Gel makeup

Chapter 240
The child thanked him happily and wanted to leave, but Siqing was helpless, she pulled the child and refused to let him go, then turned to Xiao Yi and asked, "Do you see any place to stay on the boat? Where can I put this basket on the boat? Let everyone eat persimmons as a meal?"

Xiao Yi was taken aback for a moment, and wanted to scatter the persimmons to the beggar households scattered all around him.Siqing sighed and stopped Xiao Yi, "Third brother, you have a bodhisattva's heart, give it a try, and the whole town of beggars will come and surround you, Bodhisattva, and ask you to show kindness and give money. Don't worry about you." How much money have you brought, unless there is a group fight, don't even think about leaving today."

Xiao Yi was taken aback for another moment, so he had to lower his head and say to the child: "These persimmons are fresh, and six of them are worth the money." He only took six fresh persimmons, and wanted to go back to the boat with Siqing and Sun Chengfu.

At this moment, shouts came from behind, and a middle-aged beggar in a ragged jacket slapped the child selling persimmons to the ground, "I told you to come out and sell the money, and you steal it yourself!"

The persimmon fell to the ground, but the child didn't dare to cry, so he wiped away his tears and crawled to pick up the fallen persimmon.The three of Xiao Yi couldn't see it, Xiao Yi hugged the child up, "Why are you so aggressive, the child was hurt by you."

"Where did the meddlesome rabbit come from?" the beggar yelled, Xiao Yi looked confused.

Siqing suddenly realized that Xiao Yi didn't even know that "rabbit" was that guy...what actor did he mean, otherwise he would just jump up and hit someone on the spot.

Xiao Yi asked Si Qing in a low voice, "Is he talking about us?"

Siqing thought that I was not a rabbit, but she didn't explain to Xiao Yi, she just pretended not to understand.

Xiao Yi hugged the child, and dragged the child away regardless of the other party. The other party cursed again: "Are you pretending to be a Bodhisattva? This is the son I picked up from the pile of people who killed me. It is my kindness to give him a bite of food. You don't care." What a fart." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to grab the child, Xiao Yi thought his hands were dirty, and before he hid, he saw Siqing throwing the other person far away as soon as he raised his hand, and just as the other party was about to get up and get angry, a silver ingot was smashed on his face.

"We bought this child." Xiao Yi said, "By the way, the persimmon that will accompany you."

The beggar was about to get angry, when he saw the silver, he picked it up like a dog, as if afraid of Xiao Yisiqing's repentance, "Very good..." He couldn't even speak clearly, he staggered and ran away with the silver in his arms.

The people around cheered up and said that they had such-and-such relatives to sell, and the three of Xiao Yi dragged the child and ran wildly, finally squeezed out of the crowd and returned to the small pier.

There was an extra child on the boat, and the boatman and his wife only thought it was bought by Xiao Yisiqing and his wife, and they didn't care.Seeing him holding on to the dry biscuit, Siqing stuffed it into her mouth vigorously, and suddenly remembered that if she hadn't been adopted by Fu Linchuan back then, she might have ended up like this.No, it might end up worse than this kid.Thinking of this, she couldn't forgive the Ye family after all.

Siqing asked him where he was from, the child cried for a while, Qiqi Ai Ai said that he was from Pengcheng, and was abducted here by a kidnapper.Siqing thought that they would pass through Pengcheng, and it would not be too late to find a way to settle the child.

After Xiao Yi returned to the boat, he remained silent, everything in the world seemed to be a torn wound on his body.The boatman disembarked for supplies at the next stop, but Xiao Yi refused to disembark again.

Seeing that Xiao Yi was very lonely, Siqing thought to herself that this beautiful woman who lives in the deep palace has never seen the various states of the world after all.The memorial said that Jiangzuo was rich and prosperous, so he thought that the land was rich and rich.At night Xiao Yi suddenly asked Si Qing: "When you were young, was your family difficult?"

Siqing said: "Uncle Fu's family has a good foundation, but it's a pity that he has a good heart, but he can't keep the family business. When I was young... I didn't suffer much, but I remember that the Lin family and the Wu family uncles often helped us. But the wealth is abundant. But my family must not be well-off when I was a child, otherwise why would my brother be so obsessed with making money later on?"

Xiao Yi smiled, "You will lose your points."

Because Siqing was soaked in the rain in Weiyang, and it was raining continuously all the way, her wound began to ache again.When it came to Anyi, Xiao Yi had no choice but to accompany her off the boat to sell some medicinal materials and came back.There was an air stove on the bow deck, which was originally used for making tea, but was used by Siqing to boil medicine, and the whole boat was full of herbal gas.

Xiao Yi was very worried about Siqing's injury, and proposed to disembark early and rest in Anyi for a few days, but Siqing refused.The boat approached the outskirts of Pengcheng on the third day of August, and the pier was already in sight. Unexpectedly, the Cao River was so blocked that the boat was able to reach the pier in the outskirts of Pengcheng in the afternoon of the next day.At this time, the weather was also fine, and the sun was scorching in the sky. I always felt that there was heat on the ground fumigation pedestrians.Xiao Yi, Siqing and Sun Chengfu took the three of them to say goodbye to the boatman, and the boatman found a berth to unload the cargo.

