"Why don't you try and see?" Yu Banxia replied with a smile.

Then he looked at Liuli and said, "Go and call Third Brother and Uncle, and ask them if they want to come fishing!"

Liuli nodded, while Xingyu pretended to go to the carriage to get her fishing gear.

When Yu Mancang and the others came out, Xingyu also came over with fishing gear and bait.

"Third brother, uncle, would you like to go fishing with Aqing? I'll make you a whole fish feast for lunch."

Yu Banxia pointed to the fishing gear and asked the two of them.

"Okay, but the boat is moving, so it might not be so easy to catch anything," Yu Mancang said with a smile, looking at the boat's speed.

"Why care about the result? Just enjoy the process," Yu Hongyu laughed.

Yu Banxia shook her head and said with a smile, "You'll know once you try. I'm going to keep my uncle and aunt company."

The three men tried fishing. Just as Yu Banxia entered Xie Wanyun's cabin, a surprised sound came from outside.

"Third Master, isn't this fish huge?"

Xie Wanyun was embroidering with an embroidery hoop in her hand. When she saw Yu Banxia come in and look up at her, she subconsciously wanted to get up and bow.

"Uncle and Aunt, you need to get to know each other quickly!" Yu Banxia joked.

Xie Wanyun smiled shyly: "No matter what, we are living in peace now thanks to you, Xiaxia, even though I have married your uncle."

"Your uncle and aunt will always remember Xiaxia's kindness."

Hearing her say that, Yu Banxia had no choice but to let her do as she pleased; she couldn't control other people's thoughts.

Yu Banxia picked up her embroidery frame and looked at it, then asked her for some silk cloth.

I want to embroider a purse for Uncle Yanping.

Ayali also wanted to learn, but since she was a beginner, Miaoyue and Yao Qianyu taught her.

Liuli and the other three stood guard to the side, without uttering a sound.

"Sit down, aren't you tired of standing?" Yu Banxia looked up and saw the four of them standing there.

Liuli smiled at her, then said to her sisters, "Since our master has spoken, please sit down."

The other three didn't stand on ceremony either. After sitting down, they didn't waste any time and began meditating and cultivating.

Around noon, Yu Hongyu rushed in.

"Xiaxia, your bait is amazing! We can almost catch fish as soon as it hits the bait. We've caught so many fish."

Yu Banxia put down what she was holding, stood up and replied, "Okay, okay, I'll go and make something delicious for everyone right away."

"If you don't find it boring, you can catch more fish. I'll make smoked fish pieces later, which are also delicious."

"Okay, let's continue fishing this afternoon." Yu Hongyu was quite impressed with Yu Banxia's cooking skills.

Seeing that Aya was still struggling with the silk thread, he smiled and shook his head, telling the three of them to stay and continue embroidering, and to call them when the meal was ready.

Seeing that Liuli and the other three were cultivating, she called Xingyu over and told Liuli and the others to continue, while she took Xingyu to the kitchen to help with the work.

Liuli asked Shuanghua and Feiying to stay behind, and she went to help them.

Xie Wanyu also went to help.

Seeing that there were enough people, Shuanghua and her companion didn't stand on ceremony with their master and continued to cultivate.

Yu Banxia was quick and efficient; in no time, she had prepared the boiled fish, the sauerkraut fish, and two grilled fish.

Xingyu had also fried a lot of fish pieces.

Her knife skills and culinary skills are top-notch; she can separate all the fish bones without damaging the fish's flesh.

Yu Banxia taught her how to make sweet smoked fish. After tasting it, Xingyu's eyes lit up.

"Master, let me try to make the rest," Xingyu said to Yu Banxia after finishing the smoked fish in her mouth.

Yu Banxia certainly wouldn't refuse.

"Give this portion to the boatmen so they can have a taste too," Yu Banxia instructed Liu Ying.

Liu Ying quickly agreed and, together with Granny Zhou, carried the dishes to the boatman.

The boatman was terrified and repeatedly said no, how could they eat the food made by the princess herself?

"Boatman, we will need your help sailing in the days to come. Since the princess has invited you to eat, you cannot refuse."

Seeing that Granny Zhou said so, the boatman thought about it and realized that it was indeed true, so he stopped refusing.

He accepted the dishes and then went to thank them in person.

“Boatman, you don’t need to be so polite. If you keep being so polite, we’ll feel uncomfortable,” Yu Banxia said to the boatman.

The boatman then realized what was happening and quickly agreed before leaving.

"Tell Aqing and the others to have dinner," Yu Banxia instructed Liuli.

Liuli agreed and went out to call for help. They returned shortly afterward.

The kitchen is divided into an inner and outer room. The outer room has four tables and chairs, and the space is quite large.

After a pleasant lunch, the men went fishing again.

Yu Banxia, ​​along with Aya Li and the other two, continued to Xie Wanyun's room to embroider sachets.

Xingyu was happily busy in the kitchen, while Liuying and Granny Zhou helped her.

The Erniu brothers spent the afternoon cleaning fish, and during dinner that evening, they couldn't help but complain, "Young General, you two shouldn't be fishing tomorrow."

"My baby smells like fish all over; I feel like I'm turning into a fish."

Yu Banxia chuckled and snapped her fingers, and the fishy smell on him disappeared.

"Thank you, Master." Because of Yu Banxia's change in status, he also changed his form of address to Master.

"You've worked hard today. Go back and rest early after dinner." Yu Banxia gestured for them to continue eating.

Everyone fell silent, finished their meal, and went back to their rooms.

The boatman quickly brought hot water for them to bathe in.

Yu Banxia did not refuse the boatman's offer, but she was a little bit of a germaphobe and did not want to use the bath tub provided by the boatman.

She led Liuli and the others into the space to wash up, without telling her uncle and the others about the space.

I gave them disposable bath tub bags.

Liuli went to help lay it out and poured in hot water before returning.

I soaked in the hot spring and didn't linger.

They were taken back onto the ship.

Uncle Yanping told her to rest early and then left her cabin.

After a good night's sleep, the boat sailed all night and arrived at Anping County Wharf at dawn.

After consulting with the boatman, the boatman stopped at the dock for an hour to go down and buy some fresh vegetables, enough for three days.

It takes two and a half days to travel by boat from Anping County to Fucheng.

While the crew went ashore to purchase supplies, someone came aboard to inquire about the boatman's activities.

"Boatman, this boat is heading to the prefectural city. There are three of us. Could you give us a ride?"

The woman who asked the question was in her early forties, and she was very cautious.

The boatman quickly replied, "Sorry, we're chartering the boat; we don't accept individual passengers."

Yu Banxia happened to come out, glanced at the three of them, and said to the boatman, "Give them a ride, but they need to follow our rules."

"Thank you, young lady, thank you so much," the woman said hurriedly.

"How much money do you want, boatman?" the woman asked.

The boatman looked at Yu Banxia, ​​and Yu Banxia gave him a look.

The boatman then spoke: "From the county town to the prefectural city, a regular boat charges fifty coins per person, but since this is a large boat and I'm chartering it, I'll charge you one hundred coins per person."

"Okay, okay." The woman took out three hundred coins and handed them to the boatman.

The boatman immediately turned to Yu Banxia and said, "Miss Yu."

He dared not address the princess in front of outsiders, for if the princess wished, she would not give him any eye signals.

"No need, the boatman can keep it himself!" Yu Banxia said, then turned and walked towards Xie Wanyun's cabin.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like