The cold wind like the blade, the heavy snow flutters about. 冷风如刀,大雪纷飞。 Lu Sheng opens eyes, then sees oneself sit on a yellow grey carriage, the compartment somewhat rocks, the side has the voice of little girl soft-spoken speech. 路胜一睁眼,便看到自己坐在一辆黄灰色的马车上,车厢有些晃动,身边有小女孩细声细气说话的声音。 Outside the compartment, is the sounds of people that one makes noise piece by piece noisily. 车厢外,是一片片嘈杂喧闹的人声。 Has the street vendors'cries, the sound of voices and noise, the bravo. The merriment of child. 有叫卖声,吆喝声,喝彩声。还有小孩子的笑闹。 Lu Sheng deeply sighed. 路胜深深叹了口气。 He knows that he could not go back, mixes the slippery customer who eats to wait for death from one in the state-owned enterprise, is drunk after one time, woke up arrived in this world. 他知道他回不去了,从一个在国企里混吃等死的老油子,一次喝醉酒后,醒来就到了这个世界。 Until now has five days. 到现在为止已经有五天了。 He smelled the nose, in the air had the wine, the wheat pancake, with frying in oil the smell of fruit. 他嗅了嗅鼻子,空气里有酒香,烙饼,和油炸果子的气味。 „Aiya, the Osmanthus House white osmanthus-scented wine was getting more and more fragrant.” “哎呀,桂花坊的白桂酒越来越香了。” Personal maidservant Xiao Qiao/dainty in compartment speaks in an infantile tone of voice to say. 车厢里的贴身侍女小巧奶声奶气道。 Xiao Qiao/dainty is only 12 years old this year. The inborn childish face, is in addition long Xiao Qiao/dainty. Looks has no difference from ten -year-old child. 小巧今年才只有十二岁。再加上天生娃娃脸,长得个头也小巧。看起来就和十岁小孩没什么区别。 Small face chubby, fair and healthy-looking, wears the green levant cotton skirt, in the small hand is still giving Lu Sheng to rub the preparation to get out to tie up hair rope of hair. 小脸胖嘟嘟的,白里透红,穿着绿色小棉裙,小手里还在给路胜搓着准备下车绑头发的发绳。 This hair rope is made of very expensive/noble one junction bark, can naturally send out the light delicate fragrance, when the only not good place, lies in the day is cold to harden, needs to rub with the hot hand rubs hotly softly. 这种发绳是用很贵的一种交树皮制成,会自然散发出淡淡的清香,但唯一的不好之处,在于天冷时会发硬,需要用热手搓热搓软。 Lu Sheng smiles, without speech. 路胜笑了笑,没说话。 The carriage stopped quickly. 马车很快停了。 He lifts the car(riage) curtain to go down the car(riage), on the iron grey street, is spreading blue stone bricks, each has the wash bowl size. 他掀开车帘走下车,灰白色的街道上,铺着一块块青石砖,每一块都有脸盆大小。 On street there are vehicles coming and going, but also some people are leading a horse to come and go. 街道上车来车往,还有人牵着马来来往往。 The girls and female family members who the peddlers and come out to stroll did not abstain, appearing in public tender laughter again and again. 小贩和出来闲逛的女孩、女眷们毫不忌讳,抛头露面娇笑声连连。 Lu Sheng raised head to look at eye front distillery. 路胜仰头看了眼面前的酒坊。 The white signboard assumes the rectangle, middle flying of dragons and dancing of phoenixes writes three large characters: Osmanthus House. 白色的牌匾呈长方形,中间龙飞凤舞的写着三个大字:桂花坊。 „Great Young Master Lu came! In requests personally! armor words side building remains to you!” “路大公子来了啊！里面请！甲字号厢房给您留着呢！” A young male servant smiling face piled to welcome. 一个小厮笑脸堆着迎了上来。 Lu Sheng nods, a wealthy family young master conduct, received near the silver from Xiao Qiao/dainty the white paper fan, Qingqing/gently shakes, the covering of fan launches, above is drawing a scenery smoke wave picture, the scenery continuously, the light and shade overlap, one looks is everyone's style preface. 