Chapter Eighty-Four: Qin Huai, Boatman
“...... Take it with you. ”
"Yes, Celestial Master. ”
On the side of the street, in a sparsely populated place, Lian Ge watched the underground government official disappear in front of him with the soul of the guide dog, and retracted his gaze.
Turning around, Lian Ge chose a direction and walked forward, and at the same time took out the mobile phone in his pocket again and put on the headphones.
“...... Brother Lian, brother ......"
"I hear you. ”
Lian Ge smiled and responded.
In an instant, a sound sounded on the other end of the headset, and Gu Xiaoying, who was slumped on the bed, sat up again,
"Say, little brother of the Lian family, did you see something else just now, I heard you speak,"
Gu Xiaoying turned on the camera and asked with some curiosity.
"I do see something else. At the feet of the eldest sister from before, there was also a guide dog. ”
"Soul?" Gu Xiaoying reacted instantly, sat up straight,
"Could it be that the guide dog doesn't know he's dead, so he's still insisting on guiding its owner?"
"Pretty much. ”
Lian Ge glanced at the street in the distance, and answered while walking unhurriedly.
"Why is my Xiaoying-classmate suddenly so smart?"
"You've always been smart, okay!"
"Really?"
"Hmph, Lian Ge, you're bullying me!"
"No. ”
......
“...... Lian Ge, now that you've arrived in Nandu, where are you going next?"
"I might want to go to see Shili Qinhuai and visit the Confucius Temple. ”
“...... Lian Ge, or I will graduate early!"
"If you can graduate early, that's fine. ”
"Ahhh
......
Time passed slowly, and after chatting with Gu Xiaoying for a while, Lian Ge ended the call.
Paused again, glanced at the denser ancient buildings in the picture, and stayed slightly on the landmark building, a smile appeared on Lian Ge's face,
Ten miles of Qinhuai has arrived, and the literary atmosphere in front of him is the Confucius Temple complex.
Putting away his mobile phone, Lian Ge took another step and walked towards the Confucius Temple.
......
Adjacent to the Confucius Temple is an ancient street, and most of the antique buildings along the street sell paper, ink, pen, inkstone, antique toys and other items with a literati atmosphere.
Lian Ge walked along the ancient streets and alleys, admiring the buildings along the way, and approached the Confucius Temple without hurrying.
Walking to the front of the Confucius Temple, there are more and more tourists from all over the world.
Lian Ge turned around, paused slightly towards the Confucius Temple, raised his head, and looked at the thick atmosphere in the entire Confucius Temple.
"Eh, little brother, do you want to buy a souvenir, the brush co-branded by Confucius Temple, it is very suitable to take back to collect or give gifts. ”
In a nearby shop, the shopkeeper stuck his head out of the store and shouted at Lian Ge.
Hearing this, Lian Ge shook his head slightly, and then walked straight towards the Confucius Temple.
......
Passing through the gate and entering the front yard of the Confucius Temple, the sight suddenly opened up a lot.
Following the flow of people, Lian Ge walked into the first hall of the Confucius Temple.
Looking at the statue of the master erected in the main hall, Lian Ge paused slightly,
"Come on...... Make a gesture to the saint, so that his little treasure will succeed in his studies and be admitted to a good university in the future......"
Listening to the sound on his side, Lian Ge smiled slightly,
He did not bow to the master like the others, nor did he stop too long, but turned and walked out of the temple.
......
Following the flow of people in the Confucius Temple, after passing several halls, Lian Ge stepped out of the Confucius Temple again.
Along the alley where the exit is close, Lian Ge admires the buildings and the mottled traces left by time.
After a few moments,
Lian Ge walked out of the ancient street, and his figure appeared on the bank of the Qinhuai River.
There was no purpose, and Lian Ge walked along the banks of the Qinhuai River casually.
Suddenly, a voice sounded,
"Young man, are you on a boat?"
Hearing the sound, Lian Ge followed the prestige, and saw that it seemed to be a dock, and there were some antique painting boats parked.
An old man wearing a hat and looking like an old farmer was standing on an antique painting boat and shouting at Lian Ge.
"Young man, come from other places to play, do you want to sit on the painting boat and swim down to Qinhuai. ”
Hearing this, Lian Ge's gaze paused slightly on the old man, and then walked towards the small dock.
......
"Eh, young man, you're a funny pet. ”
Lian Ge walked to the painting boat, and the uncle with the hat then noticed the mouse on Lian Ge's shoulder, and couldn't help but say out loud.
Hearing this, Lian Ge nodded, and then asked directly:
"Old man, how much does it cost to take a boat?"
"If you charter a boat, it's five hundred in two hours, you can wait, fight with others, it's cheaper, do you want to explain? If you want, I'll call you right away, but if you want to explain, it's more expensive. ”
This old man also simply quoted the price directly,
"I don't need to explain, just go. Lian Ge shook his head.
"Alright, come up, young man, and we'll go. With that, the old man took out the pole.
Hearing this, Lian Ge jumped and jumped onto the painting boat.
"Good skills, young man. ”
The old man couldn't help but look sideways and said loudly,
"It's ok. Lian Ge nodded, and didn't explain much,
Seeing this, the old man didn't ask any more questions, but said,
"Young man, you go and sit in the boat, and then let's go. ”
Hearing this, Lian Ge then walked into the painting boat and found a place to sit down at random.
And the uncle who supported the boat then took the pole and supported the boat out of the shore.
“...... Young man, don't look at my boat, which seems to be a little smaller than other boats, but my boat is different from other boats, it is really a ...... handed down from my ancestors," the old man said to himself, not caring whether Lian Ge was listening or not.
"Old man, you've been holding this boat for some years, haven't you?"
On the boat, Lian Ge sat casually, listening to the sound of the water being cut, looking at the scenery on both sides of the strait that was retreating backwards along the way, and talking,
“...... That's not it, when I was young, my father was still there, my family was on the Qinhuai River, my father went there, it was only a few years after liberation, I took over his class when I was a teenager, and it was decades to hold on. If you hadn't taken my boat, young man, you'd have to go to the docks and buy that ticket......" said the old man, looking a little proud, and a red smile appeared on his swarthy face.
Lian Ge listened to the old man's words, looked at the Golan Washe on both sides of the strait, and a mottled sense of time became clearer in front of him.
“...... A few years ago, my daughter was persuading me, saying that I was tired of this life, and it was time to rest, but old man, half of my life has been spent on this Qinhuai River, these buildings on both sides of the river, I close my eyes, I know what it is like, in this river, where the water is shallow, where the water surface is narrow, I don't need to look at it to know, which means that you can put it down,
This boat that has accompanied the old man and me for so many years, the old man is really reluctant to ......"
"I'm sorry, boy, you came out to play, I said this don't spoil your interest...... At this age, I just can't help but chatter. ”
Hearing this, Lian Ge shook his head,
"Old man, go on. Since I'm willing to go out and take a look, isn't it just to hear other people's stories? ”
Retracting his gaze, Lian Ge looked at the scenery of Qinhuai Lake that was gradually passing in front of him, and said casually.
"Okay, since you are willing to listen, young man, I will tell you about it, and by the way, I will tell you about this Qinhuai River......"
The old man holding the boat put away the pole and sat down at the bow of the boat.
And this painting boat did not stop because of this, it still seemed to be pushed by the current, and continued to sail forward slowly along the Qinhuai River.