Bilbo was a little helpless.

He was tempted to say that the barrel couldn't fit two people, but ...... It is indeed possible to squeeze it out.

Because of his extremely thin body, although Yang Gongzai is obese, he can still be with Bilbo, face to face, hand to hand.

Yang Gong smiled again and said: "It's much better this way, with me protecting you, you don't have to worry about anything!" ”

Bilbo sighed, and could only accept the kindness.

Bard said to Xu Feng again: "Several of you are humans, so this is naturally no problem, but because you are strangers and outsiders, you should try to talk less after a while, and leave anything to me to deal with." ”

Xu Feng said lightly: "Yes, if there is something I will leave to you to deal with first, but if you can't handle it, then this matter will be mine." ”

Bard was slightly stunned, and then said coldly: "Okay, no problem." ”

He felt that Xu Feng's words were a bit arrogant, how could an outsider deal with problems in a place like Changhu Town?

However, Bud didn't want to question anything, he just wanted to finish it as soon as possible and return home with a full gold coin.

The boat continued to move through the fog.

Sure enough, after a while, the outline of a port dock appeared in the fog.

The wharf was full of people, and there were many small fishing boats loading and unloading in the port.

Bard ran the cable to the dock, and someone on the dock immediately tied the rope.

Bard said to Xu Feng, "You wait here, I'll come as I go." ”

"Okay." Xu Feng nodded.

Bard jumped off the boat and walked straight to the dock management.

The manager was holding a small notebook and recording the harvest of the fishing boat.

Bard spoke a few words to the administrator and gestured toward his boat.

The manager's expression was rather surprised, as if to confirm something.

Bard nodded with certainty.

"Oh no, we're betrayed." Gwari, hiding in the barrel, whispered.

Balin also whispered: "If that's really the case, then we have to prepare for battle!" ”

"Thorin! Give the order! ”

"Yes, we'll rush out now, and maybe catch them off guard."

The dwarves were rambling to suggest.

Thorin also had the idea of snatching the boat.

Although they couldn't row, they had already arrived at this place, and they only needed to pass through the waterway blockade of Long Lake Town, all the way north, and soon they would reach the north shore, and then rush to the lonely mountain.

The Lonely Mountain was already very close to them, and they couldn't afford to trip over it here in Long Lake.

Just as Thorin was about to make a decision, Xu Feng walked up to the barrel, kicked the barrel with his foot, and said in a cold voice, "Shut up for me!" ”

The dwarf's arrogance just now was extinguished in an instant.

They are really respectful and afraid of Xu Feng, no matter what Xu Feng says, they are absolutely obedient.

At this time, Bard handed over a dozen gold coins to the dock keeper, who waved his hand, and suddenly a dozen strong men carried fish baskets towards Bard's boat.

The dwarves looked through the arrow marks in the barrels, and they were all nervous.

The strong men didn't even look at it, and directly poured the fish into the barrel with the full frame.

The dwarves breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the fish were fishy, smelly, wet and heavy, Bard didn't betray them.

When all the barrels were filled with fish, the strong man on the dock left with the baskets.

Bud untied the rope and jumped back onto the boat, rowing in the direction of Long Lake.

Changhu Town is a water city, there are almost no streets here, the so-called streets are waterways, and you can only rely on small boats to enter and exit Changhu Town.

Most of the houses in Changhu Town are connected, and if you want to walk, you have to walk from the rooftops.

Bud said in a low voice: "We just passed by the dock, and now we are going to officially enter Changhu Town, and if you enter Changhu Town, you will face the inspection of the tax officer, if you encounter trouble, you must not act rashly, and leave everything to me to deal with." ”

Xu Feng nodded, "Got it." ”

Bard continued to glide again, and when he reached an entrance, he stopped the boat.

A staff member in patched clothes, poking his head out of a small house supported by a wooden stake, said with a smile, "It's Bud!" How did you come back so quickly? If memory serves, you've only been out for a while! ”

Bard said lightly: "In the past, the elven lords were very procrastinating, but today it is very fast, so I can come back early." ”

As he spoke, Dade handed over a parchment-like pass.

The staff member took a look, then roughly counted the barrels on the ship, and then nodded: "Okay, you can pass." ”

"Thank you." Bard smiled at the staff member, then bent down to pick up the oars and prepare to leave.

So far, everything is going well.

However, I had barely picked up the oars when a strange voice came from inside the room.

"Bard ......"

The man in the room lazily got up from the recliner.

Beside him, he was followed by two human soldiers in armor.

Bard whispered to Xu Feng, "This guy is the town's tax collector, Alfred, but whenever he touches him, he always has to find some trouble." ”

Xu Feng nodded slightly and did not speak.

I saw the tax officer staggering out, he was rickety, his teeth were protruding, and his face was full of thief eyebrows.

first looked at Bud, then at Xu Feng and the others beside Bud, and then at the barrel on the ship.

Then he grinned.

"Bard, what's on your pass?"

Bard said coldly: "Don't you know what is written on my pass?" ”

The tax officer, Alfred, sneered, "It's quite a bad temper, I remember that your pass said that you went to Elf City to bring back 15 empty barrels." ”

Bard said coldly, "Yes, didn't I bring it back?" ”

Alfred scoffed, "Brought back?" Well, you brought back the barrels, but you also brought back some other things, like these fish, and these strangers. I've heard that your ancestor is the lord of this territory, so you should know the rules of the town! You're just a boatman, in charge of transporting the elves' goods, and these fish, it's the fisherman's job, you're not a fisherman, and you don't pay the fisherman's tax, so you can't transport these fish into the city. ”

Bud said in a deep voice: "I bought these fish, although I am not a fisherman, but I always have the right to buy fish, right?" ”

Alfred shrugged, "Of course you have the right to buy fish, but you can't bring the fish you buy into town unless you have a fisherman's license. ”

Bud frowned and said, "These fish are all caught by our port itself, can't the fish I bought in our own port be transported to my own home?" ”

"Of course not." The corners of Alfred's mouth twitched, "This is Changhu Town, a place that pays attention to the rule of law. ”