Chapter 158 Smells congenial and good work
Xiao Bi and Huan Yu hadn't even said a few words, but the river bank had already become very lively.
Young men and women gathered in groups. Although not all of them were dressed in gorgeous clothes, they did their best to dress up neatly.
Vendors have set up stalls along the river bank, offering a wide variety of snacks.
Xiao Bi looked around and whispered: "Brother Huan, so many people have come here to join in the fun. It seems that no one knows what happened in Ruoshui City."
"What the proprietress of the tailor shop said is true, but I see there seems to be no movement over there in Ruoshui City..."
While they were talking, they saw Sang Pu trotting away from the crowd and trotting towards them.
"Young Master, County... Anan." Sang Pu stopped and looked at Xiao Bi with a smile.
The princess suddenly had an idea, and he almost forgot that she was not the princess or the housekeeper now, but the groom Anan.
Huan Yu said: "How many of them are there in Fengshou? Why are you the only one who came back?"
"Fengsheng is looking for a boat. Qingzhao Yingshui and I are responsible for inquiring about the news." Sang Pu pointed to the east: "The two of them went there, and they should probably come back."
"Then what did you find out?" Xiao Bi asked.
"I heard that in the past, Ruoshui City was not as closed as it is now. Every Dragon Boat Festival would send people to compete in dragon boat races with the people of Wei, Li and Jin. The city lord and his wife participated several times.
But since the city lord's wife disappeared more than ten years ago, the city lord Chunyu has never been seen again.
Although the dragon boat race is still held every year, it is not as lively as before. As time goes by, people in both Jin and Jin countries gradually don’t like to participate."
Xiao Bi said: "In that case, why are our people in the Wei Dynasty still so active?
And I looked here for a long time, and I didn’t even see the shadow of the dragon boat. It’s really strange!”
"Qingzhao and Yingshui are back." Huan Yu pointed to the distance.
In order not to mess up their buns and dresses, Qingzhao and Yingshui were not as fussy as usual, and it took them half a cup of tea to walk in front of a few people.
"You two have been dawdling for so long, but have you found out anything?"
Qingzhao said: "According to reliable information, this year's dragon boat race has been cancelled."
Xiao Bi was a little discouraged: "Then our preparations for a long time were in vain? If I had known better, I wouldn't have listened to the innkeeper."
At that time, it would be better to follow Fengshou's suggestion and use the relationship of the young salesman Zhao Qin to get acquainted with the salesman from Weoushui City and give him a lot of money. Maybe he would have a chance to sneak into Weowishui City.
Now that the dragon boat race has been cancelled, Weushui City is guarded like an iron barrel. Unless they grow wings and fly in, they will just stay outside and watch for the rest of their lives.
Ying Shui smiled and said, "Don't be discouraged, Anan. We've been here for so long, and we must have learned more than this."
Listening to her shouting Anan smoothly, Qingzhao and Sang Pu also wanted to laugh.
Xiao Bi glared at several people: "Why don't you tell me quickly!"
Qingzhao said: "I heard that the lord of Ruoshui City was very generous in the past, and the winnings for each dragon boat race were tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Not to mention, after the dragon boat race, the ladies of Weishui City will distribute various small gifts."
Xiao Bi and Huan Yu looked at each other, City Lord Chunyu was indeed good at winning people's hearts.
He only spends a small amount of money every year, but he can build a good reputation among the people.
No wonder the emperors of the Three Kingdoms did not dare to attack Ruoshui City easily. This was one of the reasons.
Ying Shui added: "The noble ladies of Weushui City are very elegant. They put all the gifts in river lanterns and float them out from Weushui City along the river. Whoever catches them belongs to them."
Although most of them are small gifts that are not very valuable, there are also some with gold leaves and even pearls and gems."
Sang Pu couldn't help but interject: "Are they still putting up lights this year?"
Huan Yu hit him on the back of the head: "You are really becoming more and more obsessed with money! Can a gold leaf or a pearl or gem make you obsessed like this?"
Xiao Bi asked what she had just said again: "The dragon boat race has been cancelled, and those ladies will probably not put out the lanterns again. How can these people be so active?"
Ying Shui said: "We also heard people say that more than ten years ago, City Lord Chunyu's first wife disappeared on the Dragon Boat Festival.
Because of this, he suffered from constipation and never attended a dragon boat race again.
But he always remembered his wife’s instructions before she died, and every year on the Dragon Boat Festival, he would send people to distribute medicine to the people nearby.”
Xiao Bi sighed: "This city lord is a kind and kind man. I think his wife must have been sick and died, so he gave such instructions."
Huan Yu also said: "The Yang Qi of Dragon Boat Festival is the strongest. Not only the crops in the farmland grow vigorously, but there are also many snakes, rats, insects and ants. It is the time when poisons breed. Chunyu City Lord's move is really a great good.
It's just that he was rumored to be proficient in medical astrology, but he couldn't save his wife's life. The grief and helplessness involved cannot be understood by others."
Xiao Bi said again: "Have you ever found out how City Lord Chunyu dispersed the medicine?"
Qingzhao said: "I asked about it and said that a young master is responsible for this matter, but the way of dispensing the medicine is different every time."
Xiao Bi raised her eyebrows: "Sure enough, there is such a person... The innkeeper really didn't lie."
Qingzhao blinked: "What did the innkeeper say?"
Xiao Bi smiled and said: "He didn't say anything, he just praised our young master for his elegance and nobility."
In fact, the innkeeper is similar to the proprietress of the clothing store. She is also a talkative person.
The reason why she asked Huan Yu to dress up like this was because she supported the shopkeeper's advice.
As the saying goes, things get done better when people have similar odors.
The innkeeper has lived in the town all his life, and the young masters of Ruoshui City always see a few of them every year.
The elegant and noble young master of Weishui City naturally likes to make friends with elegant and noble young masters.
If Brother Huan can attract their attention or even favor, it will be much easier for them to sneak into Weoushui City.
Not long after, the harvest also came back, and a boatman came with him.
"Sir." The boatman looked honest and honest, and saluted Huan Yu.
Huan Yu said: "Where is your boat?"
The boatman pointed to a medium-sized passenger boat on the river not far away: "Sir, that is a boat for villains. Although the boat is not big, it can carry more than a dozen people without any problem."
"Let's go, let's get on the boat first." Huan Yu closed the folding fan in his hand and walked towards the passenger ship.
The group of people walked to the river, and the boat girl happened to dock the boat on the shore.
The boatman hurriedly said: "Mother Yun, come and see the young master quickly."
The boat lady put down the oar, jumped out of the boat and saluted: "I've seen the young master."
The boatman said: "Sir, this is the villain's wife, her name is Yun Niang."
Chapter completed!