061 Pier

The whole area of the dock is a place where the Eight Immortals cross the sea and show their magical power. Those who set up stalls have good mouths that can bring the dead to life, and those who sell art also have higher skills than elsewhere.

Among them, there are also women dressed in gorgeous clothes, like butterflies, carrying handkerchiefs in the pile of men. Xie Wan knows that these are the kiln sisters in the kilns with colorful signs along the river. Most of them are the girls of the northern class. Because of the lack of cultural literacy, compared with the talented and beautiful You have to look a lot.

But these people are not ordinary people. There are few children in your pocket. If you flirt rashly, the turtle slaves with good skills hidden in the crowd will rush up and beat you to death.

There are also many people who play fairy jumping. There are often people who think that if they have a few money in their pockets, they can hold the beauty for a lifetime, but as a result, they are out of money and will be violently blackmailed. Whether this is true or not depends on whether you have the ability to distinguish, or whether you have the luck to meet the real thing.

However, I heard that the kilns along the river are also standardized now. Those who are serious about doing business have unliteratened rules at the beginning, so that people who are used to the wind and moon can see through the truth at a glance, so as to avoid the group of people who play fairy jumping disturb the market. But it's not clear what it is, but the atmosphere should be much better.

In addition to these, there are not many other good women. There are also opera troupes that help the countryside, or those who drag their families to sell their skills. There are also women who come to sell melon seeds and peanuts with baskets.

Most of the shuttles are short-dressed men, five or three thick, with a tough look. Many of them are used to the world at first glance.

There are also some weaker ones, which should be boatmen or laborers. Most of them are in groups, staring at the buttocks of the women passing by, laughing and swearing. Although most of them are also poor people, because they are dependent on the Cao Gang to live, these efforts have gradually formed a team similar to local hooligans, and lost the original authenticity of the people at the bottom.

So when they saw that the weak and powerless people would bully, and when they saw the person with colorful flags in their hands, or the people with a dragon head-shaped waist card on their waist, they immediately looked solemn again.

People who are well-dressed and have nothing special are often merchants who come to pick up food. These people have become the primary target of extortion by hooligans.

The people in the Cao Gang are actually not obvious. Although the person with the dragon head tag on her waist obviously indicates that he is the person in the gang, he is only the low-level leader in charge of the gang on the dock. Xie Wan can't name it, but along the way, she can always rely on the convenience of children not being noticed by people His eyes shuttled around.

The Cao Gang is responsible for the transportation of the whole Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and it is also a semi-official gang. Not to mention how wide their sphere of influence is, it is only said that the wharf is mixed with fish and dragons. The gangs do not seem to be good, but they are in peace with each other. This

Xie Wan has no intention to deal with the helmsman of Cao. She just needs someone who can connect her to the gang, take over her business, and then deliver food safely for her.

She watched the juggling with Luo Sheng and others, watched the Jianghu people selling art, and gave a few money to the little beggar, so she walked in front of the stall of the trap.

Along the way, she noticed that someone in the crowd was patrolling the whole dock, but she didn't know that she had fallen into the gaze of others.

In a row of two-story wooden buildings on the left side of the dock, there are eyes in the window, staring at her with her hands and looking at Shen Tian holding a few rattan dolls.

"Who is she?"

Someone next to

replied, "It seems to be a merchant who comes to Beijing to do business. The old man is her father. Next to her is her brother.

"Mshangers?" The gloomy eyes narrowed, "Generally, when girls see these low-class scenes, which one is so scared that they shrink their hands and feet to go back? Look at her, she didn't even move her eyebrows from beginning to end. This determination is difficult for ordinary men to have.

"Look again, didn't the people around her protect her in the middle? And the father you said had to ask her in a low voice every time he did anything, with a humble and respectful look. Is there such a low father in the world?

When the people next to him heard the words, they were speechless immediately.

He hummed, turned the iron ball in his hand, and looked out of the window. Let's explore again. It's the end of the year. Don't be the unannounced visit sent by the Protector.

Hearing this, the people next to him immediately waved to several people and quietly went downstairs.

Shen Tian threw ten circles and was trapped by a big red porcelain golden boy and a porcelain wax gourd. Luo Ju only put on a fox-shaped porcelain spoon.

Both of them gave their trophies to Xie Wan, who was watching the battle with his sleeves on the sidelines.

Luo Sheng looked around and said, "Is it time to go back? It's getting late."

