Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 76 Spring Rain
The sun shines into the attic, and the water for sencha is boiling on the small stove.

"Xue Ling's house was built by Xue Rengui when he was the general of the Sixth Army of the Beiya. Although it was not as good as the later General's Mansion, it was handed down to the second house, and it was also the ancestral house. If you can't keep it, you will be called unfilial. Whether it's for grandpa or the ancestral house, Xue Bai should come."

"It must be because he didn't think about it yesterday and refused to work for the false father. He will come if he thinks about it today..."

Daxi Yingying was very patient, frying tea and waiting.

Not long after, she got a message.

"Miss, the scoundrel we arranged in the Xue family's house in Changshoufang was kicked out by the Chang'an county officials."

"Why?"

"The contract has not yet been completed..."

"Did you show them the IOUs that Xue Ling owed?"

"Yes, but the Chang'an county captain said that the sufferer refused to admit that he owed a huge debt overnight, and suspected that we set up a bet and a deception. We need to investigate this matter."

Daxi Yingying frowned, and said angrily: "My gambling shop is located in Wannian County, what have I got to do with him in Chang'an County? Mind your own business."

She didn't care about the small house, but it was strange that Xue Bai made it so complicated for a matter that could be resolved by just coming here and talking in a few words?
Soon someone came in a hurry and said: "Lady, Xue Bai is coming to Daozhengfang."

Daxi Yingying smiled slightly and understood instantly.

Show your ability before talking, and she would do the same, just an ordinary trick.

"Bring Xue Ling for a severe beating and the debt book."

Get ready here, Xue Bai also arrived at Daozhengfang.

However, instead of coming to her, he went straight into Fengweilou.

~~
The lobby was busy, and Qu Shui saw Xue Bai from nowhere, and hurried over to greet him.

"Mr. Xue Lang is here, Wu Lang is in the back kitchen, my aunt is in the counting room, and Er Niang is in the attic in the back yard."

Xue Bai walked through the busy lobby, hesitated for a moment, and went to the account room.

I heard the sound of "cracking" outside the door. I pushed open the half-covered door and went in. I saw a beautiful woman sitting at the table, picking up two gold cakes in her slender hands, weighing them, moving the abacus, and taking notes. account.

"What's the matter?" Du Yan asked lightly without raising his head.

Xue Bai discovered for the first time that she was quite imposing when she was outside.

Du Yu waited for a while but didn't get an answer. When she looked up and saw him coming, she quickly lowered her eyes and was a little flustered.

In the past two days, she stayed with Du Jin at home, and the two sisters had never been alone with Xue Bai. Now when Xue Bai approached, she immediately became uneasy.

She didn't even call him, she opened her mouth twice, as if to say "You are here", but her voice was very low, and she suddenly couldn't speak.

"I'll come over and take a look." Xue Bai stepped forward and glanced at the account book, "Last time I told you that there is a way to keep accounts..."

"Have you been busy for a while?" Du Yi seemed not in the mood to learn.

Seeing that she was so disturbed, Xue Bai thought about it.

Du Jin and Du Jin use the same spices, only lighter.Xue Bai could smell the subtle differences when he looked at them, but he couldn't smell them when he didn't look at them.

When the woman came the night before, he was in a deep sleep and the curtain was too dark, so he was so dazed that he didn't recognize who it was.Last night he deliberately pulled the curtain aside, but when he woke up, he pulled it back again.

The woman kept gritting her teeth, not daring to make too much noise, as if she didn't want him to know who it was, so he stopped guessing and concentrated on enjoying it.

But looking at Du Yan's figure at this time, and how she feels when getting along, it should be her...

"Do you have anything else to do?" Du Yan asked, turning sideways unconsciously, "If there is nothing else, you can go to Er Niang."

"It's okay, you're busy first."

Seeing that she was alienating her, Xue Bai became suspicious again.

He left the counting room and went up to the attic in the backyard.

Standing on the railing, you can see the scenery of several nearby courtyards.

"Over there is Qingliangzhai. It was originally a secret gambling house used in spring and summer. I heard that its proprietor plans to build a new house near Qujiang Pond." Du Jin turned around from nowhere, and said leisurely: "Xue Ling It’s just losing at Qingliangzhai and going bankrupt.”

"Who is the proprietor, do you know?"

"I don't know yet." Du Jin said, "He probably wants to make friends with you, otherwise he should send someone to Fengweilou to collect debts."

"Come for me?"

Du Jin said: "In the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty, the most important thing is talent and prestige, prestige is the most important thing about filial piety, the sage attaches great importance to the word 'filial piety', you must save Xue Ling."

Xue Bai said: "I am running hard to save Xue Ling."

"Ok?"

"In the morning, I went to seek help from Xue Hui; at noon, I went to the Chang'an County Government to report the crime, and temporarily took back the ancestral house; Go to the Chang'an county government to show your sincerity in repaying the debt and your determination to save Xue Ling."

