"On my fingers, I haven't been to Jiangnan for more than ten years." A middle-aged man dressed in cloth and wearing a hat stood at the bow of the boat, smiling and talking.

His voice was gentle, and he couldn't distinguish the accent of north, south, west, and east, but it was extremely pleasant and comfortable.

A little girl shook her little head and asked curiously, "Are you from Jiangnan?" ”

"I can't say it, I've been everywhere, if I have to say it, I can only say that I am a person from Da Zhou!"

Xiao Nizi tightened her nose and snorted, "Isn't this nonsense? Who is not a person from Da Zhou yet? ”

The woman at the helm at the moment said angrily: "Little girl, don't be rude to the guests!" The little girl was so frightened that she stuck out her tongue, and the woman at the helm hurriedly said to Buyi: "Don't blame the guest officer, the child is not sensible and offended!" ”

"Hahaha!" The clothed man chuckled and said, "It's okay, I also have a daughter at home, who is much more skinny than her!" ”

Xiao Nizi's curiosity came, she came to the cloth man, looked carefully, and suddenly said angrily: "Your daughter is blessed!" ”

The cloth man was puzzled, "How do you know?" ”

"Because there's a dad who loves her!" The little girl's eyes were bright, but when she mentioned the word "father", she became inexplicably sad.

The cloth man noticed the change in the little girl's expression, he touched it from his arms, took out a few pieces of candy, and stuffed it into the little girl, "Taste it, this is the sugar outside the plug, made of milk." ”

"Milk? Didn't you drink it? How can you make sugar? The little girl was stunned, but her hands were not slow, she peeled off a piece of candy and immediately stuffed it into her mouth.

Wow!

Sure enough, it smells milky, and it's really delicious!

The little girl hesitated, then immediately ran to her mother's side and stuffed a grain of candy into her mother's ...... There are three left, two for the younger brother in the family, and one left.

"Mother, leave one for your father...... Will he be able to eat it? There was a mist in the little girl's eyes.

The woman let out a long sigh and touched her daughter's head with her hand, but said nothing. At this moment, the ship had docked, and the clothed man took out a bank note of ten taels...... The woman was startled, and hurriedly said: "Guest officer, I, I've just been working here for three days, and I don't have any money on me, so I can't find it!" ”

There is no smaller silver on the cloth man's body, "Then you can take it, you don't have to look for it, it's not easy to do business!" ”

"That's not going to happen!"

The woman was anxious, "The slave family relies on their strength to earn money to eat, and they definitely can't let the guests suffer...... Or I'm going to find someone. The woman looked around, and there was no one on the dock...... Where have they gone, it's not like this usual!

She was so anxious that the clothed man looked up at the sky, and suddenly smiled: "Otherwise, at noon, I won't go to the restaurant, just eat a meal on the boat, this is the meal money!" ”

The woman waved her hand again and again, and ten taels was enough to eat!

"Guest officer, otherwise, the slave family will cook for you, wait while eating, and when someone comes, I will borrow money, and I will find it for the guest officer."

The cloth man didn't say anything, this is a simple woman, not greedy or possessive, it is not easy. She went on the boat to cook, and the little girl was obviously curious about the cloth man, "You, have you ever read?" ”

"I've read some, not much!"

"I want to study too, I was going to school, but my father ......" the little girl's voice became lower and lower.

"What's wrong with your dad?" The clothed man asked.

"He, he's dead!" The little girl squatted on the shore and sobbed softly, crying very sadly. The cloth-clothed man took out a few more pieces of candy, coaxed the little girl to be happy, and said that there was no match...... The cloth man finally figured out that the little girl's father was a silk reeler, and some time ago, he was working in the workshop, and he was pushed into the pot without knowing what was going on.

The silkworm cocoon is put into a hot water pot in order to separate the silk, from a silkworm cocoon, into a long raw silk...... The little girl's father was in charge of this and fell into the boiling water.

In just an instant, his face, chest, and neck were all badly burned, and his eyes were also damaged.

The workshop carried the little girl's father back to the house and gave him ten taels of silver...... A man with severe burns, what does this money do, and soon, his wound became inflamed and suppurated.

In order to save his father, the family not only spent ten taels of silver, but also sold all the family property, and even the house was gone, but still did not save the father's life.

The little girl's mother had to rely on her young rowing skills to ferry on the river, fishing and selling money to support her and her children.

The woman was very capable, and in less than a quarter of an hour, a dish of steamed saury was ready, as well as a bowl of egg drop soup and a pot of rice, and she said embarrassedly: "Guest officer, do you drink?" Why don't you let the girl buy it for you, she has fast legs! ”

The cloth-clothed man waved his hand, "No need, the family is strictly controlled!" ”

Saying that, the cloth-clothed man picked up the rice bowl and ate it in a big gulp, the fragrant rice, the more delicious Yangtze River saury, it was really enjoyable, the Yangtze River three fresh, worthy of the name!

The cloth-clothed man was eating happily, when suddenly a group of people came on the road, several thousand, noisy and noisy, and came straight to this nameless dock.

