Volume 6: Dream Record Chapter 395: Sun Sanniang Falls into the Water
The night was as cold as water. Yuan Xudong slowly opened his eyes and got up from the bed. He saw Zhao Pan'er lying on the ground opposite him. Her hair was disheveled and she looked haggard. She looked very pitiful under the light. Her plain clothes were also stained with dust, as was her face. She looked like a beggar begging for food. Yuan Xudong looked at her for a long time, smiled, walked to her side, stretched out his hand and gently pushed her, and said softly:
"Little beggar, go to bed!"
Zhao Pan'er woke up suddenly when she heard the noise. She subconsciously stood up on guard. When she saw that it was Yuan Xudong, she relaxed. She rubbed her eyes and said sleepily:
"Are you awake?"
"Well, how long have I been asleep?"
"It's been about three or four hours. The boatman was loading the goods in Tangqi and you didn't even wake up!"
As he spoke, Zhao Paner stood up and rubbed his groggy forehead, trying to wake himself up. Yuan Xudong glanced at himself, then looked at Zhao Paner and smiled:
"Have you ever cleaned me?"
"how?"
Hearing this, Zhao Pan'er looked at Yuan Xudong with disdain:
"You still think I touched your body without your consent?"
"That's not the case!"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong deliberately said with a smile:
"It's just too tiring, Pan'er. Wait a minute, when you fall asleep, I'll help you wash your body, okay?"
"Scoundrel!"
Rolling her eyes at Yuan Xudong, who loved to irritate her, Zhao Paner pointed at the bowls, chopsticks and pottery jars on the table and said softly:
"The porridge is ready over there, go and drink it yourself!"
Following the direction of Zhao Pan'er's finger, Yuan Xudong walked over and opened the lid of the pottery jar. The porridge inside was still steaming. Yuan Xudong filled a bowl of porridge and was about to drink it when he heard Zhao Pan'er laughing and saying:
"Bad guy, aren't you afraid that I'll put drugs in your porridge?"
“Don’t be afraid!”
After looking at Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong continued to drink. After a bowl of warm porridge, Yuan Xudong felt warm all over. He looked at Zhao Pan'er and said with a smile:
"To die under the peony flowers is like being a ghost. If you really want to kill me, you don't have to bother giving me drugs. Just tell me. I am willing to die for you!"
"To die under the peony flowers, even as a ghost is still romantic?"
Hearing Yuan Xudong's verses of such deviousness, Zhao Pan'er frowned and said with disdain:
"Okay, then go die now. I want to see if you can really do what you say!"
"good!"
After listening to Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong took out a fine steel dagger and gestured with it twice. Zhao Pan'er was too lazy to pay attention to him. She slowly climbed onto the bed, stretched out her body and lay on the bed. She couldn't help but sighed comfortably. At this time, Yuan Xudong walked to Zhao Pan'er with the fine steel dagger, handed it to her and said:
"I'm afraid of pain, can you help me?"
"you……"
Lying on the bed, looking at the rogue Yuan Xudong, Zhao Pan'er held a fine steel dagger in her hand and said with disdain:
"Are you not afraid of death but pain?"
"Yes, I have been afraid of pain since I was a child. Is that not okay?"
"Can!"
Looking at Yuan Xudong, who was full of the aura of a dandy boy, Zhao Pan'er held a dagger in her hand, put the tip of the knife against his chest and asked:
"Are you really willing to die for me?"
"willing!"
Yuan Xudong believed that Zhao Pan'er would not, did not want to, and did not dare to kill him. Even if it was a stranger, Yuan Xudong believed that if there was no irreconcilable hatred, Zhao Pan'er would not kill him. It seemed that she knew what he was thinking. Zhao Pan'er put down the dagger, and before Yuan Xudong could breathe a sigh of relief, she suddenly looked fierce, pounced on Yuan Xudong, hugged his neck, opened her mouth and bit his right shoulder fiercely, and did not let Yuan Xudong could not help but groaned, but did not resist. He just hugged the thin Zhao Pan'er and smiled:
"Pan'er, I gave you a chance, but you didn't want to kill me!"
"Bad guy!"
Looking at the slightly complacent Yuan Xudong, Zhao Paner said angrily:
"You clearly know that I would never kill anyone, but you still tease me like this?"
"Hao Pan'er, I won't dare to do it next time!"
Seeing the somewhat angry Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong's heart was pounding. He held Zhao Pan'er and laid her flat on the bed. He couldn't help but move forward. Zhao Pan'er was startled, but she was afraid of waking up Song Yinzhang and Yinping Yatou who were already asleep, so she could only resist in a low voice:
"Dengtuzi, what do you want to do?"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er who was slightly resisting him, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"You dare to bite me, and bite me so hard. I will teach you a lesson right now and let you know what the family rules of our Xiao family are!"
"No, no, not here, okay?"
Looking up at Yuan Xudong, Zhao Paner couldn't help blushing and said shyly when she heard him mention the Xiao family's family rules:
"The seal and the silver bottle are still in the cabin. I will serve you when we get to Tokyo..."
