A knife in love

Chapter 2946

When the big boat was only five or six feet away from the coast, the boss of the boat turned his head and shouted at several boatmen: "Anchor, lower the sail!"

As soon as the boss of the boat finished speaking, the three boatmen who had been waiting on the right side of the bow raised the huge iron anchor and threw it straight into the sea.There was a loud "plop", the anchor fell into the sea, and the iron chain flew out of the deck with a clatter.Immediately afterwards, the hull of the big ship shook a few times and stopped slowly.At this time, the two boatmen had already lowered the sails, and the big boat was level with the coast, and it stopped firmly in front of the stone wall of the pier made of stone slabs.The captain of the boat bent down and grabbed the thick rope piled up on the bow, and threw it to the shore with all his might.The man in black threw the flag on the ground, took the thick rope with both hands, put the rope on a thick stone pillar on the shore, gave a thumbs up to the boat boss, and said a few Fusang words in his mouth, as if He is praising the boat boss for his great strength.

After the big ship stopped, the hull lay across the shore.The boat boss and the boatman took more than a dozen oil-soaked bamboo poles as thick as wrists, put one end of the bamboo poles in the hole of the post on the shore, and locked the other end to the side of the big boat.In this way, the large ship is fixed in the water, and even if the wind and waves are strong, it will neither be washed away by the waves nor be thrown on the shore wall by the waves and be destroyed.

After the big boat was fixed, the boatman stretched out two planks from the side of the boat and put them on the shore.Ding Guan and the boss of the boat staggered off the big boat and walked straight to the shore.At this moment, there were already three Fusang people in black shirts waiting there, when they saw Ding Guan and the captain of the boat get off the big boat, they rushed to meet them.Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan stood on the boat, seeing Ding Guan chatting and laughing with those Fusang people, they were very affectionate, and felt a little uneasy.After a while, Murong Danyan said in a low voice: "When we set off from Dong'an City Wharf, Ding Guan said that he was fluent in Fusang dialect. But judging by the way he talks to Fusang people now, Fusang speaks very idiomatically. There is no difference. This person has no truth in his mouth, so we have to guard against it. Unfortunately, it is too far away from the shore, so I can't hear what they are saying."

Li Qiufeng knew that Murong Danyan had a deep prejudice against Ding Guan, and would slander Ding Guan whenever he had the opportunity, so he didn't take it seriously, but it was not good to lose Murong Danyan's face, so after she finished speaking, although Li Qiufeng He didn't agree, but nodded.He looked around and saw dozens of large boats parked on the shore of the pier, and many boatmen were either loading goods on board or moving the goods to the pier.There are layers of houses on the shore, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians on the stone road. In terms of bustling and prosperous, even compared with the towns in the Central Plains, it is not far behind.It's just that the big ship approached the shore of the pier, and the houses on the shore blocked the view, so it was impossible to see the situation on the island clearly.Li Qiufeng originally wanted to spy on the situation of the Songtian family stationing troops on the island, but he could only give up as he could only see houses at a glance.

Murong Danyan watched Ding Guan talking and laughing happily with several Fusang people, and felt quite disdainful in his heart. After a while, Ding Guan took out a small cloth bag from his bosom, weighed it in his hand, and said a few words to the Fusang people , and handed over the small cloth bag.The eyes of the three Fusang people lit up immediately, and they stared at the little cloth bag closely, with greedy expressions on their faces.A Fusang man reached out to take the small cloth bag, held it tightly in his hand, bowed his head towards Ding Guan, and said something in his mouth.

Seeing this situation, Murong Danyan quietly tugged at the corner of Li Qiufeng's clothes, and said in a low voice: "Brother Li, Ding Guan handed over money to the Fusang people again. This guy doesn't know where he got so much money. Just giving money, may not have any good intentions."

Li Qiufeng smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Who is an official, who is not busy for money? When I was on the boat, I read a book called Shiji, and I remember a sentence in it, called Tianxia Hexi, all for profit , All the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. Once the people in the world are in the middle of an official position, they will definitely try their best to get money, not only for selfish desires, but also to bribe the superiors in order to make their careers smooth. These guys wear black veils , wearing an official uniform, but actually looks dignified, and only has money in his eyes. Fusang people are not gods, so how can they be exempt from vulgarity?"

When the two were talking, they saw that the Fusang man handed over some things to Ding Guan, and then he said goodbye to Ding Guan and the boss of the boat, and walked away triumphantly with the two Fusang people.Ding Guan and the captain of the boat watched the Fusang people walk away, and whispered a few words together, and then walked back to the big boat stepping on the plank of the boat.

Seeing that Ding Guan and the boss of the boat were about to board the deck, Li Qiufeng hurriedly winked at Murong Danyan, Murong Danyan understood, deliberately pretended to be watching the surrounding scenery, and did not even glance at Ding Guan.After Ding Guan and the boss of the ship went to the deck, they sent the boss away first, then walked quickly to Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan, and said with a smile on their faces: "Master Li, Miss Mu, everything is done. The Songtian family The tax official said that there are too many boats entering the island these days. Although there is enough food and water, the island is short of manpower. We have to wait until evening to load the food and water we want on the big boat. Today we can no longer Going out to sea, I just discussed with Lao Zhu, I can only set sail tomorrow morning, I wonder what Uncle Li and Miss Mu think?"

Li Qiufeng smiled slightly, and said: "Li has already said that Mr. Ding will preside over the going to sea, and we all take it at our discretion. So Mr. Ding can decide when to go to sea, and you don't need to ask Ms. Mu and me."

Ding Guan shook his head again and again, and said in his mouth: "Uncle Li should make the decision on major matters, how dare I make my own claims in front of the two of you?"

When he said this, he handed the two palm-sized wooden signs to Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan, and said with a smile: "This is the guide issued by the Songtian family to those who go to the island. If the two of you walk on the island , You must carry a guide with you for the sergeant to investigate."

Li Qiufeng took the wooden tablet and handed one piece of inkstone to Murong Dan casually. Seeing that there were only two pieces left in Ding Guan's hand, he couldn't help being startled, and said: "It turns out that Mr. Ding only took four pieces of road guides, but he gave two pieces of inkstones." It was given to Miss Mu and me, if Mr. Ding and other people on board want to go ashore to do business, wouldn't the guides be enough?"

After listening to Li Qiufeng's words, Ding Guan laughed hurriedly and said, "Don't worry about it, Mr. Li. The tax official of Songtian's family gave us four guides. That's because we have four boats in total, and each boat has one yuan. To be honest, I have been to Songtianyan Island several times, and I am quite familiar with these tax officials on the island, and I even gave them a lot of money in private. Therefore, it is not difficult to ask them for a few more guides. However, the taverns and tea shops on the island are tired of walking, and I am too lazy to drink and drink tea. It is better to stay on the boat and wait for the Fusang people to send food and water. In this way, leaving two road guides is enough. As for the other three big boats, apart from the boatmen of the Quan family, they are the Fusang people locked in the bilge, and they must not be allowed to go ashore. Therefore, Uncle Li and Miss Mu don't have to worry about their subordinates. If they want to go ashore, just take them with them. Just follow the road and lead."

(End of this chapter)