The ferry was already waiting, and Huo Wu and Huo Lin's cousins did not say hello again, and directly joined hands on the boat.

It's just that after getting on the boat, Huo Wu asked his son to accompany Huo Lin and talk to Du Laoba by himself.

Du Laoba was in a hurry to go to Songjiang, and after going ashore, he would take people directly to Songjiang by land.

As for why not take a trip by water to the end?

Now there is chaos everywhere, and the waterways are not peaceful.

Everyone walks by land, and they can fight when they encounter danger; On the waterway, when you encounter water bandits, you will die and die.

Huo Bao had a good impression of this uncle.

Knowing that the riverside is unstable, it is filial piety to settle a good wife and children so that they can turn around immediately; Knowing Huo Wu's identity, he chose to be close, and immediately crossed the river to pick up people, which was very decisive.

Just like Huo Wu persuaded Huo Lin, Jinling is better than Huainan Ansheng, and it is nothing to wait and see how many people will be picked up in a few days.

Even if Huo Lin has reservations and scruples, he pities his flesh and blood, which is understandable.

Although the two branches are connected by blood, they don't have a life, and they still take care of themselves.

Huo Lin did not add points to his choice, but told the truth, talking about the current situation in Jinling: "The new prefect is still tossed than the previous one, and the tax has been increased three times in half a month...... The prefect's subordinates have no quality officials, and they are all clearly priced...... The gate tax was also increased several times, and the inner city expelled the displaced beggars, causing chaos outside the city......"

Huo Bao listened and couldn't help but feel suspenseful.

Uncle Huo and his party live outside the city.

At the beginning, Huo Wu asked Uncle Huo to rent a yard in the city before leaving, but I don't know if Uncle Huo rented it.

"Jinling is too close to Huainan...... Huo Lin sighed.

Not to mention that there are many Maitreya disciples in Jinling, who knows when the incident will start; Let's just say that Huainan Road is now connected with Bozhou and Chuzhou, and if you want to expand your territory at that time, you will either expand to the north or to the south.

In the north, there are Xuzhou white shirts who first raised the religious flag, and the territory is occupied, and the rest can only expand to the south.

The banks of the Yangtze River stretch for thousands of miles, where can you stop people from crossing the river?

Hollin was depressed.

In the end, it is a scholar, let go of "loyalty and patriotism", and also know what "prosperity, the people are suffering; Death, the people suffer".

Huainan and Huaibei are in turmoil, or a rebellion in one place; Jianghuai is connected, it is really fatal.

Huo Bao was silent, faintly excited.

Jinling! Jinling!

That crumbling wall!

The place where the dragon and the tiger are located, sitting in Jinling, jumped out of Huainan and formed a pattern of its own.

It's just that the order in Jiangnan is still there, and it's not the time to move Jinling.

Huo Bao looked quiet and well-behaved, which made Huo Lin wonder in his heart.

Huo Wu had a fierce aura, which was intimidating to look at; This nephew is much weaker than honest.

"The son is not the father", which is also a big problem.

I heard that there are still a few nephews and grandchildren of the clan, and they are all in order, and I just hope that they can really be used.

Huo Lin is not an ignorant people, he has read a lot of history books, and he knows that now this is the end of the dynasty.

Huo Wu held the soldiers and became the lord of Binjiang.

The children of the Huo family are brave and martial, so that they can really become Huo Wu's help.

On the surface of this section of the river in Jinling, the narrowest part is only three miles, but there is Guandu; The widest part of the river is eight miles wide, in the west of Jinling.

This section of the riverside has more than five miles of waterways.

In less than half an hour, the ferry was on the other side of the river.

The people disembarked and divided their troops in place.

Du Laoba and Zhu Qiang took 100 people to Songjiang, and Hou Xiaoming took 50 people to Changzhou.

The fifty people brought by Niu Qing before, along with Niu Qing, all stayed at Jiangbei Ferry.

"Go back and plan well, use your brain, wait for three years, not bad for these few days." Huo Wu instructed.

"It's just killing a dog official, what's there to plan? A knife thing! Du Laoba disagreed.

"There is a garrison in Songjiang, it's good to kill, but what about after killing? Don't act recklessly, if you dare to ignore it, let yourself fall into danger, and let Xiao Jiu turn around and teach you a lesson! ”

Du Laoba shuddered and said busily: "Fifth brother, don't worry, it's not just a slaughter, I will be careful, don't alarm Xiao Jiu!" ”

Huo Wu snorted lightly: "You go back to Songjiang, don't you plan to inform Xiao Jiu?" Let him know ......"

Du Laoba wilted suddenly, and his face became bitter.

Not far away, Huo Bao was also instructing Zhu Qiang and Hou Xiaoming.

"Xiao Er is clever, if there is any deficiency in the eighth uncle's actions, you can help him, he can listen to people's persuasion. You are here, when you get there, just find out where the salt place is and where it belongs, and the rest is on standby, and I will go there myself when I turn around...... The Great Sage went to Changzhou to make a front stop, and felt the news of the iron mine, as well as the leaders of the mountain bandits, the number of people, etc., I will go over a few days later......"

The two bowed down to receive the order.

"The mission is important, but the life is even more important! In case of trouble, it is important to protect yourself! Huo Bao Zhengse said: "In the future, we have a long way to go, don't let me down!" ”

"Honorable Order!" The two said in unison.

The boat carried two carriages, one for Du Laoba and the other for Huo Wu.

Changzhou and Songjiang are in the same direction, both in the east, and Du Laoba went east with more than 150 people.

There were more than 100 people left, and none of them went to Jinling.

Zhu Gang took fifty people to stay by the river and guard the wharf here.

Half of the previous ferry turned back, and the other half remained on standby.

