Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1029 The Day Has Arrived

On that day, Liang Hongsheng could still travel from Dingzhou Prefecture by waterway to Baiyangdian, then follow the main stream of the Daqing River directly to the north of Zhigu City, and after sending Dajiang and the others to change boats, return to Beijing via the North Canal.

If you want to travel from Fucheng to the north of Zhigu City by waterway, you can take a boat from Nanguan, cross the Fuhe River to Baiyangdian, and then follow the Daqing River to Zhigu.

This waterway, which connects the Fuhe River, Baiyangdian Lake, and Daqing River and was later known as the "Jinbao Inland Waterway," was undeniably well-developed.

It was the convenience brought by this waterway that made all the wharves along the way, large and small, and even the surrounding villages, priceless, almost all of them owned by powerful and wealthy families.

Gu Wenxuan did not hide the purpose of sending Gu Dahua and others to escort Dajiang down to Jiangnan from his junior uncle, who was in charge of the intelligence network of brothels and entertainment venues in Jiangnan.

By listening carefully, he realized that his junior uncle would continue to be stationed in the Jiangnan area, and at least for the next few years, he would not be transferred back to the capital unless there were special circumstances.

To put it bluntly, the couple's businesses in Jiangnan still need the protection of their junior uncle, and besides, once they acquire property in Jiangnan, they might not be able to keep it a secret from the other party.

During this time, he frankly told Liang Hongsheng that he and his wife intended to selectively hand over the inheritance left by the magistrate of Fu'an County to his husband and grandchildren in the future.

Although his junior uncle scolded him, saying that the emperor's will could not be defied and that he could not disobey his master's orders, as if his wife was the only one who could monopolize everything, his junior uncle did not stop the couple from buying property in Jiangnan.

Not only did they not stop him, his junior uncle also came up with a brilliant idea before his departure: to give him a shop at the dock in Dingzhou Prefecture and a manor not far from the dock, saying it was a gift for his son's 100th day celebration.

It can't be pushed away.

They said it was a gift from his maternal uncle to the child on their 100th day, not a formal uncle-master. If they didn't accept it for the child, it would mean the young couple didn't consider him their direct maternal uncle.

Whose maternal uncle is so generous? He wants one too.

Left with no other choice, he had to accept the gift and then communicate with Dajiang to instruct Gu Dahua to prepare a generous gift when he visited his junior mistress in Yangzhou. He couldn't just accept the gift and not give it back.

It's a pity that gatherings and partings are inevitable. No matter how compatible we are, we will eventually have to go our separate ways after only two or three days together, which is a regrettable situation.

After a thousand miles of farewells, the day finally came. Gu Wenxuan and his father-in-law split up with their group and traveled by water to the prefectural city.

This was also his first time on a boat since he came into this world, and it was a passenger boat owned by the Wen family.

No sooner had his junior uncle and a group of his junior disciples boarded the ship and set off than the steward of the Wen family came to invite him and his son-in-law to board the ship. They didn't even need to gather enough people before setting sail.

Not to mention how good the conditions were on the ship, privileges were everywhere. For example, when Da Jiang and his companions traveled down the Yangtze River by boat, it was said that they were accompanied by an official ship.

Zhou Shun had nothing to worry about. The boat was full of children of officials, and his junior uncle personally escorted the group of children to the dock north of Zhigu City to board the boat.

Once they reach Yangzhou Prefecture, not to mention the Xu family and the Zhou family there, even the child's uncle is there. As long as the child doesn't secretly disembark along the way, there shouldn't be any major problems.

It's about sneaking off at a certain dock halfway through the journey, and which child doesn't have any guards with them. That's Da Jiang from his family. Not counting his page, he has three bodyguards.

Yes, but once his family's Dajiang leaves, it's no longer possible to see him every few days as before. But this is such a rare opportunity to broaden his horizons.

He didn't force his son, Dajiang, to achieve success in his official career and bring honor to the family, but he still needed to uphold the family's reputation, so it would be good for him to go out and try his luck first. Most families' children wouldn't even have the chance to go out and try their luck, as it involves thousands of miles, not only financial expenses but also connections.

His son, Dajiang, is also blessed by his third sister. Without her, would he have been a student with a stipend at a young age? It would have been a miracle if he had become an accountant.

There are plenty of clever children, but none like his Dajiang. Fortunately, his Dajiang is sensible and well-behaved. Apart from his health being a worry for some, he has been fine since he was little.

Just as the child's junior uncle said in private, not every child is as quick-witted as his third son-in-law, whose comprehension is so high that he can understand everything at a glance.

His son, Dajiang, is not the best, but he is better than the worst. Compared to Lige, Dajiang has already surpassed Lige in both talent and appearance.

As his nephew was about to disembark at the South Gate Wharf in the prefectural city, Zhou Sishun finally remembered Zhou Yuli, who had set off later than him, and of course, he didn't forget Gu Wenyu either.

Zhou Yuli originally planned to go out with them and see Dajiang off on his boat before returning to Jingshan Academy, but by sheer coincidence, he couldn't leave for the time being.

First, Zhou Yuli's elderly maternal grandmother was almost taken away by the Bai family ancestor. She barely recovered. Then, Zhao the old scholar was in a hurry to give his grandson a betrothal gift.

In addition, Gu Wenyu, who had originally planned to return to Jingshan Academy with Li Ge'er, was unable to travel due to his illness as a father and his young child.

They couldn't wait for the two of them to leave together any longer. The large ship had already been booked, and the group was just waiting for the Yangtze River to reach Zhoujia Village to meet them. They had even chosen an auspicious day to set off.

In Gu Wenxuan's opinion, even though the father-in-law and son-in-law stayed in Dingzhou Prefecture for several days before arriving in the prefectural city, Gu Wenyu and Zhou Yuli may not be at Jingshan Academy.

Anyway, in the past few days, he received timely news such as what his mother-in-law and sister-in-law had forgotten to tell Dajiang, and when Magistrate Cheng would arrive at Jingshan Academy.

There was no news about when Gu Wenyu and Zhou Yuli would set off; either they had just departed, or they had stopped receiving letters on their ship.

However, the journey from Dingzhoufu Wharf to Nanguan Wharf takes far less time than the journey from Qinghe Village to Zhoujia Village, and it certainly hasn't reached Jingshan Academy yet.

Sure enough, when he arrived at the dock and went to his family's manor in the prefectural city, he received a letter. One of the messages was that his wife had mentioned the day Li Ge'er went out.

When Zhou Banxia handed the letter, which Mai Qing had written on her behalf, to Zhou Sishun, not only did Zhou Sishun burst into laughter upon seeing the words at the end, but Gu Wenxuan was also thoroughly amused.

Whether it's true or not, his wife knows him very well.

His wife probably hadn't received his last reply yet, so she dictated to Mai Qing that she must write that she was taking good care of herself during her postpartum period, and this time she didn't write it down.

“Mai Qing and her maids are good. They won’t be ungrateful and do whatever San Ya says. Loyalty is one thing, but whether they put their heart into it or not is another matter.”

Just as my father-in-law said.

Although the maid added a few words at the end to complain to her father-in-law and son-in-law that her master had forced her to write this, which was against the rules, she still put her heart into it.

If he didn't write it down deliberately, given his wife's restless nature, she would probably just pretend to comply but secretly take up her embroidery needle instead of replying in person.

"Are you relieved now? I'll head back after I'm done here. With me at home, Sanya won't dare to cause any trouble. You can stay at the academy for a while without worry."