Chapter 13: Forced Separation
Mrs. Li understood. What else is not understood? Even if Yaoyao set off, she could chase it back, and she didn't go far, and then took her to the capital with her, not to mention that she was newly married, why didn't she do it? Obviously, someone in the Wu family is unwilling. Mrs. Li, who understood this, quietly sent Wu Wenyi away, and immediately rushed to Steward Li's house.
In a daze, Li Yuyao was woken up by Mrs. Li, and in a drunken mood, Li Yuyao listened to her mother's explanation, and then stuffed her Wu Wenyi's jade pendant. The chaotic Li Yuyao still didn't turn around, she didn't understand why Wu Wenyi gave her a jade pendant, her mother said it was his belongings, what did she mean? It's like parting with life and death.
Seeing that she didn't look concerned, her mother had to say, "Don't do business yet, go back to Wu's house and see what they want to do?" “
"Forget it, Mother, let them do whatever they want." Anyway, I'm settled, what can I change if I stay? If they had a plan long ago. The best strategy to adapt to change is to be strong. Instead of stupidly waiting for the arrangement of fate and letting others slaughter, it is better to do something practical. Besides, our business schedule has already been set. ”
"I just know, mother, you tell me, can we fight with Wu County Ling?" Do you have a chance of winning? It's not interesting, I don't want to waste time. Li Yuyao seemed to sober up a little and said.
Mrs. Li couldn't convince her daughter, so she had to give up and go back first, it was really not good to disturb the rest of Steward Li's family. And all this was clearly seen and heard clearly by Wu Wenyi, who was hiding in the corner.
Wu Wenyi hid behind a tree outside Li's house and followed Mrs. Li to Steward Li's house. Fortunately, it was the middle of the night, and Steward Li's family was asleep, and when Mrs. Li came, she asked the concierge not to wake up Steward Li. Wu Wenyi waited for Mrs. Li to go in, and when the little girl went back to the house to sleep, he climbed over the wall and entered, and then eavesdropped on their conversation outside the window, and when Mrs. Li came out, he hid in the corner.
After Mrs. Li left, he still stood where he was, and did not move for a long, long time. His heart was very painful, it turned out that Yaoyao didn't have him in her heart, she didn't trust him, and she didn't even wait for him, she never gave him her kind, tenacious, and slightly cunning heart.
Wu Wenyi and all the other voices fell asleep, gently pushed open Yaoyao's door, walked into her, sat on the edge of her bed, touched Yaoyao's beautiful face in her sleep, over and over again, her heart was very tight, and finally left a kiss, and then took out a herd ring from her arms and put it on Yaoyao's finger and left. He turned around not resolutely, but reluctantly, and when he looked back, he seemed to want to rub this stubborn wife into his eyes and freeze it forever.
He walked slowly and said in his heart: Yaoyao, I like you, maybe because of your beauty for the first time. I like you now because you live in my heart. Do you know? But I don't dare let you know.
Outside the house, Wu Wenyi's little servant was already anxious and anxious, and when he saw the young master coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward.
The little girl's name is Brother Qin, Brother Qin can see the sadness of the young master, he grew up with the young master since he was a child, how he doesn't know the young master's temperament. But he didn't know why the young master was sad, wasn't it just temporarily separated from the young lady. He couldn't figure it out, and he silently followed the young master back to the house.
Li Yuyao woke up from her sleep, Wu Wenyi in the dream said a lot to her, and she said it with tears, she didn't remember what she said, but she felt that her heart was very sad.
Suddenly, she saw the ring on her finger: "Xing'er, this is given to me by my mother?" She asked the busy maid next to her, "No." Apricot said, with a glance.
"Then Mother left and came back?" Li Yuyao asked
"No, I don't. Apricot replied.
"Apricot, do you know this ring?" Li Yuyao asked
"Oh, it looks familiar, but I don't remember, maybe it's the lady's dowry." Apricot replied.
Hearing Xing'er's answer, Li Yuyao was no longer entangled. Anyway, it doesn't matter, and the one you wear on your hand should be your own. After breakfast, Li Yuyao and his entourage and Shopkeeper Li went on the road, and they went by land and water.
When Li Yuyao had breakfast, Wu Wenyi had already set off. On this day he did not ride a horse, but climbed into the carriage and went straight to sleep. Last night, he returned from Li Yuyao in a daze, unable to sleep, but when he should have gotten up at dawn, he felt sleepy.
