Xu Huaigu and Gu Sanyue rode the Yan family's carriage slowly to the pier in Xicheng. When they got off the carriage, they saw hundreds of neatly arranged large ferries docked on the coast. They were majestic and looked very impressive.
These ferries on the sea are no better than the boats in the rivers. There are many dangers in the sea. There are countless ancient demon clans from the eighth, ninth and even tenth realms hidden in the deep sea of tens of thousands of meters. Therefore, the environment in the sea is actually compared to that on land. More sinister.
Each of these cross-continental ferries transports at least millions of taels of silver. Therefore, special defensive arrays are installed on the ferries, so the hulls are extremely large.
Xu Huaigu and the others were led by a servant of the Yan family and walked under an extremely large ferry.
This ferry is seven or eight stories high, with a total length of about a hundred feet from bow to stern. The few people standing under this ferry are really just like a few ants.
Xu Huaigu was shocked by the huge size of the ferry. Even though he had heard before that the boats in the river were far inferior to the cross-sea ferries, he never expected that the cross-sea ferries would be so huge. The size is at least the size of dozens of the largest river ferries.
The servant took Xu Huaigu and Gu Sanyue to the bottom of the boat, and saw Yan Zhonglou directing the hard workers on the dock to move the goods aboard. This kind of hands-on look was considered very responsible.
The servant ran to Yan Zhonglou, lowered his head and whispered a few words. Yan Zhonglou immediately looked at Xu Huaigu, then put on a smile, strode over, and said: "It turns out that Xu Xian is here. Good morning." I have been waiting here for a long time. I have arranged a good upper room for you. It is on the seventh floor of the ship. After you get on the ship, there will be someone to take you there." This Yanzhong Tower is also an exquisite one. A few days ago, Xu Huaigu didn't look down upon him because he wanted Xu Huaigu to be a worshiper. Now he immediately became obedient, and his ability to be generous was impressive.
Xu Huaigu nodded and gave up, thanking him. Yan Zhonglou had other things to do, so Xu Huaigu and Gu Sanyue boarded the ship first.
Sure enough, as soon as they boarded the ship, a maid in white clothes led them all the way to the seventh floor and found an upper room.
The maid in white clothes looked cute, not tall, but had a lively personality. She chatted a lot with Xu Huaigu as if they were eating melon seeds along the way. After finally bringing them into the room, she introduced herself and said: "My name is Xiao Cong, and I am Xu Xianchang. If the maids in this room, Xu Xianchang and Miss Gu, have anything to do, just come to me and I will help you take care of it." Gu Sanyue didn't sleep this morning and was sleepy, so he came to this upper room. He fell asleep in a room, so only Xiao Cong and Xu Huaigu were left in the lobby.
Xu Huaigu asked with a smile: "Xiao Cong... such a strange name, does anyone call it Doufu?" The maid in white knew that she was making fun of her, but there was a man on the ship who was a servant named Doufu. The two of them usually didn't He had rarely been teased by the maids and servants on the same ship, but when he heard what Xu Huaigu said, he immediately blushed.
Seeing her blushing, Xu Huaigu suddenly understood and said with a smile: "It turns out it is true. Looking at your blushing look, as the saying goes, shallots mixed with tofu, you two are a perfect match?" The white and tender face of shallots flushed, and he was embarrassed. He covered his ears and said: "Xian Chang knows nonsense. Although there is indeed a person like Doufu on this ship, he and I only know each other and have never spoken a few words to him. Besides, since I It’s Xu Xianchang who is the maid in the upper room. How could she have another crush?” Xu Huaigu heard something in his words and directly pierced the window paper and said, “Why, is this maid in the upper room so particular?” Xiao Cong raised her eyebrows. Son, he asked uncertainly: "Xu Xianchang really doesn't know?" Xu Huaigu shook his head and said: "This is my first time taking a cross-continental ferry. I really don't know these rules. If you tell me anything, I will never do it. I'm trying to make things difficult for you." Xiao Cong thought for a while, but she was quite brave after all, and said shyly: "Does Mr. Xu think that Xiao Cong is prettier than the other maids of the Yan family?" Xu Huaigu looked at her carefully, and then I think she is really charming.
She has a pointed chin like a fox, a pair of narrow peach blossom eyes, and her eyebrows are long and natural. He has a high nose and red lips. He is dressed in plain white clothes with a blue ribbon tied around his waist, which highlights his slender and energetic waist.
She is thin where she should be thin, and she is not lacking in weight where she should be fleshy. She has a feminine look all over her body. Especially the slender waist, it really looks like an onion.
No wonder it’s called green onion. Is that what it means? When Xiao Cong saw Xu Huaigu's undisguised eyes, her face suddenly felt hot.
This person was quite serious before, but now that he said it, he started to become less serious. Xiao Cong regretted telling him this. After all, she was still a young girl, so she was still very nervous and shy when encountering such a thing.
But this is the default old rule in the cross-continental ferry industry. Not only Xiao Cong, there are more than a dozen maids like her on this ferry, who are assigned to the other upper rooms.
