It's just two boatmen, Liu Dongxing is indispensable, after all, this is already Pingyang, and the boat boss is a person who is used to his family.

He was about to say yes, but Shu Ping came over at this time: "Uncle, the big * grandmother asked if the boat was ready, when it could leave, it was not early, the big * milk was worried that if it dragged on any longer, it would be dark before she could enter the city." ”

Liu Dongxing said: "The luggage has just been sent to the ship, and it will be ready to leave immediately, but something happened to the boatman, and two boatmen couldn't come, so the boat boss found two more people." You go tell the big * milk, let's go. ”

Shu Ping turned around and reported to Wen Yi, who frowned when she heard that there were two more people: "Do you know where those two boatmen came from?" Is it reliable? Why did something happen at this time? ”

Shu Ping relayed the message to Liu Dongxing, and Liu Dongxing came over to her and said: "I have seen one of the shipwrights, and judging by his words, deeds, appearance, and appearance, he is indeed a person who is used to begging for a living on the ship." Besides, isn't that ship boss used by your mother's family? The acquaintances he introduced must be reliable. ”

Wen Yi was a little unhappy: "I just left this matter to him for the sake of him being a person who is used to the family." He has a ship of his size, there are more than a dozen large and small ships, and there are nearly 100 boatmen, where is there a shortage of two people? But they have to hire people from outside. It's not that I can't trust him, but I can't afford the risk. Xianggong, you go and talk to him, just say that we only need the person who travels on his boat, if he can't do it, then I will change to another one, even if it is late, we will spend the night in Pingyang. ”

Liu Dongxing was a little surprised: "What's wrong?" Although you are careful to sail the ship of 10,000 years, why would you rather spend the night in Binh Duong than find someone to replace you? "My wife has always been very talkative, but now she is thinking about this little thing, which is a little bit like her.

Wen Yi frowned, and couldn't tell what was wrong with her, but she had a bad premonition for no reason, so she said, "I can't say it myself, I just feel that something bad is about to happen." Ever since I left Qingzhou, I always felt as if someone was chasing us behind, but I couldn't see anything unusual on the road. When I got here, I was a little relieved, but I felt that things were not so easy to pass. Maybe I'm just worrying too much and thinking too much. But now is the time to go, and we're still bringing our cousins and cousins, so it's always good to be careful. ”

Liu Dongxing smiled: "I see, I thought something was wrong with you." It's nothing. When we left Qingzhou, we were worried that King Zheng would find out that we had taken our cousin away and send someone to catch up, so we didn't dare to relax for a moment, and we didn't breathe a sigh of relief until we left the boundary of Qingzhou. But so many days have passed, and there are no pursuers, and this is not Qingzhou territory, what else do you have to worry about? Little aunt, they must have successfully concealed it."

Wen Yi thought about it and felt that his words were also reasonable, maybe he was worried too much for days, and some plants and trees were all soldiers. This is Pingyang, where they take care of their home, and on the other side of the river is Kangcheng, leaving Kang

It's only a hundred miles south, it's all here, what else is she afraid of?

So she smiled and said, "Okay, then let's go, it's just the two boatmen......" she frowned, "Let's change to someone from the local boat company, I remember that Uncle Jiu's family has a relative who runs the boat company, although it is not the largest one, but it is also safe, and occasionally it will work together with the current boat company to do business." If the captain of the ship really can't find anyone, ask them to borrow someone. I can't trust outsiders, and if I don't want to be reliable with local acquaintances, why should I have to look for them? ”

Liu Dongxing looked at her helplessly: "Okay, okay, it's up to you." It's just two boatmen, anyway. ”

He ordered Shu Ping to find the boat boss and convey Wen Yi's meaning. The boat boss couldn't help but be embarrassed.

