Yu Shu walked to the innermost room of the cabin and looked at the closed door in front of her. She could vaguely hear the sounds of people talking. She looked to her left and right to see if there was anyone in the corridor. She moved closer and just as she was about to press her ears, the door was pulled open, causing her to stumble forward. She hurriedly grabbed the door frame to steady herself.
"Ashu?" Bi Qing took a step back and looked at Yu Shu outside the door. He asked curiously, "What are you doing here?"
Yu Shu immediately stood up straight and asked curiously, "I just saw Uncle Bi rescue someone upstairs. Uh, what happened to that person?"
As she spoke, she peeked inside like a curious child. She wanted to take the opportunity to see what was going on inside. However, half of the door was blocked by Bi Qing's body. She could only smell a faint, sweet smell coming from behind him. It was not very obvious in the humid air.
"He's unconscious right now. I don't know what he encountered …" Bi Qing peeked inside. He put his hand on Yu Shu's shoulder and pushed her out. He closed the door behind him and blocked the inside of the cabin. He then pulled Yu Shu's shoulder and walked out, not wanting her to see the blood inside.
Yu Shu was helplessly pushed by Bi Qing. She turned her head to look at the door that was getting further and further away. She listened to Bi Qing's words, "Sailing on the river and passing through narrow areas, it's very easy to encounter water bandits. But you don't have to be afraid. The guards of our Thai Heng Chamber of Commerce are all first-class experts. They're good at swimming. Even the boatmen have some fighting skills. When they see the flag of our Thai Heng Chamber of Commerce, the water bandits will take a detour. They won't come looking for trouble."
"That's amazing!" Yu Shu was in awe. She didn't want to give up and turned her head to take another look.
Bi Qing said proudly, "Of course."
Bi Qing sent Yu Shu to the cabin and patted her shoulder, "Go upstairs. I'll get someone to send you breakfast later."
"Old Bi!"
Yu Shu stood at the top of the stairs and turned to look at the strong man who was striding towards Bi Qing on the deck. Before he reached him, she questioned loudly, "I heard from my men that you fished up a dead man from the river!?"
Yu Shu had met this person on the way here. He was the captain of the caravan's escort team, Qiu Biao. He was in his thirties, about the same age as Xing Qi and three or two years older than Bi Qing. It was said that he used to be an escort for the largest Tongyuan Escort Agency in Yiyang City.
His shout made a few boatmen who were working in the rain on the deck turn their heads to look over. Yu Shu stopped where she was and looked at Bi Qing.
"What dead person? That person is still alive," said Bi Qing unhappily.
"He's alive now, but it's hard to guarantee that he'll die later," Qiu Biao said unhappily, "It's raining heavily on the river, and this person's background is unknown. How dare you fish him up? What if he's being chased by his enemies? Isn't that inviting trouble for no reason? Old Bi, you've been doing business for so many years. Don't you know how to seek luck and avoid calamity? It's already bad to see blood. Now that you've brought him up, aren't you afraid of dirtying the goods on this ship? "
Being criticized by Qiu Biao mercilessly, Bi Qing was also angry. He frowned and said, "Since we've encountered him, how can we just stand by and do nothing? That's a human life, not a fish or a shrimp."
Qiu Biao snorted coldly, "We're merchants, not doing good deeds. Throw him down at the next ferry. We can't let him stay on the ship. "
"How can we do that? His injuries are extremely serious. Throwing him down in this kind of weather is equivalent to harming his life!"
As the two of them quarreled, a group of people had already gathered on the deck of the cabin. Qiu Biao insisted on getting the person off the ship, while Bi Qing stubbornly insisted on saving the person first. In the end, Bi Qing threw out a sentence that silenced Qiu Biao, "Who's going to listen to you or me on this journey?"
Qiu Biao's face turned red. He clenched his fist and left angrily. Bi Qing said to the boatmen and guards who were watching from the outside, "Don't you all have anything to do standing here?"
The crowd dispersed.
Yu Shu watched Bi Qing go down to the bottom of the ship with a sullen face. She stood at the staircase for a while, then turned around and went upstairs. When she reached the corner, she heard the discussion downstairs. She stopped and looked down. There were two guards whispering, "Everyone says that the boss and Boss Bi have an old grudge. It seems to be true."
"What do you mean?"
"I also heard that three years ago, the boss came to our Tehen from Tongyuan Escort Agency. The first time he escorted the team was when he followed Boss Bi to the southwest to do business. On the way, he met a group of bandits who attacked the caravan at night and robbed most of the goods. Because Bi Qing is the younger brother of our deputy chief, most of the responsibility fell on us. Later, the two of them had a falling out. In these three years, this is the second time they went on a business trip together. "
"Bi, there's such a thing …"
There's such a big thing. Yu Shu touched her chin and went upstairs with the help of the staircase.
The quarrel between Bi Qing and Qiu Biao quickly spread on the ship. Only Yu Xiaoxiu didn't know about it. After he woke up in the morning, he started to get seasick again. His reaction was even worse than yesterday. He vomited twice and groaned. Even Kim Bao was a little listless.
Yu Xiaoxiu couldn't leave his side. Yu Shu was busy taking care of him, so she didn't have the time to think about the person who was fished out of the river in the morning.
