Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 337 They are reserved! [Thank you for your support! Goodbye! ]

In Jinming Pond,

The strong women held the bamboo poles hard to keep the cruise boat moving slowly on the water.

On both sides of the cruise ship that the ladies were riding on, there was a guard boat. The boats were occupied by women who were familiar with water, in case anyone fell into the water.

Seeing the noble lady on the cruise ship catching a big fish, the women on both the small boat and the cruise ship looked over.

further away,
There were several other cruise ships, and from time to time the sound of men's laughter could be heard faintly.

On the Gu family's cruise ship,

Zhang Jiawu Niang lifted the fishing rod and did not use a scoop net. Instead, she directly used the fishing rod to hook the fish and moved it towards the bucket.

As it approached the cruise ship, the fish swung violently several times in the air.

The fish struggled violently, and the water drops it threw out caused the ladies watching on the side to dodge one after another.

But instead of putting the fish into the bucket, Zhang Jiawu Niang carried the fish towards the ladies.

As a result, the water drops on the fish's body shook more violently, and the ladies dodged, screamed, laughed and cursed louder.

"what!"

"oops!"

"Wu Niang, stop making trouble!"

"Wu Niang, put the fish in the bucket quickly! Ah!!!"

"Oh, my new clothes!"

Seeing the ladies looking somewhat embarrassed, Wu Niang covered her mouth with her arms and giggled.

Seeing Wu Niang being so naughty, Gu Tingyi in the boat shouted:
"Wu Niang, you are so naughty! If you do this again, I will tell the Duke's wife!"

"And there is also Lord Zhongjing!"

When Wu Niang heard her mother's name, she was still a little indifferent.
But after hearing the three words "Zhongjing Hou", she put the fish into the bucket with some embarrassment and reluctance, and said:

"Okay, Sister Tingyi, I'll give you some face."

The ladies around wiped the water drops on their hands and faces with handkerchiefs, then came over to the bucket to take a look.

When the fish swung its tail, several people quickly dodged back.

Then, the pavilion on the cruise ship fell silent again.
Chai Zhengzheng smiled and withdrew her gaze from the ladies. She filled another cup of tea for Gu Tingyi. She looked at the strong woman who was doing the pole and said:
"Sister Tingyi, before I got on the boat, I saw these two mothers you brought from Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion. They seemed to have practiced boxing?"

Gu Tingyi turned his head and took a look before nodding:
"Yes! These two mothers came to my house with my eldest sister-in-law when she got married. They were born in Zhujiabao in the north of Xiangzhou and have practiced some boxing since they were young."

“My house before.”

After saying two words, Gu Tingyi shook his head and stopped talking, changing the subject and continuing:
"My eldest sister-in-law knew that I was going to go boating in Jinming Lake, so she asked two mothers who can swim to come with me. They have played by the river since they were young, so they are good at swimming."

Chai Zhengzheng looked thoughtful and asked, "Oh! Zhujiabao? Is it Madam Xu's aunt's house?"

"Correct!"

Hearing Gu Tingyi's affirmation, Chai Zhengzheng smiled and looked at the two Zhu family mothers who were rowing the boat.

suddenly,

In Chai Zhengzheng's sight, the light in the pavilion of the cruise ship became dim.

It turned out that the cruise ship had sailed under the Fairy Bridge in Jinming Lake.

The Immortal Bridge spans the south side of Jinming Lake, connecting the Five Halls in the lake and the Lingxing Gate on the south side.

After passing under the Immortal Bridge, continue driving forward to the Linshui Palace. After the Linshui Palace is the tent where you watched the championship earlier.

At this time, a small boat was sailing towards the cruise ship from the direction of the tent. There were several maids sitting on it. They were here to deliver lunch that had been prepared in the tent on the shore.

The maids adjusted the direction of the boat so that the slightly scorching sunlight could not shine in.

The ladies were having lunch on the boat. Since they were all of the same age, there was no rule of not talking while eating.

From the cruise ship sailing in the pool, the laughter of noble ladies could be heard from time to time.

After the meal, everyone drank tea, sometimes chatting about poetry and songs in the capital, sometimes about needlework, and sometimes about the intricacies of household management.

At this time, Chai Zhengzheng, Gu Tingyi and others were listening to Rong Feiyan talking.

The content of the conversation was some palace etiquette knowledge that Nanny Kong had taught her these days. As the sister of the favorite concubine, Rong Feiyan was the girl who entered the palace most frequently among them.

There is not only 'theoretical knowledge', but also rich 'practical and observation experience'.

Several girls nodded continuously after hearing this.

After Rong Feiyan finished speaking, she took a sip of tea to soothe her throat.

Gu Tingyi said with a sad face:

"Hey! My eldest sister-in-law is going to give birth next month! Mother said that she wants me to help her organize the banquet!"

"But it's so difficult! I have forgotten a lot of things."

Hai Chaoyun, who heard this, smiled and said:

"Sister Tingyi, what's so difficult about this?"

