comeback [rebirth]

The cruise ship circles the island for a total of three hours, and will return to the main pier of Danlin County at Xuzheng.

Cen Yuan asked Mrs. Liu for her address and the name of the head of the family, and said that she would go to ask for help after returning to Beijing, and if there was any result, she would send a letter to inform her.

Although no one knows what the result will be now, once people have some hope and sustenance, they can often rely on this light to survive for a long time.After this, Mrs. Liu's face looked more refreshed, and she occasionally smiled.

This greatly satisfied Po Hui's original intention, and made her appreciate the two sons even more.She still thought in her heart that she must make these two young masters, especially this young master Yuan, relax.

It's just that no matter how eloquent she is, Cen Yuan will always smile lightly—and then refuse.

Under normal circumstances, the price of a round of cruise ships includes a dinner. When boarding the ship, the officials in charge of the terminal will give each person a special wooden sign, and then they can eat in the cabin.

Cen Yuan and the others were sent up respectfully without any such thing in their hands, but the people on board obviously recognized the second prince's face in advance and asked him to order whatever he wanted.

At this moment, Cen Yuan was not in the mood to play tricks, so he didn't read according to the menu, he just spread his hands and handed it over to Yan Xuan, and took a wine cup by himself, moved to the window to enjoy the scenery.

Soon after finishing the meal, the cruise ship returned to the river area near the center of Danlin County.It was already night and the lights were just coming on. From the deck, you could see the prosperity of the market and the smoke from the kitchen.

Even the pier was as bright as day.

As soon as Cen Yuan stepped off the boat, he was blinded by the light from the pier.

There are many boats docked near the pier, large and small.Perhaps it was because of the fine weather today, there were far fewer boats on the shore than the previous few days, and most of them left the shore and stopped in the river area, and the water flowed through them but remained stable.

The paper window vaguely reflects the figures dangling behind, overlapping each other, or raising a wine glass to drink, or half-holding the pipa to play, even at such a long distance, it seems to be able to hear the joyful music inside.

There were already people waiting at the pier, afraid of neglecting the two adults from Chang'an, they greeted them in the blink of an eye after they disembarked.

The little official noticed Cen Yuan's gaze and said, "The Second Highness is interested in boats?"

"..." In a hurry before boarding the boat, Cen Yuan didn't correct the address, and now he whispered: "After all, we are here for fun, so we don't need to shout so seriously, just relax, for example... Just call me Mr. Yuan."

"This..." The little official was timid and timid. He refused at first, but when he caught Cen Yuan's gaze, he immediately compromised: "Mr. Yuan."

Only then was Cen Yuan satisfied, and raised his chin again towards the boats: "Are those boats private?"

"That's not true." The small official replied, "It's not bad to have a small number of private boats, and they are basically owned by famous people in Danlin County. Even if other people have them, they will not be so grand. By another small pier."

Cen Yuan had no interest in private boats, nor did he have any intention of getting one, so he just asked, "What about the others?"

"Other boats are similar to pleasure boats. They are used for traveling around the river, and ordinary people can also rent them." The small official pointed to a house by the pier, "Your Highness...Young Master, can you see the shop, which is the reception hall?" The registration place. If you want to rent a boat here, just pay and register there one day in advance.”

Cen Yuan nodded, and while walking out of the pier, he swept across the boats beside the pier: "I think there are quite a few differences in the size of this boat."

"Of course there are." Seeing Cen Yuan's interested expression, the small official continued to explain: "The corresponding prices are naturally different for different sizes of ships. Like the tallest one over there, it is used for It is specially used for banquets, one hundred taels a night, and can accommodate 50 people.”

"...Is this enough to buy a piece of land?" Cen Yuan asked again, "What about the smaller ones?"

"It depends on what it is used for." The little official said with a smile, "Some of them are converted from small ferry boats. One can seat two or three people. It is used for river cruises, at most one hour. The use time is about a few tens of pennies. If it is bigger, it can be used for overnight stays. There are one to two floors with all the utensils inside. As for the price, it ranges from a few hundred pennies to dozens of taels. gone."

Cen Yuan let out a "hmm".

The little official smiled obsequiously: "If the lord...you want to use it, you can just tell the lower official, and the lower official will prepare the big boat for you."

"Hmm." Cen Yuan murmured, then calmly glanced at Yan Xuan's direction, and replied, "No, I'm just asking casually."

"That's all right." The little official said, "One day the young master changes his mind, just let him know."

Cen Yuan was noncommittal.

After chatting like this, the three of them had already left the pier.

