Chapter 43
The next morning, the ship slowly stopped at the pier
Boats came and went frequently on the river, so naturally many docks were built along the way for the traveling boats to rest and buy
On the wharf, apart from the laborers carrying things, there were more hawkers selling things
There are also some shrewd merchants, not far from the pier built a neat store, or sell some local specialties, or tea silk satin porcelain and so on, but also rouge and powder storeCousin Shu, let’s go to that store over there and take a look”
Ling Jingyan said with gusto
Since she was getting off the boat for a break, Ling Jingshu didn’t want to spoil the fun and nodded her head in response with a smile
Grand Master Ling and Sun did not get off the boat, but the juniors could not hold back and got off the boat together
As it was not appropriate for young girls to show their faces, Ling Jingshu and Ling Jingyan both put on their hats
Jiang also followed suit
However, the group was still very eye-catching
Ling Ji was tall and straight, very eye-catching in the crowd
Ling Xiao’s unusually delicate and beautiful face also attracted attention
The tall Jiang, exuding the flirtatiousness of a young young woman between her hands and feet
The playful and lovely Ling Jingyan, her laughter was like a silver bell
Not to mention Ling Jingshu, who had a beautiful face
The thin veil on the drapery cap only vaguely covered her appearance, but could not hide her stirring beauty
The laborers and vendors on the pier, who had never seen such a beautiful girl, could not help but look over frequently
Fortunately, Ling Ji deliberately brought a dozen or so strong family members to surround Ling Jingshu and the others firmly in the center
The crowd took a few glances at the heavy crowd, and after they had gotten over it, they retracted their gazes in a sensible manner
After sitting on the boat for a few days, once they stepped onto the flat ground, walking was a bit soft and rather uncomfortable
Ling Xiao tightly clutches Ling Jingshu’s hand and excitedly whispers, “Ah Shu, it’s so lively here”
The noisy voices coming from his ears, interspersed with the loud yells of the vendors, were really interesting to listen to
Ling Jingshu glanced around, her heart sighing a bit, “Yes, it’s really lively!”
Not to say that Ling Xiao has never seen it, but she has never experienced such a scenery
Back then, she had been raised in a deep bosom and then married far away to Jizhou
From one exquisite cage, she was exchanged to another even more exquisite cage
The time when she and Lu Hong had the strongest feelings for each other was also the time when Lu Hong was studying diligently and hard to prepare for the countryside exams, and didn’t have the free time to take her on a trip
Later on, she was pregnant and gave birth to a child, and even more so, she had to stay honestly in the Lu family
And then later
She was under house arrest in the house and couldn’t even leave the courtyard gate
Ling Jingshu didn’t want to recall these painful past events, and quickly changed the subject, “There are stores that sell literary treasures, I’ll accompany you to take a look!”
As long as you are a scholar, you can’t live without your literary treasures
Although Ling Xiao is blind and can’t read easily, his love for the Four Treasures of Literature hasn’t been affected in the slightest
Hearing this, he immediately answered with a smile
Ling Jingshu smiled again and asked Ling Jingyan and Jiang, “Are you coming too?”
Ling Jingshu asked Ling Jingyan and Jiang Shi with a smile, “Are you coming too?” Ling Jingshu answered, “Sister-in-law and I will go to the powder store to take a look, anyway, the two stores aren’t far from each other, so we’ll meet up again later”
As Ling Jingyan had already said so, Jiang was not in a position to go against her sister-in-law’s wishes and agreed with her with a smile, “Let’s split up into two groups
For safety’s sake, let half of the family members follow you
When we’re done watching, we’ll go find you”
This is good
Ling Jingshu nods and pulls Ling Xiao’s hand, followed by five or six family members, and together they walk into the Wen Fang Sibao store
The two siblings entered the store
A skinny beggar squatting not far outside the store, stared at Ling Jingshu’s figure, and a glint of stunning greed flashed in her eyes
This beggar was about twenty years old, with a long thin face and a limp
Begging for a living at this pier
The people who begged for a living on the pier were used to seeing such a beggar, and no one paid attention to him
The crippled beggar quietly got up and left, turning into the alley on the other side of the pier
After entering the alley, the crippled beggar walking speed much faster, staggeringly sharp
Crippled beggar stopped in front of a low house, knocked the door with a special technique, repeatedly knocked three times before the door opened
The one who opened the door was a burly man with a scar on his face, “Cripple, you’re not staring at the fat sheep on the pier, why did you run back early?”
The cripple responded with a look of excitement, “I precisely came back to ventilate
Where is the Second Boss?”
The scarred man cursed, “The Second Boss slept with two pink heads last night and is still asleep in bed
I’m not going to touch this mold”
The cripple was usually responsible for stalking and searching for fat sheep, and because of his sharp and precise vision, he was quite valued by the Second Boss
He responded with a smile, “I’ve found the real deal this time
If I’m late in reporting and delayed, I won’t be blamed if Big Boss and Second Boss blame me”
The scarred man glared at the cripple and reluctantly went into the inner room to call someone
After a while, the Second Boss came out
The scarred man is already very strong, this second master is even taller than the scarred man by half a head, a pair of triangular eyes flashing ferocious light, standing there will be daunting
The second master asked with an impatient face: “Cripple, you said you found the real good goods, in the end what is it like?
If it’s like last time, lifting up the curtain hat with a pockmarked face, I’ll tear you alive without Big Boss’s hand!”
The cripple was instantly much more honest in front of the brutal and ferocious Second Boss, and busily laughed with him and said, “Please don’t worry, Second Boss, I will never look away this time
That pair of siblings are about the same age, they should be twin siblings, both are only fourteen or fifteen years old
That young girl is wearing a hood, can’t see her appearance, however, only from a distance, also know that it is a rare stunning beauty
That teenage boy, too, is a first-rate good-looking man”
When the second master heard that it was a beauty, he immediately became interested, but cursed under his breath, “How can you know that it is a stunning beauty when it is separated by the curtain and hat
If it’s not, I’ll gouge out these dog eyes of yours”Second Boss, just believe me this once!”
The cripple swore, “I’ve been on the lookout for the past few years, and I’ve indeed lost my eyesight, but this time, I will never be wrong
If I had gone astray, I wouldn’t need the Second Boss to do it, I would have dug up these two strokes myself”I’ve already memorized the look of that official ship
We’ll still follow it secretly for a day or two, according to our old method
When we find a secluded place on the river, we’ll touch the boat in the middle of the night, rob the people, and leave”
This kind of official family origin of the beautiful girl, rob to sell to the barbarians in the northern part of the country, can be exchanged for a hundred good war horses
Then once it changed hands, it was a huge profit of tens of thousands of taels
There is also that beautiful young man, is also rare to see the best goods
If we can successfully finish this job, the huge profit will be enough to make people willing to risk being beheaded