Hexia Town, as the name suggests, is in the lower reaches of a large river, this big river is called Cangji River, famous for its abundance of sturgeon, and sturgeon will come to the waters where Hexia Town is located every year to spawn, it is said that sturgeon eggs are the favorite of many big people in the city, so every spring and summer, it is the most prosperous time in Hexia Town.

Chunni got up before dawn today, only these days of the year can catch sturgeon, if you miss it, it will be another year, as a family that relies on water to eat, how can you afford to delay?

Chunni and her father went out of the boat in the dark, it rained outside last night, and it didn't mean to stop until now, and now the wind is blowing again, this kind of weather, if it weren't for the decades-old style like Chunni's father, who would dare to go out of the boat? But only in this kind of weather can those deadly bandits in the Cangji River live in peace, which is also the reason why Chunni and her father want to fight like this. There is no way, Chunni's younger brother will be seven years old in the New Year, and he needs money to go to a private school to study, although he will not be able to teach without Mr. Qianmu, but Chunni and his father feel that they are not going to go. Thinking of this, fifteen-year-old Chunni tightened the strap on her waist, nodded to her father, stretched out her not strong arm and tightly pulled the sail rope, this work of sailing requires some strength, but her father still has to steer and oar, and the two are reluctant to hire others to help, so the work of sailing naturally falls on Chunni.

The wind and rain are so urgent, Chunni has never seen such a big wind and rain this spring, the tightly wrapped hair ropes are blown apart by the strong wind, and the long hair is drenched by the rain into strands of thin rope earthworms stuck to her face, and some hair strands are blown into her eyes by the wind, Chunni can't help but reach out to rub it.

If it weren't for Chunni's father, who sailed in the rivers all the year round and knew the nature of the water very well, this single blow might have capsized the fishing boat of thousands of catties in the wind and waves.

The two of them gritted their teeth, rigidly controlled the sail oars, and finally stabilized, fortunately such an impact did not happen again, and at dawn, the hard work of the father and daughter finally paid off, and 1,500 catties of sturgeon were enough for Chunni's family for more than half a year.

Xiajiang Wharf is one of the two wharves in Hexia Town, Huzi skipped class for the first time today, he was really worried about his father and sister, although only seven years old, but the little boy already knows that life is not easy, as the son of the boatman, Huzi knows what kind of risk there will be when the boat goes out in such weather, before dawn, Huzi came to the dock to wait for his father and sister to return.

Many people on the dock who begged for life are familiar with Chunni's family, and when they saw Huzi coming alone, they all praised the child in their hearts for being sensible, some took out a piece of bun from their arms, and some took some pickles from the blanket.

"Yo, isn't this the tiger of Chunni's family?" The little boy didn't know the man who walked towards him, but the Lifu around him did. Some of them were afraid of causing trouble and walked away silently, but the martial ape didn't move, just stared at the man coldly.

"What do you see? Have you finished picking the goods? If you don't finish picking them, hurry up and get out, what kind of corpse are lying here?" the man scolded and scolded, but he didn't dare to come over again after all. Who on the dock doesn't know the ruthlessness of the martial ape? That's the master who will really fight hard, although the man has dozens of people under him, but he doesn't want to mess with this kid easily. took a sip and walked away with a cold face.

Chunni and her father came to the shore, and many old brothers who unloaded the goods came forward to congratulate them, and the father and daughter were also happy in their hearts, and the smile on their faces did not stop.

After the scale, 1,200 catties, Daddy Chen's face was not very good, Chunni couldn't help but step forward to argue, but was stopped by Daddy. There is no way, who doesn't know how powerful the river patrol will be? It's normal to deduct some catties and taels for leisure, but today there are too many deductions, three hundred catties of sturgeon, that's enough for ten taels of silver, enough for ordinary people for several months. But what can I do? Isn't there still 1,200 pounds left for you?

The father and daughter were not angry, but when they saw Huzi, all the unhappiness disappeared, and the father thought that 1,200 catties would be 1,200 catties, and after deducting the cost of renting a boat, how could there be 20 taels of silver left. Although Mr. Huzi's brother and sister are good, they only symbolically collect some money, but how can he be embarrassed to take advantage of others like this all the time? Dad thought about buying some expensive gifts this time, and heard that the ink and paper in the town of Shuangta next door were excellent, so he just bought them for Mr.

Unloaded, over the scale, will go to Zuo Laoqi to settle the money, this trip is over, their family can rest steadily for the last ten months, by this time, to find a shop, change a livelihood. Chunni is getting older day by day, always begging for a life on the river, the wind and rain all day long, the skin is a little rough, in the long run, how to find a good family?

"Yo, isn't this Chunni?" When the man on one leg on the table saw Chunni, he immediately became smiling, and he hurriedly came over to greet him, seeing Chunni with a cold face, he hid behind Father Chen, and the man's face also turned cold.

