Early the next morning, the old man brought food to the two. This time there were not only steamed buns, but also two jugs of fine wine. Humpty Dumpty feasted on it, and drank two jugs of wine and ate half a chicken, and then patted his belly and exclaimed with pleasure in his mouth.

After the three of them finished eating, the six porters hired by the old man had arrived at the ancestral hall. This old man has lived in the ancestral hall for more than 50 years, and his life is very poor, and he has no clothes and things. Among the three wooden boxes packed, most of them are some relics of Ma Gong enshrined in the ancestral hall. Although the box is not small, it is not heavy.

The porter carried the three boxes to the courtyard, and the old man, Humpty Dumpty, and Li Qiufeng went to the offering hall again, and each kowtowed respectfully three times in front of the statue of Magong. Then the old man locked the door of the offering hall, turned his head to look at the small courtyard, sighed, and showed reluctance in his eyes, as if he wanted to keep every brick and stone in this ancestral hall firmly in his heart.

At this time, Humpty Dumpty put away his cynical expression, his hands were wrapped in the sleeves of his robe, and he did not urge the old man, and his eyes showed admiration.

Li Qiufeng stood behind Humpty Dumpty with his hands down, looking at the old man quietly.

The old man stood there for a moment, shook his sleeves, turned around, and said to Humpty Dumpty, "Let's go." ”

The three of them took the porter out of the ancestral hall gate. The old man locked the door and smiled at Humpty Dumpty, "I don't know who will open this lock." ”

By this time, the heavy snow had long since stopped, and a red sun slowly rose behind the mountains in the east. There are few people on the main road, and the snow is half a foot deep, making it extremely difficult to walk. Fortunately, Humpty Dumpty, the old man and Li Qiufeng are all martial arts people, and the six porters are even more hard-working, each carrying a wooden box, walking fast in the snow.

Rao was like this, and everyone walked for more than an hour before they arrived at Chaotianmen Wharf. The snow under the big archway has been swept clean, and the porters of the merchants who deliver and receive the goods pass back and forth, and I don't know how many times more lively than the roads in the city that everyone has just walked.

After passing through the big archway, Li Qiufeng asked Humpty Dumpty and the old man to rest in a sheltered place, and he went to find the boat boss who had sent him to Chongqing Mansion yesterday.

Because of the heavy snowfall, there were not many merchants who traveled early, so many boatmen went to the shore and loudly solicited guests on board.

In the midst of the noise, Li Qiufeng suddenly heard a familiar voice. He searched for prestige, and it was the shipwright he was looking for. At this moment, the man was standing on the shore, his hands on his hips, and he was pulling his throat, desperately trying to suppress the voices of the rest of the boatmen. Several of the shippers fought with him, shouting and glaring at each other.

Li Qiufeng grabbed a few steps, arrived in front of the boatman, and arched his hand and said, "Uncle is invited, do you remember me?"

When the boatman saw the strong autumn wind, he was stunned at first, and then his face was happy, and he said: "It turned out to be a young master! We just broke up yesterday, how can we not remember?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I have an urgent matter and want to take a boat to Chengdu, I wonder if my uncle is willing to take me away?"

The boatman was stunned and said: "From here to Chengdu, taking a boat is not only a long detour, but also can only go to Yibin or Leshan, and it is necessary to walk a long way ashore." Although I want to make money, I must not hide the truth from my master!"

Li Qiufeng said: "I'm going to Leshan, uncle just drive the boat." ”

When he said this, he glanced at the boatman and said, "Does the uncle want to go to Leshan?"

When the boatman heard Li Qiufeng say this, he was overjoyed, and said: "Master, this is a business to take care of me, it's too late for me to be happy, where would I be unwilling?!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the boatmen around him, touched his head, and laughed triumphantly.

The strong autumn wind brought Humpty Dumpty and the old man to the dock, and the boatman led six porters to carry the three large wooden boxes to the ship. The old man took out his purse and was about to settle the money for the porter, Li Qiufeng hurriedly grabbed him, handed the porter a handful of broken silver, and said: "Thank you brothers, please take this money to drink a glass of wine and warm your body." ”

The porter took the silver, and weighed it in his hand, and it was seven or eight coins, and his heart was overjoyed. According to the price he agreed with the old man, this trip will not live for more than 550 yuan. Right now, Li Qiufeng has given ten times the price, how can he not be overjoyed?

