Chapter Twenty-Eight: Let go of Huayang and protect the green vines
"The disciple received a phosgene possession the day before. The phosgene was humanoid and could speak. It once said to the disciple: The disciple is the one who should be the 'Kan' qi of the eight winds, and his fate is to return to the Ren Mansion, and Mr. is the lord of the Ren Mansion who was born in response to the calamity, so from now on, Guan Yuan is with Mr. Ding. Guan Yuan said sincerely.
It turned out that the twenty-two righteous qi were left and right by Hongjun Ancestor, and they should rob the next life, and Guan Yuan was in a bumpy place, similar to Fang Qingyin's encounter, the two "kans" were heavy, and they should be "kan" elephants, so the righteous qi on the "kan" position in the eight winds entered the netherworld, attached to Guan Yuan, and served Fang Qingyin left and right, to respond to the netherworld calamity.
When Fang Qingyin heard this, he was naturally surprised.
The name of the lord of this Lingtai Mansion is almost unknown except for the holy immortals who gathered in Zixiao Palace that day, and Guan Yuan was detained in the eighteenth layer of hell in the Netherworld, and he actually said through the eyes of the bottom of the sea in one mouth, which shows that he really encountered a strange fate.
Fang Qingyin thought secretly: The ancestor of Zixiao Palace appointed me as the lord of the Lingtai Mansion, and he has jurisdiction over the twenty-two roads of righteousness, righteousness, righteousness, and righteousness, and this Guan Yuan seems to be one of them. Now that I am in the Netherworld, I have him as my companion, and I will have a good time to take care of me in the future.
Fang Qing pondered for a while, convinced it, and said: "Brother Guan Yuan, since you and I have both responded to this calamity, then let's reverse this calamity together." ”
When Guan Yuan heard this, he was overjoyed, kowtowed his head, performed the apprenticeship ceremony, and fulfilled the promise he made in the tongue pulling hell.
Fang Qingyin was so enthusiastic that he had to accept the teacher's gift and help Guan Yuan.
Guan Yuan took the twenty sections of the clear void in his hand and temporarily became a waiter.
King Senluo and the other ghosts didn't understand the meaning of his words, and they were confused.
Fang Qingyin also rarely paid attention to King Senluo, and it was even more rare to explain the trip to him, for fear that he would secretly interfere, so he and Guan Yuan went straight out of the Senluo Palace, starting from the first hall of the Netherworld, and the first hall looked for the other twenty-one righteous and righteous gods.
Just wait for the twenty-two righteous gods, and the same calamity against the netherworld!
[Fang Qingyin's story has come to an end for the time being, bury the foreshadowing here first, and then tell the wonderful stories such as the Battle of Luming Island. Now let's introduce another big man into the book. 】
Wanling County • Huayang Town • Tanjiazhuang • Tanfu Hall.
On the evening of August 21, the four shopkeepers of the wooden horn gathered in the hall of the Tan Mansion to discuss the matter of letting the river go down.
Prior to this, everyone had discussed several times, but they could not decide: on the one hand, the delivery date was approaching, and if they were not sent, they would have to pay double the liquidated damages; on the other hand, Lu Huadang Yang Biao's gang of robbers were looking at the wooden number upstream, if they wanted to send it, not only the wood would be lost, but also I was afraid that even their lives would have to be taken, so the four shopkeepers were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, panicked.
The final decision was made at the Tan Mansion this night.
The timid money shopkeeper was the first to speak: "Ladies and gentlemen, this trip to transport timber is clearly a meat bun beating a dog -- there is no return! If you lose your life on the way, won't you lose both people and money?"
"Yes, but the buyer doesn't care, it's going to be delivered. The strong shopkeeper echoed in frustration, "These two difficult things, we can't afford to be a small carpenter." ”
"If the delivery is not due, it is a breach of contract, and you must pay double the liquidated damages, how can this be good!" sighed the shopkeeper Wang.
"It's all that gang of robbers who are in the way, I'm afraid that it will be very birdy! It's just a little more silver, more strong men, and if you can't buy a passage, you will fight with that gang of robbers!"
"But those robbers are all poor and outlaws, and we are all family and family people, how can we fight them?"
"yes, what the hell is that supposed to be?"
The two shopkeepers, Qian and Wang, looked bitter and were both attached.
Ao Xianggong didn't speak for a long time, only listened to the words of the crowd. At this time, he took a sip of tea, and then said: "After discussing for a few days, it is always like this, and I also know the difficulties in everyone's hearts." I look at it like this: I have bought all the timber from your family, and my family will go to deliver it. The ancients: The auspicious and free destiny, I, Tan Yuxiang, will obey the mandate of heaven this time. ”
When the shopkeeper heard that he was overjoyed, he hurriedly bowed and said, "This is the best, this is the best...... Then ...... Thank you Ao Xianggong. ”
Wang and Qiang, the two shopkeepers, were also overjoyed and thanked one after another.
Seeing this scene, the shopkeeper Lu was quite unhappy, and said angrily: "The three of you, tell the silver not to be used, and the martial artist is not invited, it turns out that there are already calculations in secret, and I know that Ao Xianggong will act like this." Isn't this pushing others into the fire pit, but crawling out on tiptoe? You three, are you still human?"
When the three shopkeepers heard the scolding, their faces were full of shame, and they bowed their heads and said nothing.
