Chapter 202 Flying light

The river is flowing. When the waves on the canal ripples, the summer insects ring on both sides of the river, and the yellow-green fireflies are like fog floating on both sides of the river. When the ships pass by, the blue ones are dispersed and merged.

The pleasure boat stopped by the river bank, and the bow of the boat was lighted, not bright, but it also surrounded a small world among the river. This was the boat that Ning Yi and Su Tan'er rode all the way south. At this time, there were not many people left on the boat, because Ning Yi, Su Tan'er, a group of maids and managers, had been invited to have dinner on another pleasure boat.

In the evening, the two ships met. A group of talented men on the opposite side spoke enthusiastic. The protagonist in everyone's eyes was Lin Tingzhi, who was not very noticed after boarding the ship. After greeting, the opposite side invited everyone on the ship to hang out in Jiaxing for several days.

The goods were waiting for delivery, so it was naturally impossible to linger. But for some reason, Lou Shuwan also proposed the idea that she could stay here for one night. The reason was that the invitation there was not unreliable. They were riding the pleasure boat in Fangqingyuan today. Although Fangqingyuan was a brothel, the dishes cooked by the chef, especially the whole fish banquet, were considered a masterpiece of Jiaxing, so they invited everyone to eat fish on the boat.

Ning Yi and Su Tan'er were originally here for a trip. Jiaxing was not far from Hangzhou. The two places were closely connected, and Lou Shuwan was considered half a landlord here. Since she said that, she naturally agreed happily and called Wen Ding Wenfang, the accountant manager and others to eat together. There were not many people left on the pleasure boat here. The boss of the boat, the family members of each family, and several servants naturally could not get on the table at this party, so she stayed here, waiting for the grass to eat, chatting and enjoying the cool air everywhere on the boat.

When the adults went to a banquet, the children were naturally left behind. They couldn't help but ask about the whereabouts of the adults, especially the son-in-law who liked to tell stories. The woman in charge of the accountant and the wife in charge of the family was fine. She probably explained that she was invited by some very powerful people.

Recalling the situation just now, there were talented men and scholars on the boat, and they all had great backgrounds in the introduction. Maybe there were scholars and scholars. In the eyes of these women in the merchant family, they were naturally extremely powerful, and they couldn't help but teach their children to be motivated if they had the opportunity. In the past, they were in the Su family, and although they knew that the son-in-law of the boss was also a powerful figure, they naturally could not compare with these orthodox scholars.

The people from Jiangning came to Jiaxing have no idea about the situation, and they don’t know how many status the scholars have, but they just waited for a while. There were a few guys on the boat who followed Lou Shuwan all the way to know something. When they talked about the stern, they said that the literary and literary poems and essays were like Du Luhan in Jiaxing and Hangzhou. They couldn’t help but talk about their own ladies and Lin Tingzhi. They used to disagree with Lin Tingzhi, but when they talked about it, they realized that this man was also a talented man. A guy named Su, who was named Dongzhu, listened to him and disagreed.

"So what? Our son-in-law is not comparable to these people. Who doesn't know his talent and reputation in Jiangning? Even if an official like the prime minister recently invited him to Beijing, he didn't even go."

"Love."

"Master Prime Minister?"

"Well, anyway, he is a high-ranking official who is not much like the prime minister."

Dongzhu is actually a little unsure about these things. A few days ago, he heard the maids like Chan'er and Juan'er muttering a few words, saying that it was the prime minister or some high-ranking official who invited his son-in-law to Beijing but did not go. He himself could not imagine a high-ranking official like the prime minister. At this time, others asked in detail and lost much confidence, but they were determined to hold on.

In fact, Chan'er and Juan'er are not very clear about these things. How can they explain them clearly? Qin Siyuan was going to Beijing at this time and his official position was not decided. Ning Yi just mentioned it, and only said about the positions of the six ministers, the left and right ministers, etc. Although Chan'er and Juan'er knew most of the matters, it was difficult for the girls of merchants to understand these things after all.

Lou Shuwan's husband is also a son-in-law who married into a marriage. Several of his friends can see clearly on weekdays. After getting on the boat, they saw that the situation between the two parties was similar, so they naturally had some concerns about Ning Yi's position. At this time, they were shocked by the remarks from Dongzhu, but they couldn't believe it in their hearts-in-law. You said one by one for a while, and only knew that Dongzhu, who was very powerful, had said a few specific examples, but the persuasiveness was always insufficient. Others were inspired and talked about the Su family's son-in-law I heard of in the past.

Although the words mixed with the words of women and children cannot make Ning Yi so majestic as "being a high-ranking official", they finally outlined a simple and powerful outline.

