Chapter 4 On the Wharf
Today, it is the fifteenth day of November, when the full moon is high and the night is like frost.
On the river of Liyang, the water waves ripple, and the bright moon in the sky and water take pictures of each other.
Looking at the six cargo ships lined up and occupying most of the wharf, listening to the sound of talking from the cargo ships, in the woods, Uncle Lu whispered: "Da Lang, is it okay?" ”
In the dark, Liu Jing's delicate face had a pair of eyes that were bright and reflective, she stared at the boats, looked at the moonlight again, and said in a low voice: "It's okay." ”
"Okay." Uncle Lu found that he was too nervous, and even his voice trembled a little, he swallowed his saliva, turned behind him and whispered, "Send a signal and let them act." ”
"Yes."
A prodigal man answered, and quietly got out of the way.
After a while, there was a sound of horses' hooves on the street, and in the blink of an eye. Several knights broke through the darkness and rushed into the docks. It was late at night, and there were almost no idlers on the docks. As soon as several knights rushed over, one of them shouted, "Liu Jun, Liu Jun!" ”
His shouting was impatient and full of energy, and in the midst of the shouting, a middle-aged man walked out of the cargo ships. Seeing these knights, the middle-aged man stepped forward and asked, "Your Excellency, what is this?" ”
"My lord asked you to come over right away. He said that Min Gong of Wu County is here, and he is now in the drunken red mansion, and Min Gong will leave tomorrow. ”
The middle-aged man obviously wanted to have a meeting with Min Gong for a long time, and he was overjoyed at the moment, and hurriedly shouted, "Is this serious? Without waiting for the knights to reply, he immediately added, "Okay, I'll go now." So saying, he summoned a few men, hurried up to the docks, and departed in a carriage led by the knights.
Less than two quarters of an hour after the middle-aged man left, there was another hurried sound of horses' hoofs, and two knights rushed into the docks, and after they had jumped into the boat and said something, they hurried away with a hundred or so of the ship's guards. Until they walked far away, there was a knight who hurriedly said: "Go faster, if it is too late, your lord is afraid that he will be killed." ”
As the guards left, there were less than forty or fifty people left on several cargo ships, and there were less than eight people assigned to each ship.
Just when the shipwright guards who had gathered on the board because of the two commotions were still talking uneasily, they didn't know what they saw, and they turned their heads one by one and looked in one direction.
In that direction, a beautiful woman who fell was coming. The beauty is dressed in red gauze, and her clothes are so thin that the ice skin and jade skin inside are faintly visible. She seemed to have drunk too much, and there was not even a handmaid by her side, so she staggered towards the dock.
And, as she walked, she kept tugging at the placket of her clothes, so that the snowy skin at the neckline loomed in the full moon and the lights......
Of course, there are nearly 200 steps apart, how beautiful the beauty is, the boatmen and guards can't see clearly, they have been absent for two months in order to bet on the goods this time, and they think that these things they have done are also a shameful and always have to hang their guts. Now that I have finally arrived in Liyang, when I can put my heart in my stomach, people unconsciously want to do something to relieve them.
And in this desolate place, a coquettish beauty who did not bring a maid and a guard, only wearing thin clothes, and was dressed so gorgeously, suddenly appeared on the dock, these dozens of people, you look at me, I look at you, my throat is dry, and my blood is boiling.
Although the beauties appeared suddenly, they were dozens of big men who would not be afraid. After staying for a while, when the beauty tore off half of her gauze and exposed her snow-white shoulders, a man swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but say, "This beauty doesn't want to throw herself into the river, right?" No, I'm going to persuade her. ”
With that, he hurriedly stepped onto the springboard.
And as this man moved, dozens of people were moved, and at that moment, more than a dozen younger people followed. At this moment, the beauty may have changed her mind, and her body bent and stumbled in the opposite direction, crying and laughing.
The people of this world like to conform to the crowd the most. When the dozen or so people walked more than a dozen steps towards the beauty, more than a dozen people followed up to join in the fun.
Just as these rough men were grinning and laughing and babbling nonsense around the beauty, suddenly, two people ran out of the woods opposite, and they shouted at the beauty, "Mushroom, why did you come here?" Almost as soon as the words fell, they were startled when they saw the crowds of boatmen running around. The two of them rushed to the beauty's side, and took her hand and ran wildly into the woods.
The boatmen were usually well-behaved, and just now they saw the beauty in her clothes and left a single before they moved their hearts, and now these two people led the beauty to run, and most of them stopped.
Just as the two of them were leading the beauty into the woods, suddenly, a boatman exclaimed, "Why did the boat open on its own?" When everyone turned around, they just saw that one of their own cargo ships, which was at the bottom of the line, quietly took advantage of the moonlight to flee to the depths of the river......
Someone stole the ship!
In an instant, all the shipwrights understood, and one of the guards shouted: "It's not good, I have fallen into the plan to divert the tiger from the mountain!" His voice fell, and the leader of the guard shouted violently: "Quick, chase!" Catch up! ”
However, as the voice of the leader of the guards landed, suddenly, from the nearby dock, a dozen rockets suddenly whizzed, drenched in butter, and the burning rockets plopped down on the remaining five large boats.
