Chapter Seventy-Five: Embarrassment on the Docks
The superior must have the posture of the superior, which Zheng Xuan reminded Yuan Yun very early, but he never took it seriously, and treated Shi Shen and Xiaoliu who were the first to follow him as brothers.
Now the evil consequences have been produced, after warning Xiao Liu a few times, this guy still went his own way, and put Juan'er to sleep, which immediately became very embarrassing, especially when facing Gan Ning, even Yuan Yun himself felt that his face was hot.
Seeing that boxes of goods were being transported off the ship, Yuan Yun did not rush to leave the deck, but endlessly smirked at Gan Ning, who came to pick him up, and was thinking about some of the things that were not available in his mind.
Gan Ning obviously didn't know Juan'er's private life, or he couldn't understand it at all, the people in the palace must have avoided it intentionally or unintentionally, so that even if Gan Ning was worn countless hats, he still smiled very heartily.
Gan Ning saw that Yuan Yun had not gotten off the boat, so he simply rushed up a few steps, climbed the boat and climbed onto the deck, and then he arched his hand in confusion: "Brother Yuan, there are still things on the boat that have not been resolved, why don't you get off the boat to rest?" ”
Yuan Yun arched his hand and said with a smile: "I came this time to bring my wife and family, so I can't get off the boat until they pack up, it is always time-consuming for women to dress up, Brother Xingba has a lot of understanding." ”
Gan Ning laughed and said, "That's true, every time Juan'er goes out with me, she also needs to toss in the room, which is really troublesome." ”
When Yuan Yun heard Juan'er's name, he immediately shuddered, fortunately, the weather was gradually getting cooler at the moment, and the wind by the port was very strong, Gan Ning saw Yuan Yun trembling, and he was all about the other party's weakness.
Not long after, Cai Wenji walked out of the cabin with the support of Qing'er, followed by the little maid Dong'er, and the three of them walked to Yuan Yun's side and were immediately introduced to Gan Ning.
Gan Ning bowed very happily, and then said with a smile: "The ladies have come from afar to work hard, the palace has prepared the frame at the dock, and then I will go all the way back to the house, the head of the family has prepared a banquet, just waiting for you to come." ”
Yuan Yun nodded in goodness, then helped Cai Wenji, and then slowly walked off the bridge, Qing'er looked very happy, bouncing in front of the way, Gan Ning chose to follow behind as the owner.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew across the river, and the boat shook a few times, causing the bridge to shake with it.
Yuan Yun grabbed Cai Wenji's jade hand, and instantly went up to the shore, but Dong'er, who was following behind, let out a low cry, and his body tilted to the side, Qing'er saw that Dong'er was about to fall into the river, and immediately shouted.
Gan Ning's eyes were quick, he stepped forward, hit the boat with one foot, and his right hand directly reached out and grabbed Dong'er's neckline, and then dragged it back, and Dong'er immediately crashed into Gan Ning's arms like a bird.
When the big ship finally stabilized, Gan Ning smiled heartily, then dragged Dong'er's shoulders, jumped over the bridge of the boat, and landed safely on the dock.
When Dong'er finally felt safe, she immediately fled from Gan Ning's arms in a panic, and then hurriedly stood beside Cai Wenji, while Gan Ning shrugged and smiled.
Dong'er returned to Cai Wenji's side and turned her head to see Gan Ning's smiling face, and in an instant, she blushed, and then turned her face away.
Looking at Dong'er like this, a smile immediately appeared on the corner of Yuan Yun's mouth, and he seemed to have an understanding in his heart, and he didn't know what he was thinking?
At this point, the group did not go wrong again, and smoothly got on the frame of the palace, and then drove towards Beihai City.
As soon as Cai Wenji sat in the carriage, she immediately felt very familiar, this was simply a replica of Yuan Yun's car, except that she didn't dare to use the four-horse drive, it was basically the same, and even the dark grid in the carriage was arranged in the same position.
