CS :: Volume #1 笼中雀共

#69: Curtain of night

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The small town seemed met the rare day dog food day, was all of a sudden jet black a piece, everyone was pitch-dark. 小镇好似遇上了百年难遇的天狗食日,一下子就漆黑一片,人人伸手不见五指。 In addition outside the small town idols such as firecracker blasting open, the sound is getting more and more frequent, when small town because of darkness when is silent, seems especially grating, this deepened the small town ordinary common people's speculation without doubt, associated carries the ox cart carriage of wealthy and powerful family juniors to former these, ordinary people in town alley. 加上小镇外一尊尊神像如爆竹炸裂,声响愈来愈频繁,当小镇因为天黑而寂静之时,就显得格外刺耳,这无疑又加深了小镇普通百姓的猜测,联想到之前那些载着大户子弟的牛车马车,市井巷弄里的老百姓一个个惶恐不安。 In the tall front gate walls of four surname ten clans, without exception, whenever there are servant maidservant to independently decide, will hang up the lantern high, quick is scolded loudly, some ungovernable temper family being in charge people, will pat these lanterns at the scene, will step on rottenly it, the complexion will be fierce, to regard, if the hated enemy look, will observe closely your family place servant who these were due to the good intention stubbornly. 四姓十族的高大门墙内,无一例外,每当有奴仆丫鬟想要自作主张,高高挂起灯笼,很快就会遭受大声呵斥,一些个脾气急躁的家族管事人,甚至当场就拍掉那些灯笼,将其一脚踩烂,脸色狰狞,以视若仇寇的眼神,死死盯住那些原本出于好心的府上下人。 The blacksmith shop, Chen Ping'an is sitting with Ning Yao in well entrance has the lunch, after the darkness, although Chen Ping'an is strange, but does not delay him to lower the head to eat, the meals of blacksmith's shop is quite good, long casual laborer each meal can divide to together fatty red braised pork of index finger length and breadth, in addition one spoon of perquisites, food manages enough, but the meat only has the same place, Chen Ping'an probably is the capacity for food of two large bowl rice, therefore after each time from cooking master that side minute/share to a meat, because there is a cooking liquor, the first bowl often only the eating meal motionless meat, eats finally, that red braised pork will go against from the bowl falls little to the bowl bottom, then. Runs the abundant second bowl of rice, this solves that meat neatly. 铁匠铺子这边,陈平安正在和宁姚坐在井口吃午饭,天黑之后,陈平安虽然奇怪,但是不耽误他低头扒饭,铁匠铺的伙食相当不错,长短工每餐都能分到一块食指长宽的肥腻红烧肉,外加一勺油水,饭管够,但是肉就只有一块,陈平安大概是两大碗米饭的饭量,所以每次从掌厨师傅那边分到一块肉后,因为有汤汁,第一碗往往是只吃饭不动肉,吃到最后,那块红烧肉就会从碗顶一点点滑落到碗底,然后跑去盛第二碗米饭,这才干净利落解决掉那块肉。 Ning Yao sees Chen Ping'an to have that food each time, some want to smile. 宁姚每次看到陈平安吃那饭,都有些想笑。 Ruan Xiu like Ning Yao, azure clothes girl will not look actually to the line of sight of Chen Ping'an, as if writes four large characters, in the person of same belief the person. 阮秀倒是不会像宁姚这样,青衣少女望向陈平安的视线里,仿佛写着四个大字,同道中人。 At this time a Chen Ping'an action empty big white bowl, is grasping the chopsticks, exhausts eyesight look around, can only see the scene in 2-3 zhang (3.33 m) distance vaguely. 此时陈平安一手端着空荡荡的大白碗,一手持筷,竭尽目力环顾四周,只能依稀看到2-3丈距离以内的景象。 