"No, it will take another half a month!"
"You rascal, you... wuwu... be gentle!"
"good!"
…
After a long time, under the moonlight, Zhao Pan'er's body trembled slightly. Yuan Xudong's eyes were full of pity. They hugged each other and rested for a long time. After a long time, Yuan Xudong hugged Zhao Pan'er and said gently:
"Pan'er, my father will not agree to my marrying you, but don't worry, I will definitely marry you. It's just that it's very likely that you won't be the daughter-in-law of Prime Minister Xiao's family, but just the daughter-in-law of an ordinary commoner like me. Are you still willing?"
"Bad guy, you've done this to me, what else can I do?"
Looking up at Yuan Xudong, Zhao Paner leaned into his arms, found a more comfortable position and leaned against him, muttering with her eyes slightly closed:
"Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog. It's fine if we can't be the daughter-in-law of the prime minister. We can earn our own houses and wealth. I am the tea seller Wenjun in Qiantang. When I get to Tokyo, I will still be the tea seller Wenjun. My business will be booming!"
"Why do I feel like you're scolding me?"
After listening to Zhao Pan'er's words, Yuan Xudong pretended to be stupid and said:
"Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog. If you're not a chicken, you're a dog. Am I that bad?"
"Yes, I have!"
Zhao Paner looked up at Yuan Xudong and said with a smile:
"You are a bad guy, so I allow you to bully me, but I can't scold you, right?"
"No, you can curse as you like!"
As if remembering something, Yuan Xudong hugged Zhao Paner and said jokingly:
"Pan'er, do you think it's considered an even day or an odd day?"
Hearing Yuan Xudong say this, Zhao Paner was stunned, then embarrassed, blushing and angrily said:
"Bad guy, bad guy!"
"Yes, yes, I am a bad guy, I am a bad guy!"
Grabbing Zhao Pan'er and gently patting his hands, Yuan Xudong looked at the bright moon outside the boat window and said in a rare leisurely mood:
"Good Pan'er, how about we go outside to admire the moon and see the magnificent view of the Grand Canal?"
"Okay, I'll listen to Fan Lang!"
…
In the middle of the night, Yuan Xudong and Zhao Pan'er came to the deck hugging each other. Xiao Yan, who was originally guarding outside the cabin, wanted to follow, but was left behind by Yuan Xudong to continue guarding the cabin. On the Grand Canal, it was late at night with heavy dew and a cool breeze. Yuan Xudong put a brocade red cloak on Zhao Pan'er and said with a smile:
"It's too stuffy in the cabin, it's better to stay outside!"
“Hmm~~”
There was silence between the two for a while, and Zhao Paner looked up at the bright moon in the sky and said with a smile:
"Fan Lang, can you write a poem or lyrics for me on the theme of the bright moon?"
"OK!"
Looking at the bright moon in the sky, Yuan Xudong pondered for a while, apologized to Su Shi who was not yet born in his heart, and then sang the poem:
"A moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold coins, the flowers have a delicate fragrance and the moon is gloomy, the singing and pipes sound softly from the tower, and the swings in the courtyard are deep in the night."
After hearing Yuan Xudong finish his poem, Zhao Pan'er was obviously stunned. Although this poem was not appropriate for the occasion, it was a rare good poem. She originally thought that Yuan Xudong either could not write poetry or made a barely passable doggerel. Thinking of this, she looked at Yuan Xudong with some doubt and said:
"Did you really write this poem?"
"No, it's Su Shi!"
"Su Shi?"
After thinking for a while, Zhao Paner looked at Yuan Xudong and asked directly:
"Who is Su Shi? Is he your friend?"
"No, he's not born yet!"
"Bah, are you talking nonsense again?"
Rolling her eyes at Yuan Xudong, Zhao Paner believed that this Su Shi was fabricated by Yuan Xudong. In fact, Su Shi was Yuan Xudong, and Yuan Xudong was Su Shi. Thinking of this, Zhao Paner looked at Yuan Xudong and continued:
"Would you mind writing another one?"
"OK!"
Yuan Xudong borrowed a poem from Su Shi and sang:
"When will the bright moon appear? I raise my cup to ask the sky, I wonder what year it is in the palace of heaven... I wish you a long life, so that we can enjoy the beauty of the moon together even though we are thousands of miles apart!"
"May we live long and share the beauty of the moon even though we are thousands of miles apart?"
I didn't expect Yuan Xudong to be able to come up with such a good poem. Zhao Pan'er said with an intoxicated look in her eyes:
"Fan Lang, I never thought you were so talented!"
"You're wrong. It's not me who has talent, it's Su Shi who has talent!"
"Yes, yes, it's Su Shi, it's Su Shi!"
Rolling her eyes at Yuan Xudong who refused to admit it, Zhao Paner reached out to touch her long hair that was messed up by the night wind, and turned to look at the river. Suddenly, she saw a long log floating in the water, and there seemed to be a person lying on it. Zhao Paner was startled and said:
"Hey, is that a person?"
