Chapter 558: A Qin and a Sword
Knowing that Xiao Yeyang was going to Northern Xinjiang in a few days, Daohua and Gu Jian had no intention of eating. They sat for a while and let Caiju come in to clear the table, and then went back to their rooms.
The next morning, Daohua handed Wang Man'er the list of herbs and spices she had written overnight. "Go back to Ningmen Mansion right away and take these two lists to find Manager Jin at the Rouge Shop. Have him prepare everything according to the list and then return it to me."
Normally, Daohua would intentionally ask the managers of each store to collect some precious, rare, or scarce spices and herbs, and every once in a while the managers would send them to the rouge shop for storage and sale.
Wang Maner took the order and left quickly.
While having breakfast, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang saw that Grandma Gu was in good spirits, and they couldn't help but feel relieved.
During this period, Grandma Gu repeatedly expressed that Xiao Yeyang was not allowed to go to the Northern Frontier, but Gu Jian quickly interrupted her.
After dinner, in order to divert Granny Gu's attention, Gu Jian looked at Daohua and said, "Aren't you going to make peach blossom wine? Go and make some with Yang, and let us see. My sister and I have never seen anyone make wine before."
Daohua quickly stood up and said, "I'll go right away."
Afterwards, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang brewed wine in the yard, while Grandma Gu sat under the eaves and watched them.
"Mother-in-law, look at Xiao Yeyang. He's putting peach blossoms on my forehead again!"
"You'd look pretty good with a flower ornament."
"I don't want it, it's so wet."
Seeing the two children laughing and playing, Grandma Gu felt much better. She took the medicine brought by Gu Jian, took a deep breath, and drank it in one gulp.
Seeing that the medicine was finished, Gu Jian immediately handed over the candied dates made of rice flowers.
Granny Gu took one and held it in her mouth. After the taste of the medicine had faded a little, she spoke: "Go to the old house and get the things."
Gu Jian looked at Grandma Gu, nodded, put the medicine bowl back in the kitchen, told Caiju to go and look after Grandma Gu, and then turned around and went down Peach Blossom Mountain.
Because the stove in the kitchen was relatively small, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang went to the farm at the foot of the mountain to steam glutinous rice. When they came back, they saw Grandma Gu and Gu Jian sitting in the yard, one wiping the guqin and the other wiping the sword.
The two of them were immediately attracted and put down what they were holding and walked over.
"Master, Granny, where did you get the zither and sword?"
Granny Gu had already polished the zither and kept it in good condition, showing no signs of damage. After hearing Daohua's words, she smiled and asked, "Can you play it?"
Daohua nodded and said, "Yes." Then she reached out and plucked the strings.
The sound of the zither was mellow and even, penetrating yet lingering. Daohua immediately smiled and said, "What a nice zither." Seeing cracks in the lacquer, she immediately asked, "Isn't this zither quite old?"
Granny Gu smiled and said, "You are a connoisseur." Then she placed the zither in front of Daohua and said, "Come, play a song for me. Let me see how good your zither skills are."
Seeing that her master and Xiao Yeyang were also looking at her, Daohua was not afraid at all. She sat down directly in front of the stone table, straightened the piano, and then put her hands on the strings.
Master Shen put a lot of effort into teaching her how to play the piano, and she studied very hard, and she thought her piano skills were pretty good.
Soon, fresh, long, vivid and bright piano sounds were heard in Taohua An.
Looking at Daohua's white and slender fingers dancing on the strings, Grandma Gu, Gu Jian and Xiao Yeyang in the yard couldn't help but smile.
This girl has a bright and cheerful heart, and even the music she plays makes people happy to listen to it.
"What a great piano!"
After playing the cheerful melody she had improvised earlier, Daohua once again marveled at the preciousness of the guqin. Seeing that her mother-in-law and the other two were all looking at her with smiles, she asked with a smile, "Grandma, how did I play?"
Granny Gu smiled and said, "It sounds nice."
Daohua touched the guqin and said with a smile, "Then I will play it for you often when I come here in the future."
Granny Gu smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Daohua shifted her gaze to the sword in Gu Jian's hand. "Master, that sword seems to be quite old. Is it a precious sword?"
Gu Jian glanced at Xiao Yeyang who was staring at the sword and raised his eyebrows: "Want to try?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded. This was a good sword. He thought he had seen many good swords, so he could tell it at a glance.
Gu Jian threw the sword to Xiao Yeyang: "You should also dance a few circles to see if you are worthy of this sword."
Xiao Yeyang took the sword, unsheatheedled it, and when he saw the cold blade, his eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly pulled out the scabbard, then raised the sword and began to dance in the yard.
Xiao Yeyang's aura suddenly changed as he held a long sword. He had always been a prominent figure, and now he was even more eye-catching. It seemed as if he was the center of the world, and people couldn't take their eyes off him.
Grandma Gu and Gu Jian also looked at Xiao Yeyang with pride.
After performing a set of sword techniques, Xiao Yeyang's aura was not disordered at all, but his eyes were particularly bright: "Master Gu, this sword is the best sword I have ever seen in my life."
