When the boat was about noon, Chu Ci had already figured out the origins of the few people on the boat.

The old couple who took their grandson's surname was Zhou. This time they took their grandson to see their daughter because his daughter gave birth to another child. The young peddler's surname was Huang. His family was in a small fishing village near the provincial capital and often traveled to and from two places. Do some small business. Chu Ci asked him why he didn't sell it directly to the provincial capital. The yellow peddler smiled and said, "If there are too many local things, it won't be sold at a price. There are many people from other places in Yanzhou Prefecture, so the selling price can be higher." Chu Ci nodded He just considered the market size, but he didn't expect that things are rare and expensive.

The four scholars on the opposite side were named Han Li and Wang Chen, and the one who scolded him was named Han. I heard that he was also a scholar at the age of fifteen or sixteen.

The wooden board-wiping surname Chen is the oldest among scholars and a scholar. The other two are not old. I heard that they only passed the county examination last year and failed to win the government examination, but they are still quite proud. After all, in Nanmin Province, there are not many people who can pass the county exam at a young age.

Chu Ci thought, no wonder that scholar Han was so arrogant and became a scholar in his teenage years. He could also be called a genius. However, he felt that this person was either unlucky or too proud, and his studies could not be stopped. Previously, otherwise, how could he not pass the examination in three provincial examinations? Although Shen Xiucai did not mention this, Chu Ci could calculate it based on his age.

The whole conversation was full of Shen Xiucai's speech, and the three of them looked disdainful, as if they were talking to them, reducing their value.

Chu Ci didn't think there was anything. He thought that although two-point among young people was not likable, it was not a sin. Anyway, they would be the ones who would be beaten by society at that time.

"Guest, the food is ready. Do you want to come out and use it?" The boatwoman opened the curtain and asked inside.

"Go out and have some food here. The food they cooked is very good." Huang Cheung should be a regular customer, so he recommended it to Chu Ci and the others at this moment.

The old couple heard that they didn't charge money, so they responded first and took their grandson out. Chu Ci didn't want to eat very much, but he knew that if he didn't go out, Chang Xiao would definitely not go out, and he would sit down. After a long time, my legs and feet were paralyzed, so it was good to go out for breathing, so I went out with the yellow peddler.

The boatwoman tucked a spoon outside to make porridge for them. The coarse porcelain bowl was filled with a lot of weight, and it looked very substantial. The little fish inside had their heads and internal organs, and it seemed like they had fried them first. It smelled a little burnt smell. What puzzled Chu Ci the most was that the porridge didn't smell fishy at all. I think it should have a special treatment method.

This place is already far from Yanzhou Prefecture, but the ship is not big and has not entered the deep sea. Standing at the bow of the boat, you can see a coastline from afar.

"Master, this porridge is delicious!" Chang Xiao stood beside Chu Ci with a bowl in his hand, and said with surprise, "It would be great if Brother Dahu was there too. He is so smart that he will definitely learn how to cook it."

Chu Ci nodded. When it comes to food, Dahu is indeed the smartest one. His skill point is almost full.

"Master, look..." Chang Xiao said quietly, raising his chin somewhere on the boat. Chu Ci looked in the direction he pointed and found that Shusheng Shen had put four bowls of porridge in a tray and walked into the cabin.

"Those three people are really, why do you have to serve everyone?" Chang Xiao was used to Chu Ci doing everything himself. He especially didn't like such people. They were not the slave you bought!

"Don't discuss the right and wrong of others behind the scenes." But it's okay to complain in your heart.

Chang Xiao immediately closed his mouth and nodded understandingly, "The disaster comes from his mouth." The master often teaches them and keeps it in his heart to avoid being able to catch the handle.

After eating the porridge, they stood for a while. It was almost April that the weather in Nanmin Province was no longer cold, but the fishy sea breeze was not comfortable when it was blowing too much, so they went in without standing for a while.

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The scholars inside also finished eating. When Chu Ci went in, he happened to pass by Shen Xiucai who had brought the bowl out. When the other party saw him, the expression on his face seemed a little embarrassed.

Perhaps after eating and drinking, the scholars' energy came back. Instead of continuing the political affairs topics in the morning, they began to couplet poems, limiting the "thirteen yuan".

Chu Ci followed them in his heart, and whenever he said a sentence from the other side, he would take the next sentence. I remember that when he was in the county, he also had a poem with Wenhai, Jinyang, Zifang and others. Wenhai was the most romantic, Jin.

Yang is the most duanfang, and Zifang likes to win by surprise, so he always catches the rhyme and sticks it up.

Chu Ci didn't like to play couplet poems at that time, but they were more keen, especially Zhang Wenhai, who said that he could only surpass him in this regard and could not let him deprive him of this happiness.

Chu Ci also wrote poems with Kou Jing when he was in the capital. He thought that Kou Jing was like him and was only strong in writing and mathematics, but as soon as he spoke, the artistic conception was different. Maybe he had been in the military camp for a long time.

