Kang Damao came to the grave of his eldest brother and found that there was not a single weed around the grave, and there were still offerings in front of the tombstone that had not yet dried, and there was a pile of black paper money crumbs that had been burned for a long time. Kang Damao knew very well that Xiaohua and An's mother came to clean the grave of the eldest brother every once in a while, and after Xiaohua was sent to Yaowan Town, An's mother came, Kang Damao was very moved, he had already regarded An's mother as half a mother, and An's mother also took him as half a son, he decided to take An's mother to Yaowan Town for the New Year this time, just to reunite with Xiaohua.

Kang Damao handled the business of the two shops in Zhenjiang Mansion properly, closed the door in advance, gave the shopkeeper and the man a reward and asked them to go home a few days in advance to reunite with their families, and even Kang Damao, the maid of Kang Mansion, also sent a reward and sealed a red envelope to let them go home in advance, closed the door of Kang Mansion, and Kang Damao helped An Mu to get into a carriage and drove away with Erhu and Abao towards the Xijindu Wharf in Zhenjiang Mansion.

Passing by Yangzhou City, Kang Damao let the boat dock, he was taking his own boat, naturally he wanted to stop, and said that he would pick up Xiaolong's guy when he went back, Kang Damao also wanted everyone to reunite in Yaowan Town, and have a reunion New Year, naturally no one is missing.

On a dock somewhere in Yangzhou City.

"Fourth brother, Xiaolong asked me to tell you, he decided not to follow, and stayed at home to accompany his brothers for the New Year this year." The one-eyed dragon of the three masters of the Cao Gang stood on the dock and said to Kang Damao, if he wanted to put it on the past, he would definitely not let Kang Damao go, so he had to pull him to drink a few bowls of wine, but at this time and that time, he also hoped that Linglong could stay in the Cao Gang for the New Year, besides, he had already listened to Kang Damao's words and temporarily quit drinking.

Kang Damao wanted to get off the boat, but when he heard the third brother say this, he stood by the boat and was stunned, could it be that he didn't bring Brother Long before, and that guy was angry?

"It's okay, Brother Long, he has been following me, and if he has been away from home for so long, he should be allowed to stay in the Cao Gang and get together with the three eldest brothers, then I will ......" Kang Damao said and prepared to leave, after all, Xiaolong has always been a member of the Cao Gang. It's just that as soon as he turned around, Kang Damao caught a glimpse of the figure of Xiaolong hiding in the dark of the dock, and he immediately changed his words just now.

"Third brother, I promised Brother Long to pick him up and go back to Yaowan Town together, please let someone pass a message, I'll wait for him here, I won't leave if he doesn't come." Kang Damao said very righteously.

"I said, fourth brother, didn't I already tell you just now! He won't go to Yaowan Town with you, Xiaolong, he is in the Cao Gang for the New Year this year, you guy, I didn't expect you to be a dead eye. The one-eyed dragon said a little depressed.

"Who said I wasn't going, huh! Third brother, when did you learn to lie? Linglong said and dodged past the one-eyed dragon and jumped directly onto the boat, she didn't know when she had appeared on the edge of the dock, mainly because she was a little moved by Kang Damao's words just now, the reason why she let the third brother say this was also to deliberately play petty, the purpose was to see if Brother Kang really didn't care about her.

"No, didn't you ask me to tell the fourth brother? I'll go, I'll reason wherever I go. The one-eyed dragon spread out his hands and looked very wronged.

"Third brother, you're boring! Brother Long is my man. Kang Damao also said this deliberately.

"Yes, you are in the same boat, third brother, I can't admit it, I can't play with you." After the one-eyed dragon finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to the two, but waved his hand and left angrily.

After Linglong jumped on the boat, ignoring Kang Damao's puzzled eyes, she picked up her small fist and punched Kang Damao's chest, causing Kang Damao to cough, this punch She obviously used a little bit of strength, let you not take me, hum! Deserved, Linglong thought proudly.

Kang Damao, Linglong, Erhu, Abao and Anmu took a boat all the way south to Yaowan Town.

In the evening, the five of them got off the boat and walked on the strange and familiar street of Yaowan Town, where there were many shops on both sides of the street, and the afterglow of the twilight sunset was faintly sprinkled on the red bricks and green tiles or the brightly colored pavilion cornices, adding a bit of hazy and poetic to the twilight scenery of the prosperous Yaowan Town in front of them.

Now the most prosperous street in Yaowan Town is much more lively than when they left a few days ago, and it is no wonder that in three days it will be the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the street is full of people purchasing New Year's goods, in front of and behind them are faces that are either long, elegant, fresh, or worldly, the streets are full of cars and horses, the flow of people is like weaving, not far away there is a faint penetrating shout of the vendors, and occasionally a horse neighing, Kang Damao and several people feel as if they are in a colorful and rich picture.

