A Clash of Gods Chapter 621: Boatman

Qining held Chi Danmei to the river and walked to the side of the boat, then yelled into it: "Anyone?" No one agreed at first, and he called again, only to see the gray broken cabin The curtain opened, and a head came out, shouting at Qi Ning: "Someone, want to cross the river?"

Qing Ning is also welcome, jumped on the bow, the man has come out of the cabin, is a strong man of thirty-four five, the boatman dressed up, saw Qi Ning hugged the person, raised a finger and said: "Two People cross the river, thirty bucks."

Qining nodded and wasn’t talking nonsense. He walked into the cabin. The cabin was a bit dim. An oil lamp was hung, the rain was pouring, and the boat was dangling. The oil lamp was shaking too, and I saw the cabin. There was another person, squatting in the corner, with a small fire in the stove, and there was some fire in the furnace, but there was some smoke, but it was not a choking person. A glance, nodded with a smile.

Qining looked at him in his early sixties, perhaps working all the year round, his body was still quite strong, and he nodded to him. The old man saw Qining holding him in his arms, frowning slightly, and asked: "Sick?"

Qing Ning nodded, and the old man pointed to the side and said, "If you don't want to give up, rest there." It was a worn bedding on the floor, and there was a musty smell in the cabin, that bedding Dilapidated, it took many years to look at it, and at this time it was impossible to be picky. Qi Ning placed Chi Danmei on it carefully and lay down. At this time, after finding that Chi Danmei's face was wet with rain, the folds were unbearable, and some places were still Wax yellow, but a few places are as greasy as snow.

He knew in his heart that Chi Danmei mixed into the palace and changed his face in advance through Yi Rong, but this easy-to-dress face was wet after rain, and he lost his effect, reaching for Chi Dan Mei’s face, this time However, it was very easy to wipe off, and when a finger passed, a large piece of snow-white skin was revealed, and the old man was there to fan the fire and did not pay attention.

Qining took off a cloth towel from his body and helped Chi Danmei wipe her face. Things like debris fell off her face. In a moment, a beautiful face appeared, apricot face Qiong Nose, the facial features are exquisite, but his face is pale, Qi Ning probes his nose, slightly weak.

He was distressed and the mission was still in Lucheng. According to Bai Yuhe, Chi Danmei was given twelve hours, but this look of Chi Danmei, not to mention twelve hours, is seven. There is nowhere to go for twelve hours. I cannot always be with Chi Danmei for these twelve hours.

When a cold wind blows, the strong man has come in and said, "The wind and rain are too big, and the waves on the river are too big. At this time, it is not easy to pass. Guests wait for it."

Qing Ning asked: "Where is this place?"

"You don't know where this is?" The strong man laughed for a while and then said, "I want to get lost in the heavy rain. This is the Qiaoshui River, which is just over a hundred miles to the northeast. It is the King Lu City. Isn’t the guest going to Lu King City? That’s the wrong direction."

Qing Ning thought that he had also walked a hundred miles away in a daze. This one hundred miles away, Dong Qibing would not be too fast to chase after, slightly wider heart, and sat down on the side, the strong man got together On the side of the stove, Qi Ning turned his head and glanced, and saw a small iron pan placed on the stove, which was supposed to be used by two boatmen for food.

The old man took a small bag from the side, took a small piece of salt from the inside, opened the lid and put it in, stirred it with a spoon for a while, then took a small bowl and filled half a bowl of soup. Come over and say, "This is the fresh fish caught in the river. Your friend is sick. It may be better to drink some fish soup. If the guests don't want to give up, come and have some soup together."

Qining thought that the small pot was not big, and there was not much soup. This was the meal of two boatmen. It was not easy for them to use together. Moreover, when going out, they had to be cautious and said with a smile: "Thank you very much , Please use it for yourself."

The old man didn’t insist. He served the bowl and sat with the strong man beside the small iron pot. They were just fish soup and no other meals.

Qing Ning couldn’t help but ask, “Do you use lunch?”

The old man nodded and said: "This is exactly the first meal today. There are different lakes in the river, and there are few river fish at this time, so you can't catch a few fish." It can dry a lot of dried fish, in addition to selling some, there are still a lot of leftovers."

"Why? Is it more and more difficult to catch river fish?" Qi Ning asked curiously.

The old man smiled and said: "This is also the reason, but..." He shook his head and said, "It's nothing, nothing, the guest's accent doesn't seem to be here?"

Qing Ning said: "I am a foreigner, traveling around with my friends. My friends are sick and lost."

"It turns out so." The old man said: "After crossing the river, you walk south, within twenty miles, there is a large bamboo forest, which is easy to identify. There is a small temple there, there are only two monks, the old monk The medical technique is very good, you take your friend to take a look at it, you will be able to cure the disease."

