The fleet of King Zhang’s family moved up against the mighty river, Li Xun’s fleet followed closely, and Li Xun ran to the main ship of King Zhang’s family to stay. Also here were Old Man Yao, Mr. Bi and Mr. Zhang, Mr. Liu took the collected data, and left some people from the Ministry of Engineering to continue their research and then went back.
It’s not a good view from the owner of Zhang’s boat. The main reason is that it’s the safest place, especially Li Xun. After being told that he might fall ill, he still insists on traveling. When he can see Zhang Xiaobao, he will be next to Zhang Xiaobao, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang. If Juan is busy, bring two doctors.
After three days in the fleet, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan finally found that something was wrong. From time to time, other ships joined the fleet of Old Bi and Old Yao on the road, one by one is not small, look at the draft. It's also very deep.
The fleet of Zhang Wang’s family was originally large, not for the purpose of paving the scene, but mainly because of the large number of people and the large number of cargoes. It has attracted the attention of others along the way, and the ships going down the river do not need to be reminded by others. , Give way automatically, afraid of conflict.
The sun was shining and the river breeze was blowing. When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were flying kites with their younger brothers and sisters, four more boats waiting nearby joined the team as the team progressed.
"What do you mean? Infected by our charisma, ready to follow us?" Wang Juan raised his clairvoyance and stared at the four ships without any flags and signs. In a few days, 22 ships have been added, and all of them have been added. It was a big ship with deep draft, but no one came to say hello.
Zhang Xiaobao tied the rope of a little kite to his younger brother's waist, motioned to the maid to take it to play, and looked at the ship wondering.
"There is no unspoken rule for a ship on the Yangtze River, right? The ship is awkward to look at. A military ship is not like a military ship, and a cargo ship is not like a cargo ship. It seems to be a dual purpose military and cargo ship.
The two people found Li Xun with their incomprehension. Li Xunzheng was playing mahjong with Liuer, Xiner, and Weiwei. He did not have the skills of Zhang Xiaobao, and his opponent was not the so-called master of the Ministry of Engineering. The three girls froze Li Xun. The card that Xun gave to hold back couldn't be touched either.
Li Xun was lucky. He had drawn five rounds of cards in the new round. Hu Yao had four or seven of them, but he had another three rounds of cards. Er had already taken apart the listener, and just stopped playing.
It’s fine if Li Xun doesn’t know. The most irritating thing is Wei Wei. They are all useless cards with four cards and seven cards. They are displayed on the side for Li Xun to watch, and then they play three Yaobing in a row, meaning. The expression is very clear, think ah, change it, don't expect me to fight.
Thirteen shots against Jia Xiner were buckled there, grabbed a card, touched it with a small hand, and then took a look at Li Xun and gently turned it over and pushed it to the middle.
Li Xun felt a lot of pressure. He grabbed a card and looked at the cards that had been played in the middle. Only one was the same as in his hand. He hesitated not knowing whether to play or not.
"Prince Li, it's better for you to sleep first and see if you should fight in your dreams. I'm all sleepy. Then, I remind you that I'm 50,000 to 80,000, and if it is, don't fight."
Xin'er opened her mouth and yawned and said to Li Xun.
"That's what you said, but it didn't turn out to be. This one... Let me talk about it first. My heart is not good. If I hit something else, you can't be mad, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, don't play. As the saying goes, soldiers are not tired of fraud, and no one forces you to play. Illness is not an excuse. Weakness is not an excuse. To be afraid of something. Shooting a gun is just four hundred shots. Play is small."
The look of Xin'er holding the winning ticket made Li Xun even more worried, and the players were shaking with the poker. Is it less than four hundred? The main reason is that he has lost more than three thousand times. If he continues to lose, it is estimated that when he arrives, he will become a poor man.
At this time Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan finally appeared. Li Xun didn’t wait for the two to speak, and said directly: “I thought you two had forgotten that important matter. Get here first and play again another day."
After speaking, Li Xun was about to leave, and at the same time threw the card in his hand.
"Fifty thousand, I'm crazy, you don't bring this, you are shameless, we will not play with you next time, four hundred guan, if you don't give it today, you will have to give it tomorrow."
Xiner took out the card and shouted at Li Xun, who was left behind.
"Young Master Li's brand skills are getting better. I dare to fight with the three of them. I can't deal with it. Young Master Li, look at the boat following. Do you know him?"
Zhang Xiaobao didn't know what Liu'er three were busy with all day. It seemed that they were short of money recently, and the people in the inner courtyard had already come to say that they had been cheated of money more than once.
This kind of thing is tossing with them, and now what we have to figure out is what does it mean to keep adding boats along the way
Li Xun took his clairvoyance and looked behind him. For a while, he couldn't figure it out. The ship is not of the same specification, and the level of new and old is different. The only thing in common is that it is very honest. It can be used as a military ship and can be used as a normal cargo ship.
