Gu Jingyun and Li Baolu took a comfortable hot bath in the inn and ate a normal meal before driving the carriage to the port.

The three people waited for a while at the port, and then the merchant came in person, nodding and bowing to send the people onto the boat, even their carriage was pulled onto the boat, and the two horses and a mule were given to the merchant at a low price .

   It is said that the price is low. In fact, the businessman did not dare to lower the price too much, but it was just a little lower than the market price, which fully demonstrated the image of a businessman who is afraid of the martial arts but is greedy for profit.

   This kind of thing is not uncommon in Jianghu. These businessmen will inevitably need the support of Jianghu people, and Jianghu people will take money from the merchants.

   Otherwise, where will the money come from if they don’t produce?

  Generally, people in Jianghu still need to rely on wealthy businessmen, and their status is slightly lower than that of businessmen.

   Just as they please high-ranking officials, high-ranking officials can give them shelter in the officialdom, and the sects can protect them in the arena, which is a win-win situation.

  The attitude of businessmen to such people has always been to please them if they can please, and never take the initiative to offend if they cannot please.

  Lingtianmen happened to belong to the big sect, so the sharp-eyed people saw that the businessman was so respectful to Li Baolu and his party, and when they heard about them, they immediately regarded them as people who could not offend them.

  Gu Jingyun has power in the officialdom, and Li Baolu is powerful in the arena, who will offend them when they are full?

  The owner of the merchant ship also personally welcomed the two of them onto the ship, and they did not complain at all about their carriage that took up a lot of space.

   also personally arranged a large comfortable cabin for them, and asked the boatman to help Nanfeng put the two big baskets picked by the man into the cabin.

  Li Baolu was slightly surprised, but did not expect that the merchant had such a big face, that the owner of the merchant ship would treat them so well.

  Gu Jingyun was keenly aware that although the merchant ship owner respected him, he was even more indulgent towards Baolu, and could not help but raise his eyebrows slightly to look at Nanfeng.

  Nanfeng received the master's eyes, and showed a more grateful smile to the boatman who helped. After the merchant ship owner left, he put on the boatman's shoulder and said, "Thank you so much, eldest brother, if it weren't for your help, we would definitely not be able to get on the boat in time..."

While saying that, he took out a handful of copper plates from his arms and put it into his hand, the boatman was overjoyed, he declined and then accepted the money, smiling and saying, "You're welcome, little brother, you are young and lacking in strength, how can you work in the future? Call me, I'll help you."

   "Thank you so much, eldest brother, this time my master came out in a hurry and didn't have time to bring a few more people..." After saying that, he walked out with the boatman on his shoulders, and soon disappeared from the sight of Li Baolu and Gu Jingyun.

  The two of them looked at the two big baskets placed on the boat.

   Gu Jingyun asked, "What are they?"

   "I don't know," Li Baolu squatted down and turned over, "It's all prepared according to the list given by Master."

  Li Baolu picked out the things one by one and found two small pots, rice noodles, oil and salt, bacon, eggs, fresh vegetables and fruits, tea leaves, dried vegetables, jam, peanut butter and sesame sauce...

  Li Baolu also found a stove, a retractable fishing rod, a bait sealed in a jar, and two pots of wine in another big basket. Li Baolu smelled it, one was red date wine, and the other was chrysanthemum wine. A linen was placed in the middle, and when I opened it, I saw that it was full of charcoal.

  Li Baolu: "..."

  Compared with Master, what she wanted to prepare before was instantly turned into scum, Jiang is really old and hot.

   Gu Jingyun breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that my mother shouldn't endure hardship on the road."

   "Don't forget that I learned my ability to survive in the wild from Master." Li Baolu tidied up her things, turned her head and asked, "What do you want to eat at night?"

   "Eat some green vegetables, we rarely get to eat on the road."

"Okay." Li Baolu glanced at the cabin and saw that there were only wooden boards and straw mats on the bed, so she went up and pressed it. She turned around and went to the car to grab a quilt and spread it. Then she put the bamboo mat in the car on the quilt and pressed it. When they felt soft enough, they brought the blanket they were using.

  It is colder on the boat at night than on land, and it will not be as hard as in the car.

  Li Baolu had just made the bed before Gu Jingyun climbed into the bed and lay down. After exhaling a comfortable breath, he gradually got used to the swaying boat, and slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

  Although the carriage was relatively comfortable, the bumps on the road made it difficult to sleep well, and even if Gu Jingyun had a rest at most, he would be too tired.

   The situation was much better when he got to the boat. He was not seasick and fell asleep quickly.

   Li Baolu had just cooked dinner when he woke up, and Nanfeng also got the news, "The boatman said that their boss knew that his wife was the head of Lingtianmen, so they were so polite."

"This waterway is not very safe. There are water bandits in some remote places. They usually sell their face. The boatman said that if people know that the wife is on the boat, then we should be able to pass this way smoothly. Save money on road shopping.”

  Li Baolu frowned, "Buy road money?"

