Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu were talking as they walked. As soon as they got on the boat, Guan Maochun followed them.
When Guan Maochun also got on the boat, Chai Yan asked: "You can become a good person so soon?"
Guan Maochun nodded and replied: "Sir, I just gave him a piece of silver, which should be enough for him to take the boat."
"Oh." Chai Yan responded casually without saying anything else.
Hang Baiqiu was very confused and said to Chai Yan: "Those who set up the gambling stalls are all charlatans and deceivers. He said that his mother was sick, do you really believe it?"
Chai Yan nodded seriously and said, "I believe it!"
When Guan Maochun heard what Chai Yan said, he immediately nodded along.
"What's the reason?" Hang Baiqiu asked.
Chai Yan told the story about the skinny man who refused to allow gamblers to place too many bets. Guan Maochun on the side nodded repeatedly to confirm that this was the case.
"Sir Hang, if this person came here to set up a gambling stall to make money, then he didn't have to refuse the bet just now. I think with his methods and skills, he can definitely make a lot of money." Chai Yan
Be certain.
But Hang Baiqiu curled his lips and said, "Really? I don't believe it. Looking at that man's weak and sick appearance, he can be so capable?"
Chai Yan said with a smile: "There are strange people and strange people everywhere, so don't judge people by their appearance."
Guan Maochun also said: "Yes, Sir Hang, you didn't see it just now, that uncle is very fast and powerful..."
"Okay, okay, everything is over. Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm going to ask when dinner will be served."
Hang Baiqiu was not interested in discussing this matter with them. She was a little hungry now and just wanted to have lunch earlier.
Chai Yan suddenly said seriously: "Sir Hang, you seem to be a bit greedy recently. You will gain weight if you do this!"
"I want you to take care of it!" Hang Baiqiu frowned and said.
Hang Baiqiu's appearance immediately made Chai Yan laugh, and Guan Maochun beside him couldn't help but turn his head and snicker.
Just when he turned around and chuckled, Guan Maochun suddenly noticed someone running towards him from the shore. It was the skinny man just now.
"Sir, look, it's the uncle just now..." Guan Maochun immediately pointed to the shore.
When Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu heard this, they looked over and saw that it was the skinny man who came over.
After a while, the skinny man ran to the side of the boat, bowed his hands to Chai Yan and the other three people on the boat, and said: "I have seen three adults..."
"Didn't he go to take a boat? Why did he come to us?" Hang Baiqiu asked doubtfully.
Chai Yan replied in a low voice, "Maybe there's something wrong..."
"Let's go down and take a look." Chai Yan said.
With that said, Chai Yan got off the boat and went to the shore, and Hang Baiqiu and Guan Maochun also got off the boat.
As soon as the three people approached the skinny man, the man once again held his hands and said politely: "I have seen three adults."
Chai Yan stood in front of the skinny man and asked, "Is something wrong?"
Guan Maochun asked hurriedly: "Uncle, have those scoundrels come to trouble you again? Where are they? I will deal with them right away!"
The skinny man shook his head hastily, indicating that it was not what Guan Maochun said.
Then, the skinny man held a piece of broken silver in front of Chai Yan with both hands and said respectfully: "Sir, I'm here to return this piece of silver to you..."
Guan Maochun could tell at a glance that the piece of silver in the skinny man's hand was exactly the piece of silver he had just given away.
"Uncle, if you return the money to us, what will you use to take the boat?" Guan Maochun asked puzzledly.
Chai Yan immediately guessed that the skinny man must have a hidden agenda, so he solemnly asked: "Did something happen?"
The skinny man hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and replied: "Yes...it was the boat boss who said...he said he couldn't let me take the boat today, and I had to go tomorrow anyway...
....."
"Why?" Hang Baiqiu asked immediately: "Is the ship full of guests?"
After saying that, Hang Baiqiu looked at the pier and said puzzledly: "There are not many people here..."
The skinny man said again: "Sir, I can't take the boat today, so I still have to give you this money. If there is not enough boat money, I will find a way to earn enough. By this time tomorrow, I should be able to collect it."
of......."
As he spoke, the skinny man stretched his hand forward again, hoping that Chai Yan could take back the money.
Chai Yan did not accept the money, but turned to Hang Baiqiu, who looked confused, and said, "Don't you understand? It must be those scoundrels that Guan Maochun beat away just now to intimidate and threaten the boatman, so the boatman will not allow him to board the ship.
of!"
"Is that so?" Hang Baiqiu immediately looked at the skinny man.
The skinny man said nothing, but his appearance already acquiesced.
"That's unreasonable!" Hang Baiqiu became angry immediately and shouted: "I'll go tell them!"
Chai Yan said: "Forget it, it's a small matter, there's no need to make it so troublesome."
"Why is it so troublesome?" Hang Baiqiu didn't understand.
Chai Yan then said: "Sir Hang, if you go, it will be a dilemma for the boatman and the others, with one side being an official and the other side being a local rogue. What do you think the boatman should do?"
"Why is there a dilemma?" Hang Baiqiu asked puzzledly.
Chai Yan continued: "If you agree to let him take the boat, those local snakes will definitely settle accounts with the boatman after he comes back. However, we people will have left here long ago. Who do you want the boatman to find for help? But if you don't agree with him,
Get on the ship, aren't you, Commander Hang, so shameless that you can't deal with the boatman in a fit of anger? Then if someone gets a beating from you, where can you find someone to reason with and complain to?"
Hang Baiqiu never thought it would be so complicated, so he immediately asked Chai Yan: "What if it doesn't happen? What do you think we should do?"
Chai Yan said lightly: "Isn't he going to Kuiyang? Anyway, we are on the way back to Beijing, so let him take a smooth sailing."
When Guan Maochun heard that this was a good idea, he immediately nodded in agreement.
"What, let him take our boat?"
But Hang Baiqiu was too happy. He probably thought that this skinny man was a gambling stall owner and must be a treacherous person by nature, so he was prejudiced against him.
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Chai Yan looked at Hang Baiqiu in surprise.
Hang Baiqiu pulled Chai Yan aside, frowned and asked in a low voice: "What's the matter with you? You don't even recognize him, so just let him get on the boat casually!"
Chai Yan advised in a gentle tone: "Sir Hang, please help me if you can. He is rushing home to visit his sick mother, and it is not for anything else..."
After some persuasion, Hang Baiqiu was finally convinced by Chai Yan, but he declared in advance that Guan Maochun must be optimistic about this person and not allow him to wander around.
When he learned that he could take the official ship back to his hometown in Kuiyang, the skinny man suddenly became excited and moved. With tears in his eyes, he knelt down and kowtowed in thanks.
Chai Yan quickly asked Guan Maochun to pull the skinny man up and told him that it didn't have to be like this. It was just a ride home, and it was not a big deal.
But the skinny man felt that this was a big deal and a life-saving matter. Although he did not kneel down and kowtow to express his thanks, he never stopped expressing his gratitude.