Linglong

Chapter 5

Second Master Yu smiled, "Do you like to play with water? It's easy to handle. Although Uncle doesn't have a white jade cup that can float on the water, Uncle knows how to make small paper boats and wooden boats. Xiao Linglong, Uncle Minger will give it to you." Make a nice little wooden boat."

"Uncle is so kind." Linglong hurriedly poured wine for Second Master Yu, thanking him sweetly.

"That's natural." Second Master Yu picked up the wine glass and drank it down.

Linglong blinked her eyes wide, "Uncle, when you were young... No, it's not appropriate for me to say that, you are also young now. I mean, when you were young, you were very bold, right? Did you drink in a big bowl? Do you want to eat big pieces of meat?"

When it comes to "drinking in a big bowl and eating a big piece of meat", Linglong seems to smell the fragrance of meat in her nose, yearning infinitely.

Uncle Yu and Second Master Yu were both amused to see that Linglong not only knew how to pour wine, but also how to choose words carefully.

Second Master Yu proudly said: "Xiao Linglong's guess is right. When my uncle was young, his temperament was very forthright. At that time, my uncle often went out to study, riding a big green donkey with only a young servant. I have traveled all over Gansu!"

It turns out that you are still a person who loves to travel, sorry and sorry.Linglong felt happy in her stomach, and nodded with a smile, "This is the best, reading thousands of books is not enough. Uncle, have you been to so many places? You must have a lot of knowledge."

Erye Yu was looked at by Linglong with adoring eyes, and he said with admiration, "Is there a lot of knowledge, that's not a big deal. However, in those years, I have traveled to many famous mountains and rivers, and met many strange people, which is extremely interesting. I remember one year, when my uncle passed by Baiwang Mountain on his way home, he was kidnapped by a group of strong men, and my uncle was not afraid of danger, and even dealt with those strong men!"

"Really?" Linglong was dumbfounded.

Have you ever entered a bandit den?What a legendary experience.

Uncle Yu glanced at his younger brother calmly, while Second Master Yu was stunned, regretting his slip of the tongue.Really, how can you mention bandits and robbers in front of Xiao Linglong? What should I do if I am scared of a spoiled little girl.Besides, the elder brother told me not to bring up that past event.Alas, I really drank too much today, so I just said it casually like a ghost.

"Uncle, what do those strong men look like? Are they red eyebrows and green eyes?" Linglong approached Second Master Yu with great interest, and asked attentively.

Second Master Yu saw that Linglong was not only not frightened, but also caught him asking the truth, he was overjoyed, "It's good that I didn't frighten the child." Seeing Linglong's big eyes staring at him, waiting for the next sentence, he couldn't help but He quietly glanced at Uncle Yu.Seeing Uncle Yu nodded invisibly at him, knowing that his brother had agreed, he went on to brag, "Those strong men don't have red eyebrows and green eyes, but they look like menacing gods, with bad faces. I was robbed by them." When they rushed up the mountain, they felt a little bit of fear. After arriving at the stronghold, their leader was a handsome young man, who politely invited me to sit down and chatted with each other. While we were talking, it was already getting late. The leader wanted to invite me to a light meal, and the younger brother brought out the dinner, and it turned out to be a roasted calf! It was delicious, and there were a few small daggers stuck in the cow, and the beef was cut off with the daggers to enjoy, it was very delicious..."

This bandit even treats you to western food, it's really western style!Linglong opened her eyes wide.

Uncle Yu saw that his younger brother was talking vigorously and his daughter was listening intently, so he smiled slightly and toasted to drink alone.

"What happened later?" Linglong listened with gusto.

Erye Yu was kidnapped by such a strong man, what kind of story will happen next is exciting.

Second Master Yu took a peek at Uncle Yu and said haha, "Later, the leader talked with his uncle at night by candlelight, and uncle realized that he was actually a well-read man, who knew everything from classics to poetry and songs. I don’t know. I had a very happy conversation with him, so he didn’t make things difficult for me, and left me on the mountain for a few days before sending me down.”

