Time flies, two years have passed in the blink of an eye, and now Xiao Hecao is seven years old. Although he is still a child, he is very different from two years ago.
Some people say that one is full of poetry and calligraphy, and this sentence is aptly applied to Xiao Hecao. After more than two years of study, Xiao Hecao not only read all the books in the Liu Family School, but also
I also read through all the medicinal books that Liu Shun brought from home.
Moreover, the books that Xiao Hecao has read are not just simple ones. He has almost written all the books silently. This is not something ordinary people can do, not to mention a child, even an adult.
Even he couldn't do it, but Xiao Hecao did it. In the past two years, except for occasionally going home, he spent almost all his time on studying. He was like a measuring sponge, and that knowledge was just like a measuring sponge.
Like water, he worked hard to absorb the knowledge into his body and make it a part of his body.
In the past two years, Xiao Hecao has used his bald pen alone. I don’t know how many pens he has written on. The papers he has written can fill a room. Seeing Xiao Hecao’s efforts, Tian Niu and Lao Menzi, and
I am happy and distressed at the same time.
Although Xiaohecao is still a child now, when he stands in front of others, he always gives people the feeling of being well-read in poetry and books, being gentle and wise. Such a feeling appears in a child, which is really a bit strange.
strangeness.
But Xiaohecao is indeed very strange. Not only does his writing get better and better, but he also teaches himself painting skills and draws all the medicine books of Liu Shun's family.
Now Xiao Hecao no longer goes to school, but only occasionally goes to the school to see Yushu and Yufeng and discuss knowledge with them. Yushu and Yufeng have nothing to teach him.
Already.
This is also a major shortcoming in the soul world. They emphasize martial arts over literature. Learning literature is not taken seriously in the soul world. Except for some useful things, such as poetry and articles, there is no such thing here.
It is not taken seriously because people think it is useless and there is no shame in learning it. Even here, the upper class people will think that it is learned by the lower class people. If they learn it, they will really have status.
If something is good at the top, it will be bad at the bottom. If no one at the top likes those things, naturally no one below will learn it or study it. Then naturally there will be no development.
Most of the books that Xiao Hecao read were history books, miscellaneous notes, and the like, and some were about family rules or business matters, but there were very few other books.
But even these things are very rare. Most of the books sold in bookstores outside are historical books and miscellaneous notes, and there are very few other things.
The paper used by Xiaohecao in the past two years is really too much. Even as Tian Niu, he cannot afford to supply Xiaohecao. Fortunately, the old disciple is here, and most of the paper used by Xiaohecao in the past two years.
They are all provided by the old disciples.
Tian Niu officially became a servant of the Liu family a year ago, but he has not been transferred and is still guarding the Liu family's old store. The Liu family's old store has also been expanded under Tian Niu's management. Now
It was at least twice as big as before, and it was considered part of the Liu family's property. In addition, Tian Niu managed the Liu family's old store very well, so the Liu family did not transfer him.
However, the old disciple was transferred away. Just when Tian Niu officially became a servant of the Liu family, the old disciple was transferred back to the Liu family. He became the general manager of the outer courtyard of the Liu family, with more power than before.
Precisely because Lao Menzi's power has increased, all the pens, inks, paper and inkstones used by Xiao Hecao in the past two years were provided by Lao Menzi, which also saved Tian Niu a lot of money.
It was the midsummer of the year again. On this day, Tiantian Niu had harnessed the cart, and let Xiao Hecao and Xiao Yu'er sit on the cart. He drove the cart out and said to the two little guys as he walked: "Bao'er,
Yu'er, you two are going to visit your grandpa this time. You must be obedient and don't make trouble for your grandpa, do you hear me?"
Tian Niu was about to send Xiao Hecao and Yu'er to see his old disciple. The old disciple was transferred back to his hometown by the Liu family, which was Juyun City. Juyun City was quite far away from Lvcui City, so he had to go to Juyun City.
It is not easy to get to the city. If you go by land, it will take at least a month. If you go by water, it will take about ten days.
It has been a year since the old man returned to the Liu family. He wrote to Tian Niu a few days ago, saying that he wanted to meet Xiao Hecao and Xiao Yu'er. The old man is old. Although he is in good health, he has no children around him.
Without anyone to talk to, I always feel lonely, and naturally I miss Xiao Hecao and Xiao Yu'er even more.
It just so happened that there was a batch of medicinal materials recently shipped to Juyun City from Green Green City, and the ship that transported the medicinal materials also belonged to the Liu family. The person in charge was Liu Shun's father. Liu Shun also officially came to him a year ago.
