When the boat docked at Chang He Province, Ren Ang was still playing with the two big round pearls beside the window as usual.
If Ren Zihua's heart was stuck in his throat, he decided to not see anymore.
The officials who were welcoming the Imperial Commissioner on the shore all felt their hearts aching at the filial piety they were about to offer. The words came from the people of Huisha County, and everyone had a faint guess about the identity of the boy who accompanied them on the boat. In addition, there were some soldiers on the boat with big mouths, who continued to eat and drink, then mysteriously told them about Lord Ren recognizing their son.
It was just that they were both foster sons. Lord Ren did not express his opinion, and before the family tree could be filled up, everyone pretended that they did not know. They were waiting to see how the younger generation would treat the child.
Who would have thought that not getting off the boat with the adults would save them a lot of trouble. You have to be careful with the child's greeting. It's too secondary, the lord is unhappy; too much, the lord is still unhappy.
How difficult!
Ren Zihua did not decline this time, and brought the subordinate to the carriage sent by the Shangguan family.
Just as he was about to step on the bike with one foot, he suddenly heard a series of exclamations coming from behind him!
Ah!" "My big pearl!" An even louder sound suppressed the surrounding noise, as if a drop of water had splashed into a hot pan, immediately triggering a chain reaction!
"Ouch!" Too careless! A priceless pearl! How did it fall? " One of them pounded his chest and stamped his feet, his voice sorrowful. Those who didn't know what was going on would think that his old lady was something like that.
Lord Ren slipped and lost his balance. He almost bit the floor of the carriage. A subordinate quickly supported him.
"The pearl fell into the water! Hurry, send people to help Young Master get them! " An official from the prefecture city called for someone urgently, with a hint of fawning. However, why did the voice sound like he was taking pleasure in someone's misfortune?
Someone else said in a low voice, "You shouldn't have brought such a precious thing for your child to play with. The child is of no importance. "
"That's right, what a waste of such a good bead."
"Who knows, maybe he doesn't think much of me?"
Chattering, chattering, chattering …
The surroundings became chaotic.
Lord Ren took a deep breath, turned and looked at the official ship.
Ren Ang was at the window now, with one hand extended out, he stared at the water surface, then raised his head to look at his father's back. He quickly revealed a cautious smile, and retracted his empty hand.
Ren Zihua rubbed his brow with a headache, as he said apologetically: "I'm sorry for being ignorant, but I've alarmed all of you. There's no need for everyone to care too much about it, just leave it to him. " As he spoke, he climbed into the car.
After the curtain of the carriage was drawn, the expression on the face that was originally righteous suddenly relaxed and became a bit absent-minded.
Jade like fingers lightly knocked on the tea tray in the car, a playful smile on her lips.
How clever … If he were to throw a pearl into the water in front of everyone, it would mean that the censor would want to participate in the performance in the future. However, such a large pearl, that child didn't even blink as he threw it away … Whose family's naughty child is this? It was just too fitting for him!
Lord Ren stayed in the mansion for the night, and only returned to the ship around noon the next day. As soon as they boarded the ship, they instructed the boatmen to set sail. He had already left a few officers and soldiers in the prefecture to work with the officials in the prefecture government to deploy and purchase herbs and grain in case of an emergency. As for the enlistment of a doctor, he also learned that the lord of the prefectural government had mediated from him.
The only thing left was to speed up the journey to the disaster area.
After Ren Zihua finished instructing, he turned and went into Ren Ang's room.
As soon as he entered, he saw a pair of pink pearls on the table before the window.
Ren Zihua:...
"He didn't fall into the water?" He walked over to the table and picked up the powder bead to play with it. The two pearls took up half of his palm and were about the size of a walnut.
Ren Ang revealed a sly smile, "It fell, I managed to fish it up again." After a short pause, he added, "No one noticed."
"But I heard that you have been tormenting many boatmen and fishermen to fish for you? How could he not be discovered? "The situation is, how about working with the people like this?"
"I have the money to hire them for work!" Ren Ang argued, "Although they did not get the beads, they did get a lot of good stuff!" "What hairpin, bracelet, flower head, as well as crushed silver and copper coins." I gave them all the loot and gave each of them 30 copper coins as a reward. They can't thank me enough! "
Of course, after this incident, the tradition of a crew member taking a net to fish for goods by the pier was somehow preserved.
Ren Zihua secretly rolled his eyes, and warned him again: "You have learnt your lesson this time? "Everything has to be done according to your wishes. Even the person at the top has a hundred officials watching over him!" After his lecture, he did not forget to praise him, "Your performance today was not bad, and you have adapted to the circumstances. I hope that you can be as smart as you are in the future. "Speaking of which, it's because your father dragged you down …"
He gave a brief account of his position in the court, his political enemies, and his friends. He also warned the children which families to stay away from, and which ones to get along with. There was no detail in the matter, it seemed that he planned to focus on cultivating them.
Ren Ang snorted, he impatiently listened to his father's blabbering, and was secretly unhappy in his heart: Humans are really troublesome! How can one live for a thousand years when one is less than a hundred? After fighting for so long, he still had to put his life on the line for that old Emperor!
As for why he was not questioned about how the pearl had appeared, thought that Ren Ang had thrown away a replica of himself, so he did not take it to heart.
That night, Ren Ang still secretly fed Hong Jin some meat.
This time, he did not dare to do it too obviously. Fortunately, Hong Jin was used to eating aquatic food, so he did not have to worry about land based meat.
This time, Hong Jin gave him a bag.
The bag was a dark greenish-gold color, and there were fish scale patterns on it. The material looked like a mermaid when it was untouched by water.
Ren Ang opened the seal and took out a bunch of pearl gem jade ornaments.
Although Hong Jin had never gone ashore before, he had at least lived for over a hundred years, and he knew what was the most valuable thing in the eyes of humans. But these things were useless to it.
"From where?" Ren Ang grabbed a handful of gems and allowed them to fall down freely, letting out a clear and melodious clanging sound.
The seven-colored gem shone in the amber pupils, reflecting the resplendent starlight.
My wife will definitely like it! He did not forget that his wife was a little money grubber. These were more than enough to make a lot of jewelry!
Hong Jin spat out a few bubbles.
Ren Ang understood. This big fish has really been to the sea!
There were many ships going back and forth on the sea. The ocean climate changed rapidly. Every year, there would be sunken ships. Did all the cargo from a merchant ship fall into the sea?
He had picked up a treasure this time!
Only, as the boat gradually descended, Ren Ang realized something before the East County could do anything: Gold, silver, and jewelry were all useless!