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Chapter 198 Journey

All the things that happened to the Sui Dynasty was because of this river, and it has been dependent on the waves for thousands of miles. If there were no dragon boats in the Water Palace, there would be no more Yu Zhao.

As the longest artificial canal in the world, the Grand Canal starts from Zhuojun in the north and ends at Hangzhou in the south, running through the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. The Yangtze River goes south, and a section of the canal starting with Zhenjiang is called the Jiangnan River.

The south of the Yangtze River is rich. From Zhenjiang to the south, boats come and go on the waterway, making the Jiangnan River more than this name, one of the busiest rivers in the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. This river channel flows smoothly, and the surrounding mountains are not as magnificent as the ones along the Yangtze River. The undulating mountains and rivers are green and do not appear deep. There are sometimes dilapidated piers, small villages, fields, or roads parallel to the river channels. You can occasionally see pedestrians on the road, and occasionally see ox carts passing by, which set off the boats coming and going between the rivers. It really gives people a sense of peace and safety in the south of the Yangtze River.

The Jiangnan River is about twenty meters wide, but the water is not necessarily deep, usually only about two meters. There are occasionally low-lying places on both sides of the river, forming overlapping reeds. Fishermen sailed by boat nearby, and water birds like cormorants rose and fell, quackly forking the fish in the water. In the sunlight, scenes on the water are quiet but pleasant, which is the artistic conception of landscape paintings.

This long waterway carries the canal transport between the Taihu Lake and the Yangtze River, and also carries the lives of families born on the water for nearly a thousand miles. It was afternoon, and a pleasure boat was sailing between the waterways near Changzhou. It was called a pleasure boat, but the decoration was not as beautiful as the Qinhuai River. The boat was divided into two floors, which seemed much more comfortable than the usual merchant and passenger ships walking on this waterway. At first glance, it was a family with a wealthy family that could afford to rent. At this time, the boat was slowly walking on the river surface, and in the summer sun, the voice of speaking was ringing in the room on the second floor.

"...The dark clouds were covered with water, and the sea of ​​Dharma flew up in the sky and shouted loudly: "The Great Powerful Heavenly Dragon, the World-Honored Ksitigarbha, Prajna Pamahum!" The robes on their body covered the sky and spread out, and supported the entire Jinshan Temple to the sky... Ask! If you want to know what happened next, please listen to the next breakdown."

From the sound in the cabin, I thought it was someone telling a story. The story was in a state of intense tension. This sentence suddenly sounded. A group of ***ers were stunned for a while, and then protests started to rush.

"Don't break it down next time..."

"Son-in-law..."

"Brother-in-law, you can't do this."

"What's wrong with that Fahai and Bai Suzhen..."

"Jinshan Temple is so big, how can it fly into the sky? How can it fly?..."

The voices of the speech ranged from men and women, and they were in chaos for a moment. The storyteller probably drank a sip of water: "Hey, you've been too much. We've said it for an afternoon... How did Jinshan Temple fly? You also saw Jinshan Temple yesterday. Fly as you want, you need imagination..."

"But 'Great Powerful Heavenly Dragon, World-Honored Ksitigarbha, Prajna Pama Hum' is considered a Buddha', my aunt, the Buddhists don't say that..."

"It sounds amazing, let alone you girl know this again..."

"Juan'er has read Buddhist scriptures, Juan'er, please say..."

"Master Fahai is so awesome."

"Tsk, it's over, Juan'er is crazy, who will hit her..."

"No, son-in-law."

"Brother-in-law, does Buddhism really have such supernatural powers?"

"Did you believe it?"

There was a loud chattering, and there was a woman leaning on the side of the deck, looking at the flowing river with leisurely faces. She was wearing a goose yellow and moon-white dress, wearing a white vest, holding a small fan in her hand, still young, and a woman's bun on her head. Her youthful innocence and mature leisure temperament were mixed together, which made people see at a glance that this was a married lady.

This ship was naturally Ning Yi and others who were traveling south.

Although the tourism component is half of the time when I went to Hangzhou, Su Tan'er actually planned to spread the focus of his business in the Hangzhou area to slightly distinguish her influence from her father in the big room. So in addition to her, Ning Yi and Chan'er and three maids, there were also a trusted accountant in the family, two shopkeepers, their family, maids, friends, and the guards. In addition, two cousins ​​Su Wending and Su Wenfang, who were close to the big room, also followed along and came to Hangzhou for training with Su Tan'er's cousin.