After arriving at the pier earlier, Cen Yuan asked the coachman from Changyou Mansion to go back to the mansion directly without waiting for them to come back.The little official said earnestly: "The lower official has specially prepared a carriage for the two of you, are you heading home directly now?"

Cen Yuan thought for a while: "No need, I ate too much on the boat just now, and we happened to go for a walk to digest the food, so please worry about it."

"I don't dare to be a lower official." The junior official hurriedly said, "Then—"

However, before he finished his sentence, Cen Yuan was already too lazy to listen to these flattering nonsense, he just waved his hands and dragged Yan Xuan away.

Small official: "..."

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After walking far away, Yan Xuan leisurely opened his golden mouth: "Want to rent a boat?"

Cen Yuan said nonchalantly: "Didn't I say everything just now, I just asked casually."

"Looking at you, it's not 'casual'." Yan Xuan turned his gaze to the other party and smiled slightly.

"..." Cen Yuan always felt that he had a slight illusion in the eyes of the little general, as if the other party could really see everything and see what he was thinking.

He cleared his throat, held his head high and stood up for himself: "Why do you ask so many questions? If I go to rent a boat, don't you know?"

Yan Xuan pondered for a moment, and then suddenly smiled in a low voice: "Yes, Your Highness does not have so much money on him."

"..." Cen Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "I didn't ask you to say it so plainly!"

Although Cen Yuan's original intention was to cover up the small idea in his heart, but after the other party said this, he suddenly realized a very important problem-that is, he was running out of money.

Before, he and Yan Xuan acted together, and when spending money, he only needed to push Yan Xuan out, and he only used his hands as a shopkeeper.It wasn't until this morning when he went out alone that he realized that he didn't even have five taels of silver on him.

——However, Yan Xuan's birthday gift has not yet arrived.

Just now when he saw those boats, Cen Yuan suddenly realized that Yan Xuan's birthday was approaching.

Therefore, he had an idea, and wanted to rent a boat quietly and buy some surprises for the little general, but he didn't expect that this plan would die before it lasted long.

This is a little difficult.

He was in a daze after thinking about it, and he didn't know where he was walking, anyway, with Yan Xuan by his side, he just had to follow.

Not long after walking out from the pier, the two of them crossed a stone bridge, and the gurgling water passed quietly under their feet.

This is just a narrow river flowing through the streets, and the two rows of lanterns erected on the bank light up the river.Two or three awning boats moved forward slowly under the propulsion of bamboo poles. After hearing the calls from their families, the children who were playing in the river hurriedly wiped off the water stains on their hands and feet, and rushed home to eat.

Even the air seems to be filled with the smell of food, with the unique sweetness of Jiangnan.

Cen Yuan stared at the cooking smoke not far away, and suddenly stopped.

Yan Xuan walked a few steps, but when she saw that the figure around her hadn't followed, she turned her head to look: "What's wrong?"

Cen Yuan was stunned for a moment, then rushed over and said, "Suddenly remembered something from the past."

"what's up?"

"You mentioned it at Uncle Xue's house last time." Cen Yuan said with a smile, "I mentioned before that I wanted to settle down in Jiangnan."

Yan Xuan naturally still remembered.

——You don’t need high terraces and pavilions, as long as you can plant a few apricot trees in the courtyard, you can put a recliner and a glass of wine under the trees; you don’t need to be too far away from the downtown area, as long as you can see the lights of thousands of houses and the smoke from the kitchen, you can also hear people outside the window sill The sound is bustling and the stream is gurgling.

Cen Yuan wandered around and said with a long sigh of emotion: "Look here, there are small bridges, flowing water, and houses. There is probably no more suitable place."

Hearing this, Yan Xuan subconsciously glanced at a mansion not far away, but soon, as if afraid of being discovered, she withdrew her gaze, unconsciously put her hand behind her back, and rubbed her thumb unconsciously.

Cen Yuan didn't realize that he was still immersed in the excitement around him, sighed again and shook his head.

Suddenly, four or five teenagers and girls in their early teens happened to pass by the two of them, chasing and fighting back and forth, and the sound of laughter passed by like the breeze blowing on a spring night.

There was a pause in Yan Xuan's hand, and then he withdrew his hand as if he had just recovered, and then he seemed to deliberately cover up his discomfort, and couldn't help teasing: "People who haven't reached the crown, spend all day with the old man. Like a moan."

"..." Cen Yuan narrowed his eyes for a moment, and then slapped the opponent's back with his palm: "Little general, you don't seem to have the right to say anything about me."

