Chapter 228: The Sinking Boat
This seems to be the biggest rain since the people of Huating, as if the dragon king used the clouds of the sky to pick up the big river and hang over the Huating, the water of the river seeped through the clouds, and it became a torrential rain - few people are willing to be so bare-headed in the rain, but at this time, the thousands of Huating people gathered by the river did not feel the pain of the rainstorm at all, no matter how heavy the rain could not extinguish the anger in their hearts, although Dong Zuyuan and Dong Zuchang had been bound, but the people's grievances had not subsided, they wanted to see the current world newspaper, the current newspaper, They had to kill Dong's father and son on the spot to relieve the hatred in their hearts - Liu Tongzhi and Jiang Tong saw that Dong Zuyuan and Dong Zuchang had been kidnapped, and the people still refused to give way, and they couldn't help but panic, and asked Zhang Yuan to advise the people present, Zhang Yuan knew that he had to control the situation as much as possible at this time, wiped a handful of rain on his face, and said loudly: "The fathers and villagers of Huating, Liu Gongzu and Jiang Gongzu are here, they have decided to avenge the wrongs of the aggrieved people, and the two sins have also been bound. Let the two adults and the official send back to the government, it also shows that we know the law and abide by the law, and there are people who have been oppressed and wronged by the Dong family, and they can go to the government to complain. ”
Weng Yuansheng, Lu Tiaoyang and other students advised together, the people of Huating finally slowly got out of the way, many people picked up the stones on the shore, ready to be smashed by the Dong father and son when they passed, those officials were afraid of being affected, did not dare to go over, at this time, Wu Xuanshui, the magistrate of the Punishment Hall, led sixty soap subordinates and sergeants to arrive, only then did they drink away from the crowd and escort Dong Qichang and Dong's female dependents back to the house, Dong Zuyuan and Dong Zuchang were escorted to the palace by four sergeants of the Punishment Hall -- I heard someone shouting: "Wu Long has run away, Wu Long has run away!" ”
Wu Long, the leader of the Songjiang Fighting Bank, saw that Dong Qichang's two sons were tied up, and knew that the end of the fight had come, and the Dong family was the backer of their fight, and the backers had fallen, how could they save it, and it would be too late if they didn't flee at this time, the cunning and vigorous Wu Long took advantage of the people's spearheads to the Dong father and son, quietly retreated to the river, wanted to escape from the water, and then rushed home to pack up the money and belongings, take his wife and children and fly away - but it was not only Wu Long who was clever, but several capable generals around him, as well as Chen Ming, Dong Wen, Lu Chun, a few servants who followed the two Dong to do a lot of evil, saw that the situation was not good, and got up early to escape, and then saw Wu Long slowly retreating to the water's edge, and they all followed suit, wanting to jump into the river to escape - at least half of Dong's evil deeds were involved in Songjiang's fighting, especially Dong Zuyuan's forcible occupation of land by the Changsheng Bridge the year before last, all of which were to fight the green hands, forcing those households to sell their houses to Dong Zuyuan at a low price. It was useless for the people of Huating to be bullied and sue the official, so when they heard that Wu Long had run away, they immediately aroused hatred and shouted: "Catch Wu Long, kill him, kill him!" ”
Wu Long saw that he was called broken, and he did not hesitate, jumped into the water, Wu Longshui's surname was excellent, and he disappeared as soon as he entered the water, and several other Dong family slaves such as Qingshou and Chen Ming did not have time to enter the water, so they were grabbed by the angry people, and they were beaten their heads and faces, and one of Dong Qichang's concubines was accidentally squeezed into the water, screaming for help, but fortunately, they were immediately scooped up - some people were waiting for Wu Long to emerge from the water with stones in their hands, Zhang Yuan said to Mu Jingyan beside him: "Uncle Mu, can you catch that Wu Long?" ”
Mu Jingyan waved the whistle stick in his hand and said, "Try it, villain." "Hurry to the shore, let the people around you retreat a little, scan the surface of the river with your eyes, and judge the direction in which Wu Long may escape, Wu Long can't hold his breath in the water for too long, he must rise to breathe.
The heavy rain does not stop, the river surface is boiling, it is difficult to find the subtle changes in the river surface with unfavorable eyes, Mu Jingyan squinted his eyes and was engrossed, holding the whistle stick in his hand, staring at the water not far away, suddenly his eyes opened, and with a bang, the whistle stick in his hand was thrown like a javelin, making a sharp whistle - the direction of the whistle stick thrown, there was no head emerging on the surface of the river, and the sharp eyes could see that something was floating from the bottom of the water, and when the whistle stick was thrown like lightning, a head came out of the river, as if he came up and let the whistle stick poke - Wu Long dived and swam 7, eight zhang underwater, As soon as he raised his head and was about to change his breath, he heard a sharp whistle, the strong wind hit, and he didn't even have the idea of dodging, and with a "grab" sound, his head was poked by a whistle stick, and he was in severe pain, dizzy, and his breath was only half a mouthful, and he quickly dived into the water again, but then his consciousness was scattered, he fell into a coma, and involuntarily surfaced, and was picked up by a small boat that came.
