Xiaosheng is not a nerd

Chapter 234 Get on the Ship
Xie Fu continued: "there are 48 boatmen alone. When I docked earlier, I saw musicians on the boat, some with rocks hanging on their waists, some with small drums hanging on their chests, and some with 筚篥, Sheng, Yu, and other musical instruments. different."

Hu Diquan knew nothing about musical instruments, "I don't even know what you're talking about."

Xie Fu explained: "These musical instruments are generally not played alone. From the musical instruments held by these people, it can be judged that there is a complete palace band on the upper and lower boats, complete with gold, stone, earth, leather, silk, bamboo, and wood."

Hu Diquan asked suspiciously, "What does this have to do with us?"

Xie Fu said unhappily: "You, this shows that there are mixed people on the building. Once people are mixed, we can hide."

Hu Diquan chuckled: "I don't think as much as you think, so whatever they do, we'll hide in the ice cellar then."

Xie Fu laughed and said, "What are we going on the boat for? It's to hide in the ice cellar. If you don't come out and walk around, how can you know where Zhang Lingluo's room is, and how can you take away the jade hairpin she wears on her head?"

Hu Diquan said thoughtfully: "It makes sense." Then he suddenly thought of something, "If she keeps wearing the jade hairpin on her head, wouldn't we have no chance to do something?"

Xie Fu smiled and said, "Always take it off when you sleep. Have you ever seen anyone wearing a jade hairpin while sleeping?"

Hu Diquan chuckled, "I understand, we will start at midnight."

Xie Fu said: "It's not always the case. Generally, every lady has the habit of taking a lunch break. If she finds an opportunity, she can do it."

Hu Diquan's eyes were fascinated, he didn't know what he was thinking, but Xie Fu suddenly hit him with his hands, "Don't get lustful at that time, and miss the business."

Hu Diquan chuckled, "I've never been close to a lady in my life, and I can't help it..." Seeing Xie Fu's displeased expression, he quickly changed his words: "Okay, don't say I don't want to."

Xie Fu said seriously: "If you can't help it, think about Aunt Wu." They are all men, understandable.

When Hu Diquan thought of Aunt Wu's bucket waist, he immediately poohed, "Don't talk about Aunt Wu, just keep talking."

"When I come out of the ice cellar, I'll be among the musicians."

"Xie Fu, you don't know how to play an instrument."

Xie Fu laughed and said, "Haven't you heard of playing Yu Yu?" He didn't know how to play an instrument, and he also studied court music very deeply, but he was afraid of shocking Hu Diquan when he said it.

Hu Diquan shook his head and said, "I don't understand, it's really troublesome to talk to you scholars." Then he asked, "What about me?"

Xie Fu was silent, but Hu Diquan was a little troublesome. Hu Diquan was too unconventional and eye-catching, but he needed to find a corner that was not easy for people to see. He was tall and thick, with strong arms and paddling. The boatman is quite suitable for him, but I don't know if he can pass his name.

Hu Diquan saw Xie Fu's expression of embarrassment, and asked directly: "What's the problem? Tell me."

Xie Fu smiled and said, "If you are asked to impersonate the boatman, can you do it?"

"How do you impersonate?"

Xie Fu said: "There are 48 boatmen, not more than one, not less than one."

Hu Diquan immediately showed a ruthless expression, "I understand."

In order to be cautious, Xie Fu still warned: "When the time comes, you will find a way to faint one and hide it in the ice cellar. Don't kill anyone."

Hu Diquan replied: "I understand."

Xie Fu continued: "Also, generally, the richer and famous people of this kind have more rules, as long as you temporarily curb your habit of talking and don't talk to others, even if you see your face around you, it won't be too much. Ask, paddle your oars honestly, you'll be fine."

Xie Fu was talking to Hu Diquan, but his eyes kept staring at the giant ship wandering on the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. Sure enough, it seemed that the lanterns had all been extinguished, and it took a long time before they came back on.

Hu Diquan asked: "Xie Fu, you haven't said how to sneak into the upstairs boat yet."

Xie Fu's mind was not on this side, so he replied lightly: "This is simple."

Hu Diquan was surprised and said: "Simple! Is it simple? I can't think of it today even if I tried my best."

Xie Fu regained his composure and smiled, "Just help carry the vegetables onto the boat tomorrow morning, and find a place to hide after we get up."

After Hu Diquan listened, he slapped his thigh hard, "Why didn't I think of such a simple question." He said and looked at Xie Fu, "Xie Fu, if you do bad things, I'm afraid you will be ten times stronger than me. times."

Xie Fu said lightly: "Diquan, tell me how much white wax it takes to light these hundred basket lanterns and gauze lanterns for one night."

Both black pepper and white wax are as expensive as gold, but they are so extravagant. These rich and famous people are really extravagant.

Take this white wax as an example, there are hundreds of white wax worms, these larvae are as thin as ants, and the white feces are white wax. One can imagine how difficult it is to collect the weight of a candle.

Hu Diquan replied: "I don't know, I only know that a lot of money will be burned overnight." Then he suddenly looked at Xie Fu, "Do you have any tricks?"

Xie Fu smiled lightly: "You said that if the grease candle burns out, under this dark night, will this ship be completely dark?"

Hu Diquan looked at Xie Fu in surprise, and quickly said: "How can it be possible to burn out, there must be enough grease and white wax on board."

