Chapter 8 Chapter 8 If I Can Deceive Tudengrad

The servants in the courtyard of Dele Mansion were working, grinding tsampa, grinding snuff... Tashi was bored, so he walked around and had a look.When the servants saw Tashi coming, they all had smiles on their faces and saluted him.Tashi was also very happy. He picked up a pinch of snuff, sniffed it, and inhaled it into his nose. As a result, he choked and sneezed.The servant was terrified, and said timidly: "Young master... it was matched according to the old prescription, and I didn't dare to be sloppy." Tashi rubbed his nose and said, "It's good, it's good..." He sneezed again before he finished speaking.

The sound of sneezing alarmed the Tibetan mastiff, and it barked at Tashi, more and more fiercely.Tashi hated it, grabbed a piece of milk dregs and threw it over.But the Tibetan mastiff ignored him and continued barking at him.Tashi yelled: "Wangchuk..., Wangchuk..." A servant ran over: "Master, what are your orders?" "Where's the butler?" "Master the butler went out after breakfast." "Where are you going?" "The villain doesn't know." Tashi said irritably, "This animal bites and barks when no one is around. It's so noisy! Take it away and send it to a manor in the suburbs!"

The servant rushed to get the Tibetan mastiff out, and was about to run out the front door.Tashi suddenly saw Deji standing on the steps behind him at some point, looking up at him. Tashi shouted again: "Just take it away like this? There are all kinds of dirty things on the road, and it will have diarrhea if it eats it. Go, go, and carry the dog cage out. This is my beloved thing. You treat it as a sacrifice." Please wait for me." After he finished speaking, he walked up to Deji and said in a low voice, "This dog doesn't know me, so he bites me like crazy." The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Deji led Tashi to the roof and taught him to recognize pedestrians on the street.They each held a telescope to look at the city of Lhasa and the courtyards of their families.Deji told him who the people in the camera were. In that courtyard, the one wearing yellow satin was Nuobangjie, a descendant of the Ninth Lhasa Lama.The house on the left has prayer flags hanging on the roof, did you see it?That was Master Apoi's house.The one riding a horse on the street, the older one is Master Lunzhu, and his son Tenzin is following behind... Tashi held a telescope and looked in another direction, and Luosang and several officials appeared in the camera lens. Standing on the golden roof of the Jokhang Temple, holding a telescope is observing Dele Mansion.Telescope to telescope, Tashi was shocked.

Luosang also saw Tashi through the binoculars, and he asked the officials nearby: "What is Qimei Jeb looking at?" The official looked in the direction of the Dele House: "He is also looking at us." Lausanne raised the binoculars again.In the camera, Zhaxi turned his head and called Deji. Deji looked very calm. Instead of holding a telescope, he took a cup of tea and handed it to Tashi. The two looked very affectionate.Luosang said disdainfully: "You are dying, and you are still flirting, you bitch." "I feel like they're looking for something," the official said.

Luosang gritted his teeth and said, "What are you looking for? You are looking for death!" In the camera, Luosang saw Wangchuk go up to the roof, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "I don't believe that people in Dele Mansion are monolithic!" Deji felt uneasy.Tashi frowned and said, "Rinchen and his son have been staring at us, never relaxing." Deji nodded: "Ever since you showed up at the funeral, you haven't been out of the courtyard of Dele's Mansion. They will naturally be suspicious." "Now I want to know... what kind of person is Qimei Jeb?" Deji glanced at him, not knowing what to say.

Wangchuk stepped forward and explained: "The young master likes to play, and he can play. When he is at home, he either goes to the shop of our Dele family on Barkhor Street, or goes to other houses to socialize. There are not many cases where he stays at home. .” Tashi understood: "No wonder Luosan watched us through the binoculars. Young Mistress, the young master didn't leave the yard a while ago, we had excuses, one was the master's funeral, the other was typhoid fever outside, but now, it's time for me to go out. " "But you're not ready yet."

"I just sit at home and memorize things by rote, and I'll never be ready." Just when the two were arguing, the servant came to report, and the young mistress and two young masters from Yongdan Mansion came.Tashi was overjoyed: "It's just in time, I'll practice with them first." Deji had no choice but to let Tashi appear in front of Zhuoga, Gele and Zhandui.When Zhuoga heard the rumors in Lhasa, she looked at Tashi from left to right, and Tashi put on a pose deliberately to play with her.Deji couldn't hold his breath anymore, and said, "Zhuoga, you have no rules at all."