He has nearly 100 men under him, where is there really a shortage of these two shipwrights? It's just that the hands of the people are short. But this time, the patron is an official, and the female dependents are the daughters of the Gu family, so he can't offend the big patron for a little money, right? I had to order someone to go back to the ship's house to find manpower, and at the same time I looked for the two boatmen, and whispered: "The employer's wife refuses, she must have local manpower, and said that if I am short of people, I will borrow them from other shipwrights." Second master, I have so many brothers, and it is not the peak season now, if I really want to go to other ships to borrow people for two big ships, I will lose all my face for eight lifetimes, and please take care of the two masters, I don't want the silver, please go back"

Another tall boatman's eyes flashed and he stared at him: "What do you mean by this?" That's not what I said yesterday, our brothers even packed their luggage, but you have to regret it, isn't it too long? Grabbing his collar with one hand, he dragged it in front of him: "If you want to die, say it early"

The boss of the boat turned pale with fright, and hurriedly shouted, "Let go of what are you doing here?" ”

The dark-skinned boatman frowned and stopped his companion: "What are you doing?" Are you afraid that others will not know? ”

The tall boatman snorted coldly, threw the boat boss away, and snorted: "Want to regret it?" No way"

The dark-skinned boatman stared at him, then showed a smile and said to the ship's boss kindly: "Don't be surprised, boss, he is a rough man and does not know how to be polite. If there is anything offended, please don't be surprised. ”

"No...... Don't dare, don't dare ......" The boat boss cowered and folded his hands, and he already regretted it in his heart. Even if the shipping business on the river is deserted in winter, he shouldn't have provoked such evil stars in order to earn a few more money for the New Year.

The dark-skinned boatman would not understand his thoughts, but said with a smile: "Boss, let's discuss, you see that there are few of our brothers, and your ship is so big, even if you let us go up, as long as you don't say it, how will the employer know that we are not your people?" Don't worry, we won't get you in trouble, we just want to borrow their boat across the river and find some odd jobs to do. Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, who doesn't want to earn a few more money? ”

The boat boss laughed dryly, but he couldn't believe that his words were true. At this time, many people wanted to find odd jobs to earn money, but spending so much silver and forcing the ship's owners to release people on the ship was just for the sake of it

Go to Cannes on the other side of the river to find some odd jobs? He is not a fool, how could he believe such a thing? And this time, the patron is an official

Pingyang only had a civil unrest last year, although it did not spread to the riverside, but his hometown is Pingnan Town, the villagers don't know how many people died, those bandits are still clamoring to attack Pingyang City to kill the big officials or something, God knows if these people are the remnants of the bandits? If he lets these people on the boat and something happens on the river, he doesn't want to run

It's just that the hero doesn't suffer immediate losses, these two people's fists are powerful, he is not an opponent, how to deal with them?

The ship's boss's eyes rolled, and when the dark-skinned boatman saw this, he snorted heavily, and said with a straight face: "Boss, don't think of any crooked ideas, although our brothers are small people, they have also seen the world, killing a few people is just chopping cabbage, don't you want to try if our knife is fast enough, right?" As soon as he finished speaking, the tall boatman beside him stepped on the bench and drew a dagger from his boots.

The captain of the boat was suddenly frightened, and stammered, "Little one...... The little one understands, and the little one will do it" paused, and then said with a sad face: "Two masters, don't cause trouble, that adult is a serious court official, and his subordinates heard that there are thousands of troops and horses, if he has a good one, the small family will not be able to keep it."

"Get out of yours, Lao Tzu just wants to cross the river, who is impatient to worry about the court officials?"

The captain of the boat hurriedly rolled out, and the tall boatman took a bite on his back, then turned back and asked puzzledly, "Brother Wang, why are you rambling with this cargo?" Even if he refuses to let us on the boat, it will be a big deal for us to find another boat to cross the river by ourselves. There are so many boats coming and going here every day, no matter how many people from King Kang's Mansion guard against us, can they still stop people from entering the city? ”

"What do you know?" The eldest brother Wang glared at him, "It's not difficult to cross the river, but who is going to cross the other side of the river?" What is the place on the other side? Where is Liu going eastbound in Cannes? What do the people of Kangnan Kang's Mansion want to do in Kangcheng, it has nothing to do with us, what we have to do is to infiltrate Kangnan and find out the news of Kangnan's garrison, otherwise why would the prince send us out? ”

When the other party heard the words, he knew that he had made a mistake. But wherever the garrison is located, it is the important place of the military camp, and outsiders cannot easily approach, let alone enter, and even the family members of the military attaché can only move around within a fixed range. If King Zheng's Mansion wanted to inquire about Kangnan's military situation, it would naturally be close to the garrison, rather than relying only on the people of King Kang's Mansion to deliver news, or stay in Kangcheng to investigate. But he still didn't understand: "Now that the eldest brother has shown his face in front of Na Liu Dongxing, and he has clearly refused to allow us to get on the ship, if he sees us again, he will only be on guard, how can we follow them into the garrison?" ”

