Chapter 98: Like Glue
After lunch, while everyone was taking a nap, Ye Congwen and the three of them walked out of the martial arts camp briskly, and just came to the gate, two guards came out to stop the three of them, and asked routinely:
"Which class, is there a mentor's instructions?"
Lin Xiaoyu had already prepared everything, and during this time, he was grinding hard at Qin Cheng's tutor every day, and on the pretext of wanting to enhance his relationship with his fiancΓ© Yu Congwen, he was ready to take advantage of the long vacation to play in the nearby landscape.
Qin Cheng also knew that Yu Congwen was strong, and there should be no fierce beast within a radius of a hundred miles that could pose a threat to his life.
Otherwise, according to the convention, the apprentices of these martial arts classes could only move and explore within the designated range, which was a mountain, sandwiched between two surging rivers, and they could not leave without a boat.
As for Yu Yueyue, it was Yu Congwen who took the initiative to bring it up, because he wanted to protect the sister of this beautiful embryo at all times, which Qin Cheng also felt deeply.
Whenever Yu Congwen was not there, the boys from the forty or fifty classes of the whole martial arts battalion always came to talk to each class, intentionally or unintentionally, just like flies in the dark pressure, only Yu Congwen, a master of the Grandmaster Realm, could deter them.
The doorman took the handwritten oracle and checked the nameplates of each person one by one, and when he saw that there was no pretence, he pulled open the long thorny wooden horse, revealing a stone road hundreds of meters long, and watched the three of them leave.
"From Brother Wen, in front of me is the horse I prepared, the black horse, and it only takes two hours to ride it to the dock where the ship is moored. If you do something for a small fish, you will put a hundred hearts! β
Lin Xiaoyu looked at the two jet-black horses in the distance and boasted proudly.
Ye Congwen glanced at the two horses from a distance, with black hair all over their bodies, no variegated colors, handsome and tall, with prominent muscles all over their bodies, long bodies and high legs, strong and powerful, and absolutely extraordinary speed when running. I was about to praise the little girl for a few words, but suddenly I thought of three people here, and suddenly asked puzzled:
"Three men and two horses, are you going to run over?"
"My grandfather is really old and confused, the letter says that he wants to prepare three black horses, why did he forget it again."
Lin Xiaoyu pretended to complain, a pair of cunning eyes looked at Ye Congwen's body, calm and powerful, strong and shapely, whether it was a little bird snuggling in his arms, or hugging his waist and sticking to his back, he must have a sense of security, and suggested with a little embarrassment:
"I'm small and light, or I'll ride this strong horse with Brother Wen, and Sister Yueyue will ride the thinner one alone."
Ye Congwen was in a hurry, and he didn't have the heart to care about these, so he immediately wanted to ride a horse and go to see how the quality of the boat was.
Untied the reins, jumped lightly, flew on the horse, and just wanted to pull up Lin Xiaoyu, who was dancing with his eyebrows, only to hear Yu Yueyue argue with a little embarrassment:
"Xiaoyu's idea is good, but it's a pity, it's a pity that I can't ride a horse."
Ye Lin and the others looked at Yu Yueyue with a look of shame on their faces, and Ye Congwen thought helplessly:
This woman can't swim, she can't sail a boat, she can't ride a horse, she can't do laundry and cooking, and she can't make a bed or fold quilts. What an out-and-out lady!
"Then you two ride together, hurry up and go, and come back before dark."
Ye Congwen thought that Yu Lin and the two of them were not heavy, and the black horse could run very fast, so he immediately commanded.
Lin Xiaoyu nodded depressedly, jumped on the horse's back lightly, stretched out his hand to pull Yu Yueyue, whipped the horse, and moved forward quickly.
Ye Congwen followed behind and stared at Yu Yueyue's reaction, at first glance, he was a person who had never ridden a horse, sitting upright, with his hands on Lin Xiaoyu's shoulders, once the horse ran fast, there was a chance that he would fall and eat.
Sure enough, after running for more than two miles, the black horse tossed over the ditch with four hooves, and directly threw Yu Yueyue into the sky, making Yu Yueyue's face turn blue and scream loudly!
Fortunately, Ye Congwen had already prepared, Pegasus went over, reached out and grabbed the collar, put the person in front of him safely, and softly comforted:
"Hunched back, legs clamped on the horse's belly, don't be nervous, I will protect you behind me, I won't let you fall, just like I taught you to drive a boat last time."
"Hmm. Can you teach me to ride a horse? β
Yu Yueyue opened her eyes and saw that she was sitting on the back of a horse safely, and when her body was jolting and shaking, there was a wall-like person behind her to protect her Dharma. Immediately, he mustered up the courage to whip and urge the horse according to Ye Congwen's method, and gradually surpassed Lin Xiaoyu.
Lin Xiaoyu heard the scream, and was so frightened that he immediately slowed down to check the situation, but unfortunately the horse had not stopped, Yu Yueyue had already sat in front of Yu Congwen shyly and timidly to learn to ride a horse, looking at the arrogant and unscrupulous look, Lin Xiaoyu gritted his teeth and thought:
"The ancients often said: The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind. I planted the tree for a long time, and I turned around and let Yu Yueyue pick peaches, so I didn't bully people so much. β
Raise the horsewhip and chase quickly, vowing to eat dust behind them! Who knew that Ye Congwen was highly skilled, and he was riding the strongest horse, and in the gap between Lin Xiaoyu's deceleration, he had already advanced at full speed, and he had opened a long distance from afar.
"I'm going to learn to swim in the future!"
