It has been March since the Chinese New Year this year, and it has not rained. The water in the river has become less and more stable, and the water flow is not so turbulent.

They sat on the bow of the boat and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the hill and gorge while continuing to set up the dragon gate array.

"Brother Cao, didn't Leshan County imitate Su Ji and set up an arena? Why did you hear that someone died?"

The boat boss, Brother Hu, is in his forties and is very famous on this river. Everyone from the local government officials to the trackers and traders are familiar with him.

After listening to Guan Qiang's questions, he also joined the chat:

"Your Su Ji's arena competition is fair, the rules are reasonable, and there are medical, fire, and security services, so everyone who watches and participates in the competition is very satisfied.

Leshan saw that you were ruining the business and wanted to take a bite out of it. But it made a big joke.

Liao Yunsheng, the brother of Leshan Paoge Master Yi Chengjiang, also signed up to participate in the competition. In order to build a reputation, Yi Chengjiang led his people and stood in the battle in person. He didn't care about the discipline system and insisted on it arrogantly. No. 1. Under the power of violence, people dare to look angry but dare not speak.

But there are some tough guys who don't buy it. Wang Xiangyun, a boxer from Renshou, has strong martial arts skills. He missed the registration time in Suji and did not participate in the competition. This time he strives to get good results in the Leshan competition.

Many martial arts people thought the same way, so there were quite a few people participating. But they were told: "When competing with Liao Yunsheng, you can only lose but not win, otherwise you will be beaten and thrown away in court after you step down."

Wang Xiangyun's kung fu was much higher than Liao Yunsheng's. After he came on the field, Wang Xiangyun advanced and retreated quickly, and his techniques were varied. Liao Yunsheng could not hit him at all, but Wang Xiangyun touched Liao Yunsheng's whole body.

Chief judge Yu Chengzhang was baffled, and the audience roared with laughter. They just thought it was Wang Xiangyun who was playing tricks on Liao Yunsheng. Yi Chengjiang, the leader of Paoge in the audience, couldn't hold back his anger. Just when he was about to have an attack, Wang Xiangyun stopped making moves and responded to Liao Yunsheng's move. He did not dodge or evade the punches. When he received the punches, he fell to the ground and rolled out of the ring. Then he clasped his fists in his hands and saluted to the audience and judges, said "I lost" and walked away.

Wang Xiangyun lost, but both the audience and the judges understood what was going on. There were boos in the audience, and the leader of Brother Pao and the brother on the stage were embarrassed. Yu Chengzhang even said on the spot that in the future, Leshan Don't call him a name during a competition. He is a martial arts scholar and cannot afford to lose this person.

I don’t know whether it was due to dissatisfaction or something else, but a fire suddenly broke out from a corner of the place. There were originally a lot of people in the place, so when they saw the fire, people became confused and scrambled to escape. Many people were trampled to death there.

After we came down, the merchants who organized the competition suffered heavy losses, both for the dead and injured, and for officials who took the opportunity to extort money. Those merchants said they would never organize competitions again.

After hearing what the captain, Mr. Hu, said, I understood the whole story.

During the chat at Longmen Formation, we passed Litou Gorge and entered Bei'e Gorge, the second gorge in the Pingqiang Hill Gorge.

This is the flow of water from north to south instead of from west to east.

Boss Hu was talkative. While steering the helm, he pointed at the unfinished Buddha statue on the top of the mountain and said to the passengers:

"Master Haitong passed by the Small Three Gorges of Pingqiang and chose this mountain to build a Buddha. Since he could not pray to the land god, the land god only gave Haitong one night to wait until the cock crows. Unexpectedly, Haitong had great supernatural powers and led his disciples The Buddha head was completed in less than an hour.

The god of land panicked when he saw it, so he quickly "blended" the stone rooster on the other side of the river to make it start crowing in advance. Seeing the money, the stone rooster crowed, causing other roosters to also crow, causing Haitong to have to stop work.

go.

When Haitong was going down the mountain, he felt more and more that the time was wrong. He suddenly noticed the cockroach still croaking on the other side of the river. He realized that the god of the earth was causing trouble, so he swung the chisel over and knocked off the cock's crown.

You see, Mr. Hu pointed at the natural monolith on the east bank of the river across the river from the Giant Buddha. It really looks like a rooster without a crest.

That is the "Stone Chicken" who is greedy for money."

Everyone was talking and laughing all the way, enjoying the beautiful scenery and magical legends. It was not lonely all the way. At noon, we arrived in Jiazhou.

Guan Qiang, Cao Cao and others said goodbye to Boss Hu here and went ashore to Xu Hao Ferry.

As soon as he arrived at Xuhao Ferry, Guan Qiang was startled.

There was a long queue at the ferry, ready to cross the river one after another.

Last time, Mr. Tao Duo from the Rongwei Saltworks tried to cross the river first, and his men beat up the ferry passengers. He was later captured by the Renyi Society and sentenced to prison. Now those men don't know where to build roads and serve their sentences.

From then on, order was very good, and no one dared to rely on power to show off their power.

Xuhao Pier on the opposite bank is lined with masts and masts, and there are hundreds of boats or rafts parked there.

The dock is very busy with people carrying goods coming and going.

There were several ferries going back and forth, and the ferry was rolling. After waiting for several rounds, Guan Qiang and the others finally crossed the Qingyi River and came to Suji.

Guan Qiang stepped onto the land of Suji, picked up a handful of soil and smelled it, his nose felt a little sore.

As soon as we stepped onto the river embankment, several young men wearing uniform blue hangings gathered around us. Their hangings had the words "Tongan Yunye" written on them.

"Sir, would you like to take a car? The latest rickshaw is fast and comfortable to ride, and it's not expensive. The starting price is ten cents. How about you give it a try?"

"It's a good idea to sit on our slider, and sliders are what rich people look like."

Before Guan Qiang could say anything, some ferry passengers became excited after hearing this and immediately wanted to experience the rickshaw ride.

In a marked area on the roadside, there is a row of long tents built with bamboos, with the words "Waiting Area" written in big letters.

There is a jar placed in the corner of the shed. There is a bamboo sign reading "Drinking Water" on it. There are also funnels and bamboo tubes beside it to facilitate people filling and drinking.

There is a row of paintings on the wall of the shed. They talk about drinking boiled water, not peeing in the open, how to deal with feces, washing hands frequently and other hygiene knowledge.

In the shed, sliders and rickshaws are placed in an orderly manner.

The rickshaw is painted yellow, has leather seats, rubber tires, and a retractable awning.

There are also cartoons on the car that oppose foot binding, opium smoking, gambling and other harmful effects.

Guan Qiang thought it was so strange and was about to experience it. Unexpectedly, the rickshaws were all robbed and the drivers left with the bell ringing.

But no one sat on the slider. Some people wanted to experience the rickshaw ride, but instead of leaving, they waited in the pavilion.

"Now that there are rickshaws, your business has been affected, right?" Guan Qiang chatted with the rickshaw driver.

"That's not what happened. We didn't get any business at all, so we stopped working. We have already registered at Tong'an Transport Industry, had a physical examination, and received training. Isn't it true that we don't have a car? Wait until

Once you have a car, you can go to work, but our Suji Machinery Factory simply cannot produce it."

Guan Qiang was surprised: "You said this was produced by Su Ji."

"Yes, if it's not produced by us, where is it produced? Our products are now demanded everywhere. People from Leshan, Jianwei, Niuhua, and Hanyangba are all in Suji every day asking for goods. Alas, I don't know.
Chapter completed!