Xie Fu laughed and said: "You don't like doing bad things, why are you so clumsy."

Hu Diquan quickly chuckled, saying everything without saying anything, it is not easy to get the jade hairpin, and it is not easy to get rid of the grease and white wax on the boat.

"Go back and rest, you will do bad things tomorrow."

Back at the house, Xie Fu was not sleepy, sitting cross-legged practicing exercises.

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In the early morning of the next day, the two arrived at Panmen Wharf early, but someone was earlier than them. The farmer's butcher had already prepared baskets of fresh meat, fruits and vegetables and was waiting on the river bank for the giant ship Moon Buluo to dock.

Hu Diquan looked around the river, and the river was so foggy in the early morning that it was impossible to look far away.

Xie Fu naturally walked to a middle-aged peasant woman with a dark complexion, and chatted: "Auntie, who are you preparing these dishes for?"

The middle-aged peasant woman glanced sideways at Xie Fu and said with a smile, "Of course it's for Miss Zhang's building."

Xie Fu asked again: "Is it the same for everyone else?"

"Yes?"

"So much meat and vegetables, can you finish it?"

"Why can't I finish it? I'll finish eating these things in one day. There are almost two hundred people on board."

Serving so many people, but only looking for fun for one or two nobles, this Zhang Lingluo, if his daughter, would definitely spank her ass a few times.

While chatting, in the twilight and smog, a huge cloth sail first appeared, and a huge building boat gradually became clear in the white mist, breaking through the water.

Hu Diquan was excited, lowered his voice and said: "Here we come."

Compared with Hu Diquan's excitement, these farmer butchers were used to it, and began to prepare, picked up the pole, and tied the rope.

Moon Buluo slowly approached the pier, even though Xie Fu had already seen it from a distance yesterday, at this moment his near-sightedness, the size of Moon Buluo made him secretly speechless, people are like ants in front of this big ship.

Brocade mantles on all sides, railings on both sides, 48 ​​orchid osmanthus paddles are very spectacular, three-story cornice pavilions, and autumn leaf-style carved wooden window lattices.

According to the different functions of the Ming Dynasty, there are green gauze lanterns, flower basket lanterns, and large lanterns as high as a person hanging around the pavilion. This is a rough estimate, and there may be more than a hundred lanterns.

If the hull structure is hidden, it is simply a huge underwater building, gorgeous and magnificent.

Naturally, the scale of this ship cannot be compared with that of a large ship carrying troops for combat, but it is indeed a big exaggeration in terms of the scale of a large boat with a painting boat.

When the moon never set and docked, someone on the boat shouted, "Move everything up here."

Xie Fu and Hu Diquan immediately approached the middle-aged peasant woman knowingly, "Auntie, come, I will help you move up."

"No, I..."

Before the middle-aged peasant woman had finished speaking, Xie Fu and Hu Diquan had already carried vegetables in their baskets and followed the others onto the boat.

The middle-aged peasant woman looked at the pole and rope she had prepared, but couldn't react for a while, "This is too enthusiastic."

The two followed others into the cabin on the first floor under the leadership of a middle-aged man.

The first feeling when the two entered the cabin was like entering a mansion.

In addition to [-] or [-] rooms, the cabin on the first floor also has a pavilion corridor.

Xie Fu was more knowledgeable, and thought to himself: "It seems that the moon never sets is built after Yangdi's dragon boat."

The dragon boat built by Emperor Yang was 160 feet high. The uppermost floor has the main hall, the inner hall, and east-west halls.

The moon never sets is like a small dragon boat.

Xie Fu observed as he walked, and saw that the decoration of the room was ordinary, and the first floor should be lived by the boatman and the crew, so does this Lingluo live on the second or third floor?

Walking to the middle of the cabin, suddenly the space becomes wider, and the left and right two huge glazed windows are used for lighting. Although the space is large, the light is bright and sufficient. Although Xie Fu is not good at ship design, he secretly praises it. A word of good design.

This place is probably similar to the atrium of a courtyard. A zhang-wide staircase came into view. The staircase was paved with red brocade. Two young maidservants were squatting down, wiping away the dust from the stairs step by step.

After passing the atrium and walking a few more steps, we arrived at the kitchen warehouse. The warehouse is connected to the kitchen without any partition. Earlier, the two of them were thinking about hiding in the warehouse, but now it seems that the warehouse cannot be opened at all. Tibetan.

Under the command of the middle-aged man, everyone put down the vegetables and meat one after another. Hu Diquan's face became anxious, and he was about to leave after putting down the vegetables and meat.

But he hasn't found the location of the ice cellar yet, so he could just find a room to hide in. If there is someone in the room, he would be caught in a trap.

At this moment, Xie Fu secretly winked at Hu Diquan, and secretly pointed to a room with a closed door diagonally opposite the kitchen.

Hu Diquan immediately understood what Xie Fu was referring to, it should be the vacant ice cellar on the ship.

The butcher and the vegetable farmers left consciously one after another after putting down their vegetables and meat. At this time, Xie Fu deliberately stepped forward to chat with the middle-aged man. The purpose was to attract the middle-aged man's attention and let Hu Diquan have time to hide.

"Uncle, may I ask if you are in charge of this kitchen?"

The middle-aged man asked warily, "You don't know me?"

(End of this chapter)