Volume 1 Chapter 22 Dragon Palace
In November, it was winter, the water condensed ice and snow, the runoff of hundreds of rivers was greatly reduced, and the long river entered the dry period, although there was still a mile wide water surface, sparkling, but there was no longer the mighty flood flow in spring and summer.
On the course of the waterway, the boats are not reduced, and there are no giant boats going upriver in the open sea during the summer flood, but the water surface narrowed by nearly half is more congested, and the sails of various colors are connected next to each other, which makes people dizzy......
Ye Qingsuo's passenger boat became more and more bumpy because of this, making him glad that he didn't bring Qianqian and them over.
At noon, black clouds poured in from the southeast, bringing heavy downpours, and this rare winter rainstorm delayed the trip, and it was not until dusk that the passenger ship arrived in Taiping County.
Ye Qing came down with an oil umbrella, and saw that Taiping Lake was enveloped in wind and rain, the waves were lapping on the shore of the lake, between the blue-gray rain curtains, the wharf and the large and small boats that were sheltering loomed, the lights in the streets and alleys were lit, and pedestrians were running to avoid the rain.
"It's getting heavier and heavier. Ye Qing couldn't help sighing, such a strong wind and rain, it would have been late, it seems that behind the advance of the lunar eclipse, it has already triggered the tide of spiritual power, and in just a few days, it will affect the river, and the Dragon Monarch of Taiping Lake can no longer fully control the situation.
"Fortunately, the autumn harvest has passed, otherwise it will affect the worse ......"
Shaking his head and shaking off these, he touched the thing in his arms, faced the cold wind and rain, walked to the side of the pier, and asked some local boatmen, sure enough, no one dared to go out at this time, and the eight-hundred-mile lake was sometimes almost no different from the sea.
In previous years, there was a dragon monarch adjustment, but there are always some waves of monstrous time, no matter how good the boat veteran, blindly strong, the so-called "often by the river, how can you not wet your shoes", in the end will always fold in the water, this rain does not come out of the subtle into the rules.
Many boatmen kindly persuaded each other: "Childe, it's only a day or two, why rush at this time." ”
This is good intentions, Ye Qing smiled and listened, but he also raised the price, these boatmen saw that the meaning was resolute, and they all shook their heads with a smile: "No matter how much money the son makes, how can life be important."
Ten taels, fifteen taels...... This scene gradually gathered many boatmen, although it was raining heavily, they were still chattering, all watching the play, but when the price continued to rise, the crowd gradually calmed down.
When it reached fifty taels, everyone was already looking at each other...... For people who struggle to make a living on the water, it is almost enough to buy life money.
Ye Qing stood under an old canopy, and when he saw this, he didn't want to delay, so he shouted directly: "Seventy taels of silver, is there a brave man?"
The surroundings suddenly became silent, and there were doubts, hesitations, and struggles in the eyes that came over...... Ye Qing no longer hesitated, he held up the umbrella and was about to leave, and immediately said: "I'll go"
Looking back, it turned out to be this old ship, the bow of the ship is depicted with a golden carp, which is actually a sign that the old fishermen have only been allowed to have, looking at the old hull of the ship, but faintly shiny, which is the protective color formed by the soaking of the good wood for decades.
Ye Qing actually deliberately chose this, at this time, he glanced at the boatmen around him, and when he saw regret or resentment, he knew that there was no hope and turned around and left, in fact, he saw that this boat was different, so he got on this boat.
The owner of the boat is a family of three, a middle-aged couple with a little girl with a sick face, at this time the husband is in charge, he gritted his teeth and agreed, saying: "Son, wait a minute, I will send my daughter to the shore and then start the boat." ”
As he spoke, he went ashore and told him, before carrying Ye Qing into the lake, accompanied by the dim skylight, he was submerged in a piece of rain and waves.
The light in the cabin was very dim, only an oil lamp fixed on the table, which emitted a faint light, and Ye Qing paced slowly inside, unable to see clearly.
This time I came to Taiping County, I didn't come at random, first of all, the dragon girl has a letter every month, maybe she didn't deserve it before, but now it's Xie Yuangong, and it can be said that she is basically qualified.
The second is the matter of the lunar eclipse, others can not talk about it, but they still have to inform the dragon king, how much kindness will be repaid, and a good fate will be formed in the future.
Just as he was thinking, there was the sound of footsteps in the cabin, and a woman came down.
The oil lamp illuminates the woman, it looks Chinese New Year's Eve, in fact, twenty-five or six are possible, although the sun and rain, there is still some charm, and the figure is even slim...
Ye Qing, a fisherwoman, has seen a lot of this, in order to live, most of them play the role of prostitutes after getting married and having children, in order to provide more subsidies and work hard to support the family's livelihood, which even the husband's family acquiesces and even supports.
"Does the boy still need to serve" The fisherwoman looked at the handsome young man in front of her, and her eyes were met with the implicit majesty, and suddenly she found that she couldn't say anything anymore
Ye Qing glanced at her restrained and nervous expression, thinking that she had never received a guest like herself, and she didn't want to embarrass her as a weak woman, so she took another sip of tea, and refused with a smile: "Xie Lu Xie, the tea you cooked is very good, you don't need to change it again." ”
As he spoke, he winked at her, and stuffed a piece of silver into her slightly rough hand, so that she could have an explanation.
The fisherwoman held the silver and was stunned, not daring to look at it, embarrassed and grateful in her heart, even if it was muddy and humble, who didn't like to be respected?
After retreating, he brought some rice and a pot of fish, bowed down, and retreated again.
