"The world is so vast and full of wonders. The ancients never deceived me." The third senior brother said as he walked, "If we didn't step out, who would have thought that there is a mountain in the whole world where birds and mice can burrow together?"
There is a big river in front of you, and the dock is already visible.
There were some distant trumpets coming from above the river.
Lin Jue couldn't help but look back while walking——
It is said that this is also the only way to the capital.
What is the capital city of this world like?
If Master comes down the mountain by himself a hundred years later, he will probably go there.
Looking back, we have arrived at the riverside.
There are many passenger ships parked here, large and small, big ones go for long distances, small ones go for short distances, and there is even a large ship, which shows the development of water transportation.
"Do you want to take the boat, Taoist Master?"
"Where are you going, Taoist Priest?"
"Taoist Master! My boat is fast and stable!"
Before the three of them got close, they heard the greeting.
"Go to Yuanzhou and Mingqing Mountain in Weng County to find a boat that can carry donkeys." The third senior brother said, carrying a bundle of hay on his back.
At this time, among the three of them, Lin Jue was still carrying his books, but the third senior brother and the younger junior sister each carried a bundle of hay. Even the fox's back was put a small handful that could be contained with two hands by the third senior brother.
They were also tied with hay, but it was just Taoist playfulness, and the symbolic meaning was greater than the actual meaning.
The fox also carried it honestly and stood at Lin Jue's feet.
"Yuanzhou..."
Many boatmen stopped talking.
Small boats cannot travel such a long distance, nor can they carry donkeys, and some of them do not go to Yuanzhou.
There was only one larger tent boat, and an old man stood on it, trimming the sail.
"Taoist priest goes to Mingqing Mountain in Weng County?"
"You have to carry a donkey."
"Of course the donkey can carry it, but it can only be placed in the back so as not to affect other guests." The old man said, "The Taoist priest's donkey is not afraid of water. If it is frightened and falls into the water, there will be no compensation."
"My senior brother Donkey is smart."
"That's fine if you're smart."
"How much is it?"
"The Taoist priests also have a...is this a fox? It can't bite people, can it?"
"Absolutely not."
"The road to Mingqing Mountain is more than a thousand miles and takes about ten days. Originally, it cost more than three hundred yuan per person. If the Taoist priest is willing, he can form a good relationship and only count three hundred yuan. The donkey is only counted per person.
." The old man looked at them and said, "Breakfast and dinner are cooked on the boat, and the donkeys bring their own fodder. The foxes don't count as money. As long as they don't mind the fishy smell, they will have enough fish and shrimp."
"Can."
The third senior brother agreed without counter-offering.
So the three of them took the lead and stepped onto the canopy.
The fox followed behind with the grass on his back, jumped up lightly, and landed steadily, but the grass on his back shook three times.
Unexpectedly, the donkey also came up steadily.
It will stand wherever you tell it to stand.
The donkey is not big, and the canopy is not small. Brother Donkey can stand sideways behind the canopy. It is naturally more comfortable to stand upright. Besides the three people, there are actually three other people in the canopy.
A young man dressed as a scholar.
Two men with swords and scars on their faces.
Seeing Lin Jue and the others boarding the boat, the three people in the boat looked at them and looked them up and down.
The scholar looked at Lin Jue's book and the junior sister's youthful face, and felt that these three Taoists also had some elegance; the Jianghu people looked at the swords the three of them carried and Lin Juechu's whistle stick, but they saw it from their bodies.
It is true that outside of the Fulu Sect, Lingfa Sect and Danding Sect, there are also some Taoists who use Taoist temples to avoid taxes and officials and practice martial arts to get around.
"That's polite."
The third senior brother bowed first and said: "We are Taoists from Fuqiu Temple in Yishan Mountain. We have always practiced in seclusion. We took a donkey with us to carry our luggage on long journeys. However, my donkey senior brother has always been obedient and neither
I won't let loose when I bark randomly. I am destined to be in the same boat with three of you, so please forgive me."
"Where is Yishan?"
"People in the world of martial arts don't pay that much attention! But how can my brother walk around the world with a young man with tender skin and tender flesh and a little girl?"
The two Jianghu people asked one after another.
"Yishan? Tiandu Lotus?"
The scholar raised his hand in return and asked.
"Yishan, Yi County, is very remote. These two are my junior brothers and sisters. This time I took them out to participate in the great festival at Mingqi Mountain. They gained a lot of experience." The third senior brother answered one by one, then looked at the scholar, "This layman
You are really well-informed, it is the Yishan Mountain with Tiandu Peak and Lotus Peak."
