Chapter 198: The Journey
As far as the Sui Dynasty died, it was a river, and it has been thousands of miles away. If there is no water temple dragon boat matter, Gongyu will not have much merit.
As the longest artificial canal in the world, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal starts from Zhuo County in the north, reaches Hangzhou in the south, runs through the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and the Yangtze River goes south, and a section of the canal starting from Zhenjiang River is called Jiangnan River.
Jiangnan is rich, from Zhenjiang to the south, boats come and go on the waterway all the way, making the Jiangnan River live up to its name and become one of the busiest rivers in the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. The water flow of this river is gentle, the surrounding mountains are not as magnificent as those along the Yangtze River, between the ups and downs, the verdant green of the mountains and rivers does not seem to be deep, occasionally there are dilapidated wharves, small villages, fields, or roads parallel to the river, pedestrians can occasionally be seen on the road, occasionally see ox carts passing by, lined with boats coming and going between the rivers, but it does give people a kind of Jiangnan peace atmosphere.
The width of the Jiangnan River is about more than 20 meters, but the water is not necessarily deep, usually only about two meters, there are occasional low-lying places on both sides of the river, forming a heavy overlapping reed thicket, the fishermen near the boat sail by, there are also cormorants and other water birds rise and fall, the quacking fork picks up the fish in the water, in the daylight, a scene on the water, quiet but pleasant, is the artistic conception of landscape painting.
This long waterway carries the transportation of Taihu Lake and the Yangtze River, and also carries the life of people who live by the water for nearly thousands of miles. The time is in the afternoon, a painting boat runs in the waterway near Changzhou, it is said to be a painting boat, but the decoration is not comparable to the beauty of the boats in the Qinhuai River, the boat is divided into two layers, compared with the merchant ships and passenger ships that generally walk on this waterway, it is much more comfortable, at first glance it must be a family with a solid family to be able to rent, at this time the boat is slowly moving on the river, in the summer sunshine, the voice is sounding in the room on the second floor.
“…… The dark clouds were thick, the water was monstrous, and I saw that the sea of law flew up in the sky, and shouted: "The great power of the heavenly dragon, the world-honored earth, the pran-like horn" The robe on the body covered the sky and the sun, and the entire Jinshan Temple was lifted to the sky...... When you want to know what happens next, please listen to the next breakdown. ”
From the sound in the cabin, I thought that someone was telling a story, and the story was at the point of intense tension, when this sentence suddenly sounded, and the group of people were probably stunned for a long time, and then protests broke out one after another.
"Don't break it down next time......"
"Auntie, Auntie......"
"Brother-in-law, you can't do this."
"What's wrong with that Fahai and Bai Suzhen......
"Jinshan Temple is so big, how can it fly to the sky, how can it fly, how can it fly......"
The voices were male and female, and for a moment there was confusion, and the storyteller probably took a sip of water: "Hey, you guys are too much, you've been talking all afternoon...... How does Jinshan Temple fly, you also saw Jinshan Temple yesterday, you can fly as much as you want, you have to be imaginative......"
"But what kind of Buddha name is 'Dawei Tianlong, Shizun Jizo, Prajna Horn', aunt and uncle, the Buddha didn't say that......"
"Sounds amazing, not to mention that you girl knows this again......"
"Juan'er has read the Buddhist scriptures, Juan'er, you ...... it"
"Master Fahai is so powerful."
"Tsk, it's over, Juan'er is a nymphomaniac, who's going to beat her......"
"No, uncle."
"Brother-in-law, does that Buddhism really have such magical powers?"
"You believe it?"
Twittering and chattering, on the aisle on the side side of the first deck, there is also a woman, leaning there, looking at the flowing river with a leisurely face, she is dressed in a goose yellow and moon white dress, draped in white shoulders, holding a small fan in her hand, she is still young, her head is curled with a woman's bun, young innocence and mature leisure temperament are mixed together, so that people can see at a glance that this is a married lady. …,
This boatload of people is naturally Ning Yi and others who are traveling south.
This time I went to Hangzhou, although the tourism component accounted for half of it, in addition, Su Tan'er actually planned to spread out the focus of business in Hangzhou, so as to distinguish herself from her father's influence in the big house. So in addition to her, Ning Yi, Chan'er and other three maids, there was also a trustworthy account room in the family along the way, two shopkeepers and their families, maids, guys, and nurses, as well as two cousins Su Wending and Su Wenfang, who were closer to the big house before, also followed all the way, and came to Hangzhou with Su Tan'er's cousin to practice.
