farmer's little girl

Chapter 76
The night is as cool as water, and the silver moon is like a plate.

The cool moonlight shone on the water surface, causing bursts of silvery white ripples.

It was supposed to be a quiet late night, but here the flames were soaring into the sky. On the willow leaf boat known for its dexterity, there could only be five or six people standing, two of them paddling, and the others were holding a torch in one hand and a big knife in the other.A ship is not scary, but if it is dozens of ships, adding up to 50 people, it will be a bit intrusive.Not to mention that there was the boat on the opposite side, which was also faintly full of people, all of whom were holding big knives, ready to go.

Needless to say, this is an encounter with a water bandit that has terrified waterways everywhere.

This time, starting from Wannian County, all the way to Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places, the road went smoothly.Although I am traveling with several commercial firms, I will inevitably be restrained on the road, but I still feel at ease in my heart.After arriving at the destination, they scattered and left, and when they made an appointment with Yang Qingshan for the return journey, Mei Zhuangyi took Han Jin and others into and out of various tooth shops and shops.

The skins I brought were sold for a very good price, and all the money in my hand was used to purchase rice in nearby counties and counties, and I asked someone to transport the grain to the dock and load it on the ship. It was almost time to set off.

All the way through the canal and on the way home, the road went unbelievably smoothly.When we arrived at the river in Xuzhou, the river was rugged and the waterways were complicated. It was originally a place where water bandits used to come out.However, there are four or five large cargo ships traveling with them, and there are many bodyguards accompanying the ships, so everyone is not too worried.Unexpectedly, when they were about to leave the Guitou beach, there was a sudden thick fog. After the fog cleared, the ship they were on lost contact with other cargo ships.

Looking at Yang Qingshan, who was supposed to be on this boat, he had already gone to the opposite boat at some point, and the person standing at the bow and the leader was talking about something.What did Han Jin and the others not understand? Their previous doubts were finally confirmed. This person was actually the internal agent of this group of water bandits.

But how could they make this person spend so much trouble?

Looking at the ugly face of Qi Chunshang, the owner of the "Hongfa Commercial Firm" on the boat, Han Jin and the others also realized that they were probably just small fish and shrimps brought up by the other side when they were fishing for big fish, and their real target should not be them.

"The people on the other side of the boat can't be caught soon, honestly, they can still be safe and sound, otherwise, you will sink this Guitou Beach today." Someone on the opposite side of the boat shouted.

With the sound of shouting, all the water bandits on the willow-leaf boat scattered around knocked on the clapper with their big knives in their hands, and shouted in unison: "If you don't let go, you will be arrested!"

"If you don't hold back, you will be captured!"

One sound, one sentence, there were only a few dozen people, but suddenly they had the power to soar into the sky.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Qi Chunshang stared at Yang Qingshan on the opposite boat with tearing eyes: "Yang Qingshan, it's in vain that I trust you so much, you treat me like this!"

A glimmer of haze flashed across Yang Qingshan's face, and he smiled obsequiously at the one-eyed man beside him in an instant, and then shouted at Qi Chunshang: "I'm not your person, so why talk about trusting or distrusting, if you're smart, be obedient If you catch him with nothing, maybe the boss of the knife can leave you with a whole body."

"you--"

The knife boss Yang Qingshan was talking about threw the bamboo stick in his mouth into the river, spit, and said: "How can there be so much nonsense, I will give you a cup of tea and give up resistance, otherwise we will not You're welcome."

He has a black face and one eye, a long body, and under a dark brown clothes, there are all bulging tendons.On the dark face, a ferocious scar snaked from the left forehead to the jaw, and the left eye was shriveled and the muscles turned outward, which made people dare not look directly at it.

In fact, if someone who knew him was here, he would be able to recognize this person as a big water bandit known as Scar King who roamed around the waters near Guitou Beach.There are not many people under him, and there are also Baishihao, who is ruthless and often robs passing merchants.The government also hunted him everywhere, but it is a pity that the rivers near this water area are rough and the waterways are complicated, so he always escaped by chance.

Moreover, this person is well versed in the reason why persimmons need to be soft, and he never dared to act rashly with the merchants behind them.He is also very familiar with the nearby waterways, and the officials who searched for him always return without success.Over time, no one cared about him.

