The ox carts slowly parked on the edge of the river. There is the largest pier in Yixing and the busiest place. There are more than twenty berthing piers in a row, including official, private, thick boats and stones, hanging from the river, with lonely sails and double sails, large boats, flying boats, small boats and other places coming and going to the river, shouting, unloading goods, disputes, and quotations and counting sounds. The sounds are heard, and people are crowded and shoulder to shoulder, making people dazzled.

Xu You walked off the ox cart and looked around. I wonder if it was a mentality. There was always a kind of walking through a TV series full of ancient atmosphere, but the accent of Wu Yu's voice still clearly told him that this was the real ancient times. As Feng Tong came to a spacious private pier, this was a privilege that only the rich and powerful family of aristocratic people could have. Compared to the chaotic pier next to it, the silence and tranquility here exuded a sense of silence and tranquility.

The name is luxurious and graceful. Docked in front of you is a large double-decker ship, more than ten feet long and three feet wide. The bow is painted with beasts. This is to show your awe of Jiang Shen. In addition, unlike other single-masts and double-mast ships, there are three masts erected on the hull and three sails of different sizes. The entire ship has no carvings and decorations, and the green-covered and red-guarded residences, but it gives people a very grand and stable feeling, just like the style of the Yuan family, restrained but not ostentatious!

"Mr. Please get on the ship."

Feng Tong made a gesture of invitation. Xu You stayed on the shore for a moment, but did not turn back and left on the boat. The autumnal equinox was not as determined as he did. He turned around and looked at the place where he grew up, his eyes full of reluctance and lingering attachment.

"Go away quickly, don't miss the time!"

Feng Tong scolded impatiently, without saying anything, turned around and lowered his head, and did not look at Feng Tong, quickly chased Xu You into the cabin. Feng Tong snorted coldly and said to the servants beside him: "Chu Man is Chu Man. If the maid from our Yuan Mansion dared to be so rude, he would have been beaten to death by sticks!"

The servant smiled and said, "Yes, it's mainly because the manager is good at managing the affairs. Only then do the servants and others know a little etiquette. If you go out, you won't be embarrassed by the husband."

Feng Tong nodded proudly, walked onto the sampan and boarded the boat. He waved his hand and said, "Come on, untie the rope and raise the anchor!"

I went upstream along the river and walked for more than twenty miles to reach Hongyezhu. The river channel here is narrow, with cliffs on both sides of the river, and the water flows like a waterfall. It looks very steep. There has always been a saying that "red leaves are hard to fly". No matter how big or small, it needs to be pulled by the boatman on both sides to pass smoothly. While the boss of the boat was negotiating the price with the boatman on the shore, Xu You walked from the cabin to the bow of the boat, and heard a loud roar of torrents and howling sound in his ears. He looked at the endless river water in the distance, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Soon, the price was negotiated. The ** boatmen came over with thick ropes to tie and fix the sides of the big boat, and then walked on the edge of the cliffs on both sides. There was no road here, so they could only climb the gaps in the mountain wall with one hand, and pass the wooden boards with ropes tied to the shoulders with the other hand, and step on irregular gravel under their feet. They used all their strength in the splashes that occasionally swayed, and pulled the rope forward.

This is the power of fighting against the power of nature. The beauty of the muscles that burst out in that moment surprised Xu You, who saw this scene for the first time, waved to the boss of the ship and asked, "Are these boaters?"

"I replied to my husband, it was the boatman of Hongye Nagisa."

"Why are they not wearing clothes?" Xu You felt strange, because these people were all naked, not to mention a few pieces of cloth, even the grass rings that covered their shame between their waists and legs were not tied.

The boatman laughed and said, "Mr. I am a noble man, and I don't understand these things. Those who come out to work as boatmen are all hard-working people. If they wear clothes, sweat, salt and wear of fibers, they will probably have to change their clothes for two or three days. How can they afford it? In addition, they have to go into the water frequently when pulling fibers, so they cannot tolerate the delay of untied clothes and untied their belts. And they have to be on the shore for a while, and if the clothes are on their bodies, they will be wet and dry, and they are extremely prone to wind and cold diseases, so it is better to go naked like this."

This is the source of knowledge from life. If it weren’t for the fact that Xu You had read thousands of books, he would probably not have known this. He would have been a little excited when he heard the boss of the ship speak elegantly and said, “I think the rope is very strong, but is it made of hemp rope?”

"This is a fiberglass specialty of Yizhou, not a numb."

Yizhou is Sichuan. Xu You remembered the vine armored soldiers in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and said, "Is fiber vine a kind of tree vine?"

The boss of the ship patiently explained: "No, the fiber vine is made of bamboo strips raised from selected bamboos and then wrapped around it. It is both tough and resistant to water invasion, so it is called fiber!"

"I see……"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a low cry from behind: "Be careful!"

