It’s not too far from Chonghua Capital City to Lin’an, and it’s only a day’s journey by taking the spirit boat by water.
The journey was smooth and smooth, and the mountains and apes on both sides of the strait sang each other, and the towns passed by gradually changed from magnificent buildings with deep eaves and arches to pink walls and black tiles, and people resting on the water.
The person in charge of the boat for them is a boat girl who is about seventeen or eighteen years old, a native of Lin'an, who travels on this waterway all the year round. Mo Xi and Gu Mang traveled in uniforms. The ship's mother only cared about how many jins of fish and shrimp would be and how the wind and waves would be tomorrow. She had no interest in political affairs, so she didn't recognize the two of them.
Along the way, she spoke Wu Nong's soft language, giggled and chatted with the two of them, talking about the customs of Lichun Kingdom for a while, and the harsh winter in Yanbei City for a while. The biscuits sold by a biscuits stall in Jing are crunchy and crunchy.
Gu Mang bit the small dried fish given to them by the ship's mother, and listened ignorantly, and suddenly said, "You have been to many places."
"Me? I haven't been there before." The boat lady's laughter was more crystal clear than the clear waves lit by thin bamboo poles, "I arrived at a port and taught people to bring food and food. I don't get off the boat a few times, hehe, don't touch the soil on your toes, I'm a water fairy."
It would seem frivolous and pretentious to say this to others. But this lady was indeed born as bright as a flower, as beautiful as a peach and plum, when she laughed, the pear vortex was deep, and her eyes were even more affectionate and watery, black and purple. She stood on the bow of the boat, with her hands slenderly supporting the bamboo poles, and her robe was flying like a black bun, which was really amazing.
Too bad he's a little talker.
Along the way, he listened to her eloquent lotus tongue, Mo Xi was a little tired, but when he turned his head to look at Gu Mang, he was quite interested, his blue eyes were wide, and sometimes he was fascinated by it. In the mouth also forgot to bite.
"I have been on this boat with the master who picked me up since I was a child. After the master drove the crane, I was the only one on the boat. Don't look at my small boat. I haven't seen any wind and waves, and I've been on board with all characters."
Seeing that Gu Mang was interested, Mo Xi followed the boat and asked, "Who have you carried?"
The boat lady said proudly: "There are many major repairers, their names are too long, I can't remember them. But I tell you, when my master was there, Lin'an Feng Wang Yue Juntian still supported our boat. Woolen cloth."
Mo Xi was quite speechless, and smiled bitterly: "Yue Juntian himself is a master craftsman, why does he need to take someone else's boat?"
Chuan Niang's eyes widened at once: "I didn't lie, why not. When he was young, he liked to travel in small clothes, and he once sat in my family's boat. I was young and didn't recognize him. When I turned back, my master told me. , said that it was Yue Juntian who was shy. If you have something to do, you will love to come to Ancheng and cause some romantic debts."
"… "
"My master also said that fortunately I'm young, and if I'm older, when I see this person, I have to smear mud on my face. Otherwise, if I'm so beautiful, he'll take him back and be a concubine."
"… "
The boat girl said: "Fortunately, he is too old to play in these years, and those of us who are in charge of the boat say that we have never seen him go south privately." Then she patted her chest, "You can breathe a sigh of relief. "
Gu Mang was confused when he heard these words, but Mo Xi was a little embarrassed.
Yue Juntian is a lecherous person, which is well known to all Chinese people. Murong Chuyi and Jiang Yexue's ill-fated relationship was ultimately caused by Yue Juntian's over-confidence.
It's just that he didn't expect that Yue Juntian's reputation among the people was so bad, especially the girls in his own fief, who actually regarded him as a frightening figure like a ghost legend and said so in private.
But what Chuan Niang said is true, Yue Juntian is really unreliable, thanks to his poor health and old age, otherwise, after Jiang Yexue and Yue Chenqing, he might be able to give himself another third place. an heir.
