Ding Ke had no choice but to guess with Xiao Wu: "Bought it?" Stolen? Robbed? ”

"Neither." Xiao Wu shook his head again and again, turned around and pointed to a seven or eight-year-old child on the tree not far away, and laughed, "He asked me to help him go up the tree, and I asked for the sugar gourd in his hand." After going up the tree, he was scared and wanted to come down, he only had a sugar gourd, so I didn't care about him coming down. ”

Ding Ke couldn't cry or laugh, the child on the tree was grinning, he asked the catcher next to him to help put down the child, and pulled Xiao Wu's sleeve: "Brother Xiao, where is Xia Xianzun?" ”

"On board." Xiao Wu pointed to the boats in the river with his hand.

Ding Ke didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ran to the boat, just when he met the newcomer to catch Qi and make it difficult for Xia Xianzun, all the worries and fears of Fang Cai turned into a sense of anger, and without saying a word, he kicked Qi He's leg and scolded: "Blind your dog eyes, do you know who the person in front of you is?" It's Xia County! ”

There are more than 100 people in Zhending County, including those who have not seen Xia Xiang, and Qihe is one of them. He was kicked in the leg by Ding Ke, and he originally wanted to stand firmly, but when he heard that the person in front of him turned out to be Xia Xianzun, he was suddenly frightened, his legs were weak, and he fell to the ground with a "plop".

"Xia Xianzun, the little one has eyes and no beads, offended Xia Xianzun, please punish Xia Xianzun!" Qi He's name for Xia Xianzun is like thunder, but recently he has often run out, and he has no chance to see Xia Xiang, and he doesn't want to be a person who doesn't know each other on the other side, he blames himself in his heart, and he is very afraid.

"Punishment? What crimes? Xia Xiang smiled and helped Qihe up, "Get up, Qihe, you are dedicated to your duties and loyal to your duties, you should be praised." Ding catches the head, and the reward is consistent. ”

Before Qihe was on an errand, I always heard people say that the county is the respect of a county, the official of the sky, and the heaven of Zhending County. After the errand, he often heard people say that Hao Haiji, the former magistrate of the county, was caught between the prefect Cui Xiang and the county Cheng Xu Heguang and was splinted.

The official is originally an official, and who is used or not, the county can be determined in a word. Usually, in order to maintain the prestige of the county and facilitate the handling of cases, the officials will call and drink to the people and make a blessing. As soon as you enter the public gate, it is as deep as the sea, which means that people will become strangers with the people in the public gate, and they will be above the people. Therefore, once you enter the public gate and come out again, it will be difficult to gain a foothold among the people.

Especially the servants and the catchers.

Several officials and arresters who were expelled from the public gate by Hao Haiji, after taking off their official uniforms, lost their official status, but they were not allowed by the people because they oppressed the people when they were on errands. In the end, there was nowhere to stay in Zhending, and he couldn't even solve his livelihood, so he could only leave the country in the end.

I heard that none of them died well, some died of illness in other places, some starved to death on the way, and some were arrested and imprisoned for stealing people's money.

Qi He's first thought after learning that he had offended Xia Xianzun was that it was over, and he would definitely be kicked out of the public by Xia Xianzun. He was indeed frightened at the thought of the tragic encounter he was about to face.

Unexpectedly, Xia Xianzun actually helped him up in person, and said that he would reward him with money, he thought he had heard it wrong, and was stunned on the spot.

Not only was Qi He stunned on the spot, but Zhang Xuehua and Jin Erniang were also so surprised that they didn't know why!

What, Xiao Langjun turned out to be a dignified Xia County? Remembering that he was disrespectful just now, scolding Xia Xianzun for being a yellow-mouthed child, he was extremely frightened in his heart, and bowed to Xia Xiang to the end: "Xia Xianzun, the little old man has offended a lot, please punish Xia Xianzun." ”

"Xia, Xia, Xia Xianzun, I, I, I didn't say anything bad about you just now, but the sound of laughter sounded a little, you, you, you won't also punish me, right?" Jin Erniang was so frightened that she couldn't even speak, her legs trembled, and she almost sat on the ground.

