Chapter 319 Return to the County
Ying Bao took advantage of her master standing alone on the bow of the boat with his hands on his hands and looking at the distant mountains. He came closer and asked, "Master, who is that person?"
Zhou Wuchang glanced at his young apprentice and said, "Children, don't be so curious all the time."
Ying Bao was a little anxious when she saw her master was perfunctory, and tugged on his sleeves, "Master, please tell me quickly, and I will tell you the dream I had last night."
Zhou Wuchang had no choice but to say: "That man's father and I were acquaintances in the past, so he came over to say hello. You don't need to ask who he is. Anyway, we will never meet again in the future."
Yingbao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He didn't plan to tell his master what happened in the dream, so he turned around and went back to the cabin.
The merchant ship arrived at a large dock the next day. The senior brother said this was the dock in Chengzhou County.
Chengzhou County is the fiefdom that rebelled against the county king.
Ying Bao deliberately ran on the deck to look at the dock.
The dock is very prosperous, no different from other state capitals.
In fact, every city in the Great Qian Dynasty was relatively wealthy. As long as city residents were not lazy or gambled, they could basically live a prosperous life.
The poorest are only those farmers who cannot leave the land. They have been digging in the fields for generations. The more honest they are, the more miserable their lives are.
The boatman took the sampan to the shore and began to unload the cargo.
This ship is a merchant ship, and it carries goods from the North.
The goods were tied up in circles with straw ropes, and it was impossible to tell what was inside.
But the porters at the dock were having a hard time moving it, as if it was not light.
Two words suddenly appeared in Ying Bao's mind, steel.
Could these goods be iron stones?
She peeked at the master and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that his eyes were not focused on the goods.
It doesn't matter if he is Iron Stone or not, as long as Master doesn't associate with King Cheng.
Although the court is corrupt, there are still strong soldiers outside, and it is easy to destroy a rebel bandit.
If nothing else, let’s just say that the general named Zhong from the northwest was very powerful in fighting.
It's a pity that General Zhong was forced to death by the emperor.
In order to prevent the Western Army from becoming dominant, Daqian kept issuing orders to the Western Army, asking them to fight against Xixia today and Fangla tomorrow. Before they could take a breath after fighting Fangla, they were assigned to go north to fight against the Liao Kingdom.
The war in the Liao Kingdom was over, and the Jurchens went south to invade Guizhou, so they asked the Zhong Army to rescue Taiyuan.
After repeated setbacks, the son of the commander-in-chief of the Western Army died on the battlefield, and I was also exhausted to death.
In the end, the morale of the Western Army was low, and an army was like a piece of loose sand.
Many soldiers fled, and many officers also disappeared.
However, the Western Army is still the most skilled army in this dynasty. As long as it is organized a little, it will be a good sword.
Ying Bao once dreamed in her dream that it was Xiao Mo who took over the Western Army in his previous life and eventually became the most powerful general in the dynasty.
However, his power was feared by his uncle's family, and even his queen's aunt wanted to get rid of him.
And those people's methods are completely useless in the face of absolute strength.
At this moment, it seems that Xiao Mo has not yet become the commander-in-chief of the Western Army, and the vassal king should still be preparing for future rebellion.
After the cargo ship unloaded the cargo, some more cargo was loaded one after another.
These cargo owners are all doing business from the north to the south. Several of them walk together and purchase goods together for safety.
Nowadays, bandits are rampant, especially on the roads that merchants must pass through.
Those robbers robbed roads today and went home to farm tomorrow. Even the government could not catch them because they were local villagers.
Ying Bao knows this best.
"Weigh anchor! The ship is sailing!"
Following the captain's shout, the boatman lifted the anchor and pushed the boat away from the dock.
The businessmen gathered together to talk about their respective purchases and sales.
Yingbao was bored and had no choice but to continue back to the cabin.
A few days later, the merchant ship finally arrived at the Qinchuan County pier, and Yingbao followed her master to get off the ship.
Because he was carrying boxes and cages, he hailed an ox cart at the pier and entered the city.
After entering the city, she did not plan to return to the medical office. Instead, she jumped off the bullock cart and ran to her shop.
As soon as I entered the store, I saw Erni and my cousin there.
"Oops! Yingbao, you're back!" Erni was stunned for a moment, then immediately ran over and hugged Yingbao: "You've grown so tall! Catch up with me soon."
Yingbao stretched out her hand to compare with Sister Erni, but she was still far away. "Sister Erni, you have grown taller too, look what I have brought to you."
Her things were all placed on the bullock cart, and now her second senior brother had already moved them off and brought them to the shop.
The cousin hurried over to help, and even invited Master Zhou and others to come in for a cup of tea.
Zhou Wuchang waved his hand and declined.
Zhang Min wanted to stay, but his senior brother glared back.
After seeing off the bullock cart, Jiang Chengcai came in to talk to his little cousin.
"Why have you been gone for so long?" Jiang Cheng brought a glass of honey water to his little cousin, "Jiang Jie also went on a study tour with his master last year and said he would not come back until two years later."
Yingbao took a sip of the honey tea and asked, "Is Magistrate Wu leaving too?"
"Yes." Jiang Cheng nodded, frowned and said, "As soon as the commander left, the county lieutenant came to our house, looking for all kinds of trouble."
"County Lieutenant?" Yingbao kind of forgot what the County Lieutenant was called.
Jiang Cheng: "The county lieutenant said that he and Chen Guanglu were sworn friends. He also said that Chen Guanglu was framed by our family and his family was ruined. We asked us to provide money to manipulate him."
"What happened next?" Yingbao frowned and asked, "Did you give him money?"
Jiang Cheng: "No, then Chen Guanglu was always harming others. The evidence is conclusive. Even if he goes to court again, I won't be afraid of him."
He told his father-in-law about this a while ago, and shopkeeper Qiu told him not to worry, he would take care of everything.
Erni said again: "Yingbao, you don't know that Chen Tiantian and her mother have returned to Qinchuan County again, and they have brought the child born by her mother. I saw them at the entrance of the alley a few days ago, and their faces were They are all covered with veils, and they stare at me when they see me, Tsk! Who is afraid of her!"
Ying Bao scratched her forehead, feeling tired.
As soon as Wu Daozi left, many ghosts and monsters appeared. Fortunately, he still had a master.
She thought of the golden knife in her master's hand and the ruler in her own hand, and her heart suddenly calmed down.
What are you afraid of? You have a master yourself.
If Chen Guanglu's family really dared to do anything, he would kill him with his master's golden sword.
Last year, Master killed a school official, but no one dared to show his teeth.
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw my aunt coming out of the backyard. When she saw Yingbao, she uttered an ooh and hurriedly pulled her to look her up and down: "It really looks the same every year. Yingbao is eight years old this year, right? She has grown so tall."
Ying Bao was embarrassed by her aunt, so she quickly opened the box and took out the gift.
Each person received a piece of Jingzhou's flower cloth, and some silver hairpins with pearls and flowers to give to his aunt and Er Ni, and of course the hall's sister-in-law also had some.
I also bought a tiger head hat with jade pieces embedded in it, as well as a set of little tiger clothes and shoes for my cousin's nephew.
As for Hong Xiao and Zhang Yuying, Ying Bao also brought them gifts.
"Mother!" A round little head poked his head in from outside the shop and timidly said to Jiang Yunniang: "Is second brother at home?"
Yingbao took a look and saw that it was Zhang Xiaolang, Zhang Yuying's half-brother.