Chapter 69 Bloodshed!
As Li Shiyue was thinking about the "generous gift package," she looked up and met the eyes of the jade-faced general.
The jade-faced general named Liu Tan only glanced at her before turning his gaze away, while Yan Jiuniang was very happy to see Li Shiyue here.
"I was just thinking you'd be here today, so I looked around specifically, and I didn't expect you to actually be here!"
Dressed in red, Yan Jiuniang, with her fair skin and beautiful face, was as dazzling as the sun in the sky. She was probably used to the gazes of everyone and didn't care about others looking at her. Instead, she happily talked to Li Shiyue, the young girl she had drunk with once.
Li Shiyue bowed to Yan Jiuniang with her hands clasped. Because she was carrying a basket on her back and had her hair styled like a man, Li Shiyue's bow was done according to the etiquette of a man.
After bowing, she smiled and replied to Yan Jiuniang, "I am very happy to see Jiuniang one last time before leaving."
The road ahead is uncertain, and I don't know when we'll meet again.
This time, the clan went to Andong thanks to Jiu Niang's care, and Shi Yue was extremely grateful!
May Jiu Niang be safe and well in October.
If I have the chance, next October I'll definitely drink until we drop with Jiu Niang!
Liu Tan looked over when Li Shiyue mentioned the name "Ninth Sister". You should know that Yan Jiu Niang is called "Mr. Yan" in public. Mr. Yan is a wealthy merchant who owns several large ships behind the Prince of Zhenbei. Ordinary people can't see Mr. Yan.
The reason why Li Shiyue and Li Shiyang were able to meet Mr. Yan at Xingsheng Tower was because of the bronze badges that Mr. Chen gave them, which identified them as members of the Xuanjia Army.
Otherwise, how could a great figure like Mr. Yan be someone that ordinary refugees who had just arrived in Dongmu would have the opportunity to meet?
Even among those who have met Mr. Yan, very few could get him to announce "Ninth Sister" as their name.
Therefore, Liu Tan looked at Li Shiyue with some surprise, at this moment, at the girl who was dressed in shabby clothes, even in a simple manner.
Yan Jiuniang was moved by Li Shiyue's words when she saw Li Shiyue looking at Liu Tan beside her with a hint of curiosity and surprise. She immediately introduced him to Li Shiyue, saying, "Shiyue, this is my eldest brother, Liu Tan." Turning to Liu Tan, who had a stern face, Yan Jiuniang said, "Brother, these are the people from Li Family Village who left behind the Xuan character plaques by Mr. Chen. This is Li Shiyue, the young lady from Li Family Village, whom I became friends with at first sight."
After Yan Jiuniang's introduction, Li Shiyue and Liu Tan bowed to each other.
Yan Jiuniang was very considerate. She asked Liu Tan, "Brother, when you go back this time, you will be traveling on the same boat as Shiyue. Please take care of her for me. If there is a chance in the future, I would like to drink with Shiyue again!"
Before Liu Tan could respond, Yan Jiuniang turned to Li Shiyue and said, "Shiyue, if you have anything important to do along the way, just go and find my brother. When you get to Andong, be sure to write to me!"
If I ever go back to Andong, I'll definitely look for you and we can drink together again!
Li Shiyue knew that she had taken advantage of Yan Jiuniang, but she was penniless and had no way to repay her.
Therefore, she had no choice but to bow and thank her again, and solemnly accepted Yan Jiuniang's words.
Standing by the roadside, Li Shiyue watched from afar as Yan Jiuniang and Liu Tan boarded the boat. The two stood on the deck and said something to each other. Then Yan Jiuniang got off the boat and left in another direction.
Judging from this, just as Yan Jiuniang said, she only came to see Liu Tan off and will not return to Andong with him.
After Yan Jiuniang left, Li Shiyang found Li Shiyue and said, "If what Manager Zhu said is true, then Liu Tan is the eldest son of the Prince of Zhenbei, and also the eldest son mentioned in the document at the crossroads."
