In the busy kiln factory, a group of shirtless men are carrying soil and making mud. The loud calls come out of the roof, making the passers-by feel excited. This is the sound from the Guanjia Kiln Factory, the largest pottery factory in Guanyao Town. The whole Guanyao Town is named after the Guanjia Kiln Factory, which is very famous in the whole county. A large river flows into the Yangtze River from here. The intersection has bred many lakes and swamps, and also fertile clay. This clay is the most suitable for making ceramics. Guanjia Kiln Factory has been in operation for more than 100 years and is a well-known brand. Due to its long history, more and more small kiln factories have been opened around the Guanjia Kiln Factory. Over time, a town of considerable size has been formed here. Of course, the Guanjia is still the boss of the place.

"Bo Xi, work hard. I think you are the most practical and capable in the whole factory. You will definitely have a promising future." A half-old man in a long gown patted the tall young man in front of him and said loudly. The half-old man spoke kindly and smiled at the same time. At first glance, he seemed to be very friendly and easy to get along with.

"Thank you, Manager Wang. I will definitely work hard and live up to your expectations." The tall child scratched his head and replied loudly with the childishness of a young man.

After receiving the praise from the half-old man, Manager Li, the young man's action of carrying water and stirring the clay accelerated a bit. Manager Li seemed to have achieved a certain goal, and his corners of his mouth rose even more, and then he continued to inspect other parts of the kiln factory.

At the same time, in Lianhua Town, Old Man Gu and Gu Liang were waiting for the ferry on the bank of Lianhua River.

On the opposite bank, a small black-sailed boat was slowly and swaying towards Lianhua Town. A pair of oars twisted the water surface, and the track left behind the boat made the sparkling river seem to be cut in half. The wide Lianhua River was not turbulent, and some men even swam directly to the other side to save the boat fare, flapping in the water, like ducks.

Before the black-sailed boat came to Gu Liang, Old Man Gu made a trumpet with his hand and shouted loudly, "Boatman, someone is crossing the river here."

After hearing the shouting, the people on the black-sailed boat obviously sped up the speed of paddling, and the boat swayed to the shore where Gu Liang was.

"Boatman, how much does it cost to go to the border of Guanyao Town opposite?" Old Man Gu spoke in advance without waiting for the boat to stop.

The rower was an old man, who asked back slowly: "Are you two just crossing the river, or rowing directly to the town?"

Old Man Gu asked: "Boatman, how much is the price for crossing the river, and how much is it for going directly to Guanyao Town?"

"It only costs two cents per person to cross the river, but if you want to go directly to the town, you need to charter a boat, which costs twenty cents. But if you cross the river directly, you need to go on land for another two hours, but my boat can arrive in less than an hour by water." The old man rowing the boat stroked his beard and replied with a smile.

"This..." Old Man Gu scratched his head and thought, but he had no idea for a while, and the price of chartering a boat seemed quite expensive.

He silently calculated in his heart, "It's almost noon now. Even if I take a boat to see my youngest son, it will take the afternoon. I don't know the exact location of my son yet, and I have to go to find out. It's not possible to come back at night. After all, it's dark all the way with a child, so I can only come back the next morning. So I made a decision at the moment. Anyway, I have to come back the next day, so I might as well save some money."

After thinking for a few moments, the old man said politely: "Boatman, we just need to cross the river. Thank you for your trouble."

The old man heard that the old man Gu and his friends only needed to cross the river, and he didn't get annoyed or dislike them for being stingy. After all, they were all poor people, and they could save a little bit. He wiped the position on the boat with a towel, waved them to get on the boat, and said enthusiastically: "Okay, you get on the boat, go inside, be careful not to fall into the water."

Gu Liang had never been on such a small black-sailed boat in his previous life. At this moment, he seemed very curious. He looked at it with his left eye and touched it with his right hand.

After waiting for a while on the boat, two more people came to cross the river, and the old man rowed to the other side. Gu Liang held the boat tightly with his hands, then stretched his neck and looked at the water. In this era with basically no pollution, the river water is very clear. Looking around, it looks like a piece of emerald green, and the waves stirred up by the oars are like pearls flying up and then melting into the emerald plate.

Gu Liang put one hand into the water, feeling the coolness brought by the spring water. Occasionally, Gu Liang's little hand touched

The algae in the water seemed as smooth as silk.

The breeze on the river was refreshing, the algae in the river was soft, the willow branches on the river bank were green, and Gu Liang on the river boat was intoxicated. At this moment, Gu Liang thought of a poem:

Asking about the spring scenery by the lake, it's been three years again. The east wind blows my boat across the lake. The willows brush my face.

I'm used to the world now, and my heart is at ease everywhere. The water under the Hanguang Pavilion is like the sky. A flock of seagulls fly up.

Yes, three years, I don't know if I can still see such a beautiful picture in three years.

"Going ashore, please pay attention," the boatman shouted, reminding the passengers on the boat to pay attention.

Gu Liang was shocked by the word "going ashore", and his body was instinctively excited. In his time, who would not be excited and who would not want to go ashore.

After a moment of confusion, Gu Liang woke up and realized that he was no longer in that world.

The boat had already docked, and the old man tied the boat to the pile on the shore. After it stopped, Old Man Gu picked up Gu Liang, put him on the ground, and then carried his luggage on the shore. The old man on the boat reminded Old Man Gu to walk south along this road, and he arrived at Guanyao Town in an hour.

After paying the money and thanking the old man, Old Man Gu took Gu Liang on the road.

In this era when traveling depends entirely on two legs, an hour's journey is nothing to these ancient people, but for Gu Liang, who still has short legs, this distance is really far.

However, Gu Liang did not complain, after all, he wanted to come here by himself, but Old Man Gu also felt sorry for his grandson and rested two or three times along the way.

When Gu Liang was about to be unable to walk, he finally arrived at Guanyao Town.

Looking from a distance, people came and went on the main street, with hawking, pulling goods, and grinding sounds, which was very lively.

It seems that Guanyao Town is much more lively than Lianhua Town. The houses are also taller than those in Lianhua Town. There is black smoke in the middle of some rooms, which comes from the kiln pit.

Gu Liang was exhausted on this journey. He finally reached the town gate, but Old Man Gu was not in a hurry to go in. He opened one of the packages, which contained a few homemade pancakes.

It turned out that Old Man Gu chose to eat at this time to save money and was afraid that Gu Liang would spend money on buying things on the street.

Gu Liang could only smile bitterly. This Old Man Gu was really amazing. He actually came up with this trick to save money. It seems that this body has done this a lot before, so Old Man Gu was prepared in advance.

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