For five thousand years, this kind of thing has never been cut off from any dynasty. There are always people in the world who live by parasitic life, but human nature is more tempting to bet.

"Did you hear it? Don't go with them like this, you can cheat people all day long." Lu Wenliang also heard Song Wu and Ma Xingui's words, and he reminded his cousin and son with some concern.

Guangyuan was not interested in gambling, so Lu Si would be more likely to focus on playing money. Besides, he had no capital. The twenty or thirty copper coins in his pocket were not enough to make two bets.

Both uncle and nephew nodded and continued to chew the biscuits. Ma Xingui and Song Wu chatted for a while and then left. I don’t know whether to look for his uncle or Wang Si and the others.

In the distance, more than a dozen ferry boats were transporting people back and forth.

There was a boat that was filled with people or crowded, causing someone to fall into the water.

Amidst a panic, the person who fell into the water was rescued and looked at the bow of the boat from a distance and was trembling with coldness. This guy was so sad that he was so cold that he was suffering.

"Not careful,"

Guangyuan muttered sympathetically, suddenly pointed to the south in surprise, and pushed Lu Si beside him and said, "Master, isn't that Mr. Hua?"

"who?"

Lu Si turned around and looked at him, but he was stunned. Not far away, the one who was standing with the helper was the second uncle Xiao Huazi, the eldest son of the second uncle family?

"Master, it's Mr. Hua, Mr. Hua!"

Guangyuan called his father, and Lu Wenliang, who was talking to Jiang Kui, turned his head and looked at it. He was stunned.

"How did Xiao Huazi come here?"

Lu Wenliang was puzzled, and Lu Si didn't know either.

"Uncle Hua, Uncle Hua!"

Guangyuan called out without thinking too much. Lu Xiaohua was talking to his companion but didn't hear it. He came to his senses after his companion signaled someone to call him. When he saw that it was the elder brother Wen Liang and the others were hurried over.

"Xiao Huazi, what did you do?"

Lu Wenliang first asked what Lu Xiaohua came to Wangjiashe for, but he did not mention that he was responsible for his labor.

"My mother told me about the river engineering matter, thank you Brother Wenliang, I'm here..." Lu Xiaohua felt a little embarrassed, and it was hard to say what he wanted to come.

"Who are those?"

Lu Wenliang noticed that the few people who were with his cousin just now looked like they were idle and unjust, and his brows frowned.

"Friends, Wang Si and the others usually play together." Lu Xiaohuazi knew that Lu Wenliang didn't like his friends, so she didn't dare to say much.

"Wang Si?"

Lu Wenliang frowned even deeper. Wang Si was not only the living ghost mentioned by Ma Xingui, the nephew of Ma, just now, but also the gangster in Shanggang, who specially set up gambling to make profits. I heard that in order to force debt, Wang Si also brought his wife and girl into the kiln.

Seeing this, Lu Xiaohuazi knew what the elder brother was thinking, so he hurriedly said softly: "Brother Wenliang, I know what I am like. You know what I am like... I just follow Wang Si and the others to make some money. The New Year is coming soon... Uh, I still have something to do with me, so I won't talk to you more... I'll treat you to dinner when my family comes."

Although Lu Wenliang has no blood relationship with him, Lu Xiaohuazi still thinks he is the eldest brother.

But he is just lying around outside now, and the people he knows are all second-rate people in Lu Wenliang's eyes, so he is not comfortable staying here.

I was also very embarrassed. I couldn't get involved in the river worker with others, so I asked my elder brother to suffer this for him. Anyone with a little conscience couldn't get over it.

"You are not young anymore. You have to have an idea of ​​what you do. You have to have a degree when playing with others outside. Don't do things that violate the law, and you can't do things that harm the heavens and people..."

Lu Wenliang couldn't say that there were too many cousins. First, Lu Xiaohuazi was not from his Lu family after all; second, he was also in his twenties; third, there were too many people here, so it would be bad if he said heavy words.

"Well, I know."

When they left, Lu Xiaohua nodded to Lu Si again, and the two nominal uncles and brothers had said hello.

Seeing his cousin mixing with the oil again, Lu Wenliang sighed and shook his head and said, "I'm going to talk to the second master when I come back from Huai'an. Xiao Huazi can't continue like this."

Lu Si didn't say anything. His second uncle, Lu Youfu, could really control his "stepson". Lu Xiaohua couldn't be like this today.

Moreover, it is best for both of them to say anything about this, otherwise what would their second mother, Wang, think about it.

The few people sat down again, Lu Si glanced at it and estimated that half of the team had already crossed the river, so they were probably going to be soon.

After about half an hour, Lao Ma came over and asked the team to go to the ferry to prepare to cross the river.

"Let's go, take the things and don't pull them down!"

"I'm really lazy and have a lot of shit and urine... Go and spit it quickly, it's fun to pull on your pants, right?... I'll pull it and hurry to the dock!"

Song Wu shouted at the top of his throat. In addition to a guy who was covering his stomach and looking for convenience, hundreds of river workers, including Lu Si, stood up from the ground and took their own things to the ferry.

The ferry was lined up with river workers, tricycles, unicycles and other transportation vehicles that blocked the dock.

Two people even started arguing. It turned out that the shoulder pole that one of them carried touched the other person's head.

Just like this, the villagers, who were picking, carrying bedding and various tools, kept squeezing towards the dock with the crowd, and the scene was like Lu Si's Spring Festival travel rush in his previous life.

