Chapter 500: Two Cranes Fly Back
The weather is getting cooler.
Although Su Laosan could not move his legs, the coachman Liu Gui always followed him and was responsible for running errands for him.
Therefore, news from the capital would come in from time to time.
It is said that during the Emperor's birthday celebration, someone presented a pair of cranes to the Emperor.
The emperor was very pleased.
Not only did he reward the person who presented the cranes handsomely, he also specially built a courtyard for the cranes in the palace, named "Luoxian Garden", and sent a group of palace maids and eunuchs to serve them, almost treating the two cranes as idols.
"Third Master, you don't know that the literati and scholars in the capital love to use cranes to compose poems and couplets..."
As Liu Gui spoke, he looked through the window lattice at Sihong and Wuhong who were strolling leisurely in the yard.
"Third Master, everyone knows what these people are thinking. They're just thinking that if the poems they write reach the emperor's ears and please him, maybe they can rise to the top in one step, right?"
When Liu Gui said this, there was a hint of heat in his eyes as he looked at Sihong and Wuhong.
He couldn't write poetry, but he had a ready-made crane in front of him.
No! A ready-made big white goose!
The Su family calls this the big white goose!
Su Laosan was leaning on the kang. After listening to Liu Gui's words, he turned his head and glanced at the two cranes in the yard.
"Don't have thoughts that shouldn't be there. It's better to be down-to-earth. All auspicious things are spiritual."
As Su Laosan said this, he turned around and looked at Liu Gui.
He added, "People without blessings cannot keep such auspicious things. Without them, disaster will come. Therefore..."
“Chiu——”
Before Su Laosan could finish his words, two loud crane calls were heard outside.
Two white cranes drew a graceful arc and descended from the sky.
Su Laosan's voice suddenly stopped.
Liu Gui, “…”
A look of shock.
He looked at the two cranes descending from the sky, and then looked at Su Laosan.
"Third Master, this immortal, this big white goose, can't it be..."
Liu Gui swallowed.
"You flew back from there...?"
Liu Gui cautiously pointed in the direction of the capital.
Su Lao San, “…”
Su Laosan and Liu Gui looked at each other and saw the same meaning in each other's eyes.
Even a fool could tell that these two cranes were the ones that County Magistrate Zheng had captured from the Su family.
There was no way. After the crane landed, it actually bumped its head with Sihong and Wuhong in the yard in a familiar manner.
Not only that, a group of ducks in the yard also gathered over.
They were calling "Ga ga ga" as if they were meeting again after a long separation.
The crane, which was originally proud and reserved, actually lowered its proud head to a group of ducks, as if in response.
Seeing this, a group of ducks seemed to be encouraged and quacked even more happily.
These were my childhood playmates, and this was the first time I showed any affection towards them, without showing any disdain.
"Liu Gui, I didn't say anything just now, do you understand?" Su Lao San suddenly spoke and warned with a serious face.
Liu Gui, “…”
Suddenly I understood.
The Third Master said that an unlucky person cannot keep a crane. This crane flew back from the imperial palace, so doesn’t that mean the emperor is unlucky?
Liu Gui shuddered.
"Third Master, don't worry, you didn't say anything just now, and I didn't hear anything!" Liu Gui promised solemnly.
At the same time, he suppressed the thoughts that had just arisen in his mind.
Third Master is right. People who are not very blessed should not even think about getting such auspicious things.
"Third Master, you are talking about this fairy, the big white goose." Liu Gui stuttered.
Why is this so difficult to understand?
"Third Master, the great white goose has returned. Will the person who presented the great white goose to the Emperor... be the target of His Majesty's wrath?"
Liu Gui's gossipy heart began to overflow.
Su Lao San looked at the bustling scene in the yard and said thoughtfully, "That depends on what the emperor thinks. He probably won't say it openly, but if the fairy and the big white goose fly away, that doesn't mean..."
It's a slap in the emperor's face!
Su Laosan also stuttered.
Although he didn't dare say the last sentence, Liu Gui was also a smart man.
Naturally, I understood what Su Laosan meant.
I couldn't help but feel secretly relieved.
Fortunately, I didn’t let greed blind me and do something stupid!
As expected, if one wants to get hold of such an auspicious thing, without great blessings from heaven, it will only turn into disaster.
"Third Master, I will go back to Beijing now and will definitely bring everything you want!" Liu Gui stood up and said.
There must be some new gossip in the capital now, he has to go back quickly to feast his ears!
As soon as Su Laosan saw Liu Gui's expression, he knew what was going on.
"Okay, go ahead." Su Lao San waved his hand.
Liu Gui has no other problems except that he loves gossip.
The gossip he brought back could also help him entertain himself, which was good too.
Su Lao San did not admit it. In fact, he also wanted to know in his heart whether the emperor would get angry and take his anger out on the Zheng family?
However, if that were the case, no one would dare to take advantage of their own cranes in the future.
Liu Gui walked out in a hurry, and Qian Yuemei's surprised cry came from the yard.
"How come this big white goose has come back?! Aunt! Your goose has come back!"
When Qian Yuemei shouted, a large group of people from the Su family, those who were learning embroidery at the Su family, or those who came to visit came out.
"Oh! That's right! How did it fly back?"
"Yes, didn't you give it to the county magistrate?"
"Yeah, why are you back?"
Everyone looked at the cranes in the yard with surprise and started talking about it.
Little Tangbao came out with an embroidery frame and saw two cranes in the yard. She immediately ran over happily.
"Two reds! Three reds!"
When the two cranes heard Xiao Tangbao's voice, they spread their long legs, waved their long wings, and flew towards Xiao Tangbao.
The posture is like a young swallow flying into the forest.
When the two sides met, they were extremely affectionate.
Two white cranes surrounded a delicate little girl, chirping and acting coquettishly.
He used his head and long neck to rub the little girl desperately.
It sketches a picture of farmers playing.
Yu Zhilan happened to be at the Su family, and upon seeing this, she immediately ordered the servant beside her.
"Go get my painting supplies!"
The servant understood that his master was going to paint.
So, he ran away quickly.
Here, little Tangbao has a happy smile on his face, touching the second red and the third red.
"Erhong, Sanhong, aren't you guys going out to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks?" Little Tangbao asked distressedly, "Why have you lost so much weight?"
The two originally fat "big white geese" have now become slender and slim.
“Chirp—”
The two "big white geese" cried a few times as if aggrieved, and rubbed their necks against little Tangbao again.
When Liu Gui saw this situation, he stopped involuntarily.
Look, look, this little sister of the Third Master is really a blessed one!
This crane clearly recognized its master!
She didn't even stay in the palace, but flew back from thousands of miles away to find her little master!
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