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The four friends of the year are all old rivers and lakes, accustomed to night roads, and familiar with the terrain in this area, but for safety, they still detoured, so that the half-day road took them overnight to arrive outside Huangshi County, they drove the carriage straight to a post station, and Zha Tiankuo got off the car first to inquire about the situation.

After ensuring the safety of the place, Zhan Kaijiao also got out of the carriage, and Cha Tiankuo drove the carriage into the post station, and then led them to a wooden house by the river, which is called the water village, and the village is mostly fishermen or boatmen who rely on the water to eat.

Zhan Kaijiao took Li En to eat at a breakfast stall, and Zha Tiankuo went to look for the Fu boatman.

The breakfast in Shuicun is related to aquatic products, they asked for white porridge with sashimi, plus salted fish, Li En couldn't eat it, asked for a bowl of white porridge without sashimi, and took two steamed buns, just salted fish.

Zha Tiankuo came back soon and said in a low voice: "The old shipwright and the Ouyang shipowner have entered the city to do business, and we will wait for them at the Jiangbei Shipyard." ”

Zhan Kaijiao asked for another salted fish and rice wine, paid for the meal, left the water village with Li En, walked along the river, and saw a large ship outside a river bay, but the big ship was not yet completed, and many carpenters and lacquerers were applying palm oil to the hull.

They were received by a fat businessman and asked if they would order or charter a ship?

Xue Tao said: "To rent a ship, we want a dhow, but we have our own boatmen." ”

The fat man said, "Then you need to have a guarantor or ten times the deposit." ”

Zhan Kaijiao said: "How much is the ten-fold deposit?" ”

The fat man said: "Pick the boat first, and look at the ship's bid!" Then he was going to take them to the dock to pick up the boat, Zhan Kaijiao let the four of them stay, and he went with the fat man to pick up the boat.

Li En asked Zha Tiankuo in a low voice, "How expensive is the rent here?" Do you have enough money with you? ”

Zha Tiankuo sneered: "Then why don't we walk to Emei, it will take about two months to arrive, and Li Gongzi will pay for the food and accommodation on the road." ”

Li En looked embarrassed, and he hurriedly said: "Cha Xia Shi said that he laughed, he is now penniless in his late life, and it can be said that he has nothing, and even the clothes on his body are given by Miss Gao." ”

When they were sitting in the living room resting, they saw the owner of Ouyang and the old boatman coming in with a group of people, Li En was overjoyed, and hurriedly got up and saluted: "Master Ouyang, Uncle Fu, you are also here!" ”

The old boatman nodded to him, "Did you get out of danger?" What about Zhan Chivalry? ”

Zha Tiankuo said: "My eldest brother is going to pick up the boat, let's continue to Emei Mountain, and you will be in charge of the boat!" ”

Ship Master Ouyang frowned and said, "Why did you offend the imperial court?" The old man didn't dare to go against the court! ”

Zha Tiankuo said: "This is all a misunderstanding, the four of us brothers were entrusted by Kaohsiung's seniors to escort Li Gongzi to Mount Emei." ”

The owner of the Ouyang ship asked, "Where is the shopkeeper Mei?" We're going to build a ship. ”

The fat Mei shopkeeper came back with Zhan Kaijiao, and the owner of the Ouyang ship was about to discuss with him about booking a ship but was prevented, Zhan Kaijiao said: "Brother Ouyang, don't rush to book a ship first, help us get things done, the senior will be grateful!" ”

Shopkeeper Mei was a little unhappy when he heard this, so he asked, "Do you still want to rent a boat?" If you don't rent, don't delay my business! ”

Zha Tiankuo took out a silver ticket from his arms and handed it to the shopkeeper Mei, saying: "Here is a silver ticket of five hundred taels, which can be withdrawn in the Wuchang Wansheng cash cabinet, and we will pick up the boat now!" ”

Shopkeeper Mei took the silver ticket and said, "Okay, let's talk about it, the rent is one tael of silver per day, and the damage to the ship and its items will be compensated according to the price, and I will make a note now." ”

Zhan Kaijiao pulled the owner of Ouyang outside to talk in detail, and after Zha Tiankuo finished the handover matters, he followed the shopkeeper Mei to pick up the boat, and the old shipwright and Xue Tao helped Jin Shenghan and took Li En to the riverside wharf.

