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Chapter 130 On the Dock
Chapter 130 On the Dock
Chapter 130 On the Pier
The day of departure finally arrived.Chunying struggled for a few days, and finally persuaded Uncle Lu to take her to the pier to send Hu Fei off.The three of them sat in the carriage and pulled their luggage to the Datong Bridge outside the East Gate.
This was originally the destination of the water boats from the south. Many people in Beijing wanted to go south, and many of them set off from here, taking advantage of the east wind of the water boats to go south, so the two sides of the river were very lively.
There was a lot of people on the pier, cars were coming and going, and there were many coolies waiting aside with poles and rope hooks, waiting for others to hire them.Chunying lifted the curtain of the car and took a look outside, and saw that the Tonghui River was actually not very wide, and there were not as many boats parked by the river as expected, only four or five boats with a length of 30 meters were unloading.On the contrary, there are many pedestrians walking on the Datong Bridge.There were also a few soldiers in military uniforms, carrying long guns leisurely, pointing at the boatman and talking and laughing as they walked across the shore.
Uncle Lu parked his carriage next to a tree under the Datong Bridge, and there was a restaurant nearby.Although it was not meal time, there were many customers in the building, and the bamboo curtains were raised in several private rooms on the second floor. From the outside, men could be seen sitting inside in twos and threes, chatting lightly, or arguing blushingly. Holding the tray with wine and dishes, he shouted the names of the dishes in a drawn-out voice, and shuttled upstairs and downstairs non-stop.
Opposite the restaurant is a row of shops, with everything from Beijing specialties and goods from other places.The clerk was loudly calling out the guests, and when he saw the second uncle Lu approaching, he rushed forward: "Guest officer, let's buy some southern goods, silk and satin, powder and sesame oil, tea cakes, gold and silver events, small shops have everything you can expect, and there are also Jingdezhen ones." Porcelain, Dai Chunlin's incense powder..." He lowered his voice again: "I just arrived with a batch of high-quality Hu Monk medicine, I will pack it for you, and you will be happy..."
Second Uncle Lu spat at him: "Get out of here, I didn't see my niece here, so don't talk nonsense!" Chunying was getting out of the car, when she heard this, she turned around and asked curiously: "Second Uncle, he was here just now. What kind of medicine are you talking about?" The guy covered his mouth with a smile, and then turned to attract other customers.
Chunying felt a little weird, and wanted to ask Hu Fei what was going on, but saw that his face was flushed, and he choked out a sentence: "Sister...don't ask, it's a joke..." Chunying guessed it was probably He blushed a little for something unscrupulous, coughed lightly, and then changed the subject: "Second Uncle, what boat is Xiao Fei going to take? Do you want to ask if the boats over there will take him for a ride? "
Second Uncle Lu smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, there is a boat to sit on. I'm afraid it hasn't come yet." Chun Ying frowned, and said to Hu Fei: "Brother Xiao Fei, don't think I'm long-winded, go out When you are outside, you have to take care of yourself more than in the past. I made you a dozen new shoes and a few new clothes, all of which are packed in the blue calico bag. You should remember to change and wash them. Although the weather in Nanyang is hot, You'll catch a cold when you're sweating and blowing the wind. Don't be lazy, pay attention to changing your clothes. Spend the money that should be spent, don't treat yourself badly just to save money..."
She read a sentence, and Hu Fei nodded once, and Second Uncle Lu became impatient: "Chun'er, why didn't Second Uncle realize that you were so wordy before? Brother Hu is such an old man, don't you understand these things? Let's talk He's in charge, are you afraid that he won't be called by then?"
"You can't say that." Chunying retorted, "He has never tried to live alone, and he doesn't know anyone outside. Who knows if the people who serve him are careful enough? When you go out, you still have to rely on yourself. Row."
Second Uncle Lu smiled: "Yes, only Chun'er is the most meticulous in doing things, no one can compare to you!" He set up an awning to look into the distance, and said: "I'll go and find out." Then he walked away up.
Chunying was angry at his joke, so Hu Fei coaxed her: "You have been confessing since last night, and the second uncle has been listening to it, so he will feel impatient. But I know in my heart that you mean it well, don't If you are angry, say a few more words, I love to listen."
When he said this, Chunying felt embarrassed: "I also know that I am too wordy..." Touching her head, she suddenly remembered something, she climbed into the carriage, turned around and waved to Hu Fei: "Brother Xiaofei, come here .”
Hu Fei was puzzled, so he got into the car and asked, "What's the matter?"
