Judgement

Chapter [-] Misty Rain

Chapter [-] Misty Rain

According to the custom in Hulu Town, Chen Mengsheng was kept by Zaodemu for three months.Xiang Xiaotian Qiying and Lihua Yao Rengui are both newlyweds, and their endless tenderness and sweetness make others envious.It's July and it's the continuous rainy season in the Yangtze River. The heavy rain for days has washed Hulu Town clean, and gradually those unfortunate past events flowed to the far east of the river with the trickle of water...

Early in the morning, the townspeople by the river paddled newly-made bamboo rafts and started their busy day wearing green coir raincoats.Chen Mengsheng brought Shangguan Yanran and Xiang Xiaotian Qi Ying's young couple to the home of the patriarch Zang Demu.Seeing Chen Mengsheng, Kuo Demu was very enthusiastic about serving tea and pouring water. Chen Mengsheng smiled and saluted: "Hehe. The patriarch doesn't need to be too polite. We are here to say goodbye to you. We are grateful to the patriarch for taking care of us these days. Now that the boats and rafts in the town are all ready, we have to continue on our way.”

Zang Demu hurriedly said: "Is someone in the town neglecting a few distinguished guests? Why do you have to leave in a hurry? Our Hulu Town is located on the Yangtze River, so it can be regarded as a rich place. You are also the elders of the town. Savior, no matter what, we should stay longer until the rainy season is over, and it’s not too late to taste the world’s delicious puffer fish in the Yangtze River!"

"Hehe, patriarch, Chen Mengsheng only accepts your kindness, but there is still something unfinished about our brothers. If there is a chance to bother you in the future, there is one more thing I want to ask the patriarch for help." Chen Mengsheng bowed.

"Engong, what are you talking about? Just order if you have something to do. Although Kuo Demu said he doesn't have much ability, he will do his best to repay your benefactor's great kindness."

"Uncle Mu is serious. It's my companions, Miss Lihua and Brother Yao Rengui, who have no relatives and no reason. The world is so big, but I don't know where is their shelter. Therefore, I think the patriarch can take them in so that they don't take them with them. The two little girls are wandering around again." Chen Mengsheng sighed.

Zang Demu laughed loudly and said, "What should I think? It turned out to be such a trivial matter. You can rest assured, benefactor, that they want to stay in Hulu Town and I will treat them like people from the same clan. If anyone If you dare to bully them, I will definitely deal with them according to the family rules. If one day they feel that the calabash is not used to it, they will follow them whether they go or stay."

Chen Mengsheng nodded with a smile and said: "With Uncle Mu's words, Chen Mengsheng is relieved. We will take a bamboo raft to Anqing Mansion at dawn tomorrow. The mountains will not change, and we will have a good time with Uncle Mu in the future." , Uncle Mu, take care of yourself."

"Since you have something to do, alas, old man, I can't delay your important matter. Well, I will make arrangements and send you to Anqing Mansion tomorrow. I dare not thank you for your kindness, and benefactor himself will cherish it more .Old man, I will wait for you to come back every day before gathering in Hulu Town..."

Chen Mengsheng thanked Zang Demu, and after leaving the house, Chen Mengsheng looked at the surging river and said to Xiang Xiaotian: "Brother is not as good as before, he has a wife and a family, so he should spend more time with his sister-in-law. Now go to Chuzhou The road to the residence is far away, not to mention, I don’t know what troubles I will encounter? I think it’s better for the elder brother..."

"Hey, brother, stop, stop. I don't like to hear what you say. Your sister-in-law and I are not outsiders. We all know that the road to Chuzhou Mansion is boundless and difficult. We don't feel at ease if you and the girl go together. We two brothers knocked our heads on the ground together, we are blessed and share the same hardships. Daughter-in-law, do you think that makes sense," Xiang Xiaotian asked, holding Qi Ying's hand.

Qi Ying smiled and said: "Xiaotian told me about this a long time ago, and I also think we can take care of each other if we walk together more. The most important thing is that we haven't had your wedding wine yet, Brother Chen If you make our sister Yanran feel wronged, we won't agree."

