Chapter 52: Profiteering
He Wei panicked suddenly, and he could feel that his heels were a little sticky. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info felt like he had stepped on something strange, and he couldn't break free even if he wanted to, and his left leg sank deeper and deeper, and his whole body felt like he had stepped into a quagmire in a swamp.
Hao Yue immediately reached out and grabbed He Wei's arm, and pulled him over with a hard pull. His strength was amazing, and he felt that he could lift a tripod high with a single grasp. Therefore, he easily pulled He Wei back without any effort.
When He Wei was pulled back, he also felt a strange force in his legs wrapping around his knees, making his whole nerves extremely frightened. He kept kicking the ground in front of him with his legs, and his body shrank back sharply.
Zhanfei found a torch out of nowhere, lit it and immediately threw it at the ground in front of him, and the fire quickly ignited. However, the light of the fire seemed a little unusual, and the light of its outer flame was green, and it scurried wildly on the sand and gravel on the ground with lightning speed.
"Once this fire is lit, I'm afraid it will alarm the ghosts who patrol the city at night, let's evacuate here quickly, we don't have to go back to the city tonight, I have prepared a flat boat in the upper reaches of the river, and I can quickly escape to the other side of the river." After throwing out the torch, Zhanfei turned around and waved at the two of them, motioning for them to all follow.
He Wei didn't seem to have recovered from the panic just now, his breathing was getting heavier and heavier, and his face turned green with fright. From time to time, his eyes would go to his heels, and he always felt that there was a strange power around him.
"Hehe, you're scared!" Hao Yue's flushed face revealed a faint smile, and he slowly helped He Wei beside him from the ground with both hands.
"What was it just now? Why didn't I see anything, what did you all see? When He Wei asked this sentence, his eyes were still fixed on the location where the old man had died, but he didn't find anything, let alone see the fire.
This also caused He Wei to feel very curious in his heart, he shifted his gaze to Zhanfei's cheek again, and asked urgently: "I just saw you throw out the torch, but why didn't I see the flame burning, there is nothing in front of me." ”
"Don't ask so much, let's evacuate quickly, those who should see it will see it, and those who shouldn't see it can't see it." After Zhan Fei replied to He Wei, he turned around and quickened his pace towards the upstream of the river.
After Hao Yue helped him up, he said with a smile: "Ha! Let's go, forget that you're not like us, and that there are things you can't see. ”
"What the hell is that?"
Hao Yue didn't continue to reply, just his face changed, he glanced at He Wei, turned around and walked quickly behind Zhanfei.
He Wei saw that the two of them looked a little strange, and he didn't continue to ask. He also knew in his heart that his body was not a normal torso, but a strange insect that had been transformed.
As soon as he thought of this, He Wei suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and his whole person stiffened, standing in place and not moving, like a big tree standing by the river.
"Hey, come along, what are you thinking? Mother-in-law and mother-in-law, like a little daughter-in-law. Hao Yue suddenly turned around and shouted.
"Oh, here it is." After He Wei came back to his senses, he hurriedly responded to Hao Yue and followed in a hurry.
Soon after, the three of them traveled together to the upper reaches of the river. There was also a small pier built in this place, which was so narrow that it seemed to accommodate only a few small wooden boats, but there was only one small boat on the shore on the side of the pier.
On the small wooden boat sat an old man in his seventies, with white hair and a cigarette stick in his mouth, and his thin body seemed to be a little weak.
The old man felt that there was a pedestrian coming from the shore, and hurriedly put away the cigarette stick in his hand, and looked a little surprised, so he stood up from the boat, picked up the oars with both hands, and deliberately rowed the boat to a position three or five meters away from the pier.
Zhan Fei walked to the edge of the dock step by step, waved his hand at the white-haired old man with a smile on his face, and shouted, "Hey, boatman, quickly row the boat to the shore and send us to the other side!" ”
"What? Isn't that ship yours? He Wei followed and asked curiously.