Seeing a brand-new dhow moored in the harbor, Shopkeeper Mei pointed to the trestle on the ground and said, "This is it, with a shallow draft, three sails, and a lot of space in the cabin." ”

Zha Tiankuo didn't wait for him to introduce, put the pallet on the sailboat, and took people on board, Xue Tao and Li En first helped Jin Shenghan to the bed in the cabin to rest, Zhan Kaijiao walked in, and said: "I have convinced the owner of the Ouyang ship, he promised to continue to take charge of the ship for us, and we will wait for him by the river." ”

Fu Boatman said: "Captain Ouyang not only lost the ship, but was also chased by officers and soldiers, and he felt uncomfortable. ”

Zha Tiankuo said: "This is all a misunderstanding, it has passed, and the senior will compensate you!" ”

Li En sat in the cabin, because he didn't sleep last night, so he fell asleep in the cabin, and at noon, Ouyang led his men to board the ship with a large amount of supplies, and the old shipwright shouted: "Sail and sail------"

The sails were raised, the wind was sufficient, and the sailboat slowly left the dock and sailed upstream.

The man began to make a fire, and on the deck of the sailboat, Zhan Kaijiao said to the owner of Ouyang: "Isn't it still smooth sailing now?" If the officers and soldiers of the imperial court really wanted to destroy us, we would not have left Huangshi County smoothly. ”

Ouyang said: "This old bone can't stand your toss anymore, I just want to send you to Mount Emei smoothly, and the Buddha will bless you!" ”

Li En woke up again in the evening, just in time for dinner, this time it was white rice and boiled fish, and when he was hungry, he no longer cared about the fish bones, and let go of eating. Outside the cabin, the old boatman said while weaving a coat and hat from reed leaves: "Don't be in a hurry when eating fish, let the fish hide in your mouth for a while!" In this way, you are not afraid of fish bones and choking. ”

Zhan Kaijiao also said to him: "When you eat fish, you have to eat it along the side, first check it with your teeth, and then test it with your tongue to make sure that you don't have a pricking before swallowing it." There's still a long way to go, I'm really worried about you! ”

Li En cast a grateful look at them, and after dinner, he came to the deck, stretched his arms, and said, "A remnant sun spreads in the water, half the river is half red and half the river is red. ”

Zhan Kaijiao took the next sentence: "Poor on the third night of the first month of September, the dew is like a pearl and the moon is like a bow." ”

Zha Tiankuo said: "It's still early in September, but it's close to the Midyear Festival, be careful of lonely souls and wild ghosts!" ”

Li En said: "What are you afraid of, isn't Zhan Daxia a Taoist priest of the Wudang faction?" The ghost was afraid of him. ”

A white crane flew in the sky, and Li En was surprised and said, "Look, crane!" ”

Zhan Kaijiao immediately bowed his head and said loudly: "Wudang disciple Zhan Kaijiao greets his fellow seniors. ”

But the white crane did not stay for long, nor did he respond, and soon flew away, and Li En asked, "How do you know that this white crane is your fellow senior?" ”

Zhan Kaijiao said: "In the rivers and lakes, only the mount of our Wudang faction is a crane, and this one that has just flown is only a golden-winged crane, a sixty-level mount, so it is my fellow senior." ”

Li En continued to ask, "Then what kind of crane is your mount?" ”

Zhan Kaijiao said: "I'm ashamed to say that my cultivation is still shallow, and I haven't passed level forty yet, so I can only ride an ordinary mount." ”

Li En asked, "What do you mean by level forty and level sixty?" Age? ”

Zha Tiankuo said: "The level we are talking about does not refer to age, twenty martial arts cultivation is the level, starting from the tenth level of entry, it has to be tested ten times a year, if it goes well, you can upgrade to 10 levels in a year!" ”

Li En asked, "Then what if you don't pass the test?" ”