This is Jianghu

Chapter 203 On the Jinyi River
Zhang Liheng took Xiaocao on his way to the south of the Yangtze River. If he hadn't asked for directions along the way, with Zhang Liheng's current speed of qinggong, even those thousand-mile horses that travel thousands of miles a day and eight hundred nights are far from enough compared to him.

In just two days, Zhang Liheng and Xiaocao had arrived at a branch of the Yangtze River - Jinyi River.

Arriving at the edge of the Jinyi River, Zhang Liheng did not continue to use lightness kung fu to rush on the road. Firstly, he took care of Xiaocao. Although Xiaocao had been practicing Tianxin Inner Kung Fu for more than a month, if she followed Zhang Liheng's fast pace for a long time It is also too much; secondly, it only takes two or three days to go back to the south of the Yangtze River by boat from Jinyi River, which is only a day and a half slower than his full use of lightness kung fu, which is not a serious problem.So Zhang Liheng planned to rent a boat here at the ferry of Jinyi River, and take the boat back to Suzhou and Hangzhou.

When Zhang Liheng and Xiaocao came to a ferry of the Jinyi River, they found a very strange thing. What they saw at the ferry was an empty ferry terminal.There was only a lone boat by the side of the ferry, and there were no other passers-by at the pier.In other words, in the entire Ferry Wharf, except for Zhang Liheng and Xiaocao, no one else came here to take the boat, and there happened to be only one passenger ship parked there.Such an atmosphere really made people feel a little weird, and Zhang Liheng couldn't help becoming vigilant.

Xiaocao said to Zhang Liheng: "Big Brother, are we going to take a boat? I've never done a boat before!"

Zhang Liheng nodded with a smile, and said, "That's right, we're going back to the south of the Yangtze River by boat!" While speaking, he secretly looked at the situation around the ferry, and found nothing wrong.

Now Zhang Liheng's six senses are extremely sensitive, and he can't hide any troubles within a three-mile radius. Seeing that the surroundings are as normal as before, he also let go of his previous doubts.So he pulled Xiaocao and walked towards the only boat at the pier.

Zhang Liheng walked up to the bow and called into the cabin, "Is the boatman here?"

There was no response at first, and then Zhang Liheng made two or three calls in succession, but still no response.Xiaocao asked Zhang Liheng strangely: "Big Brother, did the owner of this ship go to eat, or should we wait?"

Zhang Liheng said: "Probably so, and this pier is rather desolate, there is only this boat, we can only wait!" He had just finished speaking when his ears moved slightly, and he heard a slight noise coming from inside.

"Who is calling here?" I only heard the voices of a middle-aged man coming from the cabin, with a hint of hoarseness in the voice, and it can be heard that the person speaking must be a person who has experienced many vicissitudes.

As soon as the voice inside fell, the curtain of the cabin was lifted, and a middle-aged man with an ordinary figure walked out from inside. The middle-aged man had bronze skin, and there were a few crow's feet on his face and eyes. He looked about 40 to 50 around age.

Zhang Liheng couldn't help being a little surprised, because he had listened attentively just now, and before the middle-aged man uttered his voice, he didn't notice any movement of breathing in the cabin.Moreover, when the middle-aged man came out of the cabin, there was no sound of footsteps. Looking at the high cheekbones and slightly raised temples on both sides of the forehead, the middle-aged man was obviously a master of the inner circle!

After Zhang Liheng was slightly surprised, he was soon relieved, because he knew that there were many reckless and tall people in the world, and maybe this middle-aged man was one of them.

While Zhang Liheng was looking at the middle-aged man, the middle-aged man was also looking at Zhang Liheng, and when the eyes of the middle-aged man swept across the grass beside Zhang Liheng, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and then he returned to normal .The middle-aged man spoke first, and he asked Zhang Liheng in a hoarse voice, "What do you want?"

Zhang Liheng immediately said: "Uncle Boatman, my sister and I want to rent a boat to go to Hangzhou by water. I don't know if your boat can carry passengers?"

"Zai!" The middle-aged man replied without even thinking about it: "But you have to rent my whole boat, from Jiangnan to Hangzhou, a total of 100 taels of silver!"

"Is 100 taels so expensive!" Xiaocao exclaimed at the price of 100 taels quoted by the middle-aged man.

"100 taels of silver, not less than one tael!" The middle-aged man glanced at Xiaocao, and said expressionlessly: "Rent it or not? It's fine if you don't rent it!"

"Although the price of 100 taels of silver is a bit high, it's still worth it. Let's rent it!" Zhang Liheng said with a smile, tugging at Xiaocao's little hand.

"Then come in and pay first!" The middle-aged man turned around and entered the cabin after speaking. Judging by the attitude of the middle-aged man, the business of 100 taels of silver seems to be dispensable to him.

However, the behavior of the middle-aged man just dispelled some doubts in Zhang Liheng's heart, because he felt that this was the temperament that a master of the world should have.At the same time, he felt that 100 taels of silver could invite such a passenger ship with masters in charge, it was indeed worth it.

