The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms Chapter 34

Several pictures have been uploaded in the community, namely: Binglan, various architectural styles, and Xun's genealogy.

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The foreshadowing is a bit long, and the preparations for Kou and Cheng Yan will begin below, and the plot will progress soon.

After the "Murder Case of Xu Zhong" and before the "Preparation for Bandits in Autumn and Winter" began, Xun Zhen was led by Chen Bao to enter Feng's house for the first time.

The Feng family's manor stands in a plastered field, covering a wide area, no less than 100 acres.

Xun Zhen and Chen Bao got off the official road and turned to the field road. The road is not as wide as the official road, but it is not narrow, and it can accommodate two carriages running side by side.

Trees are planted on both sides of the road, mostly elm and mulberry. Gradually into the late autumn, the yellow leaves fell, mixed into the soil, and the horse's hoof stepped on it, soft. Through the gap between the trees, the fields on both sides can be seen, and the wheat seedlings are green, as if a green carpet has been spread on the earth. Dirt roads, yellow leaves, green fields, the cool breeze blowing across the face, and the four fields are quiet, giving people a cold but warm feeling.

The Feng family's manor is divided into two parts.

On the left is the countryside, on the right is the courtyard.

The courtyard is the same as that of Xunqu's house, and it is also three-entry, but the area is much larger than that of Xunqu's house.

The dirt road in the field is not directly facing the manor, but a little south of the manor, and then turns north to connect to the main gate. According to custom, the gates of the manor are mostly open to the south.

There were several brown-clothed men standing outside the door. They saw Xun Zhen and Chen Bao riding over, and one of them greeted them.

Xun Zhen has come and gone on this official road many times. Now that I have come closer, I can see more clearly.

There are two gates on the south side of the manor, one is the main gate, a hard mountain-style gatehouse, and iron-grey tiles.

Probably influenced by the clan who likes to collect tiles, every time Xun Zhen sees tiles, she will subconsciously take a second look. When she looks up, she sees a word tile, and wrote four characters in small seal script. : "Rich and noble are not central".

Chen Bao spoke to the brown-clothed man who was approaching him: "This is Master Ting Chang Xun, I have something to see your parents."

There is also a small door next to the main entrance. Xun Zhen is the chief of the pavilion. Although his position is not high, he must not go through this door. The man who guards the door saluted and cautiously. Said: "Ting Jun, please come with me."

Xun Zhen saw this person in Nanping and asked, "Are you from Nanping?"

Chen Bao introduced it on his behalf and said, "He is from Duke Feng's clan."

Xun Zhen understood. The Feng family's hometown is in Nanpingli, and their family also has a house in Nanpingli, but most of the time they do not live in Lizhong, but live in Zhuangzhong with their clansmen. Since this person is a member of the Feng family, it is obvious that his native place is also in Nanping.

Having said that, since you are a member of the Feng family, why do you dress in shabby clothes and act as a janitor?

Most of the farmhouses live in clans. Except for slaves, slaves, and guests, the people who live in the manor are more "clansmen". But just as there is a difference between direct descendants and concubines, and just like the relationship between Xun Zhen and his clan, they are called the same clan and the same clan, and there is a difference between close and distant relatives. Those who are closer to the owner of the manor have a higher status; those who are farther away have a lower status.

Many impoverished "tribal people", who are said to be of the same clan, actually have a status similar to that of servants and disciples. They rent the land of the "parents" and usually pay half of the harvest as land rent every year. During the slack season, they also need to repair houses, rectify ditches, and even act as nursing homes for the "parents". The family members of the Feng family in front of them are obviously far from each other and their status is relatively low.

Xun Zhen got off the horse and followed this man into the door.

There are corridors on both sides of the gate. The first one to enter the courtyard is the stables and garage on the left, and the earthen house built against the wall on the right. Chen Bao helped the man lead the two horses into the stable, and Xun Zhen took advantage of this free time to look at the earthen house on the right.

