"Young man, are you going to make the transition?" Although Zhouzi is old, his voice is like a bell, and he has not yet docked, and he is already deafening. Jing Ming couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

"Yes! Grandpa, may I ask if you have crossed this river, is it the ground of Yangcheng over there? ”

"Exactly! Hurry up and get on board! As he spoke, the old man thrust the long penny into the dirt on the shore, and stood with the penny on his feet, looking up at Jing Ming.

Only then did Jing Ming see that the old man was a hunchback.

Jing Ming hesitated slightly, thinking about whether to cross the river - in his plan, he was going to stay in Goose City for another day and inquire about the news in the Yamen of Goose City, but he involuntarily came to the Qinghe River!

"Get on board, young man! I'll only take you one, old man! If you don't leave at the moment, it's getting late, and there is no ferryman, but you can't go! The old man thought that he might be worried that he would spend a lot of money.

"That'...... All right! Jing Ming thought to himself, then go to Yangcheng first, then go to Los Angeles, and go to the capital! So I put my luggage in the cabin and sat down carefully.

"Young man, is it your first time on a boat?" The old man asked as he propped up the boat.

"How do you know, old man?" Jing Ming was curious.

"Haha! Don't worry, it won't fall! Just let go of your hands! Don't keep your eyes on the side of the boat, look into the distance, look at the other side! Otherwise, you'll get dizzy in a while! …… Hey, yes, follow the temperament of the boat, you can shake it as much as it goes...... That's it! Isn't it much more comfortable? The old man patiently instructed.

It was only Jing Ming who saw clearly, it turned out that there were still a lot of bulging things around this ship!

"Grandpa, what's this bulging?"

"Yo! Sheepskin rafts! Listening to your accent, it should be a native of Goose City, why haven't you even heard of a sheepskin raft, haven't seen it? The old man asked with a grin.

"I've heard of this, when I was a child, my dad told me about it!" When Jing Ming was a child, he had indeed heard of this sheepskin raft, but he had never seen it.

"Looks like you're twenty, right?" The old man asked.

"Yes, just twenty."

"Then did your father find you a daughter-in-law?"

"My dad...... My dad is dead...... However, I have a family. This answer evoked Jing Ming's double thoughts, one is that his father has long since passed away, but the great revenge has not yet been avenged; The second is that there are beautiful wives and concubines at home, and I am afraid that they are leaning against the window at this moment......

"I also have a kid in my family, and he is almost twenty years old this year, but unfortunately, his father and I have no ability and no money to find him a daughter-in-law...... Alas! It's a hard time! After saying this, the old man did not speak for a while, but could only hear the sound of the water rushing on the water, and the occasional fish jumping out of the water, corresponding to the sound of paddling. It was getting late, and the opposite side was shrouded in a vast twilight.

"Grandpa, how much are you doing this year? How many children do you have? Jing Ming became a little curious about the old man.

"Old man, I don't have more or no less this year, I'm eighty years old! I have no children and no daughters, and I don't even have a wife! But you said that it was a coincidence, but then by chance, he got a son! The old man's words were filled with a hint of joy.

"Really? Where did you get it? Did it fall from the sky? Jing Ming thought the old man was very funny, so he joked.

"It could have fallen from the sky! - Anyway, let's meet in Pingshui, and it doesn't hurt to tell you about it! ……”

While supporting the boat, the old man opened the conversation: "Old man, I have no father and mother since I was a child, and I have forgotten my name, I only remember that my surname is Li, and later I grew up with an old man in the village who herded sheep, and I called him grandpa." Later, when my grandfather was gone, I sold the sheep and bought him a coffin to bury him. With the rest of the money in his arms, he came to this Yangcheng, and it happened that there was a man surnamed Zheng on the ground in this Yangcheng, who was a big merchant who opened a silk and satin village......"

As soon as he heard that the surname was Zheng, and then that it was the one who opened the silk village, Jing Ming immediately came to his senses: "Doesn't this happen to coincide with the situation of Zheng Wenli's villain?" Do you say ......"

Jing Ming hurriedly said, "Really? Does the silk village have a name? Because there are many merchants who do not have names, and directly use the goods they sell as their names, such as their former blacksmith shop - "gold shop", the place to eat on the street - "noodles", the place where alcohol is sold - "wine" and so on.

"There are names! What is 'clothing' called? Anyway, we can't read, probably that's what it means, by the way, it's 'clothes and satin village', and silk is used to make clothes for rich and noble people! ”

Jing Ming said: "That's it...... Grandpa, go on! ”

"The boss just wanted to find someone, so I went to work at his house. We are inferior, although the food and drink are not good, but we are better than those beggars wandering on the street, right? Of course, there is no comparison with three meals a day like Master Zheng, big fish and meat! ”

Jing Ming said: "What happened later? ——”

"Later...... Dock, boy! Don't say it, don't say it! Look at me as an old man, don't be surprised, don't be surprised, as the saying goes, there are many old roots in trees, and there are many old words, no matter who you know or not, you will talk nonsense......"

"Don't! Grandpa, I just wanted to hear from you! ”

"I want to tell you about it, old man, but no, you should find a hotel to stay in! As for me, I should go back to my little shack! Goodbye guest officer! ”

"That'...... Is that good? I'll stay at your house tonight, and I'll pay you, what do you think? “

"No kidding, young man! How can I live in my little shack? Anyway, you have also traveled from south to north, you have seen the world, and you are a businessman, and there will be no shortage of silver in your pocket, I ...... The point is, it can't live either! ”

"Grandpa, you're serious, I'm just a small businessman, where can I afford the word 'businessman'! Don't worry, I'm also from a poor background, no matter how small a place is, I can stay, you can rest assured! I really want to hear your story! ”

"Alright! Since you really want to listen to my old man, young man, then I promise you! ”

"Great!" With that, Jing Ming carried his luggage, waited for the old man to tie the boat, and followed the old man to a shack in the night. There was a faint light in the shack, and someone should be there, needless to say, it should be the old man's son inside.

"This is it!" The old man put down the rope, penny, and other things, and shouted into the house, "Xi'er, there are guests coming!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a young man with a short head stepped out of the room. Because he was facing away from the light, for a moment, Jing Ming was in a trance: "Isn't this my uncle Li Niu?" But then he understood, and hurriedly gave a salute.