Chapter 40: The Wind and the Waves Hide the Sting
Lu Qian, who had just recovered from his injury, politely refused, and the three of them talked again in the courtyard, which was quite speculative. It wasn't until Cui Shiyuan and a group of dart players came to look for him that he gave up.
"Boss Lu, Ji Lao's dart head has been packed up, just waiting for you to leave together. ”
"Coming, coming! Those two seniors, let's say goodbye. If you see you again in the future, the younger generation needs to ask you two for advice. ”
Lu Qian said, leaned over to salute, and turned his head to meet Cui Shiyuan and them.
"Boy, I have to study that book carefully, with your intelligence, you will be successful in the future!"
Wu Lao crooked his eyes and saw that the parting was imminent, and he was still a little sad in his heart, but he couldn't keep it, so he had to tear open his throat and admonish.
Han Lao, who was on the side, knew his brother's temperament, patted him on the shoulder with his hand, and watched Lu Qian and the others leave.
When the group of them walked away, Lao Han said to Wu Lao Crooked in a deep voice: "In your opinion, what will happen to this kid in the future?"
After all, it is fate, and how to go depends on his mind. There is only so much you and I can do, and thinking about it like this can be regarded as living up to the trust of the old people. ”
Wu Lao's crooked expression changed from the previous laughter, and a longing light appeared in his eyes, and this light was ethereal, as if it had gone through several reincarnations, and then fell on a leaf.
Lu Qian and the others rode horses, escorted dart carts behind them, left the old store of the Jiang family, and continued to move along the mainland. Cui Shiyuan took out a white-flour bun from his arms that the shopkeeper gave him when he was leaving, and devoured it. Because the movements were too rough, the flying debris splashed on Lu Qian's body.
"Are you a starving ghost reincarnated?"
Lu Qian, who looked helpless, really didn't know what words to use to evaluate Cui Shiyuan at this time, he had just had breakfast before leaving, and now he looked like he was gobbling it up.
"Gee, I don't know what's going on. Since recovering from my injuries, I often feel hungry, as if I can't eat enough. ”
The innocent Cui Shiyuan reluctantly defended with a mouth stuffed with food, and during the process, he accidentally choked on the bun half to death. If it weren't for Liu Datong next to him, who hurriedly handed over the kettle, it is estimated that he would have rolled his eyes by now.
The crowd walked from the beginning of the red sun to noon, and the road was calm until a wide river blocked their way.
Ji Lao Dart Tou motioned for everyone to stop and rest, and called a shrewd dart master to look for the ship. Cui Shiyuan, who was unfamiliar with the road, couldn't help but ask Liu Datong: "Hey, brother, where is this? Look at the big river in front of you, it is turbulent and majestic, and people can't help but want to admire." ”
"Is there anything else you can praise other than these two words that you have been repeating all year round?"
Seeing that Cui Shiyuan began to "dance and ink" again, Lu Qian was angry and immediately exposed him.
"Boss Lu, it's not right for you to say that, I want to shock the eight desolations and intimidate Kyushu playful and witty little sword demon, this belly is full of ink, but I don't want to show it. ”
"Okay, okay, then you can tell me something else for me to hear. ”
Bickering with Cui Shiyuan has long become a big hobby of Lu Qian, seeing that he is such a "fat man", he simply helps him slap his swollen face.
"As he said, the river was wide and long, and there were poplars on both sides, and the occasional bird flew by, and the chirping never got tired of it. How's it going? You judge the judges, how is my writing?"
Cui Shiyuan knew that he couldn't talk about Lu Qian alone, so he grabbed Liu Datong's hand and forcibly dragged him into this verbal battle.
"Uh...... This...... Cui Shaoxia's writing is really outstanding, and I admire it. ”
In order not to offend people, Liu Datong had to hold back a smile and praise him with a few words of conscience.
This boast doesn't matter, Cui Shiyuan, who was already inflated, saw that someone agreed with him, and he got even more carried away, and he gave Lu Qian an endless glance with a small look with a gun and a stick.
Lu Qian didn't want to pay attention to him, and said to Liu Datong instead: "Brother Liu, I was transferred by that fool just now, and you haven't told me where you are waiting here?"
Liu Datong patted his head and said with some guilt: "Oh, Lu Shaoxia, I'm really sorry, I forgot about it for a while." This place is called Santong River, which is the only way to go to Yuzhou. ”
"Haha, it's okay, but why don't you see wharves, ferries and the like along the Santong River?"
"Yes, because of the turbulence of the river and the disrepair of the embankment, there are often accidents. The original wharf and ferry port were repeatedly washed away by the flood, and they were simply no longer built. ”
"Oh, I see. But on our trip, there are a lot of people and horses, so how can we get through it?"
"Young heroes don't need to worry, there are many experts in this generation who run boats, they have their own big boats for merchants to cross the river, just look for them and pass. ”
Cui Shiyuan's eyes were sharp, and he saw from afar that there was a dart master leading a few people to this side, and he knew that he was a perennial ferryman by looking at the dress.
"Look! The ship is coming. ”
With Cui Shiyuan's shouting, a double-decker boat walked slowly from the shore, and the broken water waves churned, more than half a person high, which was very spectacular.
"What are you waiting for, get on board?"
As he spoke, he urged his crotch to dismount, and Cui Shiyuan rode first to the ladder where the big boat was thrown to the shore. Ji Lao Dart was organizing all the dart masters to transport the goods up, and when he saw him coming, he arched his hand and said, "Cui Shaoxia, please get on the ship first." ”
"The old dart head is polite, I see that there is a lot of this goods, and I will also help the handle. ”
Cui Shiyuan, who flew off the horse, picked up a boxy box, and with a strong fight, a hundred catties of goods rose in response, and he carried it and went to the warehouse.
Lu Qian and Liu Datong, who arrived later, also joined the carrying team, and it didn't take much effort to move the escorted things.
With a loud "trumpet", the big ship moved slowly, and everyone stood on the deck overlooking the river, shining in the sunlight, rolling waves, and majestic.
"Oh, that's beautiful!"
Cui Shiyuan, who has lived in the mountains for a long time, let alone the sea, even such a wide river is the first time to see it, and he can't help but sigh with emotion.
Ji Lao, who was staring at the river, seemed to have something on his mind, and he had been silent since he got on the boat, presumably because of the rolling river water, which evoked those sad things.
Everyone was bored on the boat, each doing their own thing. Suddenly, not far from the big ship, a bunch of large bubbles appeared one after another. Then there was a strong gust of wind, and it was dark in the sky.
Everyone standing on the deck, in order to stabilize their figures, firmly grasped the ropes on both sides, and even so, they still swayed with the wind and waves on the ship.
"It's not good, it's the river god who has appeared......"