The two Jianghu people were disappointed and let out a cry.
At first, seeing that they had long swords on their belts, and the third brother also had a wine gourd hanging on his belt, I thought they were both from the world, but it turned out that they were not. Instead, they were elegant, so I thought it was not interesting.
The scholar's eyes lit up.
"I have never been there, but I have heard that although Yishan Mountain is remote and steep, its scenery is unparalleled among all the famous mountains in the world. Therefore, there is a poem like 'Anyone who returns from the Five Mountains will be surprised when he sees the sky.'"
"That's true."
"Let's go, let's go!" a Jianghu man shouted at the top of his voice, "There are six people, and there are two livestock, big and small, and they have traveled a long way. How much money do you want to make on one trip? I have no place to sleep at night.
!”
The little fox immediately tilted his head and stared at him.
The boatman's response quickly came from outside.
So the tent boat slowly left the shore.
There happens to be wind, hang up the sail and sail with the wind.
The interior of the cabin is very simple. There is a fixed long wooden bench on the left and right sides for sitting. There is also a small stove and some coir raincoats, fishing nets, fishing gear, pots and pans. The luggage is placed casually in the middle, and Lin Jue and the other three sit forward.
On the left side of the direction, the three people are sitting on the right side.
Two charlatans were talking.
The third senior brother and the scholar were also talking.
Lin Jue was sizing up the cabin. The junior sister imitated him with a serious face, turning her head and looking around.
The fox lay obediently at his feet.
Although this ship is not small, it does not have the same accommodation space as a large ship. At night, unless there is a hotel near the shore, you may have to spend the night in the cabin or on the board of the ship.
The fox shrugged his nose.
Lin Jue also took a breath silently.
The two Jianghu people opposite had not taken a shower for a long time, and their bodies were not only sore, but also had a strong odor. Not only that, their behavior and speech were also very unscrupulous.
It turns out that the third senior brother has a charlatan spirit and an open-minded temperament, but making friends and chatting with people in the charade depends on whether they are opportunistic. After chatting for a few words on the boat, he found that their words were vulgar, but the young scholar was very polite, so he
He stopped talking to them and only chatted with the scholars.
But then again, where in this world is not a Jianghu person? Who of the people I meet in the mountains and fields is not a Jianghu person?
If you like each other, chat and make friends as much as you like.
When Lin Jue was looking around, the two Jianghu people were also looking at them. To be precise, they were looking at the younger junior sister. Perhaps he thought the younger junior sister was good-looking. The Jianghu people were bold and straightforward, and their eyes were not shy.
The junior sister looked serious and looked at them.
After a while, Lin Jue stood up and walked outside to the boat deck.
As expected, the little fox and the little junior sister got up almost at the same time and followed him outside.
There is space at the front and back of the tent. There is a donkey standing behind it, but it is also empty in front. As soon as I stand up, I feel the moist breeze blowing from the water, which is very comfortable.
If the weather is good, you may not be able to sleep on it at night, drifting in the still water and watching the stars rotate in the sky. It would be very pleasant to think about it.
At this time, the boatman was adjusting the sail.
Lin Jue had nothing to do, so he stroked the fox, rubbed its fur, and scattered it in the wind. He also casually chatted with the boatman: "Boatman, is there usually a lot of wind and waves on this river?"
"As long as the floods don't rise and you don't encounter the dragon water monster, the waves will not be big. Even if there is some wind, it can only push the boat away." The boatman said with a smile, "Don't worry, Taoist priest, my boat is very stable."
"Just be sure!"
"Haha, as long as the Taoist priest's donkey is not frightened, it will definitely not fall."
"Don't worry about my brother donkey."
"How can Taoist Master call a donkey Senior Brother?"
"I also called him after several senior brothers." Lin Jue said, "Maybe it entered the Taoist temple before us, so naturally it was called senior brother."
"The Taoist priest is an expert..."
"Don't dare, don't dare." Lin Jue said quickly, and then said to him, "It's a good livelihood for boatmen to run boats on this river."
"What's good? It's windy, rainy, sun-drenched and snow-drenched. Even if you're not exhausted, you'll still have pain all over your body when you get old." The boatman shook his head and said, "Besides, the world is not stable now, and there are fewer people taking boats.
"
"Isn't that a lot?"
"The Taoist priest is going to Mingqing Mountain to hold a Taoist meeting, right?"
