Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 500 Salvage
"Boss—" the oarsman's cry was interrupted by several arrows, one of which slammed into the mast, and the other two shot through the reed sails and landed on the river a few steps away from the bow of the ship.

"Quick, do it immediately, move the goods to the side of the ship, and throw them down as soon as I give the order!" The leader turned around and shouted,

The reef was in sight, and the leader turned the bow of the ship, trying to get around it.When turning, the deck shakes violently, and the full sail makes a toothache sound.The black reef is full of potholes, and the dog can clearly see that it is covered with river snails of different sizes.He turned his head and looked into the leader's eyes, which were full of determination, without despair.

"Throw it down!" The leader shouted loudly, nodded and pushed the cage full of copper bars into the river, splashing water all over the sky, followed by the second and third ones. Between the soldiers and the boat, blocking the opponent's line of sight.

"Hurry up, jump down!" The leader stuffed two small bags into the arms of the teenagers, and urged, "Hold your breath after getting into the water, and climb to the reef after the pursuers have passed, and the rest is up to God." Can you help me!"

The dog jumped into the water, and the river water hit his face and poured into his nose and mouth.He choked on water and drowned, not knowing where he was.He tried his best to control his fear, relaxed his hands and feet according to the last order of the leader, let himself sink into the river, and waited as long as possible until he could no longer hold his breath before surfacing.He spit out the stagnant water, took a deep breath, and looked around, looking for the shadow of the pursuer's boat. After a while, he finally found the target, which was already tens of meters away, and was shooting arrows at his own boat.

"A dog! What should we do now?" The cat swooped over, his face was covered with water droplets, whether it was river water or tears.

"Swim to the reef first and rest for a while!" the dog whispered.

"and then?"

"Then?" The boy looked blank, and he didn't know how to answer his companion. After a while, he shook his head: "Then it's up to God!"

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The bronze mirrors on the tables reflected the oil lamps on the wall, but most of the flower hall was still shrouded in shadows.It is estimated that the situation is not good!Cao Sengnu could see it from An Taishun's eyes—he wouldn't eat or drink, coughed restlessly from time to time, and someone slipped in to whisper the news to him from time to time,

The third time someone came in from the side door, Cao Sengnu was eating mutton, and saw the speaker was covered in sweat and dust, and there was a welt on his face. Although he tried his best to lower his voice, Cao Sengnu could hear most of it clearly. : "Report to the leader, up to now, the cargo of Boss He's boat in Flea Wo has not been delivered. Also, Liu Ze, who was patrolling the boat on the river this afternoon, caught a small boat, but I don't know if it is Boss He's boat!"

"Go and make sure!"

"Yes!"

"Also, if it is confirmed that Liu Ze caught the boat, you can give him a message and ask him to set a price, how much is he willing to spit out those goods!"

"This—" the speaker showed a look of embarrassment: "Master, then Liu Ze is a famous ruthless villain. It may not be so easy for him to ask for a price!"

"It doesn't matter, you tell him that the owner of this batch of goods is not ordinary, if he doesn't want to cause big trouble, he should pay for the delivery!"

After the speaker left, An Taishun poured himself a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp. The strong wine stained his cheeks red, and there was a bright and fanatical look in those green eyes, as if they were on fire.

"Is something wrong?" Cao Sengnu asked.

"Well!" An Taishun didn't try to confuse the past: "It's the boat that escorted Tongtiao. The other boats have arrived safely. My people are stepping up their investigation to confirm whether they encountered the patrol boat or were corrupted by them!"

"A total of 27 boats, one of which has an accident, the loss is acceptable!" Cao Sengnu picked up a dried date and put it in his mouth: "Brother An, don't be so anxious!"

"That ship can be loaded with copper bars!" An Taishun said with a wry smile, "If it is used to make money, at least it would cost tens of thousands of guan. Brother Cao's family's great fortune can be ignored, but An can't afford it!"

"That ship's copper ingots are naturally not a small amount!" Cao Sengnu said: "But the most important thing is to get through this line. I don't hide it from Brother An. Before parting, the big man once told me that the loss of ocean voyages is in the first place. It is unavoidable, as long as this road can be passed through, it will bring a sea of ​​wealth, compared to this, the loss is nothing but a drop in the bucket!"

