Although Hu Ye was resentful that the Yellow River occupied the course of the Huai River, it was impossible for him to stay here forever and miss the previous course of the Huai River, so he followed the current course of the Huai River all the way south to Sanjiangying at the junction of the Huai River and the Yangtze River.

Kong Ne seemed to be still nostalgic for the Huainan bamboo shoots in Piaoxiang Courtyard, and he walked with his tongue at first glance, which made Hu Ye think that this Yan Shenggong had food poisoning, and he was very frightened.

Saren and Tsing Yi kept asking where Hu Ye had gone that day and why he had a fragrance on his body when he came back. The smart Saren guessed that it was Qinglou at once, she knew the young master's temper too well.

Tsing Yi thought that Hu Ye had gone to observe the people's feelings, or when he left the next day, a large number of grain transport teams appeared in Huai'an Prefecture, going up the Yellow River to Shandong and Beiping to transport grain.

Hu Ye looked at the two little girls arguing with a smile, and nodded from time to time, expressing his affirmation of Tsing Yi's point of view, he is a young master who wants to gain fame, how can he go to that kind of fireworks place, even if he goes, he can't admit it if he is killed.

"Yan Shenggong, out of this Sanjiang camp, let's go up the Yangtze River, and we can reach Nanjing in less than a hundred miles." Driving the carriage to the junction of the Yangtze River and the Huai River in Sanjiangying, looking at the surging Yangtze River, Hu Ye said to Kong Ne with an inexplicable mood.

"I haven't seen you for five years, and I don't know what happened to those old friends." Kong Ne also looked at the river in front of him, presumably because he was also a little bored in the past few days, asked about the oncoming breath, sighed and said.

"Yan Shenggong, shall we take the waterway, or continue to drive the carriage?" Hu Ye asked.

"It's been a few days of dry roads, let's walk for two days on the water." With that, Conne got out of the carriage and let Ah Fu drive the carriage towards a pier.

Seeing this, Hu Ye hurriedly followed, and when Saren and Tsing Yi heard that there was a boat to sit on, they were immediately overjoyed, but Lao Qian gave the two little girls a mysterious smile. They don't know why Uncle Qian is laughing, is there anything wrong with the little girl taking the boat?

"Boat house. How much does it cost to get to Nanjing from here. Ah Fu walked up and asked a boatman.

The boatman turned his head to look at the people behind him, and took special care of the two carriages and a horse, and frowned, thinking that these people were entertaining. If you don't sit in a carriage, why do you want to take a boat?

"Ten taels of silver." The boatman said unceremoniously.

When Hu Ye heard this, none of them fell down, what is the concept of ten taels of silver, at least enough for this boatman's family to eat for a year. Of course, considering the soaring prices this year, it will be enough to eat for the first half of the year. Make so much money on a trip to Nanjing, and the boatman on the Yangtze River is so dark?

Ah Fu is not a fool, although Yan Shenggong is very rich. But it wasn't such a trick, so I started to bargain with the boatman.

"Boy, how do you look at the boatman?" Waiting for Hu Ye to come forward, Kong Ne stroked his beard and asked Hu Ye.

"He's a good merchant, but not a good shipman." Hu Ye said casually.

"Boy, no one is perfect, as a boatman, he naturally thinks with the thinking of a boatman. He could see that we were not ordinary people, and thought we were teasing him. So he's going to sit on the ground and raise the price. If you look around, the rest of the boats are small boats, and they can't fit our two carriages at all, if we're going to go by water. The only thing to do is to rent his boat. Kong Ne muttered.

Hu Ye looked around, and sure enough, as Kong Ne said, the rest of the ships were small passenger boats, which could only carry two people. This has the boat's clothes wide enough. I thought that Kong Ne would only read the books of sages, but I didn't expect that at this age, his observation power was still so amazing. It seems that it should not be a problem to live to be 100 years old, which is simply old and immortal in the Ming Dynasty.

"Yan Shenggong, you are wrong about one thing, you are not an ordinary person, I am an ordinary person." Hu Ye retorted to Kong Ne.

"Hehe, you said you were an ordinary person, do you think I would believe it?" Conne smiled mysteriously, then said no more.

Ah Fu came back, and the price was negotiated, five taels of silver, from Sanjiangying to Nanjing. Although Hu Ye felt a loss, but fortunately, it was not his own silver, the old man Ah Fu had already paid, and Hu Ye just drove the carriage onto the boat.

