Meng Yan's Transformation

Chapter 473 Embarrassment

"Wow! What a beautiful little girl! How come she didn't go to school but became a boatman? She's such a mysterious little girl!"

Zhan Mengyan couldn't help but admire and feel regretful.

"Listen carefully, don't interrupt me. I haven't finished talking yet."

Zhan Zixun took a sip of water while speaking.

"Zhan Mengyan, didn't you hear the author went out during summer vacation? Who needs to go to school during summer vacation? The little girl might be using her vacation to earn some money by ferrying people. It's like working and studying, just like you playing basketball in sports school and digging hawthorn seeds in cans."

As Zhang Xincheng spoke, he looked at Zhan Mengyan with a smile.

"Yeah, I just feel like it's strange and a shame that this beautiful princess has become a 'boatman'. She's dressed so well and doesn't look like a child who needs money. How could she be working part-time to earn tuition?"

As Zhan Mengyan spoke, she looked at Zhang Xincheng with a puzzled look.

"She's not short of money. Maybe she wants to experience the life of a ferryman. Judging by her clothes, she doesn't look like a country girl, but more like a child from a wealthy city family."

While Zhang Xinjia was speaking, he also felt confused.

"Have you two finished your guesses and discussions? Do you need me to continue?"

As Zhan Zixun spoke, he looked at the two people's puzzled expressions and felt very proud. He knew that his story had aroused the interest of Zhang Xincheng and Zhan Mengyan, and he felt a sense of accomplishment.

"Need it, need it! Keep going! Please keep going!"

Zhang Xincheng and Zhan Mengyan said in unison.

Zhan Zixun saw that the two of them were quietly waiting for him to tell a story, so he told it contentedly:

I had just stepped onto the little girl's boat and when she was untying the rope, another passenger ran over.

"Xiao Wenying, wait for grandma! Wait for grandma!"

The person who boarded the boat was an old lady, about sixty or seventy years old, carrying a shoulder pole and two empty baskets.

"Grandma, don't be so anxious. Go slowly! Your vegetables are selling so fast today. I thought you had to take the next boat."

As the little girl spoke, she helped the old man put the shoulder pole and basket into the cabin. She handed the old woman a small stool, which she took and sat on the deck, watching the little girl continue to untie the ropes.

"Yes, Xiao Wenying, grandma was incredibly lucky today. As soon as I got my vegetables to the market, I met a wealthy buyer. I heard he was having a graduation banquet for a child who had been admitted to university. My vegetables were fresh and delicious, and the man immediately fell in love with them and bought them all. I hurried back to the ferry just in time to see you untying the moorings. If I had been a little later, your boat would have sailed away. I'm so lucky! I got home early so I could cook for your brother Tiezhu. I left in such a hurry this morning that I didn't have time to make him breakfast. He must be out herding cattle by now. Xiao Wenying, where's your husband? Why are you rowing the boat alone?"

As the old lady spoke, she turned around and saw me standing on the deck.

"Oh, there's a young man from the city here. Come in and sit down in the hold, or the boat will start to move and shake, and you won't be able to stand steadily. You're really a handsome young man!"

The old lady stared at me while she spoke, which made me feel a little embarrassed. I said, "Thank you!" and hurriedly escaped into the cabin.

"My grandpa also went to the market. Grandma, didn't you see my grandpa at the market? I'll take you to the other side, and when I come back, grandpa will also be back from the market. Grandma, I'm going to start the boat, so hold on tight."

As the little girl spoke, she skillfully poked the bamboo pole into the mud, and the pole head immediately sank into the black riverbed. The little girl's arm muscles tensed. I subconsciously stood up and went to the deck, wanting to help. The boat turned with a "creak", and my body swayed and I almost fell.

The little yellow dog suddenly barked twice, as if telling the people on the boat: Sit tight, stand tight, the boat is leaving!

The water stirred up by the stern splashed on the passengers' shoes, feeling cool.