CHAPTER XXIII
The next morning, the morning breeze gently blows the willow treetops on both sides of the street, bringing the warmth of spring. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe moist air moistened people's mouths and noses, and the branches flew all over the sky, turning into a trace of fluttering and overturning on Ninghai City, like a goddess scattering flowers and falling.
The fog in the early morning is still very heavy, and it is rare to see such a scene of catkins flying, and more people often see the appearance of catkins falling all over the gravel road. At this moment, there are already some carriages driving out of the city in the sound of squeaking, which is the form of a family going out, if you invite friends to go together, it is the scene of Chen Guyu and Su Sheng'er now.
Under the West City Gate, they had been waiting for a while, but there was no sense of irritability, mainly because they came too early. After Chen Guyu came back last night, Su Sheng'er said about the outing, and sure enough, as she said during the day, Chen Guyu didn't have any opinions, and after hearing that she was going, she also nodded and went together.
So, Su Sheng'er was very happy, and at night she kept thinking about how fun it would be to go out, and when she went to bed, she also thought that she didn't sleep peacefully, but she woke up very early and looked at the scenery outside the small building with her eyes open.
went downstairs, washed, and wanted to go out for a walk, but the sound was still too loud, Chen Guyu also woke up, he looked at Su Sheng'er who was cheering, and smiled helplessly, after all, she was still a little girl, and even said, "Why don't we go over first?"
Su Sheng'er naturally agreed, and after the two of them made simple preparations, they rushed to the West City Gate, but they waited for a long time.
Fortunately, Ninghai City in the early morning is indeed very beautiful, whether it is the fluttering in the sky due to the morning breeze, or the fragrance of flowers and herbs that come from all directions mixed in the humid air from time to time, it is very refreshing and wonderful, Su Sheng'er and Chen Guyu are rarely so leisurely, and it is obviously a very pleasant thing to be able to stop and look at the scenery around them.
"Ah Yu, do you know what you want to do?"
"I don't know. ”
"Ah Yu, you should go to the green, you used to be a big man!"
"Well, I guess, I forgot. ”
“…… That's right, too. ”
In these conversations, which were neither salty nor light, the thick fog of the early morning dispersed in the wind, and in the creaking sound, the familiar carriage changed from vague to clear, driven by the maid named Xiao An.
is still a little girl dressed as a man in Tsing Yi, but her appearance is delicate enough, she is a beauty embryo, it is not difficult to imagine how many men's hearts will be attracted in the future, but now, she is still a young little girl, she will stare at a person fiercely, unpretentious and extremely cute, after staring, jumped out of the car.
"Sister Sheng'er, get in the car, Miss is inside. ”
Su Sheng'er nodded, while Chen Guyu hesitated, but did not go in, but prepared to drive with Xiao An.
"Chen Gongzi, come in too. ”
"This ...... It's not good. ”
"There's nothing bad about it, isn't there a sister Sheng'er, and if you sit outside and are recognized by someone along the way, that's a bad impact. ”
Tang Yunsleeve said this, it was indeed very reasonable, Chen Guyu thought for a while, and finally got into the carriage.
There is a refreshing aroma in front of you, which is light and refreshing. The decoration inside seems to be very feminine, all are pink covers, a large blanket on the ground, and a few cushions next to it, I don't know if it is for the sake of sitting people or the carriage was originally designed like this, there are no seats on both sides, so it also seems to have a lot of space.
The fire was burning faintly in the corner, and the air was a little hot, and Su Sheng'er and Tang Yunsleeve were kneeling in the center of the blanket, talking intimately. Su Sheng'er's coat, shoes and socks have been taken off, and Tang Yun'er's sleeves are the same, looking very cool, the cyan and white clothes reflect each other, and the two pairs of white and tender jade feet like bamboo shoots are looming under the skirt, Su Sheng'er's is smaller, and Tang Yun'er's sleeves are more slender, both of which are infinitely charming. The occasional incense will blur the vision between them, but you can still see the graceful bodies and moving curves of the two women, and Chen Guyu was also stunned for a while.
It wasn't until Su Sheng'er snorted coldly that Chen Guyu smiled awkwardly and sat embarrassedly on the edge of a corner.
"Sister Cloud Sleeve, look at this guy, hum, what are you looking at!"
"Heh, Ah Yu didn't mean it. ”
"That maybe, Sister Yunsleeve, you are so beautiful, I don't believe he doesn't like to see it. ”
Tang Yunsleeve's face was also flushed for a while, but she couldn't see it very clearly here, she smiled at Chen Guyu: "Ah Yu, you can sit down here, it's cold over there, it's not good for your health." ”
Hearing Tang Yunsleeve's address to him, Chen Guyu was slightly stunned in his heart, but he quickly understood what this meant, and a woman can open her carriage to a man, it already represents a very intimate person, or a lover, or a confidant, a couple may be impossible, but as a confidant, Chen Guyu has a deep feeling.
He really admired the extremely clear woman in front of him.
Chen Guyu moved slightly closer to the lower seat, Tang Yunsleeve covered his mouth and chuckled: "Ah Yu don't have to be embarrassed, I am a gentleman's friend with you, light as water!"
Soon after, the whispers of the two women sounded again in this small space, the atmosphere was a little dull because of the incense burner, but the other way to say it was very warm, the carriage had left the city, on the spacious official road, the trees were quickly receding, the cold wind was intruding, and time was flowing, Chen Guyu liked this warm feeling very much.