"Yes, if you have bad luck and encounter water bandits, there are three situations. One is the worst luck. Those water bandits not only make money, but also kill people to fill the river; one is good or bad, they only When they loot money, at most they tie people up for ransom; one is lucky, when they meet the other party in a good mood or whatever, they don’t get on the boat, they just ask the boat to pay a passing money to pass.”

   "Does the yamen care?"

"I managed it, but this river is so long, it flows through so many prefectures, and there are many green hills and green trees along the coast. If you drill into it, officers and soldiers will not be able to catch them. Therefore, the effect of suppressing the bandits for many years has not been great. Instead, we need to take this waterway The merchants also paid for people to come to suppress it, but the effect was not good. Instead, the road to arouse the ferocity of the water bandits was even more difficult. However, when they encountered some sects, they did not dare to provoke them and would avoid them. People." Nan Feng secretly glanced at Li Baolu and said with suppressed excitement, "Is your wife the head of the sect?"

  Li Baolu:  …

   Li Baolu tapped him on the head, "Okay, eat quickly and go to bed, you're not tired after so many days of driving."

  South Wind can only leave in disappointment.

  The owner of the merchant ship really let out a rumor that they had Li Nvxia, the head of Lingtianmen, on board. Li Baolu was not disgusted, because this matter was not only convenient for the owner but also for her. After all, they are now on the same boat, aren't they?

   Really encounters a water bandit, can she still be alone?

Fortunately, they crossed the most dangerous section of the waterway smoothly, and did not encounter water bandits. Whether they were lucky, or the other party really avoided her for her face, in short, they had a smooth journey, and then again. One day you can arrive at Jiading.

  Li Baolu eats three meals a day, so the ingredients in the big basket are consumed very quickly, so she sits on the bow of the boat every day fishing, of course, she can't catch anything.

   In the end, he stepped on the water and caught a fish, which finally allowed Gu Jingyun to eat a fish on the boat.

  The owner of the merchant ship had seen Li Baolu's Qinggong with his own eyes, and was so happy that immediately after they disembarked, they asked someone to buy them two horses and one mule to pull the cart.

  Li Baolu gladly accepted it and handed him a 150 taels silver note, "You have already taken your boat for nothing, so it's better to take your horse for nothing."

   In Da Chu, there are at least seventy horses like this, and two horses and a mule are about the same price, but in the end, Li Baolu made some money.

   The most important thing is how much time it saves them.

   Originally planned to stay in an inn after disembarking and buy horses while resting, but now they don’t need it anymore, the three of them immediately found a nearby inn to wash up, then packed some dry food and set off on the road.

   The group set off in the morning, let two horses and one mule run away, and rushed to the gate of Yazhou when the sunset completely fell.

  Nanfeng's eyes were sharp, and he saw Bai Yitang who was slowly entering the city at a glance, and immediately shouted, "Old lady, Mrs. Bai!"

  Li Baolu immediately opened the curtain and looked around, and happened to see Bai Yitang who was looking sideways. The expressions on the faces of the master and the apprentice were a little surprised, but it was a great thing to be able to meet at the city gate.

  Because it was already dark, it was impossible for them to rush back to the sect at night, so they rested in the county town for a night.

   Qin Wenyin's face turned pale, Gu Jingyun hurriedly stepped forward to support her, Qin Wenyin smiled at her son, "It's fine, it was fine a few days ago, but today I suddenly changed from the boat to the car and I'm not used to it."

   Bai Yitang and Qin Wenyin disembarked late at night. The two of them rested in the inn for a night. They set off for Yazhou when the sun came out in the morning. But the configuration of their carriage was too low, only one horse, and the car was small, so the speed was slow, and Gu Jingyun and Li Baolu, who had only started their journey in the morning, caught up with them.

   But both parties are happy.

  Bai Yitang was happy and worried. He looked at his empty-handed apprentice and said, "It's fine if I don't remember to bring something for your master. Why don't you remember to bring it?"

  Li Baolu was stunned, "I, I just wanted to go back to Yazhou, but I didn't expect this."

  Bai Yitang stared, "You didn't expect that, Gu Qinghe wouldn't think about it? Isn't he always thoughtful and well-rounded?"

Li Baolu was unhappy, "Master, when did Brother Jingyun become so eloquent? He's just smart, and his temperament is still very noble, so it's not normal to think for a while? And we forget it, why are you an apprentice? Can you forget?"

   "Stinky girl, your wedding only a few days ago and you've already seen the teacher!"

  Li Baolu said with a stern face: "Master, don't slander me, I have always been like this."

   "Is such a teacher who sees and forgets?"

   Gu Jingyun, who was supporting Qin Wenyin, couldn't listen anymore. He helped his mother to sit down at the table and immediately turned around and said, "I have prepared gifts for Master and the others."

   Li Baolu and Bai Yitang both widened their eyes, "Are you ready? Where is it, why didn't we see it?"

  Gu Jingyun said helplessly: "It's in the belly of the car, let Nanfeng bring it up."

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