Talk about the world of mortals in detail

The weather is getting colder and colder, and winter has already arrived in the blink of an eye.

Perhaps it is because it is too close to the Cangshan Mountains. As some older generations said, the snow in Cangshan Mountain is easily blown to Cangnan, so sometimes it starts to snow early in Yuezhou.

Of course, this statement is definitely not accurate, but in Yi Shuyuan's eyes, it makes some sense.

High peaks are naturally prone to snow, but in terms of geographical location, even in winter, the entire Cangshan Mountain is covered with snow and bitterly cold, which is obviously a bit unreasonable.

It is normal for the winter cold from Cangshan to flow into Cangnan and have some impact on Yuezhou.

The weather was cold but not enough to freeze the river. A small canoe set out from Xihe Village and slowly moved along the Xihe River. The person rowing the boat was Yi Yongan, and he also brought fishing gear with him. The people on the boat were Yi Shuyuan and Shi Sheng. , and Yi Abao.

Boats are also a common way for people in Xihe Village to travel. Of course, the places they can go are more limited. After all, they can only follow the river, so most of them are going to the county dock.

It's already getting cold, but it's still very early for the river to freeze, and even at the coldest time, the river surface will probably be frozen in a small area at the edge, and it will break open with just a few taps.

It was still very comfortable to move forward in the boat, but Yi Shuyuan's mind was far away and he couldn't help but think of the past.

The incident of falling into the water in my memory seemed like it was still yesterday, and it seemed like it had been a long, long time ago.

"Uncle, the Xihe River meets the E River ahead. How about I cast a few nets there?"

Yi Yong'an's voice brought Yi Shuyuan's thoughts back to reality. He raised his eyes and looked into the distance. The surface of the E River was not far away.

"As you wish."

"Hey, uncle, don't worry, there are several fish nests over there, and you'll definitely be able to catch fish!"

Yi Abao, who was near the bow of the ship, grinned. He was quite aware of his father's technical strength, but it was a pity that his father did not have a clear self-understanding.

Yi Abao looked at the head of the bed. Shi Sheng was lying there with one hand reaching out to the water. Because the bow of the boat was slightly tilted, Shi Sheng could just touch the water with his fingertips.

"Shi Sheng, what are you doing? Your hands aren't cold?"

"It's not cold!"

Shi Sheng replied, still looking at the water and playing with the water, which made Abao turn sideways to look at the water where Shi Sheng's fingers touched.

Looking at it, I found that there seemed to be several shadows following the bottom of the boat in the water.

"Huh? Are there fish following you?"

Shi Sheng looked back at Yi Abao.

"Yes, there are many!"

"What? A lot of fish?"

Yi Yongan, who was at the stern of the boat, suddenly became excited. He leaned over and held the side of the boat to look at it. The water was a little fat and he couldn't see how deep it was, so he lay down lower, which made the boat a little unstable and started to rock.

"Hey, hey, have a good time rowing!"

Yi Shuyuan spoke, and Yi Yongan instantly became honest and quickly grabbed the oars to prevent the boat from spinning.

"He is such a big man, he would be a grandfather to ordinary people!"

As soon as Yi Shuyuan said this, Yi Abao knew that something was going to happen. Sure enough, Yi Yongan immediately brought the topic to his son.

"Uncle, what you said is true. I would have been a grandfather in any other family. A Bao is already a grown man. We don't expect fame or fame. We can't delay getting married. People who come to our house to talk about matchmaking are not allowed. few."

After scolding for a while, Yi Abao withstood the firepower. As the mouth of the river arrived, Yi Yongan began to prepare to cast the net.

Shi Sheng quickly shouted into the water in a low voice.

"Quick, quick, run quickly~~~"

In an instant, there was a "crash" at the bottom of the water, and all the fish, big and small, ran away.

Yi Abao heard Shi Sheng's low cry and looked at the water but couldn't see anything. Yi Yongan behind him had already started to lift the pole net.

"Hey, uncle, look at it. This place is designated for fish. The reason why you can't catch a net in the village is just because of bad luck. In addition, the weather has turned cold, the water temperature has dropped, and there is less food. Fish and shrimp naturally don't like to move here. different."

The pole net is a net tied to two long bamboo poles. The bamboo pole and the net can be picked up in the water a few times to catch fish. In theory, it is like an oversized net bag. Looking at Yi Yongan's skillful appearance, it is obvious that it has been used a lot. This thing.

One handful, two handfuls, three handfuls.

The boat also changed several positions, but under Yi Yongan's operation, except for some debris such as aquatic plants and dead branches, not even a fish scale came up, which made Yi Yongan very depressed.

After lingering reluctantly for a long time, he finally had no choice but to row away. If he had not sent his son and Shi Sheng to take a boat at the county pier today, Yi Yongan, who was not good at fishing, would have tried fishing with two poles.

Yi Shuyuan watched with amusement the whole time, but didn't say anything. The people on the boat lowered the nets, and the fish under the boat hid very neatly. Shi Sheng laughed happily on the side.

As the boat continued to move forward, Yi Abao approached Shi Sheng, who was lying on the bow of the boat again, and whispered.

"Hey, Shi Sheng, the fish is following again, right?"

"Yeah, I'm following you again."

"Oh, why is this fish following our boat?"

Shi Sheng glanced at Yi Abao and did not answer directly why, but opened his mouth and whispered.

"Brother A Bao, they came from a long way away!"

"How far is it?"

"I'm swimming from Kaiyang waters all the way to here. Isn't it not that far?"

