"I said in charge, let's not ask too much, right? You took our money, but the Jiang bandits came, if it weren't for a powerful young man on the ship, we would all have died in Huangquan! I don't want more, but if you return to us the silver we originally paid, and give each of us ten taels of silver as compensation, is this too much? ”

One of the ship's passengers shouted that he only needed ten taels of silver, and if it was according to what everyone had said when they were heckling, it would be twenty taels!

"Ouch! This old man! As you can see, several people have died on our ship this time. The families of the two boat passengers, we still have to pay compensation. We've got four shipwrights dead! People are also old and young, and we all have to compensate. In addition, there are so many things damaged on the ship, even if the boat is sold, it can't afford to pay for it! ”

The steward wanted to cry without tears, and this boat was really a loss. If you let the master know, he won't be able to do it. Besides, these people only know how to force him, and how can he have any money on him? The fare collected before he came was not handed over to him, but was taken by another steward. But these people just didn't believe it, and insisted that he had silver on him.

At this time, the crowd was excited, and he didn't dare to come hard, so he had to be appeased, for fear that there would be any more trouble.

Gu Chengyu only listened to a few words, then shook his head, it was useless to find this manager, he couldn't be the master.

"This son, please stay!" As soon as Gu Chengyu was about to enter the room, a voice came from behind him, and he was sure that it was him.

When he looked back, it was the man who had been in the stern of the boat that day, and he didn't know what was going on with him.

"Little boy! My lord invites you to talk about it, I don't know if my son is free? Although Hoi An asked, his expression was a little arrogant.

Gu Chengyu glanced at the entourage in front of him, judging from his habit of speaking, it seemed that he was also a low-ranking person in their mansion. This posture is a request at first glance, but he has come to invite him three times and twice, but he himself does not show up, and he has to let himself go to see him, maybe he is used to being a superior.

Since he always comes to invite, although the other party's sincerity is lacking, Gu Chengyu is a little interested at this time, so it doesn't hurt to see each other.

"Let's go!" Gu Chengyu closed the door again, waiting for Hoi An to show them the way.

Hoi An didn't expect Gu Chengyu to be so simple this time, after all, they came to invite before, but the other party did not meet and did not reply.

Hoi An turned around and walked in front, although he made this proposal, but the adult was too persistent, and he actually gave this kid face like this.

Gu Chengyu followed Hui'an into the innermost room against the stern of the boat, where a middle-aged man was facing away from them, standing in front of the window and looking at the undulating river outside.

"Big ...... Master! The little boy is here! As soon as Hoi An spoke, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he almost leaked his mouth!

Gu Chengyu noticed the pause in Hoi An's tone, his eyes narrowed, and the corners of his lips hooked slightly.

The man turned around, saw Gu Chengyu, and said with a smile: "Sit down!" ”

Gu Chengyu glanced at the man slightly, and found that the other party was dressed ordinarily, and there were no accessories on his body, only when he poured tea, a wrench appeared on his thumb. The wrench was not an ordinary thing, and Gu Chengyu found that the material was mutton fat white jade.

"The contemptible surname is Hu, this time the Jiang bandits attacked, and it was all thanks to the help of the son, so that we could save our lives. The contemptible people also admire the son's high wind and bright festival, replace the wine with tea, and give the son a cup. After Master Hu finished speaking, he picked up the tea bowl and drank it all.

Gu Chengyu hurriedly said: "Master Hu, it's really polite!" Since I'm on the boat, it's inevitable to make a move, and I really can't afford it. Under the nest, Ann has finished eggs? I'm just doing it for myself! Such praise is really well deserved! ”

"Hey~ If there is no son on the ship, I am afraid that everyone will become the ghost of the Jiang bandits, so don't be modest!" Master Hu straightened his robe, leaned forward a little, and then changed the wrench on his finger.

Gu Chengyu's eyes darkened, this action of lifting the robe is like a literati, he likes to turn his fingers, it is generally a habitual action when thinking, Gu Chengyu affirmed the guess in his heart just now.

"Where? Where? I really dare not take it. Is Master Hu from Jingyuan Mansion? Gu Chengyu didn't mention anything serious when he saw that the other party was here, and he wasn't in a hurry. Anyway, it's not him who asks for help, no one is in a hurry, what is he anxious about?

In fact, when Gu Chengyu looked at Master Hu, the other party was also looking at him.

This young man, at the moment, does not look at all like the decisive and resourceful swordsman described in Hoi An's mouth. He looks like the son of a rich and noble family, and he can see that his upbringing is excellent, and there is nothing wrong with etiquette.

"No, this time I went to Jingyuan Mansion to discuss business, and the contemptible people are people from the capital. Son, drink more, this is Maojian tea that contemptible people bought elsewhere, you taste! Master Hu poured another bowl of tea, made a gesture, and asked Gu Chengyu to drink tea.

Gu Chengyu tasted it just now, this is Maojian's spring tea, it has a fragrance, bitter but not astringent, it is undoubtedly a spring tea. Then he is not focusing on the tea now, but on the fingers of Master Hu. His fingers have thick calluses at the first joint of his ring finger, which is supposed to be a symbol of a reader.

Only the number of people who have been reading for decades will have such a thick cocoon in this part. Mingmo told him before that Master Hu is a businessman, so the merchant will have so much time to practice calligraphy? Of course, it is not excluded that the Confucian Chamber of Commerce has this hobby, but such a thick cocoon, as a businessman, should not have it.

Merchants travel from south to north, and even if they have time to practice calligraphy every day, they will not practice for long.

"This is good tea, it seems that Master Hu is also a tea lover!" If you don't see through it, what does it have to do with him?

"Oh? It turns out that Childe is also a like-minded person? Master Hu laughed twice, and only then did he see his heroic character.

Gu Chengyu brought the tea bowl to his mouth, and pursed his lips secretly, no matter how much he pretended, he was obviously a serious person on weekdays.

The two of them went around in circles, and neither of them spoke to the point. Hu Maoshen was also depressed, this young man's temperament was really calm, and he had the patience to accompany him in circles. After chatting for a while, he could already see that this little boy did not have the out-of-the-box temperament of a young man, and he was quite shrewd, and if he wanted to ask him for help, they didn't know if they could hide such a thing from him.

Besides, people don't necessarily agree. Look at the short sword that his entourage carried, the hilt and the sword were decorated with precious stones, it was really luxurious! They don't have anything to impress people at all, and this young man is not like Hoi An said, he is the son and son of a martial arts family.

"Then we have the same preferences, and it's really fate!"

Gu Chengyu listened to Master Hu's nonsense seriously, in fact, he regretted it now, and he knew that it was better to go back to sleep early. The thing this man wants to trust is not a small matter, and he does not seem to be involved in any strife.

But after talking for so long, people are almost about to get to the point.