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Chapter 48: Copper Mountain Visitor

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After completing the submitted article, Zhang Ning instructed Zhan Zhuli to take it to Nanjing in person, and then prepared to set off for a trip to Taohua Villa alone.

Last year, the local government was ordered by the superior yamen to confiscate all the Taohua Villa and its real estate under its name. The location is no longer a secret, and 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 at that time, because the mountain drum casting was endless, and God knew that the people of the land were good, so Tongshan did not produce copper from then on.

It was the chilly spring cold that I didn’t even have to bring my clothes to change for a few days when I went out. Zhang Ning took some money and goods with me and led his horse out of the city. There was no striking point for a very ordinary person and a horse. If you want to attract more people, it was just a skin that was better than ordinary people.

Take a boat out of the city from Beicheng River, and I met some families who were in spring early in the morning. Occasionally, the young lady in spring pretended to look at the scenery and wanted to look at Zhang Ning's boat.

Take a boat to pass Baoyang Lake, and you will get on the land road on the north bank of the lake, which leads directly to Yizhen County. You don’t have to hurry to ride a horse, and you can also reach Tongshan in the afternoon.

He did not enter the county town, and he would not go to places like post stations and county governments. There are still about twenty miles away when he arrives near the county town. He will never be able to find anything in broad daylight. Tongshan is a famous mountain in Yizhen County, and you can tell where to go if you ask me casually.

The spring breeze in February is like scissors, and everything gradually shows its vitality. When I arrived at Tongshan, I found that there were many tourists on the road, but Zhang Ning didn’t have much to do in sightseeing.

After asking, I found out that most of these tourists did not want to visit the elegant atmosphere. It turned out that the rumor was the water of Tianchi on the top of Tongshan Mountain, which was a divine water and could cure all diseases, so many people came from far and near to get water to cure diseases...

He does not lament that the times are limited to people's ignorance. This kind of thing is still common in future generations hundreds of years later. People are small and fragile in any era.

These people only seek the divine water, not locals, so they don’t know what Taohua Villa is asking about.Zhang Ning took several twists and turns to find the place at night.

There is a mountain gate at the intersection, with three lacquered words on the wooden plaque above: Taohua Villa.

It should have been from here.

Zhang Ning looked around and saw that except for an old farmer who was standing tall, he saw no trace of anyone from a distance.

He stood with the horse in his arms for a while, and when the old farmer approached, he asked: Old man, are there still people living in this Taohua Villa?

Unexpectedly, he really asked the right person. The old farmer opened his mouth and said: The official sealed off this place a while ago, and the rent in the land was not paid to the landlord. This year, the government came to collect it.The farm has also changed its owner, and Mr. He from Yizhen City bought it, but people don’t live here. The men live in the city, so they probably have two servants who are guarding their families.

Zhang Ning bowed and thanked him, then led his horse into the mountain gate and continued to walk up the mountain.

Then I saw a village built in the mountains. From a distance, there was a small waterfall behind the village. The air was fresh and the sound of birds was melodious, like a paradise. Looking at the building's blue tiles and gray walls, the houses were built very firmly and well-built, and there was no scene of the unswept doors like hermits, but there was a faint sense of wealth. After all, people who built such a good house in the mountains were a bit full.

After knocking on the door, there was indeed someone. A little girl wearing a coarse cloth skirt hairpin stared at Zhang Ning and asked: Guest’s surname?

Zhang Ning said: His surname is Zhang.

The little girl nodded and asked again: What are you going to do?

Zhang Ning was stunned for a moment and had to patiently say: I am a tourist from Yangzhou City. Because it was getting late, I happened to see a village here. I wanted to come and stay. I dare to ask your owner, but it is convenient?

Unexpectedly, the little girl said: Going into the mountains is to take another road, how can you come here?

Zhang Ning was about to answer, but he heard a voice saying: Don’t make things difficult for him, he is my guest, please come in.

When I looked up, I saw a woman in a cloth skirt standing on one of the stone steps in the yard, covered with a layer of gauze scarf.

It looks familiar and sounds like I have heard it somewhere. When I think about it, it seems that it was the Peach Blossom Fairy I saw that night!

Although I have only met once, Zhang Ning still has a vague impression.

This Taohua Villa has been designated as a den for the rebellion and has been seized.

Then they bought it blatantly?

Moreover, the Peach Blossom Fairy is still here. Zhang Ning has to admire her courage, and she will come to life!

Although there is something to say that it is dark under the light, it is too easy to be arrested in a place within reach of the government; probably Peach Blossom Fairy is not the leader of this group of people, Peng Tianheng should be the leader, and that guy should not take the risk here.

Seeing this, Zhang Ning left the little girl who opened the door and walked straight in. It seemed as if there was no one inside.

I didn't want to see the real body of the fairy as soon as I came.Zhang Ning clasped his fists and said.

I only stayed here for three or two days. If Mr. Ping An doesn't come back, he will have more troubles to find me.

The Peach Blossom Fairy sighed, "A good place is blocked, I really can't bear to leave it alone. Look at how beautiful the scenery here is."

This farm is very high and low because it is cultivated on the mountainside.

Zhang Ning followed up to the first stone steps, with a small flat land above it, with a moor of water in the middle, full of lotus roots.

