Chapter 31 Marriage
Liao Caichen saw a large ship floating steadily on the river surface. The hull was painted in bright red, with a row of "囍" characters posted on it. It was shining by the sunset, and it was dazzling.
The sails are also red, with three tall sails scattered in height and swelling up by the wind, like three big rocs spreading their wings and flying.
The ship is divided into three layers, with a hull of about thirty feet long. From this angle, Liao Caichen could see the busy figures above: the servants of the Qiu family were preparing for the upcoming wedding. Some walked quickly on the deck with trays in their hands, while others knelt on the ground to wipe the reliefs and paintings of the hull, for fear of a little dust falling.
But the more lively the boat was, the more confused Liao Caichen felt in his heart. Because the bustle seemed to be embedded under a layer of glass, which could only be seen, but could not be touched or felt. The lively scene seemed to be isolated from everything outside. Liao Caichen even felt that he was looking through a picture album: this ship, the people on this ship were all drawn by a brush, and he was separated from them in two worlds and could never have intersections.
Why is this happening? Is it because of the thin layer of mist shrouded on the big ship? It makes it look illusory, as if it will dissipate by the wind.
Liao Caichen felt his body stiff and his eyes were hurt by the color of the hull. He suddenly wanted to tell Wang'er that he would not go or get married, and asked him to send him back to the shore.
But just as he was thinking about it, the boat speeded up to the edge of the big boat. The sunset was covered by the huge hull, and a long gangway stretched down from above. Under Wang'er's guidance, he climbed the ladder and climbed the big boat with a blank expression.
He was greeted by smiling faces, and the people in the Qiu family were filled with smiles, just like Wang'er. However, Liao Caichen felt that these smiles were fake. Their smiles were not warm, and there was a hint of fear in them, as if someone forced them to do this.
Qiu Ran did not appear in the person who greeted him. Wang'er said that according to the custom, the couple could not meet before marriage. For some reason, when he heard this, Liao Caichen felt more at ease. He helped a little girl down to the top of the boat and entered a room filled with red.
There was a stack of neatly stacked wedding dresses on the bed, and a colorful crown was placed on it. The colorful crown was made of gold wire mesh, and was decorated with jewel tassels. The round frame was decorated with jade, and two temples were decorated next to the crown, and one golden zodiac was suffixed by the crown. Several lines of pearls were hung from the tail of the Zhai. It was so exquisite that it was so beautiful than the fake color crowns he wore when he was performing.
But now, Liao Caichen was not attracted by this extremely poor flower crown. His eyes fell on the tray of shining golden ingots on the table. More than fifty gold ingots were dazzlingly reflected by the floating candlelight, which instantly lit up the fire in his heart. He looked at them and his voice trembled slightly.
“These…these are…”
"This is what the young master asked me to give to the girl [Doudou Novels]. It was the girl's betrothal gift. The young master knew that the girl had a quarrel with the tea garden, so these gold girls were kept by themselves."
Liao Caichen didn't hear the following words at all. He only knew that this plate of gold belonged to him, which was what he dreamed of. They not only allowed him to pay off his gambling debts, but also allowed him to have food and clothing for the rest of his life. From then on, he could end his days of wandering around and worrying, and squander his life like those rich and idle people.
"Miss Liao, I will wait for you to wash and change your shirt."
The little girl's words pulled Liao Caichen out of her beautiful dream. He was stunned for a moment, and then he turned his eyes reluctantly from the plate of gold ingots, "I can just come by myself. I have never been served since I was a child. I am a little unaccustomed to it. Go and do it."
After sending the maid away, he threw himself on the table and stroked his fingers one by one from the golden ingots. The warm touch of the ingots ironed his heart. He felt that this was the most wonderful moment in his life. He had never thought of a good thing like a pie falling from the sky. But now, Liao Caichen, he actually had a great fortune, or a great fortune that he would never have ever wanted for several lifetimes.
But when he was so excited, a thought suddenly slipped into his mind. He looked at the plate of gold ingots, frowned, and fell into deep thought.
How should he take so much gold away? He wanted to get the betrothal gift and ran away secretly, but now he is in a big boat, with vast rivers that cannot be seen on the shore at all sides. Although he is good in water, he can't swim far with such heavy gold anyway.
Thinking of this, he was shocked: Could it be that Qiu Ran had already guessed his idea, so he chose a ship as the place for them to get married?
Thinking of this, a layer of white-haired sweat suddenly floated behind him: If this is true, he would really lose rice. Not only could the gold be taken away, but he would probably be beaten up after being discovered by Qiu Ran. Maybe he would throw himself into the river to feed the fish in anger. This boat is here, and it is a dark moon and windy night. Even if he is thrown into the river, no one will notice it.
Liao Caichen looked at a plate of gold and felt happy and worried. He didn't know what to plan for a moment, but at this moment, the little maid's voice sounded outside the door.
"Are the girl ready? I'll be in the church in half an hour."
Liao Caichen said "hmm" and slowly walked to the edge of the bed. After putting the flower crown aside, he shook the stack of bright red wedding dresses. The wedding dress was delicate and delicate and beautiful enough to match the beautiful flower crown.
However, Liao Caichen is not in the mood to appreciate it now. He is thinking about how he should escape with the gold, so he slid into the wedding dress with one hand, and the other hand subconsciously unbuttoned the buttons of his clothes.
One, two...the buttons are very small, but his fingers are not as delicate and soft as women, so it took a lot of effort.
"Cha..."
There seemed to be a little noise behind her. Liao Caichen was already nervous, and his body shook and turned backwards.
The large red patches in the room made his eyes sore, but there seemed to be nothing unusual... So he swallowed and turned around again.
His fingers slowly went down, and he unbuttoned the remaining buttons and slowly took off his clothes. However, the uneasiness in his heart was always there, and it filled every corner of his heart more and more. His heart thrust wildly, as if he was about to break through his chest.
Liao Caichen took a deep breath. He suddenly realized what made him so nervous. He turned around and let out a terrified scream.
Chapter completed!