It is not far from Songjiang to Zhenjiang, and you can go all the way along the river to Zhenjiang if you find a ferry.

Along the way, Hao Fenglou gradually became familiar with this shijie, and gradually gained some confidence in this era.

Zhenjiang was called Jingkou and Dantu in ancient times, and there were poems and clouds in ancient times: where to look at Shenzhou, full of scenery Beigulou, this Beigulou is a scene of Zhenjiang. And here, is also the key to Nanjing, the name of Zhenjiang, it comes from its important military significance, it is said that the northerners go south, either wave Xiangfan, or take Zhenjiang directly, and when today's capital is Nanjing Yingtianfu, only a hundred miles away from Zhenjiang, the importance of Zhenjiang is naturally self-evident.

Recently, I heard that the rebels in the north have gone all the way south, and have broken through Jinan, Chen Bingjiang is north, and they will cross the river in a few days, Zhenjiang is an important town, and if you want to cross the river, you must take Zhenjiang, so the atmosphere in Zhenjiang City is a little tense, and the soldiers on the street are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, checking everywhere, like a dark cloud covering the sun, and the atmosphere is so overwhelming that people can't breathe.

Fortunately, Hao Fenglou has a reference, but he is not afraid of cross-examination, and after he took Xiao Xiangxiang into the city, he rested at an inn near the residence of the Governor of the Navy.

"Young master, young master...... Why don't we go directly to the Lord and Mrs. Lu Family? ”

Hao Fenglou was dusty, with a little tiredness on his face, and after settling down, his mood also relaxed, and said: "You don't know, we don't know what the Lu family's perception of Young Master Ben is, if you come to the door rashly and are kicked out, it's nothing to lose face, although Young Master Ben is thin-skinned, this blow can still be bearable." It's just that when the time comes, it will be extremely difficult to get close to Miss Lu. So we have to know ourselves and know each other, stay here for a few days for the time being, and find out the news before making a decision. ”

Xiao Xiangxiang felt that it made sense, flashed her big eyes and said, "What the young master said is very right, we must know ourselves and our opponents." ”

It is not easy to know oneself and one's opponent, especially when night falls, there is no entertainment in this era, and the only entertainment is sleeping.

It's just that there is a problem when they sleep, the master and servant are very poor, and a penny is scored for two petals to be flowered, and the two can only squeeze together.

"Young master, young master, you sleep on the bed, and I will sleep underground." Xiao Xiangxiang is still very sensible, and diligently moved a layer of quilt to the ground.

Hao Fenglou's old face was slightly red, no, how could a big man let the little girl sleep on the ground, he couldn't help but be polite against his will, and said, "This ...... You go to bed, young master, I have thick skin, and I am not afraid of the cold. ”

"But ......" Xiao Xiangxiang bit her lip and said very seriously: "But Madame said, let Xiangxiang take care of your daily life, young master, you sleep on the bed, I don't sleep on the ground, and I'm not afraid of the cold." ”

Hao Fenglou felt that he was almost polite, and secretly scolded himself for being too selfish, so he shrunk into the quilt on the bed and covered the quilt: "Very good, Xiao Xiangxiang is very sensible, okay, sleep!" ”

The lights don't have to be turned off, anyway, the inn provides them for free, Hao Fenglou has always felt that he is being exploited by the innkeeper, so he resolutely decided to light the candle until dawn.

Xiao Xiangxiang opened the bunk and fell asleep.

Hao Fenglou closed his eyes, but he couldn't sleep, his mind was full of Miss Lu, and his cheap father and mother in this shijie, and then he remembered his master in his previous life, and the master taught him so many things, but ......

I don't know how much time passed, he threw away his distracting thoughts, and glanced at Xiao Xiangxiang, who was already asleep on the ground, Xiao Xiangxiang was still grinding her teeth when she slept, coughing and coughing, a little terrifying. It's just that maybe it was the cold winter wax moon, and the ground was too cold, so that her little body curled up, and the little face that emerged from the quilt under the candlelight was frozen blue.

Hao Fenglou decided to close his eyes and sleep.

As soon as his eyes were closed, there was always an uneasy mood in his heart, so he comforted himself, this is the old shijie of people eating people, you have to be at ease, your heart is not hard, how to eat and drink spicy food in the future.

These words reassured him, and he closed his eyes and went back to sleep.

Xiao Xiangxiang on the floor turned over, and her teeth were frozen and gurgling.

Hao Fenglou was furious, sat up with a bone, and scolded: "What kind of world is this, let people not be the landlord and young master, and let people not hurt the heavens and reason!" ”

Xiao Xiangxiang woke up, opened her eyes, and said, "Young Master, are you talking in your dreams?" ”

Hao Fenglou ordered her: "Get up, roll up your quilt, and go to bed!" ”

Xiao Xiangxiang was stunned for a moment and said, "Madame said ......"

Hao Fenglou said angrily: "Madame is Madame, when you get here, you have to listen to Young Master Ben." ”

He got out of bed with his shoes, put the quilt on the ground on the bed, looked in the room, and actually found a pair of scissors, and then let Xiao Xiangxiang go to bed, solemnly handed the scissors to Xiao Xiangxiang and said: "Now we sleep together, if the young master has any rules to you when he sleeps at night, you can use these scissors to pierce the young master's thigh, but ......" Hao Fenglou took a deep breath and said: "But you must remember that you are not allowed to pierce your face, this is the guy that the young master eats." ”

Xiao Xiangxiang shook her head in a daze: "Don't scissors, I believe in the young master." ”

You actually believe me? But I don't even believe in myself, Hao Fenglou feels very sad, as an evil young man, being so affirmed by a little girl, this is undoubtedly a naked slap in the face.

