However, the land route is complicated, you need to turn a few cities, pass through heavy mountains and mountains, the road conditions are complicated, and the road is not smooth, not to mention that it is easy to make mistakes. It is different by water, taking the delivery ship of Luojiang Shipping, all the way east, you can reach the border of Qingxiao Kingdom, and then it will be much more convenient to transfer to a horse-drawn carriage or waterway from there.

Ordinary delivery ships don't carry passengers, but insiders are different, especially their own owners!

The Luojiang River is raging, and only ironclad merchant ships can cope with long voyages. The three-story cargo ship pressed the waves, cleaving the waves, and moving forward rapidly.

Only the top deck of this ship was manned, and it could accommodate about forty people in total, except for five warriors, the rest were strong men, with strong muscles and dark complexions, and each of them carried bows, crossbows, knives and guns on their backs.

Occupy a favorable position on the waterway, and use a bow and crossbow as a defense, which is extremely lethal, and sometimes even stronger than that of a warrior.

The first quarter moon rises early, and when the moon sets, the sky will dawn.

The river gradually widens, gradually moving away from the dark Broken Sky Mountains, and the surrounding water towns are still immersed in the vast morning mist, and only faint outlines can be seen.

The river bank was silent, and the cold wind was cold. Even though it's hot, the banks of the river are still different.

In the nests of the dead treetops, there is an occasional cry, especially at night.

Occasionally, from the misty reeds in the distance, there will be small bamboo rafts hidden, catch some fish and shrimp and sell copper coins, and the poor people who eat together by the river are no easier than the bitter haha at the foot of the mountain.

Fishing on the water is dangerous, in addition to paying taxes, you also have to face extortion by gangs and bandits.

Every year, the catch of fish is exchanged for silver, four percent of the transaction tax, forty percent to the water bandits, and only two percent can be kept in their own hands.

If you're unlucky and don't get enough fish, the whole family will go hungry.

Xu Hao finished meditating, and walked straight to the bow deck, as the owner, the room he lived in was the captain's top cabin.

After a few days of sailing, he was far away from home, but in the face of the new world, he was still ignorant in his mind, which was an illusion or baptism, and anyone in this situation would feel like a world away.

was originally just a bitter child, but now, his identity is different, and he can be called a child of a wealthy businessman. The difference between heaven and earth seems to be only a thin line.

There was a bench on the deck of "Hu ......", Xu Hao leaned lightly, looked at the rolling waves and sighed softly.

As we move on, the river becomes wider and wider, and we are about to lose sight of both sides.

"Owner, I'm almost in Sioux City, which is the land of fish and rice. Suddenly, a person dressed in a strong suit came from behind, it was none other than the bow of this merchant ship, Ma Xuejiang, the old man had been driving the ship all his life and had a lot of experience.

"We have a batch of goods to be unloaded here, and we have to carry a few boxes of valuables, and the whole process takes about a day. We'll rest here for the night and continue our journey tomorrow. ”

Xu Hao nodded, the ship had to stop halfway, and in addition to the goods, it was also necessary to purchase supplies.

"I've admired Sioux City for a long time, so it's just the right time to visit. Xu Hao nodded, since he came, he naturally wanted to relax and relax, the long-term cultivation in Cloud City and the cabin had already made his spirit tense, and this time was just the right time to relax.

The merchant ships sailed, the sun rose, and the fog on the riverside gradually cleared until it became clear. The water is like a mirror, and the shore with beautiful reflections is rippling with blue waves, gently shaking the reeds.

Sioux City West Wharf will arrive, and large and small cargo ships and fishing boats can be seen moored everywhere, which is extremely prosperous and lively.

Herons, storks, and mallards, and all kinds of waterfowl roam the shore.

Many coolie porters with flat burdens stood at the berth before dawn, bowed their waists, and waited bitterly for the cargo ship to dock and unload, so that there was heavy work to do.

The palanquin drivers and porters not far away stared at the passenger ships, waiting for the rich families to come and take the sedan chairs.

Xu Hao has long heard of this place, it is the land of fish and rice in Qingxiao Country, although the scale of the city is not the largest, but it is the most beautiful.

The merchant ship slowly approached the shore, and the laborers and porters immediately began to busied, unloading some of the goods and transporting them to the city, while the rest of the ship sat quietly in the nearby pergola.

Xu Hao also sat quietly in the pergola, drinking tea, at this time, the bow of the boat leaned over and flatteringly handed him a plate of fruit.

"Taste, host, wash it. ”

The red color resembles dates, slightly larger, but it looks more vibrant.

"I just bought it, this is a specialty of Sioux City's 'gum fruit', you have to look for a light-colored one to eat this thing, it's too red and too dark and you'll be old. ”

Xu Hao smiled and nodded, knowing that the other party was patting on the back but was also quite comfortable, he reached out and picked one up, tasted it: "Yes, sweet and sour, like pears, the taste is different." ”

"You will eat!" Ma Xuejiang's eyes lit up, stretched out his thumb, and then reminded: "By the way, we will go to live in the 'Wangjiang Restaurant' at night, and we have already booked the upper room, and it will take more than two hours to unload the goods here, and we will have to load the goods later, so you don't have to supervise the work here like us." ”

Xu Hao nodded, he was just looking, and he was just trying to wander around Su City.

He got up and headed straight into the city. Sioux City is busy at any given time, with nearly 100,000 families living in nearby villages and towns alone, and many outsiders arriving by merchant and passenger ships.

There are businessmen with bags and hurrying looks, high-rollers with sharp blades at their waists, and various opera jugglers.

Of course, fishermen selling fish, farmers selling melons and fruits, woodcutters selling firewood, hunters selling delicacies and game, and traders carrying goods through the streets and alleys are all the more frequent.

There is a stone slab maple bridge at the city gate, and there are many vendors on the side of the maple bridge, forming a city gate market.

Looking east from the stone slab bridge, there is a thousand-year-old temple on the hill not far away, which is the famous Changchun Temple in Suzhou City.

Xu Hao stepped up, followed the mountain path straight to the front of the view, the incense was vigorous, both men and women, gathered here.

"Ding-" The buzzing bell in the view is striking, and the fairy spirit is ethereal. With a history of thousands of years, even the brick walls reveal the atmosphere of the times.

Xu Hao walked through the two courtyards and walked to the front of Sanqingguan, only to see a girl in pink kneeling and bowing, although she was only turning her back to herself, her graceful figure was also extremely attractive.

The other party acted sincerely, bowed three times and bowed nine times, and then stood up.

After turning around, he showed a charming face, a tall figure, with a tight long skirt, beautiful eyes and a little shy. Seeing Xu Hao, the other party was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.

"Childe is from the riverside?" the girl asked softly with a smile. This was greatly unexpected by Xu Hao, the two sides didn't know each other, and they didn't know why the other party wanted to talk to him?