There were many people on the street, including merchants, hawkers, porters, and mules and horses. It must have not rained for a long time. If there was a slight breeze, the sand and dust would roll in, blocking everything in sight. Su Ren's hands were tight
He grabbed Dong Qian and Leng Yue and tried to pull them behind him.
When we came to the bank of the Wei River, there were more people here. In front of us was the dock. A large group of shirtless coolies were shouting a chant to pull a cargo ship up from the downstream. I didn’t understand the content of the chant, but the tone was very pleasant. Su
Ren was filled with emotions. It turned out that the water of the Wei River was really suitable for boats. Compared with the yellow trickle in later generations, the Wei River now is wide and clear.
A scribe holding a horse bowed his hands to Su Ren and said, "May I ask if you are from Sichuan?"
Su Ren took a few glances at the scribe. He had a majestic appearance and a talented appearance, which gave him a feeling of spring breeze. If he were a few years younger and had lost his beard and put on high-end suits and leather shoes, he would definitely be the target of those women.
"Your Excellency is..."
"I have been entrusted by someone to give something to Shopkeeper Liu of Shu County. I wonder who is Shopkeeper Liu?"
Su Ren dodged and exposed Liu Gao. The man took out a brocade bag from his arms. It was finely made and made of high-quality Shu brocade. It was obvious at a glance that it was definitely not ordinary. Liu Gao took it with a dark face. The scribe
He handed over his hand again, turned around and led the horse into the crowd.
Looking at the kit in his hand, Liu Gao opened it gently and felt that there was nothing wrong with it. Then he took out the silk cloth and handed it to Su Ren. Su Ren opened it and saw that it was indeed a letter from Guo Xie, asking about the redeemer.
Place and method. Hand the silk cloth to Shi Bao: "Go, as we said, send someone to find Guo Xie's people and tell them our requirements."
The crowd is getting more and more crowded. It is a good time to load the ship in the afternoon. The weather is cool and the water flow is stable. You can reach Chang'an in one night and catch the morning market the next day. Since they have found the head, the group cannot
I'm shopping now, I have to do some business.
When they returned to the inn, Shi Bao had already returned and reported the situation to Su Ren: "We have found it and told us our request. Five million dollars is a big pile. How can we transport it away?"
"Ship!" Su Ren and Leng Jun said in unison. They looked at each other and smiled. Su Ren said: "Leave the matter of hiring ships to Lao Liu. We need to find out the details of those boatmen. As far as I know, half of the people in this dock are now
They are the men of Princess Guantao. When they got to the water, they lost their amulet. If they catch up, it will be very disadvantageous for us!"
Liu Gao quickly agreed and took people to find the boat.
Midnight is the deepest night of the day. Judging from the time, it is right in the middle of the night, just like noon during the day. After a busy day, Xiwu finally calmed down. There was no one on the originally bustling streets, and every house was closed.
Lock, even the one who slept the latest fell asleep. The wind on the Weihe River beach was very strong, and the boats that had not come in a hurry were swaying left and right with the water waves.
Su Ren stood on the bow of the ship, watching a ship slowly approaching from upstream. The ship was very big, bigger than the largest cargo ship. It looked like a huge monster passing by other ships. Seeing the big ship sailing in, Su Ren looked up.
, the emblem of Princess Guantao’s family is very obvious, twinkling under the moonlight, and matching well with the ripples on the water.
"Is this Mr. Su from Shu County below?" A man was lying on the railing of the ship and looking down.
Su Ren nodded: "Guo Zhuangshi, we meet again!"
Guo Xie signaled to stop the ship. The advantage of a big ship is that it is stable. A ship with a height of several feet is usually only used by the army. He did not expect Princess Guantao to use such a sharp weapon for her son. Needless to think, the cabin must be full of archers.
When the handover is successful, a burst of arrows will turn everyone on the boat into hedgehogs.
The big ship stopped, a ladder hung down from it, and three or five figures slowly came down along the ladder. Guo Xie was the first one, clasping his fists at Su Ren: "I didn't expect Mr. Su to be so young, and I was almost deceived by you.
This time we go to Chang'an and we will fight slowly."
"Haha!" Su Ren smiled and said nothing.
Guo Xie waved his hand, and another box dropped from the big ship. There were not many boxes, only five. After landing on the boat, you could feel the boat shaking involuntarily. Someone opened the box, and under the moonlight, there was a long strip of golden light,
Five large boxes were filled with all kinds of strange gold nuggets shaped like cow dung.
Guo Xie looked at Su Ren's greedy eyes: "Mr. Su, the gold here definitely exceeds five million dollars. Can you let my young master go?"
Su Ren's eyes never left the box, and he nodded repeatedly: "Enough, absolutely enough! Let them go, we will definitely let them go! But, not here!"
"Are you trying to cheat?" Guo Xie was instantly angry. Several people who followed him immediately stood in front of the box, preventing Su Ren's people from carrying it away.
Su Ren took a deep breath, raised his head and looked at the big ship again: "Guo Zhuangshi misunderstood, I am afraid! There are so many archers hidden in such a big ship. At this time, I will give you your young master. We
I’m afraid I’ll turn into a hedgehog in no time.”
Guo Xie gasped: "What do you want?"
"No matter what, you keep your word, and I will keep my promise. Give me the gold, and I will take your young master back to Chang'an. As soon as you set foot on the territory of Chang'an, I will release you immediately and I will never regret it!"
"No! We agreed to be here right here!"
