Xiao Fuyuan and her family have been admiring lotus flowers on A Zhen's big boat.
Dinner was eaten on the boat. Everything was available on the Azhen boat, including ingredients, cooking utensils, and even bedding. At noon and evening, Liu Yi cooked two large tables of dishes for everyone to eat.
I originally planned to go back to Shenshu Village after admiring the lanterns at night.
But Bai Sanzhuang had booked a house two days ago and entered the courtyard three times like Yangfeng County. They planned to spend the night there together with the village chief's family and Wu Langzhong and his son.
It’s summer anyway, so it’s not cold even if you don’t have a bedding.
After it gets dark, lanterns are lit along the Huai River, and the sea of lanterns winds like a swimming dragon.
The water lanterns floated in the lotus pond, reflecting the stars in the sky and the lotus flowers in the water, which was really beautiful.
In the middle of the river, there is a stage set up by a large boat. It is brightly lit and there are singers singing, dancing and playing music. It looks like a moon palace from a distance.
People who went home to have dinner after admiring the lotuses during the day soon came to enjoy the lanterns.
Those who didn't go back filled their bellies at the vendors along the river.
Everyone was talking about how the lights on the river appeared overnight this year. They were not there normally.
Xiao Fuyuan and A Zhen stood side by side on the bow of the boat looking at the lights. The lights reflected the two of them like two fairy children, causing passers-by to stop and watch.
Little Fuyuan herself didn’t even know that she was already a part of the Lotus Festival.
"Brother Azhen, these lights are so beautiful." Xiao Fuyuan said, pointing to the lights in the river.
"Do you like it?" A Zhen asked.
"I like it." Xiao Fuyuan said.
"These lights are for you." A Zhen said.
"Why was it given to me?" Xiao Fuyuan said.
"You gave me a firefly lamp last time, and I gave it to you in return." A Zhen smiled lightly.
Xiao Fuyuan looked shocked. A firefly lamp was exchanged for a river of light.
It's too arrogant.
"Brother A Zhen, there are lights for the Lotus Festival this year. Will there be lights next year?" Xiao Fuyuan asked.
"Yes." A Zhen was very sure.
It’s just that it’s not certain whether he will still be in Shenshu Village next year.
Liu Shu originally boarded A Zhen's boat, but after staying for a while, Liu Hong called him back to his own boat.
The two boats are blocking the docking, and you can get on the other's boat just by lifting your feet.
At this time, the county magistrate stood on his boat and looked towards the big ship, feeling sad. He saw Xiao Fuyuan and A Zhen looking at the lanterns side by side. The two of them were as beautiful as a painting.
He wanted to go to Azhen's big boat to play with Xiao Fuyuan, but Azhen obviously did not welcome him, and his father also ordered him not to go. He could only stand on the bow of his own boat aggrievedly.
"Sister Yuan Bao, do you want to come to my boat?" Liu Shu shouted.
"I won't go." Xiao Fuyuan refused simply.
Magistrate Liu's mother and wife were sitting in the cabin, leaning comfortably on the backrest to enjoy the light and breeze.
"Shu'er, who is that beautiful girl?" Old Mrs. Liu opened the window and looked at the ship opposite. The little girl under the bright lights was too beautiful to be true.
When Liu Shu heard his grandmother's question, he ran over and said happily: "Grandma, she is the sister Yuanbao I mentioned to you. Isn't she pretty?"
She is a handsome girl, but she was a little too cruel to her grandson just now.
Mrs. Liu looked at little Fuyuan for a few times and said, "She looks good."
They have already heard the name of Xiao Fuyuan, and she has been involved in everything from tiger hunting to trafficking.
It’s not clear whether he was lucky or not, but Liu Hong received awards from the top in these two incidents.
I heard that the imperial court also had a Qiaozong for Liu Hong.
"Mom, she is the only girl in her family, so I love her so much," Liu Shu said.
Old Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liu looked at each other.
I heard before that she was a blessed girl, and they indeed intended to select her to be Liu Shu's maid. However, this matter was vetoed by Liu Hong, who also said that Mrs. Liu was a woman.
However, Liu Shu went to Shenshu Village several times, and when he came back he made a fuss about making an appointment with her to get married.
How could a peasant girl deserve to be the official wife of a county magistrate?
Shu'er is a bit childish after all.
