The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 239 Lake Tour

Suisui pulled Changfu's sleeve and said with a sweet smile: "Hey, who told you that you have a generous monthly salary? You are my good brother, so don't be so picky with your sister!"

Changfu smiled helplessly and helped Suisui onto the cruise ship.

Although he complained just now, he was not hesitant when it came to spending money. When booking the boat, he ordered some fresh fruits and snacks for his sister to kill time on the boat.

The boat left the shore and moved slowly on the lake. Suisui admired the scenery on the lake and put iced grapes into her mouth.

Yu Lake is vast and the lake surface is much cooler than the shore. A breeze blows through the cabin windows from time to time, which is very pleasant.

"It would be nice if there was someone who could sing." Sui Sui sighed after eating a cool and sweet grape.

"You are just a kid, but you know a lot and you can even sing a song. If mother knew about this, she would skin me alive. Do you want to come out next time?"

Changfu sat on the bed, leaning against the window frame, and smiled at Suisui.

Most of those who come out to sing in public are not from good families. Although their family seems to have loose rules and not so many particulars, it is not so loose that they allow unmarried girls to mix with such women.

If he dared to let the singing girl on board today and his mother knew about it, she would definitely scold him and blame him for leading his sister astray.

"Hey, I'm just talking, just talking!"

Although Sui Sui was very curious about singing and wanted to try it out, he also knew that his idea would be difficult to realize.

Although their family's clinic did not mind having prostitutes come to see patients, that was to treat illnesses and save lives, which was different from such entertainment. If her mother knew about it, she would definitely be angry.

Although she was not a good kid who listened to adults in everything, she did not want to easily make her mother angry. She knew in her heart that her mother had been tolerant enough to her and she should not do anything more excessive.

Compared with other young ladies from official families, although she also has to learn the necessary skills of a lady and do a lot of homework, her degree of freedom is much higher than theirs.

She can learn kung fu, learn horse riding, become a teacher at a girls' school, and go out with her brother to relax. These are not things that ordinary girls from official families can do easily. =

They were confined at home most of the time, and when they went out to visit others, they were accompanied by the women in the family. They were careful in everything they did and spoke cautiously. Their every word and action were as if they were cast in the same mold, extremely similar.

Sui Sui felt horrified whenever he thought about being turned into that state.

Fortunately, my mother is not such a pedantic person. She is well-educated and sensible. She knows that it is not easy for women to survive, so she does not demand more from herself, but gives herself as much freedom as possible.

It was also for this reason that she was able to suppress some of the desires in her heart and restrain herself with worldly rules and ladylike etiquette, so as not to make mistakes in public and not to worry her mother.

The brother and sister chatted and laughed, time passed quickly, and soon it was lunch time.

Before getting on the boat, they ordered a lunch consisting mainly of fish and shrimp, all of which were caught from the lake and cooked freshly, so the taste was simply "fresh".

The cook on the boat might not be very good at cooking other dishes, but she was very good at cooking these lake seafoods, and the ingredients were fresh, so she managed to prepare a table of delicious dishes with good color, aroma and taste.

"Sure enough, this is delicious when it's freshly fished out of the lake. It tastes better than home-cooked ones."

After the meal, Suisui stroked his full stomach and said with emotion.

"Hmm, it really has a unique flavor." Changfu was a little full, so after drinking his tea, he leaned on the small couch to digest the food.

"Brother, let's go boating on the lake again next time. It would be best if we could ask mom to come along so she can also taste the fresh seafood from the lake."

Sui Sui thought that her mother seldom went out to play except going to the workshop and shop. She was very busy every day, so it was time to let her go out and relax.

"Well, this is a good suggestion. Next time, tell mom that I will treat you and let her relax." Changfu nodded with deep approval.

"Okay, I'll tell Mom when I get back. It's settled!" Sui Sui said happily, her voice as clear as a silver bell.

Perhaps because of the good lunch and the cool weather on the boat, the brother and sister couldn't help but take a nap in their respective cabins.

After resting, they did not get off the boat immediately, but continued to drift on the lake. They waited until mid-afternoon when the sun was about to set before rowing the boat towards the shore.

According to Suisui, we paid for a day's boat fare. If we only sit on the ship for half a day before docking, wouldn't that be a loss?

In fact, most people return at about this time, when the sun is not so strong and they can take a horse-drawn carriage back directly after docking.

However, just as they were about to reach the shore, a small accident occurred.

Originally their boat was almost approaching the shore, but suddenly another large ship rushed out from the side and competed with them for the waterway to the shore. If the boatman had not been smart and dodged in time, their boat would have been knocked to the side.

That ship was the largest and most magnificent of all. Suisui saw that the cabin and deck were full of people. It should be some wealthy family on board, so they traveled in such a style.

Sui Sui frowned but said nothing. Her maid Mei Ya was indignant: "What's so great about the big boat? The lake is so big, but it has to compete with us for the right of way. It's not like it's in a hurry to be reincarnated. If it reaches the shore earlier, it can become an immortal!"

Sui Sui hurriedly shouted in a low voice: "Stop talking, we are not in a hurry, it doesn't matter if they are a step earlier or later, just let them go first!"

Changfu didn't say anything, but stared intently at the situation on the opposite boat.

He felt that something seemed to be wrong on the ship. The servants were in a panic, as if something bad had happened.

However, Suisui is right. This has nothing to do with our family. If they want to get there first, let them do it. It won't take too long anyway. There's no need to confront others over such a small matter.

However, something seemed to have gone wrong when they were docking. Although they were clearly far ahead of their own boat, several of their own people had already disembarked before the other party just managed to get ashore.

As soon as the boat docked, a group of people swarmed down from the boat. Among them, a strong maid carried a thin woman on her back and ran down the boat with sweat all over her face. People around her kept shouting anxiously: "Miss, Miss, what's wrong with you? Wake up!"

"The young lady has an acute illness and is suffocating. Send someone to get the imperial physician, quickly!" A person who looked like a maid shouted to her family members who were left behind on the shore.

"It's too late. It will be too late when the imperial physician comes. Let's go to the street and ask a doctor to check on the young lady!" another nanny-like person shouted anxiously.

Even though the people around her were shouting so loudly, the young lady lying on the maid did not move at all. Not only that, her head and limbs drooped naturally, as if she had completely lost consciousness.