Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 473 Looking for someone

Although my parents came back once and my grandfather took me there once to pick up Xiaoyuan, I was only seven years old at that time.

I only remember that we took a horse carriage and a boat for a long time before we reached my parents. I stayed with them for three months before my grandfather took me and one and a half year old Xiaoyuan back to Tongde Town.

However, that was the memory of the original body. After Hua Lei came here, she forgot some things. So, her memory of her current parents is a little vague.

In fact, Hualei has always been a little confused. According to her identity as a time traveler, she should not have such deep feelings for her original parents. After all, they are not her real biological parents.

And now, she can hardly remember what they look like, but for some reason, she always hopes to find her parents.

I don't know if it was the obsession of the original body, or the self who traveled through time and space, wanting to give an explanation for this ambiguous feeling.

And the longer I travel through time, the stronger my desire to find them becomes. This is also a very strange feeling.

"Miss, I remember what Young Master Cheng looks like? But I can't draw him." Uncle Fu, who had always been riding a horse with guards, was in good spirits. At this time, he heard Hua Lei's words and continued.

"I can't draw either." Hua Lei said frustratedly. Her handwriting was OK, but she was really bad at drawing. Even though she had learned a lot from Master Guo over the years.

But up to now, my drawing is just at the level of graffiti. I may be able to draw simple flowers and plants, but I definitely cannot draw people.

"Well, how about I give it a try?" Rong Jin hesitated, "Let's go to the shopkeeper to borrow some brushes and ink. Uncle Fu said, let me paint?"

"It's getting late today, forget it. We've been traveling for seven or eight days, so let's go to bed early tonight. Let's get up early tomorrow and go to the ferry first, and then to the restaurant where my cousin posted the missing person notice to see if there is any news.

If not, let's look around the ferry first, get to know the surrounding environment, and try our luck. We can also buy some pens and ink to paint again. Or we can write a few more notices and post them around the ferry."

Hua Lei thought that it would take at least half an hour to finish the portrait, and it was already very late. Everyone was quite tired during this period, so she made the suggestion.

"That's fine. By the way, Sister Hua, let Ziyun and Ziyan sleep on the floor in your room." Rong Jin said. Hua Lei nodded in agreement.

The next day, the group had washed up and had breakfast at 11:00 a.m., and hurried to the ferry. When Hua Lei arrived at the ferry, it was already light, and the sun had just jumped out of the water.

The ferry was already bustling with people. The shops near the ferry were also busy with people coming and going. Countless porters in shorts were also shuttling back and forth on the ferry.

Hualei walked slowly towards the restaurant, carefully avoiding the crowd and looking at everyone passing by her. Uncle Fu opened his eyes wide and scanned everyone he could see.

After traveling all the way across the ferry, Hualei first came to the notice board on the ferry side. This was specially set up by the government at the ferry, and the relevant rules of the ferry were posted on it for a long time.

Next to it are temporary notices. If the government has anything to inform the people, especially the crew members of the ships, they will post the notice here to inform everyone.

There were seven or eight people standing in front of the notice board, looking there. Hua Lei looked at it carefully before she shifted her gaze and looked inside the notice board.

The notice posted by my cousin is still there on the notice board, but after half a month of exposure to wind and sun, the notice has become a little old and some of the handwriting has faded a little.

However, if you look closely, you can still make out what is written on it. Below the notice, it says, "If you have any news, please contact Mr. Li of the "Xi Xiang Feng" restaurant." These words are still very clear.

I also looked at other temporary notices. There were official notices posted by the government to increase the revenue for people coming ashore, and there were also some private notices like the one posted by my eldest cousin, some looking for people and some looking for things.

After finding nothing in front of the notice board, Hualei and her group came to the "Xi Xiangfeng" restaurant mentioned by her cousin. The restaurant is located near the middle of the ferry and is quite large.

It is a two-story wooden structure with a lobby on the first floor, private rooms on the second floor, and a backyard at the back, so it looks like it can still be used for accommodation.

The waiter who was still sweeping the floor at the door saw Hua Lei and his group coming over and greeted them warmly, asking, "Sir, are you here to stay or have a meal?"

"Little Second Brother, we want to look for your shopkeeper Li. We are from the Huaji fleet that transports books for the imperial examination. We come here to deliver goods every three months."

Uncle Fu smiled and walked forward to greet him. At the same time, he took out a wooden plaque with the word "flower" engraved on it from his arms and showed it to the waiter.

"Oh, Huaji Fleet. I know, they were here in the middle of last month. We got our wine and a lot of sauces and vinegar from you." The waiter looked at Uncle Fu, then at the wooden sign in his hand, and said with a smile.

Now, many of Hualei's sweet potato wine, soy sauce and vinegar are transported to Yongjia Prefecture by their own ships for sale. Although Pei Jingxuan has been transferred back to Shangjing City, he has laid a very good foundation in the past two years.

In addition to the Tianzi grid and Mizi grid, Hualei has already won nearly 80% of the contracts. The soap and toothbrush that Hualei brought to Yongjia Prefecture when she first came to sell have also been slowly increasing in sales. In recent years, sweet potato wine, soy sauce and vinegar have also been delivered, and the sales are also very good.

When Tian Xiaofu and his men transported the books for the imperial examination, they also brought some goods to sell. Many restaurants and shops in Yongjia Prefecture had Hualei as customers, and Xi Xiangfeng Restaurant was one of them.

"However, our boss hasn't arrived yet. How about you all go to the lobby, have a cup of tea, and wait for a while?" The well-mannered waiter was very polite.

Uncle Fu glanced at Hualei, who nodded slightly. So the group went into the lobby and sat down at a table facing the street. The quick waiter had already brought a pot of hot tea.

Holding the slightly warm teacup, Hualei looked at the people coming and going on the ferry and fell into deep thought. If the person that the cousin saw that day was really her father, then her previous guess was very likely correct.

My father and mother must have fallen into financial problems. They had no money and needed to go to the ferry to transport goods and earn a few coins to support their lives.