"You don't need to panic, you don't need to be afraid, this official will not punish you." Xia Xiang instructed Ding Ke, "Ding catches the head and tears Dong Xian's clothes." ”

"Yes." Ding Ke's heart was also mentioned in his throat, seeing Xia Xianzun so magnanimous, his heart calmed down a little, and he had a little more respect for Xia Xianzun, he took out his waist knife and slashed it on Dong Xian's body, feeling that the blade seemed to be scratched on the iron plate, he couldn't help but "huh", "Strange thing, what kind of clothes is Dong Xian wearing, how does it look like armor?" ”

Ding Ke pulled hard from the scratch, and his clothes suddenly pulled apart, revealing the net-shaped armor inside!

"Sure enough, it's armor!" Ding Ke exclaimed, "Dong Xian is actually wearing armor, no wonder the body did not surface when it sank under water." ”

Armor was first made of leather, and iron armor began to exist during the Warring States period. The Han Dynasty called the iron armor the Xuanjia, to distinguish it from the gold armor and the bronze armor. In the Song Dynasty, there were several kinds of mirror armor, such as steel chain armor, black lacquer near the water mountain spring armor, Mingguang fine mesh armor, Mingju armor, and step person armor. The armor worn by Dong Xian was fine mesh armor, made of iron wire, and weighed more than 30 catties.

Xia Xiang nodded, thinking that as he expected, Dong Xian's body did not float, because he was carrying heavy objects. But he didn't know what kind of heavy load Dong was carrying, just by guessing.

"Looks like there's something else." Qi closed his eyes and found that Dong Xian's waist was bulging, Xia Xianzun was approachable and very friendly, so he became bold and stretched out his hand to pull his clothes harder.

With a bang, his clothes were torn, and a bunch of things were spilled from Dong Xian's waist, which was dazzling. Everyone was taken aback, and they all got out of the way, and when they looked at it, it turned out to be silver ingots and copper coins.

Wrapping 100,000 yuan around the waist and riding a crane down to Yangzhou is the ultimate dream pursued by the predecessors. It is indeed a very rich person with a lot of money in his pocket, and from the beginning of the Tang Dynasty to the Great Xia, the rich do like to wrap money around their waists. However, the money has always been very heavy, and it is great to be able to wrap dozens of dollars around the waist, and no matter how much it is, it will not even be able to walk.

Zhang Xuehua's eyes widened, and he sighed: "Dong Xian wears armor and is an anti-bandit thief." And with so much money with him, didn't he provoke thieves again? It's really incomprehensible. ”

Xia Xiang can think clearly, Dong Xian's business goes north to Mobei and south to Quanzhou, and even the South China Sea countries, although the money is light, it is not hard currency, and many places do not recognize or accept it, and copper coins and silver are easy to use. He carried money with him, and he also thought that where he could use money, he could open roads and build bridges in the mountains and rivers.

I believe that Dong Xian could never have imagined that the armor on his body and the silver money on his waist would become the culprit who made him sink to the bottom of the river.

Now that everything is revealed, Xia Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, if Dong Xian's body had not been salvaged, he would really not be able to treat the people and the boats and buses today, he saluted the surrounding boatmen: "This official has thanked all the boatmen!" Dong now has a spirit in the sky, and he will thank you for letting his body see the light of day. ”

The crowd was terrified and hurriedly returned the salute. Many people in the boat have seen Hao Haiji, the former magistrate, and their perception of the magistrate only stays on the majesty and inviolability, and it is the first time to see the magistrate who is as kind as Xia Xiang and has no lofty style.

Xia Xiang came to the side of the boat, looked into the river, and asked, "How deep is the river?" ”

"More than three feet." Lu Dongliang, the shipman, replied respectfully, "There is still more than a foot of silt down there. ”

"If you want someone to clean up the mud, how many people do you need? And how long will it take? Xia Xiang asked Ding Ke to organize a hundred fleets to salvage Dong Xian's body with great momentum, not just for the sake of salvaging the body, he had far-reaching plans and long-term plans.

Lu Dongliang was asked, and only after a while did he reply embarrassedly: "Back to Xia County, the villain is a boatman, not a river worker, and he can't calculate." ”

"I don't blame you, it's that the official didn't make it clear, the official wants to ask you, if more than a hundred ships transport silt, how much can they transport at one time?" Xia Xiang grew up in a mountain village surrounded by the Hutuo River, and although he often went down to swim in the river, he couldn't sail and fish, and he didn't know how to work on the river.

"The villain's fishing boat can pull more than 300 catties of fish at a time, and among the more than 100 boats, it is neither big nor small. According to the calculation that each boat can pull 300 catties, more than 100, is more than 30,000 catties. "Lu Dongliang is very good at fishing and selling fish, and he is very good at accounting.

