A knife in love

Chapter 1200

The two boatmen hurriedly lifted the long plank and put it on the dock from the bow to the shore.At this time, Zhang Shi and shopkeeper Hu had already run to the front, scrambling to the board of the ship.Shopkeeper Hu is short and fat, not as agile as Zhang Shi. Before stepping on the board, Zhang Shi squeezed him behind.Cursing secretly in his heart, he could only watch Zhang Shi run onto the board.

It's just that the boat plank was hanging in the air, and when the two boatmen lowered the boat plank, they were in a hurry, causing one end of the boat plank on the shore to hit a stone.As a result, the deck is tilted slightly to the right.Zhang Shi ran up the board in a panic, and just took two steps before his body tilted to the right.He didn't know martial arts, he just felt his body tilted, his heart flustered, he couldn't stand anymore, he fell into the sea immediately.

Shopkeeper Hu was squeezed behind Zhang Shi, and he scolded Zhang Shi's eight generations of ancestors in his heart.When he saw Zhang Shi fell off the board, he gloated and laughed out loud.Fortunately, he saw the opportunity very quickly, forcibly held back his laughter, and carefully boarded the board.When he saw Zhang Shi fell into the sea, he was prepared in his heart, so when he boarded the board, he walked fairly smoothly.

The two boatmen on the boat were shocked when they saw Zhang Shi fall into the sea.Qin Laowu and Zhang Shi have been doing business together for many years, and the two boatmen are quite familiar with Zhang Shi, and they got a lot of rewards from him, and they have a good friendship.Although shopkeeper Hu and others had hired Qin Laowu's boat, they were introduced by Zhang Shi, and they were not familiar with the two boatmen.Moreover, shopkeeper Hu and others, although wealthy, are extremely stingy and always boss around the boatmen, so the boatmen under Qin Laowu's subordinates are quite disgusted with shopkeeper Hu and others.Seeing Zhang Shi fall into the sea at this time, the two boatmen immediately let go of their hands holding the boat plank.A boatman hurriedly took off his clothes, jumped into the sea with a jerk.Another boatman stood at the bow of the boat, looking nervously at Zhang Shi who was struggling in the sea.

As soon as the two boatmen let go, the originally uneven planks of the boat became even more crooked.At this time, shopkeeper Hu had just walked three or four steps on the ship's plank, and felt the ship's plank tremble violently under his feet.The board of the ship couldn't bear the strength, and immediately turned over to the left side.Shopkeeper Hu wanted to turn around and retreat to the shore, but there was no time.He only heard him shouting for help, but his body fell into the sea along with the plank of the ship. With a sound of "plop", shopkeeper Hu has already fallen into the sea.

Another boatman applauded secretly when he saw shopkeeper Hu falling into the water.At this moment, Qin Lao Wu also ran to the shore.He pointed at Shopkeeper Hu who was struggling in the water, and said angrily to the boatman standing on the bow gloating and watching: "Damn it, why don't you go into the water to save people?!"

The boatman didn't dare to disobey Qin Laowu's orders, took off his clothes in a hurry, then jumped into the sea, swam to the struggling shopkeeper Hu, and dragged him to the shore.At this time another boatman had pushed Zhang Shi to the shore.Qin Laowu squatted on the shore, stretched out his hand and dragged Zhang Shi ashore first, and then helped another boatman drag shopkeeper Hu ashore.The two boatmen worked together to fish out the plank from the sea and carefully put it on the bow.

Zhang Shi and shopkeeper Hu collapsed on the shore, panting heavily.Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Qin Laowu was both angry and funny, and said: "Mr. Zhang, shopkeeper Hu, those people didn't come after them, so don't panic, let's hurry up and get on the boat."

The two boatmen helped Zhang Shi and shopkeeper Hu up, and stabilized the plank of the boat. Seeing that they walked onto the bow, they boarded the boat with Qin Laowu.At this time, Li Qiufeng had helped Zhang Shi and shopkeeper Hu onto the boat at the bow. Seeing that Qin Laowu boarded the boat with two boatmen, he was about to ask what happened, but he heard Qin Laowu tell the two boatmen. A boatman said: "You drag the plank back to the boat, and then guard the bow. If someone chases you, we will immediately pull the anchor and set sail."

Li Qiufeng was startled, seeing Qin Laowu turned around with a frightened expression on his face, he immediately asked, "Qin Fifth Brother, what happened?"

Before Qin Lao Wu could answer, shopkeeper Hu, who was standing aside panting, said angrily: "We have been fooled by that bastard surnamed Wei! Wangjiazhuang is his mother's den of robbers, and we were almost killed by those robbers." kill!"

