Return to the Qing Dynasty (78)

"... When the late emperor was visiting Qiantang Water Conservancy in the south, he got a dragon chariot on the bridge. He glanced at the name of the bridge and smiled slightly, pointed at the ground and pointed at the sky and then walked by. The local officials were extremely nervous. The brocade carriage man carrying the sedan chair pointed out, "The sky is the earth, and there are bridges." I don't know which official blurted out cleverly, "The earth is the south of the city, and there are sun, moon and stars in the sky!" So, the ancient bridge was renamed "Nanxing Bridge". The specific details are no longer verified, but the people of the people spread this statement more and more..." He accompanied the Jiu Ye to the place where the late emperor visited that year. Along the way, Mo Wenlong spoke like a lotus, and he could not help but listen with relish.

When the Ninth Master failed to catch up with the second southern tour of the late emperor, Mo Wenlong also failed. But he was able to tell the little and trivial things in a real and false way. Ninth Master followed him and laughed from time to time, and was very lonely.

Perhaps because of this, I walked along the river embankment all the way, but it didn't seem tired. After walking around the places where the late emperor walked, there were only some delicious foods that had been introduced to the place, and I really had a very stable day.

In the middle of the afternoon, Jiu Ye looked distressed. Mo Wenlong immediately made arrangements.

The boat was not big, but it was also exquisite everywhere.

Master Jiu did whatever he should do. Now Mo Wenlong was next to him. He was not anxious at all. He said he was tired, so he naturally went back to the room arranged in the cabin and fell asleep.

Mo Wenlong and Zhou Tong stayed outside and dared not rest.

There were people brought by Jiu Ye on the boat, and many things were hard to say, so the two of them chatted casually. Zhou Tong said that he heard that his wife had hope of illness, congratulations. Mo Wenlong nodded with a smile, and said that his daughter's marriage was married, saying that the son-in-law had become a scholar early, and that he had a bright future. Zhou Tong quickly praised his son, and he was filial to the juren.

The parents chatted in a mess, and seeing that everyone around was almost gone, Mo Wenlong quickly asked in a low voice: "Brother Zhou, it seems that Master Jiu is a little overjoyed, but if there is something bad to entertain, please inform me."

Where is the bad hospitality?

Zhou Tong smiled and said, "I think too much about you, Master Jiu is really tired. It is also an urgent matter to go out this time, and I have few people to take care of. There are also some people who are not attentive to serve you. This has nothing to do with you, sir..."

If you bring a few people, you won’t be able to serve such a master well. If you don’t serve him well, you won’t be able to take him out like this.

This is something in the words.

Are there few people to bring? Are there fewer people to serve? Can't we give it back?

He felt that Zhou Tong was deliberately asking for bribes for Jiu Ye in disguise. But it was wrong to think about it. If you want to say that Jiu Ye wants nothing? Do you want power? They are deeply trusted by the Emperor of Long Sui, the prince’s honor. What can he do with a small fourth-rank official? I want money? This is even more nonsense. Look at the Qing Dynasty, who has more private property than him.

Not power or money, what is that?

color!

He slapped his forehead and was really stupid! Is this hint not obvious enough? I came out and was anxious, and I was doing serious business and didn't bring my concubine, so I didn't serve him very carefully.

As a man! After a long period of time, there are needs in both psychological and physical condition.

Thinking of this, he smiled gratefully to Zhou Tong, and then said: "Brother Zhou was also in Nanxingqiao just now... Brother Zhou thought that if you choose a place upstream or downstream, how about building a Yidu?"

Yidu?

Once you touch the word "Yi" it means you are just a waste of money.

Zhou Tong didn't know what Mo Wenlong suddenly said, but he still responded quickly. As a parent official, it was natural to ask merchants to pay for bridges, roads and help students, etc., and he had to pick up this face first. Although he was not very happy.

Thinking of this, he got up, "It's getting late. Let's go down and see if Master Jiu gets up?"

It seems that he is very close to Master Jiu.

Mo Wenlong agreed with a smile. Such things only depend on the size of the individual. If you really can't understand them, then... forget it, just pretend that you didn't say anything.

Master Jiu rinsed his mouth while listening to Zhou Tong's words. He said all the conversations he had with Mo Wenlong before were completely written.