Seeing the six porters leaving happily, the old man smiled at Li Qiufeng and said, "Boy, you are worthy of being a person who has lived in the capital for five years, and you are so generous as soon as you make a move. When he said this, he glanced at the backs of the porters who had already blended into the crowd on the dock, and then said, "It's just that these fellows have taken so much money, and they must go drinking and gambling again, and they will not do anything good." I'm afraid that your money will not be used for any good. ”

Li Qiufeng said with a smile: "It's not that the little nephew has a lot of silver, but he really went south in a hurry, and he didn't bring enough copper coins with him, so he had to reward people with broken silver." ”

The old man smiled and said: "I have a lot of copper coins here, next time you want to reward people with silver, remember to exchange copper coins here with me first." Haha, haha. ”

While the two were talking, the boatman had already asked the two boatmen to put the wooden boxes away, turned to Li Qiufeng and said, "Master, our boat can seat twelve guests." It has been snowing heavily these days, and there are not many guests traveling, so it is good to be able to sit for six or seven guests. Let's wait until noon and then set sail, I don't know if the master is willing?"

Li Qiufeng groaned slightly, and then said to the boatman: "Uncle Lao, let's go." I paid for the boat of the twelve. ”

The boatman couldn't believe his ears, he looked at Li Qiufeng with his mouth open, and was about to ask, but he heard Li Qiufeng say: "Uncle didn't hear it wrong, I paid the boat money for the twelve people alone." ”

The boatman was overjoyed, and agreed repeatedly, and then made a gesture at the fierce autumn wind, and turned around to order the two boatmen to pull the anchor and raise the sails.

After a few moments, the ship raised its sails and slowly exited the dock. When the big ship sailed to the center of the river, the boatman took the helm himself, the two boatmen turned the sails, and the big boat turned around and headed west. At this time, the red sun rose into the sky, and ten thousand golden rays of light fell on the rivers and mountains, reflecting the light between heaven and earth.

After the big ship sailed out of the boundary of Chongqing Prefecture, the river gradually narrowed, and it was no longer as vast as outside the Chaotianmen Wharf. Li Qiufeng accompanied Humpty Dumpty and the old man to sit in the cabin, watching the mountains and wilderness scenery on both sides of the river, while chatting about their own observations. But he heard Humpty Dumpty laugh and said: "Although Mr. Huang has lived in the Magong Ancestral Hall for a long time, he is very shrewd and there are few people in the world. If you are an ordinary person, if you want to travel from Chongqing to Chengdu, you must travel by land. This waterway is not only far away, but also passes through several dangerous shoals, which is extremely thrilling. ”

Humpty Dumpty paused at this point, pointed to the surging river outside the boat, and continued: "But sitting on the boat, you can see clearly the situation within a radius of several miles. If someone wants to be unfavorable to us, I am afraid that we will not be able to go a few miles, and we will find out. Compared with the land route, although it is hard to take the water route, it is much safer. Mr. Huang's intentions, admiration, admiration. ”

The old man smiled slightly and said, "Brother Liu has insight into the world, and I am so cautious that you can see it clearly." I think that Dongchang's fans are pervasive, and if I kill their people, these people will definitely wait for an opportunity to take revenge. We don't want to take away the world of the Zhu family, so we don't have to fight to the death with these lackeys. The less trouble there is, the better, so why bother to regain right and wrong? I thought about leaving Chongqing by water, just to seek a good situation. Haha, haha. ”

Humpty Dumpty said, "The old gentleman is very right. What's more, sitting on a boat and looking at the scenery on both sides of the river is much more comfortable than the bumpy road. Haha, haha. ”

Amid the laughter of the crowd, the big boat was full of the wind, facing the turbulent river, and sailed straight to the west.

In the evening, the big ship arrived in Yibin. The boatman had already discussed with Li Qiufeng, and he would stay in Yibin at night, and go up the Min River early the next morning and go straight to Leshan. After the big ship docked at the dock, the boatman said to Li Qiufeng with a smile: "Master, let's stay on this ship for one night tonight, and we will set sail early tomorrow morning and go straight to Leshan, which won't delay much." ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Since we are on the boat, everything is up to the uncle." After he finished speaking, he took out a piece of broken silver from his bosom, handed it to the boatman, and said, "Please take this money from my uncle and get us something to eat." ”

The boatman took the money, smiled on his face, agreed repeatedly, and went to tell the boatman to tie the boat to the dock.

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