Mrs. Rebirth

The best way to go from Changping to Kyoto is by water, which is not only easier but also safer than traveling by horses and horses. As long as there are no extremely bad weather and fierce water bandits, the journey will be safe and sound.

Zuo Shaoqing and his brothers set off from Youxi Town and arrived in Changping County after a day's work. It was already dark, so they chose a clean inn to stay.

The inn at this time was not as overcrowded as it was during the township examination last year, and it even seemed much deserted because the New Year had just passed.

The shopkeeper was bored with the abacus and tossed the ledger that had been checked three times, and yawned from time to time.

So when seeing a group of people from Zuo's family enter the door, the shopkeeper's eyes almost disappeared from laughter.

"How many objectively stay in the hotel or to be the top?" There must be at least a dozen people in this group, even if they only stay for one night.

Zuo Shaoyan's servant stepped forward, asked for two upper rooms and several middle rooms, and then directed the people to move the luggage he had brought down from the carriage.

Zuo Shaoqing looked at the busy maids and servants, and began to rejoice that there were no Xue mother and daughter on this journey, otherwise the degree of trouble would definitely be more than that.

Originally, Mrs. Xue wanted them to bring Zuo Shuhui to Beijing. Mrs. Xue had a sister who married in the capital, that is, the aunt of Zuo Shaoyan's brother and sister. Doesn't the relationship heat up after a few more trips?

So Xue made up an excuse of "visiting relatives" without any pressure, and wanted Zuo Shuhui to go to Beijing first, so that she could also devote all her energy to Zuo Shaoling.

Zuo Shaoqing had no right to speak, so he could only protest silently, or think optimistically: The journey is long, and anything can happen on the way, as long as you move your hands a little... Haha...

It's a pity that Zuo Shaoyan didn't agree. He went to Beijing to rush for the exam and not to play. How could he have the time and energy to take care of this spoiled younger sister?

Although he also wanted to become a relative of the Duke of Zhen's mansion, if he missed this Spring Festival, he would have to wait another three years. He had been looking forward to it for so many years and must not be delayed by anything.

"Third brother, I've been tired all day today, so I'll go to bed early, and I can walk by water starting tomorrow."

Zuo Shaoqing blinked, and said with concern: "Brother is also suffering, let the shop make more hot water and bubbles to relieve fatigue."

Zuo Shaoyan nodded at him, then went upstairs to the room to rest.

There was nothing to say all night, and the door of Zuo Shaoqing's room was slammed early the next morning, and a woman outside the door shouted loudly: "Master, it's time to get up, what time is it? We'll miss the first ferry."

Zuo Shaoqing frowned slightly, anger flashed in his eyes, he got up slowly, put on his clothes, and regarded the clamoring woman outside the door as nothing.

After he finished washing up, he opened the door, met the woman's impatient expression, raised his eyebrows, and asked with a half-smile: "Is this how Mother Qin wakes up brother?"

Qin originally wanted to complain a few words, but for some reason, she froze as soon as she met Zuo Shaoqing's eyes. At that moment, her whole body was cold from head to toe, as if someone had strangled her throat .

What kind of look is that?Even when the madam was furious, she didn't feel much fear, but there was still a smile in the beautiful eyes opposite her.

Moreover, this person is Zuo Sanye!

Zuo Shaoqing leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Madam Qin is not young, is she? It will take more than a month to get to the capital, and I don't know if I can survive the journey?"

Qin's legs were weak, and she knelt down with a "bang", shaking her body and saying, "Third Lord, forgive me, old slave... this old slave just got a little impatient..."

She figured it out, and when she left the Zuo Mansion, the man in front of her was a decent master, even if the uncle was saving face, he would not embarrass his younger brother, let alone, she didn't think that the uncle would embarrass the third master for herself.

At that time, if the third master really gets ruthless, he won't even have a place to appeal for grievances.

Just when she was thinking wildly, Zuo Shaoqing's unique clear and pure voice came from above her head: "What's wrong with Mother Qin? You don't need to do such a big gift to greet you early in the morning... Get up, aren't you in a hurry ?”

A piece of white clothes drifted past in sight, and when the footsteps got farther and farther away, Qin stood up tremblingly, touched his cold forehead, and realized that he was covered in cold sweat from fright.

She had lingering fears, and she didn't know if it was her fault or if the third master really had such a great aura, no matter what, she would not be the villain in the future.

