Be a master through ancient times

"... I kindly asked you to rest on the boat, but you are repaying me like this? Everyone looks like a gentleman, but they act so inappropriately! Now these girls are ruined by you, you say, why? manage?!"

Master Du changed from his smiling face of Maitreya yesterday, and now he has a gloomy face, with an inexplicably frightening smell.While talking, he turned the wrench in his hand, and his eyes swept over the group of people in front of him, as if he was picking a target.

"Master Du, didn't you say that everything here is free?" Some people finally couldn't help it. If they still can't see that this is a trick, then they have lived for so long in vain.

"Hehe, I said that there is no charge for drinks and food, but who would have thought that you would do such a nasty thing? I never said that the girls who sleep with me are free of charge! Now the girls here are being punished by you! The group of people ruined it, if you don't give me an explanation, you don't even think about getting on this boat today!"

Master Du sneered, and the thugs behind him all took a step forward, giving people a sense of silent oppression.

"You... just tell me how to solve it?"

Han Xiucai said, his eyes bypassed Master Du, and looked at Shen Xiucai and Chu Ci behind him, with a trace of anger in his eyes.He thought in his heart that Shen Xiucai and the others deliberately kept it from him because they wanted to see him make a fool of themselves. Otherwise, how would they know that they were going to get off the ship?

Master Du twirled his beard, pondered for a while and said, "How about this, each person pays 20 taels, and today's matter is over. If you can't pay the money, don't blame me for suing you to the Yamen." Sighing, it seems that he has made a big step.

20 taels? !Everyone's eyes widened, their faces full of disbelief.The most they can marry a daughter-in-law here is more than a dozen taels of silver, and this old master Du actually asked for 20 taels of silver, even going to the largest brothel in the provincial capital would not cost that much!

Master Du narrowed his eyes, sneered and said, "It's only 20 taels! If you can't pay, then don't blame me for being rude!"

"But, where will we go to find this money at this hour and a half?" Almost all the people on the boat were scholars and traders, after all, those who could afford the two hundred yuan boat fare were not particularly poor.However, not many people carry that much money with them.

"Then let's keep something as collateral. You can use valuables, or you can use roads to guide your household registration. Don't worry, as soon as the money arrives, these things will be returned to you immediately. I, Du, will not mention anything else for the time being. It's well known." Master Du laughed, his eyes narrowed into a slit, like a fat weasel that has matured.

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Chu Ci witnessed the whole process, and thought it was no wonder that the yellow shopkeeper told them not to board the boat yesterday, so that was the reason.

But he doesn't have sympathy for these people either.They themselves were blinded by wine and sex, and now they can only consider themselves unlucky when they are cheated.As long as they think about their parents, wives and children at home before doing that, they will not be deceived.

Shen Xiucai's face was full of shame. After he was introduced into the guest room by a woman yesterday, that person came to take off his clothes, scaring him so much that he ran away from the boat. He didn't expect to call the other three together, and now they are making them appear in public. It's a sin to be ugly.

His mood was so revealing that Chu Ci could see through it at a glance.He thought about it, and said to him, "Even if you called them yesterday, it's useless, they will only think that you have ruined their good deeds."

Shen Xiucai turned her head in surprise, as if she didn't understand why Chu Ci could see through his thoughts at a glance.

"Don't worry about everything on yourself, won't you be tired if you carry too much?" Chu Ci glanced at him, turned and walked into the cabin.

Shen Xiucai stood there with a complicated expression, not knowing what she was thinking.

In the cabin, the peddler Huang was talking to Chu Ci. He was anxious when he saw the two guests boarding the boat yesterday.But they came back after the second watch, and the yellow shopkeeper was relieved.

"Thank you, Brother Huang, for your reminder. I just don't know, how did you know that you don't want to board the boat? If Brother Huang hadn't said that, I'm afraid the two of us would have fallen for it too." Chu Ci said happily.

The yellow shopkeeper muttered a few times, trying to tell a lie, but seeing Chu Ci's sincere face, he was really embarrassed, so he went all out, "Because this boat belongs to my eldest sister and brother-in-law, and I have been traveling with them to and fro business all the year round. The flower boat did this a few years ago." He was a little ashamed, because in a way, they were also the accomplices of the flower boat.

Chu Ci nodded, so it turned out that they were siblings, no wonder the boat lady would rather offend the guests and wait for the peddler to go back together.

"What kind of boat is a flower boat?"

"That's what we call it," Huang said. "That boat goes out to sea every few days, and the girls on the boat are all in the flesh business, just like those in the flower house."

"Here, did he deliberately trick me into waiting to get on the boat yesterday?" Chu Ci's eyes widened, his expression very exaggerated.

"Yeah!" the yellow peddler nodded, "Those of us who are in the boating business have to dock here every night to wait for them to come over. If anyone violates their orders, we will not be allowed to hang out on the pier. Everyone They are the ones who eat this food, so I dare not offend them, so I can only remind the guests secretly. But some guests, even if they remind them, it is useless. In addition, they have to pay a parking tax of five taels of silver every month when they go to the pier , if there are fewer customers in a stormy month, you have to pay them back."

"Are they acting so recklessly? Aren't they afraid of the government?" Chu Ci asked in bewilderment.

"What's the use of the government? It's not that no one has said it, but the government said that the affairs on the sea are not in their control, and they sent people to the navy's office. The people in the navy's office also said that they only patrol the sea, and the things on the dock It’s not under their control. They came and went, the complaint was not filed, but those people got the news, a group of people had their legs broken, and now they can’t even sail the boat.”

