Wang Shouzhe's face turned dark. This little girl was so guilty and afraid of becoming such a virtuous person. She must have not worked hard every day, but she still had the nerve and courage to say in front of him that she should study and practice every day?
"Shouzhe, don't scare the big girl. Look, this child is scared to tears." Seeing her look, the gentle Xu Zhirou held her in her arms and said with a smile, "Big girl, don't be afraid.
I'm afraid, your fourth uncle is teasing you. Think about it, if he really wanted to take the school homework test, why would he just ask you to come alone?"
So this is ah.
Wang Lizi patted her chest and relaxed immediately. I was really scared to death, so I hurriedly ate a piece of candied fruit to calm down the shock. Immediately, she picked up a piece of candied fruit and ate it happily.
Seeing this, Wang Shouzhe's face turned even darker. Didn't this poor girl transform from surviving a disaster to a foodie too quickly? Isn't she too heartless?
If she's like that, what else can she do to take the exam?
He originally thought of finding two female clan members from his family to accompany him all the way to serve Patriarch Longyan's diet and daily life. One should be older, more mature and stable, and the other should be younger and more energetic.
Wang Shouzhe was naturally quite satisfied with his fourth aunt Xu, but Wang Lizi, a big girl...
Headache!
Among the younger clan female relatives, that is, his biological sister Wang Luoyi, his fourth sister Wang Luotong, and his eldest niece Wang Lizi. Because this trip will pass through Donggang, and his sister Wang Luoyi is already engaged to the young master of the Chen family in Donggang, at this time
It would not be good to take her to Donggang to show off.
Luo Tong is busy with the last transportation line of grain. After she completes the task, Wang Shouzhe also wants her to follow the aunt Gongsun Hui to handle the follow-up affairs and get more exercise.
Therefore, I will not interrupt Wang Luotong's original arrangements.
After thinking about it, the only suitable candidate who has nothing to do is Wang Lizi. Looking at her naive appearance, I almost want to replace her and find a smart maid.
However, this thought only passed by in a flash. Since this girl is unwilling to learn her lessons well, it is better to take her with you to train her and put a tight spell on her.
Moreover, it has become a common trend for girls in the family not to study hard at home. The same is true for girls such as Luo Tong and Luo Jing. Presumably other little girls are not much better. Boys will be better, after all, the elders give them
There's a lot of pressure.
Such a bad family tradition must be rectified when we turn around.
After thinking about this, Wang Shouzhe returned to the topic for the time being: "Fourth Aunt, I need you to go on a long trip this time. It will take about ten days. You go back and prepare first. We will set off the next day. I don't know.
Is there any problem with Fourth Aunt?"
Although Xu Zhirou had some doubts, she still stood up and nodded: "No problem, it all depends on Shouzhe's arrangement."
Wang Lizi's little head was full of doubts, curiosity, and excitement. She was traveling far away. Did her fourth uncle want to take her to play in Changning Wei? In her mind, Changning Wei was already far enough away, even if she grew so big.
I haven't been there twice.
Time passed in such a hurry for two days.
In the early morning, when the sky was just getting dark.
A four to five-foot-long awning boat sailed into Zhuwei Lake from the dock in the backyard of Wang's main house, and then headed all the way to Fenggu Farm.
This was the route arranged by Wang Shouzhe. When Longyan ancestor traveled, he naturally had to do it in secret. If he took a carriage to Dingpu Ferry to take a boat, it would be too ostentatious.
It's better to go through the Fenggu Gate and take a big boat like the grain transportation route. After all, it is our own territory.
There were not many people traveling with the Longyan ancestor this time. Wang Shouzhe brought two family generals, Wang Zhong and Wang Yong, as well as his fourth aunt Xu Zhirou and the eldest girl Wang Lizi. There were six people in total including the ancestor.
Wang Zhong and Wang Yong are in charge of driving the boat outside. Although they are not professional, it is very easy to control this small and medium-sized awning boat with the Xuanwu skills, and the speed of the pole and oar is quite fast.
Inside the awning boat.
Wang Lizi's eyes widened and she clutched the baggage tightly with both hands, not even daring to take a breath. Her fourth uncle didn't even tell him in advance that he was traveling with Longyan Ancestor.
That is the ancestor of the family, a more terrifying existence than the fourth uncle.
The surprise given by my fourth uncle was so big that it was hard to digest.
"Ancestor, this is the itinerary and arrangement. Fourth Aunt and Li Ci are responsible for taking care of your daily life." Wang Shouzhe respectfully introduced the various arrangements for this trip to Patriarch Longyan.
"I can rest assured that Shouzhe is doing his job." Ancestor Longyan was still very satisfied with Wang Shouzhe's thoughtful arrangements, and then said to Xu Zhirou, "Zhirou, you have to work hard on this trip."
Xu Zhirou hurriedly said humbly: "It is Zhirou's duty and honor to serve the ancestor."
After that, Longyan Patriarch looked at Wang Lizi again, with a rare tenderness in his eyes: "You kid, I haven't called you to see you for two years. In the blink of an eye, you are now a big girl. I have been studying hard recently.
How's it going?"
