After crossing the long embankment of Jijiang River and crossing a stone bridge, we arrived in front of Tangjiang City.
Compared with the mighty Jijiang River, the small tributary in front of it has a more tranquil flavor. The river water flowing through it, as rumored, occasionally emits the aroma of wine soup.
"Master, there are many breweries."
Xu Mu looked up and saw seven or eight wineries on the shore. From time to time, people from the winery strode into the winery carrying grain bags.
Blocking someone's way of making money is like killing your parents.
In the future, if Zui Tianxian wants to make a name for himself, he will inevitably have conflicts of interest with these wine shops, and then become extremely jealous enemies.
Looking back, Xu Mu did not hesitate at all, urging the carriage to continue driving towards Tangjiang City.
"Young disciples, take us home!" Li Xiaowan puffed up her face and spoke reluctantly.
Xu Mu was stunned for a moment before he remembered this incident. After hesitating for a moment, he asked Chen Sheng to take another person with him, first sending Li Xiaowan and three others back to nearby Chengcheng.
"You don't want to see me off?"
"Why should I give it away? I need to do something for Yinzi. Fortunately, God has blessed us and sent your three ancestors back to the inner city safely."
Li Xiaowan was stunned for a moment, and seemed to be unable to find a reason to go back.
"Could we be old friends? We can have tea and wine together someday."
"Sorry for not reaching too high."
Xu Mu bowed his hand. Perhaps in the future, he would not have any interaction with this official lady.
Unless the Di people come to the inner city area and run for their lives, they might end up in trouble.
Li Xiaowan's eyes were gloomy, and she stood on the carriage. For a long time, without saying a word, she silently jumped off the carriage and walked forward quietly.
"Wan Wan." Jiang Caiwei saw something was wrong and hurriedly got out of the car and walked a hundred steps away.
There was a river breeze blowing, and Li Xiaowan, who was standing on the river bank, turned her head and her eyes were red and swollen.
"Wanwan, Chengcheng is not far from Tangjiang River. Xu Lang was joking. You are welcome to come in the future."
"Sister Caiwei, let's change, okay?" Li Xiaowan cried out after saying this.
Jiang Caiwei was startled, "Wanwan, what do you want to change?"
"Change, change..."
After all, without saying anything, Li Xiaowan withdrew her voice, raised her head, and glanced at the motorcade from a distance.
She is a young lady from an official family. If she had not done this, she would have lived a wealthy life step by step. After two years, she would have listened to her parents' orders and found a matchmaker to marry a good young upstart.
"Tell Master Xu for me that I am extremely grateful for this visit."
"Wanwan, don't be angry."
Li Xiaowan shook her head, "We are traveling together, and after passing the fork in the road, we should have our own places to go."
Before Jiang Caiwei could say anything else, Li Xiaowan's figure was already submerged in the afterglow of dusk until it became farther and farther away from the sky.
"Chen Sheng, go quickly."
"Madam, I understand."
Chen Sheng nodded and took the lead in galloping away, following Li Xiaowan's figure, walking slowly.
"Brother Xu, Brother Fan and Brother Wang have agreed that we will go to Chengcheng Academy together this year and study hard. If you ask them, they all say that I have a chance to go to high school this year."
You Wencai stood in front of Xu Mu's carriage, chattering endlessly.
"If you want to go, just go. I didn't intend to stop you." Xu Mu was a little funny. He didn't believe that You Wencai's temperament would lead him to study hard. At most, he thought he was climbing a high branch and following Fan Gu and Wang Yun to be an arty person.
dog legs.
"Brother Xu, that's it. Can you advance some wages?"
"Where did you get your wages..."
"My humble wife stays in the wine shop and has two qian of silver per month. I want to advance it for ten years."
What the hell.
Xu Mu almost couldn't help it and wanted to take off his shoes and get slapped in the face.
"Xu, Master Xu, give it to him, and I will definitely help you with the work for ten years."
What Xu Mu didn't expect was that Xia Shuang stood aside and said something with red eyes.
Xu Mu frowned. He was very sure that even if You Wencai got lucky and fell in love with a young scholar, he would most likely divorce Xia Shuang immediately.
Every time a dog is slaughtered in a righteous manner, all those who have a negative heart are scholars.
"Xia Shuang, think clearly."
"Brother Xu, if she listens to me, otherwise, I will advance her ten years and let her do your work for twenty years."
"Shut up." Xu Mu said with a cold face. If Xia Shuang hadn't been there, he would have slapped him in the face with his shoe. He was nothing like that.
"Master Xu, I am willing. In the past, in the village, I planted farmland for him to study. I, I am willing."
"Master Xu, give it to him."
Xu Mu felt uncomfortable. In this kind of world, women have submissive temperaments and beauties' lives are as thin as paper.
"Brother Xu, I will definitely come back to see you after high school this year. We should never forget each other even if we are rich or noble."
"Let's just feed the dog."
Xu Mu coldly threw out a money bag and said, "When you leave now, high school has nothing to do with me. When you come back in the future, don't disturb my villagers, even your wife."
Xu Mu really wanted to separate the relationship between Xia Shuang and You Wencai on the spot, but one was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer.
"I know, I know." You Wencai picked up the silver in surprise. Without even saying goodbye, he hurried forward, fearing that Xu Mu would regret it.
Xia Shuang stood there, looking extremely lonely.
"Xia Shuang, you get in the car first."
"Thank you, thank you, boss."
"Master Xu, we also have to say goodbye." Fan Gu and Wang Yun, who had already bowed to Xu Mu along the way, did not dare to say anything now and hurriedly cupped their hands as a farewell.
"Let's go, we will meet again in the mountains and rivers."
After the three startled scholars had run out not far, Jiang Caiwei returned to the carriage with a sad look on her face.
"Xu Lang, she cried."
"Which one?"
"Wanwan...Li Xiaowan."
"The official lady doesn't have to be homeless anymore. Naturally, she was so happy that she cried."
"I can't say why she is like this."
"Then let's not talk about it. Once we enter Tangjiang, there are still many things to do."
"Si Hu, let's drive."
A farewell, more or less, there will be a little feeling of loss, lingering in everyone's heart. At dusk, it lay on the river, and not long after, it was quietly pushed away by the sparkling water.
The dark sky arrived as promised.
At the gate of the city, a wild dog with wine lees in its mouth was teased several times by the lazy officers and soldiers guarding the city, so it picked up its legs and ran wildly for two or three miles.
"Where did it come from?"
"Watch the state at the border and move into the inner city to avoid disaster."
Xu Mu got off the carriage, pinched a few taels of silver, and delivered them to the officers and soldiers.
"You are a little anxious. My heavenly soldiers are coming down to earth. With just a little more time, I will be able to regain the lost ground."
Xu Mu smiled silently.
"Let's go, enter the city, go forward ten miles, turn right to Guanfang, and get the dental plaque." Seeing Xu Mu's boredom, the officers and soldiers were too lazy to pay any attention to him, so they left a sentence, turned around and walked back.
"It won't be long before I, Daji, will raise an army and march into Beidi to show off the prestige of our country, hahaha."
The arrogant voice floated into the evening wind. On the carriage, Xu Mu's face did not change, and he just regarded it as a nonsense joke.