However, it was said that Zhang Hui Xie Kai took a boat to Changzhou City, first entered the Yangtze River from Qinhuai, and then turned into the canal at Zhenjiang. This day is the seventh day of the second month, although there is no wind on the water, but it is down the river, the road is smooth and brisk, not long to travel halfway, arrived at the Jingkou ferry. The boatman surnamed Shui saw that it was still early, so he said to Zhang and Xie: "Today is just in time for the small tide, the canal and the river are connected, and those who can't go at night will have to anchor here for one night." If the two ministers want to go ashore, just go. If I didn't feel depressed, I still sat in the cabin, and I asked the family to clean up two clean vegetables, and then make two pots of wine on the shore for the ministers to eat. ”

Xie Kai said: "Aren't you afraid of sourness when you eat wine here?" and then laughed and said, "It's just a joke, don't worry about it, brother." Though the sun is early, it will be darkened as soon as the day begins. It's a pity that I can't go to the Jinshan, Jiaoshan, and Beigu Mountain, and tonight I can only ask when the spring breeze will green the south bank of the river. When he spoke, his eyes showed a bit of leapingness.

Zhang Hui shook his head and said, "Sure enough, I can't go." First, the light of the rest is short, and second, the waves on the river have been seen. Otherwise, it is okay to delay here for a day, even if you take a look at Guazhou Gudu more, it should be. ”

When Xie Kai heard his words, two points of anger suddenly appeared on his face, and he said: "What do you mean by 'should also be'? You have to rush home to celebrate your birthday, how can there be any reason for delaying on the way? Not to mention that it is still for the sake of enjoying the landscape." Since it's insincere, there's no need to say more!"

He suddenly became angry, Zhang Hui was stunned and before he could speak, the little scholar next to him, Jinbao, had already screamed: "Xie Xianggong, what are you yelling about? When did my son-in-law say that he was going to delay the play? It's not that you want to play." Before he could say a word, he was glared at by Zhang Hui. Jinbao took his mouth, but his eyes were still staring at Xie Kai, and his cheeks bulged from the inside out, looking puffy.

But this Xie Kai suddenly fell into momentum, shrank up together, and said: "It's my own idiot, Huaiying don't care about me." ”

Seeing this, Zhang Hui knew that something was wrong, and he didn't know where to ask for a while, so he only smiled and said: "I was in Haihui Temple with my teacher before, and I had a relationship with Master Jinghai of Jinshan Temple. If Qizhuang doesn't mind the cold weather, we will look for him, climb the mountain to look at the water, and talk with candles at night, so as not to miss tomorrow's journey. ”

Xie Kai shook his head and said, "Huaiying has good intentions, but I have no intentions. Glancing at Zhang Hui's expression, he said with a straight face: "That's true." The first sudden attack, just listened to your 'no', touched some side thoughts, and now it doesn't matter. But after sitting in the cabin for a day, I was also depressed. Why don't you take a walk down the street?"

Seeing that he was vague, Zhang Hui didn't ask much, and got off the boat at his suggestion. Leaving the scholar Jinbao to help watch the fire and cook on the boat, he and Xie Kai slowly walked around the pier and ferry. Xie Kai regained his smiling and casual appearance at this time, looking at the dough sculpture for a while, twisting the clay figure for a while, and squatting in front of the old man who was holding a thin flat piece of silk and weaving all kinds of playthings, and asked him to weave grasshoppers, dragonflies and grass snakes one by one. He also said: "Bring it back to the little brother Jinbao, you must like it!"

When Zhang Hui heard this, he was angry and funny: "Don't you know that he is actually most afraid of snakes? Don't put it down yet!" and said to the old man, "I'm tired of making a bigger basket for me to go back." The old man had a square basket of strips and baskets to the half-point, and his men accelerated, but the meal was finished, and he circled the red cloth head around the ear of the basket, and then put the playthings of various colors into it. Zhang Hui bought some simple but novel pottery, bamboo carvings and porcelain ornaments from the stalls on both sides, mostly tables, chairs, pavilions and cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, the small ones are only the size of a thumb, and the big ones are only half a palm, all of which are put in baskets and carried in their hands. Xie Kai asked, "What are you buying it for?"

Zhang Hui smiled: "There are quite a few cousins and sisters in the family, and the younger ones are more or less a companion to bring back." Xie Kai understood, so he didn't say much.

