Jiangzhou has a dense water network, and there are many lakes and marshes in the counties under its jurisdiction, so there are often places that cannot be reached by official roads, so you have to rely on the official ferry to rush to the road.

The business of two people and three horses is a waste of money in the eyes of those boatmen at the ferry, and those ferries are spacious enough to rush forward to solicit passengers, and there are a few boat bosses who are active, although the boat is small, but two or three of them come forward in a group, and the asking price is lower.

However, the eldest of the two masters, one big and one small, was obviously not the master of the money, and did not look at the tattered boats without a canopy, and even the smaller ones did not ask for much price.

Could it be that he is a big guest with status? The captain of several big ships muttered in his heart, and he was a little afraid of the saber at the waist of the big man, and the price that was originally going to be exported to the big man who was wronged was lowered by a few points.

"Boatman, what is the price for two people and three horses to go to the realm of Yanyulou?"

I didn't think that these two people were still Jianghu people, and the few boat bosses were washed away with joy, and they almost didn't cry with a sad face.

Who doesn't know that the disciple of Yanyulou is the most arrogant, it is common to buy and sell by force, and it is difficult for the local government to control it. A few taels of money and a few taels of silver will be persuaded to go back to the trivial matter, and the objects up to a few hundred taels can only be brought to the door by the older generation of Jianghu people with some seniority in the central position, and it is better to make up some silver more or less, mainly to ask for an explanation to make the big things under the steps smaller.

Several young and strong men didn't dare to pick up Qian Erye's words, only an elderly boat boss trembled and stretched out two fingers.

Twenty taels? slightly exceeded Wei Changpan's estimate in his heart, but looking back at the two people and three horses in this line, he didn't think it was surprising, so he didn't help the master bargain.

Along the way, the generous Qian Er Ye will inevitably be treated as a fat sheep and arbitrarily raise the price, Wei Changpan, who is an apprentice, is more indignant, often arguing with these profiteers, along the way, let alone helping Qian Er Ye save a hundred silver expenses.

The master doesn't care, more than this hundred taels of silver and less than this hundred taels of silver, it will not have much impact on his second master's family business, not to mention that he is now the head of the Qian family, spend more and spend less, and Wei Changpan still discouraged him.

Throw a piece of ten taels of silver to the old boat boss, the latter stuffed his mouth and bit hard, looking at the seal on the top with a smile, this Yanyulou disciple is now a change of character, he is so generous, he wants two taels of silver is the most essential expense, who would have thought that a person would give ten taels of silver?

In the envious eyes of the surrounding boat bosses, the old man put away the ingot of ten taels of silver, which was rare in this ferry, and led Qian Erye and Wei Changpan to lead the horse to his own boat.

The boat is not small, and the canopy is also there, but it is as old as the boss of the ship, and it is so old that it is almost unusable, and there is some water seepage in several crevices. In addition to the boss of this boat, there was only one boat rocking the boat, and it seemed that it was his son.

Even the big-eyed Qian Erye was a little relieved that he couldn't get down to the creaking plank, but the boss of the boat patted his chest and vouched, his father and son have been boaters on the Yangpai River for a lifetime, and it is absolutely impossible to have the slightest difference, the guest officer just can sleep at ease, and he will arrive at the boundary of the Yanyulou when he is on the third pole tomorrow, and he can also help save half a day's time.

Looking at the sophistication of the father and son, Qian Erye and Wei Changpan also put their minds at ease, at this time they have reached out and can't see their five fingers, if Zhouzi dares to sail at night, it is not that he is afraid of life, but he knows the nearby Baili River well, obviously the father and son have not lived enough, and they can't do the thing of pulling this master and apprentice to do water ghost things.

Wei Changpan fed the three horses some oatmeal horse grass before going to bed, then turned around and got into the canopy, wrapped in a shabby quilt and slept like Second Master Qian.

It's just the early spring, the cold on the river, Wei Changpan is wrapped in the shabby thin quilt, his teeth are still knocking, and he has to get out of the quilt to the stern of the boat to tie the horse, and feel a thick coat from the horse's luggage to cover the quilt, only to feel a trace of warmth.

Their master and apprentice were still wrapped in a stove to bake a quilt, and the father and son were barefoot for the convenience of sailing, and their clothes were thin....

Wei Changpan, who spent the night on the boat for the first time, was only a twelve-year-old and a half-year-old at this time, and his mind was full of scenes from the beginning of the journey with Qian Erye, where could he sleep?

The sound of rocking, whispering, running water, wind, horses, stoves, and the snoring of Qian Erye are in the ears.

I don't know how long it took for Wei Changpan to close his eyes in a daze, and the corners of his mouth rose before falling asleep.

....

Wei Changpan was hooked by an unusual fragrance, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and found that Qian Erye had stopped dressing, squinted and glanced at Wei Changpan and said:

"The first time you kid slept on a boat, he was so sure. ”

He can't always say that the master is not bad, last night's snoring covered all the other sounds, and he hurriedly got out of the bed, grabbed his clothes and put them on his body.

Just rubbed his face a few times with the river water that came up, Wei Changpan sobered up a little, and walked towards the place where the fragrance came from, Qian Erye was already holding the bowl and chopsticks and swallowing his saliva.

There was an iron pot on the small stove, and the milky white soup in the pot was bubbling, and the fresh aroma made Wei Changpan bite off his tongue.

"Is the little guest officer up?" The old boatman who was squatting by the pot saw that it was Wei Changpan who came to greet him, "There is nothing on the boat, so I will make a fish noodle soup for the guest officer with two fresh fish caught in the morning." ”

"This fresh fish, the stew soup is the most delicious. Qian Erye, who was holding the dishes and chopsticks, was full of emotion, "Boss of the boat, your fish soup doesn't smell worse than the craftsmanship of the chefs in the big restaurants in the city." ”

"You're laughing, the old man just took advantage of the fish he just caught, and he didn't have much craftsmanship, but just talking about this fish soup can be eaten on this river. ”

The captain of the boat laughed a little proudly, and felt that the heat was almost over, so he put down a handful of noodles again.

"Alright, alright. Second Master Qian shouted, "If you wait any longer, the batter will stick to your teeth." ”

The boss of the boat put some green onions in it, and then filled the two bowls in the hands of Qian Erye and Wei Changpan.

"This smells.... It's amazing. ”

Qian Erye and Wei Changpan squatted on the stern of the boat with a coarse porcelain bowl with a gap, sucking noodles there, and after sucking twice, they put their mouths on the edge of the bowl and drank fish soup.

"The guest officer might as well raise his eyes and look at the scenery on the river. "It was the boss of the boat who spoke.

Wei Changpan and Qian Erye reluctantly left the bowl for a moment and looked up.

Seeing the sunrise, the river flowers are red like fire, and the river surface is heavy and scaly.

In spring, the river water is as green as blue, and the breeze on the river is blowing.