Chapter Nineteen: Upstream
When the moon is dark, you can see fishing lanterns, a single firefly, a gentle breeze and waves, scattering stars all over the river
Watching the fishing boats swaying on the Yangtze River, Changsheng suddenly remembered Cha Shenxing's "What I Saw in the Boat Night Book" and read it involuntarily. Yuen Long next to him glanced at Changsheng and frowned secretly, but didn't say anything.
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Very few of the fishing boats on the river are mechanically powered, and the boats transporting goods are far away from the river. Yuen Long glanced at the fishing boats on the river, grabbed the Chang Sheng beside him and jumped up, arriving at a medium-sized fishing boat.
On the other side, he used the wooden stick in his hand to push up, then jumped up high, and jumped onto the fishing boat with a bang!
In the cabin of the fishing boat, a family of three were having dinner around a small table, with a wind lamp burning next to them. Suddenly, they felt the stern of the boat sink. A man in his thirties stood up, thinking that it was the fisherman next to him who was looking for him.
Chatting, asking nonchalantly, "Which brother is outside?"
"Is the boatman here? I want to hire your boat..." Yuen Long said in a buzzing voice, lifting the curtain on the cabin and looking in!
"Uh... there's a ghost!" The man just stood up when he heard the voice and was about to politely refuse Yuen Long. Suddenly he saw a bright red head entering the cabin. He involuntarily took a step back, tripped and fell to the ground.
"The ground," he yelled.
A little girl about ten years old also saw Yuen Long's head, screamed in surprise, and threw herself into the arms of the woman next to her. The woman hugged the little girl's head tightly and hid behind the man without even daring to look at Yuen Long.
Seeing that the three of them were so frightened, Yuen Long did not enter the cabin. In a blink of an eye, he saw that most of the cabin's bananas were piled up on the fishing boat. These bananas were yellow with green, and seemed not yet fully ripe. His big feet flew up and kicked all the bananas.
Entering the river, I walked to the engine at the stern and took a closer look!
A few minutes later, the fisherman man walked out of the cabin cautiously, holding a harpoon in his hand. He saw Yuen Long's tall and powerful body, bright red head and hands. The harpoon in his hand could only be used for defense, with a vibrating sound.
Asked "Are you a human or a ghost?"
"Hmph... I'm still a human being for the time being. If you dare to point a harpoon at me again, I will no longer be a human being!" Yuen Long shouted coldly, stepped forward without caring, and faced me with his chest.
He took the man's harpoon and didn't seem to care at all about the weapon in his hand!
Listening to Yuen Long's strange answer, Chang Sheng couldn't help but secretly pouted. This guy has been living for decades, and he can actually make threats funny. He is considered a talent.
The fisherman looked carefully at Yuen Long's face, stepped back involuntarily, and asked fearfully, "You, why did you kick my banana into the water?"
"How much money can you make from selling bananas in a month?" Yuen Long did not answer the man, but asked an incomprehensible question.
This man may have been frightened by Yuen Long, or he was an honest man. He raised his palm and opened his mouth and said, "I sell bananas from Guangxi to Wuhan, and I can earn this price in about a month..."
"Five hundred yuan?" Yuen Long frowned slightly!
"Where... Fifty yuan is about the same, but it's a pity that I prepared it too late. There are more bananas on the market at this time. It is said that a boatload of bananas can earn seventy or eighty yuan..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Yuen Long relaxed his brows and said to the man, "I will hire you for five days and give you one hundred and fifty yuan. If you agree, I will sail away. If you don't agree, I will break your neck."
neck..."
As he spoke, Yuen Long didn't wait for the man to agree. He stepped forward and snatched the harpoon from the man's hand. With the muscles of his arms bulging, he let out a low cry and instantly twisted the pig iron harpoon into a ball.
Still on the ground, he yelled, "Boy, how does your head compare to this harpoon?"
"Uh... I don't dare to compare, I don't dare to compare." The man said and ran to the stern of the boat, started the fishing boat and drove to the center of the river before asking, "Where is this good man going?"
"Sail along the Han River all the way upstream. I will inform you when the time comes! ... Changsheng, give him a hundred yuan first and let him buy enough diesel and food. Once the boat leaves, you are not allowed to go any further!
Stop!" Yuen Long said as he walked into the cabin, and a horrified voice instantly sounded inside!
But in an instant, Yuen Long scratched his head and walked out of the cabin!
Changsheng stood by the cabin, took out a hundred yuan from his backpack and handed it to the man, saying, "Uncle, is this hundred yuan enough to buy diesel and food?"
"Enough, enough, enough..." The man took the money from Changsheng's hand and hurriedly agreed. He thought for a while and replied, "But this money is not included in my reward...
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Changsheng smiled faintly and lifted the curtain of the cabin and looked inside. Inside, a mother and daughter were still hugging each other. When he saw the head poking into the cabin, he screamed again. When he saw that it was a child, he stopped exclaiming, and then there was a suspicious sound.
Voice "Hey, is it you?"
Changsheng was also slightly stunned. This woman turned out to be the female owner of the canteen, and the little girl closed her eyes and lay in the woman's arms!
"Hello, aunt..." Chang Sheng walked into the cabin sheepishly, sat across from his mother and daughter, and said, "Grandpa and I are not bad people, aunt and sister, don't be afraid!"
