Chapter 14: The Fair Maid
It is said that after Sun Yun separated from Tang Zhan in the suburbs that day, he went home to prepare for the relocation of the capital......
Sun Yun's home is the "Coming Dart Bureau" in Bianliang City. Speaking of Bianliang City, although it is still an area under the jurisdiction of the Mongols, the economy is still prosperous, and the entire Bianliang City can be said to be divided by several economic shili, the most famous of which are the two wealthy families respected by everyone on the rivers and lakes - the Nangong family and the Murong family. In addition to these two families in the center, there are also the "Jixing District" in the east of the city, the Zhao family Zhao Mansion in the west of the city, the Lu family in the south of the city, and the Laiyun Dart Bureau in the north of the city. And now, for some reasons and relationships, the whole of the Lai Yun Dart Bureau is going north to move to the capital of Mengyuan.
Sun Yun's home is the Laiyun Dart Bureau in the north of the city, which is a small number of people compared to the "Jixing District" in the east of the city and the middle of the city, after all, most of the places in the north of the city are vegetable markets, and the east of the city and the city are more prosperous because of the goods, so the number of people is also larger. However, the small number of people can also be regarded as "looking around, there is an endless stream", which shows that the rest of the city is even more crowded......
"Okay, that plaque is going to be removed...... At the door, an old man who is only fifty years old and has a strong body is directing a group of people outside to remove the plaque with the four big characters "Come to the Dart Bureau" -- he is Sun Shangrong, the chief dart head of the Dart Bureau. Sun Shangrong and his wife, Zhen Ling, had no son, so they adopted an outcast seventeen years ago and named him Sun Yun. In this way, the Sun couple raised Sun Yun like their own sons for seventeen years, and in the past seventeen years, they have endured hardships. Of course, Sun Yun will naturally become Sun Shangrong's successor, that is, the chief dart head of the Dart Bureau, and now, he is still the young master of the Dart Bureau. However, Sun Yun can be said to be a great filial son, in the past 17 years, he has not only often cared for and taken care of the Sun couple - that is, his stepfather and mother, but also when he knew that the person he abandoned 17 years ago was his biological father, he did not hold a grudge, but sincerely hoped that one day he could reunite with his biological father. When his own father abandoned him, he had tied a dragon-patterned jade pendant that had been broken in half around him, and just yesterday, Sun Yun had given half of it to his sworn brother Tang Zhan. He firmly believes that the jade pendant left on his body will not only be a witness to the reunion of parents and children, but also a witness to the reunion of brothers......
In the dart game, a large group of people are busy in and out, busy in and out, and Sun Shangrong is busy directing on the side. At this time, a young man in black walked beside him and said, "Father-in-law, you asked me to pack my haode luggage, I have sorted it out at the door of the warehouse, how long are we left before the time of departure?" It seems that this person is Sun Yun.
Sun Shangrong turned around and said, "Oh, Yun'er, Xiexie...... However, we still have some trivial matters to deal with, and it will be some time, and I am afraid that the large army will not be able to set off until Shen Shi. β
"Oh......" Sun Yun asked again, "Father-in-law, what else can I do?"
Sun Shangrong replied: "No, Yun'er, I really worked hard for you this morning!"
Sun Yun then asked, "What about the stepmother, the stepfather, why didn't you see her this morning?"
Sun Shangrong said: "Oh, your stepmother went out early this morning, as if she wanted Zuihou to take a look at some of the streets and alleys of Bianliang City, after all, she has lived here for thirty years...... Hey, I'm not the same, who would want to leave the place where I have lived for half my life? If it weren't for the imperial court and the government to let us move to Dadu, I really want to live here forever, there are so many memories left here...... Heyβ" There was another sigh, and there was a trace of sadness in Sun Shangrong's tone and eyes.
Sun Yun also said: "Actually, I can't bear to be here, there are my relatives and friends here, and there are things and places that I will never forget for the rest of my life......"
"Yun'er ......" Sun Shangrong said to Sun Yun again: "I think you should also go to the city for a walk, after all, this time to the north, I'm afraid it will be difficult to come back here again in this life......"