At this time, the ship was not limited to the 'Hongfa Trading Company', there was also a trading firm named Jingshun, and several small trading firms that didn't even have a name. Both 'Hongfa' and 'Invesco' are not big firms, and they belong to the lower-middle class among firms. They started out as peddlers, and as their business grew, they gradually became unwilling to start small. No trouble, that's why this time, he will join several commercial firms to go to Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places to sell goods.

In fact, I also want to know, if it is a big commercial bank, how can it cooperate with other commercial banks to advance and retreat together.The big business houses are powerful in themselves, and black and white eat everything, so ghosts and gods will naturally avoid them wherever they go.Therefore, the theory of the big commercial firm is only for Wannian County. With the vast territory of the Dagan Kingdom, Wannian County is just a drop in the ocean, and the big commercial firm in Wannian County is naturally just a drop in the bucket.

But even if he is a humble person, Qi Chunshang invested his entire fortune in order to make a fortune this time, so how could he be willing to let others slaughter him.

Qi Chunshang came down from the bow and said to a thin middle-aged man: "Old Li, I'm afraid we're going to die this time. What are your plans?"

Li Congfa is the owner of Jingshun Trading Company, and he and Qi Chunshang can be regarded as close friends.Both of them made their fortune together as traveling merchants, so they were not close, nor would they be on the same boat.

"Fight with this group of bastards!" Li Congfa gritted his teeth in hatred.Same as Qi Chunshang, this time he almost invested his entire net worth, so how could he be willing to let me take advantage of it.

Almost none of the people who can start as a traveling trader are simple.The Dagan Kingdom has a vast territory, and traveling to and from the north and south is indispensable for being a traveling merchant. On the way, you have met various people and experienced various dangers.Who has never encountered a few times of near-death situations, even robbers.

If you are lucky, you will get rich slowly; if you are unlucky, you may not know where you died.Therefore, no matter from the heart or from the experience, Qi Chunshang and Li Congfa are not simple people. If they didn't expect to have the internal support of water bandits among their own people this time, they would not have encountered such a thing.

"But, but they have so many people!" said the owner of a small business nearby.

"Then what should we do? Are you willing to be robbed by them and thrown into the river to feed the fish?" Li Congfa had always been irritable, and he exploded when he heard this.

"If you hadn't taken the lead this time, we wouldn't have followed!" The owner of another small business interjected.Between the words, there is a sense of complaint.

Hearing this, Li Congfa was so angry that his hair stood on end, "You were the ones trying to get in, but we didn't force you."

Qi Chunshang and Li Congfa had limited capital, but they were afraid of the long journey and feared that something might go wrong. Considering the cost of renting a cargo ship, hiring bodyguards, and paying for passing through various waterways, and with their capital, they also used Without such a big ship, the idea of ​​joining several trading companies to go to the south together came up.

This is their first time trying to travel by water, and it is understandable to be cautious.

These commercial firms are large and small, in addition to Wannian County, there are also merchants from several nearby counties.Qi Chunshang and the two of them didn't intend to unite so many people, but they didn't know that friends lead friends, and word of mouth has attracted so many people.It was originally planned that renting a cargo ship would be enough, but in the end it developed to four cargo ships together.

Everyone knows that this is a business that is sure to make money, and the people who come from the natural vassal are like crucian carp crossing the river.But before, it was still a mouthful, thanks to the two of you who took the lead, now when something happens, it becomes a complaint, and Li Cong is not angry.

"Don't pay attention to them, the most important thing now is to deal with these people." Qi Chunshang pulled him from behind, and then raised his voice, "Li Escort, Li Escort!"

Escort Li is the bodyguard in charge of guarding the ship this time. In order to accept this business, more than 30 people from their entire bodyguard bureau came.As soon as these water bandits appeared, Li Escort's pupils constricted and he ordered his escorts to be careful.At this time, when they heard the boss who hired them call him, they hurried over.

He cupped his hands profusely with sweat, "Dong Qi, don't worry, since our escort agency has accepted this escort, we will do our best to protect the safety of this ship."

"Thank you for your trouble." Qi Chunshang said gratefully.

