Chapter 369 Boarding the Ship
Pan Yun said seriously: "I am not bragging, I have really seen the Mo Jing."

Wang Cong's heart froze. Could it be that his junior uncle's previous life was not in the Yuan Dynasty, or even in the Tang and Song Dynasties, but in the Warring States Period of the Former Qin Dynasty?

The hand holding the bowl was shaking slightly, and someone shouted, "Stall owner, how much is this bowl?"

Wang Cong immediately steadied his hands, turned around and shouted, "Top-quality blue-and-white glazed porcelain, thirty coins each, two hundred and ninety-nine coins for a set, no bargaining!"

Wang Cong handed the bowl to Pan Yun and temporarily put the Mojing behind his mind.

In order to let Wang Cong feel her profound knowledge and understand her strength, Pan Yun decided to start copying the "Mojing" tonight.

What a joke, can’t she even copy from the book?
The lanterns in the silk shop were lit up, shining on the porcelain, making it look even more beautiful.

Everyone who came to see the lanterns and silks couldn't help but visit the porcelain stalls.

On the table were vases, porcelain brush washers, porcelain pen holders, various tea sets, bowls, plates, and even a palm-sized small porcelain bottle of various colors.

Pan Yun and his friends usually use it to store pills. I don’t know what others use it for, but a lot of people like it, especially young boys and girls.

I can't walk when I see such a small porcelain bottle.

The china on the table sold out at a breakneck speed.

Because most of the people who come here are young people, they don’t even bargain, they just pay for what they choose.

Wang Cong was so happy that he completely forgot about "Mojing" and asked Pan Yun to open all the boxes in the car to restock them.

Pan Yun is very strong and has steady hands, so he is the most suitable person to do this.

Everyone was ordered around by Wang Cong. Even Pan Xiaohei was put on the table and told, "Xiaohei, watch out. If anyone takes something and leaves without paying, remember to call me."

Pan Xiaohei agreed because he was nice to it.

Believe it or not, it actually found a few, and after reminding Wang Cong, he called them back in time to pay.

Although no one paid in the end, fortunately nothing was lost.

By the time the sales reach 11:00 p.m., fewer people gather around the stalls. Even the silk shop has less traffic, as everyone goes to visit the lanterns, food and toys stalls.

Wang Cong felt that he would not be able to sell many items if he stayed any longer, so he said, "Pack up your things and let's go play."

Pan Yun immediately stood up and said, "Okay, let's go for a parade and a boat ride."

The group immediately packed all the porcelain on the table into boxes, pulled away the cloth covering the table, dragged the table to the wall, and drove away.

The inn where they stayed was not far from here, so they quickly parked the carriage in the inn and turned around and rushed to the street.

Wang Cong said generously: "I'll treat you tonight. Tell me what you want to eat or buy."

The four of them cheered and when they went out onto the street they looked up at the lanterns on both sides of the street.

There are many stalls that specialize in selling lanterns, and some shops, like silk shops, hold guessing games and give away lanterns when you buy something.

In addition, some wealthy and powerful people like to hold guessing games and give out lanterns.

Adhering to the principle of diligence and thrift, the five people did not buy anything, but squeezed under the Lantern Mountain to guess riddles. If they could guess it right, they would take it. If they couldn't guess it right, they would go to another store and continue guessing. In any case, they would never spend any money.

After several guesses failed, Tao Yanbai said, "Let's go to a pharmacy to guess. The lantern riddles left are too difficult."

It was already midnight, and the simple lanterns had already been guessed away.

Wang Cong also nodded. "With our cultural level, we really can't guess it. Let's find a pharmacy and try."

I kept looking and finally found it.

But the medicine shop’s display of lanterns is not big, and they mainly sell things like red dates, brown sugar and moisturizer.

There's no way. The nature of the store is special. They can't just offer buy one get one free for medicinal herbs, right?
That's so unlucky.

Although the mountain of lanterns in the medicine shop is small, each lantern is very beautiful.

The most beautiful one is the lotus lantern.

Tao Yanbai glanced at the puzzle and guessed three lotus lanterns in one breath, and he wanted to give three to Pan Yun.

Miaohe refused directly, "I want to do it myself!"

She pointed to a rabbit-shaped lantern and said, "When the cuckoo stops crying, the azalea will become a dragon's blood flower."

The owner of the medicine shop standing at the door smiled and said, "Miss, your guess is right."

He asked the waiter to take down the lamp, then he looked at the five people carefully, touched his chin and said, "So they are Taoist priests. I wonder which temple they are from?"

Wang Cong clasped his fists and said, "I am from Sanqing Temple in Sanqing Mountain."

