Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Chapter 214 It’s Hard to Eradicate Beauty’s Favor

Huang Yuyao saw that Ye Changyan, Liang Jingcheng and the other two were just drinking tea and hardly made any comments.

Huang Yuyao turned back into the fresh, refined, gentle and charming shy young girl.

"Why are you all just drinking tea instead of expressing your opinions on suppressing the bandits?"

Huang Yuyao moved her seat, came to the opposite side of Ye Changyan and the other two, and started to ask.

Ye Changyan discovered that Huang Yuyao's fingers actually looked like standard orchid fingers, but these orchid fingers seemed a little too standard, making Ye Changyan feel that they looked a little unnatural. The fingers were stiff, and the traces of deliberateness were too obvious.

Hearing Huang Yuyao's question, Ye Changyan's mouth corners slightly raised, but the smile on his face was a little stiff.

"Miss Huang, after the three of us boarded the ship, I felt some discomfort in my chest and abdomen. I guess I was a little seasick. Fortunately, this tea is rich and mellow. After drinking a few sips, I felt a little better."

The other girls on the side heard Ye Changyan say this, and saw that Ye Changyan and the others did not look very well, so they all looked concerned.

"Mr. Ye is very prone to seasickness. I have an agarwood sachet here. You can take it. Smell it and your seasickness will be greatly relieved."

The girl next to Huang Yuyao, Miss Yan, who claimed to be the daughter of Lord Zhenfu, hurriedly took out a sachet and was about to hand it to Ye Changyan.

Seeing this, Ye Changyan quickly waved his hand to decline. The other young men nearby were envious and jealous of Miss Yan, who was so beautiful that she wanted to give her personal sachet to Ye Changyan.

Today is the Peach Blossom Festival. This woman took the initiative to give the sachet to the young man. This is a very clear hint, indicating that the girl has taken a fancy to the young man. The sachet is usually regarded as a token of love.

When the other girls saw that Miss Yan had taken the lead, they were unwilling to be outdone.

They also took out the sachets they had prepared before going out and wanted to give them to Ye Changyan, Liang Jingcheng and others. Among them there was a girl who had a unique vision and planned to give the sachet to Lu Tingfeng.

Faced with such enthusiastic girls, Ye Changyan and his companions' faces turned pale and red, and the girls became even more anxious.

"Thank you for your kindness, ladies. Perhaps the space in the cabin is too cramped, and there are so many people aboard. I'm afraid the air can't circulate properly. Let's go to the deck and enjoy the moist valley breeze. Maybe that will help."

Ye Changyan and his companions politely declined the enthusiastic girls and stood up and walked out of the cabin.

Seeing that Ye Changyan and his companions looked unhappy, everyone felt it was not a good idea to force them, so they could only let them go up to the deck.

Ye Changyan and his companions came to the deck and felt the air instantly become fresher and their ears became quieter. They looked at each other and shook their heads slightly.

Only then did Ye Changyan and his companions notice that there were more than a dozen pleasure boats of various sizes scattered on the surface of the Yu Shui River. The colorful pleasure boats were reflected on the wide river surface, which was quite pleasing to the eye.

At this moment, a clear sound of pipa came from the nearby pleasure boat, which was so melodious and beautiful.

Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng on the deck looked at each other and smiled bitterly. It turned out that there were girls sitting and playing the piano and pipa on the pleasure boat. They just blamed themselves for getting on the wrong boat and not meeting the talented men and beautiful women who recited poems and composed couplets to show off their elegance.

The long horn sounded again from the city wall. It was already past 3 p.m. at this time. The boatman slowly rowed the oars, and the pleasure boats and flower boats came to the shore one after another in an orderly manner.

Just as Ye Changyan, Liang Jingcheng and others stepped onto the dock, Huang Yuyao's gentle voice came from behind them.

"Master Ye, Master Liang, there will be a horse race at the Jingyun Mountain Racecourse on the eighth day of this month. If you are free, you may come and watch the race."

The young men at the dock were all envious when they heard Huang Yuyao's invitation to Ye Changyan and the other two, but then they heard Ye Changyan politely decline.

"Thank you Miss Huang for your invitation, but we will be returning to Wanshou County tomorrow, so I'm afraid I won't be able to keep the appointment. However, the mountains and rivers remain unchanged, and there is still a long way to go. I believe we will meet again."

Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng bowed to everyone, then turned and left.

When Ye Changyan and the other two returned to Yunfeng Tower, they were met with curious looks from everyone.

Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng looked at each other and laughed, then they briefly told everyone about the painting boat.

"From what you said, Miss Huang comes from a military family and is good at riding horses, archery, swordplay and spearmanship. She is a good match for Tingfeng."

After listening to his fellow apprentice describing the situation on the pleasure boat, Mr. Cai laughed and joked with Lu Tingfeng.

Lu Tingfeng stood quietly aside and did not express any opinion.

"Brother Lu is a quiet person by nature. Perhaps these girls are too lively and not to Brother Lu's liking."

Seeing that Lu Tingfeng didn't say anything, Ye Changyan started to joke around.

"The quiet and the active complement each other perfectly. If both of them like quiet, it would be too boring."

As Mr. Cai spoke, he burst into laughter, and everyone else followed suit, laughing so hard that they couldn't stop.

Lu Tingfeng was pleased to see Fang Xiaotong and his sister smiling so innocently.

But Fang Xiaotong saw that the master was looking at him. Fang Xiaotong thought that the master was angry, so he quickly stopped smiling and lowered his head in embarrassment.

Fang Xiaotong's reaction happened to catch Liang Jingcheng's eye, so he tried to comfort her.

"Don't worry, little boy. Your master is very happy to see you and your sister smiling so happily. How could he be angry with you?"

Hearing Liang Jingcheng's words of comfort, Fang Xiaotong looked at Lu Tingfeng with some trepidation.

Fang Xiaotong seemed to doubt his own eyes, because he actually saw the corners of his master's mouth rise and he nodded slightly at him.

This was the first time Fang Xiaotong saw Lu Tingfeng smile, which made him happy and the corners of his mouth rose.

"During tomorrow morning exercise, do horse stance for half an hour longer."

Just when Fang Xiaotong was feeling happy, he heard these words come out of Lu Tingfeng's mouth.

Everyone at the scene burst into laughter again, and Fang Xiaotong also laughed along.

Towards evening, Huang Huamin and his family also arrived at Yunfeng Tower, and Zhong Yunfeng arranged the largest private room for them.

The chef who had participated in Ye Changyan’s training cooked several dishes using the pickles that Ye Changyan brought with him.

Zhong Dingyi and his wife and Huang Huamin's family had never seen the dishes on the table, so Huang Huamin was the first to ask.

"Is this building going to launch new dishes? Is it just a coincidence that our family can catch up with them?"

Zhong Yunfeng said to Huang Huamin with a smile.

"Brother Huang, this is indeed a brand new dish that will be launched in the building. Chang Yan has already tried it for us earlier. Today happens to be the first time that the chef in the building uses this kimchi to cook. Please help Brother Huang and sister-in-law taste it and give us some suggestions."

After hearing what Zhong Yunfeng said, Huang Huamin suddenly realized that it was no wonder that he smelled an unprecedented sour and refreshing fragrance. He looked at Ye Changyan with some surprise.

“Is this a dish made with kimchi made in a kimchi processing workshop?”

Seeing Ye Changyan nod with a smile, Huang Huamin asked several elders to pick up their chopsticks while speaking with a smile.

"Then our family is in for a treat today."