With nothing behind him, it was too late to stop his momentum. Chu Yunli stretched out his hand to grab the string of the boat, but missed the opportunity again and fell down. He could vaguely hear Li Shaoan's exclamation.
In his busy schedule, he only had time to find a way to get started, and with a "plop" sound, Chu Yunli floated out of the water. He saw Li Shaoan looking down worriedly on the side of the boat on the top floor. She floated up and waved to him, and
The boatman had a look of astonishment on his face.
Chu Yunli swam to the side of the boat. Li Shaoan had already gotten off the boat, dropped the rope, and reached out to pull her. The entourage had also smartly prepared his cloak earlier.
It was autumn when they left, and the most indispensable thing was cloaks of various thicknesses. Chu Yunli was wrapped in a cloak, and when the cold wind blew, she felt cold to the core.
Unable to help sneezing, Li Shaoan was a little worried and held her shoulders, "Go back and change out of your wet clothes. Leave it to me to deal with it."
Chu Yunli looked at the boatman, who was already kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, "I don't know what's broken there, little man."
Li Shaoan couldn't help but stepped forward and grabbed his neck, "Who told you to do it?"
"No one!" He said firmly.
"You are so stubborn, right?" Li Shaoan sneered and ordered, "Throw him down. You can't pull him up until you tell the truth."
There are wide rivers all around, and this boat is the only one that is going upstream. If he is not allowed to come up, no matter how good the water quality is, it will not be as fast as the boat. There will always be a time when a person's strength is used up. At that time, he can only
It will get further and further away from the ship.
"No..." The boatman was thrown over, and he tried to swim closer to the boat, "Help me..."
There was so much noise here that it alarmed many people, including the boatman.
The captain of the boat is a middle-aged man in his forties with a serious face. Someone has already run down from above, "The head does look like it has been sawed."
Another person came forward and whispered, "Last night I saw the mistress sneaking out, and I thought he was out to do something."
The boatman looked ugly, walked up to Li Shaoan, and bowed slightly, "Second Young Master Li, why don't you let me interrogate you and make sure you find out who is behind the scenes."
Earlier, Li's father offered to help them find a boat, but Li Shaoan refused. They found the boat themselves, but unexpectedly something went wrong.
The boatman who was thrown out was getting further and further away from the ship. He could no longer shout. In such a short time, he had already drank a lot of water.
Li Shaoan ignored him and said, "Have someone pull him up."
The boatman was rescued and lay motionless on the ground like a dead fish, gasping for breath.
Li Shaoan walked over, bent down and squatted down, "I'll give you one last chance, will you say it or not? If you don't say it, I will throw you down again, and I won't rescue you this time!" His voice was cold, but he gave in without reason.
People are convinced.
The boatman's eyes were full of fear. In fact, people who can run a boat are good at swimming, but the fear of being soaked in the water and watching the boat getting further and further away made him really not want to do it again. Just a few times, he felt like he was going to die. "I
Say...ahem..."
"On the first day on the boat, someone gave me two hundred taels of silver and asked me to push her into the water. They said she was not water-based and should not be so anxious to save her. After she died... ahem... there were still five hundred taels left.
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Li Shaoan couldn't bear it anymore and kicked him hard several times. When he heard the word "death", the violence all over his body couldn't be restrained and spread out. Chu Yunli changed her clothes and came out and saw this.
He took a few steps forward and held his hand.
His hand was held by a cold little hand. Li Shaoan came back to his senses and hugged her tightly. The strength was as if he wanted to melt her into his bones. "I'm afraid..."
"I'm fine." Chu Yunli looked at the boatman on the ground and whispered, "I know how to swim. This is something none of them thought of before taking action."
Yes, a person who has been working as an embroiderer in the Li family has never left the Li family. After leaving the Li family, whether it was with Granny Hu or the Lin family for two months, and then married back to the Li family, it can be said that Hu Lanyue will not only do laundry in her life, but also do laundry.
She rarely wears a shirt, who would have guessed that she can swim?
Li Shaoan gradually calmed down. At this time, the people on the ground had bruises and swollen faces, covering their heads with fear on their faces.
Chu Yunli walked over and squatted down, "What does that person look like?"
"He is an old man in his fifties. On his forehead..." He pointed to the left side of his forehead, "There is a small scar that is not obvious."
The boatman became even more frightened when he heard her unclear words, "I remember him because he also wanted to give me money..." Before he could finish his words, he hurriedly said, "That's really all. Please spare my life. I
There is an old man at the top and a young man at the bottom, and the old mother at home is still seriously ill, otherwise I would not dare to kill anyone."
Chu Yunli stood up and said in a calm voice, "Didn't you just push me into the water? It's not considered murder."
