Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 151: Interesting Notes on Lake Tour

After passing a curved bridge, we arrived at the boat house. The area we just walked through was a wind and rain corridor, surrounded by lush trees, so we couldn't see the lake.

Now that we have reached the boathouse, we realize how big the lake is. The boathouse does not refer to a boat, but to a boat-shaped building built on the water surface of the garden in the shape of a boat.

This boat has two floors, where people can have banquets, play and enjoy the water view. The first floor has a place for banquets, play and rest, while the second floor is for people to climb up and look far into the distance. There are also tables and chairs for people to rest and have fun.

The servants had already placed tea and snacks on the table on the first floor. A small pleasure boat was parked next to the boat. There were already musicians playing the piano and singing in the boat.

Song Sanniang looked at the lake which was as big as their new home and felt a little sad about how good it was to be rich. No wonder the ladies of the upper class never left their houses. They had everything at home.

The lakeside is full of willow trees, and some places in the lake are planted with lotus flowers. The pink lotus flowers and green lotus leaves complement each other, making the scenery of the lake even more beautiful.

Song Sanniang followed everyone onto the pleasure boat. The boat was not as big as the one they had seen before, but its decoration was just as luxurious and exquisite.

The cabin was different from the boat Song Sanniang had been on before. This cabin was designed to be sunken, with three-fifths of the middle of the cabin hollowed out and a long, large table fixed in the middle.

The unsunken parts on the left and right sides of the table are connected to the boat wall and are set as backrests. On the soft embroidered satin backrests are boat windows, and the people sitting on the seats can open the windows at any time to enjoy the lake view outside the boat.

Song Sanniang followed everyone else and took off her shoes on the deck of the boat, then put on the brand new soft-soled satin embroidered slippers prepared by the maid. Yes, there were already indoor slippers at that time, and the style and comfort were also very good.

When the cabin curtain was opened, there was a guqin placed at the top opposite the door. An elegant-looking woman was playing the guqin. Next to her was a woman who looked exactly like her, kneeling and playing the pipa. The two of them sang along with the music.

Everyone sat down in the cabin casually. The maids on the boat came in one after another, brought the freshly prepared snacks to the boat, and then left. Only two big maids were left on the boat waiting for orders.

At this time, Jin Zhaohua waved her hand, and a maid came out. After a while, the boat started to move.

Jin Zhaohua sat on the right side of Song Sanniang. She smiled and asked, "Sanniang, is there any song you want to hear? I'll ask them to play and sing it for you."

Song Sanniang had never heard of any music before. She only heard a little bit of it when she was on a boat. She shook her head honestly and said, "I haven't heard the music before. You can choose it. I'll just listen."

So Jin Zhaohua ordered a song, and everyone started to discuss what to play. In the past, they played leaf play, mahjong, passing the flower, etc. on the boat, but Song Sanniang didn't know how to play anything.

So she thought of an idiom chain game, and everyone thought it was interesting, and even Master Zhengan could play it, so everyone started playing the idiom chain game.

Anyone who fails to answer the call will have to drink a glass of wine. Those who cannot drink will be slapped on the ear. If they fail to answer the call three times in total, the punishment will be to draw a line on their face with an ink pen.

Everyone wrote the last character of their name on a piece of paper, and then everyone mixed it up. Young Master Zhengren volunteered to pick one, which was the character "An".

So Jin Zheng'an started first, with the young master Zhengren on his left, and Jin Zhaoyi next to him. Then Song Sanniang and the other two sat opposite, with Jin Zhaotong sitting on Song Sanniang's left.

So the order starts from his left, and when it comes to Song Sanniang's side, it starts with Jin Zhaohua, who said an idiom with the word "An" (safety) in it, "live and work in peace and contentment."

Young Master Zhengren excitedly shouted, "Perseverance leads to success." Jin Zhaoyi quickly followed up with "Study hard and practice diligently."

Jin Zhaohua suddenly couldn't remember, and Master Zhengren began to make a noise, "Big sister, drink it, big sister, drink it."

Song Sanniang wanted to remind them, but seeing everyone's burning eyes, she closed her mouth.

But Jin Zhaohua finally answered "training troops and preparing horses." Young Master Zhengren was very disappointed when he saw that she answered.

It was Song Sanniang's turn. This was too easy. Song Sanniang answered casually, "Success immediately." Jin Zhaotong also quickly answered, "Failure at the last moment."

Then Jin Zheng'an replied, "I have it all planned out." Young Master Zhengren clapped his hands on the table excitedly, "I have it all planned out." Jin Zhaoyi thought for a moment before replying, "The bamboo path leads to a secluded place.

This time Jin Zhaohua finally couldn't catch up, so she had to punish herself with a drink. Master Zhengren was happy now, and the game continued.

Gradually, as the game went on for longer, people started to have disputes. Sometimes they would argue heatedly over whether a word someone said was an idiom or not.

Then, everyone failed to answer the idiom three times, and Master Zhengren became the first person to have ink on his face. Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw it.

Young Master Zhengren couldn't see his own face, so he just laughed foolishly along with everyone else, and everyone's faces gradually became red.

At first, no one was interested, until the two musicians on the boat stopped playing and singing. Everyone looked over curiously and saw that they were laughing so hard that their bodies shook.

Young Master Zhengren looked at them with a face as dark as ink and asked, "What are you two laughing at?"

Yanzhi and Fendai tried hard to stop their crazy upward curves, but when they saw the young master with a face as dark as the bottom of a pot, still looking at them curiously,

Looking at the masters whose faces were not much better, the two could no longer hold back and covered their faces with their sleeves and laughed.

Everyone realized what was happening at this time, and looked at each other's faces. The boat burst into shocking laughter, which frightened the boat girls so much that they kept muttering in their hearts, "Are the masters stupid?"

Everyone laughed until tears came out and their stomachs ached. Then they finally stopped laughing and the two musicians knelt down to apologize.

Jin Zhaohua smiled and said, "Get up, I don't blame you." The two dared to get up after hearing that, and then they continued to play and sing.

At this time, everyone's faces were almost blank. Even the two maids who were serving on the side had already joined the game, and their faces were also dark.

Everyone stopped playing with reluctance. The boat had been drifting on the lake for a long time. From time to time, a breeze blew into the cabin and brushed everyone's faces. The boat girl received the order and began to row towards the boat.

When the people came ashore, the servants in the cabin were all laughing so hard that they were shaking all over. Some wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, so their faces were distorted. Some tried their best to cover their mouths, but the smiles on their faces could not be wiped away.

No one in the group blamed them. They just wanted to go back and wash their faces. When they went back, they lowered their heads so as not to be seen, because they really didn't want to make people laugh again.