Chapter 29 Crossing Changdang Lake

Grandma was a little anxious. Little Rabbit goes to the capital to fight at the front station, can he do it? Think about it again. Who do you want to help with the front line? Suddenly he stood up in pain. "Isn't Miao'er also going to the capital?"

Li Miao hurriedly pulled her grandma to sit down, "My grandma, I haven't even figured out my horoscope yet. I want to wait until I win the imperial examination, and then let the little rabbit go to Beijing to stand in front of me."

Grandma also laughed when she thought about it. "Miao'er, you're really funny." He even won the prize. It would be great if Miaoer County could pass the test. That was the first person in the village. She didn't believe it at all. Why did he win the imperial examination? No one in the entire township could win the imperial examination. His father-in-law, Yuan Wai, had always wanted to do this. In the end, I spent my money to donate a supervising student!

In the future, if Miao'er becomes a scholar, our family can donate a prison student. Their family can't donate until his beard turns white like Mr. Li, the old lady was thinking.

Li Miao: "Grandma, the day after tomorrow I will go to Li's wife's house in the town to read books for a few days. I want to ask for advice on the article. I won't come back to live in the next few days." Grandma heard that she was asking for advice on articles, which was a big deal. "Go, go, I'll take care of things at home, you don't have to worry about it, homework is important."

This morning, Li Miao took the road guide from the noodle shop. Seeing that it was almost time, he got on the boat directly. There were already fourteen or five passengers on the boat. There is no rule about seating, first come, first served. It looked like the seats by the window were all occupied.

So we made it to the front aisle by the door. When the weather is hot, I will choose a seat by the window to enjoy the draft. There is no breeze near the door. Because the boat speed is slow. But the view is fine. Sit for five or six hours. More than ten hours. After waiting for another long time, only one passenger came up.

It looked like it wasn't even half full. The ship was now sailing. The length of the boat is about twelve meters. About four meters wide. Pointed at both ends, wide in the middle. When the boat is sailing, there are two boatmen on each side to punt the boat. Soon the boat started to move.

The boatmen put away the goblet and went to the stern. at this time. There is a man holding the oar. This is the steering wheel of the ship. The four boatmen also arrived at the stern and began to row. Now it's both a steering wheel and an accelerator.

There is a 90-degree turn not far ahead. So he immediately went to work as a jobber. Start punting. Several boatmen also started to raise the sails. Fortunately, there was a slight tailwind. The ship with bulging sails accelerated and became faster. The channel from the dock to the lake. It took half an hour.

This lake is called Changdang Lake, which covers an area of ​​about 100,000 acres. It is a lake formed by flood discharge from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The size and depth of the lake are determined by geological and other reasons. Because it is living water with clear water color, it is connected to many inland rivers and is also an important water conservancy hub.

The lake is relatively shallow. The normal water level is only a few dozen centimeters deep on the edge. The middle is only one or two meters deep. The river is two to three meters deep. This boat travels from south to north along the river four to five meters away from the lake. At first, I was a little interested in taking a look. After a while I started to get tired of it.

It’s too slow, slower than the walkway, and driving by the lake makes me look anxious. After more than half an hour, the ship began to turn ninety degrees.

Start sailing from the east of the lake to the west of the lake. After sailing for a while, land was no longer visible to the naked eye. Because there is no reference. It feels like the ship has stopped, but I use my spiritual consciousness to observe that the ship is indeed sailing. The lake was calm and the weather was hot, so the cabin smelled of sweat. In addition, there is no wind in the lake today, so I can only get used to it. Get used to it.

Changdang Lake is almost entirely within the Jintan boundary. Due to the shallow water, it became a crab breeding mecca in later generations. The crabs in Jintan Changdang Lake are still very famous. Li Miao could also find a few crabs by occasionally scanning with his spiritual consciousness. But there really aren’t many. More than three hours.

The boat finally crossed Changdang Lake and came to the west of the lake. Many people started to disembark. Li Miao also got off the boat. At first the boat was moving too slowly and I lost my patience. I was willing to come down and walk. Secondly. I really can't get used to the smell of sweat.

Walked around the town. There's nothing new or novel about it. So he left on foot. As I walked, I saw that the conditions in the west of the lake were much worse than those in the east. There are many paddy fields in the east of the lake and many dry fields in the west of the lake. Somewhat hilly terrain. You can see it from the houses. Ownership of brick and mortar houses has declined significantly.

Walking is much more comfortable than taking a boat. The breeze blows and people come and go. There was no wind when we stopped, the key was fresh air and a leisurely stroll along the way. Looking around. An hour later, we arrived at the small town at the foot of Maoshan Mountain. At this time, the sun was setting. It seemed like a good night's rest would be a good time to go up the mountain in the morning.