Chapter 60: Crossing the Yangtze River
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After Ke Rong left Moyunling, he went all the way north, and it was quite peaceful along the road, but he only encountered a few robberies from refugees, all of which were sent away by Ke Rong with a few silver.
Ke Rong arrived at the south bank of the Yangtze River on the tenth day, and he knew that he had crossed this great river and entered the border of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and also entered the boundary of Shandong, and was one step closer to finding his father.
Ke Rong searched along the river for boats that could cross the river, but recently due to the war, many people have fled the area, leaving only empty houses, and no one was found.
Ke Rong stood by the river, looking at the turbulent river, and felt a dilemma in his heart, "With such a wide river and no boats, how can I get there?" ”
Ke Rong was not discouraged by this, he searched along the river for a day, and finally near dusk, he found a thick smoke coming from the chimney of a house.
Ke Rong was extremely excited when he saw the smoke, quickened his pace, and ran towards the house.
The interior of the house was extremely simple, the four walls of the house had been blackened by smoke, and the whole room was even darker in the dim light, and in this dim room there was an old man with gray hair, who was bringing a pot of wild vegetable soup, ready to taste.
"Knock knock," the old man raised his head slightly, glanced at the door differently, and shook his head with a wry smile, but ignored it.
"Knock knock," there was another knock on the door, and this time the old man heard correctly, someone was knocking on the door, so he stood up in surprise and went to open the door.
The door was opened, and it was obviously Ke Rong standing outside the door.
The old man was obviously a little excited when he saw someone, and he talked to Ke Rong for a few words, and then invited Ke Rong into the house, and used the wild vegetable soup he had just cooked to entertain this rare fellow of the same kind.
"Uncle, why is your old man the only one left in the whole village?" Ke Rong took a bowl of wild vegetable soup handed over by the old man, and asked cervixically, "Is there anything else going on here?" ”
"Alas" the old man sighed softly, his old and weak moans were full of helplessness and sadness: "In the past few years, we have been at war here, and the villagers have moved away early in order to escape the war, and I am the only one who stays because of old age and frailty!" ”
"How did you come to this place alone?" The old man looked Ke Rong up and down and asked, "Don't you know that there is a war going on here?" ”
"I know, but I'm going to Shandong to find it, my father, passing through here, wants to borrow a boat to cross the river," Ke Rong's voice was not loud, but his tone revealed a sense of identification and stubbornness.
"Cross the Yangtze River, that is the border of the Northern Qi Dynasty!" The old man reminded with concern: "Where is it very dangerous now, I advise you to turn back early!" ”
"Old man, do you have a boat?" Ke Rong was unmoved by the old man's persuasion, and he only thought about how to cross the river in his heart, "I sell your boat for silver, is it okay?" ”
"There is a boat, but it has not been used for several years, and if you use this boat, you will definitely not be able to cross the river," the old man took a sip of wild vegetable soup, and continued: "It's late today, so I'll spend the night here, and tomorrow morning I'll take you to see the wooden boat, and if you can use it, you can use it well, as for the silver?" You can't eat or drink that thing, it's useless to stay with me, you better take it yourself, and when you cross the river, you can take it to honor the military lord in the north, and maybe you can escape! ”
Ke Rong spent the night at the old man's house, and the next morning, he followed the old man to the side of a wooden boat, which was a small wooden boat that fishermen usually fished, and it was obviously old and dilapidated after several years of wind and rain.
After Ke Rong saw the boat, he didn't think much about it, and he didn't stop the old man's persuasion, thanked the old man, and left all the dry food on his body to the old man, and took the broken boat to cross the river with the wind and waves.
"God forbid, I hope this ship can make it to the other side!" The old man watched Ke Rong for a long time before he shook his head and returned home with a sigh.
Ke Rong took a small wooden boat and tried his best to row to the opposite side, but he helplessly found that he couldn't row the current of the river at all, so he could only float on the water and drift with the current.
Ke Rong drifted in the Yangtze River for a long time, and suddenly a strong wind hung on the river, the clear sky was covered with dark clouds, the heavy rain poured down, and the huge waves several meters high, one after another, slapped the small wooden boats, which were already dilapidated and aging, crackled under the caress of this huge wave and the baptism of the storm, and it was only a matter of time before they fell apart completely.
Ke Rong lay on the wooden boat, holding the small wooden boat tightly, like a light rain lying on the board waiting to be slaughtered, without the slightest resistance, he could only pray that the storm could pass as soon as possible.
There was a loud "pop", and a huge wave came over, ruthlessly breaking up, and Ke Rong relied on the small wooden boat to survive, Ke Rong had to hold two planks and roll with the huge waves.
Ke Rong also learned some dog planing when he was a child, but his little water nature, in this monstrous river, is simply an ant in front of an elephant, playing fists and feet, it is not worth mentioning, he can only hold the life-saving piece of wood and go with the flow.
The storm passed quickly, the sun gradually showed its face from the dark clouds, and the meeting also returned to its previous calm, Ke Rong had just gone through the struggle with the storm, and now he had no strength, playing with his dog, he could only hold two pieces of wood, drifting on the river, and let the scorching sun roast and dry.
The sun and the moon reincarnated, Ke Rong drifted on the river for a day and a night, and the next day under the scorching sun, Ke Rong, who was already exhausted, gradually fell asleep because he was hungry and thirsty.
Drops of rain hit Ke Rong's face, waking up Ke Rong, who was already asleep, and when Ke Rong opened his eyes, what came into his eyes was the dark clouds covering the sky, and the lightning that tore the sky. In his ears came the deafening roar of thunder and the roar of the wind.
The storm came unexpectedly, but Ke Rong, who had no strength at this time, let the wind and rain blow, holding his two pieces of wood, like a goose feather, floating on top of the huge waves, without the slightest intention of sinking, even if he would not sink, but it would be a matter of time before he starved to death on this big river.
This storm came more violently and lasted longer, Ke Rong finally fainted again in this storm, under the beating of the huge waves again and again.
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