Chapter 8: Bad luck and then disaster
Changsheng River, four-sail wooden boat
The four-sailed wooden boat, which had been torn apart by the thunder and fire, could no longer support its forward, but fortunately, a little light could already be seen in the darkness ahead, and it should have approached the shore, so everyone had to pack their bags and wade forward.
After a night of walking, they finally came to the shore, changed their wet clothes, asked the people who lived on the shore where the nearest town was, and set out again.
"Silent City, we won't come to a town where no one can talk again, right?" Everyone looked at the plaque on the city gate, and their hearts were beating drums, but fortunately, after entering the city, the bustling voices of people and the cries of selling one after another made people feel a lot more reassuring.
Although Jin Daiyi is the emperor, she has lived in Wan'e since she was a child, and she is fresh and curious about such a market.
"Sure enough, it is in Wuhuan City, and it is peaceful and stable. Zhu Qin thought of the dilapidated state of his country, and his heart was inevitably not happy, although he was curious about the market, he didn't want to see more.
Lin Xu watched everyone trade freely, a happy smile appeared on everyone's faces, and he felt that the burden on his body was heavier, and yesterday's thunder fire was an omen that his subjects must not be harmed in any way.
"May I ask this brother, how can there be a place to stay in this city? Bai Zifang pulled an old man to ask, but before he could give an answer, a young man dressed as a farmer behind him volunteered to take them over.
"How many of you are passing by?" said the young man, whose voice was a little shrill and delicate, not like an ordinary farmer.
He asked curiously, but Bai Zifang just answered perfunctorily, and he was a little wary in his heart. The young man saw that Bai Zifang was not easy to fool, so after bringing the group to the inn, he began to chat with Zhuqin.
"Girl, you don't look like passers-by. The young man handed Zhu Qin a glass of water, analyzed the current situation with great care, and persuaded them to leave the territory of Silent City as soon as possible.
"Why is that?" Zhu Qin looked at the young man in confusion.
"If the Chiyan Kingdom wants to attack Wuhuan City sooner or later, it must start with Wuyan City, which is the only waterway connection between Wuhuan City and Xingbang Tomorrow Night, and this place is necessary to cut off the connection between Wuhuan City and Xingbang Tomorrow Night. Zhu Qin listened attentively, this young man's analysis was the Tao, and there was a slight femininity between his faces and eyebrows.
"Where are you going on this trip?" Seeing Zhu Qin's frequent nodding, it seemed that he had already recognized the young man.
"We're going to the clouds. "As soon as the young man heard this, he knew that they must carry a considerable amount of entanglement on them, and it was not a short distance to go to the sea of clouds. Sure enough, from Zhu Qin's mouth, he also learned their identities and how all their belongings were divided and who took care of them.
Why did Zhu Qin tell the young man in such detail? It turned out that a kind of powder called Shiyan Flower had already been added to the water he handed over, which could make people know everything and say everything.
After the young man took his leave, everyone rested at the inn to prepare for the next day to negotiate the charter with the local shipyard. Who knew that when he got up the next day, Zhifang and Wuqiao were all smoked with lost incense, and Lin Xu's double-ring jewel jade pendant disappeared at some point.
After searching, it was found that all the money was lost, and everyone sat in Baizifang's house and worried, Zhu Qin thought of the conversation with the young man the day before and told the matter one by one.
"What? Hey, I can't blame you, how can you understand this trick when you are the princess of the court. Bai Zifang shook his head helplessly, remembering that he had suffered several losses in the market when he was just in the Zen position.
"The most important thing now is to find the young man. Lin Xu said anxiously, "My double-ring treasure jewel jade pendant has the right to mobilize the Wufeng army, if it falls into the hands of the bad guys, I'm afraid..."
After bringing the cup, Zhu Qin held it gently, and the palm of his hand slowly emitted a yellow light, "I saw a row of houses, all built of earth and grass, there was no signboard, but there was a huge pot at the door, and there seemed to be firewood underneath. "It turns out that Zhuqin used the ability of foreknowledge to find yesterday's young people.