"For example, in this case, we first consider the man and woman, and then we look at their respective official status, family background, generation, whether they have received an imperial decree, whether they are relatives, and how close the relationship is."

"Like Lord Hong, the governor of Yangzhou who has just been promoted and returned to Beijing. His wife, Mrs. Peng, is from the Peng family of the Marquis of Fu'an. Mrs. Peng's sister married Lord Lu, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The two sisters have the same official rank! But because Lord Lu did a good job last year, his sister has been granted an imperial decree, so she should be seated higher."

"Also, the Peng family of Fu'an Marquis has a distant relative who was engaged to the 19th son of the 9th branch of the Sun family of Xishuimen, but it didn't work out. I heard that it was very unpleasant! So."

"The Houma family in Jinxiang should pay more attention."

Listening to Hai Chaoyun's eloquent speech, everyone on the boat looked at him with admiration.

After Hai Chaoyun stopped talking.

"Sister Chaoyun, do you have a booklet where you write down these things?"

Chai Zhengzheng asked with a sigh.

Hai Chaoyun was slightly surprised and said, "Sister Chai, how did you know? I didn't remember it clearly before, it was just written in the book."

Just after saying this,
Hai Chaoyun felt as if there were suddenly many people around him.

Gu Tingyi even hugged her arm and said with stars in his eyes:

"Sister Chaoyun, from today on, you are my biological sister."

"Give me the brochure and let me take a look at it."

Hai Chaoyun smiled slightly and said:
"I haven't had to carry a booklet since I was twelve."

"Besides, some of these things were learned by my mother from Madam Wu."

Zhang Jia Wu Niang, who was sitting silently at the side, put down the teacup in her hand, looked back at the people looking at her in confusion and said:
"Why are you looking at me?"

"Wu Niang, the Duke's wife and Madam Wu have a good relationship. Don't you have such a booklet at home?"

"Yes, but it was always Mother Fan who was watching."

Afterwards, the girls on the cruise ship and their personal maids began to communicate and confirm some of the news they had heard.

The ones who were asked the most were Mother Fan who was beside Wu Niang, and Zhujian and Baoxiu who were beside Hai Chaoyun.

In fact, the mistresses of each family must know a lot of the news, but the girls don’t know about it and treat it as novel and interesting news at this time.

The ones who were busiest in recording were Ningxiang and Xibu who were beside Rong Feiyan. The eldest lady of the Rong family was familiar with the eldest lady Wu because of her relationship with Concubine Rong.

Although there were many officials' families living near the Rong family, the family was not well-off after all. Most of the things they knew were about meritorious military officers, but they did not know much about civil officials.

Everyone was talking excitedly.
suddenly,

A scream was heard from the distance of the cruise ship.

It attracted the attention of everyone on the cruise ship.

Gu Tingyi asked as he looked outside the boat, "What's wrong?"

"Reply girl, there is a boat capsized over there, and people fell into the water!"

"what?"

Hearing this, everyone on the cruise ship walked out one after another. Standing outside the pavilion on the boat, Gu Tingyi said anxiously:

"Hurry, let our small boat go and rescue people!" Similar words were heard from several other cruise ships in Jinming Lake.

As soon as Gu Tingyi finished speaking,

A cruise ship was heading towards the place where the ship capsized in full view of everyone.

With the poles on the boat and six or seven oars extending on both sides, the boat is still quite fast.

On the bow of the boat, there was a young man standing with the wind, shouting:
"Girl, don't panic! I am the Korean public servant Goro, I am here to save you! Hurry up!"

As they spoke, the oars beside the cruise ship rowed faster.

On the Gu family's cruise ship, Zhang's fifth wife looked at Chai Zhengzheng with some doubt and said:

"He, how does he know it's a girl?"

The boat was completely quiet.
It was Li Shangshu's Wu Niang who squinted her eyes and looked over there. Feeling the blur in front of her eyes, she said in a low voice with some uncertainty:
"Isn't it that his eyesight is better?"

Mother Fan, who was standing by, looked at the girls in the boat and said in a voice that everyone could hear clearly:
"What a coincidence! Why does this Korean boy always encounter this kind of thing for us to see? Last time outside Yi Qiu Gate, he saved a woman who was being bullied, right?"

"Yes, Mother Fan."

Time to speak,
The Zhu family's sister-in-law beside the boat said: "Look, it hasn't sunk yet. The three people who fell into the water seem to be able to swim."

Subsequently,

Han Wulang at the bow of the cruise ship jumped into the water.

Although the boat that Gu Tingyi and others were on did not approach, and only sent a small boat for guarding, there were cruise ships from other families that approached directly.

Amid the exclamations and sighs of the girls on the cruise ship who were approaching, Han Wulang sent the two girls to the Gu family's boat.

After sending another woman to his own cruise ship, Han Wulang then pulled the boatman's pole and got on board.

Amidst the cheers, Han Chengyun looked at the Gu family's cruise ship not far away, smiled slightly, and shook the pool water off his head in a self-assured manner.

Then, in his sight, everyone on the Gu family’s boat entered the pavilion on the boat.

