He quietly let these people take their turn at the back so that they could rest for a while and get more strength. However, Li Luo walked in the same pace from beginning to end, neither fast nor slow. Even his expression did not change at all. In total, he was already more than those four or five people.
It took more than two trips.
Gong Baizhen had doubts in her heart and kept looking at Li Luo. Bai Yutang didn't notice it, but it didn't escape the attentive Mrs. Dai. She was quite puzzled. She didn't know why the Gong family's great minister would treat an ordinary pawn.
Being so concerned, she took a few more glances. At this glance, she knew something was wrong. Mrs. Dai let out a light sigh. She didn't expect that there were such hidden dragons and crouching tigers at Zouping Ferry. They seemed to have martial arts and a good foundation.
To be solid and not simple. Mrs. Dai was a little curious, but she took a look at the Fan family. I am afraid that such a person could have made a name for himself in the Hushang family.
Just when Mrs. Dai was wondering whether she should find an opportunity to take this man under her command in the future, something unexpected happened next to the ship. For some reason, the gangplank on the ship's side suddenly cracked. It didn't matter that the crack happened to be on the gangplank.
There happened to be a porter who was walking hard with a wine jar. He didn't want to look around. Suddenly his feet were empty and he fell straight to the bottom of the boat. This time, Fan Wenzhao was frightened to death, and the magistrate of Zouping County in the distance exclaimed.
There was a loud noise, and the accident happened so suddenly that even Bai Yutang and Gong Baizhen on the bow had no time to react. They could only watch the porter fall into the water. If this was the case, it would be okay. Losing a jar of wine, even though it means that the porter fell into the water.
There were only 1,296 jars of tribute wine. In fact, the three Baigongchi families secretly brought dozens more jars. They were afraid that something might go wrong during the long journey, so they broke a few jars so that they could have someone to replace them, so as not to report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
If you can't make a deal with the Shaofu Secretary, you will have to lose money and avoid disaster. However, the gangplank passed the side of the ship, and there was an altar table on one end. There were three gods on it. It was originally used for blessing. All the wine sent on board was
You have to count the heaven-sacrifice points and have the seal of Kunjiang Water Palace stamped before it can be sent into the cabin. This altar table is a shelf, as high as two people, and it is full of wine jars that have not been sent into the cabin. There are thirty or forty large and small ones.
There are so many, and this altar table is carved from mahogany and is extremely heavy. If it is normal, as long as the ship does not capsize, it will not be easy to overturn this altar table. But I don’t know what happened now, this cracked springboard
After bouncing up, it hit the corner of the altar table. At this moment, the altar table shook slightly, and the mahogany pillar as thick as an adult's arm actually cracked, making an overwhelming clicking sound, and then the entire frame fell towards the side of the ship.
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After that, it was not only Fan Wenzhao who was in a state of shock, but even Bai Yutang and Mrs. Dai on the bow of the boat broke out in a cold sweat. Seeing that the altar table was about to collapse, when it was already too late, Gong Baizhen, who had the highest martial arts among the three people on the trip,
He didn't move. Not only did he not move, but he stared at the person in front of the altar with a strange expression that he couldn't tell.
That person was none other than Li Luo.
Everyone's eyes fell on the altar table, but they ignored the porter in white clothes in front of the altar table. If the mahogany shelf was turned down, the man underneath would be dead or disabled. But what made everyone hold their breath was the mahogany shelf.
After shaking for a while, it didn't fall. Li Luo used his shoulders to lift the broken pillar up, still without saying a word. In addition to the jar of wine he had just brought up, he didn't know when there was an extra jar of wine in his hand.
, the extra jar of wine should have been in the hands of the porter who fell off the side of the ship.
This rack, not to mention too much, weighed several hundred kilograms. For such a thin-looking young man to carry it, everyone was afraid that Li Luo would not be able to bear it the next moment. Bai Yutang was the first to arrive at the altar table
In front of him, he stretched out his hand against the altar table, exerted a slight force, stabilized the shelf, and said in a deep voice: "Thank you!"
Li Luo nodded lightly and put down the wine jar. Fan Wenzhao no longer cared about whether it violated Lao Shizi's etiquette and flew forward. Li Luo turned back and glanced at Fan Wenzhao. For some reason, this glance made Fan Wenzhao stop.
Li Luo glanced at the broken springboard and withdrew his eyes slightly. Fan Wenzhao had seen the wind and waves, so he knew the opportunity and shouted: "Change the board and move on. Don't waste time!"
The springboard was prepared by Zouping County, but the offering table was brought from Jiuquan, so it is not the fault of Zouping County. But if all the wine on the offering table were thrown into the Kunjiang River, it is hard to say what would happen. After Zouping County Magistrate
My back was soaked with cold sweat. I never thought that something like this would happen. Before these springboards were used, the policemen in the government office carefully checked them one by one. There was absolutely no tampering. How could it be so long in one night?
It's not reliable. Also, the mahogany altar table is too flimsy.
In addition to Bai Yutang, several masters from the big three families had already grabbed the altar in front of the altar, and Bai Yutang stabilized the altar. After that, the springboard was replaced with a new one, and all the porters squeezed out the last bit of strength, and finally put it down before the good time passed.
All the wine jars were sent to the official ship.
Seeing the wine jar entering the cabin, Magistrate Zouping breathed a sigh of relief. It was okay to be thankless, but he must not cause trouble. Masters Bian Liang and Jiuquan Tongzhi didn't look very good. Just in Zouping
When the magistrate was uneasy, Gong Baizhen got off the boat, laughed loudly, clasped his fists and saluted Magistrate Zouping, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Mr. Huang this time, otherwise Gong would not be able to deliver the job when he arrived at Zhuocheng. What happened today
In the future, my family will definitely repay you. If Mr. Huang is good at wine, Gong will give you a few jars of Jinbo wine from our Gong family to show your appreciation."
Magistrate Zouping had a look of astonishment on his face. Even fellow magistrates Bian Liang and Jiuquan were puzzled. Bai Yutang and Mrs. Dai were even more confused. They didn't raise an army to accuse them, but instead they thanked them. Magistrate Huang had a look of fear on his face and even said that he didn't dare.
This unworthy little magistrate would never dare to offend the Gong family.
Since Gong Baizhen opened her mouth and was the person in charge of the big three families on this trip, Bian Liang and Tongzhi Jiuquan could not say anything more. On the contrary, Tongzhi Jiuquan scolded Huang Zhixian for a few words, and Huang Zhixian's face was dull and he kept saying
It should be, but I also know that this disaster has been solved.
The porters in white clothes got off the boat and went back to stand behind Fan Wenzhao. The one who fell into the water was also fished out. He was soaked and shivering, not because the water was cold, but because he was ashamed. Gong Baizhen walked towards Fan Wenzhao.
, bowed his hands in a salute, Fan Wenzhao was frightened and hurriedly returned the salute, Gong Baizhen said with a smile: "There are people with hidden dragons and crouching tigers at this small ferry, I admire you."
"The imperial court's advice is too serious, and I don't dare to take it seriously."
"Do you recognize me?"
"The name of the great dynasty was spread throughout the world, how could Fan not know about it?"