Shen Langgui

Not long after Xun He left, the construction master Shen Yue asked Sha Ou to hire came to the door.Shen Yue led them up the back mountain to the backyard of the thatched house.During the meal at the weaver's house of the Weaving Bureau, Xun He inadvertently brought up his idea of ​​building a garden. The speaker had no intention, but the listener had intention. Shen Yue got Xun He's consent and started construction.

Since Xunhe wanted to see the lotus, Shen Yue asked his master to design a running water channel to bring the water from the Qinhuai tributary in the southeast into the yard.After all, he is an experienced master. After looking at the terrain and water system, he told Shen Yue that the waterway cannot cross the courtyard as expected, but can only flow from the southeast to the northwest, and divide the backyard diagonally.After a little thought, Shen Yue made a few changes on the drawing, moving the bamboo pavilion for viewing flowers to the spacious flat ground in the northeast, and moving the stable where the silver lion lives to the northwest corner.

As for the large open space in the southwest, there are big apricot trees and grass houses under the shade.At that time, in order to cover the small kitchen, Shen Yue ordered Cheng Yin to saw off the low-hanging branches of the big apricot tree. After getting rid of the burden, the apricot tree stood tall and straight.

Now that it has been a long time since summer, Shen Yue is afraid of missing the time when the lotus is in full bloom. After all the hard work, his desire to enjoy the flowers in Xunhe's backyard will come to nothing, so he urges the master to start work today.After explaining back and forth, it was almost noon, Shen Yue ordered Hua Yin to supervise the work, and he went down to make lunch for Xun He.After going down the mountain, through the gate of the backyard, when passing the invitation building, he saw Yinzhang rushing towards him, Shen Yue was surprised, so he asked, "Ah Li is coming back for dinner today?"

Yinzhang was out of breath, and after recovering for a while, he said: "No, the young master has some errands, so I'm going to leave immediately, I... I came back to pack some clothes for the young master."

"Huh? Where is he going? How many days?"

Yinzhang took out a thin note from his bosom, Shen Yue took it to read it, but it was written by Xun He himself.

Lord Shen:

The Simon royal family wanted to increase the number of silks and satins they purchased this year, and had sent envoys south to Chang'an.The Holy Majesty ordered me to go to negotiate. The situation is very urgent, so I have to write this note. I will return as soon as possible.

沈鲤

After reading, Shen Yue closed the paper and asked the introduction: "Where is he now?"

"Already set off to the city gate." Seeing that Shen Yue seemed to want to catch up, Yinzhang hurriedly said, "Young master also wants me to tell Master Shen that the journey is exhausting, and Cheng Yin and I are enough to accompany you, so don't bother Master Shen." Follow. Oh, I can't delay, I have to go and clean up quickly, Master Shen is busy first. "

It turned out to be the case.

On the surface, Xun He asked Yinzhang to come back to pick up his clothes, but in fact he wanted her to pass on a message to tell him not to follow, but Shen Yue's clumsy footsteps suddenly froze.

Although it is said that he is staying in the Qiu Mansion, Xun He respects him very much. As long as it is Shen Yue's decision-making, Xun He agrees with Shen Yue's decision-making, and he also caters to Shen Yue's preferences in everything, and cooperates seamlessly.He was disobedient only about the officialdom.In the past, others always begged Shen Yue to give him alms, but now his good intentions were rejected, Shen Yue gritted his teeth angrily, but had no choice but to compromise.

After all, the loss and recovery was too tragic, which made Shen Yue finally understand that if he grasped too tightly, he would only drive people away. What Shen Yue wanted was a lover, not an obedient servant.Therefore, Shen Yue persuaded himself, compromised, and returned the fish a piece of free water.

After sorting out his clues, Yin Zhang also went down the mountain with his bundles in his arms. Shen Yue suddenly called to the girl, stopped and turned around and asked, "Master Shen, do you have any orders?"

"No, just wait," Shen Yue ran close to the 'Lanxiu Deep Forest', and when he came out again, he held two ingots of gold in his hands.

On the night of the first date, when dressing afterwards, Xun He suddenly asked himself how much silver he wanted, but the little silver on Shen Yue's body that day was spent on small toys for exercising his knuckles, leaving only a few coins that the peddler found coins.Xun He said nothing, silently picked up the copper coins from Shen Yue's palm one by one.If I remember correctly, Shen Yue remembered that Xun He was smiling at that time, but that smile was so bleak that it was weird.

But this morning when we were parting, Xun He asked Shen Yue how much money he wanted, Shen Yue asked Cheng Yin to go back and get a big one, but Xun He hurriedly stopped him, Shen Yue finally touched his whole body, and only then did he scrape together about one tael of cash To Xunhe.

Now that Xunhe had to travel far away, Shen Yue was naturally worried, and when the heavy gold was handed over to Yinzhang, Shen Yue felt more at ease, and explained: "Ah Li, he always forgets to bring cash, keep this in case of emergency. "

"Oh... good." Although the introductions were all with wealthy masters, it was the first time for him to personally handle such precious gold and silver. The girl accepted it in astonishment, and walked out quickly.

Now the relationship with Xun He should be regarded as a newlywed, but suddenly she was divorced, Shen Yue was not sure what Xun He was thinking, but he was thinking about him steadily, thinking about him almost made him scratch his head.

