The river is tumbling.

Cheng Qing stood at the bow of the boat, the river breeze was blowing, and his clothes were fluttering, as if he was about to step on the waves.

He Wan looked at such a back, and her heart trembled.

After a year apart, Cheng Qing has changed a lot.

The height has grown, the person has turned white, and he is a handsome little man.

There must be many noble ladies who like Cheng Qing, right?

He Wan is not jealous, she just feels sorry in her heart.

Others envy Cheng Qing, love Cheng Qing, and even envy Cheng Qing, but He Wan is a little distressed.

Cheng Qing is too thin.

The ordinary official uniform looks empty on Cheng Qing's body, especially the waist, which looks almost as thin as himself!

Such a waist is long on a woman's body, which will make Xiaolangjun love it, but it is too thin when it grows on a man's body.

"Miss He."

Cheng Qing didn't want to be too close to He Wan, but He Wan stood behind her for a long time, and Cheng Qing couldn't ignore the other party's gaze. He Wan felt embarrassed to be caught: "I don't have ......"

"I know, Miss He, you don't. The world outside is so wide, Miss He has obviously found her own interest, what other little ladies care about and ask for is no longer Miss He's pursuit, right? ”

If you want to go to Huainan together, you can't never say a word on the way.

Cheng Qing thought of Yu San from He Wan.

In the final analysis, there is nothing wrong with He Wan and Yu San, these two people have never caused any burden to Cheng Qing because they 'like', but Cheng Qing is embarrassed.

He Wan smiled.

Other little ladies seek to marry a good husband, and He Wan really doesn't care too much.

But the people around her, including her grandfather, may not approve, but Cheng Qing can say what is on her mind - Cheng Qing's original intention is probably to persuade her to come out of the past, He Wan's mood is complicated, Cheng Qing said this, which just proves that Cheng Qing can understand her.

That's it, do you want her to completely forget Cheng Qing?

He Wan thought that she had been relieved, but at this time she realized that it was all self-deception.

She couldn't help but ask Cheng Qing: "Will you be with the little lady you like?" If there were obstacles that stopped you before, now all obstacles have been cleared by you. ”

The champion of six yuan and the first is that the princess can marry.

No matter what family background Cheng Qing's favorite little lady is, she will be satisfied with Cheng Qing when she thinks about it.

Cheng Qing shook his head, "I'm sorry, I lied to you before, because Old Man He helped me a lot, I can't marry you, so I lied to you that you have a favorite person, but in fact, it didn't ...... I just don't want to marry a wife, I don't want to marry now, and I probably don't want to marry in the future, Miss He, this has nothing to do with you, it's my own sake. ”

He Wan was stunned.

Lie to her?

Although I had guessed this possibility a long time ago, I didn't expect Cheng Qing to tell the truth!

He Wan originally wanted to ask why, since there is no little lady she likes, why can't she try to be with her.

Looking at Cheng Qing's expression, He Wan suddenly had some understanding.

There are so many whys!

If you don't want to marry her, you just don't want to marry her.

Cheng Qing made up an unwarranted 'sweetheart' to save face for her.

If even he thinks that doing business is more interesting than marrying, why does Cheng Qing have to marry a wife and have children?

He Wan wanted to cry and laugh.

Cheng Qing is always so unexpected!

“…… Thank you. ”

He Wan Xie Chengqing told the truth, so that she didn't have to compete with an unwarranted "sweetheart" for the rest of her life, and Xie Chengqing respected her and didn't continue to lie and lie to her, she is not a fragile little lady, enough to bear any truth!

He Wan felt that she was really relieved now, she could forget that her grandfather wanted to marry her to Cheng Qing, and there was no awkward care, this trip to Huainan, she and Cheng Qing might be able to be real friends.

If a woman can do business, then why can't she and Cheng Qing be friends?

Old man He looked at it from a distance and sighed.

Alas, it seems that Wan Niang and Cheng Qing really can't make it.

The old man does not necessarily want his granddaughter to climb rich, but to look for it, only Cheng Qing is the most credible.

If Cheng Qing marries Wanniang, he will be able to close his eyes with peace of mind.

Old man He walked out, "What are you two talking about, you're about to cross the gate." ”

"Grandpa, we are talking about the gate, and after passing the gate, we have entered the Huai River."

He Wan smiled and hugged the old man's arm.

Cheng Qing looked at the gate.

There are already quite a few boats waiting in line to cross the lock.

"Wu Er, let everyone be careful when crossing the gate!"

Cheng Qing brought 20,000 stone of grain, and the most feared thing was that the boat would capsize, people could fall into the water, but the grain could not be soaked in water.

Wu Er stood at the stern of the ship and waved the flag, and the grain ships behind him also waved their flags in response, one ship after another lined up in front of the gate, waiting to pass the gate one by one.

Finally it was Cheng Qing's turn to take the boat, the boatmen rowed to the gate, a big boat, slanted over, and forcibly squeezed Cheng Qing's boat and the grain ship behind it - it was a three-story painting boat, luxurious and abnormal, and the end of the boat was domineering.

The boat was upside down, and Old Man He almost fell, He Wan looked at it calmly:

"It seems to be the ship of the Rong family in Yangzhou."

A big "Rong" flag is inserted on the mast, waving in the wind, very public.

Cheng Qing squinted: "What's the way?" ”

"Yangzhou's big salt merchants, Cheng Qing, don't pay attention to them, the Rong family is the in-law of the governor of Caoyunshi."

He Wan knows more than Cheng Qing.

After all, the He family is a businessman, and most of the satin in the He family's weaving workshop is sold to Suzhou and Hangzhou, how can He Wan not understand the situation of the snake in the ground?

The Rong family is a salt merchant, Cheng Qing doesn't have to pay attention to it, but the Rong family and the Governor of Cao Yunshi are in-laws, and He Wan persuaded Cheng Qing not to care, just for the sake of the Governor Shi.

In addition to the big and small matters on the canal, this Governor Shi also patrols Haozhou, Huai'an and other state capitals, and is a real powerful official.

The governor of Caoyun, Yamen, was stationed in Huai'an City, and now it was the time to collect grain, Cheng Qing met the prefect of Huai'an in Huai'an City, but failed to meet Governor Shi.

In other words, even if the five princes went to Huai'an City in person, if this governor Shi was not willing to appreciate his face, he could also not see the five princes.

If the official position is like Governor Shi, it is no longer necessary to please ordinary princes other than the prince, but the princes want to please Governor Shi.

Cheng Qing didn't see anyone from Governor Shi, but the Rong family was Governor Shi's in-laws, no wonder the Rong family's ship could be so domineering on this canal!

If Cui Yan is here, he must be sour again.

is also a businessman, and the Yangzhou Rong family is obviously more powerful than the Cui family.

He Wan persuaded Cheng Qing not to have a conflict with the Rong family's boat, not because she was afraid of the Rong family, but because she didn't want to cause complications on the side of the trip to Huainan, who knows if Governor Shi has a generous temperament, the ship carrying grain has to pass through the canal, and a governor of Caoyun will make a stumbling block, and Cheng Qing will be miserable.

Endure the calm for a while, take a step back and open the sky...... That's bullshit!

Cheng Qing asked the guards on the ship, "Who has good archery skills?" ”

Sun An of the Maoguo Mansion stood up silently.

Cheng Qing pointed to the banner of the Rong family and asked Sun An if he could shoot the flag down with one arrow.