But Tashi smiled and said, "Let her watch it, see enough, otherwise, she won't feel at ease." Zhuoga left Tashi and said angrily: "It's really evil. There are rumors outside that Qimei Jiebu is fake, and that Ajia is possessed by a demon and was deceived by wild men outside. Tell me, there are shadows." Without a shadow of a shadow, they told it as if it were true." Tashi said solemnly: "The rumors are not groundless. Zhuoga, I was enlightened by the Bodhisattva, and I am really different from before." Zhuoga looked at Tashi again, and muttered, "No change." She turned to Gele, "Second husband, what do you think?"

Ge Le laughed at her: "Don't be ashamed of yourself." "Don't worry about me. Zhandui, what do you think is wrong with brother-in-law?" Zhuoga said willfully. "It seems...to lose weight." Zhandui looked at Tashi and said. "It's natural to lose weight after running around outside. If you take a closer look, there is no change?" Zhuoga shook his head. "Zhuoga, you only have your two husbands in your heart, and your brother-in-law is not in your eyes at all." "Brother-in-law, you are laughing at me again." "My hair has changed, how obvious it is." Tashi said.

"Yeah, why do you shave your lama's head?" Zhuoga suddenly realized. "Last autumn, you persuaded me to go to Kashag to seek an official position, and you gave me a golden gawu, forgot? At that time, I had plantains braided on my head." "Yes yes yes. Where's your hair?" "Shave it. This time, I went to Lumbini, Nepal, and visited the birthplace of the Buddha. I sat under the big Bodhi tree. I had a deep feeling, so I shaved my hair and cut off the many worldly things. trouble." Deji quickly smoothed things over: "He is messing around, people thought he was going to become a monk and become a lama." "It's good to be a lama. It's quiet. Lhasa is a place where right and wrong are intriguing, and you fight for it. Abba is too focused on this, and Rinchen is even more unscrupulous... The master is gone, and he even spread rumors about me. Terrible!" Zhuoga said angrily: "Only Rinchen can think of such a detrimental move. Ajia, if you really lit the Rinchen father and son with a fire that day, it would be so happy." "What are you happy about? I was bluffing to scare people." Zhandui was also very angry, and he said: "Rinchen is really hateful, Zhuoga, let me just say, you don't have to worry, Ajiala is a sensible person, how could he be deceived by a man who pretends to be someone else?" Zhuoga nodded: "From now on, if I listen to any nonsense, I will tear his mouth!" Tashi continued: "Tear it, you must tear it up. And you have to grab his ear and tear it up in front of me, just to make me have fun. These days, I read the Book of the Dead for the master, and I'm bored to death." Gele came to his senses, and he suggested: "July 7 is over, and the master has also gone to the Buddhist country, brother-in-law, Ajia, you should also go out for a walk, get some fresh air, and change your mood." "I want to go out to get some fresh air. Tomorrow, you can accompany me to Drepung Monastery to fulfill my vows." Deji said. "It's not urgent. I have a place to go for fun. Now that the gazelle is getting fat, it's better for our two families to go hunting. Let's blow the wind and get rid of the bad luck in the city." Geler said. Tashi responded positively: "The grassland has turned green, let's play Linka." Deji kicked Tashi under the table: "You have just been back for a few days, and you have to go out again." Tashi exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Why are you kicking me?" Deji was a little embarrassed, and smiled awkwardly at the two brothers-in-law. Tashi asked Deji: "Shall we go together?" "I will not go." "Ajia won't go, and I won't go either. It's chilly on the grassland. There's nothing rare about yellow sheep. They kill and commit crimes." Zhandui flattered Zhuoga: "You don't want to go, I'll stay with you at home." Ge Leman didn't care: "It's better if you don't go. Brother-in-law, we're on the grassland, but we're just having fun." Tashi echoed: "That's right, let's have fun, and we will set off tomorrow morning." After Zhuoga and the others left, Deji complained to Tashi that it was unreasonable for you to promise today. You are a lama, you don't kill animals, and you go to the grassland to hunt yellow sheep.Besides, the beautiful Jeb's horse is fierce, can you ride it?Tashi comforted her: "I have loved horses since I was a child. First I fed the horses to the master at home, and then I went to the temple to feed the living Buddha's horses. Don't worry, no matter what kind of horse, it is better than a lamb in front of me.  … ...Young mistress, your second brother-in-law is not someone to wait for." "Tudenggrad is cautious and meticulous, and knows everything well." "If I can hide it from him, I can hide it from everyone else." "What if you can't hide it?" "It's better to be seen through by him than to be seen through by others! After all, Tudengrad is your brother-in-law. Will he still stand with Rinqin?" "That's true. Otherwise, I'll go with you and I can always help you." "Will it work? If you are worried, just ask Wangchuk to follow me." "He's going? It's better not to go, you always argue with him." The next day, Tashi and Gele set off with a group of servants after breakfast.On the third day, they came to a pasture in the north of Lhasa. The two men galloped across the field on horseback with guns in hand, and went to the woods to search for prey together.Soon they found a gazelle looking for food in the woods, and the two rode their horses to chase it, slowly approaching the gazelle.Seeing that the yellow sheep had stopped, Gele said to Tashi: "Brother-in-law, my marksmanship is not good, you are sure, you shoot!" Reluctantly, Tashi took aim with his gun, then deflected the gun and fired.Gazelle ran away.Gele glanced back at Tashi, raised his gun and shot at the gazelle, but also missed.Gele ran ahead to chase the gazelle, and Tashi followed behind him. Tashi suddenly yelled: "Don't chase! Stop, stop!" Geller ignored him and continued to run forward. Tashi raised his gun and shot upwards, hitting a big tree branch.The big tree branch fell down, just in front of Gele.Gele was taken aback, and turned around and asked, "Where are you going? Can sheep climb trees?" Tashi ignored him and came over angrily: "I told you to stop, but you just didn't listen." Ge Le said something in his words: "I knew it, you refused to beat that sheep, because you don't kill animals." Tashi pretended not to hear, pulled Gele back, moved the branch, and poked the ground with the butt of his gun. With a bang, the ground sank.It turned out to be a trap.Greg was shocked. Tashi said: "If you take one more step forward, your life will be gone." Greg poked his head out to see the trap.There are bamboo sticks in the trap, which is very scary. Tashi pointed to a ring made of twigs hanging from a tree branch next to the trap: "This is the mark left by the hunter." Gele said with admiration: "Brother-in-law, you are indeed better at hunting than I am." The two walked out of the forest, found a sunny hillside, and sat down to rest.Tashi was thirsty, turned his head, and saw two shepherdesses driving a flock of sheep in the distance.He said: "In a moment, let the servant go get some fresh goat milk and drink it." Gele looked towards the flock of sheep, and he smiled: "Human milk is better than goat milk. Brother-in-law, there are two girls, one for each." He stood up, jumped on his horse, and ran towards the shepherdess past.Tashi had no choice but to get on his horse and follow behind him.When the two shepherdesses saw them, they ran away.Gele caught up with a girl and rolled her onto the horse.He yelled at Tashi: "This girl is prettier than yours. We will change later." After speaking, he ran away with the girl on his back. Tashi rode to chase another girl. The shepherd girl was frightened and ran desperately, and finally got into her broken tent.Tashi got off his horse and followed the shepherd girl to the tent. He said gently, "Little girl, don't be afraid, just give me some fresh milk." Seeing that he didn't mean to offend her, the shepherdess nodded and went out.Zhaxi looked at the tent, the walls were bare and dilapidated, and there was a stove built on three stones. A beggar in ragged clothes came from afar. When he saw the shepherdess, he begged, "Give me something to eat and drink, please." Tashi heard the voice very familiar, and he poked his head. Look, it turned out to be Gangzhu.He hurried out of the tent.When Gangzhu saw Tashi, he ran away.Tashi called him: "Gangzhu, stop." Gangzhu ran even faster. Tashi chased after him and caught him: "Gangzhu, why are you here? You should be at the door." Gangzhu knelt down and begged for mercy: "Master, I will never go back to Lhasa, even if I bite off my tongue, I won't talk about you." Tashi looked at Gangzhu, becoming more and more strange, and asked: "What happened?" Gangzhu fell to the ground and began to cry. Luosang sent a message to Wangchuk, asking him to meet again.Wangchuk hesitated, but finally went.When he came to the cave under Yaowang Mountain, Luosang was waiting for him.Seeing Wangchuk coming, Lobsang greeted him with