Chapter 2467 Meeting on the Lake

Zhangqiu Baiyun Lake has always been a tourist attraction for literati.

The surface of the lake fluctuates slightly, and the morning sun shines on it, as if thousands of small fish are jumping on the surface of the lake, with their scales flashing.

A small boat was moving slowly in the lake.

The boatman was swaying behind, and the boat girl was making breakfast in the fleet.

She opened the boat plank, fished underneath for a while with her bag, and then fished out a few fish.

"Guests, please rest assured that this fish was caught last night and is fresh."

There were only two guests, and there was a boat behind us slightly behind.

When Fang Xing saw that the fish were still jumping around, he said, "As long as they are alive."

Sitting opposite him was a man with gray hair and beard.

The man stroked his beard and said, "The scenery here is pretty good, but I've been neglecting it in the past."

The boat girl started to make breakfast, and the fish scales were everywhere.

Fang Xing leaned over and picked up a piece of fish scale. The fish scale was a little greasy, so he stretched out his hand to wash it outside the boat.

The lake is clear and clean, with willow trees on the shore, but there are clumps of reeds in front of it.

Porridge is being cooked on a small stove in the bow, with a rich aroma.

"Uncle Xinghe, this place is not far from Beijing."

A slight smell of charcoal fire drifted over from the bow of the ship. The man sniffed, stretched his hand in front of his nose and flapped it a few times, frowning slightly.

This is a pampered person.

Fang Xing liked the smell.

"I like the smell."

He also sniffed, but felt a little leisurely and fascinated.

"When I was a kid in the countryside, the rice had just been harvested, and the piles of straw in the fields were set on fire, and the smell was mixed with the smell of cow dung."

Fang Xing was recalling, feeling a sense of sadness and leisurely fascination that he could not look back on.

"The old farmer walked in front, and the old cow followed behind without being driven. The old farmhouse did not want the old cow to work hard, so he carried the cow to dig. It looked very stupid, but it was in harmony with the world. Even the most outstanding painter came, and I couldn’t find anything wrong with that scene.”

The man sighed: "Uncle Xinghe, my family is also engaged in farming and studying..."

Speaking of Geng Du, he glanced at Fang Xing uncomfortably.

Originally, "Gengdu" was a compliment, but since Fang Xing revealed the details of those so-called "Gengdu" families, "Gengdu" has become synonymous with opportunistic mergers.

"Have you ever farmed?"

Fang Xing asked with a smile.

The man nodded and said: "I have to go to the fields every year, even if it is just to help the plow. I am not a scholar who knows nothing."

Fang Xing nodded and said, "Then do you know that after the autumn harvest, the land must be plowed?"

The man was stunned. He wanted to argue, but he remembered the wall at home that was later rebuilt, and could only shake his head slightly.

Boom!

The sky was clear, but there was a thunderclap.

"This is the spring thunder. It's time for those dormant insects to wake up."

Fang Xing put his hand into the water and said, "The children need to be born and the fields need to be plowed in the winter. The biggest reason is to get rid of the insects. Dig out the bugs hiding in the soil and let the cold winter freeze them to death."

"And Jingzhe...those remaining insects must be unwilling to give in, so they will excitedly come out of the ground to see what's going on outside."

Fang Xing smiled and said: "That's why the land must be plowed diligently, so that those bugs are often exposed to the sun and the sun. Today we are awakening, and next month, when the Qingming Festival comes, the farmers will plow the land again, and wait for the Grain Rain to plow the land and fertilize it, so Who knew that putting every meal on the plate is hard work? Does your family understand this hard work?”

The man patted the side of the boat gently and said with a smile: "Uncle Xinghe is turning a sword and a gun between his lips and tongue, but do you want to attack my family?"

The man's demeanor is quite calm,

His expression was even more bookish.

"The foundation of the country will be decided next month. Xing Hebo is stranded in Shandong. What do you want to see?"

The man said aggressively: "If you want to take care of my house, then the head of the house will naturally go to the capital to plead guilty. If not, why bother to make such a fuss!"

He said coldly: "A count, a prime minister, and a left minister, what a grand ceremony!"

The boat girl put the sliced ​​fish into the porridge, stirred it slightly, and the flavor gradually came out.

"Just put some salt, nothing else."

Fang Xing saw the boat girl using a small spoon to scoop out some lard from a small jar with a look of reluctance, and hurriedly stopped her.

The boat girl said: "Guest, we can't bear to part with this oil at home!"

Fang Xing said: "Don't worry, you will not be short of money when the time comes."

The boat girl confirmed it again and happily served the fire.

