Originally, I came to Furong Island to relax, but first I met a group of wild and cunning lotus-picking girls, and then I met Gu Naizheng, a weirdo among the children of the aristocratic family. Wei Changying had no interest at all, and just wanted to finish his meal quickly and go home. Go to the courtyard to relax.
It was difficult to get through the meal - except for Gu Naizheng, everyone wiped sweat several times after stopping the chopsticks, feeling like they had escaped from the dead.
So the group of people said goodbye to Jie's father-in-law and his family who were cleaning up the mess. The Jie's father-in-law in the middle came out to say hello. The guard chief Ying looked at him. He looked like he was already in his sixties, so he expected that he would not be that old. After all, he My daughter-in-law is still young, but Xu is a person on the lake who has experienced wind and rain all year round, and looks older.
He is a kind-hearted old man, with a slight fishy smell on his body, but he is very polite in his behavior and speech. If he opens his wine shop here, it will not be uncommon to welcome the children of noble families. Even if he doesn't know anything at first, he will have to receive guests from high-ranking families forever.
... All in all, if I hadn't met Gu Naizheng today, how wonderful everything would be!
Unfortunately, not only did he meet Gu Naizheng, but after getting off the boat and onto the trestle, Gu Naizheng also made a passionate request: "Since we met by chance, we are destined to meet each other, so why not leave Furong Island and it will be more lively on the way."
The Huo brothers looked at Wei Changying's almost dark expression, sweating like raindrops, and pulled him with a forced smile: "Brother Zilie! Brother Zilie! Could it be that Brother Zilie said this because he thought Brother Yu was too clumsy? , Don’t you want to talk to me? I can just chat with Brother Zilie, why bother Brother Yaoye and my sisters?”
The young couple happily came over to visit the lake and have a meal, and they didn't even bring a maid, which showed how much they didn't want to be disturbed. We have already offended someone by joining in for a meal without even blinking. Now that we have finally finished eating, if you still don’t let them go, do you want to create a deadly feud?
Gu Naizheng looked at them with disgust: "Brother Jia Yao, you are too upright. Brother Yu, you either don't understand many of his witty words, or you just think about other things after hearing them. It's so boring for such an upright gentleman like you!" Brother Yu thinks Brother Yaoye is more suitable for his taste.”
Huo Zhaoyu was indeed a gentleman. Being disliked by him in public, he just smiled bitterly and showed no anger. Poor Huo Chenyuan didn't say anything, but just followed his brother to hold Gu Naizheng. Gu Naizheng didn't let him go, saying, "As for Huo brother, he never says anything unless necessary, just like Wei Situ to his face..." What can I say if I'm in the same boat with you two?"
"..." Everyone.
Wei Changying secretly grinded his teeth and said with a forced smile: "Brother Zilie, what you said is wrong. If brother Zilie thought that the Huo brothers were boring, how could the three of them come together before? It can be seen that brother Zilie... "That's enough! Can you come with the Huo brothers? Will you die if you go back with them
Gu Naizheng interrupted her without any grace. He shook his folding fan almost to the point of breaking, and said in a brazen tone: "I don't know, my brothers and sisters came together before. Firstly, they had no companions around, so they had to do it; secondly, maybe they are two of us." It went well when I arrived, my brothers and sisters will know about it soon.”
Wei Changying looked at the Huo brothers speechlessly - Huo Zhaoyu smiled bitterly, Huo Chenyuan lowered his head and said nothing. The poor two brothers didn't know if they were used to being bullied by Gu Naizheng before, or if Gu Naizheng's temperament was simply not what a gentleman would expect. He is a capable enemy, and now that he has been repeatedly eliminated like this in front of his face, he has no intention of getting angry and turning against him.
Not only were they helpless, but Shen Zangfeng also had a look of helplessness... Wei Changying sighed deeply and thought to himself: "I will find an opportunity to tell Mrs. Cao later, and after untying the cable, he rowed away quickly, no matter what. Gu Zilie doesn’t pay any attention to him, let’s see what else he can do!”
Thinking of this, he had already arrived at the place where the boat was tied up - Wei Changying looked at the small boat that was alone with him and Shen Zangfeng, and suddenly thought of something...