"Yes, yes!" An Taishun said yes, and raised the big man behind Cao Sengnu a little bit more, he gritted his teeth: "Brother Cao, can you tell me the truth about that big man behind you?" Who?"

"Now is not the time!" Cao Sengnu laughed and said, "Brother An, clear up this matter first, and then we can talk about it!"

"Yes, yes!" An Taishun said yes, while secretly cursing Cao Sengnu to be rampant when he was in power, calling himself an official.But the current situation is stronger than others. He pleaded guilty, and when he went out, he was about to press for questioning, but saw his servant coming in from the outside: "Master, Boss He has news!"

"Tell me!" An Taishun was overjoyed when he heard the words, "What news!"

"Boss He met a government patrol boat in the river. The cargo on the boat was heavy and he couldn't get rid of it, so he threw the cargo in the boat somewhere in the river, and then let the two dolls on the boat jump out of the boat and escape. The two dolls were lying on the rocks. After half a day, I went ashore on a fishing boat, and brought the token to the agreed place!"

Hearing that the cargo on the ship was thrown into the river, An Taishun couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. Those wooden boxes are full of copper bars, which are extremely heavy, so they won't be washed away by the river, and there is no need to worry about soaking them. As long as they are salvaged as soon as possible, they should be fine. Finding most of them is at least much better than falling into the hands of the government patrol boat. Hearing this, he has a much better opinion of Boss He on the ship: "Then what about Boss He?"

"The two dolls said that when they fell into the water, they only saw the patrol boat chasing Boss He's boat. As for what happened afterwards, they didn't know! But overall, it should be more or less ominous!"

"Yeah!" An Taishun nodded: "Forget it, Boss He is a character. His life can be regarded as given to us, and we can't let him die in vain. You can take some money to go to the cruise ship there. Here, let’s see if we can get people out, and if they die, we will give them a good coffin, so that they can go to the ground with peace of mind!”

"Yes, master! Where are the two dolls!"

"Bring it to me first!"

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"You two come with me! You can answer whatever the old man asks you later, don't talk nonsense!"

"What about the others over there?" asked the dog. "If they are caught by the cruiser, they will die. They died for your cargo!"

"That's why I told you not to talk nonsense!" The man stopped: "Remember, boy, you are asking for help now! If you talk like that, no one will help you!"

The dog clenched its teeth, eyes gleamed with gloomy fire, the man sighed, knelt down and grabbed his shoulder: "Boy, in your opinion, your relatives and friends died for the goods, but in the eyes of the rich It was you who took the money and messed up his business. If you don't want them to lose their heads, the first thing you have to learn is to keep your head down and don't do stupid things, understand?"

"Understood!" Gou'er finally lowered his head: "Don't worry, I will do anything for them!"

"That's good!" The man patted the young man's shoulder lightly, turned and walked forward, followed by the dog. As the road continued, he began to find himself lost, and new flowers and rockeries continued to appear around him. , a pond, and an abode, he couldn't imagine a family needing such a big house.

"It's here, you two are waiting at the door, I'll go in and pass it on!" the man whispered, and then he walked in.The cat hurried over: "Agou, this room is too big, I'm a little scared!"

"What are you afraid of!" the dog scolded in a low voice: "Don't you want to rescue the boss and the others?"

"Yes, but will these people help us?" the cat asked in a low voice.

"Yes, if they don't save the boss we won't tell them where those copper bars fell into the water!"

"Yes, those coppers are very valuable, they are reluctant to part with them!" Mao'er also became excited.

"Come in!" The man came out again, and he lowered his voice: "Remember what I just said, don't do stupid things!"

The dog nodded and entered the door. The flower hall was filled with the fragrance of spices, and the flames danced in the six bird-shaped oil lamps on the exquisite bronze lamp holders.Two men sat behind a few tables, which were filled with food and wine, and two musicians were kneeling behind a screen, playing the zither and the sheng. The maids in brocade clothes shuttled between them like flowing water, constantly bringing melons and fruits and dishes, almost never replaced. Moved dishes.If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, he couldn't imagine that someone could live in such luxury.

