Early the next morning, Jiang Li sent Xiaoxiang out to say that someone was seasick and wanted to stop the boat and take the land route instead. The person at the helm at this time was Ge Hai www.biquge.info, and Zhao Er and Sixi were also at the bow of the ship.

Ge Hai frowned slightly when he heard this. This master remembered that one is one out. Jiang Li's personality is well known, so he is not surprised at all.

The taciturn Zhao Er's face sank like water, and he said in a humming voice: "It's only been a night's journey, and it's not time to go ashore." "It means not to let people get off the ship.

Ge Hai also said: "We just left the capital, and in case someone chased after the Zhao brothers, we didn't sleep all night. It was just dawn and the people were replaced, taking turns to rest for a while. You go back to the ninth girl and say that it is not impossible to change to the land route, but you also have to enter the canal, and then travel by water for a few days, and then you will be far away from the capital. If someone is really seasick and dizzy, let's meet the port and rest for half a day, and let her go ashore for a walk. ”

Xiao Xiang said back to Jiang Li, Jiang Li heard it and knew that Zhao Er and Ge Hai were not in favor of taking the land route, and Ge Hai's words were also reasonable. In addition, after the pothos rested for a night, the symptoms of seasickness were not as bad as before, so they did not insist on stopping the boat to dock.

After leaving Beijing for three days, they began to enter the port to rest. Generally, Xiaoxiang brought pothos ashore to breathe, and Jiang Li stayed on the boat to read. Jiang Ju took Jiang Gan and Sixi and got off the boat from time to time.

On the third day after Jiang Li left, Xiao Yu in the Nanchen Chamber of Commerce also got the latest news from Jiang Li.

The news came from a pigeon with white feathers, and a few words were written on it: Three days ago, I left Beijing by boat and headed for Jiangnan.

Taking the letter from Yun Tong's hand, Xiao Yu smiled dumbly: "Left Beijing three days ago? So when she came out of the palace that day, she left directly. No wonder she looked at her in a hurry at the time. ”

Yun Tong folded the fan and shook it gently, raising her eyebrows to look at Xiao Yu: "She verbally promised to go to Qingzhou with us, but one person slipped away quietly first, or went to Jiangnan." You've been waiting here for three days in vain, and you're not angry? ”

Xiao Yu didn't look angry at all, and said with a faint smile: "This girl is really acting out of common sense. I've always been worried that she can't give up the prosperity and fine clothes and food in the capital, and I don't want her to be so free and easy, just leave. ”

After that, he looked at the address on the letterhead, "Today they arrived in Guazhou." ”

"What should I do, let her go south?" Yun Tong closed the fan and asked idly with a little bit of letterhead.

Xiao Yu's lips were filled with a faint smile, "Jiangnan is only two days away from Qingzhou by water, she is willing to go south before us, so let her go first." Maybe she has suffered some hardships along the way, but she hasn't arrived in Jiangnan yet, and it is not necessary to change her mind to go to Qingzhou halfway. ”

Yun Tong nodded, and took out a piece of paper in his sleeve: "The future is treacherous, and it is certain to suffer some hardships." Not to mention anything else, it is said that the Seven Poisons Sect issued a reward order, saying that Jiang Li must be captured alive. ”

The paper in Yun Tong's hand was spread out, and it was a portrait, the woman in the painting was dressed in a black silk robe, with bright eyes and black hair, and her sarcastic demeanor was vivid, it was Jiang Li.

In the blank space in the lower right corner of the portrait, a red pattern the size of a child's fist is drawn, on which several poisonous insects that look like scorpions and centipedes have wings and raise their claws hideously. This pattern is unknown to everyone in Qingfeng Village, which is the seal of the disciples of the Seven Poisons Sect Master in the early years.

The leader of the Seven Poisons Sect had died more than ten years ago, but the plum blossom needle that belonged to the Seven Poisons Sect had reappeared not long ago. Staring at the bright red pattern, Xiao Yu's face gradually became serious······

On this day, the boat passed through the Kuazhou Wharf, and the weather was sunny and sunny. Before entering the port, I smelled the rich fragrance of flowers. There is also a sweet aroma of ripe melons and fruits.

The group was all attracted to the shore, leaving Zhao San, who looked like a thin bamboo pole, guarding the boat.

