The Trick of Longevity, Paper-cutting Becomes a Spirit

Chapter 22

Zhujiazhuang is located in the northwest of Zhaojiatun, about [-] miles away from the mountain road.

On this twenty-mile mountain road, the mule cart walked unsteadily for nearly an hour.

After turning a corner, a long and narrow river valley between two mountains appeared in front of us.

This river is called Shimen River.On both sides of the river, there are a large number of houses densely situated.

Here is Zhujiazhuang.

Zhujiazhuang is located in an excellent location, surrounded by two mountains, and only Taniguchi is connected to the outside world.The position of Taniguchi is like a natural portal, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In the village, on the hillsides on both sides of the river valley, terraced fields are almost connected one by one.With these fertile fields, it is more than enough to feed a village of [-] people.

And in the middle of the river valley, on the hillside on the south side, a big house was built, which stood out like a flock of chickens in the mountain village, and was particularly eye-catching.

This mansion is the house of Master Zhu Shiheng.

For this house, Zhu Shiheng spared no effort in manpower and material resources, and it took ten years to build it before it was completed.

The mountain road into the village is close to the river, and there is a towering cliff on the right side of the road and on the left side of the river.

This entire mountain, as if a gap had been split by a sharp axe, formed a natural pass.

Entering the pass, there are people coming and going, chickens and dogs hearing each other, ducks and geese flocking in groups, which is a scene of paradise.

It's just that, starting from the pass, every corner of the village is hung with white silk, and in this blue sky and white day, there is a bit of chilling coolness.

Continue along the straight street in the village, and then cross a stone bridge to the left. The street on the other side of the river diverges to the south with a wide stone-paved road, winding up the hillside.

At the end of the mountain road is the house of Mr. Zhu's family, which is located halfway up the mountain.

In a magnificent mansion, on the high gate tower of the main entrance, there is a long white silk hanging down on both sides of the gate.

The gate was opened, and inside and outside the gate, there were many people with white cloth tied on their arms, busy.

The mule cart stopped at the door, Li Guan got out of the cart beforehand, and said to Lu Qian: "Master Lu, we are here, let's go."

Lu Qian got out of the car with Zuo Qiuling, and followed Guanshi Li to the gate.

Li Guanshi led the two of them into the door, and then moved away from the central road, only took the small roads on both sides, making seven turns, and came to a small courtyard.

This small courtyard is very remote, only once entering the house, the weeds in the courtyard are a bit high, obviously neglected.

Putting such a courtyard in the Zhu family's house, I am afraid that it is not even the lowest guest room, it can only be the residence of some miscellaneous personnel.

In the small courtyard, a row of tile-roofed houses was divided into four rooms.

Li Guanshi pointed to the first room and said: "I'm sorry, Master Lu, there are too many guests at home, it's really hard to stay here, so let the two of you live in this courtyard."

Lu Qian thought to himself, there are too many guests to stay here, but it's just to watch people order food.

However, his status was not high in the first place, so there was nothing wrong with his arrangement.

Lu Qian cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry."

After listening to Guanshi Li, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.After he glanced at the two of them again, he hesitated for a moment before asking, "Do you two live in one room or two rooms?"

"Two rooms."

"A room."

Lu Qian and Zuo Qiuling spoke at the same time. After they finished speaking, they looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes, both of them were stunned.

There is something wrong with this woman, she obviously has a spare room, why, she still wants to share a bed with me, if you are like this, I can't bear it?

Oh... She should be afraid of ghosts coming to the door at night.

To Guiliuzi, she had almost no means of resistance, mainly because she couldn't see ghosts.

After figuring this out, Lu Qian changed his mind and said, "Then let's live in the same room..."

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zuo Qiuling didn't know what to think, and at the same time changed her words: "Two rooms..."

Li Guanshi looked at Zuo Qiuling, then at Lu Qian, a strange expression appeared on his pockmarked face.

He smiled awkwardly and said, "There are still three rooms vacant here, the two of you are free."

After all, he cupped his hands, and just turned around to leave, when he suddenly thought of something, he turned around and said, "Three meals a day, someone will deliver them. Let's take a rest for now, and someone will deliver the paper-cut pattern later." and paper tools."

Lu Qian also cupped his hands and said, "Okay."

