On the morning of departure, we were at the ferry outside Ganquan City.
The five brothers Chai Yan, Hang Baiqiu and Ge Hong left the city early and came to the ferry.
There was a magnificent official ship on the ferry. It was the same ship that Chang Bingkun and others took when they came here. At this time, it had been handed over to Chai Yan and his party for use back in Beijing.
People who came to the ferry included Chang Bingkun and his party, Situ and his daughter, and Sha'er Zidan and Su Ni's party in disguise. They all came to see off Chai Yan and others.
In the Sheng Kingdom, the boss of the official ship had an official position, called ship steward. Although it was an unpopular official position, it was a very popular position, and many people were rushing to take it.
The boatmen on official ships are not called boatmen, but Cangtou. This is to distinguish them from ordinary boatmen, and it is also a title that they are proud of.
While the ship's steward was directing the Cangtou men to carry things for Chai Yan and his party to go to bed, everyone on the ferry shore was saying goodbye.
Chai Yan, Hang Baiqiu, Situ Zhou, Chang Bingkun, Sha Er Zidan, and Su Ni gathered together to say goodbye. Everyone's words of farewell were very elegant and formal, which made Chai Yan feel a little more restrained.
On the other side, Cheng Jiu followed Ge Hong and others and said goodbye to Zhao Xiong and Zhao Wu's guards before turning to Situ Jing and Xiao Huan.
Because it was the moment of farewell, Situ Jing and Xiao Huan no longer cared about the opinions of others. The sad tears could not stop flowing out at this moment. The two stood in front of Cheng Jiu, as if they had become a pair of tearful people.
This made Cheng Jiu feel uncomfortable. His brothers, Zhao Xiong, Zhao Wu and others who were not far away were still watching. This was too embarrassing.
Fortunately, as the eldest brother, Ge Hong was more considerate and secretly told everyone not to look around deliberately, so as to give them some time to get along with each other in private.
Cheng Jiu couldn't see the two of them crying all the time, so he quickly took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped Situ Jing's tears, and said, "Don't cry, I'm just returning to Beijing, not going to the battlefield!"
When Situ Jing saw that the veil Cheng Jiu wiped her tears with was a woman's style, she immediately stopped crying and asked, "Whose is this veil?"
Xiaohuan was also stunned, looking at Cheng Jiu and waiting for his answer.
"I bought it. I passed by a stall yesterday morning. I picked it specially for you. I just didn't know if you would like it or not." Cheng Jiu said.
"Is it for me?" Situ Jing said in surprise.
Cheng Jiu nodded, then put the handkerchief into Situ Jing's hand and asked with a smile: "Do you like this style?"
Situ Jing lowered his head and looked at it, lowered his head and said shyly: "Next time...next time, don't buy something so fancy, I like something more plain..."
"Oh, be more plain, right..." Cheng Jiu touched his head sheepishly and nodded: "I, I, I... I remember it, and I will buy it when I get to the capital.
I'll keep the plain ones for you."
After hearing this, Situ Jing felt so happy that she didn't dare to raise her head to look at Cheng Jiu, and responded shyly: "Yeah."
Xiao Huan, who was on the side, listened to the conversation between the two and felt extremely happy for the young lady.
Then, Situ Jing straightened his face and warned: "Brother Ninth, after you arrive in the capital, you must not cause trouble and listen to Master Chai. Do you understand?"
"I know, I will definitely listen to your Majesty's words. If he tells me to go south, I will never go north!" Cheng Jiu agreed, patting his chest.
Xiaohuan covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Why are you going south to north? Shouldn't you say that you should go east to west?"
"It doesn't matter, it all means the same thing!" After saying that, Situ Jing touched Xiaohuan angrily.
Xiaohuan couldn't help but pout, and thought to himself, "We haven't even passed the test yet, but we're just protecting him like this. Will we be able to do it again in the future?"
Situ Jing didn't know what Xiao Huan was thinking. She had been telling Cheng Jiu various things to pay attention to. Although she said a lot, she still summed it up with the same meaning: you must be obedient!
In the past, Cheng Jiu would have felt that Situ Jing was talking too much, but at this moment, Cheng Jiu felt that Situ Jing had said too little and wished that she would get on the boat with him and talk about it all the way to Huaidu, the capital.
After everything on the shore was loaded onto the ship, the ship's steward asked the Cangtou people to prepare for departure. The ship's steward came behind Chai Yan and said respectfully: "Master Chai, everything is ready. Do you think it's okay?"
Set off?"
Chai Yan turned around and said: "I know, now!"
After hearing this, the ship steward returned to the ship, handling chores while waiting for Chai Yan and others to board the ship.
Then, Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu saluted everyone one by one, and then boarded the official ship under everyone's attention. Seeing this, Ge Hong and the other four also boarded the ship.
Cheng Jiu was the last one to board the ship. From the time he ran away until he boarded the ship, his eyes were always connected with Situ Jing's.
After a while, a loud Cangtou shouted: "Weigh the anchor!"
After the words fell, the anchor was slowly pulled up to the deck. At this time, the springboard connecting to the shore was also taken away by the Cangtou, and the ship was really about to leave the shore.
The moment the ship started moving, Chai Yan, Hang Baiqiu, Ge Hong, and Cheng Jiuwu brothers either came to the deck or stood on the side of the ship. Everyone began to wave goodbye to the people on the shore.
Chai Yan stood on the side of the ship. Chang Bingkun and Situ Zhou on the other side cupped their hands and said, "Two adults, see you in the capital!"
Chang Bingkun and Situ Zhou also raised their hands and replied in unison: "See you in the capital!"
On the bow deck, Cheng Jiu was vigorously waving goodbye to Situ Jing and Xiao Huan. Cheng Jiu, who never sheds tears, had wet eyes at this time, but the tears kept rolling and did not stay. The two women on the shore cried again.
They were in person, but they waved goodbye loudly without caring about the eyes of others. Passers-by who didn't know it thought they were a married couple.
As the official ship gradually moved away from the ferry, everyone also left the ship's side and deck one after another. Only Cheng Jiu still stood on the bow of the ship and looked at the ferry for a long time.
Chai Yan accidentally saw Cheng Jiu, so he walked over and deliberately tilted his head and said exaggeratedly: "Ouch, why are you crying?"
Cheng Jiu quickly wiped his tears, turned around and looked at the river, and said bravely: "The wind...it's just a strong wind..."
After hearing this, Chai Yan just smiled and said nothing more.
Then, Chai Yan walked to the cabin and called out: "Is the steward here? Come here!"
When the boat steward heard Chai Yan calling him, he hurried over and saluted respectfully: "Master Chai, if you have something to do, just give me your instructions. I will go and do it immediately."
Chai Yan looked at the river and asked, "How long does it take to get to Yaozhou Fucheng?"
"Sir, we will probably arrive at the dock outside Yaozhou City at dawn tomorrow." The ship manager said matter-of-factly.
"Well, the time is not bad..." Chai Yan nodded and ordered: "In this way, remember to stop at the shore when you arrive in Yaozhou. I have some personal matters and have to go into the city."
"Understood, sir." The steward immediately responded.
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