After leaving Nankang City, he bought a boat to go down the river, and spent some money to buy two maids to serve him.
Yangzhou women are famous all over the world for their gentleness and beauty, mainly because they are cheap. Even the boat and the maids only cost more than a hundred taels of silver.
The passenger ship traveled down the river, traveling thousands of miles day by day, so He just felt that his life was easier. Since leaving Liangzhou, he had suffered a lot along the way. It was full of ups and downs, and he almost lost his life several times. Now he can make up for it, and he can make peace.
Take a breath and plan what's next.
The status of the Zhu family brothers has also increased. They have rich clothes and fine wine and food every day. Boss Zhu is still a little worried. He has enjoyed all his life's blessings in the past few days. Will he have bad luck waiting for him next?
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But having said that, it feels really good to do justice for heaven and use other people's money to help your own poverty.
The journey was uneventful, and nothing much happened. Gradually, the Zhu brothers also felt a little bored. They listened to He's words and wanted to know the destination of his trip.
Regarding this matter, He didn't say anything at all. But in his heart, he really had a plan.
He took the water route instead of the land route, not only because He was extravagant to enjoy it, but also because he felt that the water route was safer. These days, wars are in chaos and banditry is rampant. Most of them are bandits who want to make a fortune from robbery. In any case, there are fewer bandits on the water.
Some.
Everything went as He expected, nothing happened these days. But he still miscalculated one thing. There were indeed fewer bandits on the water than on land, but it was not none.
I have been living a leisurely life these days, but I don't know that I have become a fat sheep in the eyes of water thieves on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The main reason why they have not taken action until now is because they have not decided who should take action.
When he was docking to replenish supplies, someone posted a red paper on He's boat. He had been a bandit, but he really didn't understand the rules of water pirates. A red paper was posted on the bow of the boat, which meant that the goods had been shipped.
Lord, no one else can interfere before they take action. Of course, if the force is strong enough and the fist is big enough, any rules can be ignored at any time.
On this day, the ship left Jingkou City, and it was not far from Yangzhou City. This was Li Xing's territory, and He had to stay honest. With the relationship between Toad Village and Li Xing, if he fell into Li Xing's hands,
I guess it won't end well.
A bend appeared in front, and the river flow became more rapid. Mr. Zhu lowered the sails to slow down the boat so that he could survive the rapids.
At this moment, two small boats suddenly appeared behind them and came in a hurry.
"Master, master..." Zhu Qi called out twice: "The other party seems to be coming for us, and the person who comes is not good."
When He came out of the cabin, he also noticed the hostility of this group of people. But after all, he was a person who had seen the world. Although he was frightened at the moment, he asked: "How are you two?"
"That's enough." The Zhu brothers replied in unison.
The Zhu brothers are all ordinary farmers, and they are not very good at water. They can only do a few dog paddles. However, He and He are also landlubbers.
and became confused.
Two small boats quickly approached the passenger ship, and a dozen people jumped out of the boat. They were all used to doing this kind of business. In a few seconds, they flipped onto the boat and surrounded them.
The Zhu brothers guarded He behind them, each holding their weapons tightly, and whispered: "Master, let's jump into the river and escape."
He did have the heart to jump into the river, but the current in this section was so fast that even a goose feather would sink to the bottom. With his water quality, jumping into the river would probably be a dead end.
This gang of water thieves chose this place to do business. It seems that they must have some calculations and are not novices doing business for the first time.
A water thief with a black mole on his forehead said: "We are the men of Boss Su of the Crocodile Village. Hand over the valuables if you are wise, and I will leave a whole body for you."
Zhu Qi and Zhu Boss grabbed their weapons and were about to fight the enemy. In this situation, there was no other way except to give it a try and fight to the death.
"Don't do it, don't do it." He separated the two of them with a smile, clasped his fists and said, "Who do I think it is? It turns out to be Boss Su's men. This is a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple. One family does not recognize the other."
people."
He was so calm that the other party was impressed. The other party looked He up and down and said, "Do you know the leader of my village?"
"I may not recognize your village master, but your village master must know me."
"What a loud tone."
He smiled and said, "What do you call a hero?"
"The king of bugs under Boss Su of Crocodile Village has been given a small bandit name by his friends in the world, and he is called the Nine-Headed Loach."
He Wei had never heard of this name. He seemed uneducated, and he didn't think he was a great person.
He clasped his fists and said: "It's like thunder, and I have long admired your name. We are all brothers in the world. You want to make a fortune today, and I can't stand in your way, brothers. I just don't know if you brothers want to make a small fortune or a big fortune?"
"How do you talk about making a small fortune, and how do you talk about making a big fortune?" Wang Dachong also became interested at this moment.
"If it's just to make a small fortune, brother, I still have a few hundred taels of silver on hand, which I can give to the brothers to make wine money. As for our lives, you can keep them if you want. If you don't want to keep them, you can kill us with one knife and you can't blame us.
Everyone."
"Oh, you are a sensible person." Wang Da Chong smiled and said, "What about getting rich?"
"If you want to make a lot of money, take me to see the leader of your village. He has been famous for a long time, but I have never met him. I will tell you how to make a lot of money after I meet him."
Wang Da Chong frowned and thought for a while, looked up and down, waved his hand and said: "Here, tie him up and transport him back to the water village."
Lian He, including the two maids who were accompanying the boat, were all tied up with ropes. The men and horses from the Crocodile Village escorted several people and returned to their own water village by boat.
It has to be said that the Crocodile Village is a pretentious existence. Although it is a business of killing people and selling goods, it is very subject to the rules of the world. It is not comparable to Baldy Li and his group. He did not use force on the two maids along the way.
In fact, by now, He has given up on keeping these two maids. In this era, human life is worth less than grass. He spent more than ten taels of silver to buy these two people. They are goods like mules and horses. It is a pity to lose them.
, but it’s not a big deal.
Arriving all the way to Crocodile Village, a cursory look revealed that there were more than a thousand men and horses here, and it was easy to defend but difficult to attack. It was obvious that they were a force along the river that should not be underestimated.
The Zhu family brothers were very worried and followed and worked hard to avoid falling into the hands of water thieves before they had the opportunity to make a fortune.
In contrast, He is not in a hurry. He is not afraid of the other party's huge power, but he is afraid that the other party will not be able to put himself on the stage. With an existence like Crocodile Village, he can barely speak to Tong He by stepping on his toes.