Chapter 1496 Floating Corpse
In late autumn, the flat and broad Canglong River shades the mountains on both sides, and the scenery is just right.
Especially at this moment, the setting sun is shining in the evening, and the golden afterglow shines on the dense and lush Hudang Mountain on the left and the red and purple redwood ridge on the right. The mountains are accompanied by the sunset's brilliant shadow, like a pair of lovers in deep love. , sinking into the river together.
The color of the river water becomes more and more gorgeous, as if all the colors and inks are dyed, and it is paved naturally.
Wang Laoshi and his wife Zhang spend their days hanging out in the Canglong River. No matter how beautiful the scenery is, they can only see it every day.
The two of them were squatting on the broad lotus leaf boat head that took decades to build, and were tending several black-headed carp. Wang Laoshi was flying his hands, and the scales were flying as if it were snowing.
Zhang was also very agile with his hands and feet, neatly cutting the two-foot-long carp into several pieces.
There was already a faint white air on the roof of the cabin, which came out through the fine sand holes, exuding the rich aroma of rice and braised pork.
Suddenly, Zhang let out an oops and threw away the machete that was flying like a flower. With a bang, he hid in the green-roofed cabin, shouting "Master" in his mouth, and was so panicked.
Wang Laoshi was about to scold him when he suddenly noticed a floating corpse floating on the river, slowly approaching his boat along the river.
Wang Laoshi secretly cried out that he was unlucky, but he didn't know what to do.
He and his wife were well-known in the area for their skill in preparing fresh fish. This time, they were hired by a nobleman at a large price to go south along the Canglong River to serve some meals.
The bad intention of bumping into this floating corpse for no reason is secondary. The key is that the noble man likes to be clean.
Seeing this floating corpse floating in the river, I'm afraid even the lunch I encountered will be rejected, and it will have to be reorganized if it doesn't work.
While Wang Laoshi was anxious, a purple figure suddenly floated down from the boat more than ten feet away on his right.
The figure nodded lightly on the river and jumped onto the boat. She was a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old in purple clothes, with a pretty face and a Japanese-style bun on her head, dressed as a maid.
Wang Laoshi naturally recognized this pretty girl in purple clothes and knew that she was the nobleman's personal maid.
His mind turned around and he thought to himself: "You can't escape by hiding. Rather than being discovered by the nobles, it's better to admit it on your own initiative."
At that moment, he gritted his teeth, pointed towards the river, told the truth, and asked if today's lunch was still enough.
Ziyi Qiaobi frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and said: "It's just a floating corpse. It will be inevitable in Canglong River any day. I just bumped into it, so I will inevitably feel resentful. You don't need to take care of Miss's lunch. The rest of the people will wait. Come on as usual. Oh, by the way, you should put in some effort to scoop up the floating corpse. After lunch, find a place to dock and bury it casually. My young lady is kind-hearted and doesn’t want the bones to be exposed. The floating corpse is fed to the fish. .”
Suddenly, Wang Laoshi had a troubled look on his face.
The pretty woman in purple clothes had her eyes moving, and she waved her jade hand, and more than ten spiritual coins fell on the bow of the boat.
Wang Laoshi hurriedly leaned over to pick up the spirit coins, agreed with a low voice, scolded Mrs. Zhang fiercely, quickly went to cook the fish, went back to the cabin to get a long and thick cable, quickly tied it into a noose, and with a swish , the cable was spread out, and the rope head accurately caught the floating corpse that was almost parallel to the boat.
Within a moment, Wang Laoshi fished the floating corpse into the boat.
His wife was timid and always stayed in the cabin, refusing to show her face.
On the other hand, the pretty girl in purple clothes kept staring at the floating corpse, the surprise in her eyes getting stronger and stronger.
Although she was young, she was quite knowledgeable. The clothes of the floating corpse had obviously become tattered after being soaked in the river for many days, but the body showed no smell of putrefaction at all.
