At the time of the Qingming Festival, the city of Nanjing, from the dignitaries to the common people, all prepared incense, candles, paper ingots, and frugal offerings, and went out of the city by boat to sweep the graves of the ancestors. said that it was a tomb sweep, but it was clear that the singing was full of songs, and Xiao Drum was heard. People stand in the spring breeze with a smile, look around at the green mountains, wander the smoke and water, and enjoy the elegant and pleasant spring scenery of the south of the Yangtze River like an ink painting.

When the tomb sweeping is over, people can't wait to choose a beautiful meadow, lay out bamboo mats and curtains, put on the wine and food brought from the city, sing and dance, and return drunk. It is called tomb sweeping, but it is actually a grand spring outing.

Zhao Hao stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the river cruise like a shuttle, the riverside tourists were weaving, full of noise and laughter, only to feel that he had returned to the small long holiday after 400 years. In addition to watching people, it is nothing more than watching people from fashion dramas to costume dramas.

Today, he met Tang Youde early in the morning, and took a boat out of the city with great interest, ready to quietly enjoy the great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty. Who knew that there was such a scene along the way, which made Zhao Hao feel quite disappointed.

It wasn't until the flat-topped cargo ship sailed away from Nanjing and went up the Yangtze River that the annoying crowd disappeared. Looking at the sunlight shining on the flower fields on both sides, the alarmed birds suddenly skimming the water, and taking a deep breath of the fresh air in the suburbs, Zhao Hao finally felt good and turned his head.

But seeing Boss Tang and the work he brought, his face was pale and shrunk in the corner of the stern, as if he was ready to jump off the ship and escape at any time.

"Huh?" Zhao Hao asked strangely: "Is Boss Tang seasick?" ”

"Hehe, it's not seasickness, it'......s seasickness," Boss Tang said with a wry smile.

Before, Gao Wu almost scared him into the whole store. Today, Zhao Hao actually brought ten more fierce and naked-naked men over.

As soon as these people boarded the boat, Boss Tang and his group were so frightened that their legs trembled.

In addition, now that the boat is sailing on the Yangtze River, Zhao Hao looked at the river and said nothing. The dozen or so fierce men stood quietly beside him, and the atmosphere was even more weird.

At this time, a guy said, "When the boat arrives in the middle of the river later, you won't ask us if we want to eat pandao noodles or wonton noodles, right?" ’

completely scared Boss Tang and his gang.

If Zhao Hao hadn't turned around in time and showed his signature warm smile, Tang Youde would have knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Oh, haha......" Zhao Hao looked at the big men on the left and right who were covered with scars and tendons, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

His original intention was to find some fierce men to deter the ghostly Tang Youde. Unexpectedly, Caijia Lane is really hiding dragons and crouching tigers, and there are so many fierce gods and evil spirits.

"All of them have been on the battlefield and killed the Japanese invaders." Yu Peng whispered from the side: "I don't need to use it if I haven't seen blood." ”

"Brother Yu is doing a good job." Zhao Hao touched his nose and whispered: "It's just a little too much, let them put on their clothes and scare people......"

"Ah, didn't Brother Gao say that Gongzi likes shirtless?" Yu Peng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Quickly put on the gown." ”

Those fierce men hurriedly put the gowns and brown around their waists on their bodies to block those horrific scars.

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The air on the cargo ship is finally flowing again.

Tang Youde smiled bitterly and walked to Zhao Hao's side and said, "Childe, this horse is really powerful." ”

"Boss Tang, don't think about it, it's not aimed at you." Zhao Hao smirked and comforted: "Isn't this afraid that you will go to the countryside for the first time and be bullied?" ”

"Childe just put his heart back in his stomach, now when the green and yellow are not connected, we are the God of Wealth, who dares to bully?" Tang Youde said with a haha: "When they get to the ground, these strong men might as well stay and watch the ship, so as not to cause panic among the villagers and affect the silk harvest." ”

"Uh, okay......" Zhao Hao has always been a talker, since he said that he would listen to Tang Youde, he would not make his own decisions. However, he still asked a little strangely: "Why do you want to go up the river, can't you collect silk outside Nanjing?" ”

"You can get it." As soon as he talked about business, Tang Youde said with his eyebrows: "But first, the price of silk in the suburbs of Nanjing is two percent more expensive than that in other places. Second, this kind of hoarding is first and foremost a secret sucking of goods, of course, the farther away the better. ”

"Hmm." Zhao Hao nodded, people said, 'With a pig on his face and a bright heart', he probably meant people like Tang Fatzi.

