Soon it was Qi Ling's turn in the team, "Two people, go to the capital." ”

"It's a total of two taels of silver for accommodation."

Qi Ling happily took Qingyu to the deck of the ship, and there were men on it to receive him, after all, there are different men and women, so the accommodation places are separated, one in the west and one in the east.

"What you give is only the boat fare, and the cost of the meal is calculated separately, fifty yuan for a meal."

Qi Ling nodded, "Thank you." ”

Anyway, according to the waterway, it will only take one day and one night to reach the capital, and fifty wen a meal is not expensive, after all, the boat is drifting on the river, and the dishes need to be replenished on the shore, and it should be more expensive.

"This is where you're staying tonight."

"Thank you, little brother."

Qi Ling bent down with the package and walked in, there were already two people inside, who were talking in a low voice at the moment, as if they knew each other.

One of the old women saw her come in and nodded with a smile: "The girl is also going to the capital?" ”

"Yes, auntie, you are also going to the capital?"

"Yes, I will be blessed when I arrive in the capital, thanks to ......" Before the words fell, the young woman next to her hurriedly stopped her, "Mother, don't say it!" ”

The old woman had to smile apologetically at Qi Ling, "Girl, hurry up and choose a position, I see that there are a few more behind, and there will be no good position if it's late." ”

"Yes, thank you."

Qingyu chose the two most marginal beds and spread the blanket she bought before, the bedding here seemed to have not been dried for a long time, and it smelled sour, and it must not be covered.

I have to say that the girl was quite prescient, and she bought two blankets to meet her needs.

The cabin is not big, so there is a simple table with a teapot and teacups on it, which looks a little shabby.

Qingyu was tidying up the bed, Qi Ling took out the butcher shop he had made before, came to the old woman before, and said with a smile, "Auntie, this is the butcher shop I made myself, you can taste it." ”

The old woman hurriedly excused herself, "Girl, you are so polite, I can't take this, take it back quickly!" ”

"We are so fated to get together, you don't have to be polite, just accept it quickly, it's just a small snack made by yourself."

Under her hard stuffing, the old woman had to accept the jerky, very embarrassed: "This jerky must cost a lot of money, right?" It's really breaking the bank! ”

"I made this jerky myself, I don't like to drum up some snacks on weekdays, auntie, I heard that the capital seems to be going to hold a trial in a few days, right?"

The woman on the side pursed her lips and smiled, "Yes, this will be tried in half a month, and then it will be directly the palace test, and I don't know who this year's martial champion will be." ”

"Is this going to be put together with the temple test?"

"Yes, passing the examination is equivalent to stepping into the middle of the court, even if the palace election is lost, each person will be given ten taels of silver, if the performance is outstanding, it may be favored by the generals directly, and there is a way out."

The young woman talked eloquently, as if she knew a lot about this martial arts.

Qi Ling nodded thoughtfully, and then changed the topic and talked about something else, the young woman was not as vigilant as before, and told Qi Ling her name.

The old woman's surname was Sun, and the young woman was her youngest daughter named Sun Min, and they seemed to be looking for someone in the capital this time.

Qi Ling immediately laughed, "Then we are the same, I went to the capital this time to find someone." ”

Sun Min looked surprised, "That's really a coincidence, I don't know who Miss Qi is looking for?" ”

"Hehe, naturally it's my husband, he went to the capital to participate in the test this time, and I'm about to surprise him!"

"So that's the case, no wonder you ask about the things that will be tested, but since the prevalence of martial arts, it can be said that the country and the people are safe, and there are a lot fewer wars on the border!"

Qi Ling couldn't help but wonder, "Miss Sun, you seem to know this kind of thing very well?" ”

Sun Min's face froze, and then he laughed a few times to cover up, "Also... No, it's just that I usually pay attention to it..."

Qingyu, who was listening, lowered her eyes, pretending not to know anything and continued to sort out her bags.

"Oh! That sister Sun really cares about national affairs, like I don't know anything. Qi Ling also gave a word to step down, but he thought a little more in his heart, this Sun Min seems to know a lot......

Luckily, no one came in after that, and the space in the cabin wasn't huge, and it would have been crowded with a few more people.

With a shudder, the boatman's shout came from the bow of the boat, "Sail!!" ”

The boat gradually started, Qi Ling stood by the window and looked at the rising sun, illuminating the water surface golden, and the breeze blowing raised the broken hair on her forehead, and the light curtain was blurry and warm.

Although there is a window next to the cabin, it will still be a little boring after staying for a long time, and Qi Ling is an idle lord who pulls up the green jade and wants to go to the deck to take a look.

"Please Sister Sun help me look at my luggage for a while, and I'll be back shortly!"

Sun Minhan smiled and nodded, "You go, I'll help you watch." ”

When I got to the deck, I saw a boatman sitting in the bow of the boat, holding a fishing rod, as if he was fishing.

Qi Ling curiously walked over to take a look, and found that there were already many small finger-length fish swimming happily in the barrel.

"Master? Fishing? ”

The boatman stared intently ahead and replied, "Yes, but not this time, all the fish caught are small fish." ”

Qi Ling squatted in front of the wooden barrel and grabbed one and looked at it, and couldn't help but have an idea in his heart, so he asked, "Master, do you sell this fish?" ”

"You want to buy it?" As soon as the boatman heard that there was a sale, he immediately turned his head: "These are all small fish, and they can't eat any meat, are you sure you want them?" ”

"I want it all, you can make a price."

"Anyway, some small fish are worthless, there are more than a dozen here, count you twenty wen."

"Okay, Qingyu will give the money."

Qingyu asked while taking out the money, "Girl, what are you buying this little fish for?" ”

"Naturally, I'm going to have to eat, is this kitchen in the back, master?"

The boatman accepted the copper coin and pointed in the direction ahead, "You go straight along the front, and then turn left to arrive, little girl, there are a lot of spines in this little fish, what are you going to eat?" ”

"Some people like to eat big pieces of fish, but some people prefer this crispy little fish, and you'll know when I'm ready!"

The two of them carried the bucket to the kitchen, and it was not yet a meal at the moment, and the cook was not there, which just gave Qi Ling a lot of space.

After the small fish is fished out, scrape off the scales and remove the internal organs, after washing, put in salt and cooking wine to marinate for half an hour, take flour, starch and eggs and stir into a paste, drain the marinated small fish and put it into the paste and stir evenly, and then you can start to fry, first medium heat and then turn to low heat to fry the small fish until golden brown can be fished out.

Sprinkle a little salt and pepper and eat, this fragrant taste makes Qi Ling very satisfied.

The skin is crispy, the fish inside has a faint salty aroma, and those small thorns have been fried crispy.

After the small fish was ready, Qi Ling carried it back to the cabin, and on the way he also gave two to the previous boatman, and he was amazed by the food.

As soon as she reached the door, she heard Sun Min's voice coming from inside.

"Mother, don't talk to Miss Qi about the capital."

"Okay, I won't say it, but are you sure that Zhou's son-in-law can ......"

"Shhhhhhhhh

Qi Ling heard it in the fog outside, what young master of the Zhou family?

She originally wanted to ask Sun Min who she was looking for in the capital this time, but she seemed to be very wary of this, thinking that it was also someone else's business, so she would just do it if she didn't want to ask more.

Now she's spoken out herself... They went to the capital like themselves, and the mother and daughter didn't seem to be dressed like rich people, so they must have gone to the capital.

And as far as she knows, the Zhou family, which is more famous in the capital, isn't that ...... Her eyes widened at the thought of this.