Because of the influx of a large number of materials, Jiankang City soon became prosperous. Especially as the first line of Jiangzhou's material use to reach Jiankang, the area around Stone Town has become the most noisy place in the current capital. Although a large number of materials from Wuzhong also poured into Gyeonggi, most of these materials were directly invested in the construction of the new city, and not many of them flowed into the market.

Many people from good families who have survived the catastrophe, or local families who have almost gone bankrupt, as well as merchants and merchants who have traveled from the north to the south, have built this place into a prosperous area in a very short time.

What about humanity? Good or evil, or long-term worries, or near-term worries. But the truest and purest thing is human desire.

With the influx of a large number of people, a series of simple bamboo buildings soon appeared near the stone town, as well as a large number of bamboo rafts and canoes near the waterside pier.

Some of these bamboo buildings or boats are piled up with rich goods from the north and south, with a complete range of categories for people to choose and buy. Some are placed with delicacies and delicacies, which are full of aroma for people to feast on. Some live in Wuwa Beishu, which is beautiful and delicious, and provides people with a spring festival.

A small boat slowly approached the shore, and then a young man in hunting suit shook off the curtain and stepped from the cabin onto the deck. This young man is burly, with sideburns stretched horizontally, clear eyes, and a short beard under his jaw like a hedgehog thorn steel needle, although his demeanor is slightly loose and depressed, but the whole person is still filled with a vigorous and unrelenting vitality.

"Lang Jun walks slowly, I don't know when the concubine will be able to see Lang Jun again?"

In the cabin at the back, there was a little lady wearing a green skirt, not very beautiful, but there was a charm of orchids born on the bank of the pond river. The noisy environment around her did not attract her attention, her bright eyes just stared at the young man's thick shoulders, and she stepped forward, her fingers gently hooked the young man's clothes and asked softly.

"It's a transgression to see you today. You are always in this messy place by the river, so be careful yourself. If there is another disturbance from the evil guests like yesterday, come back to me. ”

The young man glanced sideways at the little lady, then pointed to the boatman at the stern of the boat and said, "The old slave is greedy for rice, grain, money, and silk, and uses your little lady as a rice warehouse, but he also has to carefully examine the visitors!" You remember, if I have to show up but don't see the lady in the future, I will feed your old bones to the fish! ”

The boatman looked sad, knelt on the tip of the boat and sighed: "Huan Lang has a good heart, this little lady is fortunate in her own life." If it weren't for the lack of food at home, the vitality would be cut off, how could the old slave dare to do such a thing...... I just ask Huan Lang to be kind and take this lady to the house as soon as possible! ”

The young man was Huan Wen, and when he heard the boatman's words, and then looked at the hope in the eyes of the little lady beside him, his face showed a little embarrassment: "I, my fever has not been removed...... I, alas, ......"

"The concubine knew that Lang Jun was worried, and she didn't dare to force it, so she just hoped that Lang Jun would come to see each other often...... Concubines and concubines are born and raised, and they have not been compensated, and they dare not abandon ......"

Hearing the little lady's words, Huan Wen's face became even more unnatural, he nodded to the little lady, glared at the boatman again, and then jumped off the boat. The little lady saw Lang Jun walking away, and there was moisture in her eyes, and she walked a few steps forward, standing on the bow of the boat, her pretty face was full of gloom.

Not long after, the little lady turned her head, and saw that the boatman had set up a bamboo pole tied with a light red cloth strip on the side of the boat, and her face couldn't help but feel more helpless. I, I ......"

"Take a day off? There was no income yesterday, and today is another day off? So can you take a day off and go without eating? ”

Hearing this, a trace of anger flashed on the boatman's face, and he looked in the direction where Huan Wen left, and then saw the haggard on the little girl's face that could not be concealed, after all, his heart was soft, and he stepped forward to help the little girl lift the clothes belt, and said angrily: "Ah Kui, that Huan Jialang is not a good person who can be supported, you don't have much hope." He is only greedy for you to have fun sooner or later, if he really likes you, even if he loses heat, he can not raise my lady, why not see you live by the river......"

"No, it's not! Grandpa, Lang Jun, he is kind-hearted, he is a good person! Although he stayed overnight last night, he didn't touch me, just for fear that the strongman would disturb me again...... He's a gentleman, he's—he's just ......"

"He? He just dislikes that my little lady is just a prostitute, I'm afraid that if he accepts the lady, he will be laughed at! I also dislike that there are too many people in the lady's family, and it is too expensive to adopt! ”

At this point, anger welled up on the boatman's face.

When the little lady heard this, her eyes were already full of tears, and she looked at the grandfather who did not hesitate to poison the snake with resentment: "Lang Jun is good or not, grandpa can't leave me a little thought?" The innocence is gone, and only a little sincerity remains...... How much can you hinder Grandpa? ”

Seeing the little lady staggering into the cabin, the boatman was stunned for a long time, and the anger in his eyes gradually turned to hopeless ashes, and then became hideous again. He flew up and kicked off the bamboo pole with red cloth hanging on the side of the boat, then grabbed a rusty wood knife and strode in the direction of Huan Wen's departure.

Huan Wen left the river, but he was in a bad mood, and walked towards the city with heavy steps.

The little lady by the river is not his new love, but an old acquaintance. This lady's family is a good family living in Danyang, although it was not rich in previous years, but it was also solid. In the early years, Huan's family lived next to Jiankang, and lived next to this lady's family. Young people are always ignorant, and this gentle and lovely little lady represents his beautiful fantasy of the opposite sex throughout his youth.

