All the supplies needed for daily living were prepared on board, and the group had a good life on board. Occasionally, they would stop at the famous town to replenish their supplies, and a few of them would disembark to visit the local places of interest and taste the local specialties and snacks.

Autumn is getting stronger, and the green leaves on both sides of the bank are slowly dyed yellow, looking like a landscape painting with gradient colors.

The breeze blows, and the yellow-billed cormorant bird hovers over the river, searching for prey and stabbing its fierce son, and after more than ten seconds, it rushes out of the water with a fat small fish in its mouth.

Jin Jiaojiao saw that Zhao Bingyu was very strange about this kind of bird, once he was addicted to gambling, and he had to get off the boat to gamble, so she bought a cormorant from a fisherman and gave it to him, successfully stopping the heart of the loser son, Zhao Bingyu received her gift for the first time, and was so happy that he almost lost sleep.

The time on the boat is leisurely and slow, Jin Jiaojiao spends at least one hour of the day practicing the piano, and Zhao Bingyu often sits on the side of the boat to listen to the piano fishing, and the small fish in his mouth are thrown directly to the cormorants, and the big fish are left to make soup and flow into everyone's stomachs.

An An and Xi'er's relationship has been growing by leaps and bounds recently, and they can't wait to stick together for twelve hours a day, Jin Jiaojiao is thinking about whether it is time to do a happy event for them when they arrive in Yangzhou.

And the only lonely person, Ah Xing, often locks herself in the cabin room, tinkering with the bottles and cans she collects along the way, and from time to time makes a small fire, a small explosion or something, to cheer everyone's boring days.

Half a month later, they came to Yuzhou City.

Yuzhou City is surrounded by mountains on all sides, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, it is a place where people of all ethnic groups live, and the folk customs are simple, open and inclusive. This place is also rich in a variety of exotic flowers and plants, and is rumored to be the origin of witchcraft.

But Yuzhou City is most famous for all kinds of ingenious ingenious things, and many talented people and craftsmen of the Great Rite Dynasty come from here.

It just so happened that Yuzhou City held an annual extremely grand mask temple fair in the past few days, and several people decided to play here for three or five days, and then set off after the temple fair.

Ah Xing had been yearning for this place for a long time, and they had just entered the boundary of Yuzhou City, so she couldn't wait for a moment, so she took a boat ashore to explore this mysterious city, and several people agreed to meet at the dock in five days.

The accompanying family members were left on the boat to look at their luggage, and Jin Jiaojiao took the remaining three into the city.

The official temple fair has not yet begun, and there is already a festive atmosphere in the city, and several people enjoy it while walking, which is very novel.

The streets are full of people, including men, women and children wearing pigtails and wearing delicate national costumes, as well as foreign merchants like Jin Jiaojiao who are dressed in Han Chinese service.

A variety of masks have been placed on the pavement, and the themes are divided into two categories: sacrificial ghost masks and lively and cute animal masks.

Suddenly, Jin Jiaojiao felt that someone was filming her behind her, and as soon as she turned around, a horned fanged, fierce demon and monster slammed into front of her, so frightened that she screamed and took two steps backwards and almost tripped passers-by.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Jin Jiaojiao apologized to others in embarrassment.

Zhao Bingyu took off his mask, revealing his handsome face that had been beaten and beaten, and teased with a smile: "It turns out that you are afraid of ghosts, are you frightened?" Hahaha. ”

He didn't think it was a big deal, he had a lot of fun, he put on the mask for a while and took it off for a while, teasing Jin Jiaojiao like a child.

The embarrassed Jin Jiaojiao really wanted to give him a kick on the spot, and scolded: "Are you sick, Jia Ming." ”

Someone was selectively deaf and took Jin Jiaojiao to a shop next to him that specialized in buying masks, including a majestic and domineering bull head mask, a shy and introverted rabbit mask, a delicate and chic weasel mask, a mysterious and majestic goldfinch mask, and a radiant fiery fox mask...... There are many enclaves in the sky, swimming in the water, and crawling on the ground, covering almost all animals.

"Here's for you." Zhao Bingyu took a Xuantu mask and put it on Jin Jiaojiao, and chose a fiery red fox for himself to wear, "Xuantu and fox, just a perfect match." ”

Jin Jiaojiao glared at him through the mask, and the fox bent down and shook her head in front of her, using her pointed nose to push the rabbit's erected ears and flattened red nose.

The shopkeeper was a kind old woman in her sixties, and when she saw that the young people were not affectionate, she asked them with a smile: "The two of you are really a good match, they have just become married, right?" ”

"We just got married last month, grandma, you can see it so accurately!" Zhao Bingyu said happily.

"It's not that Grandma can see it accurately, it's that your words and deeds are full of affection, and it's hard for the old woman to guess wrong."

"Why! Grandma, you guessed wrong, we're not, this person is just a nasty ghost. Jin Jiaojiao hurriedly retorted, her face was hot and hot, fortunately it was covered by a mask, otherwise she would have been exposed.

The old woman knew that she was shy and didn't expose it, so she half-jokingly said: "The little lady must be optimistic about your family official, he is so handsome, be careful of being taken captive by other girls, and there will be no place for you to cry when the time comes." ”

"If you hear it, take care of me." Zhao Bingyu bumped Jin Jiaojiao with his elbow and said narcissistically: "I'm very sought-after." ”

Jin Jiaojiao also bumped back into him and rolled her eyes, "If anyone takes a fancy to it, I'm really thankful that I will give her away for nothing." ”

Seeing the husband and wife bickering, the old woman was also overjoyed, and explained: "You are from other places, and you don't know the customs and habits of our Yuzhou City, what I just said is not alarmist." ”

"We have a civilized people, and we have always obeyed the freedom of marriage between men and women, especially on the day of the mask temple fair, if a woman falls in love with the man she likes, she can directly take it home to worship and marry, and enter the cave room that night."

