Chapter 053: Old Dock (Part 2)
After Huang Weihua and the others returned, the "Huaxing" immediately set sail, and its next destination was Guanlei Wharf in China.
Since they will soon return to China, Li Yan and others have bought a lot of local souvenirs, which are not taxable for customs clearance, so they will bring some with them every time they return, which can be regarded as a kind of extra food.
From the Shuolei Wharf to the Chinese border, the next river belongs to the sphere of influence of Wa State in Myanmar, the people of Wa have always been friendly with China, the surrounding river is gentle and wide, "Huaxing" all the way, calculated 1 day earlier than the scheduled time, so deliberately slowed down, Ren Pingsheng also cleaned up his mood, enjoying the scenery on both sides of the northern section of the Mekong River.
At noon the next day, after eating, Huang Weihua pulled Ren Pingsheng aside, and he said for a long time, the overall meaning was that the voyage was attacked by Nau bandits, and the cost of ship repair and fuel consumption increased, and Ren Pingsheng had to pay him more.
Ren Pingsheng understood that the other party was ripping off the bamboo, for the sake of Huang Weihua's ship driving well, he didn't mind adding some money to the other party, but he couldn't let him succeed so easily, so the two bargained for a long time, Ren Pingsheng promised to add another 30,000 yuan to the original 50,000 yuan freight, but he made a request, "Huaxing" did not go ashore at Guanlei Wharf, but chose another landing point according to Ren Pingsheng's request.
Huang Weihua's face suddenly turned embarrassed, he had been walking on the Mekong River for more than ten years, of course he knew what the purpose of Ren Pingsheng's proposal was, and he also knew the risks involved, but Ren Pingsheng looked confident, so he didn't dare to question it easily.
Along the way, he has seen the power of this young man's means, especially in dealing with the hijacking and extortion of the Nau Embed Group, he just let the greedy Nau Embed dispel the idea of kidnapping the ticket in a few words, and he can also let the second-in-command of the Nau Embed Group, Nau Emed's mistress come forward to save him, Huang Weihua even doubted whether Ren Pingsheng had the ability to predict the future, otherwise how to explain his series of actions.
Moreover, Ren Pingsheng also promised him that if he still had to transport goods in the future, he would definitely entrust the "Huaxing" to transport again, and he could increase the freight to 100,000 yuan once.
Ren Pingsheng took out the map he bought in China, and pointed out to Huang Weihua the location agreed with Shi Xiaolian on the phone last time, this map only has the geographical situation of China, and the details of the map are not very rich, Ren Pingsheng's original route is too idealistic, Huang Weihua shook his head again and again.
Ren Pingsheng only then understood the meaning of "talking on paper and finally knowing that this matter has to be done", not everything can be solved through memory and information, some skills and experience are only known to people who have been on the front line all year round, fortunately he met Huang Weihua this time, otherwise he would have worked hard to get busy this trip, but he would have to wrestle when he came to the door.
Under Ren Pingsheng's humble advice, Huang Weihua re-optimized the route based on his years of experience, and under his pilot, the "Huaxing" avoided the river frequented by cargo ships and sailed into China from a secluded tributary.
This river is called Luogu River, is a tributary of the Canglan River, flows through Mengwax Town from Guanlei Town and joins the Mekong River, it has been the main trade route for transporting goods in Mengwax Town for hundreds of years, but due to the siltation of the river in the later period, the navigable performance of this river has greatly declined, after the construction of Guanlei Wharf, the ships that go to the Mekong River transit do not go this way, there is no passage of ships, and the infrastructure is not renovated, this section of the river is becoming more and more decayed, it has been abandoned for a long time, only some old boatmen remember that there is this river.
The river narrowed and narrowed, barely passing a boat at the narrowest point, and the banks on both sides were densely foliageed rainforest, towering tree trunks and tangled vines to block the sunlight, and the "Huaxing" turned on its 1,000-watt searchlight, and the snow-white light shone on the twisted trunks of the trees, which were eerie like ghosts.
Replaced by a younger person, even if he knew this river, he didn't dare to open unfamiliar waters, but fortunately, Huang Weihua was at the helm to lead the way, he obviously had studied this river, and drove the "Huaxing" through the ghost forest steadily.
The river in front of it was slightly wider, and the searchlight swept through the grass on the bank, and I saw some broken stone horses and stone piers scattered on the ground, and more than a dozen bluestone steps extended into the river, although it was covered with moss, it was still in the shape of a wharf.
Ren Pingsheng knew that he had found the old dock that Shi Xiaolian told him, it was almost dusk at this time, half an hour earlier than the time they had agreed, he was afraid of alarming unnecessary people, so he let the "Huaxing" lean on the dock, turn off the engine, and wait quietly.
But waiting, the time has passed for 1 hour, there is no movement on the dock, the sky is already dark, the birds in the woods are louder and louder, watching the time pass minute by minute, Ren Pingsheng is like an ant on a hot pot, anxious and restless.
Huang Weihua couldn't sit still, he asked tentatively: "Boss, will the person you are talking about still come, if it is completely dark this day, we will not be able to get out." ”
"It's okay, he'll definitely come, we've made an appointment. Ren Pingsheng replied very simply, but his heart was not as down-to-earth as his mouth.
Everything went according to plan, but the last step had to wait, he was afraid that he would be planted at this level, Shi Xiaolian would not have a problem there, could it be that she was sick, or something happened?
Ren Pingsheng was anxious, but he couldn't show it, otherwise the few crew members who had already shown impatience would rebel, so he forced himself to pretend that nothing happened.
After another 7 or 8 minutes, when the crew was about to lose their patience, there was a faint sound of motors in the woods, which was getting louder and closer, and then two slender beams of light were seen shuttling through the trees, and the light was gradually approaching, and the muffled sound of the wheels crushing on the dirt road, and the creaking of the branches and leaves on the iron sheets on the side of the road, and finally a white medium-sized truck drove out and stopped in front of the dock.
Three people, two diminutive children, and a thin young man jumped out of the truck, and when they saw the parked "Huaxing", they waved to the boat.
Ren Pingsheng had already seen these people, and he didn't say hello, he jumped onto the dock in one step, grabbed the thin young man, hammered him heavily on the shoulder, and shouted: "Why did you kid come,." ”
The young man was thin, with big dark circles on his pale face, although he looked tired, his eyes were full of pleasure, and he also hammered Ren Pingsheng on the shoulder with his backhand and said: "You kid will fart, this road is very difficult to find, and it is not easy to walk, try it for you, damn." ”
This young man was naturally Lin Lisong, and he finally arrived at the old dock they had agreed upon in advance after one hour late.