"Uncle Jin, what did you say to Deng Tu?"

Seeing Deng Tu walking away, Zhang Ping hurriedly asked in a low voice.

"Everyone is an old acquaintance, and after a few casual chats, Deng Tu heard about our Sanshui Village being robbed by thieves, and expressed his condolences."

Zhang Jin said, and then looked at Zhang Miao: "Don't worry, Deng Tu doesn't care about the matter of you and Deng Lihua's children's family at all." ”

Deng Tu doesn't care if he cares, Zhang Miao doesn't care, it's just a pig and a dog, and he can't get into the eyes of the traverser. What Zhang Miao cares about is what Deng Tu and his party are doing.

"Uncle Jin, Deng Tu and his party are so much, and they are still bringing their female dependents, this is obviously to leave Deng Yi?" Zhang Miao asked in a low voice.

Zhang Jin sighed: "Recently, thieves have been rampant, several villages have been robbed, and some villages have been slaughtered by thieves. Although Deng Yi has a large number of people and a walled wall, he may not be able to withstand the attack of the thieves. Deng Tu wanted to send his family to Xiangyang and defect to his younger brother who was an official in Xiangyang. ”

Zhang Ping said with a smile: "Going to Xiangyang for refuge is only one reason, the more important reason is that Deng Tu wants to find a wishful husband for his daughter in Xiangyang." Miao, you have to be careful. ”

Zhang Miao said helplessly: "It's none of my business who his daughter marries!" Brother Ping, you are not married, if you like it, you can pursue that Teng Lihua. ”

Zhang Ping said with a smile: "The power of the female phoenix, I can't surrender, only Ah Miao can do it." Ah Miao, you are handsome, and you are a perfect match for that Deng Lihua. ”

In the midst of laughing, everyone followed behind Deng Tu and his party, and headed towards the Bishui ferry ten miles away, and after more than half an hour, they arrived at Tangzidu.

Tangzidu is the largest ferry port on the water, connecting Huyang and Xinye counties, and dozens of miles of nearby villages to Xiangyang, will board the boat here.

Deng Tu's family is large, and a canopy boat four or five zhang long has been ordered in advance, with special cabins for people to live in, not afraid of wind and rain.

Sanshui Village is poor and does not carry many coils, Zhang Jin thought twice and chose a ferry boat more than two zhang long, compared to about 20 people, this boat is too small, everyone can only sit on the boat.

This ferry was originally only ferryed on the water, and it was not suitable for long-distance travel, Zhang Jin said that the boat boss agreed to send a group to Xiangyang.

"It cost a hundred dollars to rent a boat alone, I hope this trip to Xiangyang goes smoothly." Zhang Jin said distressedly.

The two boats left the ferry and headed south.

Tangzidu is more than 80 miles away from Hanshui, and the boat speed is faster downstream, and it does not take two days to reach Hanshui.

The villagers sat on the boat, talking and laughing in a low voice, but Zhang Miao carefully observed the situation on the river and its banks.

This is two or three hundred meters wider than the water, and the reeds on both sides are gradually withering and yellowing, and under the cover of the reeds, the situation on the shore farther away is not clear.

Looking at the dense bushes of reeds, Zhang Miao frowned slightly, and for some reason, he was faintly uneasy in his heart.

"Ah Miao, why don't you speak?"

Zhang Jin has been secretly observing Zhang Miao, and along the way, he found that Zhang Miao was very different from before, and he was not annoyed by being teased by his companions, and he actually showed an old and serious appearance, which made Zhang Jin very surprised. Looking at Zhang Miao's thoughtful appearance now, he couldn't help but ask.

"Uncle Jin, I feel a little uneasy. There are many bandits in Huyang County, and many villages have been killed, do you think the thieves will hit the idea of passing boats on the river? ”

"You mean thieves will hijack ships?" Zhang Jin's expression became solemn.

Zhang Miao nodded: "Xinye, Huyang and Xiangyang rely on rivers for the exchange of materials, and if the thieves have brains, they will not be aware of this." It's much easier to rob a ship on a river than to storm a walled city! ”

"Everyone, stop playing, cheer up, be careful!"

Regardless of whether Zhang Miao's guess is right or not, there is nothing wrong with being careful, after all, the honey candle on everyone's body is the hope of the whole clan, Zhang Jin immediately scolded.

"Haha, don't be nervous, this is more than if there have been a large number of thieves on the water." The boatman who rowed the boat said with a smile.

Zhang Jin was just about to speak, when his expression suddenly froze, and his eyes looked at the riverbank in front of him, and he saw five or six small boats rowing out of the reeds, and rushing towards the middle of the river like arrows.

There was really a thief, the boatman's mouth opened wide in shock, and the villagers stood up at once.

"Brother Ping, Brother Chuang, you help the boatman stabilize the rudder." Zhang Miao took out his bow and arrows and commanded in a deep voice.

Zhang Chuang was stunned for a moment, but Zhang Ping knowingly pulled Zhang Chuang's arm and stood beside the boatman with a knife. The thief appeared so suddenly, who knows if the boat and the thief are in the same group?

"It's headed for Deng Tu's boat." Zhang Jin stood beside Zhang Miao and said in a low voice.

Six small boats, each with one or twenty thieves with weapons in their hands. Five of them rushed towards Zheng Tu's ship, and only one rushed towards his own ship, and the intention was already very obvious.

"The Yellow Turban Army has nothing to do with you, you will immediately turn around and turn back!" Perhaps it was because there were more than 20 people on the boat, and they were all armed with knives and guns, but the boat did not get too close, and stopped more than ten feet away, and a man with a yellow scarf on the bow of the boat shouted loudly.

When the boatman heard this, he was about to turn the rudder and turn around, but was forced by Zhang Ping with a knife.

"Ancestor, let's go back, and then go to Xiangyang after the thief is gone." The boatman begged with tears.

But no one paid attention to him, and the villagers on the boat were all on fire in their eyes, staring at the yellow turban thief opposite. Just the day before yesterday, their village had just been ransacked by the Yellow Turban Thieves, and five or six hundred villagers were cornered.

The sound of fighting in the river in front of him sounded, the thief's boat was already close to Deng Tu's boat, and many thieves were crawling towards the boat, Deng Tuhu roared, taking his daughter and his entourage to resist the thief's attack.

"Uncle Jin, the thieves don't seem to have bows and arrows, you and I still have Zhang Ji, we have three bows, three bows at the same time, it is not a problem to defeat this thief ship, and then cooperate with Deng Tuli, it should not be difficult to defeat the thief."

Zhang Miao said in a low voice, he observed for a while, and found that the thief did not use a bow and arrow, and he couldn't help but feel relieved. Naturally, the bow and arrow are the first to fight on the ship, and you have three bows and arrows, and you are afraid that these thieves will do something!

"But I'm outnumbered!" Zhang Jin was still a little hesitant, the thieves had six boats, and the total number added up to 100 people, he didn't want these more than 20 tribesmen to give their lives on this river.

Zhang Miao sighed: "Uncle Jin, this is a troubled world, if our Sanshui Zhang clan wants to survive in the troubled times, it is impossible to avoid fighting and killing."

That Zheng Tu can be regarded as a hero, and he has a lot to do with Xiangyang, if we save him, it may help our affairs. ”

Sanshui Zhang's family has nothing to do with Xiangyang at all, how to sell the honey candle at a high price, how to get enough food, Zhang Jin has been worried about it all the way, Zhang Miao's words made his eyes light up.

"If we have a bow and arrow, we will have an advantage over the thief, even if we can't defeat the thief, it's always okay to rush past the thief and intercept it." Zhang Miao continued.