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Chapter 37 The Difference Between Hangzhou

Yu Ren was naturally very happy to get this unexpected windfall of 500 taels for free. But he had always been a free and unrestrained person, so he didn't think much about it. He took the money and entered the city with Cao An and Cao Wenzhao. After entering the city,

The three of them found a good inn near the city gate and stayed there.

With these five hundred taels of silver, Yu Ren immediately changed his plan. Originally, they planned to find a boat to Songjiang as soon as they arrived in Hangzhou and go to Songjiang Prefecture to find his uncle. However, now there is

After receiving the 500 taels of Chengyi presented by Jiang Yuanwai, there was no need to rush to Songjiang. Yu Ren decided to have a good time in Hangzhou for a few days. As for where to go after that, he had not decided yet. Anyway, he would not go home right away.

, or go to his uncle's house. He hasn't had enough fun yet!

However, Cao Wenzhao had no intention of visiting the beautiful West Lake with them.

After staying in the inn for one night, Cao Wenzhao proposed to say goodbye to Yu Ren and the others early the next morning.

Yu Ren asked him where he was going. Cao Wenzhao said two words firmly: "Liaodong."

Yu Ren knew that Cao Wenzhao was preparing to take revenge. He remembered that time, Cao's mother once said that their enemy was called Li Yongfang. Yu Ren didn't know who Li Yongfang was at first. Later, he learned from Cao Wen that their enemy was Li Yongfang.

Zhao learned that he was the former Fushun guerrilla general of the Ming Dynasty who surrendered his entire city to Hachi.

"I know that you have already given up on this trip. But I still have to say one more thing. Revenge can only be done wisely, not with force. If you don't have the chance to do it, you can't force it. You know, I am born to be useful.

.Keep your useful life and do greater things in the future. Don’t give away your useful life just for revenge. Remember: a gentleman’s revenge is never too late in ten years.”

After saying that, Yu Ren asked Cao An to take out the Cheng Yi gifted to them by Jiang Yuwai, and took out the two hundred taels and gave it to Cao Wenzhao. Cao Wenzhao refused to take it, but in the end he refused and accepted the one hundred taels.

Yu Ren and Cao An took Cao Wenzhao to the passenger ship at the canal pier, and then returned to the inn.

Suddenly there was no one around him, and Yu Ren felt that the atmosphere in the room suddenly became deserted. He decided to go outside for a walk. It was full of fun, but there were not many tourists. In this era, tourism development is far from being rampant.

Traveling is still just a luxury thing for most people. The two walked around for a while and then went to the small square at the foot of Wu Mountain.

This Wushan Mountain is still the highest mountain beside the West Lake in Hangzhou. The emperor Wan Yanliang of the Jin Dynasty once wrote a poem: "With a million troops on the West Lake, a horse leaps to the top of Wushan Mountain." This shows the status of Wushan Mountain in Hangzhou.

.At the foot of Wushan Mountain is the Old Street of the Southern Song Dynasty. This is also the most prosperous commercial place in Hangzhou City.

Yu Ren walked through the streets with people coming and going, feeling that the faint desolation caused by separation was gradually dissipating from his body.

Yu Ren walked leisurely on the street, paying attention to the shops on both sides of the street from time to time, as if he was looking for something. This was already the third time they passed by. Cao An who was following him was indeed a roundworm in his stomach.

"Sir, don't bother. I've seen it before. In addition to two blacksmith shops, there are three food stalls with the word "Li". None of them look like Miss Li's business. Judging from Miss Li's appearance, their family must be doing business.

Big deal." Cao An said.

Yu Ren glanced at Cao An unexpectedly, but said nothing. Cao An's words were absolutely true. This was exactly what he was thinking.

Ever since he took his first step in Hangzhou, Yu Ren remembered the name that he would never forget day and night, "Li Yu". However, he knew very well that it would be difficult for them to see each other again. Even if Li Yu is still

Staying in Hangzhou, the probability of them meeting is less than one in ten thousand.

However, even so, Yu Ren still did not give up.

