By the moonlight, Lin Lian, Fu Qinghe, Su Mei, Xiaoman, and the young men, as well as Qin Chengzu, Zhou Pu and others, took four Wupeng light boats and sailed to the river meander, twenty miles away.

Qin Chengzu hid a boat in the reeds of the river, which was slightly smaller than the flower boat that Su Mei was robbed in the Baishui River, and of course it was not as good as the three-masted boat that was shallow in the sea, but it was also seven or eight zhang long, which was much larger than the Wupeng light boat.

"I want this boat." Lin Jian was extremely satisfied, he didn't expect Qin Chengzu and them to really get such a big boat in such a short time, he and Fu Qinghe, Qin Chengzu, Zhou Pu, Su Mei, and Xiaoman's two daughters climbed onto the boat, and without delaying time, they went directly to the parade.

If you really want to do it tomorrow, Qin Chengzu and the others are the main force, and Lin Jian would rather the young people work harder, take charge of the responsibility of supporting the boat at night, and let Qin Chengzu and the others rest well. Besides, it is not difficult to hold a boat with a penny in shallow water.

Lin Lian, Fu Qinghe, Qin Chengzu, and Zhou Pu walked into the cabin to discuss the matter of the prisoner robbery in the waterway tomorrow, and Lin Lian proposed: "Do you want to invite Miss Su Mei to come out and sing a song for everyone to relieve fatigue?" ”

On the sea boat just now, Su Mei and Xiaoman were wearing coarse cloth clothes that didn't fit, but they didn't deliberately hide their identity as women, Qin Chengzu and they could all see that it was important to discuss saving people tomorrow at this time, Lin Lian suddenly proposed to listen to music for fun, even if Qin Chengzu thought that Lin Lian had brought them so many benefits tonight, he had always been well-cultivated, and he couldn't help frowning slightly.

Zhou Pu has a straightforward temperament, and he got a good bow, a Tiemo knife with ice patterns, and a half-body armor, all of which are good things that silver can't buy, the key is that Fu Qinghe has the courage to rob the official ship of Ninghai Town, which completely subverts the previous bad feeling towards him, and naturally looks at Lin Tie is also very pleasing to the eye, he has never felt that there is anything wrong with a man's lust, and said to Lin Tie with a grin: "Xiaoqu can be heard at any time, and it is important to discuss and save people; After rescuing people, let's go to Huai'an Mansion, the top girl in Huai'an Mansion, pick ...... with Brother Tan."

There was a light knock on the door, Su Mei cautiously walked in with her skirt, and said, "Su Mei has seen Mr. Qin, Zhou Ye......

Zhou Pu was about to promise to Lin Lian to take the girl who was the best girl in Huai'an City to play after rescuing people, when he saw Su Mei come in with a change of women's clothes, and the faint candle flame reflected on her beautiful face, Zhou Pu's eyes almost fell out, he opened his mouth, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and watched Xiaoman also change into a Confucian skirt and walk behind him, his face was childish, his eyebrows were clear, his facial features were exquisite, and he was not beautiful in any place, he looked at it for a long time, and then turned his head with a sigh and said to Lin Lian: "There is such a beautiful girl and a beautiful maid hidden in your room, the top girl of Huai'an Mansion, I'm afraid you won't be able to look at it, so I didn't say what I said just now......"

Xiao Man stuck out his tongue at Lin Lian, as if he could see through his thoughts, and said in a coquettish voice: "Brother Tan thinks about it in his heart!" ”

Lin Jian smiled bitterly, he really wanted to hide Jiaojiao in the golden house, but he was just ...... It's better to wait for the rescue of people and then make a good plan with Zhou Pu to go to Huai'an Mansion to find the top girl.

Qin Chengzu patted his thigh and said, "Good strategy," stood up and saluted Su Mei, "Please Miss Su Mei sing a song......

"Knock knock," someone knocked on the door and came in and reported to Qin Chengzu: "Wu Qi has just come back and is changing clothes in the tail boat, and he has information to say." ”

Qin Chengzu, Lin Jian and the others waited for a while, and a dark-skinned man walked in and said to Qin Chengzu and Zhou Pu: "Chen Hansan wants to lure us into kidnapping prisoners, I found two teams of light horsemen from the anti-theft camp in the north of Tinghu County, and only left Tinghu after dark, and went in a northwest direction. ”

"Chen Hansan, that bastard, voted for the government, and he can eat any shit." Zhou Pu scolded hatefully.

Qin Chengzu smiled coldly and said, "They decided that we didn't have a chance to start from the waterway!" ”

Indeed, Liumakou is a horse thief, not a water bandit, and besides, the boat is on the water, and there is no chance of suddenly approaching the attack, so it is no wonder that the prisoner car cleared Pujin and the anti-theft camp relaxed its vigilance.

Lin Jian said: "No matter what, we still have to send someone to keep an eye on the ferry." ”

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In the southwest of Tinghu County, the Qingjiangpu water flow in early winter is shallow, standing on the bow of the boat can look at the pebble beach in the water, at the whirlpool, the thin waves that are turned up are as white as broken jade, and occasionally a few gray-white feathered water birds sweep across the water, stirring up a circle of ripples.