His heart was always on his mind before Li Escort made his statement.People have the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. He has encountered many escorts who abandon their employers and run away when they encounter danger. Naturally, he understands that the fact that the head of the escort Li can say this shows that the other party's temperament and character are not good enough. extremely noble.

"If we can turn bad luck into good fortune this time, whenever our two firms need it, Shunfeng Escort will be our first choice." Qi Chunshang knew that these words were weak, but he still said so.

"Then I will take care of you two more in the future." Li Biaotou laughed.

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, gradually seeming to be less flustered.

After laughing, Escort Li frowned, and said solemnly: "There are quite a few people on the other side. I'm afraid if we really confront each other, it may be more dangerous than good. Especially since these water bandits are ruthless characters, it is estimated that many of their subordinates will die. , and this is the other party's territory, everyone must be proficient in water skills, the only thing we rely on now is that the other party is greedy for the goods on the ship, and can't dig the ship."

is not that right?If not, why would the other party waste so much effort, just find some good water quality to go down and dig the boat, and the people on the boat will naturally become the turtles in the urn.

"Li Escort's analysis makes sense, so how can we have a chance of winning?" Qi Chunshang asked.

Escort Li frowned and thought for a moment, then scanned the crowd a few times, and said: "Many of those people accompanied the servants, it's best to unite them now, so that we have more people and the other party has fewer people. My bodyguards don't need to be distracted to protect them."

Qi Chunshang pondered for a while, then shook his head: "These people look like people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, I'm afraid they can't be counted on."

This is true, among these people the more courageous ones can still stand and talk, while the less courageous ones have already turned pale and their legs trembled.

"What do you think of that group of people? I didn't expect him to be on this boat this time too?" Li Escort gave Qi Chunshang a look with his eyes.

"Who?"

Qi Chunshang looked along and saw a group of people standing in the corner behind the crowd. These people were dressed in ordinary clothes, but all of them were tall, and they were not ordinary people at first glance.

"Han Jin. Since you are in business, you probably have never heard of this person's name, but we are bodyguards, and we are also a low-level business. Naturally, we have heard of this person a lot. This person can be regarded as a ruthless character. Guangji gambling He is in charge of the workshop."

Just as he was talking, he saw Han Jin walking here with a dozen people.

When Qi Chunshang and the others were weighing their chances of winning against this group of water bandits.

Han Jin and others are doing the same thing.

Being cheated by others, it is natural to be furious.But before that, I still have to think about saving my life.

With only a dozen of them, there is naturally no chance of winning.It is impossible to abandon the ship and flee, not to mention that he and Mei Zhuangyi's property are all on this ship, and there is little water in the north, so many people have no water access.Han Jin and Mei Zhuangyi were born in the countryside, and when they were young, they used to play in the weirs and ponds of the river, but Hu San and the others failed, so Han Jin was also trying to get the attention of people like Qi Chunshang.

Now if you want to get out of danger, it is only possible for everyone to unite together.

After discussing with a few people, Han Jin brought people here.

They looked at each other, understood each other's meaning, and smiled at each other.

"My surname is Qi, and I am the owner of Hongfa Commercial Firm. This is my good friend, surnamed Li, who is the owner of Jingshun Commercial Firm. This is Li Escort, the leader of Shunfeng Escort Bureau."

"My surname is Han, his surname is Mei, these are my brothers." Han Jin said concisely.

"Are you the picky and stingy boss that Yang Qingshan said?" Mei Zhuangyi suddenly asked in surprise.

Qi Chunshang was taken aback for a moment, then said: "How can you believe him if you say he is a dog?"

Mei Zhuangyi paused for a moment, then burst out laughing, "Old brother, I didn't expect you to be a funny person, I like you!"

Qi Chunshang, who was ridiculed, smiled helplessly: "Before I became this boss, I was also from a family background. Seeing how you hate that fellow Yang Qingshan so deeply, you must have fallen for his tricks."

"No, thinking about it now, I still don't understand why he would attack people like us. We don't have much money." Mei Zhuangyi laughed at himself.

"I'm afraid you don't know that the reason why we have this trip to the south is also suggested by Yang Qingshan."

