. Bisu fast horse, much faster than Yang Hao's boat, leaving Bianliang all the way to run, through the city through the town during the day, probing people's feelings, inquiring about prices, night to live in the store, this day to Changzhou City, to see that it is late, Bisu went into the city to find an inn to live.

The inn has its own food, but the taste is worse than the special tavern, the people who are used to the rivers and lakes know this, so they did not eat in the store, after arranging accommodation, they went out to find a restaurant with a face storefront and was quite stylish, went in and ordered four small dishes, a wine and a meal, and enjoyed it happily.

After eating, Bisu got up to check out with a little three-point wine, Xiao Er reported the price, Bisu was furious when he heard it, slapped his eyes on the table, and shouted: "How can this be reasonable, your shop is not a black shop, such a small shop, such a meal, than the big restaurant in Bianliang is more expensive than three points, see that your grandfather is a foreigner, just want to fool me?" ”

The little Erpi said with a smile: "What are you talking about?" Our Xinshenglou is a serious business, the price is the most fair, but the 30-year-old store, has always paid attention to the child is not bullied, fair trade, the guest officer can not talk nonsense. ”

The quarrel between the two alarmed the shopkeeper, the old shopkeeper hurriedly dropped the abacus, walked out from behind the counter, the little two explained the situation to the shopkeeper, the old shopkeeper's face was full of smiles, and said: "This guest officer, the store has always been fair, never dare to defraud the guests, as for the price, you don't know, so south, I'm afraid that the more you go, the higher the price, my store is still low." ”

Bisu Nahan said: "How do you say this? ”

The old shopkeeper said: "The guest officer is from the north, don't you know that Tokyo is short of food?" To tell the truth, now the news has spread all over the world, and the prices of vegetables, grains and rice have risen one after another, and the prices have changed three times a day. ”

Bi Suqi said: "What does the lack of grain in Bianliang have to do with your Changzhou?" Didn't the imperial court already issue a strict order to the local government to curb the price of grain? ”

The shopkeeper sighed and said: "The imperial court has issued a decree, and the government has also posted a list, but you can lower the price, but you have no right to force the grain gentry to forcibly sell the grain, right?" Merchants sit on Jia and pursue profits, but what they are doing is a business that is unprofitable and cannot afford to be early, and it is profitable, who still sells grain in a proper manner? All the grain gentry have stockpiled grain and grass, and many grain and oil shops have also closed, if you don't raise the price, people would rather not sell, no way, our restaurant and restaurant still have to dig the door and steal the hole to find a relationship, so that we can buy grain, oil and vegetables at a high price, and the price has to rise. ”

Only then did Bisu understand the reason, and said angrily: "Dare to be affectionate is the self-respect of the gentry." ”

The old shopkeeper sighed and said: "This is not the first time, where is the water and drought, when the imperial court is in a hurry to collect grain to fight, the grain gentry can always get the news early, buy grain in advance, collect all the grain of local farmers of all sizes, and store all of them in hand, waiting for the government to raise prices before selling, it has always been so." The old man operates on a small budget, if he does not raise the price, this capital will not come back, and he asks the guest officer to forgive me. ”

Bisu sneered again and again when he heard this, he was not embarrassed by the shopkeeper, took out the money to pay him, and said coldly: "The lack of food in Kaifeng is just a temporary emergency, the imperial court is trying to find a way to solve it, and the famine will not spread all over the world." Now it is June or July, and in two months, the crops in the fields should gradually mature, and when the time comes, they will not be able to sell the old rice warehouse, and the new rice will not be able to be purchased. ”

The old shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said: "The guest officer thinks too simply, how can those grain gentry not think of this, they have their own countermeasures." What's more, their old grain probably doesn't have to wait until that time, this place is not too far to Beijing, because the local price is not allowed to rise, those grain merchants are planning to transport the grain to Kaifeng to sell for profit. ”

Bisu asked the old shopkeeper for some news, and secretly remembered what he heard.

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Yang Hao's official ship has many sails and oars, and there are small boats in front of him to open the way, and all kinds of ships along the way have to give way, but the boat Tang Yanyan is on is not only slow, but also the various cargo ships and merchant ships that come and go all the way have no reason to make way for her, so although the two ships left Bianliang with their front and rear feet, they gradually opened up a half-day water journey. Unless her boat travels overnight, or Yang Hao stays in a certain place for a few days, she can't catch up for a while.