In this way, there are always about 30 people in Zero, so Su Tan'er rented this relatively comfortable double-decker painting boat. They had stayed in Zhenjiang for a few days before, and naturally they also went to Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang. In fact, at this time, Zhenjiang Jinshan Temple has changed its name twice, first changed to Longyou Temple, which is currently called Shenxiao Yuqing Wanshou Palace, but the previous name is naturally remembered, when everyone talks about it, Ning Yi told the story of the White Snake to bluff people, but it was the version of Tsui Hark's "Green Snake", the story was not finished, Chan'er and others seemed to be fascinated by the Fahai who was rendered very handsome by Ning Yi, as for Wending Wenfang and others, they couldn't help but think about the two charming snake demons.
After lunch, in addition to the three maids and two cousins, even a few family members of the bookkeeper and the shopkeeper also gathered to listen to the story, and there were also accompanying men and guards, such as Dongzhu, Geng Huyuan and others, who also listened with relish in the corridor on the second floor. In the past few days in Zhenjiang, everyone has already understood the easy-going style of the owner's uncle, and there are not too many constraints. Su Tan'er was originally interested in these stories, but after everyone gathered, she came down for a trip, and saw that it was crowded above, so she didn't go up again, the two floors of the painting boat were not high, and she could hear it clearly on the side of the boat, she stood here blowing the wind and looking at the scenery, and actually heard the story here.
If it is said that in the past, although Su Tan'er was dressed as a woman after getting married, and there has always been maturity in the business field, but if you really want to say that she is married, it is actually a bit blunt. At this time, the stiffness was completely gone, and she didn't stand here at this time, but what she listened to was the lively atmosphere, and it was the feeling of honor when her husband was liked by the audience.
She never thought about this kind of thing before getting married, and she also has the aura of being the center of everyone in the business field to be long-sleeved and good at dancing, if everyone sits together, she can also attract the attention of others in a few words, and not be cold, but to say cordial and humorous, it is not what she is good at. As a woman, she naturally has to be reserved and keep her distance from others, although she has always been gentle and graceful to others, but occasionally she will be said to be Wu Zetian's style, which is naturally inevitable.
If you have any expectations, but you just hope that this husband will not be too wooden after getting married, and you will always say some hello without offending people too much, then it will be fine. He never thought that this husband could control it obediently no matter what the occasion, for example, she also asked about the showdown between Ning Yi and Wu Qilong, the Wu family can accept his fate so quickly, I am afraid it is also because the husband completely swept away Wu Qilong's self-confidence in a few words, and at this time, he can make Wen Ding Wenfang and them all as harmonious as ordinary family members, he can do the former, but in terms of family, I am afraid he can't do it.
She felt the happiness in it, and in her smile, naturally, there was actually a bit of charm in it, just like the soft and sweet white Suzhen in "Green Snake".
Although there is a lot of noise and shouting above, but since Ning Yi has said it, it is naturally impossible for others to really pester him to let him talk, for Chan'er Juan Er Xing'er, even if he is cordial, he is always the master, for Wen Ding Wenfang and others, even if Ning Yi is cordial, the aura he has always maintained is also strong, to a certain extent, the Su family may only be able to have a stronger sense of oppression by Mrs. Su, and it is even more impossible for others to let Ning Yi finish the story, although there are a few words of joke, and then everyone is more keen to talk about the plot in the story, guess the follow-up. …,
After a while, Ning Yi talked to Su Wending and Su Wenfang went down to the deck with a smile, and saw Su Tan'er, Wending Wenfang said a few more words before leaving. Ning Yi took this teacup, looked at his wife who was gently shaking the fan over there, and walked over with a smile, Su Tan'er also squinted her eyes: "It's so hateful, I still want to hear it......"
"I didn't say it."
"In order to repay the favor, the white snake liked the man in the world, in good faith, Fahai subdued demons and eliminated demons, and also did his duty, Xianggong, who did you say was wrong?"
"If I am Xu Xian, the wrong one is naturally Fahai, if I am Fahai, then of course the wrong one is Xu Xian."
"Huh? How could it be Xu Xian? ”
"If I was Fahai, I would have become a relative again, of course I was unhappy with Xu Xian, so I broke them up, as for why I wanted to break them up, of course I fell in love with Bai Suzhen......"
"Hee ......" Tan'er couldn't help laughing, and then straightened her face slightly, "Don't make this kind of joke, there is Buddhism in the story." ”
Ning Yi shrugged his shoulders and did not argue. At this time, the boat came to a secret place of reeds, turned slightly, and the sunlight turned the shadow of the side of the boat with the turn of the boat, and in the eyes, the river bank was a gently undulating mountain, the trees were swept by the warm wind, thousands of leaves were shaking, and a few birds flew into the sky with the dust rolled up. The couple stood there looking at the scenery, Ning Yi took a sip of tea, Tan'er was probably a little thirsty, took the cup in Ning Yi's hand and took a sip, and then held it in his hand. In the cabin at the back, there were probably two shopkeeper children running over from the aisle, shouting, "Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, World Venerable...... Uh-huh, ...... "Lalal......" Xu couldn't remember those words, which made people laugh when they heard it.
