The Three Kingdoms of Navigation

Chapter 16 Drinking New Tea Under the Moon

"Shan Xuan has bad intentions." Guan Feng said something, adding a little worry to her eyes: "Husband, I'm afraid such a person can't stay by his side. Once it reaches some people's ears, even if it's okay, it will become something."

"I know." Sun Shao nodded, stretched out his arms flat, and Guan Xiaoqing took off his coat. Then he remembered something again. He turned to Guan Xiaoqing and said, "Don't come to the inner room in the future."

"Why?" Guan Xiaoqing was stunned and looked at Guan Feng aggrievedly. Tears fell immediately: "Does the young master think Xiaoqing is frivolous?"

Guan Feng was also a little surprised. She thought that Sun Shao was dissatisfied with Guan Xiaoqing's behavior, so she hurriedly greeted him and asked Sun Shao with his eyes. Sun Shao stared at her, which was angry and funny. What are you thinking? I'm doing it for your own good.

Guan Xiaoqing suddenly realized, blushed with shame, and said awkwardly, "Xiaoqing... don't want to..."

"What don't you want?" Sun Shao's eyes turned: "Do you want me to support you for the rest of my life?"

Guan Xiaoqing was stunned and looked at Sun Shao at a loss, but Sun Shao ignored her and said righteously, "I said Xiaoqing, men should get married and women should get married. Have you always heard of this? You are two years older than your young lady. She is married. What do you think if you don't marry? Do you want me to support you for the rest of my life? You know, although I have some money now, I have a lot of things to do to save a little. You, hurry up and find a favorite marriage to lighten my burden, which can also be regarded as helping me.

"You..." Guan Xiaoqing was so angry that she couldn't speak. She stretched out her finger to point to Sun Shao. Thinking about it, she shrank back. She was ashamed and annoyed. She felt a sense of grievance in her heart. Her eyes fell down, twisted her body and left, and put on the hatch with a "bang".

"Hey, this girl has such a bad temper that no one will marry her." Sun Shao shouted innocently.

"You, making a joke also makes people can't figure out whether it's true or not." Guan Feng said an angued. Sun Shao smiled and said, "You don't understand. Xiaoqing already has a favorite person. She is embarrassed to say that. In this case, I have to be a villain. Unfortunately, there are too few good people in the world who are willing to sacrifice for others.

"You are so beautiful." Guan Feng twisted him with a smile and said solemnly, "Are you afraid that she will not be strict?"

"No." Sun Shao smiled and shook her head: "Although she is fast, she knows how important it is. After being with you for so many years, can I still trust her? It's just that she will get married in the future, which will be good for her in the future.

"Hmm." Guan Feng nodded with confidence.

"Yes, under your father's account, have you ever had a general surnamed Su before?" Sun Shao looked at the pirate ship with only one black spot left outside the window and suddenly said. Guan Feng was stunned for a moment and turned her head to look at the sea: "You mean... that Su's thick leg?"

"Well, I'm afraid this person knows your father, and he should have a good relationship." Sun Shao said lightly, "I was drinking on the boat just now. When he mentioned your father, he was very respectful, not only polite, but also kind of respect from the heart."

Guan Feng's eyes turned, but she didn't say anything.

"And this person's words and deeds seem to have stayed in the army. More than 50 pirates on the ship are also very capable. There is a smell of a hundred battles, and they are by no means ordinary pirates."

"It's no wonder he scared Zhang like this in a waiting ship, and he didn't panic when he saw more than a hundred of us." Guan Feng exhaled gently and her eyes flashed: "To say Su, there was indeed such a person before. My father has a general named Su Fei, and he has a good relationship with his father. He was originally the governor of Huang Zu. Huang Zu was killed by Sun Quan, and he was also captured by Sun Quan. Because he was old with Gan Ning, he escaped from death. He did not surrender to Sun Quan, and later followed his father, but... He had been dead for several years. How could he appear at sea?

"That's more likely." Sun Shao smiled and was more confident: "He should be close to Su Fei, because when Shen Xuan's words were disrespectful to Gan Ning just now, he had been silent and quite unhappy."

Guan Feng was stunned, and then clapped his hands excitedly: "If that's the case, these 300 people are really sent to the door. Husband, do you want me to come forward?

"No need for the time being." Sun Shao shook his head: "He knew that you were on the boat, but he didn't come to meet him. It can be seen that he has no intention to defect at present. Besides, in my current situation, it's better not to be too ostentatious. It's better to keep him at sea than to recruit him. I think he is willing to make a friend of mine, and he should also have the same idea. He sighed in frustration and looked at Guan Feng with some resentment: "I thought I was a hero, so he took the initiative to make friends. Now it's still my father-in-law's face."