"Boatman, has the water level of the Yangtze River changed this year?" After getting on the boat, Hu Ye sat on the bow of the boat, watched the boatman slowly shake the pulp, and asked.

"The water level of the Yangtze River changes every year, rising and falling, so I can't answer you if you ask this question." The boatman said with a smile, and wiped the sweat with the towel on his shoulder from time to time.

It's August now, it's noon, the sun is shining, the temperature is extremely high, and ordinary people really can't do the work of a boatman.

"Boatman, is this year's rainy season coming on time?" Just as Hu Ye was talking to the boatman, the old man Kong Ne also opened the curtain of the cabin door and asked, shaking a feather fan.

"Old man, at the beginning of July in previous years, the rainy season should have come, and the water of the Yangtze River should have risen. But this year is different, and the rainy season has never come. In previous years, the fragrance of rice flowers in early August did not come this year, and the Hehua fish in my field did not have Hehua to eat this year. The boatman naturally could see that Kong Ne was not an ordinary person, and he was also very polite to him.

Hu Ye felt very shameless, he and Kong Ne wanted to ask the same question, but the result was completely different. In contrast, he seemed to be mentally retarded, so he returned to the cabin with some irritation.

"Boy, the boat family has the life of the boat family, the people in the rivers and lakes have the life of the people in the rivers and lakes, the scholars have the life of the scholars, and the women in the Qinglou also have the life of the women in the Qinglou. You ask them questions that you take for granted, and the results you get will not be what you want. Just as you ask how many Analects there are in this boatman, can he tell you a satisfactory answer? When Hu Ye returned to the cabin, Kong Ne said to Hu Ye with a smile.

Hu Ye sat there and didn't answer, he could only blame the boatman for doing it on purpose. When I asked him about the water level, I just wanted to ask him about the impact of this year's drought on the Yangtze River basin. Who knew that he would answer himself like this, and this Kong Ne only asked him a question about the rainy season, and the goods told him all the effects of this year, didn't he mean that he couldn't get along with himself.

"On a hot day in the tenth winter of the lunar month, Niu Gao guarded the Tiger Prison Pass, took his wife's name Mu Guiying, and gave birth to a daughter Mulan, Jiang Ziya sent someone to hire him...... Just when Hu Ye complained, the boatman shouted while supporting the boat.

As for the singing, Hu Ye won't comment on it, but Kong Ne, an old man, shook his head when he listened to the boatman's horn, and this Yan Shenggong actually became interested in the boatman's horn, which really surprised Hu Ye.

Saren and Tsing Yi were uncomfortable, and now they finally understood what Lao Qian's smile meant before he got on the boat. So they had to open the curtain to get some fresh air, but they still felt dizzy.

The boatman's spirit was very strong, and he shouted the trumpet for a full hour, and he stopped only when Hu Ye's ears were calloused. Presumably he was a little tired from shouting, and began to rock the oars intently.

Tsing Yi vomited all the food she ate at noon, Hu Ye didn't expect her to be so seasick, this is still in the inland river, what if she goes to the sea. Saren was okay, but he felt uncomfortable, and then he and Tsing Yi lay next to each other and fell asleep in discomfort.

After nearly four hours of wandering, they finally came to a wharf in Nanjing, and the nightmare of Saren and Tsing Yi was over. When the two little girls got off the boat, their faces turned white, and they didn't know how many good things they had to eat to make up for it when they arrived in Nanjing.

The boatman got five taels of silver and left happily, although the sun was about to set, but he still insisted on returning to Sanjiangying, and his wife and children were still waiting for him to go back.

"Let's go, boy, while it's still dark, you can still find an inn to stay in Nanjing." After leaving the boat, Kong Ne said to Hu Ye.

"I'm looking for an inn to stay? What about you? Hu Ye asked curiously.

"I have my own place to go, so don't worry. This is my handwritten letter, give it to Wang Wei when you go to meet him, I hope it will be good for you. If you're unlucky, thank me. Ha ha. Kong Ne said and handed Hu Ye a letter.

Hu Ye's eyes darkened when he heard this, if the middle lift is called misfortune, then if he doesn't win the move to be an apprentice to Ruan An, it is called lucky? How can this Yan Shenggong be so heavy-hearted.

Just when Hu Ye took the envelope and just put it in his arms, there was a sudden commotion on the dock, and the people got out of the way, and then they saw a pair of soldiers opening a road, and then several people came over on tall horses.

Hu Ye's heart sank, it seemed that he had just arrived in Nanjing, and he hadn't done anything yet, so he could use such a big battle. (To be continued......)