I traveled through time without patched pants, I was the richest man in the Republic of China

Chapter 238: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land

The small boat was ready to set off with the captain's shouting, and there were already several passengers on board.

There were young men in long gowns, an old lady carrying a basket on her back, a mother with her child, and seven or eight other people sitting there.

Since the establishment of the shipping company, life has become even more difficult for these small boats, who can only earn a little living by sailing in the surrounding villages and towns.

For example, if Wei Miao wants to return to the small pier on Suzhou River from here, he only needs to pay 30 cents, while the shipping company charges 80 cents.

The early morning sun shines on the river, and the cold wind of early winter blows from both sides, making people unconsciously tighten their clothes.

The boatman finally waited for no more customers and raised his oars to set off.

While staggering, Wei Miao yawned and prepared to take a nap.

"Boatman, wait a moment."

The clear sound of a lark dispelled the cold morning, and all eyes on the boat turned towards the shore.

A little girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a dark green short jacket and a jacquard long skirt, holding a Suzhou embroidery flap bag in her hand, which was very exquisite and beautiful.

Her smooth forehead and curly hair tied at the back swayed back and forth, making her seem a little cute despite her willfulness.

The middle-aged man next to her was dressed in a suit and looked elegant and handsome.

Unlike Lu Pingsheng and Wu Ziyang who both have good looks, this guy has a kind of subtle arrogance.

This is the momentum that only ambitious people with power can have.

"Brother, it's all your fault. You didn't wake me up in the morning, so we missed the ferry and had to take the rickety boat."

The girl's words were obviously unruly, but she was pretty, and her disdainful voice was particularly pleasant to everyone's ears.

When Jin Yazhi heard her sister's coquettish voice, an indulgent smile appeared on her serious face.

"You have rarely had a good night's sleep in the ancestral home these past two days, so I will let you sleep more."

While the two were talking, the boatman's boat had already pulled alongside. The middle-aged man got on board first, then turned around and reached out to his sister.

After Jin Yazhu climbed onto the boat with her brother's hand, she looked around, pouted her lips, and complained:

"I'm going to complain to my sister-in-law when I get home, saying you took me on this dirty little boat again."

Jin Yazhi smiled helplessly, took out a French coin from his pocket and gave it to the boatman, "Stop at the Bund."

When the boatman saw the amount of money, his face was full of surprise. He bowed repeatedly and took the French currency with both hands and put it in his arms.

"Thank you for the reward, Master and Miss."

After saying this, he pulled the towel off his neck, found two stools at the bow, and vigorously brushed off the non-existent dust on them.

"You two sit down, the boat is about to depart."

Wei Miao covered his mouth and yawned, listening to the passengers around him whispering in envy, the boatman made a fortune this time...

As the boat rocked, the girl's chattering voice kept reaching her ears.

"Brother, when I think of this, it reminds me of last year when we were on a boat with a boat owner. The boat fare had not yet been paid. I wonder if she will be beaten and scolded by her family."

Hearing his sister bring up the past, Jin Yazhi smiled and said, "My brother sent people to look for her, but there was no news. I guess her life has improved and she is no longer sailing."

Jin Yazhu held her cheek with one hand and said with some regret:

"I still like that little girl very much. She knows so much."

In the cabin, at first there were sounds of a brother and sister chatting as if no one was around, then gradually everyone relaxed and started talking about new things.

Wei Miao has a good memory. From the whispers between the two people, she analyzed that these two people might be the culprits who caused Xu Guijie to be beaten last year.

Thinking of how sadly Sister Xu Gui cried, Wei Miao narrowed his eyes and looked at the two siblings who had a big age difference.

Remember her appearance and tell Sister Xu Gui next time and ask her to ask for the boat fare.

Thinking of this, Wei Miao remembered how Xu Ayu was ready to take revenge on Xu Guijie.

Now that she knows, she’ll probably be furious.