Wandering on the bustling street at will, the light and warm sunset under your feet sprinkled between the green tiles and red walls everywhere, the abrupt cornices, the high fluttering shop signs, the sparkling carriages and horses, the endless flow of pedestrians, and the quiet and comfortable smiling faces, all reflect the self-satisfaction of the people after a busy year and finally relaxed.

"Auntie, this is Yaowan Town, how is it, it's much more prosperous than Zhenjiang Mansion, right?" Kang Damao turned to Anmu next to him and said.

"Yes! Yes! I was dazzled, but it was a little too noisy, and it was not as quiet as Zhenjiang Mansion. An Mu said with a smile as she looked around the street.

Kang Damao had to arrange two carriages after getting off the boat, he was worried that An's mother was tired of walking, but An's mother refused, An's mother said that she couldn't walk, there was no need to waste silver, and An's mother herself wanted to walk on the street and see the customs here, and Kang Damao obeyed her will.

"You be careful of the carriage on the road, not far ahead is our new house in Yaowan Town, or Kangfu, Xiaohua must have returned from the store at this hour, I haven't told her to pick you up, let's surprise her later." Kang Damao said mysteriously.

"Okay, just listen to you and surprise her." Mother Ann smiled happily under the support of Linglong and Abao.

Just as a few people were laughing and walking towards the porcelain shop, they were stopped by a voice.

"Brother Mao? What a coincidence, brother, where have you been these days? I went to your porcelain shop several times to look for you for a drink, but I didn't find you. "It was none other than Jiang Shaohua, who was known as Hua Shaohua, and Kang Damao's wine and meat brother.

Kang Damao saw that Hua Shao was still followed by Mu Qin Gege and the little prince, so he hurriedly saluted: "Gege, little prince!" You two haven't left either, are you going to celebrate the New Year in Yaowan Town this year? ”

"What, you're not welcome?" Gege asked deliberately pouting.

"Welcome, of course welcome, if you don't dislike it, a few people will go to the lower house, and the New Year will be lively." Kang Damao said enthusiastically that he didn't care.

"Okay, then it's settled." Mu Qin Gege said simply.

"Brother Mao, you haven't answered my question yet, where have you been these days, I can't find friends with similar interests." Hua Shao still asked unrelentingly.

"Brother Hua, the New Year is coming, and I have gone back to my hometown to worship my ancestors in the past few days." Kang Damao said simply.

"It doesn't take so long to return to your hometown to worship your ancestors, right?" Hua Shao asked suspiciously, he had actually thought that Kang Damao was going out to avoid the limelight, but he didn't say hello to himself when he went out to play, which was a bit uninteresting!

"Of course, I went back to Zhenjiang Mansion to take care of the business, and then the old man came back, and I ran into a few of you before I got home." Kang Damao had no choice but to explain further, and Hua Shao gave up.

"It's cold outside, you send your aunt back to the house first, and I'll be back in a while." Kang Damao said to the Linglong people next to him, and after hearing this, a few people helped An's mother away, Linglong and a few of them also knew that Gege and Xiao Wang Ye just now were not ordinary people, Kang Damao was already difficult enough to deal with them, and it was useless for a few people to stay there, so it was better to take An's mother back to the house first.

After a few people left, Kang Damao asked, "Where are the three of you going on this cold day?" ”

"This ...... It doesn't hurt to tell you, my informant reported that a big official in the capital has come to Yaowan Town in recent days, and it may be that he is also here to secretly investigate the porcelain smuggling case. Hua Shao didn't want to say it, but after thinking about it for a while, he still told Kang Damao.

"Great official? How big is it? Kang Damao asked suspiciously, it stands to reason that no matter how big the officials in the capital are, they will not work hard to drive Gege and the little prince out of the horse, but looking at the three of them dressed now, it seems that this big official in the capital is not small.

"Hehe, Gege and the little prince were specially invited by me to save face, hehe! Are you interested or not? Hua Shao said tentatively.

In fact, Hua Shao was just saying that, but Gege's gaze was a little warm, and Kang Damao also inadvertently wiped something strange, and he immediately turned his head.

"I'll forget it, you're busy with yours, I'll go back." Kang Damao said goodbye and left, although he also wanted to go, in case he could get in touch with this big official, then there would be hope for checking porcelain smuggling to avenge the eldest brother, but the current situation is that this big official seems to be a little dangerous, forget it, it's better to wait and see how it changes, thinking of this, Kang Damao shook his head helplessly, now he really feels that he is too small, the force behind this porcelain smuggling seems to be like a huge whirlpool, which may swallow him at any time.