"Okay, father-in-law......" Sun Yun replied.
"And ......," Sun Shangrong said again, "don't go too far, the big army will set off soon......"
"I know, father-in-law!" So, Sun Yun walked out of the dart game and walked towards the city......
Compared with the north of the city, the city is really much more lively, not only with a variety of goods, but also with a flow of people. Sun Yun walked on the street full of pedestrians, constantly looking around - here is a place where he often buys clothes, I remember that every festival, Zhen Ling always buys him a beautiful and durable clothes; there is also a snack street, whenever he is free, Sun Yun will always come here to taste delicious snacks; and at the gate of the Nangong family, whenever there is a celebration of a happy day, Sun Yun will always come here to watch the fireworks...... But now, Sun Yun is leaving this place that has left him with countless good memories......
Sun Yun walked and stopped, and stopped at the gate of the Nangong Mansion of the Nangong family. He looked up at the big red pillar and the upright and generous plaque, and when he heard the lively sound inside, he was extremely envious, not only because the people of the Nangong family enjoyed the joy of glory and wealth, but more importantly, Sun Yun hoped that he would have many brothers and sisters or friends. Because Sun Yun was adopted by his father-in-law since he was a child, and his father-in-law Sun Shangrong had no biological son, so Sun Yun was lonely when he was a child; But he left Bianliang this time, and it may be difficult to meet again in this life and this life.
Sun Yun was stunned, he slowly took out the half of the dragon pattern jade pendant from his waist, and looked at it with a look of expression, with a feeling of joy and sadness in his heart: he could only look at the jade pendant in the future, and he could think that there was such a good brother in this world, and he would be half happy in his heart......;
Sun Yun gradually withdrew the jade pendant...... Suddenly, he heard scolding from the courtyard of Nangong Mansion......
"I've never seen a subordinate with such a claim as yours, get out of here!" was a coquettish voice.
Sun Yun stood beside the stone lion at the bottom of the steps, looked inside the door from outside the door, and saw a young lady-like figure dressed in pink, and two green-clothed maids standing beside him, reprimanding a purple-clothed maid.
The purple-clothed maid hadn't said anything yet, and the young lady said again: "Why don't you speak, I, Nangong Jiao, ask you, not only ignore me, but also dare to look at me with such disgusting eyes, you are too free and domineering!" It turned out that the woman like the young lady was named Nangong Jiao.
The master of the Nangong family is called Nangong Luo, he has seven sons and a daughter, the seven sons are Nangong Cheng, Nangong Ce, Nangong Zhun, Nangong Zheng, Nangong Xun, Nangong Jun and Nangong Ao, it seems that this Nangong Jiao is the only daughter of Nangong Lu.
Nangong Jiao saw that the maid still didn't speak, so she asked the maids on the left and right to step forward and slap her mouth. Seeing this, the purple-clothed maid covered her face with two hands, and then waved away the hands of the two green-clothed maids and took a few steps back.
Nangong Jiao saw this, and said loudly: "Do you still dare to resist, see if I don't teach you a lesson myself!" As she spoke, she slapped the purple-clothed maid in the face with one hand.
Who knows, the purple-clothed maid didn't hide this time, but just quickly grabbed Nangong Jiao's hand with her hand, and then threw it back hard. Nangong Jiao was completely enraged by this move, and when she saw the maid's firm eyes, she was even more angry in her heart, so she scolded: "Good for you, you are working in our Nangong family, eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and wearing silk and jade satin, you should feel honored." But you are so presumptuous and self-determined, it seems that I want to teach you a good lesson today. Someone, call me!"
After speaking, the left and right duo shot again, pushed the purple-clothed maid to the ground, and even prepared to kick her with their feet. And the purple-clothed maid endured the pain without making a sound, and looked directly at Nangong Jiao with firm eyes.
Nangong Jiao saw it and said viciously: "You still dare to be presumptuous, kick me hard, kick hard!"
Sun Yun couldn't stand it anymore at the door, so he ignored the guards at the door and rushed into the courtyard.
"zhanzhu!" "zhanzhu!" came the shouts of the guards behind him, and Sun Yun ignored them.
