CHAPTER XXXVI
The journey out of the city is very smooth, the revival of the civil strife is serious, and everyone is willing to be accommodating for things that can be solved with money. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
When they reached the water's edge, there was a boat moored, and a straw hut was built next to it, and there was a long wooden bench under the straw shed, and a boatman was sleeping on the bench on his back.
Gillian went up and woke up the boatman, and when the boatman opened his eyes, Gillian felt a tremor in her heart.
The captain has a pair of extremely sharp eyes, half-squinted, but only the moment he opens his eyes, the essence of the light appears, allowing Gillian to capture it. But after that moment, his eyes became gentle again. It seems that what Gillian saw just now was just an illusion.
The boatman looked to be in his twenties, with slightly dark skin and a gentle countenance.
"Little brother wants to hire a boat?"
The voice was unhurried, unhurried, so flat that it was not even inaudible.
Chen Ajiao saluted respectfully, indicating her willingness to cross the river.
The boatman squinted his eyes and looked at Chen Ajiao for a long time, then looked at the three people behind her, and said neatly after negotiating the price: "Get on the boat." ā
The boat sailed on the river, just like the tone of the captain, it was also unhurried and unhurried.
It is not far from Xiangcheng, and it is enough to walk by water for a day.
When the boat was halfway through, it suddenly shook, and the wind picked up outside, which was not very strong, but here it was a dangerous shoal, and the current was so strong that the whole hull of the boat trembled.
The boatman didn't say anything, nor did he remind anything, except for Chen Ajiao, who had the experience of taking a boat in the scenic spot in her previous life, the other three had been in a state of seasickness.
Just when everyone was a little dizzy, finally a boatman's shout: "Hurry up, or you will be thrown into the river!" ā
Finally with a hint of fireworks.
Gillian suddenly got out of the cabin, half sitting at the stern, on the side of the stern, staring at the dangerous shoal in front of her, her small body swaying, and her hands clutching the side of the boat.
The boatman looked at Chen Ajiao in surprise, "Little brother knows how to water, right?" ā
Chen Ajiao shook her head.
"Then you hurry in, that's not how to find death."
Chen Ajiao clasped the side of the boat with both hands, and let the boat rise in the water, making her dizzy and her body about to fly.
Accompanied by the splashing water came the sound of forbearance whimpering, slowly, the sound became louder and louder, in the turbulent river, the sound of the waves, Chen Ajiao's crying face was red, crying out of breath, crying was already a little burned throat because of the fire, even more hoarse.
The boatman was startled, Penny almost got out of his hands, and at the moment of great danger, he finally held the boat steadily, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm very capable, and it's safe." ā
He likes to walk on this dangerous beach, so no one hires his boat, but he is happy to be at ease, the ferry is just a hobby, and when there are no guests, he also likes to run around this dangerous beach, it is so challenging. When he got tired of playing on this dangerous beach, he wondered if there were any other dangerous beaches for him to play with, he had already walked through no more than thirty-eight, and was ready to gather a hundred, but now it seemed that the goal was still a little far away.
He often does things as he wants, but he didn't expect to meet someone who is more freewheeling than himself, if he is afraid, he will stay in the cabin obediently, why come out to cry, but take the time to take a closer look, the little brother in front of him is not because he is afraid of crying badly, it is obviously because of sadness and sadness.
He felt the sad emotion, when he held the boat, even he was about to cry, hey, no way, he couldn't help but want to cry when he saw others crying, not to mention a beautiful little brother who cried so sadly.
The boat had already passed the dangerous shoal, stabilized, and Yuan'er had already run to the bow of the boat and vomited.
The boatman looked at the sadness that was about to cry and couldn't breathe, so much that he couldn't look at it, and just wanted to comfort the little brother who could only watch the boat and had to support the boat, and asked gently: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm not safe, don't cry, I want to cry when you cry." ā
However, the boatman has a problem, that is, no matter how exaggerated or sad or gentle he wants to express, the tone he says is always plain and emotionless.
Chen Ajiao glanced at the boatman, a little embarrassed, picked up the handkerchief boy, wiped his face carefully, and got into the cabin without saying anything.
The boatman was stunned, this little brother is really special, even more special than himself.
The river in front of it is vast, and the scenery on both sides of the river quickly retreats backwards.
Chen Ajiao sat in the cabin, Bi'er had already gone to take care of Yuan'er, and Huzi's face was a little pale.
Chen Ajiao actually wanted to laugh with her father-in-law, but she couldn't pull it out on her face, and she wanted to say it, but her throat hurt badly.
Just now she didn't know what was going on, the boat was on a dangerous beach, a string in her heart suddenly broke, and she struggled to the stern of the boat, at that time she couldn't see the mountains and rivers clearly, she only felt that it was a vast expanse, and her heart was empty and huge panic as if she didn't return. So she cried, cried about her fate, cried about the future without knowing life and death, and cried about God's inexplicable arrangement.
Crying with trembling heart, crying can't help yourself, in the most thrilling time, when you may be thrown into the water at any time, swallowed by the rapids.
Perhaps, at that time, she was thinking in her heart that it was a good thing to be thrown into the water like this, and she didn't know anyone from now on.
"Qingshan has never been old, and the years are so enchanting. The rivers and lakes are falling, and the heavens and the earth are free-"
Gillian was thinking about it, and there was a burst of singing outside, but the singing was up and down, the tone was subdued, and there was some empty and desolate taste.
Chen Ajiao was a little stunned when she heard it.
These four sentences were sung over and over again, sung in different tones, and different emotions could be heard.
Chen Ajiao didn't hold back, got out of the cabin again, and sat next to the boatman.
The boat was going all the way with the wind, and although the boatman grabbed the penny in his hand, he didn't use much force, but he was still singing there. It wasn't until I saw Gillian come out that I stopped.
"Don't you cry?" The boatman looked back at Gillian and squinted and smiled.
Gillian nodded. Her throat still hurt badly, and she didn't really want to talk, she felt very tired from talking.
"You look at the vastness of the world, the green mountains, the wind is light, it's beautiful, what's there to cry about?"
Chen Ajiao turned her head to look at the gurgling river beside the boat, she didn't know how to answer, or that heart-rending cry was simply venting her dissatisfaction with God.
"Seriously, I think you're interesting."
Chen Ajiao was still silent, the boatman thought to himself why this little brother was so faceless, tilted his head and glanced at Chen Ajiao, and found that Chen Ajiao was in a daze against the river, so he stopped talking.
The ship arrived at a small pier in Xiangcheng in the evening. Gillian and the four got off the boat, and the boatman tied the boat with a rope and followed.
"Hey, what are you doing with us?"
Yuan'er looked at the boatman very vigilantly to prevent him from having any bad intentions.
"Don't worry, I'm just going into town too. Go home and ask for something. If I robbed you of something, would I still wait now? ā
The boatman smiled at Yuan'er, but the voice really didn't fluctuate, and Yuan'er glared at each other on his eyebrows. It's just that the charm of the eyebrows makes the boatman tremble.
What a stunner. The boatman held his chin in his hand, looked at Yuan'er thoughtfully, and sighed in his heart.
After getting off the dock and entering the city, there were officials checking the people entering and leaving the city, Gillian originally thought that she should be able to enter the city with money, but the official looked at the silver that Gillian stuffed over, and snorted coldly, "You want to send us away like this, when we are beggars." ā
Xiangcheng is rich, and the guards don't take this bit of silver in their eyes at all. In the peaceful era, entering the city required a road guide and an identity certificate issued by the government, but now the imperial court is still too busy to take care of itself, and the people below naturally have a way to do it.