Chapter 63·Be careful

On sunny days, many tourists will take boats to visit the West Lake, so many boaters on the shore are here to wait for business. There are also different sizes of awning boats. The two boats rented by Tang Xuexuan are both large boats. The boatman is in his fifties.

He has a strong physique and dark skin. He wears a bamboo hat and has a pleasant smile. He constantly reminds the ladies to pay attention to their steps.

Bai Rongxuan and the others were seated firmly in the cabin seats, while the two boys who were with the ship were sitting cross-legged on the deck of the ship.

The captain was sitting at the stern of the boat. When he saw that all the guests were seated, he asked politely, "My lord, are you all here?"

"It's all done." Tang Xuexuan came forward to deal with him, "But let's wait a moment and see that the boat next to us has left before we set off. Don't get too far away from it."

The boatman nodded in agreement, "I understand." He stretched his neck and looked aside, with an anxious look on his face.

Xiao Shisi asked in a low voice in confusion, "Uncle, why does this boatman look so anxious? Is there any explanation behind it?" He even said with a hint of horror, "Could he be a black boat? He took us there."

When we get to the middle of the lake, we will come up with something to do. If we don't pay more, we will be forced into the lake. Oops, I can't paddle..."

Tang Xuexuan listened to his nonsense and couldn't help but slap him on the head, "What are you talking nonsense about? In a peaceful and prosperous world, how can there be such a person as you said? Look at him, he looks anxious.

That's because I want to take advantage of such a good day

I hope I can get more business. These boatmen have to support a family. Our place is slower and others are slower. He only picks up two groups of people a day. If time is tight, he might be able to pick up three or even four groups.

Man, that’s why he was particularly anxious.”

"So that's the case, but I got it wrong." Xiao Shisi nodded clearly, "But uncle, don't think I'm exaggerating. The world is difficult now, and many people have gone astray in order to survive. My grandfather and my father

I have encountered them all and escaped death several times. They specifically told me to be careful no matter what I do, just in case of emergencies, and not to put my life completely in the hands of others."

What he said was extremely sincere and serious.

Tang Xuexuan didn't quite believe what he said. She smiled and shook her head, with a smile on her face as if she saw a young man talking big words.

Bai Rongxuan saw it in her eyes, but she knew that what Xiao Shisi said was indeed true. In the near future, the war will completely spread, and people will live in dire straits and have a difficult life. In her last life, she was in Peking.

During this time, I could often hear war noises coming from all directions from the mouths of the neighbor girls.

According to the newspaper, Wu Ma would always be cautious every time she came back from a trip. She only said that the streets were full of refugee-looking people, all of them were gray and dusty. There were even people selling their children on the street at the entrance of the market. A half-grown boy was worth just a few dollars. Girls

The family even gives you a few steamed buns and you can take them away, which is not only weird but also scary.

While thinking about it, the boat Dong Yuluo was riding took the lead in pushing the oar and rowing toward the center of the lake.

When the boatman saw it, he hurriedly rowed the oars. The oars pushed the water of the lake, and the awning boat followed slowly.

Bai Rongxuan looked at Little Fourteen and said softly, "You can't do harm to others, and you can't be on guard against others. It never hurts to be careful when you go out."

Xiao Si knew that Tang Xuexuan didn't believe what he said, and was about to explain a few words. After hearing Bai Rongxuan speak for him, his eyes lit up as if he had found a confidant, "That's the truth. My grandmother always said that people's hearts are separated from each other by the belly.

If you think about trusting others, this person must be a big fool."

Tang Xueru asked curiously, "Do your grandfather and your father often go out? What terrible things have they encountered?"

"That's a lot." Speaking of this, Xiao Shisi looked a little proud, "My grandfather is the second son of my great-grandmother. He is a shrewd man and can win over people's hearts. He has an excellent reputation outside, even better than my great-grandfather.

He must be very powerful, and many merchants like to do business with him. Although my father is not as versatile as my grandfather, he is also a man who is used to trying to get things from both sides. As a result, our second bedroom has more merchants than the other three bedrooms, which is somewhat important.

Customers need them to come out to socialize in person, so they will also deliver goods by car and ship. There are many thrilling things. My grandfather was once intercepted by people in the Yangtze River Basin with the cargo. If the local officials had not been invited to come forward, he would have been saved.

I'm afraid it will be difficult to leave safely. My father even encountered horse bandits in the northwest area. Do you know horse bandits? They rob in groups, and many merchants have been robbed by them..."

"Ah?" Tang Xueru's eyes widened when she heard this, "They are just doing evil so blatantly, why don't the local officials step in to take care of it?"

"My father said this is uncontrollable." Xiao Shisi also said with some distress, "First of all, there are too many people like this, and it is difficult to completely remove them. They are like weeds, as long as a root is left

, it won’t take long for them to grow and develop again. The main reason is that life is difficult. They are forced to embark on this road of no return in order to survive, and everyone is risking their lives as if licking blood on the tip of a knife. The king of heaven and I are not

In their eyes, the people in the army today are so lazy and have no fighting spirit, they are no match for them. My father told me that those horse bandits can often fight one against ten, and the local army will lose their armor and lose their heads.

They ran around without looking back. There were also horse bandits, local officials, and the army working together in collusion. The horse bandits would give part of the money they robbed to the officials and the army every time, and the two parties would turn a blind eye.

Eyes acquiesce in their behavior, as long as no human life is caused, so most of the horse bandits only steal money and do not take human lives. Unless they encounter someone who is not afraid of death and resists too fiercely, they will kill one or two to scare the monkeys. At this time, they will also take more

When it comes to money management, those officials will be so jealous of the wealth that they won't care too much about their affairs."

Tang Xueru frowned when he heard this, "Isn't this too lawless? Isn't there anyone who cares about it?"

Tang Xuexuan often helps in the store these days, and he has seen some businessmen from the north and south and heard of such things. He sighed softly and said seriously, "The main problem is money. I heard that the Nanjing government's finances have been tight for many years, and some places

The military pay cannot be paid out, so those people can only rely on this method to make money, otherwise it will be even more troublesome to cause a mutiny or something like that."

Xiao Shishi said, "The current person in power in the Nanjing government is Zeng Shaoquan. He was in charge of finance before he took office. Many people thought that he could change the financial problems after he took office. Unexpectedly, there was no change at all. Instead, he took care of his own family.

Everything has been arranged in important positions, and I have secured the top spot, and my life is so happy."

Tang Xuexuan suddenly thought of the Liu family's affairs, and wondered if their family's problems had been solved? Is the eldest young master still incarcerated?

Zhang Yunniang didn't understand any of this. She blinked her eyes as if listening to heavenly scriptures, but she secretly wrote down a few things that Xiao Shisi said in her heart. When she got home, she would tell her brother word for word, let her

He should not go to these places to make deliveries in the future.

Several young people were talking, and the boat unknowingly reached the middle of the lake.

The warm wind blew through the scene, and the hustle and bustle became farther and farther away. Bai Rongxuan breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly heard bursts of melodious and beautiful pipa sounds coming from the lake.

She was slightly startled, and just as she was about to look over, she saw Tang Xueru quickly running outside the awning boat, looking around with wide eyes.

I saw a beautiful painting boat parked on the lake not far away.
Chapter completed!