A night of silence.

At dawn the next day, Shen Ge drove the carriage to the alley. Lin Ruyu and Lin Dafu said goodbye to Aunt Ma and the dog, and drove to the outside of the town to meet up with the escort team.

It seemed that Shen Ge was going to catch the escort, which was a major event in Wusha Town. Along the way, Lin Ruyu heard people outside the car saying goodbye to Shen Ge and asking him when he would be coming back. Shen Ge answered them one by one without any trace of impatience in his voice.

Listening to the voice, there were both men and women, old and young, which showed how popular Shen Ge was in Wusha Town. Lin Ruyu, who was also an orphan, knew how difficult it was for Shen Ge to get into this position.

"Shen Ge, can you say a few words of kindness to Ma Laosan for us and let us go out as escorts? We don't want escorts, we can just take care of the food."

Before Shen Ge responded, Lin Ruyu heard several sneers from outside the carriage, "Da Scar, are you going to catch the escort or avoid trouble? I think you are afraid that the people from Ma Tou Mountain will come back and beat you up, right? No. Want to take advantage of someone else's little girl? You must be dumbfounded this time!"

Liu Dashen said anxiously, "What nonsense are you talking about? We are that kind of people. Didn't we just look at her as a little girl and pointed the way? Who knew that she could have committed such a big crime!!!"

Lin Dafu raised his head when he heard Liu Dashen's voice. Lin Ruyu secretly opened the carriage curtain and saw a skinny man with scabies and scars standing beside the carriage. He was not Liu Dafu who came up to take advantage of her the night before yesterday. Is it a big scar?

Lin Ruyu lowered the car curtain and stopped looking outside. In the seventeen years since she was an orphan after a thousand years, Lin Ruyu had seen many such disgusting people. The people who helped him were Mr. Dongguo who saved the Zhongshan wolf, and the farmer who saved the frozen snake.

Shen Ge is not a fool.

As Lin Ruyu expected, Shen Ge politely and tactfully rejected Liu Dashen and moved on.

Another curious woman asked, "Shen Ge, who is sitting in the car?"

Shen Ge replied, "Uncle Ma's nephew and niece."

"Hey, is it from Mr. Ma's family or Mr. Ma's family?"

"Sister-in-law Yang, why are you asking this? It's like you know Ma San's two brothers."

Everyone burst into laughter again, and it was not until the carriage left the town that it became quiet outside. Just as Lin Ruyu was about to lift the curtain to look out, she heard a soft female voice from outside the carriage, "Shen Ge, you are leaving now. Is it done?”

This voice made Lin Ruyu get excited, the hairs on her arms stood up, and her curiosity was aroused.

Could this person outside the car be Shen Ge's...

It's normal when you think about it. Shen Ge is sixteen or seventeen years old. He's tall, has sharp eyebrows, starry eyes, and a sweet mouth. It's not right that no girl likes him.

Before Lin Ruyu could look out, the carriage stopped. Shen Ge jumped out of the carriage and replied in the same tone as before, "Yes, Sister Jiao is leaving too?"

"Thanks to you, I collected the ransom money, but I don't want to stay in that dirty place for a moment anymore." Chunjiao looked at Shen Ge with affectionate eyes, "When will you come back?"

Shen Ge asked with a smile, "If I can find a good job outside, I won't come back."

Sister Jiao, redeem yourself for silver, is the person outside the car Chun Jiao from Sing Chun Lou? Lin Ruyu slightly lifted the car curtain, and saw a woman with a silver-gray silk handkerchief covering her head, wearing a simple dress, with a curvy figure, looking up at Shen Ge, as if he couldn't believe it, confirmed, "Just... not coming back?"

Shen Ge nodded, "Where are you going, Sister Jiao?"

"I..." Chunjiao's eyes turned from Shen Ge's face to the carriage behind him. Lin Ruyu couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Although Wusha Town is not big, there are many outstanding people. Chunjiao's appearance is very important. He deserves the word oiran.

Chunjiao stared at the carriage and said quietly, "I don't know..."

Hearing this, Shen Ge gave her some advice, "Sister Jiao, why don't you hire a car and follow the Shi family's motorcade to Tong'an County first before making plans. There will also be someone to take care of you on the way."

Chunjiao's loving eyes moved back to Shen Ge's face, and she whispered, "I've already found out what you're asking about."

Shen Ge replied in surprise, "Sister Jiao, wait a moment, this person is too arrogant, let's go and talk to the side. Third Son——"

"coming--"

As soon as Shen Ge's voice fell, a little beggar came out of nowhere and ran to the car, "Brother Shen, what's the matter?"

"You drive the carriage to the pier first, I'll be there later." After Shen Ge said this, he warned uneasily, "Stay steady."

