As mentioned last time, Chu Yuntian went to Xiao Mansion to tell Xiao Yuluo's reason and inconvenience, and then he also went to Xiliang to get a gun, as a farewell. And after Liu Feng talked to Liu Yan, he went to Wanshuzhai to say goodbye to Liu Mei.

This back and forth, a lot of time has passed, and it has come to the day when Chu Yuntian and Liu Feng agreed to set sail and leave Jiangdu. Early in the morning, Liu Feng and Meng Shan packed their bags early, and finally took a look at the ruined temple, and then left.

Liu Feng and Meng Shan came to the dock, only to find that Chu Yuntian had already arrived, and there were people from the Xiao family and Liu Yan and others on the side, but Liu Mei was the only one who was missing.

Liu Feng stepped forward, came to Liu Yan and said, "Master Liu, didn't Liu Mei come?"

Liu Yan shook his head and said, "Why, when it's over, you still refuse to call me?"

Liu Feng seemed to be a little embarrassed, Liu Yan saw him like this, and he didn't force it too much, so he took out a money bag full of silver taels, handed it to Liu Feng, and said, "Take it, when you go out, how can you not be entangled." ”

Liu Feng didn't accept it, he was embarrassed, and when he wanted to say something, Meng Shan on the side had already taken the silver tael before he could speak, put it in his arms, and said to Liu Yan with a smile: "Master Liu, I accepted it for Ah Feng, thank you." ”

When Liu Feng just wanted to talk about Mengshan, Liu Yan laughed out loud and said: "You see that your brother is a good strain, how can you walk the rivers and lakes without entanglement? You don't have to blame your brother, just treat it as if I gave it to him." By the way, what's this friend's name?"

Meng Shan hurriedly replied: "My name is Zhao Mengshan, and Ah Feng and I are young. ”

Liu Yan said: "Brother Mengshan, I hope you will take care of Liu Feng more in the future, this kid is stubborn, stubborn, and will suffer in the future, you have to watch more." ”

Meng Shan smirked: "Don't worry, with me, he will be fine, I will be optimistic about him." ”

Seeing that the two were talking happily, Liu Feng said, "That's okay, I'm ready to get on the boat, take care." ”

With a bow, Liu Feng pulled Meng Shan away, but halfway through, Liu Feng turned around again, walked towards Liu Yan, and bowed again: "Nephew Liu Feng goodbye uncle, take care!"

Liu Yan was a little excited, and didn't speak, Liu Feng looked up at him, and then resolutely turned to leave. And Liu Yan at this time, his heart was abnormally happy, he walked one and came another, this may be God's greatest favor to him, looking at Liu Feng's distant back, he was full of relief and vicissitudes of life for a person who almost knew the destiny of heaven.

The big ship set sail, the hull sailed away from the dock, the three teenagers waved goodbye to the shore, and not far from the shore, a girl in a light shirt walked slowly. Liu Feng saw at a glance that it was Liu Mei, but he didn't have time to say goodbye in person, and he was a little regretful, but Liu Feng still waved his hand at her.

Liu Mei came to the shore and looked at the departing boat, without any action, but with tears in her eyes, and there was no intention of rolling down. Xiao Lingyun came to Liu Meifang's side, although she didn't know how deep Liu Mei's heart was for Liu Feng, but the two people who had the same illness still had a trace of spirit.

Xiao Lingyun said: "Some people are destined to be just passers-by in our lives, who come and go quickly, without bringing anything, but they seem to have left a lot behind, which is unforgettable." We knew nothing would come of it, but we sank into it as always, like moths to a fire. ”

Liu Mei nodded and smiled, and then said slowly: "What about moths fighting fires? It's a pity that we don't even have the courage to be moths." ”

Xiao Lingyun looked at Liu Mei, only to see that her face was so resolute, and her eyes were so reluctant. Then, Xiao Lingyun looked at the big ship in the distance and said, "Maybe what you said is right! So, some things, some people are destined not to belong to us. ”

The sun was rising, the ship had set sail, and on the canal, among the thousands of sailing boats, three teenagers set sail north again.

The scorching sun was still shining, and it was already 10 o'clock in the afternoon, and on the northern section of the canal, a ship was heading south. To the north, the terrain is flat, and the river is relatively not so fast, so the boats are not so fast, but seem to drift slowly with the current.

On a lonely boat, a delicate-looking young man in a white robe with a face as white as jade stood at the front of the boat, followed by a fourteen or fifteen-year-old scholar in a gray cloth shirt, and in addition, there was also an old man who was holding the boat. Thanks to the calm water and the fact that the water is not in a hurry, it does not make the old man seem too difficult.

This young man is Shi Qingyi, the eldest son of Shi Anshan, the king of Yanwang in Youzhou, and since he left Youzhou, he has traveled all the way south along the canal. Everywhere you go, you stop to enjoy the local scenery and people.

It's just that this Shi Qingyi's face was slightly hesitant, and he didn't know why. This journey has been nearly two months since it came out, and what I saw and heard along the way was not as good as that of Youzhou City, and there were still many people's sufferings seen on the road.