As a result, there were about 30 people in total, Su Tan'er rented this relatively comfortable double-layer pleasure boat. They had been staying in Zhenjiang for a few days before, and naturally went to Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang. In fact, the name of Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang had been changed twice at this time. First, it was changed to Longyou Temple, which is currently called Shenxiao Yuqing Wanshou Palace, but I still remember the previous name. When everyone talked about it, Ning Yi told the story of the Legend of White Snake to scare people, but he used the version of Tsui Hark's "Green Snake". Before the story was finished, Chan'er and others seemed to be fascinated by the Fahai, which was portrayed very handsome by Ning Yi. As for Wen Ding and Wen Fang and others, they couldn't help but think about the two charming snake monsters.

After lunch, the three maids and two cousins ​​gathered on the story, and even a few accountants and shopkeepers' family gathered. In addition, there were also accompanying friends, guards, such as Dongzhu, Geng Huyuan and others, who also listened to the second floor corridor with relish. During the trip in Zhenjiang these days, everyone had already known the fun of the boss's son-in-law, so they were not too restrained. Su Tan'er was originally interested in these stories, but after everyone gathered, she came down and looked at the crowded above, so she did not go up again. The two floors of the pleasure boat were not high, and she could hear clearly on the side of the boat. She stood here and took a breath and looked at the scenery, and she also heard the story here.

If it were before, although Su Tan'er dressed up as a woman after getting married, she still had maturity in the business world, but if she really said that she had married, she was actually a little stiff. At this time, the stiffness was completely gone. At this time, she couldn't stand here, but she was listening to the lively atmosphere, the feeling of being loved by the husband in the audience and being honored.

Before getting married, she never thought about such things. She also had aura that would be good at dancing in the business world and become the center of everyone. If everyone sat together, she could also talk about others' attention and not make things feel unhappy, but to be kind and humorous, it was not what she was good at. As a woman, she naturally had to be reserved and keep a distance from others. Although she was always gentle and graceful, she would occasionally be called Wu Zetian's style, so this thing was naturally inevitable.

If you have any expectations, just hoping that the husband will not be too dull after he gets married, he will always say hello and offend people too much, that's enough. Never thought that this husband could control and obey any occasion. For example, when Ning Yi and Wu Qilong had a showdown, she once asked that the Wu family could accept their fate so quickly, probably because the husband completely wiped out Wu Qilong's confidence in a few words. At this time, he could make Wen Ding and Wen Fang and others as harmonious as ordinary families. He could do the former, but it was probably impossible for family members.

She felt the happiness in this, and her smile naturally had a bit of charm, just like the soft and sweetness of Bai Suzhen in "The Green Snake".

Although there was a noisy above, since Ning Yi came to an end, it was naturally impossible for others to really bother him and let him tell him. For Chan'er Juan'er Xing'er, even if he was kind, he was always the master. For Wen Ding and Wen Fang and others, even if Ning Yi was kind, he always maintained a strong aura. To a certain extent, the Su family may be just the old lady Su, and it is even more impossible for others to insist on letting Ning Yi finish the story. Although there were a few jokes, everyone was still more keen to talk about the plot in the story and guess the follow-up.

After a while, Ning Yi and Su Wending and Su Wenfang went down to the deck with a smile. When they saw Su Tan'er, Wen Ding Wenfang said a few more words before leaving. Ning Yi took this teacup and looked at his wife who was swaying the round fan over there. He walked over with a smile. Su Tan'er also squinted her eyes: "It's so hateful, I still want to hear it..."

"I didn't say it just now."

"In order to repay his kindness, the white snake liked the man on earth. With kindness, the Fahai subdued demons and eliminated demons, and did its duty. Who is wrong, my husband?"

"If I am Xu Xian, the one who is wrong is naturally Fahai. If I am Fahai, the one who is wrong is Xu Xian."

"Huh? How could it be Xu Xian?"

"If I were Fahai, I became a relative again. Of course, I was unhappy when Xu Xian was dissatisfied, so I broke up them. As for why I wanted to break up them, of course I fell in love with Bai Suzhen..."

"Hehe..." Tan'er couldn't help laughing, then raised her face slightly, "Don't make such a joke, there is Buddhist theory in the story."

Ning Yi shrugged and did not argue. At this time, the boat reached the dense reeds and turned slightly. The sunlight turned the shadow on the side of the boat with the turning of the pleasure boat. In his eyes, there were low and undulating mountains on the banks of the river. The woods were swept by the warm wind, and millions of leaves were shaking. Several birds and the rolled dust flew into the sky together. The couple stood there looking at the scenery. Ning Yi took a sip of tea, and Tan'er was probably a little thirsty. He took the cup in Ning Yi's hand and took a sip, and then held it in his hand. In the cabin behind, the two shopkeepers' children ran over from the aisle and shouted: "Great Powerful Tianlong, World Master... Well, hide... Lalalala..." Maybe he couldn't remember the words, which made people laugh.