Gu Jian snorted, a look of pride on his face. "Of course, this sword is made of meteorite iron. My father specially prepared it for my sister."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Yeyang heard the preciousness of the sword, while Daohua looked at Granny Gu in surprise: "Granny also practiced sword when she was young?"
Granny Gu smiled and shook her head. "How could I possibly practice swordsmanship? This sword and this zither were both dowry my father prepared for me." A bitter look crossed her face as she spoke. "What a pity, I never got to use them."
"ah?!"
Daohua's face froze. Seeing that Granny Gu and her master both looked unhappy, she blamed herself for bringing up their sad past.
Fortunately, Granny Gu's sadness faded quickly. She smiled and gestured to Daohua to look at the zither: "Look at the head of the zither."
Daohua immediately lowered her head to read, and soon saw three inconspicuous words: "Long-term companionship!"
Grandma Gu smiled and nodded, then gestured to Xiao Yeyang to look at the sword in his hand.
Xiao Yeyang raised the sword, and then saw three words engraved on the sword: "Stay Together Forever!"
Granny Gu smiled, her eyes a bit dazed as she spoke, "My father prepared this zither and sword for me when I was born, hoping that my future husband would use the sword he crafted to protect me, and that we would live in harmony until old age. However, it was all just a dream."
Daohua and Xiao Yeyang listened silently and didn't dare to speak.
Granny Gu was silent for a while, then smiled at Daohua and Xiao Yeyang and said, "Granny won't need these things in this lifetime. Now, I'm giving these harp and sword to you."
"ah?"
Daohua was a little hesitant. If it was an ordinary gift, she would just accept it, but this zither and sword were clearly a pair. They felt like a token of love. It seemed inappropriate to just accept them.
Gu Jian glanced over and said, "What? I gave it to you and you don't want it?"
Daohua quickly shook her head and wanted to explain a few words, but she didn't know how to start. At this moment, Xiao Yeyang spoke: "Thank you, mother-in-law, thank you, Master Gu, I like this sword very much and will cherish it." As he said that, he quickly glanced at Daohua again.
Grandma Gu was really so good to him. She saw his feelings for Daohua and gave him and Daohua such a meaningful gift. He was really grateful.
Master Gu is Daohua's master. In this way, the matter between him and Daohua has been made clear in front of the elders, so it is not considered as impolite for them to be closer to each other.
Daohua glanced at Xiao Yeyang, who was smiling happily, and gave him a look that said, "You're welcome."
Seeing Granny Gu looking at her with a smile in her eyes, Daohua stroked the guqin with her hand, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Granny. I like it very much, too."
Seeing Daohua put away the piano, Grandma Gu smiled, and Gu Jian beside her also had a smile in his eyes.
Granny Gu: "As long as you like them, it won't be considered an insult to these harps and swords if I hand them over to you."
After lunch, Granny Gu went to take a nap, and Gu Jian went into the pharmacy to work. Daohua looked at the newly acquired guqin and felt itchy. Xiao Yeyang saw it and immediately encouraged her:
"The piece you played this morning was nice, but it was too short. I haven't heard enough of it yet. Now that we have nothing to do, let's go to the pavilion so you can practice some more."
Daohua nodded quickly and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking. Let's go." Then she stood up with her zither in her arms and walked out of the yard.
"Wait for me!"
Xiao Yeyang went back to his room and picked up his newly acquired sword, preparing to teach Daohuawu a set of sword skills later.
When he was practicing sword dancing in the morning, he inadvertently noticed that Daohua was looking at him with shining eyes, with an obsessed look. It seemed that this guy really enjoyed watching him practice sword dancing.
Soon, the two arrived at the corner pavilion on the mountain.
Daohua put down the piano, looked up at Xiao Yeyang, and asked with a smile, "What song do you want to hear?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "As long as it's played by you, I like it."
Daohua glanced at him with a smile, then lowered her head and began to pluck the strings.
The soothing and melodious sound of the piano flows out from between Daohua's fingers, accompanied by the breeze blowing slowly from the mountain, long and ethereal.
Xiao Yeyang leaned against the pavilion pillar, holding his sword. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, his eyes were smiling, and his eyes were filled with inextricable emotions. He stared fixedly at the figure playing the piano in the pavilion.
While plucking the strings of the zither, Daohua looked up and smiled at Xiao Yeyang from time to time.
Defu stood outside the pavilion, listening with an intoxicated look on his face. Whenever he saw the eyes of his master and Miss Yan meet in the air, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.
The relationship between the master and Miss Yan is getting better and better now. Look at the sweet atmosphere flowing between them, you can feel it even from a distance.
After listening for a while, Xiao Yeyang suddenly walked out of the pavilion, drew his sword from its scabbard, and began to dance with the sword under the peach tree.
When Daohua saw this, she raised her eyebrows and her fingers plucking the piano faster. The sound of the piano changed from its previous slow and long tone. The strength and momentum suddenly increased, becoming majestic, heroic and unrestrained.
After hearing this, Xiao Yeyang curled his lips and increased the speed and difficulty of his sword dance in tune with the music.
Under the peach tree, peach blossoms are flying, the young man is in high spirits, and the girl is smiling sweetly.
(End of this chapter)
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