"Stop!" Sun Yun shouted after running over, putting aside the two green-clothed maids, covering the purple-clothed maids with their bodies and saying, "What kind of ability do you guys have to bully a weak woman with more or less?"
"Who are you?" Nangong Jiao asked when she saw Sun Yun.
"I'm Sun Yun, the young master of the Dart Bureau from the north of the city!" replied Sun Yun righteously.
"Oh, it's that poor and dilapidated dart game that has recently been relocated!" Nangong Jiao's words were extremely arrogant, and there seemed to be no one in his eyes.
"You-" Sun Yun stood up and said angrily, "You girl, what qualifications do you have to evaluate me for coming to the dart game?"
"Hmph, if I want to say it, I'm going to say it!" Nangong Jiao still said in a mean tone, "You came to the dart game to be a broken dart game that everyone is indifferent, compared to our such a luxurious Nangong Mansion, you are incomparable to people and wealth, and now you have to go to the north, haha!"
Hearing Nangong Jiao's ridiculous words, Sun Yun really wanted to slap him, but because this place was the territory of the Nangong family, Sun Yun still swallowed his anger.
Nangong Jiao continued: "Now I'm going to ask you, what is your intention for the young master of the District Dart Bureau to break into our Nangong Mansion?"
Sun Yun was a little dumbfounded, after all, he stepped into someone's compound without a legitimate reason. Sun Yun thought for a moment and said slowly, "I...... I just saw you teaming up to bully a weak woman, and I just felt that it was unfair!"
Nangong Jiao listened to this, and said in a contemptuous tone: "Yo, you have learned to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade! Hmph, what kind of hero is here?"
Sun Yun listened, straightened up and said, "Whatever you say, in short, what you are doing is wrong!"
Nangong Jiao heard that she was reprimanded by outsiders, so she said angrily: "This is the territory of my Nangong family, she is also my maid, my aunt and grandmother can serve her as much as she wants!"
Nangong Jiao's words were really getting more and more arrogant, and Sun Yun also shouted: "As a young lady of the Nangong family, you should understand etiquette, self-cultivation, and treat people with kindness, with a mentality like yours, not only will no one want you, but you yourself have also lost face to your Nangong family......"
"Come on, blast this madman out of me!" Nangong Jiao was insulted by a stranger for the first time in her life, and her heart suddenly became angry, so before Sun Yun finished speaking, Nangong Jiao asked her subordinates to drive Sun Yun out of Nangong Mansion.
"Yes!" the guards at the door came out together, wanting to punch Sun Yun.
Although Sun Yun's martial arts are not at the peak, they are still more than enough to deal with these two small characters. I saw Sun Yun's body leaning back slightly, grabbing a person's fist with one hand with both hands and then twisting it hard. "Ahh
Nangong Jiao saw it, and said loudly to Sun Yun: "Hmph, you said that you not only broke into my Nangong Mansion by an outsider, but also injured our people, are you doing this by the gentleman's husband?"
After hearing this, Sun Yun thought about it carefully, he was a little too much, so he let go of his hand and said, "Okay, I won't hurt you Nangong family, but you are not allowed to bully this girl again, otherwise, I will not be done with you!"
"You-" Nangong Jiao was threatened for the first time since she was a child, and she was very unhappy. But now she not only can't talk about Sun Yun, but also can't beat Sun Yun, and even her brothers are not around...... So, she thought for a while and said, "This maid is from our Nangong family after all, you want to save her, unless you take money to ransom her!"
"Okay, I'll redeem her, you can make an offer!" Sun Yun said without hesitation, it seemed that he was determined to save this purple-clothed maid. After the girl in purple looked at the ground, tears oozed from the corners of her eyes, and her eyes changed from firmness just now to tenderness.
Nangong Jiao said: "Twenty taels, no two prices!"
"Okay, it's twenty taels!" After speaking, Sun Yun took out twenty taels of broken silver from his waist bag and threw it to Nangong Jiao. Although twenty taels is very expensive in the eyes of ordinary people, as the young master of the "Lucky Dart Bureau", these twenty taels are nothing at all.