The woman didn't say anything, but the little girl heard Chang Sheng's voice, opened her eyes and looked over, and asked in surprise, "Classmate, what's your name? Do you know my mother?"
"My name is Changsheng. I bought something at your canteen in the morning. Sister, what is your name?" Changsheng knew that Yuen Long would become weak during the day and he would have no support. He had to deal with the relationship with this family.
It’s also good for yourself!
"My name is Xiaojing, what grade are you in Changsheng?" After all, it is a child's nature. When she saw her peers, the little girl lost her fear instantly and sat next to the woman and asked again.
Changsheng once again made up a lie and changed the topic to talk about Xiaojing's family!
It turns out that Xiaojing’s father, the man named Yu Mingdafu, used to make a living by fishing, but fishing has not been ideal recently. Seeing that Xiaojing is about to start school, he wants to earn some tuition for Xiaojing, so he personally
We have brought over a boatload of bananas from Guangxi and are preparing to sell them when they are ripe!
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. During this period, there were a lot of bananas on the market, and Yu Dafu was inexperienced. After the bananas were brought back, they were not ripe for a long time. Seeing that the price of bananas was getting lower and lower, I was worried. If I couldn't sell them, I was worried.
It's a good price, let alone earning Xiaojing's tuition, I'm afraid I won't even be able to earn back the capital.
Just when the family was in trouble, they happened to meet Chang Sheng and Yuen Long. It was for this reason that Xiao Jing's mother, the woman at the canteen, sold some of Yu Dafu's unworn clothes to Chang Sheng without asking any questions.
And Yu Taifu agreed to Yuen Long without hesitation...
After listening to the experiences of Xiaojing's family, Changsheng secretly decided to give them more money when the time came. The money was not his own anyway, but he still kept the Feiyun Crossbow at hand to deal with possible situations. This would be harmful to others.
You can’t have the heart to be cautious, and you can’t have the heart to guard against others!
Taking advantage of the darkness, Yu Dafu bought enough diesel and a lot of food and vegetables, drove a fishing boat into the Han River, and followed the Han River through Hubei to Hanzhong...
Before dawn, Yuen Long drove Yu Dafu's family out of the cabin, leaving only Chang Sheng guarding outside the cabin, and Yu Dafu's family was not allowed to enter!
Although Yu Dafu and his family were a little confused, since Yuen Long paid a large price, they were naturally distinguished guests, and it was normal to have the cabin to themselves. In addition, Yuen Long looked as sinister as a red-headed ghost, so the two couples did not dare to say anything more, and took turns sitting at the stern of the boat.
Driving the fishing boat, only Changsheng and Xiaojing sat together, chatting about children.
When daybreak was about to break, there were sounds of wild beasts roaring in the cabin. Yu Dafu and his wife looked at the cabin in fear, and the little girl did not dare to stay with Chang Sheng, and hid in the woman's arms and shivered!
Chang Sheng looked at the family helplessly, not knowing how to explain...
The scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait was beautiful, and the boat passed by quickly. Xiaojing was chatting with Changsheng about her studies while admiring the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. She felt a kind of happiness that should be found in summer vacation. Seeing this, the couple secretly relaxed a little!
"Chang Sheng, why are you so smart? You can recite multiplication tables when you are only in the first grade. My sister is already in the third grade, and some of them can't recite it yet!" Xiao Jing stared at Chang Sheng like a monster, making Chang Sheng feel a little embarrassed.
He stood up, scratched his head and said, "How about I teach you!"
"Okay, okay..." Xiaojing clapped her hands and smiled.
The two children played together, and Yu Dafu and his wife drove a fishing boat upstream along the Han River...
On the night of the fourth day, Chang Sheng was sleeping when he was suddenly woken up by Yuen Long, saying, "We are almost there, let's get ready to leave!"
Yuen Long had recovered by this time, and his whole body was once again covered with thick hair. Although it still didn't look good, it was at least much better than the blood red color.
Changsheng checked his backpack and followed Yuen Long out of the cabin. Yu Dafu's family also knew that the two were about to leave, so they parked the fishing boat on the shore and stood there without any help. Only Xiaojing peeked at Changsheng, with a trace of reluctance in her eyes!
Changsheng didn't say anything. He took out a roll of money from his pocket and handed it to Yu Dafu. Yu Dafu counted the money and said hurriedly, "We agreed on one hundred and fifty, this, this is too much..."
"The extra ones are for Sister Xiaojing. Uncle Yu will leave behind...Sister Xiaojing, let's go!" Changsheng replied and walked to Yuen Long!
Yuen Long didn't care how much money he gave, he grabbed Changsheng with one hand, turned around and said coldly to Yu Dafu, "The extra money is hush money for you. I know where your family lives. If you dare to talk too much, I will go to you personally."
I want you to shut up forever... Changsheng, let’s go!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuen Long grabbed Chang Sheng and leapt up. He kicked the fishing boat a little, jumped several meters away in one step, kept leaping up, and flew towards the deep mountains!
Yu Dafu secretly stuck out his tongue as he looked at Yuen Long's skills. He was a little scared but also a little grateful. With Yuen Long's skills and the deserted place, the lives of his family could all depend on Yuen Long's thoughts.
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However, this good man not only did not embarrass his family, but also gave him three hundred yuan.
Three hundred yuan is equivalent to the income of my family for more than half a year!
Chapter completed!