The sky slowly darkened, and Yu Ren looked up. It looked like it was going to rain. At this time, in Jiangnan, February had already passed when the grass grew and the orioles flew, and it was already March.

"Let's go!" Yu Ren whispered to Cao An.

The two walked back along the street. When they passed an open space at the foot of Wu Mountain, they saw a group of people gathered there, seemingly watching the excitement. Yu Ren had no intention of watching the excitement, but Cao An said, "Maybe we can meet each other here."

Miss Li and the others!" Yu Ren couldn't help but move his feet over.

Walking closer, Yu Ren stretched out his head to look into the crowd. He saw a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old, who was busy with something with his head down. There was a chair in front of him. The annual ring man was tinkering with a few like things on the ground.

Fireworks. Yu Ren couldn't guess what this young man wanted to do.

"What is he doing?" Cao An asked a bystander beside him.

"Who knows? I heard that he is going to fly to the sky on this chair." Na said to Cao An.

Yu Ren originally didn't care about the excitement, but when he heard this man's words, he suddenly became interested. Because this man's words suddenly reminded him of a historical story. It was said that someone had done such an experiment in the Ming Dynasty.

He tied himself to a chair and wanted to use rockets tied to the four legs of the chair to launch himself into the sky.

Yu Ren no longer remembers the details of this story, but he has never forgotten the fate of that person - in the end, he was thrown to death. Could it be that the person in the story was the young man in front of him?

Just as Yu Ren was searching for the fragments of the story in his mind, the young man in front of him had already tied four straight-shaped fireworks to the four legs of the chair. The young man tied the four fireworks and pointed them towards the other person beside him.

The fat man said, "Hey, you have to watch out. I will sit on the chair in a moment. If these four fireworks can send me to the sky, you have to pay me one hundred taels."

The fat man looked one or two years older than the young man. Behind him, there were two servant-looking people. Yu Ren, who already had a rough understanding of the world, judged from the person's clothes that he should be

The son of a relatively wealthy businessman.

The fat man glanced at the young man with disdain and said, "Don't worry. I, Xu Shichang, always keep my word. Not to mention one hundred taels, even five hundred taels. As long as you can do it, I, Xu Shichang, will never rely on you."

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However, I'm going to say something ugly beforehand. If you can't do it, then the ten taels of silver your father owes me will be doubled to thirty taels. I, Xu Shichang, see that you, Huang Han, are a man of backbone, so I

I just gave you this opportunity. When the time comes, if it fails, you can't deny it. If you can't pay back the money, I'll use your shop as payment."

"Don't worry, although I, Huang Han, am poor, I have never defaulted on my debt." After saying that, Huang Han walked to the wooden chair with fireworks tied on it. He also held a big kite in his hand.

Huang Han sat on the chair and tied his legs to the chair with a rope, then tied a slip knot on it and tried to untie it. Then he sat down with confidence and picked up the rope again.

Kite.

None of the onlookers knew what he meant, but they just thought it was interesting since they had never seen this excitement before.

"Light the fire! Old Five" Huang Han sat upright and said to another thin young man beside him.

The thin young man picked up the torch in his hand and lit it with a fire stick. However, his hand was trembling slightly and he was reluctant to reach out and light the fire.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen. Haven't we done this a few times before?" Huang Han comforted.

After hearing this, the thin boy seemed to have regained some confidence, and then took a step forward. He was about to light the fire when he heard a sudden shout from behind him, "Wait!"

When the thin boy heard the shout, he quickly took a step back. He turned around and saw that a young scholar in his late teens had walked out of the crowd. This scholar was Yu Ren.

"Little brother, it's too dangerous for you to be like this. You know, if one of the four fireworks below you explodes, you will be shattered to pieces!" The original intention of Yu Ren's words was to stop this young man from doing what he did.

Such a dangerous behavior. However, before he finished speaking, he saw that the tightly gathered crowd suddenly dispersed. Some people even retreated while cursing, "Damn it, why don't you tell me you can explode?"
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