relief: "I thought you wouldn't come." Wangchuk said lightly, "Why didn't you come? You were right last time. When there were sheep in a pen and cows, there were some misunderstandings between the Dele and Rinchen families, which is normal." "You are a man of great wisdom. It is a blessing to have a housekeeper like you in the Dele Mansion." "It's a blessing for me to be a slave in Dele Mansion in this life." "It seems that you are quite content. You have served the master and then the young master. Why didn't you start a family yourself?" "What do you mean, you want to introduce me to a marriage." Luosang smiled: "Which lady do you like, whether it's noble or ordinary, as long as you ask, I'll tell you." Wangchuk also laughed: "I just serve our master with all my heart, and I have no other intentions." "Marriage is not a wishful thinking. There should be a woman waiting beside Wangchuk's housekeeper." "It seems that you really want to give me a woman?" Luosang took out a roll of paperwork from his sleeve: "I want to give you the one you like! You can choose the woman yourself, there are many, but I have prepared a house for you to raise a woman. The deed is here." Wangchuk glanced at him and said, "You gave me a golden Buddha last time, and this time you gave me a whole house to seduce me step by step. What do you mean?" "Nothing interesting, just want to make friends." Wangchuk thought for a while and smiled. He took the deed and put it in his cuff. Since Tashi went out in the morning, Deji has been restless, and she kept praying, hoping that he would not show any flaws.Seeing Wangchuk coming in from outside, she yelled at him: "This Tashi, I'm worried that he's too drunk." Wangchuk also said worriedly: "The second young master of Yongdan Mansion is a drinker. The two of them will inevitably drink when they are together. That smelly lama is closer to the wine than his own mother and father. His virtue , I'm worried too." Deji comforted himself: "He actually said quit." Wangchuk snorted: "People who drink alcohol have no face, you really believe it." "You look down on him that much?" "He was born as a serf, a low-class person. I'm worried for the young mistress. Even if he hides the truth, you can still support him in Dele Mansion for the rest of your life." "of course not." "Then you should quickly find a son-in-law, this is the long-term solution." "How can there be such a suitable person, waiting there." "Tudengrad, definitely not, my sister and the three of them are like rolled wool felt, entangled together." "I never thought of him. There are so many polyandrous families in Lhasa, and there are very few who are not fighting. There are even fewer people who are as harmonious and loving as they are." "Master Gyatsoxia is very close to you, and the master also meant this when he was dying." "He's younger than me." "It doesn't matter how old you are. Young lady, every time you go to their house to play mahjong, his eyeballs will get into your clothes. This kind of person is unreliable. How did I hear that he and the third wife of Master Gyatsosha ..." Deji was disgusted and interrupted him: "I've heard of it too." Wangchuk said pointedly: "No matter what, the son-in-law you recruited is to help support your family business. This person must be loyal to you, able to live for you, die for you, and replace you. If you are alone, how safe you are." Deji sighed: "Is there such a person on this snowy plateau?" "Yes..." Wangchuk regained his energy and was about to continue when he heard a commotion from horses and people in the courtyard.Deji got up and looked downstairs, Tashi came back.Wangchuk also came to the window, looked through the screen, and found that Gangzhu was following behind Tashi, he was terrified. Tashi barged in angrily, and Deji went up to meet him: "You are back, you made me panic to death." Tashi ignored her and sat down on the chair.Deji noticed that his state was abnormal, and asked worriedly: "Did you show up?" Tashi said angrily: "It's exposed. If I didn't go to the grassland this time, I'd still be in the belly bag." "Did Tudengele see the flaw?" "It has nothing to do with Tudenggrad, I'm talking about you. Tsering Deji, I pretend to be your husband to help you, not for your money, nor for your future to thank Dade, I'm looking at the Dele family I can't bear to be calculated by others." "what are you talking about?" "You look like a kind White Tara, how can you have a devilish and cruel heart. I quit, I'm leaving today!" De Djimon said: "You can go, but you have to tell me why?" Tashi asked: "Why did you kill those slaves who knew?" Deji was