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Chapter 48: Copper Mountain Quest

Update time:2012-10-27

After finishing the report, Zhang Ning asked Zhan Zhuli to send it to Nanjing in person, and then prepared to set off for Peach Blossom Villa alone. In the twelfth month of last year, the local government, under the order of the superior yamen, had confiscated Peach Blossom Villa and all the real estate under his name.

It is no longer a secret that it is located in Tongshan, Yizhen County, a county in Yangzhou Prefecture.

Tongshan does not produce copper. As for why, there is a poem to prove it: "The King of Wu was not loyal back then, because he had endless desire to cast drums on the mountain. God knows that the people in the barren land are thinking of good things. From then on, Tongshan does not produce copper."

It was the time of spring and cold weather. He didn't even need to bring a change of clothes when he went out for a few days. Zhang Ning took some money and things with him and led the horse out of the city. It was very ordinary, one man and one horse. There was nothing eye-catching about it. If you want to attract more people, watch it.

His eyes are just a skin that is better than ordinary people. Taking a boat out of the city on the Beicheng River, in the early morning, I met some people out on spring outings. Occasionally, the young lady Huaichun pretended to see the scenery and wanted to look at Zhang Ning's boat.

After taking a boat across Baoyang Lake, you can reach the land highway on the north shore of the lake, which leads directly to the county seat of Yizhen County. You don’t have to be too hasty on horseback to get to Tongshan in the afternoon.

He has not entered the county seat, and he will not go to the inn or the county government office. There is still about twenty miles of road to the county seat. It is impossible to find it in broad daylight. Tongshan is a famous mountain in Yizhen County. Just ask anyone.

I also know where to go.

The spring breeze in February is like scissors, and everything is gradually coming to life. When I arrived at Tongshan, I found that there were many tourists on the road, but Zhang Ning was not in the mood for sightseeing. When I asked, I found out that most of these tourists were not visiting Yaxing. It turned out that there were rumors about Tongshan.

The Tianchi spring water on the top of the mountain is sacred water and can cure all diseases, so many people from far and near come to get the water to cure diseases... He did not lament the limitations of the times and the ignorance of people. Hundreds of years later, this kind of thing is still common in later generations. In which era did people

They are all small and fragile.

This group of people only wanted the magic water, and they were not locals. If you asked about Peach Blossom Villa, they had no idea. Zhang Ning spent a lot of trouble and found the place late in the evening.

There is a mountain gate at the intersection, with three faded words on the wooden plaque above: Peach Blossom Villa. You should go there from here. Zhang Ning looked around and saw nothing but an old farmer walking a cow from a distance.

, and there was no sign of anyone again. He held the horse and stood there for a while. When the old farmer approached, he asked: "Old man, is there anyone still living in Peach Blossom Villa?"

Unexpectedly, I asked the right person. The old farmer opened his mouth and said: "The officials sealed this place a while ago, and the rent on the land was not paid to the landlord. This year, the government came to collect it. This village has also changed its owner, and the owner of the farm in Yizhen City has changed."

Mr. He bought it, but he doesn’t live here. He lives in the city, and I guess he has two servants to look after the house.”

Zhang Ning bowed and thanked him, then led his horse into the mountain gate and continued walking up the mountain. Then he saw a village built in the mountains. From a distance, there was a small waterfall behind the village. The air was fresh and the birds were singing melodiously, just like a paradise.

Looking at the blue tiles and gray walls of the building, the house is very solid and upright, using a lot of materials. It doesn’t look like a hermit with its unswept door, but it has a vague appearance of wealth. After all, the person who built such a good house in the mountains

It feels like I'm full and stuffed.

After knocking on the door, there was indeed someone. A little girl wearing a coarse cloth skirt and hairpin looked at Zhang Ning with wide eyes and asked: "What's your name?"

Zhang Ning said: "The surname is Zhang."

The little girl nodded and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Zhang Ning was stunned, and could only patiently say: "I am a tourist from Yangzhou City. Since it is getting late, I happened to see a village here and wanted to stay overnight. I dare to ask your host, but is it convenient?"

Unexpectedly, the little girl said: "Going into the mountains for sightseeing is a different way. How could you get here?"

Zhang Ning was just thinking about how to answer, but he heard a voice saying: "Don't embarrass him, he is my guest, please come in."

When I looked up, I saw a woman in a sarong standing on the stone steps in the yard, with a veil covering her face. She looked familiar, and her voice sounded like she had heard it somewhere before. When I thought about it, it seemed that it was that person.

The Peach Blossom Fairy I met late! Although I only met her once, Zhang Ning still had a vague impression of her.

This Peach Blossom Villa has been designated as the den of the rebellious party and sealed. And then they bought it back blatantly? Moreover, the Peach Blossom Fairy is still here. Zhang Ning has to admire her courage for risking her life! Although

There is a saying that "it's dark under the lamp", but if you stay within reach of the government, it's too easy to get caught; probably Peach Blossom Fairy is not the leader of this group of people, the leader should be Peng Tianheng, and that guy shouldn't take the risk here.

.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Ning left the little girl who opened the door and walked straight in. It was quiet and there seemed to be no one inside.

"I don't want to see the fairy's true form as soon as I come here." Zhang Ning said, cupping his fists.

"I'll only stay here for three or two days. If Mr. Ping An doesn't come, it will be more difficult to find me." Peach Blossom Fairy sighed, "It's really hard to bear to have such a good place blocked. Look at the scenery here.

How nice.”

