Early in the morning, the wharf of Yuliang Town was noisy. This is the main waterway for Huizhou merchants to go out of Huizhou, and it is even busier than the land route. When there are the most ships, there are thousands of sails racing and hundreds of boats competing for the current. Therefore, there are many merchants on the wharf, and there are many family members who come to see them off. And more often than not, it is the coolies who help carry the luggage and unload the cargo. These people have been here all the year round, and because of the need to work, they are often divided into several groups of people, and their eyes are the most vicious, and they can see at a glance who can give the most generous wages.

At this moment, when someone saw a group of people with carriages, horses, luggage, and entourage appearing on the dock, there were more than 20 people who could be seen from the outside, and they had to surround and go up to collect work. Especially when you notice that the direction of this pedestrian is the largest two-story painting boat on the pier, there are more coolies recommended by Mao. You must know that compared with the canal waterway, this waterway from Yanzhou Mansion to Hangzhou is deeper and wider, so it can also drive larger boats. But most of the time, except for the richest merchants, most of the Hui merchants took those low canopy boats, so that the cost of the road could be saved a lot.

When the carriage and horses came to a halt in front of the two-tiered boat, and gradually people came down from the carriage, including even women wearing hats, and the coolies were stopped, because a middle-aged fat man from the carriage behind them stood in front of them in a domineering manner.

"What is noisy, as long as ten people, with great strength, talk less and work more. It's the top ten of you, and the rest are scattered! ”

It was Zhang Xingzhe, a fat grain merchant, who spoke. He quickly slashed through the chaos and picked out ten people, but he didn't think that he was wide and fat, and he was panting and walking around under the boat. Carefully supervise a group of coolies to carry the salute upwards. and Wu Xingcai above are in charge of a mess. It wasn't until he was sure that all the luggage had been sent that he was relieved, took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweaty forehead on this cold day. At this moment, a bamboo tube was handed to him, and he looked sideways in amazement, and saw that it was Wang Fulin, and the corners of his mouth immediately showed a courteous smile.

"How dare you bother petty officials?"

"You robbed me of what should have been my busy work, how can I not comfort you?" I thought of the surprise that Wu Xingcai and Zhang Xingzhe were surprised when they learned that Mrs. Su's mother and daughter were going to go together. Now that he is so attentive, people who don't know still think that it is the family of Xiuning County Order, not the family of She County Order, Wang Fulin can't help but smile heartily, "I asked people to buy it at the inn over there, drank it to moisten their throats, and then got on the boat." ”

Wang Fulin had already asked Mao Sui, who followed him to Hangzhou this time, to recommend himself to Yu Wen, a young man to settle the wages of the coolies, and he went to the tavern to see what food was suitable for taking on the road, and found that it was far inferior to the cooked dishes prepared by Liu Hongshi and the county magistrate Aunt Zhang, so he only brought some hot drinks. After all. When you get on the boat, you can boil water, but there is nothing hot to drink right now. Zhang Xingzhe thanked him repeatedly. I really felt that my throat was dry and smoking, and when I drank two sips and found that it was sweet soup, he was even happier when he was fond of sweets.

The two were the last to get on board. Because of the mixed flow of people in Yuliang Town, Wang Fulin did not let his family come to send it, and of course Ye Xiaopang was also left at home - Ye Xiaopang was very resentful of his mother and sisters leaving him to return to his hometown, but he was used by Ye Junyao this time to use a little trick, and he would participate in the county exam together, of course, it was not counted in the ranking-so, when he thought of Ye Xiaopang's resentful eyes before, Wang Fulin couldn't help but want to laugh. After getting on the boat at this moment, watching the boatman start the boat, he went around again to make sure that there was nothing abnormal, and it took a while before he came to the second floor.

Wu Xingcai, Zhang Xingzhe, Yu Wen and other men all lived on the first floor, and the second floor was divided into three cabins, one for Mrs. Su and two servants, one for Ye Mingyue and Xiaobei with two girls, as for himself, because Wang Erniang and Wang Xiaomei were alive and dead, Ah Heng followed, and he had to reluctantly accept that there was a quiet and honest follower who served him to dress and serve tea and water. However, in terms of room size, he lived in the most spacious.

Walking down the corridor, he saw Yu Wen walking quickly to meet him, and there were two servants standing at the door of one of the cabins, so he walked forward directly.

"The little official, the lady and the two young ladies are inside."

After Wang Fulin nodded, he still knocked on the door to inform him before entering. The weather has not yet begun in spring, and the house is still burning with charcoal, but the turbidity is discharged through the guò smoke pipe, which is why this painting boat is called one of the best passenger ships in Huizhou. If it was just him, of course he wouldn't be so ostentatious when he went to Hangzhou, but Ye Junyao, the county magistrate, wanted to send his family back to his hometown, and he was the most respected lady and the most beloved daughter, so he would make people feel wronged, so he rented this painting boat. At this moment, he entered the warm cabin from the damp outside, and found Mrs. Su sitting in the middle, while Xiaobei was lying against the window, with Ye Mingyue beside him.

