Manchu civil and military bow down

Xu He's interest in boats began in Zhaixinglou.

Under the staggered light of thousands of stars, a huge ship standing horizontally in the sky crashed into the eyes, majestic and majestic, like a scroll full of treasures of the civilization and history of the flourishing age unfolding in front of you one by one.

That kind of shock left a deep impression on him when he was young.

After the shock, there is an extremely strong interest.In the next few years, he consulted a lot of books about ships, and he also had a little understanding of the ship types of Changle.

It is certain that the shape of the ship printed on the post has never been found here.

At night, when the carriage drove to the edge of the moat, Xu He lifted the curtain and jumped off the sedan chair.

It was the first time that Gu Xihuan asked his best friend out, and he followed Xu He happily, wishing to show Xu He all the interesting things in the capital, and he often came to this street, so there were so many things he could introduce.Shouted from behind: "Go slowly, I will introduce you to the things next to you."

Xu He walked ahead quickly, ignoring him.The purpose of his trip was just that boat, and he didn't want to go shopping with the big fat baby while he was full.

Slow down.

He stood by the moat, looked around, and there were Fengyue Long Street on both sides, brightly lit.But on the sparkling water, he couldn't see the shadow of a ship.

This little fat man is playing tricks on him.

Xu He turned his head and glared at Gu Xihuan, and asked impatiently, "Where is the boat?"

Gu Xihuan was used to being bullied by Xu He when she was a child, and she was afraid when she saw Xu He's unhappy face.

After all, usually in this case, he would be beaten.So the first reaction now is to shrink your neck back and flatten your mouth aggrieved: "Quick, come quickly."

Xu He believed him for the time being: "If you lie to me, I will let you take a bath in the river today."

"..." Gu Xihuan was even more wronged.

Why is Xu He always so fierce to him alone!

When I was a child, I used to pick things at him and keep him away from him, and it is the same now that I grow up.

He couldn't help complaining today: "You don't treat me well at all."

Xu He was taking paper and pen from his sleeve, when Night Breeze brought Gu Xihuan's grievous words, which made him tremble with nausea, and almost dropped the things on the ground.

Turning her head in disbelief, she met Gu Xihuan's big accusing and wronged eyes.With the mole of tears at that moment, the dawn wind and the bright moon, the image of the crying little beauty is simply needless to imagine.

"..."

Oh my god.

The corner of Xu He's mouth twitched, he raised the pencil he made himself, and pointed at Gu Xihuan: "You are giving my mother a try."

Gu Xihuan: "..."

He forcibly held back his anger, straightened his face, and wanted to act like he usually roams the capital, day and day, but when he met Xu He's speechless and disgusted eyes, he couldn't hold back anymore.

Super angry, don't look over your head angrily, don't look at Xu He.

snort!

Xu He didn't know that he had such complex and changeable emotions in his heart. He had already prepared pen and paper, and was just waiting for the boat to come.

As for the angry big fat baby... Isn't this coquettish little princess not angry enough?

Actually, now, he can't beat Gu Xihuan anymore, but this little fat man may have really been cast out of his childhood shadow by him, and he is still terribly afraid of him.

Xu He thought about it when he was a child, and couldn't help lowering his head and laughing, how could this fat man be so capable, even if he beat him like this, he still hasn't been beaten stupidly.However, judging from the things that the big fat baby cheated on him, he deserved it, not worthy of sympathy at all.

Such a thing as a beauty banquet sounds elegant, but if the location is set on Hualiu Street on the other side of the moat.Xu He figured it out with his toes, it was not a serious banquet.

After a while, the lights on the other side of the bank suddenly lit up, and Kongming lanterns rose up.

Rumbling, the sound of planks being rolled out came from one end of the river.

The Kongming lantern illuminated the night sky, Xu He raised his head, only took one look, and then put all his energy on the coming boat.

Gu Xihuan's anger towards Xu He always came and went quickly. Seeing the Kongming lanterns rising in Lantern Street, her eyes lit up, and she wanted to offer her favor: "Xu He, look at the sky!"

He was very excited and came over to pull Xu He's sleeve.

He was so taller than Xu He, directly blocking Xu He's view of the boats at the head of the river.

Damn, look what the hell.

Xu He stood on tiptoe, slapped his face away with his hands, and said impatiently, "Go aside."

When Gu Xihuan was touched by Xu He's hand, it was rare that her first reaction was not to be afraid and back away, but to be stunned.

To be honest, Xu He's strength is not small, but he just felt that at the moment his skin touched, something very soft and soft spread from the bottom of his heart, which he couldn't describe.