When Du Jin listened, she couldn't help pursing her lips into a smile, and understood what he meant.

"In this way, who can say that you are not filial? If this matter gets to the ears of the saints, you can be said to be the most filial son in Chang'an City."

"feasible?"

"Of course it's possible, I'll try to spread the word about it." Du Jin liked his cleverness, and praised: "This is a small accident, but it can make your filial piety far away, and it will be of great benefit to your official career. ... just in case Xue Ling dies."

"No, whether the other party wants to collect debts or have ulterior motives, killing him is useless, it will only cause trouble." Xue Bai said: "Let them keep him."

"You're an old fox."

The two of them discussed these, quite a sense of collusion.

She approached with a smile, Xue Bai smelled a fragrance lingering in her nose, and felt that the atmosphere was a bit different.

He remembered that there was one more thing to say, and said lightly: "By the way, I will go to Mrs. Guo's mansion tomorrow night to ask for help, and it is also about Xue Ling. Maybe I will be away for two or three days, and there are many things that I need to take care of..."

Before he finished speaking, Du Jin pulled him from the railing into the attic.

She stood on tiptoe, leaned closer, and sealed his mouth.

Xue Bai felt it was abrupt at first, but he understood it in an instant.

The carved wooden door on the pole was hooked by boots and closed, the curtains in the small pavilion shook slightly, and there was the sound of heavy breathing.

"It was you at night?"

"Um……"

~~
In the kitchen in the backyard, the cook picked up a Luoyang Dongguan radish, put it in a water basin and rubbed it vigorously, and rubbed it clean with the rippling water.

After that, she picked up the water basin and poured it vigorously without reservation, and the water flowed freely and flowed into the small ditch.

At the stove, the thatch ignited at a little bit, making a "cracking" sound, and soon the firewood was burned, and the dry firewood was burning fiercely.

Hu Shisanniang washed her hands, wiped her abdomen vigorously, picked up the spatula, and prepared to do a big job.

A piece of greasy white ointment melted in the hot iron pan in an instant...

~~
"Second mother."

Qu Shui trotted to the outside of the attic, saw the door was closed, and said: "A guest came to see Xue Langjun, the original words were to ask if Xue Ling's son is here... Second Niang?"

"No, blast away."

Du Jin responded shortly, with a strange voice.

Qu Shui was stunned for a moment, so he thought Erniang was angry and ran away.

Soon, there was a shaking sound of the table inside the door.

Du Jin sat on the table, raised her head high, bit her lip, and finally let out a long snort when she heard the footsteps going away.

She stretched out a pair of jade hands to hold Xue Bai's belt, and clumsily pulled it twice, but failed to pull it away.

This is what she gave him, a sheepskin belt, fastened tightly.

"I'll solve it."

"Um……"

Xue Bai untied it for a while, but she still hadn't untied it. She was dissatisfied and pulled him coquettishly.

The stuck belt was torn off suddenly and fell to the ground.

……

The wind is getting stronger, blowing the bells under the corner of the eaves, making a crisp sound.

Two clouds in the sky were blown together, intertwined and fused into one cloud, the water vapor was dense, and finally brewed into raindrops.

The spring rain falls, moistening things silently.

The singing of warblers sounded from the willow trees in the distance, and the city of Chang'an was washed by the spring rain, as if it had a new color.

It's exactly "flowers are timid at dawn, wind and cold, butterflies dream, willows worry about spring rain and wet warblers".

~~
"My lady, Xue Bai said... no visitors."

Daxi Yingying frowned, his face gradually became displeased, and he ordered: "Find some rascals and go to Fengwei Building to collect debts."

"Yes."

"I'm going to see for myself."

"My lady, it's raining, it's still... that little man is going to prepare the car."

Although it was only a short distance, Daxi Yingying wanted to take a carriage.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the alley, and she opened some curtains to look at Fengweilou. Those scoundrels had already arrived and were yelling inside.

"Father's debt is to be paid by the son, it's just and right, Xue Ling owes us money, Xue Bai should pay it back!"

Today was another rich and powerful banquet, and Daxi Yingying didn't dare to offend them for a trivial matter. Let the scoundrels shout like this, just to make Xue Bai feel the pressure.

This is also her temptation, to observe this young man who caught Shou Wang's attention.

Soon, a young man arrived with the guard and shouted: "If you make trouble again, you will offend Mrs. Guo Guo, you know? This is Mrs. Guo Guo's property."

"Xue Bai, why didn't you pay back the money?!"

Daxi Yingying frowned, knowing that the scoundrel had admitted the wrong person.

Seeing that he was mistaken, Du Wulang shook his head, because he didn't want to be regarded as that old-fashioned and boring Xue Bai.

But there was nothing to explain to this ignorant Lai Han, he raised his hand and immediately shouted: "The ancestors of Pingyang County, the descendants, those who dare to gamble, will be expelled from the house forever, regardless of parents and children, no mercy."

