Chapter 1037 Who is knocking on the door?
"We have food on the boat. What are you buying these dry food for?
The waterway is heavy, and even in the winter city, steamed buns will become moldy even if they can’t be stored for a few days.
Every time we rely on a dock, we will send people to buy it to ensure it is fresh.”
Moyu seemed a little embarrassed, "Don't blame me, this guy, we also know that the things on the boat are fresher, but the prices are much higher. We are really not well-off and have to keep the money on the boat. We really can't afford to eat the food on the boat."
The boatman frowned and looked disgusted, "You still take a boat that is so far away without money. Are you going to Lancheng, right?"
If you don’t have enough money, don’t go so far. You can’t eat Lancheng at all, but you have to consider it. There is no time to get off the boat and buy it.
Also, once the steamed buns become moldy and have hair, you can’t eat them anymore, otherwise you won’t care if you eat them badly.”
“Yes, yes, yes, don’t worry, we will pay attention.
When the dry food is finished, as long as you can squeeze out money, you will definitely buy things on the boat and will not make things difficult for the boatman."
“It’s almost the same.”
The boatman's face finally looked a little better, and he said, "The wife of the Interior we are waiting for hasn't arrived yet. You can get on the boat first, but the innermost cabin cannot be entered. That is a good place for the wife of the Interior. You can choose two small cabins! Anyway, there is not much money, and you can't afford to live in the large cabin."
Moyu nodded and bowed again, then supported Bai Heran, Luo Xiu carried Jun Mulin on his back, and the four of them got on the boat.
When he arrived on the boat, the boatman was allocating the cabin. He weighed the money he handed over by Moyu, then looked at the four of them, and curled his lips and said, "You four are two men and two women, but this amount of money is only enough to rent a small cabin. How can you four live there?"
The four of them were a little embarrassed, and Bai Heran took the initiative to ask the shipman: "We have inquired before, is it enough to rent two small cabins for these silver?
Why can you only rent one now?"
“That was the price before, but when is it now?
It's winter now, and the New Year is still celebrating! It's good to have a boat ride at this time, how can it be the same price as usual?
You guys will discuss it yourself, should you spend some money to rent two rooms, or should you squeeze in with four people?"
The boatman said while looking at the four of them, and finally his eyes fell on Jun Mulin's legs, "There is still a difficult leg and foot. One room must not be enough to live in. If you want to spend money, you will have to spend two rooms.
But in fact, there should be three rooms, one room for couples, and how can one live with a man and a woman?
It looks like a servant, why don’t you squeeze it?”
Moyu lowered his head, blushed slightly, Luo Xiu's expression was not very natural.
Bai Heran sighed, "We definitely can't afford to rent three rooms. If it really doesn't work, I will live in one room with my maid, so the master will follow you and live in one room!"
Jun Mulin was also a little embarrassed and asked her: "But Madam, is our money enough to rent two cabins?"
Bai Heran shook his head, "It's not enough, but Master, don't worry, there must be a road before the car arrives at the mountain. We have to go back to our hometown no matter what."
After saying that, she raised her hand and tinked it on her ears, and took off the two earrings.
After thinking about it, he took off a jade bracelet on his wrist and handed it to the boatman, "Brother, see, can these things be worth a cabin?
We really don’t have silver on us. The earrings are silver. They were given to me by my hometown last year.
Although the earrings are light in weight, they still have styles, so they can be sold at a good price.
There is also this bracelet. Although it is not a Minggui jade type, it has a very good quality. The two are enough to rent a cabin together.
Brother, you are so kind, you are so kind."
The boatman took the thing over, weighed it in his hand, and carefully tested the quality. Seeing that it was indeed a medium-sized material as she said, he smiled and said, "Okay, no problem, things can be exchanged for money! Who can't get any difficulties when going out? In this way, you two cabins opposite the door are very close to the large cabin where the innermost lady lives. The value of those two cabins is only a lot more than these things, and you won't lose money.
I will send you two more pots of tea every day. If you need hot water or something, you can also come to me.
My name is Pingzi, and I am responsible for delivering things to each cabin on the boat.”
The four of them thanked him quickly, and Moyu said a lot of good things, then said goodbye to Pingzi and walked into the cabin.
The boat was very big. Baiheran counted it and there were twelve inner cabins inside. In addition, there was a concentrated area, which was placed with chairs, which were used to provide passengers who could not even afford the money to house the cabin.
The innermost room is the largest, and it is said to be left for the wife of the official. I think it has also cost a lot of money. Besides, the official must be quite famous in Zhangjia Town, otherwise the boatman would not have been able to drive the boat at night just to wait for their family to get the boat.
The rooms assigned were actually very small, with two small beds in each room, which was almost enough to sleep with one person.