Yan Xuan was speechless to refute, and could only purse her lips in the usual way.

"But to be honest, it's quite boring to be idle in the mansion." Cen Yuan suddenly had an idea and thought of something, "When you return to Chang'an, after this matter is completely settled, when you take a rest, we will take a bath." Go apply, let's go to Bailu Forest to compete again, and finish the unfinished competition last time."

As soon as Yan Xuan heard it, he knew that he was talking about the hunt that Xia Miaoshi was interrupted - when the two of them were about to reach the finish line, an assassin appeared suddenly, and naturally no one cared about the result of the competition.

"Okay." He said, and couldn't help adding another sentence, "It's a deal."

"Hmm." Cen Yuan responded with satisfaction, and then began to speak harshly to him, "Little General, I still remember that when you just returned to the court, you shot an arrow, and the accuracy was almost crooked. The sky is gone, Xia Miao was just like that, if you don’t practice more, then don’t blame me for not being able to win.”

When he started nagging, he was also an unreliable person, and when he got excited, he wrapped his arms around Yan Xuan's shoulders.The latter listened to the gurgling voice incessantly yelling in his ears, but he didn't look bored at all, and kept answering with a light smile: "Yes."

Suddenly, Yan Xuan stopped hearing the voice.

"What?" He asked, and then followed the other person's gaze -

At the entrance of the unremarkable mansion, the words "Xianyun Mansion" are written on the plaque.

Yan Xuan: "..."

Cen Yuan read these three words in a daze, and in a blink of an eye, he saw a small stall at the door, and jumped over in three steps at a time: "Brother, can I ask you something?"

Yan Xuan didn't know what mood he was in for a while, and could only think to himself: Fortunately, this vendor is not the salesman he met at noon.

The vendor is fine now, so he said, "What's the matter, my lord?"

"I see that there is no writing on the lantern at the entrance of this mansion, nor is it lit. Is this mansion vacant?" Cen Yuan asked, pointing to the plaque of Xianyun Mansion.

"You said here." The vendor said, "The previous residence has moved away, and now it is really vacant."

Cen Yuan's eyes lit up: "Does the eldest brother know where the business here is?"

Yan Xuan: "..."

The vendor immediately pointed to the business house diagonally: "It's there."

"Thank you, brother." Cen Yuan thanked him, then dragged Yan Xuan to the direction of the firm.

Yan Xuan's eyes were sharp, and he could see from a distance that the dentist inside was still the same one he had seen at noon, so he couldn't help slowing down his pace.

Cen Yuan noticed that the person he was holding was gradually no longer moving, and turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

"..." Yan Xuan said, "You go."

Cen Yuan thought that he was afraid that the dentist would be slick and troublesome, so he patted him on the shoulder understandingly: "Then you just wait outside, anyway, I'll just ask, it won't take much time."

Yan Xuan watched his back disappear behind the door of the business house, waited for a moment in the corner of sight, and saw Cen Yuan walking out with a sullen expression.

Before he could figure out how to speak, Cen Yuan said in a low voice: "Let's go, the mansion already has an owner, and it happened to be photographed today."

Hearing that tone, he was really disappointed.

The person who has become the "master" is on the side: "..."

He was quiet for a while, tilted his head and asked, "Do you like it?"

"Well, I really can't say that I like it." Cen Yuan thought about it, "Isn't it just that I happened to talk about An's family, and I happened to see that the lantern at the door of the mansion was dark, and there was no surname to belong to, so I thought it might be fate. , come and try your luck."

He immediately smiled: "It seems that there is no such luck now, it's just that there is no fate. But it's okay, there will always be better things in the future."

After finishing speaking, he took a few steps and turned his head to see Yan Xuan's lowered eyes, as if he was lost in thought, so he shouted: "Don't be in a daze, go home, I'm almost paralyzed from exhaustion."

Yan Xuan was like waking up from a dream, and in the end she didn't say anything, and followed quickly.

The past few days were too leisurely, and Cen Yuan felt that his whole body was exhausted, so that today, after a day of running around, he felt more exhausted than ever.

When he returned to Changyou Mansion, after washing and washing, he lay on the bed and flipped through the book, but before turning a few pages, he felt his eyelids drooping.

As for when Yan Xuan finished washing and when he turned off the lights and went to bed, he didn't know at all.

He saw the dream that had been appearing for the past few days again.

In the dream, the dust was flying, the clanging of weapons was endless, the shouts of the soldiers were endless, and the air seemed to be mixed with a strong smell of blood.

——This is the battlefield.