On both sides of the pharmacy and the courtyard of the Shen family, although there is not much money, there are a lot of broken silver and copper plates on the counter, Hui Niang and Zhou also have gold and silver jewelry, and there are precious medicinal materials such as "hundred-year-old ginseng", "thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum" and "deer antler" in the warehouse.

Why don't you lose it, but only lose a jewelry box?

Shen Xi expected that even if it wasn't Xi'er who did it, she found someone to do it.

If that's the case, then she's not just a dusty woman.

Shen Xi thought to himself: "Only stealing the jewelry box, is it considered 'stealing and there is a way'?" However, even if I were given another hundred taels of silver in the future, I would never want to paint them. ”

Fortunately, he didn't suffer any losses at home, and Shen Xi wanted to find a chance to return the jewelry box, but now he took it himself, which saved him a lot of trouble.

In the next two days, Shen Xi was at home to do his monthly exam questions. Shen Xi pondered the two articles repeatedly and thought twice...... In fact, it is just mixing time. Occasionally walking around the courtyard, or walking around the backyard of the pharmacy, making a contemplative gesture, no one dared to disturb him.

It was not until June 30 that Shen Xi finished the article and sent it to the Confucian Department on the same day.

It was originally an informal exam, and this time the article could be opened in a book, and even a copy of the excellent passages selected from the Cheng Wen comparison, and the time was as long as three days, and the people who participated in the exam were all children who were about to take the Xiucai exam, and the quality of the article was much higher than that of the government exam.

Shen Xi didn't expect his articles to be outstanding, he didn't pay much attention to this kind of exam that had nothing to do with his future and fate, and he wanted to be simple and easy to understand, and he wouldn't do something as maverick as writing poetry in Baguwen.

When I came out of the Confucian Education Department, I happened to meet Su Tong and others...... But it was Su Tong and Zheng Qian who made an appointment with a few friends, preparing to relax after the monthly exam.

"Brother Shen, it's just right to see you, Ben also said that I will call you at your house in a while, but I'm afraid that you won't finish your article." Su Tong greeted Shen Xi with a smile.

Zheng Qian next to him said: "Brother Su has forgotten, Brother Shen is quick to think, and he appeared in the first rehearsal of the government test that day." How could such simple topics and articles stump Brother Shen? ”

Shen Xi smiled bitterly. I really can't hide from it.

In desperation, he could only accompany Su Tong and others to enter the house to study and hand in the papers, and after coming out, Su Tong told him the plan he had discussed with Zheng Qian and others:

“…… Go boating on the Ting River first, this midsummer scene. The river breeze gusts, and at dusk, the sky is full of colorful clouds, and the tired birds think of returning. I'll go to the Teaching Workshop Division again to look for flowers and ask for the moon. Brother Shen, but said that the **** went to paint for Miss Xi'er, what happened in the end? ”

Shen Xi said: "I painted it, but I didn't even drink a cup of tea, so I went home to prepare for the exam." ”

Su Tong praised with a smile: "Brother Shen, you are really diligent and studious, I have to admire you for my brother...... It's a pity that the older a person is, the more thoughts there are, and at my age, it's difficult to occasionally calm down and read well. ”

The group laughed and laughed. Go straight to the Tingjiang Wharf in the city. Sutong had already prepared the boat in advance, and was waiting to board the boat together after handing in the papers.

For people like Su Tong, who is only twenty years old, is already the patriarch of a family with a rich family business, his wife is married, and he is still planning to take a concubine, even if he fails to succeed in the future, he can rely on the houses and fields handed down by his ancestors to collect rent and lend money, and pass on the family business from generation to generation.

Su Tong is a good learner, which does not mean that he must go to the test to gain fame, Su Tong is not in business. is not a loser, it is very difficult to lose the family property in a short period of time.

It can be said that Su Tong has already completed his life goal at the age of twenty, and the remaining decades. He can slowly pursue fame, even if he can't pursue it, he can pin his hopes on his son and grandson, he can find friends to eat and chat, and even travel to the mountains and rivers, and he will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

Life goals are different. The age difference between the two is double, and their personal preferences and pursuits are also different, in fact, there is not much common language between Shen Xi and Su Tong.

But Su Tong took the initiative to extend an olive branch to Shen Xi, in addition to wanting to make Shen Xi a friend, he also took a fancy to Shen Xi's young age, and he might make a difference in the future and make an investment earlier.

As for what to do at the party, he will not deliberately accommodate Shen Xi, these sons and brothers who are about twenty years old, after meeting, they are nothing more than talking about the wind and snow, with Shen Xi's age, they can't talk at all.

Su Tong was quite sincere in his treatment of people, knowing that Shen Xi was afraid that his family would be worried when he came out, so he sent a servant to the pharmacy to inform him and promised to send Shen Xi back.

But Shen Xi also felt that Su Tong was not very reliable, and from the conflict between him and Gao Chong in the teaching workshop last time, he could feel that Su Tong was impulsive and looked forward to the future.

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The group arrived at the Tingjiang Wharf, and there was a tide of people along the way.

Because of the establishment of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, the transportation of goods around Tingzhou has become more and more developed, and the number of ships coming and going on the Tingjiang River is also increasing.

At this time, the handling of goods on the wharf has been monopolized by the gang led by Song Xiaocheng.

Before the wharf because of the land grabbing several conflicts, the Chamber of Commerce in the case of money and network base, no longer as good as before, Song Xiaocheng after several tempering, decisive, after a few small-scale firefights, the "waterway gang" on the ground in Tingzhou Mansion has basically been integrated and governed by Song Xiaocheng.

As for the "Dry Road Gang", because the government was still suppressing, Song Xiaocheng did not dare to interfere too much, but he also gathered a lot of helpers, and was ready to do something after the Tingzhou Governor and Changting County Commander stepped down.

