Fight the Giants Chapter 87

Chapter 87 Want to go

In Yin Shi, Huo Xi was awakened again by the sound of a gong.

After waking up in a daze, when he got out of the cabin, he saw Huo Erhuai heating up his breakfast.

Huo Erhuai stayed in the middle of the night, and he was still still asleep. He first woke up the two children, and then helped them heat up breakfast.

Seeing Huo Xi wake up, she asked her to go to sleep: "Xi'er, go back and sleep more, these breakfasts are already warmed up, just let your uncle hand them over to the escort."

"It's okay, Dad, I'm awake."

Seeing that Huo Erhuai had finished the breakfast, Huo Xi went to fetch water to wash his face. Stand on the bow and wake up.

On the dark river, there are only faint lights from the bow lights of each house. At this time, there were vague figures on the bows of each ship, and it seemed that everyone was getting up.

When Huo Xi took a closer look, he saw that everyone was carrying something in their hands, lying on the bow of the boat to wash in the water, Huo Xi felt embarrassed.

hurriedly closed his eyes, and said silently in his heart: It's all right, it's normal. Can you still drive a boat ashore to solve it?

No, no, not so hypocritical.

Huo Erhuai had a hot breakfast, and after eating a big glutinous rice ball, he didn't feel sleepy at all. He sat on the bow of the boat and watched over the two children with a smile.

And when Huo Xizi saw the scene just now, he couldn't eat the glutinous rice ball in his hand.

"Xi'er, why don't you eat?" Yang Fu asked her while eating sweetly, stuffing it into his mouth.

It's so delicious, I'll ask Xier to make it tomorrow.

"I haven't woken up yet, I'll eat when I'm hungry." He lowered his head and wrapped the withered lotus leaf in his hand again.

Huo Erhuai looked at her worriedly. The child was still young, and he was running around worrying about it all the way, and he didn't get enough sleep. He said softly, "Xi'er, why don't you sleep in the cabin?"

Huo Xi smiled at him and shook his head.

Not long after, He Feng came over to pick up breakfast, and handed her a purse, saying that it had money for lunch. Huo Xi took it away and handed him about twenty big glutinous rice balls.

gave Yu Jiang two more, and there were a few left on the boat, enough for the three of them to eat.

When you arrive at Maoshi, set off on time.

Huo Erhuai helped Yang Fu to row the boat out, saw that he was getting started, so he got into the cabin and fell asleep.

Afraid that Yang Fu would struggle to steer the oar alone, Huo Xi talked with him while cleaning up the pots and stoves at the bow.

"Uncle, what do you think Niang and Nian'er are doing? Did you miss us?"

"Why don't you want to! My sister must feel sad that she can't accompany us to the north. She hasn't left my brother-in-law and me for ten years. She will be left alone in the courtyard, I'm afraid she will feel lonely."

Huo Xi was silent, "Then when we go back, we can spend time with our bridesmaids."

"Yeah." Yang Fu also missed his sister, and her sister hasn't been away from him for so many days.

Yang in Qionghua Lane was woken up by Nian'er's crying early in the morning, fed Nian'er, played with him for a while, and took him to the streets to check the market.

She also wants to do something for the family. See if there are any chickens and ducks that are cheap, buy some to make some meat at home, and bring it to the boat for sale in winter.

I don't know anything about what happened outside the courtyard wall last night.

On the other side, after Huo Erhuai woke up after sleeping, he went to the bow to take over Yang Fu.

Yang Fu and Huo Xi prepared lunch together.

"Xi'er, it's been almost a day and a half. Didn't you say that you can reach Huai'an in two days? Where are we?"

Looking up and looking forward and backward, there are all boats. Looking back, it was still a ship. You can't see the head in front, and you can't see the end in the back. It winds for dozens of miles.

Huo Xi also looked at the river, and there were boats everywhere on the river. Looking at the river bank again, it seems to be the same, green and lush, and it is hard to tell the direction. I don't know where it is.

