The new era of chaos begins in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 213 The tree beside the Li family pond

With the help of the Li family's maid, Ergou handed over Mrs. Li and the two drunkards, and was about to leave.

Mrs. Xiao Wang said, "It's already late today. The curfew in the city is getting stricter and the journey is rough. Why don't you stay overnight and leave tomorrow?"

A big reason why Ergou took Li Qingzhao back by boat this time was that the curfew in the outer city area had become stricter.

As Zhezong's physical condition deteriorated, Zhang Dun, as the prime minister, had to reinstate the gradually weakened curfew system in order to suppress the chaotic people in the court. However, in order not to cause too much backlash, recently only Bianliang City The outer city is under strict curfew, but the inner city remains the same.

Faced with the hostess of the Li family's request to stay, Ergou had to refuse twice, but he was still unable to match the other party's kindness, so he stayed a little uneasily.

The Li family's residence was one of Mrs. Wang's dowries. It was not small in size, at least the guest rooms were relatively sufficient.

What is even more unforgettable is that Mrs. Xiao Wang also ordered a young and beautiful maid next to her to make the bed and warm the quilt for Ergou, but Ergou sternly refused, claiming that she was a simple person. You can't enjoy such luxurious treatment.

Speaking of this, Ergou had to despise Chao Buzhi, a drunkard who also lived temporarily in the Li family. This guy had a long beard, but he still enjoyed the service and treatment of the Li family's young and beautiful maid with peace of mind. Even if the little maid is old enough to be his daughter.

However, Ergou's greedy eyes were greedy, but his persona of being clean and self-sufficient still had to stand up. Although he didn't know that because of Cao Xiangu, his persona in some aspects had already collapsed deeper than the abyss.

Unable to sleep alone at night, the two dogs hugged the incense brocade quilt and looked out the window with dull eyes.

Tonight's encounter with Xiaoshi again made Ergou discover a secret. It seems that Xiaoshi's blue-burning domain is not absolute. He retains half of the spiritual energy in his body that is close to the full amount, and these have not been absorbed by Xiaoshi. The psychic nature of Poem Ablation is also quite special.

For example, when Ergou used these psychic powers to activate his psychic vision, he found that what appeared in front of him was no longer the covering fog, but a magnificent and twisted world.

All kinds of existences flashed past in that strange world.

Twisted monsters, extremely beautiful monsters, magical creations, natural wonders, broken stars, torn fortresses, twisted steel or metal creations... Among them, Ergou even saw many things that only existed in the previous life. All kinds of fantasy things, such as space battleships with dense turrets.

Ergou didn't know if the space battleship was real. Who built the space battleship to look like a church? It was also covered with dense gun barrels. There was no scientific rationality at all.

Ergou paid attention to the unreasonable battleship for a little longer, but the thing seemed to be zoomed in, and appeared in Ergou's observation with a larger and clearer picture.

Only from a close perspective, Ergou discovered that the surface of this unreasonable battleship was actually covered with a layer of horrifying and inexplicable cysts and pustules.

Some Ergou who couldn't stand such a disgusting scene quickly closed their psychic vision and returned to normal human vision.

An unknown amount of time passed before Ergou fell asleep until he was awakened by the Li family's maid the next day.

Ergou got up, washed up, and asked the maid where the owner of the Li family was, only to learn that Li Gefei and Chao Buzhi had already gone on duty, and only Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Qingzhao were at home.

However, because Li Qingzhao was drunk last night, he was still sleeping soundly in his embroidery building, and it was estimated that it would be noon when she woke up.

As for the reason why the little maid of the Li family knows his wife so well, there is no other reason than that the Qingzhao lady often gets drunk like this, and everyone starts to follow the rules the more times she does it.

After washing up, Ergou enjoyed the breakfast brought by the maid - millet porridge with sesame cakes, lotus root mixed with sesame oil, and half a steamed fish.

After breakfast, Ergou wanted to leave, so he was led by the serving maid to say goodbye to Mrs. Xiao Wang.

When Ergou met Mrs. Xiao Wang, she was teaching a seven or eight-year-old boy to read and read. This boy turned out to be Li Qingzhao's half-brother Li Hao.

When Mrs. Xiao Wang saw the two dogs, she stood up with a smile in her eyes and asked, "Did you have some rest last night?"

Ergou clasped his fists and cupped his hands in thanks, "Young man, I have a good night's sleep, but thank you madam for taking the trouble to entertain me!"

Mrs. Xiao Wang smiled and said: "That's good! But brother Chen, you don't need to see anyone outside, but your relationship with my family should not be thanked. Not to mention the close relationship between me and Mrs. Pang, you and my family are close friends. We have met, and this time I will save A Bao so that she will not be plotted by others, and my family will receive a lot of kindness from you."

