In the hinterland of Great Xia, Chuzhou, the pearl of Shenzhou, the autumn water city on the shore of Lingbo Lake, the sun is shining in the afternoon.

The snow and winter from the north to the south, the footsteps at this time are still in Gwangju, so the huge area of Qiushui City, today's temperature is still relatively cool autumn, and the people of Chuzhou who were born by the lake have also not changed into thick cotton clothes.

Since ancient times, there have been many beautiful people in Chuzhou, especially in Qiushui City, where the literati background and scholarly atmosphere are the strongest, if it is not really cold and unbearable, the girls who are beautiful in sex these days will not take off the delicate and beautiful gauze skirt and change into heavy and tight cotton clothes.

Perhaps it is the recent transition from autumn to winter, which has made the vast Lingbo Lake become calm, and the cool breeze blows the rippling lake, carrying the loud song of the boatmen on Lingbo Lake, towards Qiushui City.

If you look at it from a bird's-eye view of the sky, on the sparkling lake, ships of different sizes are like ants returning from searching for food, from the lake lined up to dock on the dock of Autumn Water City, and then the people of the Chamber of Commerce who had been waiting on the shore for a long time rushed forward, scrambling to speak loudly:

"Boat family, our Chamber of Commerce has all the Lingbo Lake crabs in your boat!"

"Give me, give me, our chamber of commerce can increase the price by one percent. ”

"What is one percent, our chamber of commerce adds two and a half percent, we are running in Shenjing City. ”

Such a noisy scene made the middle-aged boatman who had just docked and got out of the cabin in a difficult way, raised his hand and scratched his head, his honest face was full of embarrassment, and he could only speak:

"Don't worry, I have gained a lot from this boat today, and the big guys are a little even, and no one will suffer. ”

"It's not going to be winter, and once the temperature gets cold to a certain level, our crabs in Lingbo Lake will sink directly to the bottom of the lake, so if you want to fish again, you will have to wait until next autumn.

"At this time, it is said that the snow is already falling in the north, and maybe the crabs will sink into the lake tomorrow, so when I came, the shopkeeper gave a death order, no matter how high the price is, you must get a sufficient amount of Lingbo Lake crabs, and the boatman will say the number, and the price is definitely negotiable. ”

The voice of a chamber of commerce on the shore fell, and the arguments of the surrounding crowd suddenly became louder, and the dock suddenly became noisy again, and just as the noise became louder and louder, a sound that was not light or heavy came from not far away, and it sounded very clearly in everyone's ears:

"This boat of crabs, our Qiao family wants it, and I hope you will give it a convenience. ”

As soon as this voice came out, the original noisy sound of the entire shore suddenly stopped, and then the small servants of these chambers of commerce scattered to both sides to make a way, and after a few breaths, a middle-aged steward walked through the crowd to the boatman, and the voice continued to come out:

"Boat family, the Qiao family in Qiushui City will buy your boat of crabs at double the price, is it feasible?"

"I can't do it, I can't do it. ”

After hearing this, the middle-aged boatman waved his hand again and again, and then continued to speak:

"Just give the usual price, do you need me to send it to your house?"

"Thank you for your kindness, but we have our own. ”

After the words fell, the middle-aged steward dressed in expensive brocade clothes stretched out his hand and waved it gently, and several sturdy men who followed behind him jumped directly onto the deck and began to quickly carry a cage full of crabs out.

The efficiency of the people from the Qiao family was extremely high, and after a while, the middle-aged steward disappeared into the distance with the figures of the little servants, and then the rest of the people from the Chamber of Commerce on the dock roared and let out a burst of exclamations.

There are also those who say they are unlucky, and there are those who say that they are unlucky, but they also meet the Qiao family, and then an old man who is older and knows more clearly about Qiushui City looked at the direction in which the housekeeper of the Qiao family left before, and opened his mouth to let out a doubt:

"It's strange, the Qiao family, as the leading thousand-year-old family in our Qiushui City and even in the entire Chuzhou, has its own crab boatman on weekdays, and the non-top Lingbo Lake female crab is not taken, why would they rob us of this business at this time?"

When the old man asked this question, the crowd that had gathered around him had already rushed to the next crab fishing boat, and then a friend of the old man turned back as he walked and called:

"The Qiao family has such a big family business, how can you guess, maybe it is the eldest lady who is famous for eating crabs, and suddenly wants to taste ordinary male crabs, you better come over quickly, otherwise you won't be able to receive crabs for a day today!"

Just when this wharf was bustling, on the west side of Qiushui City, in a large secluded area adjacent to Lingbo Lake, in the depths of the compound with the word Qiaofu inscribed, there was a shadow pacing back and forth on a simple and exquisite water pavilion, looking a little uneasy.

The place where Qianying is located, the architectural pattern is smart and elegant, at a glance it comes from everyone's hands, and at the same time, there is the sound of gurgling water not far away, although the temperature has been a lot colder, but under the cover of layers of rockeries, there are few strong winds blowing in, extremely quiet.

"Miss, don't be swaying, in just half a pillar of incense time, you have walked back and forth more than 800 times, let's take a break. ”

Next to the water pavilion, looking at the shadow that kept moving, a little maid with a delicate face showed a helpless face, and a soft voice came out, and after her words fell, Qiao Yue, the eldest lady of the Qiao family, who was walking, stopped her figure, turned around and said:

"Xinyue, Miss Ben has an extremely uneasy feeling in her heart, as if something big is about to happen, and Xinyue, don't you think that the mansion has been extremely abnormal recently, especially after the old ancestor's illness worsened, even his father has not shown up for several days. ”

"Actually, Xinyue also felt a little unusual, but Miss, your reaction was too aggressive, and you actually wanted to escape from Qiao's house. ”

When the word escape was spoken, the little maid subconsciously hurriedly covered her mouth, and after looking around and seeing that there was no one, she took a breath and continued to lower her voice and said:

"Miss, you don't want to think about it, if we leave Qiao's house, where can we go in the entire Qiushui City?"

"Miss Ben has her own place to go. ”

After finishing speaking, Qiao Yue, who was slender and had an extremely delicate face, stepped directly on the railing of the water pavilion under her feet, came down to the little maid in threes and twos, continued to step outward, and said at the same time:

"Miss Ben's uneasiness is getting stronger and stronger, so I'll go and change my clothes and leave the house. ”

"But Miss, Steward Zheng went to the dock to buy crabs and hasn't come back yet, Miss, you have to eat crabs every day, if you leave in such a hurry, let's do it in the future?"

"What crabs are you going to eat when your life is gone!"

Qiao Yue's brows on her delicate face furrowed tightly, and then she walked out of the courtyard quickly, but when she just walked to the door, she stopped strangely, her eyes showing displeasure.

I saw that outside the gate of this courtyard, there were two stout maids standing at some point, and then the two of them stared closely at Qiao Yue who walked out of the door, and then spoke:

"Miss, Lady Please!"