Start with the humble bridegroom

Chapter 63
In the early morning, Zhang Zhe was washing his face with well water in the guest room.

Suddenly the door was opened, and Sanchi came in with a gust of wind, followed by Bailu.

Zhang Zhe asked Bai Lu curiously while twisting the towel.

"If you're not by your girl's side, what are you doing here? Is your lady okay at Luo's house?"

"If you want to return to your husband, aunt, it is good for the eldest lady to be in the Luo family. The eldest lady of the Luo family and the fourth girl in Luo like our girl. The eldest lady. At first, the fourth girl of Luo wanted to take the exam for the eldest lady, but it turned out that she was only half as small. I took the position of the servant girl in just a few days, and now I can't even pour my saliva on the big lady, it's all done by Miss Luo. No, the big lady is afraid that you don't have any servants, so she asked me to come and serve her. With Mrs. Chen, you don't have to worry about it."

Zhang Zhe wiped his hands with a towel and smiled too.

"What do I need you to serve here? Sanqi can do what she can. But why don't you call me a lady?"

Bai Lu explained with a smile: "Since this morning, Mama Chen and I are not allowed to be called aunt or young lady. From now on, we are only allowed to be called Langjun and Da Niangzi."

While talking, she snatched the towel from Zhang Zhe's hand and wiped the back of his neck for him, but she started counting things in her mouth.

"I knew that Sanqi was a lazy person. The water I brought you was actually well water. Could it be that this inn is dark and doesn't even have hot water?"

She didn't wait for Sanqi to open her mouth to refute, she picked up the copper plate and squeezed Sanqi away before splashing water.

Sanchi was so angry that his nose was crooked for a long time.

"Okay." It was Zhang Zhe who comforted Sanqi, "What are you fussing about with a little girl? How about what I want you to inquire about?"

"Don't worry, my lord, can it be difficult for us to ask for news?"

"I found out clearly that there are many places to go to Shitan around this county. But most of them are well known, and people are used to going there. There are also a few places that are very secluded and few people know about them."

Zhang Zhe pulled him to sit down: "Let's listen to everything."

"I inquired about three places. One was told by the shopkeeper. There is a lagoon of more than ten acres [-] miles north of the city. It has dried up more than half of it now, but there are quite a few holes left. It is near the village where people and animals live. I often go there to wash up."

Zhang Zhe shook his head: "Let's talk about the next one."

"The next one? It's on Lu Yuedu's side. It's said to be a valley with few people, but there is a stone pool in it, with a radius of several acres. The salesman can't tell what the scenery is like."

"Several acres! Where is this Xiaoshitan? Tell me the last one first, and I'll talk about it after I hear it."

"I just heard about this place." Sanqi glanced sideways at Bailu who came in with an empty basin, "Just now a servant from the Luo family sent her over, and heard me asking about the shopkeeper Shitan. The man couldn't help but interjected, saying that in the upper reaches of Liuquanxi, there is a stone pond half an acre in the middle of the mountain, and the scenery is very good, but few people go there."

After Bailu put the basin away, he came over to press Zhang Zhe's shoulder and asked curiously at the same time.

"Lang Jun asked what is the stone pool for?"

"What do you know?" Sanqi glanced at her, "Yesterday on the way back from outside, Huo Langjun asked Langjun all the way, where is the stone pool mentioned in Langjun's exam article? These people are not interested. People make up a place, it must be true, isn't this the only place that Langjun can find a place to do business!"

Bailu immediately regained his spirits and said joyfully, "Mr. Sir, are you taking us for an autumn walk today?"

"That's right. Let's go to Liuquanxi to have a look today. This place is also close to the county town, so we can still make time for dinner when we leave now."

There is a steep Sun Mountain in the southwest of Wuling County, which is a larger hill than the Beishan Mountains.However, the top of the mountain is covered with snow all the year round, soaking into the rock formations and leaching out a pool of spring water.The spring water is separated in a herringbone shape and flows down the mountain from the east and west sides.

The spring water in the east mountain is called Liuquan, but the west mountain is remote. All I know is that all the spring water here is submerged in a cave, and there is a stone pool a few feet away from the cave.

After going up to Taiyang Mountain, the trees are dense, the shade is light, and the forest wind is blowing slowly. The sweat of several people on the road disappeared in an instant.

Zhang Zhe walked ahead alone, watching the scenery in the mountains carefully.

Sanchi was carrying a girdle, which contained no less than ten catties of food, and he was still walking like flying.Sanqi didn't have time to look at the scenery, he only stared at the bag on his body, and he didn't stop talking all the way.

Bai Lu followed behind Zhang Zhe, making small reports one after another.

"Lang Jun, take care of Sanqi, look, he has started eating crispy candies again!"

"Sanqi, that's my lotus paste cake!"

"Why are you still eating, tsk tsk, can you eat such a big pancake?"

Sanqi didn't even look at her, the more she complained, the happier he ate.

When he was about to reach the middle of the mountain, Bai Lu finally couldn't help laughing and bent over, because Sanchi had a bitter face and really couldn't eat any more.It was also at this time that Sanqi realized that he had been tricked by this egret and nearly died.

There is a pine tree in front, and the sound of water can be heard faintly behind.

The three of them walked around the pine tree, and the mountain breeze passed through their sleeves, and another piece of coolness hit their faces.

A small pond with half an acre of sunlight reflected in the leaves appeared before their eyes.

The water in the pool is clear, the stones are white, and there is a faint cry of frogs coming from a distance. The water surface is like a mirror, and the mountain wind is floating. The water in the pool is slightly wrinkled, scattering the sunlight.

When I came to the pool, the heat melted away, and there were four or five willow trees hanging their branches and leaves into the water, attracting several small fishes half an inch long and short to play around.Zhang Zhe looked at the half-acre stone pool, which was extremely wonderful, and couldn't help saying to Bailu.

"In a few days, I will definitely bring my wife to sit here. It really is a wonderful place."

How could Sanqi understand these things, so he only asked Zhang Zhe: "Mr. Lang, this is the Xiaoshitan mentioned in the article? So when he went back, he told Huo Langjun like this?"

At this moment, a proud female voice suddenly sounded above them to the left.

"Of course this is the Little Rock Lake mentioned by Zhang Xinzhi!"

Several people looked in surprise, only to find that there was a girl in yellow leaning half on the big rock on their left.

The girl's clothes are luxurious, I am afraid that she is not a child of an ordinary family, how could she appear in this barren mountain?
The girl saw that Sanqi looked at her with a faint sense of fear, amused and angry in her heart, so she stared at Zhang Zhe coldly.

"Your servant is so timid, could it be that he actually regarded me as that mountain spirit and wild charm?"

Zhang Zhe didn't bother to argue with this woman, he just cupped his hands, and with a noise, he was ready to go to the other side of the stone pool.

Originally, the matter had come to an end, but before Bai Lu left, he was a little annoyed that the woman said Sanqi was timid, so he said something extra.

"I've never seen such a person. The writers didn't say that this place must be Xiaoshitan. She decided it for someone else."

The woman turned pale when she heard this, and pointed at Zhang Zhe who turned back to dissuade Bai Lu with a trembling voice, and asked sharply.

"Who are you? Who sent you here to amuse me! I have ended up like this, are you still not satisfied?"

(End of this chapter)