Ergou said with a look of fear: "Madam, you are exaggerating. It is your duty to protect Miss Li, and it is a small effort. You should not use the word 'favour'."

Mrs. Xiao Wang smiled and said: "Hmm! It's a friendly person, so our family can't talk about two things. Boy, are you interested in A Bao?"

ah?Mrs. Wang, are you asking so directly?

Ergou was suddenly asked this question, but he didn't know whether he should admit it directly. He could only hesitate and said: "Why did this... madam come to ask this question?"

Mrs. Xiao Wang asked, not only the two dogs were surprised, but also Li Qingzhao's younger brother Li Hao. He only raised his head to look at his mother for a while, and then at the two dogs. A pair of thieves with erect ears were walking straight away.

Mrs. Xiao Wang said: "Young man Mu Shaoai, this is the right principle of human ethics. You and Abao are of the same age, appearance, and talents. Why can't I ask?!"

Ergou said a little coyly: "Marriage matters must be based on the orders of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, and the seal of the betrothal. How dare you, Meng Lang, agree to it and damage the reputation of the young lady Qingzhao!"

Mrs. Xiao Wang listened, but understood the meaning of Ergou's words. He was indeed interested in Mrs. Li, but both parties had to go through a formal marriage ceremony. In other words, Ergou regarded Li Qingzhao as his future wife and good friend. woman.

Mrs. Xiao Wang is very satisfied with Ergou's idea. Although she doesn't know what position Ergou occupies among the demon-suppressing people, but with the background of Old Man Chen and Pang Shiniang, Ergou's energy in the future should not be underestimated. Low.

Being able to marry such a second dog, apart from other things, my son will have a strong and reliable in-law to help him in the future.

Therefore, Mrs. Xiao Wang nodded with satisfaction and said: "What you said makes sense! I will go to Mrs. Pang to discuss this matter later. You came to see me this time, but you want to leave?"

Ergou nodded and said, "Young man has many worldly affairs, but you don't dare to stay here, so you come to say goodbye!"

Mrs. Xiao Wang frowned and said: "Since you have something to do, I can't keep you here. However, when my husband went out, he asked me to keep you here until he goes on duty. It's a bit difficult to let you go like this."

In the future, his father-in-law wants to keep him, but how should he refuse? !
Ergou asked with a headache: "What should we do?"

Mrs. Xiao Wang's pretty face showed a fox-like smile, and said: "Well, you can compose a poem and keep it as a souvenir. My husband-in-law is a good poet. When my husband-in-law comes back from duty, if I will definitely be happy when I see your beautiful words, so if you leave without saying goodbye, the little problem will naturally not be a problem." Ergou said with a bitter face: "Madam, please don't embarrass me, how can I write good words in such a hurry! "

He really doesn’t want to be a copycat!

After all, it's okay for you to show off your literary talents in front of a group of laymen, but to do this in front of a literary family like the Li family is no different than showing off your literary talents in front of Guan Gong. No matter how many good articles you copy, sooner or later your true colors will be exposed. It would be really embarrassing then.

Little Mrs. Wang didn't care about the two dogs' difficulties. She looked around, pointed to the plum tree in the corner and said: "Let's use that plum blossom as the title. It doesn't need to be very good, just a little impressive is enough." ! If you really can't do it, I won't stop you. I'll just accept the sullenness I feel when my husband-in-law comes back!"

Having said that, Ergou couldn't resist.

Of all the poems about praising the plum blossoms, Lu Fangweng's "Bu Suanzi: Yong Mei" written decades later is the best, of course, not to mention the other one that is even more outstanding.

These two poems are good, but they are not appropriate here. Ergou searched his memory and finally recalled a poem "Mo Mei" written by Wang Mian of the Yuan Dynasty hundreds of years later.

Ergou only changed one word, but in front of Mrs. Xiao Wang and Li Hao, he walked around and complained:
I stayed at Li's house for the rest of the night and said goodbye in the morning, but I didn't see the owner of the family. I saw the plum tree in the corner, so I wrote this poem to commemorate it.

The tree at the head of the pond where the Li family washes inkstones has blooming flowers with faint ink marks.

Don't be praised for your good looks, just leave the clean air full of heaven and earth. "

Ergou admitted that he pretended to be the Thirteenth Brother again. Just looking at the shocked looks of Mrs. Xiao Wang and Li Hao, you knew how successful his performance was this time.

After Ergou finished pretending, he said goodbye and left in a hurry.

Mrs. Xiao Wang, however, had no intention of taking care of her children's schoolwork. She took down a pen and wrote down Ergou's poems on a piece of paper. She studied it carefully several times before sighing: "I heard Madam Pang praise her disciple for his talent earlier." Man, we thought she was exaggerating. Who would have thought that he was actually a talented person with average literary skills? He really made others admire him! But Ah Bao is lucky. He is talented and learned, but he can still find such a perfect match. Erlang!"

