Chapter 354 Above the Taihu Lake
Changdang Lake is located in the southernmost part of Zhenjiang Mansion, and Hu Ye has long heard of its name, because he often eats hairy crabs in Changdang Lake, which taste very beautiful.
Following the direction pointed by Ruan An, Hu Ye looked down and found that the Changdang Lake he saw now was much larger than the Changdang Lake in the future.
As far as he knows, Changdang Lake in the 21st century is only 130,000 mu, but now it seems that the area is more than 500,000 mu, this is still Hu Ye's estimate, after all, what you see in the sky is only so big, and you can only make an estimate.
"Grandpa Ruan, I don't know if you have ever eaten the big crab in Changdang Lake?"
Hu Ye asked curiously, he didn't know if there was a name for hairy crabs in the Ming Dynasty, so he had to use big crabs as a substitute.
"Big crabs? That thing has lived in the mud all its life, and I don't know how dirty it is, and how can I eat it? ”
Ruan An frowned, and he shook his head at the thought of the scene where the crab was burrowing in the mud.
"Gonggong Ruan didn't know that the ancients began to eat crabs thousands of years ago, and although they lived in the mud, they were delicious. Doesn't lotus root also live in mud? Why do some people still praise Lotus as a gentleman, saying that it is out of the mud and not stained? In fact, Grandpa Ruan is just prejudiced in his heart, as long as I make two crabs for Grandpa Ruan when I come back, Grandpa Ruan will change his opinion. Hu Ye said with a smile.
As soon as he thought of the smell of hairy crabs, Hu Ye drooled, and his stomach, which was already very hungry, immediately cooed, even in the whirring sound of flames, Ruan An heard it.
"Look at what you kid said, it seems that you have eaten? Is that really delicious? Ruan An asked curiously.
"Beauty is not delicious. You don't know until you've eaten it. ”
Hu Ye didn't dare to guarantee that he could make a perfect hairy crab, after all, he was not a chef, and there were no ingredients now, but the only advantage was that people nowadays were not picky, and a bowl of mutton noodles with star anise could make Zhang Fu's losers addicted, which shows that the Ming Dynasty people are still very easy to fool.
"Then the old man will have to give it a try and see if it is really as delicious as you say."
Ruan An was aroused by Hu Ye's appetite, and took a second look at the Changdang Lake below.
The wind is still blowing. The speed of the hot air balloon still did not decrease. Hu Ye didn't dare to close the small valve, for fear that it would fall like this. Hu Ye is a little worried now, this wind is blowing like this, I don't know how much fierce fire oil is still in it. It would be a tragedy if the oil ran out.
"Boy. See? There is Zhuhu Lake, we have gone out of the boundary of Zhenjiang Mansion, and now we are in Changzhou Mansion! ”
Just when Hu Ye was worried. Ruan An said excitedly again.
"Changzhou Mansion, it is two hundred miles away from Nanjing City, we have taken off to the present, it has been more than an hour, I didn't expect to have arrived at Changzhou Mansion, I didn't expect this thing to be so fast!" Ruan An was very excited, he never thought that he would be able to travel from Nanjing to Changzhou within two hours, and today can be regarded as an experience.
"Boy, you said that if the wind was stronger, would you be able to fly faster, and it would not have been possible to arrive in an hour. When you said that you went from Nanjing to Beiping in two hours, did you mean that you used this thing? Ruan An turned around and asked Hu Ye as he spoke, and before Hu Ye could answer, he said again, "That's impossible, Nanjing is thousands of miles away from Beiping, even if this thing can run two hundred miles in an hour, it will take a day and a night." ”
Hu Ye rolled his eyes and flew from Nanjing to Beiping with a hot air balloon? As long as there is no problem with the brain, no one will think so.
Not to mention whether the wind will blow from south to north all the time, even if it blows, it will not be such a strong wind for a day and a night.
You have to ensure that the fire of the hot air balloon can not be extinguished for a day and a night, so how much fierce fire oil is needed?
With so much fierce fire oil, how heavy does a hot air balloon have to be? Whether or not you can fly is a question.
Therefore, it is simply unrealistic to fly to Peking in a hot air balloon.
"Gonggong Ruan, according to the current direction, is it not far from Taihu Lake after passing this lake?" Hu Ye didn't bother to explain to Ruan An, but asked a question.
"Yes, the lake was originally figured out with Taihu Lake, and now that you can see the lake, you should be able to see the Taihu Lake soon." Ruan An said proudly, it seems that he still knows a lot about geography.
"Taihu Lake, Suzhou."
Hu Ye's eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about something.
"What? Do you want to go swimming in Taihu Lake? There were a lot of people drowned in there. Ruan An saw that Hu Ye's eyes had changed, and he knew that Hu Ye must have something to do with Taihu, so he said with a knock on the side.
"Swimming? That's not it, although I can float, but there is a good saying, those who drown are swimmers, Taihu Lake is too big, or the small pond in my yard is suitable for me. ”
Hu Ye didn't tell Ruan An the truth, but just said haha.
Ruan An knew that there was nothing in Hu Ye's mouth, so he didn't want to be bored, and continued to look at the great rivers and mountains.
"That's Jingnan Mountain, there is a temple on it, which was built by the old man when he was young, and I don't know what is happening now."
