Bianshanhan [farming]

Paddle along the water, the small wooden boat is close to the big wooden boat as tall as a two- or three-story house.The wooden boat has a pointed front, a wide back, and a big belly in the middle. The exposed hull is mottled, and it looks like it has been weathered for a long time.

The people above put down the ladder, and Li Qingwen and others stepped up one by one.

Zhou Congxin and the officers and soldiers who came up first stood on the deck, and they came up one by one to pull one by one, and finally a group of people boarded the big ship.

Standing on it, looking around, the big guy looked astonished as if he had just arrived in the border town.

It's too vast, blue and barking, and it's really impossible to see the side at a glance.

After a brief amazement, they were guided to carry their things to the cabins below. One cabin holds things, and the other cabin lives.

The cabin is narrow and not ventilated, so it’s unavoidably stuffy, but the big guys don’t care, it’s good to be able to sit on a boat, and it’s better than walking anyway.

After settling them down, Zhou Cong said: "If you are holding your breath, you can go to the deck to blow some air, as long as it doesn't hinder them from sailing, come and find me."

Li Qingrui said yes, but he planned not to go up if he had nothing to do, for fear of causing Zhou Fengnian any trouble.

Zhou Congxin lived in the cabin on the deck. After explaining, he went back.

As soon as he left, everyone immediately took off their shoes, took off their coats and put them under their heads, and lay down on the hard wooden boards one by one, talking.

"It's big, but it's a pity that it's all water. If it's soil, if it's all planted with crops, maybe no one will go hungry in the future."

"You can't grow crops, but it's full of fish, you can eat it if you catch it, and Zai Er said that the sea is full of salt..."

"Really, why is the salt in the water? Isn't it all melted? Aren't the fish in it all salted fish and still alive?"

When it came to salt, everyone became even more energetic. Every household in the village didn't have much salt, and they had to bring back some more this trip.

Li Qingrui and Jiang Cong stood talking outside the cabin. Li Qingwen was looking forward to seeing his second brother soon, but he had to separate from Jiang Cong when he went to the capital...

He chewed the fried sorghum in his mouth regretfully, feeling that there was no taste at all.

There was no fire on board, and they had to eat dry food along the way, so they could prepare a lot, and they didn't have to worry about starving.

Jiang Cong and Li Qingrui were talking about exchanging salt. If they could find salt in Linsu, they wouldn’t have to buy it in the capital, so they wouldn’t have to go back and forth, and it wasn’t this time to eat salt. It's easier to move around.

After speaking, Jiang Cong nodded, turned around and left.

Li Qingwen waited by the side all the time, wanting to wait for him to finish talking with his elder brother before saying goodbye to him, but after waiting for a long time, people, people, people just left? !

Seeing that Jiang Cong was stepping on the stairs leading to the deck, Li Qingwen was about to speak, but Li Qingrui pressed his shoulder and said, "Zaier, Jiang Cong has something more important."

Li Qingwen thought, what can be delayed by saying a few words?

But after such a delay, Jiang Cong had already gone up. Although Li Qingwen was not reconciled, he finally endured it, returned to the cabin, and sat down sullenly.

Li Qinghong was fiddling with things, seeing his angry appearance, he asked, "What's the matter, it seems like I've drunk the north wind?"

Leaning his head against the barn wall, Li Qingwen puffed up and said, "Brother told me to be sensible."

These words sounded extremely aggrieved, Li Qinghong looked at Li Qingrui, Li Qingrui smiled all over his face, and said deliberately: "Our sons have always been obedient and sensible, big brother is most at ease with you."

Li Qingwen resisted vomiting blood, Li Qinghong looked at his elder brother and then at his younger brother, with a puzzled look on his face.

At the same time, in the cabin, Zhou Fengnian had just sent the captain who came over to greet him, leaning on the collapsed bed in a state of desperation, Zhou Congxin looked at his face, and said: "I'm afraid the water outside is a little dizzy, young master, eat some first." Are the medicines ready?"

He took out the water bag and pills and sent them to Zhou Fengnian.

Zhou Fengnian frowned, but still threw it into his mouth and ate it.

After eating, he lay back down again, his handsome face faded a bit, and his lethargy was obvious in an instant, "It's not uncomfortable to ride a boat, I just feel a little uneasy in my heart, as if something is about to happen..."

"My lord just didn't rest well, so why did he scare himself." Zhou Congxin covered him with a blanket and said, "Didn't sleep well all the way, so before sailing, let's lie down and rest up."

Zhou Fengnian closed his eyes, but soon opened them again, lifted the blanket and sat up, walking back and forth with an irritable expression, "Every time Zhou Congwang gets sick, something will happen, the last time I was drunk and smashed that dog Grandson's head, the last time I was drunk on a painting boat, I fell into the water and nearly drowned..."

Zhou Congxin looked helpless, "Young Master, if you don't drink this time, nothing will happen."

While the two were talking, Linsu's officials escorting the tribute came to visit and told them at the same time that the north wind was blowing, and since everyone was on board, the day and hour of sailing would be brought forward to today.

Zhou Fengnian was upset and wanted to go to the capital as soon as possible, so he was willing to hear that.

