Zhang Huai said: "We don't really want to take the water route. We thought we could always take the land route here."
The boat owner laughed and said, "You're right, but there has been a lot of rain in the past two years, and the river is full. We can't walk anymore, so we have to take a boat. There are also big boats on the river, but there is only one that goes back and forth.
We only go there every few days."
Zhang Huai asked when it would be available.
The boss of the ship counted them on his fingers and said, "At least it will be tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
Zhang Huai went to ask Shen Mingzhu for instructions, and Shen Mingzhu said: "Then just wait for two days."
Nan Sheng was a little surprised, "Why didn't you take the water route? If you had taken the boat all the way, you could have put down the carts and horses, so you weren't afraid at all."
On some large passenger ships, carriages and horses can be accommodated. Special stables are provided so that the horses will not be frightened.
Shen Mingzhu said calmly: "If we take the waterway, we won't be able to meet you."
Hearing what she said, it was as if she knew she would meet him. Nansheng was a little confused, "Why? You don't know where I am."
Shen Mingzhu watched as his belly turned black and turned into a cute baby for a second, then she smiled and said, "I'm just teasing you. I don't like taking boats, I just like to walk by water."
Her consideration is actually very straightforward. Taking a boat here is different from that in Fengcheng.
This is the old territory of the men in black, and the waterways must be heavily defended. Although she has nothing to fear if she encounters a sneak attack, it will inevitably injure the boatmen, and may even sink the ship. Then the cargo, horses, etc. will be affected.
Loss is not worth it at all.
So it is better to take the land route.
Of course, it would be better if she followed her own example and rushed to Chang'an by herself.
But she knew that she couldn't be so impulsive, as this would worry Qu Shui Shui, Zhang Huai and others, so it was better for everyone to advance and retreat together.
In this way, they also take care of each other.
The boss of the boat glanced at them, said nothing, and continued to smoke his pipe.
Shen Mingzhu had noticed him when she first glanced at him. People in Yue like to grow tobacco, and they also sell tobacco to Qin and Jin.
After receiving the tobacco, they process it into two types, one is dry tobacco and the other is water pipe.
Generally speaking, people in Qin like to smoke dry cigarettes more, while people in Yue like to smoke water pipes.
Shen Mingzhu analyzed that this may be related to the different living conditions of the two countries. People in Qin are busy, while people in Yue are much more leisurely.
Dry tobacco is more convenient, simple and fast to smoke, while hookah is more troublesome, but more enjoyable and appears calm and elegant.
Many old ladies of the nobles in Qin also smoke hookah. For example, the old lady of the Shen family also takes a few puffs from time to time.
But the boss of the boat in front of him was holding a common tobacco pot in the north, about eight inches long, with a cupronicker pot and a jade mouthpiece.
Vietnam is not very cold in winter, but very hot in summer, so many people here who work outside for many years wear very little.
The boss of the boat was wearing a pair of straw sandals with all the toes exposed, with only two straw ropes tied around his feet.
He was also dressed very simply, a pair of rough wooden trousers rolled up to a little below his knees, and a vest on his upper body with the belt untied, exposing his tanned chest.
When she looked at the boat boss again, a faint smile appeared on the corners of Shen Mingzhu's lips.
