Chapter Ninety-Nine: A Boat Trip
Zhuang Rou was missing a shoe, but it didn't matter, she only wore one, and the other foot couldn't be bare. So he took out the handkerchief, stepped on it, and tied a knot on the instep of his foot, which could somewhat block a little dust.
Anyway, she was wearing a long skirt today, and her feet could be blocked, and after tidying up and finding that there was no problem, she looked up and saw that the boatman and the housekeeper did not dare to say anything, and did not even look at her, one looked up at the lake rowing, and the other sat there looking down at the deck.
Zhuang Rou smiled, supported her head with her left hand and continued to look at the painting boat on the lake, she was not interested in reporting to the official for the time being. The first is that there is no reason, and the second is that those people must have dispersed, and no matter how many people go over, nothing can be found.
No matter what they were doing, there were clearly more than a few people on board.
Finally, the boat found the Ding family's painting boat on the lake, and the housekeeper never found out that the time spent on the boat seemed to be like a year. Seeing that the boat had arrived, he quickly stood up and jumped onto the boat without waiting for the boat to approach.
"Miss, Miss Zhuang has arrived!" He hurried to the boat, took the rope thrown by the boatman, tied the boat, and placed the pedals between the two boats.
Zhuang Rou stood up and walked onto the boat, and someone on the painting boat had already run down briskly, "Miss Zhuang, you are finally here, I have been waiting for you for a long time!" Ding Lian'er wore a pink skirt and ran down from the stairs happily.
She just wanted to reach out to pull Zhuang Rou, but she was frightened by the bandage on Zhuang Rou's shoulder, retracted her hand and asked in a daze, "Miss Zhuang, what's wrong with you?" β
"I was beaten, my bones were broken, there is no problem, I will be fine for two months." Zhuang Rou smiled and said.
Ding Lian'er was shocked and asked, "Who actually beat you like this!" β
Zhuang Rou thought for a while and said: "A villain, but he was also stabbed twice by me, which is half a catty of eight taels." β
"Did the man get caught? It's so dangerous, it's scary. "Ding Lian'er has never experienced this kind of thing, just listening to it is terrifying, and there is no way to imagine what it is.
"I've found his house, don't worry, I won't come to seek revenge." Zhuang Rou smiled comfortingly, and changed the topic, "What are you guys playing, I rarely attend tea parties, if there are pairs of poems, it can't be counted as me." β
Ding Lian'er took her good hand and entered the cabin, most of the people were above, but it was a lot quieter below.
She took Zhuang Rou to the table and sat down, pushed the fruit snacks on the table in front of her, and said with shining eyes: "Miss Zhuang, thank you for saving me." β
"It was dug by Lin Feng, you should thank him." Zhuang Rou didn't invite credit, picked up a loquat and ate it.
Ding Lian'er pouted and said, "I wanted to thank him, but my family was too strict and didn't let me see the man at all." And my fiancΓ©'s family is a clear stream family with eight archways, and there must be nothing that violates women's morals. β
Zhuang Rou reminded: "Lin Feng dug you out back then, but he carried you. And your cousin killed you and wanted to elope, according to Qingliu's idea, it is enough for you to go to the pig cage like this. β
"Shh Ding Lian'er glanced left and right, lowered her voice and said, "This matter has been suppressed, although I have been informed, they said that as long as others don't know, it's not my fault." β
"Hey, it's a little unexpected to be so considerate and easy to speak. That's a good thing, you can marry with peace of mind. Zhuang Rou was a little surprised, she didn't expect this family to be so reasonable, unlike other old-fashioned and pedantic ones. However, she and Ding Lian'er are not familiar with each other at all, and she doesn't know why she specifically called herself to the tea party, she shouldn't be so close.
Ding Lian'er rubbed the corners of her clothes and said a little embarrassedly: "Miss Zhuang, I think it's really amazing that you can be arrested, and you must have encountered a lot of interesting things." I think it's most interesting to open a shop and do business, but my family won't let me do it, not the kind of housekeeper who checks the account books at home, but goes directly to the store to run it. β
"I envy you, you can do what you want to do, it's too abrupt to invite you over today. I originally wanted to show off to my little sister, and wanted Miss Zhuang to tell me an interesting story about being arrested, but now that I see your injury, I think my previous idea was too naΓ―ve. β
Zhuang Rou smiled: "It's okay, if you really want to hear it, I can tell you." "The girls in the boudoir are too boring, and she likes to listen to these anecdotes the most, and she understands the thoughts of these girls very well. It doesn't matter if you talk about it, but the case hasn't been solved a few times, so I can only talk about some murders.
Ding Lian'er said apologetically: "This matter is my fault, Miss Zhuang is doing this seriously, and she is in danger every day." I was wrong to call you here just to tell us something funny to relieve our boredom. β
Looking at Ding Lian'er, who was only sixteen years old, Zhuang Rou laughed, "You are really a good girl, and marrying you is really a blessing from cultivation." β
Ding Lian'er lowered her head shyly, and said delicately: "The marriage is scheduled for May, and the marriage will be tied while the summer is not too hot, otherwise it will be too hot in a few months." β
"That'll be fine." Zhuang Rou responded, but she didn't want Ding Lian'er to invite her to drink, she thought it would be okay to go if she had nothing to do, but she learned that the Ye family she married was not in the capital. The family is in Yejiazhuang outside the capital, and the entire Zhuangzi is full of people from their family.