路胜点点头,一副富家公子做派,从身边小巧手里接过银边白纸扇,轻轻一抖,扇面展开,上边画着一副山水烟波图,山水此起彼伏,明暗交叠,还有一看就是大家风范的题词。 His familiar and easy with the young male servant entered the distillery. 他轻车熟路的随着小厮进了酒坊。 The distillery divides two layers, a building hall is sitting many people to listen to the person to sing songs. 酒坊分两层,一楼大厅正坐了不少人在听人唱曲。 Green clothes young girl crisp standing in vacancy, the sound is persuasive, the nearby also has the middle-aged women's bullet hit pipa. 一个绿衣少女脆生生的站在空处,声音婉转,边上还有个中年女子弹着琵琶。 What sang is one three will pass on, what three biographies will say was goes to battle with the general and mountains and plains fox female sad touching love. 唱的是一首三会传,三会传讲的是出征将军与山野狐女的凄美爱情。 What a pity the alcoholics on the scene are some careless people, only then a small number of several writer young masters also calculate to understand, others two people look but not see that young girl. 可惜在场的酒客都是些粗人,只有少数的几个文人公子还算能听懂,其余人都对那少女两人视而不见。 Hits to enjoy does not have many. 打赏更是没多少。 Lu Sheng stops the footsteps, looked that a building is so lively, he also looked for a vacancy to sit down in a building simply. 路胜停住脚步,看一楼这么热闹,他也索性就在一楼找了个空位坐下。 „Will three that this who selects pass on?” “这谁点的三会传？” He spoke thoughtlessly to ask a young male servant. 他随口问了句小厮。 He may be different in this Osmanthus House position, if this Osmanthus House is equivalent to the high-level entertainment office on Earth, then he is here supreme VIP customer. 他在这桂花坊地位可不同,如果说这桂花坊相当于地球上的高级娱乐会所,那么他就是这里的至尊vip顾客。 A year of expenditure at least several hundred thousand people. 一年花费至少几十万的主儿。 Such expenses, in Nine Connections City this Northern Land small town, have calculated the top customer. 这样的开销,在九连城这种北地小城,已经算顶级客户了。 „Is Young Master Zhou. Zhou Que Young Master Zhou.” The young male servants return low voice said. “是周公子。周缺周公子。”小厮小声回道。 Lu Sheng does not feel embarrassed him, then waved to put him. 路胜也不为难他,便挥手放他去了。 After he draws Xiao Qiao/dainty is sitting down, the line of sight in a building crowd swept, then saw a pale emaciated young master quickly, puts on a white clothing, in the hand takes the folding fan near the show package of golden color lotus leaves, Qingqing/gently is swinging. 他拉着小巧坐下后,视线在一楼人群里扫了一圈,很快便看到了一个面色苍白的瘦弱公子,穿着一身白衣,手里拿着把骚包的金色荷叶边折扇,轻轻摇着。 „It is estimated that was the little girl who had a liking for that to sing.” Lu Sheng shakes the head to say. “估计又是看上那唱歌的小女孩了。”路胜摇头道。 „Great Young Master previous time has warned him, this fellow is really an unprincipled person!” Xiao Qiao/dainty honk mouth discontented say/way. “大公子上次才警告过他,这家伙真是坏人！”小巧嘟着嘴不满道。 Lu Sheng smiles, no longer spoke. 路胜笑了笑,不再说话。 Starts calmly to listen to bent/tune Er. 开始静静听曲儿。 On the dark-red wooden table on quick a food and wine of table, Lu Sheng clamped clamped the lettuce bamboo shoots to stir fry the shredded meat, admits the mouth. 暗红色的木桌上很快上了一桌子的酒菜,路胜夹了一夹莴笋炒肉丝,放进嘴里。 Hē one with the drink almost white osmanthus-scented wine. The light sweet flower fragrance mixes in together, with drinking the fruit juice is similar. 喝一口和饮料差不多的白桂酒。淡淡的甜甜花香混合在一起,就和喝果汁差不多。 „Sumptuous lifestyle, not contracts worry-free, the Beautiful woman maidservant warm bed, such life, was too simply corrupt.” “锦衣玉食,无忧无患,还有小美人侍女暖床,这样的生活,简直太腐败了。” Lu Sheng can also think sometimes, oneself must cross for a lifetime, the life of this meter/rice insect was the ancestors he has also pursued in any case. 