"I'll ask the boss to see if he knows what this place is?" Bai Zifang left the room after speaking, and came back after a while, "The boss said that it was a poor man's nest, just outside the east gate of the city. ”
Everyone immediately gathered to discuss countermeasures. Because of the lack of defense, everyone showed their faces in front of the young man, but fortunately, Zhifang was a phantom clan, so he could only send him to mix in first, Lin Xu was ready to unload the force and tell Zhifang how to use it, and when it was almost dusk, everyone set off in case there was a change, Zhuqin and Jin Daiyi left to take care of the other packages.
"Ahh As soon as Jin Daiyi heard that she was allowed to stay, she was reluctant to stay, but she couldn't say that Bai Zifang, and now she was racking her brains to go with her, "Zhuqin, where is that place, can you find it?"
In addition to predicting the danger, the early warning balls of Zhuqin and Lin Xu can also know where the other party is, she actually wants to take a look, but what about these leftover packages?
Jin Daiyi saw Zhu Qin's hesitation, so she persuaded with clever words: "I see that you are also worried about Brother Lin, why don't we hand over the package to Sleeve Er and Wuqiao to take care of, and follow to take a look." ”
After all, Zhu Qin couldn't resist the temptation of Jin Daiyi, and followed her.
Although the poor man's nest was dilapidated, it seemed to be unobstructed but it was still difficult to find, and they finally saw Bai Zifang and Zhi Fang in the small courtyard of a family, they were surrounded by a group of children, the two were distributing food, and Lin Xu was carrying a large box from outside the courtyard with difficulty, and with him was the young man.
Zhuqin and the others walked up to Lin Xu, "What's going on?"
When Lin Xu looked up and saw the two of them, he seemed to see a savior: "Don't ask so much first, you can give the child food first." ”
Zhu Qin and Jin Daiyi also joined the team to distribute the food, and all the children were hungry and skinny, and they couldn't wait to stuff it into their mouths at once when they saw the food, and some of them were already choking and their faces were red and they were still swallowing hard. Zhuqin handed out food while telling the children to eat more slowly. Finally, the food was distributed before dark, and the six of them sat on the ground in the courtyard, panting tiredly.
"Can anyone explain to me what the hell is going on?" Jin Daiyi gasped and looked at Zhifang, and before Zhifang could speak, the young man had already stood up and bowed deeply to everyone who was seated.
"Thank you for your generosity today, I thank you for these orphans, although there is no big fish and meat, the younger brother can only be treated with thin wine. After saying that, the young man ran into the house, and at this time, Lin Xu told Zhuqin and them what had happened.
After they arrived here, they quickly got in with Chi Fang, and only after chatting did they learn that this so-called poor people's nest was an orphanage that had lost their homes and parents due to the war. And the young man who stole is the 'head' of this big family, and it is not easy to maintain the livelihood of so many people, not to mention that most of the children have no autonomy and can only take care of the younger ones with a little older.
Hearing this, Zhu Qin was already in tears, thinking of the hungry appearance of those children just now, although the country was broken, they had no worries about food and clothing after surrendering, but what about them, after the death of their families, they directly faced a life of displacement.
"We were in the same mood as you are now, so we didn't pursue the theft, but only returned the rest of the money we had to buy food. Lin Xu handed Zhu Qin a clean square scarf, while Jin Daiyi, who was crying more exaggeratedly on the other side, said that he would leave all the silver taels to them.
"Then how can we do it, we still have a long way to go, and now the silver taels recovered are no longer enough for us to rent a boat, all of which are given how can we prolong the Shenghe River to reach the Yunmihai?" Zhi Fang was still a little rational to stop them from this outrageous idea, and the young man also came out of the house with two large wine jars in his arms, and everyone set up wine glasses in the courtyard.