After staying for one night, it was dawn, and he urged the store to bring him cooked beef that had been marinated overnight and four large cakes. After eating and drinking, he brought dry food and paid for it. Shen Li led out the fast horse that was also full.
After another day's journey, towards evening, we arrived at the ferry.
People are coming and going, and vendors are constantly hawking.
Looking around, there are all water workers who rely on the river to make a living.
Shen Li remembered that the first emperor of Southern Wu had planned to abolish the canal system and reform the sea system, but the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty unanimously wrote to oppose it.
He said, millions of canal workers are dependent on food and clothing, and it is absolutely not allowed to abolish the canal and change the sea.
In desperation, this policy was scrapped.
After seeing it with my own eyes, I understood why so many civil and military officials were surprisingly unanimous in their opposition.
The ferry was crowded with people, and many waterworkers after work bought food from the vendors. They either went home to enjoy it with their families, or sat down nearby to have a big meal.
Leading the horse to the ferry, passing by the crowd, there was a cave along the river. Several boats were parked on the shore, and three or five people were waving their hands to ask if anyone was taking a boat to the other side.
Shen Li stepped forward, briefly asked the price, took out the copper coins and paid, then asked him to lead the horse to board the ship from the plank.
As soon as I stood on the deck of the ship, someone laughed and asked if the price of feeding the horses was negotiable.
Without any nonsense, take out the money and give it to this person.
The man weighed the money in his hand, smiled and led the horse to a simple stable nearby, stuffed a few bundles of horse straw, hummed a ballad, and was very happy.
His name is Wang San. He slaughtered that stupid boy. With the money given by the stupid boy, he will buy two roast chickens after work tomorrow and treat the ship boss to a drink so that he can be transferred to a position with more money and wealth. Anyway, before The tribute money given to the boss of the ship is enough, maybe just a meal of good wine and good food is needed, and the matter will be done.
"Oh, you are such a rich young man. It's windy tonight and it's not comfortable to stand on the board of the boat. Why don't you go into the cabin to rest?" Someone else approached Shen Li and asked with a smile.
"How much?"
"Not much, not much. Judging from your clothes, you must be a young hero wandering around the world. I will personally prepare a clean place for you..."
"How much?" Shen Li interrupted him impatiently.
"Half a tael of silver." A sky-high price was given.
Wang San glanced at Zhao Qi, who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and thought to himself, no matter how hairy a fat sheep is, it can't withstand being slaughtered by a bastard like you, half a tael of silver? Might as well grab it! !
Immediately afterwards, Wang San opened his eyes wide and watched in disbelief as Shen Li took out half a tael of silver and threw it to Zhao Qi, and then the two of them entered the cabin.
Wang San lowered his head and looked at the little money in his hand, as if he had eaten a bowl of rat droppings. It was as disgusting as he wanted. If he had known that this fat sheep was ridiculously fat, he would have offered a tael of silver! ! !
The ship is not big, and there are no rooms in the cabin. They are all small places separated by wooden boards. Zhao Qi led Shen Li to find a relatively clean one. "Young hero, if there is nothing else, I will go and get busy."
Shen Li nodded.
Zhao Qile blossomed and disappeared as quickly as possible, for fear that the fat sheep would regret it.
There were a lot of debris piled up in the cabin, and the boatmen were next to each other, and there was the sound of snoring one after another.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the tip of my nose is full of the smell of sweat and other strange smells of unknown things.
After a long time, someone came into the cabin and shouted: "Start work! Start work!!"
The boatman suddenly woke up and immediately returned to his oar position. Following the leader's oar call, he exerted all his strength to follow the rhythm of the oar and row the oar.
Shen Li leaned on the board of the boat, listened to the waves, closed his eyes and rested.
It was completely dark.
Suddenly, several people came to the cabin, holding oil lamps, and searched around to find him. "What's your name? Where are you from?"
"What's the matter?"
