Chapter 33: The Little Lady of the Boat Family
On the way into the village, the group met a villager who was driving a donkey to carry goods, and the road was so narrow that no one could pass. This Liu Yan was extremely powerful, shouted, and even the donkey with the goods was lifted above his head, put it behind the group, and the donkey was shocked and stunned in place. Tong An patted him and asked him if there was a ferry in the village. The villagers who came back to their senses pointed to the big stone at the entrance of the village and said, "There is an old man and an old lady sitting next to the big bluestone, and their family has a ferry. ”
Everyone hurried over, and sure enough, an old man and an old lady were squatting on the stones. Tian Xing was about to ask, when he suddenly found that the old couple was wiping their tears. Early in the morning, I didn't add firewood to cook at home, squatted here and sobbed, either I encountered a hurdle that I couldn't get over, or I was bullied. After some inquiry, I learned that the two elders had just married a new daughter-in-law to their son, but they didn't expect that the new daughter-in-law was not filial, and her temper was still short-tempered, and she would add fists and kicks to her mother-in-law, father-in-law and husband if she didn't agree with her. The old couple could only break their teeth and swallow in their stomachs, and if they wanted to blame, they could only blame themselves for being blind and marrying such a daughter-in-law. When Liu Yi heard this, he was not only furious, but also brave, and wanted to teach this loser a lesson. So he sat on this big bluestone and asked people to call this unfilial and unvirtuous new daughter-in-law. After this little lady came, she was not angry, and calmly told the things that happened in the family after the newlywed one by one, and asked Liu Yi to comment on it. When Liu Yi saw this posture, he was a little stunned, and said curtly: "It is difficult for Qing officials to decide family affairs, and you have to solve your family's affairs slowly." ”
Tong An and the others behind him tried their best to hold back their laughter, this Liu Yi was embarrassed this time, but he was embarrassed, and he felt great that he could carry the donkey cart, but he didn't expect that there was a mountain outside the mountain, and this little lady could point to the stone into a pit. As soon as the little lady finished speaking, a man came over from their house, five big and three thick, with a face full of meat, and he should also be a powerful person. This little lady dares to beat such a strong husband, but you can imagine how profound this little lady's kung fu is.
Tian Xing stepped forward, clasped his fists and saluted, and then asked, "May I ask who in the village has a ferry?" I am in a hurry to cross the river, and the price is negotiable. ”
The old man waved his hand and said in annoyance, "No, we don't have boats in our village, so you can go to other villages to have a look." After saying that, he took his wife home.
"How much money can you contribute, and if you have more money, I can help you with this?" The little lady looked at Tian Xing suspiciously, her eyes rolling.
"Five hundred dollars in half an hour, three hundred dollars in one hour." Tian Xing deliberately quoted in two situations, so that they would generally choose the most profitable one, which happened to be the choice they wanted to see the most.
"What if it's more than an hour?" The little lady looked them up and down, and their carriage bags.
"If it's more than an hour, we won't have to cross the river." Tian Xing said with a smile, silently.
"Okay, then we'll take the job. Right, the master? The little lady said as if she glared at her husband.
The strong man shuddered for a moment, and quickly replied: "No, no problem, it will be done in half an hour, a few people are waiting for me by the river, and I will go and get the boat." After saying that, he trotted home.
Everyone was stunned, this ferry is not hidden in the river, why has it moved to the house? The ferry boat is not as good as the fishing boat, and the ferry boat can generally ferry carriages and horses, and it must be several zhang long and wide, and three or five people may not be able to carry it. Before he could finish his thoughts, he saw the strong man carrying a big boat on his shoulder, walking quickly, and everyone was so frightened that they jumped to the side of the road to give way. The strength of this strong man is probably the legendary "pulling out the mountain and covering the world", he is really a fierce man. The corners of Tian Xing's mouth curled up with a smile, Tong An couldn't be more familiar, he had smiled at himself like this at the beginning, he had taken a fancy to this strong man, this strong man was the kind of person that the Tooth Army wanted, and it was the most suitable to break the turtle shrinkage formation of the Zhaoyi Army.
The group led the mules and horses and followed behind the strong man. The little lady also followed, her gait was light, and her body was still a little weak, and she didn't know how she practiced her kung fu of pointing stones into pits. As soon as everyone walked out, the old couple just stood at the entrance of the village and sighed, muttering: "Do good deeds with good intentions, and persuade you to look for a boat elsewhere, but if you don't listen, you will regret losing your life." ”
The brawny man lowered the boat into the water, stood on the bow of the boat, and looked into the distance. The little lady who followed behind everyone, put her fingers in her mouth, blew a loud whistle, and it went far down the river. There was a rustling of reeds in the distance, and it didn't take long for two boats of the same size to sail out, and the boatman slowly approached with bamboo poles. When they reached the shore, four or five big men jumped out of each boat, and began to load the ship under the command of the little lady. Three carts and a dozen horses were loaded into three boats. For the sake of safety, Tian Xing, Tong'an and other uninjured people were divided into three groups of people and got on three boats respectively, one to take care of the injured people in the carriage, and the other to watch the carriage and horse luggage. Tong'an and Tian Xing accompanied Cui to join the army on the first boat, the strong man propped up the bamboo pole and prepared to set sail, just at the moment when the boat was about to go offshore, the little lady jumped lightly, like a dragonfly in the water, jumped up. When Tong An saw this scene, he couldn't help but be vigilant. This strong man is enough to support the boat alone, and this little lady can't help, why does she have to come up? Tong An couldn't help but touch the dagger hidden in his waist, if he really fought, on this ferry, I'm afraid that he and Tian Gongzi are not the opponents of this little lady, not to mention a strong man who pulls out the mountain.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but get nervous, and looked back at the two boats behind me, there were four or five big men on each boat, except for the standing bow of the boat, the others sat around the boat intentionally or unintentionally. Tong An suddenly realized, isn't this their usual posture of hunting and surrounding their prey? They are surrounded again. The little lady who got on the boat sat directly at the stern of the boat, fiddling with her long hair there, looking relaxed and comfortable. Tong An's mind was spinning quickly, thinking about how to notify the other people on the boat without startling the snake. racked his brains, and couldn't think of one, two, three, so he could only tell Tian Gongzi, Tian Gongzi read a lot, and there should be a way.
Thinking of this, he got up and went to the canopy to look for Tian Gongzi, and suddenly found that the two boats behind him were quietly distancing themselves from them, or they would disappear from their field of vision soon. My heart was fluttering, and I couldn't help but speed up my pace, and I had to quickly tell Tian Gongzi to make plans early, otherwise it would be too late.