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The rolling river flows across the mountain gorge, and boats come and go on the river. [oM]
On a cargo ship, a businessman in blue shirt stood on the bow of the ship facing the wind and waves. He looked forward for a while, then turned back to the cargo hold, patted the goods covered under the oilcloth, and checked the goods again to confirm that there were no Lost, feeling very good.
The guard who came and went smiled and said: "When this shipment of goods arrives in the capital, my boss will make a lot of money, right?"
The businessman in green shirt smiled and said: "Don't worry, it will benefit everyone. Once the goods are released, everyone will have fun eating, drinking and having fun."
"Just wait for my boss's words." Everyone laughed.
Someone asked with a smile: "Master, will you take us to see the white clouds?"
"Go away! Do you think my money was just picked up?" The businessman in green shirt waved his hand and shouted angrily.
"Haha..." Another burst of laughter.
The businessman in blue shirt also walked back to the cabin with a smile on his face, went down to the bottom of the ship, and said loudly to the eight men sitting in two rows in the darkness who were rowing hard: "Everyone, please work harder to cross this mountain gorge." , the capital is here."
Five young people among the eight looked at each other with joy on their faces.
As he said, when the boat came out of the mountain gorge, the vast capital of Qi was in sight.
The water flow gradually calmed down, and the ship gradually docked at a waterfront pier outside the city.
There are many boats moored at the pier. Boat planks have been set up here, and a group of people are getting off the boats one after another.
There were businessmen's friends waiting on the dock. The green-shirted businessmen came ashore to meet their friends and talk and laugh happily.
The five young men who were rocking the oars also got off the boat. When they came to the merchant in green shirt, one of them raised his hand and said, "Master, is it time for us to pay our wages?"
The green-shirted merchant was a little impatient. He turned around and shouted to a clerk: "Pay them your wages."
The waiter immediately waved and said, "Come here, everyone."
"Thank you, boss." The five young men thanked them and went to the waiter's side.
But not long after, they all came back, and each person showed a silver coin in his hand. A young man said: "Master, didn't we agree that each person would have five hundred coins? Why only one hundred coins?"
The businessman in green shirt said: "Doesn't the food and drink you eat and drink along the way count as money?"
The young man exclaimed: "Didn't we agree that food and accommodation would be included?"
"I asked you guys, are you looking for trouble?" The businessman in green shirt sneered with his hands behind his hands. Seven or eight guys on the ship immediately surrounded him. Some of them had knives in their hands, clearly threatening him.
The five young men seemed to dare to be angry but dared not speak out. In the end, they were forced by the threats and walked away dejectedly with their faces lowered and their heads lowered, causing a burst of ridicule.
After they were far away from this group of people, the five young men looked at each other and smiled. One of them looked at the tall city wall of the capital in the distance and said excitedly: "We are finally here!"
A young man in the middle said: "Everyone went to the forest in front to disperse, and went to look outside several city gates. They all stared wide-eyed to look for the signs left by the boss and others."
As he said, a group of people went to the woods in front to disperse, and the young man who gave the order stayed under the woods waiting for everyone to come back to meet.
Not long after waiting, the rumble of horse hooves was heard from the official road in the distance. Looking back, I saw five horses galloping towards them.
When the five knights missed this side, the young man's eyes lit up, he stood up and shouted loudly: "Dayong! Dayong..."
The five young men on the five horses that passed by looked back, immediately reined in their mounts, turned their horses and ran back, rushed to the edge of the forest and jumped down. Both parties cheered and hugged each other, both excited.
A motorcade came not far away, and the young people in front of them immediately booed, signaling everyone to restrain themselves and not let others see that something was wrong.
The young man known as Dayong patted him on the shoulder and asked: "Zhao Mancang, you came earlier than us. Did the boss ask you to pick us up?"
Zhao Mancang said with a smile: "Our group has just arrived, and the others are looking for signs."
Dayong turned around and said, "Since someone is looking for him, let's wait here."
Zhao Mancang looked at their mounts and asked strangely: "You came on horseback? Where did you get the horses?"
Dayong said strangely: "You can see horses everywhere on this grassland. Where do you think they come from? Can't you walk without riding a horse?"
Zhao Mancang: "Why did the horseman arrive now?"
One person muttered: "Forget it, we were caught by a bunch of officers and soldiers in the Zhao Kingdom. They took us to serve as soldiers. Later we found a way to escape. It took a lot of time, otherwise we would have arrived long ago." He asked again, "Mancang, what about you? Why did you just come?"
Zhao Mancang was speechless.
As a result, a group of people swarmed up and pressed him, so he had to recruit honestly. "I found a caravan along the way to help with work, and I came along as a companion."
Some people said with disdain: "You still help others with work, but you have so much strength that you have nowhere to use it. This is a stupid way to do it."
Zhao Mancang immediately defended: "Isn't this just for safety? We are not familiar with the place, but the caravans travel frequently. We are familiar with the roads and know how to clear the obstacles. We also met some people who captured strong men as soldiers on the road. Fortunately, the merchants I need help from the team to clear the way, otherwise I’m afraid I’ll be arrested too.”
A group of people chatted beside the forest for a long time. Some of the explorers came back and cheered again when they saw the crowd. Then they told them that the road sign was outside the East City Gate.
