At Xiaguan Wharf in Nanjing, a cargo ship slowly docked at the shore.
The workers on the dock immediately climbed onto the gangplank.
After a while, Li Jiang and Li Wenxiu led their horses and carefully got off the boat.
After Li Jiang landed, he turned around and waved goodbye to the people on the boat.
He and Lao Zhou were getting along quite well these days. Lao Zhou was flattering and tried not to disturb them, and the three meals were arranged in an orderly manner.
This made Li Jiang think that this thousand taels of silver was well spent.
After bidding farewell to Lao Zhou, Li Jiang and Li Wenxiu got on their horses and rode toward Nanjing.
This is the second time Li Jiang came to Nanjing. After entering the city, he felt that it was not much different from the late Ming Dynasty. There were no war damage. Maybe this was related to Nanjing being peacefully taken over by the Qing Dynasty!
The buildings in the city have not changed much, and the popularity is also very strong. But the pig tails all over the streets made Li Jiang feel in a trance, lamenting that things have changed and people have changed.
It has been more than 100 years since the Manchus entered the country. In this prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong, there must be no one who misses the clothes and clothes of the motherland anymore.
When passing by the original palace of the Ming and Han Dynasties, Li Jiang stood at a distance to watch this famous building in history.
Now it has become the Manchu and Qing Governor-General's Palace in Liangjiang. In the future, it will also become the Palace of the Heavenly King, the Provisional Presidential Palace, the Presidential Palace, and the Puppet Prime Minister's Palace.
Hundreds of years of historical changes can be found in it. It was not until the red flag was raised here that it withdrew from the stage of history.
Li Jiang was not too sentimental about the past, but was thinking about it in his heart.
He regarded this place as a cash machine, a cash machine with faith value. He was thinking, if all the people here were used, how much income would it bring?
Now that this place is finished, do you want to go to Jiangsu Governor's Yamen again?
Where is Jiangning Zhizao Mansion? Well, Cao Xueqin should not be there! He is probably in Beijing. Otherwise, if we get rid of him, the Chinese Department will have one less course to offer in the future. The student party will definitely blame me for my fault.
The two of them stopped here for a long time, attracting the attention of Ghash, who was guarding the gate, and one of them came over with a knife on his waist.
Li Jiang didn't want to get entangled with these soldiers, so he greeted Li Wenxiu, and the two of them roared away on their horses.
He is here to seek marriage with Li Wenxiu, not to harvest faith points. There is no need to cause more trouble.
After helping Li Wenxiu fulfill his wish, I will come again..., hehe.
In the past, Li Jiang was afraid of causing Li Wenxiu's sadness, so he never asked her where she wanted to go to Jiangnan. But now that everyone has arrived in Jiangnan, it's no good if she doesn't ask. You can't just wander around in this huge Jiangnan like a headless fly. !
So on the way to find an inn, Li Jiang asked Li Wenxiu about Ma Jiajun's last words. Where was his home in Jiangnan?
Li Wenxiu thought about it and said that Uncle Ma had told him that his home was in Changzhou, Jiangnan, and that he should be a big local family. As for where Changzhou was? She didn't know, so she just wrote it down carefully.
Changzhou? This is not a problem for liberal arts students. Li Jiang thought about it and thought it was east of Nanjing, next to Suzhou.
Now that he had the direction, Li Jiang didn't want to waste time, so he simply didn't stay in the hotel. It was still early anyway, so he just walked towards Changzhou.
Li Jiang told Li Wenxiu that she could do anything.
Ever since Li Wenxiu set foot on the land of Jiangnan, she had a melancholy look and spoke very little.
Li Jiang thought that she was timid about being close to home, and had no better way to do it. He could only comfort her with a few words, but for most of the day, she was still depressed.
Seeing her wilting appearance again, Li Jiang moved his mouth, but in the end did not make a sound, shook his head and walked ahead.
Li Wenxiu looked at Li Jiang's back, stamped her feet, bit her lip and pulled Dabai to follow him.
After leaving Nanjing City, they asked for directions and headed towards Changzhou.
On the way, Li Jiang told Li Wenxiu a few jokes to make her happy.
If it was normal, she would have laughed out loud, but this time it had no effect. She remained silent. When Li Jiang asked anxiously, she rolled her eyes and turned away.
Ugh, this woman is too difficult to serve! Li Jiang complained, and in his heart he could only hope that Li Wenxiu could slowly recover in the warmth of family after finding a home.
But Li Wenxiu didn't know where her home was at all. She only knew that her father's name was "Li San" and her mother's name was "Shangguan Hong."
I don’t know where Li San is from, but Shangguanhong did tell her about his origins, but she was too young at the time and only remembered Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and nothing else!
How big is Hangzhou! How to find it? Li Jiang gets a headache just thinking about it.
The headache in Hangzhou is just a long-term headache, the immediate headache has already come, and Changzhou is not a small one.
I hope it's like what Li Wenxiu said. The Ma family is a big family in the local area, or at least a local rich man. With such a big goal, it's always easier to find something.
They stopped at Danyang, then continued on their way, and finally entered Changzhou City before it got completely dark.
It was already evening and he definitely couldn't go looking for anyone anymore. Li Jiang decided to find an inn to rest first and also inquire about the situation at Xiama's house.
After picking and choosing, Li Jiang chose the one that looked the most luxurious and had the largest passenger flow. He was not just pursuing material enjoyment, but he felt that it was easier to inquire about information in such crowded places.
Before arriving at the main entrance of the inn, a waiter came up to valet the guest, and at the same time asked: "#￥%...?"
Huh? I didn’t understand!
Li Wenxiu finally had an expression at this time. Seeing Li Jiang staring at the waiter in confusion, she burst out laughing.
She said to Li Jiang: "He is asking whether you want to work as a prostitute or stay in a hotel."
"Oh, it turns out to be Jiang Zi. I really don't understand this Wu dialect." Li Jiang laughed and shook his head.
Li Wenxiu took over the arrangement, and Li Jiang was happy to have someone arrange it. This Wu language sounded like a heavenly book, which really made people scratch their heads.
Without Li Wenxiu following him, the only way Li Jiang could think of to communicate with them was to write.
Thinking of this, Li Jiang's thinking began to diverge again.
Regardless of whether Qin Shi Huang had merit or demerit, there was one thing that Li Jiang recognized very much, and that was Shu Tong Wen.
China is so big that every place has its own dialect. Without a unified written language, people from different places cannot communicate. Over time, their own cultures will develop and create barriers.
And with different cultures, they can be regarded as different nations, so Europe was divided into many countries.
China is different. You just say different words, but you can use the same words, and there is a natural centripetal force. Therefore, no matter how many times we are separated, the gene of being together is rooted in the blood of everyone.
After Li Wenxiu completed the formalities, he woke up Li Jiang, who was still in a daze, and made an appointment to go back to their rooms to put their things away, and then go out to have something to eat together.
Li Jiang looked at the various people still sitting in the inn lobby even though it was already late, and nodded.
When I went back to the room to put down my things, there were not many things, just a bag and a baggage, and other important things were placed in the space.
So he cleaned up quickly. After waiting for a while, Li Jiang heard the sound of Li Wenxiu going out. He quickly got up and went out to follow.
Chapter completed!