In fact, in ancient times, Fujian scholars went to the capital to take the exam, and it was not as difficult as imagined, except for the section of Xianxialing, which was more difficult to walk, and the rest could be said to be a full boat. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

From the provincial capital to Pucheng is the Minjiang River waterway, after passing through the dry road of Xianxia Ancient Road, you can take a boat from Jiangshan County, here is the Fuchun River Qiantang River, and you can go directly to Hangzhou by boat from Jiangshan County.

After crossing Xianxia Ridge, Lin Yanchao went home.

To the boundary of Jiangshan County, Quzhou Prefecture, even if it is really out of the province.

The customs here are different from those of Fujian, and it is the first time that Lin Yanchao has walked such a long road after crossing to the Ming Dynasty.

When he arrived at the boundary of Jiangshan County, Lin Yanchao rested at the inn for a day, and then went to the dock to find a boat to Hangzhou the next day.

On the wharf of Qinghu, it is already full of big ships that come from the Qiantang River, such as Zhejiang cloth and other department stores, and then the merchant gang hires porters, porters, and goes to Fujian through the Xianxia Ancient Road, and from Fujian such as the silk of Fu, the yarn of Zhang, the blue of the spring, the iron of Fuyan, the orange of Fuzhang, and the sugar of Quanzhang also have to be loaded and transported to the downstream of Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Zhan Ming ran a few cargo ships and said to Lin Yanchao: "Most of the berthing ships here are controlled by the boat gang, and many of them refuse to let strange business travelers get on the ship. Even if we were willing to get on the boat, we would only be allowed to sleep in the bilge. ”

Chen Jichuan, who walked from south to north, said: "I heard that the boat gang at Qinghu Wharf, the most powerful Jiangshan gang are all locals, quite xenophobic, followed by the Yiwu gang, the Yiwu gang is brave and ruthless, so it is listed in a place, as for the Huizhou gang, the Tongyan gang cannot be compared with the Jiangshan gang and the Yiwu gang. ”

"Most of those who refuse you to board the boat are the local Jiangshan Gang, if they don't carry, they really won't carry, as for the Yiwu Gang, we have to be careful, I heard that they are all the work of Liangshan heroes, and I don't know when I fed the fish and shrimp in the river in my sleep."

Lin Yanchao and Chen Jichuan said this, and couldn't help but say: "It's better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books." If you don't go out, you don't know what is going on in the world, if you don't know anything, we will be bad if you get on the boat of the Yiwu Gang, it seems that I have to consult Brother Chen more along the way. ”

Chen Jichuan hurriedly said: "Master Lin, how dare the villain show off in front of you, Master." ”

At this time, Zhan Ming said: "Is there a passenger ship in front of you?" ”

It just so happened that a boat next to the pier was soliciting guests.

Chen Jichuan pointed to the boat and said with a smile: "Brother Zhan doesn't know, this ship is called Jiangshan Boat." You see that the stern of this ship is very high, so it is also called the white boat. ”

Hearing the Jiangshan boat, Lin Yanchao knew that the so-called Jiangshan boat, also known as the Jiangshan boat with the surname of Jiu, is the painting boat prostitute boat, I heard that it was Chen Youliang's subordinate in the past, and after losing to Taizu, he was demoted to a boat people.

Zhan Ming said: "Where would Master Lin take such a boat." Let's charter a boat and go directly to Hangzhou. ”

Lin Yanchao waved his hand and said: "It costs money to charter a boat to Hangzhou, and secondly, you can't see the people along the way, so the boat will be the boat!" ”

Zhanming, Chen Jichuan snickered when he heard it, he thought that Lin Yanchao was a serious reader, but he really didn't expect it............ Young people, understandable.

So Lin Yanchao and others paid the fare to get on the ship from the sampan, and heard that the ship was chartered by a salt merchant to go straight to Suzhou. The three of them were overjoyed when they heard it. In this way, there is no need to go to Hangzhou and then take a boat to Suzhou, otherwise Lin Yanchao will go from Jiangshan to Suzhou. There is only one ship at a time.

