98. The Journey
The sun is shining, on the calm lake, there are boats sailing, Leng Qiuling looked at the scenery around him that was still unchanged and closed the window with a cold face, Zhihua snickered a few times on the side and said, "Miss, the weather is not bad today, otherwise you can go to the deck to blow the wind, it's not a matter to be bored here all day." ”
"If you don't go, it's still a lake outside, and everyone who sees it is going to be annoyed." Leng Qiuling leaned back in the chair and sulked, originally thought that he could see a lot of scenery by taking a boat to Jiangnan all the way, who knew that after the boat drove for a day, all he saw in his eyes was a large area of water, not even a trace of other scenery, thinking of this, Leng Qiuling regretted that it was better to be a carriage at the beginning, at least he could find a small town to live in for a few days to change his mood.
Zhihua shrugged his shoulders and didn't say much, looked at the hour outside, it was about to be noon, Zhihua put down the things in his hand and went to the kitchen on the second floor of the cabin, when he first got on the boat, he didn't know that he always went to pick up the meal after the meal, for this he and the lady ate two days of steamed buns in a row, the ship is not as good as the land, and the meals provided by people every day are counted, and it is impossible to redo a meal for a few people alone, so in order to eat delicious meals, Zhihua always passes early these days, for fear that he will not receive anything if he is late.
"Miss, come and eat." Zhihua walked in with a smile and a smile on his shoulder, and arranged the meals one by one with his hands and feet.
Leng Qiuling took a deep breath, then stood up and glanced at the food on the table, and saw that there were a few dishes that he liked to eat, and the sullenness in his heart also dissipated a lot, so he spoke, "Today, the sun is coming out in the west, and the owner of this ship is willing to provide such a good meal, and there are still two meat dishes." ”
"Miss, you should be quiet, in case someone hears it, how bad it is." As he spoke, Zhihua got up and looked out the door, and after making sure that there was no one, he relaxed and closed the door.
Leng Qiuling took a few bites and put down her chopsticks and said disdainfully, "What do you hear, what did the boat boss say when he first got on the boat, what is the picturesque scenery all the way, and the meals provided are also the best, if you are not satisfied, you can order your own food, and absolutely do not charge a penny of extra silver, but now, let alone the picturesque scenery, even the meals are so many kinds of without changing, if it weren't for watching on the boat, I wouldn't beat the boat owner full of nonsense and throw it into the water." ”
Hearing his own young lady's words, Zhihua also remembered the inconsistent attitude of the owner of the boat, but what could he do if he had already gotten on the boat, no matter how angry he was, he had to endure it, "Miss, I have already inquired, and the ship will be able to dock in two days, so you can bear with it." ”
Hearing the exact date, a hint of joy also appeared on Leng Qiuling's face, it was finally time to dock, and if she stayed any longer, she had to be suffocated to death, she was in a good mood and had an appetite, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the master and servant ate the food on the table cleanly, and Zhihua was just about to clean up, the soles of his feet shook, and the dishes on the table also slipped and fell to the ground and shattered.
"Miss, are you alright, why is the boat rocking so hard?" Zhihua finally stood firm with a pillar and hurried to see the situation of his young lady.
Leng Qiuling was okay here, as soon as the boat swayed, she noticed that something was wrong, and then leaned against a pillar, one hand was still grasping the side of the door frame, after hearing Zhihua's words, she raised her head and said, "I'm fine, you take care of yourself first, the boat may have touched something, and nothing will happen." ”
Leng Qiuling said this in her mouth, but she didn't have any bottom in her heart, and the boat was rocking more and more, and there were bursts of calls for help outside, Leng Qiuling had the heart to go out and have a look, but she was afraid that something would happen and didn't care about Zhihua, so she had no choice but to frown and stay in place.
Zhihua was also in a hurry, seeing that he was only a few meters away from the young lady, he was ruthless and ran to the door as soon as he let go of the shaking hand under his feet, Leng Qiuling saw this and quickly reached out to pull Zhihua, who was about to fall, to his side, and said coldly, "Don't die, isn't it, if I can't pull it, you can still have a good fall." ”
Looking at the broken porcelain pieces all over the ground, Zhihua was also afraid for a while, and said with insufficient confidence, "Miss, the slave maid is also thinking about staying together, in case something can stand in front of you." ”
Leng Qiuling's heart was warm, and she couldn't say anything about reproach, so she patted Zhihua's shoulder and said, "What kind of fool, just your little body can save me, it's good not to add to the chaos." ”
The master and servant talked for a while, and the turbulence of the hull became smaller and smaller, Leng Qiuling pulled Zhihua and the two walked out, the corridor was in a mess, and there were a few women who hit their heads and bled not far away, and the two walked all the way over and helped these people up and sent them back to their respective rooms.
