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Chapter 360 The Plan Can't Keep Up With Changes

"Young master, the pier is ahead!"

Old Yutou was riding a carriage, sitting on the shaft of the carriage with his son Yu Chuer, on the roof of the black shed, and the curtains made of blue cloth. In the carriage, Wang Zhong was sitting with a book in his hand, with a suitcase next to him, and Wang Erxi was carrying a bag on his back. Single-handedly, he opened the vehicle and looked at the bustling street outside.

"Hmm!" Wang Chong hummed, the blue book bound in his hand was not put down, and his gaze was still on it.

"My lord, it's Big Brother Shi and the others!" Wang Erxi, who had been looking out the window, suddenly said, and the book in Wang Zhong's hand closed in response. Dang even moved over and looked in the direction Wang Erxi pointed, and he saw Cao Bang Yangzhou The steward of the sub-rudder, Shi Heng, led several men with knives and sticks to stand beside the road.

"parking!"

"Woo!" Fortunately, the carriage was only walking slowly, and Lao Yu lightly pulled the rein, and the carriage stopped.

"Master Shi Tuo!" Wang Zhong jumped out of the carriage first, bowing his hands to Shi Heng and the others, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but Master Shi Tuo still looks the same!"

"We pay homage to the young master!" Shi Heng led a few people to salute Wang Zhong.

Shi Heng said: "I heard that the young master is going to Tokyo to participate in the next year's test, I'm waiting for my brothers, and I'm here to see you off."

"Thank you Master Shi Tuo for your kindness!" Wang Zhong clasped his hands and said, "In the future, the family business will still need to be taken care of by Shi Tuo Master!"

"Young master, please rest assured. Although I, Shi Heng, have never read a book, I also know what loyalty is. In the past few years, the young master has taken good care of our brothers. We always think of us when we have good things. We brothers all think of the young master's kindness, young master. An Xin is preparing for the exam in Tokyo, and here in Yangzhou, with my brothers from Shi Heng and Cao Gang, no one dares to trouble the young master's family."

Shi Heng patted his chest to reassure Wang Zhong.

"So it's hard work for Shi Ruozhu!" Wang Zhong clasped his hands.

Shi Heng looks like a middle-aged man in his 40s. In fact, he is only 35 years old this year. He is in his prime. However, because he has been wandering on the water all year round and exposed to the sun, he is naturally much older than those who are pampered.

"They're all from my own family, so there's no need to say anything when you see outsiders!" Shi Heng said with a smile on his face, his words were quite bold and full of quack air.

But Shi Heng changed his voice immediately, and said: "It's not so peaceful on the water recently, you really don't need our escort?"

Wang Zhongdao: "Master Shi Tuo's kindness is appreciated, but I am not alone this time, but I am traveling with Shengtong from Yangzhou, and I am on an official ship. I am a white man, so it is not easy to bring too many people with me. The second brother and the second year of junior high school followed, and it was enough, even if we really encountered a water fish, we would have our own officers and soldiers to deal with it."

Shi Heng was stunned for a moment, and then realized, "So that's the case! We didn't think about it!"

Since Wang Zhong is taking someone else's boat, it's fine to take only one or two people with him. If there are too many people with him, who will be to blame if there is any problem on the way?Wang Zhong is not a human being inside and out.

"Then I'm here to wish you a smooth journey to Tokyo, you will be named on the gold list, and your ancestors will be honored!" Although Shi Heng is a rough man, he has seen and heard a lot when he travels all over the world, and he can even pull out one or two idioms. .

"Auspicious words from Lord Rudder!"

After bidding farewell to Shi Heng and the others, Wang Zhong brought people to the side of the big boat, and not long after, Sheng Hong, Chang Bai and Wang Ruofu's family all came.

Luggage and so on had already been delivered to the boat yesterday. Seeing Sheng Hong approaching, Wang Zhong hastily greeted him and greeted everyone in the Sheng family. After saying goodbye to his family, he followed Sheng Hong to the pier. aboard the brig.

As Sheng Hong stood on the deck and waved goodbye to everyone on the pier, the big ship set sail and slowly drove out of the pier. Looking at the pier that was gradually disappearing, the eyes of the two also moved away.

"Is Zihou sure about this test?"

Sheng Hong stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, looking far into the distance, he didn't know if he was looking at the river scenery on both sides of the river, or seeing the boats going up and down and going up and down on the surface.