Recently over the two days, except for giving Master Ruan blacksmith shop to work like an ox, to work like a horse, Chen Ping'an wanted the take out three double-hour to practice to walk the pile, during the daytime, noontime to 1 to 3 p.m, in the evening two, 9 to 11 p.m. to 1 to 3 a.m . Was attempting to Chen Ping'an afterward at the same time of walking the pile, ten fingers tie the sword furnace pile, but Chen Ping'an discovers then, will be breathed by oneself impeded, the step is not steadier, gives up decisively, Chen Ping'an only in the practical training gap, while the person does not pay attention to the time, the exercise sword furnace nourishes the body, actually to Chen Ping'an, but past fever porcelain ceramic making, changed into Shaking Mountains Manual sets up the sword furnace. 最近这两天,除了给阮师傅的铁匠铺子做牛做马,陈平安要抽出三个时辰去练习走桩,白天一个,午时到未时,晚上两个,亥时到丑时。到后来陈平安尝试着走桩的同时,十指结剑炉桩,但是陈平安发现如此一来,会让自己呼吸不畅,步伐更加不稳,果断放弃,陈平安只在劳作间隙,趁人不注意的时候,锻炼剑炉来滋养身躯,其实对陈平安而言,只不过是把以往的烧瓷拉坯,换成了撼山谱里的立桩剑炉。 Walks the pile the noontime to that double-hour of 1 to 3 p.m, from the beginning Ning Yao will also tag along after occasionally after that after putting on airs to direct several times, no longer appears. Chen Ping'an does not want to annoy the Gossip, during the daytime the fist pile of this double-hour, in the small stream downstream direction, after running blacksmith shop one li (0.5 km), starts to practice, then, almost can step onto ten miles of road Zuo You/about back and forth. 午时到未时的那个时辰走桩,一开始宁姚偶尔还会尾随其后,装模作样指点过几次后,就不再出现。陈平安不想惹来流言蜚语,白天这一个时辰的拳桩,会沿着小溪下游方向,跑出铁匠铺子一里地后,才开始练习,然后来回一趟,差不多能走上十里路左右。 Regarding Chen Ping'an, this was an unshakeable new family rule even. 对于陈平安来说,这就算属于一条雷打不动的新家规了。 At this time sits in well entrance, Ning Yao is looking the sky that covers black cloth, harms her to lose „attractively” the long and narrow frown of impression, wrinkles slightly. 此时坐在井口,宁姚望着覆盖黑布似的天空,害得她失去“漂亮”印象的狭长双眉,微微皱起。 Chen Ping'an asked low voice: „Is is or isn't related with Mister Qi?” 陈平安小声问道:“是不是跟齐先生有关？” Ning Yao does not plan to tell him the truth, only gives a fuzzy answer, „Mister Qi, since is this Grotto-Heaven master, should have the relations with him.” 宁姚不打算告诉他真相,只给出一个模糊答案,“齐先生既然是这座洞天的主人,应该跟他有关系吧。” Chen Ping'an also asked: „According to Song Jixin and Zhi Gui beforehand view, Mister Qi planned leaves the small town with school book child Zhao Yao together, why doesn't walk finally?” 陈平安又问道:“按照宋集薪和稚圭之前的说法,齐先生原本打算跟学塾书童赵繇一起离开小镇,为什么最后不走了？” Ning Yao shakes the head to say with a smile: „The Saint thoughts, like dragon vein, can be continuous ten million/countless, I may be unable to guess correctly, is disinclined to guess.” 宁姚摇头笑道:“圣人的心思,就像一条龙脉,能够绵延千万里,我可猜不到,也懒得猜。” Spoke these words, she throws toward Chen Ping'an in the tableware, oneself set out to go to one to belong to her yellow clay wall thatched hut alone, Ning Yao are also very strange Master Ruan so to be why polite, could it be that does Master Ruan see own status? The possibility is minimum right, after all pours Hanging Mountain is not located in eastern Treasure Bottle Continent, moreover pours Hanging Mountain and outside world has almost not involved, the reputation is very big, the guest are extremely few, furthermore pours that side Hanging Mountain, is not sure to own status. But Ning Yao is straight, I cannot chop a personality of enfilade the ship to the bridgehead nature with the sword, solemn eastern Treasure Bottle Continent first casts showing good will of sword everyone Master Ruan, 说完这句话,她把碗筷往陈平安手里一丢,自己起身去往一栋独属于她的黄泥墙茅草屋,宁姚自己也很奇怪为何阮师对此自己如此客气,难道阮师看出自己的身份？可能性极小才对,毕竟倒悬山并不位于东宝瓶洲,况且倒悬山与外界几乎没有牵连,名声很大,客人极少,再者倒悬山那边,对自己的身份也吃不准。