There is a very lively place ten miles away from Dongjiang Town. It is not as orderly as a town, and is even a little messy. But it has all kinds of things in a town, and it is even more prosperous and lively than a town.

It is the only large-scale ferry on the Dongjiang River. Pedestrians and merchants who traveled south and north in the Jin Dynasty all experienced strong winds here all year round, and gradually it was called Fengdu.

Fengdukou is a place rich in oil and water. In the early years, the Jin Dynasty court, Xinglvmen and Caobang all had conflicts over the ownership of Fengdukou. After nine months of confrontation, unexpectedly, Caobang

became the biggest winner. The imperial court of the Jin Dynasty acted as a hands-off shopkeeper, as long as Caobang handed over 30% of the annual income. Caobang, a local snake, relied on the advantage of Fengdu Pass to dominate the waterway business of Jin Dynasty. Xinglvmen and Caobang even

After establishing an alliance, as long as it is goods and merchants from the Travel Sect, the Cao Gang will not only give priority to help transport them, but will also send additional brothers from the Cao Gang to protect them. In the long run, these three parties will make a lot of money together, and everyone will be happy.

Today, when there is still heavy fog on the river, Caobang's large ferry has already begun to carry passengers and cargo. Caobang's large ferry has three floors, is twenty-four feet long, ninety-eight feet wide, and has seven masts.

Ten Sail is the safest ferry on the Dongjiang River. The Dongjiang River is extremely wide, and even the largest ferry takes an hour and a half to reach the other side. The two large ferries in Caobang take turns to sail to each other, morning, noon and evening.

Three ferry crossings.

The fishermen here make boats their home and the river their food, and have lived on their boats for generations. Those guests who want to catch the first big ferry often come to Fengdu Port one night in advance. Compared with those who specialize in receiving guests,

Accommodation on commercial ships, ordinary pedestrians are more willing to stay on the residential ships of nearby fishermen, as long as they pay a small amount. The fishermen are simple, and they usually only need a few cents a night.

At this time, the diligent fishermen had already gone out to fish, while those who were not diligent were still sleeping soundly in the boat. Si, dressed in white, came to the side near the big ferry and looked at the remaining fish.

He walked to one of the several houseboats that was a little dilapidated and knocked on the cabin door.

A rough male voice came from the cabin door: "Who is it!"

Ah Si replied: "Sending money."

As soon as he heard this, the cabin door opened immediately, and a slovenly man with disheveled hair came out of the cabin. He wanted to see who was looking for fun with him. But when he saw Ah Si's handsome face, he couldn't help but froze and said

:"Who are you?"

Ah Si didn't reply, but went directly into the cabin and said, "I want to rent your boat and tell you everything that happened recently."

The slovenly man said displeasedly: "You disturbed my sweet dream and you are still pretending to be an uncle here. Do you think you..."

Ah Si took out an ingot of ten taels of silver from his arms, placed it on the small table in the cabin, and said to the man, "Can we talk now?"

When the sloppy man saw the ten taels of silver, he rubbed his eyes in disbelief. After confirming that it was real, he hurriedly said: "Okay, okay. The younger one's name is Ji DaDa, and he has been living in this boat since he was a child.

When I grew up, my parents passed away early. I loved gambling and was not very diligent. I was already forty and had yet to marry a wife. But I was a pretty good person when I was young. I had a good relationship with several boat owners in the area. They looked at me like

I don’t have much income by myself, so I often recommend guests who stay overnight to me, so that I can earn a few pennies every night.”

Having said this, Ji DaDa stared at the ten taels of silver on the small table, wishing he could take it in his hand and rub it right away. He looked at Ah Si again and saw that Ah Si was thinking about something.

As he spoke, his heart was tormented like an ant on a hot pot.

Not long after, Ah Si seemed to have thought everything through and asked, "Is this ten taels of silver enough to rent your boat for five days?"

Ji DaDao wanted to say that it was enough for you to buy it, but why should you rent it? He replied: "Don't say five days, even fifty days is enough."

Ah Si said: "But you can't show up at Fengdu Pass within these five days."

"Ah?" Ji DaDao originally thought that he could show off to the neighborhood boatmen that he had money, but when he heard Ah Si say that he could not appear at Fengdu Port within these five days, Ji DaDa became a little unhappy.

Seeing that Ji DaDabao seemed reluctant, Ah Si took the silver coin back into his hand and stood up to leave. This would cost Ji DaDao his life. He now felt that the silver coin was already his.

Damn it, how could I let Ah Si take it back? Isn't it because I can't stay at Fengdu Pass for five days? If I have money, I won't be a boss.

Ji DaDaFan hurriedly agreed and said, "You can do whatever you want. I guarantee that there won't even be a trace of me, Ji DaDaDou, at Fengdu within these five days."

Ah Si was satisfied and threw the twelve taels of silver to Ji DaDa, and then asked him to introduce the appearance and height of the nearby boatman and his relationship with him. After Ji DaDa got the silver, he naturally spoke in detail, even

Even Xing Laosan, who lived next door on the boat, invited him to drink wine several times and even let him in.

Ah Si asked some more questions about the local customs and eating habits of some fishermen, and also asked about the seasonal catches in the Dongjiang River recently.

When talking about food, Ji DaDa became interested and said: "It's almost winter, and the most delicious thing is the Dongjiang saury. There is an old saying here that 'the saury emerges from the mist during the winter solstice.' This means

Swordfish will return to the Dongjiang River in large numbers before winter every year. This is also the time when they grow best. The meat is tender and tender, making it a rare delicacy. Moreover, people who live on boats will make saury rice a meal.

