Chapter 43: It's Not Easy Being Busy...

  This gentle and lovely little girl is indeed Ah Bi, her voice is clear and pleasant to listen to, like the sound of beans falling, fortunately not difficult to understand. Chen Xiao smiled and said: "Great, great, today I'm so lucky to meet such a beautiful Ah Bi sister. Where are we going?"

  Abi took a look at Chen Xiao, who was drenched from head to toe and looked like a drowned chicken. She covered her mouth with a smile and said: "Young master, if you don't mind, please come to the villa for a cup of tea and rest for a while. Tomorrow morning I'll find someone to send you ashore, okay?"

  Chen Xiao's body was wet and uncomfortable, who cares about what's good or bad, as long as she can change out of these clothes, she nodded in agreement.

  Abi smiled and said, "From here to the Yanzikou Qin Yun Xiaozhu, it's all waterways. I'll row a boat to take you there, okay?" Each of her "okay"s was an inquiring concern, soft and consultative, how could Chen Xiao refuse?

  Since Ah Bi was so kind, Chen Xiao naturally didn't want to trouble her for nothing. However, after thinking about it, he really couldn't think of anything good to give her. Finally, seeing Ah Bi rowing the boat with a cute expression, he quickly said: "Ah Bi sister, I've already been rude enough to come to your village as a guest, so let me help you row the boat instead. Otherwise, I'd be a big man making a girl exert herself, and that wouldn't feel right at all."

  Abi smiled and said, "Oh my, I don't dare to presume. If our young master knew about this, he would surely scold me for being slow in treating the guest. Just sit tight, sir, I'll row quickly and we'll arrive at Ge in no time."

  Chen Xiao had long known that she would say so, and was not polite. Suddenly seeing a small wooden pole on the boat and several small bamboo tubes, he thought it was used to store water at ordinary times. Suddenly, his heart moved, and he sat down, took the wooden pole, took the bamboo tube, and knocked it out with a clang.

  He's just a traditional Chinese medicine technician, what does he know about music? But with this voice that suddenly rises and falls, it somehow manages to be in tune. Listening to it only makes me feel empty inside, but I can barely tolerate it.

  Abi rowed the boat aside and laughed: "Young master has a good skill. This tune must be something you just came up with, right?"

  Chen Xiao originally knew that this Ah Bi girl was extremely talented in music, and smiled: "Yes. Unfortunately, my playing is not good to listen to. In our hometown, there are awesome people who play like a drum set - oh, just like hitting a small drum bell, it sounds great."

  Handing over the wooden pole to Abi, he said: "Why don't I row and you play with the oars, sister Abi?"

  Abi thought for a moment, she indeed felt it was fun, and immediately handed the wooden oar to Chen Xiao's hand. Then the two of them changed positions, this time Chen Xiao rowed while Abi played the tune.

  It's not easy... wanting to help out and having to use so much effort...

  Chen Xiao secretly wiped away a cold sweat. He was told to sit still, but instead, he had Ah Bi, a 17 or 18-year-old girl, come to row the boat. This made him feel uncomfortable - everyone knew no martial arts, and this kind of physical labor should naturally be done by men.

  Abi picked up the wooden rod and casually knocked on the bamboo tube. At first, no sound came out, but after trying twice, a rhythm slowly emerged.

  Chen Xiao didn't understand what she was playing, but thought it sounded nice. He smiled and asked while rowing: "A Bi sister, what tune are you playing? It sounds really good. Hehe, when we get to the farm later, exchange that bamboo tube for a small ceramic bowl, fill it with water of different heights, and it will sound even better."

  She smiled and tapped twice, saying softly: "Really? If you have nothing important to do at that time, please teach me then."

  Chen Xiao saw her innocence and kindness, and immediately agreed, saying: "That's natural. Anyway, this skill is wasted in my hands, I can only splash water, and there's no rhythm at all. But whatever thing gets into Ah Bi's hands becomes a musical instrument, it's really amazing."

