Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 658 Opportunity

Song Ying couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is 'Piaosun' the food lost along the way? I was wondering before, what does 'looking for 'Piaosun' mean?"

Chu Dajiang sighed, "Well, I guess so. If a grain ship capsizes, leaks, or gets robbed, the grain lost along the way is called floating loss.

In the past, if grain was lost due to storms, running aground, etc., the responsibility could be exempted after inspection. However, in recent years, the regulations have become increasingly severe, and a lot of grain was already missing when we set out.

If we can't find the reason, we either have to pay for it out of our own pockets or be beaten and sent to jail.

We were forced into a corner and had no choice but to deliberately ram certain civilian ships and put the blame on them."

Chu Dahe quickly added, "We brothers always only ram the boats of wealthy families, and never the boats of poor families.

"I had a feud with the Zhu family before because I mistook their boat for Jiangshan's and rammed it."

Song Ying nodded, feeling that they still had a bottom line. She asked again, "What is a Jiangshan ship?"

"Well..." Chu Dajiang stammered, "I can't say it. Don't pollute your ears."

Dirty ears...

Song Ying thought for a moment, "A prostitute on a painted boat?"

Chu Dajiang was stunned. He didn't expect that she guessed it so quickly. His expression suddenly became extremely embarrassed.

Yuan Qing, on the other hand, was quite calm and explained, "The Jiangshan boat is also known as the Nine Surnames Fishing Boat or the Jiaobai Boat. According to legend, they are the descendants of Chen Youliang's subordinates in the late period of the previous dynasty. They are divided into nine surnames, including Zhang, Chen, Qian, and Lin.

When Chen Youliang lost his battle for power with Emperor Taizu, his subordinates were demoted to lowly status by the emperor, and were forbidden to leave the country forever. They made a living by transporting timber and mountain products, and also recruited prostitutes to accompany them in drinking and singing, to drum up business. It is said that their business also involved some shady activities.

Of course, these are just rumors, and there is no way to verify whether they are true or not."

With this interruption, Chu Dajiang felt less embarrassed and praised, "Mr. Yuan is so knowledgeable and talented that he even knows this."

"It's just what I read in books. It's all just talk. Don't take it seriously. There's no need for General Chu to travel all over the country and gain a wide range of knowledge."

"Where, where..."

Song Ying quickly interrupted: "It's already late, why are you two praising each other? Business is more important."

Chu Dajiang said embarrassedly, "I don't know what to do now."

"Let's continue talking about Mr. Zhu. His boat can pass through the lock. Let's think of a way to get on his boat."

"That won't do. The Zhu family is very deep-seated. I heard that loading and unloading of cargo is always closely monitored." Chu Dajiang paused and said, "In fact, I have always suspected that the Zhu family's merchant ships are secretly transporting shady things, otherwise why would they monitor them so closely."

"That makes sense!" Song Ying clenched his fists. "If we can find out what they're transporting, can we use that as leverage to force Zhu Zhenghong to get us through the gate?"

Chu Dajiang was dumbfounded. "You're too bold! Putting aside whether we can find it or not, if we threaten Zhu Zhenghong, we'll probably end up dead!"

"We need to be bold now and seize every opportunity. We need to set the overall direction and then figure out how to fix the details. If we can't get through the gate and are stuck here forever, we'll be found sooner or later and die without a burial place."

Chu Dajiang thought about it and actually felt that it made sense. If they settled in Nanyang for a short period of time, as long as they kept their mouths shut, they wouldn't be found for a while; but if they stayed there for a long time, they would inevitably interact with people around them, and their secrets would be revealed. It would only be a matter of time before they were found out.

But how can they find out in a short time? There are so many hostile forces of the Zhu family who want to bring down the Zhu family, but they have not found any clues for such a long time, not to mention that they are in such an urgent situation.

After discussing for a while, they had no idea what to do, so they decided to separate and settle down in the city first.

In the next few days, he wandered around the Zhu family, hoping to find an opportunity. It would be best if he could come across their shipment and find a way to get into the cargo box and board the Zhu family's ship quietly.

But for several days, the Zhu family was silent. Not only did they not ship goods, not even a horse-drawn carriage came out. Only the merchants who cooperated with their family came to deliver vegetables and food.

Just when they had lost all confidence, on the morning of the fifth day, the side door of the Zhu family opened and a medicine box was thrown out from inside. The medicinal materials inside were scattered all over the floor, and the blue and white porcelain pulse pillow was shattered all over the floor.

Immediately afterwards, a man was pushed out from inside.

The concierge spat at him fiercely and cursed, "Get out, you quack!"

And then slammed the door!

The man who was pushed out was the doctor who followed the Zhu family's housekeeper at the dock that day.

Song Ying and Yuan Qing looked at each other and saw excitement in each other's eyes.

Someone in the Zhu family fell ill, so they specially invited a famous doctor from far away, but the doctor was unable to cure the disease.

This is an opportunity!

Yuan Qing nodded at her and turned to walk towards the doctor.

The doctor had just staggered to his feet, his gray beard still caked with dust, his face flushed red. He pointed at the Zhu family's vermilion lacquer gate and gritted his teeth, "What a rude family! I've been practicing medicine for thirty years and have never seen such rude people..."

Yuan Qing squatted down, picked up the overturned medicine box and handed it to the doctor, "Uncle, you are a doctor, right? What's wrong with the Zhu family? How could they throw away the doctor's medicine box? It is a sacred object that can cure diseases and save lives."

These words really touched the doctor's heart. He hugged his medicine box and cursed angrily, "That's right. I'm already very old and didn't want to come before. The Zhu family repeatedly asked me to come, and I agreed to go because of the patient's pain.

The decoction has no effect. I admit that my medical skills are not good, but you can't be so rude, right? I am a doctor, not a god. Which doctor in the world dares to guarantee that he can cure a person's illness? It's really unreasonable!

"Uncle, calm down." Yuan Qing comforted him, "It's not worth getting yourself hurt by being angry. I'll help you pick up the herbs."

As he spoke, he squatted down and picked up the scattered herbs on the ground one by one.

The doctor was grateful and praised him, "You are a kind-hearted child. Can you learn to read? I, Li Yitie, am quite famous in Xuzhou Prefecture. If you are willing, you can come to my clinic and work as a medicine boy. With your cleverness, you will learn it sooner or later."

Yuan Qing thought to himself, you must be kidding me. We just met and we don’t know anything about each other, and you can tell that he can study medicine?

Besides, studying medicine requires more than just being smart. You also need talent and the willingness to work hard.

But he was full of surprise: "So you are Li Yitie!"

Li Yitie was surprised: "You know me?"

He is indeed famous in Xuzhou, but as for other places, only people who travel around know him.

This guy looks like an honest farmer, and I've actually heard of him!

Li Yitie stroked his beard and wondered: Has my reputation spread to Teng County? Was it because I cured that Cao Gang man last year?