Guan Feng giggled, and her eyebrows trembled, which was quite lustful.

Shen Xuan didn't wake up until the evening and regretted it. He didn't know what he said after he was drunk. He was afraid that he would say something he shouldn't have said, but there was no place to ask, so he had to be secretly annoyed. Zhang Qian came in with a pot of tea. His sophisticated eyes swept over his face and poured a cup of tea and handed it over: "Shen Jun is not used to this new bar?"

Shen Xuan smiled awkwardly and took a sip of tea: "I really haven't drunk much."

"This is also Sun Jun's handwriting." Zhang Qian sat down on the opposite side, poured a cup for himself, and slowly tasted it in his hand.

Shen Xuan didn't care too much. He knew that the wine was made by Sun Shao, and Sun Shao also relied on Sun Quan's power to monopolize the wine market. With this wine, he could get five or six hundred gold every year. Although this money was also a lot of income for the Shen family, Shen Xuan did not look up at Sun Shao. On the contrary, he I think it's a little vulgar for Sun Shao to do this. Can you make a fortune in business? Yes, doing business can make a fortune, but if you don't have the power to back up, your money may be earned for others. Sun Shao's pre-front challenge was very famous. He did not take the opportunity to ask to take charge of the army, but chose to do business. In Shen Xuan's view, this is not a smart way. It's right to show weakness to survive, but it's something to show weakness when you don't have strength. Now you have a chance to take office, but you let it go for nothing, but it's too weak.

Shen Xuan looked at the bright moon rising from the sea and said nothing. Halfway was over. He had not decided whether to defect to Sun Shao, but he seemed to vaguely remember that after being toasted by Su's rough legs several times yesterday, he seemed to have said something affectionately with Sun Shao. He was very worried that he had been touched to the bottom line by Sun Shao.

"Alas--" Shen Xuan sighed angrily and was a little depressed. I have always been very conceited, thinking that I have achieved my father's achievements in those years. Whether it is talent or martial arts, I live up to my father's three wonderful names, but now at first glance, I am still too young.

The more Shen Xuan thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became. He felt that he seemed to have been fooled by Sun Shao yesterday. Every time Su's thick legs toasted him, it seemed that it was picked up by Sun Shao. As a result, he was proud of the admiration of Su's thick legs, and he was drunk soon after the banquet began.

Shameful, so shameful.

Shen Xuan curled his lips sullenly, and saw Zhang Qian looking at him. Then he remembered that there was another person beside him. He quickly smiled awkwardly, raised the cup in his hand and said with a smile, "The tea is good, just enough to relieve the wine."

Zhang Qian is old and sophisticated. He has seen Shen Xuan's thoughts for a long time, but he didn't break it. He said as if nothing had happened, "This is the tea in Shu."

"Does the Zhang family also sell tea?" Shen Xuan casually accosted.

"Seller, we will sell whatever we can sell for money. Shu brocade, lacquerware, we all make it. Zhang Qian smiled modestly, moved his body and approached Shen Xuan a little, with a wry smile on the corners of his mouth: "However, from now on, our business will probably be affected."

"Why?" Shen Xuan looked at Zhang Qian puzzledly, took a sip of tea, picked up a piece of tea and looked at it, and bounced his fingers into the river.

"That one is going to do business." Zhang Qian pointed to the direction of Sun Shao's boat. On Sun Shao's bow, Sun Shao and Guan Feng sat side by side. Several men sat in front of them and were whispering something, and there was laughter from time to time. Shen Xuan frowned and said nothing. Zhang Qian continued, "Sun Jun went to Houguan to lead the ship this time. It is said that the Supreme gave him two warships and eight merchant ships. Who can compare with such strength? Among other things, it is not comparable to our merchant ships to be escorted by warships. There are not many water thieves who have the courage to touch him up and down the river.

Shen Xuan's eyes flashed, looked at Zhang Qian with a sad face, and stopped talking. Zhang Qian seemed to guess what he wanted to say, and shook his head and said, "His large scale and warship escorts are only part of his advantages. If his identity is included, his advantage will be more obvious. From Yizhou to Jiaozhou, he doesn't have to pay a penny of tax. What's more incredible is that he actually got the preferential conditions of duty-free for Zhongyuan merchants.

