After eating, Zhang Xuanmeng asked the store about the situation of crossing the river. The shopkeeper said: "This is the Yangtze River, there is no bridge to pass through since ancient times, only a ferry boat." It's very easy, and we have boatmen in our town who make a living by ferrying. Zhang Xuanmeng nodded and said, "I don't know where to find them?" The shopkeeper said: "Don't bother the young master, I'll go find one for you, but the young master, you have to break some money." Zhang Xuanmeng knew that he wanted silver again, and he had it in his arms anyway, so he gave him two taels of silver. The shopkeeper went happily.

After a short time, the shopkeeper brought them a man in his forties, with a slight lame leg and a black scar on his face. Zhang Xuanmeng saw that he was still the ferryman in the previous life, although his appearance was not good, but his style was good, so he said: "Cross the river early tomorrow morning, don't miss the trip." As he spoke, he reached out and touched a piece of silver and gave it to him. The man saw that he was so generous, and there was a lot of silver in his arms, he was very happy, and he thought to himself, after a year of ferrying, I don't know how much money I can earn, just because I don't look good, and I don't have a lot of money at hand, so I have no family so far, and today I have met the God of Wealth.

Nothing was said all night. Early the next morning, Zhang Xuanmeng and Zhu Kexin got up early, washed their faces, and went downstairs, only to see that the man who was ferrying was already ready, waiting for them in the hall. The two of them followed the man and hurried towards the river, but he did not pay attention, and as he left, the shopkeeper waved his hand vigorously to the man.

The boat carried the two men and rowed into the river. Because of the early morning, the river is white, and there are no other boats. The man's style is very good, the river is calm in the morning, the boat is steady, and he arrived at the center of the river in a short time. Zhang Xuanmeng and Zhu Kexin had never been on a boat, and they had never seen such a big river and lake, so they were very happy, sitting at the stern of the boat, looking at the river. Zhang Xuanmeng knew that they would cross the river soon, and nothing unexpected happened. I saw clouds floating in the sky from time to time, reflected in the water, swaying with the waves, very interesting. The two pointed and pointed, talking and laughing.

More than halfway through the river, they were happy, and suddenly felt that the boat was not moving forward, but swaying. The two hurriedly turned around, only to see that the man had already put down the rocking oar in his hand and stepped on the side of the boat with both feet. The more the boat tossed, the more powerful it became, as if it was about to capsize. The two were shocked.

Zhang Xuanmeng hurriedly said: "Boatman, what happened?"

The man's eyes widened and he said, "Two little dolls, hand over your money quickly, otherwise, I will throw you into the river to feed the fish." Hehe, I have never seen so much silver, and it is also appropriate for me to get rich and meet you two little rich men. ”

As soon as Zhang Xuanmeng heard this, he knew that the man was secretly frightened when he saw that he was in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "Boat man, if you have something to say, I will give you ten more taels of silver." So saying, he took out a minotion of silver from his bosom.

The man was even happier when he saw it, and exclaimed, "Little fool, how can ten taels of silver be enough, Lao Tzu has not yet married a daughter-in-law, and Lao Tzu will bring all your gold and silver." He only said that he had a lot of silver in his arms, but he didn't expect that when he saw him take the silver, there were still gold pages and the like in his arms.

The man urged, and said, "Hurry, hurry, otherwise, I will take you all down the river to feed the fish." At this time, Zhu Kexin was already trembling with fright, and he didn't dare to say anything.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Zhang Xuanmeng had to take out most of the gold and silver in his arms and Kexin's mother's hand ornaments, put them on the boat, and said, "Boat family, it's good, we are also taking refuge." These are all for you, let us go, and we won't report to the official. ”

When the man heard this, he laughed and said: "Good boy, you still want to report to the official, these years, where did the official in our place come from, and he still wants to use the official family to bluff me." stepped forward and snatched the gold and silver in Zhang Xuanmeng's hand, stuffed it in his arms, slapped him to the ground again, stepped on his chest, and took out all the things in his arms. In addition to gold and silver, there were two emeralds, a gold necklace, a few gold pages, and a jade bracelet, as well as a thin booklet and a ball of silk. The man was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, put away the necklace and gems, flipped through the book casually, saw that there was nothing sandwiched in the middle, threw it aside, and said: "There is still a bad book, is it the top prize?" and picked up the ball of silk again, rubbed it in his hand and said: "The material is good, but unfortunately it has been written a lot of words and smeared." "Throw it away. When he turned around and saw Zhu Kexin and Zhang Xuanmeng with bright clothes, they were about to tear them.

Zhang Xuanmeng said: "Boatman, you take all the things, let us go, we will never report to the official."

The man said, "Who knows what happened to you two little things, what if something happens?" Anyway, throwing them to the bottom of the river is the same with or without clothes, and it is the right to help me, a poor man." ”

Zhang Xuanmeng saw that this man had murderous intentions, and his heart was gloomy, how could it be different from the previous life, in the previous life, when they went to the center of the river, there happened to be a big boat coming down from the upstream, and someone shouted at them and asked who it was. This man just replied that he crossed the river to visit his relatives, and soon crossed the river. Why is there no big ship in this life, but this man wants to seek money and kill him? Unexpectedly, he escaped the pursuit and killing of the Shura Sect, but he was going to die at the hands of this unknown evil man, and turned his head to look at Kexin, only to see that her face was full of fear, her eyes were wide open, but she did not shed tears.

He got up and knelt on the boat and said, "This uncle, I just ask you to spare my sister, and my sister will never report to the official." As he spoke, he took off his coat. The man just sneered.

Zhang Xuanmeng said to Zhu Kexin again: "Kexin, promise quickly, you will never report to the official after crossing the river." Zhu Kexin was willing to obey, just cried: "Don't, Xuanmeng, don't, I want to cross the river with you." ”