The little girl was curious, raised her eyes to look, and the woman looked at it twice, then hurriedly changed her face and color, and said to the cloth: "Guest officer, hurry up and get on the boat, avoid it first!" ”

The cloth-clothed man frowned slightly, he didn't refuse, but after getting on the boat, he asked, "Who are they, why are they so majestic?" ”

The woman bit her lip and said vigorously, "They are my husband-killing enemies!" ”

"Oh!" The clothed man took a breath, "They dare to kill?" ”

The woman snorted angrily, "There's nothing they don't dare to do!" These people surnamed Ma are majestic! When he became the council representative of Jiangnan Road, the business became bigger and bigger, killing people was like crushing a bedbug to death! ”

The cloth-clothed man frowned and twisted into a big pimple!

"How powerful can he be as a representative of the council on Jiangnan Road? Dare to do anything wrong? ”

The woman sighed deeply, "I didn't understand before, but my father told me that my uncle surnamed Ma is in the capital, and I heard that many big officials have to listen to him, and if they don't listen to him, they won't get money!" ”

The cloth man turned his brain quickly, the surname Ma is still in charge of money, and he seems to have a score...... It's so powerful, even his nephew has such a great majesty!

Terrific!

The cloth man's gaze became more and more solemn.

At this time, a group of Ma family's subordinates were escorting more than a dozen people, and when they got closer, there were almost more than 200 of these dogs. Outside the dog's legs, there were countless ragged victims, who glared angrily, not daring to go too close, but they were not willing to let go of the people of the Ma family.

After following him all the way to the nameless dock, a middle-aged man gritted his teeth and asked his men to line up on the shore, and he personally yelled at the hungry people: "What are you doing with it? Do you expect our Ma Ye to have a treat? Let me tell you, these people are pirates, bandits! Their grain is all robbed, and if you want their food, you are helping to write off the accounts, and you want to sit together! ”

The greasy middle-aged man drank angrily several times in a row, and the hungry people were finally afraid, some people retreated, but some people were not convinced.

"Hu San, don't think that if you become a follower for the surname Ma, we will be afraid of you! Brother Dafa came back from Tuntian, Liaodong, and his grain is all his own! If you are willing to lend it to us, you can't take care of it! ”

"Phew!" Hu San laughed and said: "I don't dare to say it in other places, in this land in the south of the Yangtze River, we Ma Ye stomped our feet, and the Yangtze River will turn up three feet of waves!" ”

The cloth-clothed man looked out from the cabin, and his face was terrifying!

It is no wonder that the first emperor disregarded his body and knew that the medicine was harmful, but he still wanted to eat it...... Sitting in this position, you can't be angry, you can't turn a blind eye and listen to it!

Looking down in the capital is really different from looking down at the capital below.

It's like two kinds of rotten apples, one is very bad on the outside, but it's not good on the inside, and it's still edible.

On the other hand, there is only a little wound on the outside, and the more you dig it, the bigger it gets, and the whole apple has to be thrown away.

A small problem in the capital will become a big problem in the local area, so big that it is boundless and covers the sky!

No, Hu San said arrogantly: "It's still the same sentence, those who know each other will listen to Ma Ye's words...... Why don't you live a life, if Ma Ye appreciates it, maybe he can live better than his brother! If you don't get oil and salt, and you still think that the court can manage you, then it's a big mistake! ”

"Let me tell you, is the king of Qi big? Our Ma Ye went to the palace to attend a birthday banquet! Is Wei Xianggong famous? personally wrote a banner for our Ma Ye, and even the champion Hou his old man praised our Ma Ye for his ability! Think about it, just with this piece of land in the south of the Yangtze River, who can still manage our Ma Ye? ”

The guy crossed his waist and was triumphant.

When he mentioned the champion Hou, the cloth-clothed man in the cabin trembled visibly, and his fists couldn't help but shrink and clench.

At this moment, suddenly, the Uncle Ma Xiangma finally came, and there were dozens of knights who came over, including a few court errands.

Ma Xiang rushed through the crowd, arrived at the shore, and saw Hu San, so angry that his eyes were red.

"Bastard, let you arrest people, how did you make such a big move?"

Hu San was frightened, "Master Ma, the villain is following your instructions, directly take people, and let those mud legs know that they are powerful!" ”

"Fart!"

Ma Xiang is so angry! He really wanted to strangle Hu San to death.

You're a dog, what do you know?

Just now, his uncle sent a secret letter, saying that Hou Ye left Beijing and went to Yangzhou to inspect the construction of the railway.

Seeing the letter, Ma Xiang immediately broke out in a cold sweat!

Oh my god!

Champion Hou is here!

Although most of Jinling's newspapers were bought by him, there are always some places that can't be covered, in case something happens at this moment, let Hou Ye hear a little bit, and his head will be gone!

"Folks, listen to me, Hu San drank too much wine and talked nonsense! The big guys are all folks, and I won't be such a jerk! Rest assured, I will lend you grain, as long as you have 10% interest, you can borrow as much as you want, there are no strings attached! Let's go back to the big guys! Let's go back! ”

Hu San was stupid, "Master Ma, you can't give it for nothing, don't you want their fields, and let them go to the weaving workshop to be coolies!" ”

Ma Xiang raised his foot and kicked Hu San out of his heels several times, but by coincidence, he just rolled to the shore and lay in front of the cloth man!