Xie Wan also almost saw it. With this intention, he asked Shen Tian to take a hand of porcelain and turned around to go back home.

After just a few steps, a palm-sized thing suddenly fell in front of his heels. Xie Wan avoided it and trampled it under his feet.

She didn't have time to bow her head. There were four or five tall men in front of her. The leading beard was wearing a very exquisite slanted collar brocade robe, with tight cuffs and staring at her.

Luo Sheng and others immediately protected her in the middle and exuded a sense of tension that could be easily felt all over.

The people of the Cao Gang. These words suddenly came to her mind.

But what did the people of the Cao Gang ask her for?

She quickly turned around her mind and found that the people around her did not pay much attention to them. The people who have been living in the dock all year round are the people who know the Cao Gang best. Since they are indifferent, it seems that the difficult intention of this group of people is not very obvious.

She has never interacted with people in the gang, and she doesn't know their behavior. She can only guess their intentions from these references.

She smiled with a whig.

The beard did not move.

She bent down and picked up the dragon head under her feet.

"What a beautiful brand, but it's a pity that it got dirty. I'm really sorry." She took out the silk, carefully wiped it clean, and then handed it out with both hands. "Uncle, I'm sorry."

Her bright smile was a little apologetic, as if she had done something wrong to please the adult's child.

And she is a child...

Seeing her like this, her frown moved invisibly.

It's the end of the year, and no one wants to have an accident. He just wanted to scare her and let her show a little flaw to see if she was a protector of the country, but he didn't expect that she was heartless, just like never knowing that there would be something like death in the world.

If it was a 17- or 18-year-old girl, he would have asked someone to throw her into the river.

If it was a boy about the same age as her, he would also throw him on the boat to carry food for a few days.

Although the Protector can't afford to offend, those who don't know don't offend. The master said that as long as there is no one dead, don't be afraid.

But she is a young girl, and she looks very innocent.

The beard doesn't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish jade, but let him torture a little girl, and he will also make his peers despise.

"Uncle?"

Xie Wan turned his head, shouted coquettishly, and stretched out his hand a little.

He recovered his beard and stared at her with her eyes wide open.

He has a little weight on the dock. When ordinary people see him, they have to avoid the road even if they don't respect the "seventh master". She was so unavoidable that she looked really not afraid. Moreover, she didn't look particularly surprised when she saw him. Maybe she didn't even know who he was. If she has a ghost in her heart, how can she not be afraid of him?

Forget it, he still has to fool around in the world. If it spreads out and someone stabbs his boat, he won't have to stay in the help for the rest of his life.

He stared at her, reached for the sign, and strode away.

There was a sound of exhalation around, and Luo Sheng and others were so scared that they almost fainted.

"Girl, let's go!"

Xie Wan was held by them out of the dock, and the heart that came to his throat gradually fell back into his stomach.

It's not that she's not afraid, she just guessed the situation and bet that they didn't dare to cause trouble at this time.

The end of the year is not only the time for the officials to assess their official performance, but also the critical moment for the operation of the next year. They will not make it too difficult for her at this time. Although I don't know why I was targeted by them, I was shocked in the end. If they really started, they would have no power to fight back, which was very unfavorable.

She had something in her heart, and she went back to the noodle restaurant to get in the car before she gradually found her mind.

The beard returned to the wooden building and clearly stated the passage.

"It should be just a curious little girl, and I can't see anything wrong. Moreover, even if the Duke of Protector wants to send someone to make an unannounced visit, he will not send a little girl to come here.

There was a soft sneer in the dark of the room, and then the window was opened with one hand, and the sun shone on an angular and handsome face.

"He has been guarding the border for many years and has been familiar with military tactics. What tricks can't be used?" After saying that, he pulled up the window again: "I have to go back to my house. You can stare at where they have gone. If there is nothing suspicious, you don't have to come back to me."

The beard was ordered to go downstairs.

Xie Wan returned to the inn. After using a bowl of hot soup under the service of Yuxue, he kept Luo Sheng and his son and Wu Xingshentian.

"I paid attention to it today and found that the management near the Jishuitan was in an orderly manner. Originally, I thought it was managed by the people of the Cao Gang, but later I thought it was not. However, there are officers and soldiers stationed everywhere in the wharf and river port. How come this Jishuitan, as an important place I know that there is someone in charge of the court. Do you know who it is now?

Because she had never thought about this in her previous life, she did not pay attention to the information in this regard, and now she knows that there is a lack of information. RS