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Chapter 197 Ride with it
Ye Zhiyu obviously didn't expect that Feng Wuming would come to such an occasion.

It seems that this Boat Painting Festival is indeed very important. No wonder there is no boat that can cross the river.

But... Ye Zhiyu's eyes darkened. It seems that this is not necessary now, right?
Seeing that Ye Zhiyu had no intention of leaving, the housekeeper couldn't help but urged softly, "Miss Wang, won't you get on the boat?"

Thinking of this, Ye Zhiyu refused the butler's invitation.

"Now that Hua Niang has boarded the ship, it would be troublesome to change her. We can only live up to the prince's kindness." Ye Zhiyu bowed to the steward, which was considered an explanation.

When Fu Jingtong heard what Ye Zhiyu said, he retracted his hand and stretched it out again.

Ye Zhiyu relied on Fu Jingtong's strength to hold Xiaojiu on the boat.

But the butler's face looked a little ugly.

Not to mention that he came to pick up people after receiving the prince's order, but returned without success in the end because he failed to fulfill the prince's order.Just saying that Ye Zhiyu refused so simply and neatly, in front of outsiders, it was really... very disrespectful to the prince.

Ye Zhiyu stopped talking to the housekeeper and sat in the small shed in the center of the boat under Fu Jingtong's arrangement.

Fu Jingtong also nodded politely towards the housekeeper, and then arranged for Uncle Cheng to set off.

"Uncle Cheng, it's time to sail the boat."

"Okay -" With the sound of force, the ship began to move away from the shore.

As soon as it was far away from the shore, the boat was like a jumping pike out of the water, heading straight towards the center of the lake.

This ship looks simple, but it is very fast.

Many surrounding ships that set off at the same time were left far behind. Uncle Cheng's ship can be said to be unique.

"Wow! We are number one!" Xiaofengtuan squatted next to Uncle Cheng and looked up at Uncle Cheng punting the boat.

Whenever he passed a boat, Xiaofeng Tuan's eyes always lit up, and he immediately clapped his hands and cheered, "Okay! Uncle Cheng is so awesome! We are No. 1!!"

Those who praised Uncle Cheng were a little embarrassed, but they also worked harder.

Originally, standing on the shore, I could only vaguely see the shadow of the boat, but within a cup of tea, I got closer.

As they approached the boat, Ye Zhiyu held his chin and thought, Uncle Cheng was certainly the main contributor to their arrival so quickly, but Xiaofeng Tuan must also have contributed a lot.

Hua Niang was also a little bit dumbfounded, and carefully protected Xiao Feng Tuan so that she wouldn't fall because she was too excited.

Except for Fu Jingtong, this was the first time for everyone in the group to participate in the Painting Boat Festival. It was only then that they realized how grand the Painting Boat Festival was.

There are at least a hundred large and small boats.The size of the boat used by dignitaries is as big as a palace. When the boat comes to the side of the boat, the view will be completely blocked. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as hiding the sky and blocking out the sun.

"Young lady is in good spirits." Inside the tent, Fu Jingtong looked at the little dumpling who was cheering for Uncle Cheng. He smiled sincerely and was not stingy with his praise.

He sat facing Ye Zhiyu and poured a cup of tea for both of them.

When Ye Zhiyu heard this, he looked away and did not shirk, but picked up the tea bowl in front of him.

The imperial porcelain and the best tea sets in the palace during the Guangde period of the previous dynasty were probably kept on the boat.

It's hard not to worry about the stumbling of the boat, but the tea bowl was not damaged at all.

And Fu Jingtong just put the imperial porcelain of the previous dynasty on an old boat. If he didn't have a lot of money to burn it, then he trusted the boatman's skill and character.Ye Zhiyu believes that Fu Jingtong's situation is the latter.

Moreover, this is enough to explain one thing - Uncle Cheng is highly skilled in sailing, and he only accepts the same employer as Fu Jing.

As if aware of Ye Zhiyu's confusion, Fu Jingtong took the initiative and said: "Uncle Cheng is a scout who came down from the battlefield. He is tired of the days of fighting and killing. In addition, the old wounds from the early years have not healed and new ones have been added." The leg disease caused by the injury makes it unsuitable to stay in the military camp."

Fu Jingtong raised his eyes and stared directly into Ye Zhiyu's eyes. His dark-haired eyes seemed to be able to speak.

He made a gesture of invitation, gesturing for her to have a taste.He continued: "I spent most of my life in the military camp. When I suddenly retreated from the battlefield, I really didn't know what to do. So I returned to my hometown and became a boatman."

Ye Zhiyu could guess the rest.

Probably Fu Jingtong didn't know how to understand Uncle Cheng's background, so he hired his ship for a long time.

No wonder Uncle Cheng was unmoved when faced with three times the price. No wonder his skills were so strong. After all, he was a soldier.It will not be changed by external objects.

I don’t know how many boatmen are in the same situation as Uncle Cheng.

At that time, the sun happened to be even brighter, dispersing the mist that had arisen due to the rain.

"The sun is out, hey~~ I'm so happy~" Uncle Cheng sang a chant at this time, causing several boatmen behind him to join in and form a special movement.

Xiaotuanzi happily agreed and clapped his hands excitedly.

Listening to the chant, Ye Zhiyu lowered his head, feeling a little melancholy, and took a sip of the tea in his cup.

Slightly astringent at first, but the aftertaste is sweet.

It is indeed good tea.

"Has the miracle doctor decided which boat to go to?" Fu Jingtong asked as he saw that he was getting closer to the boat group.

Ye Zhiyu didn't know that he still had to make a choice, and he hesitated at the moment.

Seeing this, Fu Jingtong remembered that this miracle doctor was not from the capital and probably knew little about the Boat Festival, so he took the initiative to introduce it.

"This Painted Boat Festival was originally the idea of ​​Emperor Taizu. At first, he just invited some ministers and their families to come here to escape the summer heat. Later, the scale of development became larger and larger, and the public voice was very high. After Emperor Taizu learned about it, he simply waved his hand and People enjoy themselves together. Therefore, this habit has been preserved, but from the beginning there were strict identity restrictions to now everyone can participate."

"The royal family sends out three boats every year, the three boats with flags. The one on the far left is Princess Qingxiang's boat." Fu Jingtong nodded three times and pointed in three directions.

In a whole group of boats, these three boats go hand in hand. They look particularly unique. Not to mention the brilliant colors under the sunlight, only these three boats can fly flags with black characters on a red background.The flag with the national title fluttering in the wind is so grand.

"Which ship is the miracle doctor going to?"

Without hesitating for too long, Ye Zhiyu decided on his goal.

"On the far right." There is Princess Qingxiang on the far left. Ye Zhiyu is carrying her child. Naturally, he doesn't want to have any conflict with her, so it's better to avoid it. The one in the middle looks too luxurious. I want to come to Feng Wuming. It will be there, so it can be deduced that the rightmost boat is probably the safest.

Fu Jingtong nodded and didn't ask too much about the reason. He just arranged for Uncle Cheng to move to the far right.
While pitching, we were already close to the largest boat.

When you look at it from a distance, it looks like a huge thing.

(End of this chapter)