It's dawn.

Several carriages were parked in front of the Su family, and the servants came and went to carry boxes.

Hong Lian was reluctant to leave, and held Su Xuezhi's hand and kept reminding her. She seemed to be about to burst into tears. She suddenly burst into tears and laughed: "Cough, what am I doing? This trip is a good thing for you. I'm back next time, remember to bring some food to Auntie. You, Auntie Hong, will be the best place to eat."

On the other end, the Ye family father and son were also talking in the room.

When I was holding a show of my face, I let my son continue to study hard, and said, "I will name you Xianqi--"

"I know, and I will understand the virtuous! I will remember it in my heart every day!"

Ye Ruchuan's dialect was snatched, "If it weren't for you to complete your studies, Xuezhi wouldn't have agreed to go on a long trip. Your aunt and Xuezhi were to help you. You should be conscientious in life, and you can't let them down."

Ye Xianqi nodded like pounding garlic. After that, he stretched out his hand.

Ye Ruchuan glared at the eyes: "I want money again? When I sent the telegram last time, did you have to ask for a sum?"

Ye Xianqi smiled apologized: "I don't talk about my expenses in the East, I'm using money everywhere. I've saved a lot! It will take at least one or two months to send my cousin to the north. I will be the top student and pass the card. I'm a cousin, so I can't let my cousin pay it out, right?"

Ye Ruchuan thought so.

Although Su Zhong, who is not an outsider with the Su family, would not care about these things, he can't be short of it.

When he came, he happened to bring a few silver notes beside him and took them out and handed them over.

Ye Xianqi took it and thanked him repeatedly.

When his son was a child, he was a daughter. Ye Ruchuan naturally would not tell his son, for fear that he would not be able to talk to him. Unexpectedly, his niece had a good relationship with his son. When he was a teenager, he told him that he was so scared that his son was screaming. After Ye Ruchuan found out, he warned his son that he was a serious matter and he must not go out to talk nonsense. Fortunately, his son understood the pros and cons and never made any mistakes.

This time my niece was going to travel far. After all, it was not much the same as before. Since her son was with her, Ye Ruchuan naturally couldn't forget this. He also ordered him to remember that he should not disclose it to anyone, and he should not talk too much. He would make mistakes if he talked too much.

Ye Xianqi agreed: "Dad, don't worry, I understand. Over the years, do you think I have said anything to anyone?"

Ye Ruchuan thought about it, so was it.

The father and son were talking, and Ye Yunjin took Su Xuezhilai to say goodbye to his uncle who was inconvenient to his legs and feet.

Ye Ruchuan naturally had some advice to his niece.

Finally everything was over, Ye Yunjin sent her daughter out.

"Mom, please stay."

After so many days, Su Xuezhi finally called the name "Mother".

Ye Yunjin stopped and looked at Su Zhong instead.

Su Zhong immediately bowed and said, "Don't worry, madam, leave it all to me."

Ye Yunjin nodded slightly.

Su Xue took the carriage parked at the door. The carriage started. Seeing Ye Yunjin standing on the steps outside the door with Honglian, Wu Ma and others watching him, Honglian lowered her head and wiped her eyes, and kept waving the small handkerchief in her hand. Ye Yunjin seemed to want to lift her arm, moved, and slowly put it back.

She felt a little weak and didn't see it. Ye Xianqi, who was in the same car as her, leaned out and shouted to Ye Yunjin, "Don't worry, I'm here, aunt," and slammed the car door, and everything was blocked outside.

Su Xue breathed a sigh of relief.

After getting on the road, everything went smoothly. On the afternoon of the next day, the group arrived at the capital of Xufu.

The city is full of people, and boats are coming and going on the big wharf by the river. Several ships loaded with foreign goods have just arrived. They are heading to the port and on the shore. On the shore, the porters and coolies are sweating naked, carrying various goods and walking steadily.

The shopkeeper of Fuquan Ship Record had already been waiting at the dock in person. When he saw the group arrive, he hurriedly brought the boatman to greet him.

The Ye family and the Su family are the big customers of the Fuquan Ship. The goods transported out have always left Fuquan. This time they have to send the young master out. Although it only took a few days, the shopkeeper did not dare to neglect it. They sent the best ship and the most experienced ship boss.

