Gu Chengyu had a headache, so be it! In fact, the steward was innocent, but who told him to take care of everything on the ship? If they got off the ship, where would they go to find the owner of the ship to refund the money? Therefore, it would be wrong to pester the steward.
Very normal.
Sun Xian and Ye Zhiqiu didn't want to pay attention, but they couldn't ignore it. The boat passengers had already surrounded them.
"Everyone! Please listen to the next words!" Sun Xian is the eldest among them, and he is quite smooth in life. So when he saw Gu Chengyu looking at the sky speechlessly, he could only stand up. Counting on Ye Zhiqiu would definitely not work.
Ye Zhiqiu is such a shy person, how can he possibly mediate?
Sun Xian analyzed the current situation and made the steward promise to return everyone's money when they arrive at Jingyuan Mansion. As for compensation for losses, forget it! After all, no one was injured, but he was actually embarrassed.
It is said that those who hide in the house and refuse to come out scream the loudest.
When there is danger, he hides, and when he has money, he jumps out and instigates everyone to cause trouble.
For those who are injured, ask the steward to go to the town and ask a doctor to come and take a look. In addition, send a letter to the owner's family as soon as possible and ask the owner's family to take out the money that should be compensated. The ship will stay here for a few days. Although the deceased were detained by the government office,
After he left, he still had to notify his family members to pick up the body and collect compensation money.
Finally, those who wanted to get off the ship here could wait until the owner of the ship sent the money and then come over to get it. The ship wouldn't leave anyway. After a lot of talking, everyone gradually calmed down.
Even Gu Chengyu quietly gave Sun Xian a thumbs up, and Sun Xian couldn't laugh or cry. In fact, Gu Chengyu just didn't care, he was annoyed.
In front of everyone, Gu Chengyu took out three hundred taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to the steward.
"We encountered Jiang bandits this time, and the people who sacrificed their lives are worthy of our admiration. Please give a share of the money here to their families, which can be considered as a modest contribution."
When the steward saw this, he was a little moved. Gu Chengyu was a master of Juren, but he was different from them. He was a man of noble character if he could spend three hundred taels of silver to support his family.
"Gu Juren is a righteous person. I thank Gu Juren for them."
Don’t underestimate these three hundred taels. Take a boatman as an example. He only gets about two taels of silver a month. Each of these dead boatmen can only lose about twenty taels of silver. This is the mercy of the Lord. Lord.
If the family is mean, it is common for them to only give more than ten taels.
After all, being a boatman is a dangerous job, and it was agreed upon before boarding the ship. This job is very tiring, and you have to double as a thug, and the risks on the river are unpredictable. It is not the boatman's fault that you will encounter river bandits. According to the previous
A long-term worker's contract is worth twenty taels.
Talking about such a dangerous job, why are so many people doing it? There is a lot of money per month! If you go to the dock to fight against the package, you can only get more than ten cents a day, and only three to four hundred cents a month. This is still a situation where you can make a living every day.
Next. Although the boat is dangerous, the two taels of silver per month are really tempting!
In the past, ships would attack river bandits, so the danger was actually not great. This time, after all, it was an accident.
Although the steward was jealous of the three hundred taels of silver, he knew that he couldn't take it. Many people on the boat saw it, and he couldn't swallow it even if he wanted to. Besides, he didn't want to do it. Taking this money would really make the sky thunder.
Split.
"As expected of Juren! One move is three hundred taels!" Some people looked jealous, but they just said it, they just envy Master Juren for his money!
"Will the Master be short of money? You can tell by his clothes that he has money! He must be a young man from a wealthy family!"
Yao Mengxian was sitting by the bed doing embroidery work. She had just ordered two guards to take Gao Mama out to buy some things. By the way, she invited a doctor to come and see Lian Xin and Uncle Li. But it was noisy outside at the moment, so she didn't know.
What happened?
"Girl! Stop embroidering. Doing embroidery on the boat is a waste of your eyes!" Lian Xin came in with a tray, which contained the rice porridge that Gao Ma had cooked in the morning, as well as some side dishes, a plate of steamed buns, and a plate of snacks.
"Lian Xin? Why are you up? Didn't I let you rest on the boat for a few days?" Yao Mengxian frowned. Lian Xin was kicked in the heart by a Jiang bandit before, and she didn't know whether she had suffered any internal injuries.
"My servant feels very energetic and full of strength. My benefactor's pills are indeed extraordinary. Why do we need to ask a doctor? It's okay to lie down on the bed." Lian Xin put the breakfast in her hands on the table one by one.
After setting it up, his words were full of admiration for Gu Chengyu.
Lian Xin had heard what Gao Mama had said about what happened before. After knowing that Gu Chengyu killed the Jiang bandits and saved her girl, she felt that her benefactor was brave. Especially after knowing that Gu Chengyu was still the candidate for this year's provincial examination, she
Worshiped even more.
"It's always better to be careful when you're injured! Since you can't lie down in bed, you just come down and walk around. There's no need to come so early to serve." Yao Mengxian said with a smile.
On the side, Qingdai bit her lip as she watched the interaction between the master and servant. The girl had not treated her as well as before since that day.
She used to often ask her for information, but now she only lets her serve by her side and doesn't let her go out easily. It's normal to serve her closely. After all, Lian Xin was injured and she is the only girl here. However, she always feels that the girl is right
She seemed very cold. Although she was smiling, she did not smile so warmly towards Lian Xin.
"Isn't Gao Mama back? When the slave general came over there, he heard that he was not allowed to go out at this time." Lian Xin didn't see Gao Mama in the room and felt a little strange.
"What's going on?" After hearing this, Yao Mengxian stopped the needlework in her hand and asked doubtfully.
"I don't know, slave. It may be related to the river bandits on the original ship." Lian Xin shook her head, stepped forward to pack away the sewing basket, and fetched water for her master to cleanse his hands before preparing to eat.
Yao Mengxian thought about it carefully and felt relieved. Maybe it was because the Jiang bandit matter was too big, and after reporting it, these low-level officials could not make the decision. Maybe they would have to conduct an investigation on the ship, and they would not be allowed to go out. It was only temporary.
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Gao MaMa hurriedly entered the room, "Girl! Those officials are going to come in to search, what's the best thing to do?"
At this time, there was a knock on the door outside, and it was not far from here.
Hearing this, Yao Mengxian turned around and pulled out a post from the box she was carrying.
"Mother Gao showed them her father's post, and they knew." She was still the legitimate daughter of the Duke's mansion, so how could those officials enter her house?
"Hey! Old slave, let's go now!" Uncle Li's leg was injured and it was difficult to walk, so she had to take action.
Gu Chengyu asked Mingmo and the others to pack the boxes and packages and prepare to leave early.
"Sir, do you see this post?" An official gave the post to Mr. Tian. Mr. Tian took it and looked at it. He was extremely surprised. He didn't expect that there were family members of the Duke of Guo on the ship?