The rest of the place is only enough to put a table and a chair, and then there is a narrow aisle, without any other space.
Bai Heran thought that it would be good to have such a boat in this era. It was not a royal trip or a luxurious boat that only high-ranking officials could afford. Ordinary people would be content with having such a boat! They are now playing roles. If they don’t reveal any flaws, they have to carefully look at the details.
For example, just having a separate conversation with two ship workers is a part of role-playing.
She is not really poor, on the contrary, she is still very wealthy. The reason why she does this is to give those who are secretly following her a chance to judge and allow the other party to analyze their identities through these two rounds of dialogue.
Therefore, bargaining should be made natural, and selling miserable things should be made to everyone believe.
Who would have thought that the dignified Prince Dong Qin and Princess Tianci would have been struggling with the boatman for a long time for a few taels of money?
Who would have thought that in order to live in an extra cabin, she could sell both earrings and jade bracelets?
Also, she firmly believed that the person who followed secretly would definitely get the earrings and bracelets to inspect the goods. She hoped that the other party would test them, because those two things were indeed not good things, and they were bought casually on the street. Although she also spent a few taels of silver, compared with her identity as Princess Tianci, it was too unappreciable.
She wouldn't even look at such things at all, but who would have thought that this time she would wear them on her ears and wrists.
This is the details. Of course, for a long time today, this detail will have to be displayed more times before it will not be suspected.
There were only two rooms, and she and Moyu were in the same room, and Luo Xiu and Jun Mulin were sleeping.
The two said goodbye at the door of the room. Bai Heran repeatedly told Luo Xiu to take good care of the master, and then took Moyu back to his room.
The moment the door closed, the two of them changed their mediocre appearance before. They flashed sharp light at the same time. They stood down against the cabin door, holding their breath, and listening carefully to the movement outside.
Some people have boarded the boat one after another, some have heavy steps, some have light steps, some are young and middle-aged, some are elderly and children.
They heard the cry of children, the mother was coaxing, the father was scolding, and they also heard someone bringing wine. The lid of the jar was not covered tightly and spilled all over the floor.
The aroma of wine immediately filled the cabin. It was not a good wine, but it had never been mixed with water.
Soon, the noise gradually stopped, and someone whispered: "Mrs. Yuanwai got on the boat."
Sure enough, the steps he came on board were relatively dignified and steady, and he was not walking alone, but walking to the innermost cabin with a few servants.
When passing Baiheran's room, Baiheran smelled a faint fragrance of osmanthus from the not-so-fixed crack in the cabin. It was supposed to be the wife of the outsider who liked this fragrance, and her clothes smelled of osmanthus.
As Mrs. Yuanwai boarded the ship, no one was on board. Soon, he heard a shout from the boatman, and the hull shook vigorously and officially set sail.
"Miss, sit for a while!"
Moyu whispered, "No one is staring at us for the time being. Those people either haven't gotten on the boat or are not living next to our cabin. We can breathe a sigh of relief for the time being."
Bai Heran straightened his waist and said helplessly: "You can't be careless, you have to pay more attention.
Also, just keep calling me a wife, so as to avoid any mischief from being heard by someone again.”
"Yes, I remember, madam."
Moyu helped her sit on the small bed, and frowned again as soon as she sat down, "This bed is too hard, and the mattress is so thin, how can people live?"
She said as she lifted the mattress open. Sure enough, the mattress was not as thick as her fingers, and the bed board was directly below.
Let’s look at the only quilt on each bed. It is thick and thick, but it is very damp and sticky to the touch. Not only can it prevent the cold, but it really covers the sleeping area.
Mo Yu was really worried, "Madam, what should we do? We have to walk from Zhangjia Town to Lancheng for at least one month. We can still fool around in a day or two, and we can only spend three or five days. But in more than a month, how can we sleep with this bedding?"
Moyu has never had such a difficult life. Although he has always been a slave, he also does things for wealthy families.
The wealthy families pay attention to the fact that slaves have to support the house, so their food, clothing and consumption are excellent.
Now that I have money but have to pretend to be poor, I only then did I realize that the life of the poor is so difficult.
She is not afraid of hardship, but what should her lady do?
Bai Heran saw Moyu's thoughts and waved his hand, "I don't care so much, I'll just rest in a place.
The quilt is no longer covered. When I went out, I was afraid of the cold on the road. I brought a lot of pills to drive away the cold and make you feel hot. I will give you a few pills after taking them for at least seven to ten days, which is enough to reach Lancheng."
Moyu was relieved, "This is the best. I am afraid that the lady will suffer too much. I am fine. It's just a month. I'll just be able to stand up and get over."
She wanted to say something else, but suddenly stopped talking, and Bai Heran raised his eyebrows.
Chapter completed!