After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Chapter 603 Destiny
Zhongli Ruoshui reluctantly got up.

She was not a bed lover.

Her daily life has always been punctual and self-disciplined.

But in the past few days, she felt that the bed was fine.

The bed was obviously hard and narrow, and the quilt was obviously damp and had a faint musty smell.

She has never slept on such a bed and covered it with such a quilt, but for some reason, she just thinks this bed is very good.

Lying in this bed is more comfortable than ever.

Is this because I am lazy?
Is it because I have gone from extravagance to frugality?
of course not.

In the past, I used to sleep alone, but it turns out that sleeping with two people is more enjoyable.

This may be the complementarity and coordination of yin and yang.

Thus, the bed becomes irrelevant.

It's a pity that I am sick.

otherwise……

Zhongli Ruoshui sat on the stool, looking at a bronze mirror, carefully sticking the mask as thin as a cicada's wings.

Otherwise, on this Yangtze River, it may be possible... a thousand miles in one day!
She didn't know that during the few days she spent with Xiao Baozi, she had already been greatly influenced by Xiao Baozi.

……

……

The sky is blue.

The water reflects the sky, and also reflects the mountains on both sides, so the water seems to have become a long ink painting.

Standing at the bow of the boat, the river wind blows against your face.

In this morning light, Zhongli Ruoshui's hair fluttered, and Yiyin also fluttered.

Li Chenan's arms were still around Zhongli Ruoshui's waist.

Zhongli Ruoshui has gotten used to it.

And gradually, like Xiao Baozi, he became dependent.

It's just that Xiao Baozi won't be too interested in the beautiful scenery in the early morning, but Zhongli Ruoshui is really amazed by the landscape painting.

After all, she is a young girl, so she is somewhat different from Xiao Baozi's roughness.

There are not many boats on the river.

It's like the kind of boat they took.

There are also cargo ships.

More are small fishing boats floating on both sides of the river.

"Eat mountains rely on water to eat water, those small fishing boats are the homes of many fishermen, look..."

Li Chenan stretched out his hand and pointed to the right, "That fishing boat is probably a family of four."

Zhongli Ruoshui looked around and saw a man casting a net, a woman seemed to be cooking, and two children were playing in the bow.

The distance is a bit far, and the age cannot be seen clearly, but the smoke from the fishing boat can be seen.

Not just a smoke.

Almost all of those fishing boats were smoking.

"They call their ships home?"

"Well, they make a living by fishing. After catching fish, they go to the shore to sell it for some oil, salt, firewood and rice, and then return to the boat."

"It goes on and on, and it's been like this for generations."

Zhongli Ruoshui couldn't understand.

After all, she was at a completely different level from these fishermen.

She knows that the fish eaten at home is bought.

But I never thought about where those fish sellers got it from.

It's like she knows that charcoal is used for heating in winter, but she doesn't ask where the charcoal comes from.

So, she remembered the article "The Charcoal Seller" written by Li Chenan.

Aren't these fishermen who have lived on the boat for generations no different from the old man selling charcoal?

They are the bottom of this society!

They are the hardest and most industrious, but they have nothing to do with being rich.

"Their children...don't read?"

"I can't read books."

"Then their future...?"

"They have no future. The future is to inherit the fishing boat and continue to live on the boat and fish."

"If you can marry a daughter-in-law and have three or two children... just like that family, you will be considered happy."

Zhongli Ruoshui's heart darkened, and he pondered for a moment: "Is there no way to solve it?"

"There should be a way!"

This sentence was not said by Li Chenan.

It was Xiang Qingyun who also came to the bow of the boat to enjoy the river view in the morning light.

As soon as he said this, he found something wrong.

He hurriedly cupped his hands and saluted: "Uncle Li, Aunt Li, I'm in Menglang, disturbing your cleanliness."

Li Chen'an looked at Xiang Qingyun and smiled slightly: "Boy, tell me, is there any way to solve the embarrassment of those fishermen?"

They have been in close contact for the past few days, and even had two drinks together, so they are no strangers to each other.

Xiang Qingyun looked at those fishing boats with his hands behind his back, "Finally, it will fall on the word Yinzi!"

"Their ancestors have been fishermen for generations. When it comes to fishing and water skills, they are undoubtedly the masters."

"It's just the fish they catch every day, but they can't sell a few copper coins."

"Reading, not to mention textbooks, is not something they can afford just to study."

"Their children were born on the boat and grew up on the boat. All they have learned is fishing! Their future will only be fishing for a living."

"Speaking of which, this is the inheritance of the father's career, but..."

Xiang Qingyun sighed leisurely, and said with great emotion: "Think about it deeply, this is the solidification of the class!"

"To tell you the truth, Uncle Li, my family is a businessman, and I have some money. So my Xiang family's children, even women, can go to school or private school to study."

"After adulthood, men will basically be in business, and women will basically marry a merchant's child, but we have another choice, just like me, to take part in the scientific examination, if you can win the gold medal, you can also Enter the court and become an official and enter the official career."

"But they don't have the power to choose!"

"They wake up every morning, all they hope is to catch a few more fish today."

Li Chenan looked at Xiang Qingyun's words with admiration.

"The Xiang family in Yuzhou is considered a wealthy family in Yuzhou. How do you know this?"

Xiang Qingyun smiled slightly:
"My family also buys fish!"

"The boy who brought fish to my family is called Runshui."

"Around my age, we used to be very good friends."

"I even went to spend two days on his family's fishing boat."

"Hey...we were all young at that time, and he taught me how to cast a net, how to swim, and even how to kill and cook fish."

"I am very happy, and I really want to help him. So when he comes to my house to deliver fish, I always ask the housekeeper to give him a few more copper coins, but he never takes more."

"Later, I was busy with my studies, and he still delivered fish to my family every now and then, but it was hard to come across."

"Later...we have grown up, I have passed the Juren examination, and it is said that he also married a wife."

"A few days ago, he came to my house to deliver fish again. When we met, we found that we didn't know what to say."

"He called me Master... Master Juren."

"I feel like my heart is being stabbed, and I feel like I can never go back to the past."

"So, I have been thinking, how can the fate of people like Runshui be changed?"

"I can't think of it, because he doesn't seem to know anything except repairing boats and fishing."

"Until the Prince Regent's New Deal was introduced to Shuzhou, after I heard Grandpa talk about the content of the New Deal, I thought this should be the best way!"

"Boost industry and commerce, let businessmen's workshops open on a large scale, and let a large number of poor people enter the workshops... Even if they move goods, they earn more money than farming or fishing!"

"For example, if Runshui got off the boat, if he went to my workshop, perhaps through the efforts of the couple, their children would have the opportunity to study in school."

"Then even if their descendants can't obtain fame, they can at least be able to read and write. Even in the workshop, they can earn more money."

"I was originally thinking that if I am lucky enough to meet the regent when I go to Kyoto, I will give him a suggestion."

Li Chenan was slightly taken aback: "What suggestion?"

"After the development of commerce, while the country is rich, if the country can allocate some money from the treasury to build free schools..."

"The prosperity of a country depends not only on money, but also on the improvement of the common people's awareness!"

"As for reading, if it can enter the homes of ordinary people, the future of Ningguo may be better!"

This time Li Chenan really paid attention to Xiang Qingyun.

He was about to say something, but Xiang Qingyun smiled wryly:
"Unfortunately, he died in Xishan!"

"A king as enlightened and farsighted as he is... I'm afraid it's hard to come by!"

"This is my regret, and it is also the regret of the people of Ningguo!"

"Perhaps this is the destiny of Ningguo, and the destiny of people like Runshui!"

(End of this chapter)