Chapter 201 Pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger
Chapter 201 Pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger
Get up early in the morning, do a little exercise, and do a set of Tai Chi. When the breeze blows on the deck, the beautiful outline of the canal bank is also outlined in the morning light, with blue sky clouds, white and yellow morning light, and villages on both sides of the waterway.
There was gradually the sound of chickens crowing and dogs barking. The peasant woman carrying a wooden bucket drew water on the bluestone by the river. She looked up at the boats passing by on the river, which was quite common, and then turned around and returned.
The lights on the boat were also turned on, and people in it got up one after another. Xiao Chan walked by holding a basin in her arms, and felt that the uncle in white was really elegant and beautiful in boxing. Of course, there would be different opinions on this.
"Uncle Su, are you boxing?"
He cupped his hands and walked over from the side. Lin Tingzhi, a talented man from Hangzhou who was accompanying Lou Shuwan. He was dressed in Confucian clothes and a turban. Under the morning sun, he looked handsome and elegant. Ning Yi glanced at him and smiled.
Laughing: "A flower stand for strengthening the body." From a seabed needle to a flashing arm.
Lin Tingzhi also laughed, seeing that he was concentrating on boxing and no longer talking. When he turned around, he saw Shu Wan looking down from a window on the second floor of Hua Fang. She must have just gotten up, applied a thin layer of makeup, and was tilting her head.
Putting a beaded flower on her bun, Lin Tingzhi gave her a knowing smile. She didn't respond with a smile, but her face became slightly gentle, and then she disappeared from the view of the window.
Knowing her character, Lin Tingzhi didn't find it boring. He unfolded his fan and waved. He looked back at Ning Yi, who was still boxing, and walked towards the cabin. When he saw the beautiful Juan'er coming out, he smiled and bowed her head again.
Juan'er bowed and saluted, then went out to do her own thing with a calm expression.
"My brother-in-law seems to be boxing down there."
In the room on the second floor, Lou Shuwan leaned over the dressing table and fiddled with her hair while talking to Su Tan'er who got up from the bed. Su Tan'er looked at the window and then smiled: "
He just loved those things."
The painting boat set out from Changzhou Pier yesterday morning. It went against the wind and traveled a little slower. However, it had passed Wuxi yesterday and passed Suzhou early this morning. It was on the waterway from Suzhou to Jiaxing. According to Ning Yi and Su Tan
Er's original plan was to stay in Wuxi or Suzhou and then go to Taihu Lake for a few days. Naturally, the itinerary was changed at this time, mainly to deliver some goods to Lou Shuwan.
Su Tan'er and Lou Shuwan didn't have a deep friendship at first. They only met when they were girls, and both of them had strong female characters, so the impression was quite deep. When they met their old friends in a foreign country, they felt like sisters.
During the day, the two of them basically talked together without other people, and naturally they stayed together at night, chatting about everything.
In fact, on this ship, the only person Lou Shuwan could chat with was Su Tan'er. The two had similar identities, and Ning Yi was the husband-in-law, so Lou Shuwan naturally couldn't think too highly of him.
, there were outsiders around at this time, and it was not easy for her to be affectionate with Lin Tingzhi. As for Ning Yi, she already knew the general situation at this time: a scholar, a married woman, no fame - although Su Tan'er said nothing about him.
Lou Shuwan naturally understands his intention to take the exam for a meritorious position. There is no scholar who doesn't want to take the exam for a meritorious title. It's just because of his poor talent and academic status, and because of his status as a married woman, he can no longer take this path.
Lou Shuwan was also married. When she talked about it with Su Tan'er, Su Tan'er realized that her husband-in-law was also married and was quite talented. However, after just talking about it for a little while, the impression in her words was also the same as Ning Yi's.
Their attributes are almost the same. Lou Shuwan occasionally mentioned her husband, and although she said good things, Su Tan'er could naturally tell that she was actually a little disapproving, as if she regarded her as a sister who had a common experience, and occasionally sighed, showing that "all
Same, you understand" attitude, so I won't say more.
In fact, just like Su Tan'er at the time, there was no other way to choose a man as his wife. The man who chose to be his wife was nothing more than that. In terms of the values of the times, it always made people feel a little lack of integrity. Lou Shuwan
Naturally, this is clear, but after getting married, of course you can't help but think about how great it would be if your husband were the best.
Moreover, her husband-in-law is usually keen on literary and poetry gatherings. Ning Yi on the boat - or in the attitude shown by everyone on the boat - is just approachable, but likes to tell legends about knights and immortals, and likes to box and practice martial arts, which seems to be more...
Lou Shuwan expressed that she understood Su Tan'er's difficulties and did not talk much about this matter. After all, Jiangning and Hangzhou are thousands of miles apart, and Lou Shuwan is not very keen on poetry after all. She does not know Ning Yi's reputation.