Li Guanshi was polite, and when he was about to leave——

Suddenly, the door of the innermost room was opened, and a small wine jar flew out of the room, and smashed heavily on the stones in the courtyard, smashing them to pieces.

Then, a rough voice came from the room: "Dogs look at things that are inferior to people, hurry up and bring me wine!"

Seeing this scene, Lu Qian was slightly taken aback.

Li Guanshi made a face, and immediately pulled it down.

Lu Qian looked at Guanshi Li with his eyes, and asked with his eyes: "What's the situation?"

A look of embarrassment appeared on Li Guanshi's face, he coughed lightly, and said, "Oh, the people living there are... Rangers."

"Ranger?"

Li Guanshi sighed lightly, and said: "In other words, it was three months ago. My master went out and picked up a drunk on the road. Seeing how pitiful he was, he brought him back."

Speaking of this, Li Guanshi curled his lips, and continued: "This uncle, who claims to be surnamed You, is a swordsman. He doesn't mention his background at all. My master didn't make things difficult for him. He gave him a place to live, and entertained him with food and drinks every day. Who would have guessed this... Hey.

This uncle is really a big spectrum. Since he moved in, he either dislikes the bad food or the bad wine, and swears all day long. "

After Li Guanshi finished speaking, he paused for a while, then made a "please" gesture, and said to Lu Qian: "Master Lu, both of you don't need to pay attention to him, just go and rest."

Lu Qian nodded. It's not easy for an outsider to intervene in other people's affairs.

He and Zuo Qiuling looked at each other, and the two of them walked into the first room together.

Although the room inside is not big, it is very clean, with beds, tables and chairs, and all kinds of utensils.

After Zuo Qiuling entered the room, she looked around for a week, her small mouth kept "tsk tsk tsk".

Lu Qian frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you, keep smacking your lips?"

Zuo Qiuling turned her head to look at him, and said, "Didn't you notice that this most inconspicuous room is better than yours?"

"..."

Lu Qian rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not blind, so do you need to tell me?"

Zuo Qiuling laughed "card" and said, "I'm just kidding you, why are you in such a hurry?"

Lu Qian walked to the bed and lay down directly, not bothering to pay attention to her.

Instead, Zuo Qiuling followed and said with great interest, "Did you notice what that pockmarked Manager Li said just now?"

After finishing speaking, she curled her lips again, and added: "You are so ugly, I almost spit out my breakfast, and it's rare to have a full meal."

……

Lu Qian was silent for a while, and then said: "You mean, what kind of knight-errant?"

Zuo Qiuling nodded and said, "Swordsman, it's very rare, do you want to see it?"

Lu Qian looked at Zuo Qiuling and secretly thought that the girl was still a little younger after all. With this sentence, his experience in the world was exposed.

Zuo Qiuling looked at Lu Qian looking at her, feeling a little strange, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Qian asked, "What are you going to see him for?"

Zuo Qiuling raised her eyebrows and said, "We are both martial arts practitioners, let's talk about it. My father said that swordsmanship is very fierce and fierce."

Lu Qian said: "Do you think he will tell you this?"

Zuo Qiuling couldn't help frowning upon hearing this.

However, she was still stubborn, and argued strongly: "If you don't try it, how do you know it won't work?"

Lu Qian pouted at the door, meaning: "I want to go to you."

Zuo Qiuling pouted, turned her head and went out without saying a word.

However, instead of going to the innermost room, she went to the next door.

……

……

In the afternoon, some people sent paper, patterns, straw and other necessary materials.

Lu Qian took a look, and found that the painters of these patterns were pretty good, including golden boys and girls, paper horses, paper cages, maids, servants, lanterns...

There are all kinds of things in a thick stack.

The most exaggerated one is the last one, with a whole pattern of red clothes drawn.

This is a complete set of women's formal clothes, including headwear, long skirts, tube tops and other inner and outer clothes, and even shoes.

The phoenix crown alone has complicated patterns and high craftsmanship, which is staggering.

No wonder they would come all the way to invite themselves, and they were willing to pay a tael of silver.

This tael of silver is really hard to earn.

However, the old man of his family passed away, what would he do if he cut a set of women's paper clothes?
Could it be that the old man of their Zhu family liked this before he was alive?
(End of this chapter)