puzzled: "You mean the guys from the caravan? Didn't they go to Menyu?" Seeing that she refused to admit it, Tashi yelled at the door: "Come in!" Gangzhu came in from the outside tremblingly. Deji was stunned when he saw Gangzhu in tattered clothes and wrapped in a piece of rotten sheepskin: "Gangzhu, why did you look like this?" Gangzhu glanced at Wangchuk, afraid to say anything. Tashi was in a hurry and urged him: "Say it!" Gangzhu said hesitantly: "Everyone is dead, I escaped..." Deji looked at Wangchuk's face and understood the general idea. She rescued Gangzhu: "I know. Since you came back alive, let it go. Wangchuk, you take Gangzhu to dinner first, and then put him in a new suit. Clean clothes." Wangchuk's gripping heart finally let go, and he promised: "La Suo. Gangzhu, let's go!" Gangzhu kept looking back at Tashi, and followed Wangchuk away.Wangchuk brought Gangzhu to the kitchen. He asked the maid to cook some meat porridge, and added some minced meat and raisins.When Gangzhu heard about the meat porridge, she became even more frightened, and hid by the side without saying a word. Wangchuk approached him and asked, "Have you seen the Turitou?" Gangzhu nodded: "Yeah." He quickly shook his head again: "No, no, I didn't see it." "It's good if I didn't see it. You didn't want to go to the frontier where rabbits don't shit, so you escaped back by yourself." Gangzhu nodded.Wangchuk smiled: "You still know what to say and what not to say, you are clever." "I didn't want to come back. I was met by... the young master on the grassland." "Besides going back to your house, is there any place for you to survive in Lhasa? Since you're back, it means our fate is not over, so let's stay.... You used to be the manager of the young master's caravan anyway, and you listened to me at the house. Yelling, I have wronged you. How about this, the housekeeper of the suburban manor is going to make a pilgrimage to the Buddha, and begged me several times, you go to replace him, and enjoy a few days of blessings." After listening to Tashi's statement, Deji felt heavy and remained silent.Tashi refused to let go: "Speak up!" Deji looked up at him: "What do you want me to say?" Unhappy, Tashi pulled Deji roughly from his seat and dragged her to the altar: "You swear before the Buddha, you don't know anything about this. Do you dare?" Deji said firmly: "I swear. If I, Tsering Deji, instructs Wangchuk to do something that hurts nature, I will never be reborn." Seeing this, Tashi calmed down a bit: "Then tell me, how should we deal with Wangchuk?" Deji was in a dilemma. "Is he just going to be spared like this? That's a dozen lives!" "If I don't spare him, what can I do. I understand his character, and he did everything to protect us all." "You nobles will go to hell in the next life." Tashi said angrily. "No one who should go to hell can escape. Wangchuk has done so many bad things in front of me, and behind my back. But now, what can I do with him in the situation of Dele Mansion? He also knows about you. People who know the bottom." At this moment, Wangchuk was standing outside the door, eavesdropping on their conversation. Tashi said angrily, "I'm still afraid that he will threaten me?" De Jiten stood up: "You think I'm willing to be submissive like this, I'm worried all day long in this yard, coaxing you donkey in the house, and appeasing that beast outside, it's like a hundred stabs in my heart A steel needle, and pretending to be nothing in front of the servants... I am the most distressed!...You all force me, okay, I will become a nun and become a nun! I follow your wishes !" Hearing what Deji said, Tashi softened his heart: "I... I am also acting with you? Besides, you are so powerful, which temple dares to accept you?" Deji ignored him and left angrily.She went back to the bedroom and sat down in front of the dressing table, her heart was in a mess.Wangchuk came in from the outside, he walked up to Deji and said, "Young Mistress, I have something important to report." Deji looked at his mysterious look and asked, "What's the matter?" Wangchuk took out the house deed given to him by Lobsang from his sleeve and unfolded it for Deji to see.Deji became vigilant: "Where did it come from?" "Lausang gave it to me. This is the second time. The first time he blocked me in the Dharma Protector Temple and gave me a golden Buddha. I didn't take it seriously and didn't report it to the young lady." "He's just trying to buy you off." "I thought so too. At first I thought he wanted to find out the truth about the young master. But this time, with such a large capital, I'm afraid there is another