In the afternoon, light rain began to fall.
The grain ships were linked end to end on the Grand Canal, forming a long snake formation and heading south slowly.
Xu He sat in the cabin and chatted with Sister Gu about what happened this morning.
When he mentioned Yin people, Sister Gu nodded and said, "Since Censor Ma said he is from Beijing, he must be Lu Heng's housekeeper!"
Xu He asked curiously: "How could a servant of the British Duke's government be so arrogant that Ma Liangbi didn't even dare to embarrass us again?"
Gu Hengbo smiled: "I heard that Mr. Lu from the British Duke's Palace married the eldest princess of the late emperor. Lu Heng said that he had watched her grow up since he was a child. This Eunuch Zheng is most likely to be with the eldest princess. Man! And he comes from the palace, so maybe one of the great men in the palace is his godson."
Xu He nodded, only this explanation made sense.
"There is another question!" Xu He frowned and said, "Logically speaking, Lu Heng should have passed Huai'an and headed north before we came here. If Eunuch Zheng had greeted Ma Liangbi when he passed through Huai'an, , then I won’t have to be fooled by someone named Gong these two days!”
"From what Ma Yushi said, Ma Liangbi must have just received a message from Eunuch Zheng. Tell me, through what channel did Eunuch Zheng send the message to Ma Liangbi?"
Gu Hengbo thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "It's hard to guess, but just write to Lu Heng and ask next time!"
Xu He thought so and stopped worrying about it.
At this moment, someone knocked on the cabin door, and Xu He said, "Who is it?"
Wu Decao's voice came from outside the door: "Liangsheng, do you have a problem with me?"
Xu He blinked at Sister Gu, and then said to Wu Decao outside the door: "Brother Yaochen, please come in!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the cabin door was pushed open, and Wu De, whose forehead was wrapped in fine cloth like a mummy, walked out.
When Gu Hengbo saw this, he covered his mouth and almost laughed.
Seeing this, Wu Decao sighed and said: "Brother and sister, I was humiliated like this just to protect you, how can you still laugh at me?"
Gu Hengbo quickly suppressed his smile and cupped his hands and said, "Brother Wu, please forgive me! Forgive me!"
Xu He also smiled and said to Wu Decao: "Brother Yaochen, you have worked hard during this time!"
When Wu Decao heard this, he subconsciously touched the silver in his sleeve and couldn't help but feel nervous. After all, this kind of opening statement was the rhythm of the shopkeeper's resignation.
Xu He saw that he was nervous, so he smiled and said: "Brother Yaochen, did you guess it?"
When Wu Decao heard this, he became even more frustrated and said: "Liangsheng, you are done with this matter, and there is no need for me anymore. Then I can disembark by myself in Yangzhou!"
Xu He said in surprise: "Brother Yaochen is leaving?"
Wu Decao suddenly became energetic: "What? Didn't Liang Sheng want to drive me away?"
Monk Xu Hezhang was confused and asked: "When did I tell you to leave?"
Wu Decao immediately smiled without any morals: "As long as you don't drive me away, Liangsheng, tell me, what's the matter?"
Xu He smiled mysteriously and said: "Good thing!"
After speaking, he nodded towards Gu Hengbo.
Gu Hengbo smiled and said: "Brother Yaochen, it's like this. Do you remember that I have a little sister who is the concubine of General Yuan Shen's family?"
Wu Decao nodded and said: "Of course I remember. On the first day we arrived in Huai'an, didn't we go to his house to ask for a meeting?"
Gu Hengbo nodded, and then told Wu Decao what happened to Ma Yushu.
After she finished speaking, Xu He said, "Brother Yaochen, Miss Ma is homeless now. What do you think of this?"
Wu Decao was not a fool. Xu He's words could not have been more obvious.
For so many years, his family's financial situation has been in decline, and even eating has been a problem. How dare he think about starting a family and starting a business.
On weekdays, when I have a need, I go to those half-open doors to solve it.
But as a scholar, he also knew that this was not a long-term solution.
So, he wants to change...
For example, when he first started following Xu He, he thought that he could make money by following Xu He, a stupid guy.
Later I discovered that Xu He treated me well and was a high-quality long-term meal ticket.
But the more he came into contact with Xu He, the more he discovered that there were many things in Xu He that he admired.
For example, when he went to Huancha this time, many things that he thought were completely dead ends were solved easily when he met Xu He, and he was able to do things to the extreme...a win-win situation.
This once again refreshed his view of Xu He.
Then an idea came to my mind, if I could hang out with Xu He, maybe in the future I would be able to cling to my tail and ascend to heaven like a chicken or a dog?
In this way of thinking, he handled the matters assigned by Xu He more seriously.
I also have a plan for my life.
For example, it has been a long time since he went to a private prostitute to satisfy his needs.
Because he knew that if Xu He knew about this behavior, he wouldn't say anything, but after all, it would make Xu He look down on himself in his heart.
So, he decided not to go there again.
But every sleepless night was torture, and he realized for the first time that he needed a comfortable income and a comfortable home.
Therefore, when he heard Xu He talk about women, he really felt that Xu He was a close friend, a Yuelao from heaven. He wanted a wife, so he sent Xu He to bring her.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Xu He thought it was because he was shy, so he joked: "It seems that Brother Yaochen is not interested in this?"
When Wu Decao heard this, he immediately became anxious: "No, dear brother Liangsheng, no, Mr. Xu, no, no, no, Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu, this wishful thinking is so serious!"
Xu He and Sister Gu looked at each other and smiled, then deliberately teased him: "Brother Yaochen, don't you dislike being a concubine?"
Wu Decao was very open-minded: "Come on, I am from a low-income family, so it would be nice to have a woman that I like!"
Xu He said in surprise: "You are also a scholar after all!"
Wu Decao sighed and said, "Bullshit scholar, you are a scholar at such a young age and you are successful in studying. I am a poor person who knows at a glance that he will not be successful!"
Sister Gu almost stopped laughing when she heard this and hurriedly hid in the inner cabin.
Xu He teased him again: "Does that mean you agree? Don't you look at the beauty of this woman?"
Wu Decao said seriously: "I live with her, what kind of beauty do you want?"
Oh, I asked Xu He back.
Xu He smiled and said: "Are you rich? You need money to live!"
Wu Decao suddenly said in frustration: "You are a poor man who has no power to tie a chicken and has no money!"
Xu He nodded and shouted to the inner cabin: "Sister Gu, what does Miss Ma mean?"
Only then did Wu Decao realize that the horse girl was actually in the inner cabin. He was so panicked that he wanted to tear off the eight layers on his head.
At this moment, a delicate voice in the inner cabin said: "I would like to serve Mr. Wu. I only hope that Mr. Wu will not despise my beauty."
This sweet voice made Wu Decao fall in love instantly.
Seeing his piggy behavior, Xu He laughed and said: "Brother Yaochen, that's settled. Brother, I don't have anything to give you. Just buy a house near Shisheng Street and let's be neighbors!" "
"Xiaohe, you are my reborn parents!"
"Brother Wu, please don't wipe your tears, runny nose, etc. on me..."
