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Luoming River, on the waterway from Beiping to Hedong.

Three medium-sized passenger boats were sailing up the river, not pulling their sails, but walking unhurriedly.

On both sides of the hull stood several men, all of them sturdy men, even in winter, they were thinly dressed, and there were two people at the stern of the boat slowly steering the rudder.

It was a cold day for the number nine, and the people who could not come out were nested at home in the winter, and there were many fewer boats on the river than in the spring, summer and autumn seasons.

But then again, the New Year's holiday is also one of the peak seasons for merchants. There are fewer passenger ships on the Luoming River, but the merchant ships are still uninterrupted.

Probably because of the proximity to the New Year's Festival, most of the boats on the river are very lively, and the laughter is endless. Only the situation on these three ships is different. Although the appearance is no different, the men on both sides and the people at the helm are solemn and solemn, and the whole ship is silent.

A thick brocade curtain was hung at the door of the cabin, and although it was embroidered with green silk patterns, it still looked clean and elegant. Two red lanterns with the word 'Zhu' written on them were hung on the ship to let outsiders know the owner's surname. An old man and a young woman and daughter, two richly dressed mothers and daughters, stood side by side on the bow of the boat and looked at the scenery on the river, leisurely, and from time to time they pointed to the outside scenery and talked for a while.

But it was Zhu Liu's and Zhu Cai'er's mother and daughter.

After watching for a while, the mother and daughter opened the curtain and walked into the cabin, the cabin in the curtain is also unique, a table and several chairs are delicate and chic, and there is no movement with the ripples of the ship, because the legs of the table and chairs are fixed on the board.

A cabinet full of books divides the cabin into two rooms, inside and out. The two sat down outside, but they all pricked up their ears to listen to the movement next door for the first time. Human nature gossip, listening to the root of the wall is a problem that individuals are inevitably vulgar.

However, after a while, both of them sighed and withdrew their attention. "Oh, when will your sister-in-law give me a big fat grandson?"

Zhu Liu has only two wishes at the moment, to find a good home for his daughter and hold his precious grandson with his own hands. However, she also knows very well why Zhu Biao has never had children before.

At that time, the Zhu family was too weak, Zhu Biao was too weak, and the enemy was very strong.

Now, all the qiē has been transformed. No one dares to provoke his son in the Northern Han Dynasty anymore, even if the royal family doesn't provide for his son well. It seems that the baby grandson is about to have hope.

Zhu Cai'er pursed her lips and smiled. "It's not easy for you to hold your grandson. My brother and sister-in-law are in good health, and if I didn't get pregnant before, I was forced by the shape, and I didn't dare to have a child lightly, and now everything is solved, and when I wait until next year, you will wait for your grandson! ”

"But my mother still wants to hug her grandson, you are not young anymore, you should think about marriage."

"Uh~~" Zhu Cai'er didn't expect her mother's words to turn around and turn directly to herself. "My daughter wants to marry, but how can there be anyone......" pulled her mother's arm and coquettishly.

Zhu Biao was sitting in the cabin of the compartment with Shan Yuping in his arms at this time. He really didn't have much to see in the silvery snow on both sides of the strait outside, so he stayed in the cabin all the time. And it just so happens that Shan Yuping is also the most afraid of the cold, that is, now her internal strength is not inferior to that of first-class masters, and her ability to withstand the cold has been enhanced, and she doesn't like to go out in the winter to get cold.

Wearing a lilac satin jacket, the white fox fur collar with a fluffy neckline is buckled with a thumb-sized bright pearl plate, and the white velvet leather collar takes advantage of the beauty's face as white as jade, and her complexion is more crystalline. Not used to sitting cross-legged, half nestled in Zhu Biao's arms. With his cheeks propped up, he looked at the scenery on the river through the window.

Her face was still faintly flushed, although she and Zhu Biao were old husbands and wives, but she couldn't hold back the shyness in her heart when she was tired of kissing.

Zhu Biao was wearing an unremarkable stone blue robe. Just plain muslin cloth. But the workmanship is fine, the stitches, the gaps, at a glance, are from everyone's hands.

Not loose, not narrow, all of them fit closely.

It seems that after getting married, there is less gathering and more separation, especially after the war with Zhongshan at the turn of spring and summer, it has been separated for more than half a year. Lying in Zhu Biao's arms. Although Shan Yuping was a little shy, her heart rippled, and a comfortable warmth enveloped her whole body, making her reluctant to get up.

The junction of Anzhou and Hezhou, Pipa Beach.

On a winter afternoon, looking at the gloomy sky, as if it was snowing again, Meng Dexin, the owner of the old Meng family's store, sat behind the counter and looked at the few pedestrians on the street very bored.

Business is not good, and he doesn't even have the heart to settle accounts.

The guy Xu Qi came in from the door, rubbed his red face and ears blown by the river breeze, and said to the boss Meng Dexin: "Shopkeeper, the people on the dock are scattered, and there is no shadow of the boat, it will be dark today, I am afraid that there will be no guests again." ”

The people walking around the street outside the door are people from the town, so they won't come to the residents.