Chunying looked around and saw no one noticed her, so she took out a small cloth bag from her arms and handed it to Hu Fei: "This is for you, take it here, don't let anyone see it."
Hu Fei took the cloth bag, unwrapped the knot, and saw that there were ten silver bills, all of which were in denominations of ten taels, each of which was neatly folded into a two-inch square. Here?!"
"After you sold the things, didn't you return the principal and dividends I paid back to me?" Chunying said, "I took the money, plus some broken silver that I kept at home, and became the third young master again." A few days ago, I received a jade token that was rewarded to me. I collected 100 taels of silver and exchanged it for a small banknote. I have inquired about it. This bank has branches in Nanjing, Suzhou and Zhangzhou, and the banknotes are universal."
Hu Fei opened his eyes wide. He remembered that the money she returned to Chunying was only six or seventy taels. Although he didn't know how much money she had saved in the past, it wasn't much, and he had roughly estimated the value of the jade plaque. However, the 70 taels was almost a waste of money for Chun Ying.He hurriedly stuffed the cloth bag back to her: "No, I can't take your money, aren't you just about to save money?"
Chunying's expression darkened after hearing this: "Don't mention it... I want to save more money. I originally planned...to redeem my whole family in the future, so that I can live a life without worrying about food and clothing... But before Well, in the last year, my mother almost forgot about it. When I mentioned it to her, she was impatient. When she came to see me last time, she even planned to buy a little girl, saying that other housekeepers had it at home. , Our family is not too embarrassed... This is all instigated by that aunt Ma! My mother said that Aunt Ma has been a little tight recently. If it is convenient, I will lend her some money. Huh, I don’t want to lend her money, anyway. Most of the money is earned by you, so it’s better to spend it for you!”
Hu Fei sighed, and still handed over the bag: "Anyway, I can't take it, sister, you have helped me a lot, since this is the money you want to redeem for your family, you should take it well."
Chunying pushed the cloth bag back: "If I keep it by myself and my mother talks again, I won't be able to refuse. I really don't want the money I earned to be cheap for others. Brother Xiaofei, if you feel bad, treat it as It’s my investment money, just like our partnership in the past, you can use it as you like!”
Hu Fei thought for a while, put the cloth bag away, and said seriously: "Since that's the case, I will never let my sister suffer."
Chunying smiled, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Second Uncle Lu coming back, and hurriedly jumped out of the car to meet him: "Second Uncle, how are you? What did you ask?"
"We'll be there soon, wait for a while." Second Uncle Lu looked at the river from a distance, "I just asked someone, and they said that they may have passed Tongzhou, and they will be there soon."
After more than half an hour, the boat he mentioned finally arrived.However, to Chunying's surprise, this is not "one" ship, but a fleet, with two big boats and three small boats coming slowly along the river.The two leading boats had lanterns on their bows, one blue with the word "Li" written on it, and the other white with the word "Huo" written on it.Chunying suddenly realized that this must be the arrival of the young master, aunt, and Miss Biao.
Almost as soon as Uncle Lu saw the shadow of the boat, he left Chunying and Hu Fei and ran away. After a while, he brought back two men dressed as servants of the Hou family, and stood waiting on the shore.It turned out that from the day after he returned to Beijing, there were four servants from the Hou Mansion working in shifts day and night at the Datong Bridge Wharf, waiting for the news of the Huo family going to Beijing.Now as soon as they saw the boat, the other two hurried back to the house to report the news. Together with Second Uncle Lu, they were in charge of the reception at the pier.
The boats approached the shore one by one, and soon a few long wooden planks were built between the side of the boat and the river bank. A few people got off the boat, Uncle Lu and the two servants went up to meet them, and after a few words, one of them went under the bridge. Hire a porter.Then another person came down from the boat, with regular facial features, beautiful eyebrows, a square scarf on his head, a gray-blue plain silk robe, a black silk rope around his waist, and only a white jade pendant hanging on him. Shi Shiran stepped off the boat, although the wooden plank shook violently, he didn't show any signs of panic, and looked very stable and dignified.
When Uncle Lu saw him, he went up to him and bowed his head. Although Chunying couldn't hear him, she knew that he was the young master of the Hou Mansion.I saw the young master looked at Hu Fei for a few times, Hu Fei made a bow from afar, he nodded, then turned around and ordered the servants, and then walked towards the restaurant.
Second Uncle Lu winked at Hu Fei, who understood, and said to Chunying, "Sister, take care of your luggage, I'll come as soon as I go." Afterwards, he went to the private seat upstairs, knowing that they must have a secret matter to discuss, so he waited outside the door with peace of mind, pulled up the carriage, and turned his head to look at the ships.
