"Come, let's go put the lights on." Hua Chang smiled quietly, holding the river lantern in one hand and protecting it above with the other to prevent the flames from being blown out, and cautiously paced towards the deck.

Jiang Ying also followed her example and protected her hands above and slowly followed.

The two of them bowed side by side, carefully lowering the lantern into the water.

Because of the effect of the painting boat moving forward, as soon as the river lantern left the palm of his hand, he quickly drifted towards the rear, and when the two opened their eyes after making a wish, they had already floated out of sight for a long distance.

"Ah Ying—" Hua Changjing turned his face away and called with a smile.

"Huh?"

Hua Changjing opened his mouth and just wanted to speak, but he heard "click!" "There was a loud bang.

"Ahh

The sound of wood breaking came out of thin air, the hull of the ship shook violently, Hua Changjing exclaimed, and hurriedly reached out and grabbed one of Jiang Ying's arms!

"Sakura!"

Jiang Yingkankan, who had already left the boat with half of her body, was dragged back by Hua Changjing.

But in an instant, both of them broke out in a cold sweat.

The hull of the ship shook again, and the two of them fell back uncontrollably, and sat down on the deck together.

"It's really scared to death...... Hua Changjing let out a sigh of surprise, patted her chest and looked at Jiang Ying, seeing that she also looked like she was also in a thrilling state.

"What's wrong?" Looking at the painting boat that had stopped, Jiang Ying frowned and asked.

Hua Changjing shook his head and sat up: "I don't know, let's go ahead and see-"

"Miss!"

"Girl, are you alright?"

Ah Ju and Yun Li, who couldn't see anyone in the cabin, trotted over in panic and saw their masters standing on the deck safe and sound. Fang Cai breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's going on?" Hua Changjing asked.

Ah Ju replied with a smile: "It's Xiaohong, I have to learn to paddle from the boatman...... I don't know how strong her strength is, and she actually broke someone's oar in three or two strokes! ”

"This stupid girl will get into trouble, she shouldn't have been soft-hearted and brought her out." Yun Li stepped forward to support Jiang Ying, and couldn't help but be a little angry at the thought of the danger that the girl might suffer.

"Where's she?" Jiang Ying asked.

"Wiping tears on the bow of the boat, I don't dare to come, I think I'm afraid of being scolded!" Yun Li said helplessly.

"This girl...... Can you break the oars? It's really a skill, let's take a look. Hua Changjing smiled and straightened the wrinkled placket.

Several people went to the bow of the boat. Sure enough, I saw Xiaohong slumped in the bow of the boat. Holding the oars that were only half left in his hand, he drooped his head, not knowing whether he was crying or not.

The boatman, who was about forty or fifty years old, looked at the lake and sighed, full of melancholy.

"I've been on the water for more than thirty years. I've never seen anyone break the oars. That's a sturdy new oar......"

"Uncle. Is there any spare on board? Jiang Ying asked with an embarrassed expression.

"What's there to spare, this is a good oar!" The boatman's uncle seems to just want to justify his short-lived new oar.

"What now, you have a way, right?" The boatman's uncle sighed heavily. Throwing the question to the little red who started it.

Xiaohong pursed her lips and looked at Jiang Ying with a look of mistake.

Jiang Ying and the others looked at each other, crying and laughing.

……

Half an hour later.

On a crescent-shaped arch bridge by Niangzi Lake, I don't know when there are three more figures standing.

The three of them are all long and upright, but their temperaments are completely different, or gentle and elegant like a spring breeze, or they raise their eyebrows and look at the free and easy of a man in the rivers and lakes, and the other is a deep and cold facial features, Rao is aura is restrained, but people still dare not force their eyes, and they want to look at it twice.

The three people who were particularly eye-catching attracted the little ladies passing by to keep throwing their eyes.

Those who are more bold have come forward to stuff purses, jade pendants and other things.

After all, today is not the same as in the past, when you meet someone you like, you should have the courage to send a token, even if you are rejected, you will not be ridiculed and criticized.

"Eh, girls, don't give it away." The man with the sword at his waist smiled and said, "These two are masters of the people, so the girls should save their minds and go elsewhere to take a look-"

"What about you, Childe?" A bolder woman asked jokingly.

"Me? How old am I, I'm already married, and I have two children—" The man laughed half-heartedly, "Thank you for your favor." ”

Hearing this, the girls dispersed one by one with regretful faces, leaving Song Yuanju alone and couldn't help laughing again and again.

"Is it really that funny?" Shi Qing clutched the unopened folding fan in his hand and looked at him with a complicated expression.

