0p0 Chapter 190 Asking Lotus for Help
Chapter 190 Asking Lotus for Help
Xu Lian'er was hit by Su He and staggered and almost fell to the ground. She finally stood up and wanted to fight back.
"You are talking nonsense, why would my family steal, our family,"
"Alright! Lian'er, step back."
Xu Wansheng shouted at his daughter to leave, then turned and said to the ship owner.
"It is impossible for us to steal from the government. I have one key here, but my key is still here. The other one is with you. We will arrive in Guangyuan the day after tomorrow. Everyone on our ship will go to the government office. Please cooperate."
The boat owner looked unhappy. Three people were missing from his boat. It was very likely that these three people had stolen something and ran away. Now he could only wait until he got ashore to ask his boss for advice.
After Xu Wansheng finished speaking, he took his men upstairs. The ship owner also left with his crew with a stiff expression.
Only the people in Tianyuan Village were left looking at each other.
"We are so unlucky. I thought the only unsafe route was the official road. I didn't expect that taking the water route would be so troublesome. We are actually going to jail."
Wang Laowu grumbled in dissatisfaction, and his son beside him tugged at his father's sleeve, signaling him to talk less.
"It's okay. We were going to the county government to find officials to settle down in the village after we got off the boat. It's a good opportunity to meet up with them. We didn't steal the things, so we have nothing to worry about. Let's go back and make breakfast. I'm sure everyone is hungry."
It was still a little cold in the morning, and Su He was shivering in the wind after standing for just a moment. She urged everyone to go back and have breakfast and rest early.
Mu Tou followed his sister to see Miaomiao. Tiantian had finally woken up and was sitting on the bed playing with Miaomiao.
"Sister, brother, you're back. My cousin won't let me go out with Tiantian."
Miaomiao heard the noise outside and wanted to go out to see what was going on, but unfortunately Yanzhi wouldn't let her.
"Cousin is thinking about your health. I'll sneeze if I stay outside for a while. You two kids should stay in the box."
When Yanzhi heard that Su He had caught a cold, she quickly got up and said she wanted to make ginger water.
"Cousin, I have some ginger here. I bought it near the dock. You don't have to go. Let Mu Tou go with my cousin."
Speaking of cooking on the boat, it is indeed very troublesome. Everyone cooks in the kitchen at the bow. There are only two pots on the whole boat. This time one pot was occupied by the crew, so Zhou and his people occupied the other pot.
Breakfast was very simple, pickled vegetables and steamed buns, so now all you had to do was heat up the buns. Mu Tou and Wang Bin happened to have brought some ginger over, so in order to save time, Zhou boiled ginger water directly in the pot and put the steamer on the pot to heat the buns.
The steamed buns are already cooked and can be eaten after being slightly heated up, so after the water boiled, everyone lined up one after another to get the steamed buns to eat.
"If you feel like you've caught a cold, come over and have a bowl of ginger water after eating your steamed buns."
Zhou kept following the people who came to get the steamed buns and said. In the house opposite, the crew members were eating steamed buns and watching enviously, but they had no money to buy ginger.
Mu Tou noticed this from the side, rolled his eyes, and quietly reminded Wang Bin. Wang Bin was a little surprised, but still listened to Mu Tou, took a clean earthenware jar, filled it with most of the ginger water, and then walked towards the other side with Mu Tou smiling.
"I think you guys have caught a cold. We have prepared a lot of ginger. Please drink some."
Wang Bin handed the earthenware jar to one of the empty-handed crew members. The other party refused but held the jar tightly in his arms unconsciously. The ginger smell was so strong that the coldness in his body went away just by smelling it. He was reluctant to let go.
"How can I be so embarrassed to buy such an expensive item?"
"It's okay. We have a lot of ginger, so we only give you this little bit. It won't affect you at all. We'll go back first."
Wang Bin smiled, said hello, and left with Mu Tou.
Mu Tou drank a bowl of ginger water beside the stove before leaving. The crew on the other side saw Mu Tou drinking it and shared the ginger water with him without any worries.
After a while, the ship owner came back from his inspection and smelled a strong scent of ginger. He thought it was made by the people on the third floor, but his subordinates handed him a bowl of ginger water.
"Boss, drink something to warm yourself up."
The boat owner is called Feng Chun, also known as Boss Feng. He was also surprised to see the ginger water this time, "Where did it come from?"
The people on the third floor wouldn't be so kind as to give them ginger water.
"It was given to me by the guys on the first floor. I watched them drink it before I drank it. Boss, ginger water is fine."
The crew was also very cautious, fearing that another accident might happen.
Feng Chun looked across and happened to meet Wang Bin's eyes. They both nodded politely.
"Boss, this trip is really unlucky. Not only do we not get any money, but we also have to pay for it."
Boss Feng was also very upset when he thought about it. They were drifting around on the boat, and their hard work for a month was all in vain. There was a high possibility that they would be fired by their employer and would not even be able to be crew members.
"Lao Dao and I have been partners for eight years. I never thought he would betray us. I just remembered that Xiao An and Xiao Sheng were recruited by him a year ago."
Boss Feng felt very uncomfortable drinking the ginger water. He might not even be able to afford to eat in the future, let alone support his family.
"Boss, I remember something. I once saw that Manager Wang talking to Lao Dao, talking about an opportunity. When I approached, they stopped talking. Today, I heard the girl on the first floor say that maybe the thief was one of their own. Could it be that manager?"
Dahong has been working with Boss Feng for six years. It can be said that he has the best relationship with Boss Feng except Lao Dao. If there is a thief on the ship, none of them can escape, but if the problem is caused by the third floor itself, then it is none of their business.
Boss Feng was so excited that he didn't even bother to drink the ginger water. He anxiously asked Dahong about the details of what happened.
"Really? Is it possible that they have already prepared for this?"
Da Hong was embarrassed. "Boss, we don't have any evidence. My explanation alone is definitely not enough."
Boss Feng sat back in disappointment. Xiaozhuang, who had been silent, suddenly brightened up and spoke to everyone.
"The Lotus on the first floor will definitely be able to help. I think the people on the third floor can't convince her. She will definitely be able to help. They are kind-hearted and are willing to give us ginger water to drink."
"Yes, they also have a grudge against the people on the third floor. On the first day of sailing, they quarreled on the deck. I saw that Lotus taught the young lady from the Xu family on the third floor a lesson, and Mr. Xu even gave Lotus money to apologize."
Boss Feng listened to his men's words, pondered for a moment, and finally made up his mind, "Dahong, go and try the man across the street who gave you ginger water. That He Hua is a girl after all, so it's not convenient for us to go and find her directly."
Dahong nodded, got up and left.
Boss Feng drank the ginger water in one gulp. The ginger water flowed down his throat into his stomach, dispelling the coldness in his body.
The crew members in the room all watched Dahong chatting with someone nervously, and soon the man quickly walked to the stern of the ship.
Dahong came back with a happy face. Boss Feng stared at Dahong and said, "He said that man's name is Wang Bin and Hehua is his sister. He said he would ask him. From his tone, he seems to agree."
Boss Feng took a deep breath and suddenly became nervous. He was thinking about how to start the conversation next.
After a while, Wang Bin brought Su He here.
"I heard from my brother that you were looking for me?"