The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 31 The Water of Taihu Lake

The sound of hoofbeats and the sound of the car stopped slowly at the foot of Lingyan Mountain.

Sun Shao jumped out of the car, and Zhang Zhi who was waiting on the side of the road rushed up to greet him, and said with a soft smile, "The young master came so fast."

Sun Shao laughed: "It's a rare opportunity to meet the talents of Wu County, how dare you neglect it." While talking, he asked Dun Wu and Shuai Zeng to unload a few jars of wine from the car.Zhang just glanced at it, and said with some surprise: "How dare you trouble the young master, the wine is already prepared, could it be the young master..."

Sun Shao patted Zhang Zhi's shoulder carelessly, regardless of whether he was willing to get close to him or not, and said with a look of embarrassment: "Brother Zhang, you also know that I am a rough person, thanks to Brother Zun, please come here Participating in this gathering of drinking cups, you recite poems and compose poems, I can’t do anything, I don’t bring some wine to cheer me up, how can I be ashamed to mix with you talented people? Hahaha, don’t be offended, I’m not saying that you are going to The wine is not good, it's just a little thought, just a little heart, please brother Zhang don't refuse."

Zhang just looked at Sun Shao dumbfounded, but didn't say anything. He could understand what Sun Shao said, but he was embarrassed to be a mere spectator, so he brought some wine to make fun of it, which made sense, but when he thought about his brother Zhang Wen's original intention also felt that Sun Shao's surrender before a fight was a bit boring.It's just that they brought the wine with good intentions, and he had no reason not to accept it, so he just smiled and said: "If that's the case, then I'll bother the young master."

"It's easy to talk, you are busy, I can go up by myself." Sun Shao smiled happily and Zhang Zhi cupped his hands and walked up the mountain.As long as Zhang stays to receive the guests below, it is not good to accompany him. Besides, Zhang is not interested in accompanying him. A martial artist wants to pretend to be a scholar with a flute song and a farewell song he heard. ?I don't know what my brother thinks.

Sun Shao didn't care what Zhang just thought, he looked around at the scenery of Lingyan Mountain.Although Lingyan Mountain is not tall, the prosperity is good. Although it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the vegetation on the mountain is still green.Sun Shao had been to Suzhou in his previous life, and of course he had also been to Lingyan Mountain, but at that time it was already a tourist attraction, with dark heads everywhere, how could it be so quiet as it is today.

Turning around a valley, there is a dense bamboo forest in front of you. There is a winding stream in the bamboo forest. The stream is murmuring, echoing with the birdsong in the bamboo forest, and it looks very quiet.There are a lot of bamboo mats on the stone slabs on both sides of the creek for people to sit on. There are also some low tables with pens and ink on them, and stacks of light yellow Zuo Bo papers are pressed on black jade paperweights.

"Young master, it's early." Zhang Wen, who was making arrangements, saw Sun Shao from afar, and hurried over with big strides, greeting him with a smile.Sun Shao bowed and smiled, pointing to Zuo Bo's paper on the case and said: "Brother Zhang has such a great handwriting, for a while today, just this paper will cost a lot of money."

Zhang Wen smiled disapprovingly: "The young master was joking. Although Wen is not a wealthy family, these few pieces of paper can still be obtained. The people who came here today are all talented and talented. Could it be possible to let them use bamboo slips? It's not that I, Zhang Wen, seem too shabby, and I've embarrassed my Wu people."

Sun Shao thought to himself, the Zhang family is worthy of being one of the four surnames of Wu, and they speak in style, he said with a chuckle: "Brother Zhang is so angry that Shao Wangchen can't match it."

"The young master is too modest." Zhang Wen glanced at the wine jars held by Dun Wu and Shuai Zeng behind Sun Shao, and couldn't help laughing: "Young master, what does this mean?"

Sun Shao hurriedly explained again what he had just explained to Zhang Zhi, and then said rather complacently: "Although my wine is not a famous wine, it is quite unique, Brother Zhang might as well taste it."