Looking at such an arrangement, Cai Wenji smiled, and then glanced at Yuan Yun, who was riding a horse outside the frame.
At the beginning, even if Cao Ang wanted the same frame, Yuan Yun didn't agree, and because the cost was too expensive, Cao Ang finally chose to give up, and said that it was better to build two more swords with such a frame.
Now the same frame Diao Chan is also being used, it must have been sent by Yuan Yun, so you can imagine how much your husband values Diao Chan.
Because the biggest feature of this frame is that it is strong, as long as the doors and windows are closed, the knife and arrow will not be worn immediately, and it is also very comfortable, but the cost is also very exaggerated, there are only three on the market today, in addition to Yuan Yun and Diao Chan, there is also one that is often used by Liu Yiyi, which can be sure, at least in Yuan Yun's heart, Diao Chan and Liu Yiyi are equally concerned.
Yuan Yun didn't notice the change in Cai Wenji's expression at this time, he just chatted with Gan Ning beside him without saying a word.
Gan Ning roughly recounted the previous robbery of Chang'an's grain, and the two immediately laughed, followed by a burst of laughter, and seemed very harmonious.
After a while, I saw Yuan Yun suddenly ride his horse and approach the frame for a few minutes, then knocked on the window, and smiled inside: "Dong'er, there is a drink prepared in the carriage, it is in the dark compartment, quickly take it out, I want to have a drink with Brother Xingba." ”
Dong'er immediately began to prepare when she heard this, but she was very strange in her heart, strictly speaking, this kind of thing is usually done by Qing'er, why is it her turn today?
After a while, Dong'er peeked out of the car window, and then tried hard to send out two pots of wine, but at this time, he found that it was no longer Yuan Yun who was waiting at the window, but Gan Ning was there.
Dong'er's face turned red again in an instant, and in a panic, a wine jug in his hand immediately fell.
Gan Ning's eyes were quick, and his toes instantly buckled the bottom of the wine jug, and then with a little force, the wine jug flew into his hand as if it had eyes, and the whole process was not only sharp, but also very good-looking.
Gan Ning took the wine jug, immediately pulled out the stopper, and poured a big sip in an instant, then exhaled and said, "Good wine!" ”
Looking at such a hearty and upright Gan Ning, Dong'er only felt a strong heartbeat, she had never felt this way, so she thought she was sick, and she never spoke again after drilling into the carriage.
Gan Ning didn't care, handed another wine jug to Yuan Yun, and then said with a smile: "The head of the family recently gave me a ban on alcohol, and I have to be entertained by Brother Yuan today, and it is not without violations, haha." ”
Yuan Yun smiled, and also learned from Gan Ning to unplug it, but after just taking a sip, he immediately shouted bad luck, the wine hidden in the secret compartment of Diao Chan turned out to be spirits.
After swallowing the wine very uncomfortably, Yuan Yun rolled his eyes, then handed the wine jug to Gan Ning, and then said: "Since this is the case, then Brother Xingba will drink more, I have a shallow amount of wine, but I can't fix so much." ”
Where would Gan Ning be polite, he took it with his big hand, and then poured it into two mouthfuls, and the bottom of the pot was empty.
After drying two pots of wine, Gan Ning asked, "Why didn't Xu Guanren and Xiahou Guanren return with Brother Yuan?" ”
Yuan Yun replied: "Xiahou Nan has a concubine, so I want to celebrate, both of them are still in Xudu now." ”
Gan Ning was stunned for a moment, and then wondered: "Why didn't Brother Yuan stay to celebrate together?" ”
Yuan Yun was a little embarrassed in an instant, Yudie said in Yueyun Mansion that day that he wanted to marry into the Yuan family, even if he was ordered by Cao Ren, but he was still a little mustard, so Xiahou Nan's marriage, he could only choose not to go, but sent his eldest sister Feng Xuan to prepare a big gift.
However, the wedding of concubines in this era is very low-key, and some will not even hold any banquets, that is, they will carry people directly into the back house from the side door, even if they are over the scene.