"I'll teach you later, learn the same slowly, and there will be time in the future."
Listening to Yu Yueyue's laughing and scolding, eating the dust flying in the sky, Lin Xiaoyu was so angry that she hurriedly ran away, far away from the two of them, and was really annoyed in her heart.
After about two hours, the three of them came to a vast backwater bay, all kinds of boats lined up on the shore in turn, there were small and delicate canopy boats, purple and red painted boats, Lin Xiaoyu pointed to a luxurious boat, and shouted:
"Brother Wen, it's this big ship, let's see if it's okay, is it more beautiful than Sister Yueyue's exclusive boat?"
Ye Congwen followed Lin Xiaoyu's direction, and a ten-meter-long and three-meter-high carved inscription boat was placed in the most conspicuous position. The body is brightly colored, and it looks like a new ship that has just been completed.
"The style is quite novel, and you asked someone to make it temporarily?"
Ye Congwen frowned, if the new boat has not been soaked in enough river water, he is afraid that there are too many hidden dangers!
"The hull is an old cedar plank in the deep mountains, and it has been on tung oil three times in the first half of the year, and it has been soaked in river water for half a year, and it will never leak.
The attic and the wooden house are newly made in the past few days, I am afraid that the smell is not easy to dissipate, the tung oil has not let them brush, the autumn is dry and rainy, it should not have much impact. β
"Let's go up and have a look, the place we're going to is smoky, the water is thick, the fog doesn't disperse all year round, and the humidity is very heavy."
Ye Congwen took the two of them to board the boat, and several capable boatmen obviously recognized Lin Xiaoyu, and they all shouted respectfully:
"Miss!"
"You leave a knowledgeable companion, and the rest of us go to the shore to rest!"
"Yes!"
A group of people hurriedly disembarked, leaving only an elderly worker, with a handful of goatees, a thin figure, and a short undershirt, who followed resignedly.
Ye Congwen glanced at Lin Xiaoyu, this girl is quite a big lady, and it is estimated that she is also a strong figure in their Lin family.
"Uncle, what is your surname?"
Ye Congwen asked familiarly, while carefully inspecting the gaps and joints of the hull, which were tightly sealed and smooth as a wooden plank.
"Don't have your surname Jiao, just call me Lao Jiao."
"Uncle Jiao, I heard that this boat was personally selected by you, is the hull of the boat secure? It won't leak, right? β
Lin Xiaoyu asked worriedly on the side, looking at Brother Wen's expression, he seemed a little dissatisfied.
"Miss, please put a hundred hearts, my Lao Jiao has no other specialties, he has eaten water and rice for more than 50 years, and his eye for picking boats is still quite spicy.
The hull of this boat is made of about 40 years of deep mountain cedar planks, three throwing, three grinding and three oiling, all the best tung oil, has been soaked in the river water for half a year, to ensure that there will be no problems. β
Don't look at Lao Jiao's submissive personality, once it comes to his profession, the whole person is very stubborn and confident, and will never tolerate others blasphemy.
Ye Congwen smiled and persuaded:
"The name is Jiao, it can be seen that he was born to eat this bowl of rice, as the saying goes: like glue and paint. Isn't it just to praise your surnamed Jiao's ship, which is as airtight as paint and glue? The wind can't get in, let alone the water! β
"Yu Gongzi is worthy of being a scholar, speaking is convincing, I know for the first time that it is used to praise our surname Jiao's shipbuilding is good, and I will tell them the allusion of glue and lacquer when I meet people in the future."
Lao Jiao's eyes were full of excitement, it seems that our Jiao family is a good move to make a boat.
"Sister Xiaoyu, take you Sister Yueyue to see if the room is decorated? Your sister Yueyue is an expert in this area, and you should ask her for advice. β
Ye Congwen saw that Yu Yueyue was confused when she heard it on the side, obviously she didn't know anything about ships, so it was better to let her do something she was good at, and save herself from being in such a daze and making trouble.
I was talking nonsense just now, this woman's Wenqing occupational disease was almost committed, if I hadn't interrupted her train of thought out loud, I would have to argue with myself. At this time, I don't have this leisure.
Waiting for Yu Lin and the others to walk away, Ye Congwen asked Lao Jiao to take a good look at the power device, such as sails, rocking, wooden oars, and treading flywheels. Seeing that everything is normal, the workmanship is fine, the production is excellent, and everything is available, which is worthy of being a perennial workshop for the production of lewd boats.
In the end, Ye Congwen carefully looked at the two spare small wooden boats, one was a Zhangba long boat, and the other was a nine-foot sampan, Ye Congwen picked up the wooden oars and took out the two spare boats to try them out in the water.
Yu Yueyue and Lin Xiaoyu are pointing and commenting in the room, and the decoration inside is pink and cute, quite the style of a girl's boudoir, which is exactly Yu Yueyue's favorite style.
The only thing that is bad is that there are only two wooden beds inside, and there is only a curtain in the middle, so that he and Lin Xiaoyu can sleep in the same bed.
But Ye Congwen is a man, and he doesn't even set up a door, although Ye Congwen is a decent gentleman, but such a simple measure, isn't it a bit too child's play? After all, there is a difference between men and women, so you can't guard against it?
Yu Yueyue was about to implicitly point out the problem, when she suddenly heard bursts of cheers outside, shouts and cheers one after another, and people yearned for it through the door panel.
The two glanced at each other and walked outside, Yu Yueyue already had eyebrows in her heart, could it be that Ye Congwen was performing superb boat driving skills?
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