Chapter 7 First Meeting
Su Dawei looked at Di Renjie, and a curiosity flashed in his eyes.
Di Renjie, a famous figure in later generations. Especially after the Dutch sinologist Gao Luopei created the book "The Destiny of the Tang Dynasty", the name Di Renjie was not only famous in China, but even many foreigners also knew his name. Di Renjie, a man called "Oriental Sherlock Holmes", is familiar to many people.
Su Dawei read "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty", and it was precisely because of that book that he became curious about Di Renjie.
However, when he saw Di Renjie with his own eyes, he was a little disappointed.
How to say it?
Because Di Renjie, who was standing in front of him, was not as handsome as the protagonist in the works of director Tsui Hark.
He is very tall, even taller than Su Dawei.
If Su Dawei is about 1.8 meters tall now, then Di Renjie is at least 1.84 meters tall.
He looks a little fat, but not bloated, and looks very strong.
If you insist on comparing Di Renjie in later film and television works, Su Dawei thinks that Liang Guanhua's version of Di Renjie seems to be more consistent with Di Renjie in front of you. He looks harmless and gentle... Well, Liang Guanhua's version of Di Renjie should be the appearance of Di Renjie gaining weight in his later years, but he is just a little short.
"You are Su Dawei?"
Di Renjie's voice woke Su Dawei up.
He was not angry that Di Renjie knew his name. Even if his mother didn't say anything, Di Renjie could find out.
You should know that Su Dawei is a celebrity in Chongdefang.
Especially last year, he almost died of illness in bed, and Mrs. Liu sold his property for him, which has become a topic of conversation for many people after dinner. For a while, there was even a saying that he was infected. However, these statements disappeared after he recovered and worked in the yamen again. Therefore, it is actually very easy to inquire.
"I am Su Dawei."
Su Dawei took a deep breath and made way for him.
"My mother went out to buy vegetables. When she went out, she said that you will come today.
The house was cleaned again yesterday, and my mother asked me to prepare two bedding for you. If you feel that you are not used to it, you can prepare it yourself. Look, my mother is in poor health and likes quietness. Don’t be too noisy at night.”
After saying that, Su Dawei turned around and led Di Renjie and the others into the yard.
"You still have horses?
I have never said before... a horse can be tied to a stable room. However, the stable room has been abandoned for several years and needs to be cleaned. Also, I will first agree that my mother said 1,800 yuan to take care of your food and washing, but she did not say that she would help you take care of the animals. You are responsible for the food and cleaning of the stable room. We don’t care."
Su Dawei's eyes swept over the two horses, feeling a little envious.
It turned out that there were horses in his family, but according to Mrs. Liu, it was still a good horse.
Later, my father followed Wang Xuance to the envoy of Tianzhu and took the horse away, so the stable room became empty.
He also thought about buying a horse, but he could only think about it.
You should know that even if a horse is a horse in Chang'an, the price is not affordable for him. Not to mention, these two good horses brought by Di Renjie. It is estimated that these two horses are at least forty or fifty cents per horse market in the mule and horse market.
"What Su Lang said is reasonable, I neglected yesterday.
Hong Liang, you tie the horses to the door first, clean the stables later, and lead them in. But Su Lang, our master and servant are just a first-time visitor, and we are not very familiar with Chang'an, and we don't know where to go, so how about buying fodder?"
"Forage? It depends on what grade of forage you want to buy."
"Naturally high-quality forage."
"Then I suggest you go to the Zhaojia Shop in Guiyifang, Chengnan. The forage in his house is real, and it can be customized and delivered to your door."
Zhao Family Shop!
Di Renjie secretly wrote down his name and thanked Su Dawei again.
Then, Su Dawei took them to the side room and opened the door. Di Renjie and the others entered the room, but he stood outside the door.
"You guys clean up, you need my help, just shout."
After saying that, Su Dawei left.
"This person is really, why don't you know how to help?"
Hong Liang looked unhappy and muttered, "Mr., this guy is so polite, why don't we stay here."
"Hongliang, you are here again."
Di Renjie walked to the rear window and pushed it open.
"Sulang is right. We didn't say yesterday, there are two more horses.
Okay, move your luggage in, clean the stables, I will pack up, let’s quickly pack it up, see what you need, and we will buy it. We will try to settle down completely today, and I will also prepare for review, and classes will start in a few days."
Hong Liang muttered, but he didn't say anything else after all.
He walked out of the room, went to the gate of the yard, and took off his luggage from the horse's back.
The luggage was heavy, and Hong Liang felt a little struggling.
At this moment, Su Dawei walked forward and said, "Look at how big you are, why don't you have any strength?"
"It's all the books my husband wants to read, it's very heavy!
If you don’t believe it, try it, see if you can lift it up.”
Hong Liang put his luggage on the ground and angrily retorted.
"Just try it, I don't believe how heavy it is."
Su Dawei said, and stepped forward to pick up his luggage.
It's really not easy... But if it was yesterday, I told Su Dawei that the luggage was quite large, but today, it was nothing. He easily took the luggage in front of Hong Liang, and Hong Liang was stunned.
This guy is very strong!
He murmured in his heart, carried another luggage, and followed Su Dawei with difficulty.
"Hong Liang, how did you let Su Lang do this powerful job?"
When Di Renjie saw it, he hurried forward and wanted to help.
However, Su Dawei waved his hand to stop Di Renjie and said, "You guy, don't be polite, this is nothing, you should help your servant.