The servant hired a few sedan chairs and told the people on board that the boatmen on the deck retreated to the stern, and a dozen stout servants came out of the cabin, holding rolls of dark blue coarse cloth in their hands, and unfolding They blocked the roads on both sides, opened a road to avoid people, and extended to the front of the sedan chair.The bearers who carried the sedan chair were driven away by the servants.
Chunying became interested, and stared at the situation on the boat, but only heard a few faint voices of girls talking, and then the creaking sound of the wooden bridge, light and hurried footsteps, and the sound of shoes stepping on the ground. Apart from the click on the stone, nothing could be heard.After the servants collected the rough cloth, the four-carried sedan chair was already standing safely on the ground, and even the curtains were tightly drawn.
The servant carefully instructed the bearers, and the latter also tremblingly did not dare to make mistakes, so they carefully lifted the sedan chair and took a step ahead.
At this time, the eldest and young master just came out of the restaurant, someone brought a horse and handed him a whip, he turned on his back, whipped twice, the horse quickly caught up with the sedan chair, and sped away.
At this time, the porters began to carry the luggage on the ship.Hu Fei walked back to the carriage, and said to Chun Ying with some reluctance: "Sister... I have to go."
Chunying was startled, and bit her lips: "I know..." She jumped out of the car and helped him carry his luggage. Hu Fei hurriedly took it, opened his mouth, and finally said only two words: "Treasure... ..." Then he turned his head resolutely and went in the direction of the boat.
Chunying's eyes were red, and she suddenly started to catch up, running faster and faster, seeing Hu Fei boarded one of the boats, she was about to call him, but she heard someone calling herself: "Chun'er?" At first glance, it turned out to be my father.She was startled: "Father..."
Lu Yougui was a little surprised, but also a little pleasantly surprised: "Why did you come? Your second uncle brought you here? Come on, come and help Dad with the luggage. They are all good things. Dad specially brought them for your mother and your sisters! "
Chunying took two steps towards him, then turned to look at Hu Fei, but the latter was no longer in sight.She wiped her face quietly before bowing her head and walking towards her father.
(Sorry for being late again!!! >_< )
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 130 On the Pier
The day of departure finally arrived.Chunying struggled for a few days, and finally persuaded Uncle Lu to take her to the pier to send Hu Fei off.The three of them sat in the carriage and pulled their luggage to the Datong Bridge outside the East Gate.
This was originally the destination of the water boats from the south. Many people in Beijing wanted to go south, and many of them set off from here, taking advantage of the east wind of the water boats to go south, so the two sides of the river were very lively.
There was a lot of people on the pier, cars were coming and going, and there were many coolies waiting aside with poles and rope hooks, waiting for others to hire them.Chunying lifted the curtain of the car and took a look outside, and saw that the Tonghui River was actually not very wide, and there were not as many boats parked by the river as expected, only four or five boats with a length of 30 meters were unloading.On the contrary, there are many pedestrians walking on the Datong Bridge.There were also a few soldiers in military uniforms, carrying long guns leisurely, pointing at the boatman and talking and laughing as they walked across the shore.
Uncle Lu parked his carriage next to a tree under the Datong Bridge, and there was a restaurant nearby.Although it was not meal time, there were many customers in the building, and the bamboo curtains were raised in several private rooms on the second floor. From the outside, men could be seen sitting inside in twos and threes, chatting lightly, or arguing blushingly. Holding the tray with wine and dishes, he shouted the names of the dishes in a drawn-out voice, and shuttled upstairs and downstairs non-stop.
Opposite the restaurant is a row of shops, with everything from Beijing specialties and goods from other places.The clerk was loudly calling out the guests, and when he saw the second uncle Lu approaching, he rushed forward: "Guest officer, let's buy some southern goods, silk and satin, powder and sesame oil, tea cakes, gold and silver events, small shops have everything you can expect, and there are also Jingdezhen ones." Porcelain, Dai Chunlin's incense powder..." He lowered his voice again: "I just arrived with a batch of high-quality Hu Monk medicine, I will pack it for you, and you will be happy..."
Second Uncle Lu spat at him: "Get out of here, I didn't see my niece here, so don't talk nonsense!" Chunying was getting out of the car, when she heard this, she turned around and asked curiously: "Second Uncle, he was here just now. What kind of medicine are you talking about?" The guy covered his mouth with a smile, and then turned to attract other customers.