"Let's push him into the water as well." She said lightly.
The man crawled and begged for mercy, "No, no, no...please...if I die, only one of my family members, old and young, will die..."
The handler of the boat came over and bowed, "The two guests were frightened by the poor man's poor control. It's his fault. He is willing to refund all your boat fares, but he... has a seriously ill mother at home.
Can you leave it to the villain to handle it? I guarantee that you two will be satisfied."
We have only been away from Lincheng for a few days, and we have barely made it halfway. If we break up with the people on the boat, the next life will not be easy, especially these boat people, who are the most loyal, if they want to avenge him... After all,
trouble.
The two looked at each other, Li Shaoan nodded and said, "I hope this won't happen again in the future."
"Absolutely not." Boatman said with a serious face, "If it is true, I will die to apologize."
Li Shaoan touched her cold hand and hurriedly pulled her back. If you take a dip in the water in this weather, you will probably catch a cold even if you don't drown. There is a lack of medical treatment on this ship, and a cold wind can kill people.
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Father Li's attack was indeed ruthless.
There is no doubt that this time it is Father Li. The butler with the scar on his forehead is the chief steward of the Li family. He is a close and trusted confidant of Father Li even more than his own son.
Before the two of them entered the cabin, there was a scream from behind. They turned around and saw that the boatman lying on the ground just now was being pressed down by several people. One of his arms was cut off, and there was a sharp sound from the handle of the boat. "
If you take something you shouldn't take, ruin the reputation of the ship, and ruin everyone's jobs, that's what you'll get. Whichever hand you're holding, you'll cut it off!"
The rest of the journey was indeed peaceful. Although there was no medicine on the ship, Chu Yunli prepared some commonly used medicine. After noticing that he had caught a cold, he drank some and drank it. Before getting off the ship, he had recovered.
When we arrived in the capital, it was already October. It was very cold in the late autumn and the streets were very lively and bustling with people coming and going.
None of their group has been here before, and they haven't had a good meal on the ship these days. They plan to find a place to eat first, and then find a suitable yard to stay.
As soon as he entered the city gate, a boy came up to him. He was only about ten years old. He bent down and saluted, and said with a smile, "These guests are entering the capital for the first time. Do you need me to show you the way?"
There were dozens of people like him squatting at the gate of the city. It would be good to have someone to lead the way. They didn't lack that little silver anyway. The follower stuffed a silver coin in his hand. The half-year-old child smiled even deeper and said, "Your distinguished guest calls me Xiaolu."
That's fine, I know all the major restaurants in the capital."
"Take us to a restaurant first, and then find us a nanny to come over. We want to buy a yard."
Xiaolu became more and more happy. He found a carriage and took them to a lively three-story restaurant. As soon as they entered the door, they saw Lin Lixia in a moon-white gown coming downstairs with others.
His attire used to make him look like a rich man in Yuan City, but now compared with those around him, he is very ordinary.
Seeing him, both of them were quite surprised. Unexpectedly, he moved so quickly that he had already arrived in the capital. However, he was still a scholar, so what was he doing in the capital?
Lin Lixia, who was going downstairs, was quite surprised when he saw the group of people, but he concealed it well. The people walking with Lin Lixia were all joking and did not look at the people at the door. The people on both sides were wrong.
He passed by without saying hello.
Seeing those people go out and get on the carriage, Xiaolu saw the look in their eyes and could tell that Li Shaoan was a scholar. He lowered his voice and said, "They are all students of the Imperial College. They are either rich or noble. If you want to get in, you have to be from different backgrounds."
Recommended by the Honorable Mansion, or scholars on the deputy list of provincial examinations in various places..."
When the results of the provincial examination are released, there is indeed a sub-list, and it is true that after passing the sub-list, you can go to the Imperial College in the capital to study. If you do not participate in the general examination, you can directly enter the official position if you have the connections.
But in this way, the official career will not go far at all, and the students of Guozijian Middle School are either rich or noble. It is difficult or not difficult to find a way here, it depends on one's own luck and luck.
Naturally, Lin Lixia was not admitted to the deputy list. Because he suffered from vomiting and diarrhea after being tricked, he even failed to take the provincial examination. This place on the deputy list... was probably bought. That place can indeed be bought and sold, everyone agrees.
Just declare it.
He shouldn't be able to get the money himself. It seems that it was Mrs. He's handiwork again. Chu Yunli and the two went back to take care of things in Li's mansion this time, and they haven't spared their time to find him. Besides, he also
He did not appear in front of the two of them. Calculating the time, he should have recovered from his illness without delaying a moment before he could run so fast.
But he knows how to sneak into the camp, as if he can't be killed!
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