"Huh? How does the boatman know?"
"How could you not know about such a big thing? Many faithful men and women are rushing there, including many dignitaries. That is to say, recently, there have been many people going to Mingqing Mountain." The boatman said, "In normal times, it would not be like this at all.
There are more people taking boats. There are more people running boats on the water than taking boats. What's more, someone was killed on the water a few days ago. The government investigated it for a long time, which ruined the reputation. There are even fewer people coming to take the boat.
.”
"At least I can earn some money." Lin Jue thought of his uncle and aunt, and couldn't help but sigh. "It's better than digging for food in the fields, facing the loess and turning your back to the sky, and not seeing a few copper plates in a year."
"It's all hard work..."
While the two were talking, the two men behind them spoke loudly and their voices came out.
They were discussing the mountain behind where birds and mice share their burrows.
"The people in this place can find a hole in the mountain and touch the eggs of birds. They eat birds every day, stew bird soup and roast bird meat. How can there be so much meat in other places!
"
"Don't tell me! I already like this bird meat!"
"It won't taste good in the future..."
The boatman was quite young and a talkative person. When he heard them talking, he couldn't help but responded: "Guest is joking. Although birds and mice share the same den in our place, birds are not that easy to catch, and we don't usually eat them."
Bird, I’m a bit taboo about this.”
"What you taboo is your taboo. We are not from here, so what are we taboo about?" said a Jianghu person.
"It's not a taboo, it's just that you can easily get sick if you eat it."
"What's wrong with you? Don't curse me!"
The Jianghu man suddenly raised his eyebrows.
"Ha ha……"
The boatman laughed twice.
"Brother Wang said this, why won't it be delicious in the future? Where are there no birds?" The two people in the world continued to talk, "Just fight!"
"How can it be so easy to fight?"
“If you can’t catch wild birds, can’t you also catch swallows?”
When the boatman heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Swallows are house sparrows. How can we hunt swallows to eat?"
"You're a boatman! Just catch your boat, why do you like to answer conversations so much? The world is so big, but there's nothing like you here or anywhere else?" said a Jianghu person.
"Let's eat swallows!" Another Jianghu man said, "We poked two swallows in the inn this morning to eat."
"Yes, yes..."
When the boatman heard what the man in front said, he was still smiling and nodding. But when he heard what the man behind him said, his hands shook and he was startled.
"What did the guest officer say?"
"What's wrong? You, a boatman, why are you so startled? Keep up your boat!"
"The guest said you ate swallows this morning?"
"What's wrong with eating swallows? Is it bothering you?"
"really?"
"You boatman!"
"Oh! No! Don't you know, sir, that you can't eat swallows while walking on water?" The boatman's face turned pale and he quickly adjusted his direction. He actually wanted to turn around and go back in the middle of the mountains and rivers.
"Why can't we eat swallows if we walk on water? What will happen if we eat them?"
As soon as I finished speaking, I felt something was wrong.
It was clear that the sky was clear and the clouds were white, and the wind and waves were calm, but at this time, the tent boat was heaving a little violently.
Deng Deng Deng——
The two Jianghu people stood up immediately, ran to the board of the boat with their swords, and looked out.
The blue waves under the boat were deep, but suddenly there was a wave.
There are thousands of layers of waves ahead. They are small at first, and each layer is higher than the previous layer, like a water monster passing through, or a big demon draining water, lifting the tent boat up and down.
The rear side is actually good.
"Bang!"
A water column shot up from the river, like a tornado, aiming at the people on the boat.
Jianghu warriors practice the art of chariots and weights. Regardless of their character, these two people still have skills. One of them immediately jumped up on the spot, and the other ducked to the side, narrowly escaping.
However, when it landed, the canopy was shaking.
The two Jianghu people almost lost their balance.
"Bang bang!"
There were two more water column tornadoes.
The two men in the rivers and lakes were barely able to stand still. They were caught off guard and had no time to avoid it. The water column was as thick as a basin, and its strength was beyond what humans could easily contend with. The two of them were swept off the boat in an instant.
"Um...help..."
There was a splash and muffled shouts.
Lin Jue only had time to push the junior sister into the cabin and watched the two people falling into the water. They were flapping and struggling in the water, as if they knew how to swim but not very well. He was about to get his whistle stick when he suddenly saw that they seemed to be being beaten.
Something pulled, and with a splash, the whole person disappeared into the river.
Chapter completed!