The Story of Pearl Girl 珠帘玉幕 Episode 4

Duanwu and his younger brother Xiao Xiami stayed on the boat temporarily. There was no idlers on the boat, so the two siblings began to work like other servants. Duanwu told his brother to get familiar with this place as soon as possible, find out the situation of the people inside, and escape from here when the right opportunity comes.

Despite Xiao Xiami's young age, he quickly found out everyone on the ship. During the Dragon Boat Festival, he heard Xiao Xiami said that there were warriors on the ship, and the leader was Kang Ju. This man often accompanied Yan Zijing, and he would definitely be there in the future. It was useful, so she made a special note of this person.

There was a man named Cao Tou on the deck. He spoke in a very gentle tone, and he always helped the people on the ship buy things. Everyone liked his words very much, and every time they were paid, they would entrust Cao Tou with their wages to buy things. Xiao Xiami heard Cao Tou's quotation and immediately told Duan Wu. Cao Tou told them that the price was twice as high as the price on the market, which showed that it was not good. Dragon Boat Festival asked Xiao Xiami not to tell anyone. Now that they are under the protection of others, they are in danger at any time, so they should proceed with caution.

Duanwu inquired that the ship would dock tomorrow. She found a way to get to Yanzijing and specifically applied for the opportunity to go ashore. Even if she worked as a slave at the bottom of the cabin for the rest of her life, she would not be able to buy beads. Yanzijing agreed to Duanwu's request, especially emphasizing that as long as Duanwu If the entire deck can be cleaned before dawn, they will be let out.

Cui Ding couldn't bear the beating, so he bit his tongue and committed suicide. Before he died, he said that Yan Zijing's sister was in Shaozhou. Knowing the whereabouts of his sister, Yan Zijing planned to dock in Shaozhou, and then hold a pearl poetry party, inviting the target nobles to participate in the poetry party. In order to complete his plan, he specially asked his subordinates to announce that the person who came out first would be rewarded with twelve taels of pearls.

Duanwu originally begged Yan Zijing to let her go ashore, and then do business to make money. Unexpectedly, Yan Zijing allowed her to go ashore, but asked her to get off the boat to work. When Duanwu and Xiao Xiami were forced to wipe the ground with a rag, they saw Yan Zijing again. Jing Shi felt so reluctant in his heart.

There was an endless stream of people coming to participate in the poetry meeting. When Cui Shijiu saw the Dragon Boat Festival, he ridiculed him and said that he could not get on the stage. Of course Duanwu recognized this Cui Shijiu. It was her request for a large number of pearls every year that caused countless pearl divers to be buried in the sea. Duanwu was not timid. She reminded Cui Shijiu not to be too proud. Every pearl in the Cui family was covered with blood. , they will not be rewarded.

Cui Shijiu and Duan Wu started to struggle. Even though Duan Wu refused to yield, Cui Shijiu pinned him to the ground so hard that he couldn't move. Fortunately, Zhang Jinran was passing by at that time, so Cui Shijiu let go of Duan Wu.

At the Pearl Poetry Club, Zhang Jinran improvised a poem about the hardships of pearl divers, which won the applause of the whole house. In Zhang Jinran's poem, she wrote that when the pearls were filled with tears, she cried with gratitude during the Dragon Boat Festival. She once asked Zhang Jinran , hoping to write a poem about the hardships of a pearl diver, and now it finally happened. Those unknown pearl divers can also be regarded as knowing something and gain some comfort.

This poetry meeting brought Cui Shijiu and Zhang Jinran together again. Zhang Jinran's men had discovered Cui Ding's body, and his uncle also reported that Cui Ding had been tortured before his death. Zhang Jinran suspected that Yan Zijing killed Cui Ding and paid for his life. Yan Zijing refuted that he had never met Cui Ding at all, and asked Duan Wu to come forward as a witness.

Duanwu saw Yan Zijing's eyes and immediately knew how to respond. She also concealed that she had been on Yan Zijing's boat and had never seen Cui Ding.

Zhang Jinran has always felt that Duanwu was honest and to the point. Now that he heard that Duanwu was shielding Yan Zijing, he couldn't help but remind her that she would be punished for shielding criminals. Duanwu was unmoved. After Zhang Jinran left, Duanwu asked Yan Zijing for a reward.