Yu Wu

Chapter 163 An Fengdi

It is not too far from the capital city of Chonghua to Lin'an, and it takes only one day to get there by water in a spirit boat.

The road was smooth and smooth, the mountains on both sides of the strait cried out to each other, and the towns we passed gradually changed from magnificent buildings with deep eaves and brackets to houses with white walls and black tiles, and people resting on the water.

The person who steered the boat for them was a boat lady about seventeen or eighteen years old, from Lin'an, who traveled on this waterway all year round.Mo Xi and Gu Mang traveled in normal clothes, and this boat lady only cared about the weight of fish and shrimp, how the wind and waves would be tomorrow, and 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, giggling and chatting with the two of them, talking about the customs of Lichun Kingdom for a while, and the severe winter in Yanbei City for a while. The biscuits sold at a biscuit stall in Jing are crunchy and crispy.

Gu Mang was biting the small dried fish gifted to them by the boat lady, and while listening in a daze, he suddenly said, "You have been to many places."

"Me? I haven't been there before." The boat lady's laughter was brighter than the clear waves lit by thin bamboo poles, "I went to a port and taught people to bring food and use. No more than getting off the boat a few times, hey, my toes don’t touch the soil, I’m a water fairy.”

It would be frivolous and pretentious to put it another way.But this lady is indeed as bright as a flower, as beautiful as a peach and plum. When she smiles, her dimples are deep, and her eyes are even more affectionate, so dark that they turn purple.She was standing on the bow of the boat, holding a bamboo pole with slender bare hands, and her black hair fluttered like ink on her sleeves, she really looked like a Luoshen coming out of the water.

It's a pity that he is a small chatterbox.

Mo Xi was a little tired after listening to her eloquence along the way, but when he turned his head to look at Gu Mang, he was enjoying it, his blue eyes were wide open, and sometimes he was engrossed in what he was listening to. In the mouth also forgot to bite.

"I have been on this small boat with the master who picked me up since I was a child. After the master drove the crane, I lived alone. Regardless of the size of my boat, I have never seen any storms and waves, and I have carried all kinds of people."

Seeing that Gu Mang was interested, Mo Xi followed the ship's mother and asked, "Who have you ever carried?"

The boat lady was quite proud: "There are a lot of overhauls, and their names are too long, I can't even remember them. But let me tell you, when my master was here, Lin'an Feng Wang Yue Juntian even supported our boat Woolen cloth."

Mo Xi was quite speechless, and said with a wry smile: "Yue Juntian himself is a master craftsman, why does he need to take someone else's boat?"

The boat lady's eyes widened all of a sudden: "I didn't lie, how could I not? When he was young, he liked to travel in modest clothes, and he once took my boat. I was still young and didn't recognize him. When I turned back, my master told me , said that the one who is lewd is Yue Juntian. If there is nothing to do, he loves to come to Lin'an City to make some romantic debts."

"..."

"My master also said that fortunately I was young, and if I was older, I would smear mud on my face when I saw this person. Otherwise, I would be so beautiful that he would take a fancy to me and take me back to be my concubine."

"..."

The boat lady said: "Fortunately, he's too old these years to play anymore, and those of us in charge of the boat said that we have never seen him going south without permission." She patted her chest as she spoke, "Heave a sigh of relief. "

Gu Mang was confused when he heard these words, but Mo Xi was a little embarrassed.

Yue Juntian is lustful, this is something that everyone in Chonghua knows.In the final analysis, the evil fate of the younger generation like Murong Chuyi and Jiang Yexue was also caused by Yue Juntian being too careless.

It's just that he didn't expect Yue Juntian's reputation among the people to be so bad, especially the girls in his own fiefdom, they all regarded him as a figure as shocking as ghosts and legends, and said so in private.

But what the boat lady said is correct, Yue Juntian is indeed unreliable, thanks to his poor health these years and his age, otherwise, after Jiang Yexue and Yue Chenqing, he might be able to make a third for himself. an heir.

The boat lady chatted, a little flustered, and she said while she was on the pole: "Hey, it's no wonder that old man Yue likes to run to us. There are so many beauties in Lin'an Prefecture, and there are a few girls from the family who are so beautiful. I have seen it several times. Seeing them washing vegetables and washing yarn on the water, their appearance is really touching, and they are just a little bit worse than me."

Mo Xi felt his head hurt from hearing this.

Gu Mang was very calm, took another bite of the dried fish, and said, "You are pretty."

Chuanniang burst into laughter all of a sudden, and exclaimed softly, "Brother, you are pretty too."

Gu Mang looked back at Mo Xi: "What does Qiao mean?"

"Even you are pretty."

Gu Mang then nodded, and said to Mo Xi, "Then you are the prettiest on this boat."

Mo Xi didn't return 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 lightly twice.

When they approached Lin'an City, the number of boats on the water increased significantly.After all, the water town is different from the imperial capital, with boats and boats flowing across the river, young girls washing their gauze, fishing boats singing late, and children competing to swim.

Mo Xi even saw a child at most four years old swimming happily in the river like white stripes in the waves.Can't help saying: "The water quality is really good."

"That's not true. The residents in the Linhe area all learn to play in the water first, and then learn to walk." The boat lady giggled, "Guests, remember to pack up your things, and wait until you see more surfers. Fish, then Lin’an Port will be here.”

Mo Xi thanked him, and then asked: "Girl, you have met so many people over the years, but have you ever heard that there is a hermit in the suburbs of Lin'an Mountain who has mastered the art of rebirth?"

Seeing that she was innocent and naive, he didn't care about any fairy tricks. He was just asking by chance, and didn't really expect her to answer anything.Unexpectedly, Chuanniang tilted her head: "Is that one of the legendary three forbidden arts?"