"That means he did this on purpose, just to let us automatically put it in our mouths? But I don't understand. We have also checked him in private. He has been a local for three generations. How is it possible? Get mixed up with the water bandits from the south."

Qi Chunshang shook his head: "I don't know about that. He has been with me for more than ten years, and I didn't even think of it."

"Okay, what we should think about now is how to get through this difficulty." Han Jin interrupted.

After hearing this, they went to look at the water bandits who were staring at them all around, and everyone's expressions suddenly became serious.

"The only thing we can rely on now is that they are reluctant to invest in building a ship. In this case, there are many things that can be operated." Han Jin said.

"Your idea coincides with that of Escort Li, so I don't know if you have any good opinions?"

All the big furniture focused their eyes on Han Jin.

He pondered for a moment, then said: "Resistance. There is only resistance! I reckon that they are probably reluctant to part with the other three ships, so they should be divided into several groups. I estimated that there are about 50 or [-] people on those small boats. As for the On a ship..." He paused for a moment, then glanced over there: "At this time, it's dark and you can't see clearly, who knows what's true over there, maybe it's just to scare us?"

Qi Chunshang's eyes flashed, "You mean there might not be that many people on that boat?"

He stared at the opposite side again, only to see the flames on the opposite ship, and there seemed to be many people standing there.But it was because the fire was too bright, so I couldn't see clearly.

Han Jin nodded: "I'm just guessing, but now we have no way out, unless we plan to get caught and let others slaughter us. As for how the other party will deal with us after they rob the goods, we can only resign ourselves to fate."

Qi Chunshang thought for a while, then looked at Escort Li: "Escort Li, what do you think?"

"My idea is similar to that of Brother Han. As long as we unite the people on our ship, we should be able to resist. As long as we fight until dawn, they will probably retreat without a fight. After all, there are many merchant ships in this waterway, and it is impossible for them to fight with them. Let's wear it down. But only if they dare."

Han Jin said: "It's not difficult. If you don't want to die, you have to work hard. Rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry. But there is one more thing to pay attention to. We can't force them to jump over the wall in a hurry, so we can only draw it slowly, just remember one thing, delay time , as long as it can be delayed."

Mei Zhuangyi suddenly smiled and said: "This is not difficult, I will see later."

Everyone was curious about his method, but he just smiled mysteriously and didn't tell the truth, so it was difficult for everyone to ask.Qi Chunshang and others were a little skeptical, but Han Jin believed in his friend.Seeing this, everyone could only suppress their curiosity and start to arrange it in private.

If you want to unite with a few small merchants who are greedy for life and afraid of death, you have to threaten them.As for intimidation, the group of Han Jin's subordinates are naturally familiar with it.

"Give me death, pretend to be a grandson, if you don't want to die, you can do your best. If you don't want to do your best, don't wait for you to pee your pants in fear, we will throw you into the river right away, so as not to dirty the ground." While Hu San and the others were cursing, they rushed into the crowd and beat and kicked those people, revealing their true nature as thugs.

Naturally, some people are not convinced, but it is a pity that the individual strength is weak, and everyone only cares about self-protection, so naturally they are beaten like pigs.

Seeing that the young bird was being abused so badly, someone immediately asked Qi Chunshang and others to come forward, but unfortunately, it was too late for Qi Chunshang to pretend to be dead at this moment, so how could he pay attention to these people.

For a while, before the water bandits came to snatch it, the boat started to become chaotic.

"Dog eats dog!"

Although the water bandits on the opposite boat couldn't hear what was going on here, they knew what was going on based on the situation, so they laughed happily.Who wouldn't want to save trouble? It's best for this group of people to bite and hurt both sides, and it will save them from doing it later.

Dao Boss glanced over there disdainfully. These businessmen were all as timid as a mouse. Whenever they encountered any danger, the first thing they did was not to resist, but to fight.He robbed a lot of passing cargo ships, so he was very aware of the temperament of these merchants, so he dared to come out to rob such a large cargo ship with dozens of people on hand.

In the chaos, a sharp voice suddenly sounded, which was really surprising in the dark night.

"Yang Qingshan, come out for me!"

It was Mei Zhuangyi.