"I'm asking you something!!"
Opening his eyes, the person asking the question was tall and thick, with a broad chest and breasts. He had a deformed water dragon tattooed on his upper body.
The young man didn't answer, and four people followed behind the man, all of them with fierce expressions.
I couldn't help but sigh.
What else could it be? I had too much wealth exposed before, so someone just recorded it.
"I'm too lazy to talk to you. Just give me all the money you have."
The young man asked calmly: "Aren't you afraid that my master's origins will be shattered?"
"Haha... It's a joke. If you don't want to die, hand over the money quickly, and then go out and ask. Who are the evil dragons on the water that I'm afraid of? Even if the King of Heaven comes, I'm not afraid either!" the man said with a ferocious expression.
These threats to the incompetent scholar might be useful, but to Shen Li, they were just bullshit.
He stood up slowly, grabbed the man with a flash of lightning and hit his vitals. With three strokes, five divided by two, all the water thieves who were following the man were killed.
Master Shen Li has a lot of people, and he has never killed anyone, but it will be difficult for them to rob on the ship again in the future. They can just find a light job to survive in this life.
"Oh, if I had known this, I wouldn't have been a fat sheep."
I thought it would be easy to cross the river by pretending to be a fat sheep, but looking at it now, I am asking for trouble by doing this in vain.
He couldn't stay in the cabin, and several people filled his place, so they simply returned to the cabin carrying their luggage.
The moonlight shines on the water, making the waves sparkling.
Wang San was drowsy, and the simple stable next to him was out of horse grass.
He picked up a few bundles of ready-made horse grass and threw it in. He ate the maroon fast horse given to him by Woxia Temple and ate it with great appetite.
"Young hero, are you going to Northern Sui Dynasty?"
Leng Buding's words did not surprise Shen Li, but they woke up Wang San. When he looked closely, he saw that Shen Li was approaching, and he was so scared that his soul almost flew away.
"Why didn't I hear your footsteps?" Wang San shouted in shock.
Shen Li ignored him and stared at the young man in white waving a folding fan, "How did you know I was going to the Northern Sui Dynasty?"
"Haha... There is an unwritten custom here. During the day, we take a boat to the other side, mostly to visit relatives and friends and do business, but at night we rush to the Northern Sui Dynasty."
"Oh? Even if we reach the other side, we are still a few days away from Beisui. Why are you so sure?"
"Without him, if you reach the other side at night, you can take advantage of the darkness to bribe the officers and soldiers who set up checkpoints along the road. During the day, there are many people and the officers and soldiers will ask questions one by one, which will save you trouble."
Shen Li thought thoughtfully: "I'm sinking Li."
"Xuan next week."
"Young Master Zhou is also going to the Northern Sui Dynasty?"
Zhou Xuan approached the young man and took advantage of the moonlight to see his face clearly. He sighed inwardly at how skinny he was, "No, I heard there is a duel on the river tonight. I am just here to watch people fight."
"What a coincidence, I also like to watch people fight."
"We know it's rare to meet each other, why don't you come with me up there to drink and have fun?"
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
Walking up the wooden steps to the second floor, a table was placed with several side dishes to go with wine. Although the ship was shaking constantly, not much wine was spilled from the bowl.
"It's really lonely drinking alone. Young hero, please sit down." Zhou Xuan took another look at Shen Li's withered beauty hanging around his waist.
Just now, some gangsters on the boat were whispering to each other, as if they had found a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. Not long after they got off the cabin, the young man walked out quietly. It was clear at a glance what the fate of the gangsters was, as they were kicked onto the iron plate.
So Zhou Xuan invited the young man to drink together and form a good relationship.
While Zhou Xuan was pouring wine for Shen Li, Zhao Qi, who had received half a tael of silver from Shen Li, hurried up with a plate of dishes. When he saw Shen Li, he was slightly stunned, kept smiling, and shouted: "Sir, you ordered the stir-fried kidneys." coming!"
