The early morning in autumn will only be faintly bright, but from a distance, through the slightly hazy mist, I faintly see that the canopy is already standing at the head of the boat, and the crowd is crowded.

At this moment, a young man with gray coarse cloth got down from a carriage, and saw that he had a gray complexion and thick black eyebrows, and he looked like a country boy.

After he got out of the carriage, he stood at Putou, but he looked hesitant.

"Little brother, are you going home?" Then a boatman who was reeling in his anchor and setting sail saw it and asked.

"......" The young man paused for a moment, then nodded and shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Old man, are you going to sail the boat?" Where are you going? ”

"What, is the little brother going to take a boat? It's a pity that this is a cargo ship, and we are going to the last stop of this canal, so it is better to go over there and ask if there are still passenger ships that have not yet been filled. The old man said with a smile.

"The last stop?" I saw that the young man thought for a moment, and then his eyes lit up and said, "But Hangzhou? ”

"It's Hangzhou, could it be that the little brother is going there?" The old man asked again, but at this time, a girl's clear voice sounded: "Daddy, but it's okay?" My brother said he was leaving. ”

"Alright, alright." The old man hurriedly replied, and then said to the young man kindly: "The old man will stop chatting with you, so he will set off." Little brother, you better hurry up and take a look at the passenger ship over there, don't wait for a while to leave, wait until tomorrow. Either it's a big passenger boat in the afternoon, which is expensive. ”

"Daddy, can you give me a ride, I don't want to squeeze the passenger boat with so many people, I'll pay for money with you, can you let me take this boat?" The young man listened to the words and looked at the overcrowded passenger ship that was about to set sail not far away, and then looked at the cargo ship that was only the old man's family of three, although there were also many goods, so he hurriedly said.

"This ......" The old man hesitated a little, but he saw a girl of thirteen or fourteen walking from that side, and saw that although her complexion was a little dark and her appearance was slightly strong, her shiny black hair was combed high into two twisted whips, and she was wearing a water-green short gown with wrists and a short skirt with legs. Shui Lingling's big eyes are very festive.

"Daddy, little brother doesn't dislike our cargo ship, what are you talking about." As he spoke, he greeted the young man on the boat enthusiastically, and then said with a smile: "The slave is Xiaohuan, what do you call it, little brother?" ”

"I ...... You call me Chunsheng. The boy thought for a moment, then said.

"Brother Chunsheng, you're not going home, are you, but your accent looks like a Beijing accent?" Xiaohuan is better at observation than her father, and even she found out cleverly that this Chunsheng brother's face is gray and yellow, and the hands and the little skin around his neck are actually white. Looking at his facial features in detail, although the eyebrows are black and thick, there are a pair of sparkling peach eyes underneath, a curled nose and small lips, and a pointed small chin, not a beauty dressed as a man!

Don't look at Xiaohuan's young age, but since he was a child, he has followed his family's cargo ship and ran on this entire canal, and he has already practiced the ability to observe people. This businessman and dignitary who goes back and forth, she can recognize it at a glance.

But for now, it's up to this little brother...... No, it's my sister's appearance, I'm afraid it's also for the convenience of travel, but her skills still need to be improved. Xiaohuan thought about it, but he didn't break it, but greeted the person into the cabin with a smile, and then said with a smile: "Sister, you only used fat powder to blacken your face, but you forgot your neck and arms, but you made a mistake." ”

The young man was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xiaohuan for a while, and then said with a smile: "You are clever, and others and your father have not seen it." ”

"Well, how can they give me a small ring. But sister, I'm afraid you're not called Chunsheng. Xiaohuan said again.

"Yes, my name is Chunyu." This woman dressed as a man is Chunyu, she used her brother's name, and it's still okay, but unfortunately this little girl saw through it, it seems that this woman dressed as a man is still not very reliable. After all, she looks extraordinary, and if she simply pretends to be a man, she has a different style, he said at the time......

Thinking of this, Chunyu hurriedly stopped, endured the pain in his heart, and said to Xiaohuan with a smile: "I originally thought that I didn't look like a man in men's clothes, so I used the powder of the thrush to blacken my face, but I forgot my arms and neck, and I really didn't notice the details." ”

Xiaohuan listened to it and said with a smile: "We don't have regular complicated etiquette here in Jiangnan, there are many women traveling outside, wouldn't it be better for my sister to change back into women's clothes when she arrives in Hangzhou?" ”

"I also think it's convenient on the road, but when I get there, I naturally don't dress like this anymore, but it's not very convenient." Chunyu said.

"Although my sister is dressed plainly, she doesn't look like an ordinary girl, but like a runaway lady." Xiaohuan said again.

"Sister Xiaohuan is too famous, Chunyu is just a peasant girl." Chunyu said lightly.

When Xiaohuan heard this, she knew that she didn't want to say it, so she smiled and didn't ask more, but after arranging Chunyu's accommodation, she took Chunyu to the outside deck and sat down.

And now, Chunyu is sitting in front of the deck of the ship, looking at the regressing scenery, and this is really believing that he is really leaving.

At this time, there are more boats in the river, and from time to time there are one or two ornate painting boats passing by. However, most of them were still writing about the boats of the common people, and they could only hear the sound of pulp, and saw the ripples in the river, which were fast or slow, and scattered towards the back. At this time, there are idle and boring, and some people sing a few words loudly, singing in various dialect tunes, and there is the majestic man's voice, and I can hear the vicissitudes of heaven and earth, and the eternal vicissitudes of life. There are also some young women singing like silver bells, like orioles calling each other in the forest, which is very joyful and makes people feel good.

Chunyu sat there, looking at the qiē in front of her, and for a moment, she felt that she had forgotten her past life, her present life, and all her troubles, but she was just blindly immersed in this beautiful scenery. The beautiful scenery of the mountains and waters, the ripples of the river, and the shadows of the trees on both sides of the river move with the wind, and people seem to be immersed in this beauty.

But Chunyu sighed, it was just a momentary thought, and now it suddenly calmed down, and I still couldn't help but think of the events of the past few days, including how I made up my mind to come out and relax.

(To be continued.) )