Although there is also a house in the capital, she has to go there to live there before she marries, and the eight archways are at the intersection of Yejiazhuang.
It's going to be troublesome to go out of Beijing, she had to say that she is now restricted from going out of Beijing, and she can come out today or the guarantee made by her boss, and it will definitely not work if she has more.
Ding Lian'er was very regretful, but when she thought of the day she got married, she kept wearing a red hijab, and no one could see it, so she could only forget if she couldn't come.
Since they are all here, Zhuang Rou naturally played here. She followed Ding Lian'er upstairs, and sure enough, there were boatloads of women, and then picked out some interesting things to tell them, such as the extremely beautiful Gonggong Feng.
Everyone is a young lady from an official family, and they have long heard of Feng Jingshui's name, but they rarely see it. I heard her say that she had seen this person when she solved the case, and her eyes immediately brightened around her, just looking forward to listening more.
Zhuang Rou naturally didn't tell Gonggong Feng in the candle courtyard, but just said how good-looking he was. By the way, he also sold his boss Xiaojunwang, his name is even more well-known, and it is even more thought-provoking before he gets married.
After talking about both of them, it was evening, and the ladies were still pestering her, and she had to talk about a beautiful man again.
I can't talk about my brother, and Mo Zuo can't mention it, Zhuang Rou rolled her eyes, and immediately thought of a person, Hua Yulou, a flower thief. This is more interesting than other people, and the young ladies dare not come out of the atmosphere.
I was afraid and wanted to hear it, but I just said that he looked as handsome as a fox, and I already thought of the legendary fox spirit in the book. He refused to say it on his face, but secretly thought in his heart that it would be good if he could see this person.
What Zhuang Rou meant to them was to let these girls pay attention to it, and don't pay attention to Huayulou. But now that it looks like it's the opposite, these girls want to see what kind of person he is, and why he can let so many women make promises.
Looking at the girls who are happy and a little shy and careful, Zhuang Rou has no choice, anyway, she has said everything she can say, and if she meets her, she can't help it.
Just as I was about to pester her to say something more, a maid came over to tell her that the dinner party by the lake was ready, and the ladies were invited to go back.
Only then did everyone realize that time passed so quickly, and if there was a beautiful man, everything would be good.
The boat rowed towards the lake, and the ladies were talking about the men who could be seen at the dinner, and who were talented and knowledgeable.
Zhuang Rou sat by the window to drink some water and rest, and after talking for an afternoon, she felt that her throat was almost hoarse.
She drank her tea slowly, looked at the lake, and suddenly saw a small flower boat coming this way. There were a few profligate-looking men on the boat, and a petite woman was dragged with a very reluctant face and anxious to struggle to leave.
The boat came quickly towards the Ding family's painting boat, and it was obvious that the existence of the boat could be seen, but it didn't slow down at all, Zhuang Rou stood up and stared at them.
Sure enough, the little flower boat made a quick turn when it reached the side of the boat, and slammed its side into the boat, although it was not damaged, but it shook the boat, and the girls screamed.
There was a commotion downstairs, Zhuang Rou stood up and looked around, saw a long porcelain vase with a thin mouth, walked over and grabbed it in his hand, and then went downstairs.
"You crashed our ship, you have to lend it to us today, it makes sense!" There was a rough voice downstairs, yelling viciously.
The butler's voice also came, "No, the boat is full of women, you can't get on the boat." β
"What are the female relatives afraid of, we also have women here, so we can just play together."
"No, leave quickly, or we'll report to the official!"
"Reporter? Then give it a try and let everyone know that the women on your ship have played with us, hahaha! β
"You bastards, go down for me!"
Wow!
There was a sound of falling water below, and before Zhuang Rou came below to see who fell into the lake, he heard the maids shouting in panic, "Big housekeeper!" Help me! The big butler fell into the lake! β
Zhuang Rou walked downstairs and saw that the housekeeper had fallen into the water, and someone was holding a bamboo pole to help him, and the man on the boat was already standing on the side of the boat, laughing at the housekeeper who was pushed into the water. Another man, dragging the reluctant woman, tried to step onto the boat.
Ding Lian'er and the others were so frightened that they didn't dare to come down on the second floor, if these misbehaving men were allowed to get to the boat, their innocence would be gone.
The man had already stepped on the boat, dragging the woman with all his might, trying to force her to be dragged on.
Zhuang Rou walked over in a few steps, raised the porcelain bottle in his hand and smashed it on the man's head, and with a bang, the porcelain bottle shattered. And the man also threw himself into the lake and sank directly.
"Why are you stunned, why don't you go and save people." Zhuang Rou looked at the man who was shouting before and was now stunned, and said indifferently.
The man looked up at her and subconsciously said, "But I can't swim." β
"Can't swim? That's just right. Zhuang Rou laughed when she heard this, and strode with her shoeed foot and kicked him hard, kicking him into the water.
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