Most of them were dressed in the same clothes, some with clubs in their hands, others with thick hemp ropes, and they were all about to fight with the men of several boats on the shore. The steward saw from afar, and was worried that there would be trouble, so he hurriedly told the boatman to stop dozens of feet from the shore and go to report to the Chiang family himself.

Jiang didn't think it was a big deal: "We are official dependents, and we are from outside, and we have nothing to do with the locals, so why be afraid of them?!" It's a big deal to take the master's post to meet the principal in the town, or go directly to the Qingzhou prefect to see if they dare to come nonsense! "The largest city near here is Qingzhou, where the prefect happens to be the clan of a minor official under Master Gu, and when she went out of Beijing before, she had heard about it from her husband, so she didn't take a few local snakes in her eyes.

Old Madam Yu said disapprovingly: "You can't say that, the so-called strong dragon doesn't suppress the head snake, you look at the clothes of those people, they are all the same color of clothes, and they are the slaves of wealthy families." There have been a few characters in the big families near Qingzhou, so why bother to provoke them for a little thing? ! So he asked the steward to ask what was going on ashore, whether it mattered.

Jiang didn't dare to stop him, so the steward went out and shouted to the other people on the boat and asked what was going on.

It turned out that those people were the servants of the old house of the Yao Guogong family nearby, and today the master's study was stolen, and a very important thing was lost, and the next person pursued the thief's trace, and disappeared near the town, but someone heard that there was a living person on the dock, and the description was somewhat similar to the thief, so the Yao family chased after him. They had heard the news early, and learned that the suspicious thief was waiting for the ferry on the pier and did not leave, so they surrounded this piece of the dock to search, but after searching for a long time, they could not find anyone, and the steward who took the lead was afraid that the master's family would blame, and had already begun to order his subordinates to search the passing ships docked on the dock, and then quarreled with those on board.

Old Madam Yu listened to the report, and frowned: "Yao Guogong Mansion? The Yao family has been a eunuch for generations, and they have always paid attention to acting uprightly, how can they act so arrogantly? ! Jiang Shi hurriedly said: "Mother-in-law remembers wrongly, this is not Yao Guozhang's family, I think it is Princess Zheng's mother's family, and it is not the same as the queen's mother's family." Old Madam Yu suddenly realized.

Sister Wen Yi and the others had heard the news at this time, and they all rushed to the elders, and when they heard what the Jiang family said, Wen Juan first asked: "Is Princess Zheng's maiden family also surnamed Yao?" If it's not a branch of the queen's mother's family, then it's not our relatives? ”

Mrs. Yu said: "The Yao family is also a big family, and the Yao Guogong Mansion originally had a title, but it has long since declined, and it has separated from Yao Guozhang, and has lived in his hometown for many years. When he arrived at the first emperor, he produced a concubine, who was brave and good at fighting, made great contributions in northern Xinjiang, and martyred the country. It's a pity that since that concubine, there is no one in this country's mansion who has a future, if it weren't for the fact that King Zheng's mother is powerful and has a future, he is worried that he will become a climate, and he will not make the daughter of the prince of Yao Guo a princess. After a pause, "Although our Gu family and the Yao family are in-laws, in the end they are separated by one layer, and the Yao family and the Yao family have little contact, so they may not sell our family's accounts, so it's better to be far away." Then he commanded the steward, and went on to the boat, and found another place to stay.

Jiang originally planned to respond, but when he saw the reluctant expression on his daughter's face, and thought that it was getting late, and after this nightstay, he didn't know when he would find a place to stop the boat and rest, so he said: "Mother-in-law's concern is reasonable, but our family has nothing to do with the thief who stole things, let alone had a bad relationship with the Yao family, so why should I avoid it first?" If it's almost dark today, and it's dinner time, if you don't stop here, what will you do tonight? In the past, the daughter-in-law also walked this waterway, and there was a small village a few miles away, but the place was really too remote, if you spent the night there, not to mention that the daughter-in-law was not at ease, it was the boat family, but I was afraid that I would have to be afraid! ”

Wen Hui nodded hurriedly, stepped forward and said coquettishly to Old Madam Yu: "Grandmother, let's rest here!" If those people dare to come on the boat, let's beat the name of the official family, and they will naturally not dare to make a mistake! ”

Old Madam Yu glared at her, and then looked at the Jiang family with displeasure: "The Yao family is just a dead general, and another princess of the domain, and on the ground in Qingzhou, his family is not the first!" But you look at the posture of his subordinates, so domineering, it can be seen that the stolen thing must be something important, so that Yao Guogong's family can't even take care of their reputation! Our boat docked and stayed for another night, no matter how innocent we were, in the eyes of his family, we would be suspicious. If his family insists on going on the ship to search without regard for their face, they will be guilty of a crime afterwards, and the reputation of these children will be damaged! You've been an official's wife for decades, can't you even tell which is more important? No wonder the eldest lord always complains to me that you are a fool! ”

When he said this, Jiang's face turned pale, and he lowered his head and did not dare to speak. Wen Hui looked at her grandmother in dismay, wanting to intercede for her mother, but was pulled by Wen Yi before she shut up. The steward immediately took the order, and after a while, the ship restarted, but left the dock and headed downstream.

