Traveling through: The down-and-out beauty refuses to be cannon fodder

Chapter 40 Peerless Dependence
Xu Chun recalled the scene on the island ten years ago in his mind.

He and his second brother finally found a small island in a flat boat, but there was a big ship approaching in the distance, and it looked like the island ship that attacked them.

The second brother urged him to go to the island, but he refused, but was kicked ashore by the second brother.

However, the second elder brother rowed his boat farther and farther away from the island.

So far away that he never saw him again.

For many years afterwards, he regretted that he didn't swim desperately to catch up with the boat.Maybe if the two brothers are together, the second brother will not die?

How similar is the scene just now to that year?

He didn't want to leave any regrets in his heart.

Fang Yuanzhi originally thought that there was nothing ahead, it should be the same as before, it was just a rushing river with river banks on both sides.

After drifting for a few miles, Fang Yuanzhi realized that he was too naive.

The end of the river can be seen ahead.

This is a waterfall ahead, will it fall directly?
Fang Yuanzhi's heart almost rose to his throat.

Fortunately, she just tore the coat on her body into strips of cloth and reinforced the bamboo raft, so she shouldn't fall off and be smashed to pieces, right?

Don't know how high the waterfall ahead is?
Fang Yuanzhi only had time to look back before falling down the river with the bamboo raft.

But she wasn't too scared, Xu Chun was following behind!

Lying on the log and floating along the water, the original noble and undisciplined aristocratic temperament has disappeared.

She even had some funny thoughts.

Fang Yuanzhi tied his hands and feet to the bamboo raft, perhaps because of the rising water level, no rocks were hit, but the water splashed on his body when he fell into the water, causing pain.

After drifting some distance away from the waterfall, Fang Yuanzhi realized that it was another vast ocean.

Fortunately, the flow of the river is much slower.

Fang Yuanzhi untied his hands and feet, found a wooden stick from the water, supported the bamboo pole and went down the waterfall as far as possible.

Going upstream is still somewhat difficult.

Fortunately, not long after, she saw Xu Chun splashing in the water.

Fang Yuan Yuanzhi rowed towards Xu Chun while shouting.

Xu Chun finally got on the bamboo raft, and when he sat down to rest and catch his breath, Fang Yuanzhi simply sat down too, and the two sat back to back, and the bamboo raft went down the water.

She squeezed out a smile: "Your name really didn't come up in vain, you are so stupid, you have to go into the water after landing..."

Xu Chun panted and said, "You are not that strong, a weakling still tries to be strong..."

Fang Yuanzhi bowed back.

Xu Chun gasped and cursed, "Crazy woman!"

Fang Yuanzhi turned around in surprise: "Injured? Let me show you?"

The strength of her elbow was not strong enough to cause this reaction.

It seems that Xu Chun's back is injured.

But at the moment, it's useless for her to look at it. There is nothing to do if there is a lack of medical treatment.

Xu Chun lowered his voice: "No need."

Both of them were speechless.

After all this tossing, the clothes of the two of them were already soaked, and it was uncomfortable to stick to their bodies.

The oil coat that Fang Yuanzhi was wearing yesterday was given to the child when it was cold in the middle of the night. Because the outer coat was torn into strips and tied up with bamboo rafts, now he was only wearing the middle coat, which made him look even more embarrassed.

After not sleeping all night and not eating, both of them were tired and hungry.Fortunately, they all have practiced kung fu, have good health, and can hold on.

Fang Yuanzhi looked at the mountains in the distance and said, "Do you know where we are now?"

"It should be near Taihu Lake." Xu Chun's voice was a little hoarse and deep, and it sounded like he was in no better condition.

The sky is getting darker and the wind is getting stronger.

It looks like it's going to rain again.

"Traveling on Taihu Lake sounds like a beautiful thing, but now it's too embarrassing."

Fang Yuanzhi said with a wry smile, it is a common thing in life to have fun while suffering.

Not long after, the heavy rain poured down, and the icy cold rain slapped on his body, Fang Yuanzhi couldn't help shivering.

Xu Chun is not much better.

In order to minimize the area being hit by the rain, the two had to hug each other to keep warm. Fang Yuanzhi even tied their feet to the bamboo raft so that they would not be hit by the wind and rain to the bottom of the water.

I don't know how long it took, but the wind and rain finally became smaller.

Fang Yuanzhi stuck close to Xu Chun, and couldn't help shivering, she had to crawl into Xu Chun's arms, only the slight warmth could be felt from the chest where the two bodies were close together.

She is so cold.

Looking at the darkening sky, Fang Yuanzhi knew that it was going to be night again, and the surrounding water was still boundless, and this time there was even less rubbish floating on the water.

Fang Yuanzhi was still a little scared deep in his heart.While trembling, she asked, "Are we...will we die here?"

Xu Chun's face turned pale, his expression was serious, his lips were tightly closed, and it took him a long time to utter two words: "No."

He remembered that he and his second brother were also two people drifting on the sea, in the endless sea, there was no rescue, only chasing soldiers.

Their ship was attacked by pirates, and the ship was badly damaged and sank in the sea.

The 24-year-old second brother took the 14-year-old him to jump into the sea to escape.

The brothers escaped in a flat boat.

The blue sky and blue sea, the scenery is beautiful, but there is no food, and the scorching sun made their skin soaked in seawater peel off quickly.

He also asked this: "Are we going to die here?"

The second elder brother cheered him up: "No, we have to go back to marry a wife and have children. Yunniang is waiting for me on Yuhu Island. You will marry a wife in the future and give birth to many grandchildren for your mother..."

He can't die here, he wants to fulfill his second brother's last wish and give birth to many grandchildren for his mother.How could it be so easy to die in the flood?
The two of them drifted on a bamboo raft, hungry and cold, on the vast dark water, not knowing where to go.

When it was getting dark the next day, they found that the water surface seemed to be getting shallower and the water flow slowed down a lot.

Finally out of danger?
After floating on the bamboo raft for a while, in a shallow water area near the shore, the two simply got off the bamboo raft and walked to the shore.After running in the water for two nights and one day, Fang Yuanzhi felt that his legs and feet were weak, his head was dizzy, and he was burning hot. He must have caught a cold and had a fever.

The surrounding fields are planted with mulberry trees, and occasionally there are rice fields that have not been flooded.

The two found a farmhouse nearby, and Xu Chun used a dime of silver to get clean clothes, hot soup, rice, and hot water. After eating the soup, the two washed up and changed into clean farmhouse clothes.

According to a farmer in his 30s, this place is already Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture, seven or eight miles away from the nearest town.

The farmer sent them to the town in a bullock cart, and bought two old horses for them before leaving.

It's not that they don't want to buy good horses, it's just that the town is too small, and it's not bad to find two old horses that can be sold.Fortunately, Xu Chun had enough money with him.

The two rode horses along the official road towards Suzhou Mansion.

Fang Yuanzhi had a little fever, but after eating and changing clothes, he felt a little better and followed Xu Chun all the time.

(End of this chapter)