I deliver the courier at the end of Qin

"As for the floating mother who helped Han Xin, I only remember that it was by the river outside the city." A merchant replied, "But there are many people washing clothes in that place. Can you take me there to identify where Han Xin was at that time?"

"Okay." Xu Qin replied, leading the man to the river.

Although more than a year has passed, Xu Qin still remembers that when he came to the river to look for Han Xin, he was sitting on one of the big rocks, fishing, and there was a bit of immortality in the morning mist.

But now this big rock is covered with moss, presumably because few people except Han Xin favor it, it has not been sat on it for a long time, and even a few delicate yellow flowers have bloomed.

"It's here." Xu Qin pointed to the stone.

"There are more than 20 old women washing clothes in this area." The merchant replied after thinking for a while, "I can remember the names of most of them, but I don't know who among them feeds Han Xin. "

Xu Qin nodded: "It's okay, just write down the names and addresses of these people, and I'll call them all for questioning."

Chen Mai handed over the bamboo slips and brushes that had been prepared, and after the man finished writing, he spread them on the stones and waited for the sun to dry the ink.

It was close to noon at this time, and there were no people by the river, and a carp occasionally jumped out of the quiet river.

"Look, brother, there are still fish here!" Chen Mai pointed to a ripple in the river with his finger.

Xu Qin recalled Han Xin's fishing experience, and said with a smile: "You said, if we catch a few carps from the Huaiyin River, will Han Xin praise us even more for our good work?"

"The fish caught now will not be fresh by the time I bring them back to Xue County." Chen Mai suggested, "Why don't I catch a few first, and then I'll give my brother extra meals later, and the ones I bring to Han Xin will wait until the last day of my return trip." Get a few from time to time, take clean water and send them all the way back.”

"Just do what Amai said."

It is not easy to find women from door to door according to the list. After all, merchants have vague memories, and some people have moved during the year.Xu Qin brought fifteen courier brothers this time, and asked them to find people separately. It would be late at night when all the people were found.

So Xu Qin simply bought two pairs of fishing rods from a street stall, sat with Chen Mai on the big rock where Han Xin had sat cross-legged, and leisurely caught fish.

Fishing needs quietness the most. The breeze is blowing on the face, the water surface is slightly turbulent, and the fishing line is shaking left and right in the wind.

"Stop shaking." Xu Qin whispered, "If you shake again, you won't be able to catch a single fish today."

Chen Mai laughed: "Even if you can't catch anything today, it's a pleasure to sit by the river with your elder brother for a while."

Xu Qin thought for a while, since he traveled through the end of Qin Dynasty, when he appeared on the stage, he encountered such exciting things as the death of the first emperor and Zhao Gao and others trying to kill Fusu. After that, the world was in chaos, and since then, he has been wandering among various forces, and there is hardly a day when he can sit peacefully and idle away his leisure time.

"Speaking of which, it's really not easy to sit down and catch fish quietly for a while." Xu Qin sighed, "But it's boring to just sit like this. Why don't we compete?"

"What's the game?" Chen Mai asked, tilting his head.

"Of course it's a competition who catches the most fish."

Xu Qin had fished a few times before crossing, and thought he had rich experience, but he forgot one thing. In modern times, he was fishing in artificial fish ponds. The density and wildness of the fish were similar to those in this living water. Fish is completely different.

So Xu Qin waited for a long time without catching a single fish, but Chen Mai caught fish one after another: a small red carp, a silver carp covered in silver, and a black grass carp.

Xu Qin was not convinced: "Why are you the only place where you can catch fish? It must be the wrong place. Amai, you and I will change."

Chen Mai listened to Xu Qin's soft coquettishness at the end of his words, and felt soft in his heart. Since he realized that Xu Qin was different from him, he hoped that he could perform better and stronger in front of Xu Qin. On the other hand, Xu Qin didn't want Xu Qin to treat him as an ignorant child, so he even tried his best to fish.

If Chen Mai has studied modern biology, he may know that he is currently a standard male creature with a mating instinct, just like a green peacock that wants to spread its tail, wishing to show its most beautiful tail feathers in front of Xu Qin one by one .

The river water reflects the delicate facial features of the young man. With the age of one year, Chen Mai's appearance became more and more outstanding. He followed the gene of his father, one of the two beautiful men who were rarely recorded by Sima Qian during the Chu and Han Dynasties. , Just a slight smile can teach the little girl next door to have flushed cheeks.

But Chen Mai was not interested in the little girl, he smiled at Xu Qin like a spring breeze: "Okay, I will trade with you."

Not long after changing the position, Xu Qin's hook started to move. He felt something bit the bait and bent the fishing pole down a bit: "This one is quite heavy, it should be a big one. fish."

After Xu Qin finished talking proudly, he lifted the fishing rod up, and what came ashore was a biting bastard: "..."

Chen Mai laughed unkindly at the side: "So it's not a fish."

Xu Qin's face turned red, and he threw the bastard into the barrel: "I'll stew it for you when you go back."

