Chapter 2114 Not Taking a Boat
With Xiao Huohuo by my side, I didn't feel lonely at all on the journey.
Four adults taking care of two children... no, four adults plus Song Le, who considers himself a little adult, making it quite easy for them to look after a tiny baby.
Little Huo Huo is not difficult to take care of. When Xiao Song Le lies next to him in the carriage, he can chatter away for a long time.
Xiao Song was very happy. Although Xiao Huohuo was still young, he considered them good friends and peers, and he felt more comfortable with them.
He often recites texts to Xiao Huohuo, and the little guy can fall asleep while listening.
Just now, he yawned after only hearing the beginning of the Three Character Classic.
Seeing his long eyelashes tremble and he quickly close his eyes, Xiao Song Le regretfully looked away and sat up.
Seeing that Shu Yu and Shu You were both looking out the window, he curiously went over to them.
Shu Yu had walked this road many times before, but it was Shu You's first time. She listened attentively as her younger sister introduced it to her.
After listening for a while, Xiao Songle asked in a low voice, "Auntie, are we going to take a boat again?"
Shu Yu smiled and said, "Do you remember that we came back by boat?"
Little Song Le scratched his head and chuckled. Although he was only a little over two years old at the time, he seemed to have been on a boat before. After all, it was his first time traveling far from home and his first time seeing a large ship, so he had some vague memories.
But Shu Yu shook her head, "This time we won't take the boat."
Her original plan was to take a boat from Huajiangfu Wharf and head north, which would be faster.
Having learned from the first experience, this time Shu Yu asked someone to book the boat ticket well in advance, and reserved a cabin on the third floor before the New Year.
However, things didn't go as planned. Zhao Xi was delayed by almost half a month because Li Anqing's wife had a miscarriage, so she couldn't travel with him. Now that there's also his older sister and Xiao Huohuo, there definitely won't be enough rooms.
Especially now, with the upcoming imperial examinations in the capital, many people are rushing there, and any cabins with decent conditions have already been booked by people of some status.
Of course, the main reason is that Xiao Huohuo is too young. Riding in a carriage allows him to get some fresh air occasionally, and he can find a place to rest when he gets tired. Zhao Xi can even take him riding a horse at full speed, which excites the little guy immensely.
Taking a boat wouldn't work. If Xiao Huo Huo gets upset, we can't just take him for a walk on the deck. We can't exactly make Zhao Xi take him swimming back and forth in the river.
After discussing it, the group decided to give up on taking the boat.
That's good, otherwise Shuyu wouldn't be able to pass through Changjin Prefecture by boat.
Since she was taking a carriage, she could go and visit the Changjin Mansion.
The group walked and stopped frequently. With two children in tow, the journey was quite lively. They leisurely made their way to Changjin Mansion.
The group rested in a shop in the city. The backyard of Lu Ji's shop had several rooms, which Jiang Fengshou's wife usually cleaned. Now, all they had to do was lay out mattresses and quilts.
Jiang Fengshou smiled broadly. Shu Yu noticed that he seemed to have gained some weight compared to last year, indicating that he was living a very comfortable life now.
Jiang Fengshou didn't stand on ceremony. "That's right. Ever since I started working at the boss's shop, my whole family's life has improved." Without his family dragging him down, and with Shu Yu paying him more wages, not only him, but also his wife and children have become healthy and radiant.
Shu Yu just smiled and took the ledger that Jiang Fengshou handed over to her to examine it.
(End of this chapter)
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