Fortunately, Yang Hao's official ship has a huge goal, and he will lose it all the way, Wu Wa'er followed leisurely, Tang Yanyan was originally a guest on the boat, but it was not easy to urge.

In the evening of this day, their boat anchored in a wilderness, although the boat is small, it is complete, the ship has its own kitchen, the grain and rice are sufficient, all the way through the wharf, Zhang Niu'er often goes ashore to buy some seasonal vegetables back to fill the kitchen, so there is no need to worry about the risk of running out of cooking.

There is no cook on the boat, the baby master and maid have made a good dish, the boat is parked, Xing'er went to cook and made a few dishes to come out, because the dock is too small, relatively desolate, so most of the people on the boat did not go ashore, after eating the day has been completely dark, everyone went back to the cabin to rest.

After a few days, day and night, and often playing mahjong to relieve boredom, Tang Yanyan is very easy-going, and the baby master and maid and the sailors on the ship are already very familiar. Wu Wa'er also took care of Tang Yanyan, and arranged a small room for her, next to Xing'er's bedroom, the two women were next to each other, and they could take care of each other.

A little starry sky gradually appeared, and the evening breeze cooled down, but Tang Yanyan didn't feel sleepy, so he boarded the bow of the ship alone. The sky is full of stars, the distant mountains are as thick as ink, the boats gently rise and fall with the leisurely river, listening to the sound of the rushing water, Tang Yanyan unconsciously has some boring thoughts.

She hurried to the dock when she heard the little girl say a few words when she was in "Ruxue Fang", and she didn't know the details, she thought that Yang Hao was going south with that concubine, and she was not without jealousy and anger in her heart, she just wanted to catch up with Yang Hao as soon as possible, and see what the fox spirit had at the bottom, so that her lover could be fascinated, but now that she was on the same river, it was a little difficult to see him.

Standing on the bow of the boat, looking out at the inky night in the distance, Flame sighed softly and turned back to his cabin to rest. Xing'er has been quietly carrying her every move, and when she returns to the cabin, Xing'er turns back to Wu Wa'er's residence. Wu Wa'er is still dressed as a little scholar, sitting under the lamp leisurely drinking tea and reading.

Xing'er quietly entered the cabin, closed the door tightly, and said in a low voice: "Miss, Mrs. Yu has gone back to the room to rest." ”

Wu Wa'er and Tang Yanyan each have ghosts, and they all report each other under pseudonyms.

Wu Wa'er quietly followed Yang Hao this time, wanting to wait for him to stop the boat to deal with local government affairs, and quietly take care of him. She is afraid that Zheziyu will come to Po to spoil the plans of her own officials, if there is such a sign at that time, she can't solve it herself, so she has to tell the truth to the officials, so that he can take precautions.

Her name is too loud, when Wu Wa'er is mentioned, everyone knows, it can't be revealed, she is now Yang Hao's woman, when Tang Yanyan asked her surname, she subconsciously used Yang Hao's surname, removed a female character from her name, became a Guizi, and incarnated as Yang Gui Yang Gongzi of a wealthy family in Huaizhong.

Tang Yanyan also had a ghost in her heart, in order to avoid the second brother's people, she covered up all the way, concealed her identity, and waited to catch Wu Wa'er's boat, not only afraid that this son happened to know the brothers who rushed to Kaifeng first, but it was too hard to explain the dress, so she also made up some identity origins.

The day when her relationship with Yang Hao really had a breakthrough was when she suddenly encountered heavy fog in the territory of the Qiang people, was raided by Li Guangyan and fled, and after the torrential rain poured in the barren mountains and ancient caves; After all kinds of ups and downs on the road, they confided in each other when Yang Hao went to Bianliang when the reeds were snowing heavily, it was because she took the meaning of "I think about it today, rain and snow", and made up a girl named Yu Xuefei, and now she is familiar with the gang, and the people on the boat call her Yu Niangzi.

