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The journey across the river did not encounter too many obstacles. Driven by the cool breeze, we walked dozens of miles overnight. When the sky was completely bright, we could already see the dock on the other side at the end of the horizon.
In response to the young swordsman's request, Lao Zhou woke up all his boys early in the morning and asked them to run to the bottom of the boat to punt it. It was estimated that they would be able to successfully dock for repairs within an hour of burning incense.
But just when the matter was about to be completed, the merchant ship accidentally sailed onto the shoal. The small sandbank that had accumulated from the river surface at an unknown time - perhaps due to the sudden change in the weather yesterday, the sand flow changed violently. Nowadays, such problems that would rarely be encountered by experienced boatmen have become an insurmountable obstacle for this group of people, just like a trick set by that person.
Only ten miles away from the destination, the ship completely ran aground in the river.
For Bai Feng and others who urgently need to escape from this place, this may be a fatal accident. When Bai Feng saw this, he should pay more attention to it, because he had to race against time to escape. He asked Lao Zhou to solve the problem at hand as soon as possible, and then hurried back to the cabin to inform his friends of the current situation.
After hearing the news, everyone came to the bow and watched. Looking at the shore that is within reach, but now he can only be stuck in the same place, naturally he feels unwilling to do so. However, at this time, we could only wait for the young boatmen on the shoal to pull the boat back from the sandbar into the river before we could continue our journey.
When the sailors saw that the girls in the boat had also come out, they all shouted that they could not lose the men's face and promised to restore the ship to sailing status as soon as possible. Then, under the guidance of Lao Zhou, the cable connecting the hull was pulled up. They were all naked, standing on the beach where the water could reach their calves, sweating like raindrops. They held their chests against their backs and pulled the cable forward, moving the ship inch by inch into the channel.
I heard from Lao Zhou that these ten boatmen are all young people from Daijiazhuang on the other side. Although they talk about sex and jokes all day long, they are indeed brave and hardworking. After listening to Lao Zhou's consolation, the guests could only laugh it off and wait peacefully.
This back and forth wasted most of the day. During this period, two merchant ships of the same size passed by. Lao Zhou refused all offers of help from others. He only thought that if this little matter could not be solved, when the matter spread, it would be difficult for his fleet to receive work. Such an arbitrary decision caused the group to spend nearly half a day before successfully landing.
Lao Zhou's reputation was saved, but it planted a crisis for Bai Feng and others in the future.
It was now approaching noon, and after settling the accounts for this transaction, the crew members ran to the shore in groups to have fun. Unlike Bai Feng and others, they don't need to hide their opinions.
Therefore, after a period of discussion, Bai Feng and Zhao Kuo decided to divide their troops into two groups. One group would stay on the boat to recuperate, while the other group would go to the shore to cast stones and ask for directions.
Zhao Kuo led people ashore to purchase carriages, grain and other urgently needed items for travel. At the same time, we should also inquire about the news and see if any Taiping Taoists came to report the news during this period. After all, the boat had been on the river all morning.
However, not long after the two groups separated, Zhao Kuo, Zhao Xiaomei and Ajuan ran back to the boat in fright. If they go empty-handed, they should naturally return with a full load. It’s just that what’s loaded this time is not food, but a few wanted posters with portraits of Bai Feng and Murong Yan!
At first, Bai Feng was not too surprised when he saw his wanted order, because when he was thrown into prison, the other party had enough time to make a portrait of him. It was only when they took a closer look at the contents that everyone realized the horror of Taiping Dao.
"The demon Murong Yan was the one who plotted to murder the prefect E Binghuan and abduct his daughter E Feiying... Her retinue Bai Feng, who carried the purple-sheathed demon sword 'Long Ming', committed many crimes and killed countless people... Now there is a reward of 10,000 liang for her arrest." "Zhao Kuo picked up the wanted order and read a few words, then handed it over to Murong Yan and Bai Feng for a closer look. After hearing this, both of them didn't know what they were talking about.
In order to avoid their whereabouts being exposed, several people hid in the cabin to talk in detail. They began to regret their confrontation with Taipingdao, and even felt that they should not have brought Miss E Wu with them in the first place and followed her into Xiahe Town.
"Relying on that little trick is not enough to shake the roots of Taiping Dao!" Zhao Kuo looked at Bai Feng and sighed.
"Now, it's time to think about how to explain this matter clearly to Miss E Wu." Zhao Xiaomei looked at E Feiying who was still sleeping soundly over there with a sad look on her face. She had been waiting beside Bai Feng all night last night, as if she had never been so stable in her life.
Ordinary people would not be willing to do such an annoying thing. However, the young swordsman took it upon himself and said, "Let me tell you...wait a minute, if Miss E Wu threatens to kill me to vent her anger, none of you should stop me."
After saying that, Bai Feng picked up the wanted notice and walked to E Feiying's bedside to sit cross-legged silently. Then he gently shook her shoulder and said softly: "Miss E, I have something to tell you. .”
As soon as she finished speaking, E Feiying unexpectedly sat up. Her red dress was covered with straw fragments and her hair was messy. With a pair of depressed eyes, she asked: "Mr. Bai, what is it that makes me kill you..."
"Have you woken up early?" Bai Feng sneered: "Oh, this wanted order should be from Taiping Dao. Did Miss E use people from E Mansion to save people?"
"This...does this mean that father was killed?" E Feiying looked at the wanted notice and said: "At that time, under the guise of father's secret order, I told the disciples of the E family that I would take the future husband of the E family from prison. Son-in-law' snatched it out, and then hid in another place for a while, and then went back after the incident had passed for a while... What the wanted notice said - that dad was killed, couldn't it be true? "
Seeing that Miss E Wu's eyes were filled with tears and her breathing was rapid, as if she was about to burst into tears at any moment, Bai Feng couldn't help but choke her words in her heart and remained silent for a long time.
"Are you talking? Why are you all like this?" E Feiying stood up tremblingly with tears in her eyes, walked to the people behind Bai Feng, and asked: "Where did this wanted order come from? It can’t be a trick of those demons!”
"Um...Miss E Wu, these wanted notices were all torn from the notice board in front of the town government office." Ajuan suppressed her shrill voice and replied as gently as coaxing a child: "Sisters from the Nu family Zhao Kuo and his siblings tore down all the wanted posters before too many people saw them, and then hurried back to the ship."
"Miss E Fifth, I'm afraid Sima Tu used the topic to kill Lord E, and then framed the crime on Brother Bai and Miss Murong." Zhao Kuo explained: "After all, it was E who saved people. The people of the family, this gives Sima Tu ample reason to doubt Mr. E's position. As for Miss E Wu..."
"That's enough!" E Feiying suddenly became furious and said angrily: "It's all my fault... It's all my fault... Why are you so willful? Why..."
After finishing speaking, E Feiying put the knife on her back, kicked open the cabin door that she had been guarding all night, and walked away. Although her companions scrambled to stay, they could not stop the hatred splashing from her body, and they could only watch her run to the town, and finally disappeared.