Li Qiufeng was startled, and was about to speak, when he heard Qin Lao Wu say: "I see that those villagers don't look like robbers, but they are very arrogant. The bastard surnamed Wei was also beaten twice, I'm afraid the injury will not be serious. If he If he wants to see a doctor, the 30 taels of silver I gave him may not be enough."

Li Qiufeng listened to the conversation between the two, but the more he listened, the more confused he became. He didn't know what happened.However, when Qin Laowu mentioned Wei Erbao, there was gloating in his words.He was in doubt, but he heard Zhang Shi say: "The one surnamed Wei is just bragging. The king doesn't know him at all. Otherwise, Zhuang Ding, who is guarding the gate, will never fight us. We might as well prepare all the gifts, If you come to visit me dignifiedly, even if you want to come with the surname Wang, you will not turn your face."

Li Qiufeng said to Zhang Shi: "Mr. Zhang, what happened and why are you in such a mess?"

Zhang Shi sighed and was about to speak when he heard footsteps, but it was Xiao Dong who came out of the cabin.Zhang Shidao: "Master Xiao is here just in time, I'm afraid this matter will be a bit tricky."

Xiao Dong heard a commotion on the deck in the cabin, and hurried out to see what happened.Only then did Zhang Shi talk about going to Wangjiazhuang.It turned out that after he, shopkeeper Hu, and Qin Laowu followed Wei Erbao ashore, they walked through the dirty and messy houses outside the pier, crossed the stone bridge, and headed straight to the north of the city.Shopkeeper Hu recalled what happened last night, and felt a little frightened.Fortunately, in broad daylight, there were many pedestrians on the street, and his fear gradually dissipated.The four of them traveled northward until they left the north gate, and then walked along the official road for more than three miles, only to see a village not far from the road, with about a hundred houses, which were neatly built.

Wei Erbao led the three of them straight to the village.When the four of them reached the entrance of the village, they saw two tall willow trees standing on both sides of the road. The hanging branches were like women's long hair, almost covering the whole road.Two idlers were standing on the side of the road and chatting. Seeing the four people walking into the village, they just glanced at the four people lazily, and then went on talking on their own.

After the four of them walked into the village, they saw a road stretching straight, and the houses on both sides were made of wood, facing each other, almost identical in appearance.Qin Lao Wu looked around while walking, and said in his mouth: "Could it be possible that these houses were built by the same group? They are so similar, if outsiders enter the village, they may get lost after walking a short distance."

Wei Erbao smiled and said: "Originally there was only Wang Yuanwai's family here. After he became prosperous, he brought relatives and friends of the same clan from the pass and lived here together. In order to make everyone feel fair, all the houses in the village were built to look the same."

Shopkeeper Hu curled his lips, and said disdainfully: "I don't believe that this king can have such kindness. Unless the house he lives in is like these houses, I believe that he really has the style of Yao and Shun."

Wei Erbao said: "Wang Yuanwai's mansion is naturally different from these houses. He is a rich man in our Dongliao County, and there are few people who are richer than him outside the customs. Therefore, his house is naturally much more refined. .”

The four talked and talked, and they walked half a mile without knowing it.Zhang Shidao: "This Zhuangzi is so big. If they are all relatives outside the king, then his influence here should not be underestimated."

Wei Erbao smiled and said: "This master has hit the point. This large area is owned by Wang Yuanwai. There are more than [-] households in the village with a population of more than [-] people, which is larger than several large towns outside Dongliao County. Most of the people in the village are surnamed Wang, and respect Wang Yuanwai. In our Dongliao County, some people may not know the name of the county magistrate Gao. But when it comes to Wang Yuanwai, everyone knows, everyone knows..."

As soon as Wei Erbao finished speaking, Qin Lao Wu sneered and said, "Treasurer Wei, then I would like to ask you, who is the name of this king?"

Wei Erbao was startled, and after a while, an embarrassed expression appeared on his face, and he was speechless.

Seeing Wei Erbao's appearance like this, Qin Laowu was very pleased, and was about to tease him a few more words, but Zhang Shisheng was afraid that Wei Erbao would become angry, and when he met Wang Yuanwai for a while, he would play tricks on him, and things would be difficult to handle.Therefore, he didn't wait for Qin Lao Wu to speak, and immediately said: "The shopkeeper Wei is really an honest man. We are new here, and we don't know the name of Gao Yuanwai, the king. If the shopkeeper Wei makes up a name casually, we will also say it." I won't be suspicious. Lao Qin, shopkeeper Wei is so sincere in helping us, you should get closer to him."

(End of this chapter)