Chapter 147 Going to Jiangnan
Fireworks in March, the grass grows and orioles fly.
Every time during the spring equinox, light smoke often rises on the river in the lower reaches of the Luo River in Zhao Guo.
Even the local residents don’t know how to explain this strange phenomenon. However, in the eyes of some wandering tourists, this place is a rare and beautiful picture, full of hazy beauty.
At this time, a small boat with a black awning was coming from the north along the long river.
At the stern of the boat stood a man wearing a straw hat. Although he is a bit old, he has a strong body and strong arms, and he is not slow at all in rowing.
Sitting on the bow of the boat is a young man in gray clothes. He is sixteen or seventeen years old, with his head resting on his arms and sitting against the side. There was a reed in his mouth, which gave him a sense of leisure.
"I said, little brother."
The boatman grinned and said while rowing: "You have picked a good time to go to Luo City now!"
"Oh?" The young man in gray clothes on the bow of the boat raised his eyebrows and asked, "How do you say this?"
"Little brother, I don't know. Whenever spring comes, a flower called 'fireworks' blooms in the streets and alleys in Luocheng. Although this flower is small, it often gathers in groups, and its petals are soft. , the most special thing is that the flower color is transparent with a hint of white, just like the clouds and white smoke."
"There are such strange flowers?" The young man in gray looked slightly sideways.
Seeing his interest, the boatman immediately started chatting and said with a smile: "It seems that I rarely go out for long trips. As the saying goes, 'Fireworks go down to the south of the Yangtze River in March. It's a pity not to be in Luocheng.' ."
"Old man, I think you made this up yourself!" The young man raised the corner of his mouth and said jokingly.
The old man's face turned red, he coughed a few times at the stern of the boat, and argued forcefully: "Is this old man's words rude or not? The fireworks in Luo City are famous. When the flowers bloom, the romantic talents, merchants and dignitaries in the southern part of Zhao State all People come here one after another to enjoy flowers, discuss poems, and make friends with each other in Luocheng. It can be said to be a grand gathering spanning officials and businessmen."
"Then Luo City must be overcrowded at this time?" The young man in gray clothes suddenly said.
"It is true!"
The boatman glanced at him and continued: "Luo City is only one city, how can it accommodate so many people? Therefore, at this time every year, at the gate of the city They will be heavily guarded, and unless they are business dignitaries, famous scribes, or dignitaries, most people will not let him in. "
"According to what the old man said, wouldn't that kid not be able to enter the city?"
"That's not true!" The boatman smiled and pretended to be mysterious: "The so-called official status. The official way is the way of the people. If I sincerely want to go to the city to enjoy the flowers, there are other ways."
Just when he was about to say something more, his expression suddenly changed and his eyes looked towards the bow of the ship.
I saw smoke on the river, and a sailing speedboat was speeding towards them.
When the boat got closer, I saw two people standing on it.
Both of them were dressed in official uniforms, with broadswords at their waists. They had tiger-like backs and round waists, and they had quite a ruthless air.
"Where are you these unruly people? Don't you know that the river here has been blocked?" one of them shouted angrily.
"Oh, Master! I'm just a boatman from Luohe River. The river here is blocked. I really don't know!" The old man put down the oar, walked quickly to the bow of the boat, and bowed to the two officials.
"I don't know? Humph! The nobles from the capital are boating here, and you and other unscrupulous people dare to swim with them! I think the crime is not small, so come with me first!" The man said. Reach out to catch the boatman.
“You can’t do it, Mr. Cha! My family is old and weak, and they all rely on me to support the boat. If I’m taken away, I’m afraid I’ll have to collect my old woman’s body when I go back!”
"Humph, I don't care about you!" After hearing this, the two officials not only showed no mercy, but jumped onto the small boat with a black awning and reached out to snatch him away.
At this time, a sudden voice sounded on the boat:
"This world is really weird. He was obviously a bandit, but he put on an official uniform and suddenly became an official!"
The expressions of the two official servants changed greatly, and they all looked behind the boatman. .
I saw a young man in gray clothes sitting and lying there, with his eyes raised to the sky, not even looking at them.
"Old Li, how does this person know our details?"
Of the two official servants, the younger one suddenly asked the other in a low voice.
"You ask me, but who am I asking?"
The older official also looked like a monk who was two feet tall and confused.
"Why don't you just kill someone and settle the matter?" "Well, be quick and clean and don't leave any clues!"
"Okay!"
The two of them discussed for a while, and suddenly pulled out a big knife from their waists at the same time, and slashed at the boatman with a fierce look on their faces.
"Help!"
The boatman was watching his words and had already had a premonition that something was not going to happen. When he saw the two men drawing knives, he was so frightened that his legs became confused and he knelt down on the spot.
In the critical moment, he didn't know where the courage came from. He suddenly grabbed an oar from the bow of the boat and stabbed the two of them with his eyes closed.
“Pfft, pfft!”
Two slight sounds came, and then there was no movement at all.
“Huh?”
The boatman knelt on the ground for a long time, and finally dared to open his eyes, only to see the two officials who were showing off their power before, now their eyes widened, with a look of disbelief on their faces. looked at him.
"Two officers, what's wrong?"
The boatman seemed a little surprised, and his hands holding the oar could not help but tremble slightly.
"Plop! Plop!"
When the two officials were touched by his oar, they fell straight backwards, and finally they both rolled into the river.
What the boatman didn't see was that half a reed was stuck in the throats of the two men. Only when they sank under the water did blood trickle out.
"Killing!"
The boatman shouted and hurriedly threw the oar in his hand into the river, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.
"Don't panic!"
Suddenly a faint voice sounded, and then a hand was put on his shoulder.
The boatman looked back and saw that it was his young boat passenger. Strangely enough, this man was only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he felt at ease at this moment.
He slightly suppressed the panic in his heart, but his face was still extremely ugly, and he just murmured:
"I killed someone, I killed someone! Old man, I have never even killed a chicken in my life, today He actually killed someone!”
The young man glanced at him and said calmly:
"If you don't kill them, they will kill you. Do you want to resist, or stretch your neck and wait for others to slaughter you?"
The boatman was so excited by what he said that he suddenly realized: " That’s right, if I don’t kill them, they will kill me. I can’t help it. There is an old woman waiting for me to go back at home.”
He stood up in a hurry and ran to the stern of the boat to support him. Another oar will turn the boat back.
"What are you doing?" the boy in gray asked.
"Look back, little brother, we can't go ahead!"
"It's useless!"
The young man in gray shook his head and said: "They are pretending to be officials here to intercept and seal the river. There must be a plan. Once it is discovered that these two people have not returned in time, they will definitely send more people to support them. At this time, the north and south winds are blowing, and you can't outrun them!"
"Then what can I do? What to do?" The boatman was panicked for a moment.
"Go ashore from here and drag the boat into the forest." The young man pointed towards the river and said lightly.
The boatman followed his finger and saw that there was a dense jungle not far away from the river bank. It was so lush and green that the whole picture was not visible.
“That makes sense!”
The boatman nodded repeatedly. He came back to his senses and wanted to say some more words of thanks. But he suddenly discovered that there was no other person on the Wupeng boat except himself.
The young man in gray actually disappeared out of thin air when he turned around, leaving only a little bit of broken silver at the bow of the ship.
This chapter has already started in the second volume. The author was confused and forgot to create a new volume, sorry everyone!
We can only start the second volume from the next chapter^^!
(End of this chapter)