Seeing each other again after the chaos, things are already wrong, and the young man who was full of vitality in his early years has lost his support, not only bearing a blood feud, but also taking on the entire family business. And the innocent little lady in the past, her home has been destroyed by the war, her father and brother have been damaged, and she has become a prostitute by the river.

The two have no guesses, and they are sad to see each other, but what can Huan Wen do for him? His father died in Guangde, the family business withered, and the family was scattered. Although the imperial court gave his father some gifts, the meager money and food were not enough to support his mother and younger brothers.

The acres of land that were rewarded had to be left to waste because there was no family to cultivate them, and the rice was expensive in the early days, and the daily expenses were barely maintained by relying on a few points of help from the old ones. His own family is already like this, how can he have the spare energy to help others!

When parting, the little lady's forbearance and sadness eyes lingered in his mind, and Huan Wen couldn't help but feel a little more anxious, and even gave birth to a little self-abandonment.

As he walked past a small building, a loud shout from inside came to his ears, where a game of gambling was taking place. It seems that one of them threw Lu Dezhong, and thus cheered loudly.

This kind of idle drama has also been dabbled in by Huan Wen in previous years. However, with the death of his father, the whole family business fell on him, so he was neglected, and he gradually lost his enthusiasm for these pastime games.

But today, he was really bored, and when he heard the sound of excitement in the building like thunder, his heart couldn't help but throb, and he was a little eager to try. Not only do you want to try your luck, but also want to get some gold mining, or you can temporarily solve your urgent needs.

He walked into the building, and as soon as he stepped through the door, his heart was infected by the hot scene in the building. There is a lot of space in this building, and more than a dozen gambling tables are open at the same time, or two or two battles, or three or five duels.

This kind of idle play is popular nowadays, when men, women and children play more. There are more complicated five-wood chess, one hand grabs the five-wood, the two eyes are tightly fixed on the chessboard, and the mouth is called to drink pheasants, just asking for a noble cai to seize the opportunity. But at present, there is no shortage of vulgar idlers in this building, or they dislike the chess move too slowly, only take five wood to throw, five wood is closed, and the winner or loser has been decided, so it is simply neat.

In this kind of gambling idle show, some people are lucky, and then some people are naturally unlucky. Someone threw Lu and Pheasant Guicai one after another, and there was already a pile of won money behind them. There are also people who are unlucky, have frequent miscellaneous picking, gray faces, sweating profusely, and their bodies are unstable and crumbling.

After standing in the corner for a long time, Huan Wen finally didn't come forward to play. First, he doesn't have much gambling money on him, and if he loses once, he may have to drink porridge with his family. Second, he is not good at this, and he can ask for help from friends if he loses in previous years, but now he is down, and he doesn't want to be seen as even more down.

Of course, he didn't think he would win all the way, but so what? Even if you win, you can get a full amount of gambling money, and the common people may get carried away with it. However, why is Huan Yuanzi like this!

After exiting this gambling house, Huan Wen's anxious mood became calmer, and he became more and more firm in his belief that everything is man-made, and the difficulty is only temporary, as long as the rest of his life is still there, there will be no end to it!

Yes, it's not like he's out of the woods. Not long ago, Yu Yi, who was guarding Daye Pass, also sent a message and was willing to help him seek a military position. But because the mourning clothes have not been removed, his father's revenge has not been avenged, and the family has no success, it is difficult for Huan Wen to join the army directly.

He was about to walk away, when suddenly a shout came from behind him: "Huan Lang, please stay!" ”

After hearing this voice, Huan Wen stopped and followed the sound, only to see that the father of Ah Kui Niang, who had just separated, was hurrying from behind. He frowned and said displeasedly: "What's the matter?" ”

The boatman approached, looked at Huan Wen, and after a moment suddenly pulled out the rusty wood knife from his bosom.

"What are you going to do?"

Seeing this, Huan Wen took a small step back, but even if he sank his face, he already had no lack of courage, and recently he was practicing martial arts hard and waiting for an opportunity to take revenge, not to mention a mere boatman, even if three or five thugs were surrounded by weapons, he was not panicked in his heart.

The corners of the boatman's mouth trembled for a moment, and suddenly his knees bent and knelt in front of Huan Wen, and the firewood knife was across his neck. If you are not desperate, how can you endure this cheap karma? Live one more day, look at one more look, and your heart will be like a knife! Duomeng Huan Lang is wrong to love, solve the crisis, wash the stain with blood today, only beg Huan Lang not to abandon each other! ”

As he spoke, the boatman slashed his blade and killed himself.

Huan Wen was staring at what the boatman was going to do, and when he saw this, he was already shocked in his heart, and raised his foot to kick the firewood knife in his hand. Goodbye to the boatman's tears, I can't bear it in my heart. Because of the miserable situation of that Ah Kui lady, he was very cold to his father, but when he saw that the old man petitioned for death, the little mustard in his heart was also gone.

But what could he do in the face of the boatman's appeal? The situation of his family is already bad, and this family also has six or seven children, either disabled or sick, but they always have to eat and drink. Although his family also had acres of land that had been rewarded, it was only a barren hill, and it would not take a few months to reclaim and sow seeds.

Even if there are old friends who can ask for help, how can he be a ...... during his filial piety To beg for help? If others had known, how would they view him?

The boatman froze on the ground, hugged Huan Wen's ankle and cried and pleaded, while Huan Wen looked up at the sky, and his mood became gloomy again.

"Your Excellency is Huan Yuanzi Huan Langjun?"

Suddenly, a slightly surprised voice sounded behind Huan Wen.