Nangong Jiao took the silver and said to Sun Yun: "Hmph, you are interested, but the two of you are not allowed to come to Nangong Mansion in the future!"
Sun Yun also replied: "Hmph, we will never return to Nangong Mansion again!" After speaking, Sun Yun helped up the purple-clothed girl who fell to the ground, and the two walked out of the gate of Nangong Mansion together......
Walking out of Nangong Mansion, Sun Yun let out a long sigh as if he had walked out of the underworld. He looked back at the girl in purple in front of him: she was dressed in a purple and white silk shirt, with a little white robe, and her whole body exuded an aura; her face was pleasant, but she was also a little restrained, a little shy; but the most striking thing was her smart eyes like water and the green hairpin on her head, the whole person was not only extremely slender, but also looked at it, giving people the first impression not like a maid, but like a young lady.
Sun Yun secretly said in his heart: "I thought that what kind ......of unruly person would be able to resist the nobles of the Nangong family, but I didn't expect to be so shy; besides, she looks so beautiful, how could she go to Nangong Mansion to be a maid?"
The girl in purple first bent down and saluted and said, "Thank you for saving your life!"
Sun Yun smiled: "It's nothing, it's just to help you redeem yourself...... By the way, what's your name?"
The girl in purple said shyly, "I...... My name is Cuckoo!"
Sun Yun listened to this, and said with a smile: "Cuckoo, what a beautiful name!"
When the girl in purple heard this, her face was slightly red.
Sun Yun then said to her: "Since I ransomed you from the Nangong Mansion, from now on, you will be free......!" By the way, my name is Sun Yun, and we will be friends from now on...... Oh, I'm leaving, so that's it!"
Du Juan saw that Sun Yun, who was the young master, actually regarded herself as a maid as a friend of the same generation, and she was a little moved, so she asked again: "Son, do you want to ...... Gone?"
Sun Yun said: "Yes, I originally lived in the Laiyun Dart Bureau in the north of the city, but now my family is going north to Dadu, so ...... I'm afraid it's hard for me to come back this time......" Sun Yun's eyes were slightly sad as he spoke.
Suddenly, the cuckoo knelt down - much to Sun Yun's surprise, he had never seen anyone kneel in front of him. The cuckoo cried: "Childe, please take me with you!"
Sun Yun was a little at a loss, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help her up and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, say something slowly." β
So, Du Juan wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said: "Son, you don't know, my father Du Changle was originally the salt official of this Bianliang City, but when I was ten years old, my father was seriously ill and couldn't afford to be sick. So my father sold me to Nangong Mansion as a maid before he died, and this was done for seven years......"
"You've been in Nangong Mansion for seven years...... Sun Yun sighed silently, and then asked, "So, you're seventeen years old this year?"
"Well...... Du Juan nodded shyly and replied, "During my seven years in Nangong Mansion, the people of Nangong Mansion, especially Nangong Jiao, have never given me a good look, and often call her maids and wives to fix me or bully me......" Speaking of this, Du Juan cried quietly again.
After hearing this, Sun Yun couldn't help but tremble in his heart and said: "In the past seven years, not only have you lost your relatives, but you have suffered so much...... Hey, why is Heaven so unfair to people?"
The cuckoo continued, "So please take me with me! Although I am free, I am still helpless...... Please take me away, I'll ...... later. Serve Childe by Childe's side!"
Sun Yun listened to her words and almost cried himself. He thought about it for a while, and felt that what the cuckoo said did make some sense. So he softened his heart and said, "That'...... Alright!"
When the cuckoo heard this, he bowed and thanked: "The little girl is grateful for the kindness of the child!"
After Sun Yun saw it, his heart softened again, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, and said, "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be...... You don't have to bow in front of me in the future, after all, I'm not too restrained. By the way, I'll call you Juan Er in the future!"
When the cuckoo heard this, his heart was hot, and he blushed and buried his head and said, "Haode ......"
"But ......," Sun Yun continued, "this time I went north to Dadu, and the environment there is very different from the environment in Bianliang, you ...... Can you stand it?"