Fang Cai counted the most tokens he received, the personable white-faced scholar, the appearance of a gentleman with an extraordinary temperament, and the most able to capture the heart of a girl who was just beginning to fall in love.

Shi Qing felt a little uneasy about the fact that he had stolen the limelight from his master.

Fortunately, his master does not seem to take this kind of 'wind and moon dispute' in his eyes.

Under Shi Qing's eyes, Song Yuanju couldn't stop laughing with great difficulty, and with the idea of diverting his attention, he cast his eyes on the lake under the bridge, and he didn't know what he saw, but he laughed again.

"Look what it is—" I didn't think it was enough to laugh alone, so I pulled Shi Qing to look at it again.

Looking in the direction of his finger, there was a painting boat approaching.

It's a shallow area, and there aren't many boats staying here, but at a glance, this boat is the most conspicuous.

Its conspicuousness is not the eye-catching decoration of the boat itself, but the movement of the boat in the water is not by the oars in the hands of the boatman, but by a few well-dressed girls kneeling on the bow and stern of the boat, with a few pairs of Qianqian hands slowly pushing in the water waves.

But whenever passers-by by the lake see it, they must take a few more looks.

Nowadays, girls are really good at playing.

"This ......" Shi Qing was stunned for a moment, then squinted his eyes slightly, and said in amazement: "Isn't this Chang Jing and the girl?" ”

Jin raised his eyelids and jumped, and then he took advantage of the situation.

"Uh......?" Song Yuanju was surprised when he heard this. took a closer look, and found that it was indeed Jiang Ying.

What's going on?

As soon as Song Yuanju turned his head, he saw that Jin Qi had already strode towards the bottom of the bridge, and Shi Qing followed closely behind.

"If you work harder, you'll be on the shore—" Uncle Boatman stood on the deck with a bow, keeping the balance of the ship's hull, and said to Jiang Ying and the others with encouragement.

"It's a deviation, it's right to the left."

"Okay, good, docked!"

As the boatman's relieved voice fell, Jiang Ying and Hua Changjing's hands swinging in the water finally rested.

The two of them sat down in the bow of the boat, tired. Face to face. They all cried and laughed all over their faces.

"This begging festival ......" Hua Changjing put his hands behind his waist, leaned back slightly, and said with a slight pant: "It's really unforgettable." ”

Yunli, Aju and Xiaohong ran over from the stern of the boat, and each came to their own girl. I pinched my arms and wiped my sweat.

They're fine in the stern. Left and right just follow the bow of the ship. Occasionally, they played the role of pushing, and they didn't suffer much, but Jiang Ying and Hua Changjing, who had to exert force and control the direction at the bow of the boat, were not so relaxed.

If it weren't for the fact that they didn't work well together. Nothing can be said to make the master suffer from this.

"Girl......" Xiaohong leaned over, knelt in front of Jiang Ying, drooped her head, and said with a face full of self-reproach: "Xiaohong is wrong, don't dare next time." ”

"If there is a next time, you will be punished for not being able to go out again." Jiang Ying's words were threatening, and most of them were scared, but Xiaohong completely believed it and nodded in fright.

Seeing this, Jiang Ying couldn't help but laugh twice.

After this toss, the mood was inexplicably much more relaxed.

Yun Li was stunned for a moment, and then followed with the corner of his eyes.

can make the girl feel relieved, then this toss is worth it.

But the girl's body is not yet well, after this experience, I am afraid that she is tired, so it is better to go back and rest early.

Thinking so, Yun Li helped Jiang Ying up, and said: "Although the weather is very hot, the lake is still cold, the girl's hands have been soaked in the lake for so long, I am afraid that it will provoke the cold into the body, and when I return to the post house, I must soak a bucket of medicinal baths to get out of the cold." ”

Jiang Ying had long been accustomed to her being too meticulous, but in the final analysis, it was all for the sake of her own body, so she nodded cooperatively.

She also wants to raise this body well, so that she can accompany Brother Jin through his long life.

"Huh? How did you guys get here? ”

As soon as Jiang Ying was helped up by Yun Li, she heard Hua Changjing say in surprise.

Subconsciously looked up, only to see a few figures coming to the shore.

"Brother Jin." Jiang Ying looked at the person who was at the forefront of several people in surprise.

Jin Qi glanced her up and down, frowned, and said, "Come up—"

Before he could finish speaking, he stretched out his hand.

Jiang Ying barely thought about it, and handed her hand over.

