The wind ferry at the Feng Ferry ten miles away in Dongjiang Town was filled with thick fog, and the lights began to illuminate on the boats of the houses docked by the river. The fishermen here either got up early to drive out to fish, or went to the morning market of the Feng Ferry. In this bustle, the two-story luxury official boat was depressed.

A middle-aged man in a dark blue uniform was cursing the officials of Dongjiang Town on the boat. Not only did the officials not refute, but they also bowed their bodies and shrank to avoid the middle-aged man's gaze.

This middle-aged man was Dian Ei of the leader of the Cao Gang. He hadn't slept for a good night in the past month, and he rushed directly from the Cao Gang headquarters early this morning. He called all the officials who collected him two thousand taels of gold but didn't even say a word to the immortals. Cui Yuan, who was mentioned by Shi Wu, also stood among the group of officials, but she was not as humble as them, because she represented the Lord Qufeng City.

Dian Ei is worthy of being a water bandit, so he scolded him for half an hour. He became more and more excited as he scolded Li'er, and almost brought the Lord Qufeng City.

Even though Cui Yuan represents the Lord Qufeng, she can only wait in a low voice before speaking out after she cursed the officials.

Seeing Dian cursing that he was tired of sitting on a chair drinking tea, Cui Yuan stood up and said, "Gang Master Dian, this is indeed the nonsense of these officials."

The officials knew that Cui Yuan wanted to blame herself first before pleading for love, so they unanimously spoke out about repentance and said that they were wrong.

After Dian scolded him, he was a little more angry, but when he saw the officials who echoed Cui Yuan, he couldn't help but angrily and said, "Little girl, I know that this money was not collected by Lord Qufeng, but the officials of Dongjiang Town under her were too unreasonable. If this matter was spread, Lord Qufeng would be criticized. Those who were a little conscientious would say that she was not strict in her control, and those who had grudges with her might say that she would indulge her subordinates to have enough pockets."

Cui Yuan's face was not good either. She respected Lord Qufeng City from the bottom of her heart. She would not allow anyone to slander Lord Qufeng City like this. She suppressed her temper and said, "Master Dian Gang, I have discussed with these officials. They will return your 2,000 taels of gold. Then they will collect another 100 taels of gold as compensation for this misunderstanding."

Although the officials in Dongjiang Town felt so painful, they just wanted to settle the matter now and they were willing to raise the money.

But Diane laughed and said, "Little girl, do you think I Diane beg for food? My Cao Gang lacks all the 100 taels of gold for you? If it weren't for the fact that the Golden-faced Senior Man at the Travel Sect had some rift with the Dragon King of Dongjiang, I would have thought of a way to report to God through him, so how could I have had to talk to you here!"

As the confidant of the Lord of Qufeng City, Cui Yuan naturally knew that Duke Zhenguo planned the explosion of the big ferry boat on the Dongjiang River. That explosion shocked the Dragon King of Dongjiang. As soon as it appeared, it asked the Jin court for compensation. The Jin royal family invested a lot of money.

Seeing that this was not that, Cui Yuan asked, "What do you mean?"

Dianye said: "I still have the same old saying, the Dragon King of Dongjiang has kindness to my Cao Gang, and I have been regarded as the guardian god by my Cao Gang. I will not allow it to be lost! You also know that the Dragon King of Dongjiang will now walk along the route of my big ferry under the river from time to time. If you take my gold, you will have the chance to see it. If you collect my gold, you have to do your business for me. No matter what method you use, you are representing Jin State, and you can recognize their parents. As long as they can stop attacking Dongjiang Dragon King, you can keep these two thousand taels of gold. In the future, our Cao Gang will add more filial silver every year. If you can't solve it, then I will definitely go to the capital of Jin State and sue the emperor!"

When Cui Yuan saw that Dian Ei finally returned to the original point, she felt helpless and had to drag it out first, "I understand what Dian Gang Master means, I will try it with these officials."

Seeing this, Dian Ei said, "Then I will wait for the good news from the city lord's special envoy at the stronghold of the Fengdukou Cao Gang."

After sending Dian Eze away, Cui Yuan's face sank. While she was thinking about what method to think, the group of officials from Dongjiang Town began to become proud and said, "Look, I can give this Dian Eze. He was just a small gang leader. If it weren't for my Jin court, what would have happened to him!"

