Chapter 61: Preparing to Cross the River
"The lone wolf in the snowy mountains Shen Lang. Accompany me at any time, get out of here!" Shen Lang replied to him without any worries.
The two of them were in a hurry like lost dogs, panicking like fish that had slipped through the net, and they even crawled down with their belts, and they couldn't even take care of their incense on the ground.
Shen Lang didn't bother to pick it up, for such an unknown person, it didn't matter if he wanted this evidence or not.
Shen Lang taught the two perverts a lesson, and returned to the residence alone.
The previous noise of the inn had died down, the mountain inn fell silent, and the guests of the inn fell asleep.
He washed lightly and got to bed, pondering what had just happened.
Judging from the light skills of the night walker just now, she should be the Thousand-Armed Guanyin Yin Sanniang.
There are really only a handful of martial arts people in the world who have reached this level of light function, so why didn't she just send these two bastards away, but only took away the incense in his hand?
And why didn't you teach them a lesson, and point them out to yourself?
Did the Thousand-Armed Kannon discover the actions of these two men before me, or did I find out after I went.
How did she know I was behind her, and why didn't she wait for me to make a move?
In addition, when did she arrive at this place, did she just arrive at this place, or did she arrive at this place early, and went to other places and came back to do something unseemly, was this action aimed at the brother surnamed Liu, or was it aimed at herself?
This series of questions was entangled in his heart, he couldn't sleep for a long time, he really couldn't think of a clue, he simply didn't think about it, the sky fell by it, and finally fell asleep.
The next day, everyone was on the road again as if they had nothing to do, especially those young people, thinking that tomorrow and the day after tomorrow would be a fun competition to recruit relatives, they were all excited and jubilant.
On this official road, the number of people in the rivers and lakes has increased significantly.
Some rode horses and galloped, some rode their horses slowly, some just bowed their heads and remained silent, and some were afraid that others would not know his origin, so they were talking highly.
Shen Lang and his entourage, the most excited are the three members of the Ye family, the most talked is a lot, and the wine is indispensable all the way, and there is not much money.
I walked another fifty or sixty miles along the official road, and at lunchtime, I came to a place.
The name of this place is Xiangma Village, and legend has it that there were Xiangma in this place before, and it was a ringing nest, but now of course there is no such occupation.
At the head of the village, there are two forked roads, one goes straight and the other points to the west.
The west side of the road was not far away, and a wide avenue was seen, with carriages, horses, and pedestrians, but when I went straight on this road, I saw no carriages and horses.
Ask the local villagers, and the local villagers told everyone that the left side is wider to the west, and it is faster to ride a horse in a carriage, but you have to go around 20 miles to get to Xixia Villa;
Go straight to this front, there is a river about a mile, called Chenshui, to pass from the Chenshui River, there is no bridge, take the zipline, take the iron cable to cross the river, and then climb a hill to arrive.
Everyone saw a signboard on the side of the road, with two lines written on it: Knights, please take the straight road and cross the bridge, and the rest of the friends please take a detour, see you at Xixia Villa.
This sign euphemistically tells everyone that if you are a chivalrous man, you will cross the river, and if you are not a chivalrous or cowardly, you should not cross the river.
Shen Lang and the others naturally have to pass through the Chenshui River, otherwise they will be more likely to recruit than any kind of martial arts.
Ten people arrived at the river, there were already many people here, some were local villagers watching the excitement, most of them were martial arts people from all walks of life who came from all over the country, some had already passed by zipline, and some were still preparing.
Shen Lang and the others first sent two people to find a place in the village and place the horses.
It turns out that in this small village, Xixia Villa has also set up a special service point, just hand over the horses to them after registration, they will issue you a number plate, and when you go to Xixia Villa, you can use the number plate to receive your own vehicles, horses and other things.
Hua Buyu and Qin Buyi went to do this chore, and by the way, they came back with a few lunches, and the rest of the people lined up first.
Since the competition is the first time in several years in the local area, there are really a lot of people from far and near, of course, most of them are still in the majority.
Shen Lang and his party were lined up in the line, and they couldn't see how many people were lined up in front of them, but they heard sighs and shouts from time to time.
Seeing that it would not be their turn for a while, Shen Lang and Jin Buchang discussed going to see the situation first, but they didn't expect Ye Yingsong to also rush to say that he wanted to go.
During this time, she became acquainted with Shen Lang and Jin Buchang and others, and from time to time Brother Shen and Brother Jin kept shouting, and finally couldn't resist her, let her go, and the rest of the people lined up honestly.