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, this boat is full and waiting for the next one!"

"Which village is from you, who is the village chief!"

“…”

Zhao Shuban, who maintained order at the ferry, had a hoarse voice. It was said that this kind of thing was not necessary for him to do such a thing, but as the sun sets little by little, there are still thousands of people on the west bank that have not crossed the river. How can Zhao Bingfang not be anxious?

Mr. Qian led the team across the river more than an hour ago. As one of the leaders of the river work team in the Shanggang area, Mr. Qian had to go to Huaian Prefecture in advance to contact the local officials in charge.

Where is the work section of the river workers located, whether the wooden sheds are built in their residence, and Mr. Qian has to straighten out the food collection and other cumbersome things, otherwise it will be a mess at that time. If something goes wrong, it will be a huge disaster.

This is also the reason why the county has brought the two houses and military houses to come here specifically. No matter which dynasty or the other, thousands of young and middle-aged people gathered together. Even if the government organizes it, it is the most nervous thing for the officials.

None of them.

In addition to the 20 servants from the county government office, there are about 100 farmers in Shanggang area who should serve in service this year.

These people are actually rural soldiers. One advantage of serving in the service is that they can avoid a year of land tax and miscellaneous donations. In addition, they can go out to do business with the village chief or grain chief, and they can eat and drink, and they don’t have to serve other corvee labor.

In addition to these people, there are 50 archers sent by the Xinxing Farm Inspection Department. These archers are more formal than those of the officers and villagers, because they are usually responsible for the arrest of theft and investigation of private affairs.

After waiting in a mess for a while, it was finally Lu Si and the others' turn to get on the ferry.

The ferry ships of this era were not cement ships or iron ships from later generations, but wooden ships. Their volume was much larger than ordinary fishing boats. The cabin was covered with wooden boards, which made it convenient for people, vehicles and livestock to board the boat.

Everyone was waiting at the ferry, so everyone couldn't wait to get on as soon as the boat landed. A boat could hold about fifty or sixty people.

"Don't fall into the water if the things are put!"

"Don't shake it around outside!"

The team leader Song Wu is quite responsible.

"I knew I had just left now, so can't the government ask us to come in the afternoon?" Guangyuan put down the bedding of his men and sons and rubbed his hands and started to breathe. It was really cold that day.

"Where are there so many strange things?"

Lu Wenliang pulled his son to his side, so that he could give his cousin who was squeezed into the corner more space.

"You'll leave almost, hurry!"

The village soldiers on the dock shouted at the ferryman, who responded and pulled up the bamboo pole and prepared to take the boat. However, someone on the shore called for a while, and then seven or eight people jumped onto the boat in a hurry, making the hull shaking.

"It's the fourth brother!"

One of the few people from the Song Wu Dynasty later raised his hand and greeted him. The other people on the boat knew that the person also greeted him, some called Wang Siye and some called Siye Brother.

"Uncle Hua!"

Lu Guangyuan also shouted, and Lu Si and Lu Wenliang realized that among the few people who came up, Lu Xiaohuazi.

"Is it your leader?"

Wang Si is a middle-aged man in his thirties. He has a face with a Chinese font and looks very talented. Those who don’t know think this person is a foodie, but those who know it are avoiding it are afraid of it.

"Yeah, where."

Lu Xiaohuazi nodded to Lu Si and the others, because there were too many people and they didn't squeeze in, so they stood next to Wang Si.

"It's lively now. With you, Lao Si, I'm afraid I can still drink." Song Wu followed Lao Ma, and the area of ​​Shanggang was well-versed, so he was naturally familiar with Wang Si and his group.

"That's what you said, if you, Mr. Song Wu, want to drink, there will be someone who will invite you to drink without me, Wang Si."

Although Wang Si is famous for the oil mix in Shanggano, this man looks really harmless. He greets him and greets you on the boat, laughing from time to time, as if the people on the boat are all his relatives.

Lu Si knew that this was just an illusion. If someone really wanted to get into Wang Si's case, he would be called a pig and killed. I'm afraid he would not even think of peace on New Year's Eve this year.

After saying hello to several people, Wang Si caught a familiar face in the crowd and couldn't help laughing: "Hey, you're a blind man, I haven't seen you for a few days!... Now it's good. When the horse arrived in Huai'an, come and play with me."

The person who was called "big blind" by Wang Si was Lu Si's neighbor Zhou Wang. Because he was blind, he was often laughed at as a big blind man.

"Okay, okay."

Zhou Wang agreed, but Lu Si saw that the expression on his face was obviously uncomfortable and his eyes dodged, and he couldn't help guessing whether Zhou Wang had gambled in Wang Si's shed.

The more I think about it, the more I feel it is possible. Based on his two-life experience, the more I look at the honest and honest people, the more I like to play money, and I am very aggressive.

Lu Wenliang might have known something, but because there were too many people on the boat, he didn't tell his cousin.

"Stop, start the boat!"

The village soldiers on the shore were calling for a boat to start. The ferryman at the bow shouted and inserted the bamboo pole on the dock and pushed it out hard. As the ferry slowly slid out, the bamboo pole in his hand became longer and longer.

The noise on the shore gradually faded away, and Lu Si only had the chatter of the river workers and the enthusiastic greetings of Wang Si.

After crossing this Chuanchang River, even if Lu Si and the others officially embark on the Hegong Road, they will complete the final redemption made by the emperor in Beijing for the foundation of his ancestors.
Chapter completed!