Yu Moji woke up suddenly.

In the recent period, she seems to have never had a chance to sleep peacefully and wake up peacefully.

But this time, the surroundings are finally no longer the darkness that consumes everything.

The sun shone lazily through the panes, through the veil, and brushed the ink-streaked eyelashes.

It's warm. With the fireworks of the world.

This melting warmth made Yu Moji slowly relax from his fear.

She was in a very cozy room at the moment, sleeping in a fairly soft and comfortable bed. The gentle quilt wrapped her, very gentle.

She was in terrible pain, but the wounds had been cleaned and bandaged quite carefully; There were even people who changed her clean clothes.

In his life, Yu Moji has rarely had the opportunity to experience this feeling of cleanliness and comfort. So she simply felt that the sight was a little unreal.

But she had never had such a good dream.

Yu Moji habitually wanted to move her fingers, but her hands burned by the signal smoke had already wrapped the gauze into two white balls.

The pair of painful wounds buried under the heavy white veil reminded her of the thrilling scene on the giant ship. A woman who can't tell the difference, a fierce giant like an iron tower, and a girl who wriggles all over the ground like a pig...... And the cold river water that finally poured into her body from all directions.

The memories alone have already forced the remaining ink marks to suffocation.

Fortunately, this stable present did not allow her to sink into fear again.

With a "squeak", the door of the room was gently pushed open. A maid dressed as a maid walked in with a kettle.

Yu Moji couldn't help laughing. There was an unexplained but familiar warmth in her heart.

It's a bit familiar. It's just that, in her vague memory, it wasn't a maid who came over.

Who is it?

The maid glanced at her with great concern, and when she saw that she was awake, she came over and tucked the corners of the quilt for her, and said softly, "Miss Yu, how do you feel?" Did you sleep well? Does it still hurt in your body? ”

Yu Mochen was already taken aback before he could listen to her string of greetings.

From the time she left Waige to the time she was abducted on the ship, she was always worried about the sin of slander that inexplicably fell on her head. Because of this concern, she always used the name "Teller" when announcing her name just in case. Now that someone suddenly called her that, she was a little unaccustomed to it.

"How do you know my surname is Yu?" She opened her mouth to speak, only to find that her throat seemed to have been burned by fire, and her voice was so hoarse that even she could not hear clearly.

When the maid heard this, she gently helped her to sit up, poured a bowl of water, and fed her slowly.

Yu Moji's throat hurt as if it had been cut by a knife. With such a shallow bowl of water, she also divided several sips before drinking it with great difficulty.

The maid took the bowl over, and then patted her on the shoulder, and said, "Our son-in-law and Miss Yu are old acquaintances. ”

"I know your son-in-law?" "But I've never been here......," she was speechless, as she suddenly realized that she didn't even know where it was.

"This is Linhai County. In the easternmost part of the empire, by the sea, it is a beautiful place. In a few days, the girl recovers, and I will accompany you for a spin. When this empathetic maid explained her attitude, her attitude was sincere and gentle, and she simply regarded Yu Moji as her own relatives and friends, "My son's surname is Wei." ”

"Guard?" Yu Mojin frowned and thought for a long time, and in her mind, which had been tortured into a mess of all kinds of painful experiences, a name that was already far away finally appeared, "Wei Linyuan?" ”

"Yes." The maid helped Yu Moji to lie down slowly, and said, "If Miss Yu feels tired, she might as well rest for a while." When the prince comes back in the evening, if you feel better, let's have some dinner together. ”

Yu Moji soon saw Wei Linyuan.

Her body was still very weak. It took a long time for the two maids to carry her outside.

Wei Linyuan sat behind a table of porridge and side dishes.

I haven't seen each other for a few months, Young Master Wei has become Young Master Wei, and his clothes have gone far in the direction of wealth and nobility, and the temperament of the loser has become more and more unbearable.

However, the laziness and leisureliness that was characteristic of a young man in the past had been thinned by the sudden increase in experience in a short period of time.

As soon as Young Master Wei, who had suddenly grown up, saw Yu Moji, his mouth, which had always been a little damaged, immediately became idle, and he said in amazement, "Why do you always have the ability to make yourself so miserable?" ”

"It's a long story." Yu Moji sat down slowly against the wall and said, "You saved me?" ”

"It's your fate." Wei Linyuan sighed, "It's amazing. It is rare for me to go to the river to supervise the goods once, and I actually saw the signal of the martial arts hall coming out of the Jiangshan boat, which is really a rare spectacle in the world. ”

"I put the signal smoke." At this point, Yu Mochen felt that there was no need to explain the source of the signal smoke to Wei Linyuan, so he quietly pressed the matter over. She just looked at Wei Linyuan in confusion and asked, "What is the Jiangshan Ship?" "Is that the name of the giant ship? Yu Moji felt a little familiar.

"Haha, it turns out that there are still things that Assistant Teacher Xiaoyu doesn't know." Wei Linyuan shouted the name of a long time ago, which also evoked many of Yu Moji's still good memories.

The two men looked at each other and smiled.

"It's normal for you, who have lived in the mountains for a long time, and don't know these things." Wei Linyuan explained, "Jiangshan ship is actually a general term. There are all kinds of forms of such ships, but they can only go back and forth in the Jiayuan River, and most of the owners of the ships are engaged in some shady business, anyway, none of the people who are really in charge of the house can go ashore, and the government on the shore cannot control them. ”

As soon as Wei Linyuan said this, Yu Mozhen finally remembered where he had heard this name before.

