The spring is fine, the turbid and surging waves have not stopped, and thousands of sails are racing.
A large fleet of eighteen ships floated in the Yellow River. The largest ship appeared on the river was just like the big ships in the fleet. There were more ships with smaller ones. What's more, even shake one. Small boats ferry back and forth, the waves roll, and the boats are like leaves.
Many of the people in the fleet came to the Yellow River for the first time. They were shocked when they watched the turbulent appearance of the Yellow River and the undulating boats.
While praising the people who shake the boat for their great abilities, I can't help but lament that poor people have a difficult life. If the money can afford a big boat, who would be willing to shake a small boat like this? A bad one can roll into the water.
"Xiaobao, let you see it." Wang Juan stood on the ship's observation deck and said to Zhang Xiaobao who was crowded next to her with clairvoyance.
Zhang Xiaobao looked at the place where Wang Juan was pointing. There was a twelve or thirteen-year-old baby who was dragging a carp that was nearly two feet long to the shore. The fish was still swinging its tail vigorously, and it was not small. In the splash of water, the little boy looked very strenuous, but very firm, and dragged the fish up a little bit by surprise.
"The Yellow River catches carp with bare hands? That's right, there are two chances." Zhang Xiaobao nodded in praise.
"Can you?" Wang Juan asked.
"When I reach his age, I will be able to. Now you kick me into the water from the lookout to see if I can swim to the shore? There are people who can cross the Yangtze River, let alone the Yellow River." Zhang Xiaobao With confidence.
Ever since he met the emperor, Zhang Zhong took his family out by boat, walked the Yellow River, entered the canal, entered the sea in Hangzhou, walked next to the sea, and went all the way to the place. This can be said to be the farthest distance from north to south. Now, if you come out of Sichuan and Shu, it will be a little farther than this.
On the way from the Yellow River to the canal, the fleet was not going to stop to supply and sell things, and waited until it reached the Chuzhou area. Other boats or cargo ships may not be able to support the non-supply for such a long time, but the Zhang family fleet There is no problem at all. A fleet that can enter the sea can't be recharged.
Weiwei and Liuer were also watching curiously on the boat. One of them had a clairvoyance. There was no need to make crystals for these clairvoyances. There were some kilns, and occasionally some transparent colored glaze could be burnt out. , Transparent polishing is fine.
Weiwei is more familiar with water than Liu'er. Who makes her house a boat? She looked at the boat on the river and said to Liu'er, "Sister Liu'er, it is dangerous to shake the boat at such times. Coming over, the boat will overturn if the oar fails to unload the wave's strength."
"It's dangerous. It's scary to see you come out in the water for a while and be covered for a while, Weiwei, can you row? Can you swim?" Liu'er's heart rises and falls with the ups and downs of the boat, a little sad and a little lucky, her family It was an escape to Zhangjiazhuangzi.
He was going to starve to death at that time, and his younger brother Xiaoman had no strength to cry. Who knows that he has met kindhearted people, and his family has been getting better and better until now.
And who will help these people on the Yellow River? Master of the Zhang family? It's okay if you can be an official here, otherwise you can only help one or two even if you want to help.
Weiwei also knows the hardships of the boat family. Sometimes during the day, she does not catch enough fish. At night, her brother has to stay up late to fish for shrimp. The money he can make every day is basically the money he needs to spend every day, and there is very little time left.
Listening to Sister Liuer’s question, she nodded and shook her head: “Boating knows how to row. I’ve never rowed before. I’m still young. There’s a swimming club. How can children from people on the water know how to swim? Sister Liuer, in case you fall. Don't be afraid in the water, I will save you, I will save you so big, there is no problem at all."
"I don’t want to wait for someone to save me. I will learn by myself in the future. I heard that the little boy and the little lady are very good at swimming. When I study next time, I will learn to swim with the little boy and little lady. I heard there are places where we are going. The sea, the sea is blue, and there is a big fish. One catch is enough to eat for many days."
Liuer looked at the big boat under her feet, felt safe, and yearned to talk about what she had heard from others.
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Eighteen big ships are supporting their sails, going down the wind, and the speed is not slow. These eighteen ships are slightly different from other ships. On the masts, there are two more masts, one after the other, and the above is empty at this time. There is no sail.
Only those people in the know understand that these two masts are used to hang the spinnaker, and that other boats will go down against the wind, and there will be trackers when the current is against the current.
When these eighteen ships encounter headwinds, they will lower their sails, raise their spinnakers, and sail in zigzags. They have been sealed off by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War. Except for the warships of the Zhang family and the court, the rest are basically Don't even think about it.
Li Xun was not idle. When he came, his father gave him a task to write down what he saw and heard along the way. Responsible for telling what you saw.
