The shipping fee of half a dollar can be said to be very expensive.
Generally speaking, crossing the river is only a dozen copper coins, and five hundred coins is equivalent to a dozen times.
The ink carp originally planned to swim there, but the Yangtze River is no bigger than the Qingjiang River, the waters are wider, and the current is more turbulent. It is a bit risky to learn how to push the planks on the Qingjiang River.
Moreover, Qingjiang was not afraid of being seen at that time, but it is different now - if it is seen, the troops stationed on both sides of the Strait will be frightened, and it will be bad if a fight occurs.
This hidden worry did not slowly disappear until Mo Li got on the ferry. Seeing the attitude of the "boatman" who only accepts money and doesn't care about anything, no one wants to fight. But that's okay, Ayan Puka still doesn't know what to plan, just looking at his encounter at the Chenghuang Temple in Run County, you can see that he doesn't seem to be trying to hide his "different appearance".
Historically, the world has been in great chaos and visions have arisen, and the people still believe in this.
- Originally, a strange incident was enough to panic people. If there was no follow-up and no one incited it, everyone slowly became panic and settled their minds. After all, they have to support their family and eat, so there is no time to spend on things that have no shadow. But if there are accidents one after another, and strange phenomena occur frequently, even the most calm person will not be able to sit still.
Meng Qi didn't calculate the solar eclipse, but Ayan Puka's expression was well prepared.
Monster Jiao, Tengu eat the sun...
If you encounter a human figure on the river again, there will never be any good words about the gods, the gods, and the ghosts.
No matter how dark the sky is, and how high Meng Qi's martial arts are, how can it be guaranteed that no one will see such a wide river? There is no fog on the river, and they are not immortals who can obstruct their eyes.
They haven't reached Feihe Mountain yet, what "big move" is waiting for them on Baobuqi's side!
So when the two of them came together, they simply disguised themselves and took the boat.
It is not a secret that the Qi Dynasty garrisoned here to smuggle goods and sell goods. This is also a symbol of the lack of prestige of the imperial court. They are not afraid of the crime of collaborating with enemy countries. This "dependence" is naturally the strength of the troops in his hands, and he is not much loyal to the imperial court, from the deputy generals and the generals to the small ones.
What Emperor Qi Yongchen received was a genuine mess, with a bright surface and a dilapidated interior.
It's like a hollowed-out beam, which is barely holding up at the moment. If something happens, the whole house will collapse.
Emperor Yongchen's health was even worse, and it was unknown how long he could live, and his younger brothers did not have a single weapon, so the second prince had a good temperament and was barely able to look a little bit, but if he wanted to come out on his own, or even be the emperor It was a long way off, at least it took five years and ten years of experience, but Emperor Yongchen couldn't wait.
It's no wonder that Ayan Puka is so confident, the world is on his side, and it can be said that he has taken advantage of it.
Mo Li was worried when he thought about it.
Worry returns to sorrow, the road still has to go step by step.
If Feihe Mountain is going, Ayan Puka has to solve it too.
On the contrary, the cost of the boat to cross the river and the location of the boat can be found out by inquiring carefully, and it is not difficult.
Disguise is a must. There is no information from the north to the south. People who pass the river want to find out their origins, but they can only find out about their crossing the river. Now that I have found the news of crossing the river, I feel that there is a "origin". Those who are not serious will not check down at all, and those who are serious will be fooled by disguise.
Especially for Moli Mengqi, there is no need to change the face, just change the age.
Meng Qi even suggested turning Mo Li into a middle-aged scribe and crossing the river with a four-year-old child.
This disguise is flawless, after all, no matter how easy it is, no one can shrink himself into such a small child, and he can't do it.
No matter what... the ink carp shouldn't.
