Chapter 1020 Arrival at Chenzhou Prefecture
Chenzhou Prefecture governs eight counties, one upper county, three middle counties, and four lower counties.
It is located between the Wulin Mountains and the Xuefeng Mountains. Its main river is the Yuan River and its main mode of transportation is water.
Because it is located between mountains and there are mountains everywhere, all trade in the prefecture is carried out through the Yuan River.
The cargo ship of the Zhongyi Escort Agency continued to sail on the Yuanjiang River and finally arrived at Yuanling County, the capital of Chenzhou Prefecture, four days later.
The group got off the boat listlessly and dejectedly.
It was late February, and the weather was still cold. Sun Shan couldn't help but shiver.
Gui Ge'er quickly searched through boxes and cupboards, found a shawl, and said with concern: "Brother Shan, put it on quickly, don't get cold. The weather is sometimes warm and sometimes cold, it's easy to get sick."
Sun Shan did not try to be brave and put on a shawl, which warmed him up a lot.
The left escort came over, bowed and said, "Master Sun, I will escort you here."
Sun Shan nodded and said, "Thank you, Chief Zuo, for your hard work these days. I am sorry for causing you trouble."
Sun Shan has always been polite and never acted domineeringly or overbearingly. When he was out, he always said "thank you".
The left escort leader said quickly, "Master Sun, you are welcome."
The left escort leader thought that Lord Sun was really strange and did not have the dignity of an lord at all.
Speak politely and do things quietly.
He said thank you on the left and thank you on the right, without any airs, and was so nice that people made others forget that he was an official.
The Zhongyi Escort Agency has taken on many escorts and officials, but Lord Sun is the easiest to get along with.
He eats whatever he is given and does whatever he is told to do. He asks when he doesn't understand something and is silent the rest of the time. He is so easy to talk to that it's not real.
If Mr. Zhan had not told him with certainty that Lord Sun was an official, he would not have believed that Sun Shan was an official.
Are people from Guangnan different from people from Huguang? Are people from Guangnan all so polite?
Head of Zuo Biao rarely comes into contact with merchants in Guangnan, let alone officials in Guangnan.
The business of the Zhongyi Escort Agency is all in Huguang and will not go outside.
That's because Sun Shan is so polite and well-mannered, Zuo Biaotou has a good impression of the people of Guangnan.
Of course, the stereotype has also been deepened: people in Guangnan are really not tall, and it turns out that what is said is true.
Sun Shan had no idea what was on Zuo Biaotou's mind.
He is always polite to others because he is gentle as jade, and also to make friends with the escort agency so as to facilitate the next cooperation.
After bidding farewell to the Zuo Escort Agency, Sun Shan quickly found a post station, had a good rest, and would report to the government office tomorrow.
It took Sun Shan twenty-two days to reach Chenzhou Prefecture from Guangzhou, and he was exhausted.
Not only Sun Shan, but also the other members of the team are like this.
Master Zhang and Manager Wang, who were particularly old, could not bear it any longer. After more than half a month of bumpy journey, they finally arrived at Chenzhou Prefecture. They were so moved that they almost cried.
Master Zhang said excitedly: "Master, we have finally arrived at Chenzhou Prefecture, we have finally arrived, we have finally arrived."
Steward Wang didn't know whether he was tired, sleepy, or excited, but tears flashed in the corners of his eyes, and he said excitedly: "Master, we finally arrived at Chenzhou Prefecture smoothly and safely. Master, I have lived up to the trust of the Madam, the old master, the old lady, and the Madam, and finally arrived at Chenzhou Prefecture with you in one piece."
I knew the road would be long before I came here, but when I actually came, I found it was even longer than I had imagined.
On the way, Butler Wang was always worried, afraid of encountering an accident and letting the young lady down.
Now that I have arrived safely, I can finally have a good night's sleep.
Although Yuanlu County is still some distance away from Chenzhou Prefecture, we have finally reached the prefectural city, and the road ahead will be much easier.
Sun Shan couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the two excited people.
He waved his hand and ordered: "Go and rest, have a good sleep. We have arrived at Chenzhou Prefecture, and the journey is almost over. It's time to relax."
So Master Zhang and Butler Wang went back to their room to rest.
There's no way. I'm old and can't compare to the young. I really can't hold on any longer and need to take a good rest.
Sun Dali arranged for the guards to rest, but the luggage needed someone to watch over it for twelve hours, so he arranged for people to take turns on duty.
Sun Shan praised: "Uncle Dali, you did a great job. Thanks to your arrangements, our goods and luggage were not lost during the journey."
Along the way, we also met fellow cargo traders and passengers, and some of their goods or luggage were lost.
A few days ago, I met a merchant whose goods were all stolen, and all his money was stolen as well. He was crying alone on the shore.
The crying voice was so sad and creepy.
The merchants wanted to seek justice from the government.
A kind-hearted person reminded me: All government offices face south, so if you have no money, don’t come in.
If the goods and money are lost, they are just the losses. If you are taken to the government, you will probably be skinned alive and have no chance of getting out. It is not worth it.
It’s better to just consider yourself unlucky and be more careful next time.
After the kind-hearted person said this, the merchant cried even more sadly.
Sun Shan didn't know why the merchant was crying because he couldn't understand at all. They were speaking the local dialect. Even if the merchant was not a local, he must be from nearby.
The merchant cried and even jumped into the river to commit suicide. This frightened Sun Shan and his gang, and they quickly shouted, "Quick, hurry up and save him."
In the end, no one went down to rescue people.
Because the merchants were trapped in the water, they wanted to commit suicide, but their instinct to survive drove them to swim.
I can't even commit suicide.
Sun Shan learned from this incident that if a person who can swim really wants to commit suicide, he can take poison, jump off a building, or be hit by a carriage, but he cannot jump into a river.
When the merchant realized that his suicide attempt failed, he cried even more sadly.
He cried and cried on the boat, a complete unlucky and pitiful person.
After listening to Zuo Biaotou's brief account of the merchant's story, Sun Shan was overwhelmed with sympathy and asked Gui Ge'er to give him two taels of silver so that he could have the boat fare home.
Do one good deed every day and accumulate good karma.
Thinking back to the time when Grandpa Sun Shan was also a man of great generosity and willing to help others, after his death, the Sun family relied on the villagers to get through the most difficult period.
As the descendant of Doctor Sun, Sun Shan, Master Sun Xiao, naturally wanted to carry forward Doctor Sun's good qualities.
The merchant tightly grasped the two taels of silver, shouting and crying excitedly.
Sun Shan felt a headache after hearing this. This merchant was too fond of crying.
Taking a closer look at the merchant, he was a young man of similar age. It seemed that he had lost all his money in the tender beef business.
The merchant was ready to introduce himself and to ask Sun Shan's name in order to repay his kindness.
Sun Shan waved his hand and said, "I happened to meet you today when I was passing by. I just regard it as fate."
It was not about "one should not forget to repay a favor", but he was afraid that the merchants would know that he was an official and would not uphold justice for him and find the thief.
This is very damaging to your image.
In a case like theft, even if there is a camera capturing the crime, it is not certain that the thief will be found.
What's more, there is no high technology at this moment.
More importantly, this is not Sun Shan’s jurisdiction, so he cannot meddle in other people’s business.