Chapter Eighty-Nine: Lost Shijie Village
The 800-mile water system is well developed, and there are countless rivers and lakes connected to it. One of the Shijie lakes is next to the water, and there is a Shijie village on the side.
This village is like no other, with rivers and reeds. Except for a small half of the village, which is located on land, most of the village is located on a piece of dry land, surrounded by deep ravines and rivers, which cannot be reached by boat. It belongs to the boundary of Yuncheng, and it is also the place where the folk customs are the most strong.
After all, Shijie Lake is connected to 800 miles of water, as long as the family has a boat and is bold. If you do something and hide in the reeds, the government is helpless. Therefore, Shijie Village is famous in the local area, and water thieves and bandits often haunt it.
Wang Jin ordered the preparation of wine and meat, just to visit the Nguyen Thiong here. In his opinion, this brother has a straightforward personality and believes that the eldest brother never betrays. In the original trajectory of the Seven Stars Gathering, this Ruan family three heroes are the most determined. From beginning to end, we are determined to share the weal and snow with Chao Gai.
And the three of them have excellent water nature, and they have good kung fu, when will the cottage not be wooed?
Wang Jin remembered that Zhiduoxing Wu used empty gloves to white wolves, so he framed the three men on the thief ship. How did he know that he had several mountains and was also a character. Personally inviting Nguyen Thi Thiong is a sure thing.
Near noon, a fishing boat crossed the harbor and sailed into Shijie Lake. I saw Shijie Village from afar, but I saw: the green and lush mountain peaks are stacked and green, and the green is still in the clouds. Flowing water surrounds the lonely village on all sides, and several dredging fences (huรกng) follow the path. Thatched eaves are beside the stream, and ancient trees become forests. Outside the fence hangs high Gu wine, willow yin idle cable fishing boat.
"Surrounded by mountains and rivers, mountains and countryside!" Wang Jin built a pergola with his hands and was full of emotion.
Shang Guihua, who was dressed as a man, stared for a moment, then turned around and glared at Wang Jin: "Hmph, what are you doing here mysteriously?" Not to mention it, I'm angry. โ
Wang Jin, the woman twisted her eyebrows and stared at her, so she explained the purpose of this trip: "This place is called Shijie Village, and I have heard that there are three heroes here, known as the three heroes of the Ruan family. Good water, good kung fu, special visit. โ
"Listen to whom?" Shang Guihua's mouth was crooked, and she was a little disbelieving: "Another colleague?" โ
"It's not a colleague this time." Wang Jin shook his head: "It's the Dengzhou Salt Gang." โ
Shang Guihua looked at him with a very suspicious gaze, but didn't say much. The woman's intuition feels that the man in front of her is coming with his mouth open.
When you stay not far from Shijie Village, you can intuitively feel how complex the terrain here is. Deep or shallow harbor vertical and horizontal, extending in all directions.
The large tidal flats are overgrown with reeds, and when the wind blows, it looks like a sea of green. You can see three or two thatched huts on the dry land surrounded by reeds. Green mountains and green waters, blue sky and white clouds, the scenery of Shijie Village has a unique flavor!
The fishing boat sailed into the reeds in the direction of the curling green smoke, ready to ask for directions. Wang Jin looked up at the reeds on both sides of the harbor, touched his chin and muttered, "This is a good place!" These reeds are so tall that they block the view and make it difficult to discern their directions. If you are not familiar with the terrain, you will definitely get lost. โ
Shang Guihua, Hu Sanniang heard the words of getting lost, and she had a bad feeling in her heart.
And it didn't take long for the bad premonition to come true.
After a few turns, the fishing boat was already disorienting when it went deep into the reeds. A small dry field seemed to appear twice, and everyone realized that something was wrong. If you want to turn around and retreat, you can't find the way you came.
A quarter of an hour's work that dry land appeared many times, proving that it was spinning in place.
As a last resort, the fishing boat stopped.