Well, sleep.

Hao Fenglou also went to bed, the two of them huddled together, feeling the chill brought by Xiao Xiangxiang's body, Hao Fenglou actually felt not cold, and even felt a little at ease.

He fell asleep in a daze, and in the daze, he heard Xiao Xiangxiang's dreams again.

"Young Master...... Don't kiss a woman who doesn't mess with you in the future, okay...... You have to listen to Madame...... Madame is worried about your ......."

The next morning, Xiao Xiangxiang cleaned up the house in the room, and Hao Fenglou went downstairs with a fan.

Hao Fenglou sat on the table and chair downstairs and shouted: "Xiao Er, come to a pot of tea, and then a plate of peanuts." ”

There were no guests in the early morning, Xiao Er leaned on the counter in a daze, heard Hao Fenglou's voice, immediately cheered up, hurriedly poured a pot of tea, and sent a plate of peanuts, and said with a smile: "Son, the most famous thing in the store is braised ......."

Hao Fenglou shook his fan and said impatiently: "It's too greasy, peanuts are Young Master Ben's favorite." ”

Xiao Er didn't doubt that Hao Fenglou had no money, and smiled: "Childe really has a unique taste......

Hao Fenglou put away the fan, took a sip of tea, and then said: "Yes, do you know the Governor's Mansion of the Zhenjiang Water Division?" ”

This is not far from the Governor's Mansion of the Naval Division, and Xiao Er is here to welcome the send-off, so it's strange if I don't know a little bit of the inside story.

Xiao Er's eyes lit up, and he said, "It turns out that the young master is also here to apply for the teaching of the Governor's Mansion of the Water Master?" ”

"Teaching, what teaching?" Hao Fenglou was confused.

Xiao Er said with relish: "Naturally, it is Miss Lu's family, for some reason recently, I want to read, what kind of family is this Lu family, Miss Lu is a figure like a pearl in the palm of her hand, she wants to study, naturally she wants to hire Mr., Childe doesn't know, there are many people like Childe who have been moved by the wind recently." ”

Hao Fenglou felt strange, there were still people competing for a teaching? Could it be that the scholars in these years have no discipline, and they are all like this young master, and they are all reduced to begging?

Xiao Er saw Hao Fenglou's doubts, and said with a smile: "Childe doesn't know anything, Childe think about it, the Lu family just rejected the marriage of the Hao family in Songjiang Mansion, and now in the boudoir, there is no promise to marry someone to teach Miss Lu to read, if this accidentally won Miss Lu's favor, wouldn't it be a good fate?" It must be known that the Lu family is in great power, and Miss Lu, it is said that it is also a national color, and there are not many sons in Zhenjiang Mansion who are haunted by dreams, who doesn't want to get the moon first near the water, and the villain sees that the son is also a talent, why not try it too, but the rules of the Lu family to choose to teach are extremely strict, and many people return in vain, even the nephew of the Zhenjiang prefect, Liu Gongzi, has also eaten the closed door, but the son has to be careful. ”

Hao Fenglou sighed in his heart, it turned out that these guys were here to rob the young master's woman, thinking of this, Hao Fenglou suddenly became angry, and sneered: "How can this be reasonable, how can this be reasonable, I am from Songjiang Mansion, it is reported that the son that Miss Lu promised to marry in the past is quite good, and it is really unreasonable for the Lu family to refuse to marry like this." ”

Xiao Er said in surprise: "What did Childe say about the young master of the Hao family?" ......"Speaking of this rumored son of the Hao family, Xiao Er immediately sneered: "Who doesn't know in Zhenjiang Mansion, this person peeked at the girl in the house at the age of five to take a bath, entered and exited the Qinglou at the age of nine, and lost thousands of silver tattoos in the gambling house at the age of eleven, this is a well-known bastard thing, the Lu family originally saw the old good of the two families and refused to refuse marriage, always hoping that this son of the Hao family would grow up to be sensible, but recently I heard that he stayed in Hangzhou Mansion for a few days, and owed a lot of prostitution, such a person, the Lu family refused to marry is a good thing, If Miss Lu marries such a person, not only will she have to regret it for life, but to tell the truth, we are afraid that the whole Zhenjiang Mansion will also be strangled by it. ”

Is it so bad? Hao Fenglou felt that this little two was a naked slap in the face, which was too hateful.

It's just that at the moment, he doesn't want to worry about this little er, it's important to do business, he is eating peanuts with tea, and muttering in his heart: "Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, it turns out that Young Master Ben has long been famous in Zhenjiang." Fortunately, there was no rash visit, with such a comment as himself, the Lu family was relieved to refuse this marriage, and their own words, where could they be impressed? If you don't get kicked out, it can be regarded as the Lu family's scruples about cultivating face in two lifetimes. Seemingly...... I can only take a roundabout route and recruit teachers...... Be Miss Lu's teacher......"

The film and television pictures of many rogue teachers in later generations crossed Hao Fenglou's mind, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but say: "Okay, start with the teacher first." ”

After making up his mind, he gave a few copper plates and asked the second generation to sign up, but the second child didn't ask too much, and went quickly.