I walked up behind my grandfather and saw him holding a small black wooden box in his hand.

I called softly: Master!

Grandpa didn't react, he was like an old monk in meditation, he didn't know what he was thinking.

I shouted again: Master!

This time I raised my voice, grandpa should have heard it, he retracted his gaze and looked back at me: Oh, Xiaoqi, are you awake?

I nodded, pointed to the wooden box in my grandfather's hand, and asked curiously: Master, what are you thinking? What is this box?

Grandpa sighed slightly, and tapped his fingers lightly on the top of the box: this is the package that the post office has just sent!

Master, do you still have friends outside? Did you send you candy? I was also a child at that time, and I looked at the box like a high-end candy box, so I couldn't wait to open the box.

Who knew that the contents of the wooden box made me slightly stunned: Huh? What is this?

Curious, I took out the contents of the box and played with it in my hand, a palm-sized bronze object with a glowing blue glow that looked old. If you look closely, the shape of this bronze piece is still a little peculiar, it is actually a fishbone! The head and tail of the fish can be clearly seen, and it is a complete fish skeleton!

This bronze fishbone is heavy in his hand, and it is a little cold, and that kind of cold is full of penetrating the skin and soaking into the bones.

I saw that this thing was weird, so I quickly put it back in the box, and asked my grandfather suspiciously: Master, what is the origin of this bronze fishbone? Who sent it?

Grandpa closed the box, stood up with his hands behind his back, looked at the sunset that was about to sink in the distance, and said slowly: This is sent by the He family!

He family?! I was stunned, and then said: What family are you talking about in Jingjiang?

Right! Good memory! Grandpa nodded: The Yangtze River patrols are divided into five families, and the He family is the patrolling people of the Jingjiang section!

I touched my head, a little confused: Why did the He family send you this thing?

Grandpa bowed slightly: This is not an ordinary bronze piece, this is a symbol of the Yangtze River patrolman!

I was stunned: Huh? You say that the bronze fishbone is a symbol of the river patrol?

That's right! Grandpa turned to look at me: This bronze fishbone is called the fishbone order, and there is a word on the back of the bronze fishbone just now!

Then why did the He family send you their bronze fish bones? I'm a little confused.

Grandpa Zhengse said: Xiao Qi, you don't know anything! Among our five major families, there is an unwritten rule that when someone needs help in a big incident, they will send a fishbone order to the other four families. After receiving the fishbone order, the other families must rush to the rescue without hesitation, this is the alliance contract passed down from the ancestors of the five major families!

I opened my mouth: Then the He family sent us the fishbone order, doesn't it mean that something happened to the He family?

Grandpa nodded with a heavy face: The He family is the strongest among the five major families, and it is hard to imagine that there are other things on the Yangtze River that the He family can't handle. Now the He family is going to ask us for help, and I don't know what kind of big thing happened!

I listened carefully to the liver fluttering, the He family is the strongest family among the five major families, and even the He family can't deal with something, it's really unimaginable, no wonder Grandpa looks worried and has a heavy heart.

Master, are you going to Jingjiang? I asked.

Grandpa nodded: This is an alliance contract made by the ancestors, of course you have to go! Although our Geng family is weak, we must be honest, even if it is a person, we have to go! What's more, we are not one yet, but two people!

Two people? I looked at my grandfather, looked around again, and suddenly reacted: Master, do you want to take me there?

You are not young anymore, it is good to go out to see the world, it is not for you to go to the battlefield, the main thing is to increase your knowledge and enrich your experience! Grandpa said.

I grew up and had never traveled far before, and at that age I had no idea or imagined the dangers of this trip. In my naïve mind, I'm glad I was able to go far away.

When are we leaving? I asked Grandpa.

Grandpa said: Tomorrow night at the latest, I am waiting for the Cai family in the Jinsha River section, and we will go over together when the time comes!

Yes! Then I'm going to pack my things now! I was faintly excited, like I was going on a spring outing, and I was still a little excited.

Grandpa put his face on the board: What is there to clean up? Just grab a few changes of clothes, do you think this trip is a trip? It's not that grandpa scares you, if you don't get it well on this trip, it's a life-and-death disaster, you have to be mentally prepared!

Life and death?

I was secretly speechless: Isn't it? Is it so exaggerated?

