Chen Damao spent the wedding night, and early the next morning, he took his new daughter-in-law Li Yue to perform the gift of filial piety to his parents and greet his relatives and friends.

Li Yue really looks good, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and she is smart and wise. Both are very satisfied with each other and are immersed in the sweet joy of being married.

After the etiquette and greetings, after eating eggs, everyone came to Chen Damao's house together and sat around a big fire to chat.

"Da Mao, I don't know what your plans are in the future? Because I also have to start the rest of my life, staying in Chenjia Village is not a long-term solution. ”

"Qu Hao, how many days have you only lived? Take a break and wait for the warmer spring to think about what to do. Chen Damao said.

"If I can't do it because of the weather, I will think about taking a break, thinking about what to do first, and then I can be mentally prepared. I'd like to hear your opinions. ”

"We have no experience in doing anything other than hauling goods and farming." Chen Damao said.

"Experience depends on accumulation, business is the first person, you are a good person, you should be able to do business." Qu Hao said.

"So what's the business? There are no specialties here. Chen Ermao asked.

"I have some goods, but a little far, in Wuguo, if you are willing to do it, we can cooperate, you contribute, I will pay for the shipment." Qu Hao said.

"Wow, how do you do that?" Da Mao, they all came to the spirit when they heard it.

"What I want is that you are divided into two groups of people to do it separately, and open separate shops in Hanyue and Zhuye. The things that are sold are not available in the market now. But to be on the safe side, let's do a pilot first, do it together, and see where to start? If it is close to the source of goods in Hanyue, there is a certain risk, because I had the experience of being caught and escaping there last year, but I have to go there to get the goods. ”

Qu Hao was obsessed with the dozens of tons of goods in the car, because he knew very well that it was a huge fortune, and the goods had a shelf life, and once it was too long, it would lose its value.

Without further ado, Qu Hao decided to take another risk to go to Wu and explore the path of reality first. Things that were difficult to accomplish without help before, now with the help of these friends, I hope to be able to ship the goods out. Qu Hao and Chen Damao decided to go to Hanyue first with Chen Ermao and Chen Shi, Chen Damao, Chen Qing, Ziyan, and then Ji Zhi and Zheng Shu, and set off for Shucheng in two days, staying in an inn that Da Mao and Ermao had lived in before, and waiting for Chen Ermao to pick them up. Qu Hao thought that if it didn't go well to Hanyue, he would return to Shucheng together to meet them and make other plans.

On the same day, Qu Hao, Chen Ermao, and Chen Shi set off together, still one person and one horse, maneuvering quickly.

Walking on the road in winter, the difficulties can be imagined. However, what Qu Hao thought of was a matter of future life, so he could only hurry up, through the wasteland, cities, and villages, and after going through hardships and obstacles, he finally arrived at Shucheng, Chu State, which had been lost for a long time.

The three of them rested in Shucheng for one night, bought some dry food and other things for use on the road, sold the horses ridden by the three of them in the Shucheng cattle and horse market, and then rented a carriage and came to the place by the Yangtze River where Qu Hao was unforgettable---- where he and Wu Mengyao were forced to separate, and now only Ji Jiao's tomb is waiting silently here.

Qu Hao first dug out the backpack he had buried, and the contents were intact, and then the three of them put the boat upside down on Ji Jiao's tomb back into the river and pulled the oars out of the mud.

Qu Hao took Chen Shi and Ermao and drove towards the downstream direction of Hanyue. Since it was going downstream, the boat arrived at Hanyue before evening.

It was still early, Qu Hao and the three of them parked the boat opposite Hanyue City and disembarked not far from Wu Rong's house, Qu Hao asked Chen Ermao to wait on the boat, and then took Chen Shi to Wu Rong's house.

The third time he came to Hanyue, Qu Hao knew that he was not out of danger of being captured, so he was very cautious, fortunately, after a while, the government here might not have expected that he would have such courage to come to Hanyue after having escaped.

When I came to the gate of Wu Rong's house, I saw that many people in his family were busy inside and out, and just wanted to ask, a familiar face came to me, and after a closer look, it turned out to be Wu Jiang who saved him when he was pressed to Liuhe last time.

"Mr. Qu is auspicious."

"Mr. Wu auspicious, this is my brother Chen Shi. It seems that Mr. Wu Rong has something at home, right? Qu Hao introduced Chen Shi to Wu Jiang and asked.

"yes. My brother is happy to come to the door, he has just been promoted to county governor, and his new sister-in-law is about to pass the door, and now he is moving to a new house. Wu Jiang said.

"This is really a great joy, your brother is at home, right?"

"Yes, I'll take you in."

Wu Jiang took Qu Hao and Chen Shi into the compound, Wu Rong was pacing in the courtyard, and when he saw Qu Hao, he hurriedly stepped forward.