By noon, several fishing boats were drifting with the tide on the water, and in the distance, a two-masted official ship was sailing against the current, and the flags of the anti-theft department's yamen with red on a black background were still hanging on the mainmast, and more than a dozen officers and men were sitting or standing listlessly crowded into the bow of the boat.

Although the water flow in early winter is very slow, it is five or six days before going against the current, and it will be five or six days before Jiangning. Unlike the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, where there are internal invasions of the East China pirates, the Huaihe Shuizhai forces have become much calmer after these years of purging and suppressing, and there may occasionally be smuggled salt ships passing by, but I am not worried that these smuggling salt dealers will dare to provoke official ships after eating leopards.

After leaving Qingpujin, getting on the boat, unloading the cage into the cabin, and the four heavy prisoners were also carefully shackled in the cage, and the group of officers and soldiers, who had only surrendered to Cheng for a few months, relaxed their vigilance. Some snuggled up in the cabins to gamble, others basked in the sun at the bow of the boat, enjoying months of leisure. Occasionally, when a boat approached, they would stand up vigilantly just in case, and then these boats were all well-behaved business travelers. Looking at the goods carried on merchant ships and passenger ships, it reminded them of being horse thieves, and finally suppressed the thought of robbing their homes again.

"Biao Tou, can't you go ashore in Huai'an Mansion?" An old soldier sat on the deck with a spear in his hand and asked the leading lieutenant.

"The ship is fully equipped with food and water, so as not to cause extraneous branches, and the boat will not stop until Jiangning Mansion...... the lead captain said.

"Qin Chengzu's group of turtle grandsons have all been killed-more than two hundred miles from Xinpu to Tinghu, we dragged and dragged away on the road for five days, and we didn't see them daring to take the lead, and the entire Tinghu County didn't find any trace of them at all, what extraneous branches can there be?" The veteran said nonchalantly, "There is no shortage of food and water, and there is no shortage of meat, but the boss has to consider that the brothers have not vented for two months." Some people can survive to Jiangning Mansion, but I am afraid that some people will be sick. ”

"Cao Crotch, the fourth lady is no worse than the top girl in Huaishang Jiuquhe, and she is also full of energy, you have the courage to go to her to vent." There was a man who was crouching on the side of the boat with a spear and playing with fish in the river, and he frowned in the direction of the cabin and squeezed the veteran.

"Day, I tied her hands, and I was afraid of the fangy chicken/chicken in the hole below her!" The veteran took a sip, "As long as the head of the biao nods, Lao Tzu will immediately go in to her." ”

"The bandit leader of the anti-theft division yamen wants to pass through the hall, can you come like this? How will others think of the military discipline of my anti-theft camp? The leading captain said solemnly, waved his hand, and asked his subordinates to settle down, "When you arrive at Jiangning Mansion, you will live there for half a month, and you are still worried that you can't find a place to vent?" You know that Huaishang Jiuqu River, you must know that the girl in Jiangning Mansion is really famous in the world, Cao Crotch, you are careful to lose all the silver on the boat, don't look at other people's Japanese girls, and you will masturbate on the side! ”

"Coax! The Japanese ladies don't let Cao Crotch watch, he will poke other girls' buttocks/children. The officers and soldiers at the bow laughed, feeling that Jiangning Mansion was in front of them, and their spirits perked up. Looking at the slow speed of a boat in front of him, the boat was luxurious, the flower windows were still tied with cotton silk, and the two men standing at the stern of the boat were wearing green clothes, but they had waist knives tied around their waists, and their eyes were vigilantly staring at their side.

The officers and men at the bow of the ship also immediately became vigilant, and the leading captain shouted into the cabin: "Dong Fatzi, there is a situation, watch the people." A military attache with a scar on his face came out of the cabin, stared at the boat in front of him, and asked the captain at the bow, "What is the origin?" ”

At this moment, only a piano sound was heard leisurely, and these officers and soldiers at the bow of the ship were vulgar and ignorant of Sven men, and they also felt that this piano sound was like sweet water flowing straight into the bottom of their hearts, and a few plucked out of tune, followed by a soft voice in clothes came from the boat in front of them, and the voice was out of tune at first, but there was an itch in the heart to scratch the little hands comfortably, it was like a heavenly sound......

The boat was moving slowly, and the official ship chased after it in a moment, only to see a rattan chair and a square table on the bow of the boat, and a white-faced rich man wearing a silk forged robe sitting on stilts on the rattan chair with his eyes closed. A delicate and unprovoked beautiful maid stood behind the rich man and was listlessly pinching his shoulder, the rich man still felt insufficient, and took the beautiful maid's white jade-like little hands into his arms and stroked them carefully, and his eyes did not open, and he only made people jealous and hateful; In front of the square table, there was a girl wearing a green Confucian skirt, watching her raise her fingers and arms, and her sandalwood mouth was lightly opened, and a series of intoxicating singing songs were spit out from her delicate sandalwood mouth.

At first glance, the beautiful maid was beautiful and unprovoked, and then at this girl, the officers and soldiers on the official ship suddenly felt a little difficult to breathe, and they all wanted to be Jiang Ning's top brand with such a posture, and they were willing to die in Jiang Ning.