Zhang Qian smiled bitterly and shook his head repeatedly, very pessimistic about the future. Although the Zhang family's caravan was not the largest in Eastern Wu, it was also middle-range. Originally, it was difficult to live under the squeeze of those generals with military power. Now with Sun Shao, such a big crocodile, he will be even more sad in the future. He is considering whether to suggest to Zhang Wen, take advantage of Zhang Wen and Sun Shao's friendship, so as to take advantage of Sun Shao's momentum in the future.

"What are they talking about?" Shen Xuan interrupted Zhang Qian and looked at Sun Shao's bow and asked.

"Swing the dragon gate array." Zhang Qian smiled and said, "It's just telling stories. Of course, it's the war that tells the most. These soldiers can't say anything elegantly. It's nothing more than killing or being killed."

"Hmm." Shen Xuan hesitated for a moment and raised his clothes: "I'll go and see what the little overlord who has been in the limelight recently is doing, so that Brother Huishu appreciates it."

Zhang Qian laughed. Shen Xuan had walked briskly through several ships and came to Sun Shao with a smile: "Sun Jun is so elegant."

"Brother Shen, it's just right. Come on, we have a problem and we can't argue. I want to ask you for advice." Sun Shao smiled and raised his hand to invite him. Qiao Yue took a table and put it opposite Sun Shao. Guan Xiaoqing presented a case and put a lacquer ear cup. Sun Shao personally picked up the teapot and added a cup of tea for him. Shen Xuan looked at the teapot in Sun Shao's hand in surprise, but did not find the stove for making tea.

Sun Shao saw his strangeness and did not explain. He raised his hand and said, "Shen Jun might as well try it first and then make a comment."

Shen Xuan picked up the cup suspiciously and sent it to his mouth. Before he could drink it, he first smelled a faint fragrance, which was very different from the smell of oily tea he usually drank. There seemed to be only the fragrance of tea in this fragrance. Shen Xuan looked at Sun Shao. Seeing that he was smiling and speechless, he swallowed the words that surged back to his mouth. He took a shallow sip and slowly swallowed it. A slightly bitter taste slowly spread between his lips and teeth. After the bitterness, the fragrance lingered, which made people feel aftertaste.

"This is..." Shen Xuan looked at the green tea soup in his hand and Sun Shao.

"The wild tea in Taihu Lake, I have a name, Biluochun." Sun Shao smiled proudly: "How's it going? Don't you have a flavor?"

Shen Xuan nodded and took another sip. He closed his eyes and thought about it for a while before saying, "It's light and elegant, fragrant for a long time. It's really good."

Sun Shao's palms laughed and said to Zhao Xiu and others, "You see, only elegant people like Shen Jun can taste such a tea fragrance. It's a waste for you coarse people to drink it. I don't know the goods, and I also said that my tea is not good. You don't want to drink it in the future. You'd better drink your eight-treasure tea.

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed loudly.

After a while of laughter, Sun Shao waved his hand and smiled at Shen Xuan and said, "Just now, we were talking about Zhao Kuo. They all said that Zhao Kuo was talking on paper and destroyed the society of the State of Zhao in the First World War, but I said that they misunderstood Zhao Kuo. Although Zhao Kuo was wrong, in the final analysis, it was still wrong that Zhao She did not cultivate him beforehand. They said that I was Hu. It's annoying. You judge the reason. Is what I'm saying reasonable?

Shen Xuan raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and smiled faintly. He gently put down the teacup in the eyes of those men and coughed gently: "What Sun Jun said is really deafening. Shen Xuan thought that although he was different from ordinary people, he saw Sun Jun's uniqueness."

Sun Shao clapped his hands and smiled proudly, "How's it going?"

Guan Feng smiled, glanced at Sun Shao, and said with a sharp smile, "You should be complacent. When Shen Jun explains one or two, how can you know that Shen Jun didn't take care of your face?"

Sun Shao didn't think so. He smiled at Shen Xuan and said, "Brother Shen, you have to explain it to them well. Otherwise, they will be able to deliberately be innovative for me."

Shen Xuan did not refuse. He straightened up and glanced at everyone. Xuan dared to ask you, if a beautiful jade does not become a good jade decoration, is it the responsibility of the jade or the responsibility of the jade craftsman?

Shuai Zeng took the lead and said, "It's needless to say, of course, it's the jade craftsman's incompetence, and he ruined a piece of beautiful jade."

