Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 131 Changes in the Water
After the ship left the port, the sails were lowered, and the ship moved forward smoothly along the canal.

Yi Shuyuan had been watching the excitement on the deck for a long time, and other passengers came out of the cabin one after another.

The scholar rushing for the exam came to the deck yawning and stretching his waist. Although Yi Shuyuan was not an examinee, he was well-educated to have one more, so he naturally walked to Yi Shuyuan's side.

"Hey, these boatmen, the voices are so loud in the early morning, yo! There are so many boats! It's really thousands of sails passing through the border, just like thousands of candidates going to Beijing for the exam, and there is always someone who can go ahead!"

Yi Shuyuan was lying on the edge of the fence looking at the scenery of the water near and far. At this moment, some boats left the port on the canal, and many boats came from the back of the river. The boats of different sizes looked quite spectacular.

Hearing Yang Bencai's words, Yi Shuyuan turned to look at him.

"Good ambition."

Yi Shuyuan replied casually, and looked up at the direction of the top of the mast. His gourd had already been placed on top of it, absorbing the power of the sun, and remained motionless as the ship shook.

Yang Bencai also looked in the direction Yi Shuyuan was looking at, and found nothing except the mast and sail, so he turned his attention to Yi Shuyuan again.

Yesterday the cabin was dark, and everyone settled in and tidied up, so we didn't have time to take a closer look and chat. After a while, I found that the person in front of me was clearly described as handsome and not bad, but his hair was actually gray.

"Uh, Brother Yi, are you also going to Chengtian Mansion?"

"That's right, this is the first time for Xiongtai to go to Beijing for the exam?"

Yi Shuyuan looked at Yang Bencai, he looked energetic, but in fact, although he had a literary spirit on his head, he was not conspicuous.

"Exactly, going to Beijing this time will definitely be a blockbuster!"

Yes, full of confidence, like Chu Hang, who has been trying for a long time, and now he has become an old fritters. He only knows how to travel around the mountains and rivers all day long.

Afterwards, the two chatted one after another, and other passengers in the cabin also came out to breathe, and even children played on the deck.

Traveling with the wind, the speed of the ship is naturally not slow, but the speed of each ship is different, and the distance is gradually opened, and the number of ships around is also reduced.

It's just that the waves in the water seem to have become a little big unconsciously, and even this boat, which is not small in the river, is shaking a little.

The waves ahead are wrong!

As soon as Yi Shuyuan realized something, the change had already occurred.

"Boom."

With a bang, the hull suddenly shook violently, as if it had hit something.

"Ouch." "Ah"

Many people on the deck were shaken to the point of instability, and some even fell directly. Yi Shuyuan had quick eyes and quick hands, and he stepped a foot away from where he was, and lifted a child who was about to fall out of the guardrail with one hand. catch.

Yang Bencai also fell down on the deck at this moment, and didn't see Yi Shuyuan's movements. When he looked up, he was just surprised that the other party ran so far all of a sudden.

"Thank you, thank you sir!"

The child's mother climbed up from the deck and quickly hugged the child to express her gratitude.

"No! Keep an eye on the child!"

After Yi Shuyuan said this, he also looked sideways to the direction of the waterline of the ship, and some boatmen on the ship were also shouting and asking each other.

"What's wrong?" "What's going on?"

"Did you hit something?"

"I can't see clearly, the boat is still moving!"

The big ship is only shaking slightly now, and is continuing to sail along the original channel.

"boom--"

Not far behind the stern of the boat, a splash of water suddenly exploded on the river surface, attracting everyone's attention, and Yi Shuyuan was no exception.

Waves in the nearby waters began to grow larger and seemed to intensify.

"bang"

Just like the waves hitting the reef, a huge wave slapped on the side of the ship, even causing a lot of splashes on the deck, and the ship shook violently.

"Ah." "Oh!"

"Get in the cabin quickly—"

"Let's go!" "Go in!"

