Chapter 290 Encountering a Water Pirate on the Way
Chapter 290 Encountering a water thief on the road
Everyone was relieved all the way back to the dock safely.
Seeing Li Yu looking at her, Huo Xi thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Yu, sugar is of great importance. Don't mention it to anyone."
Li Yu nodded: "Uncle understands the importance of this, don't worry." He finished speaking without asking.
It was already sunset and dusk, so I was in no hurry to leave the port. I decided to start back to Beijing at dawn tomorrow. So I stopped in Songjiang for another day.
"Nanny, I don't know when I will come back next time. You have to take care of yourself."
The two of them were lying on the same bed, and Huo Xi talked to the nanny.
The nanny nodded.
"Stop making clothes for us. Nian'er and I have clothes to wear. Don't work too hard. I took you out of the weaving workshop not to keep you tired."
The wet nurse waved her hands and made signs.
"Then you have to pay attention to your health and don't get exhausted."
The wet nurse nodded and patted Huo Xi on the back, just like she did when she was a child. Huo Xi fell asleep quickly under her caress.
It was dawn the next day, and the nanny and the nanny sent her out. Li Yu was already waiting for her at the pier.
"Uncle Yu, I changed the sugar twice in a row. I'm afraid it might hurt my eyes, so I probably have to rest for a while before coming back again. You should worry more about the store here."
"Don't worry. Uncle will make arrangements."
Saying goodbye to Liyu Nanny and Nanny Brother, Huo Xi got on the boat, waved to them on the boat, and the three boats left the dock.
After rowing rapidly, the boat entered the Yangtze River from the mouth of the Yangtze River.
The Yangtze River waterway is wide and there are many ships passing by. Huo Xi did not notice anything strange along the way. In the afternoon, the wind suddenly picked up on the river, and waves half a meter high immediately rolled up in the river.
Zuo was cooking dinner for everyone at the bow of the ship, but the pots and pans were not stable due to the bumps of the ship, and they rolled onto the deck with clatter.
"Dad, is it going to rain?"
While helping Zuo collect the things blown down by the wind, Huo Xi raised her voice and asked Huo Erhuai at the stern of the boat.
The wind made the ceiling on the cabin rattle, and the boat bumped back and forth with the waves. Huo Erhuai and Bao Xia held on to the oar board, standing firm, and said back to her: "It's so windy, the rain won't come down.
Xi'er, please go into the cabin and stay!"
Huo Xi agreed, and he and Zuo moved all the clay stoves, pots, etc. from the bow of the ship into the cabin.
Wait until she comes out to see the other two boats.
I saw Yang Fu and Bao Kang on another boat, pulling an oilcloth for the cargo on the ship. The oilcloth was blown up by the wind and rolled upwards, and Yang Fu and others could not catch it because of the strong wind.
Fortunately, this time in addition to the two boatmen, each boat also brought two men. There was no shortage of manpower.
The precious ambergris and jewelery spices were all placed on his own ship and hidden under the cabin, but Huo Xi was half relieved.
Looking across the river, all the boats in the river are having difficulty moving, bumping and dancing with the wind and waves.
Huo Xi looked at it for a while and then looked back. Suddenly she felt something was wrong and turned around again.
Two passenger boats in the river were still following them.
He couldn't help but frown.
These two passenger boats are not big, and there are not many people on board. Logically, they should go faster than cargo ships like them.
The three boats of her family brought a full cargo of cargo, but the wind was against them and they were not moving very fast. Why were these two passenger boats still following them after all day?
The passenger boat was small, so when the wind picked up, wouldn't it be better to drive quickly to the shore, and then go to the shore to avoid the wind? Why are you still following them?
Huo Xi took the monocular telescope he got this time from Fan Ren, sat at the entrance of the cabin, closed one eye, pointed at the two boats, and looked at them.
This look made my heart skip a beat.
There was little luggage on the two boats, only about a dozen boatmen and sailors. Now the boat was blown by the wind and carried by the waves, and the things rolled all over the ground. Several people on the boat hurriedly bent down to pick them up.
Huo Xi was startled by the bright light reflected in the monocular. Was that the reflection of the knife?
Lift it up and take a closer look...it's a knife, it's really a knife!
If it's broken, I'm afraid it's a water thief!
Moreover, as soon as they left Songjiang Pier, the two passenger boats followed them, and they were probably targeting them.
He didn't pass them all the way, and kept walking slowly and leisurely behind them. He was probably looking for an opportunity to strike.
Huo Xi panicked and hurriedly climbed up and walked to the stern of the boat: "Dad, the two boats following us are probably water pirates!"
"What, water thief?"
Huo Erhuai and Bao Xia were startled, and when they were about to turn around to look, Huo Xi stopped them: "Don't look back! We don't have to let the other party notice. Let's just pretend as if nothing happened."
Huo Erhuai nodded, but his hands and feet were a little weak. Their three ships carried more than 10,000 taels of silver. What would happen if they were robbed?
Bao Xia, on the other hand, was very calm. As expected of someone who had fought on the battlefield, there was still a faint excitement in his eyes: "My boss, go and notify the other two ships. I will go in and make some preparations."
Huo Xi asked Huo Erhuai to row the boat closer to the other two boats. He gestured to Yang Fu and pointed behind him. Yang Fu understood immediately and opened his eyes wide in shock.
"Uncle, you will go ahead in a moment, and we will follow behind."
Yang Fu nodded, notified another boat, and quietly made preparations.
After Huo Xi informed them, she also returned to the cabin to make preparations.
Many earthen cannons were brought out from under the cabin and placed at the hatch of the ship. Bosha also took out knives, bows and arrows and placed them within easy reach.
After doing this, Huo Xi picked up the telescope to observe the two boats behind, and asked Huo Erhuai to row the boat to the shore.
If the situation is urgent then, the goods will be abandoned and people will jump into the water. These people are good at water. If there is an emergency, they can just escape to the shore.
And when the ship is close to the shore, it can attack when advancing and defend when retreating. It is much stronger than in the middle of the river.
Two boats, Guangfeng Shui, also rowed to the shore.
The two water pirate boats behind thought they were going to the shore to take shelter from the wind, and didn't take it seriously.
Another stick of incense time passed, and as Huo Erhuai said, it was just a breeze and no rain. The wind soon stopped, the waves gradually subsided, and the river gradually returned to calm.
The two boats behind couldn't wait any longer and immediately caught up with them as soon as the wind stopped.
Quickly jump over Huo Xizai's fishing boat and approach the other two boats in Guangfengshui.
Huo Xi made a gesture to the other two boats, and the other two boats quickly rowed forward and separated them widely, so that the two passenger boats fell into the triangle of the three boats.
The Huo family's boats, including a dozen boats in Guangfengshui, all have oars built into the bow and stern, allowing them to move forward and back.
There were now three boats in three different directions. Each of the two water pirate boats was staring at a cargo ship, preparing to attack separately. They did not pay attention to the inconspicuous fishing boat where the Huo family was.
He didn't see Huo Xi's movements clearly either.
When the two boats of the water thieves caught up with the two boats of the Guangfeng water, they began to shout: "Stop the boat in front, stop quickly, otherwise you will bear the consequences!"
While shouting, he bit two cargo ships and one passenger boat in Guangfeng River.
The cargo ship loaded with cargo was not as fast as the water pirates' light boat. The two ships were quickly overtaken by the water pirates.
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