Hearing this, Yuan Xudong turned his head and looked towards the river. At this moment, the dead tree floating in the water was hit by a big wave and landed beside the boat. Under the bright moonlight, Yuan Xudong suddenly discovered that the person holding the dead tree was Sun Sanniang, whom he had just left. He couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Sanniang!"
"Sanniang?"
Zhao Pan'er also discovered that the person who fell into the water was her good friend Sun Sanniang. She was shocked and said:
"Sanniang, Sanniang!"
Zhao Pan'er was worried about Sun Sanniang's safety and was eager to save her. She was about to jump off the boat to save her, but Yuan Xudong grabbed her and advised:
"Wait, first ask the captain to stop the boat, and then rescue people!"
"well!"
Nodding repeatedly, Zhao Paner hurriedly shouted:
"Master Zheng, boatman, someone has fallen into the water, stop the boat and save him!"
"Someone fell into the water?"
"Where?"
"There, do you see it?"
"It's right over there, and it looks like it's a woman!"
“Looks like he’s dead!”
…
Yuan Xudong was eager to save people, so he tore off Sun Sanniang's petticoat and long sleeves, pulled her down from the dead tree, held her in his arms, and then swam back, Zhao Pan'er on the boat pulled the hemp rope hard and shouted anxiously:
"Everyone, hurry up!"
"well!"
"Push harder, try harder!"
“Push harder!”
"Be careful, it's coming up soon, pull it up quickly!"
"Push harder, it's coming up!"
…
With everyone's combined efforts, Yuan Xudong was quickly pulled up with Sun Sanniang in his arms. Once on the boat, Zhao Pan'er supported Yuan Xudong and said with concern:
"Are you okay?"
"fine!"
If Sun Sanniang had not been in critical condition, Yuan Xudong would have definitely hugged Zhao Pan'er and asked for a reward with such a good opportunity to show off. Seeing that Yuan Xudong was fine, Zhao Pan'er hurriedly took Sun Sanniang from his arms, patted her back, supported her shoulders and shook her hard, but Sun Sanniang would not wake up. Looking at the anxious Pan'er, Yuan Xudong was speechless. Was this saving people or killing people? How did he get saved in the first place?
"Get out of the way, I'll do it!"
Taking the barely breathing Sun Sanniang from Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong first cleared the aquatic plants and foreign objects in her mouth and nose, then laid her flat on the deck, asked the boatman and passengers around her to stay away, and directed Zhao Pan'er to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Sun Sanniang. Then, amid the exclamations of the crowd, Yuan Xudong kissed Sun Sanniang on the lips. According to Yuan Xudong's rich theoretical knowledge of rescuing people from water, artificial respiration is always an indispensable and effective measure for anyone who falls into the water and loses consciousness, especially a beautiful young lady!
Gradually, Sun Sanniang began to breathe, but in order to save her, Yuan Xudong insisted on doing artificial respiration before Sun Sanniang woke up completely. He didn't know if the posture was correct. After all, it was his first time and he had no practical experience. Yuan Xudong just blew air into Sun Sanniang's mouth. The men around him were envious. They found that the woman who fell into the water was still a pretty woman. Although she was older, she still had charm and a graceful figure. The coarse cloth clothes wet by the river water stuck to her body. Although the flesh color could not be seen, the woman's surging figure was fully revealed. Such a pretty woman should be suitable to be a wet nurse. Even if the adults are hungry and thirsty, it might not be a bad idea to try some freshness!
After a while, Sun Sanniang slowly opened her eyes and saw Yuan Xudong's face close to her. Their eyes met. Yuan Xudong blew his last breath to the dazed Sun Sanniang, then let her go and said with concern:
"Sanniang, are you awake?"
"Mr. Xiao?"
Sun Sanniang was not fully conscious yet. She just called out Yuan Xudong once and then fell asleep again.
"Sanniang, wake up!"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er who was full of worry, Yuan Xudong said:
" Help Sanniang back to the cabin and warm her up in the stove!"
"good!"
…
"Alive, that's great!"
"Yeah, that little girl is pretty!"
"Which one?"
"The one who fell into the water!"
"Yes, she is very pretty. Her figure is so charming that she is simply a gift to men. She is even better than Miss Cui'er in Xiangyun Tower!"
"That's right, but she's a little older. I think the young lady who saved the man is prettier. Her skin is so soft and tender that you can squeeze water out of it. I can't take it anymore. When the boat reaches Huating County, I want to go to Baihua Tower to have some fun!"
"Brother, what you said is absolutely right. Let's go together, let's go together!"
…
The boatmen and passengers around all dispersed. Just as Zhao Pan'er said, these people who have been living on the water for years have no sense of propriety. They go to brothels when they make money. The captain of the ship said that it is unlucky to have women on merchant ships. To some extent, it is not unreasonable. If a beautiful girl comes on board alone, or her companions are not strong enough, or if they meet a villain who is tempted by her beauty, on this ship, it will be really hopeless and it will easily lead to tragedy!
