Jiang Pai rested overnight at Mashitai and continued the next day. The river is already very wide, and under the bright morning sun, the water surface is sparkling and the waves are gentle. This big river, which has been busy since it came out of the mountains, has slowed down its pace and taken a breath at this moment.

On the open water, there are countless boats drifting. The wooden platoon planned to dock at the Jiangwan Haikou in Dadonggou, and when it arrived at Dadonggou, it was not far from Andong City.

"Everyone, work hard, there are still fifty or sixty miles of land, and we will be there." Qian Mingyuan stood at the head of the line, and couldn't help the joy in his heart. It's been more than three months since he left home this time. The family is also waiting, alas, when will I be able to avoid floating in such a mountain and water field.

"Oh my god, I'm finally getting there. These two months have been floating on the water, and I feel that I am on land, and my legs and feet don't know how to walk. A platoon man said with a grin.

"When we get to the place, we need to find a place to have a good meal. These days, all I have to do is small rice and pickles, and I'm about to become a human being. Zhao Shan over there was also talking.

"Look at your bear-like appearance, we can only eat it if we have a light rain to cook. If it's usual, it's either mushy or thin, and the big guy is hungry and full, and you haven't tasted that taste yet. Li Dayou said with a smile while inspecting the wooden rafts everywhere.

When some of the old platoon boys heard this, they couldn't help but think of the old days, and they all agreed, "That's it, we can be considered blessed this year." So, everyone laughed and laughed.

The wooden raft is getting closer and closer to Dadonggou, and there are many women washing clothes on the riverside. When these women saw the wooden row, they were very happy. Some people hurriedly shouted, "Hey, which row is this?" Are there any of us in charge? ”

Among the people who put the row, many of them are from Anton, and they go to Changbai Mountain to put wood in winter, and they can not come back until this time. Anton's women greet their husbands in a special way, they do not look around by the river, but wash clothes in groups by the river. In spring, summer and autumn, there are many women who wash clothes by the river. They relied on washing clothes for the wealthy families in the city to earn their daily necessities.

On the riverbank, colorful clothes, colorful women. At this time when the wooden rafts are coming closer, many women can't help but ask, "Which one?" "In the eyes of Anton's women, men belong to women.

There were three or four Anton men on the river row, and at this time, they were on the river row, carefully distinguishing which one was his wife from a group of colorful women. "Daughter-in-law, I'm here." "Spring flowers, it's me, I'm back." When the men found their wives, they couldn't help but be filled with joy and waved their arms to show their wives their return.

The woman by the river was also very excited to find out that her husband was really on the river. They put the clothes in their hands into the wooden basin, and then took the wooden basin and followed the river row downstream. Until the river row landed, one of them was by the river and the other was on the wooden row, crying and laughing like this.

"I'm back, I'm back safely." The man stepped forward and hugged his wife, with tears in his eyes, and his strong arms hugged his wife's waist hard.

"Hey, I'm going to buy meat, and we'll make dumplings to eat at night." The woman cried for a while, then wiped her face and walked away with a wooden basin. She looked back and smiled, "Go home early, I'll wait for you at home." After speaking, he twisted his willow waist and walked away happily.

Qian Mingyuan's wife is not here. He can earn a lot of money every year, so he is reluctant to let his wife suffer this. Looking at the man who was still stunned, he smiled. "What are you doing in a daze? Come, come over quickly, I'll send you the salary for this row, hurry home. ”

The rules of the arrangement, the salary is all on the body of the second cabinet, and when the wooden row arrives at the place, the said salary must be sent to the big guy. Of course, it all has to be silver tickets, Qian Mingyuan doesn't have the ability, so he runs away with the older silver.

"This season, we have more wood than in previous years. At that time, we all said that the salary of the platoon guys was 70 taels, the head was 85 taels, the 2nd and Bian Yi were 80 taels, and the Jiang donkey was 75 taels. Xiaoyu, give you sixty taels. This is also our good work this year, in order to earn so much, in the past, the head was only forty or fifty taels. The big guys came to me to settle the score, and then they each received the money, and they could go back. In addition, those who drag the boats, you will have to leave a few days late. When I go to the big cabinet to settle the account, someone from there will get all the wood away, so you can drag all the household goods back. ”

On the river bay, all the wooden rafts were on the shore, Qian Mingyuan gathered everyone together, and then said. "As for Li Qingxiang and Ermaozi's salary, I will also give it. But I can't go back for a while, so I need your help to bring the money back to their families. ”

Sun Changhai nodded, "Don't worry about this, we will definitely be able to deliver it." No, this Ermaozi also has a daughter-in-law, but this Li Qingxiang, he is a person, who are we going to give this money to? Sun Changhai then remembered that Li Qingxiang has no wife or children at home, who is this money for?

