Volume Three, Wings, Chapter 241, Taking a Painting Boat
If you want to use a carriage to take the official road to Yaowang Valley from beginning to end, you don't know how long it will take. So Feng Yu just relied on the carriage to get out of the capital. When he got to Ma Tou, he took the waterway all the way south, which would be faster.
, after all, the news is much faster than them.
Qin Junyue was sitting in the carriage, dragging her chin with both hands and staring at Jiang Xingwan with blinking eyes. Even Senior Sister Jiang, who was always honest and sincere, felt uncomfortable looking at her.
"Your Highness, why are you looking at me like this? Is there something on my face?"
Qin Junyue shook her head like a rattle, flicking her two braids.
"No, no, no, I just think you are so beautiful, sister, and I wonder if you will be my future seventh sister-in-law."
Jiang Xingwan couldn't help but blush, "Your Highness, please stop making fun of me. He and I are brothers and sisters."
"I don't think so. I just know that you always look at my seventh brother involuntarily. You two must not be simple."
Feng Yu drove the carriage, he was afraid of this girl, and said something shocking, if he offended his senior sister, he would definitely not get the good news.
"Yue'er, can you look like a lady? Are you sure that if this continues, will anyone dare to take the position of Prince Consort of the Tang Dynasty?"
Qin Junyue was so angry that she gritted her teeth and made bursts of grinding sounds.
"Brother Qi, you can't get married! Huh, if the person I like dares not to marry me, I will drag you to steal her!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, ugh, if my concubine and Aunt Yun hear these words, you will probably have to be grounded for at least a few more months. You are really shameless."
Qin Junyue shook Jiang Xingwan's arm and said coquettishly: "Sister Jiang, if you look at my brother, he knows how to bully me. You are his senior sister, so you must be better than him. Can you help me teach him a lesson in the future?"
Jiang Xingwan said directly: "I may not be able to beat your brother, but now he has a lot of trump cards. Even the number one person in Nanchu can live for such a long time."
Feng Yu pursed his lips, "Okay, okay, anyone who bullies you knows how to talk nonsense. Let me tell you, there are a lot of places passed by on the road. Don't tell me what the princess is doing.
, just call them sisters to avoid any trouble."
Qin Junyue is just acting coquettishly towards the relatives she likes. She is not an ignorant little girl. Of course she understands some truths. She is arrogant and domineering. Such words rarely appear on the children of the royal family. The assertions of those historians are also true.
It's just that the winner takes all.
"I know, I know, it's so long-winded. Brother Qi, don't worry. My father gave me the imperial edict gold medal. I can mobilize the local army at will. If there is really trouble, I will protect you, sister!"
"Know it!"
The pier was not close, so Feng Yu hurriedly hurriedly arrived there only in the evening.
"Zhengdu Wharf, the name is quite interesting."
Feng Yu and the others came here when they returned from their trip south, so it was not a stranger.
"I heard that in the past, many merchants and wealthy people would go up and down here. There were many people and few boats, so they all competed for the boats, so it was called the Fighting Wharf."
The three of them arrived here, and there was a small inn next to the pier.
"How many guests would you like to invite in here? Are you going to eat or stay in a hotel?"
Feng Yu took Qin Junyue's hand and sat directly at a table outside.
"For dinner, three bowls of beef noodles, one bowl spicy, two bowls not spicy, plus a plate of meatballs, one bowl
A plate of side dishes and half a bowl of vinegar."
Although Qin Junyue has been out before, it has been several years, and she was still under supervision. She has no freedom now.
"Brother, do you like to be jealous?"
"Why, I like spicy and sour food, so I have to tell you."
"Huh, Sister Jiang, we still have the same taste. We don't like spicy food."
Three large bowls of beef noodles were quickly served on the table, and the three of them started eating.
"Sister Xingwan, you should eat more meat. It feels like you have lost weight since coming to the capital. If your master sees this, I will probably get scolded."
Jiang Xingwan touched his face and made some gestures.
"Have I lost weight? Don't you men like thin people?"
Feng Yu didn't know how he could be involved in it.
"What do you like? Anyway, I don't like it. Doesn't it look good when it's normal and graceful? Does it have to be skinny and bones to be beautiful? Senior sister, don't be so thin that you won't have the strength to compete with me."
When Jiang Xingwan heard this, he also started to eat calmly. One of the three devoured the food, while the other two were Xiaojiabiyu, but the speed was not slow.
However, the good times did not last long. Not long after the meal, I still wanted to wait for the boat, but the wind suddenly started blowing.
Feng Yu looked unhappy when he saw that the weather was not right.
"Staff waiter, do you know there are still ships passing by here?"
The waiter came over and took away the bowl. He was very happy when he saw that in addition to the meal money and the tip on the table.
"Sir, it's winter now, and there aren't many ships passing by. I'm really not sure if there will be any big ships docking tonight, but there are some small boats and sailboats that can accommodate people."
