In the early summer of May, the weather in Jingxiang is already very hot, and the weather here is cooler than other places in Jingxiang because of its close proximity to Yunmengze.

Business travelers who travel in summer generally choose to get up early in the morning to rush, then rest at noon, and continue to travel in the afternoon when the sun turns west and the temperature drops.

A large city with a strong commercial atmosphere like Yuezhou City naturally reflects a high degree of humanization and cooperation, and every day except winter, the city gate is opened on time at the beginning of the day, so as to facilitate the passage of business travel.

Li Mao and his wife got up early in the morning, and with the help of the innkeeper, the boat boss, and his two sons, they loaded all the gifts and luggage onto the small passenger boat, and they needed to get to the water gate in the south of the city early to wait for the water gate to open.

Xu Jiuye hired a small passenger ship, which could carry up to twelve passengers, and Li Mao and the six of them added a lot of gifts and luggage, so that the space in the cabin became not so redundant.

The boss of the boat is responsible for the rudder rocking, and the two sons use a long bamboo pole in front of the boat to probe into the waterway, and when they hit the bottom of the waterway, they will immediately jump forward for a distance.

In fact, there are also downside masts on the top of the cabins of small passenger ships, which can be used by the wind, but no boat is allowed to use mast sails when walking in the waterways of the city, so it can only be paddled by manpower.

It is only two or three miles away from the wharf in front of the inn to the water gate in the south of the city, and the small passenger boat arrives quickly.

At this time, the sky has begun to dawn, and there are many cargo ships and passenger ships waiting in line to leave the city in front of the water gate in the south of the city.

Li Mao's captain also began to slow down, slowly sliding into the queue of boats, in order to ensure an efficient speed out of the city, everyone had better maintain order, otherwise once there is a collision and congestion, it may delay more time.

The boat bosses greeted each other, because they all ate the Miluo River waterway, most of the boat bosses knew each other, and there were times when they took care of each other and cooperated with each other every day, so everyone could still maintain a good relationship.

The boss of a cargo ship next to him raised his voice and said: "Lao Yang, you are lucky! I have received an order from a merchant again, so I don't have to pull the goods back like us? Now that the merchants are difficult to pull, I have changed to a special business to pull goods, I really envy you?"

Li Mao's ship's boss is surnamed Yang, and Boss Yang grinned happily: "Well, it's not bad to pull goods, your half ship of salt and half a boat of rapeseed are all belly things, and the freight is a lot, right?"

The captain of the cargo ship said: "Alas, it is to earn a hard money, and you also know that pulling goods earns less than pulling people, and we even load and unload the goods, and we have to ensure that the goods are not lost on the way, so we can barely earn a living money."

Now the merchants are becoming more and more savvy, in order to save costs, they don't send guys to escort them, and they say that they have signed the contract, believe us. But if we lose it, we have to pay for it. ”

Boss Yang nodded and said: "That's because the merchant is sure that we can only rely on the waterway to make a living, so we dare to entrust you with such carte blanche, but think about it, it is also the merchant's trust in you, otherwise it will not be your turn to transport the goods." ”

The boss of the cargo ship said: "Alas, I am also happy and worried! Old Yang, how many guests have you pulled today?"

Boss Yang looked at the cabin, lowered his voice and said: "The six guests, all of them are decent people, I heard that they are our fellow villagers in Miluo, who have been doing business abroad for many years, and now they are ready to return to their roots." ”

The boss of the cargo ship said: "You can pull six people, and the cost will not be recovered, right?"

Boss Yang laughed and said: "That old man is a big businessman at first glance, and his bearing is extraordinary, not worse than the local noble families in Miluo. He returned to his hometown, paid twice the full fare, and demanded that he must rush to Miluo County on the evening of May 4. ”

The boss of the cargo ship said: "Two days and one night, this time is a bit rushed, right?"

Boss Yang said: "There is not much opportunity to double the fare, so I will work hard this trip, and I will be relieved when I go back and rest for one more day." My two boys are not young anymore, the eldest is seventeen years old this year, save more money, and give him a daughter-in-law next year. ”

The boss of the cargo ship said: "Alas, it is all hard work, my boy is the same age as your youngest son, both are fifteen years old, and I can wait for two years, I will also run around to save some money." ”

Boss Yang said: "Don't sigh, you only have one son, and I have two, and my life is worse than you! Okay, the water gate is open, and I have to hurry up, and let's talk again when I go back to Miluo." ”

At this time, the water gate in the south of the city has been opened, and the queue of boats began to move slowly, Yang Boss called his eldest son to the back of the boat to set the rudder, he rushed to the front of the boat, took a thick bamboo pole, and mastered the distance between the boat next to him.

The river near the Pratunam is narrow, and some collisions often occur, and experienced boat bosses will stand at the bow of the boat and use bamboo poles to control the distance between the boats to ensure the safety and efficiency of both sides.

After leaving the water gate, you have to go two or three miles before the river becomes wider, and then you enter the Miluo River.

It took nearly an hour for Li Mao and his entourage to complete the process of starting from the wharf in the city, going out of the city through the water gate in the south of the city, entering the Miluo River waterway upstream, and starting to set off in the direction of Miluo County.

