Fisherman's Song Dynasty

Chapter 35: By the Lake

Rong Xi's sudden departure made Xu Zizhen's heart empty. Although Rong Xi was often amused by him before, it was obviously different this time. The indifferent look in Rong Xi's eyes when he left made him feel an unprecedented of distress and grievance.

"Let's go, let's go, I'm just a layman, so let's do whatever we want."

Xu Zizhen muttered a few words, went back to the bed and sat down. The more he thought about it, the more unpleasant he felt. His chest was full of depression. He couldn't help but stood up and poured a glass full of cold water. He practiced punching and kicking.There is no fixed routine in martial arts, and there is no coherent move in one go. Wherever you want to hit, the fists and legs are like the autumn wind, but it has a mighty air.

On a big tree in the distance, there is a pair of bright eyes looking deeply at this place, the eyes change from time to time, as if thinking about something.

After a long time, Xu Zizhen gradually felt that his hands and feet were a little weak. After all, he hadn't eaten for a day, and the hard-fought people would be too hungry. He gritted his teeth and jumped up, turned around in mid-air and kicked sideways. , fell to the ground with a bang, panting with his hands on his knees.

At this time, Xu Zizhen was almost exhausted, but the stagnation in his chest also dissipated a lot. After a short rest, he went back to the house to wash his face, went out to find a noodle shop and ate his fill, and went back to the house and fell asleep.

He didn't sleep well this time, and he still couldn't fall asleep until the middle of the night. His mind turned over and over again, the look in Rong Xi's eyes when he left, and when he finally fell asleep in a daze, the dream turned into another picture In the picture, wars are raging everywhere in the Song Dynasty, the iron cavalry of the Kingdom of Jin swept across the river north and south, countless people fled hurriedly in ragged clothes, and children with straw flags in their heads can be seen everywhere on the roadside, just for a kind person to take in and get food and clothing in this troubled world.

The panic and helplessness in the eyes of those children in the dream directly touched the deepest nerve in Xu Zizhen's heart. After a while, the people suddenly scattered and fled, and a large group of golden soldiers with hideous faces came galloping, killing everyone and burning houses. , Countless people were dying in a pool of blood, Xu Zizhen felt a surge of anger in his heart and couldn't hold back anymore, jumped out and shouted: "Golden dog, I'm doing it! You! Mother!"

Suddenly he woke up from the dream with a jerk, and he realized that it was just a dream just now, but the scene in the dream made him drenched in cold sweat.

Huh...Xu Zizhen sat on the bed in a daze, let out a long breath, he was born in a peaceful era, he had never experienced the cruelty of war, even if there was news on TV, it happened in another country, he never took it seriously , but when he came to the scene in person, even though it was just a dream, it still made him feel a kind of fear from the bottom of his heart and he was sweating coldly.

Boom!

Suddenly there was a knock on the door outside the house, and a voice like a silver bell sounded: "Xu Zizhen, it's three poles in the sun!"

Xu Zizhen came back to his senses suddenly, is it dawn?Who came to see me so early?Want me to have breakfast?He got up and got out of bed, without any clothes on, just ran to open the door with his shirt on and a pair of trousers on, only to see a pretty girl with bright eyes and bright teeth standing outside the door, who was exactly Wen Xian's. That personal maid.

"You... ah!" The little girl was about to say something while her hands were on her hips and her eyes were staring, when she suddenly saw Xu Zizhen's naked upper body. That robust body and strong muscles made her face blush, and she exclaimed He quickly turned his head away, stomped his feet and said angrily, "You man, why did you come to open the door without your clothes on?"

Xu Zizhen was not in a good mood, and it was rare that he didn't take this opportunity to tease him, but said nonchalantly, "Why are you looking for me so early?" After speaking, he went back to the room and put on his clothes.

The servant girl peeked at him and saw that he was finally fully dressed. She was secretly relieved, but she was also faintly disappointed. She calmed down and said, "Why? Missy is waiting for you. Xu Zizhen, your airs are really good." Not small!"

miss waiting for me?Xu Zizhen was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered that he had promised Wen Zhifu yesterday that he would accompany her to some poetry meeting.

"Oh, got it." He washed up as fast as he could, and then walked out the door, "Let's go."

Seeing that he had changed his temper today and looked serious, the servant girl was very curious and looked at him with a pair of dark eyes.

When Xu Zizhen turned around and saw that she was not moving, he wondered, "What are you looking at?"

The maid pursed her lips and smiled: "Did the sun come out from the west today? You are so serious."

Xu Zizhen curled his lips: "Brother is in a bad mood today, don't mess with me." After a pause, he added, "If you mess with me, I will carefully strip your pants and spank your ass."