Chunying felt a little weird, and wanted to ask Hu Fei what was going on, but saw that his face was flushed, and he choked out a sentence: "Sister...don't ask, it's a joke..." Chunying guessed it was probably He blushed a little for something unscrupulous, coughed lightly, and then changed the subject: "Second Uncle, what boat is Xiao Fei going to take? Do you want to ask if the boats over there will take him for a ride? "
Second Uncle Lu smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, there is a boat to sit on. I'm afraid it hasn't come yet." Chun Ying frowned, and said to Hu Fei: "Brother Xiao Fei, don't think I'm long-winded, go out When you are outside, you have to take care of yourself more than in the past. I made you a dozen new shoes and a few new clothes, all of which are packed in the blue calico bag. You should remember to change and wash them. Although the weather in Nanyang is hot, You'll catch a cold when you're sweating and blowing the wind. Don't be lazy, pay attention to changing your clothes. Spend the money that should be spent, don't treat yourself badly just to save money..."
She read a sentence, and Hu Fei nodded once, and Second Uncle Lu became impatient: "Chun'er, why didn't Second Uncle realize that you were so wordy before? Brother Hu is such an old man, don't you understand these things? Let's talk He's in charge, are you afraid that he won't be called by then?"
"You can't say that." Chunying retorted, "He has never tried to live alone, and he doesn't know anyone outside. Who knows if the people who serve him are careful enough? When you go out, you still have to rely on yourself. Row."
Second Uncle Lu smiled: "Yes, only Chun'er is the most meticulous in doing things, no one can compare to you!" He set up an awning to look into the distance, and said: "I'll go and find out." Then he walked away up.
Chunying was angry at his joke, so Hu Fei coaxed her: "You have been confessing since last night, and the second uncle has been listening to it, so he will feel impatient. But I know in my heart that you mean it well, don't If you are angry, say a few more words, I love to listen."
When he said this, Chunying felt embarrassed: "I also know that I am too wordy..." Touching her head, she suddenly remembered something, she climbed into the carriage, turned around and waved to Hu Fei: "Brother Xiaofei, come here .”
Hu Fei was puzzled, so he got into the car and asked, "What's the matter?"
Chunying looked around and saw no one noticed her, so she took out a small cloth bag from her arms and handed it to Hu Fei: "This is for you, take it here, don't let anyone see it."
Hu Fei took the cloth bag, unwrapped the knot, and saw that there were ten silver bills, all of which were in denominations of ten taels, each of which was neatly folded into a two-inch square. Here?!"
"After you sold the things, didn't you return the principal and dividends I paid back to me?" Chunying said, "I took the money, plus some broken silver that I kept at home, and became the third young master again." A few days ago, I received a jade token that was rewarded to me. I collected 100 taels of silver and exchanged it for a small banknote. I have inquired about it. This bank has branches in Nanjing, Suzhou and Zhangzhou, and the banknotes are universal."
Hu Fei opened his eyes wide. He remembered that the money she returned to Chunying was only six or seventy taels. Although he didn't know how much money she had saved in the past, it wasn't much, and he had roughly estimated the value of the jade plaque. However, the 70 taels was almost a waste of money for Chun Ying.He hurriedly stuffed the cloth bag back to her: "No, I can't take your money, aren't you just about to save money?"
Chunying's expression darkened after hearing this: "Don't mention it... I want to save more money. I originally planned...to redeem my whole family in the future, so that I can live a life without worrying about food and clothing... But before Well, in the last year, my mother almost forgot about it. When I mentioned it to her, she was impatient. When she came to see me last time, she even planned to buy a little girl, saying that other housekeepers had it at home. , Our family is not too embarrassed... This is all instigated by that aunt Ma! My mother said that Aunt Ma has been a little tight recently. If it is convenient, I will lend her some money. Huh, I don’t want to lend her money, anyway. Most of the money is earned by you, so it’s better to spend it for you!”
Hu Fei sighed, and still handed over the bag: "Anyway, I can't take it, sister, you have helped me a lot, since this is the money you want to redeem for your family, you should take it well."
Chunying pushed the cloth bag back: "If I keep it by myself and my mother talks again, I won't be able to refuse. I really don't want the money I earned to be cheap for others. Brother Xiaofei, if you feel bad, treat it as It’s my investment money, just like our partnership in the past, you can use it as you like!”
Hu Fei thought for a while, put the cloth bag away, and said seriously: "Since that's the case, I will never let my sister suffer."