  Abi smiled slightly, her face flushing a little red.

  She was a young girl at heart and couldn't help but feel delighted when Chen Xiao kept praising her.

  Chen Xiao followed Ah Bi's instructions and rowed eastward.

  The lake was round and the aurora was extremely beautiful, but Ah Bi sat on the boat, tapping the bamboo tube with a "ding-dong" sound. Chen Xiao rowed the boat and suddenly felt that life wasn't dull and tasteless at all, it just seemed like a big dream.

  He was just reminiscing in his dormitory and replaying "Jin Yong's Heroes" again, but unexpectedly he inexplicably crossed over into this world. The process in between was so bizarre and strange that it would be impossible to dream of even if one tried.

  At this time, Chen Xiao had already rowed out a few miles away, looking far and wide, but only saw the vast expanse of smoke and waves, with the distant water meeting the sky.

  After rowing for a while, what came into view was a large expanse of lotus leaves that seemed to stretch all the way up to the sky. Lotus flowers dotted here and there among them. Ah Bi smiled and said, "Young Master, just paddle forward into the small alley ahead."

  Chen Xiao heard the words and went straight in. Ah Bi thought it was time to go home, feeling extremely good, opened her mouth and sang: "The second watch is a good time, thousands of households are in the courtyard, fluttering again seeing the pair of swallows flying. The phoenix nest is stable, allowing us to be neighbors, when will the misty rain come? Entering the red building, flying low over the green bank, the painted beam lightly sweeps away the dust. Who is returning for whom and who is coming for whom? The master's kindness is heavy, the pearl curtain rolls up."

  Her voice was soft and gentle, and at this moment, it sounded even more moving to Chen Xiao's ears. Chen Xiao naturally wouldn't be stingy with his praise for such a gentle girl, smiling and saying: "Chen Xiao is fortunate indeed, able to hear such elegant music, and see Ah Bi's lovely face."

  Abi smiled slightly, her face flushing red, pointing to the waterway: "Row in from here." At this time, the surface of the water was covered with lotus leaves and red lotus roots. In the clear ripples, the red lotus roots and green leaves were exceptionally bright. Abi picked a few red lotus roots with one hand, peeled them with the other, and handed them to Chen Xiao, laughing: "Chen Gongzi is not from Jiangnan, try these red lotus roots, aren't they delicious?"

  Chen Xiao swallowed one in one bite, and felt that it was sweet and refreshing, with a unique sweetness. He praised: "This red lotus root is extremely delicious, clear but not greasy, just like the little song sung by Ah Bi's sister."

  Abi's face turned slightly red as she smiled and said, "Using my song to compare with Water Red Lotus, I've never heard it before today, thank you so much, young master!"

  After rowing for more than two hours, Chen Xiao saw a corner of a flying eave in the distance among the green willows. He knew that he was finally approaching his destination. Rowing like this, his body was hot and his clothes were almost steamed dry.

  "Here we are! Mr. Chen! I've gotten you to help me row for half a day."

  As they approached the shore, all that could be seen was a wooden ladder made of pine branches leading down to the water's edge. Ah Bi tied the small boat to a branch and suddenly heard a small bird on a willow branch chirping "sha sha du sha, sha sha du sha". The sound was crisp and clear. Ah Bi imitated the bird's call, calling out a few times, then turned around with a smile and said: "Please come ashore!"

  Chen Xiao got ashore and saw 4 or 5 houses scattered around, small but exquisite, quite elegant. The plaque on the small house was written with "Qin Yun" two words, the pen is quite free and easy. Asked: "What place is this? The environment is really good. No wonder it can raise such a beautiful girl like A Bi."

  Abi covered her mouth and smiled, saying: "This is the place where Murong Gongzi let me live, it's not a particularly important place. Chen Gongzi please follow me, I'll take you to see Sister Zhu."

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