Hearing what he said, Chunjiao turned her attention to the carriage again, and Lin Ruyu understood the complicated expression: Chunjiao, the top girl in Changchun Tower, had her heart set on Shen Ge, and she should be waiting here to go with him.

It's a pity that falling flowers are intentional and flowing water is ruthless.

"Okay!" The third son jumped onto the carriage, grabbed the reins, and rushed to the dock.

Soon, Sanzi parked the carriage at the pier, leaned against the frame of the carriage, swung his whip and shook his legs, waiting leisurely for Shen Ge to catch up.

Lin Ruyu lifted up the car curtain and looked out. It was almost dawn, and there were three large ships docked at the pier, and laborers were loading bags of food onto the ships.

There is a long table on the shore. A man in official uniform is sitting behind the table and eating hot tea. A man in silk clothes is standing aside, pointing to the documents on the table and asking the official to take a look. , but this official was not interested in the paperwork and was looking around. A dozen officers and soldiers with swords lined up on both sides, yawning constantly.

Seeing such a scene, combined with the little girl's memory, Lin Ruyu knew that these grains were the land tax collected by the court from the people of Wusha Town - Cao Liang. After the Cao grain was loaded on ships, it was either transported to the county or state granary, or distributed according to the imperial court. Shipped elsewhere.

The stability of water transportation is related to the destiny of the country. Seizing grain from the canal is a serious crime. The imperial court sends special officials, troops and dings to be responsible for the transshipment of the grain to ensure that the grain can be safely transported to various places.

Because the grain was transported by a large number of officials, the safety was very high. Passenger ships and merchant ships would often sail behind the grain ships for safety.

It's one thing to remember it, but it's another thing to see it with your own eyes. Lin Ruyu moved closer to the car curtain and looked at the vivid scene in front of her with curious eyes.

Lin Dafu was not interested in these. He was holding the small wooden sticks given to him by the dog in his hand and was counting them one by one. He didn't know many of them, so he got confused while counting and started counting from the beginning again. One After counting the sticks for a long time, she still couldn't figure it out. Lin Ruyu looked at it for a while, then lowered the curtain and began to teach Lin Dafu how to count. The three sons outside the carriage listened with envy.

It wasn't until Lin Dafu clearly counted a handful of wooden sticks that Shen Ge's voice sounded outside the car, "Uncle San, I brought Dafu and Erya here."

Hearing the noise, Lin Ruyu quickly picked up the car curtain and leaned forward, and saw Shen Ge leading a sturdy man of medium build to the front of the car.

Before Lin Ruyu could get out of the car, Ma Qinglin smiled and raised his hand to stop her, "Second sister, the sprained foot is not healed yet? Don't get off, sit in the car."

"Thank you, Third Uncle." Lin Ruyu said, secretly tugging on Lin Dafu's sleeve, "Brother, Third Uncle is here."

Lin Dafu raised his head and looked outside, following Lin Ruyu's words and calling out to his third uncle.

Ma Qinglin responded with a smile, "The goods are being loaded on the ship. You two will wait in the carriage for a while. You will get on the ship when the ship is about to leave."

The escort that Ma Qinglin was escorting this time was a medium-sized merchant ship. When the boatman counted the number of people and shouted for everyone to board the ship, Lin Ruyu also followed Shen Ge and Lin Dafu to the side of the ship. The head of Wusha Town was carefully checking them one by one. Directions for boarders, cargo.

When it was Lin Ruyu's turn, she handed over her household registration and road guide. The mayor asked in surprise, "When did Qing Lin have such a big daughter?"

Ma Qinglin did not panic and explained with a smile, "She is the youngest daughter of my eldest brother's family. She has been adopted by our couple since she was a child, but she has been raised in my eldest brother's house these years."

The headman handed the household registration to Lin Ruyu and checked Lin Dafu's before letting them board the boat.

Lin Ruyu felt two eyes following her closely. She calmed down her rapid heartbeat and got on the boat before looking back. She found that one of the two eyes came from Cao Guan who was standing not far away, and the other came from Chen Jingcheng who was standing on the shore.

When Chen Jingcheng saw that Lin Ruyu had discovered her, he only nodded slightly. Lin Ruyu also nodded slightly to say goodbye, and then followed Shen Ge into the cabin.

Seeing Lin Ruyu entering, Chen Jingcheng withdrew his gaze and looked at the Qi County magistrate, Peng Yin, who came to escort the grain and grass this time.

Someone came to Chen Jingcheng and reported in a low voice, "Fourth Master, Yan Sigou and others from Ma Tou Mountain were led into the mountain by our people. They did not find the girl boarding the ship. Prince An was ambushed and injured and boarded at the Zhennan Pier. Boat, bound for Qi County."

Chen Jingcheng was surprised, "Who did this?"
Chapter completed!