Shen Ruyi and the others lived a leisurely life on the boat, which made Butler Li very envious. But he couldn't leave, as someone had to stay at the mansion to look after it, and there were a lot of things to do in the master's fiefdom that required him to look after it, and make arrangements and decisions.
He was both happy and regretful that his master had completely decentralized power.
The construction of the dam in the fiefdom is a critical point right now, and he has to keep an eye on it on the spot, as he is worried that the people below will play tricks, pass off inferior products as good ones, or produce shoddy work that will ruin the project.
As for the emperor, ever since Little Black Charcoal and the little prince left the capital, the capital has become much quieter. Before, even on a daily basis, Little Black Charcoal was rarely seen for a long time, but at least this child is in the capital.
At worst, the young prince could come to the palace every few days to bring food and drinks to the emperor. It felt particularly strange that he suddenly stopped hanging around.
Even though Xiao Heitan had given him, the official, the right to eat and control half of his vegetable and fruit gardens, and now he could eat vegetables and strawberries at will, as there was plenty anyway. But as he ate, he felt that the food was no longer fragrant.
Even though only a few people left, it felt empty and the whole capital was deserted. I can only say that habit is a terrible thing.
I had become accustomed to their presence, and now that they were suddenly gone, the feeling is indescribable.
He could only devote his energy to the government affairs, and began to make trouble for the ministers for no reason, and tried hard to win over the people under him.
Those who got the rumor that Shen Ruyi had left Beijing had not yet started to celebrate because they were "swept away" by the emperor, who was in a somewhat unstable mood, and no longer had the time and energy to cheer.
As a result, the court of the Dali Dynasty has been as quiet as a cold pond in recent days, and people who went to court were terrified for fear of being punished by the government.
Everyone's work efficiency has improved and they have become more proactive. There are no more happy days of getting by in the past.
Shen Ruyi and his group naturally didn't know about this. They were doing what they were supposed to do, and each had their own things to do and pastimes.
And Shen Ruyi herself has also started to learn Mr. Wang's superb painting skills since these two days.
Shen Ruyi has a sharp mind and obedient hands, and learns very quickly, especially in imitation, where he is first-rate. In just a few days, he can imitate something almost perfectly.
If you look at it from a distance, it can even be seen as lifelike, but as soon as you get closer, you will find that Shen Ruyi's paintings are soulless, and you don't know what they are expressing or what they want to express.
Mr. Wang's evaluation was: lack of spirit, but too much craftsmanship. He said Shen Ruyi had no picture or painting in mind, and asked Shen Ruyi to look and observe more.
After working hard for a few days, Shen Ruyi started to give up again. She moved to a place with a good view, collapsed on a recliner and started to look at the scenery.
She wanted to store the beautiful scenery in her mind first, and then slowly figure out how to paint the scenery she saw.
As for Changle, Chen Nan, and the young Prince Nanchuan, after so many days of driving, the novelty of this feeling has worn off and completely faded away. All that is left is that it would be better to stay at home, because at least their home is big enough and there are many things to do.
No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it is easy to get visual fatigue if you look at it for a long time. Of course, Shen Ruyi is an exception. She doesn't know why, but looking at the green trees, colorful flowers, lakes and mountains, she feels particularly good and never gets tired of it.
Looking at everything in front of her, she was happy from the bottom of her heart. She felt so lucky to see such a pure and clean scenery, which was the most beautiful gift from nature.
Yiren has also become addicted to fishing in recent days, mainly because she is too bored. All day long she has nothing to do except thinking about what to eat and practicing martial arts. She is too idle, and idle people feel nervous.
Maybe it was because the ship was big enough and had a strong presence, so the journey was very safe. There were not even any robbers or scammers, and no one came to provoke her or collect protection money. The ships she met on the way were all very polite and courteous, otherwise she could have stretched her muscles.
It’s not easy to have a fight now.
Apart from eating and sleeping, Nan Chen spent all his time studying. He failed the exam last year, and although he obtained the title of scholar, his ranking was quite low, so he did not continue to take the exam for the time being.
He planned to wait a few years before making any decision. A good teacher is hard to come by, and he naturally cherished the opportunity to be on the same boat with Mr. Wang again, for fear of wasting the precious time.
Seeing Nan Chen's serious attitude towards learning, Mr. Wang was willing to talk more. Moreover, he had a close relationship with Mr. Li, so he taught more attentively.
Of course, he also sighed countless times in his heart, what a pity. If that incident had not happened, Nan Chen would have followed him to study after coming to Beijing, and his ranking would definitely not be so bad.
It was really one wrong step, one wrong step after another.
Two days later, the ship entered the Grand Canal. Suddenly, the number of ships on the canal increased. Suddenly, we encountered several fleets, some going downstream and some going upstream.
On the deck, I saw a lot of different scenery, and Shen Ruyi's fleet also attracted a lot of people's attention.
The main thing is that the ship is big and majestic. Such a big ship has never been seen in the entire Dali Dynasty.
As soon as it passed by, everyone started to speculate: who was the owner of the boat? What was he going to do? Was there any special reason or purpose behind this?
In short, there were all kinds of speculations, which naturally attracted the attention of Cao Gang. Fortunately, although these people in Cao Gang were concerned, no one dared to test or provoke them personally. They all adopted a wait-and-see attitude. Without figuring out the other party's background, they could only wait and see.
Shen Ruyi had been looking at the scenery for many days in a row. When she opened her eyes, she felt that all the scenery was in front of her eyes, and there was also a picture in her mind.
But when she started to paint, she still couldn't express the desired thoughts and artistic conception. The scenery was still scenery, and a beautiful one at that, but it looked particularly empty and soulless.
Could it be that she lacks spiritual energy?
Mr. Wang advised: "You don't need to jump too hard, just relax, don't look at the scenery with a purpose, just appreciate it from the bottom of your heart, just appreciate it for a while before thinking about the rest."
Shen Ruyi naturally followed the old man's advice and began to look at the scenery casually. When she wanted to close her eyes, she closed them and felt the scenery. When she didn't want to close her eyes, she just looked at it casually.
In the past few days, our food has gradually begun to focus on various fish, mainly because there are so many fish that we can catch a big one just by casting a few rods.
Even though they have been caught, in line with the principle of not wasting, we ask the kitchen to cook and eat them.
Everyone tried steamed, braised, sweet and sour, sauerkraut, and black bean fish.
If we were to ask who has the most boring life on these boats, it would be the Monkey King. He would wander around the villa and play however he wants.