Fight the Giants

  Chapter 163 Everything happens for a reason

  Huo Xi also groaned in his heart.

  She is familiar with the inner city, and she is familiar with the workshops in the east and the markets in the west. But she doesn't know the way of water.

  She knows where the North Gate Bridge is located. But how to go by water?

  At first, I wanted to go into the city to explore the way, to see what goods are selling well, enter from Dongshuiguan, walk all the way along the Qinhuai River, and then exit from Xishuiguan, that's all. How do you know how to get to the North Gate Bridge.

stunned.

  The two men who looked like scholars saw them standing there in a daze, and thought they hadn't made up their minds: "The boatman, please, take the two of us to the North Gate Bridge, can I give you four cents?"

  Everyone looked at Huo Xi together again.

   Four denarii are forty copper coins. Whether the price is more or less, I don't know.

   "Well, two big brothers, it's really my first time entering the city, and we're not very familiar with the waterways, so it's not that I don't want to carry you."

  The two scholars breathed a sigh of relief. The curfew was lifted during this period. Not only did the students from various academies come out to talk about the past and the present, but the whole city people went out to hang out and watch the fun. It was difficult to hire a car.

  So I thought about hiring a boat to try. I didn't expect to run into a boat that didn't know the way.

   "It's okay, it's okay, the two of us know the way, and I can guide you."

  Everyone was overjoyed, and then thought again, that's great, but what if I can't find my way back?

   "Don't worry, the boatman, the waterways are all connected. You just need to ask other boatmen and you will be able to find the way. No matter how bad it is, it's just a few more turns, and you won't get lost."

Too.

  Huo Xi looked at Uncle Zou's boat, it was bigger than ordinary black-covered boats, after all, the three of them, grandparents and grandchildren, also lived there.

   Then said: "Then you two get on our boat."

   Upon hearing this, Mrs. Yang hurriedly took the gangplank to the shore, and Grandpa Zou also pulled the boat over.

  Huo Xi instructed Qi Defu and the others: "You sell goods along the river, keep an eye on Xiao Miaoer and the others." After speaking, he looked at Zou Sheng.

  Seeing Huo Xi looking at him, Zou Sheng puffed out his chest: "Xi'er, don't worry, we won't wander around, I will help keep an eye on them, and I will take them to shout together."

  Huo Xi nodded.

  Zou Sheng is now following his grandma to deliver goods in Qionghua Lane. He doesn't want his grandma to be troubled, and has helped him with a lot of things.

   It is no longer a shy look that bows its head when seeing everyone, and can't say enough.

  Grandpa Zou glanced at his grandson with relief, and saw that the two guests had arrived on the boat, so he began to shake the scull.

   "Sister Xi'er, don't worry, maybe we will meet in the river in a while." Xiao Miao'er waved to Huo Xi.

  Huo Xi smiled and nodded at her.

   After making an appointment with everyone to wait at Xishuiguan, the four boats divided into two routes.

  Mr. Yang is a talkative person, and chatted with the two scholars along the way. I also made an outline of the waterways in the city.

   Seeing the two of them sitting bored and selling the food in the boat, the two were really interested and asked Yang to bring out everything.

   "The two of us didn't go on that cruise ship. I didn't expect to eat and drink on this fishing boat." Listening to the sound of the river, the sound of the sculls, and looking at the lights along the road, it is also very interesting.

  The other nodded in agreement.

  Shaking the wine in the bamboo tube, he raised his head and took a sip: "I don't lack anything except silk music and singing and dancing." The two drank and ate tea and fruit, enjoying the river breeze all the way, very pleasant.

   He was reluctant to go back, so he asked Grandpa Zou to take the boat around the Qinhuai River to see the scenery.

  Added half a tael of silver, of course Grandpa Zou and Yang were very happy. So they rowed the boat all the way and took the two of them to see the scenery. Huo Xi and Yang's three took advantage of the light to see the scenic spot of the Qinhuai River ten miles away, and sold the goods again, very happy.

   "This boat is really much more comfortable than taking a horse-drawn carriage, and you can enjoy the sights and bustle along the way, what a pleasure."

