On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 82 Water Bandits
  Xiao Dalang and Erlang were also interested in backgammon after they went up. He stood beside them and watched two games, and he was ready to make a move: "From now on, the loser will give up his position."

Xiao Lian was not interested in this and sat on the edge eating snacks. She thought they were stupid: "There are still many chess pieces, can you two brothers play?"

Xiao Erlang smiled slightly: "Playing chess is fun when there are many people."

Xiao Dalang also echoed: "Only with competition can we make progress."

In this round, Xiao Xiu lost, so she got up and gave up her position.

Relying on his strength, Xiao Dalang pushed his second brother away and sat down opposite Jiang Yu first, and said excitedly: "Master Jiang, let's play another game."

"You called him wrong." Jiang Yu deliberately looked at him seriously, and when he saw him looking at him in confusion, he slowly said: "I call you father, Uncle Xiao, and your father calls me nephew, what do you have to call me? "

Xiao Dalang murmured in his heart: I didn't expect Mr. Jiang to be so heartless. Don't you know that my uncle and father are calling you an easy victim behind your back?

He cupped his fists and said, "Brother Jiang, please."

"Haha, that's right!" Jiang Yu knew in his heart that they were just in love with each other because they wanted to follow him, so they were so affectionate.

But just because they saved his life, he was willing to take care of them a little more.

Xiao Xiu saw the two sisters eating fruit, so she took tea and went to the inner room to see the Lin sisters, and then went downstairs to help with the work.

Mrs. Xiao chased her away: "I told you not to come down. It's rare that you can rest for a few days. Go up and lie down more."

There were not only ten escorts downstairs, but also eight boatmen. They all kept their arms closed when the weather was hot, which was really not suitable for unmarried girls like them.

Therefore, Xiao Xiao and Xiao Lian were downstairs before, but they caught up to them soon.

Even Wu agreed: "Yes, hurry up."

Then he added: "Several pieces of Dalang's clothes are torn, please help mend them."

Xiao Xiu responded and said, "Grandma, just bring the little fish that needs to be repaired to us next time."

"No, we have nothing to do, we will clean up in a while." Although Mrs. Xiao values ​​her grandchildren more, she is not harsh on her granddaughters: "Young Master Jiang is upstairs, let him smell the fishy smell , what should I do if I don’t like eating fish?”

The big ship moved forward slowly, stopped aside when it got dark, and set off at dawn.

For three days in a row, everything was fine.

Jiang Yu hangs around downstairs a few times every day. Most of the time he spends time on the deck on the second floor playing chess, reading, or chatting with the Jiang brothers.

He and the Xiao sisters would also exchange a few words for each other.

It was getting dark and the ship had stopped. Jiang Yu went downstairs to take a look and watched Mr. Song arrange the manpower for the night watch before returning upstairs to rest.

Hou Er followed behind: "It's already the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Sir, can we go ashore on the sixth day of August?"

Jiang Yu looked leisurely and at ease, but actually he wished he could get ashore immediately.

Floating in the water, he felt insecure.

"Absolutely." Jiang Yu asked him in a low voice, "Have you heard anything?"

After boarding the boat, he asked Hou Erduo to deal with the boatman, just to find out whether the waterway here was safe.

"Young master, please feel at ease." Hou Er could not wait to pat his chest and promise: "These past few months, the waterway has been very peaceful."

Jiang Yu couldn't feel at ease before setting foot ashore.

He whispered: "Go down there and keep a closer eye."

He was afraid that the bodyguards would be lazy and doze off, and that they would get into trouble by drinking, so he simply let Hou Er live with the bodyguards.

This way they will also be more alert.

Hou Er responded, turned around and went downstairs.

Jiang Yu originally planned to go back to the room, but when he saw there were lights on the deck, he walked over and saw Xiao Dalang and Xiao Xiaoxiao whispering something there.

He had no intention of disturbing them and planned to go back.

Xiao Dalang heard the noise and greeted him when he saw him: "Brother Jiang, did they say it might rain tonight?" Jiang Yu also came over: "I heard that, why haven't you guys gone to rest? Are you not used to it or are you? boring?"

"It's not boring." Xiao Xiao didn't feel bad about taking a boat at all.

The boat is not as bumpy as a mule cart, and you can eat free fish and shrimp every day. More importantly, you don’t have to worry about wild animals.

She glanced at the dark night sky: she was just afraid of encountering water bandits.

Of course, she didn't dare to say this, for fear that if there were really water bandits, she would be regarded as a crow's mouth.

Xiao Dalang next to him also echoed: "We are not used to it. I just feel that the boat is parked farther away from the shore today."

Jiang Yu had heard the boat boss say before: "It's because there are more wild animals here, so we stopped farther away."

Of course he wouldn't believe this.

He knew in his heart that this was most likely to guard against water bandits.

Or maybe it's not peaceful here.

But this river is a deserted place, so it's always better to be cautious.

Xiao Lian drank two more bowls of fish soup in the evening. The toilet was in the corner of the room. She was afraid of embarrassment and did not want to light the lamp, so she quietly got up and touched it.

After going to the toilet, I quietly returned to bed. In the dark night, I seemed to hear some strange noises: like someone rowing a boat.

She was excited and quickly pushed Xiao Xiao beside her: "Wake up quickly, have you heard anything going on outside?"

God bless them, but don't let them encounter water bandits.

Their hometown is in the reservoir, and they often go out boating to play, so they are very familiar with this movement.

Xiao Xiao was awakened. After listening carefully, he simply put his feet up and quietly went to the deck.

It's dark today, there are no stars or moon, so it should be dark outside.

But at this moment, she saw lights swaying in front and behind her.

With this posture, it seems impossible that he couldn't sleep and went out for a walk to pressurize the waterway.

Even though she was still a little far away, she shivered with fright. She took the second sister back, whose hands were also cold, and pushed the eldest sister to wake up: "We are afraid of encountering water thieves, so put on your clothes quickly. Put away your money and take your bows and arrows.”

He comforted himself and comforted them: "Don't worry too much, maybe they don't have many people. We have ten escorts here."

After saying that, he quickly said: "Eldest and second sisters, you go down and call your parents, and I'll call Lin Xuan and the others."

The three of them were getting dressed in the dark. Xiao Xiu walked out, then paused and whispered, "If something is really wrong, let's go into the water."

Xiao Lian panicked and whispered: "Okay, we can meet at the dock."

There was a lantern hanging outside, floating gently in the wind.

Xiao Xiu saw her sister knocking on her parents' door, so she hesitated before knocking on Jiang Yu's door.

They were not familiar with the downstairs and did not dare to go down, so they had to ask their father and Mr. Jiang to remind everyone.

Jiang Yu couldn't sleep before, but finally fell asleep. He heard someone knocking on the door softly, which made him frown.

Such a light knock on the door meant that the people outside were afraid of waking others.

Who else could it be?
  It must be some girl who wants to take the opportunity to offer herself a pillow seat.

This is too underestimating him. Does he look like a libertine who doesn't refuse anyone?

He didn't want to pay attention to it at first, but the knock on the door was particularly persistent.

With a cold face, he put on his robe and went to open the door...

(End of this chapter)