"Exactly." Shen Xuan said, "Sun Jun's meaning is this truth. Zhao Kuo has the ability to know soldiers, and Zhao She can't argue with him, which shows that he is a piece of beautiful jade. Zhao She knows that he has some empty talk, but he doesn't carve it up. He just gives him a bad comment. Is this a father's responsibility? It is Zhao She's responsibility to have such good materials without carving, not Zhao Kuo's responsibility..."

Shen Xuan talked linger, expanded Sun Shao's meaning, and said it in a simple manner, but it was much more rigorous than Sun Shao's two sentences. Everyone was very convinced and looked at him more warmly. Sun Shao has been looking at him all the time, with a faint smile on his face and no words. He did not have the disappointment of being robbed of the limelight. On the contrary, he seemed to be full of interest. Although Shen Xuan did not deliberately look at him, the afterglow of his eyes had been paying attention to his expression. Seeing that he was not unhappy, he was relieved.

"Brother Shen's tongue is wonderful, and he really lives up to his reputation." Sun Shao applauded and sighed: "These people, they don't believe it no matter what I say. As soon as you say it, they all believe it. It's really annoying. Brother Shen, if you want, you might as well teach them more.

"With Sun Jun Zhuyu in front, how dare Xuan show off?" Shen Xuan said modestly. He was half-truly and half-false.

Sun Shao raised his eyebrows, but some people couldn't see through the truth and said, "You don't know, I'm talking too profoundly. They can't understand it. Brother Shen needs to turn around before they can taste it. Hahaha..."

"If you say you're fat, you're panting." Guan Feng glanced at him angrily, owed Shen Xuan, and said apologetically, "My husband is talking and laughing. Please forgive me."

Shen Xuanzheng was a little overwhelmed by Sun Shao's complacency. Guan Feng said this, and then he smiled and said, "Madam is modest. I think Sun Jun is also a little modest and not tolerated by the secular world."

Guan Feng smiled and was about to say, but Sun Shao grabbed Shen Xuan's shoulder and said impatiently to Guan Feng, "It's rare for someone to praise me like this. What are you muttering? Go and get half of the remaining tea to Brother Shen as a thank you."

Guan Feng smiled and looked at Shen Xuan, who was not used to Sun Shao's indistress. He turned around and entered the cabin. Sun Shao pulled Shen Xuan to the bow of the boat, pointed to the bright moon hanging on the blue sky, and praised: "The sea rises the bright moon. At this time, the lover complains at night, and he misses at night. Shen Jun, you travel alone. Is there anyone you miss at home?

Shen Xuan was stunned for a moment and was still immersed in Sun Shao's poems. He didn't care to answer Sun Shao's words for a while. After a while, he said bitterly, "Xuan's parents are dead and lonely. There is no one to miss."

Sun Shao slowly put down his arm and looked around. Seeing that the guards had quietly retreated to one side for some time, he nodded and said apologetically, "Brother Shen, your father's business..." He gently patted Shen Xuan's shoulder and sighed a long sigh: "The young man lost his father, your mood can be Understand. After all, you have seen your father, but I don't even know what my father looks like.

Shen Xuan's nose was sore, and his tears almost rolled down. The estrangement between him and Sun Shao seemed to suddenly collapse.

"In order to enter Jiangdong, my Sun family killed a lot. Although it is a last resort, it hurts heaven after all." Sun Shao looked up, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and calmly carried a third of loneliness: "However, it is useless to think too much. For Brother Shen's plan, it's better to put the future of the family first. Don't indulge in sadness.

"Thank you, Sun Jun, for dialing." Shen Xuan sniffled and bowed himself. Qiao Yue came in with a bag of tea. Sun Shao took the tea, stuffed it into Shen Xuan's hand, and patted his hand: "Brother Shen's chest is depressed. Don't drink this wine again, so as not to get out of the mouth. You'd better drink more tea. Tea is drunk by immortals and can go to the secular world."

Shen Xuan smiled bitterly, thanked him again, and said goodbye to Sun Shao.

Sun Shao returned to the cabin. Guan Feng was lying in her face. When she saw Sun Shao, she raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and two dimples appeared: "Husband, it's a good way."

"Generally average, the third in the world." Sun Shao was not shameless. He took off his coat, got into the quilt, hugged Guan Feng's slender waist, and fell on her plump chest and sniffed deeply: "Fan, it's really fragrant."

"Is this fragrance?" Guan Feng squeezed her mouth, glanced at Sun Shao, and said with a sour sneer.

"Uh--" Sun Shao was speechless, and his old face couldn't help but turn a little red.

(to be continued)