"You belong to Boss He? Do you know where the cargo was thrown in the river?"

The person who asked the question was the Hu merchant in Huayi, who was sitting in the main seat. The dog forced himself to straighten his chest, and said loudly: "Yes, I remember where those copper bars were thrown from the boat, but you have to get our people out of the patrol boat first." Save it in your hand, otherwise you don't want to know, right, cat!"

"Yes, don't want to know!" The cat repeated hastily, like an echo.

"Bastards!" Hearing this rude answer, An Taishun raised his eyebrows immediately, and he was about to call for someone to drag these two ignorant brats down and torture them severely.But the dog shouted loudly: "I know you want someone to torture me and force me to speak, but you must know that I am not the only one who knows the location, and the boss knows it too. If the government knows the location from them, those goods It will be taken away by the government, the longer you torture me, the less likely you will get it back!"

An Taishun was stunned. He felt his throat was strangled by an invisible hand. As a businessman, the principle of the supremacy of profit had penetrated into his bones, which made him calm down immediately.

"That's it!" Cao Sengnu stood up: "You take us to retrieve the goods immediately, and we will do our best to rescue Boss He and the others, how about it?"

"Who are you? Do you mean what you say?" Gou'er looked curiously at the man who got up to speak. He was sitting in the guest's seat. He looked to be in his early twenties, much younger than An Taishun. Generally speaking, an organization The size of the inner age is directly proportional to the level of status.

"I am the owner of those goods!" Cao Sengnu laughed, "Is this enough?"

The waves on the river are rough and the turbid waves are monstrous.

"It's right there!" The dog pointed to the front right: "Do you see clearly? It's that rock, right there!"

An Taishun narrowed his eyes, but still could only see a blurred black dot. Is this kid playing tricks on us?He glanced at the boy suspiciously, and finally decided to give it a try.

"Lean over and have a look!"

With the sound of a whistle, the long oars slapped the water surface, driving the fast boat to go upstream. As the distance approached, the blurry black spot became more and more clear, and finally turned into a black reef protruding from the water.Seeing the reef, An Taishun's complexion changed a lot, which made the words of the boy more authentic.

"Is it right here? Don't you remember wrongly?" An Taishun asked.

"This is it!" Pointing at the reef, the dog shouted, "Look, there is my mark on the reef, that's it!"

An Tai looked towards the reef, and sure enough, there was an obvious "ten" on the reef, which was obviously drawn out just now.He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, let's drop anchor immediately and send people into the water to salvage! If you go into the water once, you will be rewarded with three hundred coins, and if you find a box, you will be rewarded with ten coins! Fall on me!"

As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a great reward. Although there were no professional divers at that time, there were still female divers who relied on diving into the water to find various marine shells. In order to stay underwater for a longer time, there were also primitive scuba divers, etc. Diving gear.They worked hard all year round, and their income was only a dozen pennies. When they heard An Taishun's reward, they went into the water to search for it. After more than an hour, someone found a cage. He tied the rope tightly and dragged it up. The cage that was thrown away at that time.An Taishun immediately took ten Zumo copper coins to cash in the reward.Seeing that what An Shuntai said was true, everyone jumped into the water enthusiastically. By the time it got dark, 22 cages had been salvaged, and [-]% to [-]% of the cages that fell into the water had been recovered.

"Brother Cao, let's go back and rest first! I'll let them salvage here overnight, and I will definitely salvage all the goods that fell into the water!" The big man behind Cao Sengnu didn't dare to slack off in the slightest. Now that most of the goods have been salvaged, and there are clues for the rest, the momentum has relaxed.

"Salvage at night?" Cao Sengnu laughed and said, "That's unnecessary. The cage can't grow legs, so I can't run away if I come to salvage tomorrow morning. It's not good if someone has an accident in Heibulongdong! You have to ask people to prepare Vegetable rice, let these people have a good meal, rest early, and come back to salvage tomorrow!"

"Brother Cao really has a heart of a Bodhisattva!" An Taishun hurriedly flattered him, and was about to let someone lift the anchor to go back, when suddenly someone shouted: "A boat is coming, it seems to be a patrol boat from the government!"

(End of this chapter)