The fleet soon arrived in Zhenjiang. It was noon, and they decided to stay here for most of the day and leave early tomorrow morning. During this time, they unload some of the goods in Zhenjiang and buy some of the goods before moving on to the next stop.

The Xie family, who had already discussed going to get off the boat to visit, naturally would not miss a prosperous place like Zhenjiang. Xie Mulin had borrowed a set of half-worn boys' clothes from Xie Huizhi early on, modified it slightly to make it fit better, and then asked Li'er to help her comb her horns and practice how to imitate the posture and movements of her younger brothers when they walked. After doing these preparatory actions, Xie Mulin looked completely like a handsome rich boy except for the piercing of his ears.

There is no way to solve the ear piercing problem, and Xie Mulin doesn't care very much. First, in this era, there was a custom of piercing the ears of young boys and raising them as girls in order to make a good living, and not only girls could pierce their ears; Secondly...... She is just shopping in the company of her family, even if she is found to be a woman disguised as a man? It's hard to say how many outsiders can come to her side and see her ears pierced, so why should she bother with it too much?

She won't give up her long-awaited plan for the sake of a small problem.

Li'er was older and didn't dare to follow Xie Mulin off the boat, but Cuijiao was still at the age of a little boy, so she also borrowed clothes from a familiar servant, pretended to be a little girl, and made an entourage for Xie Mulin. Li'er dressed up Cuijiao in a daze, and repeatedly asked her to help her buy a list of things before sending the master and servant out of the cabin.

When Xie Mulin came to Wen's room, he found that everyone else was ready, only Xie Yingfen and Xie Hanzhi's sister and brother did not come, and when they asked, it was Wanqin who reported it, saying that they were seasick and suffering from heat stroke, and they were unwell and could not go ashore to play.

Xie Mulin felt strange in her heart, Xie Yingfen and Xie Hanzhi did have symptoms of seasickness, but before she set off, she had prepared medicine for motion sickness and seasickness at Yan Jitang's side in advance, once someone at home showed symptoms, she asked people to boil a dose to drink, and after the little brother and sister drank it in the morning, it was clear that it had been greatly relieved, except that her appetite for eating was not very good, and her actions were as usual. It's only been half a day's work, why are the two of them so serious that they can't go out?

Xie Yingfen originally said with great interest that she wanted to try Zhenjiang's specialty food. As for heat stroke...... It's been a hot few days on the ship, but today it's cloudy, much cooler than yesterday. How could Xie Hanzhi be fine before, but he didn't suffer from heat stroke until today?

Xie Mulin went to Xie Yingfen's cabin and found that Wanqin and Xie Hanzhi were also there. The young lady and brother slept at opposite ends of the same bed as they did in Zhangjia West Garden, and their faces were not very good-looking. Xie Hanzhi's face was slightly pale, but he seemed to be in good spirits, and when he saw Xie Mulin coming in, he sat up, lowered his head and called "Second Sister", his eyes flickered, and he didn't seem to dare to look at her directly. Xie Yingfen also sat up, her eyes were red, and she was about to cry.

Xie Mulin hurriedly reached out to touch her forehead: "What's wrong with the fourth sister and the fourth brother?" It's okay in the morning, why is it suddenly uncomfortable? Xie Yingfen's body temperature was normal, and Xie Mulin touched her palm again.

Xie Yingfen hugged Xie Mulin and didn't speak, looking very aggrieved. Xie Hanzhi lowered his head and whispered, "We can't go out with our brothers and sisters...... Second sister, I'm sorry. Have fun, don't let us get ruined. ”

Xie Mulin said: "What is this? Even if you don't feel well, there's nothing to disappoint or disappoint, and you don't need to be too frustrated. Even if you miss a Zhenjiang, there are still several big cities and towns to go to in the future, are you still afraid that there will be no opportunity to increase your knowledge? Take good care of your body, and when you get to Suzhou City, if you miss it again, it will be a pity! ”

Wanqin stood beside the bed all the time, lowered her eyebrows and didn't say anything until she heard Xie Mulin's words, then she raised her head and stopped talking.