Qining busy: "Thank you for your advice."

The strong man drank soup quickly, and in the blink of an eye he ate a bowl of fish soup but didn’t eat much. The old man said: "Eat another bowl."

The strong man shook his head and said: "I am full." In the past, the curtain of the boat behind was lifted. The wind and rain were heavy outside, and the heavy rain poured on the deck, frowning and saying: "It seems that the rain will not stop for a while. Guests, I'm sorry."

Qining knew that this was helpless, and shook his head: "Heaven is not a beauty, and it is impossible to do anything. Yes, this man, how many people cross the river on weekdays?"

The strong man shook his head and said: "It's not a lot, in fact, it's the official way to walk more than thirty miles to the north. The passers-by are all from the official road. There are not many people on this road. We are here It’s not a ferry crossing the river. I spend some time fishing in the river during my free time, and occasionally guests who cross the river will take it across.”

"Since fishing is not easy here, why not change a place?" Qi Ning asked: "Your father and son don't seem very generous here."

The strong man said: "It's generous, it's good to have a meal." Sit down and say, "We are not father and son, this is my uncle, I am his nephew."

"Oh?"

The old man sighed: "It’s true that my nephew was born and productive. Five years ago, there were thieves in Taishan. The imperial court recruited young and strong men near Taishan into the army, worked as civilian husbands, and transported grain and grass to build camps. My nephew lived near Mount Tai, and was recruited. After fighting for half a year, the court killed the thief. When my nephew returned, my family and a few acres of real estate would no longer exist."

Qing Ning was startled, wondering: "Why is this?"

The strong man sneered: "The Taishan bandits, the imperial court imposed taxes, and if they didn’t pay on time, they would have to get into the big prison. They didn’t have so much money at home. I was blind, too. The crops were not harvested because of the drought that year, and the fields were taken away. Some people in the family couldn’t eat. They were all starving to death.” At this point, the fists in both hands were filled with sorrow. Color, but it is abnormal resentment.

"Looks like my hometown, you can only come to me." The old man shook his head: "I had a son who was fishing alongside me for a living, but after the first few years of conscription, there was no news." After a pause, he sighed, "East Qi Elementary School, every lake has a master in every piece of land. Where there are really many beautiful fish, it is not our turn. We can only eat in this unmanaged river course. Eat." After sipping out a little soup from the bowl, I sighed: "If...the first emperor was still there, it would not be so."

"First Emperor?" Qi Ning stunned. The old man obviously felt that he had said too much and waved his hands and smiled: "Nothing, nothing, I'm talking nonsense, guests should not be serious."

The strong man couldn't help saying: "Uncle, the fact is the same. I still remember when we were young, we could eat and wear clothes, grow our own acres and three cents of land, and we would not starve and freeze, but now. ......!" With a wry smile, said: "This day is not as good as one day. I can still drink soup today, but tomorrow I'm afraid I won't even be able to drink soup."

Qining glanced at Chi Danmei and saw that her face had recovered a little blood, and her heart was slightly wider, and asked, "Is it possible that the current emperor is not the first emperor?"

"The current emperor?" The strong man snorted, opened his mouth, and seemed to want to say something. The old man gave him a wink. The strong man stopped talking and closed his mouth, but he seemed to be sad, still Can't help but lose a sentence: "Mo said that the first emperor is the abandoned crown prince, and he is much better than him."

"Abandoned Prince?" Qi Ning was stunned again~IndoMTL.com~ Seeing that the strong man didn't speak, knowing that the two men were on guard, laughed: "The two don't have to worry, it's raining heavily outside, let's just take it I was gossiping here. I am a foreigner, but I also heard that the monarch Qi is a little bit unconventional. If he is really a good emperor, there will be no chaos in the country."

The strong man smiled and said: "You are a clear man. You are right. Taishan is the chaotic leader. I heard that he was the person next to the crown prince. When he brought artificial rebellion, he said that he wanted to avenge the crown prince. It was the man in the palace who killed the Crown Prince."

Qining was a little confused, and asked, "Brother, what do you mean by the abandoned prince? Who is the current prince of the Eastern Qi prince? I heard that the Eastern Qi prince has three sons and two daughters. Did another prince fail before?"

The old man sat on the side of the cabin and shook his head: "The Crown Prince is not the prince of the monarch, but the brother of the monarch." Wei Yi pondered, and said: "I have been sailing for many years, and I have seen many people, and I heard them talk. The first emperor has two princes. The current monarch is the second prince. Before him, the first emperor had a prince, but more than 20 years ago, the prince suddenly rebelled. I heard them say, Abandoned Prince also led soldiers to rush into the palace, but was noticed by the first emperor in advance. That is today's monarch, what happened to the Crown Prince, but I don't know."