River Tuluo Xian

Chapter 167 Mysterious Purpose, Mysterious Island
Another day, the big ship merged into the Yangtze River.

In another two days, the Yangtze River went out to sea, with magnificent waves and a line between the sea and the sky.

Looking at the sea, the young boatmen were also excited.

Old Wangtou also talked about the glory of his ancestors. His ancestors followed the imperial court generals to go south overseas, in foreign lands, to show off the country's prestige, what a majesty that is!

The young boatman was fascinated by the sound, and he also hoped that one day he would be selected by a high-ranking official, and sit on the big Xianglong boat, and command the world.

"However, if you want to go to sea, you are not capable enough. You need to learn more. If I were young, none of you brats could compare to me."

Old Wang didn't know whether he was bragging or stating the facts. At first, the young people listened with great interest, but later, some people couldn't help joking.

"Uncle Wang, I heard that when you were young, you could hoist the sails by yourself?"

"That's not true." Old Wang held the gourd on his head, and insisted on drinking the water from the gourd until it tasted like wine.

"One person is enough to control the sail of a small boat, but it is difficult for two or three people to handle the sail of a large ship, especially when the wind blows. If the rope is coiled, you have to climb up and down. Let me tell you, this mast I was young When it is time, within five breaths, you can climb to the top.

But you guys, don't talk about five breaths, if you give you ten breaths, few of you will be able to climb up.This is the gap. "

"No wonder some old people in the village said that Uncle Wang used to climb the gate wall of Widow Li's house. Couldn't Uncle Wang's skill of climbing poles be practiced at Widow Li's house?"

"Go, go, little bastard, you don't have a proper way to speak, big or small. Do I need to climb the door wall of Widow Li's house? I think back then, you, Uncle Wang, were also a handsome young man in ten miles and eight towns. .There are so many young girls, crying and begging, all wanting to marry me. Hey, what a pity, it was too picky at that time, and at the end of the pick, there were only crooked melons and cracked dates, and there was nothing to pick.”

"Uncle Wang, do you mean that Aunt Wang is a crooked melon? I will definitely go back and tell Aunt Wang about this."

"Go, go, you boy, it's your itchy skin."

The young people all laughed.The deck is full of joyful atmosphere.

According to Lao Wangtou, most of the inland rivers cannot be too fast.Because the ship is too big, and the inland river has too many bends and the depth of the river varies, once the ship is fast, if the helmsman is careless, it is easy to cause trouble.

Especially since there are noble people on board, if something goes wrong, they can't afford it.

So these days, the waterways are sailing slowly.

But when you enter the sea, you can let go of the speed and sail at full speed.

There are not so many twists and turns in the sea, and there are no inexplicable shoals in the waters.

If all goes well, it will take about eight to ten days to arrive.

Of course, the main reason is that their ships are light.If it is a large cargo ship, then the sailing speed will be relatively slow. In addition to the replenishment on the road, it will take them even a month or two to arrive from the same place.

The women on the boat were also very happy when they saw the sea.

Even the old lady came out to watch the excitement on the first day.

Miss Cai and Mrs. Cai also came out before, but whenever Jiang Ling was around, Mrs. Cai would always avoid them, either not watching the sea from the same side as him, or going back to the room first.

For the first two days, everything was fine.

Whether it is day or night, it is sailing at almost a constant speed.

But from the third day onwards, the ships began to move eastward.

Facing the rising sun at the sea boundary in the morning, head straight to the east.

When Jiang Ling came out of the deck, he asked Brother Zhang.

Zhang Xiaoge hesitated to say anything, as if there was something unspeakable.

Jiang Ling asked Lao Wangtou again, and Lao Wangtou also waved his hands with a dry smile, saying that the high officials had something to do, and they were on the island not far in front.

As for what to do specifically, it is inconvenient for him to say more.

"How far is it from that island?"

"It's not far away. It takes about a day and a half to get there." Old Wang said.

Judging from his answer, it is obvious that this is not the first time he has come.

Afterwards, Jiang Ling asked other questions, as long as the island was involved, Lao Wang would change the subject with a dry smile.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Jiang Ling didn't ask any more questions.

I went back to the cabin and meditated for another day and a half,

When I came out again, there was an island, which was indeed far away.

When approaching the island, Old Wang took the helm himself and drove the boat into a harbor.

The harbor was obviously also dug out by hand.

After the boat stopped here, Duan Duan came forward and told everyone on board that they would stay here for three days.

During the three days, everyone waited unnecessarily and tried not to disembark.

In fact, this boat is basically their own people.

Except for Jiang Ling, Mrs. Cai, and Miss Cai, the three are foreigners.

Therefore, these words are mainly for the three of them.

Mrs. Cai and Ms. Cai are of course cooperative. When boarding other people's boats, it is natural for the guest to follow the host.

After the boat was moored, the boatmen began to set up fishing nets.

Besides fishing nets, they also got some throwable javelins.

During the day, they have been doing some preparatory work.

Even if they didn't say anything, Jiang Ling could tell that they should be hunting something in the sea.

Judging from this battle,

or a shark,

Or maybe a whale.

When it was close to dusk, they began to disembark to make arrangements.

This island is densely covered with jungles. Old Wang said that this is a snake island, and there are poisonous snakes everywhere.

Before they got off the boat, they even put some sulfur powder on their bodies.

The boatmen opened the way ahead, but Mr. Duan did not go down in person.

On the contrary, in a certain room on the third floor of the ship, there were two men over half a century old who were personally invited down by him.

Those two men were small in stature and had very dark skin.

But their eyes were shining brightly.

They didn't wear shirts either, just wearing shorts, and walked down swaggeringly.

When those female relatives saw it, they all put aside their heads, probably because they thought it was indecent.

"Thank you, gentlemen."

Before disembarking, Mr. Duan personally sent them off.

The two men also slightly bowed their hands to Duan Daguan, and then got off the boat.

Jiang Ling was curious, so he simply asked Duan Duan.

But Duan Duan didn't say anything, just said: "I didn't do anything, but there is a delicious fish here, catch more, take it back, and give it to others. Mr. Jiang is resting on the boat. , if you feel bored, you can find Hexiang to arrange it. As for this island, you must never go down there. The island is full of poisonous snakes. If you are not a professional like them, it is best not to take risks."

This secretive attitude obviously hides a very mysterious purpose.

The more he kept silent, the more curious Jiang Ling became.

So, on the surface, he responded to him, went into the room, called He Xiang, and asked for some books to read.

After night fell, everyone had finished their dinner, but the boatmen hadn't returned yet.

Jiang Ling couldn't hold back, so he quietly left the hatch, entered the Snake Island without anyone noticing, and disappeared into the quiet night.

(End of this chapter)