Chapter 12 1. Du Sanniang

The first thing I saw was not the Yellow River, but a boat. The hull was long and narrow, painted black, and on the black bow stood a woman facing the wind, her dancing red dress seemed to be burning. She turned her head sideways, tied up her hair with a silk scarf that was as red as her clothes, and the two twisted silver bracelets on her smooth arms glistened in the sun. Seeing such a beautiful scene, I suddenly felt in a good mood, turned my head and smiled slightly at Baili Chenfeng behind me. He immediately got off his horse and reached out to me.This person is really a gentleman, he kept a distance from me during the ride, never more than half a point.

I landed on the ground and looked at Gong Feicui, only to see that she was looking at the calm river with curiosity: "I floated on the Yellow River to go to Jingjue, and I wanted to go to the sky with the banquet. Could it be that Li Bai is lying?" Xiao Zuo replied with a playful smile: "As for Miss, how would Li Bai have the guts to lie to you. But it's early spring and the flood season has not yet arrived, so the water is slow." Gong Feicui couldn't help smiling and gave him a blank look, then said "Huh" suddenly, raised her finger and said, "Sister Xiansu, look at that woman, she is very special."

I looked at the bow of the boat again, and the woman in red raised her face and closed her eyes, as if enjoying the wind blowing on the bow of the boat very much.In fact, her appearance is not beautiful, her forehead is too high, her lips are too thick, but for some reason, there is a kind of charm on her body: vulgar, but very seductive... Just as I was about to speak, Xiao Zuo praised first : "What a woman with taste." I nodded and said, "Not bad..." "Master Feng." Gong Feicui interrupted me coldly, "Hurry up and hire a boat to cross the river." I was stunned at first, then I saw Xiao Zuo suppressing a smile, I couldn't help shaking my head secretly, then turned around and ordered the cavalry to hire a boat.

The cavalry returned soon, with serious expressions on their faces: "Report to the steward, all the boats on the river have been taken!" As soon as I raised my eyebrows, Baili Chenfeng asked, "Who chartered the boat?" "It is said that it is a certain high-ranking official who retired from his old age and returned to his hometown, with hundreds of entourages and a large number of items." Xiao Zuo looked around for a while, and said, "Why don't you see any of them?" The subordinate replied: "It is said that it is on the way, and it will take another hour to arrive."

Baili Chenfeng frowned, "We can't afford to wait an hour." Gong Feicui sneered: "Tell them, whoever takes us across the river will pay double the price!" The subordinates went to ask again, but when they came back, they all had dejected faces, "Back to Miss, they all said they were afraid of that high official, so they didn't dare to take us." "You're old enough to be a domineering one?" Xiao Zuo nodded thoughtfully, "It seems that this fluffy phoenix still has a lot of prestige." Hearing his comparison, Gong Feicui gave him a half-smile and said, "The bounty is ten times."

"It's useless for you to reward a hundred times." A loud voice suddenly came in, and I turned my head, only to see that woman in red got down from the bow at some point, and walked in front of us step by step. Baili Chenfeng said in a deep voice, "Why?" "Although the corrupt official has returned to his hometown, his son is still in charge of the court, just in charge of the river transportation. Which boatman would not want to live, and cut off his own livelihood for a moment of high reward?" She paused, looking at the palace jade. , showing a smile, "Unless—"

"Unless what?" "Unless you give me the chain around your neck, I'll take you across the river." Before Gong Feicui could speak, Xiao Zuo asked with a smile, "Aren't you afraid of cutting off your own life?" The woman laughed and said, "With that string of chains, our family can't live happily ever after for ten or twenty years. Do we still need to paddle hard at the Yellow River ferry for a living? No need to look at the government's face anymore." , how relaxed..." Unexpectedly, a mere boat lady would have such a vision. The bead necklace around Gong Feicui's neck is indeed the best of the best.I saw her touching her necklace, hesitated for a blink of an eye, and said bluntly: "Okay, here you are."

Then he turned to Baili Chenfeng and said, "This account will be charged to Baili City." Xiao Zuo stroked his chin and smiled wryly: "I said, why are you so generous, it turns out that you don't take any losses." Gong Feicui showed no shame, and said loudly: "Don't forget, I am a businessman. Businessman, everything has to be calculated." After that, he took off the bead chain and handed it over. After receiving the bead chain, the woman in red smiled sweetly, "Everyone, please follow me. My husband's family name is Du, and everyone here calls me Sanniang."

Xiao Zuo let out a sigh, "It's okay, it's okay, it's Sanniang, not Shiniang. But this cheerful temper is exactly the same." The woman was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong with Ten Niang?" "I'm afraid you will sink my treasure chest half way through the boat." This sentence was obviously a joke, but when I heard it, it suddenly sank.When she was startled, she heard the woman laughing and said: "San Niang is not Shi Niang, and Shi Niang's heavy box is also her own. You are not the one who betrayed your heart, why should you be afraid?"

Baili Chenfeng suddenly walked a few steps, and whispered in my ear: "I'm afraid there is something wrong with this boat lady." Indeed, how could an ordinary boat girl know so much? I noticed that the vigilance in his eyes was getting stronger. At this time, Gong Feicui suddenly turned her head and said to me: "Sister Xiansu, go and get more than ten platoons and tie them to the stern of this boat, just in case of accidents." "Yes." She was very thoughtful.I ordered to go down immediately, the iron cavalry was extremely efficient, and ten sheepskin rafts were recruited in a short while.So everyone boarded the boat together, and the woman shouted: "Daddy, let's sail!"