His father's shop helped him, and he would go to Juyun City with him this time. Tian Niu thought about letting Xiao Hecao and Xiao Yu'er go to Juyun City to see their old disciples, and Liu Shun and his father would go there by boat.
He can rest assured that after Xiaohecao comes back, he will be able to go to Pharmacist Sang to learn pharmacology. By then, Xiaohecao will probably have no time to visit his old disciple.
Tian Niu discussed it with Lingsha. Although Lingsha was a little reluctant to let go, fearing that something might happen to her child, she finally agreed. Because the old disciple was a great favor to them, it was right for Xiao Hecao to go and see the old disciple.
Tian Niu drove the carriage all the way to the Biyu River in Green City. This Biyu River is an important transportation terminal in Green City, and countless small boats come and go here every day.
From the Biyu River, it is only about ten miles by water, and then you can enter the Wuling River. This Wuling River is the largest river in the area. It is an important water channel and can pass through nearly a hundred cities, including Juyun City and Green City.
, just two of the cities.
Tian Niu's carriage arrived at the dock, and the Liu family's medicinal materials were being loaded onto the boat. They were first loaded onto the small boat, and then sailed all the way into the Wuling River from the small boat. They were then loaded onto the big boat and transported to Juyun City.
The reason why there is such trouble is because the water in Wuling River is very strong, which is not suitable for building a dock, so it can only be transported in this way.
Liu Shun's father's name is Liu Ji. He is a fat middle-aged man with a kind face. He is directing people with sweat on his face to load the medicinal materials onto the boat. Liu Shun is also giving instructions in a dignified manner.
.These are things he needs to learn so that he can take over from his father in the future.
Liu Ji saw Tian Niu's carriage from a distance. When Tian Niu's carriage arrived at his side, he hurriedly greeted Tian Niu and said to Tian Niu with a smile: "Brother Tian Niu is here, ah, this is not our little Bao'er and Tian Niu."
Cute little Yu'er? Come and let uncle take a look. Well, our baby is really getting more and more handsome. Well, little Yu'er is also getting more and more beautiful."
Liu Ji knew Liu Shun and Xiaohecao more than a year ago because of their relationship. Liu Ji is a smart man. He knows that people like Xiaohecao, whether he enters the Liu family or not, will have no success in the future.
It was limited, and he knew very well that it would be better if Xiao Hecao did not enter the Liu family, and Liu Shun would have an extra layer of protection in the future.
Liu Ji knew very well that for domestic servants like them, if the master believes in you, then you are favored and can enjoy glory and wealth. If one day the master does not believe in you and stops favoring you, then you will be nothing.
, in the Liu family, they used to be very prosperous. In the end, there were many servants who ended up with their families ruined. It was precisely because of this that when he knew that Little Crane Grass had not joined the Liu family, not only did he not have the privilege of growing Little Crane Grass, but he also asked Liu Shun to do his best.
Befriend the Craneweed.
In Liu Ji's opinion, as long as he has a good relationship with the little crane grass, even if his family is no longer favored in the future, as long as the little crane grass is helping out, it will not lead to the destruction of the family.
Tian Niu smiled and saluted Liu Ji: "Brother Liu, I'm going to trouble you this time. You also know that Uncle Men is old, and he particularly likes these two children. I can't help it. I just
Let them go and see it.”
Liu Ji waved his hand and said: "Brother, why are you being so polite to me? Uncle Men is old, and those of us who are juniors should be filial to him. Uncle Men also helped me when he was here in Green City.
Do something for him, it’s not too late for me to be happy.”
Tian Niu said with a smile: "That's right. Look at this kid Xiao Shun. He's already quite impressive. It seems that you will have a successor in the future, Brother Liu."
Liu Ji looked at Liu Shun, who was directing the workers to carry medicinal materials to the ship, and sighed softly: "This kid is very smart, but he is a little rough. He is not afraid of your jokes, brother. I don't think he is young yet."
Hecao is stable, and he still has the nerve to say that he is Xiaohecao's brother. It's shameful. By the way, brother, I heard that there is a younger brother and sister again? That's a good thing. If I can give you a big fat boy, then you will have a future.
Already."
Tian Niu's face burst into laughter when he mentioned this. He and Lingsha have been married for ten years, but in these ten years, they only have one child, Yu'er. Here in the soul world, you
If a family does not have a son to inherit the family business, then it will be considered as an end of the family. People here are very fond of children. Tian Niu said quickly: "Brother, please be kind to me. I will treat you to a drink later."
Liu Ji laughed loudly and said: "Okay, okay, when my sister-in-law gives birth to a big fat boy, I will definitely go and drink two glasses of wedding wine. Brother, the medicine is almost ready, I will get on the boat right now."