An official immediately agreed, "That's right! Such a rude man made his family back to our Jin court, and he still dares to yell at us now! I think we might as well report to the court together and say that this is a malicious act of rebellion?"

Just when everyone thought this plan was very good, Cui Yuan finally couldn't help but curse: "Are you all pig brains? Rebellion? The Cao Gang has been wearing a pair of pants with the Travel Gate for so many years. The Golden-faced Senior at the Travel Gate is also the guardian of the royal family. You said that Dian Evil can rebel, wouldn't that mean that the Golden-faced Senior is also inside? Do you think the court will believe in you or the Golden-faced Senior who believes in Dian Evil?"

After hearing this, the officials all immediately became disgusted.

Cui Yuan knew that there was nothing to say to these wastes, so she ordered: "You guys take your men and I will take every big ferry boat for me! As long as those immortals lean over, it means that there is the Dongjiang Dragon King under the big ferry boat you are on. Then you will find a way to negotiate with them! The disciples of the Cao Gang on the Da ferry boat will not help you cover up. If you dare to mix with the poor, not only the Cao Gang, but even the city lord will settle the score with you!"

Cui Yuan's words made the officials dare not have any other ideas. They only asked the Dragon King of Dongjiang not to be under the big ferry where they were sitting.

"Go quickly!" Cui Yuan scolded, and all the officials went out in a daze.

Ling Yuan didn't feel much trouble when she came, but now she saw this group of officials who were in trouble and failed. She was one and two big. Cui Yuan said: "Fortunately, the city lord had expected this situation before sending me here, otherwise I would definitely be angry with them."

It turned out that when Cui Yuan came, the city lord Qufeng told her that there were only two consequences in the end. One was that the Dongjiang dragon was alert enough to make the immortals retreat. The other was that the immortals captured the Dongjiang dragon, and Dian Ei would be furious at that time. However, the city lord Qufeng also had a backup plan to deal with it, that was, to report these matters to the court in all kinds of ways. At that time, she would be charged with a lax punishment of improper punishment and a few years of salary. The only ones who suffered from Dian Eiang would be those officials who had not accomplished their fortunes after receiving gold.

Cui Yuan sighed, "Although the city lord said that I could just wait for the result perfunctorily, I would like to go up the big ferry in person later. Not to mention whether I can help persuade those immortals, I still have to do the same as the special envoy."

The thick fog in late autumn was dissipated by the rising sun, and the carriage driven by Ding Yu came to Fengdukou halfway after Siyu.

Ding Yu knew that it was difficult to wait for the carriage to go up to the Cao Gang's big ferry boat, so he asked Shi Wu for instructions: "Shangxian, let's go to the post station to sell the carriage for some silver. It's better to buy tickets and take the boat."

Shi Wu nodded and said, "Okay."

The two of them went to the station together, and after a long time of grudges with the people, they talked about the price to 16 taels of silver. This was the case when the boss saw that it was not easy for them to come out and make a living.

Ding Yu took the sixteen taels of silver and bought the ticket for the Dadu boat with Shi Wu. He originally wanted to buy a cabin on the upper floors so that Shi Wu could rest well, but the Cao Gang who sold the tickets said that the tickets on the first floor would cost three taels of silver. Ding Yu felt that he shouldn't have given all the things at home to the hunting team's partners when he left, otherwise he could get at least twenty or thirty taels of silver.

However, Shi Wu had no requirements for which cabin to sit in. He took six taels of silver from Ding Yu and bought two most ordinary tickets and left. He saw that Ding Yu was a little disgusted, so he smiled and said, "If you have that money, you might as well treat me as good as you can."

Ding Yu quickly agreed and said, "What do you want to eat at the Shangxian?"

Shi Wu searched around the boat on the riverside and finally found the one in his memory. He looked at the person who was busy on the boat without blinking, as if he had met an old friend.

Ding Yu saw that Shi Wu could see that he was so shocked, so he did not disturb him.

After Shi Wu finally regained his mind, he took Ding Yu over the house boat and said, "Hello, Ji Dabang."

It turned out that this person was Ji Dadan, who was formed by A Si in the past. Shi Wu just saw him as if he had seen A Si in the past.

Ji Dabang saw that a handsome stranger came to him, and there was a strong man holding a sword next to the young man. He immediately alerted: "Who are you? I don't owe anyone money!"

