Chapter 1172: Fishing
Even Imperial Doctor Xu was unwilling to admit that the fate between the emperor and Bai Zhi did not stop there.
After midsummer turns autumn. In a small town far away from the capital, in an elegant two-story house, in an exquisite and delicate garden, a young lady with her eyes closed was lying on a rocking chair to take a nap in the morning. Not far away, a man was weaving bamboo cages.
The bamboo cage has a wide bottom and a narrow top. If people throw it into the water and put some bait in it, the fish and shrimp will come to it, and it will be difficult to come out after entering it. Fishing was not difficult. And it was one of the skills to make money for a living on the island.
Maybe the cry of the cicadas on the tree was too loud, the young lady who takes a nap always sleeps restlessly. Her beautiful brows were always tightly knit.
Seeing her turn over again, Gu Boyang said with a smile: “Since you can’t sleep, get up, I’m about to put the cage up, do you want to go together?”
The young lady’s closed eyes slowly opened, stared at the leaves above her head in a daze for a while, and finally got up. While brushing her messy hair, she responded to Gu Boyang: “Alright, it’s good to go out for a walk.”
After leaving the capital, she and Gu Boyang came to this place, bought this elegant little house, lived in seclusion, and rarely showed her face in front of others.
After all, that man was the emperor. In the Chu Kingdom, which plot was not the emperor’s land? In order not to let him find her, she could only hide it under the covers.
Although she was not as free and easy as before, it was not worse than being confined in the harem and competing for favor with a group of people full of yin and yang.
Bai Zhi got up and went into the room to change into neat clothes, then grabbed a draped veil hat in her hand. When she came out, Gu Boyang had just finished weaving the cage in his hand and was picking up the broken pieces.
Recently, the fresh fish and shrimp they eat were all caught in this kind of cage.
Yesterday, because of something, Gu Boyang left the cage in the lake and went to work. When he came back, the cage was taken away by someone, leaving only messy footprints on the shore.
Only then did Gu Boyang make up another one.
Bai Zhi saw that there were still bamboo in the courtyard, so she said to Gu Boyang, “Make two fishing rods, today is a fine day, let’s go fishing.”
Gu Boyang had this intention and wanted to go fishing for a long time, but it was too boring to do it alone. So now that Bai Zhi was willing to go with him today, his wish was fulfilled.
Making a fishing rod was much simpler than weaving a cage, and it can be done in two or three strokes. After digging some earthworms in the garden, the two of them left the courtyard with their things.
The place where Gu Boyang usually put the fish cages was Yanghu Lake in the west of the city. The scenery there was beautiful and the lake was clear. Many people were hanging around here every day. There were painters painting, talented people chanting poetry, and the young ladies quietly came to put the wishing lantern to ask for a good marriage for themselves.
The Yanghu Lake was lively. Bai Zhi looked at the scene with a smile on her face.
She pointed to the weeping willow not far away and said, “Let’s go fishing there.”
The cool breeze was blowing under the weeping willow tree, and the fine wicker blocked most of the sunlight. It was a good place for fishing. Several men were already sitting on the small bench, concentrating on fishing.
However, it was rare for women to come to fish. As soon as she sat down, many people cast surprised glances at her.
She was wearing a plain gauze dress and a draped veil. Those people could only see her slender back, but not the face behind the draped veil.
“They are all looking at you.” Gu Boyang laughed.
Bai Zhi also laughed: “Let them look. Women don’t fish, so they find it refreshing. If I catch a big fish in a while, I’m afraid their jaws will drop even more in shock.”
Gu Boyang said happily: “Don’t talk big, fishing is not as simple as you think.”