Chapter 129: Catching a Fish on a Pleasure Boat
"Hey, old ancestor" Mama Zhao saw her hesitant look, and suddenly had the idea of shirking, "On weekdays, you are the most shrewd, why are you confused today?"
"You see, the eldest lady is dedicated to the fourth girl, whether the fourth girl loses your face or ruins the reputation of other girls in the house, the eldest lady doesn't care."
Mama Zhao continued, "So, the eldest lady said a few words to protect the fourth girl, and it doesn't matter to her. ”
Listening to Mama Zhao's words, Old Madam Qiao frowned and was silent for a long time before she said, "You are right, after all, Zhou's words can't be confirmed for a while." ”
Mama Zhao breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
She secretly said to the eldest lady and the fourth girl, don't complain about the slave and maid, this is your fault. Whoever lets the fourth girl be taken captive by you, and whoever lets the eldest lady say a few words to you, let the old lady blame the slave maid
Old Madam Qiao didn't look at her again, "Go back to the room, I'm also tired, let Lingzi's girl come over and pinch me." ”
Mama Zhao hurriedly lowered her head and said yes.
Qiao Mei was unaware of these "bloody rains" in the back, if she could hear the words of Old Madam Qiao and Mama Zhao, she would definitely find a day to bring Xie Huaijin to slap them in the face.
It's a pity that she can't hear it, she is making trouble with Lord Minghui and Lin Xueyi.
On the second day of her return, the two visited the house once, but that time the cousin of the lord of Minghui caused trouble at home, and she had to hurry back to the palace.
And it's definitely faster for three people to travel together than two.
At this time, Qiao Mei's feet stepped on the wooden deck, his eyes were nervous and curious, and his legs couldn't help but kick twice.
She was afraid of water, so in the past, the elders in the house did not allow her to participate in any activities related to swimming in the lake. So, this time they took her to the lake, and she was not only timid, but more excited
But while she was curious about the boat, she was more interested in the surface of the hewn lake.
Seeing that she was quite interested, the county lord of Minghui was a little proud, she raised her hand and pointed, "Look, the surface of this lake was originally covered with a thin layer of ice, and the county lord called someone to smash it." ”
When Qiao Mei came back to his senses, he was a little worried.
This rare view of the lake from a pleasure boat is an elegant thing, but the surface of the lake has been frozen, and it is not very dangerous if the boat hits the freshly frozen ice
seemed to see her uneasiness, so Lin Xueyi came over to reassure her, "Don't worry, Ah Yi has all been arranged." ”
Following her gaze, Qiao Mei looked at the northeast corner of the lake, waiting for a group of cloud-haired maids, looking like people from King Sheng's mansion.
Lin Xueyi answered for her, "This is the maidservant girl in Ayi's mansion, they are all carefully selected to play in the water."
When he turned his head to look again, Lord Minghui had already set up the things for fishing under the guidance of his entourage.
Looking at her neat movements, Qiao Mei was a little dumbfounded, and even said something that was not good, "What is this doing, isn't it swimming in the lake?"
Lord Minghui beckoned her to come over, "Come on, come on"
When Qiao Mei was stunned, Lin Xueyi pulled her over with a smile, and several people sat down in turn, and the entourage found a few fishing rods and put them in their hands.
"You don't know how often you stay in the capital." Lord Minghui poked his head over and said, "When I traveled with my father, I saw fisherwomen there in Nanzhou, and they often took boats to the lake to fish at this time. ”
"At this time, the fish have been hungry for a long time, and when they see the bait, they will all swim over soon."
Lin Xueyi held the fishing rod and responded to her words, "Yes, yes, the sea bass in winter is the most fatty and sweet." ”
"Okay." Qiao Mei sat down on the stool that her attendant had brought her, but she moved it farther away so that she would not be frightened when she looked at the lake.
She asked Lin Xueyi again, "How do you know that there are perch in this lake?"
Speaking of fish, she missed the fish made by Ah Yuan again, but unfortunately Ah Yuan was Xie Huaijin's secret guard, so she could only stay in the palace, and she didn't know if she could drink that kind of fish soup again.
Lin Xueyi on the side was so choked by her that she couldn't speak, she waved her hand and said casually, "Guess, I guess." ”
Her words fell, and the next moment the fishing rod in her hand that hung down on the surface of the lake suddenly moved.
"Ah, your fish is coming," the county lord Minghui shouted first, and she seemed to be happier than if she had caught the fish herself.
Qiao Mei also leaned over to look a little excitedly, and the entourage around her saw that Lin Xueyi was a little struggling, so they hurriedly came over to help.
"It must be a fat, fat fish." Lord Minghui said.
It's a pity that after pulling it up, I found that there was only a clump of aquatic plants hanging pitifully on the thin fishing rod, and there was no more beside it.
Lin Xueyi stared, looked at Qiao Mei and then at Lord Minghui, she dialed the ball of aquatic grass, and with her unremitting efforts, she finally pulled out a finger-wide silverfish.
"How is it possible" Lin Xueyi pursed her lips and couldn't help but feel sad, "Ah Yi, didn't you say that although the fish in this lake are hungry, they won't be too thin?"
Looking at the whitebait in her hand, Lord Minghui laughed unkindly, "How do I know hahaha, maybe this is a baby fish that has just been born for a few days"
Lin Xueyi was so angry that she glared at her again, she put the silverfish in the small bucket of Lord Minghui, "Oh, here you go, I don't want a small fish." ”
"I wish I could catch it, even if it's a small fish," Lord Minghui carefully pinched the fishing rod and didn't dare to move again.
The grandmother who taught her how to fish said that fish are the most keen, as long as there is a fluctuation in the water, they will run away and dare not approach the bait.
Therefore, anglers should have steady hands and calm hearts
"Quick" There was an exclamation in her ears, and the county lord of Minghui hurriedly turned her head to look, and saw that it was Qiao Mei's fishing rod that moved, she immediately threw away her own rod and rushed up to help.
Qiao Mei felt the fishing rod in her hand move violently, as if she was about to drag her forward, and looked at the sparkling lake water that was about to appear under her eyes, and her palms couldn't help but sweat a lot.
Lin Xueyi grabbed the fishing rod in her hand with one hand, and while motioning Qiao Mei to step back, Lord Minghui rushed forward excitedly.
The two of them were trembling and dragging each other, and the entourage was ordered by them not to move, but the fish fluttered so hard that the splash almost splashed on Lin Xueyi's face.
Qiao Mei was frightened, and waved his hand at the followers to ask them to come over quickly.
Despite their reluctance, with the help of their entourage, they dragged the fish up.
The fish on the board of the boat was still clapping its tail unwillingly, and the plank was snapping, attracting everyone's attention.
It was a large fish, about ten inches long to the touch, and as it writhed, the scales of the fish glowed with a pale golden light.
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