"Puff..." Master Jiu spitted out the mouthwash in his mouth, and automatically filtered out the things that hinted that Mo Wenlong arranged for him, and directly talked about Yidu's affairs, "If you don't get the money together, take it from me..."

Zhou Tong was quite confused, but he still said, "I have money, but I just don't know..."

So stupid!

The cost of building Yidu is not very high. However, once such a ferry is established, it will not only facilitate the people coming and going, but also attract popularity. A place that is unknown is because Yidu is a ferry in people's subconscious mind. Once this understanding is formed, how much potential will the ferry here have. Build a wharf on the basis of the ferry. In a huge Hangzhou, the profits brought by the river transportation can be imagined.

Master Jiu said this to him, and then he couldn't help but quip it with some quips: "I'm also saying that I'm an old man in the shopping mall, so I'm just slapping my mouth. Mo Wenlong has a vision and pattern..." He was just lucky.

You said it was a good thing, but you were entangled by those monsters, blame him!

Actually, what's wrong with him?

According to the purely feminine thinking of the queen and concubine, they think that they are indifferent. This is a matter of character and has nothing to do with matters of right and wrong.

But in the case of a wife, Mo Wenlong only took two concubines. One of them was honest and innocent, which was to reproduce the descendants. This is not wrong. Unfiliality is the greatest thing, but there is no descendant. Although there is a legitimate son, there is only one. Reproduction of descendants is filial to the ancestors. What does the slight affection between men and women count against the avenue of filial piety? Therefore, in many people's eyes, Mo Wenlong's arrangement is not a loss of personal morality, but rather is commendable. I didn't see that the concubine had two sons. In order to maintain the status of his wife, he got a concubine to host the gift. This is to balance the backyard to ensure the status of the legitimate wife at home.

What's wrong?

If you have intentional calculations and no intentional mistakes, you will have no intentional mistakes.

If this guy was demoted and removed from office, Jiu Ye would be so aggrieved for him.

Retract your thoughts and give me some advice: "I feel that I owe you a favor, so I gave you an hen that lays an egg. This favor is quite rewarded..."

Zhou Tong had a smile on his face and his eyes were shiny, "This is because he followed Master Jiu. If he hadn't been willing to use a young man, where did such a good thing come from now..."

Therefore, if you really make money, you can’t do it without Mo Wenlong’s share, and even less with Master Jiu’s share.

It can make money and use money to strengthen contact with officials and nobles. Where can I find such a good thing?

So, when he took Jiu Ye out, Zhou Tong's attitude towards Mo Wenlong was also quite attentive and sincere.

The sky is filled with sunset, and the waves on the lake are dotted slowly, with lights dotted in it.

Mo Wenlong said at the right time: "Master Jiu should also take a look for Master Long Sui, look at our endless night sky in Jiangnan."

Master Jiu didn't say anything, just smiled.

Mo Wenlong was very calm and was thinking about how to arrange it. Not far away, a boat with two red lanterns slowly approached, and someone stood on the bow to greet him, "But Mr. Mo?"

Mo Wenlong narrowed his eyes slightly and turned his face to look over. His entourage had already taken two steps outside. He probably saw clearly that the person was coming, so he came back and reported.

I didn't hear what I said to Mo Wenlong, but seeing that Mo Wenlong's expression changed, I thought it should be...

Zhou Tong has been following Jiu Ye and Mo Wenlong, and tried to talk as little as possible in front of Jiu Ye, giving Mo Wenlong enough time to show off. But he also always paid attention to Jiu Ye. Now seeing Jiu Ye's eyes flashing with thoughts, he immediately understood and quickly continued, saying, "Is it an adult's friend, why don't you invite me to sit?"

Mo Wenlong said, what are you talking about at this time?

He didn't care about theory, so he gave the follower a look and asked him to beat the person first.

Master Jiu sat on the chair on the deck, looking very leisurely, looking at the ship getting closer and closer. The first person he saw was the boat girl. In the blink of an eye, there was a girl in white clothes standing on the deck.

Very elegant.

Of course, I feel that this kind of elegance is very forced to be placed in such a place. I know where I came from when I appear. It looks like a serious boat traveling the lake, but who can hold the lady at home like this?

He moved his gaze away as if nothing had happened and just did not see him.

Mo Wenlong was embarrassed. He originally thought that although Xikeju was a brothel, it was better than clean. He had been with them for so long, so it could be said that he had never taken the initiative. Even Aunt Bai was just looking at her tranquility and had never seen a foreign guest except herself, otherwise how could she have brought her back to the mansion?