However, Xu Qin finally caught a few river fish as he wished, and they had a good harvest, and they had extra meals at noon and night.Although it is said that ordinary people only ate two meals a day at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Xu Qin, as a modern person, was particular about consistency and could not change the habit of three meals a day, and he promoted it around himself.

Anyway, he opened an escort agency, earning a lot of money and being able to afford it.

In the evening, the fifteen people sent out to inquire about the news all returned one after another, and all the women on the list written by the merchants had been found.

"Let them wait by the river where they usually wash their clothes tomorrow morning." Xu Qin ordered, "If there is something missing, you can just ask."

In the early morning of the next day, Xu Qin cooked in person. He made two bowls of meatloaf steamed eggs for himself and Chen Mai with native eggs and high-quality black pork. On top, finely chopped green onions were sprinkled on top, and he also put his own Honey-made bean paste with savory taste.

The deliciously cooked millet porridge is served with meat pie and steamed egg, which is easy to eat and full of nutrition.After eating, the two came to the small river yesterday.

Those floating mothers were all standing in the open space by the river bank with their wooden basins in their hands. When Xu Qin looked at them, he saw that they were all gray-haired old women, some of whom had been bent over by life, and some were younger in comparison, with hairy hair. There is even a floral headband on it.

Looking at it this way, I really can't tell who is the kind mother who is kind enough to feed Han Xin.

Xu Qin jumped onto the boulder and said to the crowd: "I have called you together today because I have something to ask you."

Everyone chirped and asked, "What's the matter?"

"A year ago there was a young man named Han Xin. I don't know if you recognize him?" Xu Qin said, "What I'm looking for is the floating mother who saved her own food for him for a month in a row."

"Han Xin, I recognize him." A young woman said first.

Everyone nodded immediately. After all, Han Xin had already made a name for himself during the siege of Xianyang, and he was also from Huaiyin. Now in his hometown, there are few people who don’t know him—or, when he was not famous, in the Huaiyin also gained a lot of fame because of eating everywhere.

"Then did you give him your own food?" Xu Qin frowned and asked, the floating mother in front of him looked young, and there was a big gap between the kind old woman Han Xin had described to him.

"Yes." The man said without changing his expression.

Immediately, other people came out to expose her lies: "Don't listen to her nonsense, when she saw Han Xin coming here, her eyes almost rolled to the sky."

Another person echoed: "I still remember her telling me that a big man with hands and feet can't support himself, and he is ashamed to death."

The woman who came out first blushed and hid in the crowd.

But this isn't just a blip, it's a start.Most of the people present had never helped Han Xin, but they all knew that Han Xin had become famous now, and they must have returned to their hometown to find someone to repay their favor, but they did not come in person, but entrusted the young man in front of them.

This young man's face is tender at first glance, and they are still from other places. How can they recognize whether they are the beautiful mothers Han Xin is looking for?Anyway, no one has claimed it now, maybe that floating mother no longer lives in Huaiyin?

In the spirit of being an idiot not to take advantage of something, many women came forward one after another and said that they were kind people who had given Han Xin food.

Everyone said something to each other, causing Xu Qin to quarrel with each other, and finally they quarreled with each other.

Chen Mai saw that the sun was hot, so he took Xu Qin by the hand, dragged him to the shade of a tree, and said to him: "I don't think any of this group of people is the drifting mother Han Xin is looking for." .”

"Why did Ah Mai say that?" Xu Qin asked.

"It's very simple." Chen Mai replied, "What Han Xin told us is that he said to the floating mother that I will definitely repay you in the future, but the floating mother was very upset and said angrily, 'A man can't help himself. Food, I mourn for the king and grandson to eat, how can I hope to repay it!', it shows that Piao Mu just pitied Han Xin for starving and helped him, not a person who wanted to repay his kindness."

"Now she feels that Han Xin is looking for her in order to repay the kindness she had given her, so she has been reluctant to show up." Xu Qin immediately understood the problem. Do it the way it should?"

"I think so too." Chen Mai nodded, "Brother, rest in this shady place and watch me deal with them."

After finishing speaking, Chen Mai walked among the women, changed from the gentle and harmless smile on his face, but became sharper, and said indifferently: "Do you think it is Han Xin who came to ask someone to repay his favor?"

The people who were arguing suddenly quieted down. Looking at Chen Mai's expression, they suddenly felt that things might be different from what they imagined.

Sure enough, Chen Mai then sneered and said: "The rebel army is retreating steadily now, and Chen Sheng's life and death are unknown. Do you think that Han Xin will come to Xue County, and King Huai of Chu will praise him? Let me tell you, he committed a crime. Even Those who gave him food at the beginning should also be held accountable."

The drifting mothers were silent, and after a while, those who fought the most fiercely waved their hands: "No, no, I don't know Han Xin."

"Yeah, I haven't spoken to him yet."

"This man looks very fierce. I saw him go around to wash clothes on the other side."

Xu Qin was speechless, you guys are acting too fast when you see the wind.

When he was complaining silently in his heart, he saw the white-haired old woman who had been silently squatting by the river washing her clothes before, stood up, walked to the front of the crowd, and asked Chen Mai in a gentle tone: "My grandson, may I ask Han Xin?" What happened?"