The big boat under his feet was riding the wind and waves, going upstream all the way, feeling the breeze blowing on his face, Wang Zhong replied: "But do your best, and obey the destiny, whether you win or not, in the imperial examination, seven points depend on talent and learning, and the remaining three points have to be seen." Luck!"

"What do you think your luck will be?" Sheng Hong asked again.

Wang Zhongdao: "Although fate is fixed, luck follows the trend. The younger generation is confident that they have a bit of vision. Now it is lucky to meet Bole like my uncle. If there is no accident, it will be smooth sailing for this test."

"Hahahaha!" Sheng Hong said with a smile, "Did Zihou compare himself to that thousand-mile horse?"

Wang Zhong smiled and said: "Since ancient times, those with high talents must be proud. Chong dare not be arrogant, but he is also somewhat arrogant!"

"Okay!" Sheng Hong shook his sleeves and hands behind his back, and said loudly, "Youth is full of vigor, as it should be!"

"I need to trouble uncle to give some advice!" Wang Zhong said.

"Don't worry, Zihou. Although I'm only a minor official of the sixth rank, my Sheng family still has a little history in the court. I also have a few close friends who are in the same year and are now serving in Beijing."

"Thank you uncle!"

Although the two did not speak directly, they both knew what each other was talking about. The way of the imperial examination, in addition to being talented and well-written, must also satisfy the examiner's appetite. People have their own preferences, the imperial examination, even the Yang Wuduan who wrote the lyrics according to the order, his talent is recognized by the world, but even this Xianggong failed repeatedly, let alone others.

"Zi Hou is already seventeen this year, right?" Sheng Hong changed his voice and suddenly asked Wang Zhong's age.

Wang Chong said: "But it's already seventeen!"

Sheng Hong turned his head to look at Wang Zhong, and asked with a half-smile: "Now Zihou has no relatives, brothers and sisters in the afternoon, I wonder if you have considered your life-long affairs?"

Wang Zhong shook his head, and said with some self-mockery: "The student was born in a peasant family. Although he has already achieved the fame of raising people, he is still just a white man. He has no official position, no direct relatives to rely on, and no clan to look after. Can look up to students!"

"Zihou's words are a little self-deprecating!" Sheng Hong disagreed: "Zihou is my Huainan Road Jieyuan, how can I be so self-deprecating!"

"Uncle, forgive me!" Wang Zhong hastily bowed and cupped his hands in apology: "It's not that the students underestimated themselves, it's just that I know my own business."

Sheng Hong didn't argue with Wang Zhong, but suddenly asked: "Does Zihou have a girl he likes?"

Wang Zhong shook his head and said: "If you fail the imperial examination, how dare the students be distracted!"

Sheng Hong nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's talk about it after Chunwei!"

Even so, the evaluation of Wang Zhong couldn't help but be a bit higher.

It was night, the big ship stopped at a pier in a small town, and Wang Zhong sat in the cabin, remembering what happened with Wang and Li Shi a few days before leaving, he couldn't help but sigh.

Living under the same roof for nearly two years, Wang Li's thoughts cannot be seen by Wang Zhong. It's just that Wang Li restrained himself and hid all his feelings in the bottom of my heart.

But when she knew that Wang Zhongzhong was going north to Bianliang, Tokyo, to participate in the next spring, Wang Li's heart began to waver.

If Wang Zhong went to high school in one fell swoop and was released from the government, then it would not be so easy for Wang and Li Shi to see Wang Zhong again.

And if Wang Zhong is a Jinshi in high school, the girl who wants to marry Wang Zhong will be like the crucian carp crossing the river.

Once Wang Zhong got married and had a regular wife, Wang Li, as Wang Zhong's sister-in-law, had no chance with Wang Zhong.

All kinds of melancholy came to my heart, Wang Li could only use alcohol to relieve her sorrow, and finally took that step through the alcohol.

Wang Lishi also knew that there was no possibility between her and Wang Zhong, so Wang Lishi rejected Wang Zhong's first proposal without hesitation, and chose the second one without hesitation.

Although Wang Lishi is a widow, she only has a daughter like Wang Qianer under her knees. After more than ten years, Wang Qianer gets married and has a wishful husband. What about Wang Lishi?

Mrs. Wang and Li couldn't bear to leave the Wang family, she couldn't bear to leave her daughter, and she couldn't bear to save her from the fire and water, her brother-in-law Wang Zhong, who supported her and her daughter.

So Mrs. Wang Li desperately wanted a son, a son belonging to the old Wang family, to carry on the family line for the old Wang family, and to continue the incense for her husband who was a bad gambler.

