In the afternoon, Min Yueqing and Pei Ji took out the paper-cuts they had bought and admired them carefully one by one.
Seeing that the young lady had been gone for most of the day and then returned, staring intently at the things she had bought, Amei and her companion curiously gathered around. They couldn't stop praising the exquisite paper-cuts.
Shi Tou wasn't particularly interested in paper cutting. He was lying on the tatami mat, ready to go to sleep, but he suddenly remembered the two pieces that had gotten him scolded, so he joined in.
Stone stared intently at the gold and silver foil paper-cuts in the center of the table. This time, his focus was no longer just on the gold and silver, but on the patterns.
After looking at it carefully for a while, Shi Tou gradually discovered the exquisite details of the paper-cutting and understood why his master and Pei Ji liked it so much.
"By the way, Master, what happened to those people last night? You haven't told me yet." Shi Tou suddenly remembered this while looking around.
"Two were sent to the yamen, and the remaining one was released," Min Yueqing said meaningfully.
"Huh? They released him?" Pei Ji and Shi Tou both gaped in astonishment.
Stone looked incredulous. These three people were the main reason they were stuck here. Although they weren't the culprits, they hadn't done anything good either. Even the shopkeeper knew they were notorious thugs.
Would Master release one of them? Stone didn't believe it.
However, Min Yueqing stopped explaining, so Pei Ji and Shi Tou had no choice but to huddle together and whisper their own guesses.
The two discussed for a long time but couldn't reach a mutually agreeable conclusion. They didn't even know when Amei and the other person went out.
However, seeing that there were only the three of them in the room, Pei Ji walked to Min Yueqing's side and asked, "Mother, can we practice our skills in the room?"
Shi Tou was also very interested after hearing this. He looked around the outer room and thought it was the right size. All he had to do was move the table and chairs in the center. He looked at Min Yueqing expectantly.
Min Yueqing naturally didn't object, and instructed, "Shitou, go and lock the door." Then she turned and went into the inner room, sat on the couch, and began reading.
Shi Tou knew this meant tacit approval, so he quickly bolted the door, moved the tables and chairs away, and got into position to practice martial arts with Pei Ji.
After only four days without practice, Shi Tou felt that he had become somewhat rusty with the moves. He couldn't help but feel a little anxious and thought to himself that he should continue to practice, even on the road, whenever he had a suitable place to practice, otherwise he was afraid he would forget everything.
Before dinner, Min Yueqing went to check on the horses. They were in much better spirits than the night before, so it seemed the veterinarian's prescription was effective.
The next morning, Pei Ji and Shi Tou woke up one after the other. Both of them were thinking about Min Yueqing's promise to take a boat trip today, and they had gone to bed early last night after getting ready.
The three of them ate breakfast at the same small eatery as yesterday, and after breakfast, they headed straight for the port they had seen in the distance the day before.
Min Yueqing estimated that the port was about three or four kilometers away, which would be suitable for the two children to do their morning exercise. "We're not in a hurry, so how about you two jog there together?"
The two children immediately agreed with great enthusiasm.
Shi Tou ran off first, Pei Ji glanced at Min Yueqing, greeted her, and then followed.
Min Yue followed the two leisurely, maintaining a consistent distance from them despite not running.
When they arrived at the port, Pei Ji and Shi Tou were both panting heavily.
Shi Tou arrived first, turned around and saw that Min Yueqing was also closely following Pei Ji, and she was not red-faced or out of breath, just like when she arrived. He immediately admired Min Yueqing even more.
The port has regular boats that travel back and forth between the two banks of the river every day.
Originally intended to facilitate travel between the two places, the boatman discovered that after operating the boat for a while, not only ordinary people but also some idle young men would take the boat, not to go anywhere, but simply to experience the feeling of being on a boat.
The boatman thought to himself, "This is great! These people are much richer than ordinary people. Wouldn't it be more satisfying to make money off them than from ordinary people?"
He immediately commissioned the construction of a large ship, which was meticulously decorated and specially equipped with a kitchen and toilet for these young masters to sit on.
The boatmen had no destination; they simply rowed slowly on the river until someone wanted to get off.
As soon as the boat appeared on the river, it immediately attracted a lot of customers. Some of them were not idle young masters, but just passing travelers. These people regarded boat tours as a local specialty and rushed to experience it.
The boat captain made a fortune from this business and was overjoyed. From then on, he worked even harder, and the number of his boats increased from one to two.
When Min Yueqing and the others arrived at the port, they asked around and naturally chose to take this type of ship.
They arrived at a time that was neither too early nor too late. There were already some people on the boat. As soon as Min Yueqing boarded the boat with her two children, she immediately attracted the attention of the people on board.
Min Yueqing glanced at it casually. The seating on this kind of cruise ship was actually very similar to that of later generations. There were fewer seats on the sides of the ship, but they were the best spots for viewing the scenery, so they were usually the first to fill up. The seats in the middle were mostly empty.
However, they were lucky today; there was a small table by the boat, so Min Yueqing led Pei Ji and Shi Tou over there.
As Min Yueqing moved, everyone's gaze followed her. Min Yueqing naturally noticed this and couldn't help but frown slightly. Several gazes reminded her of the three thugs who had been tied to the ground the day before.
She was frowning, but Feng Ruichuan on the boat was so excited his eyes were practically shining.
Feng Ruichuan had never seen such an ethereal person before. Even when she was still on the shore, Feng Ruichuan was attracted by his back view. Just his back view gave people a feeling of aloofness and nobility.
Now that he was on the ship and saw her face clearly, Feng Ruichuan felt even more that she was truly a beauty of unparalleled grace and charm, even her frown was captivating and otherworldly. Compared to her, Feng Ruichuan suddenly felt that his own concubines were utterly unbearable to look at.
Feng Ruichuan and his cronies stared at Min Yueqing with lustful eyes, like hungry wolves eyeing a little rabbit.
After Min Yueqing sat down, Feng Ruichuan noticed that she was facing him directly and couldn't help but murmur, "Beauty, truly a beauty."
Liu Fan, with his chubby face, kept agreeing, and then said, "Our Tongcheng has never produced such a person before. I think this person must be from out of town, maybe just passing through."
Upon hearing this, Feng Ruichuan's expression immediately changed. He had finally seen such a beautiful woman. If she were just passing by and left without him noticing, wouldn't he be able to see her but not have her?
What should we do?
Upon seeing this beauty, Feng Ruichuan already considered her his own. The thought that she might leave Tongcheng made him feel as if his possession had been snatched away out of thin air, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
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