On summer nights, lights in the distance bring out the outline of Jiaxing City. Pedestrians, cars and horses passed by the post road in the forest, and the lights weave a simple path. The people on the boat were also spending time in this chat. When the children asked the adults who left, they were sure that the gatherings would probably be late at night before they could disperse. However, after a short while, a few lanterns came from the post road in the distance. The lights were lit among the willows by the river bank. Those who were coming here were vaguely Ning Yi and Su Tan'er. Xing'er held a lantern in front, and Chan'er took a round fan. Occasionally trotted along the river bank to drive away the flying fireflies. Then, there was a faint laugh.

Ning Yi and others came back after dinner, and after boarding the boat, there was a lot of fun. Juaner and others even brought some packed dishes and took them on the boat to try them out for everyone.

"The fish tastes really good, different from the Jiangning flavor. I'll get some food later, so you can try it."

The only people who came back were Ning Yi, Su Tan'er, three maids, accountants, shopkeepers, etc. Su Wending and Su Wenfang stayed on the pleasure boat there. They always liked these literary gatherings. Ning Yi and Su Tan'er also asked them to sit there for a while, because Lou Shuwan and Lin Tingzhi were also staying there at this time. To be honest, when Ning Yi, Su Tan'er and others packed their farewell after dinner, Lou Shuwan's expression was really surprising.

In fact, when I was invited this time, although it was to entertain my original friend for a meal, the audience was actually a little drunk. In the eyes of those talented men in Jiangnan, Lin Tingzhi was a famous romantic person. Although his poetry was also quite good, he was even more romantic. Yu Lou Shuwan, they didn't know much about it, but after Lin Tingzhi introduced the hesitant and the insider's hesitation, everyone understood the background of this woman.

The husband who is strong in personality and married into a marriage is rich and beautiful. Maybe Lin Tingzhi has become her guest of the curtain, and the Su Tan'er who came from other places has the same background. In short, you should not be too concerned about her husband. The Suzhou and Hangzhou area is also a romantic place. These people do not have deliberate dirty thoughts in their hearts, but it is romantic to communicate about men and women under the framework of the eight-legged Neo-Confucianism. On the boat, the lights and candles are teasing, and the emotions are actually part of the romantic. The other party is a business woman, so he does not need to be too concerned. So he gathered everyone on the grounds of inviting Lin Tingzhi. The layout is actually an ordinary and polite guest.

Of course, if the invited person really wants to do something and then you will be willing to do it, then naturally he will have to admire this person's method. In the eyes of everyone, there will be another romantic and romantic thing for writing and talking about.

They invited guests to have a banquet in the brothel's pleasure boat, which was a bit unlucky, but the main ones they invited were Lin Tingzhi, and the banquet here was really good. Su Tan'er was already a wife, so she could not refuse to go directly, but since Lou Shuwan had spoken, Ning Yi was not willing to worry about too much to save the fun. He went to the pleasure boat, chatted with everyone, and then saw the situation clearly, so he had a happy banquet. After the meal, he got up and said goodbye before these talented men Shixing made a fortune, and then made a bag.

Lou Shuwan was a little surprised. She invited Ning Yi and Su Tan'er over this time. Her mind was actually quite complicated. First, she wanted to show the vast relationship between the Lou family, and second, she felt that the same experience as Su Tan'er, but it was impossible for her to tell her about the things she had with Lin Tingzhi. This time, Lin Tingzhi was very popular, so she also wanted Su Tan'er to see the literary and artistic genius of Lin Tingzhi and these scholars. In her opinion, Su Tan'er married an unreliable scholar. Even if she didn't say anything about these praised literary and artistic genius people, she would definitely yearn for them. As long as she was a little bit longing, if she knew about her in the future, she would first be envious and ready to look down on her, and would not be able to look down on her.

She persuaded her a few words, but Su Tan'er also showed a simple negotiating attitude and gently refused in a few words. Lou Shuwan originally wanted to go back, but seeing Ning Yi and Su Tan'er leave so freely, if she followed her, she would seem a little lonely.

In my heart, I thought maybe Tan'er wanted to stay, but since she was there, she was used to mastering her sense of measure. In fact, she had the same thought a few years ago, and wanted to maintain a decent situation with her husband. She was simple and he was simple. She lived her life like this. Later, she became more and more despised by her husband's various wasteful behaviors, and she gradually became tired. At this time, she said that some of those people had old friends with the Lou family and had left her with excuses. Su Wending and Su Wenfang also stayed, which made her feel a little bit of face.

Ning Yi, Su Tan'er and others returned to the boat, and the lights were on the bow, and they placed tables and chairs to talk and cool off. There was still a distance from Jiaxing, but Ning Yi didn't plan to go to the downtown Jiaxing. He ordered the accountant and the manager to take his own way. If he wanted to take his family to play, he could go. Sitting with Su Tan'er on the bow, waiting for Xiaochan and others to hold fruits and fireflies, it felt quite like the smell of being in the rural area of ​​my hometown when I was a child, but there were many mosquitoes. After a while, he ordered mugwort and other objects to repel mosquitoes. Several people took fans and sat there.

"Would you be a little bored? Do you want to go to the market?"

