Zhang Shi nodded, took out a few silver tickets from his sleeve, took one out of the middle and handed it to Qin Lao Wu, and said, "After Lao Hu and them get on the boat, you can let people get off the boat to buy some rice and noodles." ”

Qin Lao Wu did not shirk and took the silver ticket. Zhang Shi glanced at the hull of the ship and saw that there was a large wooden barrel hanging on the hull, so he turned his head to Qin Lao Wu and said, "Carpenter Wu has placed the wooden barrel?"

Qin Lao Wu smiled and said, "This bastard, I came to fill all the barrels in the middle of the night last night. Money can make ghosts grind, that's a good saying. ”

At this moment, Shopkeeper Hu had already walked up to the bow of the boat. He walked straight to Qin Lao Wu and Zhang Shi, and was about to speak, but Zhang Shi preemptively said: "Lao Qin has already agreed, you can get on the boat with the surname Xiao." However, in this case, Lao Qin still had to send someone to get off the boat and buy some rice and noodles to come back. “

Shopkeeper Hu was relieved when he heard that Qin Lao Wu had agreed to let Xiao Dong go with him, and he hugged his fists and said, "Thank you two for your understanding." If the money is not enough, just open your mouth. ”

At this time, the white shopkeeper and others also rushed up. Shopkeeper Hu walked back to the bow of the boat, and saw that Xiao Dong and a group of servants waiting to carry luggage to the boat were still standing on the shore, and hurriedly waved at Xiao Dong and shouted, "Mr. Xiao, you get on the boat!"

Xiao Dong lifted the corners of his robe and walked onto the board of the boat without hurrying. Li Qiufeng stood at the bow of the boat, staring at Xiao Dong. Zhang Shi stood beside him and whispered, "This person's origin is suspicious, we must be careful." ”

Li Qiufeng sneered, lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Zhang is right. This person is extremely shrewd, and he has martial arts, and he is a good martial artist. ”

After Xiao Dong got on the boat, he hid with the white shopkeeper and others and whispered. Several of the shopkeeper's servants carried their belongings to the bow of the ship, where they were carried into the cabin by the boatmen. The big ship under Qin Lao Wu's name was more than five times larger than ordinary ships, with eleven cabins, and each shopkeeper lived in one room. Li Qiufeng was also assigned a cabin. It's just that there is one more Xiao Dong, which makes Qin Lao Wu a little embarrassed. He thought for a long time, and then said to Xiao Dong: "This gentleman either lives with the white shopkeeper, or lives in the back cabin with a few of us, I don't know what Mr. thinks?"

Xiao Dong was about to speak, but the shopkeeper Hu hurriedly said: "Mr. Xiao wants to write and calculate, so he must be quiet." I like to be lively the most, so it's better for me to live in the same cabin as the white shopkeeper and ask Mr. Xiao to live alone. ”

Xiao Dong saw that Shopkeeper Hu gave up his cabin, but he just smiled slightly, but he didn't push back. Li Qiufeng had just heard Zhang Shi and Qin Lao Wu talking, and he already knew that this person was an official of the Firearms Bureau. The bookkeeper who pretended to be the white shopkeeper went to Fuso with everyone in order to monitor everyone in case the goods were lost. Just looking at this person's appearance, he was so comfortable with the shopkeeper Hu letting out of the cabin, how could a bookkeeper dare to put on such a show in front of his employer? This person either has no experience in the rivers and lakes and does not know how to hide his edge, or he has no fear, so he will be so big. Looking at this person's appearance, most of them are accustomed to being powerful and blessed, and they regard the shopkeeper and others as slaves. This person's martial arts are not weak, but he is so arrogant, but it is not difficult to deal with.

After everyone's luggage was placed, the boatmen retreated to the rear cabin, not daring to come forward to disturb them. Qin Lao Wu looked up at the sky, turned his head and said to everyone: "The auspicious time is coming, let's get ready to go." ”

Zhang Shi nodded, called Shopkeeper Hu and the others to one place, and stood in a row at the bow of the boat. Qin Lao Wu walked to the offering table, lit three pillars of incense, and inserted it firmly in the incense burner. Then he knelt down before the offering table, clasped his hands together, and prayed a few words before he got up and walked to his right. Zhang Shi then walked to the offering table, also knelt down, and put his hands together in silent prayer. After that, the shopkeeper Hu and the white shopkeeper knelt down in turn, praying for the god of the sea to bless the trip safely. Li Qiufeng originally didn't believe in ghosts and gods, just to prevent Zhang Shi, Hu Shopkeeper and others from being suspicious, so he also knelt down, recited a few words indiscriminately, and then stood up and walked aside.

