When something is completely penetrated by others.
Then it loses all need to conceal it.
After Xiao Han sneered, the boatman, who had been groveling just now, began to straighten up his waist little by little. At the same time, the fear on his face also dissipated! It was replaced by an indescribable temperament.
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"Oh? Someone heard that Xiao Hou built a ship in Hanzhong. The largest ship was only three stories and more than ten feet long! I wonder how big Xiao Hou's so-called big ship is?"
The "Boatman" didn't change his expression in the face of Xiao Han's ridicule. At this time, even the shabby clothes he wore could not hide his magnanimity. He was completely different from before!
Such a scene was really too weird. Jia frowned and tried to block Xiao Han, but was stopped by Xiao Han with a wave of his hand.
Looking at this person with squinted eyes, Xiao Hanhan smiled: "It seems that you know the affairs of our Xiao family in detail!"
The man shook his head and saluted Xiao Han again: "Don't dare! Don't dare! A certain family knows this all because their ancestors eat water, so they know about things on the water faster and don't pry.
What Xiao Hou means!”
"Eating this bowl of rice on the water?" Xiao Hanhan snorted: "There are thousands of waterways in the Tang Dynasty! Is it possible that your family can eat it?"
"Mr. Hou, you may have misunderstood!" After hearing this, the man shook his head and said to Xiao Han: "My family has no idea of monopolizing the waterway. On the contrary, my family not only does not object to the Marquis's desire to operate the waterway, but also welcomes it!"
Xiao Han rubbed his face, interrupted this person and said: "No need to say anything high-sounding! We don't need it. The Xiao family's purpose now is just three or five ships! You can find them wherever you go, even if
If you can’t find it, we can make it ourselves!”
After hearing what Xiao Han said, the man's face looked a little ugly, and he cupped his hands and said: "Xiao Hou, calm down! Our family master really has no intention of embarrassing you! This time the family master accidentally heard that Xiao Hou was looking for a ship, and he was afraid of sending it away rashly.
I'm going to be misunderstood, so I came up with this trick to make a show for a certain family!"
"Performing a show? Just for me to watch?"
Xiao Han looked at the two boatmen who were still silent over there, and sneered: "I, the Xiao family, have doubts about picking up things that are easily delivered to our hands! But we dare not go around in such a long and troublesome circle.
Feel free to reach out! I'm afraid it will burn your hands! Go back and tell your family master, forget it this time, five thousand-material ships! I will give it to you according to the market price! The goods will be paid for in full!"
Hearing that Xiao Han deliberately bitten the last four words very hard, the bitterness on the man's face could not help but become more serious. He opened his mouth, but in the end he could only hold his hand in front of Xiao Han: "...Yes! Thank you Xiao Hou
!”
After getting this answer, Xiao Han glanced at him and said nothing. He just put his hands away and looked at the river in front of him.
The scene fell silent for a while, with only the waves in the river making a little sound.
The man lowered his head and hesitated for a moment, then finally stamped his feet and went behind the bushes not far from the river beach.
After a short rest, some people rode fast horses and headed towards the main road.
From the corner of his eye, he saw a wisp of smoke brought up by the horse's hooves in the distance. Xiao Han didn't know why, but his heart suddenly felt so tired. He turned his head and looked at the direction where the people were leaving. He was silent for a long time and didn't know what he was thinking.
Everything that just happened was too weird for the people around you!
It's so weird that Xiaodong and Lengzi are still confused and their minds are in a mess. Only Jiayi frowned and seemed to have gained something.
"Hou Mansion, who was that person just now?" Xiaodong tiptoed over and asked Xiao Han while looking at the "boatman" disappearing in the distance.
Xiao Han just smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "How do I know?"
However, after saying this, he suddenly remembered something and immediately turned his head to the two real boatmen who were still staying in the same place, at a loss!
"Hey, do you know who that person was just now?!"
The two boatmen had been standing uneasy since the beginning. At this moment, they suddenly saw that all the eyes of Xiao Han and his group were looking at them, and their legs immediately became weak again.
"Reply, sir! He is the third master of the Zhang family in Chang'an!" The boatman, who almost fell to his knees, replied with a cry.
"The third master of the Zhang family? Which Zhang family?" Xiao Han asked, stroking his chin. There were probably not more than 10,000 people named Zhang in Chang'an, but maybe 8,000. The boatman's answer made no sense at all.
The two boatmen's bodies were shaking like chaff in a sieve, and they said in a trembling voice: "It's the Zhang family in Chang'an. Anyone around here who eats a bowl of rice on the water will have to look at their family's face."
"Oh, it turns out to be a water ladle handle!"
Seeing the boatman's appearance, Xiao Han murmured thoughtfully!
He also knew that it seemed unrealistic to expect these two people to explain to him which Zhang family the Zhang family was!
However, with these clues, Xiao Han roughly knew the so-called Zhang family in his mind.
"Hey, there's nothing wrong in the world, it's up to people to bother themselves!"
After sorting out the matter in his mind again, Xiao Han looked up at the endless blue sky and sighed quietly.
This Zhang family should be Zhang Liang’s Zhang family in Chang’an!
Only their family could be so concerned about water affairs! After all, when they conquered Goguryeo in the future, it would be Zhang Liang who would lead the water force to defeat the enemy!
Xiao Han didn't want to have anything to do with Zhang Liang, even though they were officials in the same dynasty and even belonged to the same banner of Xiao Lizi!
But when he thought about Zhang Liang's rebellion in the future, Xiao Han had no good impression of this person!
So no matter how often Zhang Liang showed favor to Xiao Han, he still kept a respectful attitude towards this person!
With his mind a little confused, Xiao Han raised his legs irritably and walked to the carriage. Under the horse's hooves, a clay pot that had been roasted by a small fire was exuding a strong fragrance.
"Master Hou, what did that person mean just now?" Xiaodong, who was full of doubts, saw Xiao Han squatting down and playing with the clay pot, and couldn't help but follow him and continue to ask.
Xiao Han casually picked up a few small stones on the ground, threw them under the clay pot to put out the fire, then stretched his head to look at the almost dried soup in the clay pot, and said quietly: "Who knew? I thought our family was like this
We’re low-key, but I didn’t expect that there would still be people staring at us.”
"Staring at us? Then why didn't you let us kill him just now!"
Xiaodong couldn't help but get furious after hearing Xiao Han's words, and even reached out to the crossbow hanging behind his back out of habit! He didn't care what the deep meaning behind this matter was, and he would kill every one who tried to make plans for his own family.
That’s right!
Xiaodong was furious, but Xiao Han glared at him angrily: "What a fool! Maybe, they really came to show their kindness to our family! Although the method is a bit stupid!"
"Showing goodwill? Is this the best way to show goodwill? Wouldn't it be easier to give some gold?"
Xiaodong scratched his head and before he could finish his sentence, he received another heavy slap on the head, which almost hit his head into the clay pot.
Xiao Han was on the side, rubbing his aching palms and yelling angrily: "I saw you were a little smarter a few days ago, but in the blink of an eye, why are you as stupid as a pig? If I can accept gifts, how can they be like this?"
Xiaodong struggled to stabilize his body, and while touching his head, he said in surprise: "Ah? There is still gold that you don't accept..."