Before going out, the little guy asked him: "Young master, do you want to bring this?" Wu Wenyi looked at it, and it turned out to be the inkstone and silver ticket that Li Yuyao gave her. "Bring it." “
Compared with Wu Wenyi's state, Li Yuyao was excited, except for a trace of unhappiness when she woke up from a dream. When she got out of the carriage and got on the boat, Li Yuyao had changed, she didn't look like she used to, and she was no longer so amazing, and there were many pockmarks on her slightly yellow skin. The hair is simply tied up and fixed with a plain silver hairpin. The clothes are men's, but the patterns are different, not the usual colors of men, but the colors of women, so they look like they have an alternative style. Li Yuyao didn't want to wrap her chest and destroy her physical health, she wore men's clothes just for the convenience of going out, so what people saw was a girl who was not outstanding and wore men's clothes for the convenience of travel.
Traveling south along the canal, Li Yuyao witnessed the prosperity and prosperity of the Northern Song Dynasty. I also know why only the ancients can write that there are friends from afar, and it is very pleasant. People are sincere and enthusiastic, and it is common for people who don't know each other to nod their heads when they meet each other, and it is commonplace to look at each other and chat a few words, and there is no indifference in the city now. People come and go, crowds of people, Li Yuyao can only follow Steward Li, behind her is Diao Wu, Xing'er pulled her arm, and the little maid pulled Steward Li because it was his father, and the group got on the boat, and the cabin was booked. Li Yuyao's room is a suite, she and Xing'er live in the inner room, and Diao Wu lives in the outer room.
This is a very big ship, and they are not the only ones who have female dependents on board, so when they go outside the cabin to breathe, they will see other women, when they first came to this world, Li Yuyao's eyes are full of curiosity about how to have time to look at the women of this world, people, this is how to seek a cure when encountering setbacks, but what is the best way in this world?
So I calmed down and looked carefully, only to realize that I was really different from them. It's not about the three heads and six arms, it's the way of behaving and the way of talking.
Li Yuyao stood for a long time, pondered for a long time, and then returned to the cabin. "If you can't figure it out, you don't want to think about it, what's the big deal, it's not the same, who said that a woman must be a model, and I didn't kill people and get in the way." Li Yuyao thought in her heart.
"Apricot, if there's nothing important right now, you bring the food into the house. We're eating here, and I'd like to read a book. Li Yuyao was lying on the small collapse, crossing Erlang's legs, looking at the sparkling and fluctuating river through the window with her hair scattered, and the breeze mixed with water droplets slowly brushed her face, which was very pleasant. Li Yuyao, who was originally going to read, fell asleep again, Xing'er stepped forward to cover her lady with a thin quilt, slowly lowered the window lattice, and quietly exited the house to cover the door.
Seeing Diao Wu coming over, she made a silent motion. Pulled Diao Wu and walked out. "What's the matter?" Apricot asked.
"It's nothing, I'm just afraid that the little lady needs something, I saw that she was standing outside for a long time just now, I don't know what she was thinking?" Diao Wu said.
"Shopkeeper Li asked me to tell my lady that we will have dinner together tonight. Diao Wu paused and continued
"Got it, Master Diao. Apricot said.
"Master Diao doesn't look very old but very capable, there must be a virtuous helper." After speaking, he looked at Diao Wu mischievously.
Diao Wu avoided Xing'er's eyes and said, "Xiaosheng has not yet married. It's just that there is a re-discussion of family affairs. ”
"Oh, which lady is it?" Xing'er chased after her.
"It's the youngest daughter of our shopkeeper Wu." Diao Wu said.
Xing'er thought of the money shopkeeper, and thought to herself if his daughter could be good-looking, and look at the Wu shopkeeper's eyes are a line. "Have you seen his little daughter?" Apricot asked.
"Nope. Diao Wu said.
"I'll go to the bow of the boat, will you go?" Apricot asked.
"No need, I'll go to the shopkeeper Li's son to see what I need." Diao Wu walked away without squinting.
Xing'er also felt bored, and quietly returned to the house to get a needle and thread and sat in the outhouse to change the lady's clothes. Li Yuyao slept for a long time this night, and when she woke up, she was relaxed and happy, and she still didn't want to move when she was lying on the bed: "Xing'er"
"Lady awake?" Xing'er stepped forward to prop up the window lattice, helped the lady up, took a cloak and draped it on Li Yuyao's body, and then went to get water.