The delicious aroma of the fish porridge gradually spread out, and Fang Xing sniffed, a little impatient.

Later the boat lady brought over two bowls of fish porridge.

Fang Xing took a sip, then closed his eyes and savored it slowly.

The man looked at him coldly and said, "Is Uncle Xinghe really a glutton?"

Fang Xing drank the porridge silently, and finally handed the bowl to the boat girl, then wiped his mouth and took a sip of the green tea he had just brewed.

Green tea is slightly bitter, but it is most appropriate when the mouth is full of delicious flavor.

The strong aroma of green tea gradually washed away the fresh aroma of the fish porridge, and Fang Xing said with satisfaction: "Fang is satisfied with this trip after just eating a bowl of fish porridge."

Gluttony and greed for money are synonymous with insatiable desires.

The man had been patiently waiting for him to drink the porridge, but he only smelled it slightly, and the bowl of porridge was not touched at all.

The boat girl wanted to come over and collect the bowl, but she was afraid that he hadn't touched it.

"Take it!"

The man pointed to the bowl next to him, and the boat girl put away the bowl and chopsticks, and then took the bowl of fish porridge to the stern of the boat.

Fang Xing turned around and looked at the boat girl feeding the boatman some porridge. The couple was talking in a low voice and looked happy.

"This is the life of ordinary people. Your family has been extremely wealthy for many years. Come to think of it, I think they are all ants."

The man wanted to refute, but Fang Xing glanced at him coldly, his heart trembled, and said: "What kind of benevolence do you want? The benevolence of the emperor? That would be a disaster for the world. Or the benevolence of important ministers, that would also be a disaster. Only treating all things as stupid dogs is the foundation of a prosperous age. If you don't even understand this, you should just give up the title of Prince and Young Master."

"People are never dogs made of straw!"

Fang Xing said: "The canonization will be smooth this time, and then the prince will become a rare treasure. Countless people want to be his teacher, and you are the biggest force. I would like to remind you that your family is best to continue to hibernate , even if you are a dragon, you have to lie down for me!"

The man's expression remained unchanged, as if he was really the son of a dragon.

"My family doesn't care about worldly affairs, so Xing Hebo and you are gathering here with me today, but it's all in vain."

The man said coldly.

Fang Xing nodded and said, "That's best. I have to go back to Beijing and my whereabouts will be uncertain, but I will definitely not pass by your house."

The man stared at Fang Xing, "You are threatening."

Fang Xing continued: "If your family dares to get involved, if there is any divine punishment at that time, it will be your own fault."

A wild duck flapped its wings and landed on the water, then looked here curiously.

"Ashore!"

Fang Xing waited for the boatman to finish the bowl of porridge before ordering the boat to dock.

The man looked at him curiously and asked, "Are you pitying them?"

"No, everyone deserves respect, that's all."

The man shook his head, feeling that this kind of thinking was really hopeless.

"Heaven and earth are unkind..."

He wanted to save for the last time the widely disparate values ​​between the two sides.

Fang Xing said: "Heaven and earth are merciless, and there is no difference between all things."

The man sighed: "You have once again blocked the path of negotiation between us."

Fang Xing smiled and said: "We are not on the same path. I will return to Beijing to scare those rebellious officials and traitors, and you...your family will be panicked and full of anger, but you will do nothing. "

The man suppressed his anger and said: "Can science have a way to govern a country? Can science have a way to govern a king?"

"have."

Fang Xing said: "What an emperor needs to govern is sobriety and erudition, but the most important thing is to be able to discern people's hearts."

The two were silent for a while, and the boat sailed into the river with reeds on both sides.

The reeds are slightly green. In a month or two, there will be a strong reed here.

Seeing that both of them were silent, the boat girl asked tentatively: "Does the guest want duck eggs?"

"This lake is good, and the ducks it raises must be good too."

Fang Xing nodded and said: "If there are any, then get a few hundred and let people take them back to eat for their families."

"There are some! Not to mention hundreds, there are thousands."

The boat girl happily told her husband to shake the duck eggs quickly so that she could go to the village and ask people to collect duck eggs when they docked.

When the man saw Fang Xing and the boat girl talking seriously about the price of duck eggs, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

After the boat docked, more than ten people got off the boat behind them, including Fang Xing's servants and the man's entourage.

The two of them stood on the shore, and the man cupped his hands and said, "I'll say goodbye, Uncle Xing, we shouldn't be rivals. This is what the head of the family said."

Fang Xing clapped his hands and said: "Whether you are an opponent or not is not Fang's decision. As the same saying goes, the tide never dies. The tide is right in front of you. Whether you go with the flow or go against it is up to you."