In this world, there is life and death, and when we see new life appearing, we have to accept death.

Hengjin ferry, the cold wind is cold, and the reeds of white flowers are swaying with the wind. The smell of blood was in the air, and several wild dogs were licking the remaining blood on the ground, and Noa barked at them, startling them away.

The elder Wei asked Xiao An to search around, but there was no body here, and there were some shabby shoes and hats scattered on the riverbank, Xiao An picked up a broken felt hat and said to the elder Wei: "I recognize this hat, it belongs to Huo Shufang, Captain Cui, they must be in danger!" ”

Gong Qingzhen also proposed: "Comrade Lao Wei, let's hurry up and chase down the river, maybe we can find out the traces of Secretary He!" ”

Elder Wei shook his head and said, "We can't catch up on foot, everyone goes upstream!" ”

Xiao Xu asked: "Could it be that Captain Cui and they have retreated upstream?" ”

"No, they retreated downstream, and they requisitioned all the nearby ships, and the enemy gave up the pursuit precisely because there were no ships." Da Lao Wei analyzed.

Xiao Xu asked rhetorically: "Then you still let us go upstream, isn't this the opposite of the opposite?" ”

Elder Wei replied confidently: "There must be no boats around here, but there will be upstream, let's go upstream to find a boat, so that the speed will be much faster!" ”

Gong Qingzhen also agreed, and Xiao An complained: "Hurry up and find the boat, both of my legs are about to break!" ”

Elder Wei said: "We still have a long way to go in the future, how far have we got, and your leg will be broken?" ”

They rested in Hengjin for a while, and Ye Shuyang took out dry food from the back basket to share it with everyone.

There is not a single ferry boat, let alone a person.

After using the dry food, Ye Shuyang offered to hold the baby, but Gong Qingzhen hurriedly said that he didn't need it.

Xiao Xu handed Mo Yin to Ye Shuyang and said, "This child doesn't recognize life, you hold it!" ”

After they rested, they went up the river, and when it was dark, they came to another ferry port, where there were boats and people, and a wild shop selling rice noodles.

Da Lao Wei took his companions into the store, put down the bamboo basket, and a man wearing a leather apron greeted them and greeted them: "Several customers have worked hard, and the small shop only has rice noodles and river fresh!" ”

Elder Wei put the two tables together into one, let his companions sit down, and then said to the shopkeeper: "Bring all the food and drink, we are all hungry!" ”

The shopkeeper stared at him, and the elder Wei took out a silver dollar from his pocket, put it on the table and said, "Don't worry, I won't give you money!" ”

Gong Qingzhen and Xiao Xu also took out the baby from the bamboo basket and began to breastfeed.

Ye Shuyang told the store: "Put more spicy seeds in rice noodles!" ”

Gong Qingzhen said: "Shopkeeper, don't put chili peppers in my rice noodles!" ”

The elder Wei said to his companions: "You eat here first, I'll go to the ferry to have a look, book the ferry first, and then rush overnight!" ”

There was a bamboo canopy cargo ship at the ferry, but the owner of the ship was gambling in the cabin with a few laborers, and when he heard someone coming in, the fierce owner with a cigarette in his mouth turned his head and asked: "How many goods, and where are they sent?" ”

"How much does it cost to charter a boat?" Elder Wei asked.

The owner of the ship looked at him and asked, "Where to go, how many days?" ”

Elder Wei said: "Let's go downstream, it will take about five or six days, if it is not enough, it can be continued, how much rent does it cost a day?" ”

The owner of the ship replied directly: "One silver dollar a day, and the food expenses are calculated separately!" ”

Elder Wei directly threw him a silver dollar and said, "It's decided, I'll leave later." ”

The owner of the ship took the silver dollar, and the elder Wei turned around and returned to the roadside wild shop.

A bowl of sour and spicy rice noodles went down, and the sweat on everyone's foreheads came out, and the old Wei asked the store to pack the remaining rice noodles and preserved fish and other things, threw him two silver dollars and left the wild store with his companions.

At the ferry, the owner of the boat and his men were already waiting with their necks stretched, and when Da Lao Wei saw this group of guys, he frowned and said, "I only charter a boat, and I don't need so many people." ”

The owner of the ship said to the men, "Disperse, everyone, and drink again when I return!" ”

The men all dispersed, but a strong man remained in the bow of the boat, and the old man looked at him, and the owner of the ship hurriedly explained: "This is my cousin, a little stupid, he has always been with me, I can't leave him alone!" ”

Elder Wei said: "Isn't your cousin stupid?" ”

The owner of the ship hurriedly shouted: "Second fool, what are you still stunned about, hurry up and move the boss's goods on the ship!" ”

The strong stupid big man at the bow of the boat was busy and was about to pick up the bamboo basket on Xiao An's back, but the old man Wei stopped him and said, "No need, I'll take this!" ”

After everyone got on the boat, the boat had two cabins, and the elder Wei asked Xiao'an Gong Qingzhen and them to squeeze together, and he stayed in the outer cabin with the owner, and the stupid big man untied the rope and began to rock the oars and set off.

"What do you call the boatman?" Elder Wei closed his eyes and asked the owner of the ship beside him.

The man hurriedly replied: "My surname is Qi, they all call me Qi Lu, my cousin's name is Bao Zhuang, it's not easy to play a small brain, but some is strength, I don't know what this boss is called, where are you going?" ”

Elder Wei said lightly: "You can call me Lao Wei, don't ask too much about other things, otherwise it will be easy to get into trouble." ”

Qi Lu secretly looked into the bamboo basket beside the elder Wei, and the elder Wei warned him: "It doesn't matter if you can't see some things, but once you see something you shouldn't see, it's too late to regret it!" ”

The boat was going down the river at a very fast speed, and Qi Lu hung air dead wind lamps on the bow and stern, one for illumination, and the other for the warning of the ships in front and behind.

Late at night, Qi Lu went to the stern of the boat to take the helm, the elder Wei took out the radio from the bamboo basket, put on the headphones, and Gong Qingzhen also came from next door and asked him about contacting the main force.

Elder Wei handed the headphones to Gong Qingzhen and asked her to try to contact the main force.

Bao Zhuang poked his head into the cabin, revealing curious eyes, and the elder Wei scolded him: "Don't look at it, it's nothing to look at, hurry up and go to sleep!" ”

The stupid big man nodded in response, and soon Qi Lu also walked into the cabin and asked them, "Who are you, and why do you still have this thing?" ”

Elder Wei looked up at him and asked, "If you recognize this thing, it means that you are not an ordinary boatman!" ”

Qi Lu grabbed the boat and warned the elder Wei: "You are bandits! ”

Gong Qingzhen hurriedly explained: "We are not bandits, we are the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, our poor people's team!" ”

Elder Wei scolded Qi Lu: "I said, don't look at things that shouldn't be seen, wait for you to send us to the place, you collected the money, we have nothing to do with each other!" ”

Qi Lu questioned: "I'm afraid that if I can't receive the money, I may even put my life and the boat into it!" ”

"You are a boat, not gold and silver treasures, we can take them with us, and besides, do I have to pay you for this boat?"

Qi Lu was still a little uneasy, Gong Qingzhen took off her headphones and said: "We are all dragging our families, are you still afraid that we will not be able to repay our debts?" ”