The sky lanterns were lit for a long night, and the red light along both sides of the river fell on Xu He's face.

Gu Xihuan avoided it slightly, this kid, how could he look so good-looking even when he is angry.

The ship finally came close.

With the help of lights, moonlight, and starlight, Xu He also saw its whole picture clearly.

The hand holding the pen froze for a moment.

If the Changle Kingdom is an empty dynasty, the development of mechanical technology is as close as that of ancient China.Then this ship is like an overseas sailing ship at the same time.Changle ships generally have hard sails, V-shaped bottoms, balanced rudders, and segmented cabins, but the design of this ship is obviously soft sails, with fish-shaped lines and the wider part in the middle.

Xu He became a little interested and waited for it to come to this side.

The boat had already set off, and it was getting late, and the guests from Beijing who had received the beauties' banquet slowly gathered by the river. Basically, everyone was holding a delicate and soft flower girl in their arms. stand up.

Gu Xihuan's face was recognized by most of the people present.

The young master, who is flourishing in all the streets and alleys of the capital, is the person that many famous brothels miss, and is also the object that many dudes desperately want to curry favor with.

Not long after, a middle-aged man with a greasy face and rich clothes came forward: "Master Gu is here alone tonight."

When Xu He heard his voice, he always felt a little uncomfortable, greasy and obscene.Turn around and look at his face, he is not a good person.But the eldest princess had taught her not to judge people by their appearance, so Xu He just turned his gaze back quickly without showing any emotion.

Gu Xihuan didn't know this person at all, and felt irritable, why did she come here blindly to disturb their brother's relationship.

With a cold tone: "It's none of your business."

The middle-aged man originally came here for Gu Xihuan, but he was amazed by Xu He's look when he turned around just now.

The black boy's hands and feet are slender, the moonlight is dazzlingly white, his eyes are extremely black, his lips are extremely red, his long eyebrows slant and his nose is delicate, standing there like a delicate porcelain doll.A little eye movement is enough to make his heart tremble.

The heart that has been addicted to lust for a long time is about to move.

His throat was dry, he licked his lips, and asked, "Young Master, this is the person you brought today."

Whose child molester is this, he must get it.

Gu Xihuan didn't want to talk to him from the beginning, and planned to grab Xu He's sleeve to get on the boat.

But the eyes of the middle-aged man are too explicit and disgusting, and the desire inside is gushing out.

The moment she realized it, Gu Xihuan stopped walking and her face turned cold.

He turned his body slightly to block Xu He.

I don't want Xu He to see this disgusting person.

The middle-aged man was taken aback.

"You're courting death."

At the moment when he recited it, the young master who was flaunting his might in the capital had cold eyes, and the young man's sternness and ruthlessness overwhelmed the femininity and femininity of the moonlight.

"Believe it or not, I'll gouge out your eyes."

Even the tear mole was stained red with blood, his tone was domineering and extremely indifferent.

The middle-aged man was so frightened that his face turned pale, his whole body trembled, and he leaned back.Gu Xihuan is really daring, there are only a handful of people in the entire capital that he dare not provoke.

"I...I..." The cold air pressure made the middle-aged man's lips tremble, but he didn't say a word for a long time.

In fact, Gu Xihuan didn't even want to wait for him to speak, and just by the river, taking advantage of Xu He's inattention, she pushed him into the water with her palm.

"Ah-"

The splash, the crisp sound of falling into the water, and the terrified scream of the middle-aged man resounded through the night.

Many people by the water bank were stunned when they saw it, and then exclaimed, calling for help.

Xu He was thinking about his boat in his heart, and desperately wanted to move forward, but Gu Xihuan pulled his sleeves and couldn't move.

He could only look speechless, watching Gu Xihuan back him and stalemate with that man for a long time, not knowing what to say.

Before I could figure it out, I saw that middle-aged greasy old man rolling down the river.

...Fuck.Xu He: "What happened to him?"

Gu Xihuan turned her head, looked at Xu He's bewildered face, and suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction and justice in her heart.

But heroes don't need credit.The hero saving the beauty is a trivial matter to him.

Gu Xihuan, who was quite happy with his brain, happily said to the little beauty he was protecting: "It's nothing, that old thing doesn't have eyes, it fell down by itself."

Xu He believed that he was the one to blame. He took a cold look at the man who was being picked up from the river, and then looked at Gu Xihuan's current appearance of such a sissy. The thought flashed across him, and Xu He asked in surprise: "Did he fall in love is you?"

