Heavy rain falls in Youyan, white waves surge to the sky, fishing boats are seen outside Qinhuangdao, and the vast ocean is nowhere to be seen. Who knows where they are heading
Thousands of years have passed since the time of Emperor Wu of Wei. There are poems left on the east side of Jieshi. The bleak autumn wind is here again, and the world has changed.
Only by standing by the vast ocean, watching the huge waves hitting the rocks, and listening to the roar of waves like a giant beast, can one truly understand the heroic passion in Taizu's "Langtaosha Beidaihe". The sea is really a panacea that broadens people's minds. Standing by the sea and looking at the boundless sea, one can't help but have the courage to embrace the world.
When Zhu Ping'an was looking at the sea and lost in thought, Li Shu and the little maid Baozi were also standing on the beach, looking at the sea curiously.
"Miss, didn't you say last night that the sea was boundless? Why are we standing on the seashore now?"
The chubby little maid stood on the beach, but did not look at the endless sea in the distance. Instead, she looked at the shoreline that kept flowing back and forth under her feet with a chubby face, and asked in confusion.
Hearing this, Li Shu withdrew her gaze from the boundless sea in the distance, and glanced at the little maidservant speechlessly, as if she was looking at a rotten wood, "Stupid girl, the boundless sea means that there is no end to the sea, not that the sea has no end."
"The sea is boundless, which means it has no boundaries." The little maidservant Baozi muttered in a low voice.
Um
Li Shu turned her head to look at the little maid Baozi, who then shrank her neck and kept silent, just like a little mouse seen by a cat, a real coward~~but her cowardly look was very cute.
Today is the day for a long voyage, but because ancient people had superstitious ideas, they must set sail at noon. It is said that at noon the Yang energy is the strongest and all evil spirits are warded off. Only by setting sail at noon can you ensure a smooth voyage.
Yesterday, Zhu Ping'an and Li Shu and others took a cruise ship from the capital along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal directly to Tianjin. Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu sent people to pick up Zhu Ping'an and his friends at the Tianjin Port Pier. After a night's rest, Zhu Ping'an and his friends took a horse-drawn carriage to the seaside.
At this time, Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu was doing some sea sacrifice activities with some local officials at the seaside pier. It was also some feudal superstition practices, of course, the main purpose was to comfort themselves. They organized manpower to build an altar. They invited the Taoist priest from the local Taoist temple on the mountain, and also tied big red flowers on several fat pigs that had been slaughtered. In addition, chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep were treated the same and were all placed by the harbor. They waited for the Taoist priest to finish the ritual before offering these sacrifices to the sea.
Since the Ming Dynasty banned sea voyages, there has been no such sea sacrifice activity before sailing for a long time, so it still attracted many people to watch, and everyone regarded it as a kind of entertainment activity. Not only ordinary people, but also some dignitaries came to watch.
But the ceremony was tedious and boring. Li Shu didn't like this kind of occasion, so she followed Zhu Ping'an to see the sea.
However, apart from the boundlessness of the sea, the beach is not very beautiful, unlike the modern beaches. The beach under Zhu Ping'an's feet is muddy and a bit dirty, not as beautiful as the fine sand beaches.
It's a bit disappointing, but it's understandable when you think about it. Many of the excellent beaches nowadays are man-made, and most of the natural ones are in the south. For example, the Bohai Sea is mostly muddy and has no beaches.
Seeing that the sacrifice at the dock seemed to be coming to an end, Zhu Pingan took Li Shu and the maid Baozi back to the dock.
"Is it you?"
The dock was very lively. Zhu Ping'an, Li Shu and their maid Baozi were walking through the crowd on their way to the dock to wait for the boat. When they were halfway there, they suddenly heard a girl's voice that sounded seven parts surprised and three parts angry not far from their ears.
Hearing the girl's voice, Li Shu raised her head alertly, and then saw a gorgeously dressed girl not far ahead, surrounded by maids and old women, and a beautiful young woman. Their eyes all fell on Zhu Ping'an.
Oh, I know you.
Seeing this scene, Li Shu slightly raised her cherry lips, her dark eyes glowing with light, staring straight at the person opposite.
Zhu Pingan saw the person coming, and his head was a little confused. Why did Miss Yan come to Tianjin? After the incident of accidentally peeping at Miss Yan after bathing and the incident in the bathroom, Zhu Pingan was really afraid of meeting her. Last time, she threw her shoes on the road to Kuaguan in Yujie, and the incident in the bathroom was also terrifying. It seemed that the maids around Miss Yan at that time were all carrying sticks and swords... This girl seemed to be crazy!
Miss Yan's face was slightly red at this moment, and she glared at Zhu Ping'an with gritted teeth. Her eyes were filled with shyness, anger, and a little bit of hatred. However, the young woman next to Miss Yan looked at Zhu Ping'an with great interest.
"Oh, this must be the new number one scholar Zhu Ping'an that my sister often mentions, Master Zhu, right? Hehe... It's true that you can't judge a book by its cover." The beautiful young woman giggled, covering her mouth with her hands, implying that Zhu Ping'an was not that good-looking, and that a handsome and elegant appearance had nothing to do with him.
Miss Yan Er often mentions me? Haha, I guess she only says bad things about me and calls for killing me, Zhu Pingan thought.
The beautiful young woman next to Miss Yan Er was probably Yan Shifan's wife or concubine. Because Yan Song only had one son, Yan Shifan, and one daughter, Miss Yan Er, the one who could call Miss Yan Er sister was more likely to be Yan Shifan's wife or concubine.
"Who is this lovely little sister?" The young and beautiful young woman seemed to have just seen Li Shu. After talking about Zhu Ping'an, she looked at Li Shu and asked deliberately.
The young woman looked at Li Shu and smiled, not only without showing her teeth, but also stretched out her slender hands to cover her face slightly with a handkerchief. She exuded an air of elegance and was full of the air of someone who came from a large and wealthy family.
"Ma'am, who are you?"
Li Shu glanced up and down at the young woman, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and asked lightly.
When Li Shu said "Madam", the aristocratic airs of the young woman opposite her instantly collapsed. Her pretty face, which was lightly made up, showed a sense of sudden embarrassment, and her words and actions that seemed to show off her power just now turned to ashes.
"Hehe, little sister, please don't call me Madam. Please call me sister. Otherwise, others will think I sound very old." The young woman said, covering her mouth and forcing a smile on her face.
"Calling you sister? Wouldn't that make me seem old?" Li Shu blinked, looking innocent.
Calling you sister, wouldn’t that make me seem old
Li Shu's words were extremely destructive, and they directly knocked the young woman out, making her forced smile no longer work, and the smile on her face froze on. This was just the surface, and it was estimated that the shock to her heart was even greater. (To be continued.)