路胜有的时候也会想,自己要不要就这么过一辈子,反正这种米虫的生活也是上辈子他一直追求的。 Eats a vegetable/dish, drinks liquor. 吃一口菜,喝一口酒。 Opening mouth lets Xiao Qiao/dainty stopper to peel good salt water ice shrimp again. 再张嘴让小巧塞一只剥好的盐水冰虾。 This Northern Land Syracuse, ice shrimp is here special product, fishes in the thick ice hole at will, can make the massive body translucent small shrimp. 这北地雪城,冰虾便是这里的特产,在厚实的冰窟窿里随意一捞,就能打出大量身体半透明的小虾。 This is ice shrimp. 这就是冰虾。 The ice shrimp length of body is half of ordinary shrimp, but delicious incomparable. Shrimp meat entrance, what end is the unsurpassed delicacy. 冰虾体长是普通虾的一半,但口味鲜美无比。虾肉入口即化,端的是无上美味。 Naturally the price is also extremely expensive/noble. 当然价格也是极贵。 The ordinary people ate in January/one month one time are luxurious, where can have like him. 平常人一月吃一次已经算是奢侈了,哪里能像他这样顿顿都有。 Lu Sheng is eating the good food at the same time, is drinking the good wine, is listening to song, is actually thinking other matters at heart. 路胜一边吃着美食,喝着美酒,听着小曲儿,心里却是想着其他事。 He arrived at this to be similar the ancient China world already so many days. According to his observations, this world has many quirks. 他来到这个类似中国古代的世界已经这么多天了。但据他观察,这个世界有很多古怪之处。 From the beginning he thinks that oneself returned to the ancient times, but he discovered afterward is not. 一开始他以为自己回到了古代,但后来他发现不是。 Here manners and customs, the holiday climate, by far is different from any dynasty area that he is the result. 这里的风俗习惯,节日气候,都远远不同于他所致的任何一个朝代地区。 Is thinking the matter at heart, in the distillery the front door actually opened once again. 心里想着事,酒坊里大门却又一次打开了。 One line puts on the robust man who the hand-to-hand fight in tights vigor installs to walk one after another, looked to sit down close to the table of corner near. 一行穿着短打劲装的壮汉陆续走进来,找了个靠近角落的桌子边一屁股坐下。 These robust men look apparent are not the natives, their appearance are more like from the Central Plain area come, the attire makings do not have the Northern Land straightforwardness. 这几个壮汉一看便知不是本地人,他们的打扮更像是从中原地区过来的,衣着气质没有北地这边的粗豪。 „Oh.” “唉。” The robust man of overhead is bald, brings the copper earring, ferocious-looking, but heaved a sigh at this time. 当头的一个壮汉是个光头,带着铜耳环,满脸横肉,但此时却唉声叹气。 „This day was to have no way.” “这日子是没法过了。” „Big brother is worried about anything, Li Family Village cannot pass, we can take the second road, circles from Zhang Village also yes.” “大哥担心什么,李家村过不去,我们可以走第二条路,从张村那边绕一绕也是可以的。” Another man knits the brows to say. 另一个汉子皱眉道。 „You understand anything, I come the convergence time walks from Zhang Village. The situation and Li Family Village are similar, died many people.” “你懂什么,我过来汇合的时候就是从张村那边走的。情况和李家村差不多,都是死了不少人了。” Ugly and ferocious-looking on light facial countenance shook shaking, the expression worried. 光头脸上的横肉抖了抖,表情更愁了。 „Had an accident, the big brother you said that listens to the brothers, makes us rise the rising experience.” A man urged. “到底是出什么事了,大哥你说给兄弟们听听,也让我们涨涨见识。”一个汉子催促道。 The bald robust man also sighed the voice. 光头壮汉又叹了声气。 „How, I am not specifically clear, only knows that near Suiyang Lake several fishing village , had an accident, has probably the frogman to cause trouble.” “具体怎么,我也不清楚,只知道绥阳湖边的好几个渔村,都出事了,好像是有水鬼作祟。” „Frogman!? Not?” “水鬼！？