Chapter Seventy-Six: The Miracle of Hunger
Out of the cabin, Liu Jian breathed a sigh of relief, Fang Cai's formation was not dangerous, if it weren't for his three or two secret weapons to calm the scene, it is estimated that it would be another hard battle now.
Zhuo Erran's light skills can naturally jump to the shore easily, but with Yingning, Liu Jian does not have the ability at this time. Fortunately, the boatman who sent him was waiting not far away, and when he saw Liu Jian coming out to wave, he hurriedly rowed over.
Liu Jian thanked him, then pulled the silent Ying Ning onto the boat, and asked the boatman to take them to the best inn in the city.
"Childe, I just heard some noises from the boat, but someone is fighting?"
"I met some strongmen who didn't give money for fun, and I ate the overlord meal by relying on my strong martial arts. Liu Jian smiled, and as soon as he was blown by the soft breeze on the river, Fang Cai's unpleasantness had also disappeared. "I swept away the interest, bad luck, bad luck. ”
"If Childe is interested, come to the old man when you are free, and I will take you to find a few fun places. ”
Seeing the kindness of the old man's smile, Liu Jian naturally had some experience in his heart, pulled Ying Ning and shook his head, only then did he notice Ying Ning's strange appearance.
She didn't know what she was thinking, she lowered her head and remained silent, Liu Jian scratched her palm as if she was weird, and only gave him a reluctant smile in response.
The best inn is not Yuelai Inn, but an unusually luxurious welcome building, but the best suite is a small courtyard in the backyard, Liu Jian spent a few hundred taels of silver to charter a courtyard for ten days, ready to live here for a few days.
He originally planned to take Yingning out to experience the rivers and lakes, and lead her home after she had fun.
"What's wrong with you?"
After dinner, Yingning still didn't say a word, and when she ate, she just picked up chopsticks and dipped a few grains of rice. When Liu Jian dragged her to be alone, he always couldn't help but want to ask her situation clearly. "Still clamoring to walk the rivers and lakes, but today is just two people dead, so I can't accept it?"
"It's not ......" Yingning sighed, took off her lotus shoes and sat on the edge of the bed, hugging her knees in a daze. "I wondered if I would have been killed so easily. ”
"With me protecting you, how could it be. Liu Jian chuckled lightly, trying to stop her cranky, but Yingning still sat in a daze with a somewhat strange face.
"Don't coax me, you can accompany me out these days, it must be that my father has found you in advance and asked you to go out to protect me. Ying Ning suddenly sighed lightly and said something that made Liu Jian not know how to answer. "Seeing that you can use a few chess pieces to deter the righteous knights and demon demons, the martial arts will definitely be above me. Originally, I wanted to protect you......"
"Silly girl," Liu Jian knew why she was lost, and couldn't help crying and laughing. The feeling is because of this loss, Yingning's self-esteem and self-confidence seem to have been frustrated, and sitting on the edge of the bed is a grievance. Liu Jian smiled and brought a cup of tea over, she also didn't overdo it.
"Is it natural for a man to protect his beloved woman, you and I have the name of husband and wife, and we are almost husband and wife, whoever has high martial arts will protect the other, what's the matter. ”
"But I'm ...... Forget it, you don't understand it when I told you. Ying Ning sighed, the short sword on the cuff was taken out by her and thrown on the bed, Liu Jian smiled and took it over to play with. In the candlelight, I admired the faint luster of the cold light of the autumn water. "This sword is good, if you don't hide in time that night, I'm afraid you will be directly scattered by you. ”
Ying Ningqiao's face was slightly red, as if she was drunk, and remembered that she had let him sleep outside the door for a night, and her gaze at him returned to its original gentleness. took the initiative to give a hug, but he didn't care about the shyness of his daughter's family. "Brother Chun, why are you so good to me. ”
Listening to her words, it was like a dream, and that Chun Ge replaced the originally somewhat rusty Chun Gongzi, Liu Jian smiled and didn't answer, just held her in his arms and gently comforted her.
I can't say that my brother loves you beautifully. "Don't think nonsense, you and I will be a fairy couple in a few years, and if you want to explore the rivers and lakes, I will accompany you to look around. If you want to find a place to live, we will build a mountain village and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan all day long......"
Unconsciously, the moon rose outside the window, and there were three or two nights of birds wandering, and today gradually passed in the words of the young girl.
Early the next morning, Liu Jian was woken up by the girl in his arms, got up and was waited to wash up, and the two continued to wander around Suzhou City with high spirits. Yesterday's night's comfort finally made the little girl turn around in the mood of seeing the dead for the first time.
The prosperity of Suzhou City is naturally not comparable to Yuecheng, and the gardens here have to be visited. It's just that this garden is mostly a private place, and it doesn't accept outsiders at all. Liu Jian is not familiar with life here, and he wants to enter a few places where literati and artists live, but he can't get what he wants for a long time.
