In the end, Chen Yu took the official road and entered the forest near Yaozi Mountain. He used a trail he learned from local farmers and hunters to take a long detour without provoking the now famous Huang Jiajun.
In half a day, they left Shiya and arrived at the neighboring Quwu County.
Seventeen or eight miles further north from Quwu, you will find the Baijin River, which flows fiercely and has fast water.
Along the way, although the bandits avoided it, they still encountered some injustices.
Chen Yu helped with everything he could solve. If it was really troublesome, he kept it in mind and reported it to the county government together.
With meteors flying under your feet, and mountains scattered all around, the scenery falls into your eyes and makes you linger.
On the way, while looking around curiously, he performed Qing Kung Fu, trying to combine the leg kung fu with the spirit-reinforcing body-building technique. During internal training, he might be able to further improve the skeletal muscles of the legs and feet.
Of course, it's unlikely.
But nothing happened, and he could still improve his Qinggong proficiency a little, so Chen Yu didn't just do it perfunctorily.
Rumble——!
It was getting late and the sky was getting dark, so he also came to the bank of Baijin River.
There were also people standing next to it. At first glance, there were about twenty people. The crowds of people looked towards the other side of the river.
Looking further, many of them were carrying burdens on their shoulders and carrying large and small bags in their hands. There were also a few scholars carrying book baskets and wearing kerchiefs on their heads.
Probably on a study tour.
Years ago, when Tao Yang's bandits made trouble, the emperor became furious and cut off the scientific research routes of several states in the southwest. However, in a short period of time, news has been released. Someone in the court raised a voice to remonstrate. Emperor Liang was a little moved, and his anger gradually subsided. Furthermore,
The Taoyang bandits had been put down by the Song general, so there seemed to be room for retraction of the decree.
As soon as this statement came out, all the people in the southwestern region shouted loudly that Gong Gong was a great virtuous and righteous man. He clearly understood everything and set up an incense tablet to worship him as a living sage.
"Those fellows are right. There have been more and more traveling scholars recently."
Scientific examinations are not a trivial matter. As for study tours... Chen Yu said nothing. It's really hard to talk about this. In the name of study tours, in fact, it's mostly the same thing secretly. It's okay not to mention it.
At this moment, he was holding two oil paper bags in his hands.
The aroma was so strong that it made several travelers waiting nearby glance at it from time to time.
Especially those few scholars, their eyes were fixed directly on the paper bag, and their eyes seemed to be glowing green.
When he took a look, he realized that these people probably didn't have much money at home, otherwise they wouldn't just carry a book basket and run around.
There is no peace in this world. You are risking your life to make friends and gain fame.
Daliang has scientific examinations, promotion of talents, and promotion of integrity.
Most people who seek education are in the latter two.
Ignoring these people, Chen Yu walked to a position a little further away. Below him was the yellow and clear river waves, hitting the rock cliffs and making a soul-stirring roar.
Not to mention the scenery around Quwu County, the scenery is really average. After counting, this is the only one that is still eye-catching.
The rapids and rapids are so majestic that people can't help but feel intimidated.
But really speaking, the steamed buns here impressed him more, and the scallion pancakes were even better. The shop that claimed to have been making pancakes for more than 20 years did have something special.
What he was holding was this. He had passed by Quwu County and bought some for lunch. After all, eating too much dry food would make his mouth dry. Although scallion pancakes and meat dumplings also had the same problem, they tasted good.
Not so guilty.
He took one bite, sucked the broken skin and oil beads on his fingers without any image, licked the corners of his lips with his tongue, and smacked his lips twice.
When several people nearby couldn't help but drool when they saw this eating scene, and even cried silently while touching their own dry food, a fast boat came across!
There was a thick rope hanging on the boat, but a closer look revealed that it was more than that. The boatman on the boat also had a two-finger-thick hemp rope hanging around his waist.
"Hey! Hurry up!"
The man called out. It was not obvious under the cover of the roaring water on the river, but it was still heard by everyone on the shore.
"Flying boat guest?"
Someone raised his voice and asked.