Su Ren sneered: "Forget it then, take your gold away? If I send Mr. Chen to Guantao in person, maybe Princess Guantao will treat me as a distinguished guest, don't you think so, Guo Zhuangshi?"
All the bones in Guo Xie's body were ringing. Su Ren guessed correctly. With Princess Guantao's domineering character, she would never allow anything to happen to her son. Guo Xie took Chen Xu to Shu County, but was kidnapped on the way.
Due to the lustful power of Princess Guantao, Guo Xie would never dare to tell Liu the prostitute about this. The money should have been paid by Guo Xie himself.
After thinking for a while, Guo Jie said: "Okay, we can never change again. I promise you to release people in Chang'an, but I must follow!"
"Okay!" Su Ren nodded and leaned slightly: "Okay, I collected the money and went back to sleep. It's too cold to stand on the river in the middle of the night."
Shi Bao smiled and led people to carry five boxes of gold into the cabin. Leng Jun and Su Kai also took Guo Xie and Chen Xu in. Su Ren was in a good mood and told Huang Shisan to get wine and food. He would be there tonight
We admired the moon from the bow of the boat. I don’t know what day it was, but the moon was very round, bright and round. Generally speaking, you need someone to accompany you when appreciating the moon, and it’s best to have someone with you who can speak well.
Su Ren sat alone on the bow of the boat, with Huang Shisan standing behind him. The boat pulled anchor and set sail, heading eastward along the Weishui River. The current was strong but gentle, and the waves slapped against the side of the boat, making a snapping sound. Su Ren
Ren drank a glass of wine and was about to plagiarize two lines of poetry when he felt someone put something on his body. The faint aroma penetrated his nose, and Su Ren smiled slightly.
"Only my eldest sister cares about me so much, the other guys are all stupid!"
"Pa!" A crisp sound sounded. Su Ren gritted his teeth and touched the back of his head.
Leng Yue smiled sweetly: "Looking at how dare you talk nonsense in the future, Sister Dong asked me to send it to you because I was afraid you would catch the cold!"
"Haha! Hey!" Su Ren sighed: "I'm not afraid of the cold, but I'm afraid that the big ship behind me won't obey the rules."
Dong Qian immediately became vigilant and looked back. The Guantao family's building boat was always following behind the small boat, not too close but not far away, just within the range of the crossbow. Leng Yue also glanced at it: "Isn't it?
Since Guo Xie has promised to release people in Chang'an, is it possible that they don't care about the lives of Mr. Chen and Guo Xie?"
"Chen Xu is in Xiacang. No bow or arrow can hit it. The people on the boat belong to the Chen family, not the Guo family. As long as there is a chance, they will attack without mercy!"
"Then you are still sitting here? What if..." Dong Qian pulled Su Ren up.
Su Ren smiled: "You care about me the most! The lives of this whole boat are on my shoulders, I can't sleep!"
"Why don't we approach the shore and get rid of them by taking the dry road!" Leng Yue suggested.
Su Ren shook his head again: "No, our mules and horses are all used to exchange for this ship. Without the mules and horses, how can we use our goods? Without these goods, how can we save people?"
"Then what should we do? We can't just wait, right?"
Su Ren smiled and said: "Those people don't know what to do yet, they can only take one step at a time."
Starting from Yinwu, we went eastward. After passing Xianyang, we were about to arrive at Chang'an. The sky was getting brighter. More and more boats were returning from Chang'an, and the river became a little crowded. There were no right-hand lanes at that time.
It is said that all the boats are crowded in the best channel. Because of the high-rise boats, the river is even more crowded. Many people were about to curse, but they saw the badge of Princess Guantao's family and quickly shut up.
Su Ren jumped up from the chair and shouted to Huang Shisan: "Hurry, ask the boatman to speed up, and go over as long as you can!"
Dong Qian's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea. As long as we can get rid of the building boat, we can reach Chang'an safely!"
The people on the boat were woken up one by one. Hawking and Shi Bao, who were half asleep, rushed out of the cabin with a sword in their hands. When they met everyone, they asked who the short-sighted one wanted to fight? The boatmen originally refused.
, Liu Gao doubled the shipping fee, and then the boatmen started to work happily.
Leaving the original channel, the boat continued to move forward along the shallow water on the shore. There was also a lot of people on board the boats, who probably noticed the boat's movements and wanted to intercept it. However, there were too many boats in the river and they were too dense.
There were only a few boats and trackers towing them, so a building boat several feet high could not pass.
It wasn't until the boat sailed out of the attack range of the building ship that Su Ren let out a sigh of relief. Guo Xie got out of the cabin and looked around: "Mr. Su, what does this mean?"
"Safe! If you don't want to die, don't yell!"
"Ah!" screams and the sound of wood breaking came, and several people quickly turned their heads and looked back. Dozens of oars protruded from the outside of the building boat, and it rushed along the river. Those cargo ships and passenger ships that had no time to evade came one after another.
They were knocked apart. Some were even knocked into two pieces. Those who fell into the water cursed in the water. The people on the boat either hit the cursers with sticks or shot them with arrows.
The speed of the building boat was very fast, and it was going with the current. How could those small boats resist the huge monster? The boats behind realized that something was wrong, and they evaded one after another, leaving the best channel to others.
Su Ren screamed several times, urging the boatman to go faster. Unfortunately, in order to avoid the building boats, all the boats crowded towards the shore, and their boat was blocked. (To be continued)