There is still a short distance to Miluo County, and because it is against the water, it is expected to take two days and one night.

When he arrived at the Miluo River, the river breeze blew, which made people feel quite comfortable, but Boss Yang did not have the comfort of the wind, he stretched out his hand to test the wind direction, climbed to the top of the cabin, and quickly erected the mast and sail, and tied it firmly.

Although the sails of this passenger ship are not large, only a few feet high, and there is only a single sail, but under the exquisite control of Boss Yang, with the help of the southeast wind, the sails are also full.

Boss Yang took over the work of rocking the rudder again, and then asked his two sons to control the sails and the other to support the boat with bamboo poles, and change them every half an hour, so as to ensure the speed of the boat.

Fortunately, the Miluo River flows relatively gently, and with the help of the sails, the father and son can ensure a faster speed without working hard.

This small passenger ship is divided into a front cabin and a rear cabin, the rear cabin is the place where the boss of the ship is a family, and the guests are all in the front cabin to sit and rest, because the two days are only a short trip, and there is no special accommodation on shore in between.

During the day, the front cabin is full of seats sitting opposite each other, and at night it is slightly changed, with bed slats and curtains to divide them into several bunks for guests to rest.

Li Mao and his entourage of six people, except for Xu Jiuye, who had been on the boat back then, the other five people were all on the boat for the first time, full of curiosity, and the feeling of floating footsteps made them feel very novel.

The conversation between Boss Yang and the boss of another ship just now, the people in the cabin heard it, Xu Jiuye and Li Mao looked at each other and smiled, it seems that it is not easy to seek a life anywhere.

The people in the cabin were fresh to the passenger ship for a while, and they felt that it was not interesting when they got out of the water gate.

Everyone got up early today, and when they finally arrived on the river, they all felt a little sleepy, and they were ready to take advantage of the fact that there was nothing to do on the road, and leaned on the cabin to make up for sleep.

But things always backfired, Li Mao and his party began to be fine on the smooth waterway in the city, the passenger boat sailed into the Miluo River, the wind and waves were much stronger than in the city, and the feeling of seasickness inevitably attacked.

Xu Jiuye and Li Mao are all as usual, and the little bolts and pillars are also people who often run outside, and the bumps of driving all year round are not much worse than taking a boat, so they can bear it.

Xu Ai's face was pale, but since she cultivated, her tolerance was much stronger than that of ordinary people, when she felt irritable in her heart and uncomfortable stomach, she immediately started to exercise, and when the power of True Yuan ran in the spiritual vein for a few weeks, that feeling of boredom immediately dissipated.

The worst of the situation is Mrs. Xu, who is from Guazhou and has not been on a boat for more than 40 years, and has not even seen a boat. When I first saw the boat, I was a little surprised and interested, and although it was a little uncomfortable to sit on, it didn't seem to have much impact on the gentle waterways of the city.

But after the passenger boat sailed into the Miluo River, the wind and waves were a little stronger, and Mrs. Xu immediately couldn't stand it and couldn't help vomiting.

Xu Jiuye also hurriedly sat aside to support his wife, and stroked her back from top to bottom to help her calm down, for fear that she would be choked.

Mrs. Xu vomited so much that she vomited out all the things she had eaten in the morning, and soon Mrs. Xu became pale and trembling, and she almost vomited out her bile.

Li Mao waited for Mrs. Xu to finish vomiting and said, "Aunt Jiu, you stretch out your wrist, and I will give you a true qi pass, which may make you more comfortable." ”

Mrs. Xu had already vomited and was about to faint, and when she heard that there was a way to relieve her vomiting, she immediately trembled and stretched out her hand, and Xu Ai hurriedly stepped forward to help her mother roll up her sleeves.

Li Mao stretched out two fingers and gently put them on Mrs. Xu's wrists, only to feel that Mrs. Xu's pulse was very disordered, and if Mrs. Xu's vomiting could not be relieved, Mrs. Xu was likely to faint.

Li Mao didn't dare to rashly use demon power to help Mrs. Xu calm her vomiting, because he didn't know whether the demon power was effective on the human body, so he could only inject a true qi into Mrs. Xu's body.

The power of true qi and true yuan seem to be similar things, but true qi belongs to the power of acquired cultivation, which is the practice of martial artists, while the power of true yuan is the innate method of cultivation of monks, and there are many differences in efficacy.

But the true qi of the grandmaster-level master is also extraordinary, after the true qi crossed into Mrs. Xu's body, it quickly relieved her pain and made her vomit calm down, although her heart was still irritable, but the urge to vomit was suppressed.

Li Mao hurriedly took out the incense burner, rummaged in it for a long time, and finally found the leather bag of the demon monk that Li Renfeng gave him, and after picking it for a long time, he finally found a bottle of soothing and nourishing pills that mortals could take.

Li Mao hurriedly took out the medicine bottle, poured out a red pill and handed it to Xu Ai, asking her to serve Mrs. Xu.

The two eye-catching young men, the little plug and the small pillar, hurriedly stepped forward, one handed over the water bladder, and the other took out the filthy bucket that Mrs. Xu had vomited just now and poured it out.