Ye Qing was also hungry at this time, so he didn't hesitate anymore and used it.
Walking to fifteen miles at night, the water and sky are blue and black, which makes people unable to distinguish the southeast and northwest at all, but in the eyes of the veteran boater who has floated on this lake for half a lifetime, he knows the direction of the road when he looks at the degree of the lake waves, and then he lets the fisherman enter the cabin and ask: "What the honorable guest said has arrived." ”
The lake is empty, only the boat under his feet, a fishing lantern floats and floats on the lake, and the night in all directions seems to become darker and deeper due to the rain, and the Taiping Lake at this time is by no means peaceful.
However, in Ye Qing's previous life, he had seen heavy wind and rain abound, so he was idle at this time.
"Don't panic when you see a vision. casually instructed the fisherman that he had taken out a thing in his arms, but it was a golden snail shell, cleverly opening a row of holes, which looked delicate and mysterious.
Ye Qing blew the golden snail, and only listened to a pleasant whining sound, the timbre was quiet, and the rhythm did not fluctuate much, like the tide of Taiping Lake......
"If you really have the heart, you must pay attention to it, so it's not in vain that I'm here for this trip. Ye Qing thought lightly in his heart, he didn't believe that there were no tricks and feet in this golden snail gift, he had seen a true monarch from afar in his previous life, it was unfathomable, and it could not be measured by the concept of mortals.
In this dim rainy night, with the spread of the long and beautiful sound of snails, gradually countless water-based spiritual qi swirled and gathered, and the raindrops swept into a whirlpool around.
The more the golden snail blew, the more the golden light lit up in this whirlpool, although it had already been reminded, the fisherman and the fisherwoman were still stunned: "This is ......"
Ye Qing was in a trance, he couldn't hear the sound, his body floated up, and he seemed to have returned to the golden attic, and closed the curtains with two expectant eyes, which was different from the past...... The curtains were opened, revealing two pairs of bright eyes, both of which were quiet and graceful. "Woo", there was a resonance from the depths of the water, the sturdy hull shook, Ye Qing instantly sobered up, and he understood that he was locked in position.
At this time, all kinds of visions, even the husband didn't care about avoiding suspicion and ran over to see, only to see a faint light in the depths of the water, mysterious and magnificent is indescribable, and rapidly expanded, showing a slender and slender, beautiful and majestic figure, two points of gold and blue to see.
The husband, who had always been conceited and brave, could not help kneeling down with his head resting on the plank, and trembling and saying, "Dragon, dragon...... Lord Ryuking......"
The wind rushed up with a shower, the fishing boat swayed, and the fisherwoman was about to kneel down with a pale face, Ye Qing helped her, and even held her hand and the handle of the umbrella together, so that the oil umbrella stood tall in the wind and rain.
"Not necessarily, the dragon will be stormy, even if you are a carp, you can affect the water mist in rain and snow, let alone the dragon."
This thought flashed in his heart, without fear or anger, quietly looking down at this strange shadow under the water, and looking at this majestic golden eye, the golden eye was extinguished, and the brilliance was gone.
"Whoosh" sounded the water, the rain and waves separated at ten meters, and a girl dressed in a light yellow palace costume and a light veil with cicada wings and a beautiful bone-in rose out, and the night was treading water and approaching.
At this time, the surrounding storms and waves returned to normal, and the dragon body and human body were indeed different.
Ye Qing put away the golden snail, and had a guess in his heart about the person who came.
But the sequelae of being played by the twins for different roles also made Ye Qing keep staring at the golden pearl on her forehead, and when she got closer, she saw clearly that the petite dragon shadow inside was lying quietly, her head slightly raised, and the golden majesty in her eyes...... It must be my sister.
While she was thinking about it, the dragon girl stopped in front of the side of the ship and asked casually, "Ye Jun, what are you looking at?"
"Look at the debtors. Ye Qing raised his finger and shook it in front of her.
Seeing his serious expression, Jingyu frowned and thought about it, a little puzzled: "You said it was me?"
"There is a kind princess who gave me a golden snail, well, and a princess, what about a good gift?" Ye Qing looked at the girl in front of him with a smile, only to feel that this neon dress was of extraordinary quality, not stained, and still shining in the dark night, showing a slender waist, bulging breasts, a beautiful face, and a calm temperament, I couldn't help but be surprised and loved, and I was stunned.
"Then what do you want?" Shocking Rain understood, and asked naturally, as if he didn't care about this gaze, he stretched out a jade hand to him from this side.
"I want you to ......" Ye Qing held this soft little hand, smiled and just said half a sentence, a huge force came, and before he could react, he just listened to the "boom" and was taken into the water.
There were two exclamations on the boat, the boat lady and the boatman looked at each other, and they all kowtowed to the lake, there is a dragon palace in Taiping Lake, which is known to everyone, but there are very few people who really see it, so they can't help but be in awe.
"What should I do?"
"It's the Dragon Palace recruiting a son-in-law, we can't be here" said, he wanted to rock the boat back, but the boat didn't move at all, tried a few times, the boatman finally gave up, and smiled bitterly: "It seems that we have to wait for the son to come back." ”
The boat lady thought about it, hesitated, and suddenly said: "Boss, we earn this money at night, isn't it just for Hui'er?"
"I heard that there are countless treasures in the Dragon Palace, we are not greedy, we just want to cure Hui'er's illness. ”
A cool breeze hit, the boatman shivered, watched the wind and rain coming, close to a few feet but weak, his heart was more convinced, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, when the son comes back, we will kowtow together"