Everyone knew what kind of cargo was loaded on their cargo ship, and when they saw the scattered rockets flying in, one person sneered: "Is this a trick?" As soon as the words came out, his face changed greatly, but as soon as those rockets shot up, the five cargo ships actually burned, and the smoke billowed more and more vigorously!
The leader of the guard was the first to understand, and he hissed, "No, these ships have also been drenched with fire oil by thieves!" ”
As soon as these words came out, whether it was the guards or the boatmen, their faces changed drastically. They know what kind of goods are in these ships, and they know even more about what kind of tyrants the owners of these goods are! If this batch of goods were to be lost in their hands, the consequences would be unimaginable.
So, dozens of people screamed hoarsely and pounced on the ship, and as soon as they rushed to the bow, they saw that the few who were still on the ship were all stunned and lying on the cabin...... These men were so busy putting out the fire that they were in a hurry to chase the fleeing cargo ship, so that no one noticed that on both sides of the dock, the sound of horses' hooves was fading away.
In the sky, a wisp of white clouds blocked the full moon, making the official road ahead a little dim.
While galloping on his horse, Uncle Lu asked the red gauze beauty who was placed in front of him in a low voice, and said in a trembling voice: "Da Lang, it seems that the matter has been done." He looked up at the freighter that was moving away, and said in a dumb voice, "They shouldn't be able to catch up." ”
Liu Jing lay on the horse's back, stunned, and she whispered: "When you get to the front, choose a quiet place, I want to change my clothes." ”
"Yes."
Seeing Uncle Lu grinning non-stop, Liu Jing pursed her lips and said with a serious face: "Uncle, don't be happy yet, we have to catch up with the cargo ship quickly." ”
"Okay." After choosing a wooded area to put Liu Jing down and let her pretend to be a man again, the three of them got on the horse again. This time, they were even more fast, burying their heads one by one without saying a word, but just running forward desperately.
And at this moment, through the thick woods, they can also see the blazing pier, and they can hear the sound of horses' hooves, footsteps, and shouting.
After a while, it seemed that they were about to arrive at the dock where they had made an appointment with the cargo ship. Uncle Lu looked back at the blazing Liyang Wharf and asked uneasily, "Da Lang, do you think they have caught up?" ”
"Not so fast." In the dark, although Liu Jing's voice was soft, it was also organized, and she whispered: "The fire there is so big, it will definitely alarm the government." As soon as the government came, they could see that the ship was loaded with not only silk, but also salt...... Selling official salt has always been a felony, and this is a big case. The owners of the cargo ships must have messed up now, racking their brains to deal with the government one by one, but I am afraid that there will not be so many minds chasing after us. ”
After a pause, she added: "But then again, those cargo owners must hate us to the bone at this moment, and if we can't escape to safety within two days, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape in the future." ”
As soon as she said this, Uncle Lu and the others broke out in a cold sweat again. I think they have been with Liu's mother since they were young, and they have seen a lot of the world in the wind and rain over the years. The world they have seen before is all on the scene, dealing with people with rules, and they never dreamed that one day, they will work with their sister-in-law to intercept the goods of other people's smuggled salt dealers, and they will stop such a big boat!
Thinking of this, Uncle Lu and the others were uneasy and dazed, it stands to reason that this matter can be regarded as a thief and a traitor, but my sister-in-law said that they are just black and black, and they are harming unrighteous people, not evil......
The two of them were thinking about it while riding their horses and looking at Liu Jing in the moonlight carefully. At this moment, Liu Jing was gritting her teeth, the cold sweat on her forehead fell on her eyelashes like beads, and the sour sweat obviously stinged her eyes, making Liu Jing frown deeply, and her face was pale and painful.
After galloping like this for a while, the agreed pier was gradually in sight. At this time, a few horses rushed out of the path on both sides, looking at the familiar figures under the moonlight, Uncle Lu said happily: "Da Lang, they have all successfully escaped." ”
"Yes." The galloping horse finally slowed down, Liu Jing could also free her sleeves to wipe her sweat, she looked at the dozen knights running towards her, and said in a low voice: "At present, it seems that everything is going well." ”
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen knights surrounded Liu Jing, and when they saw Liu Jing who was reluctant to sit up straight on horseback, they hugged their fists at the same time and said with a smile: "Da Langjun is a good plan!" ”
Liu Jing's face was pale, and after letting herself smile calmly and gently, she said softly: "It's still the power of the kings, if you hadn't borrowed these horses, we wouldn't have escaped so easily." ”
At this time, the full moon just stretched out its head from under the clouds, and the silver light illuminated Liu Jing's little white face clearly. Facing the gentle and quiet smile of this little white face so closely, more than a dozen swingers shivered, and at the same time thought: Tonight, I don't know how many strongmen will die because of this incident, this little Langjun can still smile so gently and elegantly......