Plundering the Dao of the Immortal Journey Chapter 39: Shipman
The water on the river was rippling, and the fisherman in the distance raised his sleeves, tied his pants, picked up the net and threw it into the river, preparing to fish.
On the boat, the boss of the boat was sitting on the boat, smoking a hookah. A bamboo tube was half a person high, and there was a mouth underneath with some tobacco stuffed on it. The boss of the boat put his mouth on it, and with a vicious inhalation, he saw the tobacco ignite. , There was a sound of gurgling water in the chimney. There was water in the pipe, and the longer it was, the more smelly it became. The boss of the boat stood up contented and stretched.
A person approached the boat. The boss of the boat didn’t care at first, but he recovered when he got close. He immediately stood up and said, “It’s Mr. Xu, why are you free to come here?”
There were a few people staring on the shore, and seeing Pei Ziyun alight from the ship, he was nowhere to be seen. This Master Xu came up and saw that there were not many people in the cabin on the passenger ship, only a few old and weak women and children were waiting. As he sailed, Master Xu's face sank: "Go inside and speak!"
The ship is relatively large. The cabin is a little dark and the light is very dark. Only an oil lamp is lit on the table. I am afraid of fire. The twist is not high, and the light is faint. It is a bit sacred.
Master Xu sat down, and across from him, the boat boss bowed his head in horror.
Xu Ye stared at the boss of the boat, slapped the fan twice, and said, "How is your business these days?"
"Thanks to Lord Duo and you, I can beg for food on the water and support the whole family."
Mr. Xu said "hee": "Your boat, one year, nothing else, two or three hundred taels will definitely make money."
The boss of the ship didn’t know what to say, but he saw that Master Xu’s face was tense: "Lao San, I am not here for this. Master Ruo has something to tell you."
The boss of the ship has a lower head: "Lord Rudder orders, the villain listens."
Xu Ye said about the matter and asked the boss of the ship to cooperate. After listening to the words of the people on the rudder, the boss of the ship sweated for a while and waved his hands: "This can't be done. This person just saw Scholars, go to the state, at least be a talented person, something happened, but the crime of beheading."
The smile on Master Xu’s face just closed, his face turned sullen, and he said impatiently: "You don’t want you to kill, just let me get on the boat, you cooperate, let him get on a boat, eat a few sips of water, What are you afraid of getting hurt in the river?"
"And this is the meaning of the rudder. You are the person on the rudder. You understand the rules. If you don’t want it, the government will not arrest you, but the rudder will not forgive you."
As soon as I heard this, the boat boss’s thighs softened, with a cold sweat on his forehead, and the boat boss who was eating on the river joined the local river rudder almost all of the time.
When there is something, there is money to contribute money and power, and there is protection on weekdays. Now the rudder has come to order, and the boss of the boat will be punished by the rudder if he does not do it. I can't mix anymore-if I mix again, just like the boss of the boat who refuses to join, he overturns the boat one day, and the family feeds the fish!
The old ship’s hands and feet trembled a little, and he had to agree: "Yes, yes, the villain has followed, he has!"
was just cold sweating, and I had to wipe it off with my hand. Master Xu glanced at the boss of the ship, sneered a few times, and said a few words on the shore and several people on the shore, then came back and said: "You should treat me as a boatman. Up."
"How dare you, Master Xu!"
"Don't worry, I used to be a good boatman and I can't see the flaws." Xu Ye sneered.
Saying that I was full of wine and food, Pei Ziyun came out of the hotel, the sun was down, and there were a lot of shadows under the trees on both sides of the street.
When I reached the side of the river, I saw that there were a lot of passengers on the boat.
As soon as went up, I saw a boatman glanced at himself, his face trembled and looked fierce. Pei Ziyun felt strange, when did the boatman come here, and his expression was a bit unkind?
looked at it again and saw that this ship is dedicated to transporting people. It has two floors, front and rear cabins. The cabins have curtains hanging down. There are still a few boatmen on the boat, and even cooks. This kind of ship is a mixed bag, but Long-term business shouldn't be a black ship?
was hesitating, the boss of the ship was carrying the hookah with a smile on his face: "Guest officer, please get on the ship. The people on the ship are almost ready and we are about to set off."
Pei Ziyun smiled, stretched out his hand and pressed the hilt of the sword, and then followed the boss on board.
was on the deck of the ship, and a little before it was the ship building. This ship is not big, with only a two-story ship building. Following the boss of the ship, when passing the stairs, there are people sitting in the cabin in the cabin.
It was strange to see Pei Ziyun, the boss of the ship introduced: "Those are all going to the mansion like the xianggong. They will arrive in the afternoon and they are in the cabin under this deck."
Pei Ziyun glanced towards the cabin, there were some people sitting in the cabin, there were poor students, there were old people, women, children, not full, and there were a lot of places. Just a glance, just Follow the boat boss to continue upstairs.
When I got upstairs, I saw a lot of rooms, but the rooms were very small.
The boss of the boat went to a room and took the key to open it. Pei Ziyun saw that the room was not big and had two windows open. When he looked out from the windows, he could see the river outside. The water was sparkling, flapping the ship and sending out A slight tapping sound.
looked around, there was a bed and a table.