purpose." "Wangchuk, what do you want to do?" Wangchuk took the opportunity to show his loyalty: "How could I betray Young Mistress! I will return it to him tomorrow, so that he will die." Deji thought for a while and said, "No need, just keep it first. If Lausanne sends you something again, you can accept it. Let's see what their plan is next." With the arrival of summer, typhoid fever has basically ended, and Lhasa has returned to normal order.The roof of the Jokhang Temple is billowing with mulberry smoke, filling the sky, and the sound of drums and horns can be heard endlessly.The officials of Kashag are wearing gorgeous and colorful official uniforms, and they are holding an incense burning ceremony.In previous years, the ceremony of burning incense and worshiping gods was presided over by Delekalon, and this year it was presided over by Rinchen Kalon, which is a symbol of power.Renqin and other four officials held up gold cups and invited the gods to drink.Then, everyone sprinkled salt, ghee, vanilla powder and poured highland barley wine on the pile of burning pine branches.Every household in Lhasa city was also simmering. They exchanged prayer flags on the roofs and shouted "Jiji Suoso, Rachello!" Qiangba accompanies Lanze to watch the fun on the street. He misses his wife Yang Zhuo in his heart, and they came to Rinchen Mansion unknowingly.Jamba raised his head and looked towards the roof.On the roof, Rinchen led his son Zhawa, daughter-in-law Congmei, and Luosang who were cooking mulberry.Yang Zhuo was also busy in it, Qiangba saw her at a glance, he was a little excited, but he didn't dare to call her. Lan Ze looked at the strange Qiangba, and asked in a daze, "Qiangba, what's the matter with you?" Qiangba concealed: "It's nothing, Miss, it's nothing." Yang Zhuo also saw them on the roof, she was surprised, dropped what she was doing, turned around and ran downstairs.She rushed out from the courtyard gate, fixed her eyes on Qiangba, and said pleasantly, "Qiangba, it's really you." "It's me, Yang Zhuo." Yang Zhuo rushed to Qiangba: "I'm not dreaming, am I, haven't you been sold to Amdo?" "It was this lady, the lady from Dele House who saved me." Only then did Yang Zhuo see the noble lady next to her. She knelt down on the ground with a plop and kowtowed to Lan Ze: "You are really a living Bodhisattva who saves suffering." On the roof, after Rinchen sprinkled a handful of salt on the pile of burning pine branches, he said to Luosang: "The plague is over, and Qimei Jiebu's excuses will be gone. Let's see how long he can hide!" Lausanne agreed: "You're right, if he still hasn't shown up, it means there must be some shady business going on here." "The annual Zhongji Summer Banquet is about to begin. This is a good opportunity. If he doesn't come, we will create public opinion at the Summer Banquet and force him to come out." "Dad, leave this matter to me." Zhongji Xiayan is an annual banquet held by Lhasa nobles. It lasts for a week and is organized by officials of rank four or above in turn.This is an occasion to compare and compete for wealth. All the nobles in Lhasa will show up at this time, drinking and having fun, singing and dancing, and competing for beauty.This will be a severe test for Tashi. When Luosang turned around, he saw Yang Zhuo kowtowing to Lan Ze outside the mansion, he wondered: "Isn't that a newly bought female slave?" The housekeeper quickly stretched his head and looked around: "Oh, that little girl...is the lady of Dele Mansion. Why are they together? I'll go and get her back." Luosang stopped him and said vigilantly, "No rush, let's see what's going on." Outside the Rinchen Mansion, Jampa was asking Yang Zhuo with concern: "Where is the child? I want to see our daughter." "In the mansion, she is fine." She looked back at the roof of Rinqin Mansion, and said in panic: "I can't do it today, I have to go back quickly, the housekeeper saw it, it's not a big deal." Yang Zhuo got up to leave, Qiangba caught up two steps, and took out the British candy that Lan Ze gave him from his arms: "Yang Zhuo, give this to my daughter." Yang Zhuo grabbed the candy in his hand, and with tears in his eyes, he fled into the mansion.When she was out of breath and ran to the roof, the butler was waiting for her at the stairs, and asked viciously, "What are you doing?" Yang Zhuo said in panic: "No... nothing." The butler saw the candy wrapper protruding from between her fingers: "What is this? Well, you dare to steal the candy from the room." He couldn't help but beat her with a whip.Yang Zhuo was beaten and rolled around on the ground. She argued: "Master