The cuckoo said, "I'm fine...... No matter where Childe goes, the cuckoo will be by Childe's side!"
Seeing this, Sun Yun smiled and took Du Juan's hand and said, "Okay, let's go back quickly now, the big army will set off in the afternoon!"
Du Juan saw Sun Yun take the initiative to take his little hand, his face was red again, but his eyes were also a little sad, you must know that in Nangong Mansion, Du Juan has never been respected......
The two soon returned to the game. At this time, Sun Yun's stepmother Zhen Ling had already returned from outside, and as far as the eye could see, many carriages were neatly parked at the door, and it seemed that she was about to leave.
Sun Yun took the cuckoo's hand and ran over quickly. After that, Sun Yun said to Sun Shangrong: "Father-in-law, I'm back." You see, I also brought back a personal maid who could serve the children by her side in the future. β
"Oh, then let it be......" It seems that Sun Shangrong didn't pay too much attention to this matter, so he just listened to him and said, "Yun'er, go back to the room to check and check, is there anything else missing?"
"Haode, father-in-law!" Sun Yun nodded in response, and then went back to the room with Du Juan......
In the room, Sun Yun and Du Juan sorted out the sundries in the house together. After a while, Sun Yun took out the half of the dragon-patterned jade pendant from his waist, and his heart kept having associations.
Seeing Sun Yun looking at the jade pendant so affectionately, the cuckoo asked in a low voice, "Why is the son so obsessed with this jade pendant, is he missing the old man?"
Sun Yun smiled and said, "This is my father...... I heard my father-in-law say that when my father gave me this jade pendant, it was broken in half, and just yesterday, I gave half of this jade pendant to my brother named 'Tang Zhan'. β
The cuckoo snuggled to the side and said, "In this way, this jade pendant is a testimony to the friendship between your two brothers. β
"Yes......" Sun Yun said again, "It's a pity that this time I go, I may have to say goodbye to him forever...... However, I promised him one thing, that is, to help him find out who killed his father. Hmph, when I get to Dadu, I'll definitely find out this person......"
After the two of them finished packing their things, they walked out the door......
Sun Yun saw his stepmother looking at the dart game with affection, so he asked, "Is the stepmother still reluctant to give up on the original dart game?"
Zhen Ling touched Sun Yun's head and said, "Yun'er, I've lived here for my mother for thirty years, and I really don't want to leave here...... However, in this world, people cannot always be static, and the same is true for accommodation. β
Seeing this, Sun Yun comforted: "Mother-in-law, don't think about it...... Away from home, but our family will always be together, and we will not be lonely ......"
"Hey, I know......" Zhen Ling sighed.
Sun Yun didn't say anything to his stepmother, and after helping her into the car, he also got into another carriage......
"Let's goβ" With a shout from the leading coachman, the convoy began to slowly move towards the north gate of the city......
Sun Yun and Du Juan sat in the same carriage. Seeing that Sun Yun had been depressed, Du Juan asked with concern, "Why has Gongzi been depressed, is he reluctant to leave here?"
Sun Yun looked at Du Juan affectionately and said: "Juan'er, you are originally from Bianliang, but now you want to go north with me to the capital and wander in a foreign land, I really don't know if I am worthy of you like this......"
When the cuckoo heard this, he replied shyly: "The little girl is alone from now on, and few people love her; the little girl has nothing to repay the little girl's life-saving grace, and the little woman is only willing to serve the son forever, no matter where the son goes, the little girl will be by the child's side." β
After Du Juan finished speaking, Sun Yun closed his eyes and whispered: "Juan Er, you are so ......"
The cuckoo blushed and said secretly: "Childe......"
At this time, Sun Yun muttered again: "If the Mongols can be as kind as you, then the people of the world will not be affected by war......
Looking at Sun Yun's face full of sorrow, Du Juan also became melancholy......
The convoy had already walked to the gate of the city, Sun Yun opened the curtains, and glanced at Bianliang City behind him with lifeless eyes: "Zaijian, my hometown ......" Then, Sun Yun slowly closed the curtain......
The ancient road dust, the crow sleeps, the sunset always gets the city drunk, and the two lines of lovesickness tears......