There was silence in the cabin. Seeing that no one dared to speak, Old Madam Yu kept a straight face, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's going to be late for dinner tonight, I'm afraid that my aunt, aunt, seventh brother and sisters will be hungry, it's cold in winter, and it's easy to get sick when you're hungry." There are still some snacks in the cabin, why don't you ask the girls to send them over first, just have tea and pad your stomach? ”

The atmosphere in the cabin relaxed slightly, and when Mrs. Yu saw that it was Wen Yi who spoke, it was not good to throw her face like her own granddaughter, so she slowed down her tone: "You think thoughtfully, just do it." Ruyi and Shuangxi, who were on the side, immediately retreated very brightly, one went to get snacks, and the other went to pour tea. Fortunately, there was a small tea stove at the stern of the boat, which had not been extinguished all day, specially prepared for the host's tea, and after a while, hot tea and snacks were delivered. Mrs. Yu used some, her face looked much better, she glanced at Jiang's family, although she was not angry, she still felt sorry for her grandchildren, so she asked Wen Xian and Wenhui sisters to come over to eat, and specially invited Wen Yi, and asked someone to send a message to the back boat, reminding the family to send snacks to Wen An, and then helped the girl and went back to the cabin.

As soon as she left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Wen Hui immediately asked Wen Yi: "What are you stopping me for?!" provoked everyone to turn their attention to Wen Yi.

Wen Yi was not angry in her heart, so she confessed: "Sixth sister, you go to intercede, the eldest uncle and grandmother are only more angry, then it will be endless!" If you want to affect yourself, why bother? ”

Wen Hui was puzzled: "Why do I intercede, grandmother will be even more angry?" It doesn't make sense! ”

Wen Yi pursed her lips, only feeling that she was too nosy. Where is this Wen Hui who understands human feelings? Just by looking at what she does on weekdays, you can know her true nature.

Fortunately, although Wen Hui didn't understand human feelings, Jiang Shi understood a little, and reluctantly smiled: "Hui'er, you have to thank your sister, otherwise your grandmother will not only scold your mother, but also scold you." The mother is always the daughter-in-law, and the mother-in-law can only listen to what the mother-in-law teaches, so how can she argue? After saying that, his eyes turned red, and he lowered his head aggrievedly.

Wen Hui hurriedly stepped forward and took her hand and coaxed: "Mother, don't be sad, my daughter knows." ”

Wen Juan glanced at Wen Xian, the latter shook his head slightly, the former raised his eyebrows, secretly grimaced, was glared at by his sister, and resumed sitting upright. Wen Yi saw it in her eyes, but she didn't know, and lowered her head to drink tea.

After a while, the steward came again and reported, "The little fishing village has arrived, big lady, where is our boat going to dock?" ”

Jiang wiped the corners of his red eyes, gently pushed his daughter away, pulled down his face, and scolded the steward: "Confused things!" Is that a place where you can spend the night?! If there is a delay, you will pay for it with your lives?! ”

The steward secretly complained in his heart, but he didn't dare to show any difference, so he only bowed his head and replied: "Except for that village, there is only Qingzhou City to stop." However, the prefect of Qingzhou has an order that after the sun goes down, no ships are allowed to enter the waters of Qingzhou Fucheng, and they can only dock nearby. Our boat rushed over, but it was too late, and we might not be able to find a place! ”

Jiang frowned: "When did Qingzhou have such a rule?" I've never heard of it?! ”

The steward said: "It was released after Chongyang." When passing by Cannes before, Shopkeeper Zhao had reminded the villain, but our family's boats have always docked in the previous town, and rarely spent the night at Qingzhou Wharf, so the villain didn't ask much, and he didn't know what the reason for this order was. ”

Jiang couldn't help but put on a sad face: "How can this be good?" From here to Qingzhou Wharf...... How many ways are there? ”

"Twenty or thirty miles away."