Flying and flying, Ruan An pointed to a small mountain peak and said.
Hu Ye looked over, and sure enough, he could see a small palace on the peak, but he didn't expect Ruan An to have some ability, and he would be able to preside over the construction of things when he was young.
After Jingnan Mountain, you can see a sparkling wave not far away, even if you fly at an altitude of 3,000 meters, you can't see the edge.
Without Ruan An's introduction, Hu Ye knew that it was Taihu Lake.
However, Hu Ye also knew that although Taihu Lake could be seen from a distance now, it would take a while to fly above Taihu Lake.
This is exactly the problem that Hu Ye is struggling with, this damn wind doesn't stop, and I don't know how long the fierce fire oil can last.
If the wind stops when he is on the Taihu Lake, and the fierce fire oil is gone, then the only result is to fall into the Taihu Lake, although he can float, but he does not have the confidence to cross the Taihu Lake.
Ruan An doesn't need to say it, if the goods can cross the Taihu Lake, Hu Ye's name will dare to be written upside down.
So what Hu Ye is struggling with now is whether to risk landing the hot air balloon west of Taihu Lake now, or wait for Taihu Lake, maybe the wind will be less, and it will be safer to land when the time comes.
However, the current wind speed is still about ten meters, if the hot air balloon falls at this speed, it will definitely hit violently, if the oil storage tank explodes, he will have nine lives and die without even the scum left.
"It seems that the only way to venture through Guò Taihu Lake is to venture out." Hu Ye made a decision, not to mention Suzhou on the east bank of Taihu Lake, but there were people he was interested in, so he just went over to take a look.
"Boy, what are you talking about?"
Ruan An saw that Hu Ye's mouth was muttering, so he asked curiously.
"It's nothing, I just sigh that the Ming Dynasty is so beautiful."
Hu Ye said with a smile, there is no need to tell Ruan An about this kind of worry, he can't help much anyway, and it is easy to cause panic when he tells him.
"Of course." Ruan An seemed to be very satisfied with Hu Ye's answer, and then continued to appreciate it, and he didn't care about the cold, as Hu Ye said, he didn't know when the next such trip would be.
After more than half an hour, the hot air balloon finally arrived on the Taihu Lake, and standing on it, it was finally able to take the entire Taihu Lake into its eyes.
"It's a good place, there is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below, it is really not a lie." Hu Ye stood on the hot air balloon, looking at the sparkling Taihu Lake, there were still small boats wandering on the lake, and he didn't know if he was fishing, or if the little couple was playing the piano on it and saying love, anyway, it had a different flavor.
"It's really a good place, the old man has thought about it, when the emperor returns to heaven, I will leave the palace and live in this Taihu Lake, in the early years, I have built a temple on the platform mountain in the center of the lake, just waiting for the old to retire." Ruan An looked at the vast Taihu Lake and said loudly.
Now that he is no longer in the palace, there is no one around him, and he doesn't seem to have any scruples when he speaks, and he even says things like Zhu Yuanzhang's return to heaven.
"Haha, I didn't expect Grandpa Ruan to have such Yaxing, it seems that I have to make plans early, and I will also find a small island on the West Lake, see a temple, and come here to retire in the future." Hu Ye said with a smile.
Ruan An's eyes flickered, and he didn't know if what Hu Ye said was true or false, or if he deliberately didn't understand what he meant, and found that this Hu Ye was becoming more and more incomprehensible.
"What's so difficult about that, there are many islands on Taihu Lake, and it's not difficult to find the emperor to ask for an island, and when the time comes, the old man will personally design and build it for you to ensure that you live comfortably." Ruan An said casually.
"Haha, it's a deal."
Hu Ye also pretended to be crazy and stupid, and said casually.
"Of course, the old man never lies." Ruan An patted his chest and said, but after glancing at Hu Ye's eyes that didn't believe it at all, he didn't pay attention to Hu Ye anymore, and it was important to look at West Lake.
When you fly to the middle of the West Lake, you will be able to see the boundary of Suzhou.
"Boy, do you see it, the front is Suzhou Mansion, if you pass Suzhou Mansion, in front of it is Songjiang Mansion, in front of Songjiang Mansion is the endless East China Sea, you shouldn't be taking me to Penglai Immortal Island in the East China Sea, right?"
Ruan An pointed to the Suzhou Mansion in front of him and said.
"What are you kidding, even if I want to go, this hot air balloon can't do it."
Hu Ye rolled his eyes, from Taihu Lake to the East China Sea, to say the least, there are dozens of kilometers, and the fierce fire oil of the oil storage tank will definitely not be able to support that time.
"Besides......"
Hu Ye still wanted to speak, but suddenly felt that something was wrong.
"Not good! You're running out of oil! ”
Hu Ye raised his head suddenly, and found that the flames on the nozzle were getting smaller and smaller, which was a sign that the fierce fire oil was burning, and what he was worried about still happened, floating on Taihu Lake, there was no oil!
However, there is a saying that disaster is not a one-way street, as soon as Hu Ye said that the fierce fire oil was gone, he found another thing that would kill people.
"It's over, the damn wind has stopped! Is this heaven going to kill me! Hu Ye sat down. (To be continued......)