She had learned a little about the history of the Great Qi Empire when she was studying in the seminary, and she had heard about it.

It is said that when the Great Qi Empire was founded, some traitors rebelled with the imperial family of the previous dynasty, and the result naturally ended in failure. Moreover, the nine big families that participated in the rebellion, including the Yi clan, the Chai clan, the Qiu clan, and the Yuan clan, were also relegated to the Jiayuan River, the southernmost part of the empire's territory at that time, and as long as they were still under the rule of the Great Qi Empire, they would be untouchables for generations and would never be allowed to go ashore.

In the past, it was also a family of royal power and wealth, but in the end, it ended up like this.

Yu Moji was silent for a while, and said, "There is a female ghost on that ship who said that she wants to sell me to Hualou." ”

Wei Linyuan heard her say the word "female ghost", and thought she was joking, laughed for a while, and then said, "This is the most profitable job of the Jiangshan boat, and if you have a little style, you can stay on the boat to train, and you can make up for the guests when you clean it up; If it's a little worse, then it has to be sold on land. As he said this, he glanced at Yu Moji with sympathy and amusement.

When Yu Mochen heard these things, he only felt uncomfortable, and blurted out, "In broad daylight, you just trafficking in human beings?" ”

Wei Linyuan said helplessly, "You don't know, although this place in Linhai County is rich, it is far away from the emperor of the sky, and the government is difficult to manage; Three teachings and nine streams, any kind of industry can survive. However, if it weren't for that, my uncle wouldn't have sent me here to exercise my trades. ”

Yu Moji stopped talking.

People in this world have their own way of living. It's just that some people live with their own hands, and some people make a living by stepping on their bones.

"That's why I'm very curious," Wei Linyuan held his forehead and smiled, "I thought it was an officer who ran to the Jiangshan boat to have fun, lost his brain in the gentle township, and wanted to make the kiln sister on the ship happy, and dared to put the signal smoke as fireworks." Unexpectedly, a big living person flew out after him, and quickly sent a sailor to fish it - only to find out that it was an acquaintance. ”

"If it weren't for that signal smoke, I am afraid that it would not be a big living person flying out." Yu Moji still has that faint look, just mentioning it, without much explanation.

But she described it like this, no matter how slow Wei Linyuan reacted, he could understand the danger.

He wanted to show his concern, but when he saw that Yu Moji didn't mention it, and it was not easy to expose other people's misfortunes, he forced himself to laugh and said, "I know that Assistant Teacher Xiaoyu has always loved money, but you don't want to go on a boat for money, right?" I almost thought you couldn't stand the humiliation and wanted to kill yourself. In this way, will not the sailors I sent spoil your good deeds? It made me feel guilty for a while. ”

After he finished speaking, he didn't look at the ink marks, but only lowered his head to drink the bowl of gruel that was too dull for him.

Wei Linyuan's words were not good, but Yu Mozhen also understood his kindness. Since he was laughing, Yu Moji answered if he wanted to, but if he didn't want to answer, he smiled and revealed it.

Yu Moji chose to remain silent.

If she really suffered the kind of fate described by Wei Linyuan and became a ship prostitute, would she give up her life?

Fortunately, this incident did not happen after all, so she herself did not know the answer.

Yu Mochen sighed and changed the subject, "How far is it from the Imperial Capital here?" ”

Wei Lin paused for a moment and said, "So, you actually still have to go to the Cardinal?" ”

Yu Mojin couldn't cry or laugh, "If I don't go to the Cardinal, where else can I go?" Even in a hellish place like the Jiangshan ship, Yu Moji has not forgotten the ultimate purpose of his trip. Whether she can reach the imperial capital is what she is most concerned about now.

"It's far away," Wei Linyuan was afraid that his answer was disappointing, so he deliberately frowned and teased the ink marks, "It's not closer than Waige." ”

The disappointment on Yu Moji's face couldn't be hidden immediately.

"But it's a lot easier." Wei Linyuan looked at her suddenly vivid expression and laughed, "You don't have to worry. When you're well recuperated, I'll send you a ship if you need it. ”

Yu Moji let out a sigh and said, "I'm a little shadowy of the ship now. ”

"Don't worry, I promise to send you over safely." Wei Lin said from afar, "Our ship goes through the river used by the government for transportation, and it goes straight to the imperial capital, and private ships can't enter at all." No matter how bad your luck is, you will never have a moth like a ship. ”

Yu Moji said strangely, "You can also walk the river of the official government's Caoyun?" ”

Wei Linyuan raised his eyebrows proudly and said, "Our Wei family has recently obtained the privilege of sailing on this Cao Canal Road, which is very convenient. ”

Yu Moji smiled bitterly.

It is obviously not an easy task to get the privilege of sailing on the Cao Canal Road. Wei Linyuan's marriage to the young lady of the big official family probably contributed a lot.

I don't know if this guy married that young lady back.

Wei Linyuan didn't know that he had been slandered in Yu Moji's heart, and only said, "It's strange to say, why don't you go with the pan-sun kite?" Instead, he made this unlucky appearance, and even his life was almost lost. ”

When he mentioned this, Yu Moji immediately became depressed, "Because the imperial capital didn't send the pan-sun kite to mourn at all." ”

"Why not?" Wei Linyuan said, "I also received a letter from my father the day before yesterday, saying that the Yuan general from the imperial capital personally supervised the Pan-Japanese kite to the Xiliang official post, and also went to mourn once to take over the reserve that was recruited into the Cardinal this year. Why, you didn't meet it? ”