"It's getting dark when you get there." Jiang Shi sighed and sighed, "Outside the Qingzhou Wharf...... It's really not very convenient. It's a pity that the old lady spoke, and it's not easy for us to turn around. ”

Wen Juan asked with some curiosity: "Auntie, why is it inconvenient outside Qingzhou Wharf?" ”

Wen Hui snorted and glanced at her malice: "Actually, it's not inconvenient, it's just that my mother is worried...... The tenth sister has never seen the world, so she will say so. ”

Wen Juan was a little annoyed, so she turned her head and asked Wen Xian, "Does my sister know the reason?" "Where does Wen Xian know? She went to ask the steward again, and the man was sweating with embarrassment, but he did not dare to answer.

Wen Yi knows it. Qingzhou she has been to before, and it is also a big mansion, but it is far less prosperous than Kangcheng, but it is almost as prosperous as Pingyang. The Qingzhou wharf is located in the waters of Fucheng, has been strictly abiding by the ban on entering the ship after nightfall for many years, the east side of the wharf is the place where the poor and fishermen live, the west side is a very famous place for fireworks, there are dozens of flower boats moored all the year round, plus the small boat that buys and sells all kinds of food and goods, it is very lively at night. The Gu family is an official family, and most of the women on the ship are dependents, so it is naturally difficult to get close to such a place. It's just a last resort, and I can only give in. Naturally, there was more than one civilian boat that failed to enter the harbor before sunset, and she did not feel that it was a very shameful thing.

Jiang hesitated for a long time, but also figured this out, so he asked the steward to instruct the boatman to sail the boat to the vicinity of Qingzhou Wharf, and be sure to find a quiet place to dock. The steward knew this, and took the order, leaving the room behind, half puzzled, half silent.

After more than half an hour, the ship finally found a place to dock. Wen Yi walked up from the cabin, and heard the voices of people on the shore from a distance, and as far as the eye could see, the lights were bright ahead, but there were many richly decorated colorful boats docked not far away, whispering softly, laughing and playing, mixed with the sound of orchestras.

The mother-in-law and girls lit lanterns everywhere, played the signboard of the official ship, and hurriedly went ashore to get water for cooking. Wen Yi lowered her head slightly, hesitating under her feet. Dong Que whispered behind him, "Miss, why don't we go back to the cabin?" Just ask someone to bring the rice. Wen Yi paused and said, "Since I have already come up, I would better ask the eldest lady and the eldest lady first, so as not to make people laugh at me for not being polite." ”

The three of them walked to the cabin, and when they arrived at the place, they learned that Mrs. Yu had already spoken, and everyone was eating in their own rooms. Dong Que was a little annoyed, so he said to Xiuzhu: "Can someone remind us?" Xiuzhu shook her head, and she was even more annoyed: "What does this mean?" We all live in one place, why did we miss it?! ”

Wen Yi glanced at her: "Forget it, don't say a few words outside." "Hollyhock had to hold back her anger. The three of them returned to the cabin and were walking on deck, when they heard something fall into the water at the stern of the ship, making a loud noise, and then the people on the boat behind them shouted: "Haunted? What fell into the water?! ”

"Are you wrong? It looks like you're swimming from the other side! ”

"Okay, how can anyone swim over? You read it wrong! There was obviously a shadow dangling past. ”

"You're all wrong, it's a person! It's a person fluttering on the water! ”

Wen Yi hurriedly looked over, and sure enough, it was a person struggling on the water, floating and sinking, as if he was about to sink into the water. She was startled, and hurriedly called people: "Turn on the lights quickly, if anyone is good at water, let's rescue people first!" ”

The people of all three ships were alarmed. Someone hung a lantern with a long bamboo pole to shine through, but it was a young man, wearing only a small white coat, his face was pale, but he was still conscious, and he shouted weakly: "Help......"

Everyone was panicked, but they couldn't make up their minds whether to save people, fearing that he would cause trouble. Wen Yi avoided entering the cabin when she caught a glimpse of the person who was only wearing a small coat, and when she heard that no one was going to save the person, she was a little annoyed: "If you don't save it, that person will die!" If you don't worry, just send it to the government afterwards! ”

At this time, Mrs. Yu sent her mother-in-law to ask what was going on, and learned that someone was in distress, and she hurriedly said that it was important to save people. So the boatmen on the boat at the back were ordered to rescue the man. The man only had time to say that he was a child of the Luo family in Qingzhou City, and he was playing on the flower boat tonight, but he was plotted by someone, pushed into the water, and fainted. Old Madam Yu hurriedly asked the Jiang family to send someone to contact the Luo family.

After Wen Hui found out, she laughed at Wen Yi in private and saved a flower and came back. Wen Yi didn't show it on her face, and she was a little annoyed in her heart, but she thought that saving someone's life was always meritorious, so she put the matter aside.

(38th Festival, happy holiday for all female compatriots~~~)