Xiao Xiang and Jiang Li both changed their appearances as men and took Jiang Ju and Jiang Gan ashore. He was followed by pothos and chrysanthemum. The pothos seasickness has improved, and her face is still pale, but fortunately, as long as she goes ashore to rest for half a day, she can relieve her spirits.

Sixi and the three brothers of the Zhao family were scattered around to escort him, Ge Hai was responsible for the supply of the ship, and every time he docked, he was busy with procurement.

The pier is not big, but it is also prosperous. There are several long streets on the wharf, teahouses and restaurants, rouge gouache beads, hairpins, and all kinds of goods from the north and south have to be sold. However, no matter how prosperous it is, it can't compare to the capital, which always makes people feel noisy. Compared to the piers that passed by, there were many more suspicious people wearing weapons on the streets.

If you want to find peace in the midst of the noise, turn a few streets and you will find a farmhouse. Zhao Da obviously knew the way, and led the group into the back of the street

A thatched farmhouse.

Flowers are planted in front of the farmhouse, and there is a melon patch next to the house. The village spent a small pergola as a tea shop. There are not many customers in the tea shop, and there is only one tea doctor to greet the guests.

There are not only tea, melons and fruits in the shop, but also wine.

The strong fragrance of melons and fruits aroused the gluttony, and Jiang Li took Jiang Ju and the three girls to gather in the tea shop set up by the melon shed to nibble on melons.

The table in front of Jiang Gan and the Zhao brothers was set with wine and food, Sixi didn't drink, sat next to Xiao Xiang, who was also dressed as a small girl, and followed the melon.

After three rounds of wine, the melon can no longer be gnawed. Jiang Li was about to tell Sixi to ask the shopkeeper to buy some melons and bring them back to the boat to eat, when a pockmarked face with the appearance of a master came out of the thatched house in the village.

Seeing Zhao Da squeezing his eyes, Mazi looked left and right, and grinned: "Got a deal again?" Business is good. ”

Zhao Da didn't answer, and handed over a silver ingot of white flowers in his hand.

Zhao Da took out the silver, and Jiang Li, who had stood up at the other table, sat down again. The food and drink along the way are all paid for by Sixi, and when they run out, they ask Jin Ju for it. Jin Ju was in charge of Jiang Li's large box containing silver tickets. Zhao Da must have been so generous all of a sudden.

"A table of wine and food doesn't cost so much." The pockmarked face didn't immediately reach out to pick it up, and it was obviously not stupid.

Zhao Da said, "Ask you something." After the waterway from Guazhou to the south to Fenshui, can it be too peaceful recently? ”

I had long heard that there were water bandits on the canal, but I didn't expect Zhao Da to go to such a tea shop to inquire about the news.

Mazi stared at the silver in Zhao Da's hand with a face, and said, "It's just some troublesome things, I heard that the water bandits are intercepting people on the Fenshui River." ”

"Oh," Zhao Da breathed a sigh of relief.

"The water bandits alone are not terrible, I heard that even many people from the underworld have also been dispatched. It's like you're looking for someone. ”

Zhao Da stuffed the silver into the pock-faced shopkeeper's hand: "Tell me more details." ”

Mazi shook the silver with a face, sat next to Zhao Da, and said in a low voice: "I heard that the Seven Poisons Sect has issued a reward order and is looking for people everywhere. The person ran from the capital, and he was a very wealthy daughter, not only rich, but also a beauty. She also has a batch of secret books in her hand. If anyone finds it, he will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver. The people of the underworld are red-eyed. Therefore, during this time, the waterway from Guazhou to Fenshui is a bit thrilling. ”

Zhao Da was silent for a long time. Mazi got up with a face and greeted the other guests.

After a while, Ge Hai also came here, and he was also familiar with the pock-faced shopkeeper.

Ge Hai walked up to Jiang Gan and sat down. He did not procure the goods this time. He told Zhao Dayi about the situation he inquired about, and the situation was not much different from what Mazi Face said.

Mazi glanced at Jiang Gan with a face, and saw that the three brothers sat around him and regarded him as the gold master, "If you protect him, you won't have trouble coming to Fenshui." ”

Zhao Da sighed and said: "But he still has a small savings, and he has brought his family, two sons, and a maid servant." In order to prevent accidents, we still have to avoid those water bandits. Ma Zizhang, do you have a way to send us safely across the water? ”

"There is a way, the price is ······"

Zhao Da glanced at Ge Hai, and Ge Hai smiled, "Old rules." ”