Shangguan Yanran blushed and said: "Why is it all about me? Brother, he is a god who has important things to do...I will wait for him."

"Stupid sister, do you still call him senior brother? This is too strange, you should call him Mengsheng or Qingzhu. In the future, when the two elders go out to do big things, we sisters will chatter more about my sister." You won't be lonely any more." Qi Ying embraced Shangguan and said with a smile.

Shangguan Yanran blushed and said, "Master...Mengsheng, big brothers and aunts are all making fun of me."

Chen Mengsheng said sternly: "I don't know what big brother and aunt mean, Yanran, Donghai is three mulberry fields, and I can only prove it with my heart..." Shangguan Yanran covered Chen Mengsheng's mouth with a smile, and stared at him with a pretty smile. .

After a long time, Shangguan Yanran pretended to be angry and said: "Who asked you to swear carelessly, and I'm not afraid of big brother and their jokes."

Xiang Xiaotian raised his head and said, "I didn't see anything, why is it raining non-stop? I'm leaving here tomorrow, so I should go back and tell Miss Ewha that they are serious about settling in Hulu Town with peace of mind. It's better than hearing some nasty words. Hahaha..."

In the early morning of the next day, all the townspeople in Hulu Town braved the rain and came to the riverside to bid farewell to Chen Mengsheng and the others. Girl Lihua lay on Yao Rengui's shoulders and cried like tears, and the three little girls kept crying and waving goodbye to Chen Mengsheng. ... There are more than ten bamboo and wooden rafts moored on the river, and three or four bamboo rafts are connected together with heddle ropes.On the bamboo raft was built a cabin made up of door panels that were dismantled from someone's vacant house.

Zang Demu came out of the cabin with a jar of wine and several porcelain cups, bowed to Chen Mengsheng and said, "Grandpa, although the bamboo raft is simple, it is the heart of everyone in Hulu Town. The wooden boats in the town are all Kuro San committed a crime and burned it, and now he can only be wronged by his benefactor."

Chen Mengsheng said with a smile: "Patriarch, you are welcome, we are all satisfied to have a bamboo raft to cross the water."

"Haha, I'm not boasting about Haikou, as long as there are half a year's time, Hulu Town will be fully equipped with boats and boats again. Several benefactors, the old man presents a glass of wine to the four of you on behalf of the people in the town." Zao Demu He pulled out the cork stuffed with red silk cloth on the wine jar, poured the wine and sprinkled it in the river to pray for Chen Mengsheng's safety, and then toasted them with a glass of wine.A dozen or so bamboo rafts started beating gongs and drums to see off Chen Mengsheng, and Kugui boarded the big bamboo raft with seven or eight men in coir raincoats.

Zou Demu waved his hands high, and the people who came to see them off by the river immediately fell silent. Zou Demu shouted: "It's a good journey for the distinguished guests..." The big bamboo raft carried Chen Mengsheng and the others, lightly tapped the pennies and walked along the water .The people Chen Mengsheng saw off by the river bowed to the end, and a dozen or so bamboo rafts sent him off for hundreds of miles before returning to Hulu Town...

In the big bamboo raft, the people of Calabash Town had obviously put in a lot of painstaking efforts to divide it into several small cabins with thin wooden door panels as the bottom, with all drinks and dry food available.The man paddling the bamboo rafts braved the rain in his coir raincoat, and Chen Mengsheng knew Kuo Gui.Chen Mengsheng strolled on the bamboo raft facing the river and looked into the distance. The rolling Yangtze River created a misty mist in the torrential rain. Kuo Gui smiled and said, "My benefactor, the river is windy and the waves are rough, so let's go back to the cabin. You It’s no worse than those of us who are accustomed to eating water. If we get wet, we will be guilty of a serious crime. According to the current speed of driving with the wind, we will not be able to reach Qingxi Ferry in Anqing Mansion until tomorrow evening.”