"Thousands of sails are racing in the current, or there may be small boats floating in the waves, the shore is full of weeds, the water is muddy, and the children enter the water with their bare hands to catch fish. Jade people, how do you know what the common people want? Hearing that the people of Luzhou have worked harder, I, Li Xun, vowed that when they return, the people of Luzhou will have enough food and clothing, and the people will have a place to live."
Li Xun stood on the deck with his hands in his hands. The wind blew his clothes and began to talk. Three of them did not move, but one of them wrote quickly.
"Master Xiaohou has the whole world in his heart, and I am waiting to admire it." The man finished writing and said to Li Xun.
"I have no desire for peace in the world, but I don't have the ability to wait for the Zhang family. Zhang family has always been extraordinary. Hehe, are you still used to it these days?" Li Xun is still a little self-knowing, he swore, and then waited for the Zhang family to come. To do, he can only follow the helper.
"If you go back to Xiaohouye, you can eat well on weekdays. If you float on the water, you will always feel uncomfortable in your stomach. I don't know why?" the person replied.
Li Xun smiled and said, "Sickness is all like this. Are you curious to see that the people in Wang Zhang's family are okay? They fainted. Before coming, they practiced for this for a few days. In the lake, it passed quite a bit. I don’t know when the people all over the world will be able to live a good life."
Li Xun was talking and watching Yi Ye Qingzhou being overtaken by the fleet. He felt that if the bridge was closed here, it would be convenient for people to come and go.
In the past, he would never care about this. Ever since he watched the things being given to the Liuer family, he has been in contact with the Zhang family from time to time, and this has changed. The happiness of helping others, especially those who can’t eat, first get something to eat, and then help find a job to do, you will have a good mood that you haven’t experienced before.
What impressed him the most was the scene of Zhang Zhong leaving Wanmin in Huayuan County and weeping. He also wanted the opportunity to have that kind of opportunity. He decided to find Zhang Zhong to be an official when he had a fief and help with the governance. When I went out and walked outside, all the people I saw were smiling.
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After another two days, the fleet arrived in Kaifeng. The next step was to change lanes from here, and then replenish it after reaching Chuzhou from there. At the same time, it sold goods and bought some goods.
There is a big wharf in Kaifeng where ships are dedicated to staying. Eighteen ships are thinking of passing directly by. Unexpectedly, things have appeared.
There were more than 30 people at the pier, both young and old. They were not the same as others waiting for the ship. They were pushed and pushed not to approach a ship, and then more people joined in and pushed together.
People from the Zhang family saw it, but didn't understand what was going on, but Li Xun wanted to let the people live a good life, and wanted to take care of things that were unfair.
"Stop the ship, other ships go first, my ship stopped, go down and ask, what's the matter?"
Following Li Xun's shout, the ship stopped, and someone immediately went down to interrogate it.
The other boats continued to move. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also saw them. They looked at each other and didn't say anything. It became clear when Li Xun finished dealing with them and catching up.
After more than half an hour after the seventeen boats went out, Li Xun’s boat chased from behind. The splash from the back of the boat showed that he used a propeller. Only two boats in the team were equipped, Zhang Xiaobao’s. Li Xun's, usually not used.
After waiting for Li Xun's boat to approach, he shot an arrow from the boat with a letter tied to the arrow. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not read the letter first, but looked at the place where the boat was shot just now.
"Prodigal stuff." Zhang Xiaobao cursed, and then opened the letter, and it looked like Wang Juan also moved his head.
"There is still a drought in some place? Why didn't anyone report it?" Wang Juan muttered after reading the letter.
"It's not all the same. Several counties have been affected by the disaster. If you can conceal it, you can hide it. So, there are people who fled the famine? Why can't there be a thousand or eight hundred people? Return to the ship and take Kaifeng here. All the fleeing people will take it."
Zhang Xiaobao suddenly thought that the place he was going to had a small population, and that he was fleeing from famine. It would be better to take him elsewhere. They were all the citizens of Datang. Where would they not be able to live
The letter said that the fleeing people had no money to take a boat, and no food, and wanted to beg other boats to take them elsewhere, or give them food. If someone is willing to take them in, they can help with things.
As a result, the people at those piers saw that they were wearing bad clothes and were still stolen. They were afraid of spreading the disease, so they let them leave. A group of people stopped next to them. Where would they go to pick them up
They began to expel them. As soon as Li Xun’s people arrived, the matter was easy. No one dared to offend him. Waiting for Li Xun’s orders, Li Xun’s ambitions naturally took the people to the boat and asked them to get them. The food was eaten, and people prepared water for scrubbing, and then they caught up.
Zhang Xiaobao's words, it was a decision, and ordered to go down. First, two half-full cargo ships went to the dock to unload their cargo, and they sent people to ask about the fugitives. They got their horses in Kaifeng and looked around.
The other boats were unable to move for a while, so they had to moor at the pier for simple supplies.
"There will be a delay of a few more days, and the journey will speed up in the future." Zhang Xiaobao said, got into the cabin and went to sleep.