Chunying smiled, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Second Uncle Lu coming back, and hurriedly jumped out of the car to meet him: "Second Uncle, how are you? What did you ask?"
"We'll be there soon, wait for a while." Second Uncle Lu looked at the river from a distance, "I just asked someone, and they said that they may have passed Tongzhou, and they will be there soon."
After more than half an hour, the boat he mentioned finally arrived.However, to Chunying's surprise, this is not "one" ship, but a fleet, with two big boats and three small boats coming slowly along the river.The two leading boats had lanterns on their bows, one blue with the word "Li" written on it, and the other white with the word "Huo" written on it.Chunying suddenly realized that this must be the arrival of the young master, aunt, and Miss Biao.
Almost as soon as Uncle Lu saw the shadow of the boat, he left Chunying and Hu Fei and ran away. After a while, he brought back two men dressed as servants of the Hou family, and stood waiting on the shore.It turned out that from the day after he returned to Beijing, there were four servants from the Hou Mansion working in shifts day and night at the Datong Bridge Wharf, waiting for the news of the Huo family going to Beijing.Now as soon as they saw the boat, the other two hurried back to the house to report the news. Together with Second Uncle Lu, they were in charge of the reception at the pier.
The boats approached the shore one by one, and soon a few long wooden planks were built between the side of the boat and the river bank. A few people got off the boat, Uncle Lu and the two servants went up to meet them, and after a few words, one of them went under the bridge. Hire a porter.Then another person came down from the boat, with regular facial features, beautiful eyebrows, a square scarf on his head, a gray-blue plain silk robe, a black silk rope around his waist, and only a white jade pendant hanging on him. Shi Shiran stepped off the boat, although the wooden plank shook violently, he didn't show any signs of panic, and looked very stable and dignified.
When Uncle Lu saw him, he went up to him and bowed his head. Although Chunying couldn't hear him, she knew that he was the young master of the Hou Mansion.I saw the young master looked at Hu Fei for a few times, Hu Fei made a bow from afar, he nodded, then turned around and ordered the servants, and then walked towards the restaurant.
Second Uncle Lu winked at Hu Fei, who understood, and said to Chunying, "Sister, take care of your luggage, I'll come as soon as I go." Afterwards, he went to the private seat upstairs, knowing that they must have a secret matter to discuss, so he waited outside the door with peace of mind, pulled up the carriage, and turned his head to look at the ships.
The servant hired a few sedan chairs and told the people on board that the boatmen on the deck retreated to the stern, and a dozen stout servants came out of the cabin, holding rolls of dark blue coarse cloth in their hands, and unfolding They blocked the roads on both sides, opened a road to avoid people, and extended to the front of the sedan chair.The bearers who carried the sedan chair were driven away by the servants.
Chunying became interested, and stared at the situation on the boat, but only heard a few faint voices of girls talking, and then the creaking sound of the wooden bridge, light and hurried footsteps, and the sound of shoes stepping on the ground. Apart from the click on the stone, nothing could be heard.After the servants collected the rough cloth, the four-carried sedan chair was already standing safely on the ground, and even the curtains were tightly drawn.
The servant carefully instructed the bearers, and the latter also tremblingly did not dare to make mistakes, so they carefully lifted the sedan chair and took a step ahead.
At this time, the eldest and young master just came out of the restaurant, someone brought a horse and handed him a whip, he turned on his back, whipped twice, the horse quickly caught up with the sedan chair, and sped away.
At this time, the porters began to carry the luggage on the ship.Hu Fei walked back to the carriage, and said to Chun Ying with some reluctance: "Sister... I have to go."
Chunying was startled, and bit her lips: "I know..." She jumped out of the car and helped him carry his luggage. Hu Fei hurriedly took it, opened his mouth, and finally said only two words: "Treasure... ..." Then he turned his head resolutely and went in the direction of the boat.
Chunying's eyes were red, and she suddenly started to catch up, running faster and faster, seeing Hu Fei boarded one of the boats, she was about to call him, but she heard someone calling herself: "Chun'er?" At first glance, it turned out to be my father.She was startled: "Father..."
Lu Yougui was a little surprised, but also a little pleasantly surprised: "Why did you come? Your second uncle brought you here? Come on, come and help Dad with the luggage. They are all good things. Dad specially brought them for your mother and your sisters! "
Chunying took two steps towards him, then turned to look at Hu Fei, but the latter was no longer in sight.She wiped her face quietly before bowing her head and walking towards her father.
(Sorry for being late again!!! >_< )
(End of this chapter)
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