"Little North seasickness." Mrs. Su bluntly pierced this layer of window paper, and when she saw that the little girl immediately turned her head palely, as if she wanted to refute herself, she said angrily, "I said something wrong? I think that on the way from Beijing to Hangzhou, you walked through the canal, and you were still seasick, not to mention the current waterway. I said it all, the old lady is well-intentioned, but there are many people with bad intentions, I'll just take Mingyue back for a trip, you have to follow. ”

Wang Fulin saw that Xiaobei hadn't had time to speak, so he pressed his chest and lay on the window and couldn't move, he was suddenly angry and funny. Just look at this little girl on a horse and climb the wall, and the flying knife can catch rabbits, he can't imagine that she will be seasick! He once again expressed his admiration for Mrs. Su's style. After all, this year's mother-in-law, who has the supreme authority, is still ready to go back with only Ye Mingyue, and her confidence in not being afraid of being blamed is really incomparable. Looking at poor Xiaobei, he thought for a while, and finally said, "In this way, I'll ask the boatman to make some hot and sour soup, maybe I can relieve the seasickness a little." ”

"Does it really work?" It's just that after a short while, Xiaobei, who turned his head again, looked very wolf, his face was blue and white, and the whole person was extremely uncomfortable. Seeing that Wang Fulin stretched out three fingers and made a gesture, and then saluted Mrs. Su, and went out like this, she leaned weakly against Ye Mingyue's arm, "How could I have thought that I would be so strict, I couldn't hold it after just driving the boat for a while." ”

"It's not because as soon as you get on the boat, the whole person is tense. If you are too nervous, you will get seasick," Ye Mingyue dragged Xiaobei to the soft couch and forced him to lie down, then he smiled, "Wang Xiaoguan is the best at eating, since he said that the hot and sour soup is useful, it must be useful." ”

If Wang Fulin knew that Ye Mingyue had such high hopes for himself, he would definitely be ashamed of it. When he got to the small kitchen on the first floor, he remembered that he had brought chili peppers, not peppers! Pepper is not so climate-picky, but pepper is different, it has always been regarded as a valuable spice, and it is by no means everywhere. But the words have already been spoken, he has to instruct the cook to concoct a hot and sour soup with chili peppers instead of peppers, and the eggs are carried, but the tofu shreds are a little embarrassing, and he can only let the cook make do with it.

When such a steaming soup was delivered to the second floor, Xiaobei held it in his hand almost as if it was a panacea, and it was not too hot, so he gulped it with a soup spoon. She had eaten the dishes cooked by Wang Fulin before, and she had also tasted the chili mutton dumplings and spicy mutton soup in the previous house with great curiosity, so she was very accustomed to the sour and spicy taste at the moment. After drinking a big bowl, she only felt that the boredom in her chest had been reduced a lot, and the originally irrepressible urge to vomit seemed to be less strict, and she was surprised and happy for a while.

"It really works!"

At this moment, even Ye Mingyue was dumbfounded. But seeing Wang Fulin's angry and funny expression, she came to her senses. Xiaobei didn't sleep well last night since he knew that he was going to take the boat, and he was even more nervous after he got on the boat, obviously half of this seasickness was nervous, and now this bowl of soup is not so much a panacea, but more than half of it is also psychological. Thinking of this, she glanced at Wang Fulin: "In addition to hot and sour soup, what else can cure seasickness?" ”

Hearing the song and knowing the elegance, Wang Fulin immediately said matter-of-factly: "Of course, there are a lot, for example, chew some ginger, drink some vinegar, and contain two sour plums." All in all, how could the second miss of the Ye family, who can climb walls, ride horses, and shoot flying knives, be seasick? ”

Mrs. Su was immediately amused by Wang Fulin's tone, and when she saw Xiaobei, she immediately straightened her waist, her face was full of unconvinced, and Wang Fulin arched her hand with a smile, and just walked away, she smiled and said, "Did you hear that?" Whether it's ginger, vinegar, or sour plum, you don't need to go to the kitchen, it's all ready-made. Since you insist on going to Ningbo with you, then don't think about a little seasickness, I'm afraid that there will be so many things that will tire you to death after you go back. ”

Separated by a wall is the room of Mrs. Su and others, originally this arrangement, no one has an opinion, Wang Fulin didn't want to wronged himself to go down and squeeze with others, but when he was in the middle of it at the moment, he found that the partition made of wooden boards could not isolate the sound at all. For example, he had just entered the house, and before he could say a word to Ah Heng, he heard Mrs. Su's voice teasing Xiaobei, followed by Xiaobei and Ye Mingyue's jokes, giggling laughter, and Mrs. Su's voice explaining the Ye family's troublesome relatives...... He could hear everything so clearly that he had to consider whether to go to Wu Xingcai or someone else to kill time.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard Mrs. Su's voice coming from next door.

"When I went back and met the people who came to pick us up in Hangzhou, remember, to say that the master was struggling in She County, and he was restrained by big families everywhere, don't publicize any of his political achievements, understand?"

"Mother, are you afraid that the seven aunts and eight aunts in the family will hear that their father is proud of the spring breeze in She County and come to fight the autumn breeze?" This is Xiaobei's voice.

"I won't come to She County just to fight the autumn wind, I'm afraid that they will fight other ghost ideas. In short, if you are not afraid of being harsh, you are afraid of being soft. If you can't handle it, push it to me! Mrs. Su paused for a moment, and then said solemnly, "Then there is, don't mention Wang Fulin, so that no one will worry!" ”

Hearing this, Wang Fulin couldn't help but wonder in his heart. What kind of virtue do those relatives of the Ye family have to be able to make the powerful Mrs. Su strictly guard against such orders?

PS: In the last five hours of the month, both monthly passes and recommended tickets are OK, clench your fist! (To be continued......)