Soon, the news of the early sailing of the boat spread, and the people in Yangshu Village were both happy and nervous. They had never been on a boat or crossed a river before. Yu, I was still a little apprehensive.

Hearing the crew on the deck running and getting ready, Li Qingwen's heart felt like it was boiling. He thought, the eggs in Jiang Cong's pocket hadn't been given to him yet, and there was still dried meat...

It's not that everything was prepared for him, and now there is nothing left!

Li Qingwen was sitting with his head buried in his arms. Those things were not too rare. He originally wanted to find time to get off the boat and meet Jiang Cong, but now he has no chance.

Feeling sore, Li Qingwen calculated the time for the round trip, and then began to calculate how many days he would stay in the capital.

No matter what, after two months, they will definitely return to Linsu.

Just two months.

Knowing that Brother Yao was upset, Li Qingrui sat opposite him and asked, "I'm going to see your second brother, son, are you happy?"

Li Qingwen raised his head and showed his eldest brother a stiff smile. Li Qingrui couldn't help but laugh, "Your second brother must be as happy as you to see us."

Li Qingshun was lying down, looked up at Li Qingrui, he was smiling like Li Qingfeng teasing the children in the village.

After eating a few mouthfuls of dry food, amidst the excitement and waiting, the hull suddenly shook, and the people in the cabin sat up in the dark, their chests beating a little faster.

Unable to hear what was shouted from above, the boat moved a lot more, Li Qinghong was asleep, but was awakened by the shock, "What, the boat is sailing?"

No one knew what was going on outside, they just waited quietly.

I don't know how long I waited, but the boat stopped shaking. Some people couldn't hold on, and fell asleep lying on their sides.

Li Qingwen didn't know if he would get seasick, he was afraid of suffering on the road, so he closed his eyes first, the more sleep he got, the faster he would get to the capital!

Not long after he fell asleep, Zhou Congxin came over with a lantern and asked them how they were doing, but they were very uncomfortable.

He learned from his mouth that the boat sailed for a day, Li Qingrui was very surprised, but he just took a nap, so it took so long, no wonder he was hungry so fast.

Seeing that they were all right, Zhou Congxin was relieved, this time he did not rush to leave, and talked to Li Qingrui and the others about what happened after going to the capital.

Li Qingrui and the others entered the capital as Zhou Fengnian's followers, and they would leave after entering. He mainly talked about some things to pay attention to in the capital, such as the curfew, such as not being able to ride horses in the downtown area, and so on.

The capital city is at the foot of the world. Unlike many places, there are many rules in the open and in the dark. If you don’t know anything, you may accidentally do something wrong, and you will be punished without knowing it.

After talking for a long time, Zhou Congxin was worried that his young master was alone on it, so he got up to leave.

Not long after he left, there was another knock on the door. He thought Zhou Congxin had returned. Li Qingwen, who was close to the door, opened the door and said, "Brother Zhou, what else do you want?"

As soon as the door opened, a fishy smell unique to the sea breeze spread across the surface, and it was so dark that Li Qingwen couldn't see anything. He was wondering, where did Brother Zhou's lantern go...

Then I heard a familiar voice say: "Brother Zhou didn't order, Brother Jiang has something to say."

There was a palpable smile in the voice.

Li Qingwen was stunned, without even thinking about it, he bumped his head, "Why are you still here, didn't you get off the boat?"

It was Jiang Cong who came. He had been blowing the sea breeze for more than a day, and his body smelled very strong. He wanted to push Li Qingwen away, but when he heard his pleasantly surprised voice, the hand on his shoulder pulled him in.

Li Qingrui next to him smiled and said, "Brother Jiang must have disembarked. Later, when I remembered, I didn't talk to you when I left. I was afraid that you would blow your belly up. No, I swam back with the boat."

Li Qingwen was overjoyed. Hearing what his elder brother said, he finally understood that the two of them were probably teasing him on purpose before, so he was happy and angry at the same time, "You two actually colluded together to hide it from me!"

Jiang Cong said: "I was busy looking for the captain at that time, so I left in a hurry, and then I finished my work. I took time to come and see you."

Seeing someone, the previous unhappiness was wiped away. In the darkness, Li Qingwen's round eyes glowed, "Then, that brother can go to the capital with us?!"

"You can only go to the pier, and you can't even get off the boat." Jiang Cong said, "I'll wait for you on the boat."

The coolies on this big ship were exiles from Linsu. Jiang Cong talked to Zhou Fengnian first, then went to the captain, promised him a favor, and allowed him to go back and forth.

Naturally, he had to work hard on the errand he asked for, and when he was free, he immediately came down to look for Li Qingwen.

Knowing that he had been working on the sail for a day, Li Qingwen quickly asked Jiang Cong to sit down and rest, and took out food and water bags to slander him.

Jiang Cong didn't stop him either, and let him be busy, eating whatever was handed him.

The wind blowing on the deck for a long time made Jiang Cong's body stiff. Li Qingwen rubbed his hands and legs for him, feeling both happy and a little sad. If he stayed in Linsu, Jiang Cong wouldn't have to suffer this crime.

As if sensing his thoughts, Jiang Cong said: "It's nothing, we take turns to work, this time we can rest for a few hours, and I heard about the salt from the crew."