"Xia Xianzun, the villain's father is a river worker, and he knows the Hutuo River well, if you have any orders, call him here." Qi He stepped forward and said like a treasure.

"Good, good." Xia Xiang was overjoyed and ordered to go down, "Ding catches the head, send someone to take Dong Xian's body back to the county office, and let him do an autopsy." Lu Dongliang and Zhang Xuehua, you two find a few boatmen with good water quality, and go down to the bottom of the river to measure the depth of the silt. ”

"Yes." Ding Ke took the order and left.

Zhang Xuehua was overjoyed, Xia Xianzun not only did not cure his crimes, but also had the intention of reusing him, he immediately asked for his life: "Xia Xianzun, although the little old man is old, if you talk about water, ordinary people really can't compare." The little old man is willing to go into the water. ”

"Xia Xianzun, the villain has grown up in the water since he was a child, and his nickname is the black stripe in the waves. The villain is willing to go into the water. Qi He volunteered, and somehow, Xia Xiang had an aura that made him willing to go to the soup for it.

"Isn't it called the white strip in the waves? How can it be called a black bar in the waves? The sugar gourd in Xiao Wu's hand hadn't finished eating, and he tilted his head with a look of incomprehension.

Qi He smiled embarrassedly: "The villain has a darker complexion, and after entering the water, he is like a loach, so it is called a black stripe in the waves." ”

"The villain's previous nickname was Langli Baitiao." Lu Dongliang was afraid of being left behind, so he hurriedly said, "The villain has been fishing on the Hutuo River for decades, and no one is more familiar with the Hutuo River than the villain, and the villain will also go into the water." ”

"Haha." Xia Xiang also smiled happily, "Okay, Lu Dongliang, Zhang Xuehua, Qihe, the three of you go into the water." Remember, don't be reckless, don't be careless. ”

"Yes!"

Several people immediately took off their clothes and wore only short clothes, although it was the late autumn season, the boatman who walked on the river all the year round was not afraid of the cold. Xiao Wu stared at Qi He, and after Qi He showed his back and a pair of black and strong legs, he finally finished eating the last sugar gourd, then nodded, and said very seriously: "It's real black, not fake black." ”

Several people tied ropes around their waists, and each person's rope was grabbed by three people so as not to get out of their hands. The three of them moved a few times, and Zhang Xuehua kicked his legs: "Wait for the little old man to shout one, two, three, everyone jump down together, come, one!" ”

As soon as the words came out, Zhang Xuehua jumped into the river, and Lu Dongliang scolded angrily: "You are an old and immodest guy, and you are a liar." Two! ”

After he finished shouting, he also plunged into it while Qi He was stunned. Qi He looked aggrieved: "How can this be?" Together, people who are more than 100 years old don't blink their eyes when they deceive people. Forget it, three! ”

Xia Xiang was amused by the antics of several people, the people are the most kind and content, and the most gentle and simple. As long as the officials really think about the people, the people will support them wholeheartedly and will never retreat and perfunctory.

After the three of them entered the water, they disappeared in a blink of an eye. The river was muddy, and I saw that the rope was constantly submerged in the water, and it took me a breath to enter the water for more than a kilometer.

Xiao Wu was eager to try: "Sir, I also want to play in the water." ”

Xia Xiang glared at Xiao Wu: "Don't mess around, you are responsible for protecting the three of you, whoever has an accident, you will save whoever comes up." ”

"Yes." Xiao Wu rubbed his stomach very reluctantly, "I ate too much sugar gourd, and I went into the water to eliminate food." If you don't let me go, forget it, wait for me to climb the tree. ”

Xia Xiang smiled helplessly, he really couldn't do anything about Xiao Wu.

"It's three!" A boatman with a beard on his face shouted, "Lu Qigong's rope has come to an end." ”

Lu Dongliang ranked seventh, was called Lu Qilang when he was young, and became Lu Qigong when he was older.

"Oops." The bearded man exclaimed, the rope in his hand couldn't help but be vigorous, and he was shocked, "It's not good, something is going to happen." ”

"Don't be afraid, I'm here!" Xiao Wuzheng was worried that there was no place to show it, so he stretched out his hand and was about to take off his clothes and go into the water, but was stopped by Xia Xiang.

"Don't worry, Lu Qigong is very good at water, most likely because he deliberately broke free from the rope and wanted to try it with Zhang Xuehua and Qihe." Xia Xiang was calm and relaxed, not flustered at all.

