Chapter 009: Temporary Intentions
Early the next morning, good news came from the river, the temperature rose, so that most of the ice on the river did not survive the sunrise this morning, and the ice surface that was originally connected has now been fragmented, and the river is full of rivers. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The ferries on the other side of the river also got up early in the morning, and they would starve to death if they didn't work, not to mention the fishing boats around the city that smelled business opportunities were also coming, and they were bound to come to grab business.
The experienced ferrymen were the first to arrive at the pick-up point, and the attitude of these boatmen was the same as before, and they were now soft-spoken and vying to greet the people crossing the river to get on the boat, for fear that the fishing boats would take away the passengers.
Since Yuan Lang's team was all cavalry, the ordinary ferries could not take away their horses, no, after waiting for a long time, their client found a cargo ship from the upstream and specially came to pick up more than 50 of them to cross the river.
The price of crossing the river was also negotiated, the client took a commission, and the rest of the large amount was given to the owner, although it was a little slaughtered by the other party, but it is not uncommon for the other party to sit on the ground and start the price, not to mention that the other party did not know Yuan Lang's identity, and thought that they were businessmen who exchanged goods, so they said higher as soon as they opened their mouths.
The river is not wide, but it is these more than 50 meters that block Yuan Lang and them from spending a night and a day, and when they came to the other side of the river, the boatman just put down the boat, Yuan Lang suddenly had a thought, he immediately called the owner of the boat, and asked: "Owner, let me ask you, where does this river lead?" ”
The owner of the boat saw that Yuan Lang was a rich man, so his tone of voice was also very softened, and he only heard him reply: "Hui Gongzi, this is an inland river, and there are not many places where it flows, the area of Dingye City in the upstream, and the downstream until Zhongshan County!" ”
When Yuan Lang heard this, he had a bottom in his heart, and he continued to ask: "How much will you add to you if you transfer us to Zhongshan County to land?" ”
Unexpectedly, the owner of the boat immediately refused: "This is unacceptable, I heard that you only need to cross the river to come, to be honest, after sending you I have to go to Yecheng to pull a batch of goods, you want to go to Zhongshan County, this is not a good way!" ”
Yuan Lang's destination is Changshan County, and he can also go to Changshan County from Yecheng, but first, he takes a boat upstream, and secondly, he returns to go from Yecheng to Changshan, which is half the distance from Zhongshan County to Changshan.
The owner of the boat did not agree, of course Yuan Lang refused, because the current land routes are melting snow, and the road surface can be described as potholes and difficult to walk.
"Ship owner, to tell you the truth, we're not a business traveler! Yuan Lang, the newly appointed county guard of Changshan County, is now going to requisition your cargo ship, please cooperate! ”
As a last resort, Yuan Lang can only reveal his identity, but whether the shipowner can believe him or not depends on two questions.
But obviously, people in this era are easy to believe in people, the owner of the ship listened to Yuan Lang's introduction, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and said in anticipation: "Ah, Yuan Taishou, you just let go of the small ones, the small ones are old, and the ones are small, they all point to me to make money to make a living!" ”
Yuan Lang is not a bandit after all, he rarely does anything to take advantage, in the face of the shipowner's plea, Yuan Lang stared at him coldly and said: "Ship owner, don't worry, as long as you send us to Zhongshan County, this hard work, I will give you twice as much on the original basis!" ”
"This ......"
"Too much?"
"No, no, it's just...... Hey, well, the little ones are obedient! ”
The owner of the boat finally compromised, Yuan Lang and they finally didn't have to go to Zhongshan County by land, they now chose to take the waterway, in fact, Yuan Lang was inspired by Pei Guangji last night, the big boat is not affected by the ice by the river, and there are many advantages of taking the waterway, safety and comfort are enough to convince Yuan Lang and his subordinates.
There were still a lot of free places on the cargo ship, and Yuan Lang suddenly had a kind heart, so he hurriedly arranged for someone to publicize the news of going to Zhongshan County, and declared that there were companions who could let them get on the ship for free without taking a penny.
As soon as this news was issued, I don't know how many people who had already walked on the muddy road turned around, and in their opinion, they didn't have to walk and could take such a big ferry, which really made them happier than the New Year.
