I am engaged in construction in ancient times

Chapter 61 Arrival

It was almost the same season as when they came last year, but the scene at Yangzhou Wharf was very different. The desolation and decay of last year had turned into a bustling and prosperous place.

The shore was full of rows of fishing boats, fishermen wearing straw hats pulled nets to catch fish, and the whispers of guests from Xuanzhou and the cheers of boatmen made the wharf lively. The wharf was not yet fully built, and some workers and soldiers would build roads and houses to make large boats.

Looking along the river bank, you can see a wide riverside fish farm formed by rope nets, and several wooden houses extending from the shore and floating. The houses swayed with the river water, and active black fish jumped up from time to time in the clear river water.

"Fresh fish, fresh fish, buy two and get one free!"

"Selling fish soup, one cent a bowl, don't you want to drink a bowl to warm your body when you pass by?"

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A little further from the pier is the fish market, where fish buyers and sellers gather. Some businessmen also start to trade with merchants, selling fish soup and fish vermicelli on the roadside. After a while, there are people selling grilled fish here.

The original muddy road has been repaired into a cement road. The flat land is clean and not stained with mud. Xiao Yuhe stood in front of the wooden fence, looking at the river and the big ship gradually approaching. Yes, it was that ship. He couldn't help but grab Duan Shubai's clothes with his hands, feeling a little nervous.

Duan Shubai put his cloak on him again, held his hand, and silently comforted him.

The big ship docked, and surrounded by people, a charming woman walked down from the ship. The lady looked about thirty or forty years old, and her face was two or three points similar to Xiao Yuhe. She had a gentle smile on her face, and her jade-like face was full of natural joy. She looked kind and generous.

She was wearing a dark red dress with deep patterns and had her hair combed in a meticulous bun. She looked elegant and graceful. When Xiao Yuhe saw someone coming down, he walked over excitedly and called out to the woman affectionately, "Mother."

Duan Shubai also called out, "Mother-in-law."

He took a quick look at his mother-in-law. Duan Shubai remembered that he had seen Xiao Yuhe's mother from a distance once. She seemed different from now. She used to be a gorgeous lady with jewels and gems, but now she seemed to be much more low-key?

"My dear Yuhe." Ma Shuqin hugged her son distressedly. The mother and son, who had been separated for a year, hugged each other excitedly for a while.

Ma Shuqin looked at his huge belly and frowned, "How can such a heavy body blow the wind on the river bank?"

Although she frowned, the smile on her face did not diminish. She looked at her Yuhe carefully. He was plump and fair. This look was not worse than when he was in the Marquis' Mansion. He was even more beautiful than when he was a teenager. I think he didn't suffer any hardship in Yangzhou.

At the beginning, Xiao Yuhe followed General Duan Shubai to Yangzhou. Ma Shuqin was frightened for a long time at home, fearing that her child would not live well outside. Later, she received Xiao Yuhe's letter, and she felt much more at ease.

Xiao Yuhe held his mother's hand and said coquettishly, "Mom is here, so I have to come and greet her in person."

"You are going to be a father, but you are still so willful and childish."

Ma Shuqin turned to look at Duan Shubai again, half testing and half complaining: "You don't even take care of your husband."

Duan Shubai hugged Xiao Yuhe's waist and smiled generously, "Mother-in-law, you have come all the way here, Yuhe and I will come to greet you in person." After that, he teased, "Even if the son-in-law really wants to stop him, how can he stop him?"