This Xikeju is very tricky, and the girls taught are indeed worthy of it. But now he sees the spirit of coming over to chat without hesitation, and he becomes alert, but they are afraid that there are noble people on the boat and they know.

He frowned so hard that he could kill the mosquitoes, and he sneered in his heart.

If you want to come, come over and ask your entourage to argue with them, he feels that the price is reduced. Anyway, Jiu Ye also needs some service, so if they bump into them, they will be there.

Zhou Tong saw this and went to see Master Jiu again. Although Master Jiu didn't look here, he nodded slightly. He immediately whispered to Mo Wenlong: "Sir, you are really considerate in your preparation..."

No matter how thoughtful you are, you won't come so quickly.

Mo Wenlong couldn't deny it, just smiled and said nothing.

No one stopped him, and the two boats leaned together, and the girl opposite came from the sampan. However, it was not a person who came over, but a nanny leading the way in front, followed by two girls between cardamom.

When I got closer, I looked at the beauty under the lamp. The four women really had their own beauty.

Especially the woman dressed in a woman in front is extremely rare.

She first greeted Mo Wenlong with blessed body, "I went out to pick up this girl today. It was the first time she went out and the first time she saw the night view of West Lake. I took her out for a casual walk, but I didn't expect to meet a gentleman..."

The first time I went out, it means I haven't seen a guest yet. I want to say that this girl hasn't stepped into the door, so she is extremely clean.

Mo Wenlong had a little sarcastic expression on his face. She also said the same thing when she met Aunt Bai. She was indeed an innocent person. But being innocent is not only about the body, but also about the heart.

He didn't say anything, obviously disdainful of Sanniang's behavior.

Sanniang was not afraid of honor and disgrace, and stood with her head down and her hands down, revealing a fair neck.

Seeing that Master Jiu stared at Sanniang for a few more glances, Mo Wenlong whispered: "This is Xi Keju's mother and girl, this..." He pointed to Sanniang, "She doesn't accompany her guests."

Master Jiu pointed to the teapot, "Then let's serve you." He pointed to the girl standing behind, "Play a song casually, listen with water tone, I think it's okay..."

Sanniang nodded slightly to the back and stood beside Master Jiu to suck.

Pour tea, water, peel nuts and peel fruits, and everything is just right.

It seemed that Master Jiu closed his eyes and slapped his palms with a fan, making him very leisurely.

The song here happened to be right, and several small boats approached not far or near, and did not come forward to disturb them, as if they were just to listen to the song.

On one of the black-sailed boats, an elderly scholar sat in the cabin. He squinted his eyes and looked at the big boat, trying to see who the noble man Sanniang was serving.

Sanniang quietly observed the man in front of her, as if she was not wary at all.

Whenever she wanted to take the opportunity to talk to him, he could always successfully avoid it and had no interest in himself.

She once again blew the peeled peanuts and put them in a deep-mouthed plate of sweet white porcelain to deliver them. But she thought in her heart that this method would not work. It was really embarrassing to find out any useful information that could not be found.

When I stood up straight, I took out the handkerchief and wiped my sweat. But when I turned my body, I couldn't stand firm. I almost grabbed the side of the boat. When I waved my arms to stand firm, I accidentally knocked the lantern beside me into the water. This change only happened in an instant. When everyone came to my senses, Sanniang had already stood firm, slapped her chest with lingering fear, and apologized to Mo Wenlong, "It has disturbed your elegance..."

The missing lantern on the boat would not affect anything. Mo Wenlong didn't think much about it, but just looked at Sanniang coldly. This woman used to be well-off everywhere, but now she is in trouble.

But Zhou Tong saw that the personal eunuch of Jiu Ye was very alert and felt a sudden blow. Thinking about what Jiu Ye arranged step by step, it seemed to be just to attract these people to the trap.

Just as he was thinking about whether these people were going to be detrimental to Master Jiu, he saw a shout from a distance. When he turned his face and looked over, he couldn't help but feel shocked. The pleasure boat caught fire, and the fire was fierce and rose in the wind. On the pleasure boat, men and women all rushed to the deck. There was a watery person, and he jumped into the water without hesitation. The watery person ran desperately on the deck and shouted for help.

The nearby boats leaned over there to see how many people could be saved.
To be continued...