"This leader is also interesting." Linglong opened her eyes.

After Yu Erye finished talking about his legendary experience in Baiwang Mountain, Linglong said a few words with emotion, and suddenly stretched out her little hand and patted the table, "Although the leader didn't embarrass uncle, after all, uncle was tired by him and was frightened by this. This group of thieves is so hateful, relying on their own strength, they robbed the weak scholars for no reason, so that the gentleness was demolished! According to me, they should be arrested and punished severely! Capture them Come, punish them..."

"What are you punishing them for?" Uncle Yu and Second Master Yu asked with a smile when they saw Linglong's indignation.

"Punish them..." Linglong rolled her eyes, glanced at her father and uncle, with a serious expression on her face, and said crisply, "Punish them to drink porridge every day, and they are not allowed to eat anything else!"

"Pfft—" Second Master Yu was holding a glass of wine to drink, when Linglong said this, he sprayed the wine.

Uncle Yu was much calmer than him, and the wine glass was still held firmly in his hand.However, a smile spread from the corners of his lips to the corners of his eyes and brows.

"Am I not right?" Seeing her father and uncle laughing at her, Linglong argued against them plausibly, "They are robbers, and they will do bad things when they have strength! They should be allowed to drink porridge every day, so that they can drink as much as they can. They don't have any strength at all, they look ashamed from drinking, and they look pitiful at a glance!"

"Little Linglong, you—" Second Master Yu's stomach ached from laughing, Uncle Yu slowly put down his wine glass, the smile in his eyes getting stronger and stronger.

Even Tong'er, who was serving underground, kept his mouth shut.

"However, if they know how to repent and stop doing evil, they should be rewarded." When everyone was almost laughing, Linglong changed the subject and said generously.

Don't hold onto other people's faults, give him a chance to abandon evil and do good.

"Oh, what should be rewarded?" Uncle Yu asked with a smile.

"Grilled meat." Linglong salivated, "Grilled mutton, grilled venison, grilled fish, grilled vegetables, grilled shrimp, the fragrance is so fragrant..."

When it comes to barbecue, Linglong's tone is very lingering, and her eyes are even more fascinated.

"I see." Uncle Yu couldn't help but shine.

My daughter has made such a big circle, does she really want to eat barbecue?Silly boy, what is so difficult about this, it is worth your trouble.

Second Master Yu's stomach still hurts, he covered his stomach and smiled at Linglong, "Uncle understand, our little Linglong is sick, we are tired of porridge, and want to eat barbecue, right?"

Linglong wanted to nod, but she was embarrassed to nod, and hesitated for a while, very hesitant.

Her tangled appearance was reflected in the eyes of Uncle Yu and Second Master Yu, and they found it both interesting and distressing.Uncle Yu asked Tong'er to give some instructions, Tong'er agreed, and hurried to the kitchen to deliver the message.Not long after, the smell of barbecue came from outside.

Linglong couldn't help cheering.

At noon this day, Linglong enjoyed the long-lost delicacy and was satisfied.

"In the whole book "Zuo Zhuan", my favorite four words are: only eat and forget worries." She patted her belly and said comfortably.

Second Master Yu was very sympathetic, "I like these four words in the whole "Zuo Zhuan", so it can be seen that I have lost my mouth these days." Uncle Yu said with a smile: "The snow seems to have stopped. Longer, Dad ordered someone to take you Go and see the plum blossoms after the snow, okay?" Second Master Yu nodded hastily, "Go, go, Xiao Linglong, your stomach is still weak, you need to walk a few more steps to digest your food."

Now Linglong's stomach is comfortable and satisfied, and she is very talkative. She nodded with a smile, "Okay, let's go and see the plum blossoms." After agreeing, she remembered that she was still burdened with taking Uncle Yu back to the inner house to share with Qiao's family. The honorable task of dinner, he said: "Daddy, after seeing the plum blossoms, I want to go and talk to my mother, okay? There is a picture of "Mountain Dwelling" hanging in the mother's room, which seems to be some famous work, but what is the picture? What's good, but I can't see it..."

