Standing on the bow of the boat, Lin Jue's thoughts were ups and downs, and his heart was in turmoil. The breeze was blowing and the sound of water was clear. This was a pleasant time, but Lin Jue was not in the mood to appreciate it at all.
"What's wrong, young master?" Someone behind him spoke softly.
Lin Jue was startled and quickly turned around. Bai Bing was standing behind him with a smile on his face and his hands behind his back.
"I'm shocked. Why don't you make any sound when you walk?" Lin Jue said, patting his chest.
"You are too entranced. How can you blame me? Didn't I just walk here step by step? I didn't mean to scare you. What are you thinking? So entranced?"
Bai Bing leaned on the wooden railing at the bow of the boat, looking at the vast and wide canal in front of her. The wind blew her long temple hair, and a few strands rippled on Lin Jue's face, carrying a faint fragrance.
"Am I that obsessed?" Lin Jue asked with a bitter smile.
"Not only was he entranced, but he was also frowning and sighing." Bai Bing glanced at Lin Jue and said with a smile, "Is it because of what happened now? Kang Zizhen deserves to die. If he kills him, he will kill him. What's the point? There's no need to do this.
Are you worried?"
Lin Jue didn't want to explain more about this matter. Bai Bing didn't need to know the dangers involved. There was no benefit in having one more person to worry about. It wouldn't make the whole thing better.
"How are the two girls? Have you been staying with them?" Lin Jue changed the subject.
Bai Bing lightly lifted his hair and said with a smile: "It's good. It's very pleasant to chat with them. Although they have experienced so many things, Miss Chu and Miss Gu are still very cheerful. They want to see you, so they asked me to come to you. You
If you are free, go and meet them."
Lin Jue nodded and said, "Okay, let's go see them now. I also have something to say to them."
The two left the deck and went down to the cabin. In a small cabin next to the side of the ship, Lin Jue saw Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan sitting there in the darkness. The two of them were holding their cheeks and walking in through the round hole.
Looking at the scenery outside the cabin, I saw Lin Jue and Bai Bing coming in, and stood up quickly.
"You two girls, Lin Jue is very polite." Lin Jue said with a smile and cupped his hands.
Gu Panpan and Chu Xiangxiang looked at each other, and they both knelt on the deck and kowtowed to Lin Jue, shouting: "My sister is very grateful to Mr. Lin for his great kindness and kindness, and saved my sister from escaping from the cage. This kindness and kindness cannot be overstated."
The tooth is unforgettable. My sister is willing to work as a cow or a horse to repay Mr. Lin for his help."
Lin Jue hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Get up quickly, what are you doing? It doesn't have to be like this."
Gu Panpan and Chu Xiangxiang did not get up, but respectfully kowtowed to Lin Jue three times. Then they slowly got up. Chu Xiangxiang brought a stool for Lin Jue to sit on, and was busy again.
Go and make tea for Lin Jue.
Lin Jue smiled and sat on the stool, waving his hands and said: "Don't be busy, we are all acquaintances, why are you so polite? This... I don't want you to show up, so I arranged for you to live in this small cabin. This place is simple and small, and you don't know how to do it."
Blame me."
Chu Xiangxiang said hurriedly: "What did the young master say? We know the young master's painstaking efforts. My sister caused such a big thing. If my sister shows off above, it will be bad if the princess and the princess see it. Young Master
This is for my sisters’ sake.”
Lin Jue nodded and said: "It's good that you understand. Then I don't have to worry. If you have any needs, just ask, we have everything on this ship. You two are weak. You should eat well and sleep well during this period to keep your body healthy."
Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan said in unison: "Yes, thank you for your concern, sir."
Lin Jue nodded and said, "You two girls, I have something to discuss with you."
Gu Panpan said: "The master's orders are all, how could my sisters disobey them?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "You two girls don't have to talk like this. We are friends. Saving you is what friends should do. I'm afraid you will always talk about this. Qianqian is by my side, but without her, The two girls and I have met several times and have done things together, so naturally we won't hold back. You don't have to do this."
Gu Panpan glanced at Chu Xiangxiang, who nodded. Gu Panpan reached into his sleeve, took out two pieces of paper and handed them to Lin Jue.
Lin Jue frowned and said, "What is this?"
"This is my sister's deed of prostitution. Please accept it, sir." Gu Panpan said.
Lin Jue frowned and said, "Why do you still keep this thing?"
Gu Panpan said: "Young Master saved my sister, and my sister will be the Young Master's private property from now on. This contract of sale is given to the Young Master, and my sister will repay the Young Master as a cow or a horse from now on."
Lin Jue was startled and hurriedly waved his hands and said: "I can't do it, I can't do it."
Gu Panpan smiled and said: "Don't worry, Young Master Lin, we have no other intentions. How could the Young Master like my sisters who are in ruins? We have no intention of pestering the Young Master. My sister and I have discussed it, we still have some talents in singing and singing. , I might be able to help out and do something in your grand theater. Please take in my two sisters, and we will have a way out from now on. It is not because I want you to do anything to us. Although I, Gu Panpan, look ruined, But my singing and dancing skills are still there, so I can help train some people. Needless to say, sister, after she recovers, she can still go on stage to meet people."