The next evening, I carried my small schoolbag and followed my grandfather to the riverbank. There is also a Saint Seiya pattern on the surface of the small schoolbag.,This schoolbag was given to me by my grandfather on my birthday last year.,I like it very much.,I've never been willing to use it.。 I brought a few changes of clothes in the bag, as well as snacks such as flavored dried tofu and dried beef. From here to Jingjiang, it is not long to say that it is long, and it is not short to say that it is short. According to the speed of the ship at that time, it took about a day or two to travel day and night.

Grandpa was wearing a set of Mao suits, blue-gray, and his clothes and pants were ironed straight, but he was not old-fashioned, but he looked upright, with the momentum of a master of the rivers and lakes.

Grandpa stood by the river with his hands behind his back, and the river breeze ruffled his gray hair.

The sun is crumbling in the distance, white sails can be seen where the sea and the sky meet, and the river is dyed crimson.

How about the sunset over the Yangtze River? Grandpa asked me.

It's beautiful! I squinted as I watched the afterglow of the setting sun tink the sky red, and the torn clouds were like red ribbons, changing shapes in the wind.

Grandpa smiled slightly: They all say that the sunset on the Yellow River is beautiful, but I think the sunset on the Yangtze River is also beautiful! The sunset over the Yellow River carries a kind of tragedy, like a rough man. And the sunset of the Yangtze River is more tranquil, a serenity, like a graceful woman!

Speaking of this, the grandfather read aloud: Where to look at Shenzhou, the scenery of Beigulou is full of scenery. How many things have risen and fallen through the ages, leisurely, not endlessly, the Yangtze River is rolling!

Hahaha! Hahaha! A hearty laugh could be heard on the river in the distance.

Following the prestige, I saw a black iron boat slowly approaching the river beach, and the motor made a sudden sound.

A man in a power suit in black clothes and pants stood proudly at the bow of the boat, his body was straight, like a benchmark.

The boat is jet black, and the people on board are also all black, giving people a strange cold atmosphere.

It reminds me of the funeral boat on the Yangtze River.

If you see a blackened boat when driving on the Yangtze River, please avoid it, and it is best to avoid it farther, this kind of boat is a funeral boat. The dead in the boat were usually people who had drowned in the river, and there was a lot of resentment.

The iron boat slowly stopped on the edge of the riverbank, and the man on the boat snapped his fist at his grandfather, and laughed: Good poetry! Good poetry! Third master, after so many years, you still like crepe things!

I was stunned, dare to love this man in black and know my grandfather, could it be that the person we are waiting for is him?

Grandpa smiled slightly, hugged his fists and saluted: Huzi, I can hear it, you are laughing at my vassal elegance!

How dare you! The man in black jumped off the bow of the boat, and several jumped in front of his grandfather, and said with a smile: How dare I laugh at you, the third master! How's it going, my old brother, how are you doing lately?

Not bad! Grandpa shook hands with Huzi and pulled me in front of him: Xiao Qi, call uncle!

Uncle! I screamed.

Hey, good! Huzi touched my head: This kid is very handsome, he looks really like his father!

I haven't even seen my dad! I say.

Huzi's palm is a little rough, and it feels like there is a thick layer of calluses, which has been honed by years of martial arts, and I think this Huzi is definitely a master in the practitioner's family. The light skill of Huzi jumping from the bow of the boat just now is enough to illustrate this point.

Yes?! Huzi may have realized that he had said something wrong, laughed dryly, and quickly changed the conversation: Third master, wait a long time, get on the boat, I have prepared the wine, have a good drink tonight!

Xiao Qi, let's go! Grandpa patted me on the shoulder.

I followed my grandfather and them to the boat, before getting on the boat, I took a special look at the river beach, there were almost no footprints of the tiger on the river beach, this light work is really not covered, I can't help but have a deep respect for the tiger in my heart.

When I walked into the cabin, I found that there was a little boy in the cabin, about the same age as me. This little boy was also dressed in black and black pants, and his little face was pale and pale, and he sat in the corner without saying a word, which really scared me.

I gulped and looked around the dark cabin, didn't I? Is this really a funeral ship? Is this little boy a corpse?

I trembled and reached under the little boy's nose to get a sniff out of him.

The little boy suddenly spoke, and his language was clear and concise: Alive!

Yikes!

I retracted my arm like an electric shock, and let out a long breath: sit there and be silent, I thought you were dead!

You're the dead! The little boy shot back at me coldly.

I shook my head, my first impression of the little boy was very bad, that he was not an easy person to get along with.

Hum! I sniffed, sat down far away from him, and said angrily, "What's so cool!"

The tin boat slowly sailed away from the river beach and became a lonely shadow on the river.