Volume 1: Winds Rising From the Mountains and Swamps Chapter 39: Shock on the Water
Early the next morning, Lin finished washing up, ate something simple with the others, and then helped to set up the car. Living and eating for free without working, he thought he couldn't do it.
When the big car left the courtyard, it was discovered that there were two more cars, and the number of people accompanying it increased to more than 20.
Yuan Fengming and Che Hai said hello to Lin Yi and went about their business. He still followed Er Gouzi and the majestic procession of carriages and horses, heading out of the city.
Lin Yi sat in the car and saw the dawn of dawn. There were more and more pedestrians on the street. The direction of the motorcade should be eastward. I don’t know how many gates there are in Siping County. I guess this is another gate.
After a while, the motorcade arrived at the city gate. Lin Yi sat in front of the car, having nothing to do, looking at the differences between this door and that door. When the convoy walked out of the city gate, he looked back with a strange look on his face.
I heard Ergouzi mentioned yesterday that Siping is still four hundred miles away from Qincheng. Judging from the distance of the team, how many days will it take to travel? Lin Yi was thinking in his mind. Unexpectedly, more than ten miles out of the city, the convoy came to a stop at a ferry. After asking Ergouzi why, he realized that the mountain road to Qincheng was rugged and difficult, and it was much more convenient to take the goods by water.
The ferry in front of us is located on the upper reaches of Qin River. The Qin River is thousands of miles long, running through many states and counties in the Shang Kingdom, and its drainage basin is very wide. It is an important river in the northwest of Dashang. The Qin River flows through Siping. The river is about ten feet wide and the water flow slows down. When heading towards Qincheng, there are several rapids and dangerous shoals, which require experienced stern work to keep the boat safe.
How can you know these things without going out? Traveling thousands of miles, you can learn about the world! What will be the beginning for Yang Fan here? Standing on the pier and seeing the river slowly flowing eastward, Lin Yi's mood was filled with ups and downs!
"Xiao Yi, what's wrong? You've never been on a boat before! Haha!" Che Hai laughed and walked over, patting Lin Yi's shoulder hard.
Lin Yi turned around, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This is my first time traveling far away! Let alone taking a boat!" He didn't take it seriously for Che Hai's big slap. From the time he cut off his hair and cleansed his marrow to the current level of Qi training, his body is no longer the same as before, and his meridians and vagina are stronger than ordinary people imagine.
Seeing Lin Yi standing motionless, Che Hai also noticed something strange. He couldn't figure it out, but he didn't care. He laughed and said, "It's fun to ride on a boat!" After that, he went to greet everyone to load the boat.
There were many escorts accompanying them, and with the concerted efforts, the goods were quickly loaded onto two open wooden boats. The boat is about four feet long and one foot wide. After loading the goods, it is not crowded and can carry more than ten people. The escort left a few people to look after the vehicles and horses, and the remaining fifteen or sixteen people were divided into two boats.
A string of crisp whips exploded on the dock, and after the boatmen offered incense and three animals, the two wooden boats slowly left the shore and headed east.
There are mountains on both sides of the Strait, with overlapping rocks and cliffs. A strip of Qinshui meanders eastward, full of water.
The boat is sailing in the water, and people look like they are in a painting.
On both sides of the Qinshui River in front of Lin Yi, there are many beautiful peaks, beautiful bells, towering trees, and layers of autumn colors. From time to time, birds chirp and apes scream, and the sound can be heard in the empty valley, which lasts for a long time.
The boatman in front held a long pole, tapped the water surface, raised a high-pitched and deep voice, and a folk song sonorously sang on the water surface——
"Floating in the rivers and seas without sinking, swimming in the clear and turbid without feeling dissatisfied. How can I apply it to my whole body? I can only rely on it to maintain my element..."
The scenic landscapes and simple folk songs make people's hearts sway.
The two ships were seven or eight feet apart, staggered forward and backward. Che Hai and Yuan Fengming had previously invited Lin to go on the boat, but Lin subconsciously declined. Maybe it wouldn't be a bad thing for him and his wife to take separate boats.
