Spring Forest Evening

Although Nanny Shen had doubts, just like she was ordered to open a small corner door on the wall facing the street by Shangyun Pool, she chose to just do things and not ask too many questions, but she never thought that water is easy to find. There is also a river that runs through the whole city, relying on water for drinking, and the common people on both sides of the river try their best to make a living from this river.

The most common ones are fishing and cargo transportation, but the river varies in width and depth, so the water surface on the side of Liuhu Lake is open and the current is gentle, so compared to rowing on Liuhu Lake, it is an enviable job Whether it is fishing or transporting goods, although the labor is the same, the money earned is different.

But being a boatman isn’t something that everyone can get. It depends on whether the masters behind the cruise ships want you. You must be in good health, decent-looking, have a loud voice, and be able to solicit business. It would be even better if I could sing a few lines to people by the way.

In this way, some poor families, although they are good at water, see that they have no means of living, so they have to do jobs that others don't want to do and can't do, for example-

salvage.

There are many types of salvage work. For example, there are many tourists in Liuhu Lake all year round. Young masters and ladies, literati and elegant guests, as well as tourists from outside the capital, boarded a boat to tour the lake. It is inevitable that there will always be items on the body falling into the water.

So some people do this kind of salvage work all year round. They set up a stall by the willow lake and even hang a sign on a certain willow tree. If you can't get it, there is no way. If you get something, you can add money to see how valuable it is.

Some of them did it quietly by themselves. After all, who knows what valuable items were caught?Although it may not be possible to get something valuable every time, but in case something good is caught, it will allow the whole family to live a good life for a while.

This kind of salvage work, if the weather is warm like now, it is not too hard except for the sun. Of course, there are still risks, but after the Mid-Autumn Festival in a year, the weather starts to change. When it gets cold, this job becomes a risky and hard job. There are even a few literati who choose the severe cold weather like snow to visit the lake, and even write poems and paint on the lake. Shen, if you lose a valuable jade pendant and ask someone to go into the water to salvage it, you have to grit your teeth and be full of ginger soup before you dare to go into the water.

Therefore, those who do these salvage work have to change into a water tank before entering the water. Not to mention the lower risk, they can swim faster and for a longer time underwater, and at the same time can protect their bodies from being dropped by the bottom for many years. Cut by various objects such as swords and other sharp instruments, and the water is mostly made of fish skin, the surface is smooth and warm.

Of course, although most of them are made of fish skin, there are also different materials. For example, the water made of shark skin passed from the southeast coast is expensive, but it is really easy to use. It is said that a certain person controls the salvage of Liuhu Lake. There is such a thing as a big guy in the business, but after years of hard work, he can be considered a small achievement, and now he doesn't need to go into the water himself, so the shark skin water tank has become a treasure at the bottom of the box.

These circumstances were provided by Mu Yun. At that time, he brought the water he bought to Shen Fu. Because he thought that his lord just wanted to know that the group of people on Zhongnan Road had been practicing in the pool and didn't know what to do, so he just He bought a cheap water bottle and showed it to Shen Fu, just in time to see Nanny Shen was there, in front of the two of them, Mu Yun told all these things that he learned by the way.

Shen Momo asked him after listening: "Then... Mammy is a little curious, is this kind of water is prepared for men? Are there any women who know water? Where can they buy water?" Before I went to two shops selling underwater supplies in the capital, but they both said no.

Mu Yun was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect that Nanny Shen would ask such a question, but after thinking about it, she felt normal, Nanny has been in the backyard of the palace, how could she know the hardships of the common people outside, the salvage work is very difficult. It's not something a woman can do, so I explained to her with a smile:

"Water depends on men and women, that is to say, there are some differences in materials, but most of the people who buy water are ordinary people. They are just a tool for making a living, just like the one we have now, and the materials in that shop are all the same. I saw that the size and workmanship were similar, and there were only two or three pieces in total, and they were all dusty, so not many people came to buy them."

"So the situation of relying on water, I think, firstly, it is rare for women to know water, and secondly, even if they know water, they are not likely to make a living on it. There is no need to buy water to rely on. We have nothing more than a river here. There is a willow lake on the river, unlike the southeast coast, I heard that there are fisher girls who go out to sea to salvage shells and collect pearls for a living. The side may be different, after all, there are many rivers and rivers there, there should be smaller size or better quality water tanks, which can be suitable for women's home use."

So it turned out that Shen Fu took a look at Shen Fu, who was also listening seriously, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that she couldn't be regarded as a failure of her errand, but she didn't ask the right question at the time. When she entered the door, she asked if there was a girl wearing a There are not many shops selling water in the capital. Now that I think about it, the shopkeeper must have seen that he disliked the so-called men's water that he brought out, so he simply said that he didn't have it, trying to save trouble, anyway There are not many items in total, and they can't make much money. The shops that sell water don't make a living from it, but you can find anything related to water from them.