   Seeing that the two of them were in a good mood, Huo Xi pretended to be obedient and asked them about many things. Seeing that the two of them ordered wine, drinks, and tea fruits, they figured out which tea fruit snacks would sell well and make money.

  The two watched the scenery all the way, and guided the boat to the North Gate Bridge all the way. Huo Xi followed to record the road and the marks on the shore, for fear of getting lost.

  Before the two scholars left, they saw that the cakes were delicious, so they each packed two more and said they would take them home for their families. Yang happily packed the two of them and sent them away.

   "Little Xi'er, this business can be done!" Grandpa Zou was very happy.

   It didn’t take long to carry these two people. First, I made forty taels of money, and then I made half a tael of travel money, and I also sold a lot of goods!

  If everyone in Taoyedu is like them, then everyone can survive this winter.

  In previous years, as soon as winter entered, everyone's life was a bit difficult.

  In winter, there are few catches and no income. When it gets cold, you have to spend money to add clothes. The cold wind on the river is like a knife, and people dare not leave the cabin. Cats burn charcoal in the cabin to keep warm day and night.

  I had no income and had to eat and drink throughout the winter, and had to spend money on clothes and charcoal. Those days were quite difficult.

  Xiao Xier from the Huo family is willing to find the way for everyone and find some ways to make money for everyone, so that everyone can survive this winter.

  Mr. Yang touched the copper plate in her purse, and nodded happily to Grandpa Zou. Not only can this business be done, it can be done too well.

   Only then did he put away the gangplank, and then he heard a man on the bank trot over: "Boatman, boatman, can we go to the Baibu Bridge?"

   "Go!" Yang responded loudly, regardless of where the Baibu Bridge was.

  Huo Xi smiled helplessly, and looked at Grandpa Zou, the old man had already happily pulled the boat over.

  The New Year's Day is approaching, and the curfew has been lifted, and the capital is bustling with activity. The prefectures are also a picture of harmony and harmony.

   Except for Xiping Houmu Mansion.

   There was a dead silence.

  Mu Yan has been lying on the bed for several days, unwilling to move. The imperial doctor came several times, saying that the toxins in his body had been cleared, but he still looked like a thousand-year-old dead pool without waves, like a dying fish that had been patted on the shore out of water.

  Cheng's eyes were swollen from crying. During the day when Mu Yan was unconscious, she cried to death several times. After waking up from crying, she found that her son didn't turn his eyes, so he wished he could go with him.

   Being strangled by Nanny Liu, she almost strangled to death.

"Young master, the person who poisoned himself has committed suicide. He has no other relatives in the mansion. We have asked all the people who have been close to and talked to him in the past few days, but we have not found any useful information. We have also searched his residence. Yes, nothing special."

  As soon as Li finished speaking, he clenched his fists tightly, and it was done too cleanly, without any traces.

  Kan Er gritted his teeth: "You can't poison for no reason. The young master has no grudges or enmities with him!"

  Damn it, let me know who it is, I'll crush him to ashes!

  Mu Yan raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth. There is nothing in this world without a reason. If there is an effect, there must be a reason. There is always a reason for everything.

"Look at where he has been these days, who he has been in contact with outside the mansion, and where the medicine came from. Then find out how he entered the mansion, where he came from, and who assigned him to the kitchen. "

  Mu Yan spoke coldly.

"yes!"

  As soon as Li finished answering, he saw Kan Er pounced on him: "Master, you are finally willing to speak. You can scold me or beat me up, but please don't keep talking."

  If the young master hadn't opened his eyes, he would have thought the young master was out of breath.

  The young master's silent and dead appearance scared him.

  Er Kan, with tears and snot running down his nose, threw himself in front of Mu Yan's bed, chattering endlessly.

   "Noisy."

"I'm just noisy, young master, you can scold me, scold me severely, or you can get up and beat me up. Otherwise, young master, you can get up and show us a few tricks. I will go with Li Yi or two. If the young master wins We will deduct our monthly silver!"

  Seeing the young master roll his eyes from a sharp glance, his heart suddenly relaxed, and the corners of his mouth tugged.

  (end of this chapter)