Seeing him jumping onto the bow, he cursed in this direction.

"You are so unconscionable that you got me out. Three generations of my family are single, and I, the only one, was killed by you today. Come out quickly, what grudges do I have with you, you If you want to rob rich people, you are looking for rich people, why are you looking for me..."

"You have sores on the top of your head, pus on your feet, black heart and rotten lungs. You died on the street and no one buried you. You killed thousands of knives, chopped off your head, and your whole family is a bastard who is a man who steals and prostitutes. Did I dig your family's ancestral grave? Molested your woman, you hurt me so much..."

These few paragraphs of cursing in the street are simply a collection of country women's cursing, which is resounding, powerful, and rhythmic.

This group of water bandits didn't expect such a person to pop out suddenly. He obviously looked gentle, handsome and refined, so why did he just utter foul words, and the foul words were beyond everyone's imagination.

Everyone seemed to be watching a joke. From time to time, some people pointed and whispered a few words here, and some even made fun of Yang Qingshan loudly: "The eighteen generations of your ancestors are about to be dug out. If you don't go Dig his ancestral grave!"

Because the knife boss was standing beside him, Yang Qingshan had already endured so much, but now he couldn't bear it anymore, and jumped three feet high and replied: "I just molested your woman, I molested your sister!"

Mei Zhuangyi was immediately happy, so he just answered.

"You can't make fun of me, I don't have a sister!"

"Then I'll tease your eldest sister!"

"I don't have a big sister either."

Next, although Han Jin trusted his friend, he didn't expect his trick to have a miraculous effect.Looking at the group of water bandits around who were just pointing and pointing, he gestured to the head of escort Li, and the two went aside to talk.

A water bandit laughed and said, "Yang Qingshan, stop teasing your little sister and big sister, and get straight to the point."

"What's the point?" Yang Qingshan didn't expect someone to say that, so he was taken aback immediately.He has long been scolded by Mei Zhuangyi's obscenities that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. He still has the deep scheming of the past,

"You idiot!" The other party cursed.

Mei Zhuangyi laughed loudly over there, bowing his waist and laughing until he slapped his thigh.

He laughed for a long time before he straightened up, out of breath, and said, "Did you hear that, you idiot. Do you know how pigs die? It's stupid."

"You are the pig, and your whole family is a pig. You say I'm stupid, but you're not stupid, and you've been fooled by me." Yang Qingshan finally found a powerful point of retaliation, and said proudly.

Mei Zhuangyi stopped laughing immediately, and raised his sword eyebrows: "I won't be angry if you don't say this, you bastard cheated me!"

"I cheated on you. Who told you to pretend to be clever to trick me? When grandpa and I were hanging around outside, you were still wearing crotch pants. But my target is not you. Who told you to automatically send it to your door. Send it to your door Yes, even small fish and shrimps have to be swallowed, and you can remember it when you reincarnate in your next life, and there will never be pies falling from the sky."

Hearing this, Mei Zhuangyi became even angrier, jumped three feet high and started cursing again.The words of swearing were not repetitive, Yang Qingshan managed to win a round, and before he had time to be proud, he was very angry.

But he is not a vegetarian, so he naturally wants to pay back.

"What's your arrangement?" Mei Zhuangyi whispered to the following when the scolding took a break.

Han Jin stood below with a smile all over his face.

"Come on, hold on a little longer."

"What did you ask Captain Li and the others to do?" Don't look at Mei Zhuangyi scolding people happily, but in fact, he is watching all directions and listening to all directions.

"you guess."

Mei Zhuangyi ignored Han Jin, and said to Yang Qingshan, who was scolding this way: "Yang Qingshan, you are still scolding me like this. Your head was probably caught by the door when you were young, and your brain is not good enough." How about this, I'll ask you a question to test your mind."

Then without waiting for Yang Qingshan's answer, he said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, your knife boss has a pig and a donkey, you said that it is better for him to eat the pig or the donkey during the Chinese New Year?"

Yang Qingshan didn't expect that the other party would get involved with the sword boss, including the water bandits who were watching the fun, and neither did he.Even Dao Boss himself didn't expect the other party to talk about him.

For a moment, everyone was a little stunned.

(End of this chapter)