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Chapter 60 (1)
Chapter 55 (1)
Mrs. Ruan's family name is Gao, and she lives in Yu County in Jianzhou, only a few days away from Jinjing, and she is also a merchant's family.Now there is only such a biological brother left in her natal family, although because of Lu Yuan, although she hasn't seen each other very often in these years, and only has various contacts during the New Year and holidays, she has not left anything behind.I received the letter the day before yesterday, knowing that my brother was so sick, I was very sad, and immediately clamored to visit him.Being persuaded by Ruan Hongtian's good talk, he said he went to visit his uncle, so he packed his bags and prepared to go north that day.

It was mentioned in the family letter that Uncle Gao wanted to see Anxian, the youngest son of the Ruan family, so Ruan Hongtian took him along.Because of going north this time, it will take at least two months, including the round trip. If the Jiang family also goes, there will be no one in charge of the huge Rongyin Hall, so they stay at home and only let Ming Yu go with them. In the past, I would accompany and take care of my younger brother on the road.

Ming Yu has been thinking about it for the past few days, but finally decided not to change her original intention.Xie Zuiqiao is of course excellent, if she misses him, she may never meet such a beloved man again in this life.But if she acquiesces to him, she can foresee that whether it is him or herself, the future will definitely not be easy.

To live a new life, she has to meet her lover, this is not what she wants.She just wants to be smooth and smooth, without waves and waves.

Since the final decision was made in this way, it is naturally inappropriate to keep the jade ring he gave as a gift.So two days before Xie's brothers and sisters were going to leave, taking the opportunity to say goodbye to Xie Jingzhu, she wrapped the jade ring in silk handkerchief and placed it under the carved bamboo pot.Because she told Xie Jingzhu that it was a gift from her grandfather to Xie Zuiqiao, she would not worry that she would open the box in private to see what was inside.After returning the jade ring, he did the same thing again, and asked Liu Xiangyang to send a letter to Hu Banxian again, asking him to find Xie Zuiqiao and inform him.

Now she has not only returned Yuhuan, but also explained the future to him through Hu Banxian's mouth.With Hu Banxian's current iron mouth, he should have no choice but to believe it.Being rejected by myself, but also knowing that the fate of the marriage is in Beijing, and knowing that life-threatening event, I will let go of myself when I think about it, and turn my mind to the obviously more important life. .

Ming Yu felt that her calculations were very thoughtful. Now that she has been sailing with her father on the Grand Canal that runs from north to south, she would never have thought that Hu Banxian had already revealed herself in front of Xie Zuiqiao, let alone that that picture had stained her. The minty scent of the smokehouse would have betrayed her.

Uncle Gao went to visit this time when he was sick, but she didn't go with him this time in the previous life. Ming Yu remembered that he didn't make it after all.After my father took his younger brother to the north, he had to wait for nearly three months because he stopped to prepare for the funeral. He didn't return to Jiangnan until early November.An Mo was not used to the climate and food in the north, and the girl and mother who accompanied her didn't take good care of her. She fell ill not long ago, and when she came back, her face was yellow and thinner.So this time, she volunteered to go with her, thinking of taking good care of her younger brother.

A large boat of the Ruan family was in front, followed by an accompanying boat, and they were rushing northward all the way, and the journey was fairly smooth.The big ship is divided into three cabins. Ming Yu brought An Mo to live in the comfortably furnished upper cabin, and the middle cabin was where Chun Yuan and the others lived. In front of the cabin is where the cook cooks and boils water. Jiangnan brocade and other goods were brought to the shops in the north by the way, and they also happened to press water.The accompanying boat was taken out by Liu Xiangyang and others.

After walking on the water every day like this, after the freshness of the first few days passed, not to mention An Mo, even Ming Yu felt a little impatient.After sailing for nearly a month, finally at dusk that day, the ship docked at a pier.Ruan Hong's cabin under the sky said that he had arrived at the state of Jianzhou. He stopped overnight at night and departed tomorrow morning to Fuyang, a large town dozens of miles away, where there is a shop of Ruan's family.When he arrived, he unloaded the tea and other goods brought by the ship, went ashore and took a horse-drawn carriage, and the next day he went to the mansion of Uncle Gao in Yu County.Hearing this, An Mo was extremely happy, and even Ming Yu felt relieved.

