Chapter 131 Sisters Outing

"Cousin, there's also this~"

Jiang Wan said this and took out a beautiful hairpin from the box.

The main body of this hairpin is peach wood, and the head of the hairpin is made up of three hollowed-out ginkgo leaves.

Ginkgo trees have an extremely long lifespan and have always been associated with good health and longevity.

Jiang Wan picked it out specially when she bought it. The only one that was not that expensive, had a good meaning and was beautiful in style was this ginkgo leaf hairpin.

Only the head of this hairpin is made of silver, so it is not very expensive. It cost a total of four hundred coins.

Compared to other silver and gold hairpins that cost several taels, this price is considered affordable.

Jiang Wan could actually buy something more expensive, but she knew her cousin's temper. If she acted coquettishly, she might be able to get her to accept jewelry worth a few hundred coins, but she would definitely not accept jewelry worth a few taels of silver.

Not even birthday presents.

"Cousin...you have already given it to Feng Ling. I like this gift very much. You should give the hairpin to Aunt."

Yin Ning refused to accept it and just kept swinging the wind chime around in his hand, unable to let it go.

Jiang Wan stood on tiptoe and inserted the hairpin into her cousin's head.

"It's your fifteenth birthday, so it's only natural to receive more gifts. Besides, this isn't expensive, just a hairpin costs a little over two hundred silver coins."

Just as Yin Ning was about to reach out to pull it away, Jiang Wan hugged him.

"It looks so good when I wear it, why don't you take it off~ cousin~"

Jiang Wan’s skill in pestering people was still very powerful. In any case, Yin Ning couldn’t resist and finally accepted the birthday present obediently.

But her favorite was the wind chime. She held it in her hand and looked at it carefully for a long time before hanging it on the bed.

Just after she hung it up, she turned around and saw her aunt coming in with something.

"Aning, I wish you a happy birthday! This is the lotion that my aunt made herself. Apply it on your face and hands after washing them. It will keep them nice and smooth. Take it."

"Thank you, auntie~"

Yin Ning happily took the small jar and put it on the table.

She really likes the gifts from her cousin and aunt, and she also likes the bunk bed given by her parents.

Feeling surrounded.

Surrounded by love.

I don’t know why, my heart was so sweet, but my eyes started to feel sore.

"Cousin, let's go to the kitchen and make something to eat."

"Ah? Didn't you just say you were waiting to eat the meal that my mother and aunt made today?"

"Yes, we are going to eat lunch cooked by my aunt and mother. I want to make food with you that can be taken away."

Of course Jiang Wan is going to take her cousin to celebrate a birthday that is different from others.

"A few days ago, I heard from Yinzhu that there were some fishing boats for rent in the village, so I paid her to help me book one. Let's go out to the sea and have fun together."

"But none of us know how to row a boat..."

As far as Yin Ning knew, neither she nor her cousin had ever rowed a boat and neither of them knew how to do it.

Jiang Wan smiled awkwardly.

"We don't know how to do it, but we have Yinzhu. Yinzhu said she would teach us how to row a boat. We won't go far, just walk along the shore, enjoy the scenery and then come back."

She glanced at her cousin's troubled expression and said, "If you don't want to go, then tell Yinzhu to cancel the boat."

“Yes!”

Yin Ning almost blurted it out.

She was embarrassed to say it, but in fact she had longed to go to sea.

When they were exiled to Lizhou Island, they took a boat from Yongzhou on the other side. However, they were guarded by officials and sat in the middle of the cabin. They could not see what was happening outside. They only knew that they had been on the boat for a long time.

Besides, I was not in the mood to see the surrounding scenery at that time, so I always wanted to experience the feeling of sailing on the sea again.

The sea is so beautiful just by looking at it from the shore. I wonder what it feels like to look at it from a boat on the sea?

Yin Ning looked at his cousin eagerly.

"Are you going out after dinner?"

"Well... we can set off after Jinbao enters the school."

Jiang Wan answered while pulling her cousin to the kitchen.

The two of us made small seafood and rice balls in soup. This time, the soup not only contained spicy snails, but also clams and shrimps, plus a few small octopuses, so the whole jar was quite rich.

Song Wenhui was a little worried and wanted to say something several times, but when she saw her daughter preparing things enthusiastically, she swallowed her words back.

It can be seen that my daughter really wants to go out and play. Today is her birthday, so let her go.

Although Wanwan is young, she knows how to act in moderation. If she thinks it's okay to go out and play, there shouldn't be any danger.

Song Wenhui comforted herself and watched the two girls walk away with their baskets as soon as she finished her lunch.

The two sisters went to Yinzhu's house happily. Jinbao also went to school, so the three of them carried their things and walked to the place where the boat was docked.

Jiang Wan was thankful in her heart, because in the past, some fishermen would never let women touch the boat, as they believed that women were feminine and brought bad luck, and if they allowed women on the boat to go out to sea, things would not go smoothly and accidents might even happen.

There is no such saying here. Normally, if you meet a fishing boat at the ferry, both men and women will take a ride. There are also couples who go fishing together.

When the big ships in the village go out to sea, women are indeed not allowed on board.

However, that was because there were more men on the boat, and if women were there, it would easily cause gossip, so women were not allowed on board.

Anyway, Jiang Wan likes this village more and more.

The three of them soon reached the seaside and saw the small fishing boat they had rented.

The owner of the boat rental company saw that there were three little girls and was worried that something might happen while they were rowing the boat, so he asked if they wanted him to help row the boat.

Jiang Wan declined politely.

She and Yinzhu both know how to row a boat and are good at swimming, so there is really no need to add a stranger.

Besides, she really just planned to walk along the shore twice and come back. The water was so shallow that her small body would only be submerged up to her neck if she jumped in. How could it be dangerous?

Since she dared to make this plan to take her cousin out to row the boat, she must have considered the safety issues. Unless there is a typhoon and heavy rain immediately, they may be in danger.

Yinzhu went directly to the boat and untied the rope to demonstrate. After seeing Yinzhu's skillful demonstration of rowing, the master left with peace of mind.

The two sisters also boarded the boat.

Yin Ning sat at the bow of the boat, looking around curiously.

"Yinzhu, is it easy to learn how to row a boat?"

"Come here and I'll teach you."

Yinzhu's family used to have a fishing boat, but after an accident, the boat sank to the bottom of the sea.

The boat is gone but the skills are still there. She rowed the boat and could turn left or right as she pleased. Even turning around was easy for her.

Jiang Wan pretended that she didn't know how to draw, and followed her cousin to learn how to draw for about two quarters of an hour, and then she learned it with her "natural talent".

Yin Ning was extremely envious. She had just learned how to steady herself and move to the left.

My cousin is really amazing.

"Okay, let's learn while we draw. A lot of people will come to watch and have fun soon."

Jiang Wan turned her head and looked towards the shore, and sure enough, there were many villagers looking at them.

The way my cousin and I were rowing the boat just now...

It's so embarrassing, hurry up, hurry up.

Yinzhu and Jiang Wan rowed the small fishing boat away quickly.

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(Put a picture of the sea conditions when the sisters went out in this paragraph comment)