Pipa Beach (Town) is close to the Luoming River, at the junction of Anzhou, Hezhou and even Luozhou, and is a major traffic station. The business of opening an inn in the town is a major pillar, and those bosses send their buddy Xiaoer to wait at the dock every day in order to pull business for their own stores, but whenever there are guests from afar, they will be brought to the store first, and the old Meng family store is no exception.

Meng Dexin had a smile on his chubby face, and said to Xu Qi: "Go to the brazier to warm up, forget it today." "In the summer, the second brother didn't return to the store until it was dark, and in the winter, some black-hearted or bad business bosses were also so appealing, but Meng Dexin didn't care about it here.

He believed in Buddhism.

Besides, this is the off-season for business in the store every year, and this year is generally quite good. Since the Great Zhou Tianbing entered the Chen State to fight Hu Di, the situation in Hezhou has been much more stable and peaceful. The store's revenue is much better than in previous years.

And because the Hu people are small this year, the war needs are much less, especially here in Hezhou. The imperial court also waited for the opportunity to turn the grain and grass supplies into private commercial transportation, trying to reduce expenses. Most of the fleets and convoys transporting military rations and materials into Hezhou on land and water passed through Pipa Beach. Although these civilian caravans are much easier to serve than those bad officials and military masters, Meng Dexin has generally made a lot of money this year.

Naturally, there is no need to treat his men harshly. And Xu Qi is still his neighbor in one of the alleys, although he is not close, but he always has a feeling.

Seeing Xu Qi sit down by the brazier, several guys who were surrounding the brazier were busy making a piece of land for him.

Meng Dexin himself also had a brazier in the counter, and the charcoal fire was baking him comfortably, but when he thought of the backyard, he still sighed slightly: "There are still two courtyards where no one lives." "And the regular rooms are even more left.

The guys who baked the fire all looked at each other, the old store of the Meng family is a first-class inn in the town, and this year is good luck, as the boss of the shopkeeper, he has to make a lot of money, and now he is still worried about how many empty houses there are, is it good that people who book rooms all year round are queuing up at the counter?

However, when they saw that the boss was comfortably baked by the charcoal fire, they all squinted, and they didn't speak, concentrating on their own fire, what are they doing listening to the boss's chatter, and the boss won't reward himself more.

But it was only a short time later, Meng Dexin was the first to open his eyes, the guys had been doing this for a long time, and they also woke up with a policeman. There was a sound of horses' hooves in the street, and it didn't sound like one or two people.

Without the boss's instructions, Xu Qi ran out of the store with another guy. When I looked up, I saw a group of people just walking around the corner of the street, at least more than ten.

The people on horseback are all energetic and big-shaped men, but the leader is just an ordinary person, all of whom are dressed in green clothes and neatly wrapped.

Seeing two guys standing at the door of the store to greet customers, the group stopped. A big man in Tsing Yi asked the leader in a loud voice, "Brother Bing, this is also one of the largest inns in the town." ”

Xu Qi and another guy are used to being Xiao Er, and at a glance, they can tell that this group of people is not a master and servant, and of course it is not an equal relationship with each other, but it seems to be a subordinate of a wealthy family.

The man in Tsing Yi who spoke was a little older than the leader, but he shouted 'brother' one by one. Xu Qi and another guy glanced at each other, yes, no matter what their identities are, it is the first thing to welcome them in first, and this group of people can live in half of a courtyard.

Immediately, Xu Qi greeted him with a smile on his face: "Uncles, please get off the horse, there is a hot water brazier in the shop, and old wine, chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep are also prepared." ”

Dou Bing looked at Xu Qi and the two of them carefully with a pair of sharp eyes, and their smiles froze, and when they were uncomfortable, they smiled and asked in a harmonious voice: "Is there a separate courtyard in your store, we want to have a complete courtyard." ”

As soon as these words came out, not to mention that Xu Qi and the two guys were so happy that their bodies were itchy, even the boss Meng Dexin, who followed behind, also smiled, and hurriedly greeted him, with a smile on his face, and a full mouth of promise: "Yes, yes, yes, of course." It is a very clean and comfortable yard that is cleaned up. The uncles rushed all the way in the cold weather, first got off the horse to warm the pot of wine to go to the fatigue, it is the filial piety of the small shop, and then we will look at the yard. ”

Dou Bing followed Zhu Biao's side, and his favorite was the person who knew that things would come, and when he saw Meng Dexin like this, he jumped off the horse, and said with a smile: "Go to see the yard first, and then it's not too late to eat and drink a good meal." The group behind him also jumped off the horse. Meng Dexin saw that they were all the same neat and neat, and he felt more respect in his heart.

I don't know what the identity is, but the silver in front of me is the most important, so I hurriedly ordered a few guys to come forward to pick up the horse. He personally picked up Dou Bing and his entourage and walked inside, and said with a smile as he walked: "The courtyard is this way, this master, please come with me." (To be continued......)