A short and lean old man climbed up from the bottom of the cabin, and spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm on the deck, Gong Feicui frowned immediately. "Is it the time to sail the boat after only one hour?" the old man asked.Du Sanniang walked over and said something in a low voice, nodding one by one, it seemed that the deal was settled. Baili Chenfeng said: "People from Jiangnan." "But my daughter speaks with a local accent." I overturned the worries implied in his words, and smiled slightly, "No matter what, we are in a hurry to cross the river now. We will settle down as soon as we come, and wait and see what happens." After boarding the boat, Gong Feicui waved to the woman, "Do you provide meals here?" "Of course, our boat is the largest, most affordable and most complete in this ferry." "Okay, fifty-three of us, you make fifty-three breakfasts." Du Sanniang quickly replied: "Yes, but I have to charge extra money." "Up to you, but fast!" Du Sanniang turned her head and shouted: "Father, the guests want to have breakfast, you can do it." Gong Feicui jumped up immediately, "What? Tell this dirty old man to cook?" "Oh, miss, don't worry, my father is a good crafter." "Anyway, I, don't, want, he, do it, change!" It was probably stimulated by the phlegm before, which made her young lady start to lose her temper again. Du Sanniang sighed, "Okay, okay, in this case, I can only do it. The craftsmanship is not very good, so don't blame the lady." Saying that, she walked away with a twist. Gong Feicui turned her head suddenly, stared at Xiao Zuo and said, "Do you think she is beautiful?" Xiao Zuo's eyes were still fixed on Du Sanniang's back, and when he heard this, he turned back and turned around to her face, "This is the real woman! Mature, graceful, and charming." I can almost see the arrows shooting out of Gong Feicui's eyes. This Xiao Zuo, knowing that she was testing him, deliberately said that to anger her. Could it be that these two are really natural enemies? Gong Feicui snorted coldly: "I heard that only immature, fragile and childish men are infatuated with women older than themselves." Xiao Zuo smiled and said: "Not bad, not bad, only immature children like to argue with others." Gong Feicui opened her mouth, but in the end she couldn't fight back, so she had to turn her face away, showing a proud look and stopped talking. For a while, the cabin became quiet, thirty-six of the forty-seven cavalry guarded outside, and the remaining eleven wounded guarded inside.These people are all savvy, and there seems to be no flaws.However, I still opened the window and looked outside. Several boatmen were at the helm, and Du Sanniang was cooking at the stern. The red clothes were like fire, as if even the boat could be set on fire. She turned around suddenly and smiled at me. I nodded lightly as a return.At this moment, a voice sounded softly behind me: "She does not walk lightly, but her figure is very steady." I replied: "It is right to make a living on the water all the year round." "So, there seems to be no problem?" "There is a saying, I don't know if you have heard of it?" I turned my head and faced Baili Chenfeng, "There are too many suspicious points, but it can't be suspicious." "It's always good to be careful." Baili Chenfeng said, "Have you noticed that the bottom of this ship is huge, I want to find a chance to sneak down and have a look." Before I could speak, Du Sanniang came into the cabin with breakfast: white rice porridge, shredded pickled radish and fried small fish. Xiao Zuo took a sip and praised: "If this kind of craftsmanship is still not good, those Suzhou and Hangzhou famous chefs should cry." Du Sanniang covered her lips and smiled, "Young Master, don't make fun of me, this slave is serious." "How could it be a joke?" Xiao Zuo squinted his eyes and said, "If you want to impress a man's heart, you must first impress his stomach. Sanniang's husband is really a blessed man!" Du Sanniang pursed her lips and said: "Not to mention that dead ghost, it's fine to eat and be lazy, and he also raised other women outside!" Xiao Zuo smiled and said: "Since ancient times, clever women have always been with clumsy husbands. With Sanniang's appearance, no matter how outstanding a man is, he can't match her. Why are you angry?" "Yo! My lord, you can really talk!" Du Sanniang suddenly laughed like a flower, "My slave..." Before she finished speaking, Gong Feicui slammed down her chopsticks, and said coldly: "If you want to flirt, please go outside, so as not to affect other people's appetite." He thought Xiao Zuo would fight back, but unexpectedly he shrugged his shoulders and said, "In this case, I've already eaten anyway, Sanniang, do you mind going outside with me to have a chat?" Du Sanniang bit her lips and smiled, "I don't care, but I'm afraid that some people will mind..." "For example—her!" Her finger actually pointed at me.I was stunned. "Do you mind?" "No..." Before I finished answering, Du Sanniang looked at Gong Feicui again: "Then what about this young lady?" Gong Feicui blushed immediately, "Mind you bastard! You can do whatever you like, just don't hinder me from eating!" "That's fine." Du Sanniang looked at Xiao Zuo with winking eyes, "I'm timid, so I have to ask them one by one before rest assured, lest other women hate me." "Being hated by a woman can only show that you are attractive, so why be afraid of it? What's more, for a beauty like you, it's too late for everyone to like you, so how could they hate you?" Amidst laughter, the two lifted the curtain and walked out. Gong Feicui's face turned red and white, obviously extremely angry, but she couldn't bear it. This Xiao Zuo is very harmful.I sighed inwardly, Baili Chenfeng suddenly put down the bowl and chopsticks, stood up and said in a low voice, "I'm going to inspect the bottom cabin, are you coming?" I hesitated for a while, looked through the window and saw Xiao Zuo and Du Sanniang having a good conversation on the deck, and her father was probably busy behind, it was indeed a good opportunity to investigate, so I pointed to Baili Chenfeng nod. The sun has risen completely, shining on the sparkling water waves, with layers of blurred waves, everything seems to be very peaceful...