There are canals from Jiangnan to Beijing, so it is much easier to travel by water.
Originally, according to the little goblin's wish, he had a boat, so he could just send a boat to escort her husband to Beijing.
But he was rejected by Lin Bai.
So cool!
No need.
Of course, the more important thing is that there are many students from Jiangnan going to Beijing to take exams. Whenever this happens, the governor's Yamen will organize a large boat to send all the students there. You only need to pay some fees and there will be corresponding escorts.
Why don't you use the ready-made ones? I really don't think the lady is tired of making money.
Besides, it’s more lively when there are more people.
Qi Renjie had been waiting at the dock for a long time. The group first took a small boat, then met up with the big ship from Jinling, and finally boarded the big ship.
The little girl was so excited that she was like a bird out of its cage, trying its best to have fun.
Zhuiyue said nothing, but his face was still a little red.
Qi Renjie clicked his tongue and said, "Are you going to Beijing to take the exam? For those who don't know, you would think you are rushing to the front line to fight. Such a large group of people is so majestic."
All right!
It was indeed an exaggeration. Apart from the little girl and Zhuiyue, there were more than a dozen people in Lao Mo's group.
Lin Bai spread his hands and said, "There is no way. The three ladies are worried about the safety of their husbands. You can't feel this happy worry."
I'm such a bitch, it's okay to ask this.
Qi Renjie wanted to slap himself, but someone forced him to do it again.
There were many familiar faces on the boat, including Bai Zhanlang, Mo Wenchun, Wang Jing'an, Liu Suiyun, etc. They were all classmates of Juren. At first, everyone was very excited, but gradually they became bored.
After all, it takes a month to take the boat, which is conceivable.
The building was not small. Lin Bai lived in one room alone, Zhuiyue and the little girl lived in one room, and Lao Mo and others were crowded into the rooms next door.
When he was bored at night, Lin Bai taught the little girl and Zhui Yue how to play backgammon.
The little girl was snoring, maybe she was too excited during the day and went back to her room to sleep after a while.
Zhuiyue stayed in the room, looking a little restless.
"Aunt...Uncle, you should also rest early!"
"Not urgent!"
Lin Bai said, "There is plenty of time to sleep along the way."
As he spoke, he blinked deliberately, looked at Chaiyue and said, "There seems to be something wrong with you."
ah?
Zhuiyue shook her head quickly, "No, no..."
As she said this, her pretty face turned even redder.
When Lin Bai saw her like this, he probably understood. When he was at the Su family, he had heard from his servants that Caiyun Zhuiyue was the dowry girl of the Iron Lady, and furthermore, the girl who was married to him. It is estimated that the Iron Lady had made an explanation before coming here, so... …
It seems that the three ladies really treat their husbands like animals.
Lin Bai smiled bitterly.
The following days were very boring, all the way north, but fortunately there was a little girl and Zhuiyue, who could tease me occasionally.
Half a month later, the building boat finally entered the east of the river.
Some fleeing boats also appeared on the canal. Most of these people were sallow and thin and dressed in rags.
"Brother-in-law, these people are so pitiful, can you help them?"
Seeing this situation, the little girl's sympathy overflowed again.
Lin Bai couldn't help but give her a look. He really thought it was Sangye Town.
Even Sangye Town would not have been able to do it without the support of the Arrogant Lady.
Zhuiyue also said: "Second Miss, this is a matter for the imperial court. No matter how talented I am, there is nothing I can do unless I get the top prize."
The little girl nodded and said, "Brother-in-law will definitely get the top prize."
Sing and harmonize, and talk about cross talk.
To take the first prize?
As long as it's not too embarrassing and doesn't embarrass the three ladies, that's fine.
Of course, it would also be nice if you could get a Jinshi or something and fulfill a beautiful dream.
Lin Bai swallowed subconsciously.
On this day, the building boat stopped at Xuzhou Pier. The boatman said: "The building boat needs to replenish supplies. We have half a day, so don't go too far."
The ship usually needs to be replenished every few days, so this is also a good time for everyone to take a break.
The little girl couldn't help it anymore, "Brother-in-law, let's go down and have a big meal and see if there's anything interesting."
Many people got off the boat. It was too boring to stay on the boat.
Xuzhou is a quite prosperous city.
But at this moment, everyone discovered that this was not the case at all. The streets were full of beggars in ragged clothes, many of them bringing families with them.
Obviously, they are not real beggars, but disaster victims.
When the little girl saw this scene, her interest suddenly disappeared.
Qi Renjie also asked: "Is the disaster in Hedong so serious?"
Bai Zhanlang on one side replied: "I heard that there were droughts in the past two years, and last year was a little better. Just before the autumn harvest, a locust plague suddenly occurred again, and the crops were not harvested."
Qi Renjie asked: "Didn't the imperial court provide disaster relief?"
Bai Zhanlang said: "There must be some, but the exact number is not certain. In the end, it is just a drop in the bucket."
To put it bluntly, the low grain output is simply not enough to eat.
There are quite a few officials who have dealt with it, so I’m not sure what happened.
Lin Bai frowned and said, "If this continues, I'm afraid there will be trouble."
Just as he said that, a group of soldiers suddenly appeared in front, "Get out of the way and let me search door to door. You guys..."
The first general looked at the few people.
Bai Zhanlang said quickly: "My lord, my father, Jiangnan Daotai Bai Qingyun, we are all students who came to Beijing to take the exam..."
When the general heard this, his face became a little kinder and he said: "Don't stay here, go back to your ship quickly."
Qi Renjie couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what happened?"
The general replied: "The Red Lotus Sect has spread rumors everywhere, inciting the victims to cause trouble, and has captured Liang County."
What!
Everyone's expressions couldn't help but change when they heard this.
And the general had already led his soldiers to hunt down the Red Lotus sect members.
"Let's go back! It will be troublesome if we get involved with the Red Lotus Sect."
"Not bad! Let's go quickly!"
None of the students were in the mood to go shopping, and besides, there was nothing to go shopping like this, for safety reasons.
Lin Bai couldn't help but frown, it was the Red Lotus Sect again.
Since ancient times, wherever there is a disaster, these rebels have been extremely active. This is a good time to recruit troops.
"Uncle, let's get back to the ship quickly!"
Zhuiyue said with concern.
Lin Bai nodded. Not to mention that he couldn't control this kind of thing, and even if he could, he wouldn't dare to. Anyone who has anything to do with the rebels would hide as far away as possible.
Just eat soft food in peace and contentment.
However, just as he was about to leave, he suddenly found a cloth shop not far away.
Su's Cloth Shop!
"Old Mo, our cloth shop has expanded to the east of Hedong?"
Lao Mo replied: "Yes, young master. Because the young master went to Beijing to take the exam, the eldest lady gave priority to the expansion of the cities along the canal leading to the capital. There are branches of Su's Cloth Shop all the way to Kyoto."
Tsk tsk! !
It seems that the Iron Lady is serious. Everywhere her husband goes, there will be a Su's Cloth Shop.
This is a soft meal.
have to! Now that you’ve encountered it, let’s go take a look!
I can't let my wife down.
Immediately, Lin Bai headed towards the cloth shop. At this moment, several guys from the cloth shop walked out, carrying sacks one by one.
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