Wang Lishi also used this reason to persuade himself, and through the drunkenness, he approached Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhong could guess that, with Wang Li's temperament, he had experienced some entanglements and even struggles in his heart to make such a decision.

So Wang Zhong didn't refuse. To be honest, although Wang Li's appearance is not bad, it is only above average, and it is far from the point where Wang Zhong throws away the bottom line.

But that night, looking at that poor woman, his own sister-in-law, Wang Zhong finally softened his heart.

Send her to remarry?Or to see her just bring her niece Wang Qian'er to be widowed for a lifetime?
It would be better to follow her wish and give her an heir, fulfilling all her wishes.

As for one's own reputation, and even the opinions of others, it was not important to Wang Zhong.

As long as it can make that poor woman feel at ease!

As for the problems that may be faced in the future, Wang Zhong will have to solve them.

Playing chess with Sheng Hong on the boat every day, discussing articles, taking the river scenery on both sides of the river as a companion, playing the piano and playing xiao, how pleasant it is.

Sheng Hong really did not expect that Wang Zhong was so proficient in the music theory of musical instruments.

It's a pity that after passing Huaiyin and heading northwest along the Bianhe River, the scenery on both sides of the river is no longer as vibrant as that in the south of Huaiyin, but has a sense of withering and desolation in autumn.

As time goes on, and gradually go north, this situation becomes more and more obvious.

When Wang Zhong and Sheng Hong arrived in Bianliang, it was nearly mid-October, and they traveled upstream along the canal. It took half a month and finally arrived in Bianliang, Tokyo.

"You can stay at my place with peace of mind first, and it won't be too late to move there when you find a suitable place!" Sheng Hong pulled Wang Zhong and said.

Regarding Sheng Hong's enthusiasm, Wang Zhong was a little dumbfounded, but staying at Sheng Hong's house is indeed more convenient than staying in an inn: "If that's the case, then let's bother uncle!"

"That's right!" Sheng Hong laughed and said, "Let's go! I've already ordered someone to go ahead and clean up the house!"

The Sheng family's house in Bianliang City is located in Jiying Lane in the west of the city. Although it is close to the city gate, the location is excellent. It was built by Sheng Hong's grandfather, the ancestor of the Sheng family in the early years. An ordinary private house costs hundreds of guan, and a house in a slightly better location costs thousands of guan. For example, the house of the Sheng family in Jiying Lane is not worth tens of thousands of guan, so it is impossible to buy it. .

And it’s still priceless.

Tokyo is big, it's not easy!

After living in Sheng's house, Sheng Hong was busy going to the household department to report on his duties, and he was also busy walking around, doing business up and down. Wang Zhong stayed in the guest room of Sheng's house, studying and practicing martial arts every day. Xiao, Liao Wei is lonely.

However, borrowing to live in someone else's house is not a long-term solution after all. When Wang Zhong first arrived in Tokyo, he had Wang Erxi entrust his brothers from the Cao Gang in Tokyo to help the Yaman find a suitable house.

Although Wang Zhong's net worth is quite rich now, there is no need to suddenly buy a big house. The family is too small to live in, and the price of a clean place like Jiying Lane where the Sheng family is located is very expensive. On the edge of the yamen, the house price is higher.

Wang Zhong's gaze retreated again and again until he reached the east city and south city where common people lived together. In the area to the east of the south city of the outer city, he found a courtyard with two entrances. Although there were only two entrances, it occupied a large area. It is the yard, the front yard and the middle yard are very spacious, and the price is reasonable.

The surrounding environment is quite quiet, there is a river next to it, there is a well in the courtyard, and the market is a hundred steps away after crossing the bridge. Daily life is quite convenient.

After looking at each other for five or six days, there was still nothing more suitable than that yard, so Wang Zhong decided on the yard, bargained with Yaren, and finally bought it for 1000 two hundred guan.

After the house was bought, Wang Zhongdang bid farewell to Sheng Hong and moved into his own house located in Tianshui Lane in the south of the city.

Within two days, Sheng Hong led Wang Zhong to visit a fellow surnamed Lu who worked in the Sixth Division, and then hurriedly packed his bags and went south to Yangzhou.

A few days after Sheng Hong left, just after noon one day, snowflakes suddenly fell in the sky.

"It's not winter yet, why is it snowing?" Yu Chuer is an out-and-out Yangzhou native. Before this time, he lived in his twenties and had never been out of Yangzhou. How could he have seen such a thing? scene.