Li Dayou next to him patted Sun Changhai, "You are really stupid, Li Qingxiang has been dealing with a woman in Shibadaogou all these years." I heard that the men in that family couldn't do it, and later the women in that family got along with Lao Li. The children in her family are all Lao Li's species. People are asking Lao Li to help, anyway, it's all Lao Li's species, so it's better for us to send the money over. When Lao Li was alive, all the money he earned was given to their family. ”

Li Dayou talked about this, and the big guy suddenly realized, no wonder Li Qingxiang hasn't been married all these years, it turns out that there is such a karma. "Success, then we'll send it over. No matter what, it can be regarded as Lao Li's roots and seedlings, and it should be given to them. Sun Changhai nodded.

So, it was settled, and they brought back Li Qingxiang and Ermaozi's salaries.

Waiting for each to receive the salary, Sun Changhai told again, "Don't think I talk too much, let's go to the row this time, it was in the wind and rain, and after several lives and deaths, we arrived in the South China Sea." Nanhai is a world of flowers, where restaurants, gambling halls, brothels, theaters, and all kinds of women can directly dazzle people. I would like to advise you here, whether you are going back soon, or you will go back in a few days, everyone is holding their money tightly. Don't throw away all your hard-earned money. Those places are never allowed to enter, and when the time comes, only a pair of pants will come out, but don't say I didn't warn you. ”

In the past, when Han Yong was the leader, every time he came here, he would tell everyone like this. Sun Changhai is a real person, he won't say anything else, and he tells the big guy the same.

"Cheng, Tou Yi's words are true, and we all understand. This matter, depending on the individual's wishes, some people are just good at this, and none of us can do anything about it. Okay, the big guys will disperse, and the few dragging ones will wait by the river for the time being, and I will go to see the big cabinet, and then let the wood be taken away. Qian Mingyuan waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care if everyone went or stayed.

The crowd rejoiced in their silver coupons and dispersed. The home is in Anton, so naturally he happily went home to reunite with his family. Other people, some of them didn't take Sun Changhai's words to heart at all, where should they go, or where should they go.

"By the way, Brother Sun, don't be in a hurry to leave, stay here for a day or two before leaving. They all went to my house at night, and I asked my mother-in-law to make dumplings for us to eat. Qian Mingyuan looked at the remaining six or seven people and invited them to his home.

It's only noon now, Sun Changhai thought for a while, and then nodded, "Cheng, then we can go and bother our younger brothers and sisters at night." In this way, let's go to Andong City for a stroll first, and it just so happens that you will also go to report to the big cabinet or something. Wait for the afternoon, we will come to you again, you are busy at that time, let's go to your house together. ”

Yun Xue naturally followed Sun Changhai and Zheng Song, so a few people packed their luggage and asked the few people who were watching here to help take care of it. Then we went to Andong City together.

Andong is a state city, and this name follows the Andong Protectorate in the Tang Dynasty, and the seat of the Anton Protectorate at that time was here. Andong is close to the mouth of the Yalu River, and is a prosperous place where land and water meet. Especially at this time, the river row floating from the Yalu River has brought extreme prosperity to Anton. All walks of life point to those timber merchants from all over the world, as well as the wooden handlers from the mountains, who make a lot of money.

Yun Xue followed behind Zheng Song very strangely, looking at everything that was bustling and lively here. The wide streets, the pedestrians, and the shops lining the roads all show that this place is prosperous and affluent. But who can know how many wooden men were buried in the Yalu River behind this wealth. How many family members of the wooden handles have blinded their eyes by crying. Yun Xue let out a long sigh, not knowing what kind of language to use to express her mood at the moment.

"Xiaoyu, it's rare for you to come here, hurry up and see if there are any good things to buy. There are many kinds of things here, and the patterns are new, too. Buy some and go back to Yunlin and give them to them. Zheng Song turned his head and said to Yun Xue with a smile.

Yun Xue nodded, yes, when you go out, you should bring them something. I don't want to come in the future, and naturally I don't have much chance to come to Andong City again, so I should take the opportunity to buy some things and go back.