Chapter 40 Former Zuo Gong Cao
Jiang Liu confronted the boss of the ship for a long time, but in the end the former took a step back.
The little fat man's expression calmed a little, and he said softly: "Guo Da, I know you are a man who is eager to be righteous and kind, and you are warm in ancient ways. But at this time it is a critical moment when there is no mistake. I just saw that there are life-saving boards on the bottom of your cabin and a few bowls of rice at the stern. If you throw these to them, whether you die or live, it depends on their luck."
The boat boss pondered for a moment. He knew that it was not easy to make Jiang Liu give in, but at this time he was still not satisfied with the result. It should be noted that an old saying among these veterans of boating: A good swimmer and a boater are incompatible. The general meaning is that if you lose the boat to lean on on the sea, then there is no difference between water or water. Where can you swim in the vast sea? Without a boat to rescue it, it is just a difference between dying sooner or later.
But before the boss of the ship intends to speak, Jiang Liu spoke first: "Guo Da, you should know that this is the biggest concession I can make. It is completely impossible to get these people on board. Don't force me again."
"This..." After hesitating in the spot for a long time, the boss of the ship paused gently and bowed, "Young Master Gao Yi, please wait for a moment when you go into the cabin, and I will hold the ship over."
Without saying a word, Jiang Liu turned his head and walked into the cabin first.
Everyone present knew that no matter how today's matters were handled, the gap between Jiang Liu and the boss of the ship would not be resolved.
On that day, Jiang Lei, the father of Jiang Liu, chose the boss of the ship as a secret supporter. It was precisely because this person was anxious about the public and was worthy of entrusting his duties; but he did not expect that at this critical moment today, the mistake was still due to the urgent about entrusting his duties.
Li Yu sighed softly, turned around and walked into the cabin.
Gu Changfeng smiled and bowed to the boss of the boat: "I'm just a servant at the hall. To any party, they are all irrelevant people, so I won't avoid it."
The boss of the boat pondered for a moment, and without thinking too much, he put a short stick with his eyebrows at his feet and put it on his feet. He got up and slowly put it on the side of the hull to put it in the water. Finally, he came to the stern of the boat and sat down. He gently rowed the oars at both ends of the stern. In a silent manner, the fishing boat slid two or three feet away.
Perhaps it is a matter of life that involves great matters, the boss of the ship is inevitably a little impatient and the speed of the ship is a little faster.
Correspondingly, the hull is not as stable as before, and it also shakes slightly when sailing.
After a night, Gu Changfeng was slowly getting used to the feeling on the boat, but at this time the boss of the boat suddenly accelerated, but he felt a tightness in his chest. Fortunately, he immediately sat down and followed the method given to him last night, and pinched the middle finger of his right hand tightly with his index finger and thumb.
I don’t know if this method passed down from generation to generation among fishermen is really useful or because Gu Changfeng took it for granted, but I felt better after just over ten breaths of effort.
The boat boss is worthy of being a veteran of sailing. On the unmarked sea surface, he can judge the direction only by relying on the faint shouting from the sea breeze. The fishing boat slid rapidly on the sea surface, and the sound of shouting for help became clearer and clearer.
First I saw a black dot, and then the black dot became bigger and bigger.
Half an hour later, the fishing boat finally arrived at its destination.
There are several broken boat boards on the sea surface, each of which is only two cushions the size of a person cannot accommodate people, so those who call are soaking their bodies in their bodies and embracing the wooden boards with their arms.
Gu Changfeng sat cross-legged at the bow of the boat, his eyes narrowed slightly.
There were six wooden boards in front, and there was a person who fell into the water next to each board, four men and three women, three women, and three women were ordinary women, and they looked pretty; among the four men, two were obviously a father and son, holding the wooden board tightly, with pale and shock, but looking at the clothes, they were all dressed as wealthy families. The remaining two men were dressed as bodyguards, with older beards on their faces, and their muscles bulged on their arms. Most of the shouts just now came from this person's mouth. In the end, the man was younger, in his early twenties, with his hair tied behind him. Even when he fell into the water, he still held a long sword with his right arm on his left hand.
Although the boss of the boat was anxious about justice, he was not a reckless person. He parked the fishing boat on the sea seven or eight feet away from these people, stood up and bowed his fists, and said loudly: "Everyone, please come down to Guo Lao San, who has been living in the sea for most of his life. He heard the sound of shouting and rushed over. I wonder where you... come from?"
The older bearded corpses stretched out his big hand like a palm fan and wiped the water stains on his face. He replied to Guo Laosan with a full breath: "I have seen Guo Daxia, and Yang Heng, the leader of the Weiyuan Escort Agency, is in danger and cannot give a full tribute. I hope Guo Daxia is willing to do it."
Guo Laosan nodded and said modestly: "It's easy to say that the name of Weiyuan Escort Agency is remote, but I have heard of it. I just heard from friends in the world that Weiyuan Escort Agency protects land corpses more, and basically... does not involve sea corpses."