Zhou Xuan laughed, pointed at Zhao Qi, and asked Shen Li, "Did the young hero give him a lot of money?"
"Half a tael of silver."
"Haha... Young hero, you don't know something. Every ship docked at the ferry has a recruiter for water bandits. Since the recruiter is a recruiter, he should spy on the information. Who can bring money to rob, who has valuables hidden, Who can be kidnapped and asked to have his family send money to redeem him... These vicious tricks can be fully understood after a little trial. If the young hero gave this thief half a tael of silver, wouldn't he welcome these gangsters to rob him? "
When Zhao Qi heard this, his legs became weak.
Those who rely on water to make a living are either water workers or water bandits. In some cases, water bandits are water workers, and water workers are water bandits.
Like Zhao Qi, he was a hard-working water worker during the day, but at night, he transformed into a spy for the water bandits.
Zhao Qizui said firmly: "Young master, please don't accuse others unjustly. Others may be the recruits of the water bandits, but I, Zhao Qi, am an upright person, absolutely not."
"Your leading brother has been killed by the young hero a long time ago. If you don't believe me, go to the cabin and have a look."
"Ah!!" Zhao Qi exclaimed.
At this time, a big wave hit the hull of the boat, shaking violently. Zhao Qishi's legs were shaking, or he lost his balance and squatted on the board of the boat.
Zhou Xuan sneered, knocked Zhao Qi unconscious, grabbed him and threw him into the river.
With a pop, Zhao Qi was swept under the boat. Whether he lived or died depended on his luck.
"Drink, drink, don't let small things ruin your mood." He invited Shen Li with a smile.
The young man calmly picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Zhou Xuan drank the wine and asked with a smile: "Young hero, are you not afraid that I will poison the wine?"
"Brother Zhou is a Jianghu person, and I am also a Jianghu person. People in the Jianghu will not harm people in the Jianghu."
"Haha..." Zhou Xuan drank the wine in the bowl while laughing, and then poured it for the two of them, "Don't people in the world harm people in the world? The young hero is really too young. People in the world like to harm people in the world!"
"Just like the duel that is about to begin tonight, they were originally brothers who were sympathizers. One of them went out to escort a escort for half a year and did not come back. After going through all kinds of hardships, when he came back, he found that not only did the brother occupy his wife, but also the house he had saved up for more than ten years to buy. Occupied."
"They are all masters if they can fight on the water, right?"
"Both are of the sixth grade."
"oh?"
Seeing the young man, he didn't take it seriously: "Could it be that the young hero is a fifth-grade man?"
"It's just seventh grade."
"Seventh rank?" Zhou Xuan said in surprise, "You are already seventh rank at a young age, and your future achievements will be limitless!"
Shen Li put the food in his mouth and said, "This is not to travel around the world, hone your martial arts, and gain experience."
"Interesting! Interesting! When I was the young hero's age, I was still a student who could only study."
Zhou Xuan pointed to one side: "Look, they are here."
I saw two people rowing a boat and arriving at the center of the river.
"Whoever dies will be buried in the belly of the fish!!"
"It must not be me who dies!"
Perhaps before the decisive battle, I dropped countless harsh words and was too lazy to say any more. I paddled faster and the two boats collided.
At the same time, they each showed what they had learned and competed fiercely.
Zhou Xuan watched extremely carefully, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Young hero, please look, the two of them came from the same school, and their moves are exactly the same. They can't defeat each other!"
The young man who had experienced the battles in Kaixi City and Woxia Temple was not very interested in fighting against each other.
He just ate Zhou Xuan’s food and wine and said, "Good boxing skills!"
He couldn't think of any more comments at the moment. In his eyes, he really couldn't stand on the stage.
After fighting for a while, the waves brought by the strong wind hit the boat. One person jumped on the other's boat and attacked with all his strength. The other person was not afraid at all and risked his life to attack the vital point.
