A knife in love

Chapter 1161

Zhang Shi nodded, took out a few bank notes from his sleeve, took one out of the middle and handed it to Qin Lao Wu, and said: "After Lao Hu and the others get on the boat, you can let people get off the boat to buy some rice noodles. "

Qin Laowu didn't refuse, and took the bank note.Zhang Shi glanced at the hull of the boat and saw a large wooden barrel hanging on the hull, so he turned to Qin Laowu and said, "Wu Carpenter has placed the wooden barrel?"

Qin Lao Wu chuckled, and said: "This bastard, he came here in the middle of the night to fill up all the barrels. Money can turn ghosts, that's really true."

At this moment, shopkeeper Hu had already stepped onto the bow.He went straight to Qin Laowu and Zhang Shi, and was about to speak, Zhang Shi said first: "Old Qin has already agreed, you can get on the boat with the surname Xiao. But if this is the case, Lao Qin will send someone Get off the boat and buy some rice noodles and come back."

Shopkeeper Hu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Qin Lao Wu had agreed to let Xiao Dong go with him, and said with cupped fists, "Thank you for your understanding. If you don't have enough money, just ask."

At this time, shopkeeper Bai and others also filed forward.Shopkeeper Hu walked back to the bow, saw Xiao Dong and a group of servants waiting to carry their luggage to the ship were still standing on the shore, and hurriedly waved to Xiao Dong and shouted: "Mr. Xiao, you get on board!"

Xiao Dong flicked the hem of his robe, and walked onto the board of the boat without haste.Li Qiufeng stood at the bow of the boat, staring at Xiao Dong.Zhang Shi stood beside him and said in a low voice: "This person has a suspicious background, we must be careful."

Li Qiufeng sneered, lowered his voice and said: "Mr. Zhang is right. This man is extremely shrewd, and he has martial arts skills. He is a master of martial arts."

After Xiao Dong boarded the boat, he hid aside and talked quietly with Shopkeeper Bai and others.Several servants of the shopkeeper sent everyone's luggage to the bow, and the boatman carried it to the cabin.The big boat under the name of Qin Laowu is more than five times larger than ordinary boats. It has eleven cabins, and each shopkeeper lives in a room alone.Li Qiufeng was also allocated a cabin.It's just that there is one more Xiao Dong, which makes Qin Laowu a little embarrassed.He thought for a long time, and then said to Xiao Dong: "This gentleman will either live with Shopkeeper Bai, or live in the back cabin with some of us bastards. I don't know what you want?"

Just as Xiao Dong was about to speak, shopkeeper Hu rushed to say: "Mr. Xiao needs to be quiet if he wants to write and do calculations. I like excitement the most. Why don't I live in the same cabin as shopkeeper Bai, so please let Mr. Xiao live alone. "

Seeing Shopkeeper Hu give up his cabin, Xiao Dong just smiled, but he didn't give in.Li Qiufeng had just heard Zhang Shi and Qin Laowu talking, and he already knew that this person was an official of the Firearms Bureau.The accountant, who pretended to be the shopkeeper Bai, went to Fusang with everyone to monitor the people in case the goods were lost.Just looking at this person's appearance, how can a cashier dare to put on airs in front of his employer?This person either has no experience in the world, doesn't know how to hide his edge, or has no fear, so he is so arrogant.Judging from this person's appearance, it is likely that he is used to domineering, and treats shopkeeper Hu and others like servants.This person's martial arts are not weak, but he is so arrogant, it is not difficult to deal with him.

After everyone's luggage was put away, the boatmen retreated to the back cabin one after another, not daring to disturb them.Qin Lao Wu looked up at the sky, then turned his head and said to everyone: "The auspicious time is coming, let's get ready to go."

Zhang Shi nodded, called shopkeeper Hu and others to a place, and stood in a row at the bow.Qin Laowu walked to the altar, lit three sticks of incense, and inserted them firmly into the incense burner.Then he knelt down in front of the altar, clasped his hands together, prayed a few silent words, then stood up and walked to the right.Zhang Shi then walked to the altar, also knelt down, folded his hands together and prayed silently.Afterwards, shopkeeper Hu, shopkeeper Bai and others knelt down one by one, praying to the sea god to bless the trip safely.Li Qiufeng didn't believe in ghosts and gods at first, but just to prevent Zhang Shi, shopkeeper Hu and others from being suspicious, he also knelt down, read a few words silently, then stood up and walked aside.

After several boatmen also worshiped the Sea God, Qin Laowu walked to the bow, lifted a wine jar on the altar table, and threw it into the sea.