the housekeeper, I didn't steal it. My husband gave it to me. It really wasn't stolen." "It wasn't you who stole it, or he stole it. This kind of high-end candy is also something you can eat!" Qiangba led Lan Ze to leave. He looked back at the roof of the Rinchen Mansion, but saw Yang Zhuo being beaten. He was stunned and tears welled up in his eyes.Lan Ze also saw the situation on the roof, she looked at Qiangba who was full of tears and asked, "Why don't you save Yang Zhuo?" "We are beaten and scolded in this life to atone for the sins of the previous life." "Did you do bad things in your previous life?" "Well. The lama told us that Yang Zhuo knocked over ten butter lamps in the monastery in his previous life, and I stole the fried fruit on the altar table." Every year at the summer banquet, it is absolutely impossible for Master Dele to be absent, unless he is not in Lhasa.If Tashi doesn't go, the noble family who hosted the summer banquet will also come to invite him, and he will be more passive at that time.Deji was thinking like this, with a serious expression on his face.Yesterday, Guo Chafu, who hosted the summer banquet, came to borrow dishes and cooking utensils, and Tashi knew it was time to make his debut. "I have been practicing for so long, and I have kept the secret from the servants in the mansion, as well as Tudenggrad, so I should go and show off my skills," Tashi said. "You think that's for fun? The slightest negligence will be a disaster for us." Deji is still worried.But she also understands that hiding is impossible. The summer banquet was held in the densely shady forest, where various tents were set up, nobles were huddled in front of and behind, and servants shuttled back and forth cautiously.The Tibetan opera troupe performed in the open space among the forests, which won rounds of applause.Rinqin came with Luosang, Zawa, Congmei, housekeeper and others.When all the officials saw it, they gathered around, saluted and chatted.Guo Cha ran forward: "Rinchen Kalon, please go to the tent of the guest of honor, this way please." When Luosang turned his head, he saw Tashi, Deji and Wangchuk coming with their servants.He whispered to Rinchen, "Dad, they are here." Rinchen glanced back and said, "Okay, he is smart." Then he went to the guest tent. After Guo Cha sent Rinqin to the tent of the guest of honor, he came to Tashi and Deji again.When Tashi saw him, he took the initiative to say hello: "Master Guo Cha, thank you for your hard work." Guo Cha said gratefully: "Thank you, young master. If Dele Mansion lends me those belongings and hosts this big banquet, I will lose face. Please come inside, please come inside." Tashi and Deji had just left for two days. A step later, a noble young master greeted him: "Young master, young mistress, Tashi Dele." Tashi took a careful look at him and said, "Yo, Master Longse, it's rare." "Master Longse, did you come from Shannan?" Deji asked. "Isn't that right? The typhoid fever caused a smog in the south of the mountain, and I dared not go out all day. Now it's finally over. Let's go to Lhasa to have fun." Zhuoga rushed over from the side, yelling: "Ajia, I'm in a hurry, why did you come here?" Deji smiled: "You are impatient. Seven days is not enough for you." "Zhandui and the flower tent where they are all over there, you come too, let's go together." Luosang has been observing them not far away, following Tashi into the flower tent with his eyes. In the tent, the nobles began to play mahjong, and a young master shouted: "Three missing one, who will come..." He saw Tashi coming in, and called him: "Master Dele, come." Tashi declined: " You play, I'm not lucky recently, forget it." A young master with a pockmarked face came over to pull him: "Last year's summer banquet, you won me a Hualing mule. I practiced mahjong for a year, and I'm just waiting for today. Master Dele, you can't hide, go to the table!" , go to the table." Tashi had no choice but to sit down. The young master with a pockmarked face said while counting the cards, "Even if I go bankrupt, I only have one wooden bowl left, and I will bet with Master Dele to the end!" Nervous, Deji followed and sat beside Tashi.She lay next to Tashi's ear, smiling, but asked, "How is your card skill?" Tashi cooperated, as if flirting with her, and whispered, "I haven't touched a card for three years." Deji was surprised: "It's troublesome, the young master likes to gamble, and he is one of the best in Lhasa." The pock-marked young master looked at Tashi with scrutiny, and Tashi smiled awkwardly.The card numbers are ready, and everyone starts playing cards. On the