只不过宁姚是船到桥头自然直、不直我也能用剑劈出一条直路的性情,堂堂东宝瓶洲第一铸剑大家阮师的示好, She kindly accepted naturally. Chen Ping'an takes the tableware, just wanted to go to that side the kitchen, discovered that some not far away people pass through from here, is a sleeve spacious young man, looks like the scholar compared with scholar Chen Songfeng, unexplained feelings, is a bit like Mister Qi, was a bit like at that time in overseeing the manufacture of officer Sir Song that Mud Vase Lane met. 她就大大方方笑纳了。陈平安拿着碗筷,刚想要去灶房那边,发现不远处有人从这边走过,是一位袖子宽大的年轻男人,比读书人陈松风更像读书人,有一种说不清道不明的感觉,有点像齐先生,又有点像当时在泥瓶巷遇到的督造官宋大人。 The men saw sits after the straw sandal youngster who well entrance is in a daze alone, moreover looks at each other, he is slightly surprised, arrives at side the youngster, smile warm Chundao: „I look for the Master Ruan a little matter, where do you know him?” 男人看到独自坐在井口发呆的草鞋少年后,而且还与自己对视后,他微微惊讶,来到少年身边,笑容温醇道:“我找阮师傅有点事情,你知道他在哪里吗？” Chen Ping'an this time has not looked like initially in Mud Vase Lane, is hiding the truth from Cai Jinjian Fu Nanhua intentionally, but was direct and plainspoken pointed out the direction to that person. 陈平安这次没有像当初在泥瓶巷,故意瞒着蔡金简苻南华,而是直截了当给那人指明了方向。 First Miss Ning had told oneself fierce of Master Ruan, secondly this man, has not given Chen Ping'an a feeling of gloomy city mansion at present. 一来宁姑娘跟自己说过阮师傅的厉害,二来眼前这个男人,没有给陈平安一种阴沉城府的感觉。 Chen Ping'an asked politely: „Needs me to guide?” 陈平安客气问道:“需要我带路吗？” The young man has not worried to hurry along, looks at Chen Ping'an, the smile was saying: „Does not use, the things of several roads, are not troublesome. Thank you.” 年轻男人没有着急赶路,望着陈平安,微笑道:“不用,就几步路的事情,不麻烦了。谢谢你啊。” Chen Ping'an nods with a smile, moves toward the kitchen, the man moves toward distant place one to cast the sword room. 陈平安笑着点头,走向灶房,那男人则走向远处一间铸剑室。 After Chen Ping'an also tableware, discovered that the casual laborer apprentices gather in several rooms, in the point the oil lamp, why chatted there can invert day and night, some people said with certainty, said was some mountain Mountain God, harmed the creek water well water to drop, therefore provoked anger Mr. River God who had jurisdiction over the mountain stream, daoist immortal fought, hits gloomily. Also some people refuted with the view of people of the older generation, said our here, the mountain gave Imperial Court to prohibit, Mountain God where came, said again, then the big small stream, cannot have River God absolutely. 陈平安还了碗筷后,发现短工学徒们都聚在几栋屋内,点上油灯,在那里聊着为何会昼夜颠倒,有人言之凿凿,说是某座大山的山神过界,害得溪水井水下降,所以惹恼了管辖溪涧的河神老爷,一场神仙打架,打得天昏地暗。也有人用老一辈人的说法来反驳,说咱们这儿,大山都给朝廷封禁了,哪里来的山神,再说了,那么点大的小溪,绝对出不了河神。 Chen Ping'an has not gone to mix, idles in any case is also idling, taking advantage of the rare eyesight, to the last water bottom of the well , a back-basket back-basket moves earth to extract from an oil well alone. 陈平安没去掺和,反正闲着也是闲着,就借着自己超乎寻常的眼力,独自去往最后一口水井底下,一背篓一背篓搬土出井。 After the wooden ladder crawls one time well entrance, exactly saw that man from casting the sword room returns, he also discovered the form of youngster, has not approached, has not paused, but waves goodbye with Chen Ping'an distantly. 一次沿着木梯爬出井口后,恰好看到那名男子从铸剑室返回,他也发现了少年的身影,并未走近,也没有停步,只是与陈平安遥遥挥手告别。 Some Chen Ping'an deeply moved, regardless of this person is good is bad, are least he with the Righteous Yang Mountain Rosy Clouds Mountain two mountains, the outsiders in Clear Wind City Old Dragon City two cities, are truly different. 