A knife in love

Chapter 1096

Early the next morning, the old man brought food to the two of them.This time there are not only buns, but also two jugs of fine wine.Humpty Humpty gorged himself, drank two jugs of wine by himself, and ate half a chicken, and then patted his belly and shouted happily.

After the three of them finished eating, the six porters hired by the old man had arrived at the ancestral hall.This old man has lived in the ancestral hall for more than fifty years, and his life is very poor, and he doesn't have much clothes.Among the three packed wooden boxes, most of them are some relics of Ma Gong enshrined in the ancestral hall.Although the box is not small, it is not heavy.

After the porter carried the three boxes to the yard, the old man, the short fat man, and Li Qiufeng went to the altar again, and respectfully kowtowed three times in front of the statue of Ma Gong.Then the old man locked the gate of the shrine, turned his head to look at the small courtyard, sighed, his eyes showed reluctance, as if he wanted to keep every brick and stone in this ancestral hall firmly in his heart .

At this time, the Humpty Humpty put away his cynical expression, put his hands in the sleeves of his robe, and did not urge the old man, his eyes showed admiration.

Li Qiufeng stood behind the short fat man with his hands down, watching the old man quietly.

The old man stood in a daze for a moment, shook his sleeves, turned around, and said to the short fat man, "Let's go."

The three of them led the porter out of the gate of the ancestral hall.The old man locked the door and smiled at the short fat man: "I don't know who will open this lock."

At this time, the heavy snow had already stopped, and a round of red sun slowly rose from behind the mountains in the east.There are few people on the road, and the snow is half a foot deep, making walking extremely difficult.Fortunately, the short fat man, the old man, and Li Qiufeng were all skilled in martial arts, and the six porters were even more used to hard work. Each of them carried a wooden box and walked quickly in the snow.

Even so, everyone walked for more than an hour before arriving at Chaotianmen Wharf.The snow under the big archway has been cleaned up, and the porters of the merchants who deliver and receive the goods walk back and forth, which is many times more lively than the roads in the city that everyone has just walked.

After passing through the big archway, Li Qiufeng asked the short fat man and the old man to rest at a shelter from the wind, and he went to find the boat boss who sent him to Chongqing Mansion yesterday.

Because of the heavy snowfall, there were not many merchants who went out early, so many boatmen went to the shore and loudly solicited the boat guests.

Amidst the noise, Li Qiufeng suddenly heard a familiar voice.He searched for the reputation, and it was the boatman he was looking for.At this time, this man was standing on the shore with his hands on his hips, and he was shouting, desperately trying to suppress the voices of the other boatmen.Several boatmen competed with him, both shouted and glared at each other.

Li Qiufeng took a few steps forward, reached in front of the boatman, cupped his hands and said, "Uncle, please, do you remember me?"

When the boatman saw Li Qiufeng, he was startled for a moment, and then he showed joy, and said, "So it's the young master! We just broke up yesterday, how can we not remember?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I have something urgent to go to Chengdu by boat. I wonder if uncle is willing to send me there?"

The boatman was stunned and said: "From here to Chengdu, not only is it a long way around by boat, but you can only go to Yibin or Leshan, and you have to go ashore for a long way. Although I want to make money, I must not hide the truth from my master." !"

Li Qiufeng said: "I'm going to Leshan, uncle just sail."

When he said this, he glanced at the boatman and said, "Uncle, do you want to go to Leshan?"

Hearing Li Qiufeng's words, the boatman was overjoyed, and said, "Master, this is a business to take care of me. I'm not happy enough, why would I not want to?!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the boatmen around him, touched his head, and laughed triumphantly.

Li Qiufeng brought the short fat man and the old man to the pier, and the boatman led six porters to lift three large wooden boxes onto the boat.The old man took out his purse, and was about to settle the money for the porter, when Li Qiufeng rushed to him, handed the head porter a handful of scattered silver, and said, "Thank you, brothers, please take this little silver." Have a glass of wine to warm yourself up."

The head porter took the silver and weighed it in his hand. There were seven or eight coins, and he was overjoyed.According to the price he agreed with the old man, he would not survive this trip for 550 Wen.Now that Li Qiufeng has paid ten times the price, how can he not be overjoyed?

