Chapter 150: Sailing
From Jiankang City to Xiangyang, it takes more than half a year to take a calf car, but it is different by water. The big ship is stable, smooth wind, and will arrive in more than a month at most. But it's not as good as horseback riding. If you are on horseback, you can get there in about 20 years.
Xiao Huan is operating in Xiangyang these days, and he has also set up a horse farm. But he couldn't stand the large number of people accompanying Xiahou Yu, and those horses were all war horses, so he could get a god riding camp, and he was reluctant to let these people who might not know how to ride horses at all ride.
Xiahou Yu could only take a calf cart to Xiaguan, and then take a boat from the dock in Xiaguan to Xiangyang via Wuchang.
Fortunately, this time Xiao Huan arranged a big boat for her, and there were more than 100 boatmen who rowed oars alone, and Ah Liang heard the news that this was the largest ship in the dynasty, which was originally owned by the imperial court, but the Son of Heaven came forward and rewarded the boat to Xiao Huan. It can be regarded as compensation for the assassination of Xiahou Yu.
Xiahou Yu pursed his lips when he heard this, and said, "Isn't it that after arriving in Xiangyang, this ship will be owned by me?" β
Ah Liang didn't dare to answer.
The boat walked very steadily, after the first few days of adaptation, Xiahou Yu could no longer feel the bumps of the boat, sometimes she lay on the bed, heard the sound of the river slapping the hull of the boat, felt as if she was lying in the cradle, very comfortable.
But there's nothing fun on board either.
She instructed Ah Liang to set up a target in the cabin where she lived, and she practiced archery when she was fineβthat day she shot an arrow from a quiver, and her arm hurt for four or five days, which would have been absolutely impossible in her previous life. In this life, she still lacks practice, and she should practice riding and archery again.
It's not that hard.
Ah Liang breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly went to Yin Ping, who was on the same boat, and asked him to help erect an arrow target for Xiahou Yu, who stayed in the cabin most of the time to practice archery.
This time, Xiao Rong went to Xiangyang with Xiao Huan, and in the days when Xiao Huan was away, a lot of things happened in the Xiao family. There is a lot of free time on the ship, Xiao Rong stays in Jiankang all the year round to take care of Xiao Huan's affairs, he wants to take this opportunity to talk about the Xiao family's affairs, and he also wants to show more in front of Xiao Huan, after all, people are getting closer and closer the more they move, and the most feared thing for a big steward like him is to lose the trust of the head of the family.
Since he got on the boat, he has almost revolved around Xiao Huan, Gusu's manor, the shops in Jiankang City, and after a few days, Xiao Huan has also listened to it. Only then did he realize that he didn't seem to have seen Xiahou Yu since he got on the boat.
Xiao Huan hurriedly called Xiao Bei to ask.
Xiao Bei said with a smile: "The eldest princess practices archery in her cabin every day. β
In his opinion, women who can draw bows can be regarded as heroines.
Xiao Huan disagreed.
Aristocratic women are more accustomed to riding and shooting, but very few can really run on their own horses, and even fewer can shoot targets a hundred paces away.
He said: "You look at the eldest princess, as long as you don't make any trouble!" β
Xiao Bei promised.
There was a sudden cheer from outside the cabin.
Xiao Huan's eyes were confused.
Xiao Bei hurriedly said, "I'll go out and have a look." β
Xiao Huan nodded.
After Xiao Bei left the cabin, there were a few intermittent cheers.
After a while, Xiao Bei turned back.
With a smile on his face, he said, "It's the eldest princess who shot down the hydrangea hanging on the mast of the ship." β
Xiao Huan frowned.
Didn't he say it, let Xiao Bei look at it, don't let Xiahou Yu make any trouble.
But when these words came to his lips, there was another burst of cheers outside, as well as a flattering voice: "The eldest princess is good at archery!" The first among the girls. β
And the first?
I am not afraid to flash my tongue when I say this.
Bei Liang doesn't know how many heroines are among the women, and the women don't let the eyebrows go, that's the real archer!