By the way, where is this luggage placed?"
"Oh, just put it in the corner of the house, I'll clean it up later."
Su Dawei put down the box and said, "Mr. Lang is worthy of being a great student. He still brings so many books when he goes out."
"Of course, my husband is a famous child prodigy in Taiyuan."
With Di Renjie's help, Hong Liang carried another box of greetings into the house and heard Su Dawei praise. He immediately said, "My husband likes to collect books, and this is just a small part of his collection. If it weren't for the long road from Taiyuan to Chang'an, he would probably not be able to load a whole vehicle."
Su Dawei rolled his eyes, curled his mouth, and said nothing.
It's not the book you read, you're stuck in your neck, and you don't know what to be proud of.
"Hongliang, go clean the stables."
Di Renjie was helpless and hurriedly scolded Hong Liang.
Although Hong Liang was nominally his servant, in fact, he grew up with him and had a very close relationship, like a brother. On weekdays, Hong Liang was very gentle and obedient. I don’t know why, since he learned about Su Dawei’s identity as a bad person, he has become a little abnormal and has a lot of hostility in his words.
Hong Liang snorted and turned around and went out.
Di Renjie bowed and said, "Su Lang doesn't have to pay attention to him. I am not a child prodigy. I just want to study."
"Your husband doesn't need Su Lang. Just call me Ami."
"Uh...that's fine, brother Ami."
Di Renjie hesitated for a moment and agreed.
He immediately said, "Ami can call me Dalang, or I can call me Ahu."
Even if Dalang is fine, he always feels a little weird. Ah Hu is probably Di Renjie's nickname, so his name is not very suitable.
"Then I will call you to be your eldest brother."
“It’s okay.”
"What books do you read on your daily basis?"
Di Renjie was stunned and immediately said, "Read all kinds of books, and you can learn more about the truth."
"Then... brother, do you know, what is 'Tenggen'?"
"Tenggen?"
Di Renjie thought for a while and asked in confusion: "Ami said, but that strange Tenggen?"
"Uh, right?"
Di Renjie smiled and said, "I really know this.
Tenggen's hair is as white as snow, like a deer but not a deer, with four hooves, right claws, sharp teeth in the mouth, and big as a tiger. It has a pair of crimson horns and three eyes. The eyes are red, and there is an eye between the eyebrows. It is said to be like a golden crow, which can break the evil. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Literary and Jingzhi records it as one of the twelve gods of "chasing evil spirits", and there is a record of "Qiongqi Tenggen to eat Gu together". Sima Biao of the Jin Dynasty also recorded it in "Sutra Han Shu", and I don't know if it was the Tenggen you mentioned."
Su Dawei's eyes lit up and he blurted out: "So, is there really a Tenggen in this world?"
"this……"
Di Renjie laughed in silence and said, "Then I don't know.
The book of the Later Han Dynasty says that Tenggen is a great Nuo on New Year's Eve, which can drive away evil and plague...Ami, if you are interested, I have a mysterious ambition here, which is said to be written by Sun En during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and is full of ghost legends. I will find it for you later."
"Is this OK?"
"sure."
Di Renjie smiled very well and said it was okay.
Su Dawei felt much more at ease.
I’m afraid no one knows it, but now that I have a source, I can feel more at ease.
At this time, Miss Liu came back from buying vegetables.
When she saw the two horses, she was also surprised, but she was relieved soon.
I thought Di Renjie was a poor scholar like Zhang Jianzhi. Now it seems that Di Renjie is a rich young man. If I had known this, I should have charged more rent at the beginning. Now I think about it, it is a pity.
This thought flashed through Niang Liu's mind.
She is a woman who cares about her. Since she has already told her that she has signed the document contract, she will naturally not regret it.
However, like Su Dawei, Mrs. Liu said that the money for the two horses needs to be calculated separately.
Either add more money or Di Renjie will buy it himself, she will not take care of those two animals anyway.
Di Renjie didn't talk much, and directly added 200 yuan. As the cost of taking care of horses by Mrs. Liu, the money for fodder was calculated separately. Mrs. Liu was fine, and it didn't cost anything anyway. Two hundred yuan a month was a good thing after all.
That night, Di Renjie and his master and servant settled down.
Niangzi Liu's craftsmanship is good, and Di Renjie is also very satisfied.
He chatted with Miss Liu for a while, and after going to the street, he said goodbye to Miss Liu and returned to the house with Hongliang.
"Hongliang, what do you think?"
"I feel good. Mrs. Liu is a very good person and her cooking skills are no worse than those of the chefs in the inn."
"You know how to eat."
"Mr., is there anything wrong with me?"
Di Renjie did not answer, but walked to the back window and looked at the gurgling river water outside the window, revealing a curiosity.
Of course there is something wrong!
According to the information Zhang Jianzhi asked, Ami, that is, Su Dawei was a rough man.
However, during the daytime conversation, Di Renjie discovered that Su Dawei was actually literate.
It’s not that it’s not good to read, but that in this era, a rough man actually knew literacy? Especially the mysterious and strange book, which adopted the literary style of the Jin Dynasty, was arduous and arduous. But Di Renjie discovered that Su Dawei could read it thoroughly.
This is interesting.
A rough man who is rumored to be ignorant of big words can actually read Xuanyizhi?
Di Renjie felt more and more curious.
Unexpectedly, I met such an interesting person shortly after I came to Chang'an.
Chapter completed!