陈平安有些感慨,不论此人是好是坏,最少他跟正阳山云霞山两座山,还有清风城老龙城两座城的外乡人,确实不同。 Chen Ping'an in well entrance transporting soils, after last extracts from an oil well, discovered that Ruan Xiu stands near the well entrance wheel, the palm booth is putting together turban, piled up with the exquisite cakes and pastries, after wait until Chen Ping'an appears, Ruan Xiu to him stretches out the palm, the whole body soil and both hands dirty Chen Ping'an with a smile shakes the head, later Ruan Xiu sits on well entrance, lowers the head to eat the fine cakes and pastries of Riding Dragon Lane giving on new years shop, azure clothes girl rapid immersion in , the whole person is brimming with the full happiness to like. 陈平安在井口一趟趟搬运土壤,最后一趟出井后,发现阮秀站在井口轱辘附近,手心摊放着一块帕巾,堆满了小巧糕点,等到陈平安出现后,阮秀向他伸出手掌,满身泥土、双手脏兮兮的陈平安笑着摇头,随后阮秀坐在井口上,低头吃着骑龙巷压岁铺子的精致糕点,青衣少女迅速沉浸其中,整个人洋溢着满满的幸福欢喜。 Chen Ping'an continues to transport the fill back and forth, after ten several times, ponytail girl already does not see the signs, but on well entrance keeps turban and cakes and pastries, was the giving on new years shop most famous peach blossom rice wine cake, Chen Ping'an gawked staring, has to take off the back-basket, placed near the foot, sat on turban nearby well entrance, scratched the hand on the clothing, two fingers twisted the cakes and pastries, put in the mouth. 陈平安继续来来回回搬运积土,十数次后,马尾辫少女已经不见踪迹,不过井口上留着帕巾和一块糕点,是压岁铺子最著名的桃花酒酿糕,陈平安愣了愣,只好摘下背篓,放在脚边,坐在帕巾附近的井口上,在衣衫上擦了擦手,双指捻起糕点,放入嘴中。 Chen Ping'an makes an effort to nod, is really very delicious. 陈平安使劲点头,果然很好吃。 After all oneself eat is entire ten coins, thinks of this, Chen Ping'an thought immediately was more delicious. 毕竟自己吃得是整整十文钱啊,一想到这点,陈平安立即觉得更好吃了。 Later several double-hour, the weather is still dim, the sky will transmit an intermittent depressed beating a drum sound once for a while, in addition, the small town is not actually unusual, casual laborer of Master Ruan also making an exception by own blacksmith's shop was rested for two days, making them go various home respectively, does not need to treat here waits „dawn” to continue to work. 之后几个时辰,天色依旧昏暗,天空时不时会传来一阵阵沉闷的擂鼓声响,除此之外,其实小镇并无异样,阮师傅也破例让自家铁匠铺的短工休息两天,让他们各回各家,不用待在这边等着“天亮”继续干活。 Chen Ping'an is also one of them, to return to the small town simply, went to the Liu Xianyang home, after without discovering young master west, turns off the lights on without delay, locks the front door again, runs to the Mud Vase Lane house. 陈平安也在此列,干脆就返回小镇,去了趟刘羡阳家,没发现少东西后,就赶紧熄灯,再锁好屋门,跑向泥瓶巷的自家宅子。 Why does not know, Chen Ping'an thought that present small town, spiritless, did not have the vitality/angry. 不知为何,陈平安觉得如今的小镇,死气沉沉,没了生气。 Chen Ping'an does not know, when he has run the covered bridge corridor. 陈平安并不知道,在他跑过廊桥廊道的时候。 tall female who under on the bridge water surface, float clothes sleeve is swaying, women's clothing snow white, the hair snow white, exposed hands and feet outside is the flesh such as the suet beautiful jade is also common. 桥底下的水面上,悬浮着一位衣袂飘摇的高大女子,衣裙雪白,头发雪白,裸露在外的手脚亦是肌肤如羊脂美玉一般。 She is crooked the head, uses creek water as the mirror, pulls to send one to comb single-handedly, no one can see clearly her facial features. 她正歪着脑袋,以溪水为镜,一手挽发一手梳理,谁也看不清她的面容。
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