Chuan Niang was chatting, and she got up a little, and said while supporting the pole: "Hey, it's no wonder that old man Yue likes to run to us. There are so many beautiful people in Lin'an. Seeing them washing vegetables and yarn on the water is really moving, and it's just a little bit worse than me."
Mo Xi's head hurt a little when he heard it.
Gu Mang was very calm, took another bite of the dried fish, and said, "You are beautiful."
Chuan Niang suddenly burst into ecstasy and smiled, and boasted coquettishly, "You are also very pretty, little brother."
Gu Mang looked back at Mo Xi: "What does Qiao mean?"
"Even you look good too."
Gu Mang nodded and said to Mo Xi, "Then you are the prettiest on this boat."
Mo Xi didn't come back for a while, and it didn't matter if he didn't return. Finally, he turned his face away, looked at the sparkling lake water being cut by a reed, and coughed twice.
When approaching Lin'an City, the boats on the water were noticeably more numerous. In the end, the water town is different from the imperial capital. The boats flow across the river, the girls wash the yarn, the fishing boats sing late, and the more children fight for swimming.
Mo Xi even saw a child who was at most four years old swimming happily in the river like a white stripe in the waves. He couldn't help but say, "The water is really good."
"That's not true. The residents in this Linhe area first learn to play in the water, and then learn to walk." The boat lady giggled, "Two guests, remember to pack your things, and wait until you see more catching waves. For fish, the Lin'an Port will be here."
Mo Xi thanked him and asked again, "Girl, you have seen so many people over the years, have you ever heard of a hermit in the suburbs of Lin'an who mastered the art of rebirth?"
He saw that she was naive, and he didn't care about any immortal magic. He was just a fluke and didn't expect her to answer anything. Unexpectedly, Chuan Niang tilted her head: "Is that one of the legendary three forbidden techniques?"
Mo Xi's heart lit up and said, "Exactly."
"Oh... I did hear a few boaters talk about this legend before, saying that there is such a master outside Lin'an City."
"Do you know the exact location?"
Chuan Niang shook her head: "Then I didn't remember it so clearly. My master said that you can't force life, old age, sickness or death. What kind of rebirth technique is too mysterious to me. If you're interested, why don't you go to the city to find monks and ask. Recently, the eldest master Yue Juntian came to the fief to cultivate and sacrifice, and he was accompanied by his family. It's definitely more useful to ask those monks than me."
When she spoke, her pupils were clear and calm, and she had the calm and relief of ordinary people.
In fact, it is also true that if you live a long and leisurely life outside the boat, life and death are not a major event that must be obsessed. It's just that this kind of tranquility and tranquility is destined to be unattainable since they were born.
When they arrived at the port, Mo Xi and Chuan Niang settled the shells, but Gu Mang reluctantly stared at Chuan Niang's burlap bag hanging by the mast. So Mo Xi asked Chuanmai to buy a sack of dried fish again. After that, Mang was happy. He hugged the sack and ate while walking with Mo Xi in the alleys of Lin'an City.
"Selling steamed cakes - lotus cakes - sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, rising step by step -"
"White orchid, selling white orchid~"
The scenery here is different from the imperial capital, and it is even more different from the northern border. Gu Mang looked left and right all the way down. Although he didn't say a word, when he saw something he liked, he just stared at it and stomped it motionless. . After a while, Mo Xi's universe bag was filled with a bunch of inexplicable gadgets.
From bamboo dragonflies to small clay figurines, from small porcelain cups to small silk fans, there are a lot of them.
Mo Xi originally planned to go directly to the Yue family's mansion in Lin'an to meet, but it was getting too late, so he changed his mind and said to Gu Mang, "Let's find an inn to stay first, and then I'll take you to dinner, OK?"
Gu Mang was holding a candied fruit covered with icing sugar in his mouth. Hearing this, he did not make a sound, but nodded obediently.
