Chapter 17 Birthmarks
After calling out Lin Ruyu, Uncle Ma knocked on Lin Dafu's door next door and said the same thing again. Seeing Lin Ruyu nodded slightly to him, Lin Dafu said "Oh" in a naive manner and walked out.
When she turned to leave, Lin Ruyu saw Shen Ge hiding in the room, stretched out two fingers and made a diving motion, and nodded almost invisible, but she knew in her heart that the chance of successfully escaping by diving was now almost zero.
After Shengzi closed the door, Shen Ge stood up from behind the door. Shengzi raised his hand and touched his face in disbelief, "Brother, have you seen Erya's face?"
Shen Ge nodded and lowered his voice and said, "Follow me secretly. If you need anything, give me a signal and we'll dive in."
Without saying a word, Shengzi opened the door and wandered out.
This merchant ship is divided into two floors. The lower floor is mostly for cargo. The five or six narrow rooms near the stern are prepared for the ship's crew, chores, bodyguards, etc. The upstairs is the guest room where the ship's passengers live. There are two rooms on the upper floor. The officers, one in front and one behind, led Lin Ruyu and the others through the dark and narrow warehouse on the ground floor, and stepped onto the second floor deck.
The light outside the boat was bright. Lin Ruyu, who had her head lowered, squinted her eyes and clearly felt that someone was staring at her. Lin Ruyu did not dare to turn her head and only glanced with the corner of her eye. On the bow of the boat were several people leaning against the long oar. The boatman was resting, and all he could see outside was the rippled river water. An Ziyuan was in the boat not far away.
As the boat rocked, Lin Ruyu felt violently dizzy and out of breath. She grabbed Dafu's sleeve, feeling secretly annoyed.
Lin Ruyu! You must be favored by God. You have been a human being for thousands of years in two lives, and it took you seventeen years to finally stand here fighting for your life. You must not give up! Lin Ruyu pinched her palms hard with her nails, encouraged herself over and over again, and followed Uncle Ma to the direction. Go to the guest room.
"Brother Qinglin, are these your nephew and daughter?"
Before Lin Ruyu entered the door, she heard some tense questions coming from inside the room.
Uncle Ma responded and turned around to greet Lin Dafu and Lin Ruyu, "Dafu, Erya, come in quickly to greet Master Fan, Ma Gang."
"Oh." The fearless Lin Dafu entered the room, knelt down and kowtowed neatly, and Lin Ruyu followed suit.
Seeing Fan Genyuan's eyes fixed on Lin Ruyu, Fang Jiayin and Ma Qinglin looked at each other hastily, with uneasiness in their eyes.
"Get up."
Lin Ruyu knelt until her knees hurt, and then she heard someone shouting. She imitated Lin Dafu's movements and got up, lowered her head and half-hidden behind Lin Dafu, pretending to recognize the situation.
"Raise your head and let me, General, have a look." Fan Genyuan still just stared at Lin Ruyu, his slightly hoarse voice filled with excitement that he couldn't hide.
Lin Dafu raised his head and stared blankly at Fan Genyuan; Lin Ruyu pretended to be scared and still lowered her head. Uncle Ma, who was standing next to him, coaxed in a low voice, "Erya, raise your head to recognize the general so that he knows You are not a fugitive wanted by the Yamen."
Have you labeled yourself a fugitive? Lin Ruyu raised her head fearfully, then quickly lowered her head. She acted out the fear of the little girl who had never seen the world before.
After just one glance at her face, Fan Genyuan frowned, slapped the table and shouted angrily, "Presumptuous! Raise your head!"
Uncle Ma quickly apologized to Fan Genyuan, but he felt much calmer in his heart, "General, calm down, this child from the Caomin family was born with a birthmark on his face and is mute. He has been afraid of seeing people since he was a child. Erya, please raise your head and let me go." General, please recognize me and be obedient. My third uncle will buy you something delicious later."
Lin Ruyu pinched her thigh so hard that she burst into tears. She raised her head tremblingly and pretended not to dare to look at anyone.
Fan Genyuan stepped forward and raised his hand to pinch Lin Ruyu's chin and looked at her carefully. After seeing clearly the dark purple disgusting birthmark about the size of an egg that could not be covered with makeup on her right eye, Fan Genyuan became even more angry. He threw Lin Ruyu to the ground with his hand.
Step out of the door.
"General, please slow down and watch your steps carefully." Fang Jiayin hurriedly followed, followed closely by four officials.
"Erya, it didn't hurt from the fall, did it?" Uncle Ma raised his hand to help Lin Ruyu up and said in a low voice, "My daughter, you're doing well!"
Lin Ruyu also whispered back, "It's causing trouble for Third Uncle."
Fan Genyuan, who arrived on the boat via a makeshift long board, entered the cabin, lowered his eyebrows and bowed in salute, "I am blind and admit my mistake. Please forgive me, sir."
An Ziyuan, who was sitting on the soft couch in the cabin, did not speak, but Fan Genyuan was so frightened that his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground begging for mercy, "It was not yet bright when the girl boarded the ship, and my subordinates looked at her figure from a distance.
She is very similar to the eldest daughter of the Lin family in Xuanzhou, so she would be mistaken for her."
An Ziyuan raised his hand to smooth the wrinkles on his sleeves and asked calmly, "You read that right this time?"
"No." Fan Genyuan said firmly, "The Lin family's daughter's skin is as white as snow and her appearance is like that of a fairy. The girl on the boat has a birthmark on her face and her face is sallow, which is far worse."
After An Ziyuan raised his sleeves to signal Fan Genyuan to step back, the slender figure on the big ship still lingered in his mind.
Birthmark, face?
An Ziyuan smiled lightly, "I thought it was a rabbit, but it turned out to be a little fox. Interesting, interesting."
Fan Genyuan returned to the boat and lay motionless on the bed. His trusted officers and soldiers came forward to beat his legs diligently and asked in a low voice, "General, who is that person on the boat?"
Fan Genyuan asked, "You don't know who he is?"
The officers and soldiers chuckled, "I don't know."
"I don't know, damn it! This pretty boy popped up out of nowhere and dared to show off his power in front of me with just a token. Just wait for me!" Fan Genyuan grabbed the flask and took a sip of wine, then cursed again,
"They are a bunch of losers who can't even catch a little bitch, which makes me and you embarrassed..."
In the small room at the bottom of the big ship, Shen Ge surrounded Lin Ruyu and praised her fiercely. If Lin Ruyu hadn't been a little self-aware, he would have really started to float at this moment, "It's not as powerful as you said. My family is in the cloth business.
So I knew a thing or two about dyeing, so I managed to get through it."
Shen Ge gestured excitedly, "When we get to Xuanzhou, help me mix some tiger-colored dye. I'll draw a tiger with a huge mouth on my arm!"
Lin Ruyu...
Sure enough, Secondary 2 has no distinction between time and space.
"Although this trick deceived Fan Genyuan, it may not deceive An Ziyuan." After Shen Ge became excited, he began to analyze the current situation, "You still have to be careful. When you are in the room, try not to show off."
Lin Ruyu nodded, "Fan Genyuan didn't send anyone over after he returned. Regardless of An Ziyuan's belief or not, he didn't take action immediately, so we have a chance to breathe. Where will the ship dock for the night tonight?"
Shen Ge replied, "At the dock of Yangguai Village, Lingzhu Town. Since Fan Genyuan didn't recognize you, and An Ziyuan didn't find me, let's not take the risk of abandoning the ship. I'll go to An Ziyuan's place tonight to inquire."
Chapter completed!