Ning Yi turned his head and asked, and Su Tan'er smiled and shook her head: "No." The three maids sat side by side at the bow of the boat watching the fireflies flying. Juan'er turned around and said, "The scenery here is very good."

After a while, Su Tan'er whispered: "The silver candle is cold in autumn, the painting screen is cold, the light Luo fan is blowing on the fireflies, the sky steps are as cool as water, and lying on the morning glory and weaving actresses. It is somewhat similar." In fact, this poem talks about the Chinese Valentine's Day. It is only the beginning of summer at the end of April, and it cannot be said to be a strict response. However, since one or two of the sentences respond to the scenery, Ning Yi nodded happily. Su Tan'er used to like poetry, but when she had nothing to do, she liked to read Niannian, but since she knew that her husband was a "talented man", she has not read much. Perhaps the mystery and lofty of poetry have declined slightly in her heart.

From afar, you can see the light of some pleasure boats. After a while, a cargo ship also stirred up waves and headed north along the night. Su Tan'er probably remembered the pleasure boats that Lou Shuwan and others said, and thought about it, and laughed softly: "Actually, Lou Shuwan looked down on her husband a little."

Ning Yi smiled unanimously: "Her husband is also married to the family."

"I'm afraid I'm not getting along well."

"I'm afraid there are not many people who get along well like us."

Ning Yi's words were a bit boasting, but Su Tan'er only felt that the truth was the case and smiled and said, "Perhaps because my husband is a weird person, even if... ordinary couples are not afraid of this." She thought about it and said, "If you want to get your business in Hangzhou, the Lou family always has a helping hand, so..."

"You care about these things, and I'm afraid you won't be able to do business well in the future."

"I care a little bit, but... I think about the feeling that they felt after they really knew their husband's identity, so I... Oh, I'm a bit bad. And those people just now..." She waved the fan in her hand and fanned the smoke in front of her, stretched out her hand to stroke her hair, "I feel strange. My husband's poems are obviously also coming from Suhang. Why can't those people react after the introduction?"

Ning Yi smiled: "There are too few poems, and... it's so far away, the news spread is not well developed. One day they heard the name Ning Liheng one day. As for his family background, how many wives, concubines, family members, brothers and sisters, how they look, whether they are a lame man, who can tell me, and maybe some say that Ning Liheng is eight feet tall and eight feet tall... In short, when we get here, it's hard to say what Ning Liheng looks like in their hearts. Last time the group of students from Beijing went to Jiangning, there were also rumors that I was wandering in brothels, picking flowers everywhere, or saying that I was forty or fifty years old, steady and dignified. In their hearts, it seems that this image is more credible."

"Ha, it's Miss Li, who is childhood sweetheart." Su Tan'er joked, then covered her chin with a fan, and corrected, "Oh, it's Miss Wang."

"You remember clearly."

"Since she and your husband are childhood sweethearts, if you really like your husband as the outside world says and have the chance to enter my house, I am a sister, so naturally I have to remember what her surname is."

“So virtuous…”

Ning Yi murmured, and then the two of them talked about the smell of the fish on the pleasure boat. Su Tan'er looked like a proud man in private. Lou Shuwan didn't know, and Lin Ting didn't know - maybe it wasn't that I didn't know, but that I didn't expect or dared not think about it. While they were talking, someone came on the boat and laughed, but Su Wending and Su Wenfang who had already returned. They didn't know what good things they had encountered, and they laughed very happily. They got on the boat and asked their sister and brother-in-law's location, and went straight to the bow of the boat.

"What's so happy?" Su Tan'er glanced at them and looked behind them, "Where are Shu Wan and the others?"

Ning Yi smiled and said, "I must have written a good poem and killed everyone. This is not enough. When you come to Jiaxing, you will be very excited. This is a mess."

The two waved their hands and shook their heads desperately, and smiled happily: "No, I didn't write a poem. The woman and her lover are still behind, but they probably are coming back."

"Don't say that!" Su Tan'er glared at them. Su Wending stuck out his tongue and reached out to cover his mouth. He was still laughing. Su Wenfang smiled and said, "We didn't write poems, and before we could do it, they wrote a few poems. Later, they discussed things together and ran over to ask us. Then they knew their brother-in-law's true identity. You didn't see their embarrassing appearance. That girl Qing'er... Haha, our poems are not good anyway. Just to explain the identity of brother-in-law there, we said goodbye and left. Haha, I don't know if they will chase you later to challenge you with your brother-in-law. Anyway, Lou Shuwan and Lin Tingzhi should be soon..."

Su Wending and Su Wenfang kept laughing, Ning Yi laughed angrily when he heard this. Su Tan'er was so interested that he blinked: "What's wrong? Tell me quickly..." On the other side, Chan'er and Juan'er Xing'er also listened, and leaned over with interest at this time, and even brought a chair for Su Wending and Su Wenfang so that they could sit down and speak comfortably.
Chapter completed!