Amidst the boatman's shouts, the passengers seemed panicked and could not walk steadily, but they still went to the cabin one after another.

But the boatmen were in a state of uncertainty, sticking to their posts.

"Boom" "Clah la la la."

The water waves in the river were churning, and there were other ships around that were also swaying in the waves, and the exclamations and screams of the people above could be heard from a distance.

But the wind at this meeting is obviously not too violent. No matter how fierce the wind is, this is a river after all, not a sea, and such waves are exaggerated.

Yi Shuyuan's eyes were fixed on the water surface, or under the water surface.

Others didn't see anything clearly, but under the attention of Yi Shuyuan, he could vaguely see two huge shadows fighting together in the depths of the water.

The water depth of the canal is far higher than that of ordinary natural rivers. Yi Shuyuan doesn't know how deep this section is. He only knows that the average depth is several feet. It is not surprising that such a stirring method underwater can cause huge waves.

"Bam—"

Another splash exploded directly on the water surface, making the entire river surface appear turbid.

"Ugh."

In Yi Shuyuan's ears, a low humming sounded below the surface of the water, while other people on the boat heard tinnitus.

Hui Mian tensed his body and lay on Yi Shuyuan's shoulder. There were monsters fighting in the water, and the monster aura was not obvious because it was blocked by the river surface.

"gentlemen."

"Look and talk!"

After being tense for about half an hour, the surface of the canal began to calm down.

After the boat sailed away from the area just now, the boatmen began to get busy, checking whether the boat was damaged, and some even took off their clothes and went into the water to check the bottom of the boat.

Nothing could be seen inside the boat, and there was no water seepage. Then the person who entered the water was pulled up, and Yi Shuyuan followed the boatman.

"Quick, blanket, ginger soup!"

The person who entered the water shivered and put on a blanket to take the ginger soup, took a sip and calmed down before speaking.

"Come on, there was a mark on the bottom, but, it seems to be fine, just some rough edges."

"Did you hit any stone?" "How could there be a stone under the canal?"

"Shipwreck?"

"What happened to the strange wave just now?"

"Maybe the river god is angry."

The people on the boat quickly became secretive, and the old man representing the owner even bowed to the river frequently and stuffed some wine and rice down.

Yi Shuyuan listened to the discussions of the boatmen, looked at the actions of the ship owner, and looked thoughtfully at the river behind which had already passed.

Fortunately, nothing strange happened in the next half-day voyage, and the people on board gradually settled down.

In the evening, the ship moored on the side of the canal.

Some boatmen on the deck had already taken out the fishing nets, and several boatmen ran to a position at the bow, and someone pointed to a small inlet on the shore.

"There must be fish in this small inlet, just cast your net here!"

"Okay, look at my—"

A boatman fiddled with the fishing net, and then threw it toward the bay over there. The net opened in the air and fell into the water. After waiting for a while, he pulled it back.

"Oh! There is a lot of movement!" "Help!"

"Pull together, pull together!"

Several boatmen became excited, and people around them also came to watch.

"Hey, those who want to buy fish should prepare money, the fish in the Grand Canal is really fresh!"

A boatman yelled, and as the fishing net was pulled up, Yi Shuyuan noticed that there seemed to be a different color in it.

"Hahaha! There are a lot of fish!"

The recovered fishing nets were spread out on the deck, and there were water plants and sundries inside, as well as several big fish, a bunch of small miscellaneous fish, and even some shrimps and crabs.

"Hey! There is a golden one!" "Oh, there are indeed!"

A boatman picked apart the aquatic plants and found a golden-red fish covered underneath, which was a carp weighing two or three catties.

"Let's go, let's go, give it to me!"

The gambler boatman was obviously more fierce and domineering in the boatman team, and he also had more right to speak. He went over and grabbed the golden carp and hooked his fingers around the gills.

