(Thanks to Joyce201 for the coin, Mo Mo Da (づ ̄ 3 ̄)づ)

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At noon one day in early August, a plainly dressed man, about twenty-three or fourteen years old, walked briskly through the forest path with a small bag on his back, in the direction of the great river not far away.

A year ago, after he escaped from Sima Yu's mansion, he crossed the river and flew away.

As he got closer to the river, he stood on a large rock and looked at the river, and saw a boat paddling slowly towards it.

The young man immediately walked briskly towards it.

When he got to the river, the boat was almost there, and he stood there looking at it.

It was Daddy Song who was rowing at the bow of the boat, and he immediately beckoned to Daddy Song.

Father Song thought that someone was going to cross the river, and he hurriedly stretched out a hand to signal that he had seen it.

As soon as the ship docked, the guests on the boat got off the boat one after another, and in the end, only Father Song and his daughter Jing'er were left.

Since Jing'er was on the other side of the boat, she didn't find the young man.

The young man jumped on the boat with a bang and said, "Daddy Song, do you still recognize me?"

Father Song looked at him very seriously, shook his head and said, "I carry a lot of guests every day, I really can't remember it." ”

When Jing'er heard the voice, she turned her head to look at the young man, and said, "I know that you took our boat last year, when your clothes were in tatters, your clothes were still stained with blood, and your hair was fluffy, as if you were on the run. ”

She said this with a pleasant smile on her face, and it was clear that she didn't have a bad impression of him.

"Yes, yes, I'm that person. The young man said with a smile, then looked at Jing'er's red face and said, "You are a little taller than last year." ”

He just knew that Zhou Tong was the only survivor of Sima Yu's subordinates, Bu Fan, and if he hadn't escaped over the wall in time, I am afraid that no one in this world would know the relationship between Sima Yu and Zhou Tong anymore.

Father Song remembered it at this time, and said with a smile: "Come to remember, how did you have a good year?"

Bu Fan said: "It's not bad. ”

As he spoke, he handed Father Song a piece of pastry, and threw another one to Jing'er.

While the two of them were eating the pastries he gave, he took out a small bag of silver taels and threw it to Father Song, saying, "This is the money I owed when I crossed the river in your boat last year." ”

Father Song took it accurately and said, "It's just a few dollars, I didn't think about asking you to pay it back, why be polite?"

After Daddy Song finished speaking, he threw it to him, he took it and put it on the table, and said, "What should be paid still has to be paid." ”

Jing'er smiled, with a faint appreciation in her eyes.

The man had found it back for a few ferries, and she couldn't help but be secretly amazed.

However, it was not surprising that he would return, as she had vaguely felt when she first met him a year ago.

Father Song didn't refuse, sat down opposite him, and said, "Where are you getting rich now?"

Bu Fan took a sip of tea and said modestly: "It's not enough to be rich." ”

Then he looked at them and said, "I left here last year and went to Wen County, at first I worked for people in Xiaolong Town, and then I met a local small official who was quite reputable, and I talked with him very well, so I borrowed a sum of money from him to contract ten acres of local land to grow mulberry hemp, and now I have paid off my debts and saved a small amount." ”

Jing'er smiled when she heard this, thinking that he had a bit of a brain.

Father Song said with admiration: "Yes, yes, you are better than me." ”

Bu Fan put down the cup and said sincerely: "I came this time to let you follow me, it's easier than you rowing like this all year round." ”

In spring and summer, it is easy to do, but in late autumn and winter the river is very cold, and the rowers are sure to suffer a great deal at that time.

Father Song rolled a cigarette and smoked it slowly, thinking about it while sucking. After a while, he said: "I've been dealing with ferries all my life, and I won't get used to it when I leave it, so I won't go." ”

After that, Father Song looked up at Jing'er and said, "Jing'er, do you want to go?"

Jing'er blushed and said, "How can I go with him at a woman's house?"

Bu Fan was waiting for this moment, he smiled and said: "Daddy Song, I came this time to repay the money to you, and secondly, to Jing'er, I thought if Jing'er was not married, could you consider me." ”

A year ago, he was still very shy when he first met Jing, but this time he was much more generous.

Jing'er hurriedly looked at Daddy Song, and when Daddy Song was about to speak, two guests jumped up on the shore, so their conversation was interrupted.

After Daddy Song welcomed the guests into the cabin, he went to the bow of the boat to row, and Jing'er was busy serving tea and pouring water for the guests.

Bu Fan stared at Jing'er, who was busy coming and going.

She's still so beautiful, more beautiful than last year to be exact.

He thought to himself - she must be sixteen or seventeen, right?

The two guests also looked at Jing'er, who didn't want to have too much to do with the guests, so she retreated to the stern.

"Shopkeeper, do you have any food and drink?" it wasn't long before one of the guests shouted at Jing'er.

Jing'er hurriedly said, "Yes." He hurried back to the cabin, and brought a plate of fried mutton, two roast chicken thighs, and two catties of white wine with his hands and feet.

Then, Jing'er whispered to Bufan: "At noon, we will invite you to eat mutton and chicken thighs." ”

Bu Fan nodded and said to her, "It's good that I will serve these two guests, you can go to the stern of the boat to play." ”

Jing'er gave him a grateful look, lifted the curtain and walked out.

After a few glasses of wine, the two guests chatted.

The taller one of them said in a low voice: "I heard that the imperial court has raised the price again, but I still haven't found anyone." ”

Bu Fan couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly turned his face slightly sideways.

The shorter man smiled and said, "Maybe that man is no longer alive." ”

Bu Fan looked at them and couldn't help asking, "May I ask who the two are talking about?"

The two looked at Bu Fan, their eyes full of alertness.

Bu Fan hurriedly said: "I am a friend of Father Song, and I came to catch up with him today." ”

"Do you know Zhou Tong?" the tall guest asked.

Bu Fan pretended to ponder for a while before saying, "Is it the suspect that the imperial court is looking for?"

"Well, it's him, and now the imperial court has sent people all over the world to find this person, and the amount of the reward is getting higher and higher. The short guest replied.

Bu Fan hurriedly said: "Oh, I see. ”

He didn't say anything more.

After the two guests got off the boat, Shangguan Che said quietly facing the river outside the window: "Zhou Tong has long been dead, and the imperial court can't find it no matter how hard it tries." ”

Father Song was just about to enter the cabin, and when he heard this, he suddenly shrank back.

Bu Fan actually knew about Zhou Tong.

Father Song immediately wanted to start the scene when he fled last year.

Could it be that Bufan knew Zhou Tong or Zhou Tong's killer?

If you know, there will be a big breakthrough in the case of the death of the first emperor. Thinking of this, Father Song quietly lifted the curtain and walked into the cabin.