"Brother Qu, I haven't seen you for many days, and I miss it very much. Who is this? ”

"Congratulations, Brother Wu. This is my brother Chen Shi. ”

Wu Rong greeted Chen Shi and invited the two of them into the lobby.

"Brother Wu, you saved me last time, I really don't know how to repay you for saving your life, and I've always been worried that you will be implicated in that incident."

"Brother Qu said this, I said that your business is my business. There is a point of implication, because I suggested that you be sent to Liuhe, and there was a situation halfway, but it has passed, and now it has been promoted, isn't it? The former county Yin Chenchang went to Gusu to take up a post, and I replaced him. ”

"Thanks, that's great. Yes, your business is mine. ”

"Don't worry, you won't have any big problems in Hanyue now, your face was muddy that day, you basically can't see what you look like, and the soldiers who sent you to Liuhe on the ship have all left Hanyue, and the two shipwrights were later punished to join the army. However, I suggest you change your name, as your name was on your last case. ”

"Okay, then from now on, I won't be Qu Hao, I will change my name to Qu Wu. You are happy, brother, I came in a hurry, I only brought such a small gift, and I hope to smile. "Qu Hao, who should be called Qu Wu now, took out the five catties of gold he had prepared before from his arms, and he didn't expect to give it away in the form of a congratulatory gift.

The reason why he changed his name to Qu Wu is because of the meteorite engraved with the word witch on his wear, the providence in the dark.

"Qu Wu, I'm going to be angry with you like this, you give such a big gift every time, although I am now promoted to county yin, but the year is not high, how can you let me afford your favor?" Wu Rong accepted the bag handed over by Qu Wu, looked at the contents and said.

"Brother Wu, I don't need you to pay back this little meaning, and I will have to rely on you more in the future. Besides, you have a lot of responsibilities and expenses, so if you have anything to do in the future, just tell me, as long as I can do it, I will do my best. Qu Wu said.

"Okay, our brothers don't have to be so polite, but it's really like you said, now the expenses are very large, this house has been given to Wujiang, because of business reasons, you have to live in the city, you just need the money I urgently need." Wu Rong said.

"Now that you have been promoted to county governor, you will have a more ambitious future in the future, and the expenses will only get bigger and bigger. Brother, I have a little cargo still in your jurisdiction, and if you want to do some business in Hanyue, I hope that my brother will help me vigorously, and I will naturally share it with you. Qu Wu took the opportunity to say.

"There is no problem with this, you prepare the shop first, but it is inconvenient for me to participate in the collaboration, so I will leave it all to Wujiang to deal with." As for the sharing, you can just look at it, because Wu Jiang's assistance will inevitably invite others to help, and our brothers are easy to say, but we can't lose other brothers. Wu Rong said.

"Okay. One more thing, do you have a hydrographic map here near Hanyue, I would like to check a location. Qu Wu asked.

"Yes, I was just going to take it away, I haven't packed it yet, you can come with me." Wu Rong said, and then took Qu Wu to the study, where there was a hydrographic map made of wool on the desk.

Qu Wu carefully checked the direction of the Yangtze River and the location of Hanyue to determine the direction, and saw that there was a small tributary that joined the Yangtze River, and from the direction and direction of the flow, it should be the small river next to the heavy truck.

Qu Wu pointed to this small tributary and asked Wu Rong, "Can this tributary be boated?" ”

"Yes, there is a lot of water in this tributary now, and there is no problem with large and small boats." Wu Rong said.

Hearing Wu Rong say this, Qu Hao had hope for transporting goods by ship.

"Wu Jiang, come over here." Wu Rong called Wu Jiang over again and explained in the study what Qu Wu had just said about the business, and Wu Jiang was naturally very happy to be able to cooperate with Qu Wu.

"Two brothers, I will start preparing tomorrow, there is one more thing, I have an urgent matter tomorrow, can Brother Wu borrow me a carriage pulled by two horses?" Qu Wu said.

"No problem, you can ask Wu Jiang to go to the backyard to pick up one for you later. The day after tomorrow, I will marry, you can help me when the time comes, and follow me to pick up the relatives, but Qu Wu, you don't have to give congratulatory gifts at that time, and you don't have to give brothers, everyone is a brother, don't stick to etiquette. ”

"Okay, come by all means. You're all busy, so let's take our leave. ”

"Good. The two of them walked slowly. ”

Qu Wu and Chen Shi found Wu Jiang, borrowed a carriage and left Wu Rong's house, came to the river, and the three of them dragged the boat ashore together, hid in the grass on the shore, and then found the farmhouse where they had lived and stored a horse when they last came to Hanyue to rest.

Qu Wu informed Chen Ermao and Chen Shi about his name change, and Qu Hao, the name that had followed him for 21 years, has since become a thing of the past in his history.