Fortunately, the construction of the backyard took some time off. During the period, Sha Ou also came up to see the situation. Shen Yue and him had always been at each other's eyes, and they didn't like each other, so they didn't speak much during the period, but I don't know if Sha Ou explained it. After he left, then Helping the workers dig more hard, so in less than half a month, the water channel has been dug, and the Qinhuai water has been smoothly introduced.The river channel is four feet wide and crosses the yard obliquely. In order to prevent the lotus planted from flowing along the water in the future, the workers built stones at the entrance and exit of the hospital. In addition, according to Shen Yue's request, the river channel in the courtyard was paved with Kunshan stones. A nanmu arch bridge is erected on the river, which is very cute and miniature. In addition, the wooden bridge has no railings, so pedestrians can sit on the bridge to enjoy the flowers and water.

At that time, out of good intentions, a master suggested to Shen Yue to change the wooden fence into a masonry wall to prevent thieves from entering.Shen Yue thought about it, and calmly told the master that he had bought the entire mountain and sent people to inspect the surroundings, so he didn't have to worry about it.While the masters were stunned, Uncle Shen slapped his ass and went down the mountain to buy plants.

In the past in the Shen Mansion in Gusu, Shen Yue helped his wife, Tian's family, to take care of the yard. Although they moved to Jiangning, it is not far from Suzhou. There is not much difference in the plant species between the two places. The past experience can also be used here In addition, Shen Yue has recently read the flower books, "Quanfangpu" and "Quanfang Beizu" are even bedside readings, so when choosing plants in the garden, it can be said to be at his fingertips.

First and foremost, plant lotus flowers.Shen Yue came back with a basket of lotus root seedlings on his back, spread the horse manure pulled out by Yinshi painstakingly on the ground of the courtyard, mixed the lotus root seedlings into it, and then mixed it with fertile pond mud, let it dry in the sun for a few days, and when the mud lump showed cracks, it was ready. into the river.After only three days in the water, the tip of the lotus leaf poked its head out. The time and place are favorable, but Shen Yue only attributed it to the fact that a good horse produces good manure, which stimulates the growth of new leaves, and the silver lion's manure is profuse.

While drying the mud balls, Shen Yue was not idle.Under the fence, Shen Yue planted hibiscus of various colors. The weather is beautiful, the wind is warm and the sun is bright. In less than half a month after planting, the branches have grown quite high. The tender green branches and the dark brown fence complement each other.The reason why Shen Yue insisted on surrounding the courtyard with a fence was that apart from the fact that plants could be planted under it, there was another point that the fence did not cover the outside view of the courtyard. In the evening, the sun was dark red, and the green of the river was dark.

Bamboo Pavilion Bamboo Pavilion, as the name suggests, the body of the pavilion is made of bamboo and wood, and the top of the pavilion is designed with sharp corners and sharp edges, which is smart and light.In the past, where Xunhe lived, Shui Wuyue planted a few buddha-belly bamboos, with protruding internodes, round and plump, which was really pleasing, so near both sides of the fence, Shen Yue planted a half-circle of buddha-belly bamboo around the bamboo pavilion. The remaining half circle of bamboo is left blank because it faces the waterway and creek, so that it can be used for hunting and enjoying lotus. However, a half circle of jasmine is planted along the foundation of the pavilion. No problem.

On the river bank paved with stones in Kunshan, Shen Yue filled the gaps between the stones with soil.In the past when he was marching on the border, Shen Yue once saw a kind of stone lotus with thick leaves, dripping juice when folded, resistant to cold and drought, and it mostly grows in the crevices of rocks.On a whim, Shen Yue sketched out the blueprint and attached it to the letter to ask General Jiang Xingjun, who happened to be at the border, to look for it and send it by courier.

Master's order was like thunder, and Comrade Xiao Jiang, who was struck by lightning, immediately crawled around in the corner after receiving the order.The drawings are not always accurate, so in order to avoid delay, Comrade Xiao Jiang sent back all the similar plants he could find.Master Shen thought he would receive a package, but he didn't expect that when he picked up the courier, he received a big basket.Dumbfounded, Shen Yue opened the basket and found that the fleshy plants in this basket had their own poses. The most surprising thing was that these stone lotuses had been cultivated for a long time, and these stone lotuses showed different colors. Decoration is also eye lingering.

After the layout of the big place was completed, Shen Yue asked someone to loosen the land in the courtyard and sprinkle grass seeds. When he returned from searching for the ravine, the shallow grass was already without horseshoes.In addition, Shen Yue planted summer flowers such as hollyhock, duruo, pearl orchid, Luoyang flower, and Jianlan in various places, and asked someone to open a window on the back wall of the thatched house for the convenience of enjoying the scenery.Stone slabs are laid between the aisle on the side of the house and the wooden bridge, between the wooden bridge and the kitchenette, and between the bamboo pavilion and the wooden bridge to facilitate walking.

Shen Yue has been marching for many years, and he has a habit of morning exercises. He recently moved south and was a newcomer when he first arrived. On that day, Xun He said that he had wanted to plant flowers, but he had no time to get out without touching the ground every day, so Shen Yue tidied up the soil in the flower pots, and one day Xun He had a whim, he only needed to sow seeds and cuttings, and he could easily fulfill his wish.

The courtyard was empty in the past, but now it is full and full. When it was completed, a whole month passed away.