Since Shen Shu made up her mind to get out more than a year ago, she began to think about where to stay.

The information of the Southern Dynasties is extremely backward, although the traffic has horses and cars, but the communication is still not basically within the scope of the roar, if you want to know the specific situation of a certain place, in modern times, you only need to check the Internet, but in the Southern Dynasties in addition to field investigations, you can only read the local chronicles or rely on others to paraphrase.

As Shen Shu, she can't get in touch with someone who can explain the customs and customs of various places for her in detail, so she can only rely on reading local chronicles. However, there are few local chronicles that specifically record such information as the history of the tribute, and the most you can do is a travelogue with three or two lines of poetry describing a specific scene, and the information that can be analyzed from it is very limited.

"Taihe County Chronicles" is a relatively complete local chronicle of the Southern Dynasty so far, with 68 towns as the key, each town supplemented by a map and a chronicle, which records in detail the history, geography, household registration, tribute and other conditions of the states and counties of the Southern Dynasty. This thing is not seen in the market at all, and it is only circulated among officials. If it weren't for Xie Changning as an official, Shen Shu wouldn't have been able to touch this local chronicle.

As for the introduction of Shao Kang, Shen Shu found it in this book.

The record is written in classical Chinese, which is simply translated as Shaokang is located in the lower reaches of the Cangjiang River Basin, close to the mouth of the East China Sea, with a pleasant climate like spring all year round. In addition, there is a variety of information, which is well documented.

At that time, Shen Shu sorted out the advantages and disadvantages of the sixty-eight towns recorded in the local chronicles, made a table to compare, and finally chose Shaokang as the place to stay.

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Throughout the ages, all cities near the water and water transportation have always been more prosperous, and the wharf and ferry port are crowded, and the flow of people is also huge.

When Shen Shu and the others traveled to the territory of Shaokang, they felt that there were obviously more boats on the originally relatively cold river, and occasionally they could hear the people on the boat singing.

Yue Donghai can also sing, but the tune is always frighteningly off, the same tune, sung from his mouth as if it was a failed product after being rebuilt, the style is unfamiliar, and the quality is extremely poor.

However, he didn't realize it at all, not only sang it himself, but also taught Cui Yijing to sing.

The boat couple has walked on this road all their lives, and they have heard all kinds of singing, but they don't think it's strange, and they will sing along with it when they occasionally rise.

And when Shen Shu heard this, she only had a blank eye.

In the beginning, she kept hypnotizing herself, no matter how good she sang or not, it was people's freedom, and she didn't sing it during breaks. But after listening to the out-of-tune duet for several days in a row, she felt that people with incomplete notes simply should not have the right to sing freely.

So Yue Donghai and Cui Yijing were suppressed by her.

However, there are policies and countermeasures, although they no longer let go of their voices and lead their necks to sing, they will still go to the deck and hum quietly. Yue Donghai snorted, Cui Yijing followed, and the two of them made different tones, almost from beginning to end.

The so-called out of sight and out of mind, Shen Shu hid in the cabin and couldn't hear, so he acted as if nothing had happened.

At noon the next day, the boat stopped at the east ferry port of Shuihe County in Shaokang.

From a distance, the water at the ferry port was full of boats, fishing boats and cargo ships, all of which were of different sizes.

The wharf was full of people, most of whom were laborers carrying goods, carrying huge sacks of burlap, bent over but still walking fast.

Shen Shu said goodbye to the boat family and his wife, and sent some silver money as a thank you, and then took Cui Yijing ashore from another place.

Yue Donghai also got off the boat, and without waiting for Shen Shu to speak, he asked, "Thanks to Miss Shen's care along the way, Miss Shen said that she came here to join her relatives, and it should be the first time to come here, so it is inevitable that I am not familiar with the place, and I am also familiar with Shaokang here, the girl might as well tell me where the relatives live, and I can show you the way as a reward." ”

Shen Shu didn't expect him to say this, he was stunned when he heard this, then he came back to his senses and shook his head lightly and refused, "You saved my and Brother Jing'er's lives before, but I couldn't repay it, and now I just took you on the way, that's what I should do, so how can I be rewarded." Even if you want to thank you, it should be me and Brother Jing to thank you. ”

"As for leading the way, there is no need, so many years have passed, time has already passed, and the relatives of the year don't know if they are still alive, they are still in the original place, and I don't know where to look, I am only going to take Brother Jing to find an inn to live in, and then plan slowly. This remark is actually just a pretext, because it was fake to say that she came to join her relatives at the beginning, and where did she go to find a so-called "pro" to accept Yue Donghai's kindness, so she could only refuse.