Shen Zangfeng, who she was thinking of, also realized it and said in shock: "Brother Zilie, Brother Jiayao, and Brother Huo Xian, are you on your way out?"
After Wei Changying met these three people, he was first deceived by Gu Naizheng, and then was shocked by his strange temperament. He did not think about this problem at all. However, Shen Zangfeng knew that there was more than one trestle here, and there was more than one place to park the boat. He only knew that there were no other boats here where he was parked. That was because Gu Naizheng and the others were parked elsewhere.
Now the group of people walked here while talking. When they saw a small boat, Shen Zangfeng naturally thought that the other party might have gone the wrong way. Wei Changying breathed a sigh of relief. Since the boats were not tied together, there was no need to look for them in particular. The opportunity has come to tell Mr. Cao that when they leave, just say so.
In no mood…
Gu Naizheng, Huo Zhaoyu, and Huo Chenyuan stared at the water blankly. After a moment, they turned pale and said, "Where is our boat?"
"..." Shen Zangfeng.
"..." Wei Changying.
After a pause, Shen Zangfeng coughed dryly and said, "Could it be that when the three of you came, you also parked here?"
"Of course it's here!" Gu Naizheng didn't even bother to shake his fan. He put it away with a bang and held it tightly in his palm. He stared at the empty lake as if he wanted to pull his boat out of the water. "I'll rush in soon." Coming from Xie's restaurant, I naturally rushed to the place closest to the restaurant... Where is the boat now? "
Where's the boat
Not only did he want to ask this question, but even Wei Changying temporarily put aside his prejudices and speculated on the whereabouts of the ship for them. In terms of location, Furong Island is close to the center of Chuncao Lake. There are no villages or shops around. How can it be such a coincidence if you want to catch a sheep easily? ? As for the things that are missing now, just look at the small boat that Wei Zhangying and Shen Zangfeng took when they came here. It is also an ordinary boat. Every family on the lake has one or more boats. To say it is valuable, it is really not worth anything. , and the boat was blocked by flowers and leaves near Furong Island and couldn't move fast. It was caught midway, had the reputation of being a thief, and offended a noble person. How stupid would it be to do such a thing
The most important thing is that at this time of year, there shouldn't be anyone in Furong Island at all. How many brainless thieves would come here at this time
After thinking about it, I also felt that it was possible that Gu Naizheng and the others had misrecorded the place where the boat was tied. If it was Gu Naizheng alone, Wei Changying would definitely doubt him based on his unreliable appearance. However, the Huo brothers who were traveling with him seemed to be very steady. It was impossible that the three of them and the accompanying servants all remembered it wrong, right
Another situation is that the boat sank... But the water in Chuncao Lake is clear to the bottom, and Furong Island is not deep. The clear water bottom is clearly visible, and there is no impurity except silt...
Everyone looked at each other for a long time, and Wei Changying couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that the cable was not fastened and it floated into the flowers and leaves?" This is also a more likely scenario.
But Gu Naizheng's servant immediately explained: "As for Mrs. Wei, I am also from the lakeside, and I have been practicing this rope-tying technique since I was a child. Don't say that there is only a breeze in Furong Island even when there are strong winds and waves outside. It’s midsummer now, and the Furong Island is covered by reeds on all sides, and it’s almost airtight inside. Since the pillars to tie the boats are there, I’m sure it’s not possible that the cables are slack and the boats are missing.”
Shen Zangfeng also squeezed her hand and said softly: "The nearby flowers and leaves are not damaged. I don't think they were bumped into it."
"...I know!" A group of people were thinking hard, but it was Gu Naizheng who gritted his teeth, slapped the folding fan in his palms with a ferocious look, and said angrily, "It must be those shameless bastards!"
Shameless bitch? Wei Changying immediately thought of the group of lotus picking girls.
Sure enough, Huo Zhaoyu and Huo Chenyuan didn't look good either. Huo Zhaoyu frowned and said, "Those women...have already dispersed?"
"That's why we say they are lowly!" As the direct son of the Gu family in the imperial capital, Gu Naizheng was born more noble than his younger brother Gu Yiran, but when it came to the cultivation and appearance that a descendant of an aristocratic family should have, he was far away from Gu Yiran. , in front of a female family member of the Guard Chief Ying, he spoke without any hesitation, saying, "With their dark and lackluster appearance, they are worthy of seducing men! They are really shameless! My painful confession before, I thought it would enlighten them and make them reflect on their mistakes. Later, after hearing this, they dispersed and realized that they still had some sense of shame. I didn’t expect these scoundrels to hold grudges and fear my righteousness. Dare you refute it? It’s extremely shameless to do such a despicable thing after I entered the restaurant!”