"Daddy will tell you when I go back tonight." Uncle Yu knew the elegant meaning after hearing the string song, and before she finished speaking, he said with a smile.

"Okay, then come back early." Linglong smiled like a flower.

Linglong bid farewell to her father and uncle, and walked briskly away.

"Brother, do you feel that today's little Linglong is different from the past, especially energetic?" Second Master Yu looked at Linglong's back and asked with a smile.

"Probably because I got the meat as I wished." Uncle Yu said flatly.

The two brothers looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.

Linglong was indeed accompanied by a maid to admire the plum blossoms, and ordered the maid to break off a branch of plum blossoms that were bright red and more than a foot high, and took them to her mother Qiao to enjoy.Seeing Linglong, Mrs. Qiao was full of joy, "Come here, Long'er, let mother take a good look at you." Seeing Linglong's complexion was very good, as rosy and cute as a apple, she couldn't help but smile.

She was originally a rare beauty, and her sweet smile added to her demeanor.

Linglong looked at her fascinatedly, smiled and ordered the maid to bring the plum blossoms, "Mother, my daughter respects you." Qiao said with a gentle smile, "Good boy." She ordered the maid to bring a pink blue long-necked plum blossom. The vase comes and inserts into the bottle.

While admiring the plum blossoms, Qiao asked softly, "Are you going to admire the plum blossoms? Long'er, your body is recovering and you don't have the strength to walk so far. If you want to go again next time, let someone let you know." Okay? Mother ordered someone to prepare a small bamboo sedan chair..." Linglong was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Mother, if I am young, if I refuse to walk even a few steps, I have to take a small bamboo sedan chair to enjoy the plum blossoms. What do you think it looks like? If you know it, I was the one who was sick and loved by the elders; if you don't know it, you think the Yu family doesn't know how to raise children, but only pampers them." Qiao thought about it, and felt what Linglong said It also makes sense, with a hesitant expression on her face, Linglong hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, "I'm ready, and you specially made me this sable cloak, it's very warm. The nurse wrapped me tightly, with three layers inside and three layers outside. Allow me to go out." Qiao thought for a while, "Then, next time, mother will accompany you, okay?" Linglong agreed with a smile.

Because of Qiao's poor health, the Yu family was managed by Mr. Yu's wife, Guan.Since they didn't care about the house, they had a bit of leisure. Qiao and Linglong, mother and daughter, sat on the kang admiring flowers, drinking tea, and chatting. They spent half the afternoon without knowing it, and no one came to disturb them.While talking, Linglong remembered the agreement with her father, and said casually: "I don't understand what is so good about "Dwelling in the Mountains", so my father promised to tell me at night." Qiao blamed, "Silly boy, mother will tell you." Can't you hear it?" While chastising, but then remembered, "Your father is coming, the dinner should not be too light." He called the maid and ordered her to go to the kitchen to order more food.

"That's right." Linglong was secretly happy.

Uncle Yu came back after Shenshi, he was not alone, he also brought Yu Chang and Yu Yan.

Seeing Linglong, Mrs. Qiao already had a gentle smile on her face, and after her husband and son came back, she was even more delighted.Yu Chang and Yu Yan greeted their mother, and looked at Linglong with meaningful eyes, "Sister looks very good today." Linglong stood next to the plum blossoms with great interest, "Brother, are the plum blossoms beautiful, or my complexion? "Yu Chang looked at it carefully, "The plum blossoms are red in color, like rouge; my sister's face is white and glittering with a rosy glow..." Before he finished speaking, Yu Yan came over and said jokingly: "According to me, my sister's face is obviously flushed, as if drunk! Sister, did you drink today?"

The three of them talked and laughed, and Uncle Yu whispered something to Mrs. Qiao.Qiao Shi seemed not very happy, and protested weakly, but Uncle Yu persuaded her with a smile, and she reluctantly nodded.

