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After hearing what the boatman said, the peddler said angrily:

"Hey, you man, why are you talking like that? How did I rob money? This item came from Yingzhou, and the sea transportation was difficult, and pirates robbed it from time to time. I tried my best to transport this item back safely. What happened to the price?"

After listening to the peddler's explanation, the boatman obediently kept his mouth shut.

Tang Qingfeng listened to the peddler's defense, and slowly said:

"Cherries are ten cents a catty in Yingzhou, but it's really difficult for you to transport them here. I'll pay you three taels per catty. Will you sell them?"

The peddler looked at Tang Qingfeng, but he didn't expect him to be so familiar with the price, so he said with a smile:

"Sell, of course, how much do you want?"

"Three catties." Tang Qingfeng said.

"Okay." The peddler happily filled Tang Qingfeng with cherries.

Tang Qingfeng saw the hawker packing cherries, took one out of the bamboo basket, wiped it on his clothes, handed it to Li Zhenwu and said, "Zhenwu, try it."

Li Zhenwu took the cherry and put it in his mouth. It tasted very sweet.

"How? Does Zhenwu like it?" Tang Qingfeng asked.

"Well, very good." Li Zhenwu said.

"As long as Zhenwu likes it." Tang Qingfeng said to the hawker: "Boss, add another two catties."

"Okay!" The boss replied with a smile.Quickly filled another two catties and handed it to Tang Qingfeng.

Tang Qingfeng took the basket, turned it upside down, looked at the peddler seriously and said, "Boss, it doesn't seem quite right."

Hearing what Tang Qingfeng said, the peddler quickly packed some more for him and apologized: "Well, I forgot to remove the weight of the basket, my lord, forgive me."

Tang Qingfeng looked at the basket full of cherries, nodded in satisfaction, handed the silver to the peddler, and let the boatman drive away.

Tang Qingfeng held the basket, looked at Li Zhenwu's longing eyes, handed the basket to him, and smiled softly:

"Eat."

Li Zhenwu took the basket and held it in his arms.He took one out of it, wiped it, handed it to Tang Qingfeng and said, "Brother Tang, do you want to eat it?"

Seeing him asking, Tang Qingfeng smiled at him, then leaned closer, bit the cherry off his fingertips and said, "It's very delicious."

Li Zhenwu was taken aback by Tang Qingfeng's sudden action, and quickly withdrew his hand.After panicking, he grabbed a handful from the basket and stuffed it to Tang Qingfeng, then turned his head and sat aside and ate silently.

At this time, the boatman was observing the road, but he did not see the movements of the two of them.

Tang Qingfeng looked at Li Zhenwu who had a reddish complexion, couldn't help but smiled slightly, and thought to himself: "Zhenwu is so cute, I need to tease him more in the future."

Thinking of it, he looked at the cherry in his hand, took one and ate one, then looked towards the shore, and saw someone waving at him, so he ordered the boatman to row the boat over.

Li Zhenwu also saw the man on the shore, who looked like a man in plain clothes.

As the boat drew closer, Tang Qingfeng looked at Li Zhenwu's half-empty bamboo basket, smiled and said:

"Zhenwu, you eat too much. It's easy to get angry if you eat this thing."

As he said that, he looked at Li Zhenwu and said:

"I'll hold it for you, and eat the rest later."

"En." Li Zhenwu handed the bamboo basket in his arms to Tang Qingfeng, and then walked ashore with him.

Seeing the two men approaching, the people on the shore came forward happily and said:

"Cousin Qingfeng, you are finally here, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Tang Qingfeng looked at the person in front of him and smiled happily:

"Tang Mu, long time no see."

"Yeah, it's been a long time." Tang Mu said, then looked at Li Zhenwu and asked, "Cousin Qingfeng, who is this?"

"This is Zhenwu." Tang Qingfeng said.

"Oh, so this is the Zhenwu that my cousin often mentioned in his letters? He is indeed a man of talent, with an extraordinary bearing." Tang Mu looked at Li Zhenwu and admired him.