As soon as he noticed that his palm was firmly grasped, he stepped out of one foot to land on the ground, and the other foot was carried ashore with the strength of his hand almost before he had time to exert his strength.

"Didn't you say last night that you had something to do today? All done? Jiang Ying asked.

Jin Qi didn't let go of her hand immediately, feeling the temperature of her cold palm, he couldn't bear to say anything reproachful, only raised his eyes to look at her, and said, "Well, I'm done." ”

Jiang Ying's hands were tightly held by him, as if he wanted to give her all the warmth of his palms.

Looking at each other, Jiang Ying wanted to tell him what the Taoist said today, and let him give him an idea, she herself has never been too accurate in judgment.

So I subconsciously wanted to hold his hand back.

In the blink of an eye, he hesitated again.

Only Jin Qi's hand was held a little tighter.

Jin Qi noticed her movements, frowned and asked, "Feel cold?" ”

Then before Jiang Ying could answer, she instructed Song Yuanju: "Let people drive the carriage over and go back to the post house." ”

Song Yuanju immediately responded and went with a smile on his face.

"It's time to go back." Hua Changjing said to Jiang Ying: "You should be tired too, go back and rest for a night first, and I'll look for you tomorrow." ”

Jiang Ying nodded yes.

"Miss Hua, walk slowly." Yun Li bowed, raised her head and saw that Ah Ju was smiling and waving at her, so she also smiled and instructed: "Be careful on the road." ”

"Girl, see you tomorrow!" Ah Ju waved at Jiang Ying again, and then turned around.

And Shi Qing, who had Jinqi's permission to send Hua Changjing back, hurriedly followed.

Jiang Ying watched the backs of several people disappear into the crowd, and only then did she retract her gaze.

On the way back, Jiang Ying and Yunli Xiaohong's master and servant sat in the carriage prepared by Jin Qi, and he himself rode with Song Yuanju in front of the carriage.

Several people quickly returned to the inn, I don't know if they were taking the same road, Jiang Ying felt that the distance was slightly shorter than when they went.

When Jiang Ying was helped out of the carriage, Song Yuanju had already led the horse and left one step earlier, and only Jin Qi was waiting in front of the carriage.

"I don't have to help me, I can walk by myself." Seeing that Yunli did not leave an inch, Jiang Ying said.

Yun Li was stunned for a moment, then nodded knowingly, bowed and retreated, and used one arm to stop Xiao Hong, who had just jumped out of the carriage and was about to follow.

Jiang Ying was stunned when she saw this, and after not knowing why for a while, she suddenly reacted, knowing that Yunli had misunderstood what she meant, and she didn't know how to explain it, so she only heard Jin Qi open her mouth and said lightly: "Let's go." ”

"......" Jiang Ying glanced at Yun Li again, didn't say anything, turned around and walked towards Jin Qi.

But I couldn't help but secretly say in my heart: Is this girl's 'comprehension ability' really too strong......

"Why didn't you tell me yesterday that today is the Begging Festival?"

The two walked side by side into the post house, and Jin Qi suddenly asked.

Jiang Ying was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile, "You really don't know?" ”

"Why would I know?" Jin Qi asked her rhetorically, his face full of incomprehension.

Seeing this, Jiang Ying sighed secretly.

It's really amazing, he doesn't understand the wind and snow at all, and he still doesn't understand the sense of superiority?

"I thought you'd know." Now that she said this again, Jiang Ying only felt that she was overestimating the person around her.

Jin Qi glanced at her and said, "Indeed." Listening to Shi Qing talk about it today, I just knew. ”

His tone was serious, but when it fell on Jiang Ying's ears, there was an inexplicable 'innocent', which made her face warm, smiled, and said very 'tolerantly': "Left and right are not particularly important days. ”

Jin Qi slowly stopped.

Jiang Ying naturally stopped, and when she saw him staring at herself, she couldn't help but ask with some confusion, "What's wrong?" ”

The corners of Jin Qi's eyes moved slightly, and he had a gentle appearance that was rarely exposed, and under Jiang Ying's blank gaze, he reached out and took out something wrapped in a plain handkerchief from his arms.

"What is this?" Jiang Ying asked softly.

"I heard Shi Qing talk about the customs of the Begging Festival today, I didn't have any preparations before, and on the way back, I brought this to you."

Jiang Ying looked at him in a daze.

Is it a Tanabata gift for her?

She didn't expect Brother Jin to give her a gift at all-she had already seen that her boyfriend was a straight man.

Regardless of Jiang Ying's accident, Jin Qi had already stretched out his hand as he spoke, and said softly: "Open it and see if you like it?" (To be continued......)