The fate of those maids was even worse. Most of the people living in the upper room were famous and powerful dignitaries. Most of these dignitaries were middle-aged and elderly. After all, I was still a young and handsome young master here. Although I didn't want to, but Better than others too.
Thinking of this, Xiao Cong felt a little relieved. After Xu Huaigu looked at it for a few times, he nodded and said, "That's true. So you, the maid in the upper house, must have outstanding looks?" Xiao Cong nodded slightly and said nervously: "After all, it is the upper house, and most of the people who live there are She is someone very close to the Yan family. Sometimes guests have other requirements, so they need a better-looking maid." How could Xu Huaigu not hear what she was saying?
However, he was not interested in this and just asked: "Do you make a lot of money as maids in the upper chamber?" Xiao Cong quickly replied: "Actually, our salary is only slightly higher than that of ordinary maids, but because of the The guests are relatively wealthy, so most of the income comes from rewards from the guests." Xu Huaigu, who was reading the book, suddenly laughed a few times.
It's just a matter of money and background. It's not much different from the prostitutes in the brothel. It seems that this is the way the world is.
Xiao Cong was a little flustered, thinking that Xu Huaigu looked down on her, so she hurriedly begged: "Immortal, please don't dislike her. This is Xiao Cong's first time as a maid in the upper chamber, and she has never served anyone else. Xiao Cong is pretty outstanding among the maids. , at that time, I was specially selected by the housekeeper to serve the Immortal Chief, and he said that I must respond to all requests, so whatever Xu Xiangchang asked, I just said, please don’t replace me, please Immortal Chief." Xu Huaigu became interested and asked curiously: "Interesting, you told me not to replace you, what are you going to do with this dirty money?" Xiao Cong stammered for a long time before saying: "Xiao Cong's grandfather was originally a senior official in the imperial court, and was later captured by the same people. The officials of the DPRK framed him and imprisoned him, and convicted him of the serious crime of forming a clique for personal gain. Dozens of the men in his family were sent to the frontier, and the women were made slaves."
"Xiao Cong was born later, so I was born a slave. I was supposed to live my whole life in the Jiaofangsi, but I was appreciated by a housekeeper of the Yan family and took me out to work as a maid on this ship. .”
"I also have a sister who is three years younger than me and is now in the Jiaofang Division. She is already sixteen years old. According to the rules of the Jiaofang Division, she will be taken out to entertain guests. I can only keep it by spending money. My sister is innocent for the time being. If the money is gone, she will be forced to entertain guests immediately." Xiao Cong's face turned red, and there were faint tears in her narrow peach blossom eyes, and she was about to cry.
She was also a miserable person, so Xu Huaigu frowned and asked her, "How much does it cost to save your sister?"
"The people in the Jiaofang Department said that one hundred taels of silver will delay the process for a month."
"That's not what I'm talking about. How much does it cost to rescue your sister from Jiaofangsi?" Xiao Cong looked at him in surprise and said, "To rescue your sister, it's not enough to spend money. You also need to have connections in the court. , is it possible that the Immortal has something to do?" She bit her thin lips and said: "As long as the Immortal can rescue my sister, I will do whatever the Immortal does." Xu Huaigu laughed and said, "Is this what you said?" Xiao Conghong He nodded with a straight face.
Xu Huaigu said: "Okay, I'm thirsty and want to drink tea. Go and make me some tea. And wine, bring the best wine on your ship and give me a taste." Xiao Cong was stunned. After a moment, he said: "That's all?" Xu Huaigu laughed and said, "Of course not." Xiao Cong's face began to turn red again. He thought Xu Huaigu wanted her body, but if this could save her sister, She is also very willing.
After all, even if a woman like her can remain innocent for a while, how long can it last? Her only wish is to rescue her sister and let her live a normal life.
As for myself, now that I have boarded this ship, I have no hope of living a normal life. Xiao Cong lowered his head, gave Xu Huaigu a gift, and said obediently: "Then Xiao Cong is the immortal. Xiao Cong has no regrets, but I hope the immortal can save my sister." Xu Huaigu chuckled and said, "You are here What are you thinking about? I asked you to get the pen and ink quickly. Before the ferry sets sail, I will write a letter to find connections in the palace and rescue your sister." Xiao Cong was startled and looked at Xu Huaigu in a daze. Tears fell suddenly, she
With a "boom" sound, he knelt down and kowtowed, and said gratefully: "Thank you so much for your kindness!" Xu Huaigu quickly helped her up and said: "I, Xu Huaigu, like to follow the conscience of heaven and earth when doing things. Since you and your sister have not done anything What's wrong? I won't be stingy if I can save you with just one word. You don't have to thank me." He grinned and said, "As for the service you mentioned, I just serve tea and water. I'm a monk. I don’t have any special hobbies, just be quiet, okay?” Xiao Cong nodded solemnly, her eyes full of determination.
"Okay, you go." Xu Huaigu waved his hand and signaled Xiao Cong to go out, adding by the way: "Don't forget the tea and wine!" Xiao Cong walked out of the door with light steps, and Xu Huaigu nodded when he saw her.
But Xu Huaigu shook his head and murmured to himself: "If you can save one, can you save thousands of others? Xu Huaigu, Xu Huaigu, you are getting more and more shameless."