"The impoverished Wu is Li Zhenwu, Mr. Tang Mu is lucky to meet you." Li Zhenwu said.

"It's a great honor to meet the real Martial Daoist." Tang Mu said.

"Tang Mu, is your name Zhenwu? It doesn't matter whether it's big or small, it's Li Daochang." Tang Qingfeng glanced at him and said in a slightly uncomfortable tone.

"Cousin, don't you call it that too?" Tang Mu said aggrievedly when he saw Tang Qingfeng scolding him.

"Tang Mu, you need to understand that only I can call Zhenwu that." Tang Qingfeng said expressionlessly.

After hearing his words, Tang Mu was taken aback for a moment.Tang Qingfeng saw him like this, so he said:

"Okay, we have business with you, let's go back first."

"Okay." Tang Mu replied.

The three of them returned to Tang Mu's mansion. After Tang Mu took the two of them to the lobby to rest, he went out to arrange meals.

Tang Qingfeng put the basket on the table, bought a cup of tea for Li Zhenwu and said:

"Zhenwu, Tang Mu is a branch of the Tang family. He has been managing the Jiangnan tea shop for me. The tea shop has a wide range of businesses and is sold overseas. He often deals with shipping companies. This time we came to him to prepare the ship.

The sea route of Yingzhou is dangerous, and there are strong winds and huge waves. Pirates may be encountered on the way, and ordinary ships cannot resist it.We need a strong ship to ensure a smooth journey. "

"Hmm." Li Zhenwu replied after drinking his tea.

After the two finished talking, Tang Mu came from the door, sat down and said to Tang Qingfeng:

"Brother Qingfeng, the meal has been arranged, please wait a moment."

"En." Tang Qingfeng said: "Tang Mu, how did you arrange the ship?"

"Cousin, don't worry, it's been arranged a long time ago, and it will be ready in the next few days." Tang Mu said.

"It's so good." Tang Qingfeng said: "I still have two friends who are coming, and they should be able to come in these two days."

"Oh, good." Tang Mu returned, and then asked curiously: "Cousin, what are you going to do in Yingzhou?"

Tang Qingfeng glanced at him and said, "Tang Mu, you should understand what I won't say."

Tang Mu listened to Tang Qingfeng's words, and after a moment of silence, he said seriously: "Cousin, I'm sorry, it's Tang Mu who has overstepped the rules."

"Tang Mu, the world is complicated, it's for your own good not to mention it." Tang Qingfeng said.

"Well, I know, my cousin doesn't want me to be involved and be affected." Tang Mu said.

"It's good that you understand." Tang Qingfeng said.

Tang Mu looked at Tang Qingfeng and nodded.

His own parents died because of grievances in Jianghu.Over the years, Tang Qingfeng has been taking good care of him, teaching him how to do business, and handing over the management of the Jiangnan tea shop to him, which is very kind to him.To him, Tang Qingfeng was like his own brother. Things he refused to talk about must be very difficult, and he really shouldn't ask.

Thinking of him withdrawing his thoughts, he saw cherries in the basket in front of Tang Qingfeng, so he said happily:

"Cousin, come as soon as you come, why do you still bring a gift?"

"?? What gift??" Tang Qingfeng asked.

"Cherries, but how did you know that I like cherries?" Tang Mu asked.

When Tang Qingfeng heard his words, he gave him a blank look and said:

"It's not for you."

"Huh?" Tang Mu was puzzled: "Why don't you buy it for me, aren't you tired of eating it?"

"This is for Zhenwu." Tang Qingfeng said.

Tang Mu was taken aback when he heard Tang Qingfeng's answer, and then covered up his embarrassment and said, "It turns out that Li Daochang also likes to eat cherries."

"......" Li Zhenwu was speechless.

At this moment, the maids walked into the lobby and brought up the delicacies arranged by Tang Mu one by one.

Tang Qingfeng looked at the food, nodded in satisfaction, then picked up a big lobster, peeled off the fat meat, put it in Li Zhenwu's bowl and said:

"Zhenwu, this lobster meat is light and sweet, smooth and refreshing, very delicious, try it."