"Miss, where are we going?" Zhihua asked with a puzzled face, isn't it safest to stay in your own room in this situation? That's what Miss said to those people just now.
Leng Qiuling leaned on the railing and walked slowly towards the top, not to avoid the falling things from time to time under her feet, and said without raising her head, "Go up there and see what happened, let's make a decision as soon as possible." What Leng Qiuling didn't say was that in case of a serious situation, they would have to be prepared to abandon the ship as soon as possible.
Before he reached the deck, the sound of quarrels and insults came, and there were bursts of crying from time to time, and the building boat was completely stable at this time, Leng Qiuling lifted up and walked in the direction of the crowd step by step.
"Ship boss, tell me what you plan to do, we are all in business, even if we can wait, those goods can't wait." A five-foot man shouted loudly from the side.
"That's right, it looks like it's coming, and when the ship breaks, I don't know how long it will be delayed."
"So what can I do, my daughter married in the past this time, if she can't catch up with it then, how can she live." A woman in her thirties wiped tears from her eyes as she spoke.
Li Xing was surrounded by everyone in the middle, his noisy head was about to explode, and the responsibility this time was not him, it was the boat behind that that hit his own boat, but these people didn't listen to his explanation at all, and blindly shouted for themselves to compensate for their losses.
"Be quiet, everyone listen to me quietly, I can understand your feelings, but everyone around here can't solve the problem, you can rest assured that I am absolutely responsible for my responsibility to the end, the most important thing now is to repair the ship as soon as possible, and strive to dock early, everyone said yes." Li Xing frowned and shouted loudly.
Li Xing's words did not get everyone's understanding, and one after another people joined in, and several women who were hit on the head and bleeding were also helped over, shouting that they wanted to settle accounts with the boat owner.
Leng Qiuling listened impatiently, pulled a guy to inquire about what happened, it turned out that I don't know what the reason behind the ship suddenly accelerated and rushed over, and when everyone found out, it was impossible to avoid, the captain could only change the direction of the building ship in a hurry, fortunately, at the last moment, the boat behind also found out that it was wrong and changed the direction, so the place where it was hit was not very strict, and the ship was not in danger of sinking.
Leng Qiuling finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, it would be good if it would not sink, and then her brows furrowed again, who knows how long it will take to repair this ship, so wouldn't she stay for a while.
That Li Xing finally persuaded everyone to go back with a lot of effort, but the gloom on his face did not decrease at all, the main business of his ship is delivery, and a few people on it are just to make some money, not to mention the delay in delivery, I don't know if the things inside are damaged, in case of strictness, I don't have to pay for all the money I have earned in the past few years.
"Big brother, I went over to take a look, and the problem with the ship is not very strict, but the warehouse was hit by a gap, and one-third of the goods we delivered this time were flooded." Li Hai said in Li Xing's ear with a dark face.
"Damn, second brother, you can recognize whose boat is behind it, I have to look for him to come back for this loss." The anger in Li Xing's heart rose suddenly, the goods sent this time were all cotton cloth and satin, and they could be reused if they were soaked in water.
Li Hai was also full of anger, found a few guys to inquire, and carefully looked at the sign of the ship behind, the anger in his heart disappeared all of a sudden, his face turned white and hurriedly ran over to find Li Xing and said, "Oh no, big brother, the boat behind is planted with the flag of Xiping Palace, I'm afraid this time things can't be good." ”
Li Xing's brows furrowed when he heard this, Xiping Wangfu has always been domineering, not to mention compensation this time, whether he can spend it safely is a question, thinking of this, Li Xing walked back and forth on the boat with his hands behind his back, and he couldn't think of any way for a while.
"Xiping Palace." Leng Qiuling thought silently, the brothers thought that their voices were small and no one heard them, but who made Leng Qiuling stand this more coincidentally, not only could hide the figure of the master and servant, but also listened to the conversation between the two brothers clearly.
Zhihua moved his ears and whispered in Leng Qiuling's ear, "Miss, King Xiping is the younger brother of the saint, but he is not treated by the saint, and he was sent out of Beijing a few years ago. ”
Leng Qiuling shook her head, don't look at people who are not treated by the emperor, but how can he be a prince, how can a businessman be able to fight against it.
Li Xing also knew the power of it, and while calculating how much money he would lose, he was thinking about how to solve the collision between the two ships.
Seeing the two brothers frowning and blackening their faces, Leng Qiuling snickered a few times unkindly, this retribution is really fast, see if they dare to fool people casually. After Li Xing and Li Hai left, Leng Qiuling took Zhihua back to his room.