There have also been parades of painted boats on the rivers in the capital. In fact, they are just boats, but they are quiet and elegant, with a rather literary atmosphere, so they are called painted boats.
Qin Junyue followed her mother out of the palace and saw many boats.
"Really? There are also paintings? I heard that some big boats have small rooms!"
"This girl is right. It does exist. It usually happens in early winter. There was even one last night. It seems to be some inexplicable habit. But I guess they won't carry passengers. They are all noble lords and ladies.
I don’t think the three of you are dressed like ordinary people. It’s better to wait for a passenger ship. It might rain today.”
Feng Yu looked at him and said, "This is an inn. Aren't you happy that it's raining and we can't leave?"
The waiter looked back at the shopkeeper in the distance and laughed.
"Sir, what you said is, of course, the more guests the better, but didn't you just give me a reward? Of course you hope that I will get what you want!"
Feng Yu looked at him and nodded, "That's right, you are not bad as a waiter, Nuo, here is another price."
As he said that, Feng Yu took out another ingot of silver, which was five taels.
"Oh, Master, please don't. I won't be able to accept it anymore. This is too much."
"Don't panic, don't give it in vain. We will leave after we find the boat. Tomorrow you yourself or find someone reliable to take this carriage back to the capital. The gatekeepers will say that it was left by two guests named Qin.
It’s done.”
The waiter also thought the job was not difficult, so he agreed with a smile.
"Hey, okay, I can definitely do it," he said cheerfully, holding the ingot of silver. This was more than half a month's work.
Money that.
Sure enough, the sky turned slightly dark, and there were indeed many ships approaching in the distance. Look at the arrangement, but they are all together.
Qin Junyue stared at the several large boats in the middle. Her eyes were full of little stars. She jumped up and shouted: "Brother, brother, brother! Look there, this boat is bigger than the ones in the capital! Let's just sit on that one and stay there at night."
It must be very comfortable in there!”
Feng Yu looked back at his sister who was clinging to him, and then at Jiang Xingwan who was also curious.
It seems that the number of times that the senior sister comes out is pitiful. She has probably never seen the Huafang boat. Maybe she should discuss it with the boat owner to satisfy her curiosity.
"I know, I'm going to see if we can work it out. This is someone else's private property, so don't expect much."
Feng Yu looked at the ships approaching from far away, and Qin Junyue waved vigorously.
"Friends in the boat, can you hear me?"
Feng Yu's voice was loud and clear, and it contained a little bit of internal energy being released. The boatmen who were about to dock in front were too lazy to dock when they heard it, and others didn't want to take their own boats. However, there were still a few boats that slowed down.
Wait quickly, this nobleman's boat is not something that can be entered casually, he is a member of the family.
The six or seven boats seemed to belong to the same family. People came out of each boat and looked at this side to see who was shouting.
The person in the middle looks a bit delicate from a distance. He holds a folding fan in his hand, which is somewhat similar to Feng Yu's style at this time. He is a typical aristocratic young master, but a little more effeminate.
He was the first to answer: "You three, our boat boat is not for soliciting customers. Please forgive me. There are also many small boats around, which can help you three on your way."
Feng Yu clasped his fists and lay down with a fan, slightly polite, "Friend, we are from the capital, and we plan to go south to Huaiyang Pier. Unfortunately, it is getting late, and the early winter night is quite cold. It is inconvenient to wait for a long time, but my sister
My sister and I are really curious about this big boat, so I’m really bothered.”
The man thought for a moment, looked back at the people in the boat, and then turned to look at the three people.
The clothes of Feng Yu and the three of them are typical of those from rich families and people from the capital. It doesn't hurt to get acquainted with each other. Ordinary people can also take a ride, but that is only when there are no boatmen around, so they will do something good.
"In that case, please invite the three of you."
"Thank you, sir."
"Hahaha, I'm very happy to have friends from far away. You're welcome."
When the boat docked, Feng Yu and the others saw clearly that it was bigger than they thought. It turned out that it was together with the three smaller boats behind them. It was a bit of a handiwork.
"You three, please come in."
The young master was indeed a gentleman and took the initiative to lift the bead curtain with a folding fan and waited for them to enter.
Feng Yu took Qin Junyue onto the boat first, followed closely by Jiang Xingwan.
When the young man saw the appearance of the two women clearly, he immediately fell into it and didn't wake up until Feng Yu said hello.
Knowing that he was in the wrong, he quickly apologized, "It's Xuan Jin who was reckless. It's really the two girls who are so extraordinary in appearance that they are amazing. I hope you can forgive me."
When Qin Junyue heard someone praising her, her eyes were so happy that there was only a slit left. How could she be angry?
"It's okay, it's okay, we are not that stingy, and we have to thank you for taking us in!"
Jiang Xingwan still had a cold expression, unchanged, and words of this level could not touch her heart at all.