Li Qiufeng stood next to Shopkeeper Song and Shopkeeper Luo, only to hear Shopkeeper Luo whispering to Shopkeeper Song: "Qin Laowu, this bastard likes to play tricks and play tricks for us every time he goes out to sea, and then he tries every means to sacrifice to the Dragon King with us." I see that in a few years, the wine jars he throws out will be everywhere on the bottom of the sea. Maybe one day he will kill the son and grandson of the dragon with a wine jar, and the Dragon King will catch him in a rage If the bottom of the sea feeds bastards, the situation will be bad."

Shopkeeper Song gave a "hush" and said in a low voice: "When going out to sea, there are many rules. One of them is that you must never say ominous words such as ship sinking. No matter whether there is a dragon king or not, there is no harm in being careful." .”

Amidst the whispers of the crowd, two boatmen pulled up the anchor, and another boatman hoisted the sail.The big ship slowly withdrew from the berth of the pier. After more than ten feet away from the pier, Qin Laowu commanded the boatman to slowly turn the bow of the boat, sailed out from the fleet parked in front of the pier, and headed east along the river. And go.At this time, the sun is shining brightly on the big river, and there are sparkling rivers everywhere in front of you. Looking at it at a glance, it is like seeing a splash-ink landscape painting, which makes people feel proud.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Li Qiufeng looked far and wide, and he had a panoramic view of the mountains and plains on both sides of the river.The wind on the river was strong, and the cloth belt on his head was blowing around, making a sound of hunting.The three big sails saturate the river wind, pushing the big ship forward like an arrow.Li Qiufeng looked back, and the pier had disappeared into the mist of the river, and could never be seen again.

Li Qiufeng was looking around at the bow of the boat, only to hear the sound of footsteps behind him, and then someone said: "Brother Li, be careful of the strong wind in the river, the evil wind penetrates into the bones, and it is very easy to get sick."

Li Qiufeng recognized Zhang Shi's voice and turned around hastily.But he saw that Zhang Shi had changed into a green shirt, and was standing at the hatch looking at him with a self-smiling smile.Li Qiufeng arched his hands and was about to speak when Zhang Shi came over and waved to Li Qiufeng, motioning him not to speak.Li Qiufeng didn't know what Zhang Shi was up to, so he had to keep his mouth shut.

Zhang Shi walked up to Li Qiufeng's side, more than ten steps away from the cabin, expecting that no one would be able to hear the two of them talking, so he said in a low voice: "Brother Zhu, you have also seen that surnamed Xiao just now. This person The origin is suspicious, we need to be careful. You said that he has great martial arts, but compared with Brother Zhu, is his martial arts higher or lower?"

Li Qiufeng knew that Zhang Shi was worried that Xiao Dong's martial arts were superior to his own, and if he changed, he would be killed.So he thought for a while, and then he said: "I have not fought against him, so I can't judge his martial arts level. But this person is very arrogant, and he doesn't know how to hide his power and hide his edge. If he really fights, I will never be afraid of him."

Hearing what Li Qiufeng said, Zhang Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a low voice, "This bastard is so awesome. I thought he was so amazing. As long as Brother Zhu can stop him, we don't have to worry about this bastard crossing the river and tearing down the bridge." , take us as sacrifices."

Li Qiufeng said: "Don't worry about Yuanwai. If someone wants to harm Yuanwai, I must find a way to protect Yuanwai."

When he said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "I have been taken care of by the staff for the past two days, and I am very grateful. It's just that I have some things, but I want to ask the staff for advice."

Zhang Shi said with a smile: "Brother Zhu, just say what you want, why be polite?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I see that Yuanwai's mansion is very large, and it must be the home of a wealthy man. This trip to Fusang is a long way, and we have to beware of Japanese pirates and pirates. With Yuanwai's status, why would you risk it?" Qi Dan, go to Fusang with these people?"

Zhang Shi had a smile on his face at the beginning, but after hearing it, the smile on his face had disappeared.He only heard him sigh and said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Zhu, what you said is right. Outsiders think that our Zhang family has a lot of money, but they don't know our difficulties. My father worked hard in the past and saved a lot of money. It’s just that he earns more money and spends more. He is in the tea business and has to deal with the government. If there is no tea guide issued by the government, the Zhang family would have collapsed long ago. This tea guide is not for nothing. In addition to [-]% of the income given to the government every year, [-]% of the bribe money privately handed over to officials at all levels is as high as [-]%. In other words, when we sell tea, we have not yet sold the tea, and [-]% of the income It has already been handed over. The remaining [-]% still has to pay various fees, and finally falls into my own hands, I am afraid that I don’t even have [-]%.”

(End of this chapter)