The outside world is not like Youzhou City, even the people on both sides of the canal, there are many people who are not satisfied, let alone live and work in peace and contentment. Although I didn't see any thieves along the way, all I heard along the way was that there were many thieves in the river who made a living by plundering passing merchant ships. Those thieves killed people and oversold goods, and did all kinds of evil, and they were already notorious on the river of the northern border of this canal, and they were even more hated by ordinary people.

If you want to say that this thief is rampant, the court should also pay attention to it, in fact, the court has also sent an army to suppress the thief, but the local officials are unwilling. If you want to say why, there are roughly two reasons, one is the collusion of officials and thieves, thieves often bribe local officials with heavy money, so that when the imperial court sends troops to suppress, the thieves always get the news in advance, and they have removed their armor and returned, so that they are often unable to suppress; 。

Because of this, there is also a mixture of fish and dragons here, officials and thieves are in the same stream, which also makes the situation here even more complicated, and in the end, it is the innocent people who suffer and are unlucky.

These are nothing, this Shi Qingyi has also seen those who do not hesitate to sell everything because they are just for a meal of preserved fruits, of course, these situations are mostly seen in women selling their bodies. Another time, if Shi Qingyi hadn't made a timely move, the parents of four or five children in that family would have to exchange children with the parents of seven or eight children in another family.

A breeze blew, and Shi Qingyi at the bow of the boat couldn't help but shiver, and the scholar behind him stepped forward and took out a windbreaker to put on for him. The scholar said, "Childe, be careful of catching a cold. ”

Shi Qingyi already looked at his thin body and white skin, and his health was not good since he was a child. Shi Qingyi pulled the windbreaker on his body and said: "It doesn't matter if the body is cold, it can also be regulated, if the heart is cold, then I don't know what to do?"

The scholar was puzzled and said, "Isn't the boy thinking about that old man a few days ago?"

It is said that a few days ago, Shi Qingyi and the scholar boy were traveling in a place and saw a lame young child begging on the side of the road. Shi Qingyi felt pity, so he gave him some silver taels, but he didn't care too much about it at that time, so he left in a hurry.

It's just that at night, seeing that the sky is already dark and there is nowhere to go, I suddenly see a thatched hut inn in front of me. Shi Qingyi went with the scholar and prepared to spend the night here.

Pushing the door in, Shi Qingyi saw an old man, only to see that the old man was a cripple, and when he saw Shi Qingyi and the two, he said flatteringly: "Two of you, whether you live in the hotel, there is still a vacant room here." ”

Shi Qingyi didn't think much about it, just nodded and responded truthfully, but there was no one in this grass house, and the stars and candles roughly illuminated the situation in the house, making it appear in front of them.

There was an inexplicable desolation in the house, as if this old man was the only one who had lived here alone for more than ten years, and suddenly someone touched him behind the door, and he was alarmed because of Shi Qingyi's attention. I saw that it was a child who touched the door, as if he was a little familiar, but Shi Qingyi didn't think about it for a while, and the child looked at Shi Qingyi and the two with blank eyes.

Suddenly, the old man kicked at the child, and said scoldingly: "Stinky boy, hairy boy, don't hurry up and stay behind." ”

After the child was taught by the old man, he seemed to be accustomed to it, and walked towards the small black house behind, and at this time, Shi Qingyi noticed that the child was also a lame leg like the old man.

The old man turned around again and said to Shi Qingyi flatteringly: "I'm sorry, son, this is a little handyman in the store, and he is also as lame as me, so he came here early to work, don't be surprised." ”

Shi Qingyi didn't seem to care, just smiled slightly, and walked with the old man to the guest room.

Everything was cleaned up, and just as Shi Qingyi was about to rest, there was a sudden soft knock at the door, the sound was very small, but Shi Qingyi heard it very clearly.

Who could it be so late? Shi Qingyi was also puzzled, so he got out of bed and went to open the door. The door opened, and I saw the child standing at the door, with a dirty smile and wide eyes, looking directly at Shi Qingyi.

Shi Qingyi asked suspiciously, "Child, it's so late, is there anything wrong?"

The child didn't speak, just looked at him, Shi Qingyi was puzzled, and just as he was about to tell him to leave and go back to the room to rest, the child pulled Shi Qingyi's clothes again and pointed outside.

Then, the child looked at Shi Qingyi with very expectant eyes, turned around again, and walked in the direction he pointed out. Shi Qingyi didn't know what the child meant for a while, as if he wanted to tell him something, so he followed the direction of the child with full curiosity.

Because the room was very dark, Shi Qingyi cautiously groped his way forward, and in the dark night, Shi Qingyi vaguely saw a child in front of him, standing at the door of a hut and waiting. Shi Qingyi touched it, the child opened the door, Shi Qingyi thought about it, and walked in.

The door closed, and suddenly a candle was lit, and the candlelight illuminated the whole room, and the scene in front of him really scared Shi Qingyi.