It is better to carry a gerbil than to hold a fat doll. A gerbil can be stuffed into a bamboo cup, but can a fat doll do it
The boat fare for crossing the river is calculated on a per-capita basis, regardless of whether it is a baby in his arms or an old man who walks with trembling teeth and loses his teeth and speaks out of the air. Meng Qi thought about it for a while, but did not agree. It was hard to say what Ayan Puka's layout was in Jiangnan. It was only seventeen years after the fall of the Chu Dynasty, and it was twenty-six years after Meng Qi's resignation, although he still remembered what Meng Guo looked like There are not many people, but maybe I have encountered one.
Meng Qi was "afraid" that others would remind Mo Li of his age, and if someone couldn't think of it again, it would be even worse if he had painted the appearance of "Meng Guoshi". Simply solving the hidden danger at this time, Meng Qi began to persuade the doctor to "get old" with him.
That's right, they don't have to go through decades of ups and downs to grow old together, they can "grow old together" in the blink of an eye.
Ink carp: "… "
Mo Li actually knew what he would look like when he got old. Back then, when he thought he was a monster, who wasn't curious? When he was "nine", he hid in Mr. Qin's bedroom, taking advantage of the Qin Lu went to see the doctor and looked in the mirror from the high-spirited young man, the elegant young man, the middle-aged scribe who saw the world, and finally the old man with white beard and wrinkled face.
Not only has he changed, he even thought about what age to wear and what clothes to wear.
Qin Lu was a ready-made benchmark. Mo Li followed his teacher unconsciously. He felt that Qin Lu would be the most suitable when he got old.
This makes Mo Li look more like a hermit than the legendary Meng Guoshi.
Meng Qi is not the case, although he found an old Tongsheng's robe and a worn book bag, but he didn't have a down and down atmosphere. When he met Mo Li in Pingzhou for the first time, he was even more detached because he had been away from the world for a long time. Now more and more old people and old things are coming up, and under the influence of Mo Li, Meng Qi no longer suffers from the unforgettable share. The torment of hatred and guilt, his demeanor and demeanor are more decisive.
Rao is the boatman who has not seen many big people, and can also perceive that Meng Qi's identity is unusual.
However, those who secretly took the ferry to the south would not want to go to the north, and the boatman was even less shy when he spoke.
The current slapped on the boat, and the boat began to sway from side to side.
The old woman with her child was shivering in the cabin, and the Amitabha Buddha and Guanyin Bodhisattva chanted blindly in her mouth.
The traveling merchant thought she was noisy, so he avoided the outside for a little bit. He peeked at the ink carp standing on the side of the ship, and was secretly surprised. You must know that for safety, the garrison on both sides of the strait are secretly doing business. Fishing boats, if they are big boats, God knows if there is gunpowder hidden in them.
It was said to go once every three days, but the boat was too small to be windy or rainy.
It is estimated that there are dozens of days to cross the river at the end of the year.
Therefore, although there was a day of the Tengu eclipse today, the weather was very good at night, and it would be a loss if the boat could not reach the river.
However, the "good weather" in the eyes of boatmen and merchants on foot is not so in the eyes of others.
It was in the summer flood season, when the water volume was the largest and the most turbulent. No matter how steady the boat was rowing, the lights were dark and the boat was shaking non-stop. The timid ones turned pale with fear, and the words of the gods and Buddhas were just like the old woman. .
The two old men stood straight on the side of the boat, not showing any signs of timidity.
"I heard before that the life of the people in the south may not be better than that of the Qi Dynasty. I thought that the three kings of Chu were fighting for the name of orthodoxy, and the people had been exploited. I didn't expect..."
Some scholars with a little background are actually sitting at home, and disasters come from heaven.
Emperors, generals, ministers, and Li Min's common surnames are the same. Why is it so difficult to live
It's no wonder that the teacher has retreated to the mountains and forests, and the genius doctor can't cure the world's diseases. After seeing the fall of the Chu Dynasty, he knows the good officials and famous generals, and the prosperity of the world cannot save the people of the world.
If he didn't know Meng Qi, Mo Li felt that he was very likely to give up medicine and pursue literature, find people with lofty ideals, and take advantage of the troubled times to do something big to change the world. But Meng Qi has already walked this road. It's not that all the masters and emperors in the world are like Li Yuanze, who are like Li Yuanze. It is that people's hearts are changeable, and good strategies for the country and the people are difficult to implement.