Although the "Waterway Gang" is under the name of the Chamber of Commerce, there is still a geographical division on the wharf, and the halls under the "Waterway Gang" are in charge of different areas, and the well water between the halls does not interfere with the river water.

As for the area around the wharf, it is also a well-known wholesale distribution center for goods in Fucheng, where there is no distinction between the market and the morning and evening markets, and a large number of vendors gather every day of the year.

A group of brightly dressed sons and brothers walked through the crowd, it was still very eye-catching, ordinary businessmen and lifu had to avoid when they saw it, and the social class division was very clear these days, if they bumped together, it was easy to be relied on by these sons...... The clothes on Su Tong and the others are enough for these laborers to work hard for a month or two, and they can't afford to pay for it.

On the edge of the dock, a voice shouting to greet the guests came: "Fortune telling, fortune and evil, numerology for people." Destiny is determined from heaven, and blessings and misfortunes come to ......"

It was the "blind" old Xu Tou who played the three strings for a few people in the wine shop that day.

Lao Xu Tou sat on the side of the road with a cloth banner in his hand, and there was a gray cloth in front of him, on which a few words could be vaguely distinguished, which was nothing more than the Zhouyi gossip that must be learned in order to tell the hexagram. He still pretended to be blind and sat on the side of the road. Even if you shout loudly, no one cares.

This is obviously the wrong place to set up a stall, and the people who come to the pier are except for the vendors who are in a hurry. The rest are mostly Lifu looking for a job, where is the spare money to find him to tell fortunes? This kind of business is best to set up stalls near the bustling Kaiyuan Temple in the city, Tianqingguan and Xianyinguan, at least the money of good men and women is more profitable.

"It's really a place where you don't meet in life." Su Tong couldn't help but smile when he saw Lao Xu Tou from a distance. "Brother Shen, why don't you go over and ask him to tell you a fortune?"

Shen Xi shook his head, he didn't believe this old Xu Tou's words, but now Lao Xu Tou came to the dock to set up a hexagram stall, maybe it was because he was hated by the people in the wine shop because of his private collection of money, so he could only change places to beg for a living.

Su Tong didn't insist, he was not an ignorant person, and the young man with strong blood didn't believe much in the innate gossip and easy reasoning, so he gave up.

The group walked across the dock and boarded a small boat. Access to the cabin.

Su Tong was a little apologetic: "The boat is a little crowded, if you see a big boat on the river for a while, just lean on it and rent it for money, so that you can enjoy it." ”

The cabin was cramped, and it was difficult to fit four people around a table after setting up the tea table, let alone nine people in a row.

Two tables were set up temporarily, some were inside and some were outside, and Su Tong also asked people to prepare the chessboard. These readers are very interested in playing chess, and they always have to find something to do when they come out to play, and it is a good choice to drink tea and play chess, and by the way, you can enjoy the scenery along the river. but not learning.

The boat left the dock and began to sail on the river, and after a short time, the boat went out through the Changting Water Gate, and when it reached the section of the river outside the city, the river gradually became wider.

Su Tong sighed: "I was fortunate to go to Jiangnan. The wind and moon of Qinhuai and West Lake are really embarrassing. Speaking of the Qinhuai River alone, the river surface is not as wide as the Tingjiang River, but it is full of carved railings and painting boats, jade people sing lightly, if you board the flower boat, you can also live with the beautiful woman, so you are not at ease. ”

was said by Su Tong, and all the sons and brothers were leisurely fascinated.

Qinhuai Fengyue has been praised by literati and writers since ancient times, and many people can only appreciate the glitz of Jiangnan from poetry.

At this moment, a large ship came down the river from the opposite side, and from the depth of the draft, it was not a cargo ship, but a passenger ship.

"Boatman, lean over, let's go up and have a look."

It was a two-story building ship, and the deck was very wide, so if you stood on the deck and enjoyed the scenery of the Tingjiang River, it would be a beautiful thing.

As the small boat approached the big boat, the big boat did not have the slightest intention of slowing down, and the big boat was originally going down the river, when suddenly a small boat approached and hurriedly dodged.

It's like a small boat.

"Do you want to die?"

Someone on the boat shouted, this person looked like a rough man, and he didn't mean to be polite at all.

Su Tong was standing on the bow of the small boat, looking up at the big boat, and almost fell into the river because of the huge waves raised by the big boat.

Barely standing firm, Su Tong was about to scold back, Shen Xi pulled the corner of his clothes and reminded in a low voice: "It's an official ship." ”

Su Tong immediately stopped talking, and could only watch the boat go down the river.

The direction of the ship should be the advanced city, and it is unknown where it is going. Afterwards, Su Tong scolded and scolded: "What's so great about the official ship? ”

Although the official ship is not necessarily an official, it may be an official's family member, and it may only be an empty ship, but it is not something that ordinary people can provoke.

Zheng Qian smiled and persuaded: "Brother Su is angry, it was originally our fault, and we should have asked clearly before leaning over the boat." There's a boat over there, it looks like a pleasure boat, and we used to be. ”

Su Tong flicked his sleeves angrily, and his face was still a little unwilling.

After asking about the specific situation of the cruise ship and negotiating the price, the group arrived at the side of the boat, put a ladder on it and went down, and everyone went up the ladder.

When I arrived at the big boat, my feet finally stopped shaking, the big boat was stable, and there was a special tea and snack hospitality, which happened to be a cruise ship prepared for the scholars who traveled to Tingzhou Mansion.

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PS: Chapter 3! At the same time, it is also a monthly pass with 1500 votes!

Is it because of the weekend? It seems that the monthly pass and the reward are quite bleak~~~~~~~~ (to be continued.) )