Dayong immediately asked the three of them to ride horses to the other three city gates to find the other people so that they would not have to look for them everywhere.
When the two groups met, they arrived outside the East City Gate and saw a simple bird pattern painted on a rock. It was the agreed mark. The direction the bird was flying was exactly the East City Gate.
A group of inconspicuous people entered the city separately, followed the signs and found an abandoned house in a remote area of the city.
Pushing the door open, he found that Yuan Feng had set up a chair and was sitting there drinking tea slowly, shaking a cattail leaf fan in his hand.
"Wind Team!" A group of people were delighted to see it.
"Why are you shouting? Are you afraid that others won't know?" Yuan Feng pointed at the door with the cattail leaf fan in his hand and waved it, "Close the door!"
Someone immediately closed the door here. Dayong approached Yuan Feng and said with a playful smile: "Team Feng, who are we here first? Do you want to be closer to the front?"
Snapped! Yuan Feng patted him on the head with a fan, "At least a dozen pairs of eyes saw you coming along the way outside. There are more than a hundred people waiting for you inside. Do you think you can come forward? Do you have the nerve to ask?"
The group of people suddenly withered.
"Remember, when we get here, there is no wind team, use your own brain and think about it!" Yuan Feng Pushan pointed inside again, "Stay inside, ask them for pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and write down clearly what happened when you came... "
Tofu restaurant, in the steaming kitchen of the inner house, Yuan Huo and Niushan are making tofu.
Yuan Gang looked on.
Niu Lin, who was in charge of grinding tofu and acting as a guard outside, knocked on the door and came in, "Boss, shopkeeper Gao is looking for you."
Yuan Gang turned around and went straight to the front door. When he saw shopkeeper Gao lingering at the door, he asked, "Is something wrong?"
Shopkeeper Gao showed a handful of gold coins in his hand. There were ten gold coins. "Mama Qin from Baiyunjian came here to eat tofu just now. In addition to paying, I gave these in addition."
Yuan Gang: "What do you mean?"
Shopkeeper Gao: "She said that girls from Baiyunjian will often come here to taste it in the future, but it is inconvenient for girls to come here in such a large public place. Let us set up another private room for them. She gave ten gold coins. , saying that they paid for the labor expenses."
Yuan Gang refused, "No!" He turned around and left.
Shopkeeper Gao grabbed his arm and said with a wry smile: "I don't think it's appropriate either, but when the third young master went to play in Baiyunjian, Qin's mother specially said hello to the third young master. The third young master had already agreed to her, saying that we The surrounding area here needs to be tidied up again, and it is easy to get them a private room by the way. Don’t you know, Third Young Master? He is a man of face, so he agreed in front of a group of women and a group of friends. But he can't do it, where do you want him to put his face?"
Yuan Gang was silent for a moment, "You can figure it out yourself, but you must hear one thing clearly, don't interfere with us."
Seeing that he relented, shopkeeper Gao immediately smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Understand, understand, our formula cannot be stolen easily. Don't worry, boss, I will make arrangements!"
Yuan Gang turned around and left.
"Uh..." Shopkeeper Gao was speechless, and wanted to ask him about recruiting people, but the boss's temper was not that of a businessman, so he had no choice but to shake his head and leave, thinking that he would ask again when he met later.
The vast sea has boundless blue waves.
A man wearing a bamboo hat flew across the sea, sometimes stopping on the water to observe his surroundings, until a rock emerged from the sea in front of him. He dodged over and landed on it.
The reef area is only about the size of five or six tables. When the tide rises, it will probably be swallowed by the sea water.
This situation is very dangerous for ships sailing on the sea. When the reef sinks underwater, it cannot be seen on the surface. Once the ship hits it, it is easy to destroy the ship and kill everyone.
The man wearing a bamboo hat stood on the rocks and looked around, taking off the wine bottle from his waist and taking a few sips.
In the distance, a sea ship appeared faintly. The man was startled and watched for a while. After confirming that it was coming this way, he quickly hid behind the rocks and waited.
When there are no rocks, if he sees a boat, he will immediately dive into the water to avoid it.
After waiting for a long time, a large ship passed by a hundred feet away from the side of the reef and kept moving forward.
The man hiding behind the reef watched the ship go, quickly took off the hat on his head, put down the wine bottle, quietly retreated into the seawater from behind under the cover of the reef, submerged himself in the water, and cast a spell in the water. Move forward quickly.
When he emerged again, he was already under the stern of the big ship. He clung to the stern without getting on the ship. He remained vigilant and hung on the stern of the ship and followed the ship all the way. Occasionally, he stuck his head out from both sides of the stern and quietly looked at the front of the ship.
In the evening, the sea surface is sparkling, and from time to time you can see rocks standing on the sea surface, and there is an island in front of you.
"What the hell is this place?"
"People give us money, and we make money, no matter what the hell they do."
"I mean there are too many reefs here. If we are not careful, our ship could be sunk."
"Isn't it okay? The route I gave you at that pier is still useful."
Someone was talking on the boat, and the man hanging on the stern let go of his hand and sank into the water. He sneaked behind the rocks on one side and then emerged. He quietly observed the situation on the island. He saw that there were many masts around the island and many large ships were parked. He counted them all at once. It’s unclear how many there are. ,.