Fang Youwei took a closer look and realized that there was a snake there! This snake was just like the bark of a tree!

Fang Youwei was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and quickly recited the snake-driving formula loudly.

After he finished reciting a mantra to drive away snakes, he saw something moving very close to him, and there was a rustling sound.

Those places that look like dead branches and rotten leaves are actually filled with venomous snakes!!

Fang Youwei was so frightened by this scene that he broke into a cold sweat. He didn't expect these snakes to be so good at camouflage. If it weren't for reciting the snake exorcism formula to make the snakes move, they would not be visible to the naked eye.

When you pass by, I'll give you a bite, which is really hard to prevent.

I regret that there are no roads on this mountain. Everyone would rather go around the plain on the other side of the mountain in a large circle than dare to climb over the mountain. After all, everyone knows that there are many venomous snakes on this mountain.

However, it is precisely because of these poisonous snakes that this place has become a barrier for Nanyue County.

If you want to bypass Nanyue City through this mountain, you will really have a narrow escape.

Fang Youwei spent two days and one night climbing over the mountain, not even daring to rest on the way.

When climbing over the mountain, he kept chanting the snake-driving mantra. He and Xiaoling took turns reciting it, he recited it for an hour and Xiaoling recited it for an hour.

When you are thirsty, you drink water from the bamboo tube; when you are hungry, you eat the dry food in the bag.

Fortunately, they had filled several bamboo tubes with water before entering the mountain. Otherwise, they would not have dared to drink the water on the mountain for fear that poisonous snakes would inhabit the pool.

After climbing over the mountain and reaching the flatland, both Fang Youwei and Xiao Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

I haven't dared to rest for the past two days and one night. I have been on the road all the time. My nerves are tense. I have never felt so tired that I can't even open my eyes.

The first thing I did when I arrived in Pinghai was to go to a nearby village and find a family with a large house to stay overnight.

Fang Youwei put Xiao Ling in the robe on his shoulder in advance. Fortunately, Xiao Ling was so small that he couldn't even see it when he hid it in the pocket of the robe.

I agreed with the farmer on the price of lodging. I didn't even eat lunch, so I fell asleep immediately. I slept for half a day and one night before I fully regained my energy.

During breakfast the next day, I asked the owner of the farmhouse about the situation.

I learned that the name of this river is Cangyun River. Its source is on the Fengcheng side. You can go down the river to Xiangyun County and pass it. It is said that further south from Xiangyun County is the South China Sea.

Opposite the Cangyun River are two counties belonging to Nanyue County. The one to the north is Cangyun County named after the river, and the one to the south is called Changyuan County.

This village on this side of the river belongs to Changyuan County.

However, people here rarely go to the county town unless necessary.

Their town is also on the other side of the river, so it's quite convenient for shopping. Only those who apply for household registration and land deeds will go to the county town.

This is because crossing the river requires money, and the fees are not cheap. It costs ten coins per person, and it costs as much as twenty coins for a trip, which ordinary villagers cannot afford.

The Cangyun River is very wide, and although the water flow is not too fast, it is difficult for ordinary small wooden boats to cross it. Therefore, there are piers and large boats specially set up by the government on the shore, and there is a ferry to carry passengers every day.

The time here is every day. If you can't catch up, you have to wait until the next day.

It takes an hour and a half to ferry from one side of the river to the other side of the river. If there is a strong wind, it will take even longer.

As the boat came and went, almost a day passed.

Fang Youwei looked at the sky and realized that he couldn't leave today. When he woke up, it was already late, so he simply stayed at the farmhouse for one more night.

Xiao Ling went out when it was dark and came back after eating in the mountains.

After breakfast the next morning, Fang Youwei left money for the night with the farmer and went to the dock.

The so-called pier is a wooden platform extending into the water for boarding ships. There is a straw shed next to it with a table inside, and there are people there who are responsible for collecting ship fares.

When Fang Youwei came over, it was Chenshizhong, and there were already twenty or thirty people waiting to board the boat.

After waiting for a while and seeing no more people coming, he arranged for everyone to board the boat.

Although the boat departs at Chenshi, there is an hour between the beginning of Chenshi and the end of Chenshi. Most people will wait until the boat is almost full before setting off.

Everyone stepped on the wooden plank between the wooden platform and the big ship and boarded the ship. The ship was very big and the cabin had two floors.

They were arranged to sit on the first floor, and the second floor should be specially set up for dignitaries who did not want to sit with ordinary people.

Because the second floor is obviously more luxuriously decorated than the first floor, and there are gauze curtains on the windows above to block people's prying eyes.

This was Fang Youwei's first time on a boat, and it was such a big boat.

I glanced around curiously and found that the cabin was very spacious and could accommodate forty or fifty people without any problem.

The windows on both sides are open for ventilation and to enjoy the scenery on the river.

The water flow on the river seems to be very gentle and slow. Looking from one side of the river to the other, you can only vaguely see the endless mountains.

If it weren't for those mountains, it would feel like there is no end to the river.

When the boat started to move, occasionally some big fish swam by the side of the boat. The fish was as long as half a man by visual inspection. I don’t know why, but no one on the riverside made a living by fishing.

When the boat started to move slowly, Fang Youwei suddenly heard the sound of shouting from below his feet and was startled.

Listening to other people's chats, he realized that the boat was not two-story, but three-story. There was another floor below where the boatmen rowed.

As the uniform chant became louder and louder, the boat slowly accelerated faster and faster.

We were very lucky today and encountered a favorable wind. The boatmen raised the sails on the mast, and we arrived in more than an hour with favorable wind and current.

When they were about to dock, Fang Youwei saw many fishing boats fishing on the river.

Looking back at the direction he had just come from, he thought he might know the reason.

There should be only one town there with fewer people. Even if you catch fish, you have to come to the river to sell it. And the money from selling fish may not be enough to cover the cost of the boat, so there is no one there who specializes in catching fish.

Fish for a living.

It's different here. The county seat and official roads are all here, and there are also traders who come here specifically to collect fish.

Looking at the densely packed fishing boats on the riverside, you can tell that most people here make a living by fishing. Sure enough, they rely on the mountains to eat and the water to eat.

Once the boat docked, Fang Youwei followed everyone and got off the boat.

I asked someone casually to inquire and found out that Cangyun County is relatively close to this pier.

When they came here, they did not go in a straight line, but walked slightly diagonally to the north. Therefore, the wharf they came over before belonged to Changyuan County, but this side belongs to Cangyun County.
Chapter completed!