Song Chongjin saw that the boss of the boat didn't want to greet him at all, so naturally he wouldn't be bored.

Following the man who led the way, not a few steps away, there was the cabin.

Although the boss of the ship ignored them, the cabins arranged for them were excellent, and on the deck, three rooms were arranged, although they were not big, but the beds, tables and chairs were all complete, and the cleaning was also clean.

That's pretty much the difference.

The person who led the way, introduced himself as Xiao Qi, and he was also extremely clever, and he explained the rules on the boat in a few words.

It is to try to go out of the cabin as little as possible during the day, but at night it is casual, and someone will send food every day, of course, if you are willing to cook, you can also go to the kitchen to divide a small stove for them, and you have to boil water or something.

When it comes to the dock, they will be told the time of departure, and they can also disembark and replenish their own belongings, of course, if they miss the time, the boat will not wait for them.

It took about a month to get to the capital this way, and Song Chongjin and the seven of them had a total of one hundred taels of silver.

Song Chongjin and the others all nodded to indicate that they understood.

Xiao Qi also said that when the person brought it, he would also leave.

Yang Zong escorted him out, stuffed a piece of broken silver with his hand, and then inquired a few more taboos on the ship, and took a silver ticket of one hundred taels to pay the accommodation fee.

Xiao Qi pinched the silver ingot in the palm of his hand, and looked at Yang Zongbao taking out a hundred taels of silver without blinking his eyes, naturally knowing that this family looked inconspicuous, but it was rich.

The attitude eased, but he gave a few extra words of advice before being sent away by Yang Zongbao.

Yang Zongbao returned to the cabin at this time, told Xiao Qi about the taboo or something, and asked Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Ding to fetch water and wipe the house again.

When Mrs. Wu and the others went out, Yang Zongbao said: "When I got on the boat, I saw it, this ship is afraid that it is a cargo ship, looking at this posture, maybe it is an escort." Let's not ask, we just don't know what to do. I've already given all the money for the lodging, so let's not go out for the next two days, and I'll talk about it when I get acquainted with them. ”

When Yang Zongbao was in the rivers and lakes in order to take revenge, he also used to be a boatman, so he naturally knew a lot of taboos, especially this was an official ship, so he naturally had to be more careful.

Everyone naturally has no opinion, in this family, except for Song Chongjin, Yang Zongbao has the most this kind of experience, listen to him.

Generally speaking, those who have never been on a boat will get motion sickness, but with Imperial Doctor Du here, two large bottles of seasickness medicine have been prepared, enough for them to go to the capital, and they will not be afraid.

After a while, Mrs. Wu and her sisters fetched water, cleaned up the three rooms briefly, and covered their bags.

Mrs. Wu's mouth was originally coincidental, first she talked to a boatman, found the kitchen, and there were two boatmen cooking in the kitchen, looking at the posture, that is, it can be cooked, as for whether it is delicious or not, the old men of this boat, it would be good if they didn't starve to death, who was so squeamish?

Mrs. Ding's eyebrows jumped, and she hurriedly volunteered to step forward and say that she wanted to help.

The boat was all cooking in turns, and when the two boatmen heard that someone was going to help, they were so happy to let go, and they were very generous to give up a small stove and let Mrs. Wu boil water to make tea.

Mrs. Ding took action, and when Mrs. Wu and Gu Yu cleaned up the room, they also came to help, and soon the lunch was ready.

It's simple, because I stopped in Jing County to purchase ingredients, but there is meat and vegetables.

Mrs. Ding's craftsmanship was not bad, and the fragrance was blown to the deck by the wind, and many boatmen suddenly smelled the smell and came out.

"Who's cooking today? , how does it smell? ”

"When did Ergouzi actually have this skill?"

"Damn, eat these pig foods every day along the way, Lao Tzu is about to become a pig!"

……

When the two boatmen, who were supposed to cook today, brought the food in wooden barrels, the boatmen didn't care much, and they all rushed up and rushed to grab it.

"This is what people eat—"

"Oh, I'll go, are you human? Leave a little for labor! ”

"Fuck off, this piece of meat is labor-owned!"

……

There was almost no fighting.

The captain of the boat was sent by the boatman alone, and when he smelled the fragrance, his expressionless face showed a look of doubt.

"Boss, this is made by the mother-in-law of the house, it smells strange, you can taste it."

The captain glanced at the boatman: "Be careful with the things at this entrance, don't let people do anything inside!" ”

The boatman laughed: "How can it? Our brothers are staring at it right, nothing can happen. Besides, it's all in one pot, and they eat it themselves. ”

The boat boss lowered his head, took a bite with chopsticks, and after a pause, the speed of eating couldn't help but speed up.

The boatman saw that the boat boss had nothing to say anymore and was about to withdraw, when the boat boss said casually: "Tell the man to let their mother-in-law be responsible for our brother's food in the future, and you can give them less than half of the accommodation silver." ”

The boatman agreed with a smile, knowing that the ship's boss couldn't stand the days of eating pig food every day.

As long as they can return to Beijing at the end of the year, they will be rewarded with a lot of silver, although the accommodation silver for this halfway hitchhike is a lot, and the big guys will share it and not much on everyone's head, but if they can avoid the fate of eating pig food along the way, everyone must be happy.

With the words of the boat boss, plus this first meal, he was subdued by Mrs. Ding's craftsmanship, and the attitude of the boatman on the ship improved.

Not only is there an adequate supply of hot water every day, but there is no longer any saying that you are not allowed on deck during the day.

In addition, after Yang Zongbao was able to speak, he was a very good at looking at the eyes and knowing how to advance and retreat, and within two days, he mingled with the boatmen and called him brothers.

Song Chongjin because he is a lifter, everyone thinks that although he doesn't look like a scholar, but in the end he is a lifter, everyone was a little respectful at first, and later saw that Song Chongjin was fishing on the deck in addition to reading every day, although he had a black face, he could speak kindly, and he got along every day, so he was not so rusty.

Then one day, there was a sudden storm, and I was about to put down the sails, but somehow, the sails were so entangled in the wind that the wind blew the sails, and I couldn't control the speed, and I was about to crash into the shore.

The boss of the boat wanted to control the rudder, but no one could untie the sail, and it was the time of crisis, or Song Chongjin ravaged up, jumped on the mast in a few clicks, cut the rope that was entangled in the sail, and put the sail down.

It's kind of saving the lives of a boatload of people.

Since then, the boatmen's eyes have been full of awe when they look at Song Chongjin.

The attitude of the boat boss was also a little better, and he personally thanked Song Chongjin, returned all the money for the accommodation, and took the initiative to report his name, it turned out that his surname was Duan, called Duan Chuanzhou.

Knowing that Song Chongjin was going to the capital to take the exam, he only patted his chest and said, when he arrived in the capital, he didn't say anything else, if he wanted to find a place to stay, wrap it up on him.

Since the sail incident, the boatmen on this official ship are all scheming men, but they don't treat the Song family as outsiders.