Qing Jialu

In the summer of June, Xiao Yi and others set off from the capital to Hangzhou by water.The boat they took this time was still the huge building boat last time.Mu Mian, Dr. Fan, Du Huan, Wei Hanming and others were familiar with everything on board the boat. Only Shen Jia, who was boarding the boat for the first time, looked east and west, just like a countryman entering a city, and everything he saw was novel.

Xiao Yi thought he was so cute, so he accompanied Shen Jia to the third floor to see where they lived.I saw that the scenery on the top floor is unique, and you can stand in front of the window and look at the scenery in the distance.There are desks, bookshelves, soft couches, long tables, low tables and other furniture in the house, and there are all the items needed for daily life.

"Oh my god, it's really luxurious." Shen Jia said in amazement, "If I could, I'd like to live on the boat for the rest of my life."

"It looks good now, but in fact, after living on the boat for a few days, I will get tired of it."

Shen Jiacai didn't believe Xiao Yi's words, and retorted: "No, I will never get bored. There are mostly small fishing boats in my house, which can accommodate three or four people at most. If I can have such a good boat, I can live on it to see the scenery and listen to the sound of the waves. , how nice it is."

In fact, Shen Jia went out to sea with his father when he was a child, and used to fish.At that time, he also lived on the boat, but he didn't have such a comfortable environment.

"Okay, then you can enjoy it." Xiao Yi smiled.

Of course, Shen Jia still lives with His Majesty, sharing the same bed and food.Next to it is Kapok's room, so that he can hear His Majesty's summons and be there on call.Du Huan and Doctor Fan lived in two rooms on the second floor, and Wei Hanming lived in the cabin with his Jin Yiwei.

After seeing the third floor, Xiao Yi took Shen Jia around from the third floor on the top floor to the cabin at the bottom.When the two were tired from walking, they came to the deck, enjoying the wind and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the great river.

Hearing the sound of the long-lost waves, Shen Jia couldn't help thinking of her hometown.He recalled with a sigh: "I haven't been on a boat for a long time, and I have forgotten this feeling. Weiming, why did you choose to take the waterway?"

Xiao Yi smiled and replied: "Although taking a boat is a bit slower, it is much more comfortable than traveling by land."

The carriage was bumpy, the space was small, and daily food and accommodation had to be considered, which brought a lot of trouble to Jin Yiwei and Mu Mian.But now all food and clothing costs can be settled on board.

"I heard from Du Huan that you met on the boat that time."

Xiao Yi nodded, "I didn't intend to let him aboard, but Du Huan insisted, so he let him aboard. Perhaps, this is fate."

"I can't even see the sky, let's match you and me. If it weren't for Du Huan, I wouldn't know you came to Hangzhou." When Shen Jia talked about this, she still felt aggrieved in her heart. She actually had to find out about Xiao Xiao through Du Huan. Next whereabouts.

"Okay, okay, I'm not the first to tell you, I was wrong." Xiao Yi followed the good example, "Let's turn the old story over."

Shen Jia also felt that she was a little narrow-minded, so she said smoothly, "That's fine. But I must be the first to know about anything about you in the future."

Xiao Yi smiled, "Okay."

When it was time for dinner, the cook on board had already prepared the meals and sent them to the third floor via kapok.At this time Xiao Yi and Shen Jia also came back from the deck, Shen Jia happened to be hungry, saw the food and couldn't wait to sit down and eat.

Xiao Yi cleaned his hands under the service of kapok, and when he turned around, he saw that Shen Jia had already started eating.He is now becoming more and more presumptuous in front of the emperor, pushing the door open without permission, the emperor eats before he eats, and does whatever he wants, not treating himself as a subject at all.

This kind of situation should be rare, but Xiao Yi, Mu Mian, and the servants who served in front of the imperial court have long seen it.

"Eat slowly." Xiao Yi smiled, "No one will compete with you."

Shen Jia was eager to defend while eating, "I, I'm going out for a while, I'm in a good mood and my appetite has improved."

But Xiao Yi's appetite is average, and his appetite is not as good as that of Shen Jia, a literati.Seeing that he only ate one bowl of rice, Shen Jia thought he was seasick, so she asked, "If you're fainting, let Dr. Fan come and take a look?"

"I don't get seasick." Although Xiao Yi is a northerner, he quickly adapted to the life on the boat. "I was a little dizzy when I took the boat to Hangzhou for the first time. Now I'm used to it, and it's no longer a serious problem."