In addition to his heroic and grandeur, his poems occasionally reveal a little desolate feeling, which makes people feel immersive. Chu Ci thought, fortunately this is not a official history, and fortunately Kou Jing is not a celebrity either, so why not?

Then, the ancient poems that must be memorized by a frontier poet will be added to the masterpiece.

Chang Xiao watched Chu Ci's expression go from being interesting at the beginning to smiling knowingly, and then becoming impressed. He was puzzled by his heart. After listening to the poems of these people carefully, he found that it was not very good.

Why does the master have this expression?

After seeing again, the admiration on Chu Ci's face had turned into a deep thought and melancholy, and it looked like a woman missing her lover. Chang Xiao was startled by his association and he took a photo

He patted his mind and woke himself up. How could his master have a longing for him? He clearly said that official business is his partner.

In the evening, they ate fish porridge again. As night fell slowly, the boat owner was sailing slower and slower. When it was completely dark, their boat stopped leaving.

Tonight they could only sit in the cabin to rest. Chang Xiao took out two thick cloaks from his bag, handed them one to Chu Ci, and covered one on his body. This was what they took when they went out in the morning, but they didn't expect to be a mistake.

Just in time. The old couple took out a thin quilt to wrap the three of them, and prepared very well. The little peddler went to the place where the things were placed, and took the things to go out. He thought about it and then returned.

When he came back, he whispered to Chang Xiao and Chu Ci, and then left with the things.

Chu Ci was puzzled by his words. He opened the window and looked out. Before he could see anything, he heard the Jiang Shusheng opposite him shout, "Hurry up, close, close!"

None of them brought cold clothes and shivered by the sea breeze.

Chu Ci said sorry, then closed the window, leaned against the boat and fell asleep.

About an hour later, Chu Ci suddenly woke up and found that the sound of silk and bamboo that he heard in his ears was real. He looked at the others, and their expressions were similar to his. In the darkness, there was only that The old lady whispered something like "unshamed" but Chu Ci didn't hear it very clearly.

After a while, the sound became closer and closer, as if it was docking near their boat. Then the boat shook, as if a board was thrown over there.

Chu Ci and others didn't know what happened, but before they heard the ship boss' warning, they knew that nothing was going to happen.

"Oh, there are a few such handsome young men on the boat. It's worthless that the little girl got off the boat. "The two pretty girls stood at the hatch, one carrying a lantern and the other lifting the curtain. As the saying goes, "Look under the lamp, look under the lamp." Beauty, the more you look at it, the more you look, the better you look." Under the print of this warm yellow lantern, the girl who was only four or five minutes old was immediately more beautiful than a fairy, especially their charming eyes, as if she was wearing a hook. Those people.

"Why, I'm stunned? Hehe, my lords, please follow the little girl on the boat. My master is here to host a banquet for everyone." The woman lifted the curtain covered her lips and smiled, her voice was delicate, unlike Nanmin accent. Instead, it feels like Wu Nong's soft words.

The Han, who was surnamed Han, stood up and slapped, "I wonder which master is so generous, can the girl tell the young actor?"

"My master's surname is Du, and he is the most hospitable in his life. Every night, he has to set up a few banquets to treat him. In addition to you, guests from other boats have also gone. If you don't believe me, please come and see."

She completely lifted the curtain, and several people followed out suspiciously and found a ship that was decorated with lights and several feet tall was parked in the middle, surrounded by many small passenger ships, and some scholars and businessmen were dressed up and leading the way. The girl walked forward slowly.

"Look, my master is a generous person and everyone knows about this sea area. Do you want to drink and have fun with the little girl? You can enjoy whether you drink or eat inside." The girl blinked playfully and immediately captured The little hearts of those scholars.

People have herd mentality. When they saw so many people going up, they felt that they couldn't suffer any losses, so they didn't want to follow them. After a few steps, the girl with the lantern turned around and looked at Chu Ci in confusion. He asked with Chang Xiao, "Don't the two young men follow?"

Chang Xiao looked alert and secretly pulled Chu Ci's clothes corner and said, "Master, didn't the yellow peddler just now tell us not to get on the boat? Let's not get on."

"Oh? Do you want to go if you have something to eat for free?" Chu Ci asked with a smile.

Chang Xiao glanced at Chu Ci in confusion and said, "Master, don't you often tell us that there will be no pie falling from the sky? Why is it again..."

"The master changed his mind today. Let's go up and see how it's going?" This is the place where the Naval Office of Nanmin Province is inspecting. It is very close to the coastline. This group of people dare not do anything. Moreover, Chu Ci touched his chest and touched his chest. The "Storm Pear Blossom Needle" placed suddenly felt more secure.

Chang Xiao also wanted to persuade him, but he thought that his master never did anything that would put him in danger, so just go.

"Young Master?" The woman saw that they were just whispering and was not moving, so she called out again.

"Here's here, Miss Lao waited for a long time." Chu Ci looked up and smiled at the woman, which made the woman blush. She didn't see clearly just now, but now she suddenly saw clearly. She found that this handsome young man was really beautiful.

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"Girl?" Chu Ci called out again, and this time it was his turn to remind him.
Chapter completed!