Heavy snow covered both sides of the Yangtze River with pink and jade, but the water surface was not frozen.

Jiang Liuyi was wrapped in a thick brocade quilt and came to the deck with his nose, saying, "Damn, I clearly don't feel cold, but the wind is like a biting."

Wang Lucao and Chen Kang were each wearing thick cloaks, with a small couch in the middle. Next to the couch was a small mud stove with charcoal fire. The mud stove was warmed by the water, and the fragrance of the wine slowly overflowed, with a little warmth.

Chen Kang smiled and said, "The climate in the north and south is different. The land of Gusu embraces Taihu Lake in the west and the Yangtze River in the north. It has distinct four seasons, a mild climate and abundant rainfall, so it is naturally different from our Runing Prefecture."

Jiang Liuyan squatted down with his mouth, shrank his neck, stretched out one hand to pinch the wine glass, drank a glass, and then quickly retracted his hand, and while smashing his mouth, he said, "Where is rainy, winter is so cold, hey, what's the matter? I'm going to appreciate the southern style, why did it catch up with winter? It's so angry."

Wang Lucao pursed his lips and smiled, saying, "There are three days left before the New Year, and it is difficult to walk on the road, so stay in Gusu until the beginning of spring."

Jiang Liuqi nodded and said, "I don't know if we will cause trouble for Brother Bai when we go rashly."

Chen Kang smiled and said, "You are the ones who are talking about Brother Bai all day long. You are about to meet. You are afraid of causing trouble for Brother Bai. So why not, let's not bother me, right?"

"That's not possible!" Jiang Liuyan retorted urgently, then paused, and said, "I mean, Mr. Bai Shi once taught us, and he is our mentor for reason. Changzhou Runing is more than a thousand mountains and rivers apart. Tell me, it's not easy for us to come this time. Mr. Bai Shi is getting older and we... we will be busy with the imperial examination when we go back. If we miss this meeting, we will not know when we will meet. Is this reasonable?"

Chen Kangru smiled at Wang Lucao with his expected expression, and shook his head.

Wang Lucao said, "You are so simple, we don't know how to talk to you." He smiled again and then said, "Don't worry, since we are here, we are going to take you to see Mr. Bai, and we will not miss you."

Jiang Liuyu heard Wang Lucao's promise, although he was not very comfortable, he was very happy and nodded, "That's good!" He stood up, looked up at the mountains on both sides of the shore, and smiled, "It's probably impossible to hear the cry of the ape at this time, right?"

Chen Kang and Wang Lucao were about to answer, but they heard the sound of silence coming from the cliff on the left. The sound was loud and fast, as if it was crying and yelling, which made people feel sad when they heard it.

Wang Lucao's eyes widened, he stood up, went to the side of the boat on the left, looked at the cliff, but saw a black dot walking through the snow-white mountains.

Chen Kang said in surprise: "Brother Jiang, your mouth is consecrated, right?" He smiled and said: "Can you be like Luo Zhao advised you, born with a "sage mouth" and what a spirit is said?"

Wang Lucao chuckled when he heard this, turned his head and said with a smile: "Not only did he say something, but he also had extraordinary luck. You forgot that when we were looking for the Jiulong Waterfall, wasn't he the first to find it?"

Chen Kang smiled and said, "Brother Jiang's blessing is not comparable to ordinary people."

Jiang Liuyannu blunt his mouth and said, "Hehe, coincidence."

"Young Master!"

The boatman called out and interrupted the three of them.

Wang Lucao asked with a smile: "What do you have to say about the boatman?"

The boatman smiled and said, "I'll be at the ferry of Suzhou Prefecture in another hour. Please prepare, boys."

When the three of them heard the good news, they all smiled and bowed: "Thank you, the boatman."

Jiang Liuyu smiled softly and asked, "Shipman, you have been out on a boat all year round. The aunt at home has suffered a lot. It feels so uncomfortable to stay alone in the empty bedroom."

The boatman pressed his hat to block the snow on his head and said, "We are not like young men. We are surrounded by beautiful wives and concubines. My devilish old woman has gone for the first ten years!"

Jiang Liuqi was moved and couldn't bear it. He asked, "Since he has lost his wife, why not join the room?"

The boatman smiled even more embarrassedly and said, "What are you talking about by your son? Our old coffin is not covered by bricks or tiles at home. Which girl can be regarded as a girl?"

Jiang Liuyu said, "Hey, the ship is in his forties, why do you say so late?"

The boatman grinned and said, "Young Master likes you, so I use our boat more often and let us save a few wife books, hahahahaha!"

Jiang Liuyu slapped his chest proudly and said, "What a great thing? Even if I take your boat, I have finished our study tour, how about it?"

The boatman was so happy that his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he kept shaking the boat, saying, "Thank you, young master! Thank you, young master!"

The boatman turned his head and blew his nose, revealing his yellow teeth, but laughed without making a sound.

Hearing that it was about to go to the dock, the people began to prepare things and, as they were originally arranged, left the extra guards to wait in turn at the ferry head, and the others accompanied them into the city.

This trip, the Third Young Master planned to stay in Changzhou until the beginning of spring, and it took only three months, so he prepared more things.

Shen Kang smiled and entered the cabin, found Liu Shu, and said, "Take the drawings I drew."

Liu Shu nodded and asked with a smile: "Young Master is talking about the drawing of the top?"

Shen Kang let out a long sigh and said, "Yes."

Liu Shu asked with a smile: "Young Master is planning to find a craftsman to make things on the picture?"

Shen Kang smiled and said, "I will use it for you to play with after it is made."

Liu Shu bowed and smiled, "Thank you, young master." Then he went to pack up his things happily.

Shen Kang still remembers that according to the "Suzhou Prefecture Customs" records, in the Ming Dynasty, "the east of the county towns, everyone was engaged in machinery, and craftsmen had their own specialties. The craftsmen had a permanent master and received the salary on the day. Those who had no master would stand up a bridge at dawn to wait... The housework was reduced, and the food and clothing were nothing compared to the generation."

A short passage contains many meanings.

First: The craftsmen in Suzhou in the Ming Dynasty were very skilled.

Second: There is a labor market in Suzhou.

Third: There are often unemployment in the local area.

Fourth: Implement timely wages.

As early as in Fengyang Mansion, Shen Kang discovered a spherical sachet and studied the gyroscope inside, hoping to apply its technology to navigation. Since then, he has planned to take this major event to Suzhou, a place where skilled craftsmen are everywhere.

This is the most important reason why he agreed to go to Suzhou first and then to Nanjing. Moreover, he could also predict that there is a difference between whether the composition is true and whether it can be created.

It is often said that ideals are full and reality is skinny. Shen Kang wants to find scattered skilled craftsmen in Suzhou to fight a tough battle.
Chapter completed!