… Chief Wei Ying was dumbfounded!
She finally understood! Gu Naizheng and his party did meet the lotus picker girl when they came, probably because there was a handsome Huo Zhaoyu among them, so they were stopped by the lotus picker girl and teased in every possible way.
Gentlemen like the Huo brothers probably know that they will either ignore it or sternly reject it... From Wei Changying's personal experience, it can be seen that the lotus picking girls may have seen these two reactions too often and don't care. They probably will. Keep struggling...
However, these lotus-picking girls are also pitiful. The person accompanying the Huo brothers is Gu Naizheng. This Mr. Gu looks like a member of an aristocratic family, wears a member of an aristocratic family, and is also a member of an aristocratic family. His temperament has nothing to do with that of a member of an aristocratic family! Even the scoundrels in the market are not as vicious as his mouth -
He thinks that the lotus pickers are shameless and mean, not because a group of women from the other side are chasing handsome men and teasing them, which violates the chastity that women should have, but because... "They are so black and lack of beauty. , is also worthy of seducing men.” That’s right! Mr. Gu, Gu Naizheng, simply disliked the beauty of the other party, and even disliked the complexion of these lotus pickers for not being fair and beautiful enough, so he felt that they were shameless and despicable...
What's even more frightening is that Gu Naizheng must have fully expressed these words or this meaning at that time.
So such a sharp-tongued and difficult lotus-picking girl would be so angry that she would vomit blood and leave? Because Gu Naizheng's words were too sharp and vicious, all the lotus pickers didn't even dare to argue with him directly - of course, the lotus pickers who relied on the support of His Highness the Crown Prince would not do this.
So they chose to avoid Gu Naizheng before retaliating, and directly took their ship away, leaving them trapped on Furong Island!
The poor Huo brothers were once again affected by this companion...
Wei Changying took a deep breath, and while Gu Naizheng and Shen Zangfeng were discussing what to do now, she asked Huo Chenyuan not far away in a low voice: "Brother Zilie said those words to those lotus picking girls, When you enter the wine shop...why don't you leave someone here to watch?"
This place is really not far from Jiejia Restaurant, and you can even see it clearly from the deck of the restaurant.
It's just that there aren't many people nowadays, so it's impossible for anyone to be watching here all the time. As long as one person is left and calls out when something is wrong, the lotus pickers will definitely be able to stop those lotus pickers from taking away Zhou Ji.
Huo Chenyuan didn't seem to expect that Wei Changying would talk to him. After being startled, he said softly: "As for Mrs. Sister-in-law, the lotus-picking girls dispersed in a panic. Brother Zilie said that these women may not appear this year." On this lake."
He explained in a low voice, "What Brother Zi Lie said to them at that time was indeed a bit...Both my brother and Shen Yuan felt that what Brother Zi Lie said was true."
In other words, what Gu Naizheng said to the lotus picker at that time was so vicious that the Huo brothers deeply agreed with his judgment that the lotus picker who had been humiliated by him would not have the courage to come out again this year... The Huo brothers looked at it with disbelief. Like a liar and vain person, you can imagine that Gu Naizheng... Well, it seems that the most pitiable people today are not the own couple who have been disturbed until now, but these innocent brothers!
As if aware of Wei Changying's thoughts, Gu Naizheng and Shen Zangfeng's discussion came to an end. He opened the folding fan again and shook it. After shaking it for a few times, he suddenly turned around and glared at Huo Zhaoyu fiercely!
Everyone was puzzled when they saw Gu Naizheng pointing at Huo Zhaoyu with one hand and said angrily: "It's you who is too handsome and attracts bees and butterflies. You seduced those ugly people to come and disturb people's fun! Now you have brought our The boat was taken away, making it difficult for us to return! How innocent I am today, and I have been harmed by you!"
"...!!!" There are such shameless people in the world! At this moment, Wei Changying felt that he had been sitting in a well and looking at the sky! (To be continued)