234 Tour to Suzhou

At Jiangyin Wharf, a wealthy young man who came down from a large boat said he was going to Suzhou. Dozens of boats wanted to do his business. A Yuesao, who was weak, could not compete for those boats with men at home, so he could only stand at the end and stare at others with helpless eyes and argued about how good their own boats were. It was not easy to make a living on the water. The man in the family was weak and disappeared two years ago. A Yuesao, who left a boat, a ten-year-old girl, left the world. A Yuesao, caught up with Jinlian, a sister who was a maid in a wealthy family, and was driven out of the house by the eldest wife. A Yuesao picked up the girl, and after discussion, decided to continue to do this water business. It was difficult for them to compete for ordinary good business. It was very simple. Both sisters were not young anymore. She was over twenty-five and Jinlian was twenty-twenty. Unlike other boatmen, if it were not owned by their own family, if it were not bought, there would always be a "daughter" of fourteen or five years old.

Just when A Yuelao was helplessly preparing to give up, the young master who had not expressed his opinion saw her and walked up to her and asked, "Which weaver in Suzhou is the largest? Do you know?"

"When I go back to this young master, I am a person who grew up in Suzhou City. Of course I know that the largest weaver is the Shen family in Suzhou. It is not far from the water gate to the east, next to the pier, and there is a waterway to reach the door of the Shen family workshop." A Yuelao replied a little panickedly. The young master in front of her was rare. If she hadn't spoken a southern accent, she would have thought she had come from the north.

"Very good, I'll be your boat." The young master told me, and turned around to tell the people on the big boat, rented a larger cargo ship and followed behind, and took a white servant onto the boat.

Sitting in the cabin and looking at the little girl who was busy washing fish, Chen Xie seemed very quiet. This journey was probably the most leisurely time in recent times. In the cabin, Gu Xi was peeling broad beans with the boat girl named Jinlian.

Regarding Gu Xi's question, Chen Xie was helpless. The big ship left the Qinhuai River and entered the Yangtze River. After walking for a long time, the woman came out of the cabin. Chen Xie realized her words. After a while of intimidation, he realized that Lao Qian could not bear to eat, she begged and secretly helped. Chen Xie had to take her on the road for a while, but he pretended to be angry and ignored her.

When the boat arrived at Jiangyin, Gu Xi was panicked. He thought Chen Xie was going to send her off, so he begged repeatedly. The general meaning was to compare his talents, let alone compare with Tuoni and Rushi, even Li Shiniang and Ge Neng were better than her. Gu Xi had no requirements. He just wanted to be a maid who warmed the bed and grinded ink.

Chen Xie then told her to go to Suzhou to do business. Gu Xi was going to follow her and left the maid next to her, put on her men's clothes and pretended to be a servant. This was to steal Cui Xin's life. Yan Xiaosheng finally left him in Nanjing, with 12 guards and as a bodyguard. Unexpectedly, Gu Xi came out and Cui Xin couldn't argue with her. The master didn't like her husband.

After getting on this boat, Chen Xie's attitude improved, but he didn't take the initiative to speak. He just sat quietly, thinking about how to start his own plan after going to Suzhou. The trip to Suzhou had been decided long ago, but I didn't expect that I had been in Nanjing for so long. The Gentle Land is indeed a hero's tomb, and Chen Xie almost couldn't make up his mind to leave Zheng Tuoni alone. It wouldn't be possible if he didn't do this. Nanjing always needs someone who can definitely represent himself.

After leaving the cabin, Chen Xie looked around. The scenery on both sides of the river was very different from that on both sides of the canal. Take out the telescope. Chen Xie looked around and lamented more and more. In Jiangnan this year, there were dense water networks, and the road was not ordinary difficult to walk. No wonder before leaving Nanjing, the route arranged was to take the water route, pass through the Yangtze River to Jiangyin, go down the river, and then turn this kind of boat to Suzhou. It is not that the boat was small, and there were two sections in the cabin, and there was a curtain, sleeping in the front of the guests and the boatwoman sisters behind. The reason I chose this boat was not that I saw that the boatwoman was pretty good, but was moved by her helpless eyes.

"What is this young master?" At some point, the little girl finished her work and asked Chen Xie curiously.

A Yuelao, who was sitting on the boat, was panicked when she saw it. Why did this child ask anything? What if she angered the young man? Less than fifty steps behind, a big ship was still following him, and there were some strong men with fierce eyes on her head. Purchasing the three women in this boat was like stepping on an ant to death.

A Yuelao had a very good first impression of this guest. She was white and tall and strong. If she hadn't spoken with a Nanyin, she would have thought that he was from the north. When she spoke, she was not too slow and seemed very kind. But the boatwoman who was trying to make a living on the boat knew that being polite to you did not mean that you could get on the pole. These noble people were quick to turn against each other. Isn't my own sister a good example? She was a maid in a wealthy family and tricked the master. When the wife found out, she knocked out the door. Fortunately, she had some kindness and threw it into the kiln.

The young man actually smiled, reached out and touched the child's head, and gave the things in his hand to his daughter. Now A Yue San is worried again. Her daughter is still young, but she is only eleven years old. Isn't this young man a person who likes to be younger, right?