Su Tan'er couldn't talk too much about how powerful her husband was, otherwise it would seem like she was showing off. She wanted to know more about the situation in Hangzhou from Lou Shuwan, so she didn't want to talk too much about this aspect.
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When she mentioned Ning Yi's boxing, Su Tan'er smiled happily and without any grudges. Lou Shuwan thought that she was probably forcing a smile. After all, if her husband still liked boxing, she would have to force a smile.
I'm not going to break it.
After getting up, Su Tan'er first went to Ning Yi's room to have a look, and then went downstairs to have breakfast with everyone. At this time, Ziye sat down with Ning Yi and chatted some casual gossip. After breakfast, upstairs
Shu Wan took Su Tan'er to the bow of the boat to bask in the sun. On the way, Shu Wan discussed matters with a housekeeper. Su Tan'er pulled Xiao Chan to say something. Xiao Chan blushed and shook her head, answered, and then
Go and do your own thing.
After a while, before Lou Shuwan came, someone approached from behind. Su Tan'er felt a warmth on her body. The person hugged her and leaned over her bed with a smile on her face. It was Ning Yi.
"Be cautious," he said.
Su Tan'er also smiled warmly: "No."
"have."
The two of them were joking so much because Xiaochan slept in Ning Yi's room last night.
Su Tan'er and Lou Shuwan have been together for the past two days. When Lou Shuwan walked away yesterday evening, Ning Yi chatted and joked with his wife, and actually made a joke that he wanted to "stay alone in the empty boudoir". Su Tan'er knew that he
He didn't care, but at night, he called Xiaochan over, pushed him into Ning Yi's room, and said with a smile: "Husband, please sleep with Xiaochan, I don't care."
Although she said this, in fact, when she passed Ning Yi's room, she couldn't help but pricked up her ears and listened several times. This morning, she couldn't help but go to look at Ning Yi's bed.
After calling and asking implicitly, I found out that although Ning Yi and Xiaochan slept together last night, they only hugged each other and chatted, and did not do anything more.
Promising Xiao Chan to be Ning Yi's concubine was something that had already been decided and would happen sooner or later. Su Tan'er had already made plans in her mind, but after hearing what Xiao Chan said this morning, she still felt
She felt warm for no reason. At this time, Ning Yi hugged her. Although someone might see her from behind, she just felt warmer in her heart.
"Smallness is one of the seven things I do. Is there something wrong with me that makes my husband want to divorce me?"
It is really difficult to divorce his wife due to his status. However, after the relationship between the two deepened, Su Tan'er got used to showing such a well-behaved look in front of him. Of course, there is no need to make too many jokes about status, rather
Yi didn't answer and laughed for a while.
"It's not good for Xiaochan to be like this. I told her last night that when we get to Hangzhou and settle down a little, we can officially marry her. Then...well, this matter has been going on for some time. It's normal for you to be a little concerned.
Yes, I feel sorry for her."
Su Tan'er held his hand, shook her head, and after a moment of silence, she laughed again: "Young man is worse than a beast."
The story about animals being inferior to animals was something Ning Yi told in a joke before. Now he asked Su Tan'er to make fun of her. Ning Yi let her go with a "bang", and then reached out and rubbed Su Tan'er's hair, which seemed a little...
Su Tan'er walked away unhappy, covering her messed up bangs with both hands, and just laughed.
This was just a small episode during the journey. After that, Huafang headed south and would arrive in Hangzhou early tomorrow morning as scheduled. However, some things that happened subsequently caused everyone to stay in Jiaxing for one night.
That was just a small episode.
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In the evening, near Jiaxing West Post Pavilion.
The ancient trees are green and green, the willows hang low, and on the canal waterway, a gorgeous painting boat moves slowly. When the golden light shines, faint music and singing can be heard from the painting boat.
Since ancient times, waterways have crisscrossed the area south of the Yangtze River, and Jiaxing has also been a city built along the water. Among them, Nanhu Lake, Hangzhou West Lake, and Shaoxing East Lake are known as the three most famous lakes in the world. Since they are built on water, many brothels had their own boats during the period. This is
The boat of a local brothel. Instead of traveling to Nanhu today, a group of talented people gathered together to let the boat sail along the canal. During the period, they sang, danced, and recited poems and composed poems.
The boat outing is usually in the morning, and the brothel tour is usually in the evening. This party starts in the afternoon, which is not the prime time to do such things. But at this time, the sun sets, and the scenery along the canal is also golden and pleasant to the eye.
, several talented people looked out from the window, and occasionally the inspiration for poetry was inspired, pointing out the past and remembering the present. The boat sailed for a while, passing several cargo ships, and then a painting boat came from upstream.
Come on, gradually get closer. Suddenly, someone on the side shouted softly.
"Hey, come and see, come and see..."
"What?"
"Look at that."
Suddenly, as if he had discovered a treasure, it was one of the talented men who waved his fan, with a look of admiration on his face. Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and saw several people moving on the approaching boat.
