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Chapter 80

The Yellow River is surging.

This big river flows from west to east to the sea, irrigates the fields, and is also navigable for water transportation. I don’t know how many people on both sides of the river have been raised.

It's just that the closer to the downstream, the more turbid the Yellow River water is, and the mud and sand are mixed in it, causing the river bed to silt up day and night, changing its course frequently, and it's hard to know how many lives have been lost.

At this time, a newly decorated sailboat was docking on the bank of the Yellow River. Some merchants on board disembarked to enjoy the scenery along the banks of the river. The boatman on board also added some firewood, rice and vegetables.

It's so lively all of a sudden, it's impossible to talk about it one by one.

Xie Changfeng is a merchant on the ship. Because of repeated trials and failures, he finally gave up on the idea of ​​the imperial examination, and simply started a small business to support his family. At this time, he was watching the turbid waves of the Yellow River churning by the river.

At this moment, a voice came from the bank: "Shopkeeper, can I exchange this fish for some salt and pepper for you?"

Xie Changfeng looked towards the place where the sound came from, but saw a short-haired girl in shabby white clothes, carrying a muddy stick on her back, on which hung a string of fresh fish. The rope bow is on the stick, so it has been out of the water for a long time, and it is still breathing with bright red gills, obviously full of vitality.

In the girl's hand, she was holding a carp that was one foot long, looking at the boatman, waiting for the boatman's reply.

The clothes on her whole body are in tatters, especially the clothes, which seem to be almost gauze, but they are very clean. There are two clogs on her feet, half of her calves are bare, and her short hair is as black as sandalwood. He didn't look more than seventeen or eighteen when he got up, and two coats of mud were smeared on his face.

The boatman was not at all angry with this girl who was like a little beggar: "Will we still be short of fish by the Yellow River? What is missing is salt and seasoning, go and go."

The thick and fleshy boatman chased away the down-and-out girl in front of him like a fly, but the girl stood upright without being frightened at all: "This is very fresh fish, if you only change a little, it should be enough."

"I said no!" Seeing the girl's reluctance, the boatman said angrily, and opened his hand to slap her across the face. However, the girl in front of her was standing straight, but now she took a step back. The boatman's fishy fingertips slapped her an inch before the tip of her nose, and the wind lifted the girl's short hair, but the girl didn't even blink her eyes: "If you don't change it, don't change it, it's not good to hit someone. "

Saying so, she put the fish in her hand back on the stick behind her, and stepped on her wooden clogs and was about to leave.

Xiao Suo can't be seen from the back, more of a nonchalant look.

But Xie Changfeng's heart moved, and he called the other party: "Girl, wait."

Saying this, he took out a piece of broken silver from his pocket, and flashed it in front of the shopkeeper: "Excuse me, the boatman, how much salt and pepper can you buy with this money?"

No matter where it is, silver is always more valuable than fish. The boatman saw that the money was open, and immediately weighed a small bag of salt and pepper for Xie Changfeng. Xie Changfeng took it, ran to the girl, and handed the bag: "Give it to me." .”

The short-haired girl turned her head to look at Xie Changfeng. Xie Changfeng saw that the girl's eyes were surprisingly dark. The so-called blackness in the book was like a speck of paint. Xie Changfeng only saw it at this time, but the whites of the eyes were very clear. The whole person was actually very energetic, not at all. Like wandering and starving.

"Why are you helping me?" the short-haired girl asked.

"At the same time, there are people living in the rivers and lakes. Why should we know each other when we meet again?" Xie Changfeng said: "During the scientific examination, I also exhausted all my money. If it wasn't for the help of noble people, I am afraid that I would have died in a foreign land."

"Although I am no longer a scholar today, I have never forgotten the kindness of saving my life back then. When I saw the girl today, I felt compassion in my heart. It is nothing to worry about."

"You are a good person." The short-haired girl said with a smile.

Saying so, she took the condiment bag from Xie Changfeng's hand, reached out and took the fresh fish from the stick behind her: "This is the biggest and most delicious fish I caught today, so I'll give it to you. "

Xie Changfeng took the fish, he couldn't laugh or cry, and asked again: "Where is the girl going?"

"I don't know?" the short-haired girl said, confidently: "In short, I'm walking down the Yellow River. I heard that all the rivers reach the sea in the east, so if I keep walking, I can see the sea."

"I haven't seen the sea yet, so I just want to see it."

Xie Changfeng was stunned: "This is the border of Henan Province, and there are still thousands of miles away from the mouth of the sea. The girl really wants to go all the way?"

"Anyway, as long as you keep walking, you will definitely get there?" the short-haired girl smiled, her smile was pure and flawless.

Xie Changfeng nodded blankly, yes, the sea is there, and he can't run, so he can definitely reach it if he keeps walking.

At this moment, a voice came from behind Xie Changfeng: "Officer Xie's family, the boat is about to sail! Come back quickly."

Xie Changfeng was stunned for a moment, then looked at the short-haired girl: "Well, this boat goes all the way to the lower reaches of the Yellow River, why don't you get on the boat and give you a ride?"

"I don't have any money!" The short-haired girl raised her head and said confidently, "I have been on a boat several times, but I was kicked out!"

"Then what if I invite a girl?" Xie Changfeng asked.

"Just say it first, I won't be your concubine!" the short-haired girl looked at Xie Changfeng and said seriously.

It seems that along the way, this girl has been invited to board the ship more than once.

Xie Changfeng blushed instantly: "Girl, I haven't married yet."

"It's not good to be a wife, I haven't thought about getting married yet." The girl continued.

"Just give the girl a ride." Xie Changfeng looked at the girl and said seriously.

"That's good." The girl said without hesitation, not afraid at all.

"I haven't been on a boat yet, it looks very fun."

"By the way." She pointed to her nose, "My name is Shang Jiuge."

"You can call me Jiu Ge? Or Miss Shang."

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The sailboat broke anchor and set sail, and Xie Changfeng handed over the fresh fish to the store to make pickled vegetable fish soup to eat. As for the other fresh fish brought by Shang Jiuge, she simply gave it to Xie Changfeng, saying that it was her own boat fare.

However, there are so many fish that I can’t eat them all at once, but the boatman has a lot of fish baskets, so I ask for one to stuff the fish in, and then hang it on the boat, keeping the running water of the Yellow River at any time. When I want to eat it, I pick it up and catch it Just eat it in one bite.

It was only at this time that Shang Jiuge realized why the other party wanted his fresh fish anyway.

As they say, there is really no shortage of fish when sailing on both sides of the Yellow River.

Xie Changfeng arranged Shang Jiuge's rest cabin properly, and wanted to find Shang Jiuge, but he couldn't find it.

When I walked to the stern of the boat, I saw the black-haired girl sitting on the high stern of the boat, her feet suspended in the air with clogs on her feet, her head raised slightly, as if she was blowing the wind.

The black hair fell loose.

(End of this chapter)