It was dusk when Xu Zizhen woke up. He didn't know when he returned to the cabin. Li Meng sat quietly aside. When he woke up, he quickly fetched a basin of hot water and complained: "Uncle, how did you get so drunk?"
Like this? I can barely carry you."
Xu Zizhen himself was a little embarrassed. He held his head and sat up. The sharp pain in his head was as sharp as a knife. He couldn't help but snorted and laughed at himself: "I made a mistake this time. I didn't expect Liu Feng to follow a white man."
Facebook student, he can drink better than me... Oh, by the way, how is he?"
Li Meng curled his lips: "What else can I do? It's almost the same as you. I also carried him back to the room. He hasn't moved yet. He probably hasn't woken up yet."
Just as he was talking, several pecking sounds came from outside the cabin, and the captain called at the door: "Brother Xu, are you sober?"
Xu Zizhen felt embarrassed for a while. He agreed to help someone protect the ship, but he drank for a long time and fell asleep drunk for a long time. He quickly got up and opened the door and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I accidentally drank it."
In this way, you can rest assured that you will never drink alcohol again."
The boat owner's surname was Liu, and he was a kind man. He didn't blame Xu Zizhen for anything, he just smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. We are still in southern Anhui today. There are no water bandits in this waterway. It doesn't matter if Brother Xu is drunk.
I just came here to tell my brother that it’s time to enter Jinghu North Road in the near future. There are occasional water bandits in this section of the water, so I’m afraid I’ll have to rely on Brother Xu to pay more attention.”
Xu Zizhen nodded repeatedly: "It should be right, shopkeeper Liu, don't worry."
Shopkeeper Liu didn't say anything else, and went back to his room after being polite. Xu Zizhen washed up and came to the deck. Just as he stretched out on the side of the ship, he saw Liu Suifeng staggering out of the cabin with a pale face.
When he came out, when he saw him, he immediately raised his hands and said with a bitter smile: "Brother Xu is really talented, I admire him!"
Xu Zizhen waved his hands and said with a smile: "Hai Shi, I just woke up not long ago. I said that I can't drink like this anymore. I don't think we are planning to die together?" After saying this, he looked at each other and laughed with Liu Fengsui.
Both of them are frank and candid, and they got drunk together. Even though they had only known each other for less than a day, they had already become as close as old friends. The sky was getting dark, and the rain finally fell.
, the two of them returned to the cabin and spent the night obediently.
Sure enough, Xu Zizhen didn't drink any more along the way, and even Liu Fengsui seemed to be injured, so he didn't mention it again. The two of them just set up a small red clay stove to simmer a pot of hot water to make a cup of tea, and chatted quite a lot.
For comfort.
It was such an uneventful trip. On the morning of the third day, the ship passed the border of southern Anhui and entered Jinghu North Road. Xu Zizhen cheered up and stayed on the deck with Li Meng to prevent bandits from coming in, but the river was always a mess.
It was calm, and boats came and went without causing any trouble.
As dusk approached, Xu Zizhen suddenly noticed that there were more and more boats on the river, and it was very lively. After asking, he found out that not far ahead was the boundary of Jiangling Prefecture.
Xu Zizhen does know this place. Jiangling, also known as Jingzhou, is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It borders the Yangtze River to the south and the Han River to the north. It controls Bashu in the west and leads to Hunan and Guangdong in the south. It was called the thoroughfare of seven provinces in ancient times. It is a famous southeastern town in history. Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms could not borrow it.
This is the place.
He was looking forward curiously, but shopkeeper Liu slowed down the boat and docked it at Jiangling Pier. His boat was not too big, so after carrying a lot of goods, it could not carry much water and food. Jiangling Mansion was extremely prosperous.
Suitable for him to replenish his supplies midway.
After the boat moored, Shopkeeper Liu took his people ashore to make purchases. Xu Zizhen saw that he still had plenty of time, so he made an appointment with Li Meng and Liu Feng to get off the boat and walk around the pier with them, so as to catch up with the local atmosphere.
As soon as the three people got off the boat, they were excited by the noisy atmosphere on the pier. Although it was almost dark, there were still a sea of people here. From time to time, boats moored or set sail. Shirtless porters wearing hemp shoes could be seen everywhere, and the air was filled with
There was a strange smell mixed with sweat and various aromas.
In the distance, on the street along the river, there is a row of shops, some selling wine and meat, some selling boats and fishing gear, and even some doing meat business with half-draped curtains. Standing at the door is a half-aged woman, all dressed up.
He winked at the traffickers and lackeys passing by.
Liu Fengsui looked at the scene in front of him and sighed: "It is indeed an important place in the southeast, what a prosperous scene."
Xu Zizhen smiled and said: "This place is dirty, messy and smelly, but you, a neat scholar, don't mind it?"
Liu Fengsui said seriously: "These are the people at the lowest level of our Song Dynasty. They can be said to be the most indispensable part of the world. Feng Sui doesn't respect them as much as they do, so why should he despise them?"
Xu Zizhen gave a thumbs up: "Master Liu is indeed different from other sour scholars, I admire him!"
Liu Feng shook his head and laughed. He was about to say something, but his eyes showed surprise. He looked behind Xu Zizhen and said, "Huh? How did this person get off our boat? He doesn't seem to be on the boat."
Xu Zizhen turned around and followed his gaze, and saw a shirtless man walking quickly down the gangplank. His figure was sneaky and his eyes were flashing. He didn't know who he was. Xu Zizhen had the responsibility of protecting the ship, so he stepped forward immediately.
He stopped him and said with a smile: "Brother, why are you on our boat?"
The man was suddenly startled, but when he took a closer look, he saw two young people, one dressed as a scholar, the other, although not so elegant, also looked like a pretty boy, and the third was underage, with a lip on his face.
It was just a layer of fluff, but he suddenly felt confident. He rolled his eyes and said, "I got on the wrong ship, what happened?"
Xu Zizhen narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at him, and said with a smile: "Oh? It's not dark yet. Are your eyes so bad?"
The man became impatient and glared: "I'm going to make mistakes when I say I'm wrong. Do you still suspect me of stealing things?"
Xu Zizhen saw that he was only wearing a pair of thin trousers, with the trouser legs rolled up high, and a pair of hemp shoes. There was really no place to hide anything, but he always felt that the reason for boarding the wrong ship seemed a bit far-fetched.
Seeing that he was still looking at him, the man couldn't help but said angrily: "You are looking for a beating, aren't you? Do you dare to treat me as a thief?" As he spoke, he clenched his fists, ready to hit him if he saw any mistake.
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The dock was a mixed place, and Xu Zizhen was new here, so he was worried that he might accidentally offend some local forces. He didn't care, but he was worried that he would implicate shopkeeper Liu. Since the man didn't steal anything, he smiled and got out of the way.
No more words.
"You know the truth!" The man snorted coldly, and walked away quickly without looking at Xu Zizhen again.
Not long after, shopkeeper Liu bought the things and returned to the boat. It was already dark today, so the boat was moored at the pier. It would leave at dawn tomorrow. Xu Zizhen was lying in the cabin, thinking about the man who got on the wrong boat.
, I always feel like something is wrong.
Is this guy really bad at seeing? Then why the hell didn't he fall into the river?
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Well, I owe a chapter, I’ll make it up tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, sorry!