不是吧？” The Lu Sheng table and they are away from not far, can hear chat that they not cover up. 路胜的桌子和他们距离不远,也能听到他们不加掩饰的聊天。 He is only when is listening to playing, never expected that these people also chatted the exuberant thing unexpectedly. 原本他只是当听着玩,没想到这几人居然还聊起神神道道的东西来。 His this life's Lu Family, in this Northern Land Ice City was the wealthy and powerful family of ranking among the best, family property great wealth that is says few. 他这一世的路家,在这北地冰城是数一数二的大户,家财万贯那还是说少了。 Must say places on Earth to contrast, that at least is also the asset over hundred million rich men. 要说放在地球上对比,那至少也是资产过亿的有钱人。 For these days came out to drink, he also listened to the hearsay about monster fairy in the distillery much, but mostly was the legend stories. 这几天出来喝酒,他在酒坊里也听了不少关于妖怪神鬼的传闻,但大多都是传说故事。 This time the personal experience like these people, pours first time. 这次像这几人这样的亲身经历,倒还是头一次。 Therefore Lu Sheng raises up the ear careful body to listen secretly. 于是路胜竖起耳朵仔细体偷听起来。 Is good does not conceal because of that several people. Continues to chat fishing village strange loudly. 好在那几人也不掩饰。继续大声聊着渔村的怪事。 „The frogman, I personally sees, height more than one zhang (3.33 m), the fiendish features, are wearing many water plants muddily, oh, your big brothers I run quickly, now do not want to see my person.” “那水鬼,我是亲眼所见,高一丈多,青面獠牙,浑身披着很多水草,乖乖,要不是你们大哥我跑得快,现在你们是别想看到我的人了。” The bald present also has a lingering fear. 光头现在还心有余悸。 „Big brother, really has frogman thing?” “大哥,真有水鬼这玩意？” A man does not believe. 一个汉子不信。 „Feared that isn't the story that the big brother you make up?” “怕不是大哥你编出来的故事吧？” Another man hehe said with a smile. 另一汉子嘿嘿笑道。 Lu Sheng hears here is the feeling is also funny, a boorish fellow who it is estimated where braves boasted. 路胜听到这里也是感觉好笑,估计又是哪里冒出来的个莽汉吹牛而已。 These days he has seen the person many. 这段时间他见过的这种人多的去了。 Has eaten the thing, drinks, bent/tune Dan who he then lets the young male servant bringing singing girl, glances over at will. 吃过东西,喝了酒,他便让小厮拿过来歌女的曲单,随意浏览起来。 Three will pass on, although good, but does not do for the occasion, he plans to trade one cheerfully. 三会传虽然不错,但不应景,他打算换一首欢快点的。 ! 啪！ But at this moment, that bald man was actually rises to blush, pounded on the table. 但就在这时,那光头汉子却是涨红脸了,一拍桌子。 „Also when really my Boss Hu will only boast!? Has a look, has a look at this is anything! The frogman falls on the bone of ground! This is I picks secretly afterward!” “还真当我胡老大只会吹牛！？看看,看看这是什么！那水鬼落在地上的一块骨头！这是我偷偷事后捡回来的！” He one from the bosom cautious extraction jade same green stone, pats together on the desktop. 他一下从怀里小心翼翼的取出一块玉石一样的绿色石头,拍在桌面上。 „This is not a piece of mixed jade!” A man smiles. “这不就是块杂玉么！”一个汉子笑起来。 „Mixed jade? Is this mixed jade?! Puts your mother's nonsense!” “杂玉？这是杂玉？！放你娘的狗屁！” Bald guy rising red painted-face. 光头大汉涨红脸。 „This brothers. Can show me this thing.” “这位兄弟。能不能把这玩意给我看看。” Suddenly a moderate sound conveys from the one side. 忽然一个温和的声音从一旁传来。 Lu Sheng be with smile on the face standing near several people of tables, the line of sight has swept the green jade on desktop. 路胜面带微笑的站在几人桌边,视线扫过桌面上的绿色玉石。 „This thing, do you dare to want? This is the thing that the frogman keeps.” That bald astonished say/way. “这东西,你敢要？这可是水鬼留下来的东西。”那光头惊异道。 