Mo Xi's heart brightened, and he said, "Exactly."

"Oh... I did hear a few boat passengers talk about this legend before, saying that there is such a tall man outside Lin'an City."

"Do you know the exact location?"

The boat lady shook her head: "Then I don't remember that clearly. My master said that life, old age, sickness and death should not be forced. I also thought it was too mysterious to listen to the art of rebirth. At that time, I thought it was just a few casual conversations. You guys If you are interested, why don’t you go to the city and ask the monks. Recently, Elder Yue Juntian came to the fiefdom to cultivate and sacrifice, and his whole family was with him, so it’s definitely more useful to ask those monks than me.”

When she talked, her pupils were clear and calm, with the calmness of ordinary people.

In fact, if you live a long and leisurely life, life and death are not a major event that must be obsessed.It's just that this kind of tranquility is something they have been destined to seek but not obtain since they were born.

When they arrived at the port, Mo Xi settled the shellfish with the boat lady, but Gu Mang was somewhat reluctant to part with her staring at the burlap bag that the boat lady hung beside the mast.So Mo Xi asked the boat's mother to buy a sack of dried fish, and he was so happy after looking back, holding the sack, eating while following Mo Xi in the alleys of Lin'an City.

"Sell steamed cakes - lotus cakes - osmanthus cakes, step by step -"

"White orchids, sell white orchids~"

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, but whenever he saw something he liked, he just stared at it and stood still. .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 tinkling.

Mo Xi originally planned to go directly to the Yue family's mansion in Lin'an to pay a visit, but it was getting late, so he changed his mind and said to Gu Mang, "Let's find an inn to stay, and then I will take you to dinner. OK?"

Gu Mang was holding a candied gourd covered in icing sugar in his mouth, and he nodded obediently when he heard the words.

The two found an inn near the lake. At this time, it was the end of the flowering period of the lotus. When you open the window, you can see the lotus leaves reaching the sky, with endless blue colors. Dragonflies are sitting on the blooming lotus, and there are even more beautiful lotus pods. Standing tall, Pingting is graceful.Mo Xi put all the miscellaneous things in Qiankun's bag in the house, and then the two went downstairs to ask the shopkeeper.

Xiao Er was busy cleaning the table, and when he saw Mo Xi, he bowed to say hello.

Mo Xi said, "Excuse me, may I ask, which restaurant has the best taste in Lin'an City?"

Xiaoer is also a sensible person, seeing that although the two people's clothes are not eye-catching, but the fabrics of the clothes are of the best quality, so he piled up a smile and said: "Oh, you two guests, you have to make it clear first. , the best taste may not necessarily be the richest, some stir-fries made in noisy alleys are the best, just because I am afraid that the two distinguished guests will dislike them."

Mo Xi turned around and asked Gu Mang, "Do you want delicious food, or a comfortable place?"

Gu Mang was very straightforward: "Can't be both?"

Mo Xi looked at Xiao Er questioningly again.

"If you want a comfortable place and good food, then you can only make a compromise." Xiaoer said, "Turn left at the door of the inn, and after passing through Santiao Street, you will see a tailor shop. Go to the tailor shop. Walk on the left, and there is a Jiuxiang restaurant in the second alley. The restaurant has two floors, the location is spacious, and the dishes are not the best, but they are also very good."

After a pause, he said with a smile: "The shopkeeper used to be a docker. They have snacks and delicacies in the big cities of Linshui in the south of the Yangtze River. Crystal shrimp balls and sweet and sour mandarin fish are the most delicious. Oh, don't forget Their family's pear blossom white wine is really fragrant and not afraid of deep alleys, it is the best wine brewed in Lin'an City."

Mo Xi asked Gu Mang, "Want to go?"

Gu Mang still didn't put down his bag of dried fish, he nodded while biting a dried fish.

Thanks to the waiter in the shop, the two found Jiuxianglou smoothly according to the instructions.Probably because the location is relatively remote, and the rent of the store is reasonable, so it is very large, and the environment is indeed more spacious and comfortable than many stores.They asked for a seat on the second floor, ordered some special dishes and stir-fries, and ordered a small pot of wine and some pastries.

The dishes are served quickly, and it will be complete in a short while.

But the shrimp balls are shiny and white, and the plump shrimp meat is crystal clear, placed on a white porcelain plate covered with green lotus.The sweet and sour mandarin fish sauce is bright and bright. When you poke it with chopsticks, it is full of fat, tender and plump white fish meat. When dipped in the sweet and sour sauce sprinkled with finely minced ginger, it is sweet and sour.Garlic white meat is also specially prepared. The three-layer pork belly is boiled and cut into thin slices of cicada wings. It has been frozen in the ice cream, and it is cool when served. The fat and fat are completely gone. In the mouth, I only feel that the taste is cool, and the meat has distinct layers.

As for some stir-fried stir-fries, they are also very delicious. The stir-fried kidneys are beautifully rolled, and they still seem to have sparks from the stove when they are served.Even the soup with green vegetable soup is tender and clear, which makes people look particularly appetizing.

The two of them were eating, and Mo Xi saw that Gu Mang liked the shrimp balls very much, and after a while, the plate would run out, so he planned to call the waiter for another serving.

Just as he turned his head to call for someone downstairs, he suddenly saw an acquaintance in front of the downstairs counter at some point, dressed in white, with a solemn expression, talking to the shopkeeper.

Mo Xi was taken aback for a moment.

Murong Chuyi?

Such a coincidence... No, he came to the fief with Yue's family, so it's fine if he doesn't stay with Yue Juntian and the others, what is he doing in the streets and alleys by himself?