The hut is very simple. When it gets cold in autumn, some people use loess, wood and other objects to block the windows. It is conceivable that at night, there is no light source at all, and the interior of the house will be as dark as ink. These earthen houses were supposed to be for slaves, slaves, and guests.

In the corner on the right, on the edge of the earthen houses, there is a watchtower. Xun Zhen can see it when she is on the road, it is higher than the gate tower, which is used to warn thieves.

Put the horse down and go into the second entry.

On both sides of the second gate are two three-story corner towers opposite each other, and the second floor is connected with the gatehouse of the second gate. The turrets, which are also used to watch and prepare for robbery, have rectangular observation windows on their four walls. It can be seen from a distance, and can also shoot arrows and crossbows from it. It can be seen that the owner of the Feng family is very stingy with his life. If there are thieves, even if the main door cannot be blocked, there are still two doors that can be resisted.

In the second courtyard, the cottages are connected, and in the middle is a four-story building with a height of three or four feet. This building is the tallest building in this pavilion.

Different from the Xunqu family, there is a pavilion outside the Xunqu family's pavilion, with bamboo and flowers planted, while the Feng family's pavilion is planted with large mulberry trees, more than a dozen trees, if it is in summer, it will be very good. cool. However, Xun Zhen could guess that the reason why the owner of the Feng family planted these mulberry trees was not for the sake of enjoying the shade in summer, but for the "economic value" of the mulberry trees. Mulberry leaves can be used to raise silkworms, and mulberries can also be eaten. When the green and yellow are not connected, many poor people rely on this to live on with elm money.

Given the wealth of the Feng family, but still planting all these two types of trees in the courtyard, including on the way, Xun Zhen said in his heart, "This Duke Feng is really a careful person."

There is a lobby in front of the building, where the Feng family's parents meet their guests.

The person who led the way led them into the hall and said, "Please wait a moment, Ting-Jun, I will go to find the parents." When they went out, they met a maid, and the man ordered, "Here comes the distinguished guest, quickly serve the soup. ."

There are windows on all sides of the hall, which is very bright. Thick pillars hold up the building, and two rows of bronze lampstands are placed opposite the walls. There are four or five sitting collapses arranged horizontally on the ground, and there is a short lacquer case on the side of each sitting collapse. The front side of the collapsed seat is in the upright position, and a bracket is placed on the side, and a long sword is placed on it. The sword was in its sheath, not sure how sharp it was, but the hilt was decorated with jewels.

Chen Bao said: "The youngest son of the Feng family is good at fencing. This sword was bought from Luoyang by a special agent. famous.

Xun Zhen nodded and didn't speak. She didn't take it seriously. She thought, "'Jian Youchang' is famous all over the world. If this sword really came from him, why would it only sell for 10,000 yuan? There are people rushing for 100,000 yuan."

In the time of Emperor Gaozu of the former Han Dynasty, Lu Jia had a sword worth millions. The sword made by "Jianyouchang" may not be comparable to it, but ten thousand money can never buy it. "Jianyouchang", so to speak, can at most coax people who have never seen the world.

The two did not wait too long. After the maid served the warm soup, not long after, a man came to the hall accompanied by two little slaves.

Xun Zhen stared at him and saw that this man was in his forties, with a fat body and a strong body, perhaps because he was afraid of the heat, and it was the middle of the autumn season, but he was still wearing a silk Zen robe with wide sleeves and embroidery on it. , very gorgeous. The visitor recognized Chen Bao, so he saluted Xun Zhen directly and said, "Feng Wen, I have seen Xun Jun." The other person was fat, but his voice was very thin.

Xun Zhen and Chen Bao stood up, returned the salute, and said, "Xun Zhen, I have seen Duke Feng."

"I have long heard that there are Xun's children who are serving in our pavilion, but they have never had the opportunity to visit. Please forgive me."