other side of the tent, Tudeng Gele, Tudeng Zhandui, and Yangjin Zhuoga were eating, drinking and having fun, and they were having a lively chat with a noble lady.Tashi on the mahjong table was nervous, so he fired the cannon as soon as he made a move.The pockmarked young master was very happy and kept collecting money.Seeing that Deji was in a hurry, Wangchuk hurried to Tudengkale for help, but Gele didn't take it seriously. My brother-in-law is addicted to playing mahjong, so don't let me make him unhappy. On the mahjong table, Tashi fired again.With an idea, Deji yelled at Tashi: "Master, what are you doing?" Tashi scolded her: "Don't talk too much." Deji became even more angry: "Losing money on purpose, right? It's not so clumsy to please others." The young masters at the poker table suddenly realized, and chattered together: "We were friends when Master Dele was around, and we were also friends when Master Dele was gone; you lose money on purpose, it's boring, that's Look down on us." When Tashi looked up, he saw the pock-marked young master whispering to the servant beside him. The servant nodded, turned and left.The pockmarked young master looked at Tashi and smiled.Tashi was shocked, knowing that he was sent by Rinqin. In the guest tent, Rinchen and several officials were sitting on mats, eating, drinking and chatting.He saw the servant sent by the pockmarked young master walking towards this side, so he got up and went to the tent door.Luosang stepped forward and asked the servant in a low voice, "How is it over there?" The servant whispered, "It's playing mahjong, Master Dele lost." Rinchen was alert and asked again, "Have you never won?" "After one lap, I didn't win." "Oh... playing mahjong... okay. Go ahead and keep an eye on it." The servant saluted and left. "It's been a seven-day banquet, and I don't believe I can't find a flaw in Jeb's beauty." Lausanne said confidently. "What else are you looking for? Playing mahjong is a test!" Rinqin instructed. "Dad, what do you mean..." "The answer to the riddle will come soon! Qimei Jeb is a famous gambler. He loses less and wins more. He has been on the mahjong table since he was eight years old. Didn't he have practiced it in ten or eight years?" Luosang suddenly realized: "Yes, if he is a stand-in, this mahjong will become his death card." Rinchen nodded with satisfaction: "Luosang, think about it, if Qimei Jiebu is fake, he can't be born in a noble family. This circle is too small, and everyone knows each other. Since he is not a nobleman, there is still time to plan food in the field." Not enough, how can there be time to play mahjong, cramming, he can only learn superficially. If he doesn't lose, who will lose?" Deji was having fun with the three noble young masters in the flowered tent, when Luosang came in with a group of people, he stepped forward to pat the pock-marked young master, and waved him out of the way.The young master with a pockmarked face took his silver dollar, smiled and stood up to give way.Luosang sat down and looked at Deji provocatively: "A group of men are playing with you, don't you panic? Go down, go down, I'm going to fight three laps with your beautiful Jeb." Deji glared, got up and came to Tashi, pulling him away. Luosang said angrily, "Are you afraid? Then tell me, who is he? Where did you find that wild man?" Deji was furious: "This is not a mill for grinding tsampa. Who brought a donkey wearing a blindfold, staring and talking nonsense!" "The little mouth is red, and it's not forgiving! I came today to prove the integrity of this so-called Master Dele!" 扎西见状，推德吉：“你让开。”德吉不让：“你别拦着我，今天场面大，他要挑衅，我奉陪到底！我倒要看看谁能把天捅个窟窿！”帐篷里的人都围了过来，雍丹一家三口也在其中。占堆上前，大声地说：“仁钦少爷，看这架势不打个头破血流，今天不算热闹。” 洛桑变脸：“雍丹大少爷，这话怎么说的，我不过是想和德勒少爷过三圈麻将。你瞧瞧，她把男人管得跟只猫似的。德吉还是过去的少奶奶，可这位爷，怎么不像过去的其美杰布啊！” 郭察赶了过来，见气氛不对，忙劝说：“动真格的啦？” 洛桑拉住他：“郭察老爷来得正好，你做个见证，我和德勒少爷打一个赌。他要是把我赢了，我二话不说，认赌服输；要是赢不了，我怀疑眼前这个人根本就不是其美杰布，他坏了我们拉萨贵族的血统！” 郭察见事情要闹大，赔着笑脸说：“今天就算了。热振摄政一向反对打麻将赌博，他要来看藏戏，说着就到。你们真要大赌一场，另选个日子，仁钦少爷，你说呢。” 洛桑一脸不忿，看了看郭察：“另选个日子？” “对，摄政要是怪罪下来，那可不得了。” “郭察老爷这个面子，我给啦。” 郭察松了口气，转向扎西：“德勒少爷，您看……” 扎西也不示弱：“随他定！” 洛桑轻蔑地说：“热振摄政救了你，让你活过今天晚上。明天上午十点，我一准儿坐在这儿等你，我到底要看看你敢来不敢来，敢赌不敢赌！” 这时外面传来法号的声音。众人知道热振摄政到了，纷纷拥出去迎接。扎西站在原地没动，他的目光越过纷扰的人群，看到土登格勒在帐篷的另一侧望着自己，心里已明白了许多。 扎西和德吉在惶恐中熬到了宴会散场，他们回到德勒府的时候，天已经黑了。扎西坐在卡垫上，沉思不语。德吉埋怨他说：“你不会打麻将，躲开就是了，偏去逞强？今天，我们完全毁在了自己的手里。现在叫洛桑逮了个正着，这些天的功夫全白费了。” 旺秋安慰她：“糌粑捏得再紧，也有掉渣儿的时候。” “现在不是掉渣，是有人想让我们掉脑袋。” “少奶奶，如果我们明天不去呢？” “那不是明摆着告诉人家，德勒少爷是假的。” 扎西终于开口：“少奶奶，你也不必多虑，明天自有明天的办法。” 德吉急切地问：“什么办法？” “我打麻将是不行，但有人行啊。” “谁行？” 扎西神秘地笑，不语。 “我，还是旺秋管家。他们要试的是你！谁能替你？”德吉猜测地问。 “谁也替不了我。明天大不了我把脖子一伸，让他们砍就是了。……睡觉，现在什么也不想了。”扎西说完，起身便走。 德吉瞟了他一眼，不满地说：“你真能睡得着。” 扎西却笑嘻嘻地说：“临死之前，睡个囫囵觉，也算赚了。”