The Water Temple is not far from the Five Lakes, and everyone plays all the way to the lakeside.

The lake beach is still the same, but the autumn is getting stronger. The reeds on the dozens of miles long sway in the wind. The white reeds sway like snow. The lotus roots on the shore of the lake are still lush and undulating in the wind. The air is filled with the fragrance of lotus leaves.

The lake water in autumn is not as vast as summer. It is calm and vast under the autumn sun. It is like a large piece of blue gems that emits blue light, reflecting the white clouds on the blue sky, making the entire five lakes look clear and transparent like a clear crystal.

There are very few people on the lake beach, most of which are old men and women and children grazing cattle, sheep and horses. There are also some bare-butt children chasing on the lake beach, playing in the lake water, and flexibly drilling in and out of the lake water like loaches. They laugh and jokingly throw the caught fish, shrimps and lotus roots on the lake beach, causing many water birds to compete for, making the quiet beach look a little more lively.

"So beautiful!"

Standing on the beach and looking at the entire lake area, the faint lake breeze was blowing, the sunshine, mountains, reeds, lotus leaves, white clouds, fishing boats, children, reflections, and the fishermen who were babbling from the lake. A group of women who had never seen such a scenery stood quietly, for fear that loudly disturbed this beautiful scenery that they had never seen before.

"The three autumn colors of smoke and green, the eternal marks of waves. They are cut into green jade pieces and cut off the green cloud roots. This scene is more pleasant than the scenery after the rain in summer. I visited the old place again, but I didn't expect that I saw another scenery of the five lakes. Such lakes and mountains are really a beautiful scenery on earth..."

Chen Xu was still deeply tempted by the Taihu scenery in front of him.

Not to mention Xianyang, this kind of scenery cannot be seen, even Dongting Lake, which is known as the Qianli Ze Kingdom, cannot compare with it.

Dongting Lake is vast and too ethereal, far less peaceful and transparent than Taihu Lake.

Chen Xu came to Wuzhong secretly last time. Although everyone knew Wuzhong that he had a conflict with Xiang and had a fight with him, he used the pseudonym Xu Cheng. There were not many people who really knew his identity. Although he still came in a low-key manner this time, he did not completely hide his whereabouts. In addition, Gusu and Guangling are close, the news that Qinghe Hou came to Wuzhong will spread among the people in a few days. I am afraid that he will not be so leisurely in a few days.

Therefore, Chen Xu also planned to take advantage of the fact that no one came to harass and disturb him, and quickly accompanied his family to visit Wuzhong for a few days and have a good tour of the most authentic lake and landscape of the Jiangnan water town.

"The three autumn colors of smoke and green, the eternal marks of waves... My husband has another good poem!" Water gently retracted his eyes from the charming Taihu wind, and his beautiful eyes looked at Chen Xu with a slightly shining light, his beautiful cheeks were filled with surprise.

"Although the poems are good, they are not as good as the scenery. Let's go and take a look at the lake first!" After stopping and watching, Chen Xu walked forward with his hands behind his back.

"It's a pity that it's autumn now, and the season for picking pearls has passed. Today is probably going to disappoint the marquises!" Qu Hai followed the side with a little regret.

"It's okay, spring, summer, autumn and winter are different in seasons, and the scenery is naturally different, and the scenery is more suitable for me..."

"What the Marquis said is that autumn is the most plump time for fish and shrimp in the lake. With Marquis, who is a master of food, I am afraid that today I will get a few rare foods in the world..."

"Yes, these five lakes have been rich in silver fish and white fish and shrimp since ancient times. The locals call it Zhenze Sanbai. Although they cannot enjoy the joy of picking shells, they will definitely enjoy the joy of delicious food today!"

"Haha, I'll give you a good word. This time, I will definitely taste the deliciousness of the eternal Zhenze..."

A group of people laughed and went to the lake. Yu Ji led Chen Xi, accompanied by a few little maids, and couldn't wait to carry the hem of the skirt and headed straight for a group of children playing.

"Dad, come, we dug a shell~~"

Before Chen Xu and others arrived, Chen Xi, who had already run to the shore, started to scream in a quiet voice.

"Hey, who are you? This is the lake clams we picked up from the lake..."

A group of teenagers who were playing in the lake were unhappy when they saw someone coming to steal their things. A thin black boy about twelve or thirteen years old stood in the waist-deep lake water, pointing at Yu Ji and others to scold him.

"You, we dug it out on the lake beach. You said it was yours, but you have your name on it?" Yu Ji stood up and stared at the boy.

juvenile:……

"Hmph, I just said it's not yours, I dare to yell around even if I don't have a name~"

Seeing the boy talking in a mess, Yu Ji squatted down proudly and continued to dig shells from the lake beach. Several young maids and Chen Xi also began to roll up their skirts, sleeves and move, and soon dug more than ten fresh clam shells from the beach where fish, shrimps, lotus roots were thrown all over the floor.