In this way, the big boat was fully loaded and headed towards the lower reaches of the river, and there were still five or six days of land travel to Zhongshan County, and the waterway was a little slower, but on the morning of the seventh day, Yuan Lang was still told by the boat boss that Zhongshan County had arrived.
The dock was an abandoned cargo dock, and the captain said that he would not dare to go any further, because there was a river blockade of the officers and soldiers in front of him, and if he approached, he would be in danger of being caught.
To tell the truth, the boss of the ship did his best along the way, and Yuan Lang gave him the corresponding remuneration, so he didn't embarrass him anymore.
Yuan Lang arranged for the people accompanying him to land first, and he arranged everything later, especially since his team had a lot of horses, and he had to control the scene to prevent a stampede.
The people took the lead in landing on the shore, and they were all grateful to Yuan Lang, and some of them expressed their guilt in their hearts, because none of them helped the Zhen family in distress at that time, and Yuan Lang had long been not to blame for this.
Looking at the decks that were being emptied one after another, and looking at the fertile soil of Shenzhou behind him, Yuan Lang couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion, thinking that his first return to Yanzhou ended so quickly, and he didn't even have the time to go back to his hometown to take a look, and he didn't know that his "family" was okay now.
"What do you think?"
Yuan Lang turned around and saw that it was Zhang Yan who had arrived in front of him.
"It's like it just happened yesterday, and I'm a little homesick!"
Zhang Yanhui was mistaken, so she only heard him reply: "Yo yo, this is almost a meeting, don't you send someone back to report to our 'Heavenly Maiden', presumably by the time we arrive in Changshan, she has already arrived!" ”
Yuan Lang knew that Zhang Yan wanted to be crooked, but he didn't want to explain, he suddenly remembered something, and then asked: "By the way, Hei Shuai, you seem to be from Changshan County!" ”
"Why did you suddenly ask this, how many years ago did this, you didn't say that Lao Tzu forgot it!"
Yuan Lang followed Zhang Yan and chatted as he got off the boat: "Who else is there at home?" ”
"People? Labor and management are alone, and the whole family is not worried about one person to eat, Mao's people! ”
Yuan Lang knew that Zhang Yan had participated in the Yellow Turban Uprising, and was implicated in the failure of the uprising, and his family was killed and sent to punish him back then.
Thinking about it this way, Zhang Yan is not simple, as the old commander of the Yellow Turban Army and the well-deserved leader of the Montenegrin Army, he has made such a great sacrifice, and it is not great to cooperate with Zhao'an to this point.
"Damn, Huang Shuai, if you look at labor and management with this eye, you won't be looking at labor and management, right?"
Seeing Yuan Lang looking at himself with bright eyes, Zhang Yan couldn't help but be startled, but his personality was very arrogant, so he naturally took the opportunity to tease.
"You think beautifully, when you arrive in Changshan, labor and management will give you a good family affair, look at your sloppy appearance, I want to find someone to pick you up!"
"Don't, the house flowers are boring, the wild flowers are the most fragrant, don't harm labor and management!"
Hearing that Yuan Lang was going to be a matchmaker for him, Zhang Yan hurriedly thanked Bumin.
While speaking, the two had already gotten off the boat and came to their respective horses, Yuan and Zhang turned over on their horses, Yuan Lang suddenly remembered something, and then said: "Seriously, Hei Shuai, you are also from Changshan, have you heard of one?" ”
Zhang Yan didn't know what Yuan Lang wanted to ask, so she had to reply, "Who do you want to ask?" There are a lot of people who know labor and management! ”
"This person is full of courage, excellent martial arts, surnamed Zhao, named Yun, and called Zilong!"
"Zhao Yun? Zhao Zilong? Is there such a person? ”
Zhang Yan's face was full of doubts, it stands to reason that there were many talents who followed him when he made trouble and uprisings, but he was unheard of for this person.
Looking at Zhang Yan's expression, Yuan Lang already knew the answer, he was really confused, at the time of the Yellow Turban Uprising, Zhao Yun was still just a teenager, he thought of this stubble, and he also suddenly got upset, but he actually let God let him go to Changshan to be in charge, so this is the most powerful general of the Three Kingdoms in Changshan County, and he must not miss it.
Changshan Zhao Zilong, hehe, you wait, labor and management have come to collect you!