The two of them always circled around the ferry before returning to the boat. The boat family had already packed up the meal, although only one big fish was used, but four dishes were rectified: fish head stew, fish tail charred and fried, the fish body was cut into symmetrical halves from the back, half was steamed with green onion and ginger, and a layer of his own pickled pickled bean paste was spread at the bottom, half of which was braised in red, with enough flour skin and bean flour cake, and then with a plate of pickled melon, a plate of dried radish and a large pot of rice, the table was quite rich, and the aroma was attractive, and immediately hooked out all the worms in the stomach. Although Xie Kai eats and drinks fine on weekdays, he can't help but salivate at the moment, and he only gives way to Zhang Hui at will, and picks up the chopsticks on the plate. Seeing him eating and drinking, Zhang Hui seemed to have completely forgotten his previous unhappiness, and also filled a small bowl of rice and accompanied him.

After the meal, the woman of the boat brought water to the cabin for washing. Xie Kai was in a hurry and had no clothes with him, so he had to use a piece of Zhanghui's clothes to wear at this moment. Fortunately, the two of them are like each other, and their robes are slightly wider than usual in winter, and they fit well when they are worn at the moment, but when they put on those accessories and playthings around them, they no longer seem to be suitable. Zhang Hui smiled: "That's it." It's really a life that should only wear silk and satin. Such a cotton robe is not pleasing to your eyes. I finally only wore it temporarily. ”

Xie Kai also smiled, looked at himself again, and said, "I think it's good." It's better not to change it tomorrow and just wear it like that. The two talked and laughed for a while before they stopped.

On the second day, when the sky was just a little light, the ship set sail from Zhenjiang and continued south to Changzhou. Not long after, Zhang Hui and Xie Kai also got up one after another, and the woman of the boat family brought hot water for him to wash up in the morning, and then sent breakfast. This time, it was simple, with only white porridge in a porcelain urn and a small jar of pickles. The woman of the boat family handed over the dishes and chopsticks in the flat bamboo basket and said, "I really don't know that the sons and gentlemen get up so early. The porridge mixed with fish soup has not yet been prepared, and it has to be simmered on the stove for more than a quarter of an hour to taste good. Why don't I first batch some fish fillets and roll them in the hot soup, dip them in some sauce, vinegar, ginger and the like, and serve porridge to the ministers?"

Zhang Hui immediately glanced at Xie Kai and asked, "It's your idea again? It's not too troublesome to get some fish fillet porridge to eat early in the morning." ”

Xie Kai immediately called out to hit Tianqu: "It's not me! I always followed you yesterday, what did I do, you don't know? You say, when did I leave, and when did I say a word to someone?" As he spoke, his eyes rolled wildly, and he suddenly saw that the little scholar Jinbao was quietly slipping towards the hatch, and hurriedly shouted: "Okay, wow! I know! It must be you little oil monkey who is playing tricks! Why don't you come back to me quickly and make it clear to your father-in-law!"

Jin Bao said: "Why do you see a ghost? I thought that Xie Xianggong was probably not used to eating on the boat, so he specially asked the sister-in-law to get this." It's a pity that all my kindness told the blind man to light the lamp in vain. ”

Xie Kai said: "Who said it was in vain? Since I got it, I will definitely eat it." Turning to the boatwoman, she said, "Don't be in a hurry about the porridge, the fish soup tastes slowly, so you might as well boil it for a little longer." Instead, I took two pieces of ginger with the skin removed, mashed them with garlic cloves, and marinated the fish fillets. After a while, roll the porridge under the fish fillet, and then a little pepper, then it is called a delicious. ”

Zhang Hui shook his head and said, "It's good to have oil, salt and spicy on this boat, where does the pepper come from? Waving her hand, she motioned for the boatman woman to take care of herself, and while she scooped the porridge from the porcelain urn herself, she ate it slowly with pickles. After eating, he took the tea, poured it into the bowl, and drank the remaining porridge juice and rice grains with water, and then put the dishes and chopsticks aside.

Seeing this, Xie Kai couldn't help but smile and said, "Sure enough, cherish food and blessings." You usually don't love Zhu Xi the most, but he did a lot of things thoroughly. ”

Zhang replied: "Choosing the good and being stubborn is the truth. ”

The two chatted a few more words, and the woman of the boat family put the prepared fish fillet porridge in a wooden ear holding box and brought it in, saying, "The first time I got it, it was probably not good." The ministers should only eat fresh food in the river. ”

Zhang Hui smiled and nodded, let Jinbao take the box, and put it on the table in the cabin. Jinbao first put a bowl to Xie Kai, and then used a small bowl that was only slightly larger than the teacup to hold two spoons, handed them to Zhang Hui, and then took the box of porridge to the side and sat down. Xie Kai shouted in a panic: "That kid, why don't you say a word, and hug a big pot of porridge?" Jinbao pouted: "Anyway, Xie Xianggong can't eat it, isn't it all mine?"