Seeing that they were about to overtake, the officers and men at the bow shouted at the two shipwrights on board: "Lower the sails, lower the sails!" Although the leading lieutenant saw that there were two samurai with swords in the bow and stern of the boat, he only regarded them as guards hired by the rich man, and did not take them too seriously, and subconsciously thought that it would be a pity if he did not look at or listen to such a stunning and wonderful singing voice, and did not stop everyone from asking the boatman to lower the sails and slow down.

"Get out, get out of the way, move forward with everything, don't hinder my son-in-law from listening to music!" The two guards standing at the bow of the boat were not polite.

The officers and soldiers all flocked to the bow of the boat to sing for the stunning girl who was fascinated, this sentence sounded particularly harsh, and they all glared at the guards on the boat: "The thief, it has always been the grandfather who told the beast to get out, how can there be a beast who tells the master to get out?" ”

"Do you know who my son-in-law is?" The bow warrior was not weak in the slightest, and when he saw the officers and soldiers jumping over, he drew his waist sword and crossed it in front of him, and if it seemed that something was wrong, he would not hesitate to cut the knife out.

The threatening actions of the samurai on the boat irritated the officers and soldiers even more, and several soldiers and ruffians hugging the bow of the boat also drew their knives and threatened: "If you take a knife, you want to be the uncle, who is your turtle boy, grandpa wants you to stop the boat for inspection now, you dare to resist, believe it or not, grandpa killed you as water bandits?" The officers and men at the bow of the ship took out their weapons and struck the side of the ship together, threatening: "Stop, stop!" "These officers and soldiers have just been in good service for a short time, and their banditry has not changed, where will they endure this kind of bird spirit!

"Chen Fu, go down," the guards of the painting boat were still arguing with the officers and soldiers, and an old man in Tsing Yi who looked like a housekeeper came over, drank the samurai back, and bowed his hand to the officers and soldiers with a smile on his face, "I'm really sorry for the officials, there are a pair of dog eyes below, which makes you angry...... My son-in-law was in interest the night before, and took a few servants to visit Qingjiangpu with the singer, I don't want to disturb the officials, forgive me, forgive me! ”

"It's useless to talk softly now, stop the boat and be inspected, otherwise grandpa will kill you with a knife!" The soldiers and ruffians have always been unforgiving, how can the old man in Tsing Yi send them away with two or three soft words. The officers and men at the bow of the ship watched the young man in silk and the beautiful maid, the stunning singer and the four boys waiting for him to retreat to the cabin, and shouted loudly: "Come out, come out!" The turtle son dares to hide in and chop you alive! ”

The young man in the silk shirt came over stubbornly, took off the tooth tag from his waist to hand it over, and said with a bitter face: "Official, we are just a good family passing by, and we are by no means water bandits, and it is convenient for you to do it," and instructed the old man in Tsing Yi, "Go and get a few taels of silver to buy tea for the officials." ”

"Thief girl, a bronze plate pretends to be an uncle!" The material of the tooth card is one of the important features of identifying the identity in this era, the officers and soldiers looked at the rich man just took out a bronze tooth card, and he didn't even have the mind to check his identity, and his arrogance became even more arrogant, "A few taels of broken silver want to send a child, and there are also a few taels of broken silver here, so that little lady can sleep with him!" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you say? This girl, I only paid to invite her to sing, I don't feel it. The silk shirt boy said with a bitter face.

"Master also has money, ask her to come over and sing a few songs to the grandfathers."

"You have a little white face, the bird's head is not as thick as a finger, and the turtle egg is not as big as sheep, how can the little girl be happy for you to get it? If she had seen her grandfather's bird, she would have sold her art and body! The soldiers laughed rudely, and shouted together that the stunning singer should go to the official ship and sing a song.

"It's unbelievable!" The face of the boy in the silk shirt changed sharply, he turned around and left, pushing the beautiful maid and the singer into the cabin.

Within a few months of this group of officers and soldiers joining the official government, they didn't dare to be banditic, where they were willing to follow, shouting "Catch the water cowards, catch the water coars!" Four or five military men were about to jump over with weapons, and the people behind them hooked the boat with an iron hit, and the first lieutenant saw that there were no other ships near and far, and he also wanted to make a windfall, so he stood aside and ordered in a deep voice: "The civilian ship secretly hides equipment, and for no reason it takes over my prisoner ship, refuses to be checked by our department, and treats it as a water coward, and exterminates it!" ”

"Kill his mother, kill his mother!" The officers and men became more and more excited, and seemed to see the situation of the beautiful singer and the Qingli maid struggling and moaning under them, and some of them were afraid that their hands and feet would be slow, and they would not be able to grab any good things, so they did not even take their weapons, so they jumped over—the four sword-wielding samurai on the boat were also retreating to the cabin in a hurry, which further increased their arrogance.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......" Five or six soldiers rushed to enter the cabin, they only watched out for the four samurai who had just hid in the cabin, kicked the hatch open, and stabbed it first with their spears, where did they think that there would be several iron arrows shooting head-on.