After a simple breakfast, everyone loaded their packed luggage into the car, asked the inn for some dry food and water, and set off on the road.

When they arrived at the pier, an hour had passed. Changping is a large county with a large population and prosperous commerce. There are many merchant ships and passenger ships passing by.

Zuo Shaoyan led the crowd to a medium-sized passenger ship carrying their luggage. There were already six strong men on board, and the ones in the cold weather were only wearing thin cotton clothes. Seeing Zuo Shaoyan, he smiled flatteringly at the same time. stand up.

"Uncle Zuo is here? You guys have been waiting for a long time."

Zuo Shaoyan greeted them in a casual manner. Although these people are not of high status, but they will be relied on for a while in the future, so it is not easy to offend them too much.

When everyone stood up together to carry the luggage onto the boat and allocated rooms, the boatman let out a shout and set sail.

The room Zuo Shaoqing was allocated was very small, and Luo Xiaoliu, as a personal servant, could only sleep on the floor in his room, and Mama Liu shared a room with several other wives. This cramped environment made Zuo Shaoqing want to part ways halfway. My heart is more firm.

Zuo Yunyang's water transportation business is getting bigger and bigger, and there are a lot of manpower and boats in his hands. Logically speaking, they don't need to think about the transportation problem when they go out, but Zuo Yunyang doesn't intend to let Dafang know about his business , Zuo Shaoqing didn't even think about it, but he had [-]% of the profit here.

So the people in Dafang thought that the second uncle only had a few broken ships to transport goods.

Pushing open the window of the room, Zuo Shaoqing looked at the scenery going backwards, and suddenly heard someone shouting: "Look! It's the boat of the Cao Gang!"

Zuo Shaoqing turned his head out, followed the sound, and saw a fleet of ships catching up behind them. The leading ship was flying a big flag, and the conspicuous black skull on it was shining into his eyes.

Zuo Shaoqing had already gone to Beijing once in his previous life, and he had also seen the boats of the Cao Gang. Knowing that this was the symbol of their fleet, he thought silently: I don’t know if Lu Zheng has acquired the Cao Gang.

There were at least a dozen boats in that fleet, and a large passenger boat in the middle was chasing after them. They were very fast, and they passed Zuo Shaoqing's boat in the blink of an eye, sailing towards the distance.

Zuo Shaoqing touched his chest, why did his heart beat faster for a moment just now?Is it because the fleet is too spectacular?

"Hey, which big brother of the Cao Gang is going on a trip again? They have created such a big battle." On the deck, the boatmen were busy.

"It's really imposing, big brother, I think we can also join the Cao Gang."

"Little fish and shrimps like us can only do coolies when we go in. It's better to be at our own discretion."

"I heard that there have been changes in the Cao Gang recently, and I don't know if they are fighting among themselves, hehe..." A boatman laughed unkindly.

"Don't!" The boss of the boat scolded: "If the Cao Gang is in chaos, there will definitely be more bandits on the road, and it will be miserable for us to go out and come back."

The Cao Gang is the largest gang in water transportation. They will charge protection fees for ships passing by. They act arrogantly and unreasonably, but they do play a protective role.

Some boat owners are not happy with the money, and the Cao Gang will not force them, but in case someone on this ship kills people and steals goods, then don't expect the Cao Gang to help.

Over time, the boat owners who are used to walking on this canal are used to paying protection fees, and it is not worth losing their lives for this little money.

"That's right, but I haven't heard of any major incidents on the river these days, so it should be just a small disturbance."

Zuo Shaoqing closed the window, lay down on the narrow hard bed, looked at the busy Liu Ma and said, "Liu Ma, don't rush to take things out, let's put them first."

"This journey will take at least 20 days of waterway. Many things are used, and it will be inconvenient if you don't take them out for use."

Zuo Shaoqing thought to himself: In two days, they will part ways, and things will be troublesome, so they made up an excuse at random: "I am a big man, how can I use so much? If I don't have it, go to the elder brother and let me have one." It’s good to come, anyway, there are good things there.”

Liu Ma really stopped, "That's right, you didn't see it, you brought the spittoon with you over there, and it's still inlaid with gold."

Zuo Shaoqing smiled and said slyly: "If this is robbed halfway, the big brother will suffer a heavy loss."

"Grandpa, don't talk nonsense. We are in the same boat for good spirits and bad spirits."

"Yes." Then wait until they are no longer on the same boat.