Xing Laosan, who was busy with lunch on the boat next to him, heard that Ji Dadan seemed to be in trouble, immediately stepped on the board and said, "Who are you? Why are you looking for Dadan?"

As soon as Shi Wu saw Xing Laosan, he smiled and said, "Thank you for your hand stove back then."

When Xing Laosan heard this, he looked at Shi Wu and said, "Are you a boy who suddenly had a cold disease at that time?"

After saying that, Xing Laosan pulled Ji Dadan over and said, "Bold! This is your benefactor. Why don't you come over quickly and thank you!"

Ji Dada walked over in a daze. He didn't know Shi Wu at all. However, in order not to expose what happened back then, he followed Shi Wu's words: "Hello, how are you doing for so many years?"

Xing Laosan told Ji Dadan that Ji Dadan wanted to go to the other side of the shore with a father-in-law and a boy to do big business, but he couldn't hold on. Later, the big ferry they were on encountered a big storm, and none of them lived on the boat. When Xing Laosan was helping Ji Dadan burn paper money, Ji Dadan came back magically. After being asked by Xing Laosan, he lied that he was seasick. He didn't take long to sit there and asked the father-in-law and the boy to buy him a small boat. He held back and shook it back. At that time, Xing Laosan was fine as long as Ji Dadan was fine, and there was no question about the others. This was why Xing Laosan today regarded Shi Wu as Ji Dadan's life-saving benefactor.

Shi Wu naturally knew the reason, so he replied: "Fortunately, I just wanted to eat the swordfish rice you made. I bought the boat ticket for the afternoon and wanted to bring my friends over to eat it again before leaving."

"Ah?" Ji Dadan was stunned when he heard this.

"What! Your benefactor wants to eat swordfish rice, why don't you buy swordfish quickly!" Xing Laosan said boldly to Ji Dada with a smile.

Shi Wu knew that Ji Dadan had no money because he was gambled, so he took two taels of silver from Ding Yu to give it to Ji Dadan.

But Xing Laosan stopped him and said, "Dadao is not as good as that time. Since experiencing that escapist from death, he has worked diligently to start a business of a houseboat. Although his life is not rich, his food and clothing are enough. Recently, he even looked at the daughter of Old Man Wang's family and was preparing to discuss a marriage."

Ji Dadan blushed when he heard this and said, "San brother, why are you talking about everything?"

Xing Laosan kicked Ji Dadan lightly and said, "Tell your benefactor what are you embarrassed to be better? Why are you still staying here? Remember to ask Mr. Yang to buy it when you go to the morning market. Your father had the deepest relationship with him during his lifetime. The sword fish he gave you must be big and fresh."

Shi Wu knew as soon as he heard this, the eldest son Xing was talking about the goatee-bearded father-in-law.

Ji Dadan nodded and said, "Well, I know."

Seeing that Ji Dabing had gone to the morning market, Xing Laosan called Shi Wu and Ding Yu to Ji Dabing's house boat. He poured a glass of water for Shi Wu and Ding Yu: "Little boy, how did you escape back then? That big storm was so terrible. It is said that the big ferry boat was smashed to pieces in the end, and everyone on the boat was buried at the bottom of the Dongjiang River."

Shi Wu found a reason casually and said, "I was lucky at that time. When I was beaten out by the wave, I carried a wooden board. After the storm stopped, I was rescued by the passing fishermen."

Seeing that Shi Wu and the young man next to him came over this time, Xing Laosan knew that the father-in-law had probably encountered an accident, so he did not ask about A Da's affairs. He said, "Young Master is indeed auspicious person and heavenly world!"

Shi Wu nodded and said, "I'll accept your good words."

Xing Laosan wanted to talk a few more words, but his wife on the boat next to him shouted: "Xing Laosan, where have you died? Why don't you come back to cook soon? Don't you want me and my kids to eat?"

Seeing this, Xing Laosan apologized to Shi Wu. After Shi Wu asked him to go and work, he took a few steps and went back to his own boat.

Ding Yu whispered: "Did Shangxian live on this residential boat with Senior Ada back then?"

"Yeah." Shi Wu recalled, "At that time, the fourth uncle was sent to kill me by the Duke of Zhenguo, so he became the one named Ji Dabang just now."

Ding Yu said clearly: "No wonder you have been there for so long, and he seemed to have no idea you at all."

Shi Wudao: "He is not the fourth uncle after all, and I don't know how the swordfish rice he made."