The servant girl let out an exclamation, blushed and took a few steps aside, spat: "I knew you were pretending, hum!" After speaking, she ran out quickly with small steps, her expression seemed to be afraid of Xu Zizhen Really come to tease her.

The two came to the gate of the mansion one after the other, a carriage had already parked there, the curtain of the carriage moved, revealing a beautiful and cold face, it was Miss Wen Wenxian, the little maid ran to the side of the carriage and pouted Complaint: "Miss, he bullied me again!" As he spoke, he pointed to Xu Zizhen behind him with his little hand.

Wen Xian glanced at Xu Zizhen, and said helplessly, "Xu Zizhen, can't you live in peace?"

Xu Zizhen didn't explain, and rolled his eyes at the little girl, looked around and found that there was only such a carriage, and couldn't help asking: "How do I get there? Is it inconvenient to ride with you in the carriage?"

Wen Xian snapped the curtain of the car shut, and said flatly, "Of course you can't take the car, so just follow the car, Mo Lu, come up."

"Hey!" The servant girl Mo Lu responded sharply, jumped onto the shaft of the car, turned her head and stuck out her tongue at Xu Zizhen, made a grimace, and entered the car triumphantly.

I rely on!Xu Zizhen was depressed for a while, didn't even give me a horse?This is intentional revenge on me, right?Okay, you two wait for me!

With the sound of cars rumbling, and the autumn wind blowing, the carriage traveled southwards, and gradually left the city, on the wide official road outside the city.

It was a cloudy day today, and the chilling westerly wind made Xu Zizhen a little chilly, but he couldn't get in the carriage, so he had to shrink his neck and follow the car, using the carriage to block the autumn wind, secretly hating: I don't know which bastard it is Dan chose to have a party on this day, and deliberately chose a rural place, so that I won't disturb your shit poetry meeting for a while!

I don't know how long he walked, Xu Zizhen's feet were sore from walking, his stomach was so hungry that his chest was stuck to his back, and he finally arrived at the destination amidst his secret curses.

Here is a clear and vast lake, and there are white reeds everywhere, the scenery is very beautiful, but Xu Zizhen can't help feeling bitter, isn't this the place where I just came here?Revisiting the old place can't help but arouse his depression.

There is an open place by the lake, and a pavilion is built with thick logs. Judging from the color of the wood, it seems that it has not been long since it was built. There are already a few cars parked beside the pavilion, and there are some horses and donkeys beside them. Looking for grass and nibbling leisurely on the tree, several servants dressed up gathered together and chatted casually.

Xu Zizhen and his entourage came to the side of the pavilion, Mo Lu helped Wen Xian out of the car, and several scholars came out quickly, one of them held a folding fan first, bowed to Wen Xian's long body, and said with a smile: "Miss Wen, it's been a long time!"

Wen Xian gave her a blessing with a smile on her face, which was regarded as a return of the gift, and several scholars behind her followed suit one by one, with extremely serious smiles on their faces, when they looked up and saw Xu Zizhen standing beside the car, those people suddenly His complexion changed, and he blurted out: "Why are you?"

Xu Zizhen laughed, clasped his fists and said, "Where do we never meet again in life, so you guys are safe and sound?"

These scholars were none other than Zhang Ling's trio who had been at odds with Xu Zizhen for a long time, but he had never seen the scholar holding a folding fan, so he didn't know who it was.

Zhang Ling and the others had already seen Xu Zizhen's literary talent, and were shocked by his piano skills. They knew they couldn't compare to him, and they couldn't think of a way to avenge that humiliation. Today, they found out that he actually came with Wen Xian. It made them dare to be angry and dare not speak out, so they could only force a smile, and arched their hands at Xu Zizhen, which was regarded as a greeting.

The folding fan scholar saw the expressions of the three of them in his eyes, and he knew the virtues of these three boys in his heart. He didn't have much ink in his stomach, but he was full of arrogance, relying on his family's confidence, he seldom really convinced others But now seeing that they were so polite to a follower beside Wen Xian, they couldn't help but asked Wen Xian with a smile, "Miss Wen, I wonder who this is?"

Wen Xian smiled lightly, and said casually: "It's all just a few people in my house, Mr. Kong, I don't know who else will come to the appointment today?"

Mr. Kong lost interest when he heard Wen Xian say that he was a servant. He regarded himself as noble, so he naturally disdained to chatter with this servant. As for why Zhang Ling and the others were so polite to him, it was probably because of Wen Xian. Here he no longer paid attention to Xu Zizhen, and said with a smile: "Miss Wen is punctual, but the others are just..."

Before the words fell, a crisp voice rang out not far away: "Wow, Kong Xiaoer, you dare to arrange us behind your back, don't you?"

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