The next day, Liu Han hired a boat into Changchun Lake, Changchun Lake is part of the Grand Canal, the lake is busy with transportation, early every morning, all kinds of cargo ships and passenger ships have left Yangzhou, sail north, and along the coast can clearly see that there are many painting boats, there are also many fishing boats, has sailed into the depths of the lake.

The boat he hired was not small, and the price was not expensive, ten taels of silver a day, which was not high, but it was not low. The fisherwoman who drove the boat was called Song Sister-in-law, in her thirties, slender, perhaps because she had been on the water for a long time, her complexion was slightly dark, and her two daughters were working on the boat, the eldest daughter Xiuniang, seventeen years old, and the younger daughter Zhen'er fifteen, such a family combination was very common around Changchun Lake.

The two girls chirped in the cabin, and it didn't take long for Zhen'er to come out with tea, and Xiuniang brought a few snacks, and after putting down things, Liu Han took a sip of tea comfortably, this tea is very common local spring tea, the tea flavor is very full, and there is a faint fragrance in the entrance.

The early autumn sun still smelled hot, Liu Han leaned on the recliner, Zhen'er carefully served on the side, a pair of big eyes flickered and looked at Liu Han, and only asked cautiously after half a sound: "The guest officer wants to listen to the music?"

Liu Han shook his head slightly: "It's not busy, by the way, how many years has your painting boat been on the lake?

Zhen'er Jiao smiled: "My family's boat is only five years, but my family used to fish, and it has been on this Changchun Lake for decades. ”

Jiangnan is rich in products, easy to make a living, the displaced people are much less than the north, unless there is a big natural disaster, most of the displaced people in Yangzhou come from the north, they bypass the checkpoints set up by the Yangzhou state capital from various trails, enter Yangzhou, can be strictly managed by identity, except for a very small number of committed to slavery, others are gathered around the mountains, forests and lakes, to beg and loot for a living, there are displaced people gathered around the Changchun Lake, but these displaced people do not have boats, naturally there is no opportunity to enter the Changchun Lake.

"How long does it take to get to Dongshan Island from here?" Liu Han asked again, Dongshan Island is a relatively large island in Changchun Lake, where it is not a traffic artery, there are relatively few boats, and there is a kind of lake beads near the island, which is an excellent material for jewelry.

Zhen'er looked up at the sky and said with a smile: "The guest is in a hurry, it will take some time to get to Dongshan Island, well, it is estimated that it will be afternoon, by the way, guest officer, what do you want to eat at noon?"

Liu Han looked at her, Zhen'er was petite, her face was beautiful, with a little childishness, her eyes were flexible, and there was already a slight charm between her eyebrows, he smiled: "You can do anything, get what you are good at, by the way, do you have a fishing rod? ”

"Okay!" Zhen'er jumped up happily, quickly brought a fishing rod, and brought a small basket of bait, and diligently loaded him with bait, Liu Han took the fishing rod, and threw it in the water, watching the fish float in the water and sink and float.

"You still have fishing rods. Liu Han said casually, and Zhen'er smiled: "Many guests like fishing, and the painting boats on this lake are prepared." ”

Liu Han nodded, and then asked her about the situation of Changchun Lake and Dongshan Island, Zhen'er had a quick mouth and no scheming, and was soon cleaned up by him, and the two talked and laughed, and it didn't take long for them to pull up two fish.

Zhen'er happily picked up the fish and happily brought it to her sister, who had been in the cabin and did not come out, but Liu Han had heard her go out several times and help her mother rock the oars behind the cabin.

A similar boat comes from the side, in Changchun Lake, most of these are similar, the middle cabin, taking into account the living room and guest room, the stern in addition to the paddle, but also taking into account the kitchen, the bow is not big, you can put a small table, if there are few guests, you can eat at the bow.

The lunch was very rich, in addition to a fish, there were also the boat lady's own drunken shrimp and pig's head meat, Song's sister-in-law's craftsmanship was good, and several side dishes were full of color and fragrance, especially the pig's head meat, so that Liu Han couldn't help but applaud.

"This is my family's ancestral craft," said Jane, who was a little proud, and all the guests who had been on her boat were full of praise for her pig's head.

