Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 88

Yesterday he had been watching the official ship unloading for a long time, and then a ship attendant told his superior that since the salt in Hangzhou had been unloaded, they had better hurry to sail to the next destination to avoid delaying the delivery. But the so-called superior said calmly that the brothers were tired, so they could rest here for one night and leave tomorrow, and they would still be in time.

Ah Shan did not think there was anything wrong with this at first, thinking that the superior simply wanted to stay in Hangzhou for one night, but he had been waiting there for the past few days and could not leave rashly, so he planned to continue loading. Unexpectedly, he made an unexpected discovery. He heard a long-term dock worker complaining that the official ship had unloaded its cargo but was still not leaving. It was a good time but it was occupying the best position, so other merchant ships could not come in, and he had lost a lot of work today.

Another dock worker said that the official ship would stop here for a night a few times a year when transporting salt. Normally, they did not need to stop in Hangzhou, because they could usually go directly from the previous stop to Hangzhou City to unload the cargo and then continue on their way, stopping at the next stop for another night. In this way, they could visit three cities in one day, which was the route that maximized their profits. The dock worker who spoke earlier speculated maliciously that it might be because a certain escort officer had a mistress here, so they had to stay here overnight. This speculation made the two of them smile at each other.

Ah Shan felt strange, but couldn't tell what was odd. However, he thought that since the salt on the ship came from Yangzhou City and was related to the Yang family, he came to Ye Xi to tell her about the situation.

Ye Xi felt that although Ah Shan didn't know the twists and turns, he was very sensitive to certain things and knew how to inform her in time, so she asked, "Will there be anyone working at the dock at midnight?"

Ah Shan shook his head: "Normally not, because there is a curfew."

"But the curfew only applies to the common people. It should be useless to those in the government."

Ah Shan thought about it and realized that it made sense, because it was the soldiers who were patrolling. Ye Xi thought about it and realized that something must have happened on the boat tonight, but she couldn't see it. She suddenly felt so powerless. Even if she could see something, what would it be of any use? Others could collude with the government officials, so how could she turn the tables? The more Ye Xi thought about it, the more desperate she became.

Ah Shan saw Ye Xi's face gradually falling, and suddenly an idea came to his mind: "Miss, how about I hide somewhere at the dock tonight and help you keep an eye on it."

Ye Xi turned her head and looked at Ah Shan. She was thinking that this method was indeed feasible. Although you can't walk on the street during curfew, if you stay outside somewhere before curfew and don't move, wouldn't it be better not to be discovered? At this time, Ye Xi didn't think that this behavior was also quite dangerous, and nodded to agree with Ah Shan's method.

After returning home, Ye Xi kept thinking about how to get out of this situation. She felt that it was very risky to use the crime of selling illegal salt to gamble, because she didn't know if it would backfire. She tossed and turned all night and didn't sleep well. The next day, she couldn't wait to go out again to meet Ah Shan at another restaurant that she had booked yesterday.

Ah Shan told Ye Xi everything he saw last night. Ah Shan guessed that if there was really something wrong with the official ship, it would not choose to unload the cargo at the original location. He hid in a bush a little far from the dock, where the official ship could be seen and it was also an excellent docking point for small boats. Few people knew about this docking point because it was not conducive to docking on the surface, because there were several large rocks blocking it not far from the shore, and the boat could not dock at the shore.