Not long after, Ji Dadan came back with two fresh long swordfishes. He always felt that he was at a disadvantage today. Not only did he invite these two people he didn't know to eat swordfish rice, but he also had to accept the handsome young man's love to save him. The more Ji Dadan thought about it, the more wrong it became. Now he saw that Xing Laosan had returned to his house boat. He put the swordfish down first, walked over and whispered to Shi Wu, "Who are you?"

Shi Wu replied seriously: "I just want to have a meal of swordfish rice, and I will leave after I eat it."

Although Ji Dabang has the word Dabang in his name, he is actually very brave. If it weren't for Xing Laosan, he wouldn't know what he would be bullied by others. Now that he saw Shi Wu so resolutely, he thought that he would only take some time at most. After all, these two fresh long swordfish were given by Mr. Yang.

As Ji Dabang thought about it, he raised the two long swordfishes to clean up. His technique was much more skillful than A Si back then. He quickly removed the fish scales and internal organs. After three times with clear water, the two swordfishes became crystal clear in the sun. Ji Dabang smiled with satisfaction and said, "Old Master Yang is indeed his own person. These two swordfishes are really beautiful."

Ji Dadan took out a fine needle and nailed the two long swordfish onto a wooden pot cover. He scooped a large bowl of rice from the tank, washed it, and covered the pot on the high earth stove of the house boat to make a fire to cook.

This is the first time Ding Yu has seen this method, and he is looking forward to what the knife fish rice will taste like.

About three minutes later, a fresh fragrance of fish floated out of the pot, and Ding Yu was immediately attracted by the fragrance.

Ji Dadan looked at Ding Yu proudly, but when he saw that there was no excitement on Shi Wu's face, it seemed more like he was recalling something. Ji Dadan always thought that this young man looked strange, but he thought that the other party was about to leave after dinner, so he ignored Shi Wu. After he lifted the lid of the pot, he saw the two complete fish bones left on the inside of the pot, and the rice was covered with a layer of shiny fish gravy.

Ji Dadan swallowed his saliva and put a bowl first, poured half a spoonful of soy sauce and handed it to Shi Wu.

Shi Wudao: "Give it to him first, it's his first time eating it."

Ji boldly and obediently handed the bowls and chopsticks in his hand to Ding Yu. Ding Yu took it and said thank you.

Ding Yu ate it first without Shi Wu's words. The rice in the mouth was covered with the fresh aroma of the knife fish meat. The rice and fish sauce were completely integrated with half a spoon of soy sauce, making the fresh and salty form a perfect whole.

Ji Dadan helped Shi Wu to serve a bowl. When he was serving his bowl, Ding Yu had already finished eating one. Ji Dadan saw Ding Yu looking at him, so he quickly put his bowl and then added another bowl for Ding Yu.

Shi Wu ate a bowl of it. He thought that the swordfish rice made by Ji Dabang was better than that made by A Si. But I don’t know if it was a preconceived concept. He thought that the taste of swordfish rice should be the kind made by A Si.

But for Ding Yu, this kind of delicious food in the world is really not to be disappointed. He and Ji Dadan ate all the remaining swordfish rice in the pot one by one.

Ding Yu praised: "Your swordfish rice is really amazing."

Ji Dadan was no longer so reserved after being praised. He smiled and said, "That's because the sword fish given by Mr. Yang is good. 'The sword fish that Mr. Yang caught when he was alive and the sword fish that Mr. Yang caught was longer and fresher than others."

Ding Yu didn't care whether Ji Dadan was modest or to be honest. After finishing the last bit of knife fish rice in the bowl, he sat down and rested with satisfaction.

Ji Dabang ate a bowl when he saw Shi Wu, and said in a little frustrated: "Isn't it not the boy's appetite?"

Shi Wu replied: "No, what you cook is better than what my fourth uncle made. But in my impression, the swordfish rice tastes the same as my fourth uncle made."

Ji Dabang said with a bold voice and asked casually: "Is your fourth uncle also a fisherman here?"

Shi Wudao: "No. He is the one who gave you silver and rented your houseboat eight years ago."

"Ah?" Ji Dadao remembered A Si back then. He knew that the man had become his own and went up the big ferry. He asked, "Is that guest okay?"

Shi Wudao: "He is very good. And he got married and had a daughter, and he would soon be five years old."

Ji Dabing said: "That's good, that's good."
To be continued...