He is also the present takes Xiuxiu, planned that a while discards. 他也就是现在拿出来秀秀,打算一会儿就丢掉。 After all this is not the gadget that the person leaves behind. The frogman who really must attract looks for trouble, that was really the gain does not equal the loss. 毕竟这不是人留下的玩意儿。真要引来的水鬼找麻烦,那就真是得不偿失了。 „All right. I have a look.” Lu Sheng does not believe what frogman, but looks that the jade appearance is good, does not seem like the ordinary mixed jade. “没事。我就看看。”路胜可不信什么水鬼,只是看着玉石卖相不错,不像是普通的杂玉。 Must know that common mixed jade, in the shop on the stall can buy everywhere, is the bits and pieces of jade polishes at will, the price is extremely cheap. 要知道一般的杂玉,店铺里小摊上到处都可以买到,是玉石的边角料随意打磨出来,价格极其便宜。 But how does not know, he sees this piece of jade, felt that some are not right. 但不知道怎么的,他一看到这块玉,就感觉有些不对。 Bald robust man Boss Hu looked at Lu Sheng, seeing him is extraordinary, the body dresses up the noble air. 光头壮汉胡老大看了看路胜,见他气质不凡,身上打扮贵气。 The azure clothes white fox fur coat, wears the sapphire supernumerary official hat, what wear embroidered the cloud pattern black bottom boots of silver wire. 青衣白狐裘,头戴青玉员外帽,穿着的是绣了银线的云纹黑底靴。 A appearance can spend for several months in this Osmanthus House. Even suffices the ordinary families to live for one year. 一身的打扮都能在这桂花坊消费好几月了。甚至够普通人家生活用度一年有余。 „Young Master wants, is not, volume .... One or two Yinzi/silver on line!” The robust men hesitated, test runs the tastes. “公子要,也不是不可以,额....一两银子就行！”壮汉迟疑了下,试着开口道。 „Ok.” Lu Sheng makes Xiao Qiao/dainty pull out 12 silver slivers to place on the table. “行。”路胜让小巧掏出一两碎银放在桌上。 „This was your.” Bald takes up in the jade communication Lu Sheng decisively a stopper. Several people traded the look, sets out to walk. “这是您的了。”光头果断把玉石拿起来往路胜手里一塞。几人换了换眼神,起身就走。 Lu Sheng did not speak, gazed after several people to depart, in the hand is pinching that jade, with carefully looked. 路胜也不说话,目送几人离去,手里捏着那玉石,拿起来仔细看。 „One or two Yinzi/silver, if changes into Earth China, the purchasing power is equivalent to 1000 dollars of Renminbi. Also was this whole life can be so filthy rich.” “一两银子,要是换成在地球中国,购买力相当于一千块人民币。也就是这辈子能这么财大气粗了。” He shakes the head, one or two Yinzi/silver to him are not anything, according to the memory of this body, usually in expenses of his January/one month, lowly also in hundred two Yinzi/silver above. 他摇摇头,一两银子对他来说不算什么,按照这具身体的记忆里,平日里他一月的开销,最低也在百两银子以上。 Occasionally are many, but also possibly flower over a thousand two. That is over a million! 偶尔多的,还可能花上千两。那可是上百万啊！ Thinks of here, his then heart secretly thought ruined family. 想到这里,他便心头暗道败家。 Takes the jade, periphery he has not managed the guests line of sight of watching the fun, but is on the foot Xiao Qiao/dainty then leaves the distillery, waits for the carriage to walk toward outside. 拿着玉石,他没管周围看热闹的客人们视线,而是脚上小巧便离开酒坊,朝着外面等着的马车走去。 But just had/left the distillery, without arriving at a halfway, he is then startled suddenly, takes up the jade to place the palm. 但刚刚出了酒坊,没走到一半路,他便忽然一怔,拿起玉石放在手心。 That jade in his palm, in his right palm at heart, melts unexpectedly. 那玉石在他手心,就在他右手掌心里,居然融化起来。 Hard lithical, in just several seconds, then turned into one group of dark blue mucilage, in the mucilage spreads a pitiful yell faintly. 原本坚硬的石质,在短短几秒钟内,便化成一团暗绿色粘液,粘液中隐隐传出一声惨叫。 