In the early morning, when the first rays of sunlight pierced the sky, people in ragged clothes stood here by the ferry on Yingshang, not knowing what to wait for.

Most of them are people who can't survive in the city or north of the city.

Part of it was originally a fairly nourishing life, and part of it was a life of hard work.

However, in either case, in the current situation, you can only silently listen to the dispatch of others.

They were already a little desperate, the food in the city was getting more and more expensive day by day, and their savings were almost exhausted.

If it weren't for the current way to live, I'm afraid they would have already begun to flee.

Today, there are obviously many more people on the ferry than in the past.

However, now that the renovation of the ferry crossing has been completed, there is no need for so many people here.

As for the rest, they didn't think much of it at all. Because, now there are no outsiders on the Yingshang at all.

Last night, Wang Yan had already received a notice from Xia Huan, asking him to bring enough people here today.

However, Wang Yan's thoughts are basically similar to those of these people.

However, Xia Huan's order, he is not easy to disobey. Even if he didn't understand it, he still brought people with him.

The endless flow of Yingshui is no longer manic as it was a month ago.

Above the river, there were more boats. However, none of the hurried boats, under the name of a business that had been extremely familiar in the past, approached Yingshang.

Time passed little by little, and many people in the crowd were already waiting a little impatiently.

Most of them were dragged here early in the morning by Wang Yan, and they hadn't even eaten the morning food.

After waiting for more than an hour, there were quite a lot of boats, but none of them docked. This made their already dissatisfied mood rise a little higher.

If it weren't for the fact that in the past few days, Wang Yanbao's identity as the foreman has made them have some scruples, I'm afraid they would have dispersed in a hurry.

Standing on the edge of the ferry, Wang Yan was also a little anxious.

Several times, I couldn't help but want to send someone to ask Xia Huan if he had made a mistake.

However, the gratitude he had for Xia Huan made him not want to doubt Xia Huan's decision like this.

Therefore, walking around, Wang Yan also became more and more anxious.

"Yes...... There's a boat, and it looks like it's going to dock......"

Just as Wang Yan lowered his head and walked back and forth, a voice of disbelief came from his ears.

The sound is not loud, and on the side of this noisy and empty ferry, if it weren't for Wang Yan's good ear, I'm afraid he might not be able to hear it.

Hearing this, Wang Yan immediately raised his head and looked above the water.

Sure enough, just as the man said, a group of boats descended from the upstream and vaguely sailed away from the original channel, as if they were about to dock.

Wang Yan's heart suddenly lifted. However, he did not tell the noisy people below about it.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, Wang Yan is still clear in his heart.

However, the next scene made Wang Yan's heart even hotter.

It's time to dock! It's really going to be docked!

Wang Yan's eyes widened, staring at the ships. But there was not a single merchant on the ships that he could recognize.

In other words, most don't even have a trade name. On the contrary, it is the official peer mark of the Chu State.

"There's a ship coming! A ship is coming! ”

In the crowd, I don't know who was the first to shout at the top of their voices. There was an uproar.

The men, who were dressed in rags but were sturdy, straightened their necks and looked above the water.

Many people saw that most of the ships in front of them were using official labels, and they immediately thought that it was the upstream treasury that allocated grain.

For a while, people were even more happy.

"Boom!"

Some ships had just docked and lowered their decks, and there was a loud noise.

And these sounds, like flare guns during a race, as soon as they sounded, everyone involuntarily rushed towards the boat.

"Strange, how can there be so many people, isn't it said that there is no one at the ferry on Yingshang......" On the boat, a person who looked like a family member couldn't help but say in surprise when he looked at the strong men with red eyes.

"Whatever, we don't have enough manpower. Hurry up and find some people to bring the food to the city. It's late, and others are the first to get there. ”

"Got it!"

The first to dock was seven or eight boats. They all said hello and asked the strong men below who couldn't wait to get on the boat to help.

And at this time, Wang Yan also reflected.

immediately took a few people and stopped all those strong men.

Ignoring the shouting and scolding behind him, Wang Yan ran directly onto the boat.

"I am a subordinate of Yingshangjun, and the king's order has already been ordered, but whoever transports grain will receive three Chu coins per stone of grain."

Wang Yan stood on the boat, his face was not red, and he said breathlessly. As if, not at all.

A person who looked like he was in charge walked out and couldn't help but sneer: "Three Chu coins per stone and every mile, why don't you grab it!" ”

"That's no way, you guys leave." Wang Yan said and planned to get off the boat.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to say mockingly: "Don't look at how many people are waiting behind, my lord is His Majesty's son-in-law, I really think who I am!" ”

When the steward heard this, he was even more angry.

Seeing Wang Yan go down, a clever looking family member on the side immediately leaned into the ear of the steward and whispered a few words.

When the steward, who was still blushing, heard this, he instantly calmed down as if he had poured a basin of cold water.

Before Wang Yan left, he immediately laughed and pulled Wang Yan back.

Now the price of grain in the city is sky-high, if he is really stopped outside, the head of the house will have to peel his skin.

While laughing, the steward silently stuffed the string of about two hundred coins under Wang Yan's sleeve.

And Wang Yan also made a look of understanding. Not only that, but he also got a little closer, and said softly: "Mr. seems to be a reasonable person. Otherwise, if the gentleman wishes, the villain can slow down the grain delivery of other ships. You know, the difference of one point and one centimeter is a difference of hundreds and thousands......"

When the steward heard this, his face changed, and this time he was more generous, and he directly stuffed the usual money.

Wang Yan accepted the money with a smile, however, in his heart, there was an indescribable strangeness.

Everything before was also made by Xia Huan. Even, Xia Huan specially instructed him not to let go of every boat.

Feeling the heavy sleeves, Wang Yan's eyes were different when he looked at the other boats.

Originally, these ships were also used as life-saving ships. Now, no matter how you look at it, it's like a fortune ship.

Wang Yan calmly stepped off the boat, waved his hand, pointed to the boat that had come down earlier, and smiled. After that, he didn't care about the strong men who frantically poured onto the boat.

Of course, for other ships, Wang Yan should have stopped them.