Wu Long gave the head, and several other Qing hands and Chen Ming, Lu Chun, Dong Wen and other Dong family slaves who were very angry were arrested, these people have been beaten half to death by the angry people, and Lu Dayou, the servant of the Lu family who followed Zhang Yuan, also stepped forward and kicked Chen Ming a few times, it was because of this Chen Ming that the Qingpu Lu family had been restless for a year - Zhang Yuan walked in front of Dong Zuchang, this arrogant and domineering Dong Erzi was like a lost dog at this time, seeing Zhang Yuan coming, he quickly lowered his head, Zhang Yuan smiled, how could this kind of person become his opponent, It's not much stronger than Yao Fu, it's just a small test, this time the reputation of Dong Eun will be suspected by some gentry, but in the world, how can it be exquisite, not to mention that in this troubled era, by striking Dong Eun, it can unite all the living beings in Songjiang, make Qingpu Lu's sericulture grow rapidly without resistance, and can collect the hearts of the people of Huating, this is a strategy of killing three birds with one stone - Zhang Cao didn't think so much about Zhang Yuan, walked over and kicked Dong Zuchang in the lower abdomen, and "bah" Dong Zuchang's face, and scolded: "Dong's evil." , Do you also have today's o, do you know Shanyin Zhang Yanke? ”
Laifu also cried and stepped forward to kick and beat Dong Zuyuan, scolding Dong Zuyuan for killing his mother, Wu Tuiguan hurriedly drank the soap to drive Laifu away, and Liu Tongzhi and Jiang Tongju led a group of errands and sergeants, escorted Dong Zuyuan, Dong Zuchang, Wu Long, Chen Ming and others back to Songjiang Mansion, Dong Qichang and his family were sent back to Dongfu, Wu Tuiguan also sent 20 sergeants to guard in front of the door to prevent the people from attacking Dongfu, after all, Dong Qichang is a teacher in the East Palace, a famous residence in Jiangnan, and his calligraphy and painting are even searched for by the Korean envoys who went to Beijing to worship, and the court did not condemn Dong Qichang, The local officials should be protected and not let him be hurt - Zhang Cao and Weng Yuansheng and other students followed to the government to see the trial, Zhang Yuan did not follow, Zhang Dai did not go, Zhang Dai did not like to join in the excitement, at this time the people by the river were almost gone, and Zhang Dai, who was soaking wet, said: "Jiezi, let's find an inn to live in, take a bath and change clothes, this is like a chicken in the soup." ”
Zhang Yuan said: "Wait a little longer." He looked sideways at Mu Zhenzhen, who had been following him closely, this fallen girl was also soaking wet in her skirt, her bulging chest and the small clothes in her skirt were a little indecent, and the small dragon stick tied to her right leg could be clearly seen, and the shadows of the two round and strong long legs were enough - Mu Zhenzhen saw Zhang Yuan looking at her, looked down, and then woke up, ashamed, but there was nowhere to hide, so she had to hug her arms in front of her chest, and then squatted down again, and shouted: "Young Master-", so ashamed that she couldn't raise her head.
Mu Jingyan hurriedly took off his short coat and put it on his daughter, while he himself wore a bare upper body with knotted muscles.
The rain was still falling, and Zhang Dai said: "Jiezi, what are you waiting for, find a place to hide from the rain first." ”
Zhang Yuan said: "Big brother, don't worry, how can you go back empty-handed when you hit Dong Eun." But he asked Nengzhu, Feng Hu and others whose surname is good?
Neng Zhu said loudly: "I can be a turtle in the water, Feng Hu can't, I'm afraid of water." ”
Mu Jingyan said: "Young master, the villain's surname Shui is also okay. ”
Mu Zhenzhen was going to say that her surname Shui was fine, but she didn't open her mouth when she thought about it, she only pursed her lips, I don't know what the young master wants someone with a good surname Shui to do?
Zhang Yuan pointed to the river and said, "Did you see this shipwreck?" ”
One of Dong's two three-oar-slung wave boats was undamaged and had sailed back, and the other seriously damaged wave boat was sunk into the shore water after Dong Qichang and others went ashore, and only half of the canopy roof was exposed--Zhang Yuan whispered to the eldest brother: "Dong Qichang fled by boat, and the gold, silver and jewelry in the house naturally had to be taken away, there were two boats, this boat was ridden by Dong Qichang and his female dependents, there must be a lot of money and goods, Dong's people were in a panic and forgot to salvage, and they will definitely remember later, Dong's fish net people, all the people who have gathered are people's fat and people's ointment, How can they be fished back again? ”
Zhang Dai was pleasantly surprised: "Jie Zi is really thoughtful, that's right, this ill-gotten wealth must not be taken back by the Dong family." ”
Nengzhu and Mu Jingyan, who are surnamed Shui, immediately dived into the shipwreck, and sure enough, they quickly found a heavy and sturdy wooden box, held it to the shore, and was carried up by the servants on the shore. The two boatmen stayed behind to guard their ship, and at this time, they were stunned to watch Nengzhu and Mu Jingyan lift up from the underwater shipwreck one after another, and the two boatmen did not dare to make a sound.
Seeing that the boxes on the ship were almost moved, Zhang Yuan asked people to move these boxes to Lu Tiaoyang's boat, and said to the two boatmen: "If you hire a boat, can your ship still move?" ”
There were many people on Zhang Yuan's side, and the two boatmen said timidly: "I'm afraid that it won't be far." "Their boat was smashed with a cocked stern, and it didn't enter the water, and it was still sailing.
Zhang Yuan asked Wuling to take ten taels of silver to the two boatmen, and said: "Hurry up and get out of here, otherwise the people of the Dong family will find you, if you are not afraid of causing trouble, you can tell the story of today." In fact, Zhang Yuan was not afraid that the Dong family would know about this - Zhang Yuan and his party all got on the boat, and the two boatmen hurriedly rocked away, and came to the county seat according to Zhang Yuan's instructions.
The ship stopped at a small deserted pier in the city, Mu Jingyan and others carried twelve large wooden boxes ashore, and the two boatmen left as if they had been amnestied.
Zhang Yuan asked Lu Dayou to hire a few carriages, carry the boxes into the car, and led the way by Laifu to the Maizuru Inn on the edge of Wanghai Tower.
―――――――――――――――――――――― I don't know if there are tickets in the twelve boxes, so I ask for tickets.