Chapter 514: Become a qualified freeloader
When he woke up, he felt refreshed. Gui Ge'er grinned and made a big pot of herbal tea while there was still time.
The scholar looked at Sun Shan in surprise.
Sun Shan drank it in one gulp, and broke out in a sweat again. He asked, "Would you like to drink it?"
Drink, of course! As a Cantonese, why not drink?
But Lu Yuming refused to drink it. He quickly shook his head and said, "It's too hard to drink. It makes me sick. I can't stand it."
As soon as these words came out, they were despised by everyone.
After drinking the herbal tea, Manager Chen arranged for everyone to take the bus.
The vehicles in the caravan were mainly mule-drawn, with horse-drawn and donkey-drawn carts in between.
As for the ox cart, I didn't see it.
Chen Mibo rolled his eyes as he was riding in the car, which was shaking back and forth.
Sun Shan was shocked when he saw his appearance and asked, "Brother Chen, are you okay?"
He looked like he wanted to vomit but couldn't, wanted to die but couldn't, like he was having a seizure. It was scary to watch.
Chen Mibo held onto the carriage, shook his head very slowly and said, "I'm fine, don't bother with me."
Sun Shan understood. He was already feeling uncomfortable, so he didn't want to speak any more.
Judging from his appearance, Sun Shan was afraid that he would not be able to hold on until he reached the capital.
We have only walked a short distance now, and there is still a long way to go.
Walk from morning to noon, stop at a precise place to rest for a while, eat a meal, drink a cup of tea, and then continue on the road
Starting from Guangzhou Prefecture, we went to Zhangzhou Prefecture Wharf to load and unload goods, continued north to Nanxiong, and after leaving Meiguan, we took a bus to Nan'an Town.
There were many checkpoints along the way where taxes were collected.
However, since the Chen family was traveling with the Juren master this time, they had the Juren master's "postal token" (equivalent to the admission ticket), and they collected much less taxes along the way.
Therefore, if conditions permit, ordinary businessmen like to travel with scholars of status, so that they can pay less taxes.
After another hour's walk, we arrived at Dongshan Wharf in Nan'an Town.
Sun Shan and his companions stopped again to rest and would take a boat to continue heading north tomorrow.
Nan'an Dongshan Wharf is located in the east of Dayu County, Yuzhang Province, on the bank of Zhangjiang River.
This wharf is surrounded by water on the east, south and north, with a wide river surface and superior terrain. It is located on the ancient Dayuling Post Road and is one of the important wharves heading north.
Sun Shan led Gui Ge'er and Sun Dingnan to shuttle through the docks, looking at the endless stream of passengers and merchant ships coming and going, and felt quite emotional.
As expected, he came from the mountains and the countryside, and had never seen such a world.
Gui Ge'er had never seen it before. He watched groups of people going up and down carrying goods.
He sighed and said, "Brother Shan, if our Sunjia Village is here, it would be convenient for us to do odd jobs. Look at those porters, they should make a lot of money moving goods back and forth. Brother Shan, if our Sunjia Village had a dock, I would also go there to do odd jobs. I just heard the foreman say that you can make at least 50 copper coins a day. Oh, that's too much. Uncle Dali went to cut rice for the landlord in the next village, but he only made 20 cents a day, and he didn't even have food or water to drink."
Sun Dingnan shook his head and said, "Gui'er, being a porter is very hard work. Look at them, they can't even straighten their backs after carrying sacks. It's harder than cutting rice."
Gui Ge'er immediately retorted: "I am strong and not afraid of hard work."
After a pause, he continued, "Brother Shan, you said that it would be easier to find odd jobs in the capital? Brother Shan, I also heard that there is gold everywhere in the capital, and you can pick up gold just by walking a few steps. Is that true?"
When Sun Dingnan heard this, his eyes lit up, and he and Gui Ge'er looked at Sun Shan expectantly.
Sun Shan found it funny, and patted their shoulders with his paper fan, saying cheerfully, "I don't know about gold or anything like that. But I heard there are many swindlers in the capital, and they especially like to cheat people from the countryside. Brother Nan, Brother Gui, we are from the countryside, so we must be careful when we go to the capital."
Sun Dingnan and Gui Ge'er's faces turned pale instantly. They all came from remote mountains and they definitely didn't know anything when they came to a big city like Beijing.
Not understanding nature gives scammers an opportunity to take advantage.
I heard from the village chief that those scammers not only steal your money, but also your body and heart, making you willing to be deceived and still refuse to realize your mistake. Even if they are exposed, you still believe it.
The scammers would trick these men into working as laborers in illegal coal mines and illegal coal pits. When they could no longer work, they would throw them into large pits and bury them alive.
Your relatives and friends who stayed in your hometown don’t know that you are dead and are still looking forward to your return.
Thinking of this, Gui Ge'er and Sun Dingnan couldn't help but shudder and clung to Sun Shan in broad daylight.
Gui Ge'er said timidly: "Brother Shan, when we get to the capital, I won't go anywhere. I want to follow you all the way."
Sun Dingnan also agreed and said, "Ashan, you are the smartest person in our Sunjia Village. You will definitely not be fooled by the liar. We will be fine as long as we follow you."
Seeing that the two of them might be frightened, Sun Shan quickly said to them to comfort them: "It's okay, as long as we don't take advantage of others and don't trust others carelessly. Don't be curious about things you don't understand, don't gossip, and don't follow others easily. Just be careful when you get to the capital."
That being said, Gui Ge'er and Sun Dingnan felt that they, the kids from the mountains, were simple-minded and could not compete with the people from the city, so they resolutely did not dare to leave Sunshan.
Whether in Sunjia Village or outside Sunjia Village, Sun Shan is their great support.
The next morning, Manager Chen came early to arrange the luggage, and Sun Shan and others boarded the ship again.
Zhangshui is one of the sources of Ganjiang River.
The Zhangshui River and the Gongshui River meet at Bajingtai in Ganzhou to form the Ganjiang River. Zhang is on the left and Gong is on the right, which is also the origin of the word Gan.
The Chen family merchant ship set out from the Dongshan Wharf in Nan'an, along the Zhangshui River, and headed north until it stopped at the Ganjiang River to rest.
The confluence of two waters
eight mirror stage
Sun Shan and others got off the boat again. Sun Dali, Sun Dingnan, and Gui Ge'er carried large and small bags and followed Manager Chen into the small courtyard of the inn.
Manager Chen said considerately: "Dear scholars, take a rest in Ganzhou City today and continue your journey tomorrow."
After a pause, he smiled and said, "It's still the same as before. Just walk around the area. Don't go too far. We still have to travel tomorrow."
Sun Shan and others quickly stood up and bowed to express their gratitude.
Although I am physically and mentally exhausted, I still have to show proper etiquette.
After Manager Chen finished taking care of the goods, he took care of the juren, and after taking care of the juren, he took care of the itinerary arrangements.
It’s much harder than Sun Shan and others.
Sun Shan hinted that through his nominal cousin He Shujun's personal disclosure, he found out that the He family students' travel expenses were actually free this time.
Sun Shan was stunned at that time.
If the He family is free, then the Lu family and the Luo family must be free as well.
Anyway, Lu Yuming said that he followed the arrangements made by the Lu clan leader and he did not pay a penny for the travel expenses.
The Chen family was indeed wealthy, and the expenses for a dozen or so candidates could be considered a lot, but not a little either.
Both the accommodation and the food along the way were much better than if Sun Shan had traveled on his own.
Sun Shan thought to himself that the Chen family was so generous, he must obey their arrangements and not cause any trouble for them. He wanted to be a qualified freeloader.