"Oh, I can see it very clearly." The little girl exclaimed in her tender voice. Chen Xie smiled with a smug smiled, not disturbing her short happy time. She sat on the bamboo chair at the bow of the boat, lit a cigarette and smoked slowly. She was thinking in her heart that Jiangnan could not live without a ship when using troops. It seemed that the next step was to build a ship on the Yangtze River. The ships on the sea could not pass through these waterways.

He reluctantly put down the telescope in his hand, and the little girl said to Chen Xie: "Thank you, Mr. Mr.." Chen Xie saw her cuteness, and helped the adults at such a sensible age. He took out a lollipop from his pocket, peeled off the packaging and smiled: "Close your eyes and open your mouth."

The little girl obediently did as she did. Chen Xie put the candy into her mouth and said, "Okay, you can close the best and open your eyes."

Gu Xi saw it behind and hurried over. He looked at the little girl with greed squinted eyes, as if he couldn't believe that there was such delicious food in the world. Chen Xie was not angry with her when he saw Gu Xi coming. It was necessary to turn around and settle the score with Lao Qian.

"If you want to eat, go get it yourself, but in your bag. Remember to make half of the girl, don't eat alone."

Gu Xi cheered and crawled into the cabin to find it. Chen Xie's carry-on bag had been replaced with a travel bag. There were not many things inside, just some commonly used medicines, notebooks, pens, a few cigarettes, and a box for the telescope. He put the lollipop in before. When he was taking the telescope, he saw it and grabbed one casually.

A whole can of lollipops, Gu Xi looked at her eyes round, and quickly took one and put it in her mouth, her eyes were also cumbersome. She said vaguely: "It's so delicious." Chen Xie thought to himself, this is a big killer to deceive the little loli into watching goldfish. It seems that she is becoming more and more bastard, and her moral bottom line is falling down bit by bit.

Gu Xi, who had a lollipop, was in a good mood, which meant that Chen Xie was no longer angry. To be honest, after that night, Gu Xi's first thing to do was to redeem herself. All the savings were given to the fake mother, and she went out with a maid. After finding the money, she didn't find it, and after begging, Lao Qian felt her infatuation and agreed to help her. Why did she do this? The reason is actually very simple. That night, the joy after getting drunk, Gu Xi tasted the wonderful taste for the first time. After seeing such a man, where could other men make her willing to follow her? So, he decided to take a big adventure. And it seemed that he had succeeded.

Sitting opposite Chen Xie, Gu Xi squinted her eyes and licked the candy flexibly with her pink tongue. This sweetness made her intoxicated.

Chen Xie smiled speechlessly. It should be said that before he was ready to accept Gu Xi, things happened suddenly. Well, let’s take a look at the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan. The style of the water town has a unique taste.

It was dusk, and the boat behind us chased us and shouted that we would like to dock for the night. Chen Xie probably walked about ten miles of water and saw a small village from afar, and two boats were docking nearby. After the cables were tied to the willow trees, Chen Xie went to the shore and looked around. There was a lake next to it, and there was a small island in the middle of the lake, covered with reeds.

The boatwoman and sisters were busy making supper, freshly peeled broad beans, chopped minced meat soup, a braised green fish braised, a braised duck, and a few side dishes. When Chen Xie came back from the big boat, the meal was set on the small table in the cabin.

"Young Master, I only have old wine, I don't know if you can drink it." A Yue San's hand was wiping on the apron uneasy. The boatwoman named Jinlian was also a little nervous and looked at Chen Xie's reaction uneasy. The shipment for this trip was two taels of silver, and the price of Jinlian was a bit inflated. Chen Xie thought that he had not bargained, so he threw her three taels of silver and asked her to buy more good wine and dishes.

Chen Xie was kind-hearted, and he meant that two taels of silver were shipments, and one tael was food money, but he didn't know that two taels of silver contained food money. This is why the rich man didn't know the suffering of the world, so he gave one tael more silver. The boatwoman was another idea.

"Old wine is the old bar, drink some wine to sleep." Chen Xie sat down casually, looked at Gu Xi, and then moved his chopsticks after she sat down. The two of them were eating. Jin Lian whispered to her sister: "Sister, I want two taels of silver for shipment, and the young master gave three taels."

With one hand, three yuan and one taels of silver were broken. A Yue Santa's heart beat faster. Which one did this young man like? Could it be that he fell in love with his daughter Xiaodie? After thinking about it carefully, he felt that he had been thinking wrongly. Even if he could not buy such a big daughter for a ounce of silver, he would not be able to buy a tiny daughter.

"I'll go and wait for them to eat, pull up the curtain and wash it quickly. After washing, I'll change it to wash it, and I'll talk about it then."

With a nervousness, A Yue Santa came to the cabin in front and brought the hot old wine. She smiled and said, "Cao is the appetite for the young master?" Chen Xie smiled gently and said, "Listen, I'm sitting down and having a drink together. I've been tired for the afternoon to relieve my fatigue."

It’s not a big deal to eat rice and accompany wine. A Yue San was relieved, sat down, picked up the cup, poured himself wine, and said, “I’ll toast you.” He said, and toasted very simply, putting down the cup without changing his face. (To be continued)
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