Chapter 342: Disaster is not a one-way street
"What the fuck are you doing?" Uncle Zhong got up and reached out and grabbed the boatman's clothes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoThe two of them used to be bandits in the Northwest, and they were not familiar with water at all. Now I heard that the ship had hit the rocks, and I couldn't sit still.
Although he is no longer young, he is tall, his eyes are not angry and arrogant, and his whole body exudes this awe-inspiring smell. The boatman was immediately frightened and did not dare to say another word.
"It's not about that now, how is your ship doing? Old Ghost Du grabbed Uncle Zhong and said for the boatman.
"I don't know, the captain of the ship has already sent someone to see it, and he should have an eyebrow soon. However, our ship has a double bottom, so it may be fine. The boatman glanced at Old Ghost Du gratefully, settled down, and said quickly.
"That's good. Du Lao Ghost nodded, generally this kind of big ship will have a double bottom, and after the outer layer is damaged, there is also an inner layer, which can keep the ship from sinking.
However, it is clear that this thing did not go in the direction they expected. Just now, the ship rushed too fast, not only crashed through the outer layer, but also had a crack at the bottom of the inner layer, and now it is constantly seeping water into it.
At this moment, many people on the ship began to make a fuss. This is a terrible thing, can you not be in a hurry.
"This is a grain ship, everyone threw away the grain, maybe the ship will not sink. "A person's brain is active, this is not a passenger ship that carries people, but a merchant ship that transports grain. There is a hundred stones of grain here, and the amount is very large, and it is also a good way to throw away the grain.
"Don't be nonsense, this grain is not mine, throw away the grain, and the owner won't pick my skin. I'll think about it again and see if I can find a place to go ashore. But the boss of the ship resolutely disagreed, they were helping people to transport goods, and the grain in this ship was worth a hundred taels of silver, and if he threw away the grain, then he would not pay for death.
"Is this life important or food important?" When is it?" someone immediately shouted dissatisfiedly, his life was almost gone, and he was still holding on to food, what did it mean?
"Affection is not your thing, if you take out a hundred taels of silver now, I will throw away the food now. The ship's boss glared at the man. And the man stopped talking, and if he had money, he wouldn't have taken this merchant ship.
"Okay, okay, don't make any noise, boat boss, you just say a word, can we go ashore?" Uncle Zhong slapped his palm on the side of the ship, and the whole piece of wood made an unbearable sound. And this time, he also calmed everyone down.
"There should be no problem...... "The boss of the boat said this is also a little lacking in confidence, this big night, the wind and waves are strong, and there are reefs in the water, if you hit it again, I am afraid that the whole ship can be scattered.
"Since there is no problem, let's hurry to work and bring the boat to the shore. "Uncle Zhong is not a fool, he knows at a glance that the boat boss is lying, but he has no other way at this time, so he can only let the boat boss work hard.
The captain of the boat hurriedly ordered his boatmen to lower the sails, and then ordered the men to step on the oars of the wheels and go to the shore. The wind was very strong this night, and if you didn't lower the sails, the speed would be too fast to control at all.
The bottom of the boat hit the rock, and the wheel paddle was partially damaged, but fortunately, there was still some work left. The boatmen stepped on the oars of the wheels, and the hull slowly began to deflect and drive towards the shore.
"Steward, no, the water has seeped up under the boat, and this oar can't be stepped on. "After a while, another situation arose, because the cracks in the inner bottom widened, and the water seepage became more and more serious, and there was no way to stand under the boat, and there was no way to step on the wheel oars.
"How far is it from the shore?" said the boat boss, who could not step on the oars, so they had to row to the shore. But the speed of the oars is too slow, and I am afraid that the boat will sink and will not be able to dock.
"I don't know, it's still a few miles. "On this big night, it was so dark all around that I couldn't see the shore clearly, and even an experienced boatman couldn't tell.
"Have people go and scoop water in the cabin, get all the water out, and call everybody over. The captain of the ship can be regarded as having seen the battle, and immediately commanded.
Fortunately, this is only on the river, not in the sea, and with everyone's help, you should be able to stick to the shore.
After listening to the plan of the ship boss, the people on the ship also looked for various buckets and basins to help clean up the stagnant water in the cabin. At this time, everyone was dying, and they all used 120,000 points of strength.
There was only a limited amount of water on the boat, and some people even took out the sea bowls on the boat to use them.
After all, there is a lot of strength in numbers, and with the help of everyone, the stagnant water in the cabin was quickly cleaned up a lot. The speed of water seepage is far from the speed of cleaning.
The oars were stepped on again, and the ship broke through the wind and waves, and went back to shore.
"This catastrophe is over. Many people on the ship breathed a sigh of relief, although the feeling for the rest of their lives after this catastrophe was good, but many people did not want to experience such a thing once in their lives.
"When we get to the shore in a while, don't run around, there are no people around, so as not to get lost......" Seeing the form gradually stabilize down, the boat boss was in a better mood, and said to everyone.
However, before he finished speaking, all of a sudden, the boat shook again, and the crack on the bottom of the inner layer directly expanded more than ten times, and the turbulent lake swept in with a roar, instantly flooding everyone's ankles, and the water was rising at a speed visible to the naked eye. Everyone climbed up one after another, or they would soon be drowned.
"Little third son, you dog, what's the matter? Why did you hit the reef again? Didn't you let you look at the road?" When the boat boss saw this, he quickly scolded angrily. This is so good that it hits the reef again, and with the speed of entering the water, even more people can't clean the water.
"Stewardship...... On this big night, I can't see the underwater situation clearly, and I am not familiar with the waterways here......" The little third son also turned pale with fright, and quickly explained. Their ships used to travel in the center of the river, and they had never docked here, so they didn't know what was going on in the water.
"Okay, stop talking, after a while, everyone will swim to the shore by themselves, and if you don't know how to water, find a log on the boat and leave it to fate." The captain of the boat sighed, now that the inner bottom is broken, the ship is afraid that it will not be able to save it, so he can only find a way to save his life first.
Fortunately, this place is not very far from the shore, and even if you don't know how to water, you should be able to float to the shore by holding a piece of wood.