Chapter 18: The Journey to the North (1)
The discussion was decided, Xu Fu and Qiu Mu drove the carriage and horses to the market to sell, and Fang Chiyan accompanied Xu Jizhong's family, chose a ship of suitable size, negotiated the price with the boatman, and sat in the cabin to wait.
After waiting for more than half an hour, Qiu Mu and Xu Fu came back and told Xu Jizhong: "The carriage and horse were sold for a total of ten taels of silver. ”
The Xu family was originally a wealthy family, and they were in a hurry to leave, so they didn't care how much they sold. When he saw them returning, he commanded the boatmen to sail.
The owner of the boat gave a command, and the two boats swung up, and the ferry slowly left the river bank and sailed into the river.
Everyone sat in the cabin and looked out, only to see the turbid waves surging, rushing endlessly, hitting the hull of the ship, and making a loud noise. But the hull of the ship was like an arrow from the string, following the current, and sailing downstream.
This section of the river is thirty miles away, and although it is down the river and the speed of the boat is fast, it takes less than half an hour to reach the north bank. Fortunately, everyone was born in Jiangnan, so they didn't get seasick, sat in the cabin, ate refreshments and chatted, and waited for the ship to arrive at the shore.
As he was talking, the hatch opened, and the old servant of the ship walked in, holding a tray with a pot of wine and two dishes on it. When he came to the table, he bowed down and said, "It will be a while before the ship reaches the north shore." The boatman instructed the little old man to make two side dishes and scald a pot of wine for the pastime of the guest officers, in case you were impatient. As he spoke, he put the food and drinks on the table. Everyone thanked them again and again, and Xu Jizhong also asked Xu Fu to reward the old servant with a tael of silver.
The old servant withdrew with great gratitude.
After the old servant left, Xu Fu picked up the wine jug and poured a glass of wine for everyone present. Everyone picked up their wine glasses and was just about to drink, when the hatch opened, the boatman walked in, holding a plate of fried ham in his hand, and came to the table with a smile: "The ingredients on the ship are limited, so please bear with me." As he spoke, he put the ham on the table, then looked at Xu Jizhong with his eyes, and then at the wine jug on the table.
Xu Jizhong was stunned and puzzled. While he was puzzled, the boatman looked at him again, then at the flask on the table, and so on twice.
Xu Jizhong saw that he didn't say a word, and his expression was strange, and he couldn't help asking: "Boat family...... As soon as he opened his mouth, Fang Chiyan on the side said loudly: "There is a boat family, after we dock, we will definitely thank you heavily." As he spoke, he glanced at Xu Jizhong.
Fang Chiyan was in the rivers and lakes, and he was experienced, and when he saw that the boatman was silent, he just kept looking at the wine jug on the table, and immediately understood that the boatman was reminding them that there was a problem with wine. Seeing Xu Jizhong asking, if he was heard outside, he was afraid that it would cause alarm and even harm the life of the boatman, so he covered up Xu Jizhong's voice loudly.
At this time, Xu Jizhong finally understood, and swallowed what he was going to say next.
The boatman said: "The villain thanked me in advance, please use it slowly, all the guest officers." As he spoke, he looked at the flask on the table with his eyes, and then slowly withdrew.
After the boatman went out, Xu Jizhong lowered his voice and said, "Fang Daxia, the boatman seems to have something to say." ”
Fang Chiyan nodded, pointed to the wine jug and whispered, "The boatman is reminding us that there is something wrong with this wine." As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass in front of him and looked at it carefully. Qiu Mu and the others also picked up the wine glass and checked it carefully, but they saw that the wine in the glass was clear and transparent, and there were no impurities at all, so it didn't seem like there was a problem.
"The poor monk has been wandering the rivers and lakes for many years, and he has seen a lot of poison and anesthetic, but the smell of this wine is pure, clear as water, but it does not look like it is mixed with medicine. ”
Fang Chiyan said: "Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case." It's better to be careful. ”
Xu Jizhong said: "Could it be that we got on the thief ship by mistake?"
Fang Chiyan said: "If it is a thief ship, how can the ship's family kindly remind us?"
"What does that Fang Daxia think it should be?"
Fang Chiyan shook his head: "Fang can't guess what the boat family is doing. However, in Fang's humble opinion, let's pretend to drink and lie on the table to see what will happen next. ”
Qiu Mu said: "The plan will be calculated, this plan is wonderful." ”
Xu Jizhong also nodded yes.
The deliberations were decided, and everyone pretended to faint.
After a while, there were footsteps outside the cabin, and then someone was heard screaming and laughing: "Hey, hey, it's down! It's all down!" and then footsteps walked in, and at the same time, someone said: "Immortal Chief's 'Penetrating Bone Crisp' is really worthy of its reputation, even a first-class master like Fang Chiyan is also unguardable." ”
Another said, "That's nature." This 'Bone Crisp' is developed by Poor Dao for decades, and every medicine used is a rare and rare medicinal material in the world, and a penny of 'Bone Crisp' can be worth a tael of gold. How can such a valuable drug be in vain?"
The sharp voice said: "This Fang Chiyan has embarrassed me several times, and today it finally fell into the hands of a certain family. Wait for me to smash his skull and eliminate the hatred in my heart. ”
This person's voice Fang Chiyan has always felt familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere, and when he said "smashing his skull with a limp", Fang Chiyan suddenly recalled that this person was Guo Moming who met on Wulipo.
At this time, he heard Guo inexplicably walking towards him, and Fang Chiyan felt nervous in his heart. Then I heard another person: "Guo Daxia can't be rash." The commander-in-chief had commanded that these men should be brought to him alive. You kill him now, and the commander-in-chief makes it difficult to explain there. ”
Guo was inexplicably stunned, and said hatefully: "It's cheaper than the surname Fang." Then he said: "The commander-in-chief only said that they were not allowed to kill them, but he did not say that they were not allowed to break their arms and legs." I will first cut off the hands and feet of the surname Fang, so that there will not be a curse. As he spoke, he stepped forward to Fang Chiyan.
Fang Chiyan was lying on the table, and when he heard that Guo was inexplicably going to cut off his hands and feet, he couldn't help but be angry, but he couldn't help it, and only opened his eyes to look at it. Seeing that Guo inexplicably came to him, he hurriedly dived his internal strength.
Guo looked at Fang Chiyan inexplicably, hehehe
As soon as his palm was cut off, Fang Chiyan suddenly sat up, followed by his right palm, and slapped it at Guo's inexplicable heart.
Guo inexplicably thought that Fang Chiyan was in a coma, completely defenseless, and when Fang Chiyan sat up, Guo inexplicably realized that the situation was not good, and it was too late to parry and dodge. With a bang, Fang Chiyan's right palm was slapping on Guo Inexplicably's chest, and Guo inexplicably flew up and slammed backwards.
Followed by another bang, click, it was Guo's inexplicable back that hit the deck, and the deck was knocked into a large piece. Guo's inexplicable body slowly slipped from the bulkhead and fell to the ground, and with a whoop, a burst of blood spurted out of his mouth and nose, his neck was crooked, and he passed out.
This happened in an instant, and when the other two reacted, Guo had inexplicably vomited blood and fell into a coma.