Zhang Shuilian returned to the inn and quickly told Da Qiu about the matter. When Da Qiu heard that he would be leaving for Yangzhou this afternoon and that he still had things and money to pick up, he immediately became excited.

The couple hurriedly packed up. On the other side, Luo Fengtang came over and took out an oversized box with sealing wax on it.

"This is a gift for Zhi'er, please take it back to him," he said.

Zhang Shuilian's eyes gleamed when she saw the big gift box. She reached out to take it, but Luo Fengtang stepped aside.

"This gift box is a bit heavy, so let's let Big Ball take it," he said.

In fact, I don’t want to have any contact with Zhang Shuilian.

Zhang Shuilian quickly stepped aside and pushed Big Ball, who quickly stepped forward and took the gift box with both hands.

It's quite expensive to get started.

"Don't dismantle it on the way. Let Dazhi dismantle it with his own hands when we get there." Luo Fengtang warned again.

Da Qiu and Zhang Shuilian nodded repeatedly, thanked him profusely, and watched Luo Fengtang leave.

After Luo Fengtang left, the couple gathered around the big gift box, weighing, guessing, and getting excited, eager to leave as soon as possible and get on the boat so that they could open the box and take a quick look.

Finally, in the afternoon, when the sun turned west, Yang Huazhou got a carriage, accompanied by Yang Ruoqing, and took the couple to the ferry east of Qing'an County.

The trip to Yangzhou was by water this time. The ship was a two-story merchant ship. Yang Huazhou had some friendship with the owner of the ship. When they arrived at the ship, the ship owner asked the other crew members to load the goods onto the ship, and he came over to say hello to Yang Huazhou.

Yang Huazhou patted Daqiu on the shoulder and said to the ship owner: "This is my nephew and nephew's wife who live in Yangzhou. Please take them to Yangzhou and take care of them on the way."

Daqiu and Zhang Shuilian laughed and nodded.

The ship owner said: "It's easy to talk about."

After it was done, he led Daqiu onto the boat to find a place for them to rest. On the shore, Yang Ruoqing looked at Zhang Shuilian who was standing there looking around: "Shuilian, why don't you get on the boat?"

Zhang Shuilian said: "My cousin said she would come to see me off, and there are still things she wants me to take back to Yangzhou. I'll wait a little longer."

Yang Ruoqing said: "Then I will wait with you."

Zhang Shuilian hurriedly waved her hands and said: "No, no, aunt, you go back first. Sister Wuyou is still in the restaurant. I'll just wait here for a while."

Yang Ruoqing didn't insist anymore and said "take care" to her, then got into the carriage with Yang Huazhou and drove away.

Huang didn't show up for a long time, which made Zhang Shuilian anxious.

Didn't she say it well before that as long as she could think of a way to ask Yang Ruoqing out and let Huang and Yang Ruoqing meet for a meal and recognize each other, she would give her the principal of one hundred taels of silver.

Why can't I see anyone? This ship is about to leave!

"Shui Lian, why don't you come up? The ship is about to leave!"

Behind him, behind the railing on the second floor of the merchant ship, the big ball lay there like a ball, shouting at the top of his lungs at Zhang Shuilian.

Zhang Shuilian turned to glare at him and said angrily: "Stop shouting, my cousin hasn't arrived yet!"

"Ah?" Daqiu tilted his head and looked at the direction where the Fukou Road extended, which led to the urban area of ​​Qing'an County. There was not a single carriage on the road!

"Then should we go back to find her?" Daqiu shouted again at the top of his lungs.

Zhang Shuilian had a tangled look on his face. He came here by carriage earlier and walked from the city to the ferry for more than half an hour. If he were to walk back, it would take nearly two hours to go back and forth. It was already dark and the boat had already left. What?

Complete?

"Shui Lian, get on the boat. We'll come back to collect debts next time. Let's go home first!" Big Ball shouted from the boat again.

Zhang Shuilian ignored him. Compared with one hundred taels of silver, it didn't matter whether he went home earlier or later.

The sound of a whistle came from the boat behind her, and it was already setting sail. Just when Zhang Shuilian was stamping her feet anxiously, a carriage rushed towards the ferry. The carriage stopped, and the figure of cousin Huang emerged from the carriage.

Come down.

"Hey, your brother's enemy, why are you here now? I'm almost dying of anxiety!" Zhang Shuilian complained and hurried forward to greet him.

"Where's the money? Have you brought it?" Zhang Shuilian stretched out his hand towards Mr. Huang.

Huang said breathlessly: "I was just about to tell you this. Your cousin-in-law took the one hundred taels of silver and gave it back to your uncle and aunt!"

"What?" Zhang Shuilian was shocked, "How could this happen? You borrowed the one hundred taels of silver from us, why did you return it to my uncle and aunt?"

Huang said: "I was delayed by something before. When I went to get the money, I found that the money I prepared last night was missing."

"Then your cousin-in-law came back from outside. I asked him if he had seen the money. He said that he had taken it to a restaurant to pay you back. Unexpectedly, you had already left. As soon as he thought about it, he left the money with your uncle and aunt, okay?

It’s the same thing if you ask them to hand it over to you next time they see you.”

Zhang Shuilian stamped her feet angrily, "Did my cousin do it on purpose? To please my uncle or aunt?"

Huang laughed along and said: "I scolded him the same way, but the family left the one hundred taels of silver with your uncle and aunt. It was your uncle who took it, that is, the general. He also asked about the one hundred taels of silver.

What happened to the money?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuilian couldn't bear to be angry and felt guilty.

"Then how did my cousin-in-law respond? Did he expose our loan sharking thing?" Zhang Shuilian quickly asked.

Mr. Huang shook his head: "Don't worry, your cousin-in-law didn't say anything about loan sharking and found other excuses to expose it. Your uncle said he would see you next time and pass it on to you."

"When I heard what your cousin-in-law said, I scolded him at that time. Thinking about the agreement between us two sisters, I knew that you must be waiting here, so I hurried over to talk to your subordinates.

in this situation."

Zhang Shuilian looked frustrated.

"Hey, I'm so unlucky to have cousins ​​and husbands like you, I've been unlucky for eight lifetimes!" she said.

Mrs. Huang laughed along with her, then took out a baggage roll from behind and handed it to Zhang Shuilian: "This is dry food prepared for you and Daqiu. Take it with you on the way."

Zhang Shuilian didn't want to take it.

Behind him, the captain came over to urge him. The crew was already preparing to remove the gangplank and the ship was about to officially set sail.

Zhang Shuilian angrily took the bundle roll handed over by Mr. Huang, turned around and got on the boat angrily.

When Da Qiu saw Huang on the bank handing Zhang Shuilian a bundle roll, he thought it was a gift of money. Da Qiu was very happy. He stood there and waved goodbye to Huang, grinning.

Huang also smiled and waved towards the big ball.

Zhang Shuilian went up to the second floor and was furious when she saw her man's behavior.
Chapter completed!