Start with the humble bridegroom

Chapter 268
Shangqiao in early August is full of scenes after the wheat harvest.

In the Northland Plain, without the cover of crops, you can see far away at a glance.

Shangqiao is a county, which is the most important water and land distribution center in Chang'an.

Under the autumn sun at noon, on the curved Yanshui, a medium-sized passenger ship was slowly lowering its sails.The speed of the passenger ship slowed down, and it smoothly squeezed in towards the Shangqiao Wharf.

There are many experienced sailors on the wharf, they just look at the appearance of the ship docking, and they know that this passenger ship must be smooth on the journey, otherwise the helmsman on the ship would not have such a relaxed mood.

Some experts sitting on the ground raised their hands to their eyes and only looked at the boat.

The pawn is just a small official lamp, with the official name of "Cheng Feng Lang" written on it.This is only from the title of the seventh rank, but on the ground of the capital, how can it be regarded as an official?
On the side of the boat, there was a big man sitting astride, holding a two-handed giant sword of a terrifying size, shooting people's eyes brightly from a long distance.

A handful of river water was scooped up by a ladle and poured on the sword, taking away a piece of blood.

People from all walks of life who were sitting on the ground watching the wind all looked away one after another.

It's just a loose official from the seventh rank, how much oil and water can he have on his body?I don't know which hero who was blind along the way actually fell into the hands of this giant.

Sanqi stood behind Geng Liang without any shape, watching Lao Geng scooping water to clean the fish blood on his sword according to Lang Jun's instructions.

About to bluff?Zhang Sanqi glanced lightly at Lao Geng's distressed look.

Old Geng said that the sword was to be passed on for several lifetimes, but now it was stained with fish blood for a show, which almost made this man cry.

When killing water bandits on the road, I never saw this man smiling very happily.

More than ten days ago, Zhang Sanqi was also very jealous of his sword, and has been pestering the gentleman to get a lighter one.

But now, he looked at the sword indifferently with some disdain, and lightly patted a dark black short stick on his waist, his complacent expression couldn't be suppressed at all.

A private modified version of the high-voltage electric stick, equipped with eight large Nanfu.It looks like it's only one palm long, but as long as you press the mechanism and shake your hand, it immediately becomes a three-foot iron rod; press another mechanism, and it will be the magic weapon of Grandpa Thunder God.

They encountered a total of two water bandits along the way, adding up to one No. 20 people.

Geng Liang's great sword killed at most four or five, and the rest fell to Zhang Sanqi and the two veterans.The high-voltage electric baton is really insidious, and these water bandits are found in the middle of the night.There is no defense at all, who knows that a palm-length black stick will suddenly become longer, and he is not afraid of swords.

But Fan Daojian flew out as soon as he hit the black stick, his hands and feet were still numb and his whole body was weak.If it is rubbed by the stick, the person will tremble non-stop as if caught by a shofar wind, and fall to the ground like a cloth bag to be slaughtered.

In the two encounters with bandits, the owner and sailors would immediately hide in the bilge and hand over the defense to the guests' guards.The side of the ship is not big, and only one person can attack in front. Two veterans walk on the side of the ship, Geng Liang and Sanqi guard the hatch door, and each battle does not exceed 10 minutes.

Zhang Sanqi remembered the most dangerous time when a water bandit held a big wooden stick with great strength and almost knocked out the electric baton in the veteran's hand.Fortunately, the veteran reacted quickly. As soon as he reached the end of the black stick, a bright light shot directly into the opponent's eyes, and then he was electrocuted with one blow.

More than 20 water bandits were all fed fish.

It is true that such a battle cannot be explained to the government along the way.

In the cabin, Egret lowered the curtains, but was excited but said witty words on purpose.

"Why is the huge pier in the capital less than half the size of Jiangling? The boats are small and few."

Meng Xiaowan leaned in Zhang Zhe's arms, gently stroked her round belly, and gave Bailu a light look.

"How many times do you want me to explain again? When you arrive in the capital, you have to be careful in what you say and do. You are ashamed to say that you can compare boats with northerners, why don't you compare chariots and horses with northerners? Officials here are like clouds, ten steps away You have to be careful inside."

Bailu originally wanted to tease the eldest lady, but when she saw her "remonstrate" a few words, she smiled and admitted her mistake.

"How are your feet?" Madam Hu asked Meng Xiaowan, and seeing her nodding, she gently lifted the wide gauze skirt and carefully pressed her legs a few times.

Seven months into her pregnancy, Meng Xiaowan's legs were a little swollen after staying on the boat for a long time.

Grandma Hu didn't dare to neglect, she watched with Mother Chen day and night, rubbing it for her.He also stopped in Xuanchao County for a day, bought two baskets of celery, and cooked it for Meng Xiaowan himself every day.

On the second day, the lord found out about this, and asked Sanqi to take some fruit called "potatoes" from the bottom of the cabin, cut slices and applied it to the eldest lady's legs, and it disappeared within half a day.

"The eldest lady has gone ashore and rested for two days, so she has to practice walking, and she must not lie down all the time."

Meng Xiaowan nodded with a smile, she trusts Nanny Hu very much in this regard.

After Madam Hu took over, every step of her pregnancy was carefully calculated by her, and no inappropriate things could get close to her.

Zhang Zhe took a piece of dried sour radish, and carefully pinched her small cherry mouth, but prevented her from biting it.

The lazy Meng Xiaowan didn't even bother to beat her husband, she just closed her eyelids and pouted her small mouth.

Suddenly, the surrounding egrets and warblers let out a soft cry, Madam Hu sighed, and Mama Chen laughed.Meng Xiaowan was aware that something was wrong, but she was lying in the arms of this friend, where she could avoid it, and was completely kissed by Zhang Zhe.

Meng Xiaowan resisted with a smile, expressing dissatisfaction.

Mother Hu couldn't see it, so she gave a few words to Bai Lu.

"We're about to dock soon. If you haven't gone to pick up your things, what are you doing here?"

There were passenger carriages and cargo carriages everywhere on the Shangqiao Wharf, and Sanqi rented the carriages and horses after only a round trip.

This time when he went to Beijing to rush for the exam, Zhang Zhe only brought Xiao Zhaoping, Zhang Sanqi, Geng Liang and two veterans who had been invited to the Taowan inspection station by Sanqi.Two veterans, one called Xie Lun and the other Gao Deshu, are now accepted as servants by Zhang Zhe.

And Meng Xiaowan was followed by a group of people, four maidservants including Hu Nanny, Chen Mama, Bailu Baiying, Mrs. Qian, Mrs. Qi and four other maids followed.

Three boxes of books, five boxes of miscellaneous items, seven or eight boxes of clothes, Meng Xiaowan has reduced the size of her belongings as much as possible.

If it weren't for Mammy Hu's repeated words, stay away from mirrors during pregnancy.Meng Xiaowan's many modern mirrors, which have been increased to eleven, will also be brought on board.

Pushing Zhang Zhe's big mouth away, she took another mouthful of sour radish, but Meng Xiaowan still felt that there was no taste in her mouth.

He looked at her husband pitifully.

Zhang Zhe didn't have the slightest resistance to his wife's peerless beauty, so he took a peek at Nanny Hu, then quickly took out a small red strip from his sleeve, and under the cover of the sleeve Stuffed it into Meng Xiaowan's mouth.

Spicy sticks!

Meng Xiaowan's favorite along the way.

(End of this chapter)