The water is dangerous and the underwater currents are turbulent. Both sides of the river seem stable and thick, but in fact they may collapse at any time. The dock has been built twice. During drought and low water, the entire bottom of the river is full of rocks. Even official water transport ships will not go here.
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As we walked further, the crowds became sparse, and in the end we were completely away from the lively Lantern Festival. At first, the laughter could be heard from afar, but later on, the only sounds left were the breathing and footsteps of a few of them.
Tian Jiguang felt uneasy and couldn't help but approach He Jianghuai and whispered: "Master He, where are we going?"
"Pai Shui Wharf," He Jianghuai replied.
When the others heard this, they were a little shocked and looked at each other a few times.
The Pai Shui Pier has been abandoned because the coast may collapse at any time. What are they doing here?
Tian Jiguang became cautious. He had inquired about the He family before coming. He Jianghuai was a shipping company and had more money than the Hu family. He thought He Jianghuai wanted them to go to sea with him.
Just when everyone was surprised, He Jianghuai walked in a hurry, and suddenly rushed into the wild woods on the left side of the road, alarming the people hiding inside. Before the person could say anything, he raised his hand and struck with a knife.
, knock this person unconscious.
Then he walked out as if nothing had happened, vigorously shook the dead branches and leaves on his body, and pointed at two people: "Move away and make up for it, so as not to wake up too quickly."
After he finished speaking, he saw that all of them had dull faces, and sneered: "This is not the first time you have come out to work. You should have been prepared. Otherwise, I will spend a lot of money to feed you in vain? If you can't do it, you can do it now."
You can go, if you are willing to follow me, don’t stand here like a goose!"
The two people who were hit immediately raised their feet, got into the woods, and carried the fainted person far away into a ditch full of dead leaves and mud. They touched the person's head again before running away.
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He Jianghuai led them forward again: "There is a hidden stake like this every hundred steps. We must kill them quietly. No blood will be shed. There will be a smell. Cover your face to prevent others from recognizing them."
He bared his teeth and grinned: "Don't be afraid, I have already prepared the money for you. Even if you die, get injured, or become disabled, I will not treat your family badly."
There was no hint of laughter on the faces of the eight people, only solemnity remained. They tore off a corner of their clothes, covered their faces, and followed He Jianghuai's footsteps closely.
At the same time, they also understood that the Paishui Pier was not abandoned, but had just sunk into darkness.
At this time, there was a large boat docked at the dock by Paishui. There were no lanterns hanging on it, only an ordinary oil lamp was lit. On the dock, the Hu family's men were busy in the dark, moving pieces of leather silk onto the boat one by one.
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The leather threads were soaked in salt water, and the salt was the green and white salt shipped from Xiazhou as promised. In order to make up for this mistake, Master Kuan sent all the green salt with pure quality.
The wooden planks and beams on the pier were all creaking, and the water flow was constantly lapping at the pier, causing the boards to shake slightly, which looked very dangerous.
Yuan Ye stood on the deck, wearing a hood and a thick fur sweater. He was bloated from top to bottom. However, he was still cold, and he was holding a hand-warming stove in his hand.
He is from the south, and when he came to the north, what he was most uncomfortable with was the cold. The snow kept falling all the time, and occasionally it cleared up. The sun always came out from under the ice, and it didn't give the slightest warmth to people.…
Hu Jinyu stood next to him, staring closely at the cargo. Yuan Ye looked at it for a long time and suddenly said: "Your dock should be repaired."
"Yes." Hu Jinyu agreed with a smile.
"Can the second batch arrive on time?" Yuan Ye asked.
Hu Jinyu nodded: "It's okay if nothing happens."
"It's best not to have any accidents," Yuan Ye shuddered, "won't the road be easier after spring starts?"
Although Hu Jinyu was very respectful to this big buyer, he did not mean to flatter him: "We also hope that nothing unexpected happens, but the road will not be easy until after the Dragon Boat Festival."
Yuan Ye had no words, but thought about how much profit the monthly trip of Qingbai Salt would bring to the Zhang family.
Zhang Xutang paid great attention to this trip and specially transferred him from Liang-Guang Road. Unfortunately, he failed to kill Song Huiyue and avenge Zhang Xiang.
Now that Song Huiyue has entered the military household, it can be said that she has changed her appearance. It is almost impossible for the government to arrest her. They cannot just watch her in Dingzhou and let her go freely.
If you can't kill her this time, you must find a way to deal with her next time.
It was not convenient for Hu Jinyu to stay here for a long time. Seeing that the leather silk was almost finished, he handed it over and left.
He wanted to go out of town to visit the market. He knew that there would be no one at the market, but he still wanted to see it, lest Song Huiyue went there and wasted nothing.
He was very familiar with this road. He could walk very fast even without carrying a lantern. After a while, he saw several houses in the distance.
Just when he was about to go faster, the waiter who stayed on the pier to take care of him came over like a gust of wind, and shouted in a low voice as he walked: "Little Master!"
Hu Jinyu immediately stopped, turned around with a frown, looked at the steaming man running away, and said sternly: "Who taught you the rules! What are you yelling about?"
They are a shady business. Not only can they not see the light, but their voices must be silenced as much as possible.
The waiter was panicked. When he heard Hu Jinyu scolding him, he quickly shut up. But he kept running and ran to Hu Jinyu. He took off the scarf on his head because of the heat. Just as he was about to salute, he was stopped by Hu Jinyu:
"Tell me something!"
"The ship... the cargo on the ship is flooded!" The man felt his soaked forehead gradually numbing in the cold wind, and quickly tied on his hat, "Someone is causing trouble, several good guys, it seems they have been watching us for a long time.
As soon as we got on the boat, we grabbed the leather silk and threw the leather silk and the box into the water! The guests couldn't stop me."
Hu Jinyu's face turned livid in an instant. Standing there, he felt a drop of sweat flowing down his temples. The cold wind took advantage of the opportunity and blew him to the core.
Once the cargo was finished, once the leather silk entered the water, the salt inside was also gone.
What disappeared into the water at the same time was the money and manpower they had paid for this cargo.
What's more, something like this happened before the goods even left Dingzhou, and the Hu family couldn't escape its involvement.
"How many people are there? Did you see clearly? Where did they run? Are the guests injured?" He quickly calmed down and asked while striding towards the pier.
The waiter also replied: "There were about six or seven people. I didn't see clearly. They all had their faces covered and carried knives. After finishing their work, they ran downstream. The guests were accompanied by guards. They were not injured, but they were very angry."
"The problem is only if you don't get angry." Hu Jinyu's mind started spinning rapidly, "Xu Bo, go inform the old man that something happened here. Ma Yiming will immediately take people to the Huang and Zhao families to guard the door to see who is coming in and out.
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He was about to ask where the stakes nailed here were when he saw someone stumbling over from the woods - there was no need to ask, the stakes had also been plotted.
Xu and Ma took the order and left. Hu Jinyu had changed from walking to running, from trotting to running, and returned to the dock at a lightning speed.