Wu Wa'er put down the book, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Haven't you seen anything unusual?" ”

Xing'er signed: "No, she only went to the bow of the boat to look for a while, and then went back to the room to rest." ”

Wu Wa'er pondered for a moment, and muttered: "Where did she come from, although she is dressed in cloth and claims to be a businesswoman, but her speech and demeanor, demeanor and bearing, are a little more than that of a thousand daughters, but if she is noble, a woman actually went on the road alone, and recklessly went to take a stranger's boat, which is really incomprehensible." ”

Xing'er said: "Miss, didn't she say that she was originally from a big family, but she became a businesswoman because of her family's downfall?" ”

Wu Wa'er smiled slightly and said: "I have seen a lot of dignitaries and nobles, and there are some indescribable charms, which cannot be obtained by reading a few more books and gaining more experience." It is a taste that has grown up in a wealthy family since childhood, and can only be cultivated by nobles who are high and commanding over time, and her graceful bearing is by no means comparable to ordinary rich and noble women. ”

Xing'er said wonderfully: "But what can she do as a woman?" What do you want to do? It can't be a Jiangyang thief, right? Oh! I remembered that she had just stood in the bow of the boat, her feet were steady, the wind and waves were upside down and could not move her a bit, and when she came down from the bow of the boat, she jumped over a cable rope, and her body was vigorous and light, as if she was a master. ”

Wu Wa'er's eyes flashed, and she ordered: "But...... I don't think she's necessarily beating our idea, I'm disguised now, don't I have my own unspeakable secrets? You just ask Zhang Niu'er and a few of them to pay attention to Yu Niangzi's actions, but you don't have to be too careful about her. ”

In Tang Yanyan's room, she looked at the roof of the cabin with her arms on her pillow, her big eyes flickering and thinking about her thoughts, thinking about Yang Hao for a while, and suddenly focusing on this Yang Gui Yang Gongzi. A rich son, returning to his hometown with a beautiful maid, this is very common. It is not uncommon for the little son of a wealthy family to have some fat powder on his body. But in the past few days of getting along, looking at his words and demeanor, and looking at his coquettish complexion, Tang Yanyan has been ninety percent sure that this Yang Gongzi is a girl who is Yi Hai and Ben.

Originally, it didn't matter to her whether this Yang Gui Yang Gongzi was a man or a woman, she was borrowing someone else's boat, and if that son was a woman, it would be safer for her to travel this way. It's just that now that she has nothing to do, she can't help but be a little curious about Yang Gongzi, who is dressed as a man: "A little girl, what is it for a woman to dress up as a man and travel a long distance?" ”

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Wu Wa'er read a book and was already a little tired. Xing'er went to the kitchen to bathe in hot water, Wu Wa'er sat for a while, and felt that the cabin was stuffy, so she walked out of the cabin and paced to the bow of the boat to look at the empty countryside. Such a wilderness is in the hazy night, there is really nothing to see, Wu Wa'er looked around for a while, and wanted to return to her room.

She turned around and wanted to leave, but suddenly saw a glimmer of light in Tang Yanyan's cabin, Wu Wa'er's heart suddenly moved, remembering the suspiciousness of her identity, so she tiptoed over. Because of the hot weather, the hatch of the flame flame was not closed, and a glimmer of light shone from behind the hanging bamboo curtain.

Wu Wa'er stood sideways by the door, stretched out a finger and gently lifted the curtain to look indoors, the cabin was not big, only a low table, a bed, and there was no one on the couch. Wu Wa'er was startled, and looked around, and sure enough, there was really no one in the cabin.

"Where did she go?" Wu Wa'er's heart tightened, and she turned around and was about to call someone, when she saw Tang Yanyan standing there with her hands behind her back, as if smiling, Wu Wa'er turned around and almost made a face to her face, which startled Wu Wa'er, and then took a step back, patted her chest and said: "Yu Niangzi, how are you so elusive, but you scared me to death." ”

Tang Yanyan forced up with a smile and said, "If you want to say that you are afraid, it should be that the slave family is afraid." It's so late, in the dead of night, Yang Gongzi, a man, sneakily came to one of my women's rooms to spy on something? ”

"I ...... I ......" Tang Yanyan pressed forward step by step, Wu Wa'er retreated step by step, and retreated directly into Tang Yanyan's bedroom, the light in the room was bright, Wu Wa'er was a little bolder, puffed up her chest and said: "Yu Xiaoniang, it seems that this son is the owner of this ship, where does this son want to go, do I still need your consent?" ”

Tang Yanyan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "The boat is naturally yours, but although the son is not very old, he is also a scholar who has read poetry and books, don't you even understand the truth that men and women are not kissed?" Childe broke into the slave's house at such a time, this is a big faux pas, I don't know what Childe wants? ”

Wu Wa'er was just curious about Tang Yanyan, and on a whim, she wanted to spy on her movements, she herself was a daughter, so she naturally didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her behavior. But after all, she is now a man, and now she is being caught, Rao is she has always been articulate, and she can't think of a high-sounding reason at this time.