"Well, one thousand two hundred catties, twenty-eight taels of silver. The man took the abacus very seriously, calculated for a long time, and then quoted the price. sweet potato

This time, my father's face also changed, "The surname is left, don't deceive people too much." Father Chen took a few steps forward, his swarthy face flushed.

"Daddy Chen, you touched your conscience and said that in the past two years, I have deducted your silver and catties? No, right? But how did you treat me? If it weren't for Chunni's face, do you think you can continue to live on this dock? I won't take you seriously today, and the money will be sent to your house as a dowry later, as for whether to accept it or not, you can do it yourself. After the man finished speaking, he didn't look at the father and daughter, and walked away.

"Take your mom. A thunderous shout came from outside the door, and with the shouting, a figure swept in like a wind, and a few minions who stepped forward to block it staggered back, and the man surnamed Zuo heard the voice, and did not look back, and ran away, but was caught up by the figure and couldn't help but say that it was a punch, and the sound of crying dad and shouting mother could be heard throughout the dock. Wu Ape fought for a long time, and he was too addicted, so he went straight to the table and opened the drawer, ordered forty taels of silver, and escorted Chunni's family out.

Father Chen took Chunni and Huzi home, and spent a whole day in fear, until the unitary hour, the sun was about to set, and nothing happened, Zuo Laoqi did not come to look for trouble, but taught Mr. Huzi to bring a piece of bacon to see Huzi at dinner.

"Bang-", Daddy Chen was talking with Mr., when he suddenly heard something in the courtyard outside, and was about to get up to check, when he heard Huzi's panicked cry.

Father Chen walked out of the door quickly, there were already a few people standing in the courtyard, and Huzi was shrinking aside and wiping his tears, wanting to cry but not daring to cry. There was a man lying on the ground, his clothes in tatters, and the wisps were stained with blood. Before Father Chen could speak, Chunni had already rushed over when she heard the sound, and when she saw the person lying on the ground, she screamed and pounced.

Chunni kept crying and shaking, and the person on the ground didn't know if he was dead, but he didn't react in the slightest. Chunni slowly let go of her hand, stood up, and stared at the man at the head, her eyes already red.

Father Chen saw that it was not good, and was about to step forward to grab his daughter, Chunni was already crazy and rushed forward, but was held up by two men, no matter how he struggled, it was difficult to take half a step forward. Huzi saw that his sister was caught and rushed up, but he was too young, and the man led by him lightly lifted it, and he was in the air, and his little hands and feet kicked and beat in the air but he couldn't touch the man.

Seeing that his children had fallen into the hands of others, Father Chen was also a little red-eyed, and he picked up a shovel leaning against the wall, wanting to come forward to save people, but he was also concerned about the safety of his children.

"Dad, what do you mean by this? I didn't say that I wouldn't give you money, did I? It's just a dowry, but this surnamed Wu will play some fists and kicks by himself, and he wants to come out indiscriminately. What was the result? It was a moment of joy, but if the money from the wharf was given to him like this, everyone would learn the same in the future, how would we still manage the wharf in the river patrol meeting?" The man at the head carried the tiger, and did not pay attention to the struggle and crying of the little boy, just watched Father Chen speak, and his expression was quite kind, but a few men behind him had already drawn out their knives.

"Zuo Lao, what do you want?" Father Chen suppressed the anger in his chest, he knew that this scoundrel was not holding back a good fart today, this was to force himself to marry Chunni to him. Father Chen thought, if this is the case, he will agree to him today, and after this scoundrel leaves, he will escape with his children overnight, the world is so big, where can he not beg for a bite to eat? No matter what, he can't marry his daughter to this scoundrel.

"Dad, look at you like this, Chunni will pass the door in the future, I will also follow her to call you Dad, how can any son-in-law embarrass his father-in-law? The son-in-law is not here today for anything else, but to ask the father-in-law, can the dowry be accepted?" Chunni bit a man's arm, the man was in pain, and subconsciously let go, Chunni rushed to Zuo Laoqi like crazy, grabbed and beaten, and actually scratched Zuo Laoqi's cheek to bleed.

"Qiang ——," Zuo Laoqi's face changed at this time, his right hand grabbed back, and he had already pulled out a knife from a man, kicked Chunni, and slashed the knife in his hand towards Huzi with a cruel smile.

Father Chen and Chunni were stunned by this sudden scene, and forgot to come forward to save people for a while, Chunni was so frightened that she closed her eyes, and the screams rang out, but they were not tigers, seven-year-old children did not have such a middle breath, and could make such a miserable scream.

Father Chen stared blankly at the scene in front of him, he couldn't believe that Mr. Mu, who was usually polite and polite, had such a terrible side.