Su Zhong greeted the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper immediately turned to Su Xuezhi and Ye Xianqi, greeted him respectfully, and smiled and shouted to you one by one.

Ye Xianqi suddenly pointed to the front and said, "Hey, isn't that Zheng Da's head? He saved my father, I have to thank him!"

Su Xuezhi followed her cousin's advice and looked over.

A few dozen steps away from another port in front of me, several people came over. The porters and boatmen around me went up one after another and greeted the person in the middle. The voices of "Big Master" and "Big Master" were heard endlessly, and their expressions were very respectful.

The man was thin and had a scar on his left cheek, but because his skin was dark, he didn't look very conspicuous. He was over fifty years old, but his waist was still very strong.

The Qing Dynasty had been dead for several years, but at this age, most people still dragged their braids behind their heads. They thought that one day, the imperial court would come back.

This man had short hair, hard roots, grayish-white temples, and a work outfit. At first glance, he looked no different from the porters who were rushing to greet him respectfully under the sun.

But this person's eyes made Su Xuezhi feel different.

The distance is not close, but Su Xuezhi seems to be able to feel the light in the other person's eyes - not the aggressive light.

It was a pair of eyes that looked like an old hunter in the depths of the jungle, with all its sharpness, but it was also full of majesty.

Su Xuezhi knew who this person was.

It was the "Zheng Da Zheng" who saved his uncle half a month ago.

Of course she couldn't have any dissatisfaction with this person.

Just as my cousin said, it’s too late to thank you.

But in her heart, the moment she saw this person, she suddenly felt a sense of resistance.

Although this feeling flashed by, Su Xuezhi still had an epiphany.

This feeling should come from her subconscious mind - the original Su Xuezhi, who doesn't like this "Zheng Da Zheng".

The other party's two gazes also turned around and saw her.

Su Xuezhi noticed that he seemed to pause, and in a while hesitation, his steps slowed down and did not come again.

Su Zhong looked up and looked at the sky: "The sun is spicy, Master, you can enter the cabin first, don't get it."

Su Xuezhi knew that Su Zhong wanted to help him.

She also made Su Zhong embarrassed, so she got on the boat. After entering the cabin, she leaned against the cabin window and saw Su Zhong and Ye Xianqi walking quickly towards the man in front.

Although Ye Xianqi was a Western school, the etiquette he should have was probably because he was taught a lesson from his uncle when he was a child. He gave him a stern look and thanked him.

Su Zhong also said: "The boss, I met you today. I came to thank you the last time, but you were not here, and I didn't see you. If it weren't for you last time, our uncle wouldn't be so easy to come back. We can't repay you with great kindness. We both of us are grateful to the boss!" He bowed deeply.

The Zheng-sentered Su Zhong's arm with both hands. Su Zhong immediately felt a secret force coming up with both arms, and wanted to bow again, but he couldn't sink anyway.

Seeing that he refused to accept the courtesy, Su Zhong had to give up.

Zheng Dangjia showed a faint smile on his face, stopped and let go of Su Zhong, nodded to the two: "Young Master Ye, Manager Su, are you polite. I happened to pass by that day and met him. I just shouted and didn't dare to be kind. Just be safe for Master Ye."

"Thank you for your blessing, our uncle's injury has recovered well. Now, our young master is going to study in the north, so I'll send her there." As he said that, he turned around and pointed to the boat he hired.

Zheng Dangjia took a look and withdrew his gaze: "Young Master has a good journey and will be successful in his studies as soon as possible."

"Thank you! You are a busy person, so I won't bother you. I'll go back first and set off early today to catch the steamboat at the first stop."

Zheng Dangjia hugged his fists and stood there, watching Su Zhong and the young master of the Ye family walk back towards the boat.

Ye Xianqi walked for a long time and turned his head. Seeing that Zheng Dangjia had turned his face and was talking to someone beside him, he whispered: "Uncle Zhong, what a good opportunity. I have encountered this. Why didn't you mention it just now and let him take care of us?"

This river road is stretched and twists and turns, with the mountains and ridges on both sides. In addition to the dangerous waters, the elusive water thieves are also a major hidden danger for boaters.

This surname is Zheng, and he is the head of the Xufu Water Association.

