Half a month later, Li Gongming sent Huaixiu to the dock. What would the road ahead be like? All Huaixiu's longings were covered up by the deep sorrow of divorce. She had never left her father since she was a child. She didn't know where she would go after this.

Year after year, I have been told many times that my father should take care of himself when he is alone at home, but he seems to be relieved.

My daughter is getting older, and she will never feel at ease if she doesn't take this trip.

Aunt Qian's nose burst into tears. Zhang Xiaoren stood at the pier and stared at it. He saw a two-story ship in the distance and shouted excitedly, "The ship is coming, the ship is coming."

The passenger ship was coming from Jiangzhou and did not originally dock in Shi'an County. Li Gongming knew the owner of the ship and had made an agreement ten days ago. The owner of the ship specially reserved two cabins.

The boat owner's surname was Lu. Li Gongming had been kind to him. He had been running boats on this river all year round. Naturally, there were people from the yamen to take care of him. So as soon as the boat docked, Boss Lu personally came down to greet Li Gongming and exchange polite words.

Gong Ming bowed his head and said, "I really want to thank Boss Lu this time."

"That's what you're saying. Captor Li is too polite. If it weren't for you, I would have lost my life. Don't worry, the water has been very safe recently. Those water bandits caught last time were not due to Captou Li.

Well, those of us who run boats have you to thank."

Li Gongming waved his hands repeatedly, "It's not worth mentioning."

Boss Lu said again, "Guess Li, who else is on the boat?"

"Who else?"

Boss Lu chuckled, "Ding You returned to Beijing to report to Master Liang of the Hanlin Academy. With this master here, who dares to cause trouble, right?"

"You mean our most talented man in Jiangzhou, the Jinshi who was awarded the title of Jinshi in the 18th year of Tianqi's reign?"

"Exactly."

"That's good." Li Gongming breathed a sigh of relief, "In the past few days, I will ask Boss Lu to take care of my daughter."

"It should be."

After Huaixiu said goodbye to her father, she boarded the passenger ship with Uncle Zhang and Xiaoren. She stood on the deck and watched her relatives on the shore become smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared from sight.

"Huaixiu." Xiaoren came over with a bun, "My mother made it."

Huaixiu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Didn't you just eat it? Eat it again."

Xiaoren chuckled, "Hey, Huaixiu, are you crying?" Ever since he was a child, he had never seen Huaixiu cry.

Huaixiu punched him, "Where's Uncle Zhang?"

"My dad went to bed and said he was seasick."

Huaixiu said, "Then you go take care of your father, I'll go back to the cabin as well."

The cabin is quite spacious, with a bed, a table, and a box for luggage. Boss Lu really paid attention to it. Ordinary people are reluctant to live in cabins like this. They usually only live in Datongbu, because

Cheap.

Huaixiu sorted out his baggage, then took out the Qingfeng sword and wiped it slowly. It was worthy of the name Qingfeng. The sharp blade reflected Huaixiu's delicate face. However, what Huaixiu saw was Song Yuan's.

Shadow, sword eyebrows, starry eyes, cold handsomeness, melancholy.

With a "swish" sound, Huaixiu sheathed her sword, then hugged Qingfeng and leaned on the bed to fall asleep.

While half asleep and half awake, I suddenly heard someone singing an opera outside, "...It turns out that the colorful flowers are blooming all over the place, but they are all ruined by the broken wells and ruins. What kind of beautiful scenery can there be in a good time? Whose house can enjoy the pleasure? Chao Dynasty

Flying twilight scrolls, clouds and green pavilions, raindrops and wind flakes, smoke and waves painting boats..."

Huaixiu was curious and opened the door with his sword in his arms. Unexpectedly, it was dusk, and the place where the sky and water met was a fiery red sunset. It had a special flavor to go with this moving singing.

Huaixiu walked to the bow of the boat, and saw a man in white standing on the bow facing the wind. His back was somewhat similar to Brother Song, so Huaixiu couldn't help but step forward.

"stop!"

A man in black stopped her, "Who is he?"

Huaixiu couldn't help but frown, and the man in white turned around.

Not Brother Song.

Huaixiu said, "This boat is not yours, why can't I go over?"

"Xiao Feng, let her come over." Bai Yi said, his voice was very gentle.

Huaixiu snorted and boldly walked towards Bai Yi. She stood beside Bai Yi and deliberately stretched her arms, "I didn't expect the sunset on the river to be so beautiful."

She thought Bai Yi wouldn't answer, but unexpectedly he replied, "That's exactly it."

Huaixiu glanced at him. He was about 20 years old. He was dressed as a scholar. But the person next to him didn't look like a scholar. His eyes were very sharp and kept looking at her, as if she was trying to rob her.

The color of wealth is average.

Huaixiu coughed lightly, "Master, are you going to Beijing?"