The masters of Taijing have changed and changed again and again, there are countless good ministers and officials from generation to generation, and the national policy has changed again and again. The food and clothing of the people is much better than in ancient times. Pass.
"To live in this world is actually... all depends on luck." Mo Li muttered to himself.
The people of the Qi Dynasty were displaced. It can also be said that the officialdom was unstable, the top and bottom were uneven, and natural and man-made disasters were forced.
What happened in the south really shows that, even in the peaceful years, the family does not have to worry about food and clothing, and it depends on luck if you want to live.
Meng Qi pressed Mo Li's shoulder with his hand, and in the eyes of others, it was a pair of old friends who looked at each other silently.
Whether it is the storm in front of you, or the unknown waves, you will always face it together.
The walking businessman quietly retracted his head, his eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about something, and he seemed to be hiding something in his heart, and he moved uneasily after sitting for a while.
The old woman closed her eyes and kept begging for God's blessing. The boatmen were all oars outside the cabin. Only the thin grandson of the old woman saw the unusual reaction of the traveling merchant.
This child is still young, and he may not be able to speak clearly. He is the age who likes to look at everything around him with his eyes open. Now, when he looks at the businessman, he doesn't think his behavior is weird or problematic, it's just curiosity.
He didn't know how to hide it, and the walking merchant found out immediately, and then gave the child a vicious look.
"Wow-"
The cries startled the people on board.
The boatman surnamed Chang shouted impatiently: "What's going on? He even made the baby cry, thinking about crossing the river. If someone finds out, a few heads will not be enough to fall off."
Mo Li was a little puzzled. When he got on the boat, he felt that the child seemed sensible and would not cry for no reason. There was no one else in the cabin. Could something have happened
He stepped into the cabin, only to see the old woman coaxing the child shiveringly, begging for mercy from the boatman: "The wind and waves are really too big, even the old man can't be afraid, how can the child not be frightened."
Mo Li saw that the child was holding the old woman's clothes tightly and buried his head in her arms. He had also seen that the child was very close to the old woman before, and it was indeed like a grandfather and grandson. Grandmothers don't scare children. The cabin is low and the lights are not lit. They can't see the outside at all. Children don't understand anything.
Thinking of this, Mo Li's eyes naturally fell on the walking merchant.
The latter shrank his neck with a smile on his face, and moved away from the pair of grandparents in a timely manner, showing a bit of disgust.
Mo Li was thoughtful, he naturally heard the conversation between the traveling merchant and the boatman before, but no one had eyes in the back of his head. Mo Li did not know the stern look in the eyes of the traveling merchant at that time and the expression that suggested that the boatman would kill and overtake the goods. I thought that the traveling merchants were used to seeing these boatmen extorting people who cross the river.
Now think about it...
Mo Li didn't show any emotion on his face, as if he heard the movement and came over to take a look, and then went out again when he saw nothing.
Speaking of the smell in the cabin, it's normal that "readers" don't want to come in.
The walking merchant breathed a sigh of relief, and subconsciously reached out and pressed his arms.
Mo Li slowly walked to Meng Qi's side and said, "That person seems odd."
He looks old and walks and speaks a beat slower, otherwise an old man with grey beard and silver hair is as steady as a young man, and it would be too strange to look at.
"Cough." Meng Qi's proficiency in pretending to be an old man was obviously higher than that of Mo Li, and when a cold wind blew from the river, he coughed twice.
Ink carp: "… "
If you're careless, it's like pretending to be shivering from the cold before and forgetting that your teeth are chattering along with it.
"Brother Qixing, add more clothes."
"The right thing to say is that when you're old, it's not as good as before."
Meng Qi suddenly felt that it was interesting to call each other's words with Mo Li.