"Well, good." Li Zhenwu looked at the lobster meat that occupied the whole bowl, slightly surprised, then picked it up, took a bite, and it was indeed very delicious as Tang Qingfeng said.

Seeing that he likes to eat, Tang Qingfeng peeled another one for him.

Tang Mu was shocked when he saw Tang Qingfeng's actions.He had never seen Tang Qingfeng treat anyone so attentively.Tang Qingfeng usually doesn't even give a smiling face in front of the Tang clan. He is already very good to himself, but he didn't expect him to be so good.

Asking Tang Qingfeng to peel the shrimp was something he could not even dream of, but Li Daochang accepted it very naturally.

"It seems that he and Cousin Qingfeng should be very good friends, and he should be an extremely important person to Cousin Qingfeng." Tang Mu thought to himself.

Tang Qingfeng was peeling shrimp for Li Zhenwu, seeing Tang Mu looking at him without saying a word, he asked:

"Tang Mu, what's the matter with you? Eat, what are you doing?"

Tang Mu was called back to his thoughts by Tang Qingfeng, and quickly replied:

"Oh, good." After he finished speaking, he buried his head in his mouth and started eating.

After the three of them finished their lunch, Tang Qingfeng glanced at the cherries in the basket and saw that the color of the flesh had dimmed a little, so he said to Tang Mu:

"Tang Mu, you can eat the cherries."

"Okay." Seeing what Tang Qingfeng said, Tang Mu took the basket excitedly, and thought to himself with gratitude, "My cousin is still very good to me."

Tang Qingfeng glanced outside the door and saw that it was still early, so he said to Li Zhenwu:

"Zhenwu, let's go to Hehai City."

"Okay." Li Zhenwu nodded.

"Cousin, do you want me to accompany you?" Tang Mu asked after hearing that Tang Qingfeng was going out.

"No, I'm more familiar with Hehai City than you." Tang Qingfeng said and led Li Zhenwu out of the door.

Tang Mu thought about it, yes, so he happily ate the cherries.

Tang Qingfeng said to Li Zhenwu after walking out the door:

"Zhenwu, the cherries are not fresh, I will buy some for you tomorrow."

"Oh, good." Li Zhenwu said.

"Well, come with me, I'll take you to a fun place." Tang Qingfeng said and took Li Zhenwu to the beach.

The two walked through the complicated path between the houses, turned a corner, and came to the beach by the sea.

Looking at the endless and boundless sea in front of him, Li Zhenwu slightly exclaimed:

"Everything has its way. The way is hidden in all things, but it is above everything. It is ethereal, but it is everywhere. This sea, the hidden way, is indeed extremely deep and wide."

Listening to Li Zhenwu's words, Tang Qingfeng smiled slightly and said:

"Zhenwu really understands very deeply."

"Brother Tang." Li Zhenwu said embarrassedly after hearing Tang Qingfeng's praise.

"En." Tang Qingfeng said: "Zhenwu, wait for me for a while." As he spoke, he walked towards the peddler not far away.

After a while, Li Zhenwu saw him walking over with two huge green fruits, so he asked curiously:

"Brother Tang, this is?"

"Qingye." Tang Qingfeng said and handed one to Li Zhenwu.

After Li Zhenwu took it, Tang Qingfeng took out the dagger and swiped it quickly. The top of the green coconut was cut off by the dagger instantly, revealing the clear coconut water.

Tang Qingfeng handed over the green coconut in his hand, and changed the aisle with the one in Li Zhenwu's hand:

"Drink Zhenwu first."

Li Zhenwu looked at the coconut water and took a sip. It was light and sweet, very refreshing.

Seeing that he liked it, Tang Qingfeng smiled, cut open his own, and took a sip.

A wave of waves hit, and the gentle waves patted on the feet of the two of them, and receded towards the distance.

Tang Qingfeng glanced at Haidao:

"Zhenwu, the tide has ebbed."

"Hmm." Li Zhenwu replied softly, looking at the receding sea water.