Xia Mingming, who lived next door, didn't move all day. Yu Shu thought she was scared by the scene in the morning. She knocked on the door to greet her, but Lou Mingming didn't even open the door for her. Yu Shu said a few words to her through the door and then went back to the room.
It was strange that Yu Xiaoxiu got seasick during the day, but he recovered at night. When he couldn't sleep, Yu Shu would draw Sudoku for him. When he was sleepy, she would urge him to go to bed, and she would take out a book to calculate tomorrow's weather.
There was a knock on the door, and Bi Qing's voice came from outside. "Ashu, are you asleep?"
"Not yet." Yu Shu put the Eight Gates Life and Death Diagram and the barometer on the bed. She saw that there was nothing on the table that shouldn't be there, then went to open the door.
"Uncle Bi, it's so late. What's the matter?"
Bi Qing stood at the door and didn't want to come in. "Oh, it's like this. Tomorrow morning, the ship will dock to clear the water in the bilge. I will go ashore to buy some things. At that time, we will stop by the shore for an hour. There is a small town on the shore. If you want to get off the ship and buy some small things as souvenirs, you should get up early to prepare."
Yu Shu's eyes lit up, and she said with interest, "That's good. Xiaoxiu and I will get up early."
Bi Qing smiled and said, "Then you should rest early."
"Okay."
Bi Qing turned around and was about to leave. Yu Shu's heart moved. She thought of something and quickly pulled him. "Uncle Bi."
Bi Qing turned back and asked, "What's wrong?" "The person who was rescued this morning, how is he now?"
Bi Qing thought she was worried about the injured, so he told her, "He hasn't woken up yet, but his life is saved."
Yu Shu carefully asked, "Will you let him get off the ship when we dock tomorrow?"
Bi Qing was stunned. He knew that she heard the argument between him and Qiu Biao in the morning. He shook his head and said, "No, we will wait until he wakes up and ask him clearly. We will see what happened to him and where he is going. If it's on the way, we can give him a ride." "…"
To be honest, Yu Shu didn't care whether that person stayed or left. She just felt worried, so she asked Bi Qing a few words to know his whereabouts.
"Uncle Bi, you are so kind." In comparison, Qiu Biao seemed to be unkind.
Bi Qing's expression changed. He sighed and said, "It's not that I am kind. In the early years, I traveled by ship and almost lost my life. If it wasn't for someone saving me, I would be a pile of bones at the bottom of the river. When I meet someone who is in trouble, it's inevitable that I will be more warm-hearted."
Yu Shu thought, "So it's because we are in the same boat."
"Okay, you guys go to sleep. Don't not wake up tomorrow." Little Bi Qing left and Yu Shu closed the door. Yu Xiaoxiu was awakened by their conversation. He propped up half of his body and turned his head to ask in confusion, "Is it Uncle Bi?"
"Yes." Yu Shu opened the window halfway to let in the light of the night. She blew out the oil lamp on the table and walked to the bed in the dark. She took off her shoes and said to Yu Xiaoxiu, "Uncle Bi said that the ship will dock tomorrow morning. You are very seasick, so I will take you for a walk."
Yu Xiaoxiu said happily, "Really?"
"Really. Go to sleep." Yu Shu rubbed his head and lay on her side.
Early the next morning, Yu Shu was woken up by the sound of the song downstairs. She sat up abruptly and ran to the window to take a look. She saw the boat approaching the shore, and she could vaguely see the small town in the distance.
She still woke up late.
"Xiaoxiu, get up!"
She quickly pulled Yu Xiaoxiu up and the two quickly changed their clothes. They took some fresh water from the wooden bucket in the corner to rinse their mouths and wash their faces. They put Kim Bao in their pockets and closed the door. They turned around and saw Xia Mingming poking half of his head out of the room next door. He was looking outside. Yu Shu was startled, "Mingming, the ship is docked. Do you want to go for a walk?"
Xia Mingming turned around and looked at her, "What's there to see in this small place?" Then he went back into the room and closed the door.
Yu Shu and Yu Xiaoxiu looked at each other and ran down the ship hand in hand.
The coxswain, who was wearing a straw raincoat, was directing the sailors to lower the sails and pull ashore. Shadows were running back and forth on the deck. When Yu Shu found Bi Qing at the bow of the ship, he was counting several boxes that had been carried up from below the cabin. Inside the boxes were strings of copper coins.
There was no bank in the small town. They had to use cash to buy everything. Silver was precious and should not be used in small towns.
In local circulation, copper coins were the most widely used currency.
After the ship was docked, Bi Qing looked back and saw Yu Shu. He waved his hand and said, "Ashu, come here."
Yu Shu led Yu Xiaoxiu to his side and followed him to the shore. They walked a few steps forward and their feet landed on solid ground. It was a sense of stability that they did not feel when they were on the ship.
Yu Shu could not help but jump and said to Bi Qing, "It's better to be on the shore."
Bi Qing smiled and pointed to the village not far away. He said, "I want to go into the city to buy some things. Do you want to follow me into the city or walk around here? I'll ask a guard to follow you. "
Yu Shu thought that he was going to do business. It would be inconvenient to follow him. If there was someone accompanying them, they would not be afraid of getting lost. It would be better to play on the shore. She said, "We won't go. It's better to walk around here."
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