According to the world's habit, when they are adults, they should call each other's words, but Meng Qi has been called by his friends and Li Yuanze for the first half of his life. Later, when he heard his own words, he would instinctively resist. In addition, he intends to get closer to Mo Li, calling Doctor Mo in his mouth, but thinking of A Li in his heart, and he knows almost the same as Jianghu people. Jianghu people don't have the habit of taking words, so he unknowingly brought them over.
Meng Qi, courtesy name Qixing, was taken by Yin Qingheng, Duke of Wei.
From the Book of Poetry, Da Ya, fighting against each other, and Fang Qi Xing.
The word Qi can be interpreted as a weapon like an axe. Yin Qingheng chose the latter between "Wu Yang" and "Qi Xing". After all, the word expresses the virtue of one person. However, it means that everyone cooperates with martial arts and works together to move forward.
Just when everyone swore an oath and rose up, intending to change the dynasty, everything has not yet begun...
Meng Qi rubbed his forehead and didn't want to think about it any more, so he only said through a voice transmission, "I see that he seems to be hiding something. It's just a small person, and it's not necessarily related to you and me."
The wandering merchant may have to do some unsightly things, and when he suddenly sees Meng Qi Mo Li who looks extraordinary, he immediately takes precautions.
"Yes, don't let him harm the grandparents." Mo Li said lightly.
He originally had no interest in what the traveling merchants were doing. Everyone in the world had secrets, and they all felt that what he was doing was a big deal. As long as it didn't hurt the world, no one could care. However, since he met this person, he was so vicious that he even suggested that the boatmen would kill people and steal the goods. In order to reduce his anxiety, he had to let him fetch water in a bamboo basket and walk around without food.
Meng Qi didn't take this person seriously. He and Mo Li stood on the side of the boat, watching Jiang Shui and talking about anecdotes from the past to the present, which were elegant and romantic.
Too bad it's old.
The boatman listened with relish, and speculated on the origin of the two in his heart.
After another quarter of an hour, the boat slowly docked.
As usual, the reeds were used, sheltered by tall grass and trees.
The boatman said hello, and the old woman hurriedly took her grandson and got off the boat tremblingly with a burden on her back.
The walking merchant walked behind, and there were two people dressed like him on the bank of the river, sitting on three wooden boxes. When the ship came, they immediately opened the wooden boxes for the boatmen to inspect the goods.
The boatman turned on the lights to check. At this time, Meng Qi got off the boat and hadn't gone far. Although they surrounded them to block the light as much as possible, Meng Qi still had a general view.
"It's satin and tea."
Mo Li nodded and walked slowly forward.
He and Meng Qi are both old people now, they can't walk fast, and it's even worse for the old woman to drag a grandson.
I don't know what the mentality of the businessman was, but he also slowly dawdled along with them.
After walking for about three miles, a dilapidated inn appeared in front of me.
I think it was originally a place for travelers and merchants to rest when the water transportation was smooth. The scale of the construction is not small. There is a large yard on two floors, enough to accommodate fifty people. As a result, the north and south were so divided, the business could not go on, and the inn was dilapidated.
A half-old milf leaned against the door of the inn, her face particularly pale in the dim light of the lantern.
When she saw the figure walking over from Jiang'an, her eyes lit up, and she immediately greeted with a smile.
"Hot tea, hot water, hot soup and hot noodles... I have all of them. I am the only shop in this ten-mile range. All the customers come to the south. ... Hey, isn't this Huang Liuye, you are here to run business today, it's a coincidence that there is still an upper room in the store that is vacant."
The traveling businessman smiled and squeezed her wrist, and the shopkeeper's wife laughed and stepped out skillfully.
"Tao Niangzi is used to joking. In the upper room of your house, that is, the tiles are not leaking, the floor is not cracked, and there is nothing else."
"Hey, look at what you said, Mr. Huang Liu, business is difficult and the world is tough. As a woman, I can only live by guarding my ancestor's shop."
The shopkeeper's wife smiled brightly, and the old woman put her arms around her grandson and hesitated for a while.
It's so dark, and if you go on, you might meet a strong man, but in this wild country, you're afraid it's a black shop.
