Chapter 301: Boat Racing (Qingming Festival Update)
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There are four dragon boats in red, green, white and black on the lake, from the Liu family, the Lu family, the Wang family and the Liu family. Among them, the Liu family is the Liu family of Meifu, that is, the father-in-law of Zhu Pengju, the son of Liangguo, and the in-law of the third lady of the Sun family.
Lang Yue, who was wearing a cyan robe, explained eloquently on the side: "...... The next team is Team B, which is from the Sun family, the Chen family, the Wu family, and the Qian family. This Sun family has a squire, that is, the maiden family of the seventh grandmother of the Liu family. There are twelve groups in total. The winning dragon boat in each group was divided into four groups to participate in the semi-finals. The winning dragon boat can participate in the finals. This time, the Jinling Mansion Tongzhi Shen Qingyun Shen's family also had a boat to participate in the boat race and lined up in the unitary line. ”
Zhu Zhuqi said: "Why did the Sun family also participate in the boat race? I remember that there are not many children of the Sun family! ”
Lang Yue smiled: "It seems that some servants have been selected from the grange." ”
Zhu Zhu said disdainfully: "Is this to compete with the Liu family?" ”
The affairs of the Liu family and the Sun family have become known to everyone in Jinling City.
Lang Yue didn't answer smartly, but said with a smile: "Our fourth master also prepared clairvoyance for everyone, but there was only one, and several young ladies had to use it." ”
Gu Qigu jumped up happily when she heard this, and said continuously: "Quickly bring it, bring it quickly." Show us. I've never seen clairvoyance? I've only heard of it, I've only seen it in books. ”
Cheng Ji was also making a fuss there: "Go, go!" ”
Everyone else smiled.
Lang Yue went to get clairvoyance.
Zhu Zhu sighed with emotion: "No wonder my eldest brother admires Fourth Master Chi the most, he can get his hands on such a rare thing." However, don't be silent, this thing is forbidden by the imperial court. He added, "It's also a shame that Fourth Master Chi dares to take it out." If it were our family, we wouldn't dare. ”
Several young ladies of the Gu family promised that they would not say anything to anyone.
Zhou Shaojin wondered why the people of the Guo family hadn't arrived yet.
After a while, Lang Yue came in with a box.
A few people gathered around to look.
However, the clairvoyance is only a ruler long, and the outside is gilded with a vermilion bird Xuanhu, and it is also inlaid with a ruby the size of a pigeon's egg, which is also two feet long when it is extended.
Everyone gathered around as if they were looking strange.
Zhou Shaojin suddenly thought of Mrs. Guo, and hurriedly asked Lang Yue: "Is there anything over there for the old lady?" ”
Several people were stunned.
Lang Yue said with a smile: "The fourth master borrowed a total of three, one for the young ladies to use, one for the old lady, and he kept one for himself." The second cousin is only useful, and there is no shortage of it. ”
Zhou Shaojin breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhu Zhu couldn't help laughing and said: "It's still Shaojin who is careful, we all only care about being happy, but we forget about it." ”
Zhou Shaojin said with a smile: "It's the first time everyone has seen it, and they must be very curious!" ”
Several people are all young ladies and are also straightforward, and they can't bear to flatter anyone, so they don't say much, but in their hearts, they feel that Zhou Shaojin is really good and worth befriending.
The drums sounded by the lake, and everyone watched the boat race at the window.
The drums beat bursts, the pulp is like a flywheel, the white waves are rolling, and the high-fives are applauded.
Mochou Lake is suddenly more lively than the temple fair during the New Year.
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help clenching his fists and sweating for a few dragon boats.
Soon, the winners and losers came out.
The Liu family dragon boat team, dressed in red, won the first place.
The dragon boats of the Liu family went to the side to rest, waiting for the resumption of the race, while the other dragon boat teams either sighed or hung their heads and left Mochou Lake.
Group B rowed over and began to prepare for the race.