Chen Dameng, who used to be an officer in the Western Army and is now the captain of Wang Jin's personal guard, looked around and made a difficulty: "Brother, there is something wrong with this reed. โ
"Labyrinth? Yes, no one should be underestimated. Wang Jin replied non-requisitionably. Immediately, I thought that this large area of reeds was the natural barrier of the village, and the ditches and ravines all over the place were estimated to have been used to prevent the Liangshan strongmen.
This guy really has the potential to be a robber, and when he sees the terrain, he thinks that as long as he manages it well. It will definitely become a bridgehead, and the officers and soldiers will definitely sink into the sand when they come to encircle and suppress it. No wonder the original trajectory of the Nguyen family three heroes showed their might.
"Hmph, you crow's mouth, what should I do now?" Shang Guihua glared at Wang Jin. Now it is estimated that only this person has such a bad attitude.
"Isn't that easy? Tear my throat open and shout for help, and lure the fishermen over. Wang Jin rolled his eyes and ordered a few of the guards who accompanied him.
"Help, I'm lost!" Chen Dameng didn't say a word, and led people to shout.
"Brother, are you sure this helps?" Shang Guihua's face was full of weirdness. Hu Sanniang also nodded again and again, and wanted to laugh very much when she saw a few old men shouting for help.
"It is said that the villagers of Shijie are fierce, and Liangshanbo is next to them. How could the villagers here not organize? How can you sleep peacefully without some means? After Wang Jin explained affirmatively, he looked at a few guards and minions: "Do you see it?" The present is a lesson, and no one should be taken lightly. โ
Wang Jin sighed in his heart that it was a Shijie Village, and he was a dismount when he first came. I don't know who came up with this idea, but he must also be a master.
Tearing his throat and calling for help, this trick really works.
Half a column of incense is less. I saw the reeds swaying in front of me, and a small fishing boat came out. On the bow of the boat stood an old fisherman dressed plainly, with dark skin and wrinkled faces, shouting in the local dialect: "Ouch, why are you trespassing? โ
"Uncle, we are from Xiaowang Village, more than ten miles away, and we came to visit our friends." A minions from the village who did come tore their throats and shouted.
"Aren't you strongmen breaking into here?" The old man nodded, a little wary. It's really too close to Yangsan and you have to be cautious.
"Uncle, we're here to visit friends, not bad people." Wang Jin clasped his fists and saluted, and asked the minions to show off the wine and meat first. He stretched out his hand to take off Shang Guihua's hat, and his smooth black hair spilled out, and his long hair concealed his disguise, revealing his identity as a woman.
Shang Guihua glared at the tiger teeth, but showed that she was harmless very cooperatively: "Uncle, we are indeed visiting friends, and we hire a fishing boat on the shore of the lake over there, who knows, we will get lost here." โ
The weak position of women is still effective at this moment. What's more, the little minion of Xiaowang Village took out the fish caught halfway and said who was who.
When the old fisherman saw that there was a woman on the boat, his doubts became very small, and he waved at everyone: "All right, you follow my boat!" โ
After that, the old fisherman rowed his boat to lead the way.
Wang Jin breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly ordered his minions to follow quickly.
"A few babies, this reed bush is facing the water Boliang Mountain, the port is vertical and horizontal, extending in all directions, and is called the nine bends and eighteen bends. No matter which entrance you enter, you will get lost, and you will not be able to get out at all if you are not familiar with the terrain. โ
The old fisherman rowed in front of him to lead the way, and he didn't forget to turn his head and say something behind him. Looking at the lush reeds on both sides, I was proud to hold my head high.
"Uncle, aren't you afraid of fire?" Chen Dameng asked curiously.
The old fisherman is obviously also very talkative: "Fire attack, in spring and summer, the water vapor is not focused." In autumn and winter, the reeds become even more dangerous. It is most likely to catch fire, and a spark, this reed bush will turn into a sea of fire. But wherever there are people, there will be a lot of space. It is precisely because of this that Shuibo Qiangren did not dare to attack Shijie Village. โ