Xie Kai glared, and was about to argue with him, Zhang Hui had already reprimanded Jinbao and said, "Eat your breakfast, and you can't stop your mouth?" turned his head to Xie Kai again, and said: "The sun is rising outside, you look at the two sides of the strait, it's not just the right scenery." Let's see that we are about to eat, don't miss Chenguang. ”

When Xie Kai heard this, he hurriedly lost the bowl and looked out of the window. I saw that although it was not yet full of peaches and plums, the green colors of the willows on both sides of the canal could be seen everywhere, and occasionally dotted with pale begonias, spring plums, a tender and mellow under the sun, and sure enough, a smoke-like and picturesque taste. Xie Kai immediately praised: "Good scenery! It's no worse than on Plum Blossom Mountain." After a pause, he said, "Fortunately, this place has already left Nanjing." If you stay in Jinling City, I am afraid that if you don't want three or five days, you should be dragged to Meihua Mountain by the gentlemen, what kind of imitation scene, nostalgia, lyricism, poetry, literature, and Fu each one, and then with a set of palace tunes...... Hey, it's a dead person!" said Yang Yiyang raised the porridge bowl in his hand and said with a smile: "Where can I get here, take a boat to watch the scenery, and have good porridge to eat, and be at ease, wouldn't it be happy!"

Zhang Hui saw that he was triumphant, and he couldn't help but laugh in his stomach, but his face was still serious, and he said, "Don't be too carefree." The plum blossom mountain spring, the academy every year to go, only in the past five years of the same school of poetry and literature of the best collection, we copied the whole three books. Although the gentlemen don't say much, I want to be tired of watching it early. And when you go to Changzhou, Tianning Temple, Hongmei Pavilion, Zhaoming Temple, and Yanjun Tomb, which place is not where you can be nostalgic for the past and write poems and essays? You are not like me, you have been ordered by your teacher to go home to prepare for the exam, so you will stay for a few more days, and you will have to go back at the latest in summer. At that time, I couldn't hand in the fresh homework of this spring, and there should be a lot of excitement in the academy again!"

Xie Kai's face suddenly collapsed, he ate two-thirds of the porridge, and he didn't eat it at the moment, so he poured it on the table, and said with hatred in his mouth: "What a chapter back to Zhang Huaiying! I got so easy to get so comfortable, you just came to pour cold water, you just don't want me to be relaxed for a moment!"

Zhang Hui smiled: "Industry is good at diligence, and absurdity is playful." Although you disturb me to be idle on the way home, I am not a classmate who looks good at you relaxing your homework. It's always us who are classmates to have such feelings. ”

Xie Kai had nothing to say, so he could only stare at him with two eyes. After staring at it for a moment, he couldn't help laughing: "That's it, my own family is at fault, I won't mess with you." Pointing out of the boat, "After walking for a long time, has the waterway widened? There are so many boats, and they are actually busy--is so lively, isn't Changzhou City right in front of you?"

Here, Zhang Hui first asked Jinbao to clean up the dishes and chopsticks and take them out, and then looked out with Xie Kai's guidance. Seeing that the river is white and open, the boats are coming and going, the figures on both sides of the bank are becoming more and more dense, and the sound of cows and horses neighing is heard from afar. Zhang Hui looked at the sky again, turned his head, and saw Xie Kai's expression, and couldn't help laughing: "It's still early." Approximately where is the temple fair? This Changzhou city is also the key to the south to the north, turnover and transportation, the most markets, and it is common to see the difference. However, I have a good job here, and that is the water pass in front of the city, and the river is about to make a big bend in the southeast direction, and you will know that it will not be there if you pay attention. ”

Xie Kai nodded. The two talked again and drank two rounds of green tea that Zhang Hui had brought with him. I heard the song of the stern boatman suddenly sounded, and the water in front of him gradually let go, showing a fan-shaped appearance. Xie Kai looked at the turning point of the waterway, and sure enough, he was heading southeast, and suddenly showed joy. turned his head to talk to Zhang Hui, but saw him get up, get out of the cabin, stand on the bow of the boat with his hands, and look at the direction of the ship, his face was completely different from usual. Xie Kai's heart was abrupt, and he was stunned for a while, and only said: "The water in front of you looks like it's turning." ”

Before he could say a word, the song of the boat family suddenly became bigger, and he sang exactly: "Six dragons are now, the dragon city is out, and the old man of King Wu is called Ji Zha, and he has three good words and three good stories, and he is sealed in Yanling to be a family." ”

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