Xi'er was surprised and asked, "What if the man is already married?" ”

The old woman pointed to the passers-by in the street and asked them, "What do you find when you see the people coming and going in the street?" ”

The four of them observed the pedestrians on the street, and there was nothing special about them except for the differences in service.

"It seems that there are a lot of young men and women walking hand in hand." Jin Jiaojiao spoke out about her findings.

The old woman Chen praised: "It's still the little lady who is smart, and you can see it at once." On the day of the mask temple fair, as long as it is a husband and wife who have become married, or a couple who are happy with each other, they will inevitably hold hands and travel, originating from the hand of the son in the Book of Songs, and grow old with the son.

"Single girls don't want to ruin someone else's good marriage. And those men and women who do not travel hand in hand are all single by default. Even if you are already married, you can take it away, and if the other half finds the door, you need to go through the three difficulties set by others before you can take away your own lady or official. Although it is a little unreasonable, it is actually to remind lovers in the world to know how to cherish the other half. ”

"Then if the other half ignores it, isn't it acquiescence and separation?" Zhao Bingyu asked.

The old woman nodded yes.

Zhao Bingyu hurriedly took Jin Jiaojiao's hand, he didn't want his wife to be taken away, and in the end he had to toss him to experience the battle of love defense. In addition, if he was taken away by himself, according to Jin Jiaojiao's indifferent nature, he would definitely not come to rescue him. He, the throne of the uncle of the Golden Mansion, has not yet sat firmly, and he must not give up his efforts.

Whether Jin Jiaojiao was a warning in his eyes or brute force to break free, he just didn't let go, and in the end, Jin Jiaojiao gave up struggling considering that more things were better than less.

On the other hand, An An and Xi'er's painting style is completely the control group of the husband and wife.

Xi'er: "An An, if I let people take them away, will you come to me?" ”

An An pulled Xi'er and promised: "Fool, I will definitely hold you tightly and not let others take advantage of it." ”

Xi'er was not at ease, "What if an accident happens?" ”

"Then I will definitely get you back, no matter how many hardships and dangers, I am not afraid."

"An An, you are so good, don't worry, if you are kidnapped by other girls, I will not let her touch you at all."

The two looked at each other hand in hand, with only each other in their eyes.

Married Zhao Bingyu: I feel like I have become a fake relative and married an ancestral wife.

Married Kim Jiaojiao: ......

"Grandma, we want a mask, how much is it?" Zhao Bingyu felt that it would be an insult to himself to stay in front of them for an extra second.

The old woman said: "Twenty-five cents a piece, I'll give you five cents cheaper, they are all good boys." ”

"Thank you, Grandma, just find those two wronged heads to settle the bill, goodbye Grandma."

Zhao Bingyu pointed to Xi'er and An An, who were still in your and my nong, and pulled Jin Jiaojiao to trot away.

"Good, good, goodbye." The old woman smiled and waved goodbye to them.

The night breeze ruffled their hair and skirts, the corners of the lips of the boys and girls were hidden by the masks of rabbits and foxes, the wind was light, the smiles were sweet, and the hearts beat with joy in their chests with the leaping steps.

In addition to masks, there are also various styles of national costumes on the shop, Zhao Bingyu looks at everything novel, and when he sees beautiful clothes and jewelry, he compares to Jin Jiaojiao, and he can't wait to buy the whole street and give it to her. This kind of happiness of spending money without blinking an eye is called human bliss.

In the end, Jin Jiaojiao couldn't stand it, even if she had money, she couldn't squander it like this, and thought that if she spoke out to stop it, it would seem that she was stingy, after all, Zhao Bingyu was angry with men's self-esteem, so what happened to people spending some money?

What's more, he hasn't bought much for himself yet, and almost all of the big and small bags are bought for herself.

Jin Jiaojiao had no choice but to euphemistically say that it was getting late and it was time to find an inn to rest, and Zhao Bingyu reined in his heart to spend money.

The two ordered a pot of tea at a roadside tea stall and waited for Xi'er and An An to come and answer. In between teas, Zhao Bingyu heard the guests at the next table discussing the night's accommodation.

One said: "There are so many people at the mask temple fair in Yuzhou City every year, why do you have to find an inn in a while, otherwise it will be full." ”

"Yes, I didn't book a room when I came last year, so I had to spend the night in someone's backyard firewood room." Another humane.

The guests at the other table heard their conversation and interjected: "If you are looking for an inn, you have to hurry up, we just came from the Changfu Inn, and there are not a few rooms left in it." ”

Zhao Bingyu had an idea and asked Jin Jiaojiao: "Wife, where do we stay at night?" ”

"Changfu Inn."

"Then let's hurry over, I heard that there are not many rooms." "It's best that there are only two rooms left, and when the time comes, he and Jin Jiaojiao will have one, and Xi'er and An An will have one, which will be perfect.

Jin Jiaojiao took a slow sip of tea and said, "Don't worry." ”

Zhao Bingyu fantasized beautifully in his heart, if he lived together at night, a lonely man and a widow would definitely be able to pull in the relationship between the two.

After they finished drinking tea, An An and Xi'er arrived, and the two quipped: "It's hard for you two to think of us, it's hard work." ”

Xi'er looked shy, "Miss, aunt, don't be joking, let's hurry back to the inn." ”

Zhao Bingyu was a little puzzled by Xi'er's wording, why was it back instead of looking for?

But he didn't ask much.

As a result, when he arrived at the Changfu Inn, he realized that it was not Xi'er's improper wording.

also understood the reason why Jin Jiaojiao knew that the inn room was tight and slow.

It's that his beautiful fantasies are always just fantasies!