Liu Han invited Sister-in-law Song out and asked her how to make this pig's head meat, to be honest, he had never eaten such a delicious pig's head meat in his previous life or now.

Sister-in-law Song didn't hide her selfishness, she said it in detail, Liu Han nodded with satisfaction, and as she was talking, a boat came from the opposite side, and there was a girl wearing green clothes and flowers standing at the bow of the boat, and the girl shouted when she saw their boat: "Sister-in-law of the Song family, I have a few crabs here, do you want them?"

Sister-in-law Song was slightly stunned, looked at Liu Han with her eyes, and the girl covered her mouth and smiled when she saw Liu Han: "Yo, what a handsome Langjun, it's Xiuniang's son-in-law, this autumn crab is fat, it's a good time to eat crabs, let Sister-in-law Song steam it, plus her family's wine, the taste is fragrant." ”

Without waiting for Sister-in-law Song to speak, Liu Han nodded and smiled: "Okay, it's troublesome for Sister-in-law Song." ”

The girl was overjoyed when she heard this, and immediately rowed the boat over, and sent a fish basket, Sister-in-law Song took it in, and after a while, she took an empty basket and returned it to her, and the two of them separated without handing over the money, and the young girl couldn't help but look at Liu Han before leaving.

"Is it Zhen'er's benefactor?" the young girl asked with a smile, Zhen'er shook her head with disappointment, and the young girl smiled: "Langjun, you just comb this little girl's hair, look at it, it's all starting to wave." ”

"Dead girl, there are no guests today, it shouldn't be you waves!" Xiuniang scolded with a smile in the back, not shy at all.

Zhen'er was a little shy, secretly looked at Liu Han, saw that Liu Han had been looking at the young girl, a little unhappy, and asked with a little vinegar: "The guest officer has a crush on the third sister, otherwise, I will let her stay." ”

Liu Han didn't reply, and said with a smile: "Little girl, she is not very old, but she will be jealous, I wonder, this crab is given to us?"

Zhen'er suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "That's okay, this crab costs twenty dollars a piece, and it is estimated that there are five or six, so how can it be counted as one or two taels of silver, and the next time we meet, my mother will count the silver for her." ”

"I see. Liu Han understood, this silver would not be counted in front of the guests, and when he got off the boat, he would naturally pay the money, and when the time came, they would count it to the girl in Tsing Yi.

After thinking about it, Liu Han didn't care, and then asked, "They went back so early?"

"The third sister should have sent the guests yesterday, and they will go back by empty boat today, hehe, it seems that there are few guests on Dongshan Island today," Zhen'er came over flatteringly, knelt on the side, and looked at the third sister ship that was gradually moving away: "This time is not the time for pearl diving, the guests are going over now, I'm afraid they won't receive many beads." ”

"If you can't receive it, it's nothing," Liu Han pulled her over and sat in his arms, the little girl's heart was like a deer, and before she could react, a hand had reached into it from the placket, held the little pigeon, and slowly ravaged it.

There are few boats in this area, Liu Han has no scruples, let the little girl sit on his lap, and motioned to the little girl to feed the wine, the little girl's face is hot, her movements are very jerky, Liu Han doesn't care, slowly teach, slowly, after feeding a few mouthfuls, the little girl's movements are a little proficient.

The crab didn't steam for long, Xiuniang quickly came out with the crab, and saw the little girl sitting in Liu Han's arms, Liu Han's hand was on her chest, her face couldn't help but change slightly, put the crab on the table, turned around and was about to leave, Liu Han stopped her.

"Xiuniang, don't go, help me peel the crabs. ”

Xiuniang pouted: "I didn't see it, the old man turned out to be a veteran of flowers, and after a while, he didn't get serious." ”

Having said that, the man came over, knelt down on the other side of him, picked up a crab and carefully peeled it.

Zhen'er grinned: "That's it, he is still a righteous man and a gentleman, and he is also a merry man." ”

"Hmph," Xiuniang's apricot eyes widened, glaring at her: "You,... , Hmph, I'll know later, I'll be offended. ”

Zhen'er didn't answer, just smiled, Liu Han's hand had already left the little pigeon and swam on her smooth body, and the little girl trembled slightly from time to time.