The waterway was relatively smooth, and we reached the upper reaches of Suzhou River around nine or ten in the morning.

Some passengers got off the boat halfway through the journey. When they arrived at the Bund pier, the only people on the boat were Wei Miao and the Jin siblings, who were dozing with their eyes closed at the stern.

The boatman thanked the Jin brothers and sisters for the high fare and went down to the boat to pull the rope so that the distinguished guests could get off the boat easily.

Wei Miao glared at the two men after they got off the boat, then he walked out from the stern and prepared to get off the boat.

When she reached the bow, she caught a glimpse of a turquoise Suzhou embroidery handbag out of the corner of her eye. She saw the brother and sister had already stepped onto the stairs, so she quickly grabbed the handbag and chased after them.

When I passed by the boatman, I almost bumped into him. The dark-skinned boatman laughed and scolded me, "Walk rashly, be careful with the water."

Wei Miao had no time to say thank you as he walked up the steps of the dock. He was about to catch up with the two siblings, but he saw them get into a black car and drive away.

Wei Miao stopped a rickshaw with the fragrant wallet and headed straight for Juhua Lane.

She greeted Grandma Cui and the others along the way. Little Jiangsu looked at Wei Miao with some grievance.

"Ah Miao Nong has been eating my wontons these days."

Wei Miao thought of the bowl of fishy-smelling scallion oil wontons he had eaten in the morning, and then looked at the clean wontons on the Xiao Jiangsu stall, and suddenly felt his appetite aroused.

"Uncle, I want three big bowls. Add more lard and chopped green onions, and more dried shrimps."

"Hey!" Little Jiangsu responded happily, as if it was an extremely honorable thing.

Wei Miao was standing at the gate of Lu Pingsheng's courtyard, ready to knock, when he saw people from next door walking out with their families, carrying large and small bags.

"Uncle Wang, are you leaving?"

The man who was called Uncle Wang by Wei Miao did not look very happy. "Why don't you leave? If you stay here, you will be caught and pawned..."

As if he was thinking of something scary, the man's face turned pale. "Xiao Wei, Mr. Lu has already returned the rent and deposit to us. Go check the house. If there is nothing wrong, we will leave."

Wei Miao waved his hand, "Goodbye, Uncle Wang."

Seeing the kid being so open, Uncle Wang felt a little embarrassed and said softly:

"Xiao Wei, don't blame us. Life is hard now. We are all trying to survive. Mr. Lu has a big family and a lot of money, so he's fine. We ordinary people would only lose our lives if we got into this trouble."

Wei Miao deeply agreed with this.

Looking at the family leaving the alley with their luggage, Wei Miao sighed, turned around and prepared to knock on the door.

As soon as she raised her hand, the gate opened.

Wei Miao's mouth twitched as he looked at Lu Pingsheng, whose hair was messy and there was eye boogers in the corners of his eyes.

"It's already past noon, and you're sleeping."

Lu Pingsheng saw Wei Miao, pulled her in, and looked her up and down.

Then a civet cat jumped out of her cloth bag, and without even looking at him, it hopped onto the osmanthus tree, found its familiar spot, and fell asleep.

Wei Miao first put the show bag in her hand aside and took out two boxes from her cloth bag.

"Look."

Lu Pingsheng looked at the rosewood box with simple workmanship and opened it without any hesitation.

When he saw what was inside, his pupils suddenly shrank.

"Sherry."

Wei Miao had no intention of hiding anything from him, so she told him what the old monk had told her privately.

Lu Pingsheng looked at the relic in his hand with a complicated expression, "Since the master didn't let Uncle Zeng Bao know, he didn't want other people to know, so why did you tell me?"

Wei Miao looked at Lu Pingsheng with his slender eyebrows, struggling over whether to tell him that the reason he told him was because he hoped to get the remaining gold and treasures in the train.

After all, if the duck in her mouth flew away, she would be upset.

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