There are many people bringing horses on the boat, and the price is more expensive. It costs two cents for ordinary people to cross the river, but twelve cents for those who bring horses.
The boatman marked a waterline on the hull of the boat, and once it reached the waterline, he was not allowed to get on.
There were two boats, and Xia Zhaoyi led the horse into one.
Many people stared at her baggage. In the conversation between the little girl and the sickly handsome man, they couldn't quite understand what they said, but they could understand five ounces.
Then seeing her going out alone, short in stature but rich in appearance, many people had some ideas in their minds.
The big boat in another place was now slowly sailing towards the other side of the river.
Shen Xu stood beside the boat, wearing an extra coat because of the cold river wind.
The strong wind fluttered his robe, and Xiao Xiaoran felt as if he was independent from Hanjiang.
Shen Lie helped tie the carriage together and followed Shen Shu's line of sight.
The girl was on another boat, and her sight was blocked. Only the blurry horse's head could be seen.
"Master." Shitou called softly.
Shen Lie looked away, without saying a word, turned around, lifted the curtain, and got into the carriage.
Shen Xu did not look back, but still looked over there, and said very lowly: "Since we are all on the ship, it doesn't matter whether we can enter the cabin or not. Why are you so stubborn?"
Across the river was Shoushi. The big ship docked first, and there was already a horse team parked on the bank.
Shitou and Meng Zhang carried the carriage ashore and tied the horses back again.
Shen Xu and Shen Lie stood aside. Shen Xu looked at them and asked softly: "Are you serious about not going back to Yunliang?"
"No return."
"Forget it, listen to your grandfather's words in Zuilu, study hard and get good grades."
"Yeah." Shen Lie responded.
The two ferries over there also docked, and the ferrymen came ashore one after another. Several of the ferrymen led their horses, and Xia Zhaoyi was among them.
Many people were sizing her up secretly, ready to make a move. One of them, a lean man, suddenly rushed forward, neatly grabbed her small bundle hanging on the other side of Qingyun, and ran forward at a very fast speed.
The passerby was stunned for a moment and looked up at the man who had run away.
Shen Lie shouted: "Dai Yu!"
"yes!"
The hunky-backed guard immediately chased the man with a machete in his hand.
Many people were secretly worried about how someone had taken the lead.
Many people looked at the little girl sympathetically, only to find that she was looking at the running figure with a calm expression, as if nothing happened, and still held the horse and kept moving forward at the original speed.
"Little girl?" someone else shouted in disbelief.
Xia Zhaoyi looked over and said with a smile, "Don't worry about me."
"Little girl, your things have been taken away." The man holding the little girl on the other side came over and said with concern. The girl in his arms was waving the little butterfly given by Xia Zhaoyi.
"It's okay." Xia Zhaoyi said again, leading the horse to the side and away from the crowd.
Many people looked at her blankly, not knowing what she wanted to do. Moreover, is this the attitude a little girl should have after her things were taken away?
At this time, I saw her climbing up the small rocky slope and using the height to get on the horse.
The little arms and legs are very flexible, and after riding on the horse, there is an indescribable cuteness.
Xia Zhaoyi pulled the reins of the horse, but heard the slightly rough male voice coming from behind: "Ah Li, your things have been robbed."
Xia Zhaoyi turned around and Shen Xu looked at her with a smile. Shen Lie also followed and stood behind Shen Xu.
The young man is full of heroic spirit, thin and tall, and his eyebrows look very energetic compared with his elder brother.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at him briefly, then looked at Shen Xu: "Aren't you an idiot? Can't you see that I don't care about that burden at all?"
"For five taels of silver, you are willing to catch snakes and sell them. How can you not care?"
"Are you saying I'm poor?" Xia Zhaoyi smiled.
Shen Xu shook his head: "No, you are not poor, you still have a lot of money left."
"Well, I have a lot of money," Xia Zhaoyi replied directly according to his words, "Qingyun, let's go."
The horse walked forward obediently.
Shen Xu sighed secretly and shook his head slightly.
But before Qingyun had taken a few steps, the horse's rein was suddenly pulled to the other side with great force.
Qingyun's horse was turned around, and Xia Zhaoyi quickly stabilized himself on the horse.
Shen Lie pulled the horse's head and looked up at the little girl: "It's wrong for you to go on the road alone. Where are you going? Maybe we're going the same way."
"No need," Xia Zhaoyi pulled back the horse's reins and "let go."
"I'm going to Zuilu, what about you?" Shen Lie let go and asked again.
"It's a different road," Xia Zhaoyi replied, tightening his legs on the horse's belly, "Let's go."
This time Qingyun quickened his pace and left quickly, one man and one horse.
"Look, I said this little girl is very interesting, right?" Shen Xu said.
Shen Lie glanced at him, turned around and walked towards the tied carriage over there.
At this time, there was only a little light left in the sky. At the end of the horizon, you could see several tall buildings in the distance. The further you went, the more houses you could see.
At the same time, the number of people from all directions gradually increased, and the flow of people was like a river, all flowing into the sea.
But the sea may have high embankments.
Xia Zhaoyi changed direction and bypassed the road leading to Shoushi, while Qingyun ran northeast.
I might have to sleep rough in the mountains tonight, and my luggage is gone.
There were two wild fruits left in the baggage, as well as some accompanying clothing. If she could think of crossing the river, she would definitely take out one piece of clothing and put it together with the small wooden signs in the bamboo basket containing horse grass.
As the saying goes, losing money and avoiding disaster, if she doesn't let others take something away, she won't have any good fruits in the previous environment.
What's more, if she holds it tightly in her hand, it will be snatched away by others. Now that she is so short, she may not even be able to keep Qingyun in the crowd.
Just hang it openly on the other side, and whoever wants to take it can take it. But tonight, she has to carefully find a place to stay.
However, the pair of brothers he met just now reminded Xia Zhaoyi of some acquaintances.
The young man mentioned Zuilu, and his surname was Shen. Looking at the appearance and wealth of the two brothers, he could probably be associated with the Guo family of Zuilu.
There are so many aristocratic families in the world, such as the Zhuge or Menzhi'an clan in Yi'an, and there are more than thirty famous families.
But among them, the ones that are ancient and have a long history include the Cao family in Dingtao County and the Zuilu Guo family.
If we really want to trace it back, the Guo family should have been established for thousands of years. What is even more rare is that it has been rich and noble for generations, and it is a large family with deep roots in Zuilu.
The current patriarch of the Guo family, Guo Shu, has eight sons in total, but only one daughter. His daughter Guo Hanyue married into the Yunliang Shen family. The original intention was to make the Guo and Shen families happy for generations, but unexpectedly, the seeds of hatred were planted.
Shen Shuangcheng was born handsome, and before taking Guo Hanyue, he had a beautiful concubine named Shi Yingying.
Before marrying his wife, Shi Yingying could not get pregnant, but Shi Yingying had someone change the anti-child soup every time, and after she became pregnant, she secretly concealed her pregnancy and took several servants to the villa to give birth to her son. Deep knowledge.
Shen Shuangcheng originally thought that after learning the truth, Shen Shuangcheng would straighten her out, but instead of doing so, Shen Shuangcheng hid it for her because he was afraid that the Shen family would kill the child.