Taking the water handed by Xing'er, Li Yuyao asked, "What time is it?" “
"It's not the beginning of the day. Apricot replied
"No, I slept for almost 3 hours? Li Yuyao felt that she was about to become a pig, so she ate and slept, slept and ate.
"Oh, lady, when you were sleeping, Diao Wu came and said that Shopkeeper Li let us have dinner together. Apricot said.
"yes, I see. Li Yuyao said. After eating some things casually, Li Yuyao sorted out her clues, decided to study with the shopkeeper Li, and also asked some things that she doubted, just to compare her understanding of history with the real history to see what she considered and what she had no trace to follow in the long river of history, to be exact, what we thought of the ancients and what their social structure, economic structure and way of life were, but what all this looked like in real history.
Li Yuyao, who was mentally prepared, saw that it was still early before dinner time, so she paced back and forth on the boat, as if she was moving her muscles. is still Diao Wu unhurriedly keeping a distance and following her. At this time, Li Yuyao raised her head, held her chest up, and walked unhurriedly in front of her, but she was thinking about her own affairs in her heart.
Li Yuyao is dignified and generous, few words, and serious. After being with people, she is lively and cute, showing the girl's delicate state, and often frolicking with apricots, regardless of manners, as she likes.
I had dinner for a long time that day, because it was not boring to ask and answer. Li Yuyao knew that there was a royal garrison on this canal and that there was time to open it, and each boat had to be registered, and there were officials and privates. Official ships can be unimpeded under special circumstances, but private ships are absolutely not, unless the person dies.
Moreover, because the ships are of different sizes, they naturally arrive at different times at the port, so they just staggered the time when the port is berthed. Their ship is not the first choice of ordinary people, because it is expensive and slow, and it stops at a slightly larger port for the night, and a larger one will stop for several days. Therefore, the people on the boat are either rich or expensive, so it may be good, everyone who takes this boat is the same, and they also feel safe.
Moreover, from north to south, the language began to be difficult to understand, even if the shopkeeper Li told Li Yuyao that he only needed to change some tones, and some places added some tongue curl sounds, or children's pronunciation, Li Yuyao still listened to the clouds, anyway, he couldn't understand and couldn't use it. Fortunately, Shopkeeper Li said that the people in the officialdom are all Kaifeng dialect, although there are still differences, and communication is no problem.
Also, the place where they live is also different from Kaifeng. It seems that in ancient times, it was the language that made people flow frustrated, so outsiders, if they can't speak the local language and can't understand it, it will still be obvious that they will be seen, and it is not difficult to survive, but it is difficult to integrate.
I also praised the shopkeeper Li in my heart, it seems that this shopkeeper is still worthy of the name. Shopkeeper Li can say that listening to all dialects, even if it is not very authentic, but it can communicate, and she Li Yuyao is blind.
And the eating habits, from north to south, the taste gradually fades, and it is difficult to eat their own taste in the south, so it is also necessary for the shopkeeper Li to make the decision to eat this piece, at least the dishes he ordered should be able to eat, taking into account the difference between the north and the south. And the customs are not the same, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, everything listens to the shopkeeper Li, and looks at the shopkeeper Li, which everyone has no objection to.
Suddenly felt that the journey was full of adventure, Li Yuyao was full of interest, and the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers.
In the next few days, as expected, Li Yuyao and Shopkeeper Li took time to inspect their own store when the ship was moored, Li Yuyao mainly looked at what Shopkeeper Li inspected, and what he should do if he was the shopkeeper, how to understand, and distinguish the authenticity from the words of his subordinates. After a few trips, Li Yuyao felt that although she was a modern person in ancient times, she didn't seem to be smarter than the ancients, but modern knowledge did give her a wise mind and keen observation.
Think about how she is also a science and engineering girl, although in real life it seems that mathematics and physics have little practical use, but it makes her think about problems more logically. All in all, she gradually has an eyebrow about the business, and she can do it in her heart. The future looks bright, and that sense of urgency wanes as he learns more about ancient life.
As is often the case, when you let your guard down, life teaches you a lesson. What happened that day made Li Yuyao, who recalled it later, a little afraid. Here's the thing. The ship is moored in a large port, and there are a few days of nap time, the ship's family also has to make up supplies, the people on the ship also want to move their muscles and bones and want to go ashore to eat local specialties and fresh fruits and vegetables, women also want to wash up, because after all, the draft on the ship is limited, wash and change clothes, and may also add some rouge, gouache and other things for women.