Xun Zhen had heard similar polite words many times since he came to the pavilion, but the master of the Feng family gave him a different feeling. When others say it, no matter whether it is true or false, at least he acts as if it is true, but he, at first glance, knows that he is being "ceremonious", his expression is light, his tone is very perfunctory, and even the salute just now was casually handed over. , without bending the waist.

Xun Zhen replied, "Don't dare, don't dare."

"I don't know if Xun Jun is here, what are you doing?"

"First, I'm here to meet Duke Feng; second, it's September, it's time to start preparing for bandits, and I'm planning to follow the rules of Cao Cao. Everything is done according to the rules of the predecessor Zheng Jun, and the training site is still selected in the west of Guizhuang. Woodland, hills. So I came here specially to tell my steps. If there is any interruption, please bear with me."

Feng Wen's expression "I guess you are here for this". Xunzhen called Limin and Beikou Dongyue, and there was a lot of noise. Although Feng Wen didn't often live in Nanping, it was impossible for him to ignore it.

He said, "That piece of woodland and hills is not my family's. If Xunjun wants to practice there, just do it." After a pause, he said, "The day before yesterday, the chief of Nanpingli came to me to prepare for the pirates. I wanted me to give out some rice and grain to subsidize the kiosk. I didn't agree at that time, but I didn't refuse. How much I give out, that's what I give out; how much I give out, it's mine.

Xun Zhen didn't understand what he wanted to say, and said, "Feng Gong's words are reasonable."

"Xun Jun, please come with me."

Feng Wen turned around and walked outside the hall.

Xun Zhen was stunned, looked at Chen Bao, and the two followed. Before entering the lobby, they all took off their shoes and put them on at the door. Feng Wen strode through the middle courtyard, walked through the three gates, and led Xun Zhen and the two into the backyard.

The backyard is a little messier than before. On the right side are the pigsty, the cattle pen, and the chicken coop, and next to it is the toilet.

In the middle is the kitchen, the kitchen door is open, and two maids in their thirties and forties are busy inside. Xun Zhen caught a glimpse of the stove, kettle, table and other facilities and kitchen utensils, and saw meat hanging on the wall. Not far from the kitchen is a well, which is covered.

Feng Wen led them along the stone road beside the door to the left.

In front of the left side is an empty field, with fine sand on the ground, with an arrow target, and two orchid chisels on one side.

Lanqi is the general name for weapon racks. "Lan" is the sword, and "Qi" is the crossbow. When Xun Zhen was in the main hall of the Feng family just now, the shelf that held the sword was Lan Qi. However, that one is relatively small and can only hold one sword, while the two in front of it are much larger.

The Lan Qi is different from the common weapon racks of later generations. It is not open and flat, but vertical.

Take the one in front of you as an example. The bottom is a square base, and the top is a diamond-shaped wooden post. The top of the wooden post supports a square wooden board. The wooden board is erected and divided into five layers. The weapon is placed on the hook. If you are placing knives and swords, put one on the two hooks.

One Lan Qi had five ring-head knives on it, and the other Lan Qi had two crossbows hanging on it.

Feng Wen pointed at Lan Qi and said, "The knives are all produced in the middle of Shu. Hundreds of steel knives are made, and each knife is worth 3,000. The crossbows are made by the State of Chen. , you come from the county seat, you are a son of a famous family, you have a lot of knowledge, I ask you, are the knives and crossbows in my family considered excellent?"

"Chen State", that is, the area around Zhoukou, Henan today. Emperor Xiaoming gave this place to his son Chen Wang Liu Xian. It is Chen State. It is located in the east of Yingchuan County. Hundreds of miles.

Today's King Chen is Liu Xian's great-grandson. He is good at crossbow shooting, with ten hits and ten hits. Because he is good at crossbows, there are thousands of powerful crossbows in the treasury. - However, Chen Wang is good at shooting, but it does not mean that "Chen Guo's crossbow" is good. Because of the distance, Xun Zhen couldn't see the shape of the two crossbows, and couldn't rashly offer to try them, but he vaguely felt that if it was really produced in the Chen country, it was estimated to be worth less than 15,000 yuan, and he said: "Shu knife His sharpness is known all over the world, and of course he is excellent."