Putting down his clairvoyance, Li Xun shook his head, "I don't know, since I am in the fleet of Master Bi and Master Yao, why not ask the two adults, why the two adults haven't seen it in the past two days?"
"Who knows? Maybe it's wrong." Wang Juan muttered.
As soon as Wang Juan's words were spoken, the three old men walked from the cabin to the deck, each with red eyes. The first impression that was given to people was that they had pink eye disease, the kind of infection.
His eyes were red, but his head was good. When he saw Zhang Xiaobao and the three of them, Old Man Bi walked two steps to the front. He also looked back and asked: "Xiaobao, Cuckoo, and Your Royal Highness, let’s blow the air here. What? It’s almost time to eat. I haven’t tasted the craftsmanship of Little Treasure and the cuckoo for many days. It’s weird."
"Well, blow, blow and blow out a few boats, it is estimated that when it blows to Yizhou, there will be a hundred more boats behind, Grandpa Bi, are those boats all relatives of your family? What cargo is being pulled, the draft is not shallow."
Zhang Xiaobao passed the clairvoyance on his hand.
Old Man Bi took it, took a closer look, made a thinking, and said after a while: "It may be that your family’s fleet is large, and it happens to be right behind. In case of trouble, you can ask for help. The draft is deep. That means there are many goods and it is not easy for merchants, so why bother with them."
"Yes, since they are on the same route, it is better to be like this, Grandpa Bi, I will have someone weave their boats in for a while, and keep them safer by the side. Good people will do it to the end. Whenever you eat, I will call them over to eat something warm. I’ve seen it a few times, but it turns out to be dry food. It’s so pitiful."
Zhang Xiaobao kept looking at Old Man Bi's eyes when he was talking. His erratic gaze was really admirable. He was so old that he could fly his eyes back and forth.
Old man Yao stood up at this moment and said: "I don't think it's necessary. Some people don't like other people's kindness. I guess they are like that. Go and eat."
"Well, eat, it’s a pity, yes, Grandpa Yao, my house often makes machinery. Recently, I figured out a kind of grease and put it on the metal. It can better protect the metal. For example, the ballista. Just use that kind of grease. Only there is no unpleasant smell, and it will be brighter after wiping with cotton cloth. Would you like to take out a few barrels and take care of the weapons on the ship behind?"
Zhang Xiaobao suddenly said something when he turned around and walked back to prepare to eat.
"No, it's all wrapped in oil paper." Old man Yao replied after Zhang Xiaobao's words.
"Oh... That's good." Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan said suddenly at the same time.
The three old men were all stunned, Yao old man looked helpless, how could he make such a mistake in ordinary times, and the comfortable life made his vigilance less.
Old man Bi asked helplessly: "Little treasure, how do you know that there are weapons on the ship behind?"
"I also know that the ship is not only equipped with weapons, but also with food and medicine." Zhang Xiaobao replied.
"How did you know?" Old Man Bi was puzzled.
"As soon as you ask, I will know. The more sure you ask, the more sure I will be. What you ask first will let me know that my family is considered a concealed existence. Everyone knows that our fleet is too large. No matter how many ships, others will not doubt the extent.
So my father became a victim. He would have to stay in Yizhou for at least a year. If he gets sick there, who will make up for it? I guess my family has just been on the road, someone in the capital will impeach my dad, right? Then my dad was dispatched. The time difference was well controlled, and it was impossible for my pigeons to fly with the boat. "
Zhang Xiaobao originally didn't know the situation, so he knew everything after a few words of probing.
"Who won't your family go? Your family doesn't want to help the people in Shuzhou who have been washed by the floods to get justice? No one except your family can bring out such a large fleet. Except for your family, no one else can do well in follow-up. It’s more likely that other people except your family will get sick.
When you get to the place, I will tell you why, there are so many people, if it leaks out, then all the previous efforts will be discarded. As long as it goes well, at most one year, your father can go to other places. "
Old Man Bi really has no choice but to make his voice louder and reasonable.
Zhang Xiaobao nodded and sighed like confessing his fate, and said, "If there are no locals, it is really dangerous, pitiful, my grandfather has lived such an old age, and I don’t know what it feels like to be a first-rank official. I don't know what his clothes look like.
And Xiaobei, before he came out, told me that he wanted to open a toy store in Shuzhou. I heard that there are skilled craftsmen in the military equipment supervisor. Unfortunately, this wish can not be realized. My brother is incompetent and incompetent. "
"Me, my family, too, I'm a sister... Hey..." Wang Juan said beside him at this time.
The three of Old Man Bi glanced at each other, and Old Man Yao nodded helplessly and said, "There are arrangements, and there are arrangements. Now I will go all the way to Yizhou steadily."
When he said this, he knew that he could do his best. Who would let him not keep his mouth shut just now, except that the first grade is absolutely impossible, and the casual official is also not acceptable.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were happy now, and Li Xun suddenly said, "I'm still sick. I've been sick... this..."