Chapter 93: There Are Such Strange People in the World
Chen Changsheng drank heavily and walked along the river.
According to what the shopkeeper said at the time, there should be boatmen on the riverside in Yan County. After getting on the boat, you can see the ferry when you go to the riverside. Then you can take a big boat all the way to Beijing.
Chen Changsheng walked for more than an hour.
Finally, I saw the boats floating on the river bank, but in fact most of them were bamboo rafts, and there were also shed boats, but I didn't know how much they cost.
Chen Changsheng was suddenly stunned...
He was almost there, but he suddenly reacted.
Chen Changsheng slapped his forehead and sighed: "Why did I forget again..."
No Money!!
What kind of boat can I do if I don’t have money?
Chen Changsheng couldn't help but feel annoyed. This was not the first time he had forgotten this.
I had known that I would borrow some money from Tang Mingjing when I left. This was great, but now I can't even get on the boat.
It's not his fault. He really doesn't remember whether he has money or not, and whether he is alive or dead, these trivial matters have long been forgotten in his mind.
Chen Changsheng sighed helplessly, but still walked to the river bank to take a look.
He went to a certain boatman and asked, "Old man, how much does it cost to go to the ferry?"
The gray-bearded boatman said, "You can take me to the ferry for a small amount of three cents. Sir, do you want to take the boat?"
Chen Changsheng replied: "I'll ask about the price and we'll look at it later."
"That's okay." The boatman nodded in agreement and said, "If you want to take a boat, sir, you can come to me. I've been floating on this river for more than ten years, so I'm much more familiar with it than young people like them."
Chen Changsheng smiled warmly and said, "That's natural."
Then he looked at the boat and suddenly saw a vertical pole placed on the boat, so he asked, "Does the old man like fishing?"
The boatman looked back and explained: "Well, it's just to pass the time when there are no customers on weekdays."
Chen Changsheng thought for a while and tried to ask: "To be honest with you, I can't even afford three cents, but I still want to take your boat."
"Ang?" The boatman was stunned for a moment.
Chen Changsheng continued: "How about this, if Chen helps you catch a big fish, old man, how about you waive Chen's shipping fee?"
When the boatman heard this, he suddenly laughed and said, "Sir, are you joking?"
Chen Changsheng looked helpless and said: "Chen has indeed encountered some difficulties. If it doesn't work, I will find another way."
The boatman glanced at him and suddenly smiled: "I have been floating on this river for decades, and this is the first time I have encountered such a thing."
"Didn't we meet now?" Chen Changsheng said.
The boatman smiled and stroked his beard and asked, "What if we can't catch a big fish?"
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng knew that the matter should be done, so he said: "Maybe the fish will hit the hook."
"Hit the hook?"
After hearing this, the boatman was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "Okay, okay, let you give it a try. I want to see how you can make the fish hit the hook."
The boatman threw the fishing rod on the boat to Chen Changsheng.
Chen Changsheng took the fishing rod and said, "Thank you very much."
After saying that, Chen Changsheng walked to the river.
He chose a good position and threw the fishing rod down.
The boatman got off the boat and walked towards where Chen Changsheng was sitting.
The boatman said: "This river is connected to the big river. The river is very fast and it is not easy to catch fish."
Chen Changsheng held the fishing rod in his hand, turned his head and said: "The willing one should take the bait."
"A willing person takes the bait."
The boatman stroked his white beard gently, then sat down and started to read.
The reason why he was willing to agree was actually because he saw that this gentleman was cleanly dressed, spoke well, and did not look like someone who was in need of the three cents. In addition, it was already afternoon and there were few customers, so he might as well have some fun.
All I can say is that this gentleman came at the right time.
The boatman was not in a hurry and started chatting with the gentleman.
"I wonder what kind of difficulties you encountered, sir?" the boatman asked.
Chen Changsheng explained: "That's not true. I just forgot to bring some silver when I went out."
After hearing this, the boatman couldn't help being stunned and asked: "You don't have any silver? Where are you going, sir?"
"Go to Beijing." Chen Changsheng said.
After hearing this, the boatman laughed and said, "Sir, you are joking again. How can we get to Shangjing without any silver coins?"
Chen Changsheng smiled warmly and said, "The boat will naturally be straight when it reaches the bridge."
"There was a monk who could travel thousands of miles without bringing any money. Chen thought that fate was easy and all difficulties could be solved, just like how I could meet you, the old man, here."
After hearing this, the boatman nodded and said, "It must be fate."
"Listening to what you said, sir, it seems that there must be this fish today?"
"Maybe..."
Chen Changsheng was about to speak when he suddenly noticed movement in the fishing rod.
"Um……"
He couldn't help but smile, looked into the river, and said, "I guess there is one."
After saying that, he lifted the fishing rod.
"rise!"
I never thought that the fish in the river was so strong that it even bent the fishing rod.
The boatman exclaimed: "It's a big fish!!"
He had been fishing for so many years, and just by looking at the bend of the fishing rod, he could guess that the fish caught was not small at all.
"Sir, be careful not to let it escape!" said the boatman.
"Not urgent."
Chen Changsheng sat cross-legged by the river without any panic. The fishing rod was just cut from the bamboo in the forest, and it would definitely not work if it was pulled hard.
He had to use his cleverness to slowly slide the fish in the water.
About half a quarter of an hour later.
The fish slipped to the river. Chen Changsheng reached out to grab it, pinched the gills of the fish, and lifted it up.
The boatman's eyes widened and he said, "It's so big!"
Chen Changsheng weighed it and said, "It's about four kilograms. It should be enough to pay for the ship, right?"
…
Chen Changsheng successfully boarded the old man's boat.
The fish was pierced by the boatman and hung somewhere on the boat.
As the bamboo poles propped up the bamboo raft and swayed, the herring also swayed.
The boatman was very happy and said: "Sir, you are really amazing. My broken bamboo pole can actually catch a fish weighing more than four kilograms."
"It's just a coincidence." Chen Changsheng smiled.
There were constant waves on the river, and Chen Changsheng stood on the bow of the boat.
In front of that, there seemed to be the sound of a surging river, and the waves were rushing into the distance.
…
Half an hour later, the boat arrived at the ferry.
Chen Changsheng was about to get off the boat, but suddenly he saw the boatman stopping him.
"Sir, wait a minute."
The boatman took out a few copper coins from his arms, handed them to Chen Changsheng and said: "This fish of more than four kilograms is worth at least ten cents. Sir, you can't lose money by taking a boat, right? Sir, you can still accept these seven cents."
good."
Chen Changsheng was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He wanted to refuse, but he never thought that the boatman would force the copper coin into his hand.