Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 235
However, seeing that group of vicious officers and soldiers, the captain of the ship and all the fellows were terrified. They ran to the bow and asked, "Guest officers, what do you think about this matter? If the ship doesn't stop, those soldiers will really die." Shoot the arrow..."

Taoist Xianguan said: "Boater, the people don't fight with the officials, so let's rely on them to dock."

"Okay, Daoist, you are always a sensible person..." The boss of the boat finished speaking, and hurriedly shouted to the shore, "Soldiers, don't shoot arrows! Let's go there!"

Seeing that the barge was getting closer and closer to the shore, Xianguan Taoist whispered: "We will adapt to the situation later, act carefully, and without my order, you are not allowed to show your martial arts."

Everyone nodded, "Yes!"

As soon as the barge stopped on the shore, a few brave soldiers jumped on it, set up the steps with all their hands and feet, and a man with a general appearance swaggered onto the boat.

That one is always as thin as a monkey, looking here and there on the boat, nodding repeatedly. "Well, this ship is quite suitable...Which one is the boss of the ship?"

The boss of the boat hurried forward and said: "The little one has seen the master."

The general asked, "Where did you come from?"

The boss of the boat replied: "He came from the capital."

"The capital?" The chief frowned and looked at Taoist Xianguan and others. "Who are those people?"

Hua Wusheng winked, Feng Shen understood, and stepped forward and said: "We are all ordinary people, we need to borrow the Yangtze River from here, and then go to Shanghai to visit relatives."

"Visiting relatives?" The general general Hua Wusheng and others looked at each other one by one.Its time and space are like the teacher's wife, who has already changed her lay clothes for the convenience of traveling, but the Xianguan Taoist has a high bun and a Taoist robe. At first glance, he looks like a Fangwai Taoist priest.

Seeing the ferocious scars on Taoist Xianguan's face, he couldn't help taking a step back. "What does that one-eyed old Taoist have to do with you?"

Feng Shen hurriedly said: "That's my uncle. Uncle used to practice Taoism in a monastery, and then there was a fire in the Taoist temple, which damaged his face... I saw that my uncle was old, so I took him by my side to serve him. "

The general said "Oh", and asked again: "Is there anyone in your family who is an official or eunuch?"

Feng Shen shook his head and said, "Master, you are joking, we are all ordinary people."

"That's just right!" The boss was overjoyed, turned around and said bravely to a soldier, "Go and report to the master, saying that you have found a usable boat!"

The boss of the boat wondered: "Master, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean?" The chief snorted, "Master, I have taken a fancy to your boat, and I want to borrow it!"

The boat boss hurriedly said: "But this small boat has already been chartered by these guest officers..."

"Stop fucking nonsense!" The boss stared at him, "They're just ordinary people, wouldn't it be enough to drive them all out? Don't worry, you won't be short of money!"

The boss of the boat looked at Taoist Xianguan, wondering: "Master Taoist, look at this..."

"Wuliang Shoufu!" Taoist Xianguan said loudly, "My lord, everything should be said first come first, first come first. Besides, your Gongmen have their own official ships, why do you have to compete with us for this barge?"

The chief yelled, "We can take whatever boat we like! What's the matter with you, you old bastard?"

"You..." Hua Wusheng was about to explode, but Kong Ru, the teacher, hurriedly stopped her.

Taoist Xianguan smiled, "Even if it's a government, you can't be unreasonable, right?"

The chief general raised his head and scolded: "Here, what I said makes sense! Why don't you pack up your things and get off the boat? Are you waiting for me to throw you all into the river?"

Before everyone could open their mouths, someone on the bank stopped suddenly: "Don't be rude to the people!"

Everyone looked up and saw a man with the appearance of a country gentleman squeezed out of the sedan chair.The man had a fat head, big ears, a shiny face, and a big belly. When he walked, the fat all over his body was trembling.

Seeing this, the boss hurried up to pay his respects. "Master Zhou, what do you think of that boat?"

Master Zhou looked at it and nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad! It looks inconspicuous from the outside, but it's quite spacious inside. Well, not bad, it's really not bad!"

The boss said: "Since Mr. Zhou likes it, then the humble officer will drive him away immediately!"