Xie Mulin didn't wait for her to speak, so he preemptively said to her: "Auntie, take care of the four brothers and sisters, let them get better as soon as possible." We brothers and sisters have a few rare opportunities to go out to see the world like this, and it would be a pity to miss a Zhenjiang, if every big city misses it. The fourth sister has been in the boudoir for a long time, and it is rare to have such an opportunity to increase her knowledge and knowledge. The fourth brother is going to study for the imperial examination in the future, and he will be in the room all day long reading dead books, what can he do? You have to see the world more often to write good articles and know how to interact with other readers. Although his father and brothers will also teach him, he still needs to experience it himself before he can really learn something. ”

Wanqin's expression changed slightly. Xie Mulin didn't pay attention to her, only comforted his younger siblings a few words, promised to bring them gifts back, and turned to leave.

When he went ashore, Xie Huizhi came to Xie Mulin's side and complained in a low voice: "The second sister should really believe that the fourth brother and the fourth sister can't come out because they are sick, right?" It's clear that Aunt Qin refuses to let go! She also complained to the girl in private, saying that her wife shouldn't have agreed to let everyone go ashore to play, and said what if a kidnapper abducted the four brothers and four sisters? It's like my wife is really so careless. Look at these people in front of us and behind us, if Zhenjiang's crutches have such a great ability to pass through the encirclement and abduct us, what else will he do? Why can't you get rich?! ”

Xie Mulin said: "Aunt Qin now pins all her hopes on the fourth brother and four sisters, and it is inevitable that she will be more nervous. I was considerate the first time, but if she refused to change this problem, I couldn't let her raise her four brothers and sisters badly. She herself is not a person who has never gone out to see the world, why is her thinking still so old-fashioned? ”

Xie Huizhi pouted: "Second sister thinks she really doesn't know the benefits of going out to see the world?" Not really! It is precisely because she has seen the world that she feels that it is enough for the four brothers and sisters to have her teaching, and there is no need to really go out and take risks. Ha! has a lot of ability, she actually thinks that she can teach children better than her father, and she is better than those famous teachers and Confucians! The famous teacher Confucianism will also say, 'It is better to read ten thousand books than to travel ten thousand miles', she directly thinks that she can make the fourth brother become a talent by teaching! ”

Xie Mulin slapped him: "Say less." If it reaches the ears of the four brothers and sisters, they will be even more uncomfortable. I went to see them just now, and the four sisters were about to cry. ”

"Who doesn't cry when there is such a biological mother? The fourth sister specially begged us to take her ashore to play, so we have this one today. I didn't expect her to be able to get out by herself. Xie Huizhi sighed a few words, and when he saw Xie Xianzhi looking back at the front, he hurriedly shut up.

The Xie brothers and sisters were personally accompanied by Ma Luyao, and then took a few mothers-in-law and small servants to accompany them, went ashore together, and took a car to the streets of Zhenjiang City. Although Wen was unable to accompany her, Ma Lu Yao, as her companion, was a person who had followed her and Xie Pu and traveled all over the world, so he could naturally act as a guide.

He took a few of his children to the same shops that Wen had visited when he was younger, one of which had closed down and one had moved elsewhere, but most of the shops were still there, and the quality of the things was still outstanding. The Xie brothers and sisters only felt that it was an eye-opener, although the things sold in the store may not be as good as the ones they used in the past, but the style is novel. Everyone has a lot of money now, so they bought a little bit. Xie Mulin also bought Xie Hanzhi and Xie Yingfen's shares.

Then, she took the opportunity of her brothers to visit the bookstore and the bookstore, and also bought herself a lot of cheap paper and pencils, and bought a few old books on medicinal materials and health preservation by the way, all of which were handwritten copies. She stood a few meters away and said to her brothers that she was most interested in this now. Xie Xianzhi and Xie Jinzhi didn't say anything, and concentrated on reading the anthologies and poems written by those local famous artists.

Xie Mulin paid the money himself, and without waiting for Cuijiao to pay attention, he packed the things he bought in a furoshi, and then quietly put a small part of them into the study space.

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