Xu Jizhong was born in the south of the Yangtze River and has been familiar with water since he was a child, and he suddenly fell into the water and was startled, but after calming down, he held back his breath, grabbed the hull of the boat, and floated up from the water. Poking his head out of the water, he shouted, "Madam!

As soon as the words fell, I heard someone not far away answer: "Xianggong, I'm here." ”

Following the prestige, I saw Mrs. Zhang, the maid Qingju and the housekeeper Xu Fu in a row, holding the hull of the boat with their hands, just in the rest of their battles, although only their heads and faces were exposed to the water, but because they had some support, they would not be in danger for a while.

After the lady agreed, she said, "Xianggong, where is Pu'er?"

Xu Jizhong didn't see Pu'er, he was also very anxious, raised his head and looked around, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Pu'er! Pu'er!" Mrs. Zhang was even more anxious, and she kept calling.

After shouting a few times, I heard someone in the distance answer: "Daddy.....! I'm here...... Help me......"

Xu Jizhong followed the prestige, but saw that on the right side, which was more than ten zhang away from him, there was a figure disappearing in the waves. Xu Jizhong is in a hurry, although Xu Pu can also swim, but after all, he is young and weak, and the waves here are high and the water is urgent, and he can still support it for a while, but after a long time, he will definitely be swept into the bottom of the water by the rapid waves.

Until now, Xu Jizhong couldn't care about his own safety, and said to Xu Fu: "Xu Fu, take care of your wife." Without waiting for Xu Fu to answer, he let go of the hull of the boat and swam towards Xu Pu, shouting while swimming: "Pu'er, hold on, Daddy will come to save you immediately!"

Because the water was wild, although it was only more than ten zhang away, Xu Jizhong still swam for a while before swimming over. When he came closer, he hugged Xu Pu with one hand, looked down carefully, and saw that Xu Pu's clothes and hair had already been soaked by water, and because of the cold of the river, his face was also frozen purple. Xu Jizhong stepped on the water and asked, "Good boy, is it hurt?"

The hull of the boat capsized just now, Xu Pu was young and light, and was thrown out of the boat, at this time he was frightened and undecided, and only nodded.

Xu Jizhong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his son was fine, and looked up to see the ferry. At the same time as he went to save Xu Pu, the ferry boat was swept by the waves and continued to move forward, and at this time it was fifty or sixty battles away from them, and it became a black spot in the rolling waves. However, because the ferry is larger and the impact is more violent, the speed of travel is much faster than that of a single person.

At this time, although I could vaguely hear someone shouting about myself, it was difficult to catch up.

Xu Jizhong's heart was cold, and he said secretly: "Although the ferry has sunk, it is a good reliance, so as not to be swept into the bottom of the river by the waves." Now our father and son are helpless, and although I can swim, I will always be exhausted, and at that time, our father and son will inevitably die in the belly of the fish. ”

Thinking in his heart, he looked down at Xu Pu, but saw that Aiko was also looking at him, his eyes were scorching, as bright as a meteor. Xu Jizhong's heart suddenly surged with strength, and he secretly decided: "Even if I am exhausted, I will send Pu'er to the shore safely." ”

At this time, Xu Pu in his arms suddenly said loudly: "Daddy, wood, wood!" and reached out to the left while shouting.

Xu Jizhong didn't understand what he meant, Mu Ran looked in the direction he pointed, and saw that a battle or two away from him, there was a wooden board the size of a fast desktop rising and falling with the waves. Seeing this plank, Xu Jizhong suddenly came to his senses, holding Xu Pu with one hand and paddling with the other, swimming towards the plank.

The plank was not far from them, and Xu Jizhong paddled with all his might, and it was there in an instant. When he came closer, Xu Jizhong grabbed the wooden board with one hand and said to Xu Pu: "Climb up." ”

Xu Pu grabbed the plank and climbed up with his hands and feet. The plank was almost a handful thick, and as soon as he climbed up, the whole plank was almost submerged in the water.

Xu Pu lay on the wooden board and said, "Daddy, you come up too." ”

Xu Jizhong smiled: "Silly boy, if Daddy goes up again, the plank will turn over." ”

Xu Pu said: "Then Daddy, come up and let the child swim in the water." ”

Xu Jizhong said: "Dad's body is heavy, and he will also crush the plank. You just stay on it, it doesn't matter. ”

Xu Pu knew that what Xu Jizhong said made sense, so he nodded, then raised his head and looked around, and finally pointed to the north and said, "Daddy, look, there is the river bank over there, let's go ashore first, and then go to find my mother and kiss them." ”

Xu Jizhong thought about it, even if his life would not be in danger at the moment, it didn't matter if he was soaked in water for a long time, but the child was young and frail, and after a long time, he would inevitably get sick. So he pushed the plank in one hand and paddled in the other and swam towards the north shore. Xu Pu lay on the plank and kept paddling with both hands.

Father and son worked together for a quarter of an hour before finally arriving on the north shore. The two abandoned the planks and climbed onto the riverbank.

At this moment, the clothes of the two were already soaked by the river, and they couldn't help but shiver when they were blown by the wind. Xu Jizhong said secretly: "I don't care, but the child is young and thin, if he keeps wearing wet clothes, I'm afraid he will catch a cold and get sick." ”

However, the burden with a change of clothes has been carried by the maid Qingju, not to mention that Qingju is not by her side now, even if she is, the clothes in the bag may have already been soaked by the river. As far as the eye can see, the surrounding barren grass is everywhere, wild trees are overgrown, and there is not a single family in the barren mountains and mountains, and naturally there is no way to ask for borrowing.

Xu Jizhong pondered for a moment, and said to Xu Pu: "Let's go pick up some dry firewood, build a fire, and dry the clothes on our bodies." ”

Xu Pu responded, the two picked up some dry firewood and withered grass nearby, and found a leeward depression, Xu Jizhong took out a flint fire sickle from his arms, lit the withered grass first, waited for the fire to rise, and then gradually added dry firewood, and in a moment, a warm bonfire rose.

The bonfire rose, and Xu Jizhong asked Xu Pu to take off his coat, pick it up with a branch along with his coat, and roast it next to the bonfire.

While baking clothes, Xu Jizhong couldn't help but start worrying about the safety of his wife, I don't know how they are now, they are still in the water, or have they already docked? If they are docking, where are they docked? Have they escaped the pursuit of Jinyiwei?

Just as he was thinking about it, his son Xu Pu suddenly said: "Daddy, mother, they have the protection of Master Qiumu, and they will be fine." ”

Xu Jizhong suddenly came back to his senses and said in his heart: "Although this child is not yet thirteen years old, he is clever and understanding. Before I could say a word, he guessed what I was thinking. What's even more rare is that he will also give words of comfort to relieve my sorrows. There is a son like this, which is enough to comfort his life. ”

Xu Jizhong has seen a lot of this kind of thing, and he has long been accustomed to it. But at the moment in a predicament, I can hear a word of comfort from my son, and my heart feels warm. Xiang Xu Pu smiled slightly, nodded and said, "That's right." Now, they are probably ashore and are waiting for us at the ferry in front of us. When the clothes are dry, let's go find them. As he spoke, he added some dry wood to the campfire.