Because this village is built on the mountainside, it has many levels. Zhang Ning followed him up the first stone steps, and there was a small flat land above, with a pool of water in the middle, full of lotus roots. This is comparable to the landscape in the garden.

To be pleasing to the eye, at least the water is living water. Spring water from the mountain flows down into the lake, and the lake water flows down along the creek in Zhuangzi. The houses built around the lake are even more artificial and natural. The water here is very

The right way to be clear is to ask the canal how clear it is, because there is a source of living water.

Zhang Ning was slightly curious and said: "The scenery is nice, but there is one thing. This village is clearly called Peach Blossom Villa. Why is there not a peach tree, but the yard is full of lotus roots?"

"It was originally a peach tree." Peach Blossom Fairy smiled and said, "Later when the village was built, it happened to divert spring water and dig a few lakes, so the peach trees were uprooted and lotus plants were planted. The name did not change, it was still called Peach Blossom Villa.

."

"I see." Zhang Ning had no intention of looking at the scenery, but the scenery was too beautiful. "If we come here in three or two months, we can see the fragrant lotus flowers in the yard. It's not bad now, the greenery is pleasing to the eye.

"

The Peach Blossom Fairy said: "With such beautiful scenery, Mr. Ping'an no longer writes poems?"

Zhang Ning frowned slightly: It was the last time you forced me to write poetry, and now I have caused so much trouble for nothing.

Peach Blossom Fairy looked at his expression and said with a smile: "You are full of poems and books. If you can't bear to part with even one poem today, that's fine. You can rest in the front yard for the night. Please come back early tomorrow morning. Let's not talk about anything.

."

This girl is playful and smiling, and she is very good at negotiating. She started with a joke, but she took the initiative, as if Zhang Ning came to beg her for this matter. In fact, it may not be who is begging whom, it can completely become a situation of mutually beneficial cooperation.

Well.

Others were smiling, but he didn't want to quarrel with the Peach Blossom Fairy, so he looked at her and thought about how to solve the problem. Her face was covered with a white gauze scarf, and she could vaguely see injuries on her face. Zhang Ning felt that he was staring at her.

It was not polite to see someone's scar, so she lowered her gaze. Unexpectedly, she said in a charming voice: "I just stared at that person's scar as soon as I came here. Have you seen enough..."

Zhang Ning was speechless for a moment, thinking that she was a slut.

"If you compose another poem, everything will depend on you." Peach Blossom Fairy's sarong is loose, and a slight twist shows off the flexibility and strength of her waist. This movement is actually indescribably charming.

Sometimes beauty and charm really don’t need gorgeous clothes to set off.

Her tone softened when she said this, and there was no pushy attitude. In order to have a good cooperation situation and get things back, Zhang Ning felt that he should satisfy her face. This time he would not leave any words as a basis... It would only be a short while.

How to compose poetry? Not to mention that Zhang Ning is not good at this, even those great poets most of them do not write poems easily. There are not many people who have written seven-step poems for thousands of years.

Only copied it.

After he pondered, he walked a few steps by the lake, thinking hard about the verses he still remembered in his mind. He saw two ducks in the lake and lotus leaves floating on the water. He vaguely remembered a few words. At this time, the Peach Blossom Fairy also

He didn't say anything anymore, and looked at him with a smile, with an expectant look on his face.

"Yes." Zhang Ning exhaled and stroked his palms, looking forward to recalling and chanting slowly, "The sky is full of green across the ten-mile flat lake, and the jade hostas secretly cherish the good old days..."

The Peach Blossom Fairy said happily: "It sounds really nice. It's about the scenery here. I can't bear to leave this villa more and more!"

Zhang Ning paused and then read out the next two sentences: "If the rain cover always protects you, I will only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals."

There are clearly ducks in the lake... In fact, there should be quite a few poems describing lotus leaves. Zhang Ning was stunned for a moment and couldn't think of it. He only thought of familiar poems from classic ghost movies. The poem itself is indeed not very clever, but it should be enough to fool the Peach Blossom Fairy.

Oh, this girl is just a private salt dealer. How can she have so much knowledge in literature and history? It’s no wonder that she appears and disappears like a ghost, and this villa is inaccessible, and the quiet atmosphere is special. Zhang Ning immediately contacted the ghost movie...



The Peach Blossom Fairy must have understood the literal meaning and said with a smile: "It's a pity that there are no mandarin ducks in the lake. I will cook the ducks and eat them at night. I will find two mandarin ducks to feed another day."

Zhang Ning said casually: "Is the poem passable? Now you won't chase away the guests?"

"I like both peach blossom poems and this poem about lotus leaves. In my opinion, Tang poems are pretty good." Peach Blossom Fairy looked at him happily, "I especially like the last sentence that only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals."

Zhang Ning said: "This sentence is an allusion from Tang poetry."

"No matter what Tang poetry or Song lyrics, Mr. Ping An is good at using them." The Peach Blossom Fairy got closer and closer, "There is also 'The Peach Blossom Fairy planted peach trees and picked peach blossoms for wine money', which also makes people happy and envious. If you can really live like that, you will be happy."

alright……"

"Fairy..." Zhang Ning took a step back, "Men and women cannot be intimate."

The Peach Blossom Fairy said charmingly: "Why are you pretending to be a gentleman? Don't think I don't know what you and Miss Fang... are doing."

"This..." Zhang Ning was stunned. Fang Ling even told her such a thing?

After hearing this, Peach Blossom Fairy said again: "I deceived her and asked if you were the one. Don't blame her."
Chapter completed!
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