Now I heard that the Xia family is across the street from her house, and she also saved the daughter of the Zhongjing Hou Mansion in the capital and went to the Zhou family in Huaicheng.
This status is barely enough to be an official concubine.
"Mom, didn't you say that you want sister Yuanbao to be my concubine? But when I went to Shenshu Village, the people there said that concubines are not allowed in Shenshu Village. No one has a girl as a concubine, and no one takes a concubine. Her family What should I do if I don't want to?" Liu Shu asked.
Mrs. Liu smiled lightly and said, "It's a compliment to be a noble concubine."
In fact, Liu Shu wanted to ask if Xiao Fuyuan could be his future wife, but his mother and Nai would definitely object.
They said that they had already made a reservation for him. His first wife could only be an official lady, and Xiao Fuyuan was a peasant girl and could not be his first wife.
However, a concubine is a concubine. When he grows up, he will give her the same treatment as his wife, and he will not let his wife bully her.
"I only heard that this little girl is a blessed girl, but I don't know exactly who she is?" Old Mrs. Liu said.
"Then why not call her here and take a look?" Mrs. Liu said with a smile.
Mrs. Liu nodded.
Liu Shu was overjoyed that Xiao Fuyuan was finally going to board his own ship.
Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Zhen were confused. The county magistrate's wife wanted to see Xiao Fuyuan for no reason?
A Zhen stood aside and said, "I won't go."
Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Zhen only thought that Ah Zhen was childish. Since the county magistrate's wife sent someone to invite him, there was no reason not to go.
Magistrate Liu Hong made a very good impression on everyone. Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Zhen naturally thought that Mrs. Liu was as good as Magistrate Liu.
"You and Chuntao go with your granddaughter. If you can talk the talk, I won't go." Old Mrs. Bai said to Mrs. Zhen.
Zhen and Chuntao took Xiao Fuyuan there.
Eugene Gui stood on the boat and was very unhappy. Every time she got a job like this, it was never her turn.
Xiao Fuyuan followed Zhen to the county magistrate's boat.
"Sister Yuan Bao, you're here." Liu Shu rubbed his hands nervously.
"Inside please."
A beautifully dressed maid invited Xiao Fuyuan and others into the cabin.
As soon as she walked in, Xiao Fuyuan felt uncomfortable because the two ladies sitting at the top looked at her with scrutiny.
Mrs. Zhen seemed unaware and saluted, "I've seen the old lady, I've met the madam."
Xie Chuntao followed her mother-in-law and bowed. Xiao Fuyuan held Ms. Zhen's hand tightly and looked upward with her big eyes.
"You're welcome." Mrs. Liu gave up her seat and ordered the maid to watch tea.
"This is Xiao Yuanbao." Mrs. Liu waved to Xiao Fuyuan, and Xiao Fuyuan came to her despite her reluctance.
He looks really handsome.
Mrs. Liu was worried. They said she was a lovely wife and a beautiful concubine, but it was not good for a concubine to be too beautiful. The men she seduced would no longer be motivated.
Her son will have to take the merit examination in the future.
"Old lady, look at what a beautiful little girl you are." Mrs. Liu calmly took Xiao Fuyuan's hand and gave it to Old Mrs. Liu.
"He is indeed a handsome child." Mrs. Liu took a closer look at Xiao Fuyuan, reached out and touched a piece of lotus cake and handed it to her.
"Thank you, old lady." Xiao Fuyuan didn't want to eat it, but he still accepted it politely.
The voice is also so beautiful and sweet, Mrs. Liu thought to herself.
Mrs. Liu held Xiao Fuyuan's hand and was satisfied with everything. She was more than enough to be her grandson's concubine.
This is the foot...
"Hasn't Yuan Bao's feet been bound yet at this age?" Old Mrs. Liu asked.
This question startled Zhen and Xie Chuntao.
Neither mother-in-law nor daughter-in-law had their feet bound, and I had never seen any village women with their feet bound.
The ancestors of the Zhen family were enlightened and had female generals who did not allow the feet of girls in the Zhen family to be bound.
Girls in the villages around Nanguan Town don’t even have their feet bound, so how can they work with their feet bound?
"Back to the old lady, we farm girls have big feet that make it easier to work." Mrs. Zhen said, feeling slightly unhappy.
"It's just other girls, Xiao Yuanbao will be different from them in the future." Mrs. Liu said with a smile.
(End of chapter)