Xiaocao stuck out her tongue to Zhang Liheng, she always felt that 100 taels of silver was too expensive to rent a boat, Zhang Liheng just smiled, and then pulled Xiaocao into the cabin.

Zhang Liheng took a look at the internal structure of this ship. Although it was not as luxurious as the one of the father and daughter of "The Hero in the River" last time, it had everything and could be regarded as a high-end passenger ship. up.

Zhang Liheng readily took out a 100 tael bank note from his rucksack and gave it to the middle-aged man, and said, "Uncle Boatman, please accept the 100 tael bank note for rent. Let's see when we can set off?"

The middle-aged man took the bank note casually, only glanced at it, and casually put it in his arms, and said indifferently: "The food on the boat has been prepared for three days, and the boat can sail right now."

Zhang Liheng didn't ask any more questions, but just said: "Then there will be Uncle Lao Chuan!"

The middle-aged man ignored Zhang Liheng, turned his head and went to the stern to lift the anchor and steer the ship.

Looking at the somewhat cold back of the middle-aged man, Xiaocao said to Zhang Liheng in a low voice: "Big brother, this uncle is so strange!"

Zhang Liheng nodded, and said to Xiaocao: "The uncle of the boatman doesn't seem to like talking to us, but he doesn't care about my business, we just pay for the boat ride."

Xiaocao saw that it was boring, and she was tired after traveling for two consecutive days, so she went to rest in the cabin by herself, while Zhang Liheng was still thinking about something in the cabin.

The passenger ship started to move, and Zhang Liheng could see the scenery on the river bank flying backward through the small window of the cabin. The passenger ship started to drive on the Jinyi River like an arrow leaving the string.

Although the passenger ship was moving fast, the hull did not shake at all. Zhang Liheng in the cabin felt that his feet were as smooth as flat ground.Zhang Liheng secretly admired in his heart, although this middle-aged man has a withdrawn and eccentric temperament, his ability to steer a boat is really good, which is almost the same as that of "The Hero in the River" Zhuo Laopa.

In this way, Zhang Liheng felt relieved, and he didn't care whether the middle-aged man at the helm was eccentric or not, he could just rest and practice on the boat.

Zhang Liheng took both the luggage and the Wentian Sword into the cabin, and sat in the middle of the cabin by himself, resting with his eyes closed, practicing kung fu to restore the true energy consumed by the day's journey.

I don't know how long it took, Zhang Liheng suddenly felt some strange movement in front of him, a sense of danger rose in his heart, and he opened his eyes all of a sudden!

It turned out that the middle-aged man came up with a plate of steaming fish soup. Seeing that Zhang Liheng opened his eyes, the middle-aged man put the fish soup on the table, and said to Zhang Liheng in a calm tone: "Mr. , dinner!" After speaking, he turned around and went to the stern to bring up the cooked rice.

Zhang Liheng looked out the window and found that the passenger ship was parked at a place by the river, and it turned out that it was already dark, so he relaxed his vigilance.Then I saw the middle-aged man bring up the same meal, a total of five dishes and one soup, which can be regarded as a sumptuous dinner in this small cabin.

At this time, Xiaocao in the cabin also asked about the smell of the food, and rubbing his sleepy eyes, he walked out and said, "Big brother, I smell delicious food~"

Zhang Liheng also heard Xiaocao's stomach growling, so he couldn't help laughing, and said, "Your nose is really sensitive. Uncle Boatman has already cooked the food, so come and eat!" But it's no wonder, Zhang Liheng and Xiaocao Cao and Er haven't had a good meal during their journey in the past two days, it's normal for Xiaocao's eyes to shine when she sees a table of sumptuous meals.

Sitting at the table, Xiaocao choked on her saliva but did not start immediately. Instead, she saw that the middle-aged boatman returned to the stern after serving the food and did not come up again, so she went to the stern to greet the middle-aged man and said, "Uncle, you Come eat with us too!"

The middle-aged man was taken aback when he heard this, and then said lightly: "No need, miss and young master, you can eat, I'm not just a punter, so I can just eat here!"

After hearing this, Xiaocao walked over and took the middle-aged man's arm, and said, "Xiaocao and big brother are not young ladies. Uncle, it's so deserted for you to eat here alone. It's more lively to eat with us!"

With Xiaocao's strength, how can he pull this middle-aged man with many abilities, but when the middle-aged man sees Xiaocao's innocent smiling face again, his face moves slightly, and his body follows Xiaocao's Pull up.

When the middle-aged man got up, he saw Zhang Liheng also walked to the stern, and said to him with a smile: "Yes, uncle boatman, let's have a lively meal together!"

The middle-aged man glanced at Zhang Liheng and Xiaocao at the same time, seeing the same sincerity on their faces, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and immediately said: "If that's the case, then excuse me!" So he went to eat with Zhang Liheng and Xiaocao at the dining table in the cabin.

Zhang Liheng was not worried about this middle-aged man poisoning his food, because he was not afraid of poison at all.Zhang Liheng and Xiaocao invited middle-aged men to eat together out of sincerity. They were all born in the countryside, and they didn't have the habits of noble sons in the city. They just thought it would be more lively to eat together.

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