He stood up and said to Xiao Bei, "Go!" Let's go out and have a look. β
Xiao Bei replied "yes", and as Xiao Huan got out of the cabin, he looked up and saw a ten-year-old man climbing onto the mast with his hands and feet, hanging a big red hydrangea on it, and slipped down from the slippery mast with a "whoosh", thin and small, like a little monkey.
He knows this child of the Qiang tribe, Yin Ping calls him Ah Brown, although he is young, he is very diligent in practicing martial arts, when Yin Ping uses herbs to help him soak his muscles and bones, he is sweating profusely but can not say a word, just with this perseverance, Ah Brown will not be unremarkable.
It's just that he doesn't know when Ah Brown was sent to serve by Xiahou Yu's side.
As long as it is the person who often appears around Xiahou Yu, Xiao Huan should know it.
Xiao Bei hurriedly mentioned Ah Brown's origin to Xiao Huan.
Xiao Huan listened absentmindedly, and his eyes fell on Xiahou Yu, who was wearing a red hufu with a phoenix pattern.
Because of the sight, she didn't see him, and the smile on his face was very bright, and there was a little childish playfulness.
She stood with her feet flat on her shoulders, holding a bow and arrow with a stone of black cowhide in one hand, and a white feather arrow in the other, and the maid holding a quiver behind her, while she squinted at the big red hydrangea hanging on the mast of the ship, and said, "Hang up!" β
Her upturned neck was as white as jade, and her curves were graceful, like a swan.
Xiao Huan was stunned.
I heard the little boy named Ah Brown say in a loud voice, "It's ready." All you have to do is draw the bow. β
The child's voice was full of pride and joy in being able to do things for Xiahou Yu.
Xiao Huan couldn't help but look at Ah Brown.
The unique race made his skin white and shiny in the sun, his hair had a few traces of imperceptible brown, his facial features were distinct and three-dimensional, his face was flushed, and his eyes were shining when he looked at Xiahou Yu, and there was almost no way to hide that kind of sincere and pure love and respect.
Xiao Bei saw Xiao Huan looking at Ah Brown, and hurriedly helped Ah Brown say good things: "...... Although the strength is not enough, it feels very good, and people are also very smart, they can constantly adjust their state, and they can teach something almost once, and they are a talent that can be created. β
Xiao Huan is thirsty for talent, and can employ people in an eclectic manner, and there are not only people under his command, but also people with color eyes.
If Ah Brown can win Xiao Huan's favor, it is equivalent to a carp jumping the dragon gate, and the future is unlimited.
As a result, Xiao Huan just nodded indifferently and looked towards Xiahou Yu.
Xiao Bei couldn't help but secretly blame himself for not having eyesight.
Xiao Huan obviously wanted to see Xiahou Yu shoot arrows, but he recommended Ah Brown here, no wonder Xiao Huan was not interested. I hope he doesn't have good intentions and does bad things.
Xiao Bei's gaze also fell on Xiahou Yu.
I saw that Xiahou Yu's body was as straight as a pine, his eyes were like a sword, his bow was like the moon, and with a "bang", the big red hydrangea fell on the board of the boat.
"Good!" Next to it are some of Xiahou Yu's parts, but more of them are Xiao Huan's parts, and everyone cheered together, and their emotions were high.
Xiahou Yu shot six arrows in a row, and he was already a little struggling, and seeing that everyone was eager to try, he simply said to the surrounding subordinates: "Are you interested?" For each arrow shot, the prize is 50 yuan. β
Everyone looked at each other, and seeing that Xiahou Yu didn't look like a joke, they couldn't help but scramble: "Eldest princess, I'll come!" β
"Eldest Princess! I got it! β
Xiahou Yu smiled and retreated to the side, asking Ah Liang to prepare a bow and arrow.
Her subordinates were okay, but Xiao Huan's subordinates couldn't wait to squeeze the people around her behind her, and she was the first to rush forward to get the bow and arrow prepared by Xiahou Yu, and behave well in front of the eldest princess of Jinling.
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