In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

In the early morning, a ray of sunlight shone into the dilapidated temple, and the warmth fell on the children's faces. Boss Qi stood up and walked out of the temple. He planned to listen to Chen Ruotong and go out to find a job to earn money to support himself and his brothers. He wanted to find a way out for himself and his brothers, and he had to survive no matter how difficult it was.

He habitually walked towards the west wall, where he was going to pee. He looked up and found seven bulging rice bags. There was a purse on the top bag. He ran over to open the purse. "Wow, a purse of silver!" He quickly pulled down a bag. It was so heavy that he had to work hard. He opened the bag and wow, snow-white rice. They had food to eat.

He suppressed the joy in his heart and did not scream, and ran back to the house, "Brothers, wake up, don't sleep in, pie in the sky, get up, get up, follow me." More than a dozen children rushed to the rice bags, carrying them and lifting them to the backyard of the dilapidated temple, which was their warehouse.

"Brothers, we don't have to go out to beg for food. Seven bags of rice and flour are enough for us to eat for a while. With food, we will have time to go out and find work! The benefactor, it must be that benefactor who put it here. It was he who helped us and gave us a purse of silver. Brothers, this matter must not be told to anyone, otherwise, we will not be able to keep our food and silver. Do you hear me?" He said seriously with the aura of a leader.

Shen Bing's cold got better. When he opened his eyes, he saw two big silver ingots on the table. He knew that they were left by his benefactor. His sister Shen Xue took the two silver ingots and went to the kitchen to boil water. She found three bags of rice piled next to the rice jar. She ran back and told her brother, "Brother, there are three bags of rice in the kitchen. They must have been left by our big brother. He is such a good man!"

During Shen Bing's illness, the doctor visited him almost every day. With the care and concern of the doctor and Qi Lao Da and others, Shen Bing recovered from the cold quickly.

Chen Ruotong also got up early, took care of herself, and went out of the space to continue moving forward. After turning a corner on the mountain road, there was a plain in front of her. The official road was flat and suitable for riding a bike. After riding for four hours, the battery ran out. She put the electric bike into the space, got off the ground and walked for a while to reach the ferry.

Chen Ruotong took out the map. The river in front of them was called Hengjiang. After crossing Hengjiang, it was still another two hundred miles to reach Qingyang Prefecture.

The Hengjiang River is wide, the water is surging, the current is gentle, and the strong sunlight shines on the river, making the waves sparkle. It is noon, and there are several fishing boats docked at the ferry.

Chen Ruotong was looking for a boat to cross the river. She chose a larger fishing boat. The boatman was an elderly man with a little grandson on the boat. The old man was making a fire and cooking on the boat.

"Old man, does your boat go to the other side? I want to take a boat!"

"Young Master, wait until I finish my meal before crossing the river. If I don't eat, I won't have the strength to row the boat!"

"Okay, you eat first."

Chen Ruotong got on the boat and sat in the boat shed, waiting for the old man who was cooking outside the boat. Chen Ruotong was also hungry, so she took out a beef pie from the package and started eating.

The little grandson was drooling with greed. Chen Ruotong smiled and gave her a cake, but the child didn't take it and ran out of the boat shed to find his grandfather.

The old man and the child ate brown rice and fish soup, which seemed to contain only one small fish. Chen Ruotong took out two beef patties and two pork buns and handed them to the old man.

"Uncle, I brought a lot of food, but it will go bad if you can't finish it in the hot weather. You and the children can eat it!"

The old man shook his head and refused, "How can this be? These are all precious things, please keep them for yourself!"

The child stared at the cakes and buns with shining eyes. Chen Ruotong put the cakes and buns in the child's hands and said, "Eat them quickly, little brother. They are delicious!"

The old man smiled with emotion, "Come on, thank this young master."

The child said "thank you" happily, took the cake and gave it to his grandfather first, then took a bite of the bun and ate it happily. What a sensible and filial child.

"Old man, how many fish can you catch every day? Where do you sell them?"

"It's hard to say. Sometimes we catch more than ten catties, sometimes just a few catties. This morning, we only caught five catties. We often sell them to the county town on the other side of the river. The price of fish in the county town is higher, 15 cents per catty."

After the meal, the old man rowed to the other side. An hour later, Chen Ruotong came ashore. The old man only asked for 20 wen for the boat fare. Chen Ruotong took out more than one or two taels of silver from the space and gave it to the old man, "Thank you for your hard work, old man!"

The old man was very excited. He accepted the silver and thanked the man repeatedly. He worked hard all day and could only earn a few dollars. He was really lucky to meet a good person today!

Chen Ruotong rode her electric bicycle, stopping and starting, passing a county town, and finally arrived at Qingyang Prefecture after a day and a half. She was about to find Shopkeeper Sun, and she was very excited and nervous. She had a hunch that she could get news about her relatives from Shopkeeper Sun.

It was already past four in the afternoon. Chen Ruotong, dressed in a blue gown and a scholarly manner, came to a restaurant and ordered two dishes. After chatting with the waiter, she learned that Jucai Dental Clinic was not far to the west of the restaurant, and that the shopkeeper Sun was quite loyal. Chen Ruotong quickly finished her meal and went to Jucai Dental Clinic to find the shopkeeper Sun.

Shopkeeper Sun was a tall and thin man. He was drinking tea in the main hall. Chen Ruotong was brought into the main hall by a servant. She bowed and said, "Shopkeeper Sun, I am honored to meet you."

Shopkeeper Sun stood up and returned the greeting, "I wonder what this young master wants to see me about?" Shopkeeper Sun said politely.

Chen Ruotong got straight to the point: "I came here to look for my sister. My sister was abducted and sold here a month and a half ago. I just want to know who abducted my sister. Please tell me the truth, Manager Sun. I will be very grateful."

"Who is your sister?"

"My sister is called Chen Tong, and she looks a bit like me."

Sun looked at Chen Ruotong carefully and took a deep breath. "There is such a person, but this, this, if Sun tells you, it will break the rules."

Chen Ruotong said: "Rules are dead, but people are alive. I just want to know who sold my sister. As for Shopkeeper Sun selling my sister, that is also your business matter. I don't blame Shopkeeper Sun."

Shopkeeper Sun thought for a moment. He didn't want to spoil his mood by making trouble. So he said frankly, "It was an old lady named Wu. She said she wanted to sell her maid, but she had a request, which was to sell the maid to a brothel in southern Xinjiang. I guess the maid must have made a big mistake. She didn't want money, but gave me twenty taels. But it was not given by the old lady Wu, but by a rich old lady next to her. After the old lady Wu left, the rich old lady repeatedly warned Sun and threatened Sun that if he didn't sell her to a brothel, Sun would be in trouble. So I agreed and handed the matter over to Li Daoba. If you want to know the whereabouts of your sister, you have to find Li Daoba."

"I just want to know who this old lady Wu is? Where does she live and who is she?" Chen Ruotong emphasized.

"It is said to be in Wujia Village, Heiniu Town, Hongcheng County. You can go there and ask around."

Chen Ruotong bid farewell to Manager Sun and prepared to leave for Wujia Village.