After rebirth, I became the villain’s sister-in-law Bai Yueguang

Chapter 376 Three Rings
Why Pier 2?

Pier 2 is the pier where hawkers like them can dock.

Except for some large ships owned by merchants, most of them were small ships like Jiang Wancheng's.

The first pier is the official pier.

Only ships belonging to dignitaries can dock.

Compared with the prosperity and neat construction of the first pier, the second pier is much more messy and messy.

Although it is still lively, prosperous and even much larger than Cangxian County, the overall construction and environment are not as spacious and clean as Cangxian County.

Of course, Pier 2 is also a more mixed place. There are people from all walks of life here, including fishermen, swordsmen, circus troupes, Taoist priests, ordinary people, traders, scholars...

From time to time, there were sounds of quarreling and fighting.

The stall here was opened, but the shouting and selling continued over there.

A fish hit Jiang Wancheng's feet with a bang.

Wen Erlang pulled Jiang Wancheng tightly to avoid it: "Sister, don't be afraid!"

Of course Jiang Wancheng is not afraid.

She lowered her head and looked at Wen Erlang, knowing that this was the first time for him to see such a chaotic and scary scene. Although she had stopped at two docks on the way, compared to the chaos here, the previous scenes were completely small.

Jiang Wancheng gently stroked Wen Erlang's back, but did not expose him. Instead, he smiled and said, "Okay, of course I won't be afraid when Erlang is here!"

"We don't want to cause trouble, just walk over quickly."

She pointed ahead. She wanted to cross the pier and get to the main road into the city, where there would be fewer people.

Wen Erlang slowly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded heavily.

Shi Yi later sold the boat for five taels of silver.

When he first bought the boat, he threw in a bunch of beads worth at least five hundred taels, but now he sold them for five hundred taels. He really lost his capital.

But he didn't care. It was better to get some money back to buy food than to leave it here with nothing.

Shi Yi flipped the money twice, stuffed it into his arms and caught up with Jiang Wancheng and Wen Erlang.

Although Jiang Wancheng was dressed in tatters, he still did not dare to take it lightly. He covered his face with a scarf and lowered his head slightly while walking, looking at his feet.

Suddenly, a strong man wearing only a coat was kicked away and landed in front of them.

Jiang Wancheng pulled Wen Erlang away and quickly saw a few more people rushing towards him from the other side, pushing the man to the ground and beating him wildly.

When the opponent who was beaten was almost dying, a man in official uniform came over with a knife.

"What are you doing!? Why don't you disperse quickly?"

"Hurry up and disperse! What fun is there!"

"You guys haven't paid your taxes in full this month, and you're still here looking at it? Believe it or not, I'll close your stall right away!"

"Master, please come on, I just paid two taels of silver yesterday..."

"Is that possible? It's agreed that you can get an increase of one tael per month. If you like it, you can do it. If you don't, get out of here! There are a lot of people here vying for business. Is there a need for a bitch like you!?"

As he said that, he hit the other party hard with a whip.

When the people around saw it, they could only run away quickly, fearing that the whip would also fall on them.

Wen Erlang looked shocked the whole time.

He was enlightened at a young age and read the books of sages. He understood the sufferings in the world and the great gift of the family of Qi.

Scholars aspire to the Tao and enlighten the world.

Only when the king loves the people can the people be patriotic.

Although I have long known that the world is dangerous, and even my brother has personally experienced injustices caused by corruption in the court, stupid officials, and sloppy and cruel prison administration, but when I saw such a tragic and shocking scene with my own eyes, I still felt shocked and extremely uncomfortable!
This is still at the foot of the imperial city.

He had expected it to be very different from their small border county.

It's so ugly, dirty, and cruel!

It turns out that there is no difference at all.

The old man who had been beaten did not even dare to resist. He could only shed tears and was supported by his daughter at home. He quickly returned to the stall and continued to shout bitterly and hatefully.

The man who was beaten on the ground silently got up, spit out a mouthful of blood, endured the pain all over his body, and went back to work.

"Li Sigui!" With an urgent shout, a figure rushed over and grabbed the injured man. Seeing his black and blue appearance, the man became angry with anxiety.

"Those people are bullying you again!? Just because you are down-to-earth and capable, one person can do the work of two people, they are so harsh!? No, I'm going to go to your foreman——"

Li Sigui firmly grabbed the arm of the person beside him: "No need! Do you think the foreman doesn't know? He just turned a blind eye. As long as there is no big trouble, he will not care."

"Are you desperate for your life!?"

His companion seemed to still want to argue with him, but at this moment, a soft voice sounded behind him.

"Wang Chu? Why are you here?"

Jiang Wancheng thought he had recognized the wrong person.

But a closer look reveals that this enthusiastic person who wants to help is none other than the husband of the maid Tingfeng, Wang Chu.
Before leaving Wushan, Jiang Wancheng sent the couple to Shangjing in advance.

It seems that Wang Chu already has someone he knows well here.

Hearing her voice, Wang Chu turned around instantly.

Although Jiang Wancheng was wearing a hijab on his face, Wen Erlang could definitely recognize him at a glance!

Wang Chu was so excited that he knelt down to Jiang Wancheng on the spot with red eyes.

"Girl, girl!? Girl, second young master, do you think it's really you!?"

"Girl! I have been waiting for you! You are finally here!"

"Girl, I have been guarding the pier every day, waiting, for fear of missing the girl. I finally got the girl today! I kowtow to you!"

Wang Chu was so excited that he didn't know what to do, so he kowtowed to Jiang Wancheng three times.

Jiang Wancheng was still shocked.

These ancient people had distinct classes. Although she could understand what they could not change in their bones, as a modern person, she really could not accept it with peace of mind.

"Why don't we leave here first and then talk!"

Wang Chu nodded quickly, glanced at Li Sigui who had gone away, and then got up and took Jiang Wancheng and the others quickly away from the crowded dock.

Of course, on this dock, their affairs did not attract the attention of others at all.

Except for Wu Jing who followed him off the boat.

Their Marquis's boat was going to dock at a pier.

Therefore, half a day before arriving in Shangjing, Wu Jing had already boarded a small boat and silently followed Jiang Wancheng and others in the rear.

It is too easy to pretend to be an ordinary sailing boat.

The river is full of boats, and as long as you don't attract too much attention, others won't give you a second glance.

Wu Jing changed his clothes and stayed far away from Jiang Wencheng and the others, so when he landed on the beach, he saw someone kowtowing to Jiang Wencheng.

After they left, Wujiang continued to follow them with doubts.

The third master said that he wanted to find out the reason why Miss Jiang came to Beijing.

The third master suspected that Miss Jiang had lost her memory, so she did not remember the marriage between the Cui and Jiang families at all, and she might even have forgotten who she was.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for a legitimate daughter of a prominent family to hide in a countryside and remain silent about the marriage exchange.

But she suddenly came to Beijing again during this trip.

Could it be...she remembered something?
If he went directly to the Meng family in the Hou Mansion to expose the marriage exchange... I wonder how the third master would respond?

When he thought of this, Wu Jing became both expectant and excited.

The pace could not help but speed up a bit.

Jiang Wancheng, who had been walking forward, suddenly stopped.

She half-turned her head to look behind her, frowning slightly.

Why does she always feel like... someone is following them?

The crowd behind him was clearly mixed, but there was no familiar figure.

But she was always uneasy.

Jiang Wancheng looked at Shi Yi behind him and said, "Brother Shi, come forward."

(End of this chapter)