There are seven people on Lin Yi's boat, and there are two stern workers working in front and behind. The rest of the people on the boat were standing or sitting, very comfortable. Ergouzi leaned on a pile of goods, without the hard work of driving a cart, and crossed his legs contentedly, admiring the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Although it was Lin Yi's first time riding a boat and everything felt new, he stood alone at the front of the boat and silently stared ahead.
On the boat in front, Yuan Fengming's red dress is very eye-catching, like a bright red in a landscape painting. Che Hai stood on the bow of the boat, pointing and joking with everyone.
"Brother Lin Yi, come over and sit down!"
Lin Yi looked back, smiled at Er Gouzi, and came to his side. He saw the folded bamboo sail at the lower end of the mast, so he leaned on it and sat on the ship's plank.
"It's quite fast to go down the river, much smoother than the land route!" Lin Yi said casually.
Ergouzi swayed on his toes, put his hands on the back of his head, and said with a contented smile: "It's four hundred miles from Siping to Qincheng, and you have to go over mountains and ridges by land. If you don't have seven or eight days, don't even think about it. And walking through Qinshui, it's smooth. The current is flowing straight down, the boat does not set its sails, and the people do not move its oars. It only takes one day and one night to reach Qincheng. Do you think it will be smooth or not? "
He chuckled, saw Lin nodded, and said: "But, that's not entirely true!" Seeing the other party staring at him blankly, he chuckled proudly and said: "Brother Lin, you don't have to travel far! I'll give you a good talk as a brother!" "
Lin Yi smiled. These two dogs were out all year round, so their experience was naturally better than his own, so he was speechless and waited for the next sentence.
"There are bandits in the mountains, bandits on the roads, and there are water thieves on the water. And above the water thieves, there are rivers and lakes sects like the Pai Gang. The Pai Gang controls the waterways and has its own rules of the rivers and lakes, which is easy to talk about. But Water thieves are hard to guard against..."
"Since the Pai Gang controls the waterways, they must want to dominate the family. Why are there still water thieves?" Lin Yi was confused and asked.
Ergouzi shook his head and said to himself, the other person is young and has a calm appearance, but he knows nothing about the world. He moved his body, assumed a posture that he thought was comfortable, and then said in an unhurried manner in the tone of an old Jianghu: "There are so many great rivers in the world, how can the Pai Gang be monopolized by one family? Not to mention, there are so many great rivers in the world. There are many large and small water sects such as the Canghai Gang! However, Qin Shui is closer to the Pai Gang, and everyone usually gives him a favor. After all, no one is willing to offend the Jianghu sect easily. Thousands of miles away, there are numerous diversions, and there are many ships on the water. The cargo and property arouse people's jealousy, so a group of people, a few, a dozen, or dozens of people, gather to rob the passing ships. They are all outstanding in water skills and are aggressive in fighting. They come and go without a trace. They just run away and hide when they run away. The Pai Gang has no choice but to let it go. "
"In this case, the passing ships can only hope for good luck!" Lin Yi looked at the Qin Shui, which was getting stronger, and said to himself.
Ergouzi said easily: "The water here is very fast. Even if someone blocks the way, it will be knocked over directly. The speed of the boat is extremely fast. If you can't stop it, you can't catch up. I have walked this waterway twice. There is no danger, brothers, there is no need to worry!”
"Haha, maybe I'm worrying too much!" Lin Yi said with a faint smile.
"When you are away from home, you have the right thoughts!" Ergouzi chuckled.
Lin Yi smiled and nodded, but he kept thinking secretly in his heart, is it really impossible to stop or catch up?
After afternoon, the river became slightly narrower and the boat speed became much faster.
Lin Yi and Er Gouzi chatted for a long time, and after eating some dry food, they sat in front of the boat and watched the stern workers punting the boat. The stern worker stood firmly on the bow of the boat with his bare feet, tapping the water surface left and right with the pole in his hand to keep the bow of the boat moving forward. The same is true for another stern worker behind the boat. The two of them have a tacit understanding.
An hour later, Lin Yi felt that the speed of the boat had increased by another 20%, the sound of roaring water was loud, and the scenery on both sides of the bank was retreating rapidly.
The stern worker at the front suddenly shouted: "We're crossing the dangerous shoal——!" It was like a golden cymbal exploding, shaking the hearts of everyone on the ship. The boatman behind responded loudly, and the high-pitched voice echoed in the valley.