The two found an inn near the lake. At this time, it was at the end of the lotus blooming season. When you opened the window, you could see the lotus leaves reaching the sky, endless blue. On the blooming lotus flowers, dragonflies were parked, and the lotus pods were even more beautiful. Li, Pingting and graceful. Mo Xi put all the miscellaneous objects in the Qiankun bag in the room, and then the two went downstairs to ask the shopkeeper.
Xiao Er was busy wiping the table, and when he saw Mo Xi, he bowed and said hello.
Mo Xi said, "Excuse me, may I ask, which restaurant has the best taste in Lin'an City?"
Xiao Er is also a sensible person, seeing that although the two of them are not eye-catching, the fabrics of the tailoring are of the best samples, so he piled up with a smile and said: "Oh, two guests, I have to make it clear first. , the one with the best taste may not necessarily be the richest, some small stir-fried tops made in noisy alleys are good, just for fear that the two distinguished guests will dislike them."
Mo Xi turned his head and asked Gu Mang, "Do you want something delicious, or a comfortable place?"
Gu Mang was very upright: "Can't you do either?"
Mo Xi once again looked at Xiao Er inquiringly.
"If you want a comfortable place and good food, then you can only choose between the two." Xiao Er said, "turn left at the door of the inn, and after passing through Santiao Street, you will see a tailor's shop. Go to the tailor's shop. Walking on the left, there is a wine shop in the second alley. The restaurant has two floors, the location is spacious, and the food is not the best, but it is also very good. "
After a pause, he smiled and said: "The shopkeeper used to run the docks. They have dim sum and delicacies in the big cities in the south of the Yangtze River. Crystal shrimp balls and sweet and sour mandarin fish are the best. Oh, don't forget Their pear blossoms are white, and the wine is not afraid of deep alleys, but it is the best wine brewed in Lin'an City."
Mo Xi asked Gu Mang, "Do you want to go?"
Gu Mang still didn't put down his bag of dried fish, he heard that he bit a dried fish and nodded.
Thanks to the shop assistant, the two of them found the Jiuxiang Lou very smoothly according to the instructions. Mostly because the place is relatively remote and the rental price of the store is reasonable, so the repair is very large, and the environment is indeed wider and more comfortable than many stores. They asked for a seat on the second floor, ordered some special dishes and stir-fries, and also asked for a small pot of wine and some cakes.
The dishes came out quickly and were ready in no time.
But I saw the shrimp balls were shiny and white, and the plump shrimp meat was crystal clear, placed on a white porcelain plate covered with green lotus. The sweet and sour mandarin fish sauce is bright and bright, and when you poke it with chopsticks, it is full of fat, tender and plump white fish. Dip it in the sweet and sour sauce sprinkled with finely minced ginger, and it is sweet and sour. Garlic white pork is also specially prepared, three layers of pork belly, boiled and cut into thin slices of cicada wings, frozen in the ice mirror, and served out with a hint of cold air, the fatness has completely disappeared, you can dip it in soy sauce and salt and pepper, The entrance only feels cool and the meat is well-structured.
As for some stir-fried stir-fries, they are also very tasty. The stir-fried kidney flowers are in a nice roll, and when they are served, they seem to have a spark on the stove, and the tender bamboo shoots are also very crisp. Even the green vegetable soup in the soup is tender and clear, which makes people seem to have an extra appetite.
The two were eating when Mo Xi saw that Gu Mang particularly liked the shrimp balls, and soon the bottom of the plate was gone, so he planned to call Paotang to add another.
He turned his head and was about to call someone downstairs, when he suddenly saw an acquaintance who had arrived at the counter downstairs at some point, dressed in white, with a solemn expression, and was talking to the shopkeeper.
Mo Xi was stunned for a moment.
Murong Chuyi
Such a coincidence... No, he came to An Fief with the Yue family, and he didn't stay with Yue Juntian and the others. What did he do in the streets and alleys by himself