Lin Jue chuckled and said, "That's it."
Lin Jue reached over and took the two deeds of prostitution. Gu Panpan seemed to be relieved. Lin Jue took the deeds, which meant that he would take in the sisters. However, Lin Jue looked at the deeds of prostitution, and suddenly He moved his hands together, scratched a few times, and tore the two deeds of renunciation into pieces. Then he stood up, opened the edge of the porthole window, waved his hand, and the pieces of paper flew away like white butterflies, flying in the wind. Scattered without a trace.
"Master Lin..."
"Why do you keep these things that restrict your freedom? You should have torn them apart long ago. Haven't you had enough slavery? You two girls, I am about to discuss your whereabouts with you. I have no intention of doing so. Take you back to the capital." Lin Jue said in a deep voice.
"Ah?" Gu Panpan and Chu Xiangxiang looked at Lin Jue in surprise. Their hopes were in vain, and their hearts were filled with a sense of inferiority. Their status was humble and lowly, and their appearance was ruined. Not only was it useless, but it would also be harmful to others. Mr. Lin's reputation has been tarnished. It is indeed wishful thinking to want him to take him in.
Lin Jue continued: "Do you two girls have any relatives alive? You are free and can go anywhere. The savings you two girls have accumulated are all on the boat. With this money, you can live peacefully. "
Chu Xiangxiang sighed softly, shook his head and said: "How can we have any relatives? We don't know where our hometown is. We entered the building when we were ten years old. We don't know where our parents and relatives are."
Gu Panpan bit her lower lip and said: "Sister, let's find a remote mountain and old forest to grow vegetables and raise chickens. We just won't set foot in the world from now on. Mr. Lin, it's my sister's wishful thinking. Our sisters have a bad reputation. Doesn't it taint the master's reputation?" Reputation. In fact, we just really want Qianqian, can you let us meet Qianqian, and then we sisters will leave and never bother the young master again."
Lin Jue shook his head and said: "That's not what I meant. I welcome you to go to the Grand Theater if you want. However, under the current circumstances, it is not appropriate for you to stay in the capital. This matter may cause trouble at the moment, and I don't want you to be affected in the capital.
It affects. Seeing Qianqian is very simple. You can see it at any time if you find an opportunity, but there is no rush at this moment. I did this out of protection for the two girls. It has nothing to do with any reputation. You know that I am Lin
I feel like I don’t care about this.”
Gu Panpan and Chu Xiangxiang suddenly realized that Mr. Lin was worried that after going to the capital, the case in Hangzhou would cause unnecessary trouble and involve them. This was a good intention, but it was not disgusting.
"If you two girls have no place to stay, I can send you to a place where you can settle down. It is a paradise, where you two can recuperate and find peace. Of course, you are free.
It's up to you whether you want to go or not." Lin Jue said with a smile.
"Oh? Is there such a place? Can we go...? Can they take us in?" Chu Xiangxiang frowned.
Bai Bing smiled and interjected: "They will definitely welcome them. The people there are very nice. There is a valley, a big river, a dam and a reservoir, rolling mountains, and herds of wild boars, leopards, tigers and deer. In short, it is a good place."
That place. When you go, you can settle down there. The people there are...very good friends with the young master. They will take good care of you."
"Seriously, is it really that good?" Gu Panpan and Chu Xiangxiang said happily.
"How can it be a holiday? My son and I just passed by there more than ten days ago. It's such a good place, I want to stay there for the rest of my life." Bai Bing said with a smile.
Lin Jue laughed and said: "It's not as good as you said? It's just a place in the mountains. No matter where you go, you will have troubles. It's not a paradise. But it is indeed a stable place to live. The people there are
They are my friends, and you will be properly accommodated when you go."
"Then what are you waiting for? Of course we will go. Sister, we are looking for a place like this, we must go." Gu Panpan shouted.
Chu Xiangxiang nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, let's go. We'll go there."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "If you two decide, when the ship passes Chuzhou, I will order Xiaohu to disembark and take you there to settle down. It's only five or six days' journey from Chuzhou to there. But...
Let me tell you in advance that it is a mountain stronghold and is not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court... If you don't want to go, don't force it."
Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan were surprised. It turned out that there was a cottage there. They were the green forest bandits who were against the imperial court. Wouldn't it be terrible for two weak women to go there? But thinking about it again, Master Lin and
These people have a harmonious relationship. How can someone like Mr. Lin be related to those vicious gangsters? Based on this, the copycat must be different from what he imagined. Mr. Lin has saved himself, so why bother to harm himself?
"Go, let's go." Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan made up their minds and nodded in unison.
Lin Jue nodded, stood up and said, "Okay, that's it. The two girls have had a good rest these days. I will make arrangements when we get to Chuzhou. Don't worry, although it is a cottage there, it is well-disciplined and harmonious.
People have a harmonious relationship with each other, so there is nothing to worry about. The houses are not closed at night and the streets are not picked up. You two can take all the money you have accumulated and it will be fine. No one will touch you at all."
Although Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan didn't completely believe that there would be such a place in the world, Lin Jue was full of expectations now that he had said so.