Thinking of how his grandfather scolded him when he lost money that day, Du Wulang lifted his spirits and added: "Xue Bai abides by the teachings of his ancestors. If he pays off the debts for a gambler, wouldn't it be unfilial?"

The words fell on the carriage in the distance.

Daxi Yingying saw him, and asked Shi Zhong on the chariot: "What kind of person do you think this Du Chuan is?"

"It looks stupid, but it is actually stupid. Occasionally there are some shocking words, and the background of the children of the family is somewhat." Shi Zhongdao, "In short, according to the information given by King Shou, Xue Bai is more capable. As for Du Chuan, It should be an idiot with occasional flashes of light."

"Idiot?" Daxi Yingying smiled slightly, "Xue Pingzhao will be raised by someone in ten years, did the Du family really happen to save him recently? Look at the relationship between this idiot and Xue Bai."

"What does the lady mean?"

"This idiot is also staring at me." Daxi Yingying said, "Has King Shou promised to see me?"

"This... Ten Kings' House is strictly controlled. King Shou said, we should wait for the lady to find out the clues."

As Shi Zhong said, he took a sneak peek and saw Daxi Yingying's face was ugly, and said in a low voice: "The villain is going to find a beautiful boy for the lady..."

~~
After three days, the drums of Chang'an City sounded again at dusk.

"Boom."

"Boom."

The guests in Fengwei Building had gradually dispersed, Du Wulang stretched his waist, and walked to the backyard with Du Yu.

"Sister, are you angry with Xue Bai recently? Because he is moving away."

"No." Du Yan tilted his head, and his voice was inexplicably gentle, "I'm not angry with him."

On the small attic, Xue Bai and Du Jin came down.

"Hey, where did you go just now? Someone came to make trouble. Xue Bai, if you don't settle your grandpa's matter, people will say you are unfilial."

"It's being resolved."

Du Jin looked up at the sky and murmured, "Is it raining?"

"It's been a long time, second sister doesn't know?"

"It's so troublesome to ride home." Du Jin frowned.

Du Wulang shook his head and muttered, "I'm getting more and more squeamish."

The four of them had forgotten about the curfew, and rode back to Du's house. Although they were wearing coir raincoats, their hair was still wet.

In the stable, there were a few thin figures feeding the horses.

"Why are you here?"

"Brother Six."

Xue Xin led his younger brothers and sisters to bow to the Du family sisters, and then replied: "We help feed the horses, I am very good at raising horses."

"Good job." Xue Bai patted his head and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

"It's very full. Sister Qinglan gave us a lot of food. Sixth brother, is it okay for us to eat so much here?"

"Haha, of course it doesn't matter." Du Wulang said with a smile, "Just treat it as if you were at your own home."

"Thank you Wulang." After Xue Xin saluted, he looked at Xue Bai again.

"Well, don't be too restrained, but don't cause trouble to others. We will go back to Xue's house after staying for a few more days, and ask a gentleman to teach you how to read?"

"it is good."

Xue Xin actually didn't want to study, he wanted to join the army, follow the example of his great-grandfather to build a career and revive the family, but although the sixth brother in front of him just came back, he was very willing to listen to what he had to say.

"Sixth brother is so powerful, can he really go home?" Xue Qiniang Xue asked: "Then grandpa..."

"Seventh Mother."

Xue Xin hurriedly pulled his sister away, as if he was afraid that she would really bring Xue Ling back if she asked.

~~
Night falls.

Qing Lan wiped Xue Bai's hair, talked about how she got along with everyone in Xue's family today, and promised to take care of them in the next few days when he was away, then reluctantly left and went back to the courtyard.

Xue Bai changed into his spring shirt, hesitated for a moment, bolted the door, and pushed the table against the door.

Although they were looking forward to Du Jin's return tonight, they both knew that this relationship was shameful. She was probably jealous of Yang Yuyao's power, and he still had to give back to Yang Yuyao.

……

That night he slept very deeply, Xue Bai woke up, moved the table and case, opened the door, and saw Qing Lan standing there holding breakfast with an unhappy expression on his face.

"Lang Jun wants to sleep in and prevent me from going in?"

"right."

Qing Lan was not afraid of him, and said dissatisfiedly: "Mr.

After she finished speaking, she thought of asking if it was okay.

However, the Du sisters have already gone to Fengwei Building. It seems that everyone slept well that night.

Xue Bai tidied up and drove his horse out, thinking that this was enough for Xue Ling's affairs.

On the other hand, Yan Zhenqing forgot to give the copybook because of the delay in handling the case yesterday.This is actually a good thing, it is best to forget about it today, so as to have the opportunity to visit more often.

How can taking only one copybook be as beneficial as appreciating a teacher?
Xue Bai thinks that Yan Zhenqing can be of great help to him in terms of the ability and prestige that the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty requires...

(End of this chapter)