The boss of the ship said: "Msang Gong, this is the best room on the ship."
faintly heard the sound of reading next door, the boss of the boat said: "This is a private room, and the surrounding ones are also mates. They are planning to go to the state to take the exam, so there is the sound of reading, but I live in a room for four."
Pei Ziyun saw that it was clean inside. Although the place was smaller, it was good to have this space on the boat. Don’t you see that the people below are crowded, and the scenery outside the window is pretty good, so he said, “Okay, just stare at this room. "
said and threw out a couple of pieces of silver. The boss of the ship shook his hands and smiled immediately: "Okay, mate, please come to the hall for three meals a day."
Pei Ziyun nodded. At this time, the ship started. There were already 20 or 30 guests on board. There were merchants, talented people on board, and cargo merchants, people on the boat, and a mixture of three religions and nine streams. At this moment, a green shirt. Zi said: "It is an honor to go to the provincial capital of Qiuwei in Xia Yu Guangmao to be on the same boat with Brother Pei."
Pei Ziyun bowed his hand in return: "Brother Yu is polite, we have all met."
listening to the voice next door, it was three scholars who came out, they were 27 to 30 years old, and they were also seen in the last gathering of talents.
When these people came out, they saw that Pei Ziyun was all overjoyed. When they came up to greet him, Pei Ziyun said: "It turns out that it is brothers, brother Li, brother Wang, brother Yi, but they are also on the same boat for the exam?"
There is something among the scholars, and they talked in the aisle, and these scholars have been there several times, or have been there once, and they are very familiar with each other.
Pei Ziyun saw that there were several beds in this cabin room, and there was no space left. I felt strange that these talented talents should not be destitute.
Yu Guangmao smiled and said: "The state test is once every three years. The journey is far away. It is not easy for me to wait. We know how to live in the same room. So we talked to the boss of the ship. I live in the same room when I get out of bed, so I can have a caregiver and I can exchange knowledge!"
Pei Ziyun saw the four people say this, and saw that the four were crowded asleep, knowing that the four were not telling the truth or not having a lot of money, so this was the last step, but he couldn’t save a few people, so he had to praise: "A few people Xiongtai is really hard. It seems that I have to learn from a few others."
just finished speaking, seeing several talented people all smiled bitterly.
The boss of the ship did not go far. At this time, I was surprised when I saw him. This person is a talented person. I met a group in a blink of an eye. Master Rudder could harm this talented person. According to Lord Rudder, he got sick in the water. But the river was panting and fell down. Who knows what will happen? If you want this minister to die in the river, it’s just a single person. These talents are all there. If you yell at the official, you will not be able to eat. With this thought in my heart, cold sweat on his forehead, wiped it with his hand, and said: "My dear friends, the ship has left the county smoothly. Without accident, it will be possible to reach the provincial city in three days."
After finishing talking, the boss of the ship left, and everyone did not care. After this chat, the five people gradually got acquainted, and said to Pei Ziyun: "This state test, the talents gathered, among you and me, I don’t know who can The high school is a great example of judging people."
said this, several talented people sighed, and the atmosphere was a little lonely. Pei Ziyun wanted to persuade, but found that he had no way to persuade, so he had to resign and went back to the room to study.
The sky was dark, and someone knocked on the door. Pei Ziyun opened the door and saw that it was a boatman who said that he was going to eat, so he went, and found that the dishes on the boat were good, with fish~IndoMTL.com~ dishes, eggs, melons and fruits , The fish was selected on the spot, the cook was good at craftsmanship, Pei Ziyun ordered three or four dishes, and the taste was not bad. After a while, someone came down. When Pei Ziyun finished eating, he didn't see the four talents come down, which was strange.
Nothing happened at night. There was the sound of reading in the next door, but as the night deepened, the sound of reading gradually ceased. The boat fell silent and went to bed early.
"Huh, is there a cry?"
In the middle of the night, Pei Ziyun was suddenly awakened by the sound of the next door, and there was a bit of weeping. After listening carefully, several people were comforting: "Where is Brother Yi?"
"...My family is in a poor family, and I have daily small dishes. There are two or three times a year? Even so, my mother and wife saved me money to rush the exam, but I am thirty-three years old, and this time I missed it. , How can I bear it, I can only find a library to teach, and earn more than ten taels of silver every year."
"I can't help thinking about it at this time, I hope you don't care." After that, this person received his voice, and gradually, there was a silence, only tossing and turning, it was obvious that the people in the next room could not sleep.
Pei Ziyun was also a little awake, and didn't want to disturb these people, so he put on his clothes on the deck and looked up into the distance. The night is clear and the sky is full of stars. He thought to himself: "How many people can read books in reality?"
"Most people have worked so hard, but they ended up sadly with gray hair."
" Therefore, I know that the plum blossoms are expensive and that the original owner is so unbearable. If you give this fate-changing weapon to others, no matter what, young people are always full of enthusiasm and idiots. They are only thirty or forty years old, and they are down for a lifetime. You will understand how valuable this is."
was thinking about pacing, and without knowing it, he reached a corner and suddenly heard someone talking in a low voice. These two voices have been heard during the day. One is the boss of the ship and the other is a boatman. Hearing the boss’s voice, the voice trembled a little:" Do you really want to deal with the talents?"