Shen Fu was also a little surprised when he heard this, so after looking at the ordinary water chair Mu Yun bought, he decided to write a letter to Uncle He who was far away in Zhongnan Road, asking him to help him buy another big one. One small or two pieces, and specifically asked to buy ones with good materials, light weight, and easy to keep warm.

Sure enough, the situation on Zhongnan Road was indeed different. A few days later, Shen Fu received a letter from Uncle He, saying that he had found a shop, and the other party promised to send him two pieces when he went to the southeast coast to buy goods. The shark skin material depends on the water, but it will have to wait for some time.

Afterwards, Uncle He happily said in the letter that because he went to find Shuikou, he had an unexpected harvest:

"Shark skin water is very valuable, so the shopkeeper came out to receive us in person, and kindly led us into a separate room to make tea and pour water for reception. The shopkeeper in the middle mentioned it unintentionally, saying Xu It’s because the weather is getting warmer, and the business is pretty good these days. There was a man who looked quite gentle before, and he came with a strong man. The two spent a lot of money and bought a lot of underwater items. No, but the two of them came prepared, gave the blueprints a deposit and told them to do it first, and said there is no rush."

"As soon as I heard it, I felt that the two people were likely to be the man surnamed He and the boatman, so I pretended to be curious and asked what the other party had bought, and the shopkeeper described it to me, and listened carefully. , These are some large iron hooks, iron spears and the like. Unfortunately, the shopkeeper is for business, so he didn't ask them what they are used for. Naturally, I don't want to ask too many questions. I just paid a deposit and waited for him to send someone Notify when the water will arrive, and send someone to watch outside the shop."

Shen Fu later informed Zhou Heng of the content of Uncle He's letter, and also told her his thoughts: "At first, Uncle He and I thought that these people were going to make trouble in the South Central Road. The news of the bandits, when the governor's mansion will clear up the bandits, they will be rewarded by going to Beijing, maybe..."

"But having said that, it is indeed a credit to clear up the water bandits, but on the other hand, these water bandits caused troubles on the territory of Zhongnan Road. It is said that the Governor's Mansion is not well managed. For the face of the three princesses, it would be good if the merits and demerits can be offset, and the emperor will not specially summon people to Beijing to reward for this."

Speaking of this, Shen Fu wanted to ask Zhou Heng for his opinion, but the first thing the other party said was: "Hey, tell me, who are the 'we' that Uncle He mentioned in the letter?"

"us"?Shen Fu was taken aback, which "we"?Did you mention Ah Heng and yourself?

"The one who went to buy water with Uncle He." Zhou Heng raised his eyebrows, blinked his eyes, and raised his chin. He moved closer to Shen Fu who was in a daze, and said mysteriously: "I I think it should be Mrs. Peng."

So?Shen Fu didn't know what Zhou Heng was thinking at all, so he chose not to speak very carefully, and asked her what she meant with a wink, but he didn't avoid it. There was a vague fragrance in the air, maybe it was the incense on the clothes Well, it smells very good.

Then he took another look at the other party without any trace. People with fair skin look good in any color of dress, and I don't know whether it was prepared for her by Shen Momo or Chun Yu, but the dress on her now looks a bit dull grass green , the most picky, but Ah Heng's clothes are very attractive.

"Oh, let's not talk about this for now!" Zhou Heng saw him contemplating, thinking that he was still trying to think about his own problems, forget it, it's better to go back and gossip with Chun Yu about this kind of thing, the man didn't expect to go there, Can't continue the discussion.

In fact, many times, the situation started with this change of address. That Aunt Peng said that she would go back to Zhongnan Road to help Uncle He. She left in such a hurry, she must have missed her as a junior, and Uncle He, When I was in Zhongnan Dao before, I could say that I had a lot of respect for this senior sister, so I wouldn't mention "we" so casually.

But if it wasn't Mrs. Peng, Zhou Heng thought about it again. Chenfeng had met him two days ago, and he didn't go to Zhongnan Road to meet his master. Calling "we", no matter how I think about it, I think it should be Mrs. Peng.

However, this matter cannot be rushed, nor can it be rushed, and judging from the current situation, this matter is indeed not enough to make Shen Fu care, so Zhou Heng continued to talk about the previous topic:

"Even if those people want to be water bandits, it doesn't feel like they need to make such a big move. I have been to the Taohua River. Although the downstream is not known how wide it is, if you want to rob, don't you just need to board a boat and rob them before leaving quickly? Iron Hook , iron spears, still need to be made to order, how do you feel that they are going to cause a tragedy of shipwreck and death? These people are too perverted!"