Zhan Fei turned around and said, "Of course it's not mine, but I have already given him money before, and he has to send us over." ”
The septuagenarian sat on a small wooden boat, with a sinister smile on his face, and a strange laugh came out of his voice: "Hey, hey, hey, hey! ”
"Why are you laughing? Hurry up and row the boat! Zhanfei's face looked a little anxious.
Hao Yue suddenly rushed up from behind, like a mad tiger, and his heavy footsteps shook the planks on the ground to "squeak". As soon as he stretched out his hand, he pointed to the old man on the boat and scolded angrily, "Hey! You old thing, don't play tricks on us, or you'll die an ugly death. ”
The old man on the boat laughed again, unhurriedly took out the cigarette stick from his sleeve, put it in his mouth, took a deep breath, and said to the three of them leisurely: "Hey, hey! The three of you fugitives are still quite temperamental, if there is no old man to help you today, you will not become a 'fish in the water' prison prisoner, hahaha! ”
The old man's laughter almost covered the entire river, and he had a triumphant expression on his face, and his momentum was terrifying.
"Fugitives? How does he know that we are fugitives? He Wei quietly exclaimed.
Zhanfei's face suddenly panicked, twisted his neck and whispered to He Wei: "Oh no! I'm afraid that this old fox has just witnessed what we did before, and is now deliberately making things difficult for us. ”
Hao Yue, who was on the side, suddenly became extremely irritable, and couldn't help but scold the old man again: "Phew! You treacherous old fox, if you still want to see the sun tomorrow, dare to row the boat to Lao Tzu quickly. ”
When the old man heard this, he immediately put away the cigarette stick, picked up the oars with both hands, and replied while rowing: "In this case, the old man will not accompany you, you can blow the wind on the shore, in fact, the food in prison is also quite fragrant." ”
"What do you mean by an old fox?" Hao Yue picked up a stone from the ground and slammed it towards the old man's boat, just as the stone hit the small sail of the wooden boat, and the wooden boat lost its balance in one fell swoop.
The white-haired old man was at a loss for a moment, his whole body staggered, and he almost fell from the wooden boat into the river. He immediately put away the sails and rowed desperately towards the other side of the river.
Zhanfei's demeanor changed, and he turned back to Hao Yue and accused: "Second brother, don't be reckless, we are like birds with broken arms at the moment, we can't be nonsense!" ”
Hao Yue lowered his head, his fists tightened, and replied helplessly: "Hey! It's uncomfortable to see this guy, and the old ruffian who has stepped into the coffin with half his legs still has so many eyes. ”
Seeing the white-haired old man rowing the boat farther and farther away, it almost turned into a small dot and disappeared from their sight. He Wei suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he seemed to remember something in his heart, and suddenly patted Hao Yue's shoulder and said, "Big brother, didn't you just loot a gold ring?" Give this ring to the old man and let him take us there. ”
"What are you kidding? Do you know how much this ring is worth? I can build a dock by myself, and I gave him a lot of money before I said that we were there, and now I still ask for money. Hao Yue refused, and his face was a little ugly.
Zhanfei lowered his head and was silent for a while, and had no choice but to speak: "Hey! For now, this is all there is to it, even if there is a lot of gold and silver treasure that there is no life to enjoy, what is the use? ”
As soon as Zhan Fei finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Hao Yue, and said: "Second brother, your voice is louder, let that old man come back, let's give him all the belongings on his body, as long as we get to the other side of the river, it's not too late to settle accounts with him." ”
Although Hao Yue's face was not very happy, he finally agreed, and turned his gaze to the middle of the river, and found that the old man had rowed the boat away. He immediately put his hands over his lips and shouted, "Hey! Row the boat back, old man, and we'll give you as much money as you want, until your broken boat sinks. ”
As soon as the voice fell, there was no response from the old man, and the upper part of the river became calm, so quiet that the sound of the water could be heard clearly.
