In another cabin, Xiao Chengjun lay on the mat with his eyes closed and began to dream again.
Unlike the previous two lies, the dream was bizarre and many images were intertwined, making his mind confused.
However, there was one person who left a deep impression on him, and that was Chen Tiantian, who was working as a palace maid in the East Palace.
Because she was not in his dreams at all, he was crazy about her and banged against the wall for her, even if his brain was bruised and his legs were stained with blood, he had no regrets.
But how? How could I do that for a woman? Unless I was crazy.
Xiao Chengjun resisted externally and tried his best to get rid of that strange dream, but he couldn't get rid of it.
Click!
A thunder sounded.
Xiao Chengjun stood up suddenly, gasping for air.
Very good, then it’s just a dream.
After calming down, Yidong looked out through the small window.
From time to time, one or two flashes of lightning flashed across the dark sky, accompanied by dull thunder.
The strong wind blew through the cabin, making a whining sound, and the hull began to shake.
Xiao Chengjun stood up, put on his coat and boots, and opened the hatch.
A strong gust of wind blew up and staggered him.
Nan Zhulian, the young man, went to hold him back: "Sir, the wind is too strong and the deck is in danger."
Xiao Chengjun had to retreat into the cabin and watched Nan Zhu close the cabin door.
Soon it started to rain outside.
Nanzhu looked out the window worriedly and muttered: "It's so good, why did it rain in the east? Fortunately we didn't sail."
Xiao Chengjun lay back on the floor again, closed his eyes and fell asleep, thinking about the dream all the time.
Isn't it strange that in the dream, my wife's name was also Jiang Yingbao?
Every time he tried to see what she looked like, he never succeeded.
The wind and rain outside are getting stronger and stronger, and the ship's hull is swinging more and more.
The boy Nanzhu was so frightened that he did not dare to close his eyes. He knelt down on the floor and clasped his legs together. He kept chanting the blessings of Bodhisattva and the blessings of Sanqing Taoist Priest.
It was hard to survive until dawn, but the storm became even stronger, and the entire hull was swayed left and right by the waves.
"It's not good! The boat has capsized!"
Someone is shouting outside.
The boss of the boat and several boatmen hugged the pillars of the boat and looked at the river.
I saw a ship not far away that had rolled over and was slowly sinking eastward.
"Hey! That's a merchant ship!" A boatman shouted: "Many people fell into the water!"
The boss of the boat's eyes lit up and he quickly ordered: "Go and save people quickly. Let's throw the float eastward and save everyone one by one!"
"Okay!" The two boatmen ran to the stern of the boat against the wind, untied a string of floats from the side, then ran to the bow of the boat and threw them out with all their strength.
After that, the two of them climbed east along the edge of the boat, grabbed the float and climbed on top of it, and swam hard towards the drowned person.
The two boats were not far apart, and some of the people splashing in the water knew how to swim, so they grabbed the float one after another.
There was a boat over there, and the guards came to rescue them, grabbing the ropes tied to the float and pulling them back.
After a while, people dragged the float back to the boat.
After dragging those people one by one to the boat, everyone could see clearly. Ye Yi rescued eight people, four men and four women.
Among these eight people, three are young girls, one is a middle-aged woman, and the other four are all young men.
The women did not sink into the river, thanks to the protection of the men who knew how to swim.
Ruming and others were all soaked to the skin and crowded outside a cabin, shivering with cold.
Especially the few women, not to mention their naked bodies.
However, everyone on the ship didn't have any extra clothes for them.
The guards couldn't bear it, so one of them came forward and knocked on Yingbao's cabin door.
Chun Niang opened the hatch and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Madam, there is a boat capsized nearby. We are rescuing some women. They have no clothes. I would like to ask me to lend them some clothes to cover their bodies."
Chun Niang nodded: "Let him go and look for it."
She turned around and rummaged through her baggage, took out two coats of her own and handed them over: "There are two of them, let me take them."
The guard took the coat and frowned: "Madam, there are four women among them."
Chun Niang apologized and said, "It's really true. He has those two pairs of clothes. His daughter's clothes are too small, so I guess they can't wear them."
The guard then went back with two pairs of clothes and handed them to several women.
The strong wind outside gradually subsided and the rain weakened.
All that was left on the river was the upside-down bottom of the capsized boat and scattered items floating around.
Several boats came forward to salvage, some returned the salvaged items to the survivors, and some boats just pulled out boxes and cages of items and drove away directly.
The rescued survivors squatted on the shore and cried loudly, but there was nothing they could do.
At this time, the sky clears after the rain and the sun shines on the earth.
Several women who had been staying in the cabin came to the deck.
When I saw the capsized boat and only a small section of the Lute River surface was left, I couldn't help but hide my face and cry.
Their clothes, jewelry and money were all gone.
The boat girl asked: "Where are we going? If we are on the way, let's go with their boat."
"They are going to the capital, but where is our ship going?" the middle-aged woman asked.
The boat girl clapped her hands: "Oh, what a coincidence, we just came out of the capital and are on our way to Luzhou."
"It's really a coincidence." The middle-aged woman looked disappointed and asked cautiously: "Can you send us back to the capital first? I don't worry, they will definitely reward us heavily when we get to the capital."
The boat girl shook her head regretfully: "We can't decide that. Although the boat belongs to our family, if the employer wants to go to Luzhou, we will not be able to return."
The two were talking, and the middle-aged woman's eyes lit up when she saw the two people coming out of another cabin.
"Can I be a spring lady?" The middle-aged woman hurriedly walked over to say hello.
Chun Niang was also surprised when she saw the middle-aged woman: "Mrs. Wen San? Why am I there?"
Mrs. Wen San: "He took his daughter back to the capital to visit relatives. A heavy rain last night capsized the boat. Alas, why did we come to the capital too?"
"His daughter came to Beijing to treat a nobleman, and she is going to return to her hometown at that time." Chun Niang said.
"My daughter is here too?" Mrs. Wen San couldn't help but glance next to her.
Whether Chen Zhao knew Mrs. Wen San or not, he quickly curtsied to her.
Mrs. Wen San glanced at her without shutting up and looked around.
Chun Niang: "His daughter is very asleep."
My daughter had a leg pinch last night and couldn't get up early in the morning. She was sleeping soundly wrapped in a quilt, so I didn't call her.
"Oh." Mrs. Wen San suddenly changed her mind and decided not to return to Beijing.
Her brother messed up on his errand back home and soon put his uncle in jail.
When I came to Beijing this time, did I want to beg for mercy from my father-in-law and ask him to help clear up the relationship between Yidong and get his maternal uncle out of prison?
It turned out that during stormy weather, the boat I was traveling on capsized.
Fortunately, she met a kind person who rescued her mother and daughter, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Seeing that Mrs. Wen San had been silent for a long time, Chun Niang whispered: "He begged to go wash up, excuse me."
With that said, he walked straight to the bathroom.
Chen Zhao followed closely behind, walked in and closed the door.
The bathroom in the boat is also the ladies' room, and the smell is a bit unpleasant.
Chun Niang hurriedly cleaned up, took a bucket of water to flush the toilet, and then took Chen Zhao back to the cabin.
Seeing that my daughter had woken up, she whispered, "Tell me something strange."
"What's the matter?" Ying Bao asked curiously.
Chun Niang: "Mrs. Wen San brought her two daughters to Beijing. It turned out that the boat capsized last night, and she was rescued by the crew of our boat. Her three daughters are also fine. Am I surprised?"
