There are many ships moored quietly on the wharf, passenger ships and merchant ships are mixed together, occasionally two or three passenger ships are dimly lit, and a lantern is hung on the high pole erected on the embankment, which sways gently in the night wind, illuminating the water and the shore hazy.

The captain of the ship had already stepped off the gangplank to greet him, and his attitude was very modest.

Since he is willing to take the night boat, Xiao Jin must have given up a lot of money.

Ling Xiang wore a hood and looked at a few strong men who were five big and three thick and came down from the boat.

The lights were so dim that even the boundaries of the ship's planks could not be illuminated, and she could only see these men who were sailing in short cotton jackets, some of them with coarse cloth webbed heads, and a few of them with loose hair, and they looked very rude.

The boat boss was black and tall, almost as tall as Xiao Jin and the others, and he wanted to salute him, but when he looked left and right, he only had a sitting pocket, and couldn't help but wonder: "Didn't Miss Wei bring a salute?"

Xiao Jin escorted Ling Xiang onto the boat, and replied: "There is an urgent letter from the family saying that my father is seriously ill, and I hope that my sister can see her when she goes back, and what else to bring to salute, let's leave quickly." ”

"Okay, let's go. "There is no wind and no waves on the river, but two men are protecting two girls, why is the boss of the ship unhappy to receive this business order?

Ling Xiang had read a lot of books, and knew that even some perennial boaters on the canal and waterway on the Yangtze River may not be all good people, not to mention that although Xiao Jin hired a small boat, in fact, this boat is not small.

The boss of the boat beckoned the people below to do it, and a few strong men jumped off the boat and untied the rope at the bottom and pushed the boat into the deep water, and they all turned over on the boat vigorously without help.

Many of these shipwrights are engaged in the business of receiving goods, and if they pick up people, they will inevitably make people feel bad if they are lonely and widowed.

Fortunately, Ling Makeup knew that Xiao Jin was strong in martial arts, and there were probably a few water thieves, but there was nothing to be afraid of.

The boat entered the water smoothly, and the strong men all rowed away.

The captain of the ship showed them around the cabin.

The ship is only one floor, but there are three watertight compartments, so the cabin is also divided into three front, middle and back, but it is also a wooden low house.

The captain smiled heartily: "The front cabin is for two girls, the two brothers in the middle sleep, the back is the kitchen, a few of us are sleeping in the bottom bilge, this countercurrent is slow, and it depends on the sky to eat, maybe to Luzhou, it will be late spring next year, we are like a family on the ship, don't be polite." ”

They obviously didn't suspect Xiao Jin's gender, Xiao Jin was generous, looked at it as a hearty beauty, and said: "You just have to hurry up, we have also been walking for a day, and we are tired, so we will rest, you don't need to be polite." ”

The captain of the boat agreed, and glanced at him with a smile on his face, "I'll carry two basins of hot water for the two girls." ”

Xiao Jin nodded, let Qi Shilie and Tu Dan go to the middle cabin to rest, and led Ling Xiang into the front cabin.

The cabin was cramped, with only a bed against the wall in the fore compartment for two people, and a table nailed to the porthole, which looked retractable, with a rudimentary celadon oil lamp resting on the table, and a stool in front of it.

This house is very small, and it is naturally inconvenient for men and women to live together, but during the escape, Ling Xiang is not pretentious.

Xiao Jin didn't seem to care, and said in a low voice: "When you go out, you won't dare to let Niangniang sleep alone, you just sleep at night, I can sit at the door of the cabin, and the mother will get up and move around during the day, and Rong Mo will borrow this bed recklessly." ”

The boat will go for a few months, and according to what he said, even the iron body can't bear it, so Ling Xiang said: "Although I am a woman, I don't have so many exquisite, that is...... When Lang Jun returns, he will also forgive. ”

As he spoke, footsteps sounded outside.

Xiao Jin opened the door, and the boat boss held a small wooden basin and stood outside the door with a sweat towel on his shoulder and a smile.

Xiao Jin took it and waved his hand to let the boatman avoid it.

The captain of the ship didn't say much, and went to the helm from behind.