The fact that Dongmou is able to have such a stable place for business is probably because this eldest son led his troops here.
But why did Mr. Yan say that Liu Tan was his elder brother?
Could it be that Mr. Yan is the daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei?
If that's the case, then why isn't Mr. Yan surnamed Liu?
How could Li Shiyue know why Yan Jiuniang's surname was Yan and not Liu?
"Brother Shiyang, let's not think about this now. Let's talk about other things when we get to Andong."
Busily queuing and making a racket, more than a hundred people, including fifty-odd people from Lijia Village, boarded the boat after having their tickets checked in order.
With the sun high in the sky, a loud "bang" rang out, and the three-masted Fujian-style ship named "Treading the Waves" began to move, gradually leaving the dock and heading towards the vast ocean.
Whether it was because Yan Jiuniang had spoken to Li Shiyue at the dock, or because Liu Tan had spoken, as soon as the people from Lijia Village boarded the ship, a steward came to lead them and found them a good place in the second-floor cabin. He even specifically told Li Shiyue, "If you need anything, young lady, just come and find me."
Following local customs, they found a place to put down their baskets. Li Shiyue felt alright; neither she nor her mother felt uncomfortable while the boat was moving, meaning none of them were seasick.
In Lijia Village, there were only four or five people who were severely seasick, but after drinking the medicine that Li Shiyang had bought in advance, they all stopped vomiting.
Even after taking the medicine, Erdan's father was the only one who was still vomiting severely.
The others vomited once, but after taking medicine, they felt much better.
It was Erdan's dad who, even after vomiting until his stomach was almost empty, still felt so uncomfortable that he kept vomiting, and in the end, he even vomited bile.
Seeing that this was not good, Li Shiyang quickly called Li Shiyue to go find the steward and spent thirty copper coins to buy a dose of seasickness medicine that the steward had given them.
But after Erdan's father drank the medicine diluted with water, he vomited it up again in just 15 minutes.
Erdan's mother held Erdan and watched from the side, almost crying with worry.
"The boss? The boss? What do you think?"
Erdan's father was too weak to speak. He just leaned against his basket, unable to utter a complete sentence. He could only wave his weak and powerless hand at Erdan's mother.
Seasickness is a matter of one's own constitution, and there's nothing anyone else can do about it.
Not to mention that we're already on the open sea, so there's no way to stop now.
Therefore, Li Shiyang could only instruct Erdan's mother to take good care of him and to endure it. In just six or seven days, they would reach Sanshan Port, and once on land, his seasickness would be cured without any medicine.
For the next three days, Li Shiyue spent her time eating and sleeping. She didn't want to move around, feeling that if she moved, she would have to eat even more after all that exertion.
That night, Li's mother took out the dry biscuits and distributed them to everyone. Seeing that Li Shiyue quickly stuffed them into her mouth after receiving them, she gave her two more.
"Mother?"
"Luckily, I listened to your second uncle and bought twice as many cakes. It's my fault, but you've grown stronger, so it's only natural that you eat more."
Normally we'd probably be starving, but eat up! There's plenty left, enough for the rest of the trip.
After speaking to Li Shiyue, Li's mother gave Li Qiutian two more cakes. Seeing that Li Shiyue had taken and eaten them, Li Qiutian thanked Li's mother and took the two cakes.
After eating her fill, Li Shiyue didn't care about indigestion or anything like that. She ate until she was about 70% full and then lay down.
To save fuel, only a dim light was lit at the entrance to illuminate the cabin.
Thankfully it's hot right now, so with the doors and windows open, some sea breeze can blow in, making it easier to sleep.
In the middle of the night, Li Shiyue woke up hungry. She lay there, opened her eyes, and looked out the window at the sky over the sea. There were many stars, which was completely different from the sky on land.
Suddenly, Li Shiyue heard a dull "bang," the sound of a heavy object hitting the deck!
Li Shiyue's first reaction was that she thought the sailors on the ship were doing something.
But after waiting a moment, Li Shiyue faintly smelled a trace of blood!
There's blood!
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