"Hey, this kind of fish is rare. If you can eat it, the custodian will be lucky, and those who do business will be able to make a lot of money, especially those who go to Beijing to catch the exam, and they will definitely be able to go to high school—"

The boatman yelled, and many people gathered here, but his eyes were mainly on a few well-dressed people, as well as Yi Shuyuan and Yang Bencai.

"This is called a koi, which means a bright future. It's very rare. Does anyone want to buy it?"

Yi Shuyuan frowned and looked at this golden-red carp. It seemed to be just an ordinary red carp, and there was no evil spirit about it, even his eyes and sense of smell could not tell anything abnormal.

But the fish seemed to be struggling to open and close its mouth in the hands of the boatman, but it didn't struggle and shake.

"If you eat this, can you get a title on the gold list?"

Yang Bencai asked curiously among the crowd, and the boatman got excited immediately.

"That's natural. Someone got such an award that year, and it seems that he won the second place!"

"how much is it?"

The boatman looked at Yang Bencai, and then at Yi Shuyuan, who should be richer no matter what.

"Uh, two taels of silver!"

"A fish is so expensive!" "You are a lion with a big mouth, dare to ask for two taels of silver?"

Yang Bencai over there hesitated for a moment and was about to speak when Yi Shuyuan spoke.

"Two taels is two taels."

The boatman was overjoyed, his expression changed and he waved his hands.

"No, no, I made a mistake just now, three taels of silver, this fish is not something you can catch if you want to!"

"Hey, if I ask for three taels, and you raise the price to four taels, wouldn't it be endless?"

Yi Shuyuan sneered, as if he was planning to leave, the boatman hurried forward a few steps.

"Don't go, don't go, three taels, just three taels, the price will never be raised!"

"I want three taels, I want it first!"

Yang Bencai quickly took out his money bag, and the boatman didn't hesitate, smiled at Yi Shuyuan and turned to look at Yang Bencai.

"Okay, then sell it to this young master! Do you want to scrape the scales and get rid of the dirt for you? Just give me twenty cents!"

It is obviously not the first time to sell fish on the boat, and even small scales are ready.

While paying the money, Yang Bencai took the carp whose gills had been pierced with a straw rope, and waved his hands.

"No need no need!"

"Borrowing the stove will also cost firewood and charcoal!"

Yang Bencai stopped talking, and walked towards the cabin with the fish in hand.

"There are some big fish here, which are much cheaper, twenty Wen a catty, who wants it?"

The boatmen shouted again, but Yi Shuyuan had already followed Yang Bencai quickly.

"Brother Yang, you don't really believe that eating koi can lead to a bright future, do you?"

Yang Bencai carried the carp to his bookcase, and answered Yi Shuyuan.

"Brother Yi, you don't rush for the exam, why are you arguing with me? For this kind of thing, if you have a chance, you'd rather believe it. What if you are so lucky?"

"Brother Yang, have you ever thought that even if you really have a bright future, you should release your life?"

"Release? Three taels of silver!"

Yang Bencai had already returned to his bedding, took out a knife from the bookcase, and seemed to be planning to disembowel and remove the scales himself.

When Yi Shuyuan saw that he took out another small pot from the bookcase, he couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth.

Seeing Yang Bencai walking towards the stern with the fish and tools, Yi Shuyuan couldn't help grinning and asking questions while following.

"As the saying goes, a gentleman stays away from the kitchen. Brother Yang, you are too well equipped."

Yang Bencai glanced at Yi Shuyuan who was following.

"It's vulgar to say that all the money I spent on going to Beijing to catch the exam will be spent wisely, and I can stay in restaurants and eat banquets everywhere? When I have the opportunity, I will naturally cook. In some places, there are no shops in front of the village and no shops in the back. Don't have any cooking skills?"

I rely on it, it makes sense!

I couldn't see it before, this is not a completely pedantic scholar, but he is so superstitious about things that can increase the success rate of the imperial examination.

Yi Shuyuan didn't speak anymore, he wanted to see how Yang Bencai, an ordinary person, could cut this fish.

(End of this chapter)