Xiahou Nan is a little different, he does love Yudie very much, he originally planned to spend a lot of money to celebrate, and the posts he was going to send out were all wrapped in gold edges, but he became cowardly under the cold eyes of his son Xiahou Xuan, and finally could only choose to be low-key.
So even if Yuan Yun didn't participate this time, he wouldn't be rude, and Xiahou Nan also knew what Yuan Yun was taboo about, so naturally he didn't force it.
Gan Ning was embarrassed when he saw a question about himself, and immediately knew that he seemed to have said the wrong thing, so he covered up the past with a hearty laugh, turned his head and changed the topic: "The grain we escorted to Luoyang was robbed in the middle of the road, but many people died in the palace, and the two cargo ships that had just been built were also scuttled, and the loss was quite large, but unfortunately I was returning from the East China Sea at that time, or I escorted it, there would definitely be no problems, but it's a pity." ”
Yuan Yun immediately asked curiously, "Is there any trouble in the East China Sea?" ”
Gan Ning nodded and said: "We opened the sea and land on the side of South Vietnam, the Sun family is now red-eyed, they continue to expand their fleet, just want to compete with us, but their broken ships are not enough for me to stew, this trip to the East China Sea sank a total of eighteen sea ships of the Sun family, our newly built Dingyuan is a great show of might, sinking four other warships in one go, and finally sinking two more in the tail-tail pursuit, which can be described as a brilliant achievement." ”
After speaking, Gan Ning suddenly frowned, then looked at Yuan Yun suspiciously and asked, "Why did you name this sea warship Dingyuan?" The head of the family said that it was all Brother Yuan's meaning, and he must name this first naval war ship like this. ”
Yuan Yun didn't know how to answer with his mouth open, so he could only flicker: "The Dingyuan was built to protect the shipping lanes over there in the South China Sea, which is very far away, so the name is given to stabilize the distance." ”
Gan Ning believed it, so he didn't dwell on it, but continued: "The Sun family's shipbuilding speed has been getting faster and faster recently, and they have united several big clans in Yangzhou, all of which are families that have controlled shipbuilding for generations, and we can still gain an advantage on the sea now, mainly by relying on the advanced ships and the power of gunpowder, but with more and more ships of the Sun family, we will still be pressed down sooner or later." ”
Yuan Yun buckled his chin, he didn't expect the Sun family to develop so rapidly in Jiangdong, and now that he has the money to start building ships like crazy, he almost couldn't even eat food at the beginning.
"This time I came here to discuss this matter with my senior sister, the Sun family continues to grow, after all, it is not a good thing, once they become a big climate, I am afraid that our business in South Vietnam will be taken away by it." After Yuan Yun finished speaking, he pointed to the road ahead, signaling to speed up his pace, and the two of them didn't say much.
The mansion where Diao Chan lives has now expanded several times, and almost all of Leling's royal mansions have been moved to Beihai, which has become a foundation of the Wang family.
Coupled with the care of Xu Yi and Xiahou Nan, the Wang family naturally has absolute strength in the Beihai, and now on the dock and in the port, there are almost no things that can not be related to the Wang family, which immediately enables the Wang family to smoothly extend its power, so that the coast of the East China Sea has a great connection with it.
The Sun family has risen very rapidly in Jiangdong in recent years, they have been fighting with Liu Biao in Jingzhou on land, even if they have won Huangzu several times, but they still can't go west, and they will directly face Cao Cao's forces when they go north, and they don't have this strength for the time being, so their eyes are naturally aimed overseas, which immediately has a great conflict with the palace.
The purpose of Yuan Yun's visit to Beihai this time is to negotiate a feasible way with Diao Chan to keep the channels that have been explored, which is related to too many things, after the north is pacified, Cao Cao will definitely not be patient, the battle of Chibi in history will happen soon, this time is not arranged in advance, the Chibi fiasco still cannot be rewritten.
As a result, the Han people will still be unlucky sooner or later, which is definitely not the result Yuan Yun wants.