Chapter 57

"I'm really sorry, Brother Fan... You can only take another boat. Wei Shujin was very depressed, and the red horse beside him was also so depressed.

"It's just a river crossing, I'll wait to find another boat." Fan Shijin looked at the other ships at the ferry, there were so many of them, and for a while he couldn't tell what was a merchant ship and what was a fishing boat.

There are many boats of all kinds and sizes at the ferry, and the shore is also very lively. The crowd stood in the middle of the crowd, and for a moment they didn't know where to go.

Fan Shijin thought about it and had to inquire, and when he walked under a boat, he asked, "Boatman, are you going to the other side?"

The boatman had a circle of hemp rope around his arm, and when he saw that Fan Shijin came to him and asked about something, he put down the work in his hand and said: "This direction is inconsistent, we are a cargo ship carrying goods, and we can't go to the other side of the river." ”

"That's... Do boatmen know where to go to the other side of the river to take the boat?" asked Fan Shijin again.

The boatman raised his finger and looked in the direction of his finger, and there were also many boats docked in that direction, but the size was much smaller than the ships on this side, and some of the boats were so small that they could not even fit their horses.

After Fan Shijin thanked the boatman, he walked towards that side with Liu Cong and the others.

"Brother Fan... The boat here is too small, isn't it..."Liu Cong looked at these boatmen, they were all sitting directly on the boat, with straw hats on their heads and napping.

Wei Shujin didn't say anything at this time, he said that he would send the Shu envoy to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which was so unsmooth at the beginning.

"There's still a big boat over there, and there are only six of us, and if the big boat doesn't work, we can charter two small boats to go over. Fan Shijin saw it lightly.

Before and after, several people first asked the owner of the big ship.

"Are you going to the other side of the river?" asked Fan Shijin.

"Yes, guest officer, but our ship does not carry people, this is a merchant ship that transports goods to the other side! If you want to take a boat over, ask the boat below!" The boatman specially said the nature of his ship, which is naturally valuable, and if he accepts others on the ship at will, if this thing is lost, he may not be able to bear this risk.

Fan Shijin also saw the intention of this boatman, so he had to go to the next house to ask, but in addition to this boat, the rest of these boats can only take two or three people, and there are six people on his side, it seems that he really has to charter two boats to get by this time.

"I see the river churning, and if this small boat crosses hard, I'm afraid it will be risky. Wen Renxing looked at the river in front of him, and the river seemed to be angry, churning constantly, as if the huge river god was shaking at both ends of the river.

"Yes, I also think so below, this river seems to swallow people. Standing at this ferry, Bai Xiyue can feel the strength of the river lapping, and the strength is as if he wants to smash the ferry, if he stands a few points closer, the river may splash on his body.

"Brother Fan, what a few people said is reasonable, I'll wait for the boat to come back tomorrow. "Wei Shujin doesn't think a few people are alarmist, everything in nature has its own solar terms, and the river water also has it, when the tide rises, the river is not very peaceful, if you forcibly cross the river, to this light, a few people can turn their heads back to this ferry, to say more, this river engulfs the boat, and a few people may lose their lives.

Wen Renxing, Bai Xiyue, and Wei Shujin's persuasion did not let Fan Shijin leave the ferry, Fan Shijin still turned his back to a few people, looking at the direction of the river, if the weather is good, maybe you can see the boats and people coming and going on the other side of the river, the North Zhou is on the opposite bank of this river, and the other side is on the way to the North Zhou. Several people saw Fan Shijin's expression, his back was very much like the iron green mountain, standing in place, and Fan Shijin said half-loudly: "The people of Chu and Jin are already on the way, and they really can't afford to wait, hahaha!"

When they turned around, they saw Fan Shijin's face, which was an ugly look that was worse than crying when he smiled.

"Actually, it's only a half-day delay, and I can leave tomorrow morning, which is safe and proper... Why is Brother Fan so stubborn...?" Bai Xiyue couldn't understand Fan Shijin at all, not even the slightest bit, every time he encountered this situation, even if he knew that there were tigers in the mountains, he still walked towards Tiger Mountain.

"Brother Bai, the survival of the country depends on our thoughts, you have to understand Brother Fan. Xiong Jingchong understands Fan Shijin very well, it is about the safety of the country, and life and death have long been put aside.

"Or, you wait here, and I'll go back and ask my father?" Wei Shujin didn't want to waste the time of a few Shu envoys, and the marches and battles were all about the speed of the soldiers, not to mention the envoys.

"It's... Which line is this... Let's go ask the boats. Fan Shijin stopped Uncle Wei from entering, and planned to ask a few boats in front of him.

After that, Fan Shijin walked to the side of a small boat, and the boatman was lying on the boat, humming a little song in his mouth, and the straw hat on his head was pressed very low, so that he couldn't see the boatman's face clearly.

"Boat man, can you cross to the other side of the river?" Fan Shijin asked with a bent down.

"Hey, officer, I don't look at it, I think you're talking to someone else! Don't blame it!" the boatman pushed his straw hat up, then stood up and continued, "You six can't sit down!"

