A string of sharp birds and birds sounded in the grass in front of them, the sound was undulating, very good, the eldest grandson Hao knelt on the ground, pinched his lips, and replied three times of the same birdsong, so vivid that it was almost impossible to distinguish the sound made by people.

Changsun Hong lay behind, he could see clearly, and his heart was even clearer, this kind of method of learning birds and beasts to chirp was a common skill used to communicate when it was inconvenient to talk loudly in ancient times.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Changsun Jin to follow the sound and come together with everyone.

His face and body were covered with sweat, his face was red, and he was short of breath, obviously running all the way back, and when he met with Changsun Hao, he said in a low voice: "Big brother, ten miles ahead, is Fushun County, which is under the supervision of Fushun Prison, and there is a big river blocking the road by the county seat, and we have to cross the river if we want to go to the well pond in the north." ”

Changsun Hao touched it from his arms, took out a piece of oiled paper, and roughly sketched a picture with charcoal on the paper, Changsun Hong stretched his neck to look at it, and looked at it for a while, only to see that it was a map that was extremely simple.

On the map, the black line is used as the path, the dots are the cities, and the earthworm-like shapes are the mountains, outlining a almost incomprehensible topographic map of the mountains and rivers.

The two brothers looked at the map together with their heads, pointed and pointed, and Changsun Hao said: "The well pond is in the north, separated by a big river and a river, when we came last year, we inquired and understood, those pavilions were afraid of the river inspection, and refused to cross the river to trade, and wanted us to pass, so this year must be the same, we have to find an opportunity to cross the river." ”

The eldest grandson frowned and said: "I went to find the captain who took us across the river last year, his house is by the river, but the people inside are empty, and even the thatched house has collapsed, I don't know where to go, how to cross the river?" ”

Eldest Sun Hao was taken aback and said, "What? But really? ”

Eldest Sun Jin's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Even the pots and pans are gone, and the dust on the stove is an inch thick, and there must be no one." ”

"How can you cross the river without a boat? The general ferry, unfamiliar, we do this, we can't see the light, we can't take risks. Eldest Sun Hao pondered, "How is this good?" ”

The two of them thought for a while, at a loss, this sudden problem is really tricky, the people around are farmers, if they want to work hard is a good hand, they can't use their brains, and they can't think about it with their eyes open. So after a long time, the eldest grandson Jin showed anger in his eyes, and said: "Forget it, there is no way, you can only use it strongly, there are many boat households along the river." I'm going to step on it, grab a boat at night tonight, and cross the river. ”

Changsun Hao shook his head: "It's easy to grab a ship, what should people do?" ”

The eldest grandson pouted: "Tie it up, throw it away blindfolded." ”

"It's not proper, this is on the edge of Fushun's supervision, once the case is done, the bitter lord reports to the official, and the soldiers in the city will immediately seal the river and search, we have changed the salt, how can we come back?"

"Then kill them clean!" The eldest grandson Jin was fierce and made a motion to wipe his neck, his face was fierce, and his eyes were full of murder, which frightened several people who were close to him and shrank back.

"And so!" The eldest grandson said: "The boat owners are all bitter haha, we act in principle, we can't harm people's lives in vain, let alone kill poor people." ”

"What then?" The eldest grandson Jin hung his head and said helplessly: "Killing is not tied up, how to rob the ship?" ”

Changsun Hao was also speechless, and couldn't think of any other way, but emphasized: "In short, you can't harm people's lives, everyone think about it, there must be a way." ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, they are all Zhang Fei's embroidered --- dry eyes, in their simple heads, where can they turn this corner.

"That...... Father, I have come up with a solution. ”

Changsun Hong's voice sounded suddenly, and he said weakly behind everyone, everyone was helpless, and they were all stunned when they heard the sound, and the two people in front of him dodged away, revealing the figure of Changsun Hong half-lying on the stretcher.

With a pale face and thin shoulders, the twelve-year-old boy is not an immature adult in the eyes of everyone, just a half-grown child, and the adults who have experienced the world don't know what to do, what can he come up with?

When his father's eldest grandson Hao frowned, he said in a deep voice: "Erlang, this matter is very important, you are a little hairy child, what do you know?" You come out to be insightful, don't talk nonsense! ”

The eldest grandson Jin's eyes lit up, and he said to his eldest brother with a smile: "Don't, brother, Erlang is learning to read and write in the school, and his knowledge is not necessarily worse than ours, doesn't it mean that there is a golden house in the book?" Listen to him, and then think about it. ”

After speaking, he winked at Changsun Hong, and said with encouragement: "Erlang, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

The surrounding farmers in Lijia Village all looked at Changsun Hong, with a face that didn't care if they listened, squatting among the grass and waiting.