The man only replied, "Exactly."
As soon as these words came out, many people on the shore could be seen breathing a sigh of relief. Chen Yu looked calm, as if he had expected it.
However, not everyone is like this. Some people still ask each other who the so-called flying boat guest is.
After some conversation, we finally figured out the origin of the other party, and more people felt relieved.
Feizhouke is the name of a group of fishermen who ferry people across the Baijin River. In fact, the name Feizhouke came into existence in this area decades ago.
The reason why the locals breathed a sigh of relief after hearing these three words was entirely because there were still many water bandits active along the Baijin River.
There are bandits in the mountains and bandits on the roads. Similarly, with the turmoil of the current situation, many strong men who have turned into bandits have appeared in the water, occupying the dangerous shoals and robbing ships and travelers.
It can be as simple as losing money and avoiding disaster, or as serious as being buried at the bottom of the river.
The locals also resisted, reported to the government, and suppressed the bandits. Later, they organized many people under the leadership of many landlords and merchants, but with little effect. They even formed waterway gangs to follow the bandits, colluding in secret.
Today, there are only a few boat gangs who have not joined them, and Feizhouke is one of them.
"It's not a water bandit, it's a flying boat traveler."
Everyone was still whispering, and the boatman who drove the boat to the shore shouted at the top of his voice:
"Don't delay. The water in Double-Headed Tiger Gorge is very fast. If you want to leave, come up quickly!"
Bang!
The bow of the boat leaned against the boat, and the man inserted a wooden stick with a rope to fix it in the stone gap.
The stick is wrapped with cloth strips and dyed in colorful colors.
Seeing this, several people on the shore nodded secretly. They were indeed flying boat passengers, so they no longer hesitated and followed him onto the boat.
The boat is very small, and even the boatman can only accommodate three or four people. Fortunately, there are more than one flying boat passengers.
Looking from afar, Chenyu saw seven or eight fast boats approaching rapidly in the fast river.
He had heard about Flying Boat Passengers on the road. Because the waves in this section of the Baijin River are very strong, if the river water eases, you have to go nearly twenty miles downstream to meet the ferry. Moreover, that place is controlled by boat gangs, perhaps with water bandits.
There is collusion, and many merchants have been punished in recent days.
Without time to think too much, he followed everyone to the boat.
Soon, the three people were all seated. The boatman held a long hooked stick at the bow of the boat. The stick peeled off and the rope was withdrawn under his feet.
"Let's go!"
The so-called flying boat does not have a bow or a stern. The other party quickly came to the other end, directly propped up on the shoal and pushed hard. The river was turbulent and the water flow impacted the boat's hull slightly.
The boatman was neither hasty nor slow, and did not look back. He only said to a few people behind him: hold on to the wooden stakes on the boat.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu packed up his belongings and grabbed the wooden stake not far in front of him.
There are four wooden stakes, arranged two by two, and the workmanship is very rough.
The other two people couldn't care less about anything else and quickly learned to cling to the wood.
Bang!
The hull of the boat shook violently. Chen Yu was fine, but his toes shook hard and were nailed to the bottom of the boat like iron nails. The other two were not so lucky, they rocked back and forth and were almost thrown off!
This was just the beginning. The next moment, the sound of pounding water could be heard endlessly. The boat was shaking so hard that it felt like it was about to throw people into the sky, swaying like duckweeds falling in the waves.
Chen Yu glanced at the boatman. He was also shaking, but his figure was stable. Although there were no traces of martial arts training, he was obviously very experienced.
"This is a rare experience."
Just as I was thinking about it, the vibration of the ship under my feet suddenly increased again!
At the same time, the boatman raised his head and sang loudly.
The waves were too big and I couldn’t hear clearly. I only vaguely remembered the words Cang Shuijun, Longting, Baijin Dragon King, etc. After careful listening, I found that most of the contents were words of praise for blessing and peace. I guess it was the folk mythology added to this area.
chant.
These chapters were coded during the night watch, and my head is a little dizzy, so if there are any typos, please point them out in time, thank you very much.