Xiao Jin held the water on the table, lifted the sweat towel and looked at it, because it was old, he was also dirty in his heart, so he was a little embarrassed.

Ling Xiang took out a handkerchief from his arms and said, "When I go out, I don't have a lot of attention, I can use this." ”

As he spoke, he wrung a handful of cleansing and cleaning hands, without hesitation.

Xiao Jin saw her cheerful appearance, and her tone became relaxed: "When I arrive at the big dock, I will go to buy some daily necessities." ”

"There's a lot of attention to it. She saw a long sword wrapped in cloth hanging from Xiao Jin's waist, and stretched out her hand to ask him to take it off.

Xiao Jin sent the sword, and Ling Xiang put the sword in the middle of the bed: "I face south, the general faces north, and each sleeps separately." ”

Xiao Jin hasn't closed his eyes since last night, but he didn't wake up until dawn, and he slept in his pocket at noon, not too sleepy, but it may be due to psychological reasons, and he still feels tired. Ling Xiang knew that it was useless for such a person to talk too much, so he climbed straight to the side of the inside, and did not even remove the cloak, and lay inward.

Xiao Jin pondered for a long time, although his family had no intention of offending each other, and his affection for Rong Xijue was clear, but he didn't dare to sleep on the same bed with Ling Makeup no matter what. Then he brought the basin to the door, sat on the side of the boat and soaked his feet, until the water was cold, and he estimated that Ling Makeup might have fallen asleep, and then returned to the cabin lightly, put away the small dining table by the window, and lay down on the board with his arms folded.

Ling Xiang thought that he had just left the port, and the road was far away, even if the people on the ship had bad intentions, they would inevitably have to wait until they found out the details and walked to the desolate area before they started, and they could sleep with confidence.

By the time Xiao Jin came in, she had heard her breathing long and even.

He didn't expect the queen to be so easy-going, although he had been in contact with the court for a long time, and he knew that she was not a delicate noblewoman, but after all, the woman in the water town in the south of the Yangtze River was born so soft, and it was easy to say that she was snatched out of the palace, but the escort was really not exhaustive.

Xiao Jin suddenly thought of the story of Zhao Kuangyin sending Jingniang thousands of miles away, and sighed in his heart, full of pride, and entered the dreamland with an open mind.

In the sound of water all night, it was safe until dawn.

As soon as the daylight penetrated into the cabin, Xiao Jin immediately straightened up with a carp, flashed out lightly, and closed the hatch casually.

Immediately, the official words of the boatman with an accent came from outside: "Ah, why is this lady so early?"

Xiao Jin pinched his voice and replied: "The bed board is so burning that the bones hurt." ”

"Seeing that the little lady has an extraordinary bearing, I think she was born in a rich family, so she is naturally not used to sleeping on the hard bed on the ship, but I don't know what the husband's family does in Jinling?

There was clearly an inquiring meaning in the words, Xiao Jin didn't answer, but only asked: "My sister is going to get up in a while, can I prepare for the morning meal?"

"I thought that the ladies were still resting, and I didn't dare to alarm the stove...... That's it...... That's what ......"

Hearing this, Ling Makeup turned over.

She didn't sleep well this night, but it wasn't bad, seeing that Xiao Jin deliberately avoided going out, she quickly got up and picked it up, and found a black lacquer bucket in the corner of the cabin, and it was hastily settled, so she couldn't help but have some trivial worries.

For example, a change of clothes, not a single one, if the court can't track it, this is thousands of miles, and it is a boat against the current, maybe it is a few months to get off the ship, and it is also a lot of inconvenience to live on this boat.

But after all, it was a small boat rented separately, and it could also be taken ashore with a camera, so it was not entangled, and after a while, he stepped out of the cabin, only to find that Xiao Jin's two personal soldiers had already prepared the clear water and stopped at the bow of the boat to prevent people from coming.

Ling Makeup's heart was warm, and he cleaned his hands and face with warm water, and the whole person was refreshed.

Standing at the head of the boat, but seeing the mighty river, rolling eastward, in the face of nature, the strength of people is really lonely and weak, so how many romantic characters are also blown away by rain and wind.

She couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and her heart was broadened. (To be continued.) )