Seeing that no one responded, Hao Yue could only open his loudest voice, and shouted loudly to the other side of the river: "Old man, quickly row the boat to me, do you hear it!! ”
This sentence was very loud, and Hao Yue roared out with all his strength, almost shaking the water on the river into waves. He Wei and Zhanfei couldn't stand it and covered their ears, and their expressions were very painful.
But the old man, who had long since disappeared, seemed to have suddenly evaporated from the surface of the river, and there was no response at all, and he was not seen to sail the boat back.
"Okay, don't shout, I guess he's waiting for us to open a sky-high price, he won't go far, who will let go of such a good opportunity to make money?" He Wei patted his brain, bit his lip and thought carefully, hesitated for a while, and then continued: "How much money do you have to be considered a rich man?" ”
"What do you mean? Can you make it clear with your little white face? Hao Yue frowned and asked in confusion.
Among the three people, although Zhanfei is not a smart person, he is also a person who understands. After hearing the conversation in front of him, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he smiled faintly, and said to He Wei with a face: "In our place, as long as you have money, you are considered a rich man, no matter how much silver or gold. ”
"Oh, I see, I see." He Wei's eyes rolled, and then he turned his gaze to the other side of the river, slapped his head, and yelled forward: "Old man! Come back, we've got a lot of gold, glittering gold, and silver jewels, enough to eat, drink, and be merry for a lifetime! ”
He Wei's voice sounded, and it really had a good effect, and the white-haired old man, who had long since disappeared, heard a faint response from some corner. "Hahaha! If you had such an attitude before, why did the old man bother with it? ”
He Wei saw that the situation had improved, so he continued to persuade loudly: "Yes, yes, it was all our fault just now, we were too reckless, you should come back and take us across the river quickly." ”
The white-haired old man's voice was getting closer and closer, although he couldn't see his ship, but he could clearly feel that it was slowly moving towards the dock, and he replied with a low smile: "Don't worry, don't worry, the old man's sail has been smashed by you, and the speed is really not fast, and you will have to pay for my sail in a while." ”
"Hey, hey! Of course, there must be double compensation, so you can row the boat over quickly. He Wei accentuated his tone and said politely.
Hao Yue suddenly laughed, and whispered to He Wei: "Hehe, you little white face, I can't see that you still have this ability." ”
He Wei looked embarrassed, and replied with a stupid smile: "Uh...... Isn't that a skill? But you can say it, hehe! ”
Zhanfei, who was standing on the side without saying a word for a long time, suddenly turned a little pale, his ears shook slightly unconsciously, and he lowered his head and whispered to them: "It's not good, someone is chasing after you, there are a lot of people, the footsteps are very dense, it seems that the ghost who patrols the night has arrived." ”
When He Wei heard this, he glanced back and found that the surroundings were unusually calm, and there was not even a bird's call, let alone footsteps. He looked at Zhanfei's face curiously and asked, "Wouldn't it?" Where are the people? I didn't see it, I didn't hear it. ”
"They're still far away, but they'll be killed soon, we're still a little bit of incense away, so don't stop when we get to the other side of the river, and go straight to the woods on the other side, understand?" Zhanfei's body was a little unnatural, and his expression was also a little panicked.
But Hao Yue didn't think so, patted his chest, and said proudly: "Hey, I'm afraid that they will do something, I will kill one when they come, and I will slaughter a pair when they come, almost all the ghosts in this city are wine bags and rice bags, and slaughtering them is like slaughtering pigs and dogs!" ”
Zhanfei raised his head and accused Hao Yue again: "I've told you many times, tell you not to be reckless, is there anything to think about first?" Not everything can only be solved by force, if you can not use swords and guns, then it is the best policy. ”
Hao Yue suddenly fell silent and stopped speaking, but his face looked obviously uncomfortable.
"Look, look, the old man has rowed the boat over, and I can already see him." He Wei excitedly pointed to the center of the river, took a step forward, and carefully looked at the old man who was driving not far away.
Zhan Fei also looked at the white-haired old man who was driving over, his face looked much calmer than before, and he suddenly said to Hao Yue: "Second brother, don't talk for a while, your words may kill us all." ”
(To be continued)