"It's you, if it's convenient, please inform the door, and after Brother Jing and I settle down, we will come to the door to thank you. She also remembered that Yue Donghai had said that he was going to come to Shaokang before, although she didn't know whether it was true or not, she had the right to take it as if it was true, asked for her address, and went to thank her when the time came.

It is difficult to repay the favor, and the grace of saving life is a great favor. Shen Shu could only repay as much as possible.

Yue Donghai knew her situation in his heart, so he just wanted to know where she would stay, since she hadn't decided yet, he just reminded her, "If you want to stay, try to stay away from the dock, there are people from all over the world, and it will inevitably be messy." ”

Shen Shu also knew this, but she still thanked him, and then said a few more words, and then said goodbye to him.

Yue Donghai insisted on sending them off the dock, Shen Shu looked at the slightly chaotic scene, nodded in response, and said thank you.

The three of them quickly left the dock, and followed a few ill-intentioned people along the way, but because of the high and large people, Yue Donghai, who was not easy to mess with at first glance, did not dare to step forward, but still followed without giving up, until Shen Shu entered the largest inn in the south of the city, and then he left unwillingly.

There's no way, the people behind the inn can't be messed with by ordinary people.

And Shen Shu chose this place because of this, because no matter ancient or modern, if you can do the biggest, there will inevitably be someone behind you, and this is especially true in ancient times. Although such a place is not said to be absolutely safe, relatively speaking, the safety factor is higher.

She and Cui Yijing were led to the door by the guys, and Yue Donghai stood at the door to say goodbye to them and did not go in again. Before leaving, he still told Shen Shu where he lived, Shen Shu was not familiar with the nearby terrain and had no idea, but the guys on the side listened, and a trace of disdain quickly flashed in his eyes, and even looked at Shen Shu's eyes with a trace of suspicion.

Shen Shu stood in front of the guy and talked to Yue Donghai again, he didn't notice the guy's expression, but he stood opposite Yue Donghai and looked at it clearly, but he didn't say anything at all.

Before leaving, Shen Shu gave Yue Donghai a few things to eat, and he didn't delay taking them. After Yue Donghai left, Shen Shu led Cui Yijing into the inn, asked for two rooms, and ordered a few dishes to be sent to the room. She paid the deposit and paid for the room for five days, which was a lot of money for the consumption level of the inn, and the man put away the doubts in his heart, and walked in front of them diligently to lead them to the guest room.

Shen Shu and Cui Yijing temporarily lived in Shuihe County, and Yue Donghai also found a boat to return to Huaixing Mansion, originally wanted to work to pay the ship's fare, but when he took out the food given by Shen Shu the next day, he found that there was a silver ticket in it, a full fifty taels.

Yue Donghai took the silver ticket and looked at it for a long time, and finally raised a smile and put it in his arms.

Up to now, he couldn't see that Shen Shu was not short of money at all, and it was a lot of money to eat, drink and have fun all the way, but he had never seen her frown. Probably a long time ago, she was fully prepared to leave, so even if it happened suddenly, she would not be left with nothing. This is indeed her style.

However, after Yue Donghai accepted the money, he still didn't spend it, so he put it on his chest and continued to work to pay the ship's fare, and after about two days, he arrived in Huaixing Mansion, and happened to meet his companion who came by boat to buy things, so he helped move things and went back together by the way.

His companion was astonished when he saw Yue Donghai, for he had gone away without warning, taking with him all his valuable belongings, leaving only an empty shell on the island.

Yes, Yue Donghai lives on the island, where he was born and raised. The island, called Liuli Island, is located in the East China Sea, covered with dense jungle and obscuring the sun, and only a very small part of it can be moved, nominally belonging to the territory of the Southern Dynasties, but in fact no officials care at all. The island is inhabited by the Yue family, who have lived here for generations, fishing for a living, and have passed down from generation to generation.

In the era of farming, only the field was the eternal hard currency, and the island was far away from the mainland, as if it was floating on the sea, which could not give people a down-to-earth feeling, so the people on the mainland basically looked down on the Yue family. The guy at the inn before showed a disdainful look after hearing Yue Donghai's self-reported home, and it was also for this reason.

In the previous life, if that accident had not happened, the Yue Donghai would be like all the Yue family on the island, and the biggest pursuit of life is to have a few more boats, go to farther seas, bring back more cherished fish, in exchange for more money, and so on until the end of life.

Because of that accident, his fate changed drastically. He became Cui Yijing, and the knowledge he learned from what he saw in the place paved the way to a vast world for him, letting him know that life is not just about fish and boats.