The restaurant on the edge of Taihu Lake is still the same as before. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info It's just that the boss has a few more gray hairs on his head. The proprietress behind the counter is still coquettish and charming.

But Wei Youqing noticed that there were many more reeds on the waterway, and Taihu Lake had really become nine bends and eighteen bends. When approaching the water village, from the dense yellow reeds, there was a chill of swords and swords.

Wei Youqing whispered to Hu Lingjun: "Mr. Hu, there are a lot more people in Taihu Lake Water Village." ”

Hu Lingjun also sneered quietly: "Yes! Li Chengyu wants to starve the people of Tanzhou to death for his own selfishness, where will he let go of this waterway? ”

"There is a truce in Tanzhou."

"It's just a matter of fame."

Wei Youqing didn't speculate when he saw the words, so he kept his mouth shut.

In the gray fog in the distance, Wupeng Mountain Villa was already in sight. Yue Wupeng and Yue Ningyuan, father and son, led a group of Zhuang Ding to greet them at the dock.

When everyone went ashore, Wei Youqing turned around to help Li Jingbao, but saw her holding the beaver's hand, her face was about to stick to the beaver's face, and she walked from the pedal to the shore with a coquettish face. The beaver's face was shy and red, and he wanted to dodge but was reluctant to dodge, so he held Li Jingbao in a restrained manner.

Wei Youqing felt that it was inappropriate, but it was not easy to say it too bluntly. He tried his best to act as if nothing had happened, and said, "Jingbao, you walk carefully, be careful not to fall into the water. ”

Who knew that before the words fell, as if to prove that his words were right, Li Jingbao's feet slipped and dragged the beaver into the lake.

The beaver who grew up by the river has a good water nature, and he poked his head out and eagerly went to find Li Jingbao. Who knew that he couldn't find it, and he couldn't help but be anxious, and shouted at the people on the shore: "Come down quickly and save the county lord!" ”

Wei Youqing knew that this was Li Jingbao's ill intentions, although she was a girl, she had been climbing trees on the wall since she was a child, and she went down to the river to fish, no one dared to care, how could she have lost her trace on the shore of Taihu Lake?

Sure enough, the beaver suddenly screamed in horror and quickly sank to the bottom. Yue Ning saw that the guests had accidents one after another before they went ashore, so he didn't have time to think about it, so he took off his coat and jumped into the lake to save people.

Wei Youqing also jumped down with Yue Ningyuan, but was shocked to find that the beaver and Li Jingbao's feet were entangled in the aquatic weeds and couldn't move.

Yue Ningyuan helped Li Jingbao cut the aquatic weeds and carried them ashore. Wei Youqing checked the aquatic weeds that bound the beavers, and it was clear that someone had deliberately wrapped the aquatic weeds around the beavers' feet. He naturally knew who did this, but thinking about what happened to Jingbao, Wei Youqing sighed softly, except for pretending not to know, he couldn't think of any other way to deal with it.

After Wei Youqing brought the beaver ashore, he saw that Li Jingbao was fine, but he was drenched in water and shivered from the cold. Wei Youqing shook his head secretly, why bother to sprinkle his anger on an irrelevant person? I don't have a sin yet.

Yue Ningyuan arranged for everyone to change their clothes, and on the way, Wei Youqing quietly told Yue Ningyuan that his group wanted to go to Tanzhou, and at the same time entrusted his sister Jingbao to Yue Ningyuan to take care of.

He said apologetically: "Brother Ning Yuan, I know that Jingbao is not good to serve, and we will return to the ...... in a few days."

Yue Ningyuan smiled and said, "How could it be? The county master is very good, she is just funny with the little attendant. If you really want to kill him, why bother so much? And also fall into the water together. ”

Wei Youqing and Wan Yu were escorted by Yue Ningyuan at night and quietly infiltrated Tanzhou City. Tanzhou City is dominated by waterway transportation, there are large or small boats parked in front of every house, Wei Youqing and Wan Yu enter Tanzhou, there are people from the water village along the way to protect, the original Taihu Lake 81 villages, actually half of them are located in the territory of Chu State.

"Brother Ning Yuan, is there a water army hidden in the downstream water village? I don't know who the owners of the upstream water village belong to? ”

Yue Ningyuan glanced at Wei Youqing and said: "The owners of Taihu Water Village don't work for anyone, the world is bustling, all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit." Except for loved ones, there is no one worthy of worship. ”

Wei Youqing nodded clearly and said with a smile: "Brother Ning Yuan gave Youqing this trip, but he refused to say the price, Youqing automatically classified himself as Brother Ning Yuan's closest relatives." ”

Yue Ningyuan laughed "hehe", punched Wei Youqing and said, "Youqing, do you remember when you were a child?" You say to me, don't be afraid, I'll help you. To this day, I remember what you were like. ”

Wei Youqing also laughed, but suddenly remembered something: "I remember that it didn't seem to be as cold as it is now, Qingqing's mother, the death day has passed." ”

Yue Ningyuan nodded and said, "Yes, but Mr. Hu said early on that he would bring his little sister back to worship his aunt, but he was always stumped by things, and he only arrived now." ”

"Does Qingqing have to come back every year to worship her mother?"

"No, once every two or three years." Yue Ningyuan looked back at Wei Youqing, "Is there any problem?" ”

"No," Wei Youqing smiled with a disguised smile, "That Ah Tao, has Brother Ning Yuan seen it before?" ”

Yue Ningyuan shook his head and said, "It's the first time she's here. ”

Wei Youqing nodded and said no more.

The waterway leads directly into Tanzhou City, and along the way, I met scattered Chu patrol soldiers, and when I saw that it was the boat of Wupeng Villa, they all stood on the shore and greeted in a low voice.

Yue Ningyuan didn't answer, and beckoned Zhuang Ding on the boat to unload a few bags of rice and grain to distribute to the soldiers, and the soldiers were satisfied with the food and let the ship of Wupeng Villa go over.

"They don't check the people who entered the Chu State?"

"Now except for the locals of Tanzhou, who will come to Tanzhou? Wu Peng Villa is in business. This waterway is not something that can be found by just anyone. Don't try, be careful with your life. ”

Wei Youqing smiled: "Yes, I don't try." It's just that I'm done, how do I go back? ”

Yue Ningyuan didn't answer, when the boat arrived at a small manor, Yue Ningyuan took the two of them ashore, knocked on the door in front of the small manor, a middle-aged man came out of it, and the three of them entered the yard, Yue Ningyuan said to Wei Youqing: "This is Uncle Ning, he will send you back when you finish your business." Do not walk on your own waterways. ”

Wei Youqing nodded, seeing Yue Ningyuan leaving, Uncle Ning took the two of them to the courtyard, and said as he walked: "The two little brothers will rest tonight, where are you going to go tomorrow Xiao Lao'er will inquire." ”

This man looked no more than forty years old, but he called himself "Little Lao'er", Wei Youqing couldn't help but laugh a little. smiled: "Uncle is old this year? ”

Uncle Ning said: "Don't dare, the little old man is ninety-nine years old this year. ”

Wei Youqing stuck out his tongue and didn't dare to be rash anymore.

The estate is built on a small hillside and climbs up the stairs, with small terraced rice fields on the left and right, and the breeze blows the aroma of earth and the distinctive smell of cow dung. Occasionally, there was the sound of an old cow "mooing".

After the terrain is flat, it is a high gate building, and when you enter the high gate building, it is the main courtyard.