That big brother Wang's face sank, this was indeed what he was worried about: "I can't show up again, you take everyone else with you, take a boat first, and I will follow." Don't worry, Liu Dongxing doesn't know all the boatmen, how do you know if you are from the ship's company? Got to the ship and figured it out

If we can get acquainted with the soldiers or servants who are with him, then we will not be able to follow them into Connang, so that we can find an excuse to visit relatives or work in the towns near Connang. They will treat you as acquaintances and will not be suspicious easily. With them in the way, it is not so easy for the people of King Kang's Mansion to find out where we come from. ”

The other party nodded in response: "Then where do we meet?" ”

"Qianxiang Building in the south of Cannes." Brother Wang thought for a while, "That is the stronghold of our royal mansion in Kangcheng, be careful when you go over, don't let anyone find out." He pulled out an iron plaque, "This is a token." When I arrived at Qianxianglou, I told Xiao Er that I was here to find Shopkeeper Liu, and when I saw Lao Liu, show him this, and he would arrange it for you. I'll be there tomorrow at the latest, and I'll have to say more when I get there. Don't forget not to alarm King Kang's mansion."

The two were negotiating on the rules of action, but they didn't expect that just a few dozen feet away from them, Liu Dongxing ordered two soldiers to restrain the captain of the boat, and asked lightly: "Who did you go to see just now?" ”

The boat boss trembled: "Small...... The little one just went and ordered the brothers of the boat to come up with men......"

Liu Dongxing sneered and glanced at Shu Ping. Shu Ping understood, and stepped forward to the old avenue of the boat: "Don't want to fool our general, someone saw that you were grabbed by the collar by those two foreign boatmen, and they yelled at you, and you said a few words to them, and you escaped with a lot of urine." If you say it's not boring, who believes you? Are they really the boatmen you hired? You're driving such a big boat, and you're missing a few people? ”

The boss of the boat was hesitant, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Liu Dongxing glanced at him: "That's it, if you don't want to say it, it's nothing." It's a big deal, let's change a boat," he ordered Shu Ping to take someone to unload his luggage, and instructed: "By the way, tell the big * grandmother, repair the book and review the village, and tell her mother's family about it, so that they don't have to patronize this kind of food inside and outside again." ”

The boss of the ship was excited: "Don't be a general, I'll recruit, I'll recruit everything"

He told everything he knew, although he still didn't know the origin of those boatmen, Liu Dongxing could already guess the approximate situation. He brought the truth to Wen Yi, and Wen Yi couldn't help but gasp after hearing it: "What are they coming from?" Is it from King Zheng's Mansion? ”

Liu Dongxing said: "This may not be, but there is a lot of ** that has nothing to do with those three royal mansions." I think it's the most likely to be King Zheng's Mansion. The Dongping Mansion is too far away, and the Kang Mansion itself is the head snake of Kangcheng, so it doesn't take so much effort to cross the river. In my opinion, the people of King Zheng's Mansion must follow us into the city, and it is very likely that they want to use us as a cover to infiltrate Kangnan to find out the news, and if necessary, maybe they will carry out that assassination. ”

Wen Yi was shocked: "Then what should we do?" You can't really take them on board, can you? ”

Liu Dongxing said lightly: "Since we know, we naturally won't take them on the boat." As for whether they will cross the river and go to Cannes on their own later, that is their own business. ”

Wen Yi No

Approving the authentic: "Xianggong, that's not what I said." These people are secretive, and even if they get rid of them this time, there is no guarantee that they will not be entangled again in the future. You need to think of a way to be on guard. ”

Liu Dongxing frowned: "So...... How about just taking the plan and letting them act under our noses? He suddenly smiled: "Actually, it's all here, even if they know that their cousin is with us, it doesn't matter, right?" ”

Wen Yi's eyes widened: "What are you going to do?" ”

"I'm afraid I'll have to help with my mother." Liu Dongxing blinked, "Good lady, you come here with your ears ......".

More to, address (to be continued)