"We Fujian people have been fishing in the sea since we were young. It can be said that we grew up on a boat." Shen Jia said proudly, "Children have learned to swim before they can walk."

"You're talking nonsense?" Xiao Yi didn't believe it.

Shen Jia chuckled, "It's a bit exaggerated, but everyone in my place knows how to drink water, so it's not an exaggeration."

When she mentioned her hometown, Shen Jia's chatterbox opened up.Xiao Yi had seen Shen Jia's resume before, and knew that he was from Chong'an County, Jianning Prefecture, Fujian Province.That place is by the sea, far away from Xiao Yi, he has never been there, and he has never understood it.

So after the meal, Xiao Yi listened to Shen Jia talking about fishing in the river when he was a child, boating in the stream, etc., and he looked forward to the journey even more.

After the two finished their dinner, Kapok cleaned up the dishes and left quietly.Xiao Yi opened "Elements of Geometry" and sat by the window to study.He has recently become obsessed with western learning, and he can't put it down for John's books.

"I saw you read "Sun Tzu's Art of War" before, and now I read "Elements of Geometry". Why haven't I seen you read "The Analects" and "Great Learning"?"

Shen Jia often saw that when Xiao Yi had nothing to do, he would read with great interest the military books in his hand, but those four books and five classics were all shelved, so he asked this question.

Xiao Yi raised his eyes to look at Shen Jia, with a rather complicated expression.He thought for a long time, and said tactfully: "Although the Confucian classics are very good, they don't apply to me. If you have that skill, you might as well read the Taoist scriptures."

Shen Jia was right after thinking about it. Xiao Yi practiced Taoism, so he would naturally prefer Taoism.However, he still follows Confucian standards in governing the country and acquiring talents.

"Twilight, western learning or Taoism, which one do you like more?" Shen Jia asked again.

Xiao Yi looked at the book in his hand, thought for a moment and said, "It's still Taoism."

"Why?" Shen Jia asked, "Zhuangzi's thinking is more profound?"

When Xiao Yi heard this, his expression became complicated again.He said indifferently: "The book "Elements of Geometry"... I only know a little about it."

Never thought that Xiao Yi loved Taoism more because he didn't understand Western learning.Shen Jia couldn't hold it back for a while, and laughed "puchi".Xiao Yi frowned and said, "What are you laughing at, do you think you can understand?"

"Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore." Shen Jia suppressed her laugh, and said to Xiao Yi, "How can we learn without a teacher just by reading? When we return to Beijing, please ask John to explain a little bit."

Xiao Yi nodded and agreed.

Not long after, Xiao Yi felt sleepy and went to rest first.After Shen Jia took care of His Majesty to sleep, she lay on the side in a daze.

It was late at night, and there was no sound of people in the house, only the sound of water beating against the hull, making the sound of splashing, repeating tirelessly over and over again, as if this was the only sound left in the world.

The night on the water is both quiet and noisy.

Shen Jia suffered from insomnia rarely tonight. He listened to the sound of the waves, looked at the moonlight coming in from the window, and remembered the past...

It is true that he has not been back to his hometown for a long time, and he deliberately does not mention the past.What he talked to Xiao Yi was the only happy things in his memory, but he never talked about the sad things that were sealed up.

Since the death of his parents, the tribe felt that Shen Jiake's father had beaten his mother, so they removed him from the family tree and refused to allow him to study in the family school.Later, he met a teacher surnamed Wan, who allowed him to study in a private school for free so that he could continue his studies.

It's a pity that good people don't last long. Not long after Shen Jia became an official, Teacher Wan fell ill and passed away.It just so happened that he was not in his hometown, so he couldn't help Teacher Wan's family with the funeral, so he could only write a letter to comfort his wife, and send some money by the way.

However, Shen Jia was not so tolerant and generous towards her own clansmen.After he was elected, the patriarch wanted him to re-enter the family tree and honor his ancestors, but Shen Jia refused.He will never forget the moment when his clansmen drove him out in order to occupy his family's field.I will never forget how the tribe made things difficult for their orphans and widowed mothers after their father passed away, causing their mother to work too hard, and after a few years she followed her father.

Shen Jia kept all this in her heart, and then the patriarch wanted to make up for it, but unfortunately, it was too late.