"Hey..." Master Zhou waved his hand and said, "The boat was hired first, how can we drive people down? It's okay to squeeze with them!"

The general said strangely: "Master Zhou, what kind of identity are you, how can you share the same boat with those ordinary people?"

"You don't understand this, do you?" Master Zhou smiled meaningfully, "Ordinary people only take ordinary barges... Hahaha..."

The general was stunned for a while, and finally figured it out. "Oh... I understand the humble job! Oh, Mr. Zhou, you are still smart!"

Master Zhou said with a smile: "Okay, quickly ask someone to bring my family and luggage over!"

"Okay, I'll do it right now!" The general manager gave an order, and his subordinates took the order bravely.

While the two of them were talking, Xianggua said: "The fat old man looks quite kind, so it doesn't matter if you squeeze him. Unlike that skinny monkey spirit, who was fierce and wanted to drive us off the boat as soon as he came up."

Hua said silently: "What will you see, you stinky girl? You are quite kind? Do you think that old fat pig is a good person?"

Feng Shen nodded and said: "Third Master is right. In front of him, the general calls himself a 'lower position'. Presumably, the fat master should also be a member of the officialdom, and the official position is not small."

Xianggua wondered: "Still an official? Then why does he pretend to be a wealthy landlord?"

"Shh, stop talking, that old fat pig is coming!"

Xianggua looked up, and sure enough, he saw Master Zhou slowly boarding the boat with the support of the chief.

"Haha, you guys are frightened, please forgive me!" Master Zhou said politely, but his toad eyes were not polite. He wandered around Xianggua and Mrs. Kongru for a long time before reluctantly moving away. . "My surname is Zhou, and I want to spend a few days on a boat with you."

Feng Shen and the others didn't speak, but the boss of the boat asked, "Master Zhou...do you always want to go to Shanghai?"

Master Zhou said: "First pass through Shanghai, and then go to Fuzhou."

The boss of the boat waved his hands again and again. "Isn't it necessary to take the sea route from Shanghai to Fuzhou? Master Zhou, please bear with me. Our ship is running on the canal to make a living. At most, it will be sent to the mouth of the Yangtze River, and it will not go out to the far sea..."

The general manager drew out his knife again, "Go wherever you are told! How dare you say a word?"

"Don't be like this, don't be like this..." Master Zhou stretched out his hand to stop him, and then smiled at the boat owner, "Boater, this barge can't stand the wind and waves, even if you are willing to go out to sea, we dare not sit there. Don't worry, as long as you pass For the waters of Shensha Island, we will find another ship."

The boss of the boat said in a daze: "Where is Shensha Island? I've never been there..."

"Don't inquire, my people will lead the way when the time comes." After Master Zhou finished speaking, he said to the chief, "Let's go, go and see where we live."

Turning around in the cabin at the bow, Mr. Zhou was full of praise, and when the boss saw this, he ran to the deck again. "Hey, tidy up all your things. Master Zhou wants all the cabins at the bow!"

Xianggua said angrily: "Why?"

Mrs. Kong Ru stopped her and said, "Sweet melon, don't talk about it, just pack your luggage."

Cantaloupe anxiously said, "Then where shall we live?"

The one pointed at the stern of the boat, "Aren't there a few boat sheds at the back?"

Xianggua wanted to say more, but Taoist Xianguan said, "Okay, let's squeeze with the boatman."

The boss smiled and said: "Hey, you are a monk after all, you are really acquainted. Hurry up, don't be dazed!"

Feng Shen and the others stopped talking, and silently arranged the packages and moved them to the rear wharf.The boat boss asked the boys to vacate two small sheds. Xianggua and Mrs. Kongru lived in one room, and Feng Shen, Taoist Xianguan and Hua Wusheng squeezed into the other room.

After cleaning up, the boss of the boat felt a little sorry, and apologized to Taoist Xianguan in private. "Master Dao, look at this... Oh, it seems that we are about to reach the place, but such a bad thing happens... I'm sorry..."

Taoist Xianguan smiled slightly, "When misfortune comes, fortune rests on it; when fortune comes, misfortune rests. We don't care about the boatmen who are fine."

"That's good, that's good..." The captain of the boat was talking, when he suddenly heard the voices of people on the shore, and after a while, several carts with mules and horses appeared.

(End of this chapter)