Bai Yi smiled and said, "This ship is bound for the capital, girl, don't you know?"

Huaixiu asked for trouble and stopped talking. The man in white clothes said, "A certain person came to Beijing to visit relatives. What is the girl doing in Beijing?"

Huaixiu said, "It's also a visit to relatives."

Both of them know that the other person is not telling the truth, but when they are away from home, neither of them has the same mind.

"Is the girl from the Yamen?" Bai Yi asked again.

"Huh?" Huaixiu was surprised.

"Just now the ship was docking at Shi'an County, and I saw a yamen agent escorting the girl aboard."

Huaixiu said, "That's my dad."

"No wonder." Bai Yi looked at the sword in Huaixiu's hand, "The girl has a martial arts at her side, and your father is a member of the public family, so naturally he is not afraid to go out."

Huaixiu said, "Young master, what do you mean, if you don't have any martial arts skills, women can't go out? Is the world so bad? If the court official hears this, he will definitely be punished."

"This..." The young man in white looked embarrassed, then smiled and shook his head.

At this moment, the beautiful singing melody sounded again, and Huaixiu asked, "Is there anyone from the troupe on the boat?"

"It's the Sanxi Class in Yangzhou."

"No wonder, the singing is so beautiful."

Bai Yi hummed, "Actually, one or two notes were sung wrong."

Huaixiu looked at him, "Young master, do you know how to play?"

Baiyi smiled and said, "My mother often listens to it, so I will understand a little bit."

Huaixiu looked at him and thought to himself, it turned out that he was a rich man. He deliberately dressed ordinary. He must not want people to know his identity. He was either a rich man or a nobleman?

"What's wrong?"

Huaixiu smiled and said, "It's nothing."

At this time, several scholars came out of the cabin one after another.

"Seriously, when the sun sets on which peak in the southwest, the clouds are broken and the remaining red is wiped out for thousands of miles."

"In my opinion, spring dew bathes the morning flowers, and autumn waves bathe in the sunset."

"It should be when the red clouds scatter across the sky and cover up the sunset."

...

Scholars stood on the deck one after another, reciting famous poems and enjoying the beautiful scenery.

"Master Liang." The last person who came out was a middle-aged Confucian scholar, holding a folding fan in his hand. The scholars gathered around him, "Master Liang, do you think Mr. Chen's poems are better, or do you think Mr. Wen's poems are more wonderful?"

The middle-aged Confucian smiled and stroked his beard, "Each has its merits, each has its merits."

Huaixiu heard them calling Mr. Liang, and guessed that it was Liang Min, the editor of the Hanlin Academy whom Boss Lu mentioned. Those who could enter the Hanlin Academy must be full of knowledge and talent. Mr. Liang bowed his head far away when he saw Bai Yi, who was also generous.

In return of the gift, Huaixiu became even more convinced that Bai Yi's identity was extraordinary.

The evening breeze came, and it was clear and clear. The sight on the river was wide, and Huaixiu's sorrow about separation was a little less. Most of the guests on the boat walked out of the cabin. In addition to the scholars, there were a few businessmen standing on the second floor, pointing everywhere.

We chatted in low voices and were all amazed at the beautiful scenery on the river. It looked like this would be a wonderful trip.

Unexpectedly, the singing stopped suddenly, followed by a burst of harsh accusations, adding a discordant sound to this beautiful artistic conception. Huaixiu said, "What's going on?"

Baiyi said, "It's the master of the troupe who is instructing his disciples."

Huaixiu seemed to hear a woman sobbing, "Are all theater masters so strict?"

Bai Yi said, "This is their ability to make a living. Of course they can't be careless. As the saying goes, three minutes on stage, ten years of hard work off stage."

Huaixiu said, "It's just like practicing martial arts." Ever since she could remember, her father had taught her self-defense skills. As she grew up, she naturally became more and more skilled. Although she didn't have superior martial arts, she had no problem protecting herself.

After a while, Xiaoren came to call for dinner, and Huaixiu said goodbye to Baiyi and returned to the cabin.

In addition to some dry food he brought, Boss Lu also sent a plate of crucian carp, which he said was freshly caught. Huaixiu was very grateful. Uncle Zhang had a bad appetite and went to bed early without eating. Huaixiu and Xiaoren

After dinner, we went to the deck again to eat. This time we saw no white clothes. Only a few scholars moved a small table to the bow of the ship, drank wine and wrote poems. Then there were boatmen lowering the sails, and the speed of the boat slowed down.

An older boatman instructs a younger boatman to take in the sails. The younger boatman always does a bad job, which leads to a burst of scolding, "Have you not eaten? You are clumsy, just like your old lady."

They spoke Jiangzhou dialect, and several of the scholars were from other places, so they couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Chapter completed!