get married first, fall in love later

The man at the helm was originally an ordinary boatman hired by the merchant who owns the boat. He thought it was because of his poor skills that he accidentally bumped into some hidden reef in the lake. He was immediately panicked and bowed down with his hands clasped in apology: " It was the little one who didn't pay attention for a while, which shocked everyone, the villain deserves to die, please don't blame the young master and madam."

Seeing the cautious look of the person in front of her, the anger that just burst into Ouyang Xi's heart dissipated without a trace, she lowered her volume a little embarrassed, and said: "Oh, that, I'm not blaming you, just I want to know what happened."

As soon as the words were finished, a painting boat suddenly rushed out from the side, and after traveling tens of meters, it turned around suddenly, facing Ouyang Xi and the others, and rowed over.Wuying and Qiansanqiansi had already been on guard at the first time, standing firmly at different positions on the bow of the ship, ready to meet any possible attack.

At this time, the painting boat gradually slowed down its approach, and finally stopped at a position about one meter away from Ouyang Xi and the others' boat.

The two boats looked at each other from a distance of more than one meter across the lake. Ouyang Xi and his party didn't know why, so they quietly watched the empty bow of the boat on the opposite side for a while, but they didn't welcome even the slightest movement.

What the hell is this going on?Is there no one on the opposite side?What's the matter with Hao Duan Duan rushing out to block the way of others?Ouyang Xi was confused, and looked at Qian Xiaobao suspiciously, but the other party just shook his head slightly at her.

At this moment, the wooden door of the opposite cabin suddenly opened, and two people dressed as servants walked out.The two carried a long wooden plank in their hands. After walking to the bow, they squatted down carefully, put the wooden plank between the two painting boats, and then stood on it and stepped on it lightly. After making sure it was safe, they again He walked back into the cabin without saying a word.

"What... what are you going to do?" Ouyang Xi and Qian Xiaobao stared at each other for a while, and finally shook their heads tacitly.

The sound of walking came from the opposite side again, but this time it was a handsome young man in brocade clothes who came out of the cabin.The young man seemed to be about the same age as them, dressed in lake blue brocade, with a face like a crown of jade, and a beautiful description.With a jade fracture fan in his hand, he walked towards Ouyang Xi's painting boat while walking.

Seeing that young man stepping on the wooden plank carefully, and then staggering to the front with the support from left and right, Ouyang Xi was speechless: at such a distance of about one meter, even if he doesn't know martial arts, he can jump over, right? As for putting up a plank?

After the young master in front of him stood still, he turned his screen back to the left and right, put the folding fan back into his sleeve, and then bowed to Qian Xiaobao and Ouyang Xi in a respectful manner: "I'm Li Zirong, you two are polite."

Ouyang Xi turned to look at Qian Xiaobao, and asked with his eyes: Do you know him?

Qian Xiaobao smiled slightly, turned his head to look at Li Zirong, clasped his hands together and said, "It turns out that he is the son of General Li. It's a pleasure to meet you."

The son of the general?Ouyang Xi suspiciously looked the person in front of him up and down. With such a small body and such a gentle temperament, let alone some hereditary prince's family, he only knew how to recite poems and play with flirtatious dudes!Besides, the general has fought in the battlefield all year round, and his martial arts should not be weak, but the one in front of him, if I remember correctly, came here just now by stepping on a board, right?

After finishing his compliments as usual, Qian Xiaobao began to introduce himself: "I'm calling you Qian Xiaobao, this is a bitch."

"Oh, so it's Young Master Qian and Madam, I'm sorry to bother you."

When a man talks, it's best for a woman not to interrupt. Ouyang Xi still understands this ancient feudal custom, but judging from Qian Xiaobao's performance, they probably don't know each other, but why did Mr. Li fuck them so well? boat?

"Xiaobao," Ouyang Xi tugged at Qian Xiaobao's sleeve lightly, and whispered after she lowered her head, "You don't know this person, so why is he here?"

Qian Xiaobao patted the back of her hand lightly, and nodded slightly, as if telling Ouyang Xi to be safe and not to be impatient, and she would ask about the specific matters.Unexpectedly, before the two of them opened their mouths, Li Zirong took the lead and said: "Uh... If you take the liberty to disturb me today, I hope Mr. Qian and Mrs. Qian are not surprised."

"Where is it? It's just that I don't know why Mr. Li is here today?"

"Hehe," Li Zirong laughed dryly, "It's a bit hard to talk about it."

"Oh? Mr. Li might as well talk about it."

Li Zirong inadvertently glanced at the barbecue grill on the side, secretly swallowed his saliva, and then blushed and said embarrassedly: "To be honest, I don't have any other hobbies on weekdays, but I only love food. Just now I suddenly I smelled a strange fragrance, so I found it."

Oh, it turned out to be a greedy cat attracted by my barbecue.Unexpectedly, just playing with it casually, he easily subdued a group of people including Qian Xiaobao, and even Wu Ying, who was usually serious and unsmiling, ate with relish.It's better now, and I've brought in irrelevant people.Ouyang Xi looked up at Qian Xiaobao triumphantly, his expression was full of showing off: Hmph, didn't you still complain about my delicious food this morning? How are you doing now, are you convinced?