Although the Jiangnan River is an artificial canal and the riverbed is not deep, the water quality is actually quite good after so many years of excavation. Looking from the boat, the river is roaming with blue waves. Su Wending and Su Wenfang didn't know what to laugh at the river below at the bow of the boat. When looking at this side, Ning Yi smiled and said, "What? Have you thought it through?"

Su Wending curled his lips: "Brother-in-law, what's the insult to this insult?" Ning Yi smiled.

Su Tan'er didn't know what they were saying, so she asked. After hearing Ning Yi's explanation, she realized that Su Wending and Su Wenfang had just pestered Ning Yi and told the story. Ning Yi then went to the river to swim and then talked about it. In fact, although he still has water, he rarely had the chance to go into the water after coming here. He thought he would not swim well. However, Wen Ding and Wenfang boasted of himself as a scholar and refused to do such a thing that disregarded his appearance.

When Su Tan'er heard this, she smiled and gave Ning Yi a blank look, and then said that he was insulting her manner. She looked into the water. In fact, the water depth of the Jiangnan River was only two meters on average. It is the flood season and it cannot rise much. As long as it can water, it will never be drowned if it goes down. Ning Yi looked at the water surface with her and asked, "Do you know how to water?"

Su Tan'er smiled and said, "You know, I haven't swam for a long time."

"If you have the chance, you can go down and try..."

Ning Yi murmured to himself, and Su Tan'er then flattered her mouth slightly, looked angry, and gave him a blank look: "My husband always talks nonsense. I'm going to see it, where can my husband be glorious..."

"Well, just talk about it, you can build a pool yourself in the future..."

The two of them joked for a while. The nearly two hundred miles of water routes from the Jiangnan River to Wuxi were all straight. Except for the silt swamps, there was almost no need to turn at all, and they all walked along the water. However, after another gust, the wind blew up in the opposite direction. Ning Yi and Su Tan'er looked towards the southeast and saw that thick cumulonimbus clouds had already been built up in the sky on the other side of the river. The edge of the cloud seemed to have drawn a black line in the sky, and the sky over there was sunk by the clouds.

At this time, everyone on the boat had noticed the rain cloud. Su Tan'er looked up for a while, Chan'er also brought a basin, ran out of the cabin, and went to Su Tan'er and said, "Son-in-law, this is the heavenly soldiers and generals who are coming to capture the White Lady, right?"

Su Tan'er held the maid's shoulder and hugged her in front of her with a smile: "Maybe."

The old ship owner who was holding the boat had already arrived on the deck and frowned and looked up at the cloud. The old ship owner's surname was Gu. Ning Yi smiled and said, "Uncle Gu, I have learned some of the weather when I see the clouds. Look at the clouds today, maybe it will rain heavily." But a few days ago, the ship owner told everyone some tips on seeing the clouds and weather when they were, and Ning Yi took them out and learned them.

The old ship owner also laughed: "What the boss said is, judging from the clouds, there should be a big thunderstorm, but it's okay here. This kind of boat ride in the wind and rain is actually a different feeling."

Su Tan'er said: "There will be no big storms in the Jiangnan River, right?"

"The wind and waves are a little bit big, but not big. If the boat is big, it is okay if there are big winds and waves in the Yangtze River. The sea is the real big wind and waves. The mountains here are lower and can blew strong winds, but the water is not deep, so there will be no big waves. Some people like to come to the boat to play when the wind blows, which is exciting. Oh, here... what does it mean? The river in the flat river is seven hundred miles, and the land is two or three states. It is interesting to sit in the lake and mountains, and there is no worries about wind and waves. That is to say, the river in the south of the Yangtze River."

The old man could recite poems, and everyone was surprised for a moment. Ning Yi smiled and said, "Uncle Gu is still an elegant man. Wen Ding Wen is the one who wrote this poem, and who did you write it?"

Su Wending thought about it, but Su Wenfang immediately smiled and waved: "Brother-in-law is too underestimating us, what is the poem of Bai Letian of the Tang Dynasty?"

Bai Letian was Bai Juyi, Ning Yi nodded and smiled: "I confess, I actually forgot." He was telling the truth. He had never seen this poem before. The rest of the people laughed loudly, and no one believed it.
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