Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 378 Braised Grass Carp

"Boss, there are a few women in that cabin over there." Sixteen popped up.

【Huh? You can still contact me even though you're so far away?】Yunyi was a little surprised.

"I'm going with you." Sixteen snapped to attention. "You didn't even think of me when you were leaving."

I can't exactly bring a wolf into the capital, can I?

So, I've now allocated a portion of my abilities into Eighteen's brain. Hehe, after all, there are more opportunities in a place like the capital. Maybe I can find a suitable host and live as a human for the rest of my life.

Yunyi quickly looked down at the well-behaved little fox nestled in her arms: "You can actually split your hair now? That's amazing! So, are you eighteen or sixteen?"

[It's all me now, at least until I find a host, or until you return to Longxi, it's all me, hehe.]

Yunyi ruffled the little fox's hair: "Alright, now let's talk about the two cabins."

There were six pregnant women in those two cabins, most of them past their third month of pregnancy. Three were in one cabin, along with three other people responsible for their protection or care.

Yunyi frowned. So they were pregnant women. But the sight of six pregnant women traveling together was quite spectacular.

Because they arrived late when they boarded the ship, the people in the cabins were already inside, so they didn't see them.

"By the way, there are seven or eight other people in the lower deck, they should be with these people as well," Sixteen added.

Who is leading this?

【do not know. 】

Yunyi lowered her head and patted the little fox's head: "Then let's go investigate now." With that, she let go of the fox.

"You vicious woman!" the little fox exclaimed. "I wasn't even on guard! I almost fell to my death!"

【How could you? I didn't use any force, stop being so dramatic, hurry up.】

The little fox wiggled its big tail and then disappeared in a flash.

"Young Miss, you're here." Fang Zhong walked over with a friendly smile. "It's getting windy now, don't catch a cold."

"Hmm." Yunyi walked to the side and leaned against the railing. "Butler Fang, since you have nothing else to do, tell me about things in the capital. I'm afraid I won't know anything if I go there and will make mistakes again."

"The young lady has changed quite a bit," Fang Zhong chuckled. "The young lady of the past..."

"Butler Fang, please don't bring up my past scandals." Yun Yi shook her head as if embarrassed. "I used to be blinded by greed and always thought I could become a princess, which made me a laughing stock. But in the past year or so, I have really suffered a lot and I have come to my senses. I will not covet what is not mine."

Fang Zhong was surprised for a moment, but quickly smiled with relief: "It's right that you think that way, Miss. The Third Prince has already been betrothed to a principal wife and a concubine, and the Second Miss has been designated as the Fifth Prince's concubine. When you go back, you will definitely be at least a concubine."

"Yun Duo is just a concubine?" Yun Yi exclaimed in surprise. "How could that be? She is the legitimate daughter of the Earl's Mansion. Doesn't she deserve to be the principal wife? Besides, I've already lost my position and am no longer entitled to fulfill the marriage contract, but the marriage contract between the Earl's Mansion and the Third Prince can't just be scrapped like that, can it?"

"This..." Fang Zhong looked troubled. "To be honest, Miss, I'm just a servant. Why would the Lord say this to a servant like me?"

"I was just asking casually." Yunyi smiled, then lowered her head with reddened eyes. "After all, my mother is gone, and the mistress of the Marquis's mansion is my former concubine. You know, if I go back... sigh, I don't even know what problems I'll face."

Thinking about the glass bottle, Fang Zhong felt a little pity again, so he talked about the affairs of the mansion, such as how many servants there were, which servant was favored by which master, and also talked about the mansion's properties. In short, he talked about a lot of things that Fang Zhong thought were harmless.

Afterwards, perhaps influenced by Yunyi's adoring gaze, he started talking about other prominent families in the capital, including who had married into whom, whose head of household was unreliable, and finally, under Yunyi's intentional or unintentional guidance, he also talked about some gossip, such as who kept a mistress, who liked which actress in a brothel, who favored a concubine over his wife... In short, he talked about a bunch of random things.

Yunyi even took out a handful of sunflower seeds from her crossbody bag, shared half with Fang Zhong, and then chatted about gossip while eating the seeds. Finally, she simply sat cross-legged on the deck.

If the boatman hadn't come over to ask if we wanted fish, we could have chatted until dawn.

"We just caught a big grass carp. It's the first time we've caught such a big one in the canal. It weighs a full twenty pounds. We certainly can't bear to eat it, so we'd like to ask our distinguished guest if they would like some."

"How much?" Yunyi asked.

"These fish sell for three coins a pound on land, but since we have a little more on our boat, we'll sell them for five coins."

"Will you cook the bread thoroughly?"

"It's all wrapped up, and my wife is a great cook of fish; her braised grass carp is delicious."

“Okay.” Yunyi nodded. “Then let’s braise it.” She gestured to Yunlu as she spoke.

Yunlu took out 150 copper coins and handed them over: "My young lady wants them, the extras are for the cook."

"Thank you, Miss." The boatman smiled and went back. A little while later, he came back with a big fish to show Yunyi, and in front of her, he smashed the fish to death. "It's going to be cooked now."

Yunyi smiled: "This boatman is a very honest man."

In the evening, everyone on Yunyi's side had braised grass carp. Although it was ordered separately, Su Mu and the other guards were all young and strong and had big appetites, so there was no need to worry about them not being able to finish it.

The boatman's wife was indeed very skilled, but the only regret was that she didn't add chili peppers; instead, she added dogwood. Although dogwood was a spicy ingredient introduced before chili peppers, it is not as fragrant as chili peppers, especially for people who are used to chili peppers, who might find the spiciness a bit strange.

But everyone ate to their heart's content.

Perhaps the aroma of the braised fish was too strong, for the tightly closed cabin door next to it finally opened, and a middle-aged woman came out: "This young lady is right."

Yunyi nodded: "Is there something you need, Auntie?"

"Excuse me, my second daughter-in-law is pregnant. She smelled the aroma of your fish and is craving it. Could you sell us a bowl of fish soup?" the old woman said, taking out her purse.

"It's just a bowl of fish soup." Yunyi smiled and personally filled a large bowl with fish soup and fish meat, then handed it over. "This bowl belongs to the boatman. You can return it to him when you're done."