Chapter 364: All the way to the west
The teahouse is no longer as crowded as it was before the wedding, and the originally bustling teahouse has changed back to its former appearance, with many customers, although it is lively, it is far less noisy than before. Shaoyuan stepped into the door, and the sensitive shopkeeper immediately stepped forward to greet him, "Lord Lu, Mrs. Lu, welcome to the shop, I wonder if you two want to go to the private room or have tea in the hall?"
Shaoyuan looked at the stage, "Boss, Neiko wants to hear the story of the teahouse, I don't know if Brother Jie's story has been adapted?"
The boss was embarrassed all of a sudden, "Tell Mrs. Hou, unfortunately, just an hour ago, Hui Liang he had already left, where to go The little one didn't ask much, but before leaving, he left the story behind, if the two of them don't give up, taste tea today, and in a few days the new storyteller will remember the story, and the little one will send someone to inform the two?"
Xiao Yue showed a regretful expression on her face, "What about the officials?"
Shaoyuan could only shrug his shoulders and said, "There's no way, everyone is gone, it's all because they didn't leave him at that time, the story he changed, not told by him, I always feel that there will be a little less flavor."
The boss could only helplessly arch his hand and said, "It's small, it's wrong, it's small, I didn't want to notify Master Hou first."
Shaoyuan waved his hand, "I don't blame your boss, then Xiaoyue, you see that since they are all here, let's listen to the new ones first, how about it?"
Ten days later, Gao Zheng and others set off for Luoyang with their families, and Shaoyuan also began his journey west.
"Official, you must be careful on the road to Chengdu this time, the official doesn't let Xiaoyue follow, the official must take care of himself" Xiaoyue told Shaoyuan, who was about to go out, over and over again, the newlywed Yan'er was going to separate, even Xiaoyue, who had been with Shaoyuan for a while, was a little grumpy.
"Okay, okay, it's not too long, take a boat upstream, and then go down the water for a short time, I heard that the Shu brocade in Yizhou is famous all over the world, how about bringing some back for you when the time comes?" Shaoyuan laughed.
"But the official didn't bring a single entourage this time, is it really good? After all, he also went to a place where he was unfamiliar with life" Xiaoyue was still more worried, after all, this time there was neither a steady Dugulin nor a high-level pet with superb means, even Ruoyun was also an important person, but Shaoyuan didn't bring a single entourage.
"Don't worry, I'm not looking for fault or anything, why don't I just send a letter, entourage or something, I'm still not used to it, Xiaoyue, can you have some confidence in your officials? With my current skills, no one will be so bold and casual to do it to me, you can rest assured" If it is what supports Shaoyuan's solo action this time, then there is no doubt that it is his current martial arts, after returning from the northwest, his martial arts are in surprisingly good condition, and he has some thoughts about going to his own adventure.
Xiao Yue could only shake her head helplessly, "Okay, okay, I know, then I will also go to Sister Bingluo to learn etiquette during this time, and I will not embarrass the officials when I get to Luoyang."
Shaoyuan pressed Xiaoyue's head, "Okay, okay"
When the spring tide rose, Shaoyuan took a big boat and went against the water, and the big boat sailed with the wind, and the goal was Yong'an City, the western gateway of Yizhou, and from there he turned to the land route.
Shaoyuan sat on the bow of the boat, feeling the oncoming cold river breeze, although the boat boss knew Shaoyuan's true identity, but he didn't expect that a Hou Ye would be so chic, a knife, a burden, dare to come out to walk the rivers and lakes, the key is to blow the cold river wind that makes them who have been walking on the water for a long time seem to be unaffected by that Hou Ye at all.
"Master Hou, it's windy outside, and you're a distinguished guest, if it's blowing, how about letting the little one go?" The boat boss saw that he had nothing to do at the moment, so he walked up and talked to this big guest.
"Boat boss, you're worried about me all the time, my body is very hard, I grew up in Liangzhou, I don't see much like this, you just let me take a look" Shaoyuan sat comfortably at the bow of the boat, where was he willing to leave at will. "Ship boss, is this too peaceful now?"
The boat boss sat behind Shaoyuan and said, "Yangzhou is much more peaceful, but there is a lot of chaos in Jingzhou, it seems that many small thieves who can't get along in Yangzhou have fled to Jingzhou, and this side is also a dense river network, and there are few mountain thieves and water thieves, and the government has repeatedly banned it, and the family is powerless."
Shaoyuan touched his chin, "There is such a thing, we are now in the waterway of Jingzhou, will we encounter water bandits?"
The boat boss smiled dumbly, "Oh, Master Hou, you are really broad-hearted, this is not good, but our shipwrights have also practiced their families, and the ship is so big, as long as we show the flag, ordinary people will not come to rob us, but I am afraid that some newborn calves will come if they don't want to die."
Shaoyuan suddenly realized, "Boat boss, have you been to Chengdu, what kind of place is it?"
The boat boss touched his chin and said, "The girls and food there are not ordinarily hot, Master Hou has to taste it when he goes."
Shaoyuan coughed, "Boat boss, this, I'm asking you about the customs, that is, should I pay attention to any taboos or anything like that when I first arrive there?"
The boat boss shook his head, "I don't know about this, Chengdu is basically Han Chinese, even if you go south, there are other ethnic groups, I think it's more appropriate to go to the local government to ask the last time, so that the old man won't say that he will mislead you."
When the two were chatting, they were already "boss, and they will enter Echo Bay soon" before they knew it.
When the boat boss heard this, he stood up and said, "Half sail, half sail!" With the boat boss's order, all including himself were in place, and when he left, the boat boss also specially ordered, "Master Hou, you get off the bow first, the water will be strong later, and the front will be particularly shaky."
When Shaoyuan heard this, he naturally left the bow of the boat honestly and tightened the handrail on the side of the boat.
Sure enough, in less than a quarter of an hour, the current seemed to suddenly become acute, and the bow of the ship began to shake violently, and the cliffs on both sides seemed to be pressed in, and the river suddenly narrowed considerably. No wonder it's called Echo Bay, the cliffs are towering, the sound is agitated, and it can really be called Echo Bay.
Shao Yuan looked at the cliffs on both sides, and found that the boat could only see a very short distance, and every step required great caution, but fortunately this time the ship was big enough, so under the influence of the current, it was already able to exert its own effect. Shao Yuan looked ahead and couldn't help but think, if I were a water thief, wouldn't it be inevitable to go down the river while my boat was out of the bay?
And the heavens suddenly seemed to want to verify Shaoyuan's conjecture, only to see the boatman at the top shouting, "Boss of the boat! Oh no! There are a few boats coming up, it seems to be water thieves!"