Taking advantage of this gap, everyone is either talking about who will win the first place, or turning around to buy a bag of melon seeds and peanuts, or going to the candy man's stall to make a sugar man.
Zhou Shaojin and the others also returned to their seats and sat down, and began to talk about the gossip in Jinling City.
Zhu Zhu led Zhou Shaojin to complain on the side: "My brother too, I don't know why I agreed to the Liu family's family business." It's good now, I'm afraid that everyone in Jinling City is watching his jokes. The partial-born brother is still like marrying a lady, not to mention the three books and six ceremonies, and there are a lot of dowries. My father and my mother didn't stop him. I don't even know what to say! ”
Zhou Shaojin persuaded her: "If you enter the door of your house, you are a member of your family." Your sister-in-law is decent, and that is also the decency of your family. Now that the wood is done, why should you bother with this? As long as your brother and sister-in-law are willing! ”
"I know the truth." Zhu Zhu pouted, "But I just feel uncomfortable in my heart." ...... as if holding his breath."
While talking, Group B will start the boat race.
The two stopped the topic and went to the window to race dragon boats.
In this way, the excitement of the crowd passed, and the attention gradually shifted to talking.
Zhou Shaojin was worried about Mrs. Guo, said a word to Zhu Zhu and the others, and went to the private room in the east.
The private room in the east was quieter than theirs, and several old ladies simply sat down and talked together, and no one looked at the dragon boat at all, and only two little girls were lying there looking out in the wide open window, taking turns using clairvoyance.
Zhou Shaojin fixed his eyes and looked at it, who else was not the two young ladies of the Guo family?
She was taken aback.
Mrs. Guo said: "They came late, and they are a reserved character, so I will leave them here." ”
Zhou Shaojin hurriedly stepped forward to salute the two young ladies of the Guo family, apologized, and asked them if they wanted to go over to say hello to Zhu Zhu and them.
The two young ladies of the Guo family were very polite, whispered softly and let her not be polite, and then took their eyes to look at Guo Laoanren.
Guo Lao'an bowed slightly, and the two Miss Guo followed Zhou Shaojin to the west.
Everyone was lively, introducing each other and saluting.
Only then did Zhou Shaojin know that one of the two young ladies of the Guo family was ranked sixth, and the other was seventh, both of whom were seventeen years old this year, and they had not yet been engaged.
Several people lined up their teeth, called each other sisters, and the first unitary group began to race.
Cheng Ji ran to the window to look, and called Zhou Shaojin and others: "Let's see if the Shen family will appear?" ”
The two young ladies of the Guo family got up and said goodbye, saying that there was no one around the elders to serve.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and sent the two Miss Guo to the west, and stayed to talk.
Mrs. Guo said with a smile: "It is almost noon, and the twelve groups of dragon boat races will be about the beginning of the day (note: one o'clock in the afternoon), the most exciting is the semi-finals and the finals after that, I think we might as well have lunch in advance, so as to see who can win the championship this year." ”
Everyone said "good".
Mrs. Guo motioned to Zhou Shaojin to make arrangements.
Zhou Shaojin knew that it was Mrs. Guo who was lifting her, so she retreated with a smile and walked out of the west nervously.
Mama Lu was already waiting for her in the middle private room.
took the menu and whispered to her: "The old lady has arranged everything, and the second cousin just needs to make a show." ”
Zhou Shaojin blushed and said in a low voice: "How can this work?" ”
"What's not to do?" Mama Lu smiled kindly, "Even if the old lady arranged it herself, it was just an order!" If you have to take the lead in everything, then what are we doing as grandmothers? Miss Second Watch can't take away our jobs! ”
She made a joke and dispelled Zhou Shaojin's nervousness.
Zhou Shaojin arranged a qiē and went to Mrs. Guo to show it: "Have lunch after half an hour, can you see it?" ”
Mrs. Guo looked at Mrs. Guan and the old man of the Guo family who were sitting beside her.