"I've heard my dad say that he and several uncles in Suzhou City are close friends, so why don't you let me try it. ”
"No need," Liu Jian refused with a smile, it was not his character to let his woman show his face. "When we come next time, I'll get to know more literati and artists, and then it won't hurt to go again. ”
"Yingning also wants to see it, I heard you say how good these gardens are for a long time, and I also want to go in and see what a Suzhou garden is. ”
"I don't know if there is one at this time," Liu Jian doesn't know the history of the development of the garden, nor does he know how to convert the era in which he lives, so he naturally can't determine whether the art of Suzhou gardens is prosperous. I've heard people mention it on weekdays, but it seems that there are only a few places.
"I heard my father say that there is a Mr. Sui Han in Suzhou City, who likes chrysanthemum and bamboo the most, and his reputation is not small, so it should be easy to inquire. ”
"Sui Han? Your father only occupies Mei, but he monopolizes bamboo and chrysanthemum, and this person is also ...... What do you do?"
"I'll inquire where this gentleman is, and we'll visit. ”
Liu Jiangang wanted to make a comment, but Ying Ning had already walked to the vendor with a veil to inquire, the children of the rivers and lakes naturally had the freedom of the children of the rivers and lakes, and Ying Ning was also free and easy when she asked, without the slightest intention of reluctantly twisting.
Mr. Sui Han is really quite famous in Suzhou City, and he knows the approximate location of his house by asking a casual person. I spent some money and two to buy some gifts, and I couldn't leave empty-handed for the first visit.
However, the more they walked, the farther away they were from the prosperity of the city, and finally they came out of the wide open city gate, and only then did they find three or two bamboo houses in a bamboo forest.
Mr. Langmei's mansion is not good-looking, but I didn't think that this Mr. Han is even more ...... Slightly poor.
"Is anyone home?"
Liu Jian stood outside the simple fence and shouted, although he didn't despise this person because of a few bamboo houses, but he was always less nervous.
Looking at this gentleman's reputation in Suzhou City, it should not be mixed up to such a degree, and it is estimated that he is an elegant person who regards money as dung. Why did Liu Jian feel a little disapprehensive in his heart? It is estimated that in his opinion, these people who are hungry and want to talk about governing the country and peace in the world can be regarded as real sour and rotten literati.
It's okay to be wronged, why should you grieve your family, wife and children? Look at the simplicity of these bamboo houses, and they are barely sheltered from the wind and rain.
Burrow Ming, Burrow Ming, if it weren't for Liu Jian not wanting to plagiarize too much at this time, he would have to make the first Burrow Ming to give to this Mr. Sui Han. However, after shouting for so long, no one agreed, which made Liu Jianqing embarrassed.
"Is anyone any? Mr. Suihan is not at home?"
"There's no one there. Ying Ning tiptoed to look at a few bamboo houses, and was a little disappointed at this time, originally wanted to take Liu Jian to see the garden, but he didn't expect to find such a place. "Why don't we go back, there are no gardens here. ”
"Don't, we'll go back when we get to the door, if your father knows, I guess we will have a meal on the soles of our feet. ”
Liu Jian shouted at the top of his voice: "Mr. Han is not at home?
"Who!" came a sleepy-eyed response from inside the house, and soon a young boy ran out rubbing his eyes. "What are you shouting here, I don't know what kind of place this is, my husband is not here, if you are here, I will definitely teach you a lesson!"
"Yo, this little brother has such a big temper. ”
Liu Jian laughed twice, but he was also a little sarcastic, but the boy was sleepy-eyed, and he didn't know if he heard it in his heart. Hanging the gift bags on the fence gate, Liu Jian arched his hand at the boy who came over.
"Brother Chun of Fengmanlou in Xiayue City, brought Mr. Mei's daughter to pay a visit, since Mr. Sui Han is not there, then he will leave. ”
"Brother Feng Manlou Chun? Who hasn't heard of it. The boy muttered, and when he reached the door, he found that the man and the woman had already walked into the bamboo forest, so he calmly took the two or three gift bags and came in. "Master didn't want to see guests, so he had to let me come out to drive people out, and I was scolded twice every time, really. ”
The boy sighed, and as he went, he tore open the confetti of the box, searching for its contents. It was just a few pieces of jade and three taels of antiques, which made the boy throw it at the door rather disappointed. "I don't know what gift to give, if you give a few catties of noodles and meat, the master can also laugh. ”
"Who's visiting?"
The middle-aged man's lazy voice came from inside the room, and the boy rolled his eyes, feeling his stomach and thinking about how to solve today's lunch. Then he responded: "Two children who are not a few years older than me, the man is Brother Chun of Fengmanlou, and the woman is the daughter of Mr. Xiami Langmei." ”
"Huh?" a cry of surprise came from the back room, "Brother Chun, how could he find me?"
"Master, I'm hungry!
"Only by practicing martial arts on an empty stomach can you develop your unlimited potential, wild beasts are the most ferocious when they are hungry, and humans also have animal nature......"
"Gotta get it, I'll practice!"
The boy rolled his eyes, "Every time I repeat this set of rhetoric, my ears have been calloused in the past five or six years! Master, your magic skills don't work, I'm eleven years old this year, but you promised me that I would achieve great things before I was eighteen years old." ”
"Dacheng, of course, it's not to bluff you. Haha, as long as you can afford to go hungry, the day of Dacheng is not far away!"
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