He was not a local, and no one knew his real name. Because he was good at water and respected by others, he gave him the name of Zheng Longwang.

No one knew his origin, but only said that he came to this area almost thirty years ago when he was strong. At first, it was said that he was just a sailor on the Red Boat. Later, he asked him to come up step by step and finally became the leader of the Water Club.

(The Red Boat was a lifeboat organized by the governments in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River during the Qing Dynasty)

In the last decade when the Qing Dynasty was about to perish, the government was unable to restrain the thieves along the river. The original red boat system was also abolished. In addition to sending ships to protect the officials who came and went, if the civilian river ships were overturned, there would be no rescue. At the least, they would lose all their responsibilities and the heavy ships were destroyed. The Zheng man came forward and organized the people along the coast, set up red boat patrols in dangerous shoals, and set rules to charge a certain amount of money for passing by from ships. If you have nothing to do, buy them and go into the water for rescue.

There are countless ships coming and going on the river every day, and the overturning happens almost every day. Even the most experienced ship boss cannot guarantee that he will not have any trouble next time. And paying this little money is equivalent to being protected. If the water thief has something to do, it will be safer to sail on his own, and the ship owner will naturally be happy. Most of the people in the water thief are more willing to engage in this job with a stable income and relatively safer. In addition, due to the pressure from Zheng, several groups of unwilling to obey the orders were taken to the river, and their heads were cut off and hung on the beach to dry. Everyone was frightened and obeyed their orders. In this way, they have been like this for years.

It can be said that not only the section of the river that has gone down from the Xu Mansion, but even the entire upstream, along the river, wherever they eat the rice with water, will give you three points of face when they hear the name of Zheng Longwang.

But although Jiang Dao is easier to walk than before, it is not guaranteed that there will be no foreigner who doesn't understand the rules, so Ye Xianqi complained that Su Zhong did not speak.

Su Zhong said: "Young Master Chou, I just went over to greet him, but I didn't say anything, but I didn't say anything."

Ye Xianqi was confused: "What did you say? You just didn't say it!"

Su Zhong said a few times: "It's here, Master Chow, please get on the boat first. I'll count my luggage. If I throw it to the shore."

Ye Xianqi had no choice but to give up, jumped onto the boat, and got into the cabin. When he saw his cousin sitting by the window looking at the river outside, as if he was thinking about his thoughts.

He suddenly remembered something, frowned, smiled, and whispered in a low voice: "Xuezhi, I knew you wouldn't agree! Don't you like that Mr. Fu? I finally found out about it. You said that by chance, he was no longer in your original school in the second half of the year, and was hired to teach by the military medical school you were going to! If you don't go, how can you have the chance to meet again in the future?"

"This is really called fate, fate!"

Ye Xianqi shook his head and looked emotional.

Because of the memories that Su Xuezhi had already known for his cousin that day, he had a long time ago. When something happened to his uncle, he came out.

It wasn't that he happened to come back from Dongyang at that time, but that he had already come back.

This is the thing. The week before the holiday, Su Xuezhi came out of school and went back to her uncle's house where she lived. After passing a pawnshop, she unexpectedly saw that her cousin, who was supposed to be in Japan, walked out of it, as if she had just been a thing.

She was very surprised at that time.

Ye Xianqi explained that he had a vacation early this semester and had just returned from Japan a few days ago. His uncle wanted to arrange the marriage for him, but he firmly resisted and did not want to go home, so he is living with his friend now, and his hands are a little tight. He just used it as a pocket watch and asked his cousin to keep the secret for him and never tell his uncle.

Su Xuezhi agreed immediately, invited him to dinner, and promised to lend him money to respond to emergency. During the meal, she revealed her worries to her cousin, saying that she admired a young man in the school who came back from studying abroad in Dongyang last year and was named Fu Mingcheng.

Fu Jun seemed to be from the north, studying medicine in Japan. After returning from studying abroad, he could have stayed in a metropolis with better conditions, but he was determined to serve the country and wanted to promote the development of local Western medicine. He knew that the Western medicine education in inland provinces was backward and lacked teachers, so he resolutely applied for the job. Last year, he went to the Western Medicine School where Su Xuezhi was located to teach.
To be continued...