Ningshui Wharf is located in the south of Jiangbei County near the city gate, the river meanders and flows, and it has been reduced to only seven or eight zhang wide here. Instead of growing crops, the banks of the river are bustling and bustling bazaars.

Therefore, the river directly runs through Jiangbei County, and only after flowing into Changshu County does it change the terrain and flow in the mountains and wilderness. And here in Jiangbei County, the Hao River is almost a mother river, although it is not big, but the traders and cargo ships and fishermen who row small boats to sell fish decorate the whole Jiangbei County with bustling and prosperous.

The cargo ship Luo Qingluan and the others were on was not large, and compared with the rest of the cargo ships, it was not conspicuous at all. The ship has been loaded with a batch of porcelain in advance, not expensive vases for enjoyment, but for home practical plates, rice bowls, etc., used to hide people's eyes and ears.

The ship was about to dock soon, and Luo Qingluan looked at Chen Dong while directing the men who came with him to prepare to carry the goods, and said casually: "This batch of goods will find a place to sell by the way, so as not to be found out that something is wrong." Let's find a place to eat and rest first, and then go to Changshu as soon as possible, so that these guys don't have to follow, so as not to affect our speed. ”

The guys who came with Luo Qingluan and them were all from the shops under the name of the Dark Night Hall, although there would generally be no problems, but now was a critical time, and Luo Qingluan didn't want anything to go wrong.

Besides, since it's a disguise, you have to pretend to be like. If a cargo ship docks and does not load or unload goods, will it not be seen through at a glance? Simply, she simply asked these guys to stay and help find a merchant to sell the plates and rice bowls transported from Dongwan, so that they could be used to the fullest.

Being able to worry about this situation, Luo Qingluan still has the extra mood to deal with a few hundred taels of silver goods, and I have to say that her habit of making money has gone deep into her bone marrow. Nalan Ye's situation made her anxious and worried, but she understood that the more she was like this, the more she couldn't be anxious, and she couldn't let people notice it, and keeping her mind clear and her head was the most beneficial for now.

When the cargo ship hit the bluestone on the wharf, there was a faint vibration from the entire hull, Xu Lian still wanted to help Luo Qingluan, but she was not so careful and delicate, she pushed it away without a trace, and jumped up in two or three steps easily.

She is now dressed like a fisherwoman, how can she still ask someone to help her like a delicate daughter? I'm afraid that this will be seen by the shipwreck who is also unloading next to me, and it will be strange to be suspicious again, and it will not be good to make some mistakes.

Although this possibility is very small, Luo Qingluan is unwilling to make the slightest mistake.

When the group went ashore, the rest of the guys began to get busy, moving out the wooden boxes at the bottom of the boat in twos and threes, Luo Qingluan glanced at the lively appearance around him, people came and went, and said: "Let's go, find a place to eat first, everyone has been on the boat for several days." ”

Everyone nodded, but did not speak. Luo Qingluan could see that there was already a lot of bloodshot in their eyes, obviously because of the boat and the things in their hearts, they didn't rest well, but no one showed it. Everyone looked at Luo Qingluan as the first person, and they didn't open their mouths to comfort her, they were already worried that the wall had ears, seeing her so sympathetic to everyone, although they were worried, they didn't want to brush Luo Qingluan's kindness.

Naturally, there is also a dark night hall in Jiangbei County, but at this time, Luo Qingluan just wants to hurry up and set off after eating and resting, and he doesn't want to delay time at all. After passing a few streets along the wharf, there were more and more shops on both sides, Luo Qingluan signaled to a two-story restaurant in front, and everyone naturally had no opinion.

As soon as he entered the door, an enthusiastic guy greeted him, and asked with a smile whether he was going to stay in the hotel, Chen Dong glanced at Luo Qingluan, saw that she was nothing, and said casually: "Find a quiet private room, just come to a few of your specialty dishes." By the way, don't drink, we have to hurry after eating, you guys hurry up. ”

"Okay, a couple of guests upstairs, please." The man smiled and led everyone to a private room by the window on the second floor, wiped the table with the white towel on his shoulder, and then poured tea, melon seeds, peas and other snacks, and then went down.

Glancing at everyone, Luo Qingluan saw that everyone had a serious face, she frowned and laughed: "Look at you, why do you all look sad?" And those who do not know think that who owes you money and cannot collect the debt? ”

As soon as they heard this, Xu Lian and the others laughed uncomfortably, but it was still very far-fetched. Xu Lian whispered: "Miss, you can't afford to eat in the past few days, I'm afraid that you are tired and tired, it is better to wait for dinner, I will accompany you here for one night first, and wait for Xu Wei and them to go back to inquire about the news first." Hey, Xu Wei, do you think it's okay? ”

Hearing Xu Lian ask about herself, Xu Wei was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and said, "That's fine, Miss." After all, something like that happened, and we don't know where the prince is now, even if the young lady wants to rush back to help, we have to investigate first. ”

Knowing that everyone was worried that she would collapse again, Luo Qingluan understood everyone's intentions. However, she can still insist, it's just that she hasn't slept well for a few days, compared to Nalan Ye's serious injury, the situation is unknown, if she doesn't see him safe and sound with her own eyes, she will definitely not be relieved.

