The ferry went down the river, and no matter how fast the people on the shore chased it, they could only watch the ferry drift further and further away.
In the end, the servant's pursuit of the ferry slowed down.
These people had been carrying their luggage for a long time, and they had no energy to chase after them. Some people felt that it was useless to catch up, and they could not go to the water to stop the ferry. Others saw that they could not catch up with the ferry that was drifting down the river. , they gave up and continued to chase. Finally, some people saw that others stopped chasing, so they stopped.
"Chase! Chase quickly!" Mr. Liu shouted loudly from behind.
He himself also chased after him from the ferry, but his body was weak and his long robe was not conducive to running, so he was left behind.
"Sir, it's not that we don't chase him, but we really can't catch him." One of the servants said with a grimace.
The ferry boat going down the river was much faster than them running along the river bank.
"If you can't catch up on the shore, go to the water to catch up." Mr. Liu shouted angrily.
Xu Tong's safety is related to his future future, so naturally he doesn't want to see anything happen to Xu Tong.
Although he didn't know what happened on the ferry, it was definitely not a good thing if the boatman didn't paddle and let the ferry drift down the river.
"The ship is going to sink, the ship is going to sink!" Suddenly a servant on the shore exclaimed.
When Mr. Liu heard this, he hurriedly looked at the ferry in the river, and his expression suddenly changed.
At this time, most of the ferry, which had a deep draft, sank into the water. Xu Tong on the boat kept shouting for help.
However, as the ferry moved away, the sound became so quiet that it was almost inaudible.
Mr. Liu was completely panicked and didn't know what to do. He was so anxious that he kept slapping his thighs with his hands.
At this time, a servant on the side reminded: "Sir, we can't go to the river to rescue adults, but those fishermen can. They have boats and good water skills. We can let them rescue people."
"Yes, yes, yes." Mr. Liu said eagerly, "Quickly, let those fishermen sail the boats to rescue you. As long as you rescue you, you will be rewarded heavily."
The excited servant immediately went to find the fisherman.
Mr. Liu turned back to look at the servants gathered around the river bank, and said with an ugly face: "What are you doing here, why don't you go and chase the adults?"
After a while, Xu Tong's ferry had drifted downstream for more than a mile.
The servants on the shore heard Mr. Liu's order and had no choice but to continue chasing downstream.
"Come back and go to the ferry to look at your luggage." Mr. Liu shouted again, calling back some of the servants who were running behind.
At this time, some fishermen had noticed something was wrong with the ferry in the river and began to chase the ferry downstream.
On the ferry.
Seeing that the holes in the ship could not be blocked no matter how hard they tried, Xu Tong shouted: "It's sinking. It's sinking. The ship is sinking. Hurry, row the boat to the shore for me. I want to go ashore. If you're late, I'll have to do it." I’ll punish you for your offence.”
"Sir, if you want to convict the grassroots, you should wait until you get to the shore!" The boatman glanced at Xu Tong and said, "Sir, jump off the ship. The ship is definitely going to sink. We can only swim ashore. ”
"Be brave, row the boat for me quickly. I want to go ashore. If the boat sinks, I will arrest you and everyone related to you and put you in jail." Xu Tong yelled angrily, holding the wood on the boat tightly in his hands. Don't leave the box.
Inside is the family property he has accumulated over the years, and he is not willing to give it up.
The boatman lowered his head and glanced at the ferry that was about to sink, then looked at Xu Tong and sneered, "Sir, you'd better think about how to survive first. If you don't know how to swim, you may drown before others can save you. With such a strong current in the river, it would be difficult to find the body after drowning."
"I order you to come ashore with me." Xu Tong said with a hint of panic on his face but in a strong tone.
The boatman sneered, turned over and jumped into the river.
"Come out to me, come out quickly!"
When Xu Tong saw the boatman jumping out of the boat, he was completely panicked. He lay on the side of the boat where the boatman jumped out of the boat and shouted into the river.
Wow!
The ferry suddenly swayed, and Xu Tong felt that the ferry beneath him tilted to one side, and then he fell into the water.
Not knowing how to swim, he fell into the river and struggled in the water with only his body's instinct. He subconsciously moved his arms with his hands, trying to get out of the water.
But at this moment, he suddenly felt his body sink, and his ankle seemed to be grabbed by something, pulling him hard under the water.
He was so frightened that he thought there was a ghost under the water. He kicked his legs downwards and opened his mouth to scream.
The cold river water poured into his stomach smoothly, and at the same time, the force pulling him down became stronger and stronger.
In the panic, he choked on the water again. After a while, he lost the strength to struggle and allowed his body to be dragged to the bottom of the water.
After a while, the boatman's head emerged from the water.
It happened that at this time a fishing boat came from behind.
The boatman shouted: "Here, here, I'm here, pull me up quickly."
When the fisherman on the fishing boat saw the boatman in the water, he hurriedly shouted: "Don't worry, I'll paddle across right now."
Soon, the fishing boat rowed to the boatman in the water. The fisherman on the boat stretched out his long pole and pulled the boatman from the water to the boat.
The boatman who got on the boat was breathing heavily. The river water was dripping down his hair. His whole body was soaked. The shoes under his feet had fallen into the river at an unknown time.
"Where is the adult on the boat?" the fisherman asked.
The boatman glanced into the water.
The fisherman understood that the man was still in the water, so he said, "Sit here while I go into the water to save him."
As he spoke, he reached out and took off his shirt.
The boatman sitting on the boat grabbed one of the fisherman's arms and said, "Don't go into the water. I don't think that gentleman is a master of water. The current is so strong that you can't tell where it will go." ”
The fisherman hesitated for a moment and said, "That's an adult. I heard he's a high official."
The current was so strong, and the adult had not come out of the water for so long. As someone who often dealt with water, he knew that the adult on the ferry was probably in danger.
"No matter how great an official is, what can he do? He will still drown if he should. He won't have more lives than us." The boatman said.
"But..." the fisherman said hesitantly, "A person fell into the river. Wouldn't it be bad if we just let it go?"
The boatman glanced at the fisherman and said, "I want to save you, but I have no strength anyway."
As he spoke, he let go of the hand holding the fisherman.
In the distance, several other fishing boats rowed over.
"Is everything okay?" asked a fisherman on one of the fishing boats.
The boatman on the boat shook his head and said, "I'm fine, but I'm afraid something is wrong with that gentleman. He fell into the river and didn't come out for so long. It seems that the river has been filled up."
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and get into the water to save people!" As he said this, the fisherman from the fishing boat nearby jumped into the river.
Fishermen on several other fishing boats also jumped into the river to save people.
The fisherman who had been stopped by the boatman before saw other fishermen jumping into the river, so he jumped in too.
This time, the boatman did not stop them and allowed the fishermen to go down to the river to fish for people.