Gu Xihuan, who lives happily in her own world: "What???"

Xu He felt that it was reasonable: "Tsk, so you just carried my back and flirted with him."

Gu Xihuan: "..." So angry.

He was furious: "Don't talk nonsense."

Xu He rolled his eyes, of course he knew it was impossible, he just wanted to scare the little fat man and blindly delay him for such a long time.

After boarding the boat, Xu He found that apart from the design of the boat, there was nothing special about the interior of the boat.

There was a group of warblers and swallows on the deck, holding embroidered handkerchiefs with ten fingers, and beckoning to them shyly and timidly.Seeing Gu Xihuan, their eyes lit up, "Oh, Gu Xiaohou." She was so delicate that water dripped out.

Gu Xihuan has grown up, her appearance has not changed, she is cheerful, and she shows off to Xu He: "How about it, young master, am I very popular?"

Xu He was speechless, unable to understand what he was showing off.

Gu Xihuan groaned, "Isn't it amazing?"

Your size is amazing.

Xu He grabbed his sleeve and walked inside: "Don't smear the ink."

"Eh--!"

Gu Xihuan couldn't open it, and felt ashamed to death, so she raised her sleeves to cover her face, and entered the cabin like a little daughter-in-law.

A group of girls on the deck: "..."

Has Gu Xiaohou changed his gender today?

Go down the wooden ladder in the boat, and only after the end can you see the whole picture clearly.

It was a stage built of mahogany, square in shape, but very large, with veils fluttering on the painted red pillars.Several rows of round tables stood under the stage, and beside each round table stood a woman playing the piano with a gentle smile.

Hundreds of copper lamps were lit in the cabin, and there was a circle of red lanterns on the stairs, which was somewhat enchanting and lively.

One after another, guests walked in and took their seats.

Gu Xihuan quietly leaned into his ear and explained: "Today is the first show of Yan Lan in Cuiyan Pavilion. She has been famous for dancing since she was a child. This is the first time since Jiji has appeared on stage. You can watch it." Gu Xihuan didn't say anything.

Xu He didn't hear what he said clearly, so he responded perfunctorily, "Well, then you should appreciate it." Now he is eager to know who designed this ship.

Not long after, an old turtle slave with a hunched waist came and was entrusted by someone, and said respectfully: "Master Gu is here, please go to the second floor."

"Hmm." Gu Xihuan also felt that the lower floor was too noisy, and walking in the water would make her dizzy after sitting for a long time, so she responded and pulled Xu He up.

Xu He broke away, and said directly to the turtle slave: "The design of your ship is a bit strange, can you take me to meet the person who designed it?"

Gui Nu raised his ravine face, a little dazed, and looked at Xu He.

Xu He looked upstairs.

Gu Xihuan felt that Xu He was a disappointment, but this was how he tricked Xu He out.If it wasn't for the uniqueness of this boat, how could Xu He talk to him today.

Thinking of this, Gu Xihuan felt sour in her heart, and felt wronged again.But with outsiders around, he could only remain expressionless and fiercely said to the old turtle slave: "Didn't you understand! Take him to meet the person who designed this boat."

Xu He: "..." Did the fat boy eat explosives?

The old turtle slave didn't dare to provoke Gu Xihuan at all, his back was bent even more in fright, and he panicked: "Yes, yes." He didn't know who designed it, so he could only take Xu He to the third floor to find Cuiyan Pavilion The bustard.Gu Xihuan wanted to follow, but was rejected by Xu He, "Aren't you here for that Yanlan girl? You go to the dance, and I'll do it myself."

Gu Xihuan thought for a while, then hesitated and said, "Oh, then you will come to the second floor to find me then."

Xu He nodded.

Gu Xihuan turned her head three times: "Remember to come to me."

Xu He responded humbly, and then pushed away the room on the third floor that Gui Nu took him to.

The old bustard inside was startled when she saw Xu He at first glance. She was engaged in the skin and flesh business, and she was used to being lively and fragrant, but this was the first time she saw someone so outstanding that she almost turned all sentient beings upside down.The whole person became excited, until Gui Nu approached her ear and said a few words, she understood Xu He's identity, and the light dimmed.

Reluctantly, he gave up: "Hey, the young master wants to find the carpenter. How can I know that I am a concubine. After finishing the work and paying the money, he will disappear. Where can I find it in the huge capital city?"

Xu He glanced at her and smiled.Come on ma'am, the person who can make this boat is not so easily forgotten.