It seems that this trip to Beijing to catch the exam is really smooth.

Lin Yanchao saw that there was a black paint shed in the middle of the boat, and there was a red-letter lantern on the bow of the boat!

When Lin Yanchao saw this scene, he couldn't help but think of the underground hair salon in later generations, and thought that the traditional industry was really in the same vein.

This ship is very spacious, with five cabins, which can accommodate 50 or 60 people. Small rooms are set up in the front and rear cabins as guest seats. The middle cabin is the place of hospitality, and the Hunan curtains are hung on both sides of the cabin, although the width can not rotate the horse, but it is bright and open, and several tables of banquets can be placed. The middle cabin is divided into swallow beds before and after, which is a place for prostitutes and guests to keep warm.

After the boat was full, Lin Yanchao stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the scenery along the river, and Zhan Ming on the side said: "The boss of the boat is called the captain, and the proprietress is called the captain, there are more than a dozen prostitutes on this boat, but on weekdays, the captain is exploited, and there are several boatmen." Although such a ship is a mixed bag, as long as you are careful, nothing will happen. ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and said: "Very good, just go all the way to Hangzhou, let's change ships then, you see how beautiful the scenery of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is, it is more exquisite than our Fujian." ”

Chen Jichuan also said: "What the master said is that the scenery in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is beautiful, and the girls are also handsome. If the master is interested, he might as well be kind overnight, and when he leaves the next day, he will cook you a bowl of sugar water eggs. ”

Lin Yanchao smiled and was noncommittal.

After looking at the scenery for a while, another burst of rain came down, and Lin Yanchao returned to the cabin to take shelter from the rain. There were already twenty or thirty guests on the ship, including wealthy businessmen who came to play, scholars who rushed to take the exam, and goods merchants, and people who took a boat to walk a section of the waterway, all crowded in the front and rear cabins at the moment.

In the cabin, there were three religions and nine streams, fish and dragons, and the sound of rain hitting the canopy was next to the ears, and everyone inside gathered in one place to chat.

When everyone saw Lin Yanchao and saw that the cabin was all standing up and bowing, one of them asked, "Where is Xianggong?" ”

If it were a lifter, he would not normally squeeze the cabin with so many people, and everyone saw the green shirt on Lin Yanchao's body, so they speculated that he was a student.

Lin Yanchao didn't say anything, if he revealed his identity, he would put pressure on the people in the same cabin.

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "My surname is Lin, and I came from Fujian to study in Suzhou. ”

Hearing that Lin Yanchao is really a student, everyone in the cabin is very polite. One person said with a smile: "It turns out that it is really a good match, Xiucai is really good, you can travel and study anywhere, unlike my ordinary people, who go out and are hundreds of miles away from their hometown, they have to be issued a road guide." ”

A green-shirted gentleman by the cabin window got up and said, "In Xia Xu Guangmao, I went to Hangzhou to go to the hospital for the test, and it is really an honor to be on the same boat with Lin friends." ”

Lin Yanchao bowed his hand and saluted back: "Brother Xu is polite. ”

Two or three people got up and said to Lin Yanchao that they were all children, and everyone was about 20 years old. Therefore, it is not surprising that everyone sees that the two students are so young.

The focus in the cabin was focused on a few scholars, and there was a humane on the side: "Master, this is just a few poor scholars, what are you proud of!" ”

This man is a bit rich, pot-bellied, and has several attendants on the left and right.

Xu Guangmao was a little moved when he heard the other party's words, and everyone hurriedly said: "This is Yu Yuanwai, and the Jiangshan boat to Suzhou is his bag." ”

Yu Yuanwai immediately said to his entourage: "Talky, I told you to ask the right people to do the right things, the poor do things, the rich people do the market, and we businessmen do the power!" ”

Seeing that Yu Yuanwai understated a few words, he was particularly forced.

Everyone in the cabin was unaware of Yu Yuanwai, and Lin Yanchao thought to himself that these few words, the bull's head was not in the horse's mouth, and he was clearly pretending to be forced. (To be continued.) )