He only talked about knives, not crossbows. Chen Bao heard the meaning and glanced at him. Feng Wen didn't hear it, turned around and pointed to the front and middle courtyards, and said, "These knives and crossbows are only part of our family's Tibetan soldiers. Not to mention the servants who live in the front yard, many of the clansmen who live in the middle courtyard also have swords. Disciples, slaves, plus clansmen, the family, there are more than 40 or 50 people. I want to ask Xun-Jun, is it a crowd?"

The manor of a large family, some have a radius of dozens of miles, and there are thousands of residents. Compared with them, there are not many people in forty or fifty people, but only in Fanyangting, there are only a few hundred people in Nanpingli. Zhuangzi was half a mile away, and Xun Zhen replied, "Naturally, it's a crowd of people."

Feng Wen turned around, pointed forward again, and said, "This is my house's warehouse. When it's full, it can store a thousand stones of grain, enough for the people in my village to eat for more than a year. I'll ask Xun Jun whether it counts as grain or not. many?"

The warehouse building is at the back on the left, next to the site. There are two buildings in total, three stories high, with pattern decorations on the walls and small windows. There is a peacock at the end of the positive ridge of the two roofs, standing opposite each other.

The peacock held its head high and its tail raised, lifelike. Xun Zhen glanced at the peacock, and then at Feng Wen, who was standing upright, and said with a smile, "It's too much."

"Please Xun-jun come with me."

Feng Wen took a big step, raised his head and raised his chest, and led Xun Zhen and Chen Bao to the right side of the courtyard under the servants of Xiaonu. There was a door on the right, which was closed, and he motioned the little slave to push it open. Behind the door is a large vegetable garden, the ground is neat, and there are channels for watering. Ahead of the vegetable garden is an orchard with trees such as pears, jujubes, and bayberry. Outside the orchard is the wall of Zhuangzi.

"The grain can be eaten by the people in the village for more than a year. If you add vegetables and fruits, may I ask Xun-Jun, is it enough for two years?"

"enough."

Feng Wen raised his head and pointed to the four surrounding walls, saying, "My house's wall is three feet high and it took two years. There are ditches outside the wall, and there are hope towers and turrets inside the wall. May I ask Xun-Jun, is it strong?"

Xun Zhen had probably guessed what he meant, and said with a smile, "Sturdy."

Feng Wen asked proudly: "I have good knives, strong crossbows, warriors, strong slaves, grain storage, fruit and vegetables, high walls, and deep ditches. May I ask Xun-Jun, if there are really bandits and thieves, I, Zhuangzi, will guard. Can you hold on, or can't hold on?"

"Keep it up."

"So, I don't expect to 'prepare pirates' in the pavilion. If there is really something wrong in the pavilion, maybe Zhuli will have to rely on my family for rescue! ... However, even so, I am not a person who only cares about my own family, our Feng family has lived for generations. Ben Ting, and the villagers in Zhuli are also considered villagers. The villagers in the village, my family is rich, they are poor, and they should help a bunch of them! Accumulate a yin virtue. Xunjun, are you right?"

Xun Zhen has such a good temper, she continued to smile, "Yes."

"Like last year, my family produces fifty stone grains of rice!"

The implication is that after the fifty stone grains are out, don't bother me.

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "I came to Guizhuang today, not for rice grains. I just came to inform you that this year's practice location is still west of your house. The matter has been said, and I will leave." , Ignoring the stunned Feng Wen, he greeted Chen Bao and left. Although Xun Zhen was kind, she also had a temper. It would be useless to talk too much for those who sit in the well and watch the sky, and she should wait for her to be treated slowly in the future.

Chapter end