Alayanzong returned to the inn.

The sun is rising, and the mist that hangs over the mountains and rivers at dawn has dissipated.

The mountains in the distance and the river in the near distance can be seen very clearly, the river surface is rippling with microwaves, and there are no boats in sight.

The chimney behind the inn is smoky, and you can smell the smell of firewood and grass from afar.

Alayanzong returned to the guest room, except for the bones and drying, and still asleep, the rest of the tenants had woken up and finished washing.

The proprietress said in a shrill voice, "Let's start eating! Let's cross the river after eating!"

All the tenants walked out of the room, sat up with a grunt, hurriedly dressed and got out of bed, and muttered, "It's too late to wake up again." ”

The four female guests of Ula Peach also came to the restaurant one after another.

Breakfast was porridge and boiled potatoes, no more fish stew.

When he put down the dishes and chopsticks and hurriedly walked out, the other tenants also stopped eating and walked out of the restaurant with their butts raised.

The little girl had not finished her porridge yet, and the young mother urged, "Drink, drink, let's go on the boat." ”

Alayanzong was not in a hurry, and after the others left, he was still drinking porridge there slowly.

Ula Peach walked over and sat down opposite him, "The tenants are in a hurry to get on the boat, let's hurry up and clean up!"

After Alayanzong drank the last mouthful of porridge, he put down the bowl and said, "Don't worry, I'm afraid it won't be our turn yet." ”

Ula Peach was a little puzzled, tilted his head and asked, "Why?"

"I'll find out in a moment. I still have to pack my luggage, and I have to cross the river today. ”

Alayanzong said, got up and led the confused Ula Peach out of the restaurant.

The tenants hurriedly packed their bags in the room.

The proprietress walked in with a smile on her face, and said in a sharp voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, check out at the front desk, and you can board the boat to cross the river after settling the account." ”

Someone had already hurried out of the guest room with his luggage on his back and went to settle the bill with the hostess.

After settling the bill, the tenant stood under the flagpole and looked out at the lake, but there were still no boats coming and going on the lake.

Alayanzong and Ula no Tao went to the counter house, and just happened to meet the young mother and daughter going out. The young mother glanced at Alayanzong, bowed her head, thanked her silently, and walked out.

It was the turn of the fishing village shop to settle the bill. The proprietress just smiled, took the silver coins, and didn't say anything.

Alayanzong handed over two silver coins, and the proprietress looked at him, still pursing her lips and smiling, but she found a dozen copper coins.

After settling the bill, the proprietress walked to the flagpole in a hurry and shouted:

"Ladies and gentlemen, line up in the order of first come, first served, and board the ship in turn. ”

The crowd moved as they were said and lined up in a column.

He muttered, "Why don't you see the ship yet?" ”

Wan Yan carried the luggage, twisted the waist of the water snake behind him, and said, "You know how to sleep!"

The proprietress was still smiling, "Don't worry, don't worry, the boat will be here soon." ”

The two of Alayanzong were in the last line, and in front of them was the fishing village shopkeeper.

Although the proprietress said that the boatman would arrive soon, everyone waited for two teas before they saw a wooden boat slowly rowing from the upper reaches of the river.

The crowd was agitated.

"The ship is coming!

"Oops!

"I've been in this place for five or six days!"

"It's been seven or eight days, and I haven't said anything yet!"

As they spoke, they all ran down the hill to the dock.

Alayanzong and Ula Peach followed them and descended down the mountain.

The wooden boat docked, and the boatman disembarked and tied the cable, and walked to the shore.

Alayanzong fixed his eyes and saw that it was the white-haired man wearing a hat that he met in the morning.

When the boatman saw everyone coming, he stood still, scanned them with his gloomy blue eyes, pressed his sword on his waist with his left hand, and said:

"The old rule is that each person has a silver dollar, and only ten people are crossed at a time. ”

The crowd began to talk again.

"It's too expensive!"

"It costs so much money to cross the river!"

The boatman put on a straight face and said:

"It's okay if it's too expensive, you don't have to take a boat. Hundreds of miles north of the river, there is a bridge, free to cross the river, as long as you can walk along the riverside cliffs. ”

The young men who had come early seemed to be impatient to wait, and hurried to the bow of the boat, but were stopped by the boatman's outstretched hand.

"Pay the fare first. ”

The boatman waited with open hands.

Without hesitation, several young men handed over the silver dollars, got on the boat first, and found a place to sit down.

Seeing that someone got on the boat, the people behind began to shout and paid for the boat.

The young mother walked up to the boatman with her child in her arms and said, "Do you want a silver dollar for a child?"

The boatman still had a straight face, "Tong Su is not bullied, the old and the young are the same, and the boat fare is charged according to the head." ”

The young mother took out two silver dollars from the corner of her clothes, handed them over, sighed, and carried the little girl into the boat.

When the fishing village shopkeeper wanted to pay the money, the boatman did not answer, and stretched out his hand to stop him:

"Ten people is enough, the rest of the guest officers will wait for the next ferry!"

With that, he turned and walked towards the dock, leaning over to untie the cable.

The fishing village shopkeeper stood in place and sighed helplessly, "Alas, I have to wait for five or six days." ”

At this time, the sharp voice of the proprietress came from behind him, "Little brother, it's okay, if you can't leave, you will live in the store, and next time the little brother will definitely be the first to get on the boat!"

It turned out that the proprietress followed everyone down the mountain and came to the riverside pier.

Alayanzong looked back and saw that the proprietress crossed her arms and hugged her arms in front of her fat chest, still smiling all over her face.

If it weren't for the conversation between the proprietress and the white-haired tiger yesterday night, he would have thought that the proprietress was out of kindness.

Alayanzong took a few steps forward, walked up to the boatman who untied the cable, and said:

"Ship boss, your ship is big and spacious, and it is not a problem to carry fifteen or sixteen people at a time, why only carry ten people?"

The white-haired tiger straightened up, looked Alayanzong up and down, still with a straight face, and said:

"Although the boat is big, the river is wide and the road is long, and there are many dangerous people on board, which is for the safety of the guests. ”

Alayanzong said again: "The boss of the boat took this boatload of guests ashore, and came back to ferry us?"

The white-haired tiger raised his eyebrows, nodded and said, "Of course I have to cross!" But I have to wait for ten people to go, when is it enough, when will I come to cross." ”

Alayanzong frowned, "Why is this?"

The white-haired tiger laughed, "I do business, and I have to consider time and cost when doing business." It takes half a day to cross the river, and it is better for three or two people to cross the river than for me to go fishing. Little brother, be considerate. ”

Alayanzong couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, but he still held back and said, "We'll just pay for the boat." ”

The white-haired tiger still laughed and said: "Of course you have to pay for crossing the river by boat, why bother if you don't pay!"

Alayanzong explained: "The boat boss may have misinterpreted me, I mean that I will charter your boat, trouble you, and cross the river for the three of us. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the peach of Ula and the fishing village shop.

At this time, the proprietress of the inn took two steps to the front and said sharply: "The boat family has the rules of the boat family, and you don't run twice a day." It's not that the guest officer has no place to rest, so what's the harm if he stays in the store for a few days and then crosses the river?"

The white-haired tiger sneered, "Did you hear that?" The boatman has the rules of the boatman, and if you make a living in this river, you must abide by these rules, and there is an accident if you break the rules." Brother, can you afford it?"

As he spoke, the white-haired tiger pressed the saber at his waist and stared directly at the Alayan Sect.