"Can you help me find another boat, I'll just charter two boats!" Fan Shijin said.

"Hehe, that's easy to say!"

After chatting with Fan Shijin, the boatman shouted next door: "Lao Zhang!

I saw a boat next door swaying twice, and a person came out of it, this person was also exposed to the wind and sun on the river, his face was furrowed, the whole person was very thin, and even if he wore a hat on his head, he knew that his hair should be relatively scarce.

As soon as this old Zhang came out, he saw a few people in front of him, brightly dressed, he should not be a person who played the bounty, but looked like a dignitary.

"Lao Li, are these people playing? or...?" Lao Zhang couldn't figure out for a while, looking sleepy-eyed, he should have just woken up.

"I'm going to cross the river to the other side!" Liu Cong said.

After hearing this, Lao Zhang turned to look at the river behind him, and then said: "Lao Li, you can hear clearly, this group of people crossed the river!"

"I've heard it clearly, we haven't lived for a long time, let's take it! We didn't come here to sleep at this ferry!" Lao Li looked very indifferent, not paying attention to the river in front of him at all.

"Okay, without this diamond diamond, how dare you take this porcelain work, your Lao Li is a ruthless person, and my Lao Zhang also took it!" Lao Zhang said this and stepped from the boat to this ferry.

Bai Xiyue was shocked when he listened, he looked at this river is indeed very dangerous, he originally thought that he was a layman who had never seen the world, but this boatman actually said so, then it must be very dangerous to cross this river.

"Come on, it's eight lifetimes of bad luck to accompany you on the mission, and I know it's nothing good!" Bai Xiyue said to himself.

Liu Cong smiled and comforted Bai Xiyue and said, "Brother Bai, everyone is together, what are you afraid of?"

"Don't smile at me, I don't know how to be watery, do you think I'm afraid? When something happens, I'll sink to the bottom like a scale. Bai Xiyue didn't want to pay attention to Liu Cong, so he could only follow a few people on the boat.

Of the two boats, one boat carries three people, but this Wei Shujin also has a horse. After some discussion, several people decided that Bai Xiyue, Liu Cong, and Wei Shujin would take one boat, leaving Fan Shijin, Xiong Jingchong, and Wen Renxing on another boat.

After a few people decided, they got on these two boats respectively, originally thought that the boat was very small, after entering it, they found that it was not so narrow, there was no problem to sit four or five people, there was a simple table in the boat, a few cushions, there was a fishy smell in the cabin, I don't know whether it was the reason why the boatman usually ate here or something else, this smell is similar to the smell of blister planks, maybe this is the smell of river water.

Just when Liu Cong and the others were about to set off, they asked Someone on the riverside shouting Wenrenxing, and a few people lifted the curtain of the cabin and saw a person walking not far away, this person was Wenrenxing's senior brother Deng Zai!

"Senior Brother Wenren!" Deng Zai shouted as he walked.

Wen Renxing walked out of the cabin and stood on the boat and asked, "Senior brother, what's the matter?"

"Senior brother, take care all the way!

Deng Zai walked to the ferry very close to the boat, but the boat had slowly left the ferry by this time.

"Senior brother, pay more attention yourself, don't forget to practice if your martial arts are not high!" Wen Renxing stood at the bow of the boat and looked at Deng Zai and said.

Fan Shijin also walked out of it and shouted in the direction of the ferry: "Don't worry, we have a brotherhood with Wenrenxing, and we will take good care of it!"

"Then thank you Fan Envoy!" Deng Zai bent down and clenched his fists to thank him, and then said to Wen Renxing: "Senior brother has found a position, and he is determined to stay in Nantang, everything is fine!"

Seeing that there was still something to say on both sides, the boatman slowed down his rowing speed.

"What's your position?" Wen Renxing asked.

"Hahahaha! It's to be a dignitary's mansion and a knife guest!" Deng Zai grinned, and at the same time did not forget to wave his hand.

"Which dignitary?" Wen Renxing said a lot more at this time, and he probably didn't even think of it.

"What's it called... By the way, his surname is Li, and he is a general! It seems that his name is Li Jiaotai! Let's go, I wish you all the best!" Deng Zai said, looking in the direction of the ship.

"Ah......?" Several people on the boat were dumbfounded when they heard this, this is such a coincidence, they want to enter this Li Jiaotai's door.

Just when Wen Renxing wanted to say something, the boat had gone far away, and the figure at the ferry port had gradually become smaller, only to see Deng Zai in the distance becoming smaller, only to see that his hand was still waving, and the face was no longer visible.

"Don't follow this Li Jiaotai!, go to Prime Minister Wei's mansion as a guest!" Fan Shijin shouted.

However, this voice could no longer reach Deng Zai's ears completely, and when Deng Zai heard it, he only vaguely heard a few words from Li Jiaotai, and thought it was a compliment to his actions.

"Hahaha, yes! I will follow General Li well! Rest assured!" Deng Zai was full of smiles, and he was secretly happy that he should be with the right person this time.