Before Xu You could react, a sword light blew across the air like a rainbow, almost piercing the left back of his head against the tip of his nose.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

The sound of metal collision and friction sounded in my ears, as if tens of thousands of kittens were scratching the rusty iron sheet with their claws at the same time. Xu You had goose bumps all over his body. Fortunately, he had developed a cunning and deep temperament in his previous life, and did not show a panic expression.

The sword light flashed and destroyed!

Xu You turned around slowly. In front of him was a middle-aged man wearing crimson armor, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a tall figure, but not tall. He was only at Xu You's chest, holding a long sword with glossy radiant sword in his hand. At his feet, three red arrows were scattered in messy manner, with strange workmanship. The point of the arrow was not triangular, but curved in a curve, a bit like the crescent moon of the first half. The whole arrow body was much shorter than an ordinary arrow, and there was no feather feather behind the tail.

Assassination?

Xu You suddenly realized how dangerous the environment he was in just now was. He didn't care about his fear and bowed to the middle-aged man: "Thank you for helping me, I don't know what to call me?"

"After the first-class army of Yuan Mansion, Zuo Qi."

The reason why he was called the first-class military officer of the Yuan Mansion was because Zuo Qi was the private department of Yuan Jie. At that time, all the divisions of the aristocratic families adopted the military system, from generals to deputy generals to lieutenants, and under the lieutenants were military officers. However, this military officer was only a title within the aristocratic families and was not recognized by the court. However, once wars were encountered, these divisions could immediately become brave and well-trained tiger and wolf troops, and their combat effectiveness was definitely not inferior to regular troops. It is precisely because of this that the aristocratic politics could compete with the imperial power politics for hundreds of years without decline.

"The Zuo Jun Hou Haojun has the skill of breaking three arrows with one sword. His wrist strength is so stable that he can enter the fifth grade and be called the Little Grandmaster!" Although Xu You lost all his martial arts skills, his eyesight is still there. Zuo Yu shot down three powerful arrows shot from different angles with one hand with a sword in an instant. He was not angry or blushed, and his body didn't even shake his body. His strength should not be underestimated.

"Don't dare!" Zuo Qi looked joyless in his eyes. Xu You is famous and is known as a genius master of the younger generation. It is also honorable for him to get a comment.

"Actually, I'm reckless. When I see my husband in danger, I know that everything is under control. Moreover, with the husband's white tiger power, I can break the four arrows in the blink of an eye. But this is Yuan's boat. The husband is a guest, so I can't let you get dirty."

Of course, Xu You would not say that he is now an ordinary person with no power. His calm appearance just now was just because he didn't notice the danger was approaching. However, he was thick-skinned and smiled slightly. He admired his calmness in the eyes of others. He pointed to the crescent-shaped red arrow on the ground and asked: "Siyao arrows? Is this its name?"

"No, the Siyao arrow refers to four people, Feiyao, Kill Yao, Yueyao, and Danyao!" Zuo's feet shook, and a red arrow bounced up and fell into his hand, pointing to the crescent shape of the arrow's tip, and said: "This is the crescent arrow used by Yueyao, with a red stem and no feather behind the tail. The arrow is one inch and five minutes long and eight minutes wide. It is coated with poison, and the throat is sealed with blood."

Xu You looked at the position of Zuo Ting's finger and saw a faint dark brown blood pattern flashing on the arrow of the crescent moon, which should be because of the poison.

"Mr. The four Yao arrows have always been weighing each other. Since Yue Yao has appeared, the others are determined to be coveting and peeping around. Please return them to the cabin to make a decision!"

"It's okay!" Xu You smiled and said, "With the army waiting here, there is nothing to do with these jumping clowns!"

Zuo Qi was not as relaxed as him and said, "Langjun is a noble man. He has never been in the world. I don't know the reputation of these four people. Not to mention me, even if I really surpass the fifth grade and become a little master, I may not be able to escape their assassination."

"Why, did they kill a lot of people?"

Zuo Qi shook his head and said with a serious expression: "No, they have only killed seven people since their debut!"

Xu You had the intention to ask which seven people again. Feng Tong, who had received the news, rushed out of the cabin. Seeing that Xu You had nothing to do, he breathed a sigh of relief. He turned to Zuo Qi and angrily scolded him: "How did you guard? I don't know if you were touched on the boat to commit the crime?"

In fact, as the Yuan family's subordinate, Zuo Shi was an official, slightly higher than Feng Tong's slave status, but in the final analysis, they were all dependent on the Yuan family's disciples, and their status depends on the degree of favor. Although Feng Tong was a slave, he was the confidant that Yuan Jie could not leave for a moment. He was naturally many times higher than his small military officer.

So after being scolded, Zuo Qi did not dare to distinguish and said, "Yes, the subordinates have the crime of misinspection!"
Chapter completed!