The three of them left the team and went to be the audience to see what the situation was in front of, how they prepared, how to cross the river, and by the way, to see the excitement.
As he walked, he asked, and he knew that this Chenshui River was also called Jinjiang River, which was called Chenshui and Chenhe in ancient times. It originated at the southern foot of Fanjing Mountain in Guizhou, with a total length of 310 kilometers.
In ancient times, the Jinjiang River was the main waterway transportation route in Hunan and Guizhou. The ship carried tung oil, timber, ash, cinnabar, homespun cloth, medicinal materials and other mountain goods down the Hongjiang River, went to Changde, and went as far as the Yangtze River port.
On the return trip, they carried flower gauze, kerosene, seafood, sugar, salt, matches and other goods from outside the mountain, and went upstream.
On the golden waterway, there is an endless stream of sails. Although it is a dry season, the river is also tens of meters deep here.
Looking at it from this side, the river is more than 200 meters wide, and the size of the people over there has shrunk by half. Ye Yingsong's sharp eyes found that there was a temporary sign standing next to the riverside ferry, and immediately shouted:
"Brother Shen, look, there's still a sign here. ”
Shen Lang and Jin Buchang looked in the direction of her finger and saw the three big characters on the sign, "Crossing the River of Love".
The bottom line is in small print, "One person at a time." Ladies please take a detour, if there are women to experience, please in the afternoon after the men's love is over. ”
"Discriminating against women, I don't believe that men are better than women, and I'll see later, can all men cross the river?"
Ye Yingsong pursed her mouth next to her and said, she forgot for a moment that she was a woman dressed as a man.
"How can this be called discrimination against women? This is called a contest to recruit relatives, people recruit girls to recruit relatives, and they want to recruit men, so how can women go? Could it be that you also go to women to disguise themselves as men and get one? ”
Shen Lang took her words and said without turning his eyes into the distance.
"I'm not, I'm not a woman, and I don't engage in any martial arts competitions. Ye Yingsong's pink face was even redder at this time, but there was a cloak outside, and the red reflected the red, which was not easy for others to notice.
She replied with a tilted face.
"Men should get married, women should get married, this is normal, if you don't marry, you will always marry in the future, right?"
Jin Buchang listened to her words, and felt that today's Ye Yingsong spoke in a completely different tone than usual, and couldn't help but turn his head and glance at her and said.
Ye Yingsong hurriedly turned his pink face away, not daring to look at Jin Buchang.
"Hey, Brother Jin is about to see that someone is going to cross the river, what is this equipment called, and how can I cross it?"
Ye Yingsong pointed to the iron cables and pulleys diagonally opposite, and deliberately diverted the topic and asked.
Jin Buchang and Shen Lang introduced Ye Yingsong one by one:
This iron cable is high on one side and low on the other, and an iron frame is hung under an iron hoist (pulley) that can only accommodate one person.
A pull column in the middle of the iron frame is connected with the pulley above, and between the middle column and the iron frame is a group of springs with excellent elasticity, which is used to control the iron frame.
In the middle of the rope, there is another iron hoist (pulley), and between the two hoists, there is a thick hook that is tightly fastened to the iron cable, and the tip of the hook is facing the starting side, which is equivalent to blocking this iron cable.
In the middle, there is a transfer of trains, requiring people to transfer from this iron frame to another iron frame, and there are about three meters between the two iron frames, and how to transfer from this iron frame to the next iron frame This is where the chivalrous warriors are tested.
At this start, the iron pulley is held in place by a mechanism that prevents the slide, and the person sits in the iron frame, either sitting or standing.
When starting, just gently pat or pull the fixed mechanism on the upper part of the iron hoist (pulley) at the starting place, and the iron frame will slide down automatically.
Slipping to the middle of the place, stuck at the junction, the man managed to get to the next iron frame, and also slapped the mechanism that fixed the iron pulley, and the iron pulley automatically slid to the other side of the river.
If he gets stuck in the middle and can't continue, there are special facilities to pull him back, and if he is timid or can't get home, and falls into the river, he can only climb ashore by drinking a few sips of Chenhe water.
Jin Buchang and Shen Lang had crossed this kind of iron rope several times, and according to their previous experience, they told Ye Yingsong the skills of the iron cable.
After a while, Hua Duo and Qin Buyi set up the vehicles and horses and came back with food.
Seeing that the three of them were not there, Hua Yuan brought over three meals, and when he saw that these three people were pointing, he shouted:
"Senior Brother Jin, it's time to eat. Jin Bu replaced the three of them, and after eating, he continued to see how these people crossed the river.