"Haha, how can I be so delicate. Everyone has been rafting for half a day, so let's go to the cabin to eat and rest for a while." Chen Mengsheng greeted everyone to enter the cabin, and Qi Ying was sealing the mud in the cabin. On the small stove, Shangguan Yanran was teaching to cook a pot of fish soup.Xiang Xiaotian wanted to go up and fight, but Qi Ying pushed him away with a smile.

After Chen Mengsheng, Kuo Gui and others came in, Xiang Xiaotian seized the opportunity.Holding Kugui, sat down and shouted anxiously: "Come on, come on, take off your coir raincoats, let's drink. I'm so suffocated these days, anyway, Anqing Mansion is still far away, come here for a rest." Qi Ying smiled and served dishes to everyone...

After drinking and eating, Qi Ying, who had lived in Huizhou for a long time, couldn't stand the long journey in the river, and felt dizzy and uncomfortable.Xiang Xiaotian hesitated and said softly: "Brother, why don't you get tired and send this raft directly to Anqing Mansion. Your sister-in-law probably can't stand the turbulence of the water. When we go to Yangzhou, can you take the raft to the Anqing Mansion?" It’s fast and steady.”

Shangguan Yanran scratched her face with her fingers and shamed Xiang Xiaotian and said: "Okay. Big brother has a sister-in-law and doesn't care about your brother's hard work. Alas, I have pity on your brother!" Shangguan Yanran exaggeratedly wiped her eyes and tears with her hands of.

Qi Ying said in embarrassment: "I... I'm not in the way, Xiaotian, you don't want to make Brother Chen work hard, just wait until tomorrow."

Chen Mengsheng got up and said: "Sister-in-law, you have a good rest. Please help me from a few friends from Hulu Town. Let's work together to send the bamboo raft to Anqing Mansion before dark." The seven or eight people in the cabin were all shocked. , There is still a day's journey, how can it be possible to arrive in less than three hours.But thinking of Chen Mengsheng's supernatural powers in Hulu Town, he didn't say anything more, and he went all out to prop up the penny.

Chen Mengsheng half-suspended and pushed the cabin door with the footwork of a thousand-legged shadow, and the big bamboo raft was like an arrow off the string, sticking to the surface of the river and sailing towards Anqing Mansion quickly and steadily.Shangguan Yanran looked at the stunned Qi Ying and said, "Forget it, I'll help push it too. Don't tire Mengsheng out." In the past three months, Shangguan Yanran has learned the Taoism Chen Mengsheng gave her and has achieved some success. , jumped up and busy Chen Mengsheng pushed the big bamboo raft together...

"Yan Ran, it's windy and rainy outside, so go back quickly." Chen Mengsheng said distressedly.

"It's okay, it won't be hard to get to Anqing Mansion soon, sister-in-law. Leave me alone, let's work hard together." The heavy rain that fell in mid-air was like a broken line, and it hit the speeding bamboo raft like a drum... …

At dusk, the big bamboo raft arrived at Qingxi Ferry in Anqing Prefecture.Chen Mengsheng bid farewell to Kugui and others, got off the raft, and went straight to the big boat at the ferry.But when the boatman on the big boat heard that Chen Mengsheng and the others were going to Chuzhou Prefecture, they shook their heads again and again. There were not many boats going into the water with high winds and waves, let alone going to Chuzhou Prefecture, which was thousands of miles away.There are a few small boat owners who are willing to go, but Chen Mengsheng thinks that the boat is small and bumpy, and Qi Ying must not be able to bear the pain of seasickness, which puts Chen Mengsheng in a dilemma...

Shangguan Yanran came over with an umbrella and said with a smile: "The big boat took us to Chuzhou Prefecture. The reward is 500 taels.

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man and a boatman, so he made an idea with Chen Mengsheng: "If you want to go to Chuzhou Mansion, I think you might as well go to Yanyu Building to find Uncle Su first. His family is one of the best shipowners in Anqing Mansion." He is also righteous, only he dares to send you to Chuzhou Mansion..."