Ten years as a substitute!Now that she leaves, she regrets it too much

Chapter 795: Little Venice that lives up to its name

Indoor rowing is actually nothing new.

But the problem is that boating here seems a bit fun.

Lin Xixi and the others had just seen that the waterway over there was decorated with bouquets of flowers of various colors, and there was also a small arch bridge with Venetian characteristics.

Although the waterway is not very long, the boatmen here are really Venetian.

"If Teacher Jiang is rowing, can we cross the street?" Lin Xixi looked around and could clearly see that there were many direct currents on both sides of the main waterway, which seemed to be spread throughout the playground.

"I really don't know this."

In Jiang An's memory, small boats here used to be able to travel along the main road, and there were no other tributaries at all.

"That's just right for us to experience it today."

While they were talking, several people had already purchased their tickets. At this moment, a boatman rang his bell at them: "Want to take the boat?"

As soon as the bearded boatman opened his mouth, the people in Jiang'an were shocked by his Mandarin proficiency. No one expected that not only could he speak clearly and sonorously, but most importantly, he also had a hint of the local dialect.

"How many years have you lived here?"

After Zhang Zhejie got on the boat, he couldn't wait to ask: "How can you speak so fluently?"

"I do not know either."

The boatman counted on his fingers: "It must have been at least seven or eight years, maybe longer."

"Anyway, I like this place and I love this country."

"It's much better than where we are."

At this moment, the gondola boat with Venetian characteristics has slowly set sail. Although the speed is not fast, it is this kind of indifferent comfort that makes people comfortable.

"Teacher Jiang, look at us floating around on the water, it feels really good."

The little girl's mind is always very easy to satisfy. Lin Xixi was in a good mood while swimming on the water, and Ruojia would even play with the flower baskets hanging on the wall from time to time.

To their surprise, these flower baskets were filled with flowers.

"Oh my god, how many flowers should be placed in such a long waterway."

Lin Xixi asked in amazement, and the bearded man supporting the boat said: "I don't know much about it, but there seems to be a lot. These were bought by a few of us."

"Speaking of which, the technology here is really advanced. We have been growing these flowers for three months, and they haven't even finished flowering yet."

Three months?
Lin Xixi felt a little incredible: "It's impossible. I don't remember that there are no flowers with such a long blooming period."

"Who said there isn't one?"

The boatman said proudly: "Can we still deceive others if we raise them ourselves? Besides, if these flowers don't last so long and need to be replaced in a week, who will pay for them?"

A gondola ride costs 120 yuan if chartered, the unit price is 25 yuan per person, and it can carry six guests.

Although there is no shortage of business here, the boatman's physical strength is limited, plus they have to bear the mall's fees and commissions every day.

Indeed, if they are replaced too frequently, they will not be able to bear the cost.

"Then these flowers should be grown using nutrient solution, right?"

Jiang An suddenly thought of this: "It belongs to soilless cultivation, right?"

That's right.

The boatman laughed: "Although there are many plants grown without soil in Venice, I have never seen one that can do so well."

"Anyway, I think this is a magical country and I love this country!"

After the boatman said this, he couldn't help but sing "I Love You China". Originally, his singing was not very good, but if it matched his identity as a foreigner, it would be a different story.

It’s really unique!
In the boatman's song, Jiang An and his party had swam away from the main line of the waterway. However, when Lin Xixi asked if they could enter the direct current, the boatman smiled sheepishly: "I'm afraid this won't work, because although there are many tributaries, , but it’s too narrow inside.”

"The gondola can't be entered at all, and there are too many guests inside. We are worried that there will be problems."

"So we can only stay on the main line?" Instant disappointment appeared on Lin Xixi's face: "I thought I could just walk around."

"otherwise……"

The boatman hesitated for a moment, then suddenly asked: "If you feel dissatisfied, I will take you to the water source over there."

The "river water" here is flowing, which not only ensures the cleanliness of the water body, but also helps the boatmen to punt the boats. It would not be too cruel if all the kinetic energy is relied on their physical strength.

"Even in Venice, a good boatman can't last long in a day." "In fact, in the beginning, we could only handle three or four orders of business a day at most." The boatman said, having already led them around the main line and to the side. A relatively wide direct current rushed past.

"The main reason is that the body really can't keep up. If the water doesn't flow, then it all depends on strength. Even if the arms are fine, the lumbar discs can't bear it."

"Later, we took the initiative to make requests to the mall, and they agreed to install it."

“But after it was installed, we really felt a lot more relaxed.”

While talking, the boatman had already taken them to the water source, which was the place where water was filled in the entire waterway system.

"Is that a spring?"

Originally, Lin Xixi thought that the way to fill the water here was a very common one, pouring it directly through the water pipe. However, to her surprise, there was a small spring-like protrusion at the water source point.

It's interesting to watch.

The boatman now opened the lock and tied the boat to the rocks on the water bank: "In fact, in the past, water was filled directly with water pipes, but in that case, the effect was not good."

"It's also not conducive to accelerating the flow of water. Later, the mall replaced it with this type. Water is injected underneath, and then the energy of the water body itself is used to accelerate the flow of water, forming a cycle."

The boatman's explanation was very good, and both Lin Xixi and Ruojia listened with great interest, but for Lao Zhang and Jiang An, it seemed a bit boring.

Fortunately, the boatman had other preparations.

"Guys, can I give you a small gift?"

"Really?"

Lin Xixi's eyes lit up when she heard there was a gift. At this moment, she saw the boatman grinning. After putting the e-cigarette in his pocket, he just squatted down and fished it out of the water. Unexpectedly, there was so much in his hand. Two flowers came out.

"Look, what do you think?"

"This is for you!"

The moment they saw the flowers, Lin Xixi and Ruojia were both overjoyed, but Lao Zhang didn't think it was a skill. There are a lot of similar magic props online.

The boatman also saw the contempt in his eyes at this moment, but without saying anything, he fished another one out of the water and handed it to Zhang Zhejie.

"See if this is the same as the one used in magic."

Lao Zhang was stunned for a moment, but when he saw the flowers in front of him, he stopped talking on the spot.

Generally speaking, the flowers used in magic are all fake, but what the boatman gave him now was a flower.

This is a bit magical.

"Sir, I admit that this is also a little magic, but magic is different from magic, and the surprises are also different."

"So no need to thank me!"

Sure enough, no matter how long foreigners have lived in China, they will still have some original habits, maybe they are engraved in their bones.

"I'm sorry I looked down on you just now."

Lao Zhang has always corrected his mistakes when he knew they were wrong. Now he looked at the flowers in front of him and said hurriedly: "Don't be angry."

"Will not."

The boatman laughed: "I am a generous person. By the way, wherever you are going next, I will send you directly there."

"Then let's go to the haunted house!"

Lin Xixi suddenly snapped her fingers: "I heard the screams inside when I was passing by just now. It just so happens that there are many people today, so let's go take a look, okay?"

"no problem."

The boatman is also very optimistic about the haunted house here: "This haunted house was just renovated a few months ago, and all the equipment is brand new."

"Go give it a try, I think it's worth it!"

"Well."

Jiang An and Lao Zhang looked at each other and said, "Please send us to the location of the haunted house."

"Okay, sit still, this time I'm going to use Venice speed to let you experience what it means to fly on water!"

After the bearded boatman finished speaking, he directly picked up the rope tied to the side with a bamboo pole, and then pushed it hard into the water, but the gondola rushed forward as if it had been hit by something.

(End of this chapter)