The shopkeeper clasped his fists in return, "So you are the founder of alchemy, no wonder you guessed it right."

Wang Cong said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, but other lanterns are too difficult to find. I can only try the lanterns from the medicine shop." The shopkeeper laughed and stroked his beard and said, "Why not? Riddles are made to be guessed. It's a blessing for the lanterns and for Huichuntang that these lanterns can be taken away by the Taoist priests."

The shopkeeper asked them to continue guessing.

Wang Cong was not polite. He looked up at the remaining lanterns and pointed to the three palace lanterns and said, "A river of spring water flowing eastwards reaches the sea. The coldest days of winter are the coldest days of winter. When you bow your head and think of your hometown, you are nostalgic for the land you know well."

The shopkeeper laughed heartily, stroked his beard and nodded, "Very good, very good, take down these three lamps as well."

Not only were there enough lanterns, but there were some left. Pan Yun held two lanterns in his hands and said, "Let's go find Xiaohong and Hongyan and give them two lanterns."

Everyone agreed and bought a bunch of food to get on board.

There are a lot of pleasure boats on the river tonight, with one boat every other distance. Some even have two or three boats connected end to end, floating slowly with the current.

Pan Yun and his friends passed by in a small boat. They looked up and felt that the double-decker pleasure boat was very expensive and gave a strong sense of oppression.

Seeing that they were staring at the pleasure boat, the boatman lowered his voice and asked, "Gentlemen, do you want to go on the boat for fun?"

Tao Yanbai's eyes widened and he immediately shook his head to deny it.

Wang Cong directly refused, "No, don't guess!"

But Pan Yun and Miao Zhenmiao's eyes lit up and they turned to look at the boatman.

Pan Yun stood up and sat in the front, and asked in a low voice, "Does the boatman have any connections?"

Boatman: "...Miss, I'm asking about these two gentlemen."

Pan Yun: "They have no money, but I do."

The boatman looked confused and said, "But there are only girls on these boats. The young man's pleasure boat is on another river, far away from here."

Pan Jun was silent for a moment. There are also young prostitutes and pleasure boats?
She shook her head to shake off the clutter in her head, pointed to a flower boat in front and said, "The boatman has misunderstood. I'm paying for my two nephews to have fun. Can you let us get on that flower boat?"

The boatman took a look and said, "This..."

Pan Yun took out a silver ingot and placed it on the deck.

The boatman immediately said, "Of course you can. Please wait a moment, Miss."

He quickly picked up the silver ingot and put it in his arms, then headed towards the flower boat, asking, "Why did you choose that flower boat, young lady?"

Pan Yun: "Because that flower boat looks very beautiful, there must be a beauty on it."

The most important thing is that there are Xiaohong and Hongyan on it, and at this time, black air is crawling above the flower boat, and it looks like something big is going to happen. It feels that if several people don't die tonight, it will be a shame to this thick black air.

Wang Cong originally wanted to stop it, but when he turned his head to look at the flower boat, his heart skipped a beat.

This uncomfortable feeling made him pause for a moment, and he looked at his junior uncle and fell silent.

Not everyone can get on a painted boat, especially during the Lantern Festival.

Must reserve a spot in advance.

If you want to make an exception, you have to spend a lot of money.

But Pan Yun and his friends were stingy, so they were unwilling to do so.

It would be great if the boatman could cram them on board.

The boatman quickly approached the pleasure boat and rowed directly to the shady position on the other side. He took out a whistle and blew twice. Soon, a head popped out above the pleasure boat.

The boatman stood at the bow and communicated with him, then put a string of copper coins in the basket he hung.

After receiving the copper coins, the person above dropped a rope ladder.

The boatman said, "Don't be afraid. This ladder is very strong. Climb up. Remember, don't run around when you're on the boat. There are girls to take you in. Stay in the corner and watch the fun. Each person will be paid one tael of silver."

"If you want to order a girl to play with you, each girl will cost at least two taels of silver," the boatman said. "Food and drink also cost money. You should calculate the money you have and don't spend more than you want or be charged."

Pan Jun agreed immediately and grabbed the ladder to go up. The boatman grabbed her and asked in confusion, "What are you doing up there?"

Pan Yun: "All five of us have to go."

Boatman: "...No, you are all girls. I only reported two people to the boat. It's too dangerous for you to go on the flower boat. What if the people on the boat don't have eyes..."

Pan Yun said: "Don't worry, I think the people above are very friendly and will not bully me."

After saying that, he pushed away the boatman's hand and climbed up.

Miao Zhen Miao He followed closely behind.

Boatman: “…”

(End of this chapter)