"oh"

Yi Abao just nodded, but didn't realize what Shi Sheng was referring to at all, so he kept thinking about this sentence in his heart until the boat moved forward for a while and suddenly realized it.

Does Kaiyang Waters refer to the Grand Canal?

To be honest, among the entire Yi family, Yi Abao was more curious about his uncle Yi Shuyuan. Even after experiencing some things, he felt that his uncle had some mysterious qualities.

But hearing what Shi Sheng said, Yi Abao still felt a little ridiculous.

"Uncle, can the Kaiyang Grand Canal be connected to here?"

Hearing Yi Abao's words, Yi Shuyuan, who was playing with his fan, smiled and replied.

"Of course it is accessible, but from Kaiyang Water to E River, and then to the Xihe River, you need to pass through many water systems and make many turns. The journey is relatively long."

Saying that, Yi Shuyuan also looked into the distance.

The distance between Xihe Village and Yuanjiang County is not an exaggeration. After exiting the Xihe River and entering Eshui, you can see the county dock soon. Looking towards the bow of the ship, you can already see the large ships at the county dock.

One of the ships has a rather special outline, and is a type of building ship that is quite different from ordinary cargo ships.

In the eyes of ordinary people, this was the case, but in Yi Shuyuan's eyes, the energy on the big ship was even more extraordinary. It was obvious that the people on the ship were not ordinary people.

There is a big ship going to Yuezhou at the county dock. Yi Abao and Shi Sheng will board the ship in the afternoon. Abao will go back to the academy, and Shi Sheng will go to the shop of the Mohist Chamber of Commerce in Yuezhou, and then go directly back to Mingzhou, at least on the surface. In this way, Shisheng will most likely go home on Hot Wheels.

After having lunch in the city, A Bao and Shi Sheng were ready to board the boat.

Before boarding the ship, Yi Yongan repeatedly warned his son at the dock.

"Take good care of Shi Sheng. When you get to Yuezhou, you have to watch Shi Sheng enter the shop, and you have to confirm that he is from the Mo Family Trading Company!"

"Well, dad, uncle, don't worry, you guys!"

Yi Shuyuan smiled and said nothing. Why was he worried?

"Master, why don't you come back to Mingzhou with me to celebrate the New Year? My parents always talk about you!"

"Alas, this can't be done. My uncle hasn't been home to celebrate the New Year for a long time. How about Xiao Shisheng and you spend the New Year in Yuanjiang County?"

"That's not possible, I want to go home to see my sister!"

"Hahahaha, the ship is about to leave, let's get on first."

Abao was smiling on the side, and finally brought Shi Sheng onto the boat.

The big ship soon sailed away, and as he watched the dock getting further and further away, Abao on the side of the ship subconsciously lowered his head to look at the water next to the ship, which made Shi Sheng laugh.

"Stop looking, I'm not following!"

Of course Shi Sheng knew what Abao was looking at, but Abao wanted to ask more questions, but he didn't say much.

——

At the county dock, Yi Yong'an and Yi Shuyuan put some things they bought in the city into the boat and rowed again to go home.

"Uncle, the water temperature must have been too low in the morning. It has been under the sun for a day now and the water temperature has risen. I will go back there and cast a few more nets, or you can wait a little longer and I can catch a few rods?"

Yi Shuyuan was not impatient, but showed some interest.

"How about this? Give me a pole and let's fish together for a while?"

"Huh? That's great!"

When Yi Yongan heard this, he became excited and rowed with more energy. The boat rushed forward.

This time, the boat stopped and was tied up on the bank where the Xihe River meets the E River. The uncle and nephew swung their poles at both ends of the boat into the water. It didn't take long for Yi Shuyuan to get a fish on his side.

Yi Yongan glanced back and forth. His own float was not enough. He kept staring at Yi Shuyuan's float. When he saw the float being towed away, he immediately became excited.

"Oh, uncle, uncle, the fish bit the hook——"

"oh!"

Yi Shuyuan lifted the pole, and the bamboo pole bent into a half-moon in an instant. Not long after he slipped the fish, a fat head as long as half an arm was caught, which surprised Yi Yongan again and again.

"Oh, I got the bait too! Phew, it was me who got the bait too!"

As Yi Yongan's fishing rod bent, his excitement more than doubled.

"Hahahaha, I am also a big fish——"

While the uncle and nephew were fishing at the mouth of the river, a carriage starting from Yuanjiang County had already arrived at Xihe Village. There were four riders accompanying the carriage, guarding the carriage in the center with four corners.

There were several people sitting in the car, including a noble young man and one who turned out to be the current magistrate of Yuanjiang County.

"Your Highness, Xihe Village has arrived. I'm going to ask for directions."

There was a voice outside.

"Okay, be careful not to be too aggressive!"

"yes!"

Even if the people inside couldn't see it, the people outside subconsciously handed over the reply and then rode ahead to take the lead.

Naturally, someone at the head of the village noticed the chariot and horsemen, and judging by their posture, they seemed to have some background.

The rider approached a house at the head of the village on horseback and asked the people watching the excitement.

"Is there a Yi family in the village? If so, where does it live?"

"Oh, the Yi family, keep walking along the road. The largest house at the end is the Yi family. It's easy to find. Uh, who are you?"

The rider smiled and thanked him.

"Thank you very much. We came from the county town with the county magistrate!"

"Ouch! Lord County Lord?"

The villagers were immediately shocked, that was the sky in Yuanjiang County!

As the carriages and horses passed by, people in the nearby villages started talking quickly. I believe that when the news was passed through the "Village Information Center" during dinner, it would not be long before the whole village knew about the county minister's visit.