Tang Yanyan didn't want to inquire about her identity, but at this time, she was embarrassed, with her petite and moving figure, very likable, she couldn't help but think about it, her eyes rolled, stretched out a finger, and hooked Wu Wa'er's delicate chin a little "frivolously", and said with a smile: "Childe's eyebrows are clear, he is talented, a handsome little brother like Childe, and the slave family is also the first time to see it, but I don't know if Childe is ...... I have affection for the slave family......"

"Phew!" Wu Wa'er couldn't help laughing in her heart, she didn't expect that she was so successful in pretending to be a man, and she could provoke such an affair, and her heart immediately became disdainful: "She deserves her man to take a concubine outside, such a woman who does not abide by women's morals, she should let her man divorce her." ”

She was about to scold Tang Yanyan sternly, but she suddenly saw a hint of humor flashing in Tang Yanyan's eyes through the light, and then she suddenly realized: "Oh, it turns out that she has recognized me as a daughter?" ”

"Childe, why don't you speak?"

Wu Wa'er suddenly changed her face, and said with a smile: "Yu Niangzi's country is beautiful and fragrant, and my son has loved it for a long time." These days, the lady's shadow often lingers in her heart, causing her son to toss and turn and stay awake at night. Since the lady also has affection for my son, it is exactly the concubine's intention, a match made in heaven, come, little lady, let my son be fragrant first. ”

Wu Wa'er pursed her cute little mouth, pretended to be a pig brother, opened her arms and leaned forward, Tang Yanyan was so frightened that she took a step back, and said coquettishly: "Don't come here!" For a moment, the goosebumps on her body rose.

Wu Wa'er smiled and pretended to be surprised: "What does this mean, lady?" ”

Tang Yanyan was angry and funny, and said angrily: "Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you, it's good to be a woman, I want to pretend to be a man, I'm disgusting to death!" ”

Wu Wa'er couldn't help laughing, laughing, Tang Yanyan stared at her with wide eyes, stared at her for a long time, and finally couldn't help laughing.

The two of them smiled so much that their cheeks were flushed, and they sat down on the couch, Wu Wa'er smiled: "When did Yu Niangzi see that I was my daughter?" ”

Tang Yanyan snorted, and said complacently: "Do you think you are pretending to be very similar, this girl has already seen it, but I was a guest on your boat, and I didn't want to make any extraneous branches, so I didn't break it, who would have thought that you would come to spy on my movements." ”

The corners of Wu Wa'er's mouth curled, and she said with a shallow smile: "This girl? Didn't you say that you already have a husband's family, and your husband is still taking a concubine outside? Hmph, I took this girl's boat, but I want to hide it so much, it's not bright enough. ”

Tang Yanyan sneered: "Girl, you disguised yourself as a man, and you didn't seem to tell me your true identity, right?" ”

Wu Wa'er said: "This boat is mine, I can't bring an unidentified guest with me, right?" It is only natural that you should know your identity, and as for me, the girl may wish to make her identity known to me first, and I may say that I know it with the girl. ”

Tang Yanyan thought to himself, now that he has left Kaifeng, how can the second brother's people not search here, this girl is not so coincidental, she has something to do with my second brother, so she said that it is okay to listen to her. said: "I can't hide it, I am not from Bianliang, but from the northwest, but my unmarried husband is an official in Bianliang." He has been in Beijing for half a year, and before leaving, he said that when he settles down in Kaifeng, he will come to the door to marry me.

This girl waited there with her eyes blank, waiting for him to come, waiting for him to come, waiting for him to come on the right, and several brothers in the family forced me to marry a big official. I didn't want to, so I fled to Beijing to look for him, but I entered the Beijing division to know that a few days ago he had accepted a concubine, it is said that the beautiful concubine was originally an Oiran in Bianliang Qinglou, that I was put in the main room Yuan with ignorance in the northwest, but he was hidden in the Bianliang Golden House, you say you can't hate? Isn't it annoying? Hum! ”

Tang Yanyan snorted angrily, Wu Doll's face was discolored, and she was a clever person!