Ao Xianggong shook his hand and said: "That's it, everyone already knows who I am, so I won't say much, so it's decided." Before the twenty-third day, you must send me a letter from the buyer, and tie up the rafts, and lay them by the river. As for the money, I will have it delivered to you by the time of the screening. ”
"Thank you...... Thank you ......."
"Thank you, Ao Xianggong...... Thank you, Ao Xiang, ......"
The three treasurers were so grateful that they knelt and kowtowed.
"Okay, let's all disperse, I'll get up early tomorrow. If there's anything else, tell me when you've got it figured out. Ao Xianggong said, stand up.
Seeing this, the three shopkeepers said goodbye one after another and left happily.
The shopkeeper Lu was angry, and was about to vent a few words, but when he saw that Ao Xianggong had gotten up and walked to the back hall, he had to go out of the Tan Mansion angrily.
Huayang Town is located in the hilly land of the south of the Yangtze River, the land transportation is not very developed, and the means of transportation are also very simple, so the wood and bamboo and other things in the mountain, if you want to go out of the mountain in batches, you must take the waterway.
There are two major advantages of taking the waterway: first, the batch is large, and the transportation is convenient; second, the bamboo and wood are tied into rafts, which are both transportation tools and goods, killing two birds with one stone, and are economical.
However, it is also more dangerous to take the waterway, such as uneven rivers, turbulent currents, and even dangerous shoals and reefs.
Since the establishment of Huayang Town, there are only a few wooden numbers that can eat this line of food.
This time, several wooden horns encountered big problems, almost lost their blood, but fortunately Ao Xiang Gong pulled out the trouble to avoid losses. Therefore, the timber numbers were grateful, and before the 23rd, they submitted letters to the buyers, and tied the timbers into rafts and placed them at the mouth of the Huayang River.
In the early morning of the 23rd, on the Huayang River, dawn fog shrouded.
After Ao Xianggong sacrificed to the river god and other gods on time, the wooden rafts of the five wooden numbers were pushed down the Huayang River one by one.
The three hired martial artists, as well as more than 40 platoon workers and strong men, stepped on the wooden platoon one after another, and worked in a step-by-step manner.
For a time, the wooden rudder was stabilized, the bamboo artemisia was propped up, and the wooden rows started slowly, one after another, just like a long snake, down the river.
After walking seven or eight miles of waterway, I suddenly saw the shopkeeper Lu holding Qingteng and stepping quickly into the front row.
I saw that the shopkeeper Lu gently put down the green vine, hugged his fists and said: "Ao Xianggong, Lu Mou's help is here!"
Ao Xianggong looked back and was very surprised, and hurriedly replied, "Thank you Brother Lu for coming to help, but this business is not an ordinary danger......!
"Ao Xianggong, one more manpower means more strength. Ao Xianggong is so righteous, how dare I, Lu, dare to be behind!" The shopkeeper Lu picked up a big knife from the wooden row, pointed at the blade, and continued: "In the past, there would be some people in the rivers and lakes, and I had never taken risks, but today I Lu thought that I would meet those thieves, so that they could know the people in our mountains, and it was not easy to provoke!"
"Brother Lu is really a man!" Ao Xiang praised, "This waterway, we broke out of our ancestors, how can it be cut off in our hands, even if the blood stains the Huayang River, we must also open a way for it to live!"
"Ao Xianggong is right! Ao Xianggong has such a temperament, so that Lu can admire it!"
"Where, where...... It's just that the word 'faithfulness' is taken more seriously. Ao Xianggong said, bent down, reached out and stroked Qingteng's little head, "You baby, why did you sneak up on the platoon?"
"Huh...... I don't know how she got on my wooden chop. Now it is seven or eight miles away from Tanjiazhuang, and I can't send it back, so I have to take it with me. Shopkeeper Lu replied.
When Qingteng heard this, he pouted and said, "Father-in-law: I didn't come up secretly, but you didn't see it." I'm going to help my father-in-law fight the robbers. ”
"You baby, you're so naughty, this robber is not a joke. Ao Xianggong patted Qingteng's little head.
"I'm not joking, I'm really here to fight the robbers! Didn't you say, 'One more man, one more strength'? Father-in-law, don't underestimate me, I have also subdued two water oxen, and those robbers are stronger than the water ox?" Qing Teng tilted his head and asked innocently.
"This ......" Ao Xianggong was speechless for a moment, glanced at the shopkeeper Lu, and laughed.
"Well said, little hero, then it depends on how you subdue those robbers!" Ao Xianggong said and laughed as he hugged Qingteng in his arms.
He straightened up, stood at the head of the row like an iron tower, and cast a solemn gaze on the surface of the Huayang River, where the water was turbulent in the distance.
The Huayang River meanders through the mountains and mountains, the waves are rolling, the waves are roaring, and the momentum is very huge.
The rows of trees followed one another, undulating on the river and drifting downstream.
Hu San shook the rudder all the way, and the arranger corrected it all the way. The strong men and the three martial artists were still talking and laughing to themselves, and they didn't seem to care about the robbers in Luhuadang.
By about ten o'clock, it was close to Luhuadang.
The water suddenly opened up, about 100 meters wide, and the water gradually calmed down. In the middle of the river, there was a small boat moored, swaying with the waves, very treacherous.
Ao Xiang saw it and urgently called for the breakdown to stop the row in case of accidents.
Suddenly, all the platoons dropped anchor and threw ropes, connected the platoons tightly, and threw the hooks and ropes on both sides of the river, grasping the wood and stones. But I saw that the wooden rafts were hooked to each other, spread out on the surface of the river, floating and shaking.