Because Li Jing already knew that this trip to Feng Xiaoxi's hometown to see his parents was fake, and the trapping of Zhang Zhongjian was true, so he was wary of anyone he met along the way, and listened to the old boatman introduce the fare to be paid to cross the river, Li Jing discussed with Feng Xiaoxi: "Let's wait a little longer to see if anyone crosses with us in the same boat, so it is better to save." He took the lead in turning over and got on his horse, and walked towards the ferry docked by the river with a smile.

"Guests, please see, Lao'er's boat is spacious, in addition to carrying two people and a crotch mount, at least ten people can be crossed." The old boatman did not realize that Li Jing had boarded the boat to find out if there was an ambush on the ship, and he diligently boasted to Li Jing about how spacious and stable his ferryman was.

Li Jing boarded the ferry, walked into the cabin, only to feel a thick fishy smell in front of him, looked through the cabin, and saw an old woman in ragged clothes squatting on the back deck with her back to herself, as if she was packing up the fish, so she walked through the cabin, and greeted the old woman with a smile following the name of the Jiangnan people: "Grandma, are you going to have dinner?" ”

The old woman heard someone talking to her behind her, put down the half-packed fish in her hand, turned around slowly, looked at her eyes open for a while, and replied, "Yes, my eyes are not good, except for being able to clean up the fish and cook two meals, I can't do anything else." ”

The old boatman followed and said to Li Jing with a smile: "My old woman, she cooks fish well, and there is nothing that she does not praise if she eats the fish she cooks, but her eyes are not very good, if the guests want to eat the fish she makes, it will be too late this time, and wait for the next time." ”

Although Li Jing heard the old boatman's words, out of caution, he did not answer his words, only after confirming that there was no one on the boat except for the old boatman and his wife, he turned around and walked ashore, and Feng Xiaoxi took their respective mounts to board the boat, and suddenly took out the consistent money from his arms, and said to the old boatman: "Boatman, you can start the boat." ”

Although the old boatman was a little puzzled by Li Jing's unusual behavior, as soon as he saw the "five plants of the emperor" that he was carrying in his hand, which was always glowing with golden light, he grinned when he landed, and without saying a word, he untied the cable, operated the oars, rowed the ferry, and sailed towards Jiangbei.

"What the hell are you doing? Before boarding the ship, he said that he wanted to save some money and wait for other guests to come to the same crossing, why is he willing to spend this usual money to charter the boat now? Feng Xiaoxi saw that Li Jing's words were inconsistent, and he couldn't help but ask him angrily.

"Oh, nothing. The boatman, this money has always been handed over to you, in addition to paying for the ferry, can you eat a fish made by grandma? Seeing that the ferry had left the south bank, Li Jing did not answer Feng Xiaoxi directly, standing at the bow of the boat, casually joking with the old boatman, while observing the movement on the river, beware of Zhang Zhongjian appearing from the river to rob Feng Xiaoxi.

Although there were many ferries coming and going on the wide river, Li Jing could see that there were two official boats cruising and patrolling on the river not far from the ferry he was sitting on, and there was nothing unusual about it.

"This ...... Don't hide this son, the fish in the hands of the old woman has been ordered in advance, and after the two of them are sent to the north shore, someone will come to the boat to pick it up, you see? The old boat lady was very simple, obviously took Li Jing's joke seriously, and replied embarrassedly.

Feng Xiaoxi, who was originally sitting in the cabin, was attracted by the old boatman's words, stood up, walked to the old woman, and asked curiously while observing her skillful way of cleaning up the fish: "Is the eldest lady a local, look at your method of cleaning up the fish, why is it familiar?" ”

Hearing Feng Xiaoxi call herself a nurse, the old woman trembled sharply, raised her head, stared at Feng Xiaoxi for a while, and asked, "May I ask this girl, but she is from Xiangzhou?" ”

"The eldest lady is also from Xiangzhou?" Feng Xiaoxi exclaimed in surprise, "I'll just say, we Xiangzhou people never eat fish heads." ”

After being reminded by Feng Xiaoxi, Li Jing noticed that at the feet of the old woman, there were indeed some fish heads that had been chopped off.

"Where is the girl from Xiangzhou?" The old woman was very happy to meet her fellow villagers in the south of the Yangtze River, and while talking to Feng Xiaoxi, she discussed with the old boatman, "Master, I'll be sharper with my hands and feet, and cook another one before Zhu Gongzi sends someone to fetch the fish, and the fish in my hand will be given to these two first." ”

The old boatman was reluctant to give a fish to Li Jing and Feng Xiaoxi to eat, and was about to open his mouth to scold the old woman, but saw that Feng Xiaoxi had already taken out a string of "five plants of the emperor" from his arms, and said to him: "This string of money is used to buy a fish for the eldest lady to eat, is it enough?" Then he replied to the old woman, "I am from Fengjiawan, Shangshui, and listening to the accent of the eldest lady, we should not be far away." ”

"Girl, are you from Shangshui Fengjiawan?" The old woman actually stood up, stared at Feng Xiaoxi with a pair of blurred eyes, and asked, "I asked you about someone, I don't know if you recognize it?" ”

As early as when Feng Xiaoxi and the old woman who was good at cooking fish on the ferry pulled the villagers, Li Jing quietly stood behind Feng Xiaoxi, paying close attention to the movements of the couple on the boat. ”

"What are you messing with? Don't you see that the fish in the pot is almost cooked? Feng Xiaoxi gave Li Jing a roll of his eyes, pointed to a steaming cauldron on the back deck to show him, and asked the old woman with a smile, "Auntie, who do you want to inquire about?" ”

Perhaps she was afraid of the old boatman, the old woman hesitated for a moment, and Fang asked tremblingly: "Fengjiawan once had a mother, does the girl know the whereabouts of this lady now?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Feng Xiaoxi almost screamed, and regardless of the fishy smell on the old woman's hands, she stepped forward and pulled her hands up, and replied: "The person the eldest mother asked is my own sister Feng Xiaolian, the eldest mother and my sister know each other, why do you want to inquire about her whereabouts?" ”

"Dead old woman, it's not ...... Alas! The old boatman was only halfway through his reprimand for the old woman, only to feel a heart-piercing pain on his face, and he had already eaten a piece of fish scales that Feng Xiaoxi had casually punched, so that he didn't dare to speak anymore.

"You, you're the second miss! It's just that the eldest lady is blind and can't see your appearance clearly. The old woman looked very excited, complaining that she was blind, so she couldn't recognize Feng Xiaoxi, and introduced herself, "I'm Manniang, the eldest lady's nurse, can the second lady still remember me?" ”