The two old people nodded, and Mrs. Guo smiled: "Then we will have lunch in half an hour." ”
Zhou Shaojin presented the menu and asked a few Lao An people if they wanted to add or subtract it.
Everyone said that the arrangement was good, so Zhou Shaojin retreated again, turned around and went to the west, and laughed loudly: "Can you have lunch after half an hour?" ”
"Yes, yes!" Zhu Zhu smiled, "What kind of dishes have you prepared?" In such a hot weather, it is good to have more cold dishes. ”
Zhou Shaojin showed her the menu, but found that Cheng Ji was not in the house.
Her heart was pounding, and she hurriedly said, "Cousin? ”
Gu Qigu, who was reading the menu with Zhu Zhu, said absentmindedly: "I said that I drank too much tea and wanted to go to the official room." ”
Zhou Shaojin sighed, but Cheng Ji didn't come to the left and waited, and he didn't see Cheng Ji in the right.
Her heart began to pound again, and she whispered to the Spring Festival Gala: "You go to the official room to find Miss Ji!" ”
The Spring Festival Gala retreated quietly.
After a while, Cheng Ji, who was a little pale, walked in with the help of the Spring Festival Gala.
"I'm sorry!" She didn't wait for the people in the room to speak, and said apologetically, "My stomach is not angry, everyone leave me alone." ”
Gu Qigu all went up to greet her with concern, and seeing that she was fine, she went to the private room in the middle to eat together.
Zhou Shaojin has been watching coldly.
I don't think Cheng Ji is such a person who gets sick so easily.
After lunch and a short rest, the rematch began.
Everyone's feelings were mobilized again, and they all leaned on the window to watch, that is, the two young ladies of the Guo family, who had a meal together at noon, and gradually let go, occasionally laughed with them, and came to watch the dragon boat race with them under the meaning of Guo Laoan.
Cheng Ji whispered to Zhou Shaojin that his stomach was uncomfortable and he wanted to go to the official room.
Zhou Shaojin asked the Spring Festival Gala to accompany her.
Cheng Ji was not polite, and went out with the arm of the Spring Festival Gala.
Zhu Zhu and the others were all looking at it, and no one noticed.
After a group of convoys finished competing, everyone turned around and asked Cheng Ji in a gossipy manner.
Zhou Shaojin helped her explain: "...... Went to the official room! ”
Everyone didn't ask any more questions and continued to pay attention to the dragon boat race.
But after a round of competition, Cheng Ji has not yet appeared.
Zhou Shaojin was about to signal Bi Tao to take a look, but the Spring Festival Gala trotted in with a panicked expression.
She said in Zhou Shaojin's ear: "Second Miss, it's not good, Miss Ji is gone!" ”
Zhou Shaojin sighed in his heart, but he was relieved that something had finally happened.
"Where's Emerald Ring?" She asked.
"I didn't see it either." The Spring Festival Gala said, anxious and afraid, tears were about to fall, "I have been guarding outside the official room, and when I felt that something was wrong and found an excuse to go in, I found that the window of the official room was open, I searched all the way, but I didn't find anyone......"
Zhou Shaojin took a deep breath.
Could it be that Cousin Ji eloped with Li Jing?
She prepared for the worst, and told the Spring Festival Gala in a deep voice: "Don't make a noise first, you go to Uncle Chi and tell her about this matter." ”
The Spring Festival Gala is hurrying away.
Zhu Zhu walked over and whispered, "Did something happen?" ”
Zhou Shaojin thought for a while and said, "Cousin Ji is gone!" I've got people looking for it. ”
Zhu Zhu was taken aback, looked at the room full of people, and said, "Don't make a noise yet." There is a secret guard of the Liangguo Mansion around the light smoke building, and it is impossible for her to be kidnapped or abducted. I'll find a way to hand you the clairvoyance later, and you can look around. But with a stick of incense, she shouldn't have gone far. ”
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