Wang Zhong knelt and sat on the futon under the pavilion in the courtyard. There was a long table in front of him. On the table was a small stove. Tea jars and tea sets.

"The north is naturally different from our south!" Wang Zhong said.

"It's too cold today!" Yu Chuer shivered and rubbed some thin clothes on his body.

"Young Master, why don't you and Second Brother feel cold?" Yu Chuer looked at the same thin clothes on Wang Zhong and Wang Erxi, and asked inexplicably.

"Your second brother and I are martial arts practitioners. We are physically strong, full of energy and blood, so we are naturally more resistant to cold."

When Yu Chuer heard the words, he couldn't help turning his head to the short and strong man who was facing the wind and snow not far away and kept waving his knife.

The second elder brother that Yu Chuer said was Wang Erxi, since he followed Wang Zhong, Wang Erxi's saber technique has improved by leaps and bounds under Wang Zhong's guidance.

"When it's cold, go back to the house and add clothes!"

"Let's go, little one!" Yu Chuer rubbed his hands and ran back to the house.

While drinking tea, Wang Zhong flipped through the "Book of Changes" in his hand.

Winter in the north is much earlier than that in the south, but the coldness in the north is different from that in the south. Staying by the charcoal fire and sleeping on the kang, the days are quite moist.

As time passed day by day, Wang Zhong's letter reporting safety was also sent to Yangzhou.

After reading the letter sent by Wang Zhong, Mrs. Wang Li rubbed her stomach, gritted her teeth, called Yu Chuyi, and told him to take Wang Zhong's letter and go to the city to find Cao Cao. help people.

The Yangzhou sub-helm of the Cao Gang, Shi Heng took the letter handed over by Yu Chuyi, glanced at it, and asked directly: "I don't know why Mrs. Li asked Brother Yu to come to us?"

Yu Chuyi clasped his hands and said, "Ma'am, I want to ask Lord Shi Tuozhu to help escort me and my girl to Tokyo to find my third master!"

"This..." Shi Heng was a little surprised.

Yu Chuyi hurriedly explained: "Please rest assured, the rudder master, my wife is willing to pay a lot of money!"

Shi Heng explained: "Brother Yu misunderstood, it's not about the money, but it's winter in the north now, and there are not many boats going north."

Yu Chu said: "My wife said that both water and land routes are fine, and it's all up to the helmsman's arrangement!"

After pondering for a moment, Shi Heng said: "I wonder when Mrs. Li wants to leave?"

"The sooner the better!" Yu Chu said.

Shi Heng said: "We want to stay in Yangzhou, so we don't want to leave without authorization. How about we ask our nephew Shi Keng and his wife, Che Sanniang, to pick out ten good men from the gang and escort Mrs. Li to go north to Tokyo by land?"

"All at the helmmaster's arrangement!"

Shi Heng said: "Brother Yu, go back and report to Mrs. Li, and ask Mrs. Li to pack her bags. Tomorrow morning, I will let Keng Er and the others go to Xiaozhuzhuang to pick up Mrs. Li."

"Thank you, Master Shi Rudder!"

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Looking into the twelfth lunar month, the north wind is getting fiercer and the weather is getting colder and colder. Fortunately, so far, the snow has not been too much, and it has not affected the traffic. It has not yet frozen, but the water level has dropped a lot. In some shallow river sections, the riverbed is almost half exposed. Small boats can still pass smoothly, but if it is a two-masted ship full of cargo, it is difficult to navigate.

And there is no certainty that the river will freeze someday. Although even if the river in the south of the Yellow River freezes, the ice layer will not be too thick, but the boats at this time are all wooden boats, and the driving is basically manual. The wind power is naturally greatly limited.

On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Wang Zhong led Wang Erxi and Yu Chuer at their home in Tianshui Lane. They cut the pork they bought into long strips, prepared them with refined salt and seasoning prepared by Wang Zhong, and put them in a tank. It takes five or six days to develop it, then hang it up and smoke it with fireworks, and it becomes bacon.

The three of them had just packed up, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

Yu Chuer hurried over to open the door, and was surprised when he saw the person standing outside the door.

"Big...big lady?"

"Is uncle at home?" Wang Li asked.

"Yes, yes! Young Master is in the house!"

"Sister-in-law?" Wang Zhong came out after hearing the sound, and was also very surprised to see Wang Lishi, Shi Keng and others standing outside the door, as well as Sister Qian who was hugged by Che Sanniang.

