Chapter 373: Swimming Against the Current
The morning on the river was a little cold, and Shaoyuan, who was not used to getting up late, felt a little tired even though he was fighting with the bully last night, but his body was still honest. "If the body is used to being lazy, then the whole person is easy to be lazy."
But on deck, there were already other boatmen, some of whom got up earlier than Shaoyuan, and some of them were in charge of the vigil. When they saw Shaoyuan, they all greeted Shaoyuan cordially, and Shaoyuan also smiled at them, "Everyone, have you had breakfast?" The boatmen shook their heads, "Not yet, I'll eat rice crackers later."
Shao Yuan looked at the hot baked cakes that seemed to be sold not far from the pier, so he said, "You wait first, I invite you to eat hot baked cakes" After speaking, Shaoyuan warmed up slightly, and jumped off the boat with light skills, and walked to the baked cake stall outside.
"Boss, do you want thirty pancakes?" Shaoyuan walked to the biscuit stall and said, the one who sold the biscuits was a middle-aged uncle.
"Guest officer, wait a minute, I'll count it, one, two, three...... There are thirty-two of them here, and when thirty are counted to the guest officer, six taels of silver," the middle-aged man said while wrapping cakes.
Shaoyuan took out six taels of silver and handed it to the boss, "Come boss, you order", pay the money with one hand and take the cake with the other. The boss took the money in one hand and said instantly, "Eh, guest, your hand doesn't match the clothes on your body?"
Shaoyuan wondered, "What's wrong?"
The middle-aged man said, "Guest, your hands are rough and thick, this kind of hardness is no longer made by ordinary martial arts, I am afraid that it is a long time to practice weapons without leaving your hands, this level, generally only elite soldiers have this degree." But this is strange, you are not only young, but also dressed in gorgeous clothes, at first glance, you are either a family or the son of a rich family, but how can the son of a rich family come out to eat baked cakes, son, do you eat it yourself? Or buy it for your boatman?"
Shaoyuan laughed, "I eat it myself, and I also give it to my boatman friends, it's better to eat something hot in the morning to warm my stomach."
The middle-aged man said suspiciously, "Childe, don't you think my cake is rough? This is basically prepared for the dock workers."
Shaoyuan waved his hand, "Uncle, you have also been a soldier, right? I have also been, I have been hungry for many days in a row, in order to survive, I dare to put anything in my stomach, your cake is not rough."
The middle-aged man immediately clenched his fists and arched his hand, "I have no intention of inquiring about the origin of the son, but with the identity of the child, there is such an experience, I must be a member of the expedition back from the Western Regions some time ago, the hero is not young, I am respecting the son"
Shaoyuan also clenched his fists and said, "Don't dare"
went back and walked on the cold dock, and a voice suddenly appeared behind him: "I heard that Master Hou, you had a big fight here at the dock last night, did something happen?"
Shao Yuan looked back, and Lan Ting, who was dressed in a dark blue scholar's costume, was walking gracefully with a fan. Shaoyuan rolled his eyes, "Put away the fan, otherwise it will make others think that I am your entourage, and then I won't be able to hide it, and I will act in a low-key manner."
Lan Ting could only put away the fan in a slump manner, "What are you holding in your hand?"
Shao Yuan raised the package in his hand and said, "Baked cakes, have you had breakfast?
Lan Ting waved her hand, "No, no, this thing can be eaten by the boatmen, greasy, and a little tasteless, you don't need to buy dry food, you don't need to ......" Lan Ting opened her mouth as she spoke, because Shaoyuan was eating those baked cakes one bite at a time in front of him, "I think it's okay, there's no problem, the taste is okay", Lan Ting waved her hand, "Okay, this girl knows that Master Hou, you are indeed different"
When the two returned to the ship, many boatmen also got up, Shaoyuan greeted the boatmen and said, "Fresh baked cakes, let's eat them while they're hot", Lan Ting couldn't imagine that a person with a status like Shaoyuan would actually buy breakfast for a lowly boatman, who was a first-class noble status among the Miao people, and couldn't understand the young man in front of him who looked about the same age as him.
The boss of the boat came out and said, "Hou Ye is early"
Shaoyuan took out a baked cake and said, "Come boss, you can eat one too"
The boat boss took the baked cake and thanked him, "Thank you, Hou Ye, this little ...... Brother, is that your entourage?"
Shao Yuan looked at the boat boss in surprise, and the boat boss also glanced at Shao Yuan tacitly, Shao Yuan said helplessly, "That's right, he is my entourage, he will follow me all the way to Yong'an, and ask the boat boss to prepare an extra room for me"
The boat boss arched his hand and said, "Of course, of course, Master Hou, can we sail the boat?"
Shaoyuan nodded, "Let's start the boat", and then leaned over to the boat boss and said, "Boss, do you recognize it?"
The boat boss smiled, "Master Hou, the old man is so old, what haven't you seen yet?"
Lan Ting looked at Shaoyuan and suddenly spoke mysteriously to the boat boss, "So she asked curiously, what are you talking about?"
Shaoyuan waved his hand, "It's nothing, it's just some small things, you come in with me, don't run around"
After some preparations, the big ship set sail again against the wind and went up the river to Yong'an.
Along the way, Shaoyuan still sat on the bow of the boat as always, feeling the wind blowing in the river, but the difference was that this time, there was one more person to hang out with him.
"Master Hou, are you already married?" Lan Ting suddenly asked in the back.
"That's right, the whole world should know about my wedding" Shaoyuan said helplessly, who let him be his teacher, the emperor presided over the marriage, and he was a celebrity. But in fact, this wedding is also very mysterious, because everyone only knows that Shaoyuan's wife, the newlywed Yan'er, has been named Mrs. Liupin, but they don't know where this mysterious woman came from.
"Your wife, is she also a daughter, or a princess? Have you seen your wife before the wedding?" Lan Ting asked curiously, after all, the person in front of her has a special identity, but her father is also urging marriage, maybe you can get some inspiration from him.
"Yes, I lived with my wife for more than a year before I got married, but he is not a daughter, nor is he a princess. Before he met me, he was a maid, but then he followed me, thinking that he was my concubine, and then it was I who was marrying her" Shaoyuan didn't look back, just looked at the river breeze in front of him.
"Isn't she very beautiful, so are you willing to marry her, are you willing to give her a name?" Lan Ting asked.
"No, he can only be said to be a Peugeot, but she is my only relative in this world, and I am also her only relative. When my life and death were uncertain, he would never abandon me, and if I have a wife like this, what more could my husband ask for? Why, princess, you are also being urged to marry?" Shao Yuan turned around and asked.
"That's right, my father wants me to marry another young village master of a big village," Lan Ting said with a pout
"Is he treating you well?" asked Shaoyuan
"Okay, he is obedient to me, we grew up together, she is a very good friend of mine, but you said that you wanted to marry him, in fact, I also suddenly wanted to run away from marriage, so I ran out" Lan Ting said
Shaoyuan laughed, "That's it, then since you have escaped, why don't you think about this problem, I can't give you advice on this issue, because I'm not a son, and I can't guess the mind of the young master."
Lan Ting heard Shaoyuan like this, so she could only say unhappily: "Okay"