Xu and Song Lin didn’t dare to rush forward to save the people, so they called Song Wan Yue and Wang Wu to come over. Wang Wu said, “It’s an ordinary boat, and it looks like the sail is broken.”
Usually when they encounter this kind of thing, if there are no guests, they will go up to help, after all, anyone will be in this situation, but now he did not dare to make a rash decision, “Miss, do you see ……?”
“Go over and have a look.”
Wang Wu responded, gesturing for the helmsman to turn around and lean over towards the small boat. Only when he got closer did he see that the boat was not small.
When the people on board saw them, they saw them as if they were saviours, especially the owner of the boat, who knew Wang Wu and shouted, “Brother Wang Wu, you have saved my life.”
Seeing that it was someone he knew well, Wang Wu was more relieved and explained to Song Wan Yue, “His name is Sun Liu, his boat and ours are docked together and left just after dawn this morning.”
“Brother Wang Wu.”
When he didn’t answer, Sun Liu’s voice grew louder.
Wang Wu answered, letting the boat approach and then hitching a board over.
Sun Liu greeted him and said as he led him over, “I checked it when I left, and it was all fine, but who knew it would suddenly break down when we got here.”
The sail was broken at the waist, so it would take a day to fix it.
Sun Liu also knew that, so he was very anxious and pulled Wang Wu to the side, “Brother, where is this boat going, can you give a lift to my guests on board?
This was a common occurrence, as long as they were on the way, they would give a lift.
This time, however, Wang Wu did not immediately agree, and instead of answering, he asked, “Where are the guests on your boat going?”
“Qingyang, two families going back to visit their relatives, plus the underlings, a total of eight people.”
It’s a good way to go, but Wang Wu didn’t dare to make a decision, “I’ll go and ask.”
“Go on, I’ll wait.”
Wang Wu went back to the boat and told them the situation.
After listening, Song Lin thought that since they were on the same journey, they would give them a lift, and since their boat was big anyway, they could live with these extra people, “Let them come up.”
Wang Wu looked at Song Wan Yue, and seeing that she did not object, he gave a gesture to Sun Liu, who clasped his fist and thanked the side, before going back to the cabin to call the men out.
A couple in their thirties walked at the front, followed by two maids and then four guards, all carrying things in their hands.
Sun Liu led them over, thanked Song Lin and Xu again, and when the people were settled, he pulled Wang Wu to one side and gave him the boat fare.
Wang Wu took it unceremoniously and took out 10 cents of silver money and gave it to him.
Wang Wu signalled to set sail.
After this, Xu forgot about the nightmare and went back to her room with Song Lin.
Song Wan Yue stayed on the deck.
Song San came over, “Dongjia.”
He could tell that the four guards were all practitioners and their martial arts skills would not be low.
“Keep a close eye on them, don’t be careless.”
Song San responded.
When Song Wangyue went down, she divided the men into three groups and kept an eye on the movement of those people.
The family, however, was very honest and stayed in their rooms, even the two maids and the four guards would not come out unless necessary, and they ate their meals in their respective rooms.
After two days of walking, Xu and Song Lin never saw those people again, except for the day they boarded the boat.
“They can really hold it in.”
Song Lin and Xu spoke idly.
He was the one who couldn’t stay in his room, he didn’t know how many times a day he had to go skulking around the deck, and that was all it took to feel stuffy, so he really didn’t know how that family could stay in their room.
Xu took out a coil and unfolded it over his hands to hold him up while she took a wooden spool and wrapped the thread around it for easy use, “Looking at the way they dress, they should be merchants, such people are always careful.”
Song Lin’s eyebrows went up, “You mean they are afraid we will steal their silver money?”
“You can’t harm people, but you can’t guard against them, there’s no excuse for them to be so careful.”
Song Lin grunted in dissatisfaction, if it wasn’t for them, those people might still be waiting in the same place, if they wanted the silver money, they would have blackmailed those people when they boarded the boat, why would they need to steal it?
Half an afternoon ten days later, Wang Wu came knocking on the door, “Miss Song.”
Song Wangyue was playing with the old gentleman, Xu Liang opened the door and Wang Wu came in, “Miss Song, Qingyang’s territory is just ahead, I think we should stop at the dock here first and wait until tomorrow morning.”
The water bandits should not be out in the clear daylight.
Even Erma was not as excited as she had been when she first got on the boat, so she could take advantage of this time to rest.
“Good, you go and make the arrangements.”
Wang Wu answered and turned to go out. Song Wan Yue put down her chess pieces and smiled, “Grandfather, let’s also go down for a turn later.”
“Sure.”
With Song Wangyue accompanying him on the way to play chess, the old man didn’t find it difficult.
When the boat docked, everyone was excited to hear that they could get off the boat and walk around. They had had enough of being on the boat for so many days.
Song San and the others, in particular, would rather go back to training than ride the boat again.
The family also came out of the house on a rare occasion and were about to go outside when the door opposite opened and Master Chu came out from inside. The men looked over, and the moment they met, both nodded imperceptibly and momentarily misplaced their gazes, Master Chu stepping back and letting the couple pass first.
The dock was a small one, and for fear of any accidents, Wang Wu repeatedly instructed everyone not to go far, but to just stroll around.
It was still early in the day and there were boats coming in one after another, both passenger and merchant vessels.
The family, separated from them, did not know whether they were about to arrive home or whether they were suffocating, and stopped to buy some things when they saw the peddlers.
Song San and the others kept a secret eye on them, seeing that they were buying ordinary things and didn’t care.
Meng and Xu didn’t come down, Song Wan Yue supported the old man and Song Lin followed behind, seeing that everything was rare, he also paid for some to take back to his family.
After shopping for a short while, it started to drizzle, so the group hurried back to the boat, and when they returned, the rain gradually became heavier and did not stop until dark.
Wang Wu looked at the rainy water, “It’s only the middle of March and it’s raining so hard.
“Will it affect our journey?”
Song San asked as he walked up to him.
“I can’t say. If it keeps raining like this, we won’t be able to make the journey. If it stops in the morning, we’ll be fine.”