The young master of the Zhao family is actually not good-looking, Wenwen is as weak as a medicine jar, but his status is a bit special. He is the eldest son of King Hanyang, not Yang Shijiu's type. The husband in her dream is an unparalleled hero, with the ability to reach the top and break a thousand
Jun, obviously has nothing to do with Prince Zhao.
Yang Jiujiu knew very well that Prince Zhao actually didn't like a carefree and informal man like himself, because his father, who had given birth to nineteen daughters in a row, was the largest grain merchant in Yizhou.
It was the first time that a man invited him out for a river rafting trip. Even though Yang Jiu looked down on Prince Zhao, he still chatted with him happily.
The boat was not big, just a single-masted boat. There were four people on the boat. The person rowing the boat was Zhao Shizi's domestic slave, and a lovely yellow-haired girl was Yang Jiu's personal maid.
Prince Zhao was very poetic and recited an impassioned poem about traveling to the river. He babbled for a long time, but Yang Jiu didn't understand what these poems were about.
But she still clapped her hands and applauded against her will, praising Prince Zhao as a humble gentleman with literary talent and grace.
Prince Zhao was very proud. He had never expected that Rouge Ma from Hanyang City would not only be beautiful but also elegant when she put on women's clothes. How could she look like the vulgar girl that others said?
In order to win the girl's heart, he decided to recite two more good poems from the bottom of the box to show off.
Unexpectedly, just as the mood was brewing, the boat suddenly shook, and everyone screamed in surprise, almost capsizing the boat. However, Yang Jiu, a woman, was quite calm. Seeing that Prince Zhao was so frightened that he almost wet his pants, he felt great contempt in his heart.
Looking back, I saw a huge tree drifting down from the upstream and hitting the back of the boat. Fortunately, this section of the river was wide and the current was not fast. If the giant tree was flying down the rapids like the Three Gorges, this tree would have to be swept down.
A sloop was smashed to pieces.
Yang Jiu said: "It's okay, it's just a piece of driftwood drifting down."
Prince Zhao felt greatly embarrassed. He had indeed lost his composure just now and apologized repeatedly.
But soon, he said in surprise: "Hey, this wood seems to be golden nanmu!"
Ordinary people would definitely not be able to recognize golden nanmu, but Prince Zhao was the son of King Hanyang and belonged to the royal family. His family's house was made of golden nanmu beams, so he naturally recognized the origin of this driftwood.
Yang Jiujiu was stunned. Recently, he had been listening to his father muttering about buying a piece of golden nanmu for Ji Shi'an to use as a beam in the temple. Because of this, his father could hardly sleep at night, and his gums were swollen due to inflammation.
She said: "Prince Zhao, did you read that correctly? This is golden nanmu?"
Zhao Shizi nodded and said: "It's absolutely not wrong. I have read thousands of books, and the main hall of the mansion uses these golden nanmu as the beams. It's not wrong. By the way, Nineteenth Sister, I heard that your father-in-law has been reading a lot recently.
I’m looking for golden nanmu, it’s God’s will!”
Yang Jiu is very happy!
Just as he was about to salvage the nanmu in the water, unexpectedly, at this moment, a young man's head suddenly popped out of the water, and a jet of water spurted out from his mouth.
Yang Shijiu and others were startled, thinking it was a floating corpse, which was not uncommon in the Yangtze River.
"Who is it! Who hit my boat! Who disturbed my sleep!"
Ye Xiaochuan was very angry. He had drifted in the Yangtze River for several days and had no traffic accidents in the narrow waterway. However, he was hit in the wide and gentle waterway. Just now, he was sleeping with his arms on the nanmu. He was hit by this.
I bumped into the river. I drank several times of water without warning.
When they saw that they were alive, Yang Jiujiu and others were relieved.
Yang Jiu said: "Hey, kid, who are you? Why are you in the water? Are you still sleeping in the water?"
Ye Xiaochuan said angrily: "I just like to sleep in the water, do you care? It was you who hit my wood just now, right? Pay for it. No one can leave without paying for it!"
Zhao Shizi stepped forward and said: "You are unreasonable, bastard! It was obviously you who hit our boat and almost capsized it. We haven't settled the score with you yet, so you are the one who complained first!"
Ye Xiaochuan was happy and said: "I have been sleeping on this log since Xifeng City. I have traveled thousands of miles with countless ships. How come I didn't collide with other ships? But when I got to this broad river, something happened! It's obviously you who are greedy for this nanmu! Fortunately, I didn't get it.
I am lucky, otherwise my body will sink into the Yangtze River! Pay me one hundred and eighty taels of silver, and I will pretend that this never happened, otherwise no wonder I will take action today to teach you little thieves who care so little about human life!"
Prince Zhao was furious, and when he wanted to continue speaking, Yang Jiu stopped him.
Yang Jiu said: "I can give you the money. I will give you one hundred taels of silver, and you can give me the nanmu."
Ye Xiaochuan was happy again, his smile was pretty, and he said: "Do you think I'm an idiot? Buy my nanmu for a hundred taels? You can't say it out loud!"
Yang Jiu said: "Then how much silver do you want?"
Ye Xiaochuan rolled his eyes and said: "For ten thousand taels, this nanmu will be yours."
Yang Jiu immediately became angry. Ten thousand taels of silver to buy a piece of rotten wood? This is no longer the category of forced buying and selling, this is robbery, open robbery.
She was raised as a boy by her family. She practiced martial arts since she was a child, and her martial arts skills were pretty good. Three or five men couldn't get close to her. In terms of personality, she also developed the violent and bold temperament of men.
She originally thought that this young man was a child from a poor family, so he risked his life to transport wood in the Yangtze River at such a young age. Unexpectedly, this young man opened his mouth like a lion, which made Yang Jiujiu's brows instantly rise.
Prince Zhao wanted to date Yang Jiujiu. Firstly, Yang Jiujiu’s appearance was indeed outstanding, regardless of his personality, and he was one of the best in Hanyang City. Secondly, it was because the Yang family’s wealth was comparable to that of the country.
Now he was flexing his muscles in front of Yang Jiujiu and said: "bastard, you really dare to quote a price. Do you know that nanmu is for the exclusive use of the royal family? Smuggling nanmu is a serious crime of beheading. I will spare your life if I keep the nanmu, otherwise I will give up."
I blame this prince for locking you up and taking you to the Yamen."
Ye Xiaochuan laughed and cursed: "Two lunatics."
It was estimated that today's collision was in vain and he would not receive any compensation, so he laid his arms on the nanmu and prepared to continue flowing downstream.
When Yang Jiu saw that Ye Xiaochuan was leaving, he was very worried. His father needed a piece of nanmu, and he couldn't let this boy escape now.
Ye Xiaochuan just happened to slide slowly by the side of the boat. Yang Jiujiu didn't think much and hurriedly asked Prince Zhao and the boss of the boat to tie Nanmu with a rope and fix it on the boat.
Ye Xiaochuan was really angry now. He had always been the only one to take advantage of others. Except for Yun Qiyou, no one had ever dared to take advantage of him.
Unexpectedly, he was trapped in the shallows today, and this teenage girl dared to steal his golden nanmu, which cost him his fortune and life.
Yang Jiu didn't see the anger in Ye Xiaochuan's eyes and said: "Boy, let's get on the boat and let's talk about the price of this nanmu. Don't worry, I, Yang Jiu, will not let you suffer. The amount of money will not be bad."