Seeing the six porters leaving happily, the old man said with a smile to Li Qiufeng: "Boy, you are indeed a person who has lived in the capital for five years. You are so generous when you make a move." The backs of the porters in the crowd on the pier continued, "It's just that these guys have taken so much money, they must go drinking and gambling again, and they won't do anything good. I'm afraid your money will be useless."

Li Qiufeng laughed and said: "It's not that my nephew has a lot of money, but he really went south in a hurry, and he didn't bring enough copper coins with him, so he had to reward people with broken silver coins."

The old man smiled and said: "I have a lot of copper coins here. Next time you want to reward someone with silver, remember to exchange copper coins with me first. Haha, haha."

While the two were talking, the boatman had already asked the two boatmen to put the wooden box away, then turned to Li Qiufeng and said, "My lord, this boat can accommodate twelve guests. It's been snowing a lot these days, so there aren't many guests out there." , can seat six or seven guests, it is not bad. So let's wait until noon before sailing, I wonder if the young master is willing?"

After pondering for a while, Li Qiufeng said to the boatman, "Uncle, let's set off now. I will pay for the boat for the 12 people alone."

The boatman couldn't believe his ears, he looked at Li Qiufeng tongue-tiedly, and was about to ask, but he heard Li Qiufeng say: "Uncle, you heard me right, I paid for the boat for 12 people alone."

The boatman was overjoyed, he agreed repeatedly, bowed to Li Qiufeng again, turned around and ordered the two boatmen to pull anchor and raise the sail.

After a while, the boat hoisted its sails and slowly backed away from the dock.When the big ship sailed to the middle of the river, the boatman steered the steering wheel himself, and two boatmen turned the sails, and the big ship turned around and headed west.At this time, the red sun rose into the sky, and thousands of golden lights fell on the river and mountains, reflecting the sky and the earth.

After the big ship sailed out of the boundary of Chongqing Prefecture, the surface of the river gradually narrowed, and it was no longer as vast as outside the Chaotianmen Wharf.Li Qiufeng sat in the cabin with the short fat man and the old man, watching the mountains and fields on both sides of the river, and chatting about their experiences.However, the short fat man laughed and said: "Although Mr. Huang has lived in Ma Gong's ancestral hall for a long time, his mind is astute, and there are few people in the world who can match him. If you are an ordinary person, if you want to travel from Chongqing to Chengdu, you must travel by land. Not only does the water route go around a long way, There are still several dangerous shoals to go through, which is extremely thrilling."

When the short fat man said this, he paused for a while, pointed to the surging river outside the boat, and continued: "But sitting on the boat, you can see the situation within a few miles at a glance. If someone wants to tell us It’s unfavorable, I’m afraid we will find out within a few miles. Compared with the land route, although the water route is arduous, it is much safer. Mr. Huang’s hard work, I admire, admire, admire.”

The old man smiled slightly and said: "Brother Liu has insight into the world, and you can see my narrow-mindedness clearly. I think Dongchang's fans are all-pervasive. If I kill their people, these people will definitely wait for an opportunity to retaliate. Let's I don’t want to take over the world of the Zhu family, so I don’t have to fight to the death with these lackeys. So the less trouble the better, why bother with disputes? I’m thinking of leaving Chongqing Mansion by water, just to be safe. Haha, haha.”

The fat man said: "The old man is right. What's more, sitting on the boat and looking at the scenery on both sides of the river is much more comfortable than the bumpy land road. Haha, haha."

Amidst the chatter and laughter of the crowd, the big boat was fed up with the wind, and sailed straight to the west facing the turbulent river.

In the evening, the big ship arrived in Yibin.The boatman had already discussed with Li Qiufeng that he would stay in Yibin at night, and go up the Min River early the next morning to Leshan.So after the big ship docked at the pier, the boatman said to Li Qiufeng with a smile on his face: "My lord, we will spend the night on this boat tonight, and we will set sail and sail straight to Leshan tomorrow morning. It won't take much time."

Li Qiufeng said: "Since we are on the boat, everything is up to the uncle." After he finished speaking, he took out a piece of broken silver from his bosom, handed it to the boatman, and said, "Please take this money, uncle." , get us something to eat."

The boatman took the money, with a smile on his face, he agreed repeatedly, and went to order the boatman to tie the boat to the dock.

(End of this chapter)