However, Xu Wei also said the truth, no matter how anxious she was, she couldn't blindly mess around, and after a little heaning, Luo Qingluan said: "In this way, let's take a break later, or continue to hurry, and when we get to Changshu, I will stay with Xu Lian and find a place to rest." Xu Wei and Mr. Chen, Mr. Liu, you will inquire about the news, and wait for the results to continue. After all, Changshu is closer to the capital, and Jiangbei is still farther away. ”

"Since Miss said so, let's do so." Chen Dong looked at everyone, nodded and said, "Later, we will rush after dinner, or rent two carriages, you can travel overnight to save time, but it is Miss Hardship." ”

"It's nothing, it's important." Luo Qingluan didn't mind.

As soon as the itinerary plan was discussed, the guy came up with a plate of dishes and set up a table full of colors, flavors, and flavors. The guy smiled even more attentively: "A few guests, please use it slowly, these are the specialties of our store, and a few people are guaranteed to praise it." ”

"Okay, thank you little brother." Luo Qingluan replied with a smile, and Xu Lian immediately took out an ingot of broken silver and handed it over.

"Ouch, thank you, officer." The guy's eyes lit up, and he couldn't close his mouth with a smile, "A few guest officers look like they are doing big business, it's really a blessing for nobles." ”

After hearing too many of these pleasing words, Luo Qingluan didn't feel it at all, and was about to eat quietly, but he heard a burst of noisy sounds from downstairs, and the shouting was endless, and he immediately frowned.

Chen Dong, who was sitting opposite, glanced downstairs, only to see countless carriages escorting goods passing by, and next to them were soldiers with swords hanging from their waists, shouting loudly to give way, and there was no one in their eyes, attracting countless pedestrians to dodge.

"Dodge away, don't have long eyes, can you afford to pay for it? One by one, they were all put in prison. "At the front, a man in his thirties who was swaggering and mighty, dressed as a rich official and chief manager, had almost long eyes on the top of his head, and he didn't pay attention to the people on the street.

Luo Qingluan couldn't help but sneer: "It's so great to escort a cargo, it's still a person from the government, and the county keeper of Jiangbei County is also colluding with officials and businessmen, and he is also acting openly, is it really lawless?" ”

The guy was just about to withdraw, and when he heard this, he immediately laughed: "This girl has misunderstood, this escort of goods is indeed the government soldiers of our county guard, but it is not the collusion of officials and businessmen, nor is it lawlessness. Although the people below are a little unkind, no one cares about us, but we are still happy. ”

Luo Qingluan, who said this, suddenly became interested, anyway, it was meal time, so he didn't delay chatting while eating. She smiled: "That's unusual, the second brother will tell us, what's going on?" ”

Xu Lian also immediately touched another ingot of silver and came out: "As long as it is said well, let us listen to the freshness, this ingot of silver is also yours." ”

There was actually a silver reward, the guy immediately became more energetic, and he was not in a hurry to leave, and came over and said with a smile: "The little one heard a few guests talking, and I knew that you were from other places, and recently the daughter of our county guard was going to get married, so the county guard deliberately purchased a lot of dowry, which made the young lady marry out in style." No, more than ten truckloads of dowries are transported out every day, and the county keeper is afraid of disturbing the people, so he specially gives each family a happy money of fifty yuan. Although the money is not much, this is the heart of the county keeper, and we inferior people are also touched by the joy of the county guard, and everyone is happy. ”

So that's the case, no wonder although those government soldiers were shouting and drinking just now, passers-by just dodged and avoided, pointing and pointing, and did not complain, Luo Qingluan understood that this was the reason.

However, she is also a little new, it's not that she hasn't heard of the habit of giving rewards for happy events, but she has never seen so much. Each household is issued 50 Wen, and this thousand households is 50,000 Wen, which is equivalent to 50 taels of silver, how many people are there in the entire Jiangbei County? There should be no less than 100,000 households, so how much silver should it be?

For a county guard, hundreds of thousands of dollars are not too much, but it is still a bit rare for him to give a few thousand taels of silver because he married his daughter. The more he thought about it, the more strange he felt, Luo Qingluan glanced at the rest of the people while eating, quickly exchanged glances, and found that everyone was the same, and he also noticed something strange.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, this is something that everyone knows, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't be busy with his own affairs, Luo Qingluan really wanted to figure out the reason.

And now, she just smiled: "It seems that the Lord of Jiangbei County is still a good official who loves the people like a son, and marrying his daughter has made the people of the city happy." ”

"Isn't it, our county keeper is just good." Seeing that Luo Qingluan was happy to hear this, the guy became even more interested, and looked mysterious: "Can a few guests guess which big man our county guard is going to marry?" You wouldn't have guessed. ”