That is to wash the long strips of saury and nail them to the pot lid with a needle, usually one nail, of course, if possible, two will be nailed. Then put the washed rice into the pot, add water and use it later

Cook over high heat. When the rice is cooked, after opening the lid, there will be only a whole fish bone left on the lid. The meat of the saury has been turned into a delicate fish gravy and poured on the rice. Put the rice out.

Add half a spoonful of soy sauce and the taste will make people drool just thinking about it.”

As he said that, Ji boldly swallowed his saliva, with a look of endless aftertaste on his face. He had forgotten how long it had been since he had eaten saury rice. When he mentioned this, he wanted to make a bowl and try it now. He was a little embarrassed.

He said to Ah Si: "Master, can you give me a penny and I'll help you cook a saury fish meal before I leave."

Ah Si thought for a while, took out a penny from his pocket and gave it to Ji DaDa.

Ji boldly took it over with a smile and said, "Would you like to follow me to the riverside market? Those who go fishing in the middle of the night should be selling good products there by now."

Ah Si shook his head and said, "I just need to know where it is. If you want to go, hurry up."

Ji DaDa was afraid that Ah Si would take the money back if he was unhappy, so he immediately grabbed the money and left the cabin, going to the riverside market to buy fresh long swordfish.

Ji Dandao also took advantage of Ah Si here, because he was sure that Ah Si didn't know the price of the fish caught by the river. In addition, he was familiar with the roads here, and he could bargain for anything. Maybe this money

There was still a lot of money left, so he happily picked up a long saury fish at the riverside market, thinking that today was really his lucky day.

After Ji DaDou went to buy fish, Ah Si took a look at the environment on the live-in boat. It was really messy. But fortunately, the big cabin where the guests stayed was quite tidy. I think Ji DaDou relied on this to make a living.

, if he doesn't clean it up, if no one comes to live there, he will really have to drink Dongjiang water to live.

Not long after, Ji Daring came back carrying a fresh long swordfish. He smiled and said that this fish was the best in the riverside market, and he sold it to him first because of his face.

Ah Si was not interested in any of this, so he signaled Ji DaDa to start.

Ji DaDa is also a sensible person. In front of financial sponsors like Ah Si, he is also much more diligent. He scrapes the fish scales and removes the internal organs, then passes it through clean water three times before nailing the long saury fish to the wooden pot lid with a needle.

. He scooped out half a bowl of rice from the vat, washed it, then put the lid on the raised earthen stove and started a fire to cook.

About three moments later, a delicious aroma of fish wafted out of the pot. Even Ah Si, who had already eaten breakfast, had to admit that the saury fish rice aroused his appetite again.

When Ji DaDaDou saw Ah Si's expression, he knew that he had been attracted by the swordfish rice. Ji DaDao smiled and opened the pot lid. Only the whole fish bones were nailed on the inside of the pot lid, and the rice was covered with a layer of

The glistening fish gravy made Ji DaDabao swallow his saliva. Ji DaDao resisted the urge to eat, first filled a bowl for Ah Si, poured half a spoonful of soy sauce on it and handed it to him.

It was the first time Ah Si ate rice cooked in this way, and he tasted it first. The grains of rice in his mouth were covered with the fresh aroma of saury meat, and the half spoonful of soy sauce directly fused the rice and fish juice together, making it a perfect combination.

The fresh, fragrant and salty taste became a perfect whole. The more Ah Si ate, the more he couldn't stop.

Ji DaDa couldn't hold it any longer, so he quickly served himself a bowl, poured soy sauce on it and wolfed it down. He hadn't eaten this kind of delicacy for a long time. He couldn't stop waving his chopsticks and almost wanted to cry with excitement.

The two of them finished the half-pot of saury rice in just one go. Ji boldly washed the pots and bowls with satisfaction and went back to his cabin to get ready for bed.

Ah Si was a little stuffed after eating. He stared at Ji boldly in the cabin and said, "You can go."

Ji DaDabao didn't react for a while. He thought that it would be the most comfortable to sleep at this time. But when he saw Ah Si put his eyes on his arms, Ji DaDao immediately grabbed his clothes and understood.

He walked out of the hatch and said, "You can do whatever you want, I'll leave right away."

Ji boldly opened the cabin door gently, and then looked at the travelers and merchants rushing to board the ship with a stern look. He held the ingot of silver in his arms tightly, for fear that those people would come to snatch it. He quickly trotted all the way to the west of Fengdu Port

At the inn, we rented a carriage and went to Dongjiang Town for Xiaoyao.

As for Ah Si, when he saw Ji DaDabao leaving, he took out a set of Ji DaDao's old clothes from the cabin box and put them on. Then he took out six silver needles from his arms and compared them in front of the bronze mirror.

After inserting the six points of Fengfu, Meichong, Fengchi, Tianchong, Xiaguan, and Dicang respectively, his appearance began to distort and change. After half an hour, Ah Si fine-tuned the depth of the silver needles inserted.

A face that was 80% to 90% similar to Ji DaDa appeared in the bronze mirror. Ah Si untied his hair and tied it into a fluffy and messy bun. This made it more like him. Ah Si then put his face on

All the extra silver needles on his boat were cut off, and he began to imitate the tone and pronunciation of Ji Daring just now, trying to make his voice sound rough and bold. Now he was already the owner of this family boat, "Ji Daring"

.

Ah Si originally chose this somewhat old boat because of his habits. Previously, he heard Ji boldly say that he has a good relationship with the nearby boat owners, and the nearby boat owners would recommend guests who want to stay overnight to him. Ah Si valued this accommodation even more.

So when Ji DaDaFan asked for more money just now, Ah Si thought Ji DaDaDao had discovered something. Unexpectedly, he just wanted to make a pot of saury fish rice. Ah Si also thought the saury fish rice was delicious, but it was a bit aggravating after eating too much.

Feeling sleepy.
Chapter completed!