When the old woman hesitated, she saw the walking merchant walking in, and Meng Qi Mo Li also followed. She gritted her teeth, and protected her grandson into this broken inn.
Not to mention, although the counter tables and chairs are old, and the paint is basically not off, but there are all the things that should be there.
Behind the counter hangs a row of wooden signs, clearly writing the prices of steamed buns, noodles, hot water, and wine.
This inn doesn't seem to offer anything else.
"The house is ten copper plates a day, and there is no bedding in it, but it's hot this day, so it's not a hindrance. It can cover the wind and have a bed to sleep in, so you don't have to travel in the dark. There's nothing wrong with it." The lady of the shop giggled. High, but not low, if there is nothing but a wooden bed in the house, it is better than a woodshed.
The traveling merchant asked for a bowl of hot noodle soup, hot water, and sifted hot wine.
The guy in the inn was tall and had a scar on his face, looking fierce.
The old woman didn't dare to look around, she grabbed her grandson tightly, followed behind Meng Qi and the two, paid the coins and walked towards the house.
The guy led the way with an oil lamp. To Mo Li's surprise, this man didn't look like a good person. He worked very carefully. The two cracked and sunk pits didn't say anything at the end, just pointed to the two adjacent doors.
"It's a Lianjiazi." Meng Qi said.
"Outer door kung fu." Mo Li could see more clearly.
The lady of the store is not ordinary.
In the wilderness, a brawny guy with five big and three thick, a half-old milf's shop lady... Either it makes people think of a black shop, or a monster.
Of course, there are no monsters, and as for the black shop—
The ink carp didn't smell any blood, neither in the store nor on the man.
This is a dilapidated, rotten and musty inn.
The soundproofing is poor, and even if the door is closed, you can hear the businessman on foot while drinking and laughing with the lady of the shop.
As expected by the shopkeeper's wife, there was nothing in the room except the wooden bed, and you could only sit on the ground if you wanted to sit.
It's pretty clean.
Mo Li listened to a few words from the merchants on the outside, and said thoughtfully: "This should be the place where people who often cross the river rest."
When the troops of the Qi Dynasty and King Jing did private transactions, the two parties should not meet, and only let the merchants come forward. These people are related to the military camp and can get oil and water. At the same time, they have to be careful to flatter and look at the boatmen. For example, this surnamed Huang, in front of the shopkeeper's wife, speaks frivolously and constantly brags about himself.
As soon as Huang Liu drank this wine, he drank the second watch without knowing it.
"... As soon as I can make a profit and make a lot of money, I won't do this business. If Mrs. Tao likes... If you like me, let's go to the countryside to buy a few acres of land, build a shop, and live a good life in peace and stability. ."
"Thanks to the sixth master, come here and drink another pot." The lady of the store just laughed, and didn't ask what it meant to make a lot of money.
This is right, as if there is a big business, otherwise it should be said that you have made enough money and saved enough money.
The ink carp lay on the wooden bed, frowning slightly.
Meng Qi next to him reached out and wiped his forehead with a smile, "The doctor has more wrinkles than me, how can he look younger than me? This is unreasonable!"
"The national teacher is old, and his eyes should be dim. How can I see the wrinkles?" Mo Li corrected.
"The doctor's words are bad, I figured it out."
"… "
The palms of the two of them were just as you came and I went "sparing and sparring", and suddenly they moved.
There was movement on the second floor roof.
Across the floor, Meng Qi could still hear clearly, a gruff voice asked, "Is the thing really brought here?"
"Those traveling merchants all come to this store. It is impossible for things to be caught in the goods, and they can only be traded here."
"Who's the one who hooked up with that bastard?"
"This... I don't know. I only know that the appointment is today. Maybe the contact person has left, and they just hid things in this inn, and the proprietress and the staff of this inn may know the inside story, otherwise we go in and search carefully?"
"No! Those who make big things are not careful, they would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go and set fire to it!"
The author has something to say: Moli: ? ? ? I will stay in an inn