"What's more, we won't go too far, so we will go out for one hundred and twenty or thirty miles, and it will be almost the same when we get to Dangtu County to collect silk." Tang Youde smiled again: "Although the boat is slower to go upstream, fortunately, it is a tailwind, and it will arrive early tomorrow morning." ”

"Oh......" Hearing that he was going to spend the night on the ship, Zhao Hao couldn't help but regret it a little. He thought he would be able to go ashore that day and live in the country.

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With the combined action of sails and oars, the cargo ship slowly moved upstream.

At noon, the captain of the boat netted at the stern. After going out for a few miles, the net was dragged to the net, and the fish hanging on the net were jumping around on the deck, and the harvest was really good.

Zhao Hao looked curious, so he leaned over to watch the boat boss take the fish off the net, only to see that in addition to the common crucian carp and silver carp in the river, there was actually an anchovy about a foot long.

After 400 years, the price of this item was hard to find, and it became extinct for many years due to overfishing and other reasons.

He couldn't help but feel a little excited, he just hated that he couldn't show off to others, this son actually saw a wild anchovy, and it was so big!

Looking at the rosy cheeks of the anchovy, the boat boss said with some regret: "It's a pity that it's the 'cherry red' of the second tide, so let's steam it for the two distinguished guests." ”

When Zhao Hao heard this, he swallowed his saliva secretly. When there was nothing to do in the boat, he stood by the stern stove, craned his neck, and watched the anchovy without blinking.

Seeing that he had never seen the world, Tang Youde couldn't help but wonder: "When the prince was in the house in the past, don't say that the 'cherry red' of the two tides is the tribute of the first tide, so you must be able to enjoy it every year." ”

"Well, that's natural ......" Zhao Hao coughed dryly, and hurriedly covered up his sigh: "I'm ...... Seeing things and thinking about people, I think of my ancestors this year, and I can't even eat this 'cherry red'......"

As he spoke, a luxurious three-story passenger ship went down the river, and when the two ships staggered, the flying water splashed on the deck, almost ruining Zhao Hao's food.

"It's great to be rich?!"

Tang Youde glared at the big ship with an indignant face, and after seeing the 'Wu Ji' flag flying on the ship, he couldn't help but swallow his words. Because the flat-topped cargo ship he hired was also remembered.

He changed his words again and said, "Rich is amazing." ”

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On the top floor of the three-story ship was a spacious cabin with elegant decoration. In order to facilitate the owner to enjoy the river view, the subordinates demolished the windows on all sides and let the warm river breeze pass through the hall.

The mahogany floor is covered with a large carpet embroidered with peonies, precious orchids, and a Boshan stove with cigarettes.

The graceful and beaded Wu Ji proprietress Ye Shi, wearing a homely Suzhou embroidered short jacket, kneeling next to the sandalwood case, twisting two silver chopsticks, is concentrating on dealing with a plate of anchovies in front of her.

Although this anchovy is good, it has too many spines. I saw that she carefully picked out the small and messy fish bones one by one and put them in the small cup of the kiln on the side.

After picking out all the fish bones, Ye Fang presented the plate of anchovies to Zhao Liben.

"Your Excellency, please use it."

Zhao Liben wore a black gauze hat, a loose Yunjin robe, a green gemstone ring on his hand, and a huge Hetian topaz pendant like a cut goose egg hanging from his waist, dressed as a wealthy man.

He pulled the anchovies on the plate a few times, only ate a few pieces of meat, then put down the chopsticks, took a sip of the 'Yao Zixue song' in the cup, and sighed with a loss of appetite:

"What about the tribute anchovy of the head tide, you will get tired of eating too much......"