The yellow peddler's eyes were reddish, apart from his anger at the government's inaction, he was also saddened by the death of a rabbit and a fox.In the face of these powers, how can ordinary people have the ability to resist?

Chu Ci fell silent, he was very angry, he didn't expect these bullies to be so powerful!What made him most angry was the government's inaction.The officials in Nanfu Province are so filthy, and the officials are so stupid, if the emperor sent his officials to inspect the censors, it would be great, he would definitely kick all these mediocre officials off their horses!

The atmosphere in the cabin was gloomy, and the hull shook a little shortly after, and the boat started again.Outside the cabin, Han Xiucai and two other scholars were arguing with the boat lady, saying that it was a black ship, and they would go to the government to sue them when they landed. .

The yellow peddler opened the curtain and ran out, shouting, "How can you be blackmailed if you are doing your own thing? Mr. Chu and Mr. Shen also boarded the boat yesterday, so you stay on the boat to rest and sleep with the girl." , who can I blame for being greedy and lustful?"

Han Xiucai was speechless, blushing and pointing at the yellow shopkeeper, and it took a long time before he said, "Shameless villain, wait for the government!" After cursing, he stormed into the cabin.

The other two followed in, and Shen Xiucai cupped his hands at the boat lady and the others, and also entered the cabin.

As soon as he came in, Han Xiucai had a place to vent his anger. He scolded Shen Xiucai one by one as "scumbag" and "hypocrite", as if Shen Xiucai had put him on the flower boat to rest yesterday.

Shen Xiucai lowered his head and let him insult him, but what Chu Ci said to him before kept ringing in his heart.Is it true that he has been treating people with sincerity all along?

No one could help him answer his doubts, and he didn't even think about it until he got off the boat.

After Chu Ci got off the boat, he was going to call a carriage to take them to the Department of Education. He had to solve the purpose of coming before he could do anything else.

When he came to the provincial capital for the handover last time, he had been to the Tixue Division and had a conversation with Zhengtixue Master Du Yu. He thought Master Du was pretty good, but he didn't know why he was in such a hurry to call him this time?

The pier here is still three hours away from the provincial capital. I'm afraid it will be noon when they arrive. Chu Ci and the others didn't eat anything in the morning, so Chang Xiao went to buy a few sesame seed cakes while waiting for the carriage to come.

After the groom came over, he graciously helped them carry their burdens, and put down the pedals so that they could easily climb up.

The carriage started to run slowly. At the beginning, the surroundings were noisy, but after about a quarter of an hour, the surroundings gradually became quiet.

Chang Xiao handed a sesame seed cake to Chu Ci, and took one himself, tearing and eating it slowly.Chu Cishi took two mouthfuls without taste, and then put the rest back into the oil paper.

Facing Chang Xiao's worried eyes, Chu Ci smiled and said, "I'm a little dizzy, and I'll be fine by resting for a while. When I enter the city later, if I haven't woken up, you can wake me up again."

After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes and kept thinking of countermeasures.For some things, it's fine if he doesn't encounter them, but once they do, he can't ignore them...

"Master, we've entered the provincial capital, and two streets away is the Tixue Office." Chang Xiao pushed Chuci carefully.

Chu Ci opened his eyes, his eyes were so clear that he didn't look like someone who just woke up.In fact, he did not take a break. During the past few hours, he has been constantly predicting the development of things and overthrowing his own thoughts in his mind. During this process, his mind became more and more awake, and he did not feel sleepy at all.

After getting out of the car and crossing the street, you will find the Tixue Office in front of you. Chuci stepped forward and said politely to the porter, "I am the Tixue Chuci from the Zhangzhou Prefecture. I would be very grateful to go in and report."

"Lord Du?" The concierge frowned, "Lord Du has been back to Ding You for more than a month, and you don't know about it?"

Chu Ci was stunned. Now, in order not to delay the important affairs of the court, Ding You’s period has passed from month to year. Usually, it takes three years to guard, but now officials only need to guard for three months before they can return to their posts. It will take two months to come back.

Could it be that he has to wait here for two months?Chu Ci thought about it carefully, no, there is more than one Zhengti student in Southern Fujian Province, so there is another person who asked him to go to the provincial capital immediately, and it is likely to be Master Qi Luzhi.

"Since Mr. Du and Ding You are at home, my little brother will inform Mr. Qi for me, and say that Chu Ci from Zhangzhou Prefecture is coming to see you."

The concierge and the other one looked at each other, and said, "Master Qi is not in the yamen at the moment, you can come back another day."

"It's not Xiu Mu today, if Master Qi is not in the Yamen, where would he be?" Chu Ci suppressed his anger, why are these officials so unreliable!

"Why do you allow me to spy on your lord's whereabouts? If you don't believe me, you can wait here and see when your lord will come out, okay?" The porter was also a little helpless.

The atmosphere on both sides was tense, and suddenly a question came from inside, "What's the matter?"

The speaker was a middle-aged man with a decent appearance, with a thin body and a little beard.

"Master Meng, Chu Ti School in Zhangzhou Prefecture came to see Lord Qi, but Lord Qi is not in the yamen, so we have nothing to do."

A look of eagerness flashed in the eyes of Mr. Meng, and he said after hearing the words, "Then you can't keep people outside! Mr. Chu and the subordinates go in and wait. Mr. Qi will go back to the yamen later."

Chu Ci looked at the enthusiasm in the eyes of Mr. Meng, and he was very puzzled. He didn't remember that he had made friends with Mr. Meng when he came here last time.

Master Meng seemed to be aware of Chu Ci's thoughts, and said softly when he approached, "Master Chu, Zhuo Jing's surname is Fang, and he is from Xijiang Province."