Everyone on the boat looked solemn. Ergouzi leaned on the goods and wrapped several ropes around his body. Seeing Lin Yihui looking around, he greeted loudly: "Brother, the rapids ahead are very dangerous, be careful of being thrown out!" He pulled the rope on his body to signal.
When Lin saw that everyone was holding on to things on the boat, he knew that Ergouzi's words were true, so he stood by the mast near the bow and looked forward.
A few miles ahead, the river suddenly narrowed to a width of five or six feet, with several large rocks sticking out of the water. There was only a two-foot-wide gap between the large rocks above the water surface. The stern worker's toes were nailed tightly to the ship's board, and the veins on his copper-colored limbs were bulging. His whole body was concentrated and concentrated, but there was no trace of panic. Lin Yi, who was behind him, secretly praised him when he saw it.
There was a rumbling sound in the ears, and the water suddenly surged violently, turning into a thunderous rush. The waves stirred up patches of white snow, like silver dragons roaring in the clouds.
Several miles of waterway can be reached in an instant. The boat in front has rushed straight towards the gap between the big rocks, and the boat behind has followed closely behind.
The two ships were in line, like spears and arrows, piercing forward fiercely.
Seeing that the front boat was about to pass through the gap, a sudden change occurred, and a log fell from behind the big rock.
When everyone in the two boats held their breath and concentrated their attention, they had no time to exclaim, as if they could clearly hear the sound of "whoop-", and the logs were already covering the top. The boat in front was as fast as a galloping horse, and escaped from under the log. It disappeared in the blink of an eye, and a scream was faintly heard...
The log came so suddenly and the boat was so fast that no one had time to react and were unable to react.
The following boats arrived one after another without any respite. The feet of everyone on the boat trembled, the bow of the boat suddenly tilted up, and the whole boat roared into the air.
The white mist was approaching, and Lin Yiru was nailed to the boat, motionless. The stern worker in front was thrown up, and his screams did not stop. He was already gently relaxed and firmly grasped by his arms.
"Bang——" The wooden boat paused and fell into the water again.
"Plop-plop--" People on the boat kept falling into the water, and shouts were heard everywhere.
Er Gouzi's face was dark and yellow, and he stared blankly at everything in front of him. In the whole boat, only Lin Yi and himself were thrown out of the boat. wrong? It was as if soup had been poured on his face, and he couldn't tell whether it was sweat or river water. He wiped his face and opened his eyes wide to see clearly that Lin Yi was holding a person with arms and legs dancing wildly.
In other words, everyone else in the boat was thrown into the water. If Ergouzi hadn't wrapped himself up with a rope, Ergouzi would be in the water now.
I saw that the rapids were rapid, but after a mile or two, they gradually eased, and the water surface of more than ten feet opened up. Without the control of the stern workers, the hull of the boat in front was tilted sideways and stranded three or four feet away from the shore. Most of the people on the boat fell into the water and kept splashing around.
Before Ergouzi could rejoice, he screamed in horror. Only five or six small boats were seen coming from both sides of the shore. There were ten or twenty people on the small boats, with fierce and excited expressions, holding weapons and shouting.
The man who fell into the water couldn't escape, so he was chopped down by the people on the boat with a knife.
The light of the sword flashed, a scream was heard, and the surface of the water turned bright red.
Ergouzi's hands and feet were cold, and his heart was extremely cold. After gritting his teeth and taking a deep breath, he yelled, ripped off the rope around his body, pulled out a steel knife, jumped up, and ran towards the side of the ship.
Er Gouzi knew that the boat was surrounded by people who had fallen into the water from the escort agency. If they were caught by this group of people, they would have no chance of survival. He was anxious, his feet slipped, he stumbled and fell, and almost fell out of the boat. Before he could get up again, two more people in the water were chopped.
At this time, the big boat under Er Gouzi was moving downstream, had passed the stranded boat in front, and continued to move forward, leaving the people who fell into the water behind. The two small boats in front surrounded him, and the shining weapons made Er Gouzi's eyes black for a while. He thought that this was all over.
This group of people had planned it in advance. They first set a trap at the big rock, then fell into the water and threw rocks, surrounded and strangled him. But he was not good at swimming. Seeing that there was no way out, his heart was gloomy...
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