearts, and he doesn't show anything on his face. He is still the same as when he first came, and he is good at talking.

"Hey, in fact, our Wu Mansion is also a family of benevolence. Whenever there is a disaster every year, our Wu Mansion will donate money, give out porridge and food, but there are some things that everyone dare not do, and we can't do them. We also have to pay attention to the differences between them." Measure..."

Wu Huai was afraid that Bai Gui would care about something, so he whispered.

"I believe in Brother Huai's character."

Bai Gui raised the goblet again, and clinked glasses with Wu Huaixian and others one by one.

Red wine in my stomach, slightly tipsy.

It was dark, and the cultural salon was over. There was supposed to be a dance, but the noble ladies present were also very restrained. Most of them were unwilling to have physical contact with others, so the dance was over. .

Instead, a foreign woman from the Raksha Kingdom performed ballet.

The dance is graceful.

The three of them helped each other out of the Wu residence, and boarded the carriage together.

The Wu Mansion also prepared rooms for drunken guests, but the Normal School had a heavy workload, and after discussing it, everyone felt that sleeping in the Datong bunk was more comfortable than the Wu Mansion's wing room, so they prepared to go back to the Normal School's dormitory together.

"Wait a moment."

At the door of a bookstore, Bai Gui stopped the groom.

He trotted in, his face flushed with the aftertaste of drunkenness, and he said to the shopkeeper, "Hi, do you have any poetry collections by foreigners?"

This is the provincial capital, and the bookstore has a comprehensive collection of books.

There have always been translations of foreign poetry, but the circulation is less.

Back on the carriage, he already had a collection of poems by Amei Kenguo in his hand, which was translated by an anonymous person and written as "Quotations from Western Poets".

He flipped through and found the poem.

Emily Dickinson's poem "If I Never Seeed the Sun" in 1872.

Very short four lines, the first two lines are:

"Had I not seen the Sun." (If I hadn't seen the Sun)
"I could have borne the shade." (I could have borne the shade)

He looked at it and closed the book.

Fell asleep.

He fell asleep while holding on to his drunkenness.

(End of this chapter)