Yang Heng smiled bitterly: "Yang did not dare to deceive Guo Daxia. This trip was not an escort from the Weiyuan Escort Agency, but Yang's disciple who could not bring home to worship his ancestors. On the way, he met the old lady of Qi and took a sailboat all the way. However, he didn't expect that this sea area seemed calm, but there was undercurrents below. If you accidentally... it turned out like this."
Guo Laosan frowned slightly: "Teacher Yang should know that the escort in the escort agency privately received the escort, which is a serious crime of unfaithfulness in the world."
Yang Heng smiled freely and said loudly: "Since I, Yang, told Guo Daxia frankly today, I have considered the consequences clearly. According to the morality of the world, Yang should go to the escort agency to cut off his right arm to apologize. However, Yang wandered around in the world for half his life and really couldn't take down this old face. I just asked Guo Daxia to give up his hands and save the old lady Qi family and my incompetent disciple on the boat. I, Yang, is in the nine springs, and I also miss the goodness of Guo Daxia!"
Guo Laosan raised his head and laughed generously: "Yang PaoTou is indeed a generous person. Whether he has received the escort privately has nothing to do with me, Guo Laosan. Yang PaoTou can tell me honestly..."
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Pull me up quickly, you will be beneficial at that time!" Before Guo Laosan finished speaking, he was interrupted impatiently by the son of the old lady Qi.
Yang Heng's face instantly condensed. The way he asked for directions when he first met in the world seemed calm and boring, but they were all cautious acts of testing each other. Especially when he was still asking for help from others, it would be a difficult end to make such a fuss.
Sure enough, Guo Laosan's face immediately became gloomy. After looking at the man, he said in a deep voice: "You young man, you are so rude!"
"You dare to be so right...Oh!"
When the young master was making a big fuss, Old Lady Qi slapped him directly interrupted his words. Regardless of his son's shocked and angry gaze, Old Lady Qi nodded slightly to Old San: "Haven Guo, the surname of Mr. Guo, is Qi, and the name of the grass is a single word. The dog son is rude, and I apologize for the dog son."
"Qi Dan..." Guo Laosan slowly chewed these two words, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he asked respectfully, "Do you dare to ask if it's Mr. Cao Qi, the former Zuo Gong of the Ministry of Works?"
Qi Shan nodded with a smile. Even though he stretched out like this, he still could not hide the strong upper aura of his body. Just a look and action, he combined the two contradictory temperaments of spring breeze and self-power without anger, and combined hardness and softness.
Guo Laosan was shocked and hurriedly bowed and replied: "The Caomin has seen Lord Qi, and he cannot kneel down on the sea surface. I hope Lord Qi will forgive me."
Qi Dan shook his head and smiled: "Forget it, don't call it Lord Qi. I have resigned for many years. This time I also wanted to move back to my hometown in Jiangnan with my whole family. Unexpectedly... I suffered this great disaster!"
Guo Laosan immediately picked up the oars and rowed the boat gently while saying, "When Lord Qi was appointed as the Left Gongcao of the Ministry of War, he did not accept bribes or fear high-ranking officials. He built more than 300 miles of the Yellow River embankment, benefiting more than 100,000 people and completely solving the flood. Although Guo was a turbulent man in the world, he had admired Lord Qi for a long time. Come on, Lord Qi invites him to come on the boat."
As he said that, Guo Laosan leaned against Qi Shan, bent down, and with the help of everyone in the water, he slowly drove Qi Shan to the boat.
In the early morning of early spring, the sea water was naturally cold, Qi Dan was old and weak. After soaking in the sea for so long, his lips were blue and pale, and when he climbed onto the fishing boat wet, he still kept trembling.
Guo Laosan was also a man. Without saying a word, he took off his clothes and put them on Qi Dan's body. He personally helped the old man to the cabin to keep warm. Qi Dan said thanks in a trembling tone, but Guo Laosan shook his head in a panic.
After settling Qi Dan, Guo Laosan took Li Yu and Jiang Liu out again, and came to the boat and pulled the people in the water one by one.
Whether it was intentional or unintentional, Qi Dan's rude son was left to the last one by Guo Laosan. When he got on the boat, he was already trembling and embarrassed, but he lost but not loser. As soon as he arrived on the deck, he still looked at Guo Laosan with a glaring look.
However, since Guo Laosan helped him affectionately with a smile, his face changed drastically, and he lowered his head and never dared to raise his tail again.
Gu Changfeng smiled and watched the three female relatives walk into the cabin first to change their wet clothes. The two bodyguards and the young man could only shrink aside first. He didn't know what he was thinking in his heart and didn't say a word.
Jiang Liu sat next to Gu Changfeng, held it in a while and finally spoke: "Old man Qi is a good official. My father has never had a good impression of being an official, but when he occasionally talks about Old man Qi, he never talks badly."
Gu Changfeng rubbed his hands and whispered: "Yes, but there are not many such good officials."
Li Yu, who was standing beside him, suddenly said, "If I could enter the temple one day, I would definitely be a person like Mr. Qi!"
Chapter completed!