After several boatmen had also worshiped the god of the sea, Qin Lao Wu walked to the bow of the boat, raised a wine jar on the offering table, and threw it into the sea.

Li Qiufeng stood beside Shopkeeper Song and Shopkeeper Luo, and only heard Shopkeeper Luo whisper to Shopkeeper Song: "Qin Laowu, the bastard, likes to pretend to be a ghost the most, and every time he goes to sea, he will play this set for us, and then try to sacrifice the silver of the Dragon King with us." I'm looking at it in a few years, but I'm afraid that the bottom of the sea will be full of jars of wine that he throws out. I can't figure out which day he smashed the dragon son and grandson to death with a wine jar, and the dragon lord caught him to the bottom of the sea in anger and fed the king, but the general situation was not good. ”

Shopkeeper Song "shh One of them is that you must not say anything bad about the sinking of the ship. Whether there is a dragon lord or not, it never hurts to be careful. ”

Amid the whispers of the crowd, two boatmen lifted their anchors, and another raised the sails. The big ship slowly withdrew from the dock berth, and after leaving the dock for more than ten zhang, Qin Lao Wu commanded the boatman to slowly turn the bow of the boat, sail out of the fleet parked in front of the dock, and sail east along the river. At this time, the sun is shining, sprinkled on the river, and there is a sparkling river everywhere in front of you.

Li Qiufeng stood at the bow of the boat, looking far away, and the mountains and plains on both sides of the river were in full view. The wind was strong on the river, and the cloth belt that bound his hair on his head flew everywhere, and the hunting sound. The three big sails fed the river breeze and pushed the big ship forward like an arrow. Li Qiufeng looked back, and the dock had disappeared into the river fog and could no longer be seen.

Li Qiufeng was looking left and right at the bow of the boat, only to hear the sound of footsteps behind him, and then someone said: "Brother Li, beware of the fierce river wind, the evil wind penetrates into the bones, and it is very easy to get sick." ”

Li Qiufeng heard that it was Zhang Shi's voice and hurriedly turned around. saw that Zhang Shi had changed into a green shirt, and was standing at the hatch looking at himself with a smile. Li Qiufeng arched his hand, and just as he was about to speak, Zhang Shi had already walked over and waved his hand at Li Qiufeng, signaling him not to speak. Li Qiufeng didn't know what Zhang Shi's intentions were, so he had to shut up.

Zhang Shi walked to Li Qiufeng's side, more than ten steps away from the cabin, and expected that no one would be able to hear the two talking, so he said in a low voice: "Brother Zhu, you have also seen the surname Xiao just now." This person is of suspicious origin, so we need to be careful. You said that he is good at martial arts, I don't know if his martial arts are high or low compared to Brother Zhu?"

Li Qiufeng knew that Zhang Shi was worried that Xiao Dong's martial arts were higher than his own, and once he changed, he would be killed. He thought for a moment before he spoke: "I didn't fight him in Xia, because I can't judge the level of his martial arts." However, this person is very arrogant, and he doesn't know how to keep his head and hide his edge. If you really start to do it, you will never be afraid of him. ”

When Zhang Shi heard Li Qiufeng say this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered: "This bastard cowhide coaxing, I thought he was amazing." As long as Brother Zhu can restrain him, we don't have to worry about this bastard crossing the river and tearing down the bridge and taking us as sacrifices. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Don't worry. If someone wants to be unfavorable to the outside of the staff, they must find a way to protect the outside of the staff. ”

When he said this, he paused slightly, and then said: "I have been taken care of by many people for the past two days, and I am grateful for it. It's just that there are some things below, but I want to ask a thing or two from outside the staff. ”

Zhang Shi smiled: "Brother Zhu has something to say, why be polite?"

Li Qiufeng said: "The scale of the mansion outside the lower watch is very large, and it must be the home of the extremely rich. This trip to Fuso, not to mention the long distance, but also to beware of the attack of pirates and pirates. With the status of an outsider, why would you take the risk to go to Fuso with these people?"

Zhang Shi still had a smile on his face at first, but after hearing it, the smile on his face had disappeared. I only heard him sigh and say to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Zhu, you can ask the point. Outsiders think that our Zhang family has a lot of money, but they don't know our difficulties. My father worked hard and saved up a family business. It's just that you earn more money and spend more. He was in the tea business and had to deal with the government. If there was no tea guide issued by the government, the Zhang family would have collapsed long ago. In addition to the income of 10% handed over to the government every year, the bribes handed over to officials at all levels in private are as high as 50%. In other words, when we sell tea, we have not yet sold the tea, and sixty percent of the income has been handed over. The remaining forty percent still have to pay various expenses, and finally fall into their own hands, but I am afraid that even one percent will not have it. ”