What's even more strange is that the exposed skin of the floating corpse is as crystal clear as jade, with no wrinkles at all.
Suddenly, Wang Laoshi exclaimed, "Ah, this person is not completely dead, but he still has warmth, no, he still has a heartbeat, this, this... what a ghost! I have been living in Zhoutou for so many years, and I have seen this before." During these storms, there were not a hundred but eighty dead people in the river. Have we ever encountered such a strange thing..."
Ziyi Qiaobi pondered for a moment and said: "If he is not completely dead, hang him up with chicken soup. It would be best if he can be revived. It will also be considered as a meritorious deed for my lady. Whether he is saved or not is God's will. Don't worry, you two, the benefits will be yours." of."
After saying this, he flashed his body, made a few false dots on the river, turned over and jumped onto the boat.
Ziyi Qiaobi went straight up to the top floor of the painting boat and pushed open a broad wooden door with a carved pavilion. When she was about to open her mouth, she was stunned.
Then I saw a girl in green shirt, eighteen or nineteen years old, painting by the window, but she saw a small boat left between heaven and earth on the snow-white cold rice paper fixed in the easel. Light mist crossed the river and connected to the distant mountains. In the cold autumn, falling trees Xiaoxiao.
As soon as the painting came into view, it was full of desolation and desolation, making people unable to help but stare at the painting for a long time.
Once you look at it for a long time, your mind will unconsciously fall into the picture, as if you are standing quietly on the bow of a small boat hanging between heaven and earth, looking down at the mountains and rivers, and looking up at the world.
Wonderful paintings often have their own artistic conception.
The picture of the distant river in cold autumn in front of me, in addition to the distant artistic conception, is also vivid and vivid.
The pretty maid in purple stood by the door in a daze for a long time. Suddenly, the painter girl, who had put away her pen and ink, smiled slightly, "It's not like I've never seen him before, so why bother to lie to me like this."
The sound is like a ring, and the green clothes are like a painting.
The girl in purple suddenly woke up, jumped in, grabbed the girl in green's arm, and said happily: "Miss's painting skills, no, her painting skills have improved to a higher level. It's really gratifying. These paintings should not be inferior to anyone in the world." A great painter."
The girl in green smiled and scolded: "You have only studied with me for a few years, and yet you dare to casually criticize everyone in this world."
Suddenly, the girl in green noticed that the girl in purple had empty hands, and wondered: "I asked you to get lunch, why did you come back empty-handed?"
Ziyi Qiaobi truthfully told her the reason for her departure, and the girl in green said: "If this is the case, it is worth not eating for several days. Saving someone's life is a great merit. You are doing the right thing."
The purple-robed Qiao said, "My name is to accompany you with orchid and cinnamon to share its fragrance. Miss, please don't praise me. When you praise me, you are only praising yourself."
While joking with the girl in green, she took out a casserole stove and some ingredients from the Sumeru Ring, and started cooking soup in this elegant room.
At this moment, a male voice came from across the door. The girl in green responded and sent the man away.
The girl in purple who was controlling the fire raised her eyebrows and said happily: "It seems that the eldest son is worthy of being the twin brother of the young lady, and he actually knows the young lady's thoughts. Now, Mr. Jiang's birthday is a wonderful opportunity for the young lady. .”
The girl in green spat: "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't understand what chance you are talking about."
Ziyi Qiaobi smiled and said: "Okay, you don't understand, I understand, let me explain it to you. The eldest young master persuaded the family to ask us to go to Longtan to meet up, and made it clear that he wanted you to go to the Jiang family to celebrate his birthday. Everyone knows that Jiang The head of the family is very likely to choose a Taoist companion for Young Master Jiang during this birthday banquet. Now you can’t still explain that you don’t understand, can you?”
"If you still don't understand, I don't understand. After the garden poetry party that year, who couldn't forget the elegant and martial arts master, the Second Young Master Jiang, so much so that he even called him Second Young Master in his dream. "