This is more pleasing to the eye than the mountains and rivers in the garden. At least the water is living water. The springs on the mountain flow down into the lake, and the lake water flows down the stream in the village.

The houses built around the lake are even more integrated with artificial and natural.

The water here is very clear. The right way is: ask the canal so clear, so that there is a source of fresh water.

Zhang Ning said curiously: The scenery is good, but there is one thing. This village is clearly called Taohua Villa, so why is there no peach tree but it is a lotus root full of the yard?

It was originally a peach tree planted.

The Peach Blossom Fairy smiled and said, when she was cultivating the village, she dug several lakes by digging the spring water, then pulled out the peach trees and planted lotus flowers.The name has not been changed, and it is still called Taohua Villa.

I see.

Zhang Ning didn't have the intention to see the scenery, but the scenery was so beautiful. If it took another three or two months, you would see the fragrance of lotus flowers in the yard. It's not bad now, and the greenness is pleasing to the eye.

The Peach Blossom Fairy said: With such a beautiful scenery, Mr. Ping'an will no longer write a poem?

Zhang Ning frowned slightly: It was the last time you forced me to write a poem, but now I have caused so many troubles in vain.

The Peach Blossom Fairy looked at her expression and said with a smile: You are full of poetry and books. If you can't even bear a poem today, that's fine. Just rest in the front yard for one night. Please come back tomorrow morning. Let's stop talking about anything.

This girl is smiling and has a good negotiation skills. She just jokes at the beginning, but she takes the initiative because of this, as if Zhang Ning begged her for this matter.

In fact, it may not be anyone who asks for whom, it can be a situation of mutually beneficial cooperation.

Others were smiling, but he didn't want to pull his face down with the Taohua Fairy, so he looked at her and thought about how to resolve it.

She had a white gauze covering her face, and she could vaguely see that there was a wound on her face. Zhang Ning felt that it was impolite to stare at someone else's scars, so she turned her eyes down. Unexpectedly, she said angrily: As soon as she came, I stared at someone else's place, have you seen enough...

Zhang Ning was speechless at this woman, probably thinking that she was a slut.

If you write another poem, everything will depend on you.

The Peach Blossom Fairy's cloth skirt is loose, and it also shows the flexibility and strength of her waist with a slight twist. A move is indescribable. Sometimes the bright colors and appearance really don't need gorgeous clothes to set off.

Her words softened and she had no attitude of beating each other. In order to have a good cooperation situation and get things back, Zhang Ning felt that she should satisfy her face, and she would not leave any pen and ink as a handle this time...

But how can I write a poem in a short while?

Not to mention that Zhang Ning is not good at this, even those great poets are not able to write poems at will. There are not many people who have been writing seven-step poems for thousands of years.

There is no choice but to copy.

After pondering, he walked a few steps by the lake, thinking hard about the poem he still remembered in his mind. He saw two ducks in the lake and lotus leaves floating on the water surface. He vaguely remembered a few words.

The Peach Blossom Fairy didn't speak at this time, looking at him with a smile, looking expectant.

Have it.Zhang Ning exhaled and stroked his palm, looking back at the memories and chanting slowly. The sky was full of green with a lake of ten miles, and the jade hairpin secretly cherished the youth...

The Peach Blossom Fairy said happily: It sounds so nice. It is about the scenery here. I am increasingly reluctant to leave this villa!

Zhang Ning paused and then read the next two sentences: If you have the rain cover to protect your appearance, you will only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals.

There are obviously ducks in the lake...

In fact, there should be many poems describing lotus leaves. Zhang Ning was stunned for a moment and didn't think of them. He only thought of the familiar poems in classic ghost movies. The poem itself is indeed not very clever, but it should be enough to fool the peach blossom fairy. How can this woman just a private salt dealer get a lot of literary and historical cultivation?

It’s also a pity that she is as elusive as ghosts and monsters. The villa is rarely visited and the quiet atmosphere is special. Zhang Ning suddenly contacted the ghost movie on the spot...

The Peach Blossom Fairy should have understood the literal meaning and smiled: Unfortunately, there are no mandarin ducks in the lake. I cooked the ducks to eat at night, and found two mandarin ducks to feed them another day.

Zhang Ning casually said: Is the poem still acceptable?You won’t chase guests away now?

I like the poem about peach blossoms and this poem about lotus leaves. In my opinion, the poem about Tang Dynasty is fine.The Peach Blossom Fairy looked at him happily, especially liked the last sentence that only envyed the mandarin ducks but not the immortals.

Zhang Ning said: This sentence quotes allusions from Tang poetry.

No matter what Tang poetry and Song lyrics are, it is good to use it by Mr. Ping'an.

The peach blossom fairy gets closer and closer, and the "peach blossom fairy plantes peach trees and picks peach blossoms for money" is also very happy and envious. It would be great if she could really live like that...

Fairy... Zhang Ning took a step back, and men and women were not allowed to get along with each other.

The Peach Blossom Fairy said in a mèi: Why are you pretending to be a gentleman? Don’t think I don’t know what you and Miss Fang do...

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

After hearing this, the Taohua Fairy said again: I was cheating her. I asked you if it was that, don’t blame her.