Although the Jiangnan River is an artificial canal, the riverbed is not deep, but after so many years of excavation, the water quality is actually quite good, from the boat, the river is wandering, Su Wending and Su Wenfang don't know what to laugh at looking at the river below at the bow of the boat, when looking over here, Ning Yi smiled: "What? Figured it out? ”
Su Wending pursed his lips: "Brother-in-law, it's insulting to Sven." Ning Yi laughed.
Su Tan'er didn't know what they were talking about, so she asked, and after listening to Ning Yi's explanation, she realized that Su Wending and Su Wenfang pestered Ning Yi to tell the story, and Ning Yi said that he would swim in the river and swim past him. In fact, although he still has water nature, he rarely has the opportunity to go into the water after coming here, and he doesn't swim very well if he wants to, but Wen Dingwen Fang prides himself on being a scholar, and he refuses to do this kind of thing that disregards his appearance.
When Su Tan'er heard this, she also smiled and glanced at Ning Yi, and then said that he was insulting Sven. She looked into the water, in fact, the average depth of the Jiangnan River is only two meters, and now it is the flood season, and it can't rise much. Ning Yi looked at the water surface with her and asked, "Do you know how to water?" ”
Su Tan'er smiled: "I know some, I haven't swam for a long time." ”
"If you have a chance, you can go down and try ......"
Ning Yi muttered to himself, Su Tan'er flattened her mouth slightly, made an angry look, and gave him a blank look: "Xianggong always talks nonsense, the concubine has gone down, let people see, where can Xianggong be glorious......"
"Ahem, casually, you can build your own pool in the future......"
The two laughed for a while, the Jiangnan River from Danyang to Wuxi is a straight line of nearly 200 miles of waterways, except for the swamp with sediment accumulation, there is almost no need to turn at all, they all go down the river. But after another while, the wind blew in the opposite direction, Ning Yi and Su Tan'er looked in the southeast direction, and saw that in the sky on the other side of the river, thick cumulonimbus clouds had been built, and the edge of the cloud seemed to draw a black line in the sky, and the sky over there was sunk by the clouds.
At this time, everyone on the boat had already noticed the rain cloud, Su Tan'er looked up for a while, Chan'er also took a basin, ran out of the cabin, and said to Su Tan'er's side: "Uncle, this won't be the heavenly soldiers who will catch the white lady in the future, right?" A lot of words...", Su Tan'er hugged the maid's shoulders and hugged her in front of her with a smile: "Maybe." ”
The old owner of the ship had also arrived on the deck at this time, frowning and looking up at the cloud, the old shipowner's surname was Gu, Ning Yi said with a smile: "Uncle Gu, I have also learned some knowledge of the weather by looking at the clouds, looking at the clouds today, it may be a heavy rain." But a few days earlier, the owner of the ship told everyone some tips on how to look at the clouds and know the weather, and at this time, Ning Yi took it out and used it to learn.
The old shipowner also laughed: "The owner is right, looking at this cloud, there should be a heavy thunderstorm, but there is nothing wrong here, this kind of sailing in the wind and rain is actually a special taste." ”
Su Tan'er said: "There won't be big winds and waves in this Jiangnan River, right?" Quite a few words"
"There are some wind and waves, there is no big one, our boat is big, if the Yangtze River section is such a weather is considered to have big wind and waves, it is also possible, the sea is the real big wind and waves, the mountains here are lower, and the wind can blow, but the water is not deep, there will be no big waves, some people, they like to come to the boat to play when the wind is strong, and it is said to be exciting. Oh, this way...... What does a poem say? The flat river is 700 miles, and the fertile soil is two or three states. There are lakes and mountains to enjoy, and there is no wind and waves. That is to say, this Jiangnan River. ”
This old man can also chant poetry, everyone was amazed for a while, Ning Yi smiled and said: "Uncle Gu is still an elegant person. Wen Ding Wen Fang, test you, who wrote this poem? ”
Su Wending thought about it, but Su Wenfang immediately smiled and waved his hand: "Brother-in-law also underestimated us, the poetry of Bai Lotian in the Tang Dynasty." ”
Bai Lotian is Bai Juyi, Ning Yi nodded and laughed: "I confess, in fact, I forgot." He was telling the truth, he had never seen this poem before. The rest of the people laughed loudly, and no one believed it.
The old shipowner commanded two shipwrights to lower the sails, and on the other side of the field ............of vision, the wind swept the rain clouds and pressed towards this side.