The three of them wanted to go to Pengcheng to add some rations and medicinal materials, and were ready to catch the next journey into Shandong to Daming Mansion, so they followed the pedestrians into the city from the pier.Unexpectedly, when entering the city, the interrogation of foreign merchants was very strict. The three of them had been waiting to enter the city with the crowd since the afternoon, and they approached the city gate at ten o'clock in the evening. Only then was he able to enter the city smoothly.

After entering the city, Xiao Yi turned around and looked in the direction of the city gate, "What are you doing with such a big battle?"

Because it was getting late, the three of them ate casually, changed the child's clothes from inside to outside, and discussed that they had to stay overnight in Pengcheng.

The city of Pengcheng is bustling with people, and it is also very prosperous at night.The three found a big inn, but they didn't expect that there were two small officials at the door of the inn, questioning the businessmen.The three of them were interrogated again, and the clerk read and read the introduction, whispered to each other, and then took out another notebook and asked the three of them to record their names, places of origin and reasons for their contacts.Originally, there were still businessmen waiting to stay behind the three of them, but now the line was stretched out, and the line was inserted into the crowd on the main street, and soon there were quarrels and fights.The innkeeper wiped his sweat in the room, unable to do anything.Fortunately, the team behind was too noisy, so the three of them and the child were still allowed to go.The shopkeeper greeted them attentively when they entered the store, and the three of them lived in the two upper rooms at the east end.

Siqing was asking the child if he still remembered where his home was in Pengcheng, but the child slurred his speech and said that his father carried a knife.Siqing thought to herself that it was either a Gong family or a bandit, both of which were troublesome.

Sun Chengfu saw that the line at the door of the store was only increasing, and thought that he might be interrogated if he went out again, so he asked the clerk to buy medicinal materials to boil medicine first.The waiter was sweating profusely, squeezed into the crowd, bought it, boiled it and delivered it, Siqing hurriedly gave more money.Xiao Yi then asked: "What happened here? Why is the interrogation so strict?"

The man complained again and again, "We don't know either! Chunli Sheng drove south, and the empress and empress Feng drove south a few days ago. There was no such a big battle. Recently, it's like going crazy. When you see outsiders, you have to interrogate them. Our Pengcheng is a big Yi, there are a lot of businessmen coming and going, who knows what this is going to do! My mother was questioned several times when she came from the country, and her luggage was even searched. Be careful, distinguished guests, they may come in and search for luggage . Keep the bank notes close to your body, or else they will go astray."

As soon as the buddy left, Xiao Yi and Sun Chengfu hurriedly cleaned up.Just as Siqing was about to drink the medicine, Xiao Yi pointed at the bowl and said anxiously: "Don't drink it! That guy is holding the edge of the bowl with his hand, it's very dirty."

As he spoke, he found an empty teacup, picked up the kettle full of hot water and poured it into the empty teacup.Who knew that the quality of teacup porcelain was very poor, and it exploded when it was heated.Xiao Yi was in a hurry, he found a new teacup and scalded it with boiling water, poured the medicine into the scalded teacup and handed it to Siqing, and then let Siqing drink it.

Siqing got used to Xiao Yi's behavior, was drinking medicine, and saw Xiao Yi wrapping silver coins in his bag, and asked Xiao Yi, "Didn't the buddy tell you to collect the money?"

Xiao Yi said: "Put a few taels of scattered silver here. If they get nothing, how can they leave willingly?"

Siqing put down the medicine bowl, but unexpectedly the bottom of the bowl was uneven, she wobbled for a while, Siqing quickly supported her with her hand, "I really don't understand what Zhao Rucheng and his gang in Nanzhili want to do."

Just as he was talking, some servants came into the house for questioning, Xiao Yi only said that he was visiting relatives in Dongchang Mansion.Naturally, Luggage did not survive the disaster, Xiao Yi expected it to be true, those people took the money and exchanged it to the next family.Siqing thought the room was stuffy, so she opened the back window, and there was a narrow alley underneath.Siqing went back to the table to pour water, Xiao Yi leaned on the window sill to look out, and saw a casually dressed Shangguan giving a lecture, couldn't hear what he said, but he seemed very angry.

Siqing asked, "What are you looking at?"

Xiao Yi beckoned her to come over, and Si Qing leaned over to take a look, "What's so interesting about this?"

"Look at the one who talks first." Xiao Yi said.

Siqing took a closer look and stopped.At this time, the servants below began to scatter, and when the leader looked up, he happened to look at Siqing and his wife, and they both showed surprised expressions.

After a while, someone knocked on the door, Sun Chengfu opened the door, and the man stepped in. Sun Chengfu poked his head out to see the commotion outside, so he quickly closed the door tightly. The man took off his cloak and bowed down to salute. Only then did Siqing remember that at the end of last year Gu Heng's elder brother, Xie Yan, was released to Pengcheng. (The previous chapter saw Xie Yan leaving Beijing after Gu Heng woke up)
Xiao Yi hadn't contacted the local area or even the Jiangnan sentry all the way, so he was forced to reveal his identity at this moment, somewhat reluctantly.Siqing was also a little nervous, wondering if Xie Yan could trust her, so she called Xie Yan's words: "Feng Ru, why is there such a big battle in Pengcheng?"