How could Qian Xiaobao not understand the meaning in her eyes, but deliberately turned his head away without responding, and only said to Li Zirong: "Oh, so the young master came here for this. So, if you don't dislike it, feel free to sit down and taste it. Let's show you the craftsmanship of the cheap." After speaking, he raised his hand and led him into the cabin, and put some of Ouyang Xi's baked goods over there.

"So I'm not polite." Li Zirong couldn't wait to pick up a piece of barbecued meat with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. After chewing it carefully, a bright smile appeared on his face: "Did Madam Qian really cook these?" ? Ma'am, this skill is amazing."

Ouyang Xi has always been one who doesn't listen to praise, so without waiting for Qian Xiaobao and Taohua to come over to help him, he limped and sat down opposite Li Zirong, picked up a piece of fried tofu and put it on the plate in front of him, saying: "Try it again!" Try this."

That tofu was not usually sold in ancient street markets, even in modern times. It was originally a famous snack in Ouyang Xi's hometown, called wrapped tofu.It looks like ordinary tofu from the outside, but when you bite into it, the core is smooth and tender, hard on the outside and soft on the inside, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. You can taste two completely different kinds of tofu in just a small piece of tofu. I feel that when dipped in Ouyang Xi's special sauce, the taste is really wonderful.

Li Zirong ate and praised again and again, unknowingly stuffed Ouyang Xi's baked food into his belly, and licked his tongue, then asked: "I don't know what kind of delicacy Mrs. Qian cooked?"

"Tofu."

"Tofu?" Li Zirong seemed a little unconvinced: "But the ones I ate before eating didn't taste like this."

"Well, it's my family's ancestral handicraft, you can't get it anywhere else."

Li Zirong was a little disappointed after hearing this: "Oh, so that's the case. It seems that if you want to eat this delicacy on weekdays, you can't."

Ouyang Xi smiled when he heard the words, and pushed the grilled eggplant with sauce, raw potato chips and other barbecue meats in front of him one by one: "It's okay, it's okay, if you like to eat, you can eat as much as you want today." The three people who were waiting in the bow waved and said: "Stop standing there, come back and eat. There are still a lot of ingredients. I don't want to bring them back after being transported from such a long distance. , we won’t go back if we don’t finish eating today.”

The three turned their heads to look at Qian Xiaobao, and asked their master's opinion with their eyes.Seeing that Qian Xiaobao nodded in agreement, he put down his guard and continued to return to his original position in the cabin to eat and drink.

The previous excitement resumed on the cruise ship, and Ouyang Xi also returned to the barbecue grill at the bow to continue her barbecue work.After blasting Taohua and the other servants into the cabin to eat, only Ouyang Xi and Qian Xiaobao were left on the huge bow.

Ouyang Xi looked back at Li Zirong, who was eating happily, and leaned in front of Qian Xiaobao and asked in a low voice: "Xiaobao, who is this Mr. Li?"

Qian Xiaobao turned over the meat on the shelf one by one with the special long chopsticks in his hand, and then replied in a low voice: "The Li family is very famous in Shengmu, and they have been famous generals for more than ten generations. The blood and sweat of their family is indispensable in the country of the emperor. It is not an exaggeration to say that if there is no Li family, maybe there will be no Shengmu now."

After hearing this, Ouyang Xi stared at the boss: "Is it really so powerful?"

Qian Xiaobao nodded: "Without General Li's assistance back then, His Majesty would not have been able to ascend the throne so easily."

"Their family is so powerful, isn't it all great achievements? Doesn't the emperor have any scruples?"

"So what can we do if we have scruples? Firstly, the Li family's military achievements are outstanding and they easily do not interfere with the political affairs of the court. There has never been anything to grasp; secondly, most of the soldiers in my court have been fighting under General Li all the year round. In their eyes , General Li's words are more effective than the emperor's words, if you offend the Li family, there may be no power in the court that can compete with it."

After hearing this, Ouyang Xi began to feel complacent, and couldn't help but said: "Then it seems that Mu Huaijin's situation is not very stable, a general can easily pull him down."

"That's not necessarily the case." Qian Xiaobao turned over the browned meat on the grill one by one again as he said: "Although the Li family has done well in military affairs for generations, they have never had any second thoughts about the court. It was also because of Among the princes who are eligible to succeed to the throne, Huai Jin is the most talented emperor. He pushed him to the throne after careful consideration. In my opinion, in the eyes of the Li family, as long as the blood is orthodox, it doesn't matter who the emperor is. Stability and the well-being of the people are their primary considerations.”

"Oh." Ouyang Xi nodded half-understanding: "This matter above the court is really troublesome."

Qian Xiaobao looked at her with a slight smile, and deliberately tilted his head as if thinking: "From your point of view, thinking about these things seems to be too embarrassing for you."

"What do you mean Qian Xiaobao?" Ouyang Xi turned around and glared at her angrily: "Do you think your wife is stupid now?"

Qian Xiaobao hadn't answered yet, but a voice behind her said one step ahead of her: "Madam Qian is one of the few smart people I've ever met, who can cook such delicious food." After finishing speaking, he stood in front of Ouyang Xi and put his hand The plate moved forward: "Mrs. Qian, is there any baked goods?"