Ala Yanzong returns to the inn.

The sun is rising slowly, and the mist that shrouded the mountains and rivers at dawn has dissipated.

The mountains in the distance and the river nearby were all clearly visible. Waves were rippling on the river, but no ships were visible.

The chimney behind the inn is filled with green smoke, and the smell of firewood and fireworks can be smelled from a distance.

Ala Yanzong returned to the guest room. Except for the one who was still sleeping soundly, all the other tenants had woken up and had finished washing.

The boss lady's sharp voice came, "It's time to eat! It's time to eat! Let's cross the river after dinner!"

All the tenants walked out of the room one after another, and Gulu sat up, hurriedly dressed and got out of bed, muttering: "I woke up late again."

The four female guests from Ulazhitao also came to the restaurant one after another.

Breakfast was porridge and boiled potatoes, no fish stew.

Although he arrived late, he ate quickly. When he put down his bowls and chopsticks and hurried out, the other tenants also stopped eating and walked out of the restaurant.

The little girl hadn't finished drinking the porridge, and the young mother kept urging, "Drink quickly! Drink quickly! Let's get on the boat after we finish drinking."

Ala Yanzong was not in a hurry. After everyone else left, he was still there drinking porridge slowly.

Wula Zhitao came over and sat opposite him, "The tenants are in a hurry to get on the boat, so let's clean up quickly too!"

Ala Yanzong finished the last mouthful of porridge, put down the bowl and said, "Don't be anxious, I'm afraid it won't be our turn yet."

Ula Zhitao was a little confused, tilted her head and asked, "Why?"

"We'll know soon. We still need to pack our luggage, and we have to cross the river today."

After Alayanzong finished speaking, he stood up and led the confused Wula Zhitao out of the restaurant.

The tenants were hurriedly packing their luggage in their rooms.

The landlady walked in with a smile on her face and said in a sharp voice: "Dear guests, please pay at the front desk. After paying, you can board the boat and cross the river."

Someone had already hurried out of the guest room carrying their luggage and went to check out with the landlady.

After settling the bill, the tenants stood under the flagpole and looked toward the lake. Still no ships could be seen on the lake.

Ala Yanzong and Wula Zhitao went to the counter room and happened to meet the young mother and daughter going out. The young mother glanced at Ala Yanzong, bowed her head, thanked her silently, and walked out.

It was the waiter's turn at the fishing village shop to pay the bill. The landlady just smiled and accepted the silver coins without saying anything.

Ala Yanzong handed over two silver coins. The landlady looked at him and still smiled, but she found more than a dozen copper coins.

After paying the bill, the proprietress walked to the flagpole and shouted sharply:

"Dear guests, please line up on a first-come, first-served basis and board the ship in turn."

Everyone acted as he was told and formed a column.

Dagujuku muttered: "Why haven't we seen the ship yet? We've been waiting in line so long, we might as well go and take a nap."

Wanyan, carrying her luggage, twisted her waist behind him and said, "You know how to sleep!"

The landlady was still smiling, "Don't worry, don't worry, the boatman will be here soon."

Alayanzong and his wife were last in line, followed by the waiter from the fishing village shop.

Although the proprietress said that the boatman would be here soon, everyone waited for two cups of tea before they saw a wooden boat slowly rowing up the river.

The crowd became restless.

"The ship is coming! The ship is coming!"

"Oh! It makes me anxious to wait!"

"I've been staying in this damn place for five or six days!"

"It's been seven or eight days and I haven't said anything yet!"

Everyone was talking and running down the hill towards the pier along the path.

Ala Yanzong and Wula Zhitao followed everyone down the mountain.

The wooden boat docked at the pier, the boatman got off the boat, tied the cable, and walked to the shore.

Ala Yanzong took a closer look and saw that it was the white-haired man wearing a bamboo hat he had met in the morning.

When the boatman saw the crowd coming, he stood up, scanned the crowd with his sinister blue eyes, held the sword on his waist with his left hand and said:

"The old rule is, each person has one silver dollar, and only ten people can be ferried at a time."

Everyone started talking again.

“Too expensive!”

"It costs so much to cross the river!"

The boatman said with a straight face:

"It doesn't matter if it's too expensive. You don't have to take the boat. Go a hundred miles north along the river. There is a bridge there. Crossing the river is free, as long as you can get by along the cliffs along the river."

The young people who came early seemed to be impatient with waiting, and hurriedly walked towards the bow of the boat, but were unexpectedly stopped by the boatman with his hand.

"Pay the shipping fee first."

The boatman waited with open hands.

Without hesitation, several young people paid the silver coins, got on the boat first, and found a seat to sit down.

Seeing someone boarding the boat, the people behind started shouting and paying to get on the boat.

The young mother walked up to the boatman with her child in her arms and said, "Does the child also want a silver dollar?"

The boatman still had a straight face and said, "Children are innocent, young and old alike. We charge shipping fares per person."

The young mother took out two silver dollars from the corner of her clothes, handed them over, sighed, and got on the boat with the little girl in her arms.

When the waiter at the fishing village shop wanted to pay, the boatman didn't accept the payment and stretched out his hand to stop him:

"Ten people are enough. The rest of the passengers can wait for the next ferry!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the dock, leaning over to untie the mooring rope.

The waiter at the fishing village shop stood there and sighed helplessly, "Oh, we still have to wait five or six days."

At this time, the boss's wife's sharp voice came from behind, "Brother, it's okay. If you can't leave, just stay in the store. Next time, I will definitely be the first one to get on the boat!"

It turned out that the proprietress followed everyone down the mountain and arrived at the riverside pier.

Ala Yanzong looked back and saw the landlady with her arms crossed in front of her plump chest, still smiling.

If Alayanzong hadn't heard the conversation between the landlady and the white-haired tiger yesterday evening, he would have really thought that the landlady had good intentions.

Ala Yanzong took a few steps forward, walked to the boatman who was untying the mooring rope, and said:

"Boss, your ship is large and spacious. It can carry fifteen or six people at a time. Why only ten people?"

The white-haired tiger straightened up, looked at Ala Yanzong up and down, and said with a straight face:

"Although the boat is big, the river is wide and the road is long. It is dangerous to carry too many people. This is for the safety of our guests."

Ala Yanzong said again: "The boss of the boat took this boat of passengers across the shore, will he come back to ferry us?"

The white-haired tiger raised his white eyebrows and nodded: "Of course we have to cross! But we have to wait until ten people have arrived. When is enough, when will I come to cross?"

Ala Yanzong frowned, "Why is this?"

The white-haired tiger laughed and said, "What I do is business, and when doing business, you have to consider time and cost. It takes half a day to cross the river and back. It would be better for three or two people to cross the river than to go fishing. Brother, do you want to go fishing?"

Be considerate."

Ala Yanzong couldn't help but feel angry, but he still held back and said, "We just pay the boat fee."

The white-haired tiger still laughed and said: "Of course you have to pay to cross the river by boat. Why should I bother if I don't pay?"

Ala Yanzong then explained: "The boat boss may have misunderstood what I meant. What I meant is that I will charter your boat. Please help you to ferry the three of us across the river."

As he said this, he pointed at the peach of Ula and the waiter at the fishing village shop.

At this time, the proprietress of the inn took two steps closer and said sharply: "The boatman has the rules of the boatman and does not run twice a day. It is not like the guest has no place to rest, so there is no harm in staying in the hotel for a few days before crossing the river.

Woolen cloth?"

The white-haired tiger sneered, "Did you hear that? Boat owners have their own rules. To make a living on this river, you must abide by these rules. If you break the rules and get into an accident, brother, can you afford it?"
Chapter completed!