Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 1438 Liu Family's Goods

Liu Ya felt that this Shui Ling was really enthusiastic, nodded, and took out a small piece of silver from her pocket, at least no less than four cents in weight.

When the boat docked, Liu Ya handed the money to Shui Ling and said, "Thank you, I'll go first."

"Hey, it's too much. The silver is at least fifty copper coins." Shui Ling was quite honest, insisting on getting back a few copper coins for Liu Ya.

Liu Ya said: "No need, thank you for talking with me all the way and showing me the way. If I really can't find the boat, I'll go to lodge and see you."

Shui Ling said: "Then you come and live with me at night, I don't need your money. However, the food is charged separately, not from me, but from my second aunt."

"Okay." Liu Ya agreed, picked up her things and jumped off the boat neatly.

Shui Ling also got off the boat, dragged the boat to the shore, and left with the oars on his shoulders.

Liu Ya walked a short distance and came to Jiangkou's wharf.There are seven or eight ships here, and they are all big ships, and there are many workers carrying them back and forth. It seems that this waterway is quite prosperous.

Liu Ya looked around, she didn't know anything about the waterway, so she found an old man who didn't seem to be busy, and asked, "Old man, let me ask, is there a boat to Xiyue Prefecture here?"

The old man nodded, pointed upstream, and said, "Yes. The third boat over there is a cargo ship that picks up the guests. But it's just slow, and it will take at least five days to arrive."

Liu Ya frowned, it wasn't that she didn't have time, but that she was wasted on the waterway when she had time and didn't want to.He asked, "Is there a faster passenger ship?"

"There is no special passenger ship to go that far, unless you charter the ship yourself, and then the cargo ship takes passengers." The old man looked around at the ferry, pointed to a boat, and said: "The boat over there passes by Xiyue Zhou, it's just the Liu family's own cargo ship, you have to ask yourself if you want to take guests or not."

Liu Ya said "thank you", and walked over to the Liu family's boat over there, wondering if she could take her to Xiyuezhou.

She thought it was not a last resort, and she didn't want to charter a big boat.It's a waste of money, but she's still talking about it, mainly because she doesn't want to make too much publicity.It's good to walk in such a low-key way, and to be free all the way.

It was already evening at this time, and there were workers busy on and off Liu's boat.Some are loading, and some are carrying baskets of rice and vegetables up there.It seems that for a long journey, these things must be prepared.

Liu Ya stood under the boat and watched for a while, then a small-looking man came over and asked, "Master, are you looking for someone? Is there something wrong?"

Liu Ya cupped her hands and said: "Brother, I want to go to Xiyue Prefecture. I heard that your ship passed by, so I came to ask if I could be picked up."

"Oh, so that's the case." The head said politely: "Our ship did pass through Xiyue Prefecture, but there are already a few guests on board, and the cabin is almost full. I'm going to ask the head of the ship to see Let's see if he can still bring you, Young Master."

Liu Ya said: "Thank you very much."

The boss asked again: "Your Majesty, do you have a lot of luggage? If there are still goods, then I'm afraid it won't work."

"No." Liu Ya lifted up the umbrella and the bundle in her hand, and said, "Only these two things."

"Hehe, that's not a big problem. Let me explain it to you." The little boss said, and boarded the boat.It still seems to be a warm heart.

The little boss came back after leaving for a while, with an apologetic expression on his face, and said: "I'm sorry, my lord, let's talk about it, the guests who boarded the boat first have paid a deposit and let this boat take them A few, no other guests."

This is also similar to chartering a boat. Some people don't want to ride with other people, so they just pay more money.It's just that carrying passengers and pulling goods at the same time can save a lot of money.

Liu Ya didn't mean to force it.Since others arrived first, and they wanted to charter a boat and paid for it, they had to abide by their rules.

If it was her, of course she would not want others to disturb her after chartering the boat.

However, when Liu Ya was about to turn around, she casually glanced at the boat, and saw that a window in the cabin on the second floor was suddenly closed.

It stands to reason that opening and closing windows is also normal.

But when Liu Ya turned her head to look at the past, she closed the window, and closed it in such a hurry?Is it too strange and too coincidental?
Therefore, Liu Ya looked carefully at the ship again, and saw that the workers who came and went kept loading goods on the ship, but it seemed that the goods were not heavy, and the draft of the ship was not much.

Liu Ya asked casually: "Dare to ask, big brother, what kind of cargo is this trip? It takes five days for other people's boats to pick up the cargo, but your boat will arrive in three days? It's really fast."

The little head smiled and said: "It's still silk and medicinal materials. These two seemingly irrelevant things are the two best deals that our Liu family and Helian's family have done. This time, we just passed by Xiyuezhou , and directly deliver the goods to Xinghai’s estuary wharf, where they will be directly loaded onto ships and shipped to Nanyuanguo.”

This order is a business with the Helian family, is it a merchant ship to Nanyuan country?

Liu Ya's heart beat a small drum, and she always felt that this incident was not just a coincidence.

"My lord, I'm really sorry, we really can't pick you up. Look..." The little head thought that Liu Ya was not reconciled, so he said, "If not, I know the brothers who run the boat and ask them to help you, my lord. You ask, see whose boat is going to Xiyuezhou, and let them pick you up."

Liu Ya nodded and said: "Then thank you, big brother. I'm not familiar with this place, and I really don't have any clue. If you can help, please help me. I'm in a hurry to go to Xiyuezhou. It will arrive. If it takes five days to travel by water, it will definitely not arrive on time."

After speaking, Liu Ya also took out a dozen copper plates and sent them up.

Since you are asking someone to do something, you have to show your heart to some extent.It's not about paying for a relationship, it's about courtesy and respect.

And it's not good to give too much money. A little bit of kindness will let people know that you are a sensible person, and you will sincerely help you with things.

The little head took the copper plate and said repeatedly: "My lord, wait a moment, I'll go and ask you right away. My name is Yu Datou, and I'm pretty familiar with you at the pier. I'll come back as soon as I go."

After finishing speaking, Yu Datou turned around and went to a nearby boat.

Liu Ya saw that he had a few words with the people on the boat, and then trotted towards the boat in the distance, it seemed that he really put his heart into doing things.

Liu Ya stood here, apparently waiting for Yu Datou to write back to her, but she had been quietly paying attention to the situation in the cabin on the ship.

The window has not been opened since it was closed suddenly, but Liu Ya always felt that the people inside were quietly watching her.

(End of this chapter)