Long Yan Ancestor is usually kind to the younger generation in the family. Especially Long Yan Ancestor is the third generation granddaughter of Zhou Xuan Ancestor, and Wang Lizi is already the eighth generation of the family.
"Scared?" Wang Lizi was stunned and asked about homework again?
Fortunately, she had learned from her fourth uncle's lessons in school exams, so she was already prepared.
Wang Lici rolled her eyes and said hurriedly: "I have been working very hard recently. I will recite some articles for my ancestor..." As she said this, she couldn't wait to recite an article - "Climbing the Sky to View the Sky at Night"
, was written thousands of years ago by a powerful man in the realm of heaven and human beings and a senior literary figure. This article is rich in rhetoric and magnificent, and is deeply loved by later generations.
Literature is an extremely important layer in any civilization, and it has the function of cultivating sentiments and adding cultural heritage. If human beings only know how to fight and kill, do not cultivate their moral character, and only pursue power and killing throughout their lives,
What's the difference between that and wild ferocious beasts?
Wang Shouzhe felt helpless and amused when he heard her reciting it fluently, with some emotion in her voice. By "recently studying," you mean that you have been cramming in the past two days, right? I'm afraid you can recite this article fluently, right?
However, she didn't reveal her true identity. Anyway, the ancestor looked very happy and praised and encouraged her a few words.
The awning boat meandered all the way to Fenggu Farm. It didn't stop after arriving at the farm. It shuttled past and reached the [Fenggu Gate]. Everyone left the awning boat and crossed the gate. There was a medium-sized river boat waiting there.
This river boat is a medium-sized sailing ship. Even if it is a carriage without a load, it can be stable. I don't know where Wang Dinghai borrowed it from.
"Shouzhe, as you ordered." Sixth Uncle Wang Dinghai came up to greet him, "The cabin has been slightly renovated, and a temporary rest room has been set up. You are so mysterious, are you preparing... huh?"
Wang Dinghai suddenly noticed the Longyan ancestor behind Wang Shouzhe, and his eyes almost popped out of his head. Are you kidding me? The ancestor actually went on a trip...
He was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. When he was about to salute, Wang Shouzhe stopped him: "Uncle Six, stop it. Just take the helm and drive to Donggang."
"Yes, I will definitely steer the ship well." Wang Dinghai looked pale and hurriedly asked Wang Shouzhe and others to enter the temporary rest room in the cabin, and then went out to sail the ship without saying a word.
When ancestors travel, it must be a big event.
But the big things were not as important as the safety of Ancestor Longyan. Therefore, under his control and command, the ship slowly left the deep water area outside Fenggu Gate and reached the center of Anjiang steadily.
At the center of the river, the wind and waves gradually increased, and the sails were opened in an orderly manner. The dense canvas bulged to catch the wind, and the ship's speed gradually increased.
On Earth, the speed of a ship is measured in knots.
However, in the Daqian Kingdom in this world, the calculation is still based on the number of miles per hour. The wind is southeast today, and the water flow eastward is very fast, and the speed has reached fifty or sixty miles per hour without realizing it.
It sounds very fast, but it is only equivalent to a speed of more than ten kilometers per hour, two or three times the walking speed of a normal person.
The sixth uncle, Wang Dinghai, is indeed a master who has made a living on the Anjiang River all year round. His boat is as steady as flowing water. Wang Shouzhe and others feel less discomfort from the shaking in the rest room of the cabin.
However, Wang Shouzhe was young and strong, so staying in the cabin was inevitably boring. So he told his ancestors and ran to the deck to enjoy the scenery. When he saw Wang Dinghai at the helm, he immediately ran to have a look.
"Uncle Six, this boat looks good. It looks like a merchant ship. Where did you borrow it from?" Wang Shouzhe looked at the boat. The boatmen on the boat were obviously not from the Wang family's fishing fleet.
Wang Dinghai took the helm and said: "You sent someone to tell me to find a better boat, so I borrowed one from a friend from the Changning branch of Jiaolong Commercial Bank. That old boy owed me a favor. The boat he was responsible for last time
The team had an accident on our property, and it was Uncle Liu who took the risk and saved him."
Jiaolong Trading Company?
Of course Wang Shouzhe had also heard of this trading house. Their way of doing business was to walk along the entire Anjiang River, from Dahuang County in the west to Longzuo County, which spanned several counties. They had branches in cities along the river.
This is a trading company whose overall strength is not inferior to that of Qian's Trading Company. However, they only do business along the river and do not conflict with the local forces in the counties. They do not interfere with each other.
"Shou Zhe, don't even think about doing business by water." Wang Dinghai reminded solemnly, "Jiaolong Trading Company is not easy to mess with. You must know that they used to be called Jiaolong Gang, a gang secretly supported by several powerful families. Recently.
After decades of business growth, it was changed to a trading company. They signed non-infringement clauses with local families from all over the country."
Come on! It turns out to be a trading company laundered by evil forces. No wonder they have the strength to occupy the important waterway of An Giang.
However, Wang Shouzhe didn't know whether to find it funny or tragic. When reading fantasy novels on Earth, the Dragon Gang and the Raging Dragon Society were all unpopular forces, and they were all places where the protagonist gained experience in the early stages.
Why did he arrive at his place and suddenly turned into a behemoth that was not easy to mess with!