Chapter Twenty-Four: The Smoke and Rain in the South of the Yangtze River Fly Together
At the beginning of the hour, a light rain continued, and a heavy fog fell, both good and bad, and they were all hidden in the white fog.
The shouts of the hawkers came from the side of the street, and a large umbrella was placed on the ground, and in a short time the steaming buns came out of the cage.
Compared with the thin-skinned and large-stuffed meat buns in the north, the buns in the south are small and exquisite, and women can eat a cage in one go.
Mingyu and his sister entered the city, put the horses in the inn, paid for the house, and told them to take good care of them, so as not to let the horse be frightened, and not to kick and hurt people again.
Mingyu looked at this long street, all kinds of snacks and snacks, it is really countless, she usually goes far away, but has never come to this land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, although it is important to find someone, but it is inevitable to have some fun.
The vendor who sold the buns shouted the loudest, and Mingyu walked closer and asked, "How did you sell these buns?"
The peddler, who was in his twenties, wore a blue scarf on his head and carried a drawer of steamed buns in his hand, and when he saw someone asking, he replied humbly: "Lady, this bun is counted as a drawer." ”
Mingyu nodded and said with a smile: "How many pieces of money?"
The hawker said: "There are eight out of ten drawers." ”
Mingyu waved his hand again and again after hearing this: "Where can I eat so much, I can eat three on weekdays, I have a good appetite and can eat." ”
The peddler couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and Mingyu saw him laughing out loud and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
The peddler said: "The lady is not from Hangzhou when she hears the accent, she should come all the way from north to south, right?
Mingyu heard him say this, turned her head to look at his stall, the bun was really small, she could stuff two of them in this mouthful, and there was still a lot of money.
Mingyu smiled and took out ten copper coins from his arms and handed them to him, and asked him to pack a bag and play Hangzhou while eating.
When the peddler heard this, he hurriedly took the paper and wrapped the bun, and just wanted to reach out to hand it over, but he was shocked and scolded himself: "Abrupt, abrupt, don't blame the lady, this man and woman don't accept the truth of kissing, and the little one forgot it for a while." As he spoke, he put the bun on the table and let Mingyu take it by himself.
She didn't mind giving him another ten cents to put on the stage, and the vendor thanked him again and again, but Mingyu didn't answer and walked straight forward.
After a while, the footsteps behind her were hurried, although Mingyu said that martial arts were not decided, but this bit of vigilance was still there, and she heard the sound to her side, she turned back suddenly, but saw her own sister-in-law, holding two Luo umbrellas in her hands.
Mingyu saw that Ying'er's forehead was covered with beads of sweat and the clothes on her body were wet, how could she not feel distressed, snatched the umbrella to hold the umbrella for her, and blamed her in a hurry: "Such a recklessness, how many hours will you delay with an umbrella?"
Ying'er's little face was angry, wrinkled, and her mouth was pouting, and the boss was unhappy in her heart. Seeing her like this, Mingyu chuckled, reached out to scratch her nose, and coaxed: "Don't delay the hour, my sister bought you buns, you can eat some." ”
As soon as she heard that the bitterness of eating suddenly disappeared without a trace, Ying'er took the bun and opened the paper bag, the bun was still steaming, and she sent it to her mouth one after another, and she was so unhappy to eat.
Mingyu took advantage of her eating efforts to find a few pedestrians to ask where the West Lake was, and learned that it only took a moment or so to go east, and the West Lake could be reached directly.
Along the way, Mingyu forgot the trouble of finding someone, and only took her sister to visit the West Lake, chatting gossip all the way, and unconsciously arrived at the West Lake.
The two of them looked at the lake with shimmering water and blue waves, and they felt comfortable from the inside out, and they had not been so relaxed for a long time.
The two slowed down, sometimes looking at the beautiful scenery of the West Lake, and sometimes standing under the willows on the shore chatting, so comfortable.
The warbler's heart is like a child, breaking a willow branch and gently brushing the water, the flowing water has no trace, usually talks a lot, and the lively warbler is so gentle and quiet.
After walking for a while, I felt tired, and it was even more unstoppable to shiver in this winter month, and it was a coincidence that although it was cold in this winter, the lake was not frozen, and there were still people renting and selling boats.