"Come in, come in, come in!"

Wang Zhong hurriedly welcomed everyone in, and after some inquiries, he thanked Shi Keng and his wife and the Cao Gang brothers repeatedly.

It was night, and the oil lamps were lit in the middle hall of the Second Courtyard. Wang Zhong and Wang Lishi were sitting opposite each other. At this moment, there were no other people around, and the two of them could calm down and have a good talk.

"Why did my sister-in-law come here suddenly? Did something happen at home?" Wang Zhong didn't accuse Wang Li of not listening to the arrangement, but asked the reason with concern.

Mrs. Wang Li shook her head and said, "There's nothing wrong with the family, it's me! I may...maybe..."

Seeing Wang Lishi struggling to speak, Wang Zhong frowned, grabbed Wang Lishi's hand and felt his pulse. After a while, Wang Zhong's eyes widened.

"Almost three months?"

Wang Lishi said: "More than a month ago, I felt that something was wrong, and then the reaction became more and more intense. I didn't know what to do, so I had to come to my uncle!"

"I'm sorry, it's my concubine who didn't listen to my uncle's orders, and made my own decisions, and didn't drink the medicine prescribed by my uncle."

"Sister-in-law don't have to worry about it. Since you're here, you can stay here and raise your baby with peace of mind. After a few days, I'll send my second brother and the second grader back, and I'll find a few maids for my sister-in-law to take care of."

"This... can it work?" Wang Li asked a little nervously.

Wang Chong said: "This is the end of the matter, and this is the only way to go!"

"I'm sorry, I... I didn't mean it!" Wang Li stumbled even when he spoke, for fear of affecting Wang Zhong.

"It's just that in the future, the address between you and me will have to be changed for the time being!"

"Uncle is the one who decides!" At the moment, Mrs. Wang and Li are in a state of confusion, completely out of ideas.

Wang Zhong looked at Mrs. Wang and Li, and asked, "Actually, I have a question that I've kept in my heart, but it's a bit abrupt. I'm afraid my sister-in-law will feel uncomfortable if I ask it."

Wang Li's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Uncle, just ask!"

Wang Zhongdao: "I know my sister-in-law has always been interested in me, but she has always abided by the rules. This time, my sister-in-law suddenly took the initiative, behind..."

Wang Lishi's expression instantly became flustered, just looking at Wang Lishi's reaction, Wang Zhong guessed the answer.

"In Xiaozhuzhuang, the elder sister and sister-in-law of my sister-in-law's natal family often visit the door. Could it be related to them?"

Wang Lishixiu's eyes were wide open, his eyes were full of surprise, Wang Zhong guessed the general idea without saying a word.

At this time, Mrs. Wang Li was in a mess, her mind went blank, and subconsciously explained: "They want me to marry my uncle and be his wife. I am a widow, how can I be worthy of my uncle? I just want a child." !"

As she spoke, Wang Lishi began to cry, and her eyes were full of tears.

"Money touches people's hearts, I was negligent!" Wang Zhong is not studying and practicing martial arts every day, or is busy with trivial matters in various industries, or various research and development. He is also very concerned about Wang Qian'er, but he is a little The sister-in-law Wang Lishi was ignored.

"Hey!" Wang Zhong sighed, and the truth came to light, so he said: "In the future, don't associate with your sister and sister-in-law. They may really be thinking about you, but you can guarantee that they will persuade you like this." When you were here, were you selfless?"

"Ah? Do you want to draw a clear line with them?" Wang Li's face was full of surprise and confusion.

Wang Zhong looked at Mrs. Wang and said, "The choice is yours. You can either give birth to this child and draw a clear line from your natal family, but the care of them will remain the same as before, and there will be no change, or... "..." Wang Zhong looked up at Wang Li and said, "After giving birth to this child, you will go back to Yangzhou. As for the future of the child, it has nothing to do with you. The child will not know that he still has a mother like you." , you are still my sister-in-law, whether you want to remarry or become a widow, it's up to you!"

"Two paths, you choose yourself!!!"

"I..." Mrs. Wang Li was so anxious that she passed out suddenly.

"Hey!" Wang Zhong sighed again, and sighed in his heart: Poor people, there must be something to hate!The ancients are sincere, don't deceive me!

Indecisive, indecisive, easily bewitched by others, this is Mrs. Wang Li.

But you can't leave Wang Lishi alone.

(End of this chapter)