For dinner, Linglong happily ate fresh shrimp, small wontons and steamed fish.

"Delicious." Linglong was satisfied with eating, and closed her eyes in enjoyment.

Qiao Shi was worried at first, but when she saw Linglong's intoxicated appearance, she smiled like Uncle Yu.

After dinner, Uncle Yu took Linglong to the "Mountain Dwelling Picture", and told Linglong in a warm voice, "This is what Qian Yutan did. According to legend, he can't paint if he doesn't drink or gets drunk. Only when the mind and hand are in harmony can he paint. This is also his work after drinking, but it is so peaceful and remote, and there is no dust and noise..."

Linglong listened intently.

What Uncle Yu said that night broadened Linglong's horizons and increased her insight, but what Qiao Shi said made her extremely excited.

Qiao shunned the maid, and took out a thick title deed from a black and red wooden box, "Ziming, Mianzhi, Long'er, this is the property that my mother brought over as a dowry, with a total of [-] acres. In the future, my mother will take this The [-] mu is divided into ten shares, Ziming, the eldest son, gets four shares, and Mianzhi, like Long'er, gets three shares each."

Although Yu Chang and Yu Yan are not yet weak, they already have words.Yu Chang's character is Ziming, and Yu's character is Mianzhi.

Yu Chang and Yu Yan didn't expect Qiao Shi to say that, and they both showed surprise, but Linglong exclaimed, "Really?"

If it is true, that is to say, Yu Chang will have [-] mu of land in the future, and Yu Yan and Linglong will each have [-] mu of land!

Three thousand acres of land, great landlord.

"One cow for three thousand acres of land"!Such a sentence appeared in Linglong's mind for no reason.

"Really?" Yu Yan, like Linglong, asked stupidly.

"Of course it is true." Mrs. Qiao nodded gently, "Mother only has you three children. If you don't give the dowry to you, who will you give it to? Three thousand acres of land is considered an estate. There will be confidence..."

When she said this, she hesitated for a moment, and gave Linglong a tender look, as if she didn't know what to say next.

Uncle Yu has been idly watching, seeing his wife like this, smiled slightly, and said: "Ziming, Mianzhi, Long'er, what your mother meant was just to let you know that you have a family business and confidence. , there is a way out. She also hopes that you will be open-minded, open-minded and open-minded, and don't have to stick to the gains and losses of a city or a pool."

Linglong raised her head and said cheerfully: "I have three thousand mu of land, and I am a big landlord! The big landlord is very proud, you know?"

Her cheerful appearance made her parents and elder brother smile.

Yu Chang coughed, "Sister, I have [-] mu, am I more proud than you?"

"Yeah, big brother has more than you and me." Yu Yan likes to tease Linglong the most, and follows along.

Linglong smiled triumphantly: "Although four thousand mu is more than three thousand mu, I still like three thousand mu." "Three Thousand Great Thousand Worlds" "Three thousand weak waters, just take a scoop to drink" "Kill three thousand, harm yourself Eight hundred', how interesting is 3000."

"So there is such a thing to say." Hearing Linglong's words, everyone smiled.

"I think, since I'm already a big landlord, I must act according to my status in the future." Linglong's expression became serious.

"How does it fit?" The two brothers asked her with a smile, their eyes full of ridicule.

Without knowing it, she stretched out her fingers and counted them one by one, "You must be broad-minded. Although it can't be like the sky, like the sea, or like a river, it must be at least as wide as [-] acres of land, right? You must be tolerant... "

"It must be at least as wide as three thousand acres of land," she said seriously, and her parents and elder brother were already laughing.

Linglong still looked serious, "...Moreover, I already have this status, so my basic necessities should not be too shabby. I think at least I should have fish and a car."

"There is fish to eat, but no car." The two elder brothers nodded seriously.

"Eat fish, and eat meat?" Uncle Yu confirmed with her.

"It's fine, it's fine." Linglong said with an easy-going face.

The family of five laughed happily.

(End of this chapter)