Mingyu walked up with her and saw an old man in his fifties with dark skin and a leather jacket, standing on the shore drinking and keeping warm.
Mingyu said: "What is the borrowing price of this ship?"
The old man squinted at Mingyu, picked up the wine glass and drank another glass, and then said, "Two coins of silver." ”
Mingyu had no copper plates on his body, only some scattered silver taels, so he had to take out a tael of silver and put it in the palm of his hand, and said, "Prepare some more wine and food for us, and this tael of silver will be yours." ”
The old man took the silver taels and weighed them, and said with a smile: "Lady, where can I find someone to cook for you? There is a jar of wine and some braised vegetables, if you dislike the good taste, I will take the water and scald it." ”
Mingyu didn't mind, it turned out that when the Meng family was broken, she didn't suffer with it, and Ying'er didn't care, she ate some buns, but she didn't eat and didn't feel hungry.
Ying'er said: "Since this is the case, it will not be difficult for you, so you have to do it." ”
The old man promised to put the wine and food on the boat, and then beckoned: "Two ladies, please come on board!"
Mingyu took the robe and got on the boat, and helped Ying'er to come up together, and the two entered the black tent, and a small table was placed in the middle, with a pot of warm yellow, two wine glasses, and three plates of pickled vegetables.
The old man jumped on the bow of the boat and shouted, "Hey, sit tight!"
Ying'er couldn't help but smile while sitting on the boat, Mingyu drank a glass of water and wine, and saw her laughing again and again, and asked for some reason, "What are you laughing at?"
Ying'er smiled: "This ship is pitch black, I don't know if there is a name." ”
Mingyu didn't know, so he had to ask the old man, and the old man smiled when he heard it: "The lady doesn't know, this boat is famous, called Wucanopy, and it is a unique boat in my Jiangnan." ”
Mingyu nodded and only drank sullenly, Ying'er ate a mouthful of braised vegetables, and saw that her sister was sad again, and she knew that she must be worried about her uncle's affairs.
Ying'er comforted: "Sooner or later, I'll find it, why are you so bothered now?"
Mingyu was still silent, only poured wine and drank endlessly, and when Ying'er saw this, she wanted to make a mistake and let her forget about her troubles.
Ying'er said loudly: "Fisherman, what kind of mountain songs are there in Jiangnan, can you sing them?"
The old man smiled: "The rough man sings noisily, talking about the minor key, the lady should listen to the Xiqin here, that minor key can make a nine-foot man cry!"
Ying'er covered her mouth and smiled, and quipped: "Why don't I believe it? Could it be that you can play?"
The old man said: "Where can I play, the little girl is performing at the entrance of the city, and she plays the Xiqin." ”
Ying'er sneered: "Okay, I was asked to take care of your business!"
The old man sighed and said as if he was weak: "Where, if there is a bite to eat, where am I willing to let her fiddle with Xi Qin here, alas, ......" said and sighed again and again.
Mingyu felt a little pity for him, and compared to himself, he remembered how he looked on the streets when he was a child, and he was afraid that he was not much better than his daughter.
If it weren't for the Meng family's intention to take her in, with her appearance, she would definitely be caught in the kiln, and she would have been played with by many people in turn, day and night, until the old Zhuhuang kicked it away again.
The old man seemed to have found a confidant to complain, the bitter water poured in turns, Mingyu heard the emotion, and actually cried silently, and the tears of beans flowed down his cheeks.
When Ying'er saw it, she hurriedly said: "Stop, stop! The sisters who said it are crying into tears!"
When the old man heard this, he apologized repeatedly: "Ah...... Please also ask the two ladies to bear with me, forgive sins, forgive sins. ”
Mingyu sobbed endlessly, and comforted others: "Where, you are also a hard-working person, I will give you two taels of silver later, and go home after closing the stall earlier." ”
When the old man heard that there was such a good thing, he equated this young lady with his own wife, and the words of praise were endless.
The three of them went from joy to sadness, from sadness to joy, and they chatted all over and over again.
Just when he was happy, a black shadow flashed, only to hear a bang, I don't know what it came from, it smashed straight on the boat, the water splashed, the hull swayed, Mingyu, Ying'er stood on the spot.
After a long time, he came to his senses, and when he looked down, he turned out to be a naked demigod monk from the Western Regions......