Zhang Wen raised his eyebrows, became interested, and immediately asked someone to raise a wine glass. Dun Wu patted the Kaifeng mud and poured some wine into the glass.Zhang Wen took the wine in his hand, but before he drank it, he smelled a strong aroma of wine. He looked at the clear liquid and was very curious. "Young master, your wine has a rich aroma and is so clear. Even Wen, who claims to be a wine drinker, finds it a bit novel."

Sun Shao thought to himself, don't you dare to use it to make a fool of yourself?Lao Tzu is no match for you in reciting poems and prose, but I have a bit of confidence in drinking. If I can't tell you, I'll get you drunk. Let's see what you self-proclaimed elegant guys look like when drunk.He grinned: "Ashamed, ashamed, it's just a small way. Brother Zhang, give it a try."

Zhang Wen took a sip in response, and did not swallow it in a hurry, but held it in his mouth, spread the wine on his tongue, swallowed it after a while, smacked his lips and nodded repeatedly: "Young master, this wine is really good. It is unique, the aroma of the wine is second to none, this wine is so strong that Wen Ping has never seen in his life. The entrance is long, but when it reaches the belly, it is like a ball of fire."

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao patted Zhang Wen's shoulder with a smile: "Brother Zhang is indeed a man of the wine industry, and he knows how well he tastes. If so, can you still drink?"

Zhang Wen nodded again and again: "Drink it, drink it, it's not just a drink, when you get this wine, the wine I prepared is a bit overwhelming."

"Brother Zhang laughed."

The two looked at each other and smiled.Zhang Wen drank all the wine in the glass, and then wiped his mouth: "Young master, it's still early, you might as well take a look around first, people will come after a while, but it won't be so quiet, I still have some trivial matters If you have to prepare, I will not accompany you, and I will ask the young master for advice later."

"Don't dare. Brother Zhang, please do what you want." Sun Shaoming knew that Zhang Wen was not interested in talking to him, and he didn't want to drag him, so he led Dun Wu and Shuai Zeng through the bamboo forest, walked up the mountain along the stream, and came straight It was only at the spring of the creek that I stopped.Climbing on a huge boulder, he saw a vast expanse in front of him. The rippling Taihu Lake was unobstructed in front of him, and the peaks and mountains in the lake were faintly visible.Sun Shao felt a little strange, he stared at the Taihu Lake in front of him, always felt that something was wrong, he had been to Taihu Lake more than once in his previous life, but it was not the same as the Taihu Lake in front of him.It took him a long time before he recalled that the Taihu Lake in front of him seemed to be too turbulent. The lake was blown by the autumn wind against the rocks beside the rocks, and layers of white foam appeared, although it was far away. Although it is far away, it seems that the sound of rushing water can be heard, which is far from the calm water of Taihu Lake in the previous life.

"The wind and waves in Taihu Lake are not small." Sun Shao said with emotion.

"What is this?" Shuai Zeng curled his lips, "Compared to Qiantang's tide, this storm is nothing to mention."

"And you're the only one who went to watch the tide." Dun Wu curled his lips dismissively, "I don't know who was so scared that he almost peed his pants."

Shuai Zeng blushed immediately.

Dun Wu ignored him, moved to Sun Shao's side, and said with a smile, "Young master, the storm is really not big, not to mention the tide in Qiantang, even the river in Jingkou is ten times bigger than this. "

"Ten times?" Sun Shao turned his head to look at Dun Wu. Jingkou, he knew, was the Zhenjiang in his previous life. He had ferryed across the river countless times. There was some wind and waves, but when had he seen wind and waves ten times as strong as this? ?
"Young master doesn't believe it?" Seeing Sun Shao's suspicious expression, Dun Wu became a little anxious, "The wind and waves at Jingkou can overturn even a building."

"Pfft!" Sun Shao blurted out without hesitation, "Just brag about it."

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As usual, ask for tickets on Monday and Wednesday!

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