"Sister Cloud Sleeves, what do you do?"
"Walking in the green, is stepping in the spring, stepping out in the spring, there is no specific need to do anything, in the past, it may be to worship the heavens and ancestors, praying for a good harvest, but in our current era, it is just to come out to play, relax yourself, sing and dance. ”
"Well, Sister Cloud Sleeve, where are we going to play?"
"Let's go to the Huai River first. ”
Indeed, as Tang Yunsleeve said, she had prepared everything, and when the carriage stopped and the three of them got out of the carriage, they found that a small painting boat had been parked on the bank of the Huai River, which was floating slightly on the water.
"What is this?"
"Here, this is the painting boat I borrowed from the building, and I will rely on it to play today. Xiao An, you go back first, and come back to pick us up in the evening. ”
"Yes, miss. ”
The carriage gradually moved away, and Chen Guyu and Su Sheng'er got on the painting boat under the leadership of Tang Yunsleeve and walked all the way to the platform on the second floor. Suddenly, a sense of openness came to my face, and it seemed that even the heavens and the earth were much clearer all at once.
In the distance is the surging waters of the Huai River, which rises from the snow-capped peaks of the extreme mountains and flows through several provinces of the Xichuan Empire, including the central Shanglin Tianjing, where countless merchant ships sail on it, transporting resources from all over the world and traveling to and from the economic veins of this huge empire.
The river is unique to spring, and the river is clear and clear, reflecting the white clouds in the sky. The water flow is very slow, the sky is high and refreshing, so at this time, the Huai River is mostly a painting boat for playing, those with two and three floors, most of them are rich families in the inner city, and most of the single rooms on the first floor are rented out by the people to play, but they are rare. In addition to the painting boats, there were actually merchant ships from various provinces of the empire, stopping at the docks outside the city, and moving down one commodity after another amid the loud shouts of the workers.
Chen Guyu sat on a chair, quietly watching all this, beside him, was the excited Su Sheng'er, although the girl has long had an independent age, and even could already start a family and be a little mother, but at this moment, in Chen Guyu's opinion, she is still a young little girl, laughter can light up the spring breeze, and the clear voice flashes and flashes, like the most beautiful music.
Comparatively speaking, Tang Yunsleeve was much quieter, sitting on a chair gracefully and gently, and gently poured a cup of hot tea for Chen Guyu. She has already enjoyed a lot of such scenery, although she will not get tired of it, but she will not be too excited, Tang Yunsleeve cares more about such a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.
The spring breeze blows the colorful flags on the painting boat, and also blows the hair of the three people, and the time is quiet and quiet, as if it no longer passes.
"Ah Yu, look at it. ”
Not far away, Su Sheng'er leaned out of the railing and pointed to the other side of the Huai River with a smile.
Chen Guyu looked up, there was also a painting boat, three or four floors, in which the decoration was luxurious and rich, it was not difficult to see that this should be from a famous merchant family. If you are an aristocrat, you may have the financial resources, but it will not be so extravagant and dazzling, and people are more concerned about low-key and heritage.
"Ah Yu, see it, that's the painting boat in Luofu, master, they should be on it. ”
Su Sheng'er's voice came again, Chen Guyu nodded, his impression of Luofu was also very good, after all, it was the mansion where Sheng'er worked, and the lady inside treated Sheng'er very well, these Chen Guyu kept it in mind.
"They're here, too. ”
"yes, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence!"
Su Sheng'er smiled, more of a joy from the heart. In the past, she was envious of the old lady and their entertainment, but now, she is also here, although this time it is due to the invitation of Sister Yun Sleeve, but in the future, it will definitely be very easy to wait for Ah Yu to become powerful.
The painting boat was slowly paddling, rubbing against the painting boat in Naluo Mansion, Su Sheng'er didn't think about saying hello, no matter what the reason, it was not good after all.
Soon after, she also quieted down, followed Tang Yun's sleeves, and sat down in a chair gently. Tang Yunsleeve also poured her a cup of tea, and then said with a smile: "Ah Yu, sister Sheng'er, let's go to the mountains to play later." ”
"In the mountains?"
"Well, after all, it's a trip, it's not interesting to stay on this painting boat, go to the mountains for a walk, and listen to the sisters in the building, the pear blossoms on Zhuohua Peak are in full bloom!"
"It's fine. ”
After playing on the boat for nearly half an hour, the boat also stopped at a certain pier.
In fact, it can't be said to be a wharf, after all, there is only one wharf in Ninghai City, which is the official wharf not far outside the city that is specially used to park merchant ships and passenger ships, and this is just a place where they gather spontaneously.
Zhuohua Peak is very famous in the city, the scenery in the mountains is very good, the literati and ink writers will choose here for outings and even business gatherings, so people come and go, the simple wharf is also formed, and the role of it is probably one, so that the painting boats that come to each other are lined up in turn, so that there will be no matter of grabbing the position, and the people who come are people with status and status, if they quarrel because of this, it is not a good thing.
After parking the painting boat and instructing the servants to say a few words, Tang Yunsleeve took Chen Guyu and Su Sheng'er along the mountain road into the Zhuohua Peak.
Soon after, the painting boat in Luofu also stopped here, and there were guards, maids, and servants, and they also walked towards the mountains with the master's house inside.
Perhaps, these two pairs will meet unexpectedly in the mountains, in this far away place.