Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 474 Portrait

I just don't know if my parents have always lived nearby, or if they were just passing through Jianyang Prefecture, or if they have been helping out at the ferry for a long time, or if they occasionally come here to work part-time?

The porters at the ferry are all casual workers. Today this boatman has arrived at the shore and needs a few people to help unload the cargo. Tomorrow that boat will load cargo and leave the shore, and needs a few more people to help load cargo.

Moreover, they would hire anyone who was available, without asking their name or where they came from, and would pay them after the work was done. If my father was doing short-term work, it would be even more troublesome for him to find someone himself.

Because even if they are both porters, if they are not from the same place, they probably won't know each other. Not to mention, the owner of the loading and unloading business won't even ask your name. Hualei sighed softly.

If that person is really my father, then the reason why my parents didn't come back in the past few years should be just the travel expenses. Don't look at Hualei now, it's still easy to make money, hundreds or thousands of taels at any time.

However, many ordinary people had less than two taels of silver left after making ends meet throughout the year. Many people could not even afford to eat delicious meat during the Chinese New Year.

Hua Lei sighed softly, feeling a little sad. While she was living a life of luxury, her parents were living in hunger and cold in a place she didn't know about, without even having three meals a day. This made Hua Lei feel a little sad.

"Sister Hua, don't be sad. After we find Uncle Xiaocheng and Aunt Xiaocheng, we will be filial to them." Rong Jin, who was sitting opposite Hua Lei, comforted Hua Lei.

"Well, as long as they come back, Xiaoyuan and I will take good care of them. It doesn't matter even if they are missing limbs. Even if they haven't come back for all these years and have other difficulties, it doesn't matter. I won't blame them."

Hua Lei lowered her head. She had just seen the porters up close at the ferry. The bitterness in her heart made her eyes hot.

It was already late autumn, and I had already put on a thin padded jacket, but most of the loaders were only wearing thin and worn short clothes, sweating profusely as they carried all kinds of goods on their backs.

Even though his back was bent by the heavy sack, he still had to be careful all the time and avoid the bright and beautiful Hualei group, for fear of offending their noble people and bringing disaster upon himself.

When she realized this, Hua Lei no longer dared to pace slowly on the ferry looking for people. She was really afraid that she and her group would affect their hurried pace, affect the speed at which they made money, and make them feel anxious.

At this time, sitting in the lobby of Xi Xiang Feng Restaurant, Hua Lei's heart was also in turmoil. On the one hand, she hoped that the man her cousin saw was her father, so that she would have a great chance of finding her parents this time.

On the other hand, she didn't want that person to be her father. She didn't want her parents to have such a hard time and struggle these past few years. How could she, who was well-dressed and well-fed, feel? Xiaoyuan's eyes also turned red.

"Sister Hua, I think if Uncle Xiaocheng and Auntie were still alive, they would definitely want to come back all the time because they are worried about you.

You and Xiaoyuan have been wanting to find Uncle Xiaocheng and Auntie because you miss them and want to reunite. Isn't there a saying that goes, the process is hard, but the ending is happy, then we can say we are happy.

The process was hard, but the ending was unfortunate, this is the real sadness. So, cheer up, if you can find Uncle Xiaocheng one day earlier, you can end their hard work one day earlier, right? "Rong Jin comforted.

"Yeah, I know." Hua Lei quietly wiped her eye sockets with her sleeve and turned her head to the ferry outside.

After they had been sitting there for about two quarters of an hour, Shopkeeper Li, wearing a navy blue robe with a "Fu" pattern on it, hurried over. After the two sides exchanged greetings and introduced their names, Hua Lei got straight to the point and asked Shopkeeper Li a question.

"Manager Li, I wonder if you have any progress on the matter that my cousin asked you to find someone for last time? Has anyone come to ask about it?"

"I'm really sorry, Mr. Hua, no one has come to ask about the matters on the notice, so I don't have any news." The chubby shopkeeper Li said apologetically.

Although it was expected, Hualei still felt a little sad.

"Master Hua, I think you can actually write more notices and post them in other places at the ferry so that more people can see them. Many people who are looking for people here do this.

If you have a portrait, you can draw it and ask the group of people like Damazi at the ferry. They have been helping to load and unload goods at the ferry for several years, so maybe they have seen it. "

Shopkeeper Li looked at Hua Lei who looked disappointed and suggested. This suggestion was very consistent with what Hua Lei and Rong Jin had thought before.

"Damn seeds? Have you been at this ferry for several years?" This flower bud was a little surprised.

"Yes, they live nearby. Except for the busy farming season, they basically stay at the ferry all the time. They are familiar with the people on the ferry and also the people nearby," explained Shopkeeper Li.

"Okay, thank you, Manager Li. May I ask, Manager Li, are there any pens, ink, and paper for sale near the ferry?" Hua Lei asked.

"This is in our store. If Mr. Hua needs it, I can ask Ah Fu to deliver it." Shopkeeper Li was very considerate.

"Then thank you, Manager Li. How about this, Manager Li, please open a few rooms for us. We will stay here for the next few days, and it will be more convenient to find someone." Hua Lei decided.

"Okay, no problem." Shopkeeper Li was very happy. After all this, he got a big order. With so many people, he would need several rooms. Moreover, judging from their appearance, it was impossible for them to stay for only one day.

Soon, Manager Li prepared a room for Hua Lei and the others, and the waiter brought them writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.

So, Fu Bo told Rong Jin to start drawing the portrait, while Hua Lei and Xiao Yuan wrote the notice together. After they finished writing, they asked the guards to post it at various places at the ferry.

After more than an hour, Rong Jin's first portrait was completed. Uncle Fu took a look and said it looked like him. Hua Lei took a look and wondered, "Isn't this portrait much different from the one in my previous life? Is it really like him?"

Hualei was used to seeing the portraits of her past life, and Rong Jin's paintings, so she couldn't really appreciate them. Moreover, she didn't have many impressions of her parents. However, at a glance, they did look a bit like her grandfather.

Rong Jin had never seen his grandfather, so according to this calculation, the painting should be somewhat similar. And Uncle Fu also said that he was similar, so he should assume that his father looked like this.