This made him pause. After taking the towel from the servant, he pondered:
"Is the Chai family girl really on the Gu family's boat?"

"Yes, sir."

"Let's go over and thank the Gu family for their help."

"Yes, son."

But as soon as the Han family's boat moved, another cruise ship appeared across the stern of the Han family's boat. The small flag with the word "Dou" on it was very eye-catching.

In the Dou family's boat pavilion, two girls lifted the hanging silk gauze and looked over.

They watched and whispered to each other.

The servant beside him hurriedly said:
"Sir, this is the boat of the Dou family, the Duke of Fuguo. The two daughters of the Dou family are also on the boat today."

Han Chengyun kept bowing to the cruise ships that were gathering nearby. Amid the distant praises, he whispered to the servant, "
"Who cares about the Dou family?"

"I'm going to Xie Gu's or Chai's!"

"Go around!"

The servant hurriedly took the order and started the Han family's cruise ship moving.

However, the Dou family's boat was so close that they could see the boatwoman on the Dou family's cruise ship swinging a rope, preparing to throw it onto the Han family's boat.

There was also a well-dressed servant of the Dou family standing by the boat. She bowed and said:

"But is it in person, Korean public servant Goro?"

Han Chengyun bowed perfunctorily, and the servant replied, "That's right!"

The maid bowed again and said:

"The Fifth Young Master of your family is kind-hearted and saved people from danger! Although the spring days are warm, you still have to be careful of catching a cold!"

"Please drink some hot tea to drive away the cold!"

While the maid was speaking, the two girls in the small pavilion on the boat continued to lift the veil and look at Han Chengyun.

Han Chengyun stood on tiptoe and looked at the Gu family's cruise ship going farther and farther away, and said irritably:
"No, please move aside."

Hearing Han Chengyun's words, the boatman on the boat hurriedly rowed forward, preparing to bypass the Dou family's cruise ship.

But the Dou family’s boats kept coming over.

Han Chengyun never expected that one day he would be harassed by someone like this.

He was the one who pestered others like this before!

After some dodging, the Han family's boat finally passed by the Dou family's cruise boat.

Han Chengyun looked at the woman in the boat pavilion opposite who was looking somewhat resentful, and glared back at her fiercely.

With the speed of our own boat,

The Han family cruise ship caught up with the Gu family cruise ship before it reached the shore.

The Gu family's cruise ship naturally would not race with the Han family's, and still slowly sailed towards the shore.

The maids and nannies of each family stood behind the silk gauze of the pavilion, blocking the view from outside.

Running parallel to the Gu family's cruise ship, Han Chengyun, still a little wet, stood by the boat, bowed and said:
"Thank you for your help just now. Cheng Yun is here to pay his respects."

As he spoke, he raised his head and looked straight into the boathouse.

However, in the pavilion on the boat, there were only maids and servants behind the veil, and the lady he saw through the gap was the one with her back to him.

By the boat, Madam Fan from the Duke of England's mansion stood outside the pavilion and said with a smile:

"It's just a casual gesture. Thank you for your courtesy, Mr. Han."

Han Chengyun continued, "No, no, no, I should choose a day to go to your houses to thank you!"

Mother Fan put away her smile and said loudly:
"Master Han! There are only women on the boat, so it's not appropriate to say too much! No need to thank me! Master Han, please do as you please!"

As he spoke, the small boat guarding the Gu family cruise ship inserted itself between the two boats.

Han Chengyun looked at Mrs. Fan who bowed to him and said nothing more.

After waving with a smile, the Han family's boat slowed down.

Anchored on the water, Han Chengyun looked back hatefully at the Dou family cruise ship that followed, watching the many noble ladies who came ashore and walked into the tent.

If it weren't for this boat, he would have been able to say a few more words along the way!
"Come ashore!"

When they returned to the shore and waited for the Han family's carriage to come, the servant who followed them ashore put the cloak on Han Chengyun and said:
"Sir, the Dou family is also a duke. Judging from the looks of their daughter, she likes you. Why not?"

Han Chengyun withdrew his gaze from Gu Tingyi and the others and rebuked:

"What do you know!"

The servant quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

Looking around at his trusted followers, he continued, "Do you know what the boy from Huixian County Botian family said?"

"Sir, what?"

"His mother went to the Cao family of Tuoxi Marquis and heard from the eldest lady of the Cao family that the Gu family and the Chai family have earned tens of thousands of strings of cash in the past few months alone!"

"There won't be less in the future! If I marry any of them, will I still worry about money? The Dou family? Tsk!"

"Even though they have their backs to me now, I don't know what they think of my act of saving people!"

The servant bowed hurriedly.

When the girls from various families were still boating on Jinming Lake,
Northwest of Bianjing,

a long distance away,

At the border between Da Zhou and Bai Gao State,

Looking out from the Baigao Kingdom's military camp,

The rumbling of war drums came,

In several huge military formations,

The battle flags with big characters like "Cao", "Zhe" and "Zhong" written on them fluttered in the wind!

(End of this chapter)