Because it is close to Jinjing, there are a lot of ships on the river, and it is inconvenient to sail at night. Therefore, the port where we stayed tonight is full of ships of all sizes.Ruan Hongtian felt sorry for his children, so he went ashore and wanted to find a comfortable inn to live in. After looking around, he saw that it was only a small place, and the best inn looked a bit shabby, not as comfortable as his own cabin, so he went Give up too.Ming Yu just took An Mo ashore, accompanied by Chun Yuan, Liu Xiangyang and the others, and walked a few times around the vicinity. After a long boat ride, he relaxed his muscles and bones, and got on the boat to rest when it was dark.

In the middle of the night, Ming Yu suddenly woke up from a dream, opened her eyes, and saw An Mo lying on the side couch separated from her by the low screen through the faint light of a lantern hanging on the bow of the ship. He was sleeping soundly, his small body curled up motionless, but the quilt was kicked to his feet.He got up and covered him, and lay back on his couch again.At this moment, everything was quiet, except for the occasional barking of dogs from a distance, but he could no longer fall asleep.

The road of the previous life is being diverted step by step.

She remembered that at this time in her previous life, her parents already knew what she wanted for Pei Taizhi, and they were trying their best to build a relationship with the Hou Mansion through Mrs. Xie.Now all that has long been a thing of the past, only thinking about it in the middle of the night like this still makes her feel a burning pain of shame in her heart for her blindness and willfulness back then.

One day she will let go of the past completely.

She finally closed her eyes, but another young and hearty face appeared in front of her eyes.

He should also be proud.Born in an aristocratic family, he was famous in Kyoto for his archery skills when he was young. He carved saddles with jade Le and his sword whistling.But in front of her, he has always been warm and affectionate...

Is it a pity?
No pity.

He is not her man.In this life that she lived for nothing, she only wanted the family to reconcile and die in peace.Being able to do this is God's greatest gift to her.If I think about anything else, I'm afraid I'll ruin my life.

Ming Yu let out a long breath, as if only in this way could she expel the indescribable depression buried deep in her heart.

Suddenly there was a slight sound of water, and the ship shook slightly.Ming Yu opened her eyes and stood up again. She opened the porthole and looked out. Under the moonlight, the water on the river was gloomy. In front of her eyes, only the lanterns hanging from the lampposts on the bow of the boat were floating with the night wind. He was also leaning against the lamppost and seemed to be asleep, thinking that it must have been caused by the wind, he closed the cabin tightly and lay down again, sleeping till dawn.

Early the next morning, the two boats of the Ruan family weighed anchor and continued northward.After washing up, Chun Yuan and the other little girl who brought her came over early, and said with a smile, "When I went to pick up breakfast just now, Mama Yu just kept nagging, saying that the rest of last night should be served with a big strainer." The covered cakes were missing two layers. It must be that the boy who kept watch last night went to the bottom of the cabin to steal food in the middle of the night. He wanted to go over and ask what happened, but I stopped him. It’s not just a small matter, why is it so noisy? If you want the master to know."

Mama Yu cooks on the boat. She is good at cooking, but she talks too much.After Ming Yu listened, she smiled and answered casually, but didn't take it to heart.

As he was gradually approaching the big town, the people on both sides of the strait were densely populated, and An Mo was very excited when he knew that he was going to leave the ship and go ashore today. He lay down by the window and looked out all morning, and Ming Yu stayed by his side the whole time.When it was approaching Fuyang at noon, the speed of the boat in front suddenly slowed down and gradually stopped. The Ruan's boat was also blocked and caught in the middle.Ming Yu looked out and saw that there were many more officers and soldiers on both sides of the bank, standing three to five steps apart, one by one holding a knife and holding a halberd, with solemn expressions, and passers-by on the road avoided one after another.I didn't know what happened for a while, and I felt a little uneasy.He took An Mo away from the window, told the little girl not to run around, and went down to find his father to find out what happened.

Ruan Hongtian also just heard the news from the person on the first ship that the sluice in front of the road was sealed by officers and soldiers, and he was checking the ships going north to enter the lock one by one, so he stopped.

"Father, do you know why this is so?"

(End of this chapter)