Zhang Lingyu and Hao Yan rested after eating and taking a bath at the Gaosheng Inn. The next morning, the woman washed and dried their clothes, and Lingyu gave her a tael of silver, and the woman went away laughing. After washing, eating and drinking, the two followed Xiao Er to the dock, and Xiao Er sent him to the boat and went back.

The boat family is a father and son, the father Yu Jinhe is a middle-aged man, and the son Yu Deshui is a young man in his twenties. Yu Jinhe rocked the rudder at the back, Yu Deshui paddled in front, and the cabin was a wooden arch shed, which looked like a special boat for transporting passengers. Lingyu stood at the bow of the boat and said, "Boat family, how long will it take to get to Huaiyin." Yu Jin River: "It takes two or three days to go with the wind and waves, and it is not clear if you encounter a headwind." Lingyu saw that there was still a pot stove in the cabin, and said with a smile: "Boat owner, you still have a pot stove on this ship." Yu entered the river: "Of course, otherwise where else can you find food on the water." Lingyu smiled and said, "Uncle is right, this is my first time on a boat." Yu Jinhe said with a smile: "I can see that if the son and the lady want to see the scenery, they can sit on the bow of the boat, or if they don't want to see the scenery, they can go to the cabin to rest, and the tables, stools and beds are complete." Lingyu said: "Xiexie, your service is considerate. Yu Jinhe said with a smile: "This is all specially prepared for guests." Lingyu and Hao Yan went to the cabin and sat on the bunk. Yu Jinhe and his son rowed the boat leisurely forward.

At noon, the boat dropped anchor. Lingyu walked out of the cabin and said, "Why did Uncle stop the ship?" Yu Jin Daodao: "It's noon, we have to cook and eat." Lingyu said, "Let's cook our food too." Yu Jinshui smiled and said, "That's natural, or you should be asked to eat somewhere, but the silver has to be counted separately." You only paid for the boat last night. Lingyu smiled, "I understand this." After speaking, he took out ten taels of silver from his bosom and handed it to Yu Jinhe. He asked, 'I can afford to eat all the way.' Yu Jinhe smiled: "Childe is not joking. and with all this abundance of silver? Lingyu said: "It's true, no more." Yu Jinhe took the silver with a smile and said, "Then thank you Gongzi." So he washed the rice and cooked there.

Zhang Lingyu looked around and saw that there was clear water on one side, and the shore was not far away. Secretly said: "I heard that Hongze Lake is hundreds of miles in radius, why is it that you are still on the shore after walking for a long time. Lingyu thought of this and asked, "Uncle, is this Hongze Lake, why is it still by the lake after walking for a long time?" Yu Jin River: "This Hongze Lake is hundreds of miles in circumference, and our small boat does not dare to go straight through." I had to go along the lake, some places were close to the lake, and some places were more than ten miles offshore. ’

Lingyu saw that there were fish swimming in the lake, so he said, "Uncle, why don't you catch a fresh fish and eat it." Yu Jin Daodao: "Childe, you think the fish in this lake are so easy to catch, like your own chickens." Lingyu said: "Is it so difficult to catch the fish in this Hongze Lake, I want to try it." Yu Deshui burned the fire there and said, "Childe, it's not that the fish in the lake are difficult to catch, it's that someone doesn't let people catch fish in the lake casually." If you want to catch fish, you must first apply and pay money before you can go to the lake to catch fish. Lingyu said: "It turns out that this lake is controlled by the government. Yu Deshui said: "It's not controlled by the government, it's a few gangs in charge." ’

Zhang Lingyu heard that he was in charge of the gang. It must have been forcibly occupied by these gangs, and he said disapprovingly: "What if the royal pond catches him two fish to eat." As soon as he finished speaking, he took off his clothes and jumped into the water, his movements were naturally fast, and he jumped into the water before he could stop him when he entered the river, and his frightened face changed color, and he hurriedly shouted: "Childe, Childe, come up quickly." Hearing this, Hao Yan also ran to the bow of the boat and said, "What's the matter?" Yu Jinhe said anxiously: "Zhang Gongzi jumped into the water." Hao Yan said calmly: "Don't get in the way, he will come up in a while." As they spoke, Lingyu came out of the water with a large carp in his hand, and he swam to the side of the boat and threw the carp to the bow of the boat, and climbed onto the boat himself.

Yu Jinhe hurriedly said: "Zhang Gongzi, you hurry up and release the fish, otherwise you will cause trouble." Lingyu said: "Why don't you just catch two fish, what trouble can you cause?" Yu Deshui said: "Son, you don't know, this water area is full of red carp gangs for hundreds of miles, and you must apply for payment before you can fish here, otherwise you will be said to be a thief, and you will smash your boat lightly, and you can cripple people if you are heavy." 'Lingyu Dao: 'Are they officially trusteeship?' Yu Deshui Dao: 'It has nothing to do with the official, it's the local black shili. Lingyu said: "If that's the case, you don't have to be afraid, you boiled the fish, I will bear the responsibility if something happens, the boat smashed and I gave you silver, and if you want to beat people, I will let them fight well." Yu Jinhe looked at his son and looked at Hao Yan, Hao Yan said: "Uncle, you have done a good job, it will be fine, the eldest brother has his own measure." Lingyu got dressed and went into the cabin, and Yu Jinhe saw that he was casual, thinking that they were friends of the Red Carp Gang, so he didn't say anything, and was busy killing and washing the fish, and after the meal was ready, he cooked the fish again, and the smell of the fish wafted with the heat for a while.

Zhang Lingyu and the others were about to eat, and a small boat sailed to the front, and there were three big men standing on the boat, all young and middle-aged, with a red carp tattooed on their arms that wanted to jump out of the water. A thin man said, 'Someone saw you go into the water.' Lingyu said: "It is I who went into the water, is it illegal to go into the water?" The thin man said fiercely, "It is not illegal to go into the water, but if you catch a fish, you are guilty." Lingyu said: "I caught two fish, and I don't know which family's law I violated." The thin man said, "You have broken the rules of our Red Carp Gang, and now we are going to smash your boat." Lingyu said, "You smashed our ship, how can we go." The thin man said, "We don't care how you go, it's none of our business whether you float on the water or swim in the water." Lingyu said: "Just two fish won't be wiped out, how about giving you five taels of silver." The thin man said, "It's not a matter of money, it's a matter of rules." Lingyu said: "I also have a rule, I travel all over the world as my home, wherever I go is my home, and I can take whatever I like in my home." The thin man sneered, "It seems that the son is trying to play tricks." ’

Lingyu said: "You also play the trick first, it's okay if you don't play trick, as long as you can catch up with our ship, you will smash it, and if you can't catch up with us within five miles, don't blame me for playing tricks." Yu Jinhe said with a bitter face: "Childe, we definitely can't outrun them, and the three of them are still practicing their families." Lingyu said: "Uncle, you don't have to be afraid, you take the helm well, and I will paddle." After speaking, he walked to the bow oar and grabbed the oar handle, Yu Jinhe had no choice but to listen to his anchor and rudder, and Lingyu rocked the oars and the boat slowly moved forward.

The thin man daxiao said: "I see that you are a class with an axe, I have never heard of someone rowing a boat in Hongze Lake who can escape, let you run five feet first, if you can't catch up with you, let you go." (To be continued......)