"Hey, you guys still pick it up..." The boy was anxious and prepared to go ashore from the lake to stop him.

"It's outrageous!" Several Wuhuyuan merchants who were accompanying Chen Xu felt a little numb. Qu Hai rolled up his sleeves and prepared to go up and find trouble for the boy in the lake.

"Don't be excited. Children's habits are like this. Why should adults get involved?" Chen Xu waved his hand to stop Qu Hai, and then stopped with interest to watch the results.

"Erlang, don't be rude, these people are very big!" A companion who was also black and thin came out of the water and grabbed his arm and whispered.

"But he was unreasonable and actually said that the lake clams we threw on the shore had no name..."

The boy felt that he had lived a bit awkwardly for more than ten years before. There were such unreasonable people in the world. Although this woman looked as beautiful as a fairy, a beautiful woman could not be unreasonable, right?

"The clam shell is useless. It was thrown ashore by hand. They didn't pick it up and fed the wild birds. Let's go with them. We quickly touched some fish, shrimps and tender lotus roots. I heard that there were hundreds of distinguished guests in the city today. All of them were tall horses and luxury cars. I packed up some and took them to the foot house of the hotel where they stayed and could exchange them for some money..." The boy next to me was obviously a very smart and beautiful variety.

"Hmph, if the little bully was still there, they would definitely not be so proud!" The young man hummed and plunged into the lake, and lost his trace in the rippling waves.

"Wow, this young man is so good at swimming..." Xiao Chen Xi and a few little maids applauded and cheered on the shore.

"Look, it's just children playing. Let's go and take a look!" Chen Xu smiled, and soon brought a group of wives and concubines, Qu Hai and others to the lake.

At this time, in addition to a group of teenagers who were sucking fish, shrimps, lotus roots in the lake, there were also a few children aged four, five, six or seven on the shore, both men and women. Black and thin, wearing shorts or shirtless clothes or simply naked, were helping to pick up the fish and shrimps thrown by the teenagers. However, Chen Xi, Yu Ji and others came to stir up the situation, and all of them stood timidly and dared not fight. Chen Xu and a group of adults came over, and the children were even more scared and turned their heads and ran away.

"Don't be afraid, come here, we won't compete with you!"

Yu Ji and several little maids waved to a group of children, and then the brave children walked over slowly. Shui Qingrou, Ying Shiman, Meng Wan and others were also interested and rolled up their skirts and rolled up their sleeves to start looking for shells on the beach.

"Stop me to see if there are any pearls?"

Chen Xu looked at the shells dug out by Yu Ji and others, pulled out a dagger from his waist and pried it open. He found that there was nothing. He pried more than a dozen of them all empty. A group of women who were originally interested in coming to Wuhu to pick pearl shells were instantly disappointed.

"Mr. Marquis, it's not the time to pick pearls. After the weather turns cooler, all the clams are hidden in the depths of the lake and are not easy to catch. In the summer of the next year, the Marquis will bring a few more Marquis concubines to come, and they will definitely get what they want!" Qu Hai and others smiled and comforted.

A group of teenagers were not specially for digging lake clams, but they threw a few of them up and were soon picked up by a group of women and dug them open. There was nothing left on the ground.

"I'm disappointed. Actually, it's right. Last time we dug hundreds of them here to make a pearl of beans. I heard that I can't get a pearl of a few thousand. To dig a few thousand, I have to dig a large clam to make it. But diving is too dangerous. Let's give up today. Later, I will take you boat to the place where you made auspicious last time to play. There is a small island there. There are many snails on the island and tea trees. I picked some tea leaves and went back to make fried shrimps with tea leaves..."

When Chen Xu was speaking, he looked around in a restless mood and looked around the beach. He was digging shells here, and then met Xiang Jing. He picked tea on the small island in the middle of the lake, which almost caused him to have nosebleeds.

Five years have passed in a flash, and things have changed in a blink of an eye.

Not only did the little bully family who was rampant in Wuzhong disappear, but the young, lively and cheerful girl now has long disappeared.

After hearing from Yu Wuya's revelation, Xiang Yu and Xiang Jing left Langya after returning from Yingzhou. Perhaps they returned to the next court, or perhaps they hid somewhere else after hiding their names.

Although Xiang's family was arrogant and domineering, Xiang Jing was innocently implicated and became a wanted criminal by the court. If Xiang Jing hadn't taken the risk to Langya to find Chen Xu to tell him the inside story, he would not have been captured by Huangshi Gong to the island, and of course, Yu Wuya and others would not have robbed the sea ships to return to the mainland.

Overall, Chen Xu still has a very good impression of Xiang Jing. He was impressed by the women he knew. He was also born with a noble character. Compared with Jiang Chuyue's unruly and Wang Qingxiu's coldness, Xiang Jing made him feel even closer.

I don't know if I can still have the opportunity to thank her in person.

"Pu ~"

Just as Chen Xu looked around regretfully, a palm-sized lake clam with mud and water was thrown ashore from the lake by the boy who had just scolded him and fell at Chen Xu's feet. At the same time, the boy spoke with disdain: "I'll give it to you!"