"Xia Xianzun, the Hutuo River is turbulent, and there are often whirlpools at the bottom of the water, once you get involved in it, it is difficult to come out." The beard was in a hurry and wanted to go into the water to save people, "No, the villain has to go into the water." ”

"Wait." Xia Xiang waved his hand and said, he couldn't let the beard go into the water rashly, one more person would be more dangerous, and he also intended to let Xiao Wuyi try his skills, "Wait for Zhang Xuehua and Qi He to come up." Xiao Wu, hold on to the rope and don't allow you to go into the water. ”

"How do you grab the rope without going into the water?" Xiao Wu scratched his head, as if he was stumped, at this time the rope was floating in the river, and he saw that it was about to sink, he had an idea, calculated it, tied the bamboo stick of the sugar gourd in his hand to a rope, and raised his hand, the bamboo stick flew out violently, and accurately hit the rope that was about to sink.

Xiao Wu flicked his wrist and skillfully used the techniques that Mantuo had recently taught him, and the rope that fell into the water flew up from the river like an arrow from the string and returned to the boat.

"Good!" The shipman and the official applauded in unison, both stunned by Xiao Wu's amazing stunt.

The applause of everyone was still there, the water splashed in the water, and a figure emerged from the water, he wiped the river water on his face, and laughed: "Xia Xianzun, the villain has found out the silt at the bottom of the river." ”

It was Lu Dongliang.

The beard glanced at Xia Xiang with great admiration, Xia Xianzun was simply too godly, how could he know that Lu Dongliang was fine?

"Come up and talk, come up." The river was cold, Xia Xiang saw that Lu Dongliang's lips were purple, and hurriedly beckoned him to get on the boat, "Xiao Wu helps." ”

"Wait." Xiao Wu tilted his head with a smug expression, he grabbed the rope, pulled hard, and shouted, "The carp has jumped over the dragon gate." ”

Lu Dongliang felt a tightness in his waist, and a strong force came, he flew up out of thin air, and jumped onto the boat in one jump. After standing firmly, he was still surprised in his heart, Xiao Wu looked thin and weak, he didn't want to have such a strong strength, Xia Xianzun had countless masters around him, all of them were elite soldiers and strong generals.

The boatmen didn't think much of Xiao Wu before, they only thought that he was a relative of Xia Xianzun, and he didn't look big or small. is not too young, and he still eats sugar gourds like children, either a fool or a lack of heart. didn't want Xiao Wu to be so extraordinary, everyone thought to themselves, fortunately Fang Cai didn't tease him, in case he annoyed him, he had to be thrown into the river like a sack?

"How about Zhang Xuehua and Qihe?" Xia Xiang took Lu Dongliang's clothes and wanted to put them on for him, "Why haven't they come out yet?" ”

Lu Dongliang saw Xia Xiang personally cloning him with clothes, and his heart was moved, he was just a boatman, engaged in a cheap business, and usually the servants could call him and punch and kick him, not to mention the county honor, even the county lieutenant said a word to him, he felt that there was light on his face, and now the dignified county lord treated him so politely, and he suddenly had a kind of pride in dying for his confidant.

Moreover, Xia Xianzun asked Zhang Xuehua and Qihe first, instead of asking about the situation at the bottom of the river, which made Lu Dongliang think that Xia Xianzun was a real good official.

Lu Dongliang didn't dare to let the county zun clothe him, so he hurriedly took the clothes, put them on himself, stepped aside, and said respectfully: "The villain doesn't dare to wear clothes for the county of Laoxia." ”

Without waiting for Lu Dongliang to answer, as soon as the sound of water sounded, Qi He and Zhang Xuehua surfaced at the same time, the two got on the boat and put on their clothes, Xia Xiang was not in a hurry to ask about the situation at the bottom of the river, but asked people to prepare hot soup, and let a few people drink it to warm their bodies first.

After a while, several people regained their energy and rushed to tell Xia Xiang about the situation at the bottom of the river.

"Xia County Zun, the deepest part of the river bottom is about three zhang, and the shallowest part is more than two zhang. The bottom of the river is so muddy that you can't see two feet away. Lu Dongliang was the first to say, "The silt has accumulated more than one zhang, and according to this calculation, it will probably accumulate more than one foot every year." ”

Xia Xiang nodded and asked, "So, the Hutuo River hasn't cleaned up the silt at the bottom of the river for more than ten years?" ”

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