Eldest Sun Hong coughed, raised his head, and said slowly: "Second uncle, the child doesn't go out much, I don't know the middle river, but the big river?" ”

Changsun Jin nodded and said: "Yes, the river is nearly twenty zhang wide, the waves are very fast, there is a patrol guard tower on the other side of the river, the building is ten zhang high, and you can see the surroundings far away. ”

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Hong said, "I don't know your uncles, but there are people who can cross the river by boat?" ”

Everyone was stunned together, looked at each other, and then shook their heads together, everyone is a person who eats in the soil in the mountains, where will they operate the boat and cross the river.

"In this case, then this matter is not only to rob ships, but also to rob people." The eldest grandson Hong clapped his hands and said.

"Robbing people?"

Everyone was amazed in unison.

Brother Jin reacted quite quickly, his eyes blinked, and he immediately said: "Yes, just grab the boat and not the people, no one among us can drive the boat, and we have to cross the river at night, the boat is on the river, and I can't even tell the difference between the southeast and the northwest, once it is seen by the people on the opposite sentry tower, then everything is over." What's more, the big river is flooding, the water is whirlpooling, and if you don't know how to operate the boat, you may hit the reef, or run aground, etc., which is also troublesome. ”

Changsun Hao also understood, the reason made sense, just now everyone was focused on how to grab the ship, but they didn't notice such an obvious loophole. He looked into his son's gaze and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Changsun Hong hurriedly said: "That's exactly what it means, crossing the river at night, it's not possible if you don't have a familiar hand on this section of the river." The boy thought that it was better to pretend to be a person who wanted to rent a boat to carry goods, go to find a poor boat owner with a small family, give him more money for the ship, and lead him to a desolate and secluded place, and then even rob the boat with people, take it on the road, and go back and forth to the boatmen. After the deed is completed, give his family some salt and rice, and talk about the good and bad in detail, presumably there will be no aftermath. ”

Brother Jin thought for a moment and asked, "This method is good, but the boatman is not stupid, and they won't be fooled if they don't have money to give a deposit." ”

He patted his body and said bitterly: "We are so poor that we jingle, where is the money?" ”

Changsun Hong smiled, he pointed to the basket beside him, and said, "We don't have money, but we have rice." Take a load of rice, just say that it is a rice grain merchant, the owner encountered a robber and fell into trouble, a few guys want to go to Fushun County to report to the official, with a load of rice as the fare, the boatman will not suspect, will be successful! ”

The scene was quiet, except for the sound of everyone's breathing, and the falling needles could be heard.

Everyone lowered their heads and thought for a while, and then focused their eyes on Changsun Hong.

Li Meng looked around, scratched his scalp and whispered, "Uh, I think...... Jiro has a point. ”

Someone immediately responded: "I—I feel the same way." ”

"Good way."

"Let's do it."

"Baozheng, Erlang is right."

For a moment, everyone agreed, and in their heads, they could not think of a better way than this idea.

Eldest Sun Hao looked at Brother Jin, and his younger brother smiled and nodded all the time.

"Erlang, tell my father, how did you come up with this idea?" Changsun Hao frowned and said, he knows his son, since he was a child, because of his frailty, he has a cowardly personality, he is afraid of things and life, and he can't beat a fart with a stick, no matter what, he can't make him believe that Erlang will come up with this idea by himself.

He asked as he looked at the two people closest to Erlang--- Li Meng and Li Dafu.

These two guys, Honest Muna, would not have come up with such an ingenious scheme, Changsun Hao said in his heart.

"My son is just in a hurry, and I don't know how to do it, but I suddenly have an idea in my head anyway, so I say it." The eldest grandson Hong said in a low voice, his face was as usual.

The eldest grandson Hao was still suspicious, his eyes swirled on Li Meng and Li Dafu, and he leaned over to his ear and said, "Don't guess, it's impossible for these two people to teach Erlang, don't you know what role they are?" You and I can't think of a peasant who doesn't know a big word, but they can come up with it? ”

The eldest grandson Hao frowned, his heart was indeed like this, he thought about it, and said in a low voice: "The ancients had clouds, and if you don't die in a catastrophe, you will have a blessing in the future. ”

Brother Jin immediately said: "It must be so, big brother, don't delay, it's getting late, just do it according to his method." At this point, you have to give it a try. ”

The eldest grandson Hao cocked his beard and said to everyone: "Erlang's method, do you have any objections?" ”

"It's all up to Baozheng's orders, and we have no objections." Everyone spoke in unison.

"Then do it." Changsun Hao looked at Brother Jin'er: "The matter of finding the boat owner will be left to you." ”

Brother Jin restrained his smile and said solemnly: "I'll go immediately, and if I have a goal, I'll come back." ”