Pū! 噗！ The entire mucilage blasts out suddenly, changes into one group of green smoke, scatters from Lu Sheng slowly. 整个粘液骤然炸开,化为一团绿烟,从路胜面前缓缓飘散。 His stunned standing in same place, looks glaring, that jade unexpectedly also in own, but inside green does not know when vanishes quietly. 他愕然的站在原地,晃眼一看,那玉石居然还在自己手里,只是里面的绿色已经不知道什么时候悄然消失。 „A moment ago that was ....” “刚才那是....” He is standing, suddenly unceasing recollection beforehand picture. 他怔怔的站着,一时间不断的回忆之前的画面。 „Young Master? Young Master??” “公子？公子？？” Xiao Qiao/dainty is calling him in one side unceasingly. 小巧在一旁不断叫着他。 Lu Sheng has gotten back one's composure, looks at the jade in hand again, radically is an ordinary cobblestone, jade not. 路胜回过神,再看手里的玉石,根本就是块普普通通的鹅卵石,连玉石都不是了。 His heart is somewhat scared, but understood anything indistinctly. 他心头有些发毛,但隐约明白了什么。 „Walked, returns home!” “走了,回府！” Xiao Qiao/dainty is blinking the eye, has not a little responded. 小巧眨巴着眼睛,有点没反应过来。 „Oh ....” “哦....” Two people boarded the carriage, the cart driver took up the whip to pull out spatially several, two dark horses that the whole body grew hair took a walk slowly. 两人上了马车,车夫拿起鞭子空抽了几下,浑身长毛的两匹黑马缓缓走动起来。 In the compartment, Lu Sheng did not say a word, unceasing in looked to begin the cobblestone. 车厢里,路胜一言不发,不断的看着手里的鹅卵石。 Xiao Qiao/dainty also discovered the difference of stone at this time. 小巧此时也发现了石头的异样。 „Was swindled!” Her heart whispered, also not many words, Great Young Master this time, a biggest time was also deceived before, for a so- called antique wine pot, spent over a thousand two silver, almost irritates the master. “又上当了啊!”她心头嘀咕了下,也不多话,大公子这次还算好的,以前最大的一次被骗,是为了一个所谓的古董酒壶,就花了上千两白银,差点把老爷气死。 Sometimes this talent one or two Yinzi/silver, the young master eats meal also continues this money. 这次才一两银子,少爷有时候吃顿饭也不止这点钱。 The carriage returns home. When passed by city gate, Lu Sheng heard outside some people to yell. 马车一路回府。路过城门口时,路胜听到外面有人大叫。 „Before ....., hears the frogman, except that! Roaming the four corners of the world daoist intended to solve the danger of fishing village !” “.....之前就听说水鬼被除了！一个游方的道人出手解了渔村之危！” „On Imperial Court came the person?” “朝廷上边来人了么？” „Came early, heard that in including the city Constable Ouyang of Prefecture Governor yamen also almost falls. Meets one to wander fortunately daoist, it is said that daoist acts, is golden light flashes, the frogman works as the warehouse on pitiful yell one, turns into the green mucus, then blasted out thick smoke dispersing.” “早来了,听说连城里知府衙门的欧阳捕头也差点陷进去。还好遇到一个云游道人,据说那道人一出手,就是金光一闪,那水鬼当仓就惨叫一声,变成绿色黏液,然后炸开成浓烟散开了。” „It is not the Imperial Court expert begins?” “不是朝廷的高手动手的啊？” „Of course not!” “当然不是！” The Lu Sheng hear this is the military officer who the city gate defends is chatting. 路胜听出这是城门守备的军官在闲聊。 He will often pass by here city gate intentionally, here military officer defends the soldier to be well-informed, likes taking the unusual matter to boast to talk nonsense everywhere. 他时常都会故意路过这边城门,这里的军官守备士兵消息灵通,都喜欢到处拿稀奇事吹牛扯淡。 „This was actually skillful ....” On the Lu Sheng face maintains composure. “这倒是巧了....”路胜脸上不动声色。 He recalled before , that jade, the heart sinks. 他回想起之前那块玉石,心头一沉。 The carriage in liveliest Ups and Downs Street toward the city drives slowly. 马车缓缓朝着城里最繁华的枯荣街驶去。