Xiao Yi has a photographic memory and a good memory, and he can still remember Xie Yan's word Fengru.Siqing was taken aback, but Xie Yan never expected to meet these two Shintos in Pengcheng, so he bowed and said, "Because some people made trouble in the land rent, the city was under martial law for two days, and the Cao River outside has been blocked for more than ten years. The city is also in a mess. Your majesty and your highness..."

Xiao Yi said: "We come from the south, you must not tell others about our coming here."

Xie Yan said cautiously: "Fortunately, His Majesty is safe and sound. A few days ago, I even heard rumors that..."

He hesitated to speak, but Xiao Yi said, "Say what?"

Xie Yan said: "It is said that His Majesty's royal boat passed through Xijin, and it rained heavily, and the royal boat capsized in the middle of the Yangtze River...I thought the reason for such a big battle was..."

Xiao Yi's tone changed slightly when he heard it, "Is it because something happened to me?"

Siqing smiled, "Dragon dives in the abyss, and clouds rise to prosper. If Yu Zhou is swallowed by the river, doesn't it imply that His Majesty is not a real dragon?"

Although her words were astonishing, Xie Yan was taken aback when he heard it, and wanted to bow down again, but was stopped by Xiao Yi.Fortunately, after Si Qing said this sentence, Xiao Yi's expression didn't change, he just asked, "Apart from this rumor, what else has happened recently?"

Xie Yan shook his head, "I just heard that His Majesty is going to Daming Mansion to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival on August [-]th. If you want to go to Daming Mansion, you must pass through Pengcheng, so you must be very careful when entering Pengcheng. The northern provincial border is not allowed, and many merchants come and go. Detained at the provincial border."

Xiao Yi asked: "Why is there such a panic?"

Xie Yan said cautiously: "Those tenants secretly formed gangs and used the name of praying for blessings. It seems that something is wrong, so Pengcheng is so nervous. Martial law at the provincial border is also to prevent them from colluding across provinces."

Xiao Yi turned to Gu Siqing, Siqing also frowned, Xiao Yi said again: "So, if we just leave like this, we won't be able to cross the provincial border?"

His tone was not kind, Xie Yan replied anxiously, "Yes."

Siqing said: "What should I do? This has not entered the Shandong border, so I can't leave. Find the government office? Contact the sentry point?"

Xiao Yi shook his head, obviously he didn't trust the place, nor did he trust the Jiangnan sentry in Nanzhili. He sighed and asked Xie Yan, "Is there any other way for us to cross the provincial border?"

Xie Yan thought for a while, and said: "Because there are too many people detained at the provincial border, Lanling next door is very dissatisfied. Some important ships can pass, but... First, I will try to get some tickets."

Xiao Yi nodded, Xie Yan left first, and Si Qing asked, "Can you trust him?"

Xiao Yi sighed, "I don't know, there's nothing I can do if I don't believe it. But I think even if we want to contact Xingyuan, it's better for us to cross the provincial border first."

Siqing said: "It depends on how Yuan Lingbo's arrangements are made in the Daming Mansion. If everything goes well, she should send someone to Lanling to meet him."

Xiao Yi was a little distracted, as if he was still thinking about the rumors just now, so Si Qing stopped talking.

It was late at night, and the streets were still noisy.Siqing couldn't sleep well, so she changed her clothes and combed her hair in front of the mirror, pulling her hair up high. While she was wearing a net scarf, someone screamed in the store, followed by commotion in the lobby.Next door Sun Chengfu came to knock on the door, Xiao Yi also put on his clothes and got up, Sun Chengfu came in and reported: "Search again."

Siqing licked her temples with a comb, and was about to speak when there was another knock on the door.The three of them thought they were here to search, and stared with bated breath. Sun Chengfu went to open the door, but it was Xie Yan wearing a dark cloak who came.Although Xie Yan was taciturn, his expression was not very stable. He came in to greet Siqing and his wife, and then took out three documents for crossing the provincial border, with the ship number printed on the front page of the documents.He hesitated and said: "Although this boat can cross the boundary, I'm afraid there will be mixed fish and dragons."

Xiao Yi took it and said, "It's okay."

Siqing saw that it was the boat in the afternoon, so she hurriedly packed her luggage, but Xiao Yi said to Xie Yan: "Feng Ru, you said that someone made trouble last time?"

Xie Yan said: "Yes, it's because of the land tax of Prince Jing's Mansion."

Siqing had gone to the inner room, but came out again after hearing the words, and asked casually, "The old vassal of Prince Jing's residence is in Pengcheng?"

Xiao Yi said: "No, it is in Lanling. But it may have expanded to Pengcheng." He seemed a little puzzled, and asked Xie Yan, "You mean Lao Jiu... King Jing's Mansion is collecting rent in Pengcheng?"

(End of this chapter)