"50 taels, tell me where that person is, and I'll give you 50 taels." It's easy to do things with a lot of money.

Sure enough, the old bustard's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he straightened up from the imperial concubine chair, "Your Majesty's words are true?" I'm afraid it's not someone who is stupid and has a lot of money.

Xu He said, "Yes."

If he could design this ship based on the information, he was just curious as to who this person was.If it can be brought to the imperial court, it may be possible to rescue the Ministry of Industry, which is full of people who are full of silica in their heads, such as Mr. Zhang.

The old bustard hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and accepted the business.Take him out through the door.

At this time, the sound of silk and bamboo has already sounded below, and the red gauze woman with bells tied around her ankles is doing a palm dance, her body is as light as a swallow, slim and charming.

Xu He looked down and was slightly taken aback.

He saw an acquaintance at the head of the crowd.

The man in the golden robe squinted his eyes, almost drooling, and kept clapping and applauding.Thick eyebrows, small eyes, four years have passed, and she has gained a lot of weight.

Su Shuangxu.

After the limelight passed, the Su family really brought him back to Beijing.

Xu He is a little disgusted with Su Shuangxu, but he doesn't have much contact with him, so his return has no effect on him.

Xu He put aside indifferently, and continued to follow the bustard.

The old bustard squeezed his throat and said: "Although I don't know why the young master is in such a hurry to see that man, I can assure you that the young master will be very disappointed."

Xu He: "How should I say it?"

The old bustard sneered coldly: "That's just a bastard who doesn't know how to praise. My mother... I bought him from someone else at a huge price. Personally, he refuses to die. If you touch him, he will go crazy and bite people like a mad dog. Heh, he doesn’t eat, I guess he wants to starve himself to death. He stays in the cage all day, drawing messy pictures with wooden sticks , and they are all the same. Here, it is the shape of the boat that the young master likes. I am also quite satisfied, so I asked someone to make it."

When the old bustard said this, he smiled and affirmed his vision. Just like that, he earned 50 taels for no reason.

Xu He was a little taken aback when he heard this. He originally thought it would be a time traveler or something.

The madam took him to the warehouse at the bottom of the ship.

It was cold and damp.

Light up a lamp to illuminate the endless dark road in front of you, insects are surging in the moss, and the smell of decay is very strong.

At the end, there was a glimmer of moonlight on the deck.

It fell on the man in the corner.

The first thing Xu He saw was his hair, golden, brilliant, luxurious, and a little curly.

The bustard walked halfway, covered his nose, and said in distaste: "It's that kid, if you don't think it stinks, my lord, go in and have a look."

In the prison, on the ground, and on the walls, the outlines of ships are all drawn with stones.One stroke and one stroke carry a person's long and desperate emotions.Xu He was a little dazed, and through the faintly bright moonlight, he met the eyes of the boy who was heavily guarded like a trapped animal in the corner.

sea ​​blue.And pure and beautiful as the sky.

The more the bustard thought about it, the more angry she became: "If the dignitaries in the capital didn't like this kind of boys from other regions, I wouldn't have been toothed by that man... No, the fisherman cheated me a few hundred taels."

She took Renyazi back. After all, the children sold by Renyazi were of unknown origin, and their parents didn't know whether they agreed or not. It was considered illegal in Changle.

Xu He didn't expect that it would really be a child from overseas.But he could probably guess that the child had an accident with his father when he went out to sea, was swept to Changle by the waves, and then was sold into the capital by mistake.

These ships, probably, are the shapes of the shipwrecked in his vague memory.

In an unfamiliar space, stroke by stroke, urgent homesickness.

It's just his hometown, far away.

The blue-eyed child gritted his teeth at him, looking at his posture, it seemed that he was about to come up and bite if he took a step closer.

Xu He was a little disappointed.

But because of this child, he was also somewhat hurt by the scene.

After all, to him, what is strange is not only space, but also time.

The child's father should be a navigator or something else. After all, the fishing villages along the coast of Changle often go to sea, and the boats encountered will be recorded, but the boats drawn by the child are not included.

Xu He turned his head to the old bustard and said, "I'll redeem him, how much silver."

The bustard who has been cursing all the time is almost bursting with laughter today.This is how she met a good person.

Xu He lives in the palace now, and he can't keep him by his side, so he can only order the madam to put him in a good place, and he will come to pick up the child soon.Ask Xue Chengyu if the imperial court has any ships going to sea recently, and see if they can send this child back to his hometown.

The old bustard couldn't even close her eyes with a smile: "Okay, okay."