On the deck in front of the ship, a woman in a white dress holding a fan was standing there, looking at the nearby scenery. The wind blew from the front, inspiring the lotus-like skirt. The woman reached out and stroked the hair of the headphones.
The sunlight poured down and sprinkled the figure with a magnificent golden rim.
Next to the woman, there was a woman dressed as a maid who was talking about something. The two started laughing as they talked. As the two boats approached, the woman's appearance gradually became clearer, and the sound of whispers could be heard.
"Wow, whose lady is this?"
"That ship doesn't seem to be from us. I'm afraid it came from the Suzhou area."
"Are you a member of some official family?"
"Hey, hey, hey, it's rude of you to look at me like this."
Everyone pointed and pointed. From a close distance, the woman could see the people on the boat here and frowned slightly. Different from other women, this woman was beautiful, but her brows were furrowed to match her standing posture.
There was a calm aura about her figure. After looking at the scenery for a few more times, the woman turned and walked towards the cabin. The maid also took a look at the side and followed behind. On the painted boat over there, someone touched his nose.
, someone was laughing again.
"Abrupt beauty."
"What do you mean by looking at me like this? Don't forget that Miss Qing'er is still here."
"It seems that the slave family is not as good as that girl."
"Anyway, in my eyes, Miss Qing'er is much more beautiful..."
While talking like this, someone suddenly said: "Ah, Lin Tingzhi."
"who?"
"Look, isn't that Lin Tingzhi? Lin Yong, Lin Tingzhi..."
Jiaxing and Hangzhou are not far apart, connected by water, and come morning and evening, so the contacts among the literati are quite close. One or two of them recognized Lin Tingzhi who appeared from the window over there, and so did the girl Qing'er.
He came out and said, "Ah, it is Mr. Lin as expected."
"This Lin Tingzhi is a famous butterfly. How could he be on that ship?"
"Is this happening? I heard that he is quite talented in poetry..."
"Let's spread rumors. Is there any talented person from the south of the Yangtze River who doesn't talk about romance? Lin Tingzhi looks handsome, just like me..."
"Isn't he in Hangzhou?"
"That girl seems to be a married woman. Could it be that she was hit on by Lin Tingzhi?"
There was another discussion, and the two boats had already passed by each other. Everyone was talking about Lin Tingzhi. Suddenly, someone whispered again: "Ah, Lou Shuwan..."
At this time, another beautiful figure appeared on the deck behind the boat. Everyone looked over and saw that the person who said the name was a student from Hangzhou. His expression seemed a little complicated. Someone next to him heard this and asked, "Chen
Do you know someone there, too?"
"Brother Chen is originally from Hangzhou, so it's no wonder."
Several people around were talking, and the man named Chen looked at Lou Shuwan, then looked at the direction where Lin Tingzhi was just now, and raised his chin: "I know that woman, her name is Lou Shuwan, she is from Hangzhou... Loujialou.
The nearest apple..."
Saying this, a talented man stuck his head out of the window: "Shipman, hurry up and follow the boat!"
"Haha, that's right. We are so destined to say hello."
The man surnamed Chen said: "But Lou Shuwan is also married..." But everyone was already booing at this time, and his voice was low, so others could not hear him clearly. The man surnamed Chen also looked a little complicated, as if he was a little confused.
I wanted everyone to stop shouting, but in the end I didn't express much.
"Lin Tingzhi! Brother Lin!"
"Brother Lin."
In the light and shadow of the setting sun, with the sound of shouting and shouting, the two painted boats gradually came closer to each other. A group of talented people on the other boat raised their hands and said hello: "Brother Lin, long time no see."
"Brother Lin, we met once during the poetry meeting in Nanhu. I wonder if we remember it."
"Brother Lin, where do you come from? If you have time, you might as well come over and meet."
Calling friends and calling friends seems to be extremely warm.
When Lin Tingzhi came out of the boat, he was a little surprised at first, but when he heard the greetings, he turned his head and looked at Ning Yi, Su Tan'er, Lou Shuwan and others. After a while, he naturally bowed his hands.
: "Brother Wen, Brother Du, it's been so long..."
In the sunshine, wearing a Confucian scholar's robe and turban, and holding his long body in his hands, for a moment, he felt a bit of the spirit of "Don't worry about the road ahead without friends, there is no one in the world who doesn't know you."
Along the way, Lou Shuwan wasn't very friendly with him. After meeting the couple Su Tan'er and Ning Yi, she ignored him even more. He had something in mind and thought things were normal.
I don't mind it that much. In fact, if he didn't have such a free and easy state of mind, he wouldn't be able to wander among the flowers. However, no one else knows who he is, and the feeling of not being taken seriously is still disliked by people.
At this moment, this sudden situation has truly become his most proud moment.
"I'm sorry, I have some important matters with a few of my friends. I'm about to go back to Hangzhou. I'm afraid I won't have time today..."
While holding his hands and smiling, he said this and made a very measured refusal...