Shaking her head: "I don't know either. Light boats can't compare with ships full of food. The journey is naturally slower." It was also the first time for her to travel far, and she didn't know where it was.

At the beginning of noon, He Feng came again by boat and informed the ship Bingzi he was in charge of to stop and rest on the spot along the way.

While rowing to Huo's boat to get lunch, Huo Xi couldn't help asking him: "Brother He, where are we? How long will it take to reach Huai'an?"

He Feng returned to her while receiving the lunch: "After noon, it should be able to join the canal. The first canal ferry we saw was Guazhou. From Guazhou and then go north along the canal, if all goes well, at this time tomorrow, We will be able to reach Huai'an."

"Really? Are we going to Guazhou soon?" Huo Xi's eyes lit up.

This kid still knows Guazhou?

He Feng smiled when he saw his excited face. Thinking that he was tired of staying on the boat as a child, he said softly: "Hurry up, you can go ashore tomorrow afternoon."

"Thank you, Brother He! I'll cook something delicious for you for dinner!"

He Feng smiled, nodded and left by boat.

After the others left, Yang Fu also looked excited: "Xi'er, can we arrive in Huai'an at noon tomorrow?"

looked at her suspiciously again: "Xi'er, where is Guazhou? You seem to know this place?"

Huo Xi nodded excitedly, Guazhou, how could she not know Guazhou.

Wang Anshi wrote in a poem: "There is a river in Guazhou, Jingkou, and Zhongshan Mountain is only a few mountains away. The spring breeze is green on the south bank of the river. When will the bright moon shine on me?"

Wang Anshi went to Beijing from his home at the foot of Zhongshan in Jiangning to take up his post. He said that there is only a Yangtze River between Jingkou (in today's Zhenjiang) and Guazhou (in today's Yangzhou), and Zhongshan is only hidden behind several mountains.

Nagua Prefecture has set up a ferry since the excavation of the canal. It is located at the junction of the lower reaches of the canal and the Yangtze River. It has been a well-known Yangtze River ferry since the Jin Dynasty.

Guazhou is located in Yangzhou, and the fireworks will go to Yangzhou in March. They have to stop at Guazhou Gudu, and then enter the inner city by horse-drawn carriage or boat from Guazhou Ferry.

Guazhou, Huo Xi's eyes are bright, eager to try. They are going to Guazhou. It turned out that it took one and a half days to go upstream along the Yangtze River from the capital to Yangzhou.

It's a pity not to take a look.

It's just that I'm afraid I can't go this time.

The officers and soldiers escorting these hundreds of thousands of ships were all staring at them with vigor. Guazhou Ferry was afraid that there would be too many people and there would be no mistakes, and they might not be given time to stop the ship.

what a pity.

"Xi'er?" When Xier talked about Guazhou, her eyes lit up. What's going on?

Huo Xi was very excited: "Uncle, do you know Guazhou? Do you know Yangzhou?"

Yang Fu shook his head in a daze.

Huo Erhuai took out the food for the three of them, and said: "Yangzhou father has heard about it, saying that there are many rich people, and even ordinary people wear gold and jade."

Huo Xi laughed, it was exaggerated for ordinary people to wear gold and jade.

However, Yangzhou was born and prospered because of the canal, connecting the river and the sea. Since ancient times, it has been the base camp of salt merchants in various dynasties. "You can go down to Yangzhou on a crane with a waist of 100,000 guan." The prosperity of Yangzhou is not just talking about it.

Businessmen gather must be certain.

Then he and the two popularized Guazhou and Yangzhou. It attracted Huo Erhuai and Yang Fu to be fascinated.

"Guazhou, is Yangzhou like this?" I want to go. Yu Jiang who came to get the meal was stunned.

I don't know if I have the opportunity to go to Yangzhou to experience it.

Morning~

(end of this chapter)

Chapter end

Report