"You bastard, how dare you collide with a noble man and get beaten up!" Qu Hai pointed at the boy and scolded him.

"You are a thief, you are taking it without telling me. Where are you waiting for your face?"

The boy was very disdainful and sarcastic, and obviously completely ignored the identity of a group of people wearing brocade robes and gorgeous clothes in front of him.

"You..." Lu Zhong, the oldest shareholder of Wuhuyuan, had his beard trembled with anger, but he felt that he couldn't help but argue with a child.

"Since I'll give it to me, wait for me to see if there are any pearls inside!" Chen Xu squatted down with a smile, inserted the dagger into the gap in the shell and gently pulled it, and then couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, you're rich, there are pearls..."

"Pearl..." Yu Ji, Chen Xi and a group of women surrounded him in an instant, and the boys in the lake also instantly lost their composure and all climbed ashore and squeezed over.

In front of everyone, I saw Chen Xu slowly digging out a snow-white pearl the size of a soybean from the clam shell with his fingers.

"Gudong~" Looking at the pearls shining brightly in the sun, a group of teenagers began to swallow their saliva.

"A pearl of this big size is worth at least a hundred dollars!" Qu Hai said happily beside him.

"Not bad, thank you for your young men, for helping me make a little money!" Chen Xu stood up happily, spread his palms and let a group of women watch.

"You...you are unreasonable, this is obviously ours..." The boy who threw his clam shell ashore was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick, and he looked at the pearl eyes that were about to break.

"You said you took the blame without complaining, but you gave this shell to me personally. How could it be yours? You went back on your word and said nothing but trustworthy. It was not done by a man. Since you want it, I will give it to you!" Chen Xu threw the pearl to the young man.

"I...I..." The boy grabbed the pearl, but felt as hot as if he was holding a red soldering iron. He stood in the crowd with a red face and was a little at a loss.

"Let's go!" Chen Xu walked to the lake to wash his hands, then put away the dagger and took a group of people to leave.

"You...you wait!" The young man hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and threw the pearl back to Chen Xu. "Since I said that it was yours to give it to you, I did something wrong just now!"

Chen Xu looked at the pearls lying on the palm of his hand and said with a smile, "Yes, you can regard money as dirt. You are indeed a good man. What's your name?"

"I...my name is Hei Pi!" The boy blushed in an instant.

"Although the name is vulgar, but poor and humble, you can still be honest and moral. You are rare in your heart. Let's do this. We came from afar, originally wanted to come to the lake to pick pearls and shells, but after missing the season, you and your companions are familiar with the nature of water. You go to the lake to help us catch clams. The size is not limited, the quantity is not limited, each one is a monday, but if there are pearls in it, are you willing?"

"One ounce?! I'm willing..." The boy was stunned for a moment and then pointed his head like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Do you have to keep your word, really no limit on the number?" Another teenager of similar age couldn't help but shout.

"Don't worry, you can keep your word. How can we lords speak without trust!" Chen Xu nodded.

"Yehhh~~" A group of teenagers cheered in an instant, then rushed into the lake one after another, and soon jumped into the lake. The young man who was asking questions turned around and ran to the shore, and turned his head and shouted, "You go and catch the shells first, I'll call Huoyaba and the others..."

Seeing the boy disappearing into the reeds on the shore like the wind, Qu Hai wiped the sweat on his forehead reminding Chen Xu: "Mr. Marquis, I'm afraid that this boy will go back and shout, "You have to spend a lot of money today. Maybe half of the people in the county town will come to catch clam shells!"

"Haha, it's okay, you have to be happy when you go out to play. These teenagers are not only straight-minded but also smart and intelligent. I like it very much. People come..." Chen Xu waved to a group of guards not far away.

"What are the instructions of the marquis?" The leader of the guard ran over and clasped his fists.

"Arranging people to go to the Huaxia Money House in the city to get 10,000 change. Go and go quickly and don't delay!"

"Yes~" the guard leader turned around and gave a few instructions, and soon several guards turned over and galloped towards the county city.

"Be careful, the clam shell is coming, remember to count for us!" The teenagers who jumped into the lake soon gained a harvest. They threw clam shells on the shore and also shouted loudly.

"Don't worry, remember, don't be too young, don't use those that don't grow up to count!" Yu Ji took Chen Xi and a few little maids to pick up shells while shouting.

"Don't worry, don't worry, one ounce per coin, so of course I have to pick the biggest one for you to fish... Please be careful, don't catch clams below five inches, don't you hear it!"

"I heard it!"

Hei Pi was obviously the leader of the group of teenagers. With a command, seven or eight companions all agreed loudly, and then they drilled in and out of the lake like a group of cormorants. With ripples, they would occasionally emerge from the lake water several feet away, and then they would throw a shell up with their hands up.

"Pick it up quickly, another one..."
Chapter completed!