The stench suddenly spread, and a porter on the dock immediately cursed. Song Mu covered his nose and looked up, only to see the people on the boat blocking their noses with cotton, and their eyes were bloodshot, and they were busy.
Obviously they are the ones who suffer the most from the stench.
And Song Mu finally understood why Li Moer was looking for him. It was estimated that no girl would be willing to get close to a ship with such a smell.
A few porters on the pier cursed a few times and left quickly. The tax collector at the pier came over immediately. A man in coarse clothes got off the boat. He was very flattering and took out something to do with the tax collector next to him.
After completing the transaction, the tax collector left with satisfaction.
The man also waved towards the inside of the ship, and several men put up planks on the dock and began to transport things to the dock.
What these people brought down were some things packed in sealed wooden barrels. Judging from the faces of everyone gritting their teeth and blushing, the contents must be quite heavy.
Song Mu immediately saw the opportunity and rushed forward.
"This friend, I am a scholar from Shiyang County. I am currently writing an interesting story about the dock. My friend, why is your ship so smelly?"
Song Mu asked with an almost frown. The man who had just rolled a wooden bucket down glanced at Song Mu. When he saw that he was a scholar, he quickly raised his hand.
"This talented man is laughing at us. We came from the north. By chance, we had some pickled things on board. That's how it turned out."
"Then you don't know what it is?" Song Mu asked again, but the man was already pointing to the side.
I saw wooden planks also put down at the stern of the ship, and what was transported from above were cages one by one.
There were tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves in the cage. These ferocious beasts were extremely manic when they came to a strange place. They roared and Song Mu also exclaimed in surprise.
This is actually an ancient circus!
No wonder this ship smells so bad. The things these ferocious beasts excrete and the fishy smell that cannot be emitted from their bodies naturally make this ship smell bad.
Song Mu smacked his lips a few times, and when he saw the man carrying another bucket of things from the boat, he quickly asked.
"Brother, where did these beasts come from? But what are they used for?"
The man seemed a little dissatisfied when he saw that Song Mu was still talking to him and hindering his work. However, Song Mu stretched out his hand and held it with him. The coldness and clattering sound between his palms immediately made him smile, and he quickly explained.
"Young master may not know that this seems to have been invited by a master of the Qi family in this county. It turns out that this animal training group stayed in Qingzhou for a while. Later, for some reason, the master of the Qi family also took a fancy to it, so he sent this animal training group.
We have to take the land route to Jizhou Prefecture in a few days."
Listening to what this man said, Song Mu was surprised at the moment. Master of the Qi family, that should refer to the elder brother of Qi Dazhuo.
I heard that last year I went to Chang'an to participate in the Spring Festival and lost my reputation in Sunshan. Now I have been visiting the great Confucian scholars in the north. How could I do such a thing?
At this time, the steward of the Qi family also appeared on the pier, and several servants were arranging how to transport the beasts to the city.
The entire dock was deserted due to the appearance of these beasts, and many ships even chose to move to other docks or simply wait on the river.
Song Mu was just stunned for a moment, and then asked the man again.
"Since those are the things of the Qi family, what about these? They are also the things of the Qi family, right?"
The man waved his hand, but he couldn't tell who these things belonged to. After all, he was just a worker, so the news about the beast group had spread throughout the ship.
In this way, the man continued to move the goods, and Song Mu did not stop him. He just pretended to write travel notes and chatted with these people. The boss of the ship saw Song Mu dressed as a scholar and originally wanted to come and expel him, but he
After hearing that Song Mu was a county schoolboy, his attitude changed a lot.
In the Wen Dynasty, scholars were supreme, so ordinary people naturally respected scholars more.
However, despite this, Song Mu wanted to go to the boat many times to take a look, but the boss of the boat naturally blocked Song Mu's way. After several exchanges, Song Mu could not get what he wanted, and in the end he could only stand on the dock.
At this time, those beasts had been transported to a camp outside the city. They were ferocious beasts after all. Bringing them into the city like this was too arrogant. The county magistrate would never allow these things that might become monsters to enter the city in such a grand manner.
Song Mu looked around and did not see Li Mo'er. Instead, he saw Qi Dazuo appearing on the dock again wearing a pink robe. He was looking at the beasts with interest. He was pointing and pointing at them, very excited.
What are you talking about.
Obviously this guy is very interested in the things his elder brother brought back from outside.
Song Mu glanced around again, but he really didn't see Li Mo'er's figure. Thinking that Li Mo'er's mission had not been completed just now, he simply felt relieved and looked at the sealed drums that had been put down.
Using his mind power, Song Mu immediately saw clearly what was in the bucket.
It was a bucket of reddish-purple liquor, a bit like wine, but the color was very translucent.
Maybe it's fine wine.
Song Mu was thinking this in his heart, when a voice came from next to him.
"Nephew Song Xian, I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you here?"
Song Mu quickly withdrew his telekinesis and turned to look at the source of the sound, only to see a thin face, which turned out to be Pan Wenhao's father, Pan Shun.
Song Mu quickly raised his hands and saluted: "Song Mu has met the county captain."
Pan Shun was wearing casual clothes at the moment, but he didn't care about Song Mu's actions. He just waved his hand and said, "No need to do this, nephew, you haven't answered my question yet?"
Song Mu also stood up straight and said respectfully: "Song Mu has been tired of studying these days and wants to take a walk, but he doesn't dare to go too far. It happened that he recently wrote a policy article related to water transportation, so I came here.
Ask the boatmen who come and go for advice."
Pan Shun nodded when he heard what Song Mu said, looking very satisfied with Song Mu's diligent study.
"That's right. Know first and act first. If you can have such a scholarly attitude, my nephew, Song Xian, has a bright future."
"Thank you for your kind words, sir." Song Mu replied calmly, and another middle-aged man walked up to Pan Shun. This man had a round face and rich clothes. He was also looking at Song Mu at this moment.
Song Mu quickly handed over his hand, and Pan Shun also extended his hand to introduce.
"This is Mr. Zhou Zhiyun, the chief clerk. Maybe you haven't seen him before."
"I've met Mr. Zhou." Song Mu saluted immediately after hearing this, but Mr. Zhou also smiled and waved his hand, looking at Song Mu at the same time.
"I heard that you wrote a Xingwen poem and a Qingming poem last time. They are both of great use and are very good. You should study more diligently to achieve great achievements and inherit the wisdom and virtue of your ancestors."
"Song Mu, please remember your teachings." Song Mu said with a somewhat respectful expression on his face.
Master Zhou also nodded with a smile, and a servant-looking person next to him came over and said to the master.
"Back to your lord, I have counted all the sixty-seven barrels of Western Region wine. None of them have been damaged or spoiled. They just caused a fishy smell on the ship and may need to be placed in a cool place for a few days."
The boss of the ship was also smiling next to him. Chief Zhou nodded and asked people to transport it into the city. Song Mu also hurriedly resigned.
It turns out that these wines belong to the Registrar, so it’s better to mix less of them yourself.
As soon as Song Mu said goodbye, the head clerk said to Song Mu: "Master Song, don't be anxious, you will go to the hospital for an examination in a few days. It coincides with my mother's seventieth birthday, so you can also come, it counts.
I practice it for you.”
The Lord Registrar spoke, and Song Mu naturally did not dare to refuse. He nodded quickly: "Song Mu will definitely come."
At this time, Pan Shun also said to Song Mu: "My dear nephew, let's talk more when the time comes. Although Wen Hao has some conflicts with you, I think I can explain it clearly. There are no unexplainable conflicts."
Song Mu also nodded, cupped his hands, and left quickly.