Sister-in-law Song didn't come out, let alone interfere, Changchun Lake is full of such boats, sending off guests and selling themselves, not Qinglou, but the same as Qinglou, such boats are mostly families, there are passengers carrying passengers, and there are no guests to fish or pearl fishing.

The little girl is obviously a chick, Liu Han has not deliberately teased, she is already emotional, her legs are clamped tightly, her body can't help writhing, looking at Liu Han's eyes as if she is about to flow water.

Xiuniang sent the peeled crab to his lips, Liu Han took it in one bite, this autumn crab was fat, after eating two crabs, Liu Han let go of the little girl, and was about to stand up, suddenly his body shook, he looked at Xiuniang and Zhen'er, and smiled reluctantly: "Drink, drink more..."

Saying that, her body was weak and she fell on the deck, Xiuniang and Zhen'er stood on the side, looking very nervous, until they saw Liu Han falling, the two girls breathed a sigh of relief, and were about to greet Sister-in-law Song, who had already come.

"This guy is so difficult!" Zhen'er's face turned red, and Xiuniang snorted softly: "Look at your waves, I can't wait to get into his bed now." ”

"Hmph, look at the appearance of your vinegar jar," Zhen'er choked on her lips: "This vinegar jar has been overturned, hum, what's there, I look at this master, it's pretty and pretty." ”

Saying that Zhen'er was about to step forward, Sister-in-law Song hurriedly drank her, and Zhen'er said easily: "Mother, it's okay, my sister gave him twice as much medicine, even a cow has to fall." ”

Sister-in-law Song didn't speak, and suddenly swung a knife at Liu Han, Liu Han didn't move, as if he was asleep, and the knife stopped at his neck.

Sister-in-law Song breathed a sigh of relief, put the knife into the sheath, stepped forward with the two of them, searched Liu Han's body, and searched out all the things on his body.

"A lot of silver tickets. Zhen'er took a stack of silver tickets and smiled happily.

Sister-in-law Song took the silver ticket over, looked at it roughly, there were thousands of taels, and she sneered: "Tie the iron block and throw him into the lake, these things..."

Just as she was about to continue, Xiu'er took out another piece of jade pendant, looked at it carefully, and gestured on her body, and was about to put it in her arms.

"This is his!" Sister-in-law Song seemed to look at it, her face turned snow-white, Xiuniang looked at him puzzled, Zhen'er looked a little nervous: "Mother, what's wrong?

Sister-in-law Song didn't answer, just kept looking at Liu Han, her expression couldn't help changing, and in the middle of it, she knelt in front of Liu Han and slammed her head on the deck.

"My lord! , subordinates, I don't know, please forgive me!"

Xiuniang Zhen'er was dumbfounded, she didn't know what Sister-in-law Song was doing, the two girls looked at Sister-in-law Song, Sister-in-law Song couldn't stop kowtowing, the deck was knocked tom, Liu Han was still sleeping, lying there without moving.

"Kneel down and ask your lord for guilt!" Sister-in-law Song saw the two girls standing there at a loss, and hurriedly scolded.

The two girls quickly knelt down, Sister-in-law Song still kept kowtowing, kept begging for mercy, the voice became more and more desolate, the two girls became more and more puzzled, or Xiuniang reacted first, followed Sister-in-law Song to kowtow and ask for guilt, Zhen'er rolled her eyes, and walked two steps to Liu Han.

"Master, Zhen'er knows it's wrong, you wake up, Zhen'er is willing to be punished, and please forgive your mother and sister. ”

Her hands shook on Liu Han's body for a while, Liu Han was still asleep, Xiuniang turned her head and asked Sister-in-law Song when she saw this: "Mom, what's wrong with the bottom?"

"Don't talk nonsense, kneel well, Zhen'er, don't be rude!" Sister-in-law Song shouted, Zhen'er was startled, quickly withdrew her hand, and knelt in front of Liu Han in a proper manner, Sister-in-law Song sighed: "We were killed this time, this Feng Gui, if our mother and daughter are okay today, we will definitely settle accounts with him when we go back!"

At this moment, Zhen'er suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed at Liu Han fiercely.