Tian Niu said quickly: "Brother, you have a good trip, Bao'er, Yu'er, after you get on the boat, you must listen to Uncle Liu and don't run around, do you hear me? After you see Grandpa Men, you must be obedient. Grandpa Men is at Liu's house now.
The rules there are very strict, don’t lose etiquette, make it difficult for your master, and embarrass your master.”
Xiao Hecao and Yu'er responded in unison, but Xiao Hecao had a calm face and looked like a little adult, while Xiao Yuer had a novel look on his face, wishing he could run to the boat at any time.
.
Tian Niu looked at the expressions on the two people's faces and sighed. He turned to Liu Ji and said, "This will cause trouble for Brother Liu along the way."
Liu Ji laughed and said: "No trouble, no trouble, it should be right, brother, you can go back, we will get on the boat." After saying that, the two younger ones walked to the boat, and Liu Shun also ran away.
Come here, he is already fourteen years old. Although his face still has a childish look, the clothes on his body are already dressed like an adult. With the pretentious expression on his face, his appearance makes people laugh.
Liu Shun obviously knew that Xiaohecao and the others were coming, but because he had to instruct the workers to load medicinal materials on the ship, he never went over to talk to Xiaohecao. His father had very strict requirements for him. If he dared to go over and talk,
, he would definitely be scolded by Liu Ji, so he had been standing there patiently directing the workers. Now when he saw the little crane grass coming, he immediately winked at the little crane grass, which made Xiao Yuer giggle.
Laugh.
Liu Ji was always smiling to others, but he was very strict with his son. He turned around and glared at Liu Shun and said: "Don't be weird, we have almost moved the medicinal materials, get on the boat, we are leaving.
If you don't leave, you will be late." Liu Shun immediately responded and directed a few workers to move the last few packages of medicinal materials to the boat. At this time, Liu Ji had already led Xiao Hecao and Yu'er onto the boat.
Liu Shun also boarded the ship. Those workers were all clerks in their shop, so they would naturally return to the shop by themselves without having to worry about them.
After everyone got on the boat, the boatman shook the oars and the boat slowly sailed towards the center of the river. Tian Niu stood on the bank and waved to them. Xiao Hecao and Xiao Yu'er also waved to Tian Niu.
, but soon the boat reached the center of the river and moved forward slowly. After a while, the field cows were no longer visible.
The speed of this kind of small boat is still very fast. It only takes about half an hour to reach the ten-mile waterway. There are many large boats parked on the Wuling River. Small boats one after another are like ants, gathering on those big boats.
Next to it, the goods on the small boat were lifted onto the big ship through pulleys. From time to time, big ships filled with things left, and new big ships arrived. The entire Wuling River was a busy scene.
The small boat Liu Ji and the others were riding in soon sailed next to a large ship. Naturally, workers on the boat lowered the hanging ropes and ladders. Then workers got off the boat one by one and tied the medicinal materials on the small boat to the hanging ropes.
There were workers on the ship who pulled the medical packages onto the ship and then moved them into the cabin. These workers were all skilled workers. They did everything in an orderly and unhurried manner, but the speed was not slow at all.
At this time, Liu Shun had already boarded the boat along the ladder and was directing the workers on the boat to deliver the medicinal materials to the cabin. Liu Ji was not in a hurry and stood on the boat with Xiao Hecao and Xiao Yu'er, waiting for the medicine package on the boat.
After everything was moved, Liu Shun asked the people on the boat to tie a large basket to the rope and put it down. Liu Ji put the little crane grass into the basket, and the workers carefully pulled the little crane grass onto the boat.
Then he lowered the basket, put Xiao Yu'er in the basket, and pulled her to the boat. At this time, Liu Ji climbed onto the boat from the ladder, and the boat turned around and headed towards the green city.
After Liu Ji got on the boat, he glanced at Liu Shun and said, "How is it? Are all the medicinal materials packed?"
Liu Shun nodded and said, "Dad, don't worry, it's all installed. I've seen it myself and it's all wrapped in oilcloth. It'll be fine. You don't have to worry."
Liu Ji nodded, turned his head and glanced at Xiao Hecao and Xiao Yu'er who were looking curiously at the things on the big ship, and said in a deep voice: "Has the accommodation of Bao'er and Yu'er been arranged? The two of them are the first to live.
If you take a boat trip, you may get seasick. I asked you to arrange for a woman to come on the boat to take care of them. Can you arrange it?"
Liu Shun nodded and said: "The arrangements have been made, don't worry, father." Liu Ji then nodded and said in a deep voice: "Set the ship!"
Following the boatman's call, the ship slowly started moving.