The Yellow River is surging.

This big river flows from west to east, rushing to the sea, irrigating the fields, and also navigable, I don't know how many people on both sides of the river have been nourished.

However, the closer it gets downstream, the more turbid the Yellow River becomes, with sediment mixed in, silting up the riverbed day and night, changing its course frequently, and not knowing how many lives have been lost.

At this time, a newly decorated sailboat is docked on the bank of the Yellow River, and some merchants on board get off the boat to visit the scenery on both sides of the river, and the boatmen on board also replenish some firewood, rice and vegetables for seasoning.

It's lively for a while, and you can't say it one by one.

Xie Changfeng was a merchant on the ship, because he tried and failed, so he finally gave up the idea of the imperial examination, and simply did a little business to support his family, and was watching the turbid waves of the Yellow River by the river at this time.

At this time, a voice came from the shore: "Shopkeeper, can I exchange this fish for a little salt and pepper?" ”

Xie Changfeng looked towards the beginning of the voice, but saw a short-haired girl dressed in shabby white, carrying a stick stained with mud on her back, on which hung a slip of fresh fish, these fresh fish were skillfully bowed to the stick with a straw rope, so she was still breathing with her bright red gills for half a day away from the water, obviously full of vitality.

In the girl's hand, she was carrying a carp that was a foot long, looking at the boatman, waiting for the boatman's reply.

Her whole body was in tatters, especially her clothes, which looked like they were almost gauze, but they were very clean, with two clogs under her feet, bare half of her calves, short hair, black as sandalwood, she looked no more than seventeen or eighteen, and her face was smeared with two muds.

The boatman was not angry with this girl like a little beggar: "Will we still lack fish by the Yellow River?" What is lacking is salt and condiments, go and go. ”

The stout boatman with a meaty face was like a fly chasing the down-and-out girl in front of him, but the girl stood straight and was not frightened at all: "This is a very fresh fish, if you only change a little, it should be enough." ”

"I won't change it!" The boatman saw that the girl was not reluctant, and then said angrily, opening his hand is a slap and fanning back, but the girl in front of him was originally standing straight, but at this time she took a step back slightly, the boatman's fishy fingertips fanned an inch in front of the tip of her nose, and the palm wind lifted the girl's short hair, but the girl didn't even blink her eyes: "If you don't change, you won't change, it's not good to beat someone." ”

With that, she put the fish back on the stick behind her, and stepped on the clogs to leave.

I can't see Xiao Suo from the back, but more of a casual look.

However, Xie Changfeng's heart moved, and he stopped the other party: "Girl, wait." ”

As he said this, he took out a piece of silver from his bosom and lit it up in front of the shopkeeper: "May I ask the boatman, how much salt and pepper can I buy for this money and silver?" ”

No matter where it is, silver is always worth more than fish, the boatman saw the money, and immediately weighed a small bag of salt and pepper for Xie Changfeng, Xie Changfeng took it, ran to the girl's side quickly, and handed over the bag: "Give it." ”

The short-haired girl looked back at Xie Changfeng, Xie Changfeng saw that the girl's eyes were surprisingly black, the so-called black in the book was like a little paint, at this time Xie Changfeng could be regarded as insightful, but the whites of his eyes were very clear, and the whole person was actually very energetic, not at all like a state of starvation.

"Why are you helping me?" The short-haired girl asked.

"At the same time, the rivers and lakes are homeless, why should we have met each other." Xie Changfeng said: "When I was in the first scientific expedition, I also used up all my entanglements, if it weren't for the help of nobles, I'm afraid I would have died in a foreign country." ”

"Although today it is no longer a scholar, but the grace of saving lives at the beginning, has been remembered, today I saw the girl, I feel compassion, and I have a lot of effort, why worry about it."

"You're a good man." The short-haired girl said with a smile.

Saying this, she took the condiment bag in Xie Changfeng's hand, and reached out to take out the fresh fish just now from the stick behind her: "This is the biggest and most delicious fish I caught today, so I'll give it to you." ”

Xie Changfeng took the fish, a little crying and laughing, and asked again: "Where is the girl going?" ”

"I don't know?" The short-haired girl said, rightly speaking: "Anyway, I just walked down the Yellow River, and I heard that Baichuan went east to the sea, so I can see the sea if I keep walking." ”

"I haven't seen the sea yet, so I want to see it."

Xie Changfeng was stunned: "This is the boundary of Henan Province, and there are still thousands of miles to the sea, so the girl really wants to go all the way?" ”

"Anyway, as long as you keep walking, you will definitely go?" The short-haired girl smiled, her smile pure and flawless.

Xie Changfeng nodded dumbly, yes, the sea is there, and he won't run, he will definitely be able to get there if he keeps walking.

At this time, a shout came from behind Xie Changfeng: "The official of the Xie family, it's time to start the boat!" Come back soon. ”

Xie Changfeng was stunned, and then looked at the short-haired girl: "Well, this boat is all the way to the lower reaches of the Yellow River, why don't you get on the boat and give you a ride?" ”

"I don't have any money!" The short-haired girl raised her head and said confidently: "I've been on the boat a few times, but I've been driven down!" ”

"And what if I invite a girl?" Xie Changfeng asked.

"Let's say it first, I won't be your concubine!" The short-haired girl looked at Xie Changfeng and said seriously.

It seems that along the way, the young girl received invitations to board the ship more than once.

Xie Changfeng's face turned red in an instant: "Girl, I haven't married a wife yet." ”

"It's not okay to be a wife, I haven't thought about getting married yet." The girl continued.

"Just a ride for the girl." Xie Changfeng looked at the girl and said seriously.

"Okay then." The girl said without hesitation, not afraid at all.

"I haven't been on a boat yet, so it's fun."

"That's right." She stretched out her hand and pointed to her nose: "My name is Shang Jiuge." ”

"You can call me Nine Songs? Or a business girl. ”

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The sailboat anchored and set sail, and the fresh fish was handed over by Xie Changfeng to the store to make sauerkraut fish soup to eat, and as for the other fresh fish brought by Shang Jiuge, she simply gave it to Xie Changfeng, saying that it would be used as the fare for her own boat.

But there are so many fish, I can't eat them all for a while, but the boatman has a lot of fish baskets, ask for one to stuff the fish into, and then hang it on the boat, and keep the Yellow River alive at any time.

Shang Jiuge only knew at this time why the other party didn't want his own fresh fish.

As they say, sailing on both sides of the Yellow River, there is really no shortage of fish.

Xie Changfeng arranged Shang Jiuge's rest space properly, and wanted to come to Shang Jiuge, but he couldn't find it.

When I walked to the stern, I saw that the black-haired girl was sitting on the high stern of the boat, her feet suspended in the air with clogs, her head slightly raised, as if she was blowing the wind.

Black hair fluttering.