Li Hao saw that his mother was obsessed with poetry, but she was uneasy. He secretly took his own calligraphy paper to write down the content, and then quickly ran to the embroidery building where his sister Li Qingzhao slept.

In the embroidery building, Li Qingzhao was sleeping soundly, but was suddenly awakened by a rapid knock on the door, accompanied by the urgent call of his younger brother Li Hao.

Li Qingzhao was a little angry when she got up. She picked up the porcelain pillow and was about to throw it over there. She only measured it but refused to part with it. However, she put down the porcelain pillow with poems written on it. Regardless of the chaos on her temples, she stumbled and opened the door, wrinkled. He frowned and said angrily: "Dou Chong'er (Li Hao's nickname)! How dare you come to disturb me! If you don't tell me something, watch your ass!"

Li Hao jumped back a little in fear. He was a little scared because of the sister's power. However, thinking of the trump card he held, he puffed up his chest and said loudly: "Sister, you know, yesterday The brother who stayed at our house just left!"

"Brother who stayed overnight?" Li Qingzhao was very drunk yesterday and fell asleep after being sent home by Ergou. He didn't know about Ergou staying overnight, but asked: "How do I not know who stayed overnight at our house?"

Li Hao thought that his sister was pretending to be stupid, but he said angrily: "Sister, how could you not know? It's the brother of the Chen family who sent you back last night!"

When Li Qingzhao heard that the other party's surname was Chen, he knew it was Ergou, but he asked: "Since he is staying the night, it is normal for him to leave this morning. How can he still stay in our house? Douchong! This is not why you came to disturb me in the morning." An excuse to sleep!”

Li Hao said loudly: "Don't you want to know what brother Chen left behind before he left?"

"What did he leave behind?" Li Qingzhao rolled his eyes and caught a glimpse of the paper Li Hao had hidden behind his back. He immediately understood and became interested and asked, "What poems did he leave behind?"

Li Hao imitated Ergou's appearance when he was composing poems, pacing with his hands behind his back, vividly telling his sister the scene when his mother took Ergou into trouble.

I never thought that Li Qingzhao didn't listen to him seriously, but took the opportunity to snatch the paper from his brother's hand, and said with a proud smile: "You kid is still playing tricks on me, my sister, don't play tricks on me, I'll take care of myself."

Li Hao was still young and had immature writing skills, but he could not write well. He could only memorize the sentences recited by the two dogs.

Li Qingzhao reluctantly read it once and thought it was quite good. It was just a bit flattering and a bit numb.

Of course, what Li Qingzhao couldn't stand even more was his younger brother's bad calligraphy, which really ruined the great poems.

But she said seductively: "Dou Chong! Look at your bad writing, as if you were scratching your head! I will talk to my mother-in-law and urge you to practice more big calligraphy!"

But Li Hao's expression changed drastically, and he yelled with a slumped face: "You... bad sister! I kindly brought brother Chen's poems to you! But you turned against me and repaid me with vengeance! I'm going to be angry!"

Li Qingzhao ignored him, went back to his room, spread paper on his desk, held it down with a paperweight, sharpened the ink, picked up his pen and copied the poem again in fine regular script.

After copying the poem, Li Qingzhao dried the ink, held it in his hand and read it carefully, and then exclaimed happily: "This is how you can read it happily!"

Li Hao chased her into the room and asked, "Sister, I helped you this time, how can you thank me?!"

Li Qingzhao glanced sideways at his younger brother who deserved a beating, and asked with a sneer: "How do you want me to thank you?"

Li Hao grinned, revealing his gaping teeth, but he chuckled and said, "Next time I go out for fun, take me with you!"

"It's a beautiful idea!" Li Qingzhao snorted coldly, then patted Li Hao's rotten words on his chest and said, "Please forgive me for rejecting your so-called 'help'! Take away whatever rotten words you wrote." Take it away! Don’t stain my eyes! As for thanking you, don’t even think about it!”

"You?!" Li Hao was furious. He was not stupid. His sister was so shameless and extremely irritating that she turned her back and refused to recognize anyone.

But the little guy couldn't compete with her, so he could only cry and run to his mother for comfort with tears in his eyes.

When Li Gefei came back from work in the evening, he was not angry after knowing that Ergou had left early.Only when he saw the Mo Mei poem, after reciting it several times, he could no longer smile from ear to ear.

He recited it more than ten times, and ordered his family to prepare wine and food, but he recited it while drinking, and even looked for and smacked the plum tree. Later, he ordered his servants to dig a hole, build a pond, and lay out the pond next to the plum tree overnight. The landscape must be built to create a real inkstone washing pool.

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(End of this chapter)