Huo Wu's father and son, Huo Lin, and Xue Xiao took fifty people to the direction of Jinling City.

Ten miles of road, half an hour to arrive.

Huo Lin said goodbye to Huo Wu's father and son, made an appointment to meet at the dock before Youchu, and went directly to the city.

Xue Xiao here, Huo Bao also asked him to go to the grain store first, and then turn back to the grain shop to gather.

Only Huo Wu's father and son were left, and they hurried to the small courtyard outside the city gate.

As soon as I arrived outside the small courtyard, I heard movement from inside the door.

"Zhao Qian, Sun Li, Zhou Wu, Zheng Wang, Feng Chen, Chu Wei, Jiang Shen, Han Yang, ......"

Langlang boy's voice.

"It's a little stool!" Huo Wu smiled on his face.

Huo Bao also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Open the door!"

Huo Wu couldn't open the door, so he knocked on the door directly.

The courtyard was quiet at first, and then someone said, "Fifth Uncle Huo? ”

"It's not Lao Tzu, it's the one? Open the door! ”

The "squeak" door opened, and Niu Erlang stood inside.

Someone came out of the main room, it was Uncle Huo who was on crutches.

Someone in the kitchen also picked up the curtain and came out, it was Aunt Huo Liu, who was happy.

"Uncle Bao is back!" When several children saw Huo Bao, they all gathered around.

"It's back, it's good to be back!" Uncle Huo looked at Huo Wu's father and son, all beards and tails, and was relieved.

In the yard, there are a lot of bamboo boxes for luggage.

"Is this moving?" Huo Wu didn't greet him, and asked directly.

Uncle Huo nodded and said: "If you don't move, you can't do it, it's getting more and more chaotic outside, these days it's Da Lang Erlang who takes turns at home, and there is no accident at home......

"Where's the stone?"

"Shi and Dalang went to clean up the courtyard in the city, and decided to move next day, and Dalang and Erlang took leave."

Huo Wu nodded, and said to Niu Erlang: "Erlang, I have something to do with Second Master Jia, you help Fifth Uncle run an errand, go and pass a word, so that he can come over freely!" ”

Niu Erlang didn't move immediately: "Fifth uncle, has Jia Erye been promoted to palm print?" ”

Huo Wuyi was stunned: "Uncle Shi has been promoted to a thousand households?" ”

"Hmmm! Thousands of households retired from illness, Uncle Shi was promoted to a generation of thousands of households, and Jia Erye was promoted to a generation of palm prints, which was the day before yesterday! ”

"Let's go and spread the word and see if he comes!" Huo Wudao.

Niu Erlang answered, and then hurriedly went to the Qianhu Office.

Uncle Huo hesitated and said: "Old Five, it's too big to call people like this, if there is something, you should go over in person." ”

Huo Wu helped Uncle Huo and said: "If you are promoted, you will be promoted, and you can't control our heads...... I want to take a look, this Jia Er's official change has not changed, whether he can make friends or not. ”

Uncle Huo said: "Second Master Jia and Uncle Shi have taken care of us for the past two months, they have sent rice and noodles over every month, and they have also greeted the people near Zuo, otherwise we wouldn't be so peaceful." ”

"Big brother, I've found Xiaoshun!" Huo Wu said happily.

"Huh?! Xiaoshun? Uncle Huo stopped and said in a trembling voice: "He...... He's ......."

"Okay, all arms and legs, big brother can rest assured!" Huo Wu said briskly.

Uncle Huo cried with joy, and helped Huo Wu speechless.

Aunt Huo Liu, who was beside her, also cried: "It's so good, now the uncle is relieved!" ”

Aunt Huo Liu went to the kitchen to prepare food, the three small ones chattered around Huo Bao, and Huo Wu helped Uncle Huo to talk in the house.

"Uncle Bao, what about Brother Tiger and Brother Leopard?"

"Uncle Bao, my Uncle Qing?"

"Uncle Bao, it's raining in Jinling, is it raining over there?"

"Uncle Bao, can you really fight ten at a time? Someone climbed over the wall and came to the house the night before, which was scary! This sentence was said by the little girl behind Niuniu and the little stool.

Huo Bao first replied to Niu Niu and the little stool: "They didn't come back, in Jiangbei, it didn't rain in our house, and it was still dry." Then he said to the little girl: "You can't call me uncle, call me brother, my father and my father are brothers." ”

When I first picked up Xue Jin two months ago, I talked about my seniority, but after two months, the little girl almost forgot about it, so she followed Niuniu and the little stool and screamed.

The little girl was a little embarrassed, stepped back behind Niuniu, and whispered, "Bao...... Brother Bao! ”

*

In the main room, the two brothers sat opposite each other.

Huo Wu talked about the things after parting, and he did not "white lies" as his son suggested, but told the truth about meeting Huo Erye in Binjiang Xiaorong Village, and the strange thing about the age of the grandfather.

Huo Wu can fool the juniors, but he doesn't want to fool his cousin.

How to talk to the juniors, how to communicate with the second master Huo, and how to deal with the second master Huo, still have to be discussed by the two brothers.

Uncle Huo took a while before he said: "Your uncle said that if others mention this in the future, they will say that the long room and the second room are the stepsons brought by the front!" ”

In this way, among Mrs. Huo's five sons, the eldest son and the second son don't look like parents and sons.

Huo Wu's eyes widened: "Big brother...... This is what the